AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 01, 42
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Sub attack near Mussau Island  at 104,119
 
Japanese Ships
      LSD Kizugawa Maru
      LSD Yamamizu Maru
      DD Kuretake
 
Allied Ships
      SS Seal
 
SS Seal launches 4 torpedoes at LSD Kizugawa Maru
Seal diving deep ....
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kuretake fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Night Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
 
Allied Ships
      CL Honolulu
      CL Boise
      CL Phoenix
      CL Helena
      CL St. Louis
      CL Concord
      CL Marblehead
      CL Trenton
      DD Maury
      DD McCall
      DD Gridley
      DD Henley
      DD Ralph Talbot
      DD Mugford
      DD Helm
      DD Blue
      DD Bagley
 
Japanese ground losses:
      50 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Port hits 105
Port supply hits 37
 
CL Honolulu firing at Tulagi 
CL Boise firing at Tulagi 
CL Phoenix firing at Tulagi 
CL Helena firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
CL St. Louis firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
CL Concord firing at Tulagi 
SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Marblehead
CL Marblehead firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Trenton
CL Trenton firing at Tulagi 
DD Maury firing at Tulagi 
DD McCall firing at Tulagi 
DD Gridley firing at Tulagi 
DD Henley firing at Tulagi 
DD Ralph Talbot firing at Tulagi 
DD Mugford firing at Tulagi 
DD Helm firing at Tulagi 
DD Blue firing at Tulagi 
DD Bagley firing at Tulagi 
 
 
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
 
3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
 
Allied Ships
      AM Punjab
      AM Ungava
      AM Moa
      AM Abraham Crijnssen
      AM Bunbury
      APA President Polk
 
AM Punjab fired at enemy troops
AM Ungava fired at enemy troops
AM Moa fired at enemy troops
AM Abraham Crijnssen fired at enemy troops
AM Bunbury fired at enemy troops
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Changteh , at 81,50 
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 37
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      37 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Changteh , at 81,50 
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 11
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 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 Chittagong , at 55,41 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 3
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 28000 feet
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 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 Chittagong , at 55,41 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 32
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      32 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 28000 feet
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on 52nd Naval Guard Unit, at 114,137 (Tulagi)
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese ground losses:
      5 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
               Ground Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
      16 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Ground Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
       3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
               Ground Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force
 
1 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
 
Allied Ships
      AM Punjab
      AM Ungava
      AM Moa
      AM Abraham Crijnssen
      AM Bunbury
      APA President Polk
 
AM Punjab fired at enemy troops
AM Ungava fired at enemy troops
AM Moa fired at enemy troops
AM Abraham Crijnssen fired at enemy troops
AM Bunbury fired at enemy troops
 
 
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Ground combat at Changteh (81,50)
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 57613 troops, 571 guns, 886 vehicles, Assault Value = 2253
 
Defending force 44113 troops, 230 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1248
 
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 1988 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1045 
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4) 
 
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
 
Japanese ground losses:
      5070 casualties reported
         Squads: 9 destroyed, 421 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 56 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
      Guns lost 23 (2 destroyed, 21 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 58 (1 destroyed, 57 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      2728 casualties reported
         Squads: 13 destroyed, 233 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 31 disabled
         Engineers: 2 destroyed, 25 disabled
      Guns lost 25 (1 destroyed, 24 disabled)
 
Assaulting units:
    66th Infantry Group 
    10th Tank Regiment
    5th Tank Regiment
    63rd Infantry Group 
    12th Tank Regiment
    11th Tank Regiment
    9th Tank Regiment
    62nd Infantry Group 
    14th Division
    34th Division
    8th Recon Regiment
    13th RGC Temp. Division
    15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    26th Field Artillery Regiment
    Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
    10th Mortar Battalion
    4th Mortar Battalion
    28th Mountain Gun Regiment
 
Defending units:
    45th Chinese Corps
    4th Chinese Corps
    94th Chinese Corps
    18th Chinese Corps
    6th Construction Regiment
    20th Group Army
 
 
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 10609 troops, 752 guns, 586 vehicles, Assault Value = 4070
 
Defending force 183291 troops, 1081 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6017
 
Japanese ground losses:
      7 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 29 (8 destroyed, 21 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 19 (14 destroyed, 5 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      280 casualties reported
         Squads: 10 destroyed, 14 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
      Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
 
Assaulting units:
    6th Division
    9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
    12th Indpt Infantry Regiment
    59th Infantry Brigade
    3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    54th Infantry Brigade
    1st Ind.Mixed Brigade
    13th Division
    1st Recon Regiment
    52nd Infantry Brigade
    3rd Division
    40th Division
    20th Recon Regiment
    13th Indpt Infantry Regiment
    61st Infantry Brigade
    3rd Tank Regiment
    23rd Tank Regiment
    60th Infantry Brigade
    58th Infantry Brigade
    2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    26th Recon Regiment
    8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    8th Mountain Gun Regiment
    Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
    11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
    11th Field Artillery Regiment
    8th Ind. Engineer Regiment
    2nd Ind. Engineer Regiment
    14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    1st Mortar Battalion
    2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    10th Mortar Battalion
    51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
    6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    1st Field Artillery Regiment
    22nd AA Regiment
    7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    13th Mortar Battalion
    12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
 
Defending units:
    29th Chinese Corps
    53rd Chinese Corps
    99th Chinese Corps
    10th Chinese Corps
    73rd Chinese Corps
    13th Chinese Corps
    86th Chinese Corps
    20th Chinese Corps
    25th Chinese Corps
    37th Chinese Corps
    14th Chinese Corps
    76th Chinese Corps
    58th Chinese Corps
    57th Chinese Corps
    66th Chinese Corps
    14th Construction Regiment
    19th Group Army
    57th AT Gun Regiment
    31st Group Army
    29th Group Army
    9th War Area 
    18th Artillery Regiment
    3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
    34th Group Army
    27th Group Army
    26th Group Army
    7th Artillery Regiment
    1st Artillery Regiment
    17th Chinese Base Force
    6th War Area 
    22nd Artillery Regiment
    49th AA Regiment
 
 
