AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 26, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Woodlark Island at 104,133, Range 8,000 Yards
 
Japanese Ships
      xAK Shinkoku Maru, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
 
Allied Ships
      CL Java
      CL Sumatra
      CL De Ruyter
      CL Tromp
      CL Adelaide
      CL Dragon
      DD Voyager
      DD Vampire
      DD Van Nes
 
Improved night sighting under 85% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 85% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
Japanese ships attempt to get underway
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
CL Dragon engages xAK Shinkoku Maru at 8,000 yards
CL De Ruyter engages xAK Shinkoku Maru at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD Voyager engages xAK Shinkoku Maru at 3,000 yards
CL Dragon engages xAK Shinkoku Maru at 3,000 yards
xAK Shinkoku Maru sunk by CL Adelaide at 3,000 yards
xAK Shinkoku Maru sunk by CL Adelaide at 3,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...
 
 
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Amphibious Assault at Buka (109,128)
 
TF 285 troops unloading over beach at Buka, 109,128
 
Japanese ground losses:
      54 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 11819 troops, 814 guns, 697 vehicles, Assault Value = 1689
 
Defending force 112432 troops, 681 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3454
 
Japanese ground losses:
      Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      162 casualties reported
         Squads: 7 destroyed, 7 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
    11th Tank Regiment
    2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    23rd Tank Regiment
    1st Recon Regiment
    3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    5th Tank Regiment
    58th Infantry Brigade
    12th Tank Regiment
    10th Tank Regiment
    3rd Tank Regiment
    20th Recon Regiment
    52nd Infantry Brigade
    13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
    59th Infantry Brigade
    26th Recon Regiment
    4th Mortar Battalion
    15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    13th Mortar Battalion
    8th Mountain Gun Regiment
    20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
    11th Field Artillery Regiment
    5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    10th Mortar Battalion
    2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    28th Mountain Gun Regiment
    1st Field Artillery Regiment
    Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
    9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    10th Mortar Battalion
    5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    26th Field Artillery Regiment
    7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
 
Defending units:
    20th Chinese Corps
    86th Chinese Corps
    73rd Chinese Corps
    10th Chinese Corps
    58th Chinese Corps
    37th Chinese Corps
    25th Chinese Corps
    53rd Chinese Corps
    14th Chinese Corps
    99th Chinese Corps
    1st Artillery Regiment
    29th Group Army
    6th War Area 
    26th Group Army
    3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
    19th Group Army
    27th Group Army
    18th Artillery Regiment
    7th Artillery Regiment
    17th Chinese Base Force
    9th War Area 
    49th AA Regiment
 
 
