wneumann
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Summary of Operations 7/28/42 continued Central Pacific: Jap carrier air patrols reported at Pago Pago. U.S. subs are still enroute to Kwajalein and Canton Is. Minesweeping operations in progress at Washington Is - minefield detected, laid by Jap submarine(s). South Pacific: Japanese task force in the area ESE of Wellington (NZ) launched another naval air attack with floatplanes against a small Allied transport TF. AAR follows. A British surface TF (BB Prince of Wales and 3 cruisers) has departed Wellington and now headed towards the vicinity of the Jap TF. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 78,144 Japanese aircraft E8N Dave x 5 E13A1 Jake x 5 Japanese aircraft losses E8N Dave: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Steelmaker MSW Whippoorwill AK Darvel, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 1 x E8N Dave bombing at 2000 feet 1 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet 4 x E8N Dave bombing at 2000 feet 4 x E13A1 Jake bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Japanese air bombing raids and recon continue on Norfolk Is. Australia: Japanese fighters based at Thursday Is launched a fighter sweep against the Allied airfield at Cooktown. AAR follows. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Cooktown , at 48,100 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk I x 6 P-40E Warhawk x 8 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged P-40E Warhawk: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air bombing raids by U.S. B-17 bombers continue on Jap ground forces near Daly Waters. AAR follows. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 14th Tank Regiment, at 35,89 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 B-17E Fortress x 10 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 7 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet 1 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- India: British ASW task force clearing Jap minefield at Colombo. China: Japanese ground attacks on Chinese forces at Changsha and Kanhsien. AAR's follow. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 87092 troops, 457 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1836 26th, 39th, 40th, 60th & 70th Infantry Divisions, 2 Mtn Gun Rgt, 6 & 15 FA Rgts Defending force 24296 troops, 72 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 755 10th & 32nd Chinese Corps, 27th Chinese Guerilla Corps, HQ 1st Group Army Japanese max assault: 1792 - adjusted assault: 827 Allied max defense: 758 - adjusted defense: 550 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 7) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 6 Japanese ground losses: 1268 casualties reported Guns lost 23 Allied ground losses: 453 casualties reported Guns lost 23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kanhsien Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 4908 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 135 20 Mixed Brigade/B, Shanghai SNLF Defending force 6343 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 234 63rd Chinese Corps Japanese max assault: 128 - adjusted assault: 9 Allied max defense: 215 - adjusted defense: 83 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 7) Japanese ground losses: 559 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Guns lost 2
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