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  1. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 43
  2. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  3. Sub attack near Umboi Island at 101,124
  4.  
  5. Japanese Ships
  6. xAP Brazil Maru
  7. DD Oite
  8. APD Yunagi
  9. xAP Hie Maru
  10. DD Sanae
  11. DD Hayate
  12.  
  13. Allied Ships
  14. SS S-44
  15.  
  16. SS S-44 launches 4 torpedoes at xAP Brazil Maru
  17. DD Sanae fails to find sub and abandons search
  18. DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
  19. DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
  20. DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
  21. DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
  22. DD Hayate fails to find sub, continues to search...
  23. Escort abandons search for sub
  24.  
  25.  
  26. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  27. Night Naval bombardment of Groote Eylandt at 82,130
  28.  
  29. Allied aircraft
  30. no flights
  31.  
  32. Allied aircraft losses
  33. Kittyhawk III: 8 damaged
  34. Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed on ground
  35. P-40K Warhawk: 15 damaged
  36. SBD-1 Dauntless: 9 damaged
  37. Spitfire Vc Trop: 7 damaged
  38. Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed on ground
  39. P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
  40.  
  41. Japanese Ships
  42. BB Hyuga
  43. BB Ise
  44. BB Haruna
  45. CA Haguro
  46. CA Myoko
  47. CA Azumaya
  48.  
  49. Allied Ships
  50. AM Pirie, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
  51. AM Cowra, Shell hits 1, on fire
  52.  
  53. Allied ground losses:
  54. 111 casualties reported
  55. Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  56. Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 18 disabled
  57. Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
  58. Vehicles lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled)
  59.  
  60. Airbase hits 4
  61. Airbase supply hits 2
  62. Runway hits 23
  63. Port supply hits 3
  64.  
  65. BB Hyuga firing at Groote Eylandt
  66. BB Ise firing at Groote Eylandt
  67. BB Haruna firing at 4th Australian Division
  68. CA Haguro firing at 4th Australian Division
  69. CA Myoko firing at Groote Eylandt
  70. CA Azumaya firing at Groote Eylandt
  71.  
  72.  
  73. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  74. Night Naval bombardment of Makin at 136,125
  75.  
  76. Allied Ships
  77. BB Massachusetts
  78. BB South Dakota
  79. CL Cleveland
  80. DD Gansevoort
  81. DD McCalla
  82. DD Laffey
  83. DD LaVallette
  84.  
  85. Japanese ground losses:
  86. 278 casualties reported
  87. Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
  88. Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 16 disabled
  89. Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
  90. Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
  91.  
  92. Port hits 17
  93. Port fuel hits 1
  94. Port supply hits 4
  95.  
  96. OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB Massachusetts
  97. BB Massachusetts firing at Maizuru 4th SNLF
  98. OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for BB South Dakota
  99. BB South Dakota firing at Makin
  100. CL Cleveland firing at Makin
  101. DD Gansevoort firing at Makin
  102. DD McCalla firing at Makin
  103. DD Laffey firing at Maizuru 4th SNLF
  104. DD LaVallette firing at Makin
  105.  
  106.  
  107. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  108. Morning Air attack on Umboi Island , at 100,125
  109.  
  110. Weather in hex: Light rain
  111.  
  112. Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
  113. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
  114.  
  115. Japanese aircraft
  116. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 25
  117.  
  118. Allied aircraft
  119. Kittyhawk III x 10
  120.  
  121. Japanese aircraft losses
  122. Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed
  123.  
  124. Allied aircraft losses
  125. Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed
  126.  
  127. CAP engaged:
  128. 50th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  129. 8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  130. Group patrol altitude is 15000
  131. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
  132.  
  133.  
  134.  
  135. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  136. Morning Air attack on Umboi Island , at 100,125
  137.  
  138. Weather in hex: Light rain
  139.  
  140. Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
  141. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
  142.  
  143. Japanese aircraft
  144. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 19
  145.  
  146. Allied aircraft
  147. Kittyhawk III x 9
  148.  
  149. Japanese aircraft losses
  150. Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
  151.  
