AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 27, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Torishima at 108,66 Japanese Ships xAK Mayasan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Urato Maru xAK Bushu Maru xAK Kinmo Maru xAK Oyashima Maru xAK Teikin Maru DD Tsuga Allied Ships SS Perch SS Perch launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Mayasan Maru Perch diving deep .... DD Tsuga fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Tsuga fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Tsuga fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Tsuga fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Tsuga fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Channel Islands at 221,77 Japanese Ships SS I-6 Allied Ships SC-635 SC-518 DD Strong SC-644 SS I-6 launches 2 torpedoes at SC-635 DD Strong fails to find sub, continues to search... SC-644 fails to find sub and abandons search DD Strong fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Strong fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Strong fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Strong fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd Mortar Battalion, at 79,54 , near Hengyang Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 32 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 4 (4 destroyed, 0 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 16 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 16 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Torishima at 108,66 Japanese Ships xAK Zinzan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Urato Maru xAK Bushu Maru xAK Okuni Maru xAK Fukoku Maru DD Tsuga Allied Ships SS Perch SS Perch launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Zinzan Maru Perch diving deep .... DD Tsuga attacking submerged sub .... DD Tsuga cannot establish contact with SS Perch DD Tsuga cannot reach attack position over SS Perch SS Perch eludes DD Tsuga by diving deep SS Perch eludes DD Tsuga by diving deep DD Tsuga fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Tsuga fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Tsuga fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Tsuga fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 77,58 (near Canton) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 22004 troops, 144 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 862 Defending force 1092 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 17 Allied adjusted assault: 836 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 836 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-) Japanese ground losses: 557 casualties reported Squads: 40 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 134 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 14 (14 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 4 Allied ground losses: 33 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 31st Chinese Corps 14th Chinese Corps 93rd Chinese Corps Defending units: 66th Infantry Regiment 20th RGC Division 67th Ind.Infantry Battalion 68th Ind.Infantry Battalion