AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 19, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Wake Island at 133,93 Japanese Ships SS I-11, hits 1 Allied Ships SC-742 SC-738 SS I-11 launches 2 torpedoes at SC-742 I-11 diving deep .... SC-742 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC-738 fails to find sub and abandons search SC-742 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC-742 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC-742 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC-742 attacking submerged sub .... SC-742 cannot establish contact with SS I-11 Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIb Sally x 17 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged Light Industry hits 8 Manpower hits 10 Fires 27967 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 2000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 2000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 7 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 2000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 2000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 2000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 2000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 5 Ki-21-IIb Sally x 11 Ki-49-IIa Helen x 5 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 damaged Manpower hits 10 Fires 29926 Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 2000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 2000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 5 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 2000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 2000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 6 No Japanese losses Fires 25684 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 2000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 6 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 2000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 18 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 16 Aircraft Attacking: 18 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 2000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 27 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged Manpower hits 21 Fires 41822 Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 20th Indian Division, at 56,51 , near Toungoo Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 145 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 45 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 21 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 16 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 15 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 20000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 103rd RAF Base Force ... Also attacking 20th Indian Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20 No Japanese losses Manpower hits 28 Fires 59543 Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 2000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 9 No Japanese losses Manpower hits 16 Fires 69957 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 2000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIb Sally x 25 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 9 No Japanese losses Manpower hits 14 Fires 78983 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet City Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 25 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 10000 feet * City Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 56,53 (near Pegu) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 13612 troops, 300 guns, 323 vehicles, Assault Value = 450 Defending force 7367 troops, 112 guns, 148 vehicles, Assault Value = 127 Allied adjusted assault: 382 Japanese adjusted defense: 161 Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), op mode(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), disruption(-) Japanese ground losses: 1345 casualties reported Squads: 23 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 88 destroyed, 69 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 25 (10 destroyed, 15 disabled) Vehicles lost 72 (36 destroyed, 36 disabled) Units retreated 7 Allied ground losses: 663 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 112 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 26 (1 destroyed, 25 disabled) Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 5th Indian Division Defending units: 4th Tank Regiment 6th Guards Inf. Regiment 11th Infantry Regiment 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion Burma Area Army 25th Air Defense AA Regiment 20th AA Regiment