AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 16, 42
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Morning Air attack on 14th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-30 Ann x 12
      Ki-51 Sonia x 3
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
 
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 76th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 13th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 14th Chinese Corps ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 53rd Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-51 Sonia x 6
 
No Japanese losses
 
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 10499 troops, 681 guns, 575 vehicles, Assault Value = 2914
 
Defending force 179978 troops, 1012 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5467
 
Japanese ground losses:
      15 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 41 (19 destroyed, 22 disabled)
      Vehicles lost 30 (16 destroyed, 14 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      145 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    6th Division
    2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    3rd Division
    35th Division
    40th Division
    23rd Tank Regiment
    3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    13th Division
    3rd Tank Regiment
    60th Infantry Brigade
    59th Infantry Brigade
    24th Division
    11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    8th Mountain Gun Regiment
    10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    22nd AA Regiment
    1st Field Artillery Regiment
    13th Mortar Battalion
    11th Field Artillery Regiment
    22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
    1st Mortar Battalion
    20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
    4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
    11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    10th Mortar Battalion
    5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
 
Defending units:
    86th Chinese Corps
    60th Chinese Corps
    46th Chinese Corps
    58th Chinese Corps
    20th Chinese Corps
    73rd Chinese Corps
    37th Chinese Corps
    57th Chinese Corps
    50th Chinese Corps
    14th Chinese Corps
    29th Chinese Corps
    13th Chinese Corps
    76th Chinese Corps
    24th Chinese Corps
    79th Chinese Corps
    65th Chinese Corps
    53rd Chinese Corps
    14th Construction Regiment
    3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
    22nd Artillery Regiment
    9th War Area 
    6th War Area 
    18th Artillery Regiment
    31st Group Army
    1st Artillery Regiment
    26th Group Army
    27th Group Army
    29th Group Army
    34th Group Army
    49th AA Regiment
 
 
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Ground combat at 83,56 (near Kanhsien)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 3276 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127
 
Defending force 2824 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 28 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 100 
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 3 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-)
 
Japanese ground losses:
      53 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      119 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    62nd Infantry Brigade
 
Defending units:
    100th Chinese Corps
    88th Chinese Corps
 
 
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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 972 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 68 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 4 
 
Japanese assault odds: 17 to 1 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
 morale(-), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)
 
Allied ground losses:
      32 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Units destroyed 1
 
Assaulting units:
    Sasebo 8th SNLF
 
Defending units:
    Samarinda KNIL Battalion
    VI KNIL Battalion
    Balikpapan Base Force
 
 
