AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 29, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 76,45 (Chungking) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17 Ki-49-IIa Helen x 5 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 23 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 198 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 12 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 5 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 49th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 81st Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 1st Chinese Base Force ... Also attacking 58th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 78th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 62nd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 49th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 62nd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 49th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 58th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 62nd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 49th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 97th Chinese Corps, at 76,45 (Chungking) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 32 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 19 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 5 Runway hits 27 Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 3000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chengtu , at 75,41 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 22 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 22 Aircraft Attacking: 22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 2000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 12 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 2000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Manus at 101,119 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Allied Ships xAK Peter Silvester Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 73,47 (near Kweiyang) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 29462 troops, 283 guns, 246 vehicles, Assault Value = 906 Defending force 9608 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2 Japanese adjusted assault: 812 Allied adjusted defense: 16 Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 35 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 1686 casualties reported Squads: 172 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 37 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled) Assaulting units: 102nd Infantry Regiment 60th Division 12th Tank Regiment 58th Infantry Regiment 71st Infantry Brigade 61st Infantry Brigade 11th RGC Temp. Division 22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 6th RF Gun Battalion Defending units: 18th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 79,41 (near Kienko) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1024 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53 Defending force 1045 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Japanese adjusted assault: 27 Allied adjusted defense: 25 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: leaders(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: 5th NCPC Infantry Brigade Defending units: 52nd Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Mandalay (59,46) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 118580 troops, 2103 guns, 2789 vehicles, Assault Value = 4288 Defending force 35185 troops, 422 guns, 104 vehicles, Assault Value = 838 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1 Allied adjusted assault: 2527 Japanese adjusted defense: 192 Allied assault odds: 13 to 1 (fort level 1) Allied forces CAPTURE Mandalay !!! Combat modifiers Defender: experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 16827 casualties reported Squads: 534 destroyed, 117 disabled Non Combat: 348 destroyed, 174 disabled Engineers: 206 destroyed, 10 disabled Guns lost 175 (111 destroyed, 64 disabled) Vehicles lost 81 (73 destroyed, 8 disabled) Units retreated 5 Allied ground losses: 1329 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 219 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 61 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 32 disabled Guns lost 44 (2 destroyed, 42 disabled) Vehicles lost 58 (3 destroyed, 55 disabled) Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 50th Tank Brigade 24th Infantry Division 23rd British Brigade 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 16th British Brigade Gardner's Horse Regiment 763rd Tank Battalion 54th Chinese Corps 762nd Tank Battalion Americal Infantry Division 7th Australian Division 26th Indian Brigade 34th Combat Engineer Regiment 150th RAC Regiment 18th British Division 29th British Brigade 41st Infantry Division 193rd Tank Battalion 14th British Brigade 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion 6th Australian Division 16th Light Cavalry Regiment 75th IAC Regiment 9th Australian Division 143rd USA Base Force 206th Coast AA Regiment 147th Field Artillery Regiment 168th Field Artillery Regiment 188th Field Artillery Regiment 40th Field Artillery Regiment 214th Coast AA Regiment 97th Field Artillery Battalion 181st Field Artillery Regiment 6th Heavy AA Regiment 30th Field Artillery Regiment 205th Coast AA Regiment 198th Field Artillery Battalion 205th Field Artillery Battalion 249th Field Artillery Battalion 226th Field Artillery Battalion 95th Heavy AA Regiment 183rd Field Artillery Regiment 135th USA Base Force 134th Field Artillery Battalion RAF 223 Group Base Force 2nd Indian Heavy AA Regiment Defending units: 4th Guards Division 52nd Division 5th Guards Division 22nd Ind.Mtn Gun Battalion 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 76th JAAF AF Bn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bassein (54,52) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 720 troops, 0 guns, 106 vehicles, Assault Value = 59 Defending force 1065 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 41 Allied adjusted assault: 92 Japanese adjusted defense: 12 Allied assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Bassein !!! Combat modifiers Defender: preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+) Japanese ground losses: 673 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 14 disabled Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 15 destroyed, 1 disabled Units retreated 2 Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 2/9th Armoured Regiment Defending units: 2nd Raiding Regiment 86th JAAF AF Coy