jdsrae
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 14, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 12 Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 12 Liberator B.VI: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 7 Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 5 Liberator GR.VI x 13 Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 6 Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 16 B-24J Liberator x 8 Runway hits 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 5 Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 4 damaged Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 10 B-24D1 Liberator x 10 B-24J Liberator x 24 Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 5 Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 4 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.VI x 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42 Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 4 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.VI x 6 Liberator GR.VI: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42 Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3 Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 4 Airbase hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42 Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42 Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42 Weather in hex: Severe storms – this is why the Allies aren’t hitting anything Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42 Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 7 B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42 Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 8 Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Adak Island (162,52) TF 119 troops unloading over beach at Adak Island, 162,52 Allied ground losses: 432 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 84 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 144 disabled Guns lost 12 (0 destroyed, 12 disabled) Vehicles lost 94 (2 destroyed, 92 disabled) Engineer Vehicle accidentally lost during unload of 872/873rd EAB Motorized Support dropped into water during unload of 232nd USN Base Force /3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Trinkat at 44,63 Japanese Ships E Uji Allied Ships SS Templar, hits 2 SS Templar launches 2 torpedoes at E Uji E Uji attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Jorhat , at 63,38 – sniffing about for some area CAP, but the Allies don’t seem to fly CAP with range > 0. I don’t blame them! Weather in hex: Clear sky Ki-84r Frank x 42 42 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Jorhat , at 63,38 Ki-84r Frank x 40 40 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Jorhat , at 63,38 Ki-84r Frank x 43 43 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 15th Army, at 55,43 , near Cox's Bazar Allied aircraft P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 25 25 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 20th Division, at 55,43 , near Cox's Bazar Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 14 B-25D1 Mitchell x 47 B-25H Mitchell x 16 Japanese ground losses: 40 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 20th Division, at 55,43 , near Cox's Bazar Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 16 Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 55,43 , near Cox's Bazar Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 30 B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 41 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 20th Division, at 55,43 , near Cox's Bazar Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 15 Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 15th Army, at 55,43 , near Cox's Bazar Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 15 Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 11th Tank Regiment, at 55,43 , near Cox's Bazar Allied aircraft B-25G Mitchell x 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 15th Army, at 55,43 , near Cox's Bazar Allied aircraft P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 22 22 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 15th Army, at 55,43 , near Cox's Bazar Allied aircraft P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 22 22 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 15th Army, at 55,43 , near Cox's Bazar Allied aircraft P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 21 21 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 42000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Attu Island (153,49) TF 66 troops unloading over beach at Attu Island, 153,49 Allied ground losses: 255 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 50 disabled – going in unprepared, but that doesn’t matter against an unopposed beach. Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 51 disabled Guns lost 12 (0 destroyed, 12 disabled) Vehicles lost 20 (1 destroyed, 19 disabled) 8 Aviation Support troops lost in surf during unload of 152nd USA Base Force Engineer Vehicle lost overboard during unload of 3rd USN Naval Const Rgt -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Amchitka Island (158,52) TF 206 troops unloading over beach at Amchitka Island, 158,52 Allied ground losses: 82 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 21 disabled Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled) Vehicles lost 9 (0 destroyed, 9 disabled) 13 troops of a USA Rifle Squad 44 lost from landing craft during unload of 144th USA Base Force 0.5in M2HB AAMG accidentally lost during unload of 149th USA Base Force /5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 55,43 (near Cox's Bazar) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 105516 troops, 1913 guns, 3164 vehicles, Assault Value = 4007 Defending force 62564 troops, 729 guns, 1027 vehicles, Assault Value = 2091 Allied adjusted assault: 1928 Japanese adjusted defense: 4457 – good adjusted AV, but another IJA Division is trashed. Mostly disablements, so if the Allies give them time they will recover. Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 5026 casualties reported Squads: 25 destroyed, 403 disabled – IJA 20th Div was zeroed Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 32 disabled Engineers: 5 destroyed, 54 disabled Guns lost 148 (10 destroyed, 138 disabled) Vehicles lost 23 (1 destroyed, 22 disabled) Allied ground losses: 5407 casualties reported Squads: 47 destroyed, 703 disabled – that’s about 2x Allied Divs trashed Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 126 disabled – 1x Bde of support squads Engineers: 27 destroyed, 115 disabled – this may have been the separate CE Regt, or might just be embedded engineers Guns lost 132 (6 destroyed, 126 disabled) – lots of guns to be repaired Vehicles lost 74 (11 destroyed, 63 disabled) – not many destroyed, and the others might just be trucks, but the IJA AT gunners were busy so I am hoping these are mostly Allied tanks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 59,40 (near Silchar) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 37310 troops, 819 guns, 860 vehicles, Assault Value = 1194 Defending force 13996 troops, 129 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 374 Allied adjusted assault: 779 Japanese adjusted defense: 695 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 467 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 46 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 10 disabled Guns lost 21 (1 destroyed, 20 disabled) Allied ground losses: 245 casualties reported Squads: 15 destroyed, 46 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Guns lost 19 (8 destroyed, 11 disabled) Vehicles lost 29 (1 destroyed, 28 disabled) Assaulting units: 254th Armoured Brigade 26th Indian Division 19th Indian Division 5th Indian Division 30th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd (Special Force) Division Defending units: 19th Division 11th Army OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR May 14, 44 SS I-12 reports having been sighted by the enemy at 180 , 101 Repairs completed on DD Kishinami at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service Repairs completed on CA Takao at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service G3M2 Nell from Yokosuka Ku K-1 attacking an Allied CL at 110,67 a 'U' 1941 Long Hull class SS is reported HIT Spitfire PR.XI sighted over 15th Army Spitfire PR.XI sighted over 11th Army G4M1 Betty from K-704 Hikotai has spotted AM Tern at 114,138 AM Tern is reported HIT G4M1 Betty from K-704 Hikotai has spotted AM Tern at 114,138 AM Tern is reported HIT G3M3 Nell from K-706 Hikotai attacking SS Tambor at 131,53 SS Tambor is reported HIT Mosquito PR.XVI sighted over Taung Gyi 17 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 43rd JNAF AF Unit from Ponape Repairs completed on DD Hayanami at Hiroshima/Kure, ship returned to service Previous report of sinking of CV Lexington II incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service E W-34 arrives at Tokyo E W-39 arrives at Tokyo SC CHa-82 arrives at Shanghai 177th Infantry Regiment arrives at Changchun = 107th Div subordinate units will move to Manila to form up. IGHQ Pers Branch will then find a LGEN to take command. 178th Infantry Regiment arrives at Changchun 107th Field Artillery Regiment arrives at Changchun 107th Engineer Regiment arrives at Changchun --------------- The big attack near Cox’s Bazar. Some of these Allied units are very new arrivals so they won’t have field forts yet, so they could be the ones that took casualties. IJA 20th Div took the brunt of the attack. 1st Tank Div and one of the IJA Infantry Divs were in reserve. 82nd (WA) Div was zeroed. The combat report shows the equivalent of about 2x Allied Divisions trashed for the price of 1. Not a bad trade, but this isn’t sustainable. The decision to be made is whether to withdraw 1st Tank Div and leave the Infantry to their fate, or hold the hex at all costs. Once this force crumbles there are a similar number of IJA Divisions spread along the coast, but in 1s and 2s per hex and not concentrated into a force that could block the advance.
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