AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 42
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Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 24
 
Allied aircraft
      P-40B Warhawk x 22
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
 
Allied aircraft losses
      P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed
 
CAP engaged:
AVG/2nd Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 32400 , scrambling fighters between 32000 and 32400.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 3
 
Allied aircraft
      P-40B Warhawk x 13
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
      P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
 
CAP engaged:
AVG/2nd Sqn with P-40B Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 32400 , scrambling fighters between 32000 and 35810.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
 
 
 
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ASW attack near Auki  at 118,134
 
Japanese Ships
      SS I-9, hits 6
 
Allied Ships
      DD Crosby
      BB Resolution
      BB Revenge
      CA Pensacola
      CA Houston
      DD Whipple
      DD King
      DD Humphreys
      DD Brooks
      DD Kilty
 
SS I-9 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Crosby
DD King fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Humphreys attacking submerged sub ....
DD Brooks fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Kilty fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Humphreys attacking submerged sub ....
DD Humphreys cannot reach attack position over SS I-9
DD Humphreys loses contact with SS I-9
DD Humphreys fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Humphreys fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Humphreys fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Ground combat at 63,97 (near Balikpapan)
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 1716 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
 
Defending force 750 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 44 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1 
 
Japanese assault odds: 44 to 1 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
 experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)
 
Allied ground losses:
      1065 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 86 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Units destroyed 1
 
Assaulting units:
    Sasebo 8th SNLF
 
Defending units:
    Balikpapan Base Force
 
 
