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  1. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 14, 43
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  3. Sub attack near Gorontalo at 72,95
  4.  
  5. Japanese Ships
  6. E Ishigaki
  7. E Kunashiri
  8.  
  9. Allied Ships
  10. SS O21
  11.  
  12. SS O21 launches 4 torpedoes at E Ishigaki
  13. E Kunashiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
  14. E Kunashiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
  15. E Kunashiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
  16. E Kunashiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
  17. E Kunashiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
  18. Escort abandons search for sub
  19.  
  20.  
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  22. ASW attack near Tsu at 108,64
  23.  
  24. Japanese Ships
  25. DD Akizuki
  26. DD Yamanagiri
  27.  
  28. Allied Ships
  29. SS Shark
  30.  
  31. SS Shark launches 4 torpedoes at DD Akizuki
  32. DD Yamanagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
  33. DD Yamanagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
  34. DD Yamanagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
  35. DD Yamanagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
  36. DD Yamanagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
  37. Escort abandons search for sub
  38.  
  39.  
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  41. Night Air attack on Benares , at 51,27
  42.  
  43. Weather in hex: Light cloud
  44.  
  45. Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
  46. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
  47.  
  48. Allied aircraft
  49. Blenheim VD x 9
  50.  
  51. No Allied losses
  52.  
  53. Aircraft Attacking:
  54. 9 x Blenheim VD bombing from 6000 feet
  55. Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
  56.  
  57.  
  58.  
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  60. Night Air attack on Allahabad , at 51,26
  61.  
  62. Weather in hex: Partial cloud
  63.  
  64. Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
  65. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
  66.  
  67. Allied aircraft
  68. Wellington Ic x 5
  69.  
  70. No Allied losses
  71.  
  72. Airbase supply hits 1
  73. Runway hits 11
  74.  
  75. Aircraft Attacking:
  76. 5 x Wellington Ic bombing from 7000 feet
  77. Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  78.  
  79.  
  80.  
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  82. Night Air attack on Allahabad , at 51,26
  83.  
  84. Weather in hex: Partial cloud
  85.  
  86. Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
  87. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
  88.  
  89. Allied aircraft
  90. Wellington Ic x 6
  91.  
  92. No Allied losses
  93.  
  94. Airbase hits 2
  95. Runway hits 10
  96.  
  97. Aircraft Attacking:
  98. 6 x Wellington Ic bombing from 7000 feet
  99. Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  100.  
  101.  
  102.  
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  104. ASW attack near Kangean at 61,104
  105.  
  106. Japanese Ships
  107. E Uruyame
  108. E Ishinui
  109.  
  110. Allied Ships
  111. SS Sailfish
  112.  
  113. SS Sailfish is located by E Uruyame
  114. Sailfish bottoming out ....
  115. E Ishinui fails to find sub, continues to search...
  116. E Ishinui fails to find sub, continues to search...
  117. E Ishinui fails to find sub, continues to search...
  118. E Ishinui fails to find sub, continues to search...
  119. E Ishinui fails to find sub, continues to search...
  120. Escort abandons search for sub
  121.  
  122.  
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  124. Morning Air attack on 56th Recon Regiment, at 51,25 , near Allahabad
  125.  
  126. Weather in hex: Heavy rain
  127.  
  128. Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
  129. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
  130.  
  131. Japanese aircraft
  132. A6M3a Zero x 8
  133. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 53
  134.  
  135. Allied aircraft
  136. Spitfire VIII x 13
  137.  
  138. Japanese aircraft losses
  139. Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed
  140.  
  141. Allied aircraft losses
  142. Spitfire VIII: 2 destroyed
  143.  
  144. CAP engaged:
  145. 253 Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  146. (8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
  147. 6 plane(s) intercepting now.
  148. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
  149. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
  150. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
  151. 11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  152. (29 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
  153. 8 plane(s) intercepting now.
  154. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 16 being recalled, 5 out of immediate contact.
  155. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
  156. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
  157. 77th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  158. (24 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
  159. 4 plane(s) intercepting now.
  160. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 12 being recalled, 8 out of immediate contact.
  161. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
  162. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
  163.  
  164.  
  165.  
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  167. Morning Air attack on 56th Recon Regiment, at 51,25 , near Allahabad
  168.  
  169. Weather in hex: Heavy rain
  170.  
  171. Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
  172. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
  173.  
  174. Japanese aircraft
  175. A6M3a Zero x 8
  176. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 32
  177.  
  178. Allied aircraft
  179. Spitfire VIII x 12
  180.  
  181. Japanese aircraft losses
  182. Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 destroyed
  183.  
  184. Allied aircraft losses
  185. Spitfire VIII: 2 destroyed
  186.  
  187. CAP engaged:
  188. 253 Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  189. 8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  190. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 21000.
  191. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
  192. 11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  193. 4 plane(s) intercepting now.
  194. 13 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  195. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 25000.
  196. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 77 minutes
  197. 77th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  198. 8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  199. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15170 and 17000.
  200. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 58 minutes
  201.  
  202.  
  203.  
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  205. Morning Air attack on Jalgaon , at 41,24
  206.  
  207. Weather in hex: Overcast
  208.  
  209. Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
  210. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
  211.  
  212. Allied aircraft
  213. Hurricane IIc Trop x 10
  214.  
  215. No Allied losses
  216.  
  217. Aircraft Attacking:
  218. 10 x Hurricane IIc Trop sweeping at 12000 feet
  219.  
  220.  
  221.  
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  223. Morning Air attack on Gove , at 82,127
  224.  
  225. Weather in hex: Light rain
  226.  
  227. Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
  228. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
  229.  
  230. Japanese aircraft
  231. A6M3a Zero x 11
  232. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 22
  233.  
  234. Allied aircraft
  235. P-40K Warhawk x 20
  236.  
  237. Japanese aircraft losses
  238. A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed
  239.  
  240. Allied aircraft losses
  241. P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
  242.  
  243. CAP engaged:
  244. Hosho-1 with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  245. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  246. Group patrol altitude is 25000
  247. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
  248. 59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  249. 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  250. Group patrol altitude is 25000
  251. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
  252.  
  253.  
  254.  
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  256. Morning Air attack on Broome , at 62,127
  257.  
  258. Weather in hex: Overcast
  259.  
  260. Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
  261. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
  262.  
  263. Allied aircraft
  264. P-40K Warhawk x 20
  265.  
  266. No Allied losses
  267.  
  268. Aircraft Attacking:
  269. 20 x P-40K Warhawk sweeping at 25000 feet *
  270.  
  271.  
  272.  
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  274. Morning Air attack on Gardner's Horse Regiment, at 52,28 , near Benares
  275.  
  276. Weather in hex: Moderate rain
  277.  
  278. Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
  279. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
  280.  
  281. Japanese aircraft
  282. Ki-49-IIa Helen x 44
  283.  
  284. Allied aircraft
  285. P-70 Havoc x 5
  286.  
  287. Japanese aircraft losses
  288. Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
  289.  
  290. No Allied losses
  291.  
  292. Allied ground losses:
  293. 30 casualties reported
  294. Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  295. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
  296. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
  297. Vehicles lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
  298.  
  299. Aircraft Attacking:
  300. 9 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
  301. Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
  302. 27 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
  303. Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
  304.  
  305. CAP engaged:
  306. 15th FG/6th NFS with P-70 Havoc (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  307. 5 plane(s) intercepting now.
  308. Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 11000.
  309. Raid is overhead
  310.  
  311.  
  312.  
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  314. Morning Air attack on Nagpur , at 44,28
  315.  
  316. Weather in hex: Overcast
  317.  
  318. Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
  319. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
  320.  
  321. Japanese aircraft
  322. A6M3 Zero x 25
  323. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 35
  324. Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 22
  325.  
  326. Allied aircraft
  327. Hurricane FR.IIb x 9
  328.  
  329. No Japanese losses
  330.  
  331. Allied aircraft losses
  332. Hurricane FR.IIb: 2 destroyed
  333.  
  334. CAP engaged:
  335. 251 Ku S-1 with A6M3 Zero (0 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  336. 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  337. Group patrol altitude is 20000
  338. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
  339. 5th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  340. 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  341. Group patrol altitude is 14000
  342. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
  343. 25th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 28 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  344. 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  345. Group patrol altitude is 15000
  346. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
  347.  
  348.  
  349.  
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  351. Morning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
  352.  
  353. Weather in hex: Light cloud
  354.  
  355. Raid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
  356. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
  357.  
  358. Allied aircraft
  359. Kittyhawk III x 2
  360. Kittyhawk III x 9
  361.  
  362. No Allied losses
  363.  
  364. Aircraft Attacking:
  365. 9 x Kittyhawk III sweeping at 25000 feet
  366. 2 x Kittyhawk III sweeping at 25000 feet
  367.  
  368.  
  369.  
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  371. Morning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
  372.  
  373. Weather in hex: Light cloud
  374.  
  375. Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
  376. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
  377.  
  378. Allied aircraft
  379. Wirraway x 16
  380. P-39D Airacobra x 5
  381.  
  382. Allied aircraft losses
  383. Wirraway: 1 damaged
  384.  
  385. Runway hits 13
  386.  
  387. Aircraft Attacking:
  388. 16 x Wirraway bombing from 10000 feet
  389. Airfield Attack: 2 x 100 lb GP Bomb
  390.  
  391.  
  392.  
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  394. Morning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
  395.  
  396. Weather in hex: Light cloud
  397.  
  398. Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
  399. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
  400.  
  401. Allied aircraft
  402. Kittyhawk III x 11
  403.  
  404. No Allied losses
  405.  
  406. Aircraft Attacking:
  407. 11 x Kittyhawk III