  152. Allied aircraft losses
  153. Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed
  154.  
  155. CAP engaged:
  156. 50th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  157. 9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
  158. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 18000.
  159. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
  160.  
  161.  
  162.  
  163. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  164. Morning Air attack on Umboi Island , at 100,125
  165.  
  166. Weather in hex: Light rain
  167.  
  168. Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
  169. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
  170.  
  171. Japanese aircraft
  172. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 15
  173.  
  174. Allied aircraft
  175. P-40K Warhawk x 14
  176.  
  177. Japanese aircraft losses
  178. Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
  179.  
  180. Allied aircraft losses
  181. P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
  182.  
  183. CAP engaged:
  184. 50th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  185. 10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
  186. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 18000.
  187. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 55 minutes
  188.  
  189.  
  190.  
  191. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  192. Morning Air attack on Jubbulpore , at 46,27
  193.  
  194. Weather in hex: Severe storms
  195.  
  196. Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
  197. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
  198.  
  199. Japanese aircraft
  200. A6M5 Zero x 14
  201.  
  202. No Japanese losses
  203.  
  204. Aircraft Attacking:
  205. 14 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet
  206.  
  207.  
  208.  
  209. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  210. Morning Air attack on XXI Indian Corps, at 48,22 , near Gwalior
  211.  
  212. Weather in hex: Clear sky
  213.  
  214. Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
  215. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
  216.  
  217. Japanese aircraft
  218. A6M3 Zero x 7
  219.  
  220. Allied aircraft
  221. Spitfire VIII x 4
  222. P-40K Warhawk x 11
  223.  
  224. Japanese aircraft losses
  225. A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed
  226.  
  227. No Allied losses
  228.  
  229. CAP engaged:
  230. No.155 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  231. (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
  232. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  233. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
  234. Raid is overhead
  235. 318th FG/19th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  236. (11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
  237. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
  238. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
  239. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
  240.  
  241.  
  242.  
  243. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  244. Morning Air attack on TF, near Karachi at 38,5
  245.  
  246. Weather in hex: Overcast
  247.  
  248. Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
  249. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
  250.  
  251. Japanese aircraft
  252. G3M3 Nell x 18
  253.  
  254. Allied aircraft
  255. Beaufighter VIf x 4
  256. Hurricane IIa Trop x 6
  257.  
  258. Japanese aircraft losses
  259. G3M3 Nell: 11 destroyed, 1 damaged
  260.  
  261. No Allied losses
  262.  
  263. Allied Ships
  264. DD Thracian
  265. xAK Tornus
  266. xAK Bandra
  267.  
  268. Aircraft Attacking:
  269. 3 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
  270. Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
  271.  
  272. CAP engaged:
  273. No.176 Sqn RAF with Beaufighter VIf (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  274. 4 plane(s) intercepting now.
  275. Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 11000.
  276. Raid is overhead
  277. No.258 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  278. 6 plane(s) intercepting now.
  279. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
  280. Raid is overhead
  281.  
  282.  
  283.  
  284. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  285. Morning Air attack on XXI Indian Corps, at 48,22 , near Gwalior
  286.  
  287. Weather in hex: Clear sky
  288.  
  289. Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
  290. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
  291.  
  292. Japanese aircraft
  293. A6M3 Zero x 14
  294.  
  295. Allied aircraft
  296. Spitfire VIII x 3
  297. P-40K Warhawk x 6
  298.  
  299. Japanese aircraft losses
  300. A6M3 Zero: 3 destroyed
  301.  
  302. No Allied losses
  303.  
  304. CAP engaged:
  305. No.155 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  306. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  307. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 27000 and 29015.
  308. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
  309. 318th FG/19th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  310. 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  311. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 27000 and 35000.
  312. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 57 minutes
  313.  
  314.  
  315.  
  316. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  317. Morning Air attack on 10th Indian/C Division, at 48,22 , near Gwalior
  318.  
  319. Weather in hex: Clear sky
  320.  
  321. Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
  322. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
  323.  
  324. Japanese aircraft
  325. Ki-49-IIa Helen x 25
  326.  
