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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 29, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Perth at 44,147 SS I-22, hits 1 Allied Ships DD Le Triomphant SS I-22 is sighted by escort I-22 diving deep .... DD Le Triomphant attacking submerged sub .... SS I-22 eludes DD Le Triomphant by diving deep -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tabiteuea at 137,134 CM Tsugaru Allied Ships SS S-33 SS S-33 launches 4 torpedoes S-33 bottoming out .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Chittagong at 55,41 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. CA Kinugasa CA Aoba Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled CA Kinugasa firing at Chittagong Fortress Chittagong Fortress firing at CA Kinugasa E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Aoba Chittagong Fortress firing at CA Aoba CA Aoba firing at Chittagong Fortress -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Adak Island (162,52) 425 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships LSD Shinshu Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire APD Hagi APD Fuji AMC Saigon Maru – The first unpleasant surprise today, the AMCs didn’t fire a single round of their 140mm or 150mm guns in support of the landing… Japanese ground losses: 507 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 36 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled 155mm M1A1 GPF Battery engaging LSD Shinshu Maru at 5,000 yards APD Hagi firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards APD Hagi firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards APD Fuji firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards 155mm M1A1 GPF Battery engaging LSD Shinshu Maru at 5,000 yards APD Fuji firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards 155mm M1A1 GPF Battery engaging LSD Shinshu Maru at 5,000 yards APD Hagi firing to suppress enemy battery at 5,000 yards APD Hagi fired at enemy troops APD Fuji fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Adak Island (162,52) TF 115 troops unloading over beach at Adak Island, 162,52 Japanese ground losses: 346 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 42 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled) 20 troops of a IJA HMG Squad accidentally lost during unload of 7th Div /2 10 Support troops lost in surf during unload of 7th Div /9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Adak Island (162,52) 201 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships LSD Shinshu Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire APD Hagi APD Fuji AMC Saigon Maru Japanese ground losses: 202 casualties reported Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 31 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) 155mm M1A1 GPF Battery engaging LSD Shinshu Maru at 6,000 yards APD Fuji firing to suppress enemy battery at 6,000 yards 155mm M1A1 GPF Battery engaging LSD Shinshu Maru at 6,000 yards APD Fuji firing to suppress enemy battery at 6,000 yards 155mm M1A1 GPF Battery engaging LSD Shinshu Maru at 6,000 yards APD Hagi fired at enemy troops APD Fuji fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Efate at 118,154 SS I-29 Allied Ships PT-27 PT-24 PT-23 PT-22 PT-21 SS I-29 cannot acquire firing solution on enemy PT I-29 diving deep .... Sub escapes detection -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Lingga at 51,88 xAK Sumiyoshi Maru PB Yachiyo Maru Allied Ships SS Gudgeon SS Gudgeon is sighted by escort Gudgeon bottoming out .... PB Yachiyo Maru attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Ki-30 Ann x 9 Ki-32 Mary x 5 Ki-51 Sonia x 17 Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52 Ki-30 Ann x 15 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Ki-21-Ic Sally x 13 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18 Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Ki-21-Ic Sally x 9 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 4 Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 damaged Runway hits 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 3rd Motor Brigade, at 76,132 , near Daly Waters Ki-21-IIa Sally x 14 Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 33 Ki-21-IIa Sally: 6 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak Allied ground losses: 51 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 10th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Ki-32 Mary x 11 Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 85th Chinese Corps, at 82,47 , near Ichang Ki-51 Sonia x 14 Ki-51 Sonia: 3 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 30th Chinese Corps, at 83,46 , near Ichang Ki-36 Ida x 17 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Ki-21-Ic Sally x 9 Runway hits 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18 Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Runway hits 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Wenchow , at 89,58 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 13 Airbase hits 5 Runway hits 12 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chungking , at 76,45 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6 Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 53rd Chinese Corps, at 76,46 , near Chungking Ki-32 Mary x 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st Raiding Regiment, at 59,40 , near Imphal A-29A Hudson x 5 P-43A-1 Lancer x 6 – the Allies seem to be scraping the barrel here for fighters. A mix of Oscar and Nick LRCAP is set over this hex for tomorrow. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st Raiding Regiment, at 59,40 , near Imphal Buffalo I x 12 Hudson IIIa x 11 Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 9th JNAF Coy , at 138,147 (Funafuti) A6M2 Zero x 15 A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed – unpleasant surprise #2 today, 6 of these Zeros crashed on the way home with 6x decent pilots KIA. Lesson learnt, I won’t be sending Zeros on Very LRCAP again… Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 5 B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (15 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (15 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 15 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 8000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 9th JNAF Coy , at 138,147 (Funafuti) A6M2 Zero x 4 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 28 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 5 28 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 1st Chinese Corps, at 87,41 , near Tsiaotso Ki-48-Ib Lily x 15 Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 95th Chinese Corps, at 79,41 , near Kienko Ki-51 Sonia x 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ndeni at 120,143 – I’d set the Zeros based here to sweep Efate so there was nothing on CAP. In hindsight, this was a missed opportunity that 27x Zeros on CAP could have taken advantage of. Allied aircraft P-38E Lightning x 11 SBD-3 Dauntless x 16 Japanese Ships AMc Kaito Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage – obliterated with the first hit, the second bomb hit matchsticks! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Efate , at 120,154 - wasted effort, I should have had them on local CAP… A6M2 Zero x 23 23 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Efate at 118,154 SS I-29, hits 1 Allied Ships DD Nestor SS I-29 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Nestor I-29 diving deep .... DD Nestor attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Timoeka (86,116) Japanese ground losses: 59 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Invasion Support action off Adak Island (162,52) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships LSD Shinshu Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire – I doubt these fires will be put out until it sinks, but the 7th Division is ashore except for a reserve Bn and lots of support squads that are on a follow up task force. AMC Saigon Maru 155mm M1A1 GPF Battery engaging LSD Shinshu Maru at 6,000 yards 155mm M1A1 GPF Battery engaging LSD Shinshu Maru at 6,000 yards 155mm M1A1 GPF Battery engaging LSD Shinshu Maru at 6,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 78,47 (near Chungking) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 12149 troops, 119 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 405 Defending force 13931 troops, 75 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 358 Japanese adjusted assault: 93 – a bad penalty from the dice roll, but still not a bad result in terms of casualties inflicted. Allied adjusted defense: 250 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 56 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 384 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 29 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 13th Division 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion Defending units: 39th Chinese Corps 59th Chinese Corps 33rd Group Army -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha (82,52) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 5856 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1128 Defending force 74219 troops, 323 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2616 Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 76,46 (near Chungking) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1030 troops, 127 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1260 Defending force 30659 troops, 170 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 839 Allied ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 76,41 (near Chengtu) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 12302 troops, 147 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 414 Defending force 1203 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8 Japanese adjusted assault: 431 Allied adjusted defense: 15 Japanese assault odds: 28 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 35 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 453 casualties reported Squads: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Units retreated 1, east towards Kienko. Assaulting units: 17th Division 13th Army 10th Mortar Battalion Defending units: 3rd Chinese Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chuhsien (88,56) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 3246 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 584 Defending force 22056 troops, 135 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 758 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Adak Island (162,52) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6085 troops, 123 guns, 124 vehicles, Assault Value = 252 Defending force 8729 troops, 106 guns, 41 vehicles, Assault Value = 362 Japanese ground losses: 90 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 87th Mountain Regiment 108th USN Base Force 42nd Construction Regiment 203rd Coast AA Regiment 154th FA Bn 106th USN Base Force 503rd Coast AA Regiment 188th Field Artillery Regiment Defending units: 52nd Div is 100% prepared for Adak, currently at Amchitka Island. It will move to reinforce then the attacks will go in. I need to move fast before allied CVs and BBs move to interfere, but 2x IJA Divisions should capture Adak quickly. 