AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 28, 42
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Night Air attack on Hengyang , at 80,53 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 7
      G4M1 Betty x 9
 
No Japanese losses
 
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
       7 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Night Air attack on Hengyang , at 80,53 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 5
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
 
Runway hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       5 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Sub attack near Choiseul Bay  at 113,132
 
Japanese Ships
      SS I-18, hits 3
 
Allied Ships
      CV Illustrious, Torpedo hits 1
      BB Resolution
      BB Royal Sovereign
      CA Pensacola
      CA Louisville
      CA Chester
      DD Kennison
      DD Kane
      DD Hatfield
      DD Lawrence
      DD King
 
SS I-18 launches 8 torpedoes at CV Illustrious
I-18 diving deep ....
DD Kane fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hatfield fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Lawrence fails to find sub and abandons search
DD King fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatfield attacking submerged sub ....
DD King fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatfield fails to find sub and abandons search
DD King fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD King attacking submerged sub ....
DD King fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD King fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 102nd Infantry Regiment, at 80,54 , near Hengyang
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 10
 
Allied aircraft
      P-40B Warhawk x 21
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
 
Allied aircraft losses
      P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      16 x P-40B Warhawk sweeping at 32000 feet
 
CAP engaged:
6th Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      (10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
      0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 10 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 13000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137 
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 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 Hengyang , at 80,53 
 
Weather in hex: Severe storms
 
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 27
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      27 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Hengyang , at 80,53 
 
Weather in hex: Severe storms
 
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 12
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged
      Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed by flak
 
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      12 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 102nd Infantry Regiment, at 80,54 , near Hengyang
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 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 32000 feet
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137 
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 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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Afternoon Air attack on 52nd Naval Guard Unit, at 114,137 (Tulagi)
 
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
 
Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      P-39D Airacobra x 12
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese ground losses:
      12 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Ground Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
       9 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
               Ground Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
               Ground Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 10893 troops, 762 guns, 627 vehicles, Assault Value = 4064
 
Defending force 182648 troops, 1076 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6000
 
Japanese ground losses:
      8 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 27 (4 destroyed, 23 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      87 casualties reported
         Squads: 6 destroyed, 7 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    40th Division
    9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
    20th Recon Regiment
    60th Infantry Brigade
    12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
    6th Division
    59th Infantry Brigade
    13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
    3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    1st Recon Regiment
    61st Infantry Brigade
    3rd Division
    2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    54th Infantry Brigade
    52nd Infantry Brigade
    1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
    13th Division
    23rd Tank Regiment
    58th Infantry Brigade
    3rd Tank Regiment
    26th Recon Regiment
    20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    1st Field Artillery Regiment
    5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    8th Ind. Engineer Regiment
    1st Mortar Battalion
    5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
    2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
    13th Mortar Battalion
    2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
    10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    8th Mountain Gun Regiment
    2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    10th Mortar Battalion
    11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    22nd AA Regiment
    8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    11th Field Artillery Regiment
    9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    2nd Ind. Engineer Regiment
    7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
 
Defending units:
    76th Chinese Corps
    58th Chinese Corps
    14th Chinese Corps
    86th Chinese Corps
    57th Chinese Corps
    73rd Chinese Corps
    29th Chinese Corps
    53rd Chinese Corps
    20th Chinese Corps
    66th Chinese Corps
    10th Chinese Corps
    99th Chinese Corps
    37th Chinese Corps
    13th Chinese Corps
    25th Chinese Corps
    14th Construction Regiment
    27th Group Army
    31st Group Army
    34th Group Army
    9th War Area 
    57th AT Gun Regiment
    7th Artillery Regiment
    29th Group Army
    18th Artillery Regiment
    1st Artillery Regiment
    3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
    6th War Area 
    26th Group Army
    19th Group Army
    17th Chinese Base Force
    22nd Artillery Regiment
    49th AA Regiment
 
 