  327. Allied aircraft
  328. Spitfire VIII x 2
  329.  
  330. No Japanese losses
  331.  
  332. No Allied losses
  333.  
  334. Allied ground losses:
  335. 77 casualties reported
  336. Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
  337. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
  338. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
  339.  
  340. Aircraft Attacking:
  341. 25 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet
  342. Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
  343.  
  344. CAP engaged:
  345. No.155 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  346. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  347. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 26030.
  348. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
  349.  
  350.  
  351.  
  352. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  353. Morning Air attack on 4th Australian Division, at 82,130 (Groote Eylandt)
  354.  
  355. Weather in hex: Severe storms
  356.  
  357. Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
  358. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
  359.  
  360. Japanese aircraft
  361. Ki-49-IIa Helen x 30
  362.  
  363. Japanese aircraft losses
  364. Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 damaged
  365.  
  366. Allied ground losses:
  367. 12 casualties reported
  368. Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  369. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  370. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  371.  
  372. Aircraft Attacking:
  373. 16 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet
  374. Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
  375. 14 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet
  376. Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
  377.  
  378.  
  379.  
  380. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  381. Morning Air attack on Umboi Island , at 100,125
  382.  
  383. Weather in hex: Light rain
  384.  
  385. Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
  386. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
  387.  
  388. Japanese aircraft
  389. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 10
  390.  
  391. Allied aircraft
  392. Scythe IV x 6
  393. Kittyhawk III x 2
  394. P-40K Warhawk x 2
  395.  
  396. Japanese aircraft losses
  397. Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 5 destroyed
  398.  
  399. Allied aircraft losses
  400. P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
  401.  
  402. CAP engaged:
  403. 50th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  404. 10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  405. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 20000.
  406. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
  407.  
  408.  
  409.  
  410. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  411. Morning Air attack on Umboi Island , at 100,125
  412.  
  413. Weather in hex: Light rain
  414.  
  415. Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
  416. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
  417.  
  418. Japanese aircraft
  419. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1
  420.  
  421. Allied aircraft
  422. Kittyhawk III x 7
  423.  
  424. Japanese aircraft losses
  425. Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
  426.  
  427. No Allied losses
  428.  
  429. Aircraft Attacking:
  430. 4 x Kittyhawk III sweeping at 25000 feet
  431.  
  432. CAP engaged:
  433. 50th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  434. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  435. Group patrol altitude is 15000
  436. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
  437.  
  438.  
  439.  
  440. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  441. Morning Air attack on 13th/B Division, at 45,23 , near Bhopal
  442.  
  443. Weather in hex: Heavy rain
  444.  
  445. Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
  446. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
  447.  
  448. Japanese aircraft
  449. A6M3 Zero x 1
  450.  
  451. Allied aircraft
  452. Wellington GR.VIII x 14
  453.  
  454. No Japanese losses
  455.  
  456. Allied aircraft losses
  457. Wellington GR.VIII: 2 damaged
  458.  
  459. Japanese ground losses:
  460. 5 casualties reported
  461. Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  462. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  463. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  464.  
  465. Aircraft Attacking:
  466. 14 x Wellington GR.VIII bombing from 7000 feet
  467. Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb
  468.  
  469. CAP engaged:
  470. 251 Ku S-1/C with A6M3 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  471. (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
  472. 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
  473. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
  474. Raid is overhead
  475.  
  476.  
  477.  
  478. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  479. Morning Air attack on 48th Recon Regiment, at 49,22 , near Gwalior
  480.  
  481. Weather in hex: Heavy rain
  482.  
  483. Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
  484. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
  485.  
  486. Allied aircraft
  487. Spitfire VIII x 5
  488.  
  489. No Allied losses
  490.  
  491. Aircraft Attacking:
  492. 5 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 25000 feet
  493.  
  494.  
  495.  
  496. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  497. Morning Air attack on Jubbulpore , at 46,27
  498.  
  499. Weather in hex: Severe storms
  500.  
  501. Raid detected at 134 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
  502. Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
  503.  