7th Division – despite the reported losses on landing, actual losses appear less. Status is currently 86/98 TOE and 53 infantry squads disabled. An IJN BB task force will bombard overnight, so if the allies order an attack it may hurt them worse than the 7th Div. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Imphal (60,40) Japanese Bombardment attack – deliberate attack ordered for tomorrow, as well as at Chittagong and in the hex NE of Imphal. Fingers are crossed that one or more of them succeed. Attacking force 4249 troops, 37 guns, 27 vehicles, Assault Value = 1052 Defending force 7195 troops, 142 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 301 OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jun 29, 42 Memboro is occupied by the Japanese Repairs completed on AK Yamaura Maru at Hakodate, ship returned to service – many more AK conversion finish, just in time to be used in a few more amphibious assaults somewhere. Repairs completed on AK Nichiyu Maru at Hakodate, ship returned to service Repairs completed on AK Nozima Maru at Hakodate, ship returned to service Repairs completed on AK Noto Maru at Hakodate, ship returned to service Repairs completed on AK Nissyu Maru at Hakodate, ship returned to service Repairs completed on AK Tenyo Maru at Hakodate, ship returned to service Repairs completed on AK Koei Maru at Hakodate, ship returned to service Repairs completed on AK Kotoku Maru at Hakodate, ship returned to service Repairs completed on AK Tatukami Maru at Hakodate, ship returned to service Repairs completed on AK Tatuharu Maru at Hakodate, ship returned to service Repairs completed on xAK Siraha Maru at Singapore, ship returned to service Repairs completed on AK Kyushu Maru at Singapore, ship returned to service Repairs completed on AK Tamon Maru at Singapore, ship returned to service Repairs completed on AK Keiyo Maru at Singapore, ship returned to service Repairs completed on AK Kenyo Maru at Singapore, ship returned to service Repairs completed on AK Kogyo Maru at Singapore, ship returned to service Repairs completed on AK Keisyo Maru at Singapore, ship returned to service CM Tsugaru lays defensive minefield at Tabiteuea Damaged A6M2 Zero from Chitose Ku S-1 crashes on return leg, pilot reported killed – these Zeros were damaged by B17s… Damaged A6M2 Zero from Chitose Ku S-1 is missing, pilot reported killed Damaged A6M2 Zero from Chitose Ku S-1 is missing, pilot reported killed Damaged A6M2 Zero from Chitose Ku S-1 is missing, pilot reported killed Damaged A6M2 Zero from Chitose Ku S-1 is missing, pilot reported killed Damaged A6M2 Zero from Chitose Ku S-1 crashes on return leg, pilot reported killed AMc Heimei Maru is reported HIT PO2 Kawabata J. of Zuiho-1 is credited with kill number 6 6 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade to Myitkyina 7 x Ki-56 Thalia transporting 21st Ind.Mixed Brigade to Myitkyina 4 x H6K2-L Mavis transporting 9th JNAF Coy from Funafuti 16 x H6K2-L Mavis transporting 9th JNAF Coy from Funafuti 17 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting supplies to 33rd/C 3 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting supplies to Katherine 6 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting supplies to Darwin 7 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting supplies to Darwin 6 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting supplies to Darwin 5 x Ki-57-I Topsy transporting supplies to Darwin 8 x MC-21 Sally transporting supplies to Kalemyo 8 x MC-21 Sally transporting supplies to Kalemyo AMc Heimei Maru sinks at sea AMc Kaito Maru sinks at sea SS I-20 in ARD Dublon ARD at Truk Repairs completed on xAK Teisin Maru at Singapore, ship returned to service Repairs completed on xAK Tsukuba Maru at Soerabaja, ship returned to service Nago expands fortifications to size 1 Umnak Island expands airfield to size 3 Naga expands airfield to size 3 Magwe expands fortifications to size 3 Tarawa expands fortifications to size 2 Rangpur expands airfield to size 3 Darwin expands fortifications to size 1 Nachi-2 converting to E13A1 Jake DD Naganami arrives at Nagoya – will move to join BB Div 3 and help escort BBs 246th Sentai arrives at Tokyo – takes a full quota of trainee pilots so will spend about 3 months training them up before deploying south. 1st Area Army arrives at Mutankiang – LGEN Ayabe commanding. He will be replaced with a decent GEN at some point, but I don’t need to spend that 30x PP until 1945 so will save it for now. HQ 1st Area Army will take command of 3rd and 5th Armies on paper and stay at Mutankiang to boost border defences. 2nd Area Army arrives at Tokyo – Big decision to be made with this HQ, whether to send it to the vicinity of Java/Timor or to NE India to provide an Army level HQ in that region. I have set it to prepare for Chittagong and will move it there, but that will leave a big gap in the southern defensive perimeter. GEN Shimomura is appointed to command to replace LGEN Inoue, which only costs 7 PP. 2nd Army arrives at Tokyo – LGEN Shichida commanding, he has decent stats so will keep the job. 2nd Army will move with HQ 2nd Area Army to NE India and prepare for Dimapur to help boost IJA units in that part of the front.
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