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- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 13, 43
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- ASW attack near Groote Eylandt at 83,130
- Japanese Ships
- BB Amagi
- CL Ninaru
- CL Teshio
- CL Suzuka
- CL Agano
- CL Otowa
- DD Takanami
- DD Myojinami
- DD Kosugiri
- DD Nenohi
- DD Yamakaze
- Allied Ships
- SS S-33, hits 4
- SS S-33 is sighted by escort
- DD Myojinami fails to find sub, continues to search...
- DD Kosugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
- DD Nenohi fails to find sub, continues to search...
- DD Yamakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
- DD Myojinami fails to find sub and abandons search
- DD Kosugiri fails to find sub and abandons search
- DD Nenohi attacking submerged sub ....
- DD Nenohi fails to find sub, continues to search...
- DD Nenohi fails to find sub, continues to search...
- DD Nenohi fails to find sub, continues to search...
- Escort abandons search for sub
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- Night Naval bombardment of Karachi at 40,8
- Allied aircraft
- no flights
- Allied aircraft losses
- Catalina I: 1 damaged
- Japanese Ships
- BB Musashi
- BB Yamato
- Allied ground losses:
- 45 casualties reported
- Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
- Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Airbase hits 8
- Airbase supply hits 1
- Runway hits 9
- E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for BB Musashi
- BB Musashi firing at Karachi
- BB Yamato firing at Karachi
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- ASW attack near Groote Eylandt at 83,130
- Japanese Ships
- DD Asashio
- BB Amagi
- CL Ninaru
- CL Teshio
- CL Suzuka
- CL Agano
- CL Otowa
- DD Takanami
- DD Myojinami
- DD Kosugiri
- DD Nenohi
- DD Yamakaze
- Allied Ships
- SS S-33, hits 6
- SS S-33 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Asashio
- DD Myojinami fails to find sub and abandons search
- DD Kosugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
- DD Nenohi fails to find sub and abandons search
- DD Yamakaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
- DD Kosugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
- DD Yamakaze fails to find sub and abandons search
- DD Kosugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
- DD Kosugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
- DD Kosugiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
- DD Kosugiri attacking submerged sub ....
- Escort abandons search for sub
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- Sub attack near Cairns at 95,141
- Japanese Ships
- SS RO-62, hits 1
- Allied Ships
- xAKL Vincent
- xAKL Pelton Bank
- xAKL Mulubinda
- xAKL Wawa
- xAKL Surigao
- xAKL Kailua
- DD Te Mana
- Captain of SS RO-62 elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
- DD Te Mana fails to find sub, continues to search...
- DD Te Mana attacking submerged sub ....
- DD Te Mana attacking submerged sub ....
- DD Te Mana is out of ASW ammo
- DD Te Mana is out of ASW ammo
- DD Te Mana is out of ASW ammo
- DD Te Mana is out of ASW ammo
- DD Te Mana fails to find sub, continues to search...
- DD Te Mana fails to find sub, continues to search...
- Escort abandons search for sub
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- Morning Air attack on 31st Armoured/C Division, at 50,22 , near Gwalior
- Weather in hex: Partial cloud
- Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 10
- Allied aircraft
- Hurricane IIa Trop x 6
- Hurricane IIc Trop x 11
- Spitfire VIII x 2
- P-40K Warhawk x 2
- Japanese aircraft losses
- Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed
- Allied aircraft losses
- Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
- Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
- P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 1 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 25000 feet
- CAP engaged:
- No.30 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
- 2 plane(s) intercepting now.
- Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
- Raid is overhead
- No.67 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
- 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
- Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
- No.79 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
- 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
- Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
- No.136 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
- 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
- Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
- No.261 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- (9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
- 9 plane(s) intercepting now.
- Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
- Raid is overhead
- 318th FG/19th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
- 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
- Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
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- Morning Air attack on 31st Armoured/C Division, at 50,22 , near Gwalior
- Weather in hex: Partial cloud
- Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 36
- Allied aircraft
- Hurricane IIa Trop x 2
- Hurricane IIc Trop x 4
- Spitfire VIII x 1
- Japanese aircraft losses
- Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
- Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed by flak
- No Allied losses
- Allied ground losses:
- 7 casualties reported
- Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
- Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Vehicles lost 13 (1 destroyed, 12 disabled)
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 29 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick bombing from 100 feet
- Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
- CAP engaged:
- No.79 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
- Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 24000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 86 minutes
- No.136 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
- Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 26000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
- No.261 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
- Group patrol altitude is 25000
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 89 minutes
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- Morning Air attack on 77th Chindit Brigade, at 39,30 , near Hyderabad
- Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
- Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- Ki-49-IIa Helen x 17
- No Japanese losses
- Allied ground losses:
- 15 casualties reported
- Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
- Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 17 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet
- Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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- Morning Air attack on 31st Armoured/C Division, at 50,22 , near Gwalior
- Weather in hex: Partial cloud
- Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- A6M3 Zero x 31
- Ki-49-IIa Helen x 71
- Japanese aircraft losses
- Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged
- Allied ground losses:
- 101 casualties reported
- Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
- Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled
- Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
- Vehicles lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 21 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet
- Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
- 21 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet
- Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
- 29 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet
- Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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- Morning Air attack on 31st Armoured/C Division, at 50,22 , near Gwalior
- Weather in hex: Partial cloud
- Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- Ki-49-IIa Helen x 15
- Japanese aircraft losses
- Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
- Allied ground losses:
- 8 casualties reported
- Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
- Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Vehicles lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 15 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet
- Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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- Morning Air attack on 31st Armoured/C Division, at 50,22 , near Gwalior
- Weather in hex: Partial cloud
- Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 36
- Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8
- No Japanese losses
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 8 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo sweeping at 25000 feet
- 36 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 25000 feet
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- Morning Air attack on 31st Armoured/C Division, at 50,22 , near Gwalior
- Weather in hex: Partial cloud
- Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2
- No Japanese losses
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 2 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 25000 feet
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- Morning Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130
- Weather in hex: Clear sky
- Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- Ki-49-IIa Helen x 23
- Allied aircraft
- Beaufighter VIc x 5
- P-38G Lightning x 5
- Japanese aircraft losses
- Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
- No Allied losses
- Runway hits 5
- Port hits 1
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 9 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet
- Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
- 3 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet
- Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
- CAP engaged:
- No.24 Sqn RAAF with Beaufighter VIc (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 3 plane(s) intercepting now.
- Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 12000.
- Raid is overhead
- No.30 Sqn RAAF with Beaufighter VIc (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 2 plane(s) intercepting now.
- Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 12000.
- Raid is overhead
- 49th FG/9th FS with P-38G Lightning (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 5 plane(s) intercepting now.
- Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 12000.
- Raid is overhead
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- Morning Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130
- Weather in hex: Clear sky
- Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- Ki-49-IIa Helen x 24
- Allied aircraft
- Beaufighter VIc x 2
- P-38G Lightning x 2
- Japanese aircraft losses
- Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged
- Allied aircraft losses
- Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed on ground
- Allied ground losses:
- 7 casualties reported
- Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Runway hits 7
- Port hits 4
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 15 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet
- Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
- 9 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet
- Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
- CAP engaged:
- No.24 Sqn RAAF with Beaufighter VIc (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
- Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
- No.30 Sqn RAAF with Beaufighter VIc (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
- Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
- 49th FG/9th FS with P-38G Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
- Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 49 minutes
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- Morning Air attack on Groote Eylandt , at 82,130
- Weather in hex: Clear sky
- Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- Ki-49-IIa Helen x 25
- Allied aircraft
- Beaufighter VIc x 2
- P-38G Lightning x 1
- No Japanese losses
- Allied aircraft losses
- P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
- Allied ground losses:
- 5 casualties reported
- Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Airbase hits 5
- Runway hits 14
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 25 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet
- Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
- CAP engaged:
- No.24 Sqn RAAF with Beaufighter VIc (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
- Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
- No.30 Sqn RAAF with Beaufighter VIc (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
- Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
- 49th FG/9th FS with P-38G Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
- Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
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- Morning Air attack on TF, near Mornington Island at 84,134
- Weather in hex: Severe storms
- Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 33 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- A6M3a Zero x 25
- A6M5 Zero x 31
- Allied aircraft
- Kittyhawk III x 15
- P-39D Airacobra x 7
- P-40K Warhawk x 23
- TBF-1 Avenger x 14
- Japanese aircraft losses
- A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed
- A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
- Allied aircraft losses
- Kittyhawk III: 6 destroyed
- P-39D Airacobra: 3 destroyed
- P-40K Warhawk: 6 destroyed
- TBF-1 Avenger: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
- TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
- Japanese Ships
- CV Tairyu
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
- CAP engaged:
- Junyo-1 with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
- Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 13000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
- Tairyu-1 with A6M5 Zero (1 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
- 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
- Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 13000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
- Donryu-1 with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
- Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 13000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
- Junyo-1 with A6M3a Zero (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 4 plane(s) intercepting now.
- Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 12000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
- Hiyo-1 with A6M5 Zero (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 4 plane(s) intercepting now.
- Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 17000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
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- Morning Air attack on TF, near Mornington Island at 84,134
- Weather in hex: Severe storms
- Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- A6M3a Zero x 16
- A6M5 Zero x 20
- Allied aircraft
- SBD-5 Dauntless x 3
- No Japanese losses
- Allied aircraft losses
- SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 destroyed
- CAP engaged:
- Junyo-1 with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
- Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters to 14000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
- Tairyu-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
- Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 16000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 52 minutes
- Junyo-1 with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
- Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 14000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 75 minutes
- Hiyo-1 with A6M5 Zero (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 17000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 16000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 70 minutes
- Donryu-1 with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
- Group patrol altitude is 13000 , scrambling fighters between 12310 and 13000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 61 minutes
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- Morning Air attack on Guards Tank/B Division, at 50,21 , near Gwalior
- Weather in hex: Light cloud
- Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- A6M5 Zero x 18
- Allied aircraft
- Blenheim VD x 4
- Hurricane IIc Trop x 7
- Hurricane FR.IIb x 1
- Wellington Ic x 14
- Japanese aircraft losses
- A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed
- Allied aircraft losses
- Blenheim VD: 2 destroyed
- Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
- Wellington Ic: 4 destroyed, 8 damaged
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 5 x Wellington Ic bombing from 8000 feet
- Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
- 1 x Wellington Ic bombing from 8000 feet
- Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
- 1 x Blenheim VD bombing from 8000 feet
- Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
- 3 x Wellington Ic bombing from 8000 feet
- Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
- CAP engaged:
- 253 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (18 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 18 plane(s) intercepting now.
- Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
- Raid is overhead
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- Morning Air attack on Guards Tank/C Division, at 50,23 , near Cawnpore
- Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
- Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- A6M5 Zero x 22
- Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 26
- Allied aircraft
- Beaufort VIII x 6
- No Japanese losses
- Allied aircraft losses
- Beaufort VIII: 2 destroyed
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 6 x Beaufort VIII bombing from 6000 feet
- Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
- CAP engaged:
- 202 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (22 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 22 plane(s) intercepting now.
- Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
- Raid is overhead
- 11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (26 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 26 plane(s) intercepting now.
- Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
- Raid is overhead
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- Morning Air attack on Guards Tank/B Division, at 50,21 , near Gwalior
- Weather in hex: Light cloud
- Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- A6M5 Zero x 3
- Allied aircraft
- Beaufort I x 9
- No Japanese losses
- Allied aircraft losses
- Beaufort I: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 8 x Beaufort I bombing from 7000 feet
- Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
- CAP engaged:
- 253 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
- Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 397 minutes
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- Morning Air attack on Umboi Island , at 100,125
- Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
- Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
- Allied aircraft
- Kittyhawk III x 12
- B-25D1 Mitchell x 12
- No Allied losses
- Airbase supply hits 1
- Runway hits 4
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 12 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet
- Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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- Morning Air attack on Umboi Island , at 100,125
- Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
- Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
- Allied aircraft
- B-24D1 Liberator x 8
- No Allied losses
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 15000 feet *
- Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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- Morning Air attack on Umboi Island , at 100,125
- Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
- Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
- Allied aircraft
- P-40K Warhawk x 2
- No Allied losses
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 2 x P-40K Warhawk sweeping at 25000 feet
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- Morning Air attack on Umboi Island , at 100,125
- Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
- Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
- Allied aircraft
- P-40K Warhawk x 13
- No Allied losses
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 13 x P-40K Warhawk sweeping at 25000 feet
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- Afternoon Air attack on 'Taifu' Assault SNLF, at 136,128 (Tarawa)
- Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
- Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
- Allied aircraft
- F4U-1 Corsair x 16
- SBD-3 Dauntless x 15
- No Allied losses
- Japanese ground losses:
- 35 casualties reported
- Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
- Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
- Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
- 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
- Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
- 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
- Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
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- Afternoon Air attack on 'Taifu' Assault SNLF, at 136,128 (Tarawa)
- Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
- Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
- Allied aircraft
- F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
- F4U-1 Corsair x 12
- TBF-1 Avenger x 16
- No Allied losses
- Japanese ground losses:
- 14 casualties reported
- Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
- Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 16 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 7000 feet
- Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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- Sub attack near Makassar at 64,106
- Japanese Ships
- SC CHa-6
- PB Senyu Maru #2
- xAKL Yoshinogawa Maru
- xAKL Yamabuki Maru
- xAKL Oridono Maru
- xAKL Aiyo Maru
- PB Zosen Maru
- Allied Ships
- SS KXVI
- SS KXVI launches 4 torpedoes at SC CHa-6
- KXVI diving deep ....
