AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 22, 42
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Night Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137 
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid detected at 111 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 38 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 13
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      13 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
               Port Attack:  1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
 
 
 
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Night Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137 
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 13
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      13 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
               Port Attack:  1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
 
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
 
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 13
 
Allied aircraft
      F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 30
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 15
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
      xAK England Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
      xAK Kyosei Maru, Bomb hits 1
      xAK Erie Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
Chuyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (13 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      (13 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
      13 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 16000.
      Raid is overhead
 
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK England Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Erie Maru
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 9
 
Allied aircraft
      F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 15
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
      F4F-3A Wildcat: 2 destroyed
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
      xAK Hiyama Maru, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
      xAK Erie Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
      xAK Kinryu Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
Chuyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      (9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
      9 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 16000.
      Raid is overhead
 
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Hiyama Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Erie Maru
 
 
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Ground combat at Nanning (72,55)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 62340 troops, 537 guns, 164 vehicles, Assault Value = 1843
 
Defending force 45378 troops, 238 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1324
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 991 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1131 
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 3) 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: 
 
Japanese ground losses:
      3512 casualties reported
         Squads: 91 destroyed, 306 disabled
         Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 36 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled
      Guns lost 21 (3 destroyed, 18 disabled)
 
Allied ground losses:
      1000 casualties reported
         Squads: 6 destroyed, 83 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    2nd Ind.Mixed Regiment
    22nd Division
    32nd Division
    36th Division
    4th Ind.Mixed Regiment
    116th Division
    138th Infantry Regiment
    21st Ind.Mixed Brigade
    3rd Militia Regiment
    11th Army
 
Defending units:
    9th Prov Chinese Corps
    31st Chinese Corps
    52nd Chinese Corps
    74th Chinese Corps
    64th Chinese Corps
    35th Group Army
    9th Group Army
    9th Chinese Base Force
 
 
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Ground combat at 83,56 (near Kanhsien)
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 3240 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 123
 
Defending force 3223 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 108 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 253 
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+)
Attacker: shock(+)
 
Japanese ground losses:
      643 casualties reported
         Squads: 7 destroyed, 64 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      41 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 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
 
 