  504. Japanese aircraft
  505. A6M5 Zero x 2
  506.  
  507. No Japanese losses
  508.  
  509. Aircraft Attacking:
  510. 2 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet
  511.  
  512.  
  513.  
  514. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  515. Morning Air attack on 4th Australian Division, at 82,130 (Groote Eylandt)
  516.  
  517. Weather in hex: Severe storms
  518.  
  519. Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
  520. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
  521.  
  522. Japanese aircraft
  523. Ki-49-IIa Helen x 31
  524.  
  525. No Japanese losses
  526.  
  527. Allied ground losses:
  528. 7 casualties reported
  529. Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  530. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  531. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  532.  
  533. Aircraft Attacking:
  534. 31 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet
  535. Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
  536.  
  537.  
  538.  
  539. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  540. Morning Air attack on TF, near Karachi at 38,5
  541.  
  542. Weather in hex: Overcast
  543.  
  544. Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
  545. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
  546.  
  547. Japanese aircraft
  548. G3M3 Nell x 18
  549.  
  550. Allied aircraft
  551. Beaufighter VIf x 1
  552. Hurricane IIa Trop x 3
  553.  
  554. Japanese aircraft losses
  555. G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
  556.  
  557. No Allied losses
  558.  
  559. Allied Ships
  560. xAK Tornus, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
  561. xAK Orna, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
  562. xAK Bandra, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
  563. xAK Queda, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
  564. DD Thanet
  565.  
  566. Aircraft Attacking:
  567. 17 x G3M3 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
  568. Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
  569.  
  570. CAP engaged:
  571. No.176 Sqn RAF with Beaufighter VIf (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  572. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  573. Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters to 1000.
  574. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 77 minutes
  575. No.258 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  576. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  577. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 1000.
  578. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 213 minutes
  579.  
  580.  
  581.  
  582. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  583. Afternoon Air attack on 77th Infantry Regiment, at 136,128 (Tarawa)
  584.  
  585. Weather in hex: Light rain
  586.  
  587. Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
  588. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
  589.  
  590. Allied aircraft
  591. F4F-4 Wildcat x 3
  592. F4U-1 Corsair x 9
  593. F6F-3 Hellcat x 12
  594. TBF-1 Avenger x 16
  595.  
  596. No Allied losses
  597.  
  598. Japanese ground losses:
  599. 55 casualties reported
  600. Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
  601. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
  602. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  603.  
  604. Aircraft Attacking:
  605. 16 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 7000 feet
  606. Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  607.  
  608.  
  609.  
  610. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  611. Afternoon Air attack on Lucknow , at 52,23
  612.  
  613. Weather in hex: Partial cloud
  614.  
  615. Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
  616. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
  617.  
  618. Japanese aircraft
  619. A6M5 Zero x 26
  620. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 130
  621.  
  622. Allied aircraft
  623. Spitfire VIII x 5
  624.  
  625. Japanese aircraft losses
  626. Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 4 destroyed
  627.  
  628. Allied aircraft losses
  629. Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed
  630.  
  631. CAP engaged:
  632. 202 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (4 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  633. 22 plane(s) intercepting now.
  634. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
  635. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 29000.
  636. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
  637. 1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  638. 22 plane(s) intercepting now.
  639. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
  640. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 24000 and 27000.
  641. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
  642. 11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (4 airborne, 21 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  643. 25 plane(s) intercepting now.
  644. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
  645. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 28000.
  646. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
  647. 25th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (7 airborne, 24 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  648. 31 plane(s) intercepting now.
  649. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  650. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 29000.
  651. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
  652. 64th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (8 airborne, 21 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  653. 29 plane(s) intercepting now.
  654. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  655. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 30000.
  656. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
  657.  
  658.  
  659.  
  660. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  661. Afternoon Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130
  662.  
  663. Weather in hex: Heavy rain
  664.  
  665. Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
  666. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
  667.  
  668. Japanese aircraft
  669. A6M3a Zero x 4
  670.  
  671. No Japanese losses
  672.  
  673. Aircraft Attacking:
  674. 4 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 25000 feet
  675.  
