AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 23, 42
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Night Naval bombardment of Rennell Island at 113,140
 
Allied Ships
      CL Honolulu
      CL Boise
      CL Phoenix
      CL Helena
      CL St. Louis
      CL Concord
      CL Trenton
      DD Maury
      DD McCall
      DD Gridley
      DD Craven
      DD Jarvis
      DD Patterson
      DD Henley
      DD Ralph Talbot
      DD Mugford
      DD Helm
      DD Blue
      DD Bagley
 
Japanese ground losses:
      55 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Port hits 20
Port supply hits 11
 
CL Honolulu firing at Rennell Island 
CL Boise firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
CL Phoenix firing at Rennell Island 
CL Helena firing at Rennell Island 
CL St. Louis firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
CL Concord firing at Rennell Island 
SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Trenton
CL Trenton firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
DD Maury firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
DD McCall firing at Rennell Island 
DD Gridley firing at Rennell Island 
DD Craven firing at Rennell Island 
DD Jarvis firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
DD Patterson firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
DD Henley firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
DD Ralph Talbot firing at Rennell Island 
DD Mugford firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
DD Helm firing at Rennell Island 
DD Blue firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
DD Bagley firing at Rennell Island 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 79th Chinese Corps, at 81,52 (Siangtan)
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 51
      G4M1 Betty x 5
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      149 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      42 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
       5 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
       6 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
       3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
Also attacking 66th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 46th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 2nd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 70th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 79th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 2nd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 79th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 66th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 46th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 79th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 2nd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 79th Chinese Corps ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 79th Chinese Corps, at 81,52 (Siangtan)
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 18
      Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      69 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      18 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 66th Chinese Corps, at 81,52 (Siangtan)
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 27
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      78 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      27 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 87th Chinese Corps, at 81,52 (Siangtan)
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-30 Ann x 9
      Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 15
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      7 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
Also attacking 26th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 87th Chinese Corps ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 54th Coastal Artillery Regiment, at 114,138 (Lunga)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 29
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      6 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      29 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 13000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
Also attacking Americal Infantry/B Division ...
Also attacking 54th Coastal Artillery Regiment ...
Also attacking Americal Infantry/B Division ...
Also attacking 54th Coastal Artillery Regiment ...
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Siangtan , at 81,52 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 24
      Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      24 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on 26th Chinese Corps, at 81,52 (Siangtan)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 9
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      7 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 11820 troops, 815 guns, 696 vehicles, Assault Value = 1675
 
Defending force 101084 troops, 564 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3047
 
Japanese ground losses:
      18 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 28 (3 destroyed, 25 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 18 (2 destroyed, 16 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      228 casualties reported
         Squads: 11 destroyed, 3 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
 
Assaulting units:
    11th Tank Regiment
    23rd Tank Regiment
    59th Infantry Brigade
    12th Tank Regiment
    10th Tank Regiment
    13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
    52nd Infantry Brigade
    3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    1st Recon Regiment
    3rd Tank Regiment
    9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
    2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    5th Tank Regiment
    58th Infantry Brigade
    20th Recon Regiment
    26th Recon Regiment
    28th Mountain Gun Regiment
    4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    4th Mortar Battalion
    8th Mountain Gun Regiment
    12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
    2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    26th Field Artillery Regiment
    7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    10th Mortar Battalion
    20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
    13th Mortar Battalion
    11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    1st Field Artillery Regiment
    10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    11th Field Artillery Regiment
    5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    10th Mortar Battalion
    12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
 
Defending units:
    58th Chinese Corps
    20th Chinese Corps
    37th Chinese Corps
    25th Chinese Corps
    53rd Chinese Corps
    73rd Chinese Corps
    86th Chinese Corps
    10th Chinese Corps
    99th Chinese Corps
    6th War Area 
    18th Artillery Regiment
    26th Group Army
    27th Group Army
    17th Chinese Base Force
    1st Artillery Regiment
    19th Group Army
    9th War Area 
    29th Group Army
    7th Artillery Regiment
    3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
    49th AA Regiment
 
 
