AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 15, 42
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Night Naval bombardment of Rennell Island at 113,140
 
Allied Ships
      BB Mississippi
      BB Idaho
      DD Stewart
      DD Paul Jones
 
Port hits 26
Port supply hits 9
 
BB Mississippi firing at Rennell Island 
BB Idaho firing at Rennell Island 
DD Stewart firing at Rennell Island 
DD Paul Jones firing at Rennell Island 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 53rd Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha)
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-30 Ann x 12
      Ki-51 Sonia x 3
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      12 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
       3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
 
Also attacking 57th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 14th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 53rd Chinese Corps ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 73rd Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha)
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-51 Sonia x 6
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      8 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 10547 troops, 688 guns, 572 vehicles, Assault Value = 2896
 
Defending force 179499 troops, 1014 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5440
 
Japanese ground losses:
      109 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 59 (30 destroyed, 29 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      94 casualties reported
         Squads: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
      Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
 
Assaulting units:
    3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    59th Infantry Brigade
    2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    40th Division
    3rd Tank Regiment
    6th Division
    60th Infantry Brigade
    13th Division
    23rd Tank Regiment
    35th Division
    3rd Division
    24th Division
    10th Mortar Battalion
    1st Mortar Battalion
    Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
    15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    1st Field Artillery Regiment
    2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
    14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    13th Mortar Battalion
    5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    22nd AA Regiment
    8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    11th Field Artillery Regiment
    8th Mountain Gun Regiment
    1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
    13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
 
Defending units:
    29th Chinese Corps
    65th Chinese Corps
    24th Chinese Corps
    50th Chinese Corps
    14th Chinese Corps
    60th Chinese Corps
    13th Chinese Corps
    86th Chinese Corps
    20th Chinese Corps
    37th Chinese Corps
    79th Chinese Corps
    58th Chinese Corps
    53rd Chinese Corps
    57th Chinese Corps
    73rd Chinese Corps
    46th Chinese Corps
    76th Chinese Corps
    14th Construction Regiment
    22nd Artillery Regiment
    26th Group Army
    3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
    29th Group Army
    9th War Area 
    18th Artillery Regiment
    27th Group Army
    31st Group Army
    34th Group Army
    6th War Area 
    1st Artillery Regiment
    49th AA Regiment
 
 
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Ground combat at 63,97 (near Balikpapan)
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 1707 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 62
 
Defending force 1038 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 45 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 7 
 
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
 morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)
 
Allied ground losses:
      26 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    Sasebo 8th SNLF
 
Defending units:
    Samarinda KNIL Battalion
    VI KNIL Battalion
    Balikpapan Base Force
 
 
