AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 09, 42
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ASW attack near Lord Howe Island  at 98,167
 
Japanese Ships
      SS I-16
 
Allied Ships
      PF Kohala
      PC Taney
      PC Travis
      DD Rathburne
      DD Talbot
      DD Norman
      PG Charleston
 
SS I-16 is sighted by escort
DD Rathburne fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Talbot fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Norman fails to find sub and abandons search
PG Charleston fails to find sub, continues to search...
PG Charleston fails to find sub, continues to search...
PG Charleston fails to find sub, continues to search...
PG Charleston fails to find sub, continues to search...
PG Charleston attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Ground combat at Changteh (81,50)
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 2247 troops, 193 guns, 62 vehicles, Assault Value = 1392
 
Defending force 91847 troops, 570 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2782
 
Japanese ground losses:
      7 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      34 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    9th Tank Regiment
    63rd Infantry Group 
    8th Recon Regiment
    5th Tank Regiment
    12th Tank Regiment
    14th Division
    66th Infantry Group 
    10th Tank Regiment
    34th Division
    62nd Infantry Group 
    13th RGC Temp. Division
    26th Field Artillery Regiment
    Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
    15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    10th Mortar Battalion
    4th Mortar Battalion
    28th Mountain Gun Regiment
 
Defending units:
    68th Chinese Corps
    99th Chinese Corps
    10th Chinese Corps
    94th Chinese Corps
    66th Chinese Corps
    45th Chinese Corps
    18th Chinese Corps
    4th Chinese Corps
    6th Construction Regiment
    19th Group Army
    20th Group Army
    17th Chinese Base Force
    57th AT Gun Regiment
    7th Artillery Regiment
 
 
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 10331 troops, 715 guns, 544 vehicles, Assault Value = 1781
 
Defending force 163810 troops, 924 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4730
 
Japanese ground losses:
      13 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 50 (15 destroyed, 35 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      213 casualties reported
         Squads: 7 destroyed, 13 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    13th Division
    23rd Tank Regiment
    3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    52nd Infantry Brigade
    3rd Tank Regiment
    6th Division
    59th Infantry Brigade
    2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    3rd Division
    40th Division
    60th Infantry Brigade
    26th Recon Regiment
    13th Mortar Battalion
    11th Field Artillery Regiment
    14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    8th Mountain Gun Regiment
    22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    10th Mortar Battalion
    12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    1st Mortar Battalion
    2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    22nd AA Regiment
    52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
    4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
    51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
    11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    1st Field Artillery Regiment
    7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
 
Defending units:
    25th Chinese Corps
    50th Chinese Corps
    46th Chinese Corps
    14th Chinese Corps
    57th Chinese Corps
    76th Chinese Corps
    53rd Chinese Corps
    29th Chinese Corps
    13th Chinese Corps
    79th Chinese Corps
    20th Chinese Corps
    37th Chinese Corps
    58th Chinese Corps
    86th Chinese Corps
    73rd Chinese Corps
    14th Construction Regiment
    6th War Area 
    29th Group Army
    9th War Area 
    3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
    26th Group Army
    27th Group Army
    31st Group Army
    22nd Artillery Regiment
    18th Artillery Regiment
    34th Group Army
    1st Artillery Regiment
    49th AA Regiment
 
 
