AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 18, 42
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ASW attack near Rabaul  at 106,128
 
Japanese Ships
      xAK Tyoko Maru
      PB Choko Maru #2
 
Allied Ships
      SS S-34
 
SS S-34 is sighted by escort
S-34 diving deep ....
PB Choko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Sub attack near Rabaul  at 106,128
 
Japanese Ships
      PB Chiyo Maru #4, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
      PB Choko Maru #2
 
Allied Ships
      SS S-34
 
SS S-34 launches 2 torpedoes at PB Chiyo Maru #4
S-34 diving deep ....
PB Choko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choko Maru #2 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Amphibious Assault at Tagula Island (104,137)
 
TF 279 troops unloading over beach at Tagula Island, 104,137
 
Japanese ground losses:
      8 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137 
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      P-40B Warhawk x 22
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      22 x P-40B Warhawk sweeping at 21000 feet
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 82,56 , near Kanhsien
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 45
      G4M1 Betty x 5
 
Allied aircraft
      P-40B Warhawk x 35
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G3M2 Nell: 22 destroyed, 2 damaged
      G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       2 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
       2 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
AVG/1st Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      10 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
      Raid is overhead
AVG/2nd Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      14 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
      Raid is overhead
AVG/3rd Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (11 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      11 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
      Raid is overhead
 
Also attacking 14th Chinese Base Force ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 82,56 , near Kanhsien
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 6
      G4M1 Betty x 20
 
Allied aircraft
      P-40B Warhawk x 16
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G3M2 Nell: 3 destroyed
      G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
AVG/1st Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 219 minutes
AVG/2nd Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 357 minutes
AVG/3rd Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 410 minutes
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 14th Chinese Base Force, at 82,56 , near Kanhsien
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 27
 
Allied aircraft
      P-40B Warhawk x 5
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G3M2 Nell: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
 
No Allied losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      36 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      21 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
AVG/1st Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
AVG/2nd Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 51 minutes
AVG/3rd Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 82,56 , near Kanhsien
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-30 Ann x 12
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
      Ki-51 Sonia x 12
 
Allied aircraft
      P-40B Warhawk x 1
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged
 
No Allied losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      6 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      12 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
      12 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
       3 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
AVG/1st Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
 
Also attacking 14th Chinese Base Force ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 82,56 , near Kanhsien
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 9
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      6 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 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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Morning Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137 
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      P-40B Warhawk x 3
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       3 x P-40B Warhawk sweeping at 21000 feet
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Woodlark Island at 104,132
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      F4F-3A Wildcat x 15
      SBD-2 Dauntless x 17
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
      xAK Tyoko Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
      xAK Hakusika Maru
      xAK Mansei Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
 
Japanese ground losses:
      393 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 19 disabled
         Engineers: 5 destroyed, 11 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       8 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       1 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       8 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
 
Massive explosion on xAK Tyoko Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Tyoko Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Mansei Maru
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on 52nd Naval Guard Unit, at 114,137 (Tulagi)
 
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
 
Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      P-39D Airacobra x 12
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese ground losses:
      6 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Ground Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
               Ground Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
               Ground Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Den Passer Base Force, at 58,108 (Denpasar)
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 23
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      12 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Woodlark Island at 104,132
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
      SBD-2 Dauntless x 17
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
      xAK Hakusika Maru, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk
      PB Choko Maru #2, Bomb hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
 
Japanese ground losses:
      1014 casualties reported
         Squads: 13 destroyed, 5 disabled
         Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 42 disabled
         Engineers: 7 destroyed, 3 disabled
      Guns lost 10 (8 destroyed, 2 disabled)
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       8 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       9 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
 
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Hakusika Maru
Massive explosion on xAK Hakusika Maru
 
 
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 10927 troops, 762 guns, 631 vehicles, Assault Value = 4247
 
Defending force 156295 troops, 938 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5023
 
Japanese ground losses:
      6 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 10 (2 destroyed, 8 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 19 (5 destroyed, 14 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      228 casualties reported
         Squads: 5 destroyed, 18 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    20th Recon Regiment
    39th Division
    23rd Tank Regiment
    3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    54th Infantry Brigade
    60th Infantry Brigade
    58th Infantry Regiment
    13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
    1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
    14th RGC Temp. Division
    40th Division
    13th Division
    Kyuko Naval Guard Unit
    3rd Division
    9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
    61st Infantry Brigade
    1st Recon Regiment
    26th Recon Regiment
    6th Division
    59th Infantry Brigade
    2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    3rd Tank Regiment
    52nd Infantry Brigade
    58th Infantry Brigade
    18th RGC Temp. Division
    2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    11th Field Artillery Regiment
    1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    13th Mortar Battalion
    12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    2nd Ind. Engineer Regiment
    9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
    51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
    8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    8th Mountain Gun Regiment
    22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    1st Field Artillery Regiment
    22nd AA Regiment
    8th Ind. Engineer Regiment
    10th Mortar Battalion
    3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    1st Mortar Battalion
    15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
    12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
 
Defending units:
    86th Chinese Corps
    14th Chinese Corps
    66th Chinese Corps
    73rd Chinese Corps
    10th Chinese Corps
    37th Chinese Corps
    99th Chinese Corps
    13th Chinese Corps
    25th Chinese Corps
    58th Chinese Corps
    53rd Chinese Corps
    20th Chinese Corps
    29th Chinese Corps
    14th Construction Regiment
    19th Group Army
    6th War Area 
    17th Chinese Base Force
    9th War Area 
    3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
    29th Group Army
    31st Group Army
    18th Artillery Regiment
    7th Artillery Regiment
    27th Group Army
    26th Group Army
    1st Artillery Regiment
    49th AA Regiment
 
 
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Ground combat at 63,97 (near Balikpapan)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 1716 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
 
Defending force 2176 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 15
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 55 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 34 
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: 
 
Japanese ground losses:
      8 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      34 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    Sasebo 8th SNLF
 
Defending units:
    VI KNIL Battalion
    Samarinda KNIL Battalion
    Balikpapan Base Force
 
 
