AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 24, 42
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ASW attack near Truk  at 109,113
 
Japanese Ships
      DD Yukaze
 
Allied Ships
      SS Thresher
 
SS Thresher is sighted by escort
Thresher diving deep ....
DD Yukaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yukaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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ASW attack near Truk  at 110,112
 
Japanese Ships
      DD Yukaze
 
Allied Ships
      SS Trout
 
SS Trout is sighted by escort
Trout diving deep ....
DD Yukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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ASW attack near Truk  at 110,112
 
Japanese Ships
      DD Matsukaze
      DD Yukaze
 
Allied Ships
      SS Trout
 
SS Trout launches 2 torpedoes at DD Matsukaze
DD Yukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yukaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Yukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Yukaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 24
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      24 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 3
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 66th Chinese Corps, at 81,52 (Siangtan)
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 7
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 12
 
Allied aircraft
      P-40B Warhawk x 8
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed
      Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged
 
Allied aircraft losses
      P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
AVG/3rd Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      (8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
      8 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
      Raid is overhead
 
Also attacking 87th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 66th Chinese Corps ...
 
 
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 11804 troops, 812 guns, 694 vehicles, Assault Value = 1676
 
Defending force 112286 troops, 681 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3444
 
Japanese ground losses:
      Guns lost 15 (1 destroyed, 14 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      57 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    12th Tank Regiment
    13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
    11th Tank Regiment
    10th Tank Regiment
    3rd Tank Regiment
    9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
    5th Tank Regiment
    1st Recon Regiment
    3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    23rd Tank Regiment
    59th Infantry Brigade
    52nd Infantry Brigade
    58th Infantry Brigade
    2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    20th Recon Regiment
    26th Recon Regiment
    11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    1st Field Artillery Regiment
    Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
    7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    10th Mortar Battalion
    10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    8th Mountain Gun Regiment
    28th Mountain Gun Regiment
    11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
    13th Mortar Battalion
    20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    10th Mortar Battalion
    4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    4th Mortar Battalion
    22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    11th Field Artillery Regiment
    26th Field Artillery Regiment
    12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
 
Defending units:
    86th Chinese Corps
    37th Chinese Corps
    10th Chinese Corps
    73rd Chinese Corps
    25th Chinese Corps
    14th Chinese Corps
    53rd Chinese Corps
    20th Chinese Corps
    58th Chinese Corps
    99th Chinese Corps
    18th Artillery Regiment
    27th Group Army
    3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
    9th War Area 
    17th Chinese Base Force
    6th War Area 
    7th Artillery Regiment
    1st Artillery Regiment
    19th Group Army
    26th Group Army
    29th Group Army
    49th AA Regiment
 
 
