AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 22, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Toyohara at 124,45 Japanese Ships SS RO-35 Allied Ships AKA Arcturus, on fire AKA Arcturus is sighted by SS RO-35 SS RO-35 launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kiska Island at 158,49 Japanese Ships SS I-38, hits 1 Allied Ships SC PC-1079 SS I-38 is sighted by escort I-38 diving deep .... SC PC-1079 attacking submerged sub .... SC PC-1079 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC PC-1079 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC PC-1079 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC PC-1079 attacking submerged sub .... SS I-38 eludes ASW attack from SC PC-1079 SC PC-1079 cannot reach attack position over SS I-38 Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Geraldton at 47,137 Japanese Ships SS I-27 Allied Ships LSI(L) Dunedin Star, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage LSI(L) Dunedin Star is sighted by SS I-27 SS I-27 launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Toyohara , at 124,46 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIb Sally x 9 No Japanese losses Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 9000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Mutankiang , at 111,42 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft SB-2 x 9 Allied aircraft losses SB-2: 4 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x SB-2 bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Lae , at 99,126 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 4 Allied aircraft losses B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet * Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Toyohara , at 124,46 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIb Sally x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 damaged Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 9000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Mutankiang , at 111,42 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft SB-2 x 8 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SB-2: 1 damaged Airbase supply hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x SB-2 bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Lae , at 99,126 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 5 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 11000 feet * Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Carnarvon at 47,134 Japanese Ships SS I-28 Allied Ships xAK Charles H. Windham, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage xAK Charles H. Windham is sighted by SS I-28 SS I-28 launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Koggala at 29,50 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Okikaze DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 1 Runway hits 7 DD Okikaze firing at Koggala DD Akatsuki firing at 1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment 1st Indian Coastal Artillery Regiment firing at DD Akatsuki -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Toyohara at 124,45 Japanese Ships SS RO-35 Allied Ships AKA Arcturus, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AKA Arcturus is sighted by SS RO-35 SS RO-35 launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Sovetskaya Gavan at 124,43 Japanese Ships SS I-35 Allied Ships xAK Nathaniel Currier, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled xAK Nathaniel Currier is sighted by SS I-35 SS I-35 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Nathaniel Currier -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Sapporo at 119,50 Japanese Ships CMc Ashizaki Allied Ships SS Swordfish CMc Ashizaki is sighted by SS Swordfish SS Swordfish launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Sovetskaya Gavan at 124,43 Japanese Ships SS I-35, hits 12, on fire Allied Ships LST-450, Shell hits 3 LST-450 is sighted by SS I-35 SS I-35 attacking LST-450 on the surface Hanami, K. decides to submerge SS I-35 due to damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Donggala at 69,96 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft E13A1 Jake x 7 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Indus, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 7 x E13A1 Jake bombing from 1000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 33 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 23 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6 Ki-21-IIb Sally x 3 Ki-30 Ann x 6 Ki-51 Sonia x 6 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged Ki-51 Sonia: 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged P-66 Vanguard: 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 21 Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 115 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 39 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 29 Ki-30 Ann x 13 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged Ki-30 Ann: 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 4 damaged P-66 Vanguard: 1 damaged P-66 Vanguard: 1 destroyed on ground A-29A Hudson: 1 damaged Airbase hits 4 Runway hits 27 Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 8 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 5 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 14 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd Rifle Corps, at 95,37 (Kalgan) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 9 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 103rd Rifle Division ... Also attacking 2nd Rifle Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 33 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIb Sally x 16 Ki-30 Ann x 3 Ki-51b Sonia2 x 23 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 damaged Ki-51b Sonia2: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses A-29A Hudson: 1 damaged P-66 