  676.  
  677.  
  678. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  679.  
  680. Ground combat at Bhaunagar (39,19)
  681.  
  682. Japanese Bombardment attack
  683.  
  684. Attacking force 7809 troops, 75 guns, 174 vehicles, Assault Value = 367
  685.  
  686. Defending force 6146 troops, 11 guns, 35 vehicles, Assault Value = 220
  687.  
  688. Allied ground losses:
  689. 8 casualties reported
  690. Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  691. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  692. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  693.  
  694. Assaulting units:
  695. 22nd Recon Regiment
  696. 1st Mobile Infantry Regiment
  697. 5th Recon Regiment
  698. 17th Indpt Guards Regiment
  699.  
  700. Defending units:
  701. Waziristan/B Division
  702. Waziristan/A Division
  703. 75th Indian Brigade
  704. 15th/1st Punjab Battalion
  705. Waziristan/C Division
  706.  
  707.  
  708. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  709.  
  710. Ground combat at 38,31 (near Hyderabad)
  711.  
  712. Japanese Bombardment attack
  713.  
  714. Attacking force 5837 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 209
  715.  
  716. Defending force 10885 troops, 211 guns, 366 vehicles, Assault Value = 329
  717.  
  718. Assaulting units:
  719. 17th Ind.Mixed Brigade
  720.  
  721. Defending units:
  722. 42nd Cavalry Regiment
  723. 41st Infantry Division
  724. 26th Indian Brigade
  725.  
  726.  
  727. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  728.  
  729. Ground combat at Bangalore (32,37)
  730.  
  731. Japanese Bombardment attack
  732.  
  733. Attacking force 7080 troops, 260 guns, 168 vehicles, Assault Value = 157
  734.  
  735. Defending force 13441 troops, 159 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 405
  736.  
  737. Assaulting units:
  738. 14th Guards Regiment
  739. 12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  740. 5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  741. 5th Field Artillery Regiment
  742. 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
  743. 7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  744. 20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  745. 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  746. 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
  747. 13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
  748.  
  749. Defending units:
  750. 22nd Indian Brigade
  751. 88th Indian Brigade
  752. Tippu Fortress
  753. 23rd Indian/B Division
  754. 3rd Hyderabad Base Force
  755. 2nd Central India Base Force
  756. 1/3 Central Detach.
  757. 1/1 Det. South Ind
  758.  
  759.  
  760. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  761.  
  762. Ground combat at Cawnpore (51,23)
  763.  
  764. Japanese Bombardment attack
  765.  
  766. Attacking force 13429 troops, 144 guns, 62 vehicles, Assault Value = 507
  767.  
  768. Defending force 13349 troops, 224 guns, 315 vehicles, Assault Value = 317
  769.  
  770. Assaulting units:
  771. 12th Engineer Regiment
  772. 6th Guards Division
  773. 10th RF Gun Battalion
  774.  
  775. Defending units:
  776. 2nd Hyder Lancers Regiment
  777. 8th KGV Light Cav Regiment
  778. 63rd Indian Brigade
  779. 6th British Brigade
  780. Nowshera Brigade
  781. 166 Wing
  782. 163rd Light AA Regiment
  783. RAF 225 Group Base Force
  784. 4/4th Det NW Front
  785. 21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
  786. 95th Heavy AA Regiment
  787. 119th RAF Base Force
  788. 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
  789.  
  790.  
  791. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  792.  
  793. Ground combat at Bellary (34,33)
  794.  
  795. Japanese Bombardment attack
  796.  
  797. Attacking force 4295 troops, 37 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 310
  798.  
  799. Defending force 4072 troops, 77 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 15
  800.  
  801. Assaulting units:
  802. 37th/B Division
  803. 37th/C Division
  804.  
  805. Defending units:
  806. 118th RAF Base Force
  807. 17th Indian Light AA Regiment
  808. 168 Wing /2
  809. 29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
  810. AHQ India
  811. 1/1st Det Hyderabad
  812. 3rd (Special Force) Div /2
  813.  
  814.  
  815.  
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