castor troy
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Koggala at 30,51 Japanese Ships SS I-165 Allied Ships DD Arunta DD Fortune DD Decoy after sinking an enemy AMC yesterday we encounter ASW forces immediately... SS I-165 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Arunta DD Fortune fails to find sub and abandons search DD Decoy fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Decoy fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Decoy fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Decoy fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Decoy attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 177 RAF Base Force, at 46,32 , near Raipur Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 57 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 damaged Allied ground losses: 111 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 9 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 22 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 112th RN Base Force ... Also attacking 166 RAF Base Force ... Also attacking 177 RAF Base Force ... Also attacking 112th RN Base Force ... Also attacking 177 RAF Base Force ... Also attacking 112th RN Base Force ... Also attacking 166 RAF Base Force ... Also attacking 177 RAF Base Force ... Also attacking 112th RN Base Force ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 177 RAF Base Force, at 46,32 , near Raipur Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 42 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 88 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 22 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 166 RAF Base Force ... Also attacking 177 RAF Base Force ... Also attacking 166 RAF Base Force ... Also attacking 177 RAF Base Force ... Also attacking 166 RAF Base Force ... Also attacking 177 RAF Base Force ... Also attacking 166 RAF Base Force ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 91st Chinese Corps, at 87,44 , near Chengchow Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 84 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 215 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 9 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 29 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 9 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 10 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 90th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 19th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 33rd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 23rd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 76th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 36th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 42nd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 96th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 61st Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 22nd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 91st Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 19th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 42nd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 19th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 91st Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 90th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 33rd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 23rd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 76th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 96th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 91st Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 19th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 42nd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 19th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 91st Chinese Corps, at 87,44 , near Chengchow Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 21 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 143 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 21 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 37th Group Army ... Also attacking 129th Red Chinese Division ... Also attacking 91st Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 37th Group Army ... Also attacking 91st Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 37th Group Army ... Also attacking 129th Red Chinese Division ... Also attacking 91st Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 37th Group Army ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 166 RAF Base Force, at 46,32 , near Raipur Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 59 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 19 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 117th RAF Base Force ... Also attacking 166 RAF Base Force ... Also attacking 117th RAF Base Force ... Also attacking 166 RAF Base Force ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 94th Chinese Corps, at 85,46 , near Nanyang Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 5 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 29 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 59 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 29 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 5 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 53rd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 85th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 94th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 53rd Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 85th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 94th Chinese Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 94th Chinese Corps, at 85,46 , near Nanyang Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 20 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 117th RAF Base Force, at 46,32 , near Raipur Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 30 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 27th Chinese Corps, at 87,44 , near Chengchow Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 30 Ki-49-IIa Helen x 21 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 148 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 23 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 21 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking Red Chinese Army ... Also attacking 57th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 27th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking Red Chinese Army ... Also attacking 27th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking Red Chinese Army ... Also attacking 57th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 27th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking Red Chinese Army ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Red Chinese Army, at 87,44 , near Chengchow Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 17 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 42 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 30 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 40 G3M2 Nell x 35 Allied aircraft P-40K Warhawk x 10 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed No Allied losses Allied Ships DD Craven xAK Challenger xAK Zannis Cambanis, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Missourian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Theofano Livanos xAK Lena Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage attacking enemy convoy at Horn Island which is most likely unloading supplies there... only 3 units reported at the island, recon shows only 2000 troops... it's absolutely obvious that our Zeros are totally outdated already, even though being flown by excellent pilots they can't really deal with the Warhawks despite 4:1 numerical superiority... they keep the enemy fighters from engaging the bombers though and the three dozen bombers achieve 6 torp hits, most likely sinking all frou freighters... Aircraft Attacking: 20 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 15 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp CAP engaged: 49th FG/7th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 10 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 31 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 39 G3M2 Nell x 40 Allied aircraft P-40K Warhawk x 7 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed Allied Ships xAK Theofano Livanos xAK Carolinian DD Craven xAK Weltevreden, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires xAK Lena Luckenbach, heavy damage xAK Kooringa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire xAK Challenger DD Ellet a second heavily escorted wave of bombers shows up but only achieves two torp hits out of 40 torps dropped which is a pure fail as we're talking about 70+ nav torp crews here... Aircraft Attacking: 27 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 13 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp CAP engaged: 49th FG/7th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes Massive explosion on xAK Kooringa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 60th Chinese Corps, at 77,59 (Canton) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 89 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 damaged Allied ground losses: 111 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 31 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 31 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 27 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 28th New Chinese Division ... Also attacking 60th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 28th New Chinese Division ... Also attacking 60th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 28th New Chinese Division ... Also attacking 60th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 28th New Chinese Division ... Also attacking 60th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 28th New Chinese Division ... Also attacking 60th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 28th New Chinese Division ... Also attacking 60th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 28th New Chinese Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 60th Chinese Corps, at 77,59 (Canton) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 27 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 67 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 38th New Chinese Division ... Also attacking 60th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 38th New Chinese Division ... Also attacking 60th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 38th New Chinese Division ... Also attacking 60th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 38th New Chinese Division ... Also attacking 60th Chinese Corps ... Also attacking 38th New Chinese Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 6th Division, at 80,32 (Sining) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft SB-III x 3 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x SB-III bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 6th Division, at 80,32 (Sining) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft I-16-III x 5 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 5 x I-16-III bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 34th Division, at 80,32 (Sining) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Allied aircraft I-15-III x 3 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x I-15-III bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 34th Division, at 80,32 (Sining) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft SB-III x 3 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x SB-III bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 13th Division, at 80,32 (Sining) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft I-16-III x 3 I-15-III x 3 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x I-15-III bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb 3 x I-16-III bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Canton (77,59) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 32602 troops, 257 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 918 Defending force 68435 troops, 267 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 566 Allied ground losses: 44 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade 1st Ind.Mixed Brigade 19th Ind.Mixed Brigade 9th Ind.Mixed Brigade 47th JAAF AF Bn 5th RF Gun Battalion 2nd RF Gun Battalion 32nd JNAF AF Unit 30th JAAF AF Bn 1st JAAF AF Coy Canton Special Base Force 2nd JAAF AF Coy Defending units: 12th Chinese Corps 31st Chinese Corps 24th Chinese Corps 34th Chinese Corps 14th Chinese Corps 80th Chinese Corps 93rd Chinese Corps 39th New Chinese Division 60th Chinese Corps 3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps 48th Chinese Corps 29th Chinese Corps 98th Chinese Corps 38th New Chinese Division 51st Chinese Corps 4th Heavy Mortar Regiment 57th AT Gun Regiment 16th Group Army 2nd Prov Chinese Corps 1st War Area Jingcha War Area 7th Chinese Corps 7th New Chinese Corps 3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment 28th New Chinese Division 15th Chinese Corps 56th AT Gun Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Warangal (40,33) Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 79 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 6 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Japanese adjusted assault: 4 Allied adjusted defense: 1 Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Warangal !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-) Assaulting units: Yokosuka 1st SNLF /1
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