Vanguard: 1 damaged P-66 Vanguard: 1 destroyed on ground Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 18 Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 23 x Ki-51b Sonia2 bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 53 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 21 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged P-66 Vanguard: 3 damaged P-66 Vanguard: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 4 Runway hits 6 Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 33 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIb Sally x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st RM Heavy AA Regiment, at 29,49 , near Colombo Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 37 Allied aircraft Fulmar II x 2 Wildcat V x 8 Hurricane IIc Trop x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses Wildcat V: 2 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Ki-43-IIb Oscar bombing from 11000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-43-IIb Oscar bombing from 11000 feet Ground Attack: 3 plane(s) with no ordnance Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 7 x Ki-43-IIb Oscar bombing from 11000 feet Ground Attack: 2 plane(s) with no ordnance Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: No.803 Sqn FAA with Fulmar II (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 100 , scrambling fighters to 5000. Raid is overhead No.888 Sqn FAA with Wildcat V (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000. Raid is overhead No.258 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 7000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 7000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes Also attacking 1st Somerset LI Battalion ... Also attacking 1st RM Heavy AA Regiment ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 85 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 18 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-66 Vanguard: 4 damaged P-40E Warhawk: 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 18 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 11 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 4 damaged Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 629th Cannon Regiment, at 97,39 (Jehol) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-51b Sonia2 x 21 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51b Sonia2: 13 damaged Ki-51b Sonia2: 1 destroyed by flak Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-51b Sonia2 bombing from 13000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 3 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-43-IIb Oscar sweeping at 27000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 9 No Japanese losses Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 11000 feet Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 111,134 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 63 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Japanese aircraft J2M2 Jack x 4 J2M3 Jack x 5 Allied aircraft P-39N1 Airacobra x 11 SBD-5 Dauntless x 17 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-39N1 Airacobra: 4 destroyed SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships BB Yamashiro CA Furutaka Aircraft Attacking: 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 7000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: Ominato Ku S-1 with J2M2 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes 452 Ku S-1 with J2M3 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 14000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 111,134 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 58 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 21 minutes Japanese aircraft J2M2 Jack x 1 J2M3 Jack x 3 Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 1 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: Ominato Ku S-1 with J2M2 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 7000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 452 Ku S-1 with J2M3 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 7000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 55 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 111,134 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 52 minutes Japanese aircraft J2M3 Jack x 2 Allied aircraft Vincent I x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAKL Taiyu Maru Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Vincent I bombing from 17000 feet * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 452 Ku S-1 with J2M3 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 7000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 14th JNAF AF Unit , at 99,31 (Oboto) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft LaGG-3 x 30 SB-2 x 6 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x SB-2 bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rashin Fortress, at 110,46 (Rashin) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft I-153 x 20 IL-2 x 31 LaGG-3 x 16 Yak-7B x 27 Allied aircraft losses IL-2: 18 damaged IL-2: 1 destroyed by flak Aircraft Attacking: 30 x IL-2 bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rashin Fortress, at 110,46 (Rashin) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft I-15bis x 28 IL-2 x 30 Allied aircraft losses IL-2: 14 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 30 x IL-2 bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 53rd Field AA Battalion, at 116,42 (Kotou) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft I-15bis x 33 IL-2 x 30 Yak-7B x 27 Allied aircraft losses IL-2: 23 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 30 x IL-2 bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 42nd Air Defense AA Regiment, at 101,32 (Yugodzyr) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft TB-3 x 9 Allied aircraft losses TB-3: 9 