AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 29, 42
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ASW attack near Rekata Bay  at 112,135
 
Japanese Ships
      SS RO-62, hits 3
 
Allied Ships
      DD Bulmer
      DD John D. Edwards
 
SS RO-62 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Bulmer
RO-62 diving deep ....
DD John D. Edwards fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD John D. Edwards attacking submerged sub ....
DD John D. Edwards attacking submerged sub ....
DD John D. Edwards loses contact with SS RO-62
DD John D. Edwards loses contact with SS RO-62
DD John D. Edwards fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD John D. Edwards fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137 
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 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 Tulagi , at 114,137 
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 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: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      P-39D Airacobra x 12
      F4F-3A Wildcat x 7
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
               Ground Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
               Ground Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
      15 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Ground Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 10901 troops, 762 guns, 628 vehicles, Assault Value = 4066
 
Defending force 182973 troops, 1078 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6006
 
Japanese ground losses:
      Guns lost 32 (15 destroyed, 17 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 62 (39 destroyed, 23 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      223 casualties reported
         Squads: 8 destroyed, 12 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
      Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
 
Assaulting units:
    6th Division
    13th Division
    20th Recon Regiment
    40th Division
    12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
    3rd Tank Regiment
    1st Recon Regiment
    52nd Infantry Brigade
    3rd Division
    2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    54th Infantry Brigade
    9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
    1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
    61st Infantry Brigade
    13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
    3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    58th Infantry Brigade
    23rd Tank Regiment
    60th Infantry Brigade
    59th Infantry Brigade
    26th Recon Regiment
    3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    13th Mortar Battalion
    13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
    52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
    2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    10th Mortar Battalion
    1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    1st Field Artillery Regiment
    6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
    2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    11th Field Artillery Regiment
    2nd Ind. Engineer Regiment
    15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    8th Ind. Engineer Regiment
    22nd AA Regiment
    8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    8th Mountain Gun Regiment
    11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    1st Mortar Battalion
    12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
 
Defending units:
    73rd Chinese Corps
    29th Chinese Corps
    10th Chinese Corps
    66th Chinese Corps
    53rd Chinese Corps
    76th Chinese Corps
    14th Chinese Corps
    20th Chinese Corps
    58th Chinese Corps
    37th Chinese Corps
    13th Chinese Corps
    57th Chinese Corps
    25th Chinese Corps
    99th Chinese Corps
    86th Chinese Corps
    14th Construction Regiment
    22nd Artillery Regiment
    9th War Area 
    7th Artillery Regiment
    6th War Area 
    27th Group Army
    1st Artillery Regiment
    34th Group Army
    18th Artillery Regiment
    19th Group Army
    26th Group Army
    57th AT Gun Regiment
    31st Group Army
    29th Group Army
    3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
    17th Chinese Base Force
    49th AA Regiment
 
 
