AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 18, 42
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Invasion Support action off Rennell Island (113,140)
 
Allied Ships
      APA Henry T. Allen
      DD Russell
 
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 53rd Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha)
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-30 Ann x 12
      Ki-51 Sonia x 9
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged
      Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      7 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      12 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
       9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
 
Also attacking 73rd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 46th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 37th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 53rd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 73rd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 53rd Chinese Corps ...
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 24
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      24 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 28000 feet
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
 
Japanese Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 10373 troops, 667 guns, 571 vehicles, Assault Value = 2944
 
Defending force 180674 troops, 1014 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5492
 
Japanese ground losses:
      26 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 31 (9 destroyed, 22 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      176 casualties reported
         Squads: 3 destroyed, 17 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    13th Division
    3rd Division
    40th Division
    23rd Tank Regiment
    3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    59th Infantry Brigade
    35th Division
    2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
    3rd Tank Regiment
    6th Division
    60th Infantry Brigade
    24th Division
    13th Mortar Battalion
    15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    11th Field Artillery Regiment
    10th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    2nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    1st Mortar Battalion
    4th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    5th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
    9th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
    8th Mountain Gun Regiment
    5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    22nd AA Regiment
    Tonei Hvy Gun Regiment
    52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
    3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    11th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
    1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
    13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
    20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
    10th Mortar Battalion
    1st Field Artillery Regiment
    6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
    12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
 
Defending units:
    37th Chinese Corps
    86th Chinese Corps
    53rd Chinese Corps
    73rd Chinese Corps
    60th Chinese Corps
    79th Chinese Corps
    14th Chinese Corps
    29th Chinese Corps
    13th Chinese Corps
    65th Chinese Corps
    76th Chinese Corps
    20th Chinese Corps
    50th Chinese Corps
    58th Chinese Corps
    24th Chinese Corps
    46th Chinese Corps
    57th Chinese Corps
    14th Construction Regiment
    22nd Artillery Regiment
    1st Artillery Regiment
    29th Group Army
    26th Group Army
    9th War Area 
    6th War Area 
    31st Group Army
    3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
    18th Artillery Regiment
    34th Group Army
    27th Group Army
    49th AA Regiment
 
 
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Ground combat at Rennell Island (113,140)
 
Allied Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 4022 troops, 94 guns, 45 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
 
Defending force 24 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
 
Allied adjusted assault: 86 
 
Japanese adjusted defense: 1 
 
Allied assault odds: 86 to 1 (fort level 0) 
 
Allied forces CAPTURE Rennell Island !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker: 
 
Japanese ground losses:
      35 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Units destroyed 1
 
Assaulting units:
    9th Marine Regiment
 
Defending units:
    52nd Nav Gd /2
 
 