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 9 x TB-3 bombing from 15000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 111,134 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft J2M3 Jack x 1 Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell E x 13 Japanese aircraft losses J2M3 Jack: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-25D1 Mitchell E: 2 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell E: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships BB Yamashiro Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B-25D1 Mitchell E bombing from 17000 feet * Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 452 Ku S-1 with J2M3 Jack (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 7000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Shikuka at 126,43 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 N1K1-J George x 10 Allied aircraft P-39Q x 18 SB-2 x 4 Yak-7B x 5 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-39Q: 4 destroyed SB-2: 1 damaged Yak-7B: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships xAK Sansho Maru Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SB-2 bombing from 12000 feet Naval Attack: 6 x 100 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 204 Ku S-1/A with N1K1-J George (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 17000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 345 Ku S-1/B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Shikuka at 126,43 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 N1K1-J George x 6 Allied aircraft MiG-3 x 8 SB-2 x 12 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses MiG-3: 3 destroyed SB-2: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships xAK Sansho Maru Aircraft Attacking: 11 x SB-2 bombing from 18000 feet Naval Attack: 6 x 100 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 204 Ku S-1/A with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 20000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes 345 Ku S-1/B with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 27 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-43-IIb Oscar sweeping at 27000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Tezpur , at 60,36 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 22 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIc Trop x 1 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 22 x Ki-43-IIb Oscar sweeping at 25000 feet CAP engaged: No.146 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 7th Indian Division, at 52,37 (Calcutta) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 24 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 10 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 43 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 24 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 124,46 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft D3A1 Val x 23 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 1 damaged Allied Ships xAK Peter Donahue, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage LST-480, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage LST-459, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 16 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Peter Donahue Heavy smoke from fires obscuring LST-480 Massive explosion on LST-480 Heavy smoke from fires obscuring LST-459 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 209th Rifle Division, at 108,36 , near Tsitsihar Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIb Sally x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 55 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 12000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 7th Indian Division, at 52,37 (Calcutta) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIb Sally x 70 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4 Ki-51b Sonia2 x 20 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 93 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 23 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 20 x Ki-51b Sonia2 bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 18 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 24 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 5 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 7th Indian Division, at 52,37 (Calcutta) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 6 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 6 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 73rd Tank Brigade, at 112,34 , near Sunwu Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 5 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 35th Tank Battalion, at 107,40 , near Changchun Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-IIb Lily x 26 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 26 x Ki-48-IIb Lily bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 7th Indian Division, at 52,37 (Calcutta) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIb Sally x 21 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 7th Indian Division, at 52,37 (Calcutta) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIb Sally x 5 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 6 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 103rd Rifle Division, at 95,37 (Kalgan) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-51b Sonia2 x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51b Sonia2: 2 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-51b Sonia2 bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 81st PA Infantry Division, at 80,86 (Cebu) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 5 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Toyohara , at 124,46 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIb Sally x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships LST-481, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 210th Rifle Division, at 107,37 , near Taonan Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 26 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 10 damaged Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed by flak Aircraft Attacking: 24 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing from 16000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 111,134 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft J2M2 Jack x 4 J2M3 Jack x 3 Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: Ominato Ku S-1 with J2M2 Jack (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000. Raid is overhead 452 Ku S-1 with J2M3 Jack (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 14000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 111,134 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft J2M2 Jack x 4 J2M3 Jack x 3 Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 4 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 3 destroyed CAP engaged: Ominato Ku S-1 with J2M2 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 6000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes 452 Ku S-1 with J2M3 Jack (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 14000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 111,134 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 50 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 32 minutes Japanese aircraft J2M2 Jack x 4 J2M3 Jack x 3 Allied aircraft Vincent I x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAKL Taiyu Maru Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Vincent I bombing from 15000 feet * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: Ominato Ku S-1 with J2M2 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 6000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes 452 Ku S-1 with J2M3 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 7000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Lae , at 99,126 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 25 minutes Japanese aircraft J2M2 Jack x 8 N1K1-J George x 5 Allied aircraft Beaufort VIII x 6 Kittyhawk III x 14 Spitfire Vc Trop x 4 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Beaufort VIII: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Kittyhawk III: 3 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Beaufort VIII bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 801 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 1 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 1 planes vectored on to bombers 284 Ku S-1 with J2M2 Jack (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 2 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Lae , at 99,126 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft J2M2 Jack x 5 N1K1-J George x 3 Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell E x 6 P-38H Lightning x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-25D1 Mitchell E: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-25D1 Mitchell E bombing from 13000 feet Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 801 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes 284 Ku S-1 with J2M2 Jack (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 2 planes vectored on to bombers -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Munda , at 111,134 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft J2M2 Jack x 2 J2M3 Jack x 1 Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 17000 feet * Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Ominato Ku S-1 with J2M2 Jack (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 6000. Raid is overhead 452 Ku S-1 with J2M3 Jack (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 7000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Lae , at 99,126 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft J2M2 Jack x 2 N1K1-J George x 2 Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell E x 7 P-39D Airacobra x 11 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-25D1 Mitchell E: 2 damaged Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-25D1 Mitchell E bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 801 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes 284 Ku S-1 with J2M2 Jack (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cochin at 22,39 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5b Zero x 27 D3A2 Val x 25 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Leonis, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Subadar, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk xAK Chernomorsk, Bomb hits 2, on fire Allied ground losses: 92 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 8 x D3A2 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 10 x D3A2 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 7 x D3A2 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AK Leonis Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Subadar -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Trivandrum at 25,44 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft B6N2 Jill x 18 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AM Jan van Amstel, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Mahukona, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Allied ground losses: 582 casualties reported Squads: 9 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 29 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 16 destroyed, 8 disabled Guns lost 24 (22 destroyed, 2 disabled) Vehicles lost 35 (33 destroyed, 2 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 18 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 15th Army, at 28,41 , near Cochin Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Allied aircraft Audax I x 6 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Audax I bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 20 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 15th Army, at 28,41 , near Cochin Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Allied aircraft Lysander II x 5 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Lysander II bombing from 19000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Shikuka at 126,43 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 8,520 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 N1K1-J George x 9 Allied aircraft IL-2m3 x 5 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses IL-2m3: 4 destroyed CAP engaged: 204 Ku S-1/A with N1K1-J George (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 11000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 345 Ku S-1/B with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 14000 , scrambling fighters to 32810. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 29th Field AA Machinecannon Company, at 111,34 (Nunkiang) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft DB-3T x 7 Allied aircraft losses DB-3T: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x DB-3T bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Kitachishima Fortress, at 137,47 (Paramushiro-jima) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Allied aircraft SB-2 x 3 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x SB-2 bombing from 17000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 32nd Field AA Battalion, at 39,32 (Hyderabad) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell E x 9 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-25D1 Mitchell E bombing from 16000 feet * Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chungking (76,45) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 4903 troops, 336 guns, 204 vehicles, Assault Value = 4248 Defending force 241015 troops, 1089 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7333 Allied ground losses: 59 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 13th Division 37th/C Division 32nd/A Division 69th/B Division 26th Division 3rd/C Division 65th/C Division 39th/A Division 65th/A Division 40th/A Division 37th/A Division 3rd/A Division 40th/B Division 110th/B Division 110th/C Division 37th/B Division 68th/C Division 69th/A Division 68th/B Division 3rd/B Division 32nd/B Division 32nd/C Division 3rd Tank Regiment 2/3nd RGC Capital Division 41st Division 39th/B Division 110th/A Division 65th/B Division 39th/C Division 69th/C Division 35th Division 12th Tank Regiment 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade 36th Division 27th Division 40th/C Division 2nd Mortar Battalion 8th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion Mongol Garrison Army 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment 15th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 1st Mortar Battalion 1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 12th Army 1st Army 20th+ Ind. Mtn Gun Regiment Defending units: 52nd Chinese Corps 8th Prov Chinese Corps 78th Chinese Corps 100th Chinese Corps 60th Chinese Corps 79th Chinese Corps 27th Chinese Corps 40th Chinese Corps 33rd Chinese Corps 34th Reinf Separate Brigade 7th New Chinese Corps 14th Chinese Corps 91st Chinese Corps 8+th Construction Regiment 46th Chinese Corps 2nd Reserve Division 3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps 50th Chinese Corps 43rd Chinese Corps 93rd Chinese Corps 44th Chinese Corps 62nd Chinese Corps 2/1st Chinese Cav Corps 1/19th Chinese Corps 45th Chinese Corps 97th Chinese Corps 21st Chinese Corps 58th Chinese Corps 72nd Chinese Corps 15th Chinese Corps 3rd Chinese Corps 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps 1st New Chinese Corps 34th Chinese Corps 61st Chinese Corps 12+ Construction Regiment 49th AA Regiment 20th Group Army 17th Construction Regiment 9th War Area 6th War Area 2nd Group Army 25th Chinese Base Force 3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment Y' Force CAF HQ 11th Construction Regiment 20/22th Artillery Regiment 38th Group Army 10th Chinese Base Force 5th Group Army Central Reserve 18th Chinese Base Force 1+st AA Chinese Base Force 37th Group Army 16th Construction Regiment 32nd Group Army 1st Artillery Regiment 41st AA Regiment 23rd Group Army 30th Group Army 1st Group Army 8th War Area China Command 20th Chinese Base Force 7th Artillery Regiment 10th Group Army 9th Chinese Base Force 57th AT Gun Regiment 15th Chinese Base Force 4th Heavy Mortar Regiment 14th Group Army 56th AT Gun Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kalgan (95,37) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 13800 troops, 234 guns, 100 vehicles, Assault Value = 1297 Defending force 17662 troops, 260 guns, 322 vehicles, Assault Value = 170 Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 31st Tankette Co 4th Mongol Cavalry Division 1st Tank Division 22nd Division 17th Division 6th Mongol Cavalry Division Ikaiei SNLF 13th Army 12th Ind.Hvy.Art Field Artillery Regiment 31st Mountain Gun Regiment 4th Mortar Battalion 18th+ Fld AA Regiment 2nd Ind. Field Artillery Regiment 38th JAAF AF Bn 6th JAAF Base Force 56th Field AA Battalion 76th JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 39th Rifle Brigade 7th Mongolian Cavalry Division 103rd Rifle Division 3rd Mongolian Tank Regiment 2nd Rifle Corps 8th Mongolian Cavalry Division 7th Mongolian Motor Brigade -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lanchow (81,34) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 11510 troops, 100 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 405 Defending force 10161 troops, 73 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 300 Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 62nd Division 9th+ Ind.Mixed Division NCPC Army 23rd JNAF AF Unit Defending units: 82nd Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ulan