AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 16, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 66,44 (near Paoshan) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 4144 troops, 46 guns, 118 vehicles, Assault Value = 197 Defending force 3219 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 63 Japanese adjusted assault: 152 Allied adjusted defense: 64 Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 91 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 611 casualties reported Squads: 22 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 9th Tank Regiment Sasebo 3rd SNLF 3rd Militia Regiment 5th RF Gun Battalion Defending units: 72nd Chinese Corps 37th Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 64,45 (near Paoshan) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 77529 troops, 815 guns, 724 vehicles, Assault Value = 2865 Defending force 47301 troops, 954 guns, 1064 vehicles, Assault Value = 1413 Japanese ground losses: 33 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 36 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 4 (2 destroyed, 2 disabled) Assaulting units: 39th Division 61st Infantry Brigade 3rd Tank Division 60th Division 58th Infantry Regiment 22nd Division 13th RGC Temp. Division 71st Infantry Brigade 6th Division 138th Infantry Regiment 7th Ind.Tank Brigade 22nd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 6th RF Gun Battalion 22nd Ind. Engineer Regiment 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 13th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 4th Mortar Battalion 6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 2nd RF Gun Battalion Defending units: 27th Infantry Division 32nd Infantry Division 40th Infantry Division 632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion 159th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 754th Tank Battalion 87th Mountain Regiment 2nd Medium Regiment 8th RAN Base Force 70th Coast AA Regiment 29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment I Australian Corps 1st Medium Regiment 112th USA Base Force RAF 225 Group Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Toungoo (57,50) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3412 troops, 301 guns, 228 vehicles, Assault Value = 2983 Defending force 65504 troops, 990 guns, 214 vehicles, Assault Value = 1323 Japanese ground losses: 23 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled) Assaulting units: 63rd Indian Brigade 18th British Division II Aus Corps Engineer Battalion 20th Indian Division 2nd Burma Brigade 1st Motor Brigade 45th Indian Brigade 13th Burma Rifles Battalion 14th Indian Division 16th British Brigade 14th British Brigade 6th Australian Division 23rd British Brigade 26th Indian Brigade 72nd British Brigade 3rd Motor Brigade 29th British Brigade 7th Australian Division 9th Australian Division 97th Field Artillery Battalion 6th Heavy AA Regiment 2/1st Heavy AA Regiment 117th RAF Base Force 30th Field Artillery Regiment 183rd Field Artillery Regiment 226th Field Artillery Battalion 9 RAAF Base Force 249th Field Artillery Battalion 147th Field Artillery Regiment 188th Field Artillery Regiment 15th RAAF Base Force 2nd Indian Heavy AA Regiment 181st Field Artillery Regiment 168th Field Artillery Regiment 95th Heavy AA Regiment RAF 223 Group Base Force 198th Field Artillery Battalion 8th Belfast Heavy AA Regiment 205th Field Artillery Battalion 134th Field Artillery Battalion 12th Indian Heavy AA Regiment Defending units: Yokosuka 5th SNLF 17th Division 46th Naval Guard Unit 23rd Ind.Mixed Brigade 53rd Naval Guard Unit 5th Guards Division 2nd Division Yokosuka 1st SNLF 48th Division 52nd Division 4th Guards Division 11th Militia Regiment 55th Const Co 207th JAAF AF Bn 85th JAAF AF Bn 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 25th Field AA Machinecannon Company 1st RF Gun Battalion 10th RF Gun Battalion 52nd Field AA Battalion 16th Field AA Machinecannon Company 17th Army 22nd Ind.Mtn Gun Battalion 52nd JNAF AF Unit 29th Ind. Engineer Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 55th Field AA Battalion 21st Ind.AA Gun Co 34th Field AA Battalion 39th JAAF AF Bn 209th JAAF AF Bn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 56,51 (near Toungoo) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 4700 troops, 315 guns, 247 vehicles, Assault Value = 983 Defending force 35462 troops, 441 guns, 857 vehicles, Assault Value = 1185 Japanese ground losses: 46 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled) Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 1st Gloucestershire Battalion 16th Indian Brigade 1st Burma Brigade 19th Indian Division 4/8th Gurkha Battalion 46th Indian Brigade 5/14th Punjab Battalion 9/11th Sikh Battalion 2nd King Own YLI Battalion 84th Indian Brigade 48th Gurkha Brigade 23rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 2/13th Field Regiment 106th RAF Base Force 21st Light AA Regiment KNIL Army Command 108th Tank Attack Regiment 27th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 2/9th Field Regiment 85th British AT Gun Regiment 6th Medium Regiment 3rd Central India Base Force 103rd RAF Base Force 2/11th Field Regiment 86th Coast AA Regiment 48th Light AA Regiment 28th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 35th Light AA Regiment 20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 102nd RAF Base Force 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 8th Medium Regiment 26th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 24th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 78th Light AA Regiment Defending units: Guards Mixed Brigade 2nd Guards Division 41st Infantry Regiment 1st Tank Regiment Guards Tank Division 54th Const Co 15th Ind. Engineer Regiment 28th Fld AA Gun Co 38th JAAF AF Bn 18th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 57th Field AA Battalion 53rd Const Co 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 1st Medium Field Artillery Regiment 31st Road Const Co 3rd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 82nd JAAF AF Bn