AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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ASW attack near Munda  at 109,137
 
Japanese Ships
      SS RO-66
 
Allied Ships
      DD Lang
      DD Sterett
 
SS RO-66 is located by DD Lang
DD Sterett attacking submerged sub ....
DD Sterett fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sterett attacking submerged sub ....
DD Sterett is out of ASW ammo
DD Sterett is out of ASW ammo
DD Sterett is out of ASW ammo
DD Sterett is out of ASW ammo
DD Sterett fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Sterett fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Sub attack near Munda  at 109,137
 
Japanese Ships
      SS RO-66, hits 10
 
Allied Ships
      CV Saratoga
      BB Resolution
      BB Royal Sovereign
      CA Pensacola
      CA Chester
      DD Crosby
      DD King
      DD Humphreys
      DD Brooks
      DD Kilty
 
SS RO-66 launches 2 torpedoes at CV Saratoga
DD King fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Humphreys fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Brooks fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kilty attacking submerged sub ....
DD Brooks fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Kilty fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kilty fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kilty fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kilty fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kilty attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on 74th Chinese Corps, at 72,55 (Nanning)
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M3 Nell x 33
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      12 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      33 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on 74th Chinese Corps, at 72,55 (Nanning)
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 11
      G4M1 Betty x 20
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      27 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      20 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on 74th Chinese Corps, at 72,55 (Nanning)
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 11
      G3M3 Nell x 22
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      22 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Nanning (72,55)
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 67940 troops, 538 guns, 164 vehicles, Assault Value = 2434
 
Defending force 30996 troops, 132 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 886
 
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 1467 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1389 
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4) 
 
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-)
 experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)
 
Japanese ground losses:
      6235 casualties reported
         Squads: 16 destroyed, 400 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 60 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 40 disabled
      Guns lost 28 (1 destroyed, 27 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      1487 casualties reported
         Squads: 6 destroyed, 132 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 20 disabled
         Engineers: 1 destroyed, 26 disabled
      Guns lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)
 
Assaulting units:
    36th Division
    32nd Division
    4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
    21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
    22nd Division
    2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
    138th Infantry Regiment
    116th Division
    3rd Militia Regiment
    11th Army
 
Defending units:
    64th Chinese Corps
    52nd Chinese Corps
    74th Chinese Corps
    35th Group Army
    9th Chinese Base Force
 
 