Bator (96,23) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 3361 troops, 49 guns, 51 vehicles, Assault Value = 136 Defending force 7297 troops, 93 guns, 89 vehicles, Assault Value = 40 Japanese adjusted assault: 83 Allied adjusted defense: 359 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 4 (fort level 3) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 132 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 19 (1 destroyed, 18 disabled) Allied ground losses: 75 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 5th Armored Car Co Battalion 1st+ Ching An Tui Division 8th Armored Car Co 8+9th Mongol Cavalry Division 11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion RGC Army 22nd AA Regiment 86th JAAF AF Coy Defending units: 1st Motorized Rifle Regiment 30th VVS Base Force 37th VVS Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kiamusze (113,40) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 738 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 209 Defending force 2522 troops, 22 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 6th Garrison Unit 26th Ind.Mixed Brigade 10th Mortar Battalion 13th Mortar Battalion 28th Fld AA Gun Co 53rd JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 5th Rifle Corps 95th Rifle Brigade -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 28,42 (near Trivandrum) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 13639 troops, 185 guns, 76 vehicles, Assault Value = 465 Defending force 2735 troops, 14 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 9 Japanese adjusted assault: 443 Allied adjusted defense: 37 Japanese assault odds: 11 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 43 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 947 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 56 destroyed, 37 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Units retreated 5 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 2nd Division 2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment 5th Mortar Battalion Defending units: 1/3 Det. South Ind 15th Indian Engineer Battalion 1/2 Det. South Ind 24th Indian Engineer Battalion 14th Indian Light AA Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 29,49 (near Colombo) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 12042 troops, 132 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 340 Defending force 20605 troops, 129 guns, 110 vehicles, Assault Value = 59 Japanese adjusted assault: 251 Allied adjusted defense: 556 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 358 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 31 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Allied ground losses: 221 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 19 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Assaulting units: 2nd Guards Division 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment Defending units: 99th Indian Brigade 100th Indian Brigade 6/15th Punjab Battalion 95th Heavy AA Regiment 13th Indian Light AA Regiment Ceylon Command 222 Group RAF 1st Somerset LI Battalion 173 Wing 1st RM Heavy AA Regiment Eastern Fleet 22nd Light AA Regiment 77th Heavy AA Regiment 171 Wing 111th RN Base Force RAF 225 Group Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tamsag (104,32) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 960 troops, 0 guns, 141 vehicles, Assault Value = 70 Defending force 1667 troops, 20 guns, 103 vehicles, Assault Value = 14 Japanese adjusted assault: 29 Allied adjusted defense: 8 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Allied ground losses: 164 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Vehicles lost 11 (2 destroyed, 9 disabled) Assaulting units: 11th Tank Regiment Defending units: 6th Mongolian Cavalry Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Munda (111,134) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 413 troops, 5 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 185 Defending force 8282 troops, 128 guns, 129 vehicles, Assault Value = 112 Assaulting units: 131st Combat Engineer Regiment 2nd NZ Brigade 1st Marine Raider Battalion 3rd Marine Rgt /2 Defending units: 1st Ind.Tank Co 41st Naval Guard Unit 4th Air Defense AA Regiment 21st Special Base Force 111th Naval Construction Battalion 7th Naval Construction Battalion 85th JAAF AF Bn 17th Army 1st Mortar Regiment 9th RF Gun Bn /1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Imphal (60,40) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 8305 troops, 106 guns, 93 vehicles, Assault Value = 223 Defending force 7949 troops, 38 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 163 Allied adjusted assault: 44 Japanese adjusted defense: 565 Allied assault odds: 1 to 12 (fort level 2) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-) fatigue(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 171 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 98 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 3rd Burma Battalion 2nd Burma Battalion 4th Burma Regiment 2nd Burma Brigade 1st Burma Brigade 16th British Brigade 14th British Brigade 23rd British Brigade 50th Indian Para Brigade IV Indian Corps 8th Medium Regiment 3rd (Special Force) Division Defending units: 19th Ind.Mixed Brigade 23rd Army 6th JAAF AF Coy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tezpur (60,36) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 438 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 109 Defending force 13285 troops, 147 guns, 132 vehicles, Assault Value = 443 Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: Nowshera Brigade 20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 21st +Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 107th RAF Base Force 119th RAF Base Force 104th RAF Base Force 1st Bengal Construction Battalion 2nd Indian Heavy AA Regiment 4/2nd Det. NW Front 3rd RAF Advanced Base Force Defending units: 104th Division 19th Tank Regiment 21st Mortar Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Calcutta (52,37) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 12256 troops, 98 guns, 409 vehicles, Assault Value = 559 Defending force 17486 troops, 99 guns, 343 vehicles, Assault Value = 410 Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 75th+ Indian Brigade 50th Tank Brigade 7th Indian Division Gardner's Horse Regiment 84th Indian Brigade 77th Chindit Brigade 268th Motorised Brigade 88th Indian Brigade III Indian Corps 43rd Cavalry Engineer Regiment Defending units: 41st Infantry Regiment 14th Tank Regiment 8th Tank Regiment 5th Amphibious Brigade 3rd Air Army 2nd Fleet 9th Field AF Construction Battalion 12th JAAF Base Force 84th JAAF AF Bn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 29,49 (near Colombo) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 2823 troops, 26 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 52 Defending force 11762 troops, 132 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 309 Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 100th Indian Brigade 6/15th Punjab Battalion Ceylon Command 1st RM Heavy AA Regiment 222 Group RAF Eastern Fleet 1st Somerset LI Battalion 173 Wing RAF 225 Group Base Force 77th Heavy AA Regiment 95th Heavy AA Regiment 171 Wing 22nd Light AA Regiment 13th Indian Light AA Regiment 111th RN Base Force 99th Indian Brigade Defending units: 2nd Guards Division 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Trincomalee (31,47) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 969 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40 Defending force 2013 troops, 12 guns, 76 vehicles, Assault Value = 10 Assaulting units: 6/16th Punjab Battalion Defending units: 1st JAAF Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 116,34 (near Kuibyshevka) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1553 troops, 10 guns, 59 vehicles, Assault Value = 69 Defending force 2915 troops, 36 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 72 Assaulting units: 56th NKVD Regiment Defending units: 8th Garrison Unit 44th Ind.AA Gun Co 31st Road Const Co -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kalgan (95,37) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 15981 troops, 260 guns, 274 vehicles, Assault Value = 169 Defending force 41788 troops, 598 guns, 873 vehicles, Assault Value = 1297 Assaulting units: 39th Rifle Brigade 7th Mongolian Cavalry Division 103rd Rifle Division 3rd Mongolian Tank Regiment 8th Mongolian Cavalry Division 2nd Rifle Corps 7th Mongolian Motor Brigade Defending units: 6th Mongol Cavalry Division 22nd Division 1st Tank Division 4th Mongol Cavalry Division 17th Division 31st Tankette Co Ikaiei SNLF 12th Ind.Hvy.Art Field Artillery Regiment 13th Army 56th Field AA Battalion 6th JAAF Base Force 2nd Ind. Field Artillery Regiment 4th Mortar Battalion 31st Mountain Gun Regiment 18th+ Fld AA Regiment 38th JAAF AF Bn 76th JAAF AF Bn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Jehol (97,39) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 26074 troops, 431 guns, 1795 vehicles, Assault Value = 2177 Defending force 34677 troops, 384 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 1049 Allied adjusted assault: 3 Japanese adjusted defense: 2231 Allied assault odds: 1 to 743 (fort level 4) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 165 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled) Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 17 (1 destroyed, 16 disabled) Assaulting units: 43rd Tank Brigade 57th Motor Rifle Division 61st Tank Division 205th Tank Brigade 227th Rifle Brigade 70th Tank Battalion 36th Motor Rifle Division 206th Tank Brigade 25th Mechanized Brigade 185th Cannon Regiment 283rd Engineer Battalion 282nd/382nd AA Battalion 629th Cannon Regiment 624th Hvy. Howitzer Regiment 1141st Cannon Regiment 39th Guards Mortar Regiment 413th Howitzer Regiment 17th Army 281st Engineer Battalion 102nd Engineer Battalion 178th Mortar Regiment 282nd Engineer Battalion Defending units: 9th Manchukuo Inf Brigade 28th Division 1st + Manchukuo Division 2nd Manchukuo Distr Division 5th Manchukuo Distr/C Division 45th Road Const Co 63rd+ AA Regiment 30th Ind. Engineer Regiment 30th Field Artillery Regiment 19th Field AF Construction Battalion 51st Road Const Co 207th +JAAF AF Bn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ulan Bator (96,23) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1755 troops, 29 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 31 Defending force 4965 troops, 73 guns, 93 vehicles, Assault Value = 111 Assaulting units: 1st Motorized Rifle Regiment 30th VVS Base Force 37th VVS Base Force Defending units: 5th Armored Car Co Battalion 8th Armored Car Co 1st+ Ching An Tui Division 8+9th Mongol Cavalry Division RGC Army 11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion 22nd AA Regiment 86th JAAF AF Coy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tamsag (104,32) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1461 troops, 18 guns, 101 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Defending force 960 troops, 0 guns, 141 vehicles, Assault Value = 68 Assaulting units: 6th Mongolian Cavalry Division Defending units: 11th Tank Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lanchow (81,34) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 10147 troops, 73 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 298 Defending force 13259 troops, 119 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 405 Assaulting units: 82nd Chinese Corps Defending units: 62nd Division 9th+ Ind.Mixed Division NCPC Army 23rd JNAF AF Unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 95th Rifle Brigade Wiped Out at Kiamusze by attrition!!!