- PB Zosen Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
- PB Zosen Maru attacking submerged sub ....
- PB Zosen Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
- PB Zosen Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
- PB Zosen Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
- Escort abandons search for sub
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- Ground combat at Jubbulpore (46,27)
- Japanese Bombardment attack
- Attacking force 20623 troops, 362 guns, 284 vehicles, Assault Value = 624
- Defending force 13246 troops, 172 guns, 227 vehicles, Assault Value = 378
- Japanese ground losses:
- 23 casualties reported
- Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
- Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Allied ground losses:
- 39 casualties reported
- Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
- Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Assaulting units:
- Imperial Guards Division
- 16th Guards Regiment
- 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
- 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
- 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
- 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
- 11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
- 1st Mobile Field Artillery Regiment
- 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
- 2nd Mobile AA Battalion
- Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
- 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
- 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
- 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
- 12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
- Defending units:
- 19th Indian/B Division
- 77th Chindit Brigade
- 46th Indian Brigade
- 19th Indian/A Division
- 19th Indian/C Division
- 4/3rd Det. NW Front
- 1/2 Det. South Ind
- IV Indian Corps
- 8th Medium Regiment
- 8th Belfast Heavy AA Regiment
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- Ground combat at 48,22 (near Gwalior)
- Japanese Bombardment attack
- Attacking force 25269 troops, 287 guns, 74 vehicles, Assault Value = 917
- Defending force 22704 troops, 496 guns, 687 vehicles, Assault Value = 629
- Japanese ground losses:
- 213 casualties reported
- Squads: 7 destroyed, 21 disabled
- Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Allied ground losses:
- 20 casualties reported
- Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
- Assaulting units:
- 104th Division
- 21st Division
- 2nd Mobile Engineer Regiment
- 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
- 31st Fld AA Gun Co
- 1st Mortar Battalion
- 20th AA Regiment
- 2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
- 41st Field AA Battalion
- Defending units:
- 10th Indian/B Division
- 10th Indian/A Division
- 8th Indian/C Division
- 5th Indian/C Division
- 10th Indian/C Division
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- Ground combat at Bangalore (32,37)
- Japanese Bombardment attack
- Attacking force 7072 troops, 260 guns, 168 vehicles, Assault Value = 157
- Defending force 13500 troops, 160 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 409
- Allied ground losses:
- 21 casualties reported
- Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
- Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Assaulting units:
- 14th Guards Regiment
- 12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
- 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
- 20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
- 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
- 5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
- 5th Field Artillery Regiment
- 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
- 7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
- 13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
- Defending units:
- 22nd Indian Brigade
- 88th Indian Brigade
- Tippu Fortress
- 23rd Indian/B Division
- 1/3 Central Detach.
- 3rd Hyderabad Base Force
- 2nd Central India Base Force
- 1/1 Det. South Ind
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- Ground combat at Bellary (34,33)
- Japanese Bombardment attack
- Attacking force 8590 troops, 74 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 318
- Defending force 4067 troops, 77 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 15
- Assaulting units:
- 37th/B Division
- 37th/C Division
- Defending units:
- 29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
- 1/1st Det Hyderabad
- 168 Wing /2
- 17th Indian Light AA Regiment
- AHQ India
- 118th RAF Base Force
- 3rd (Special Force) Div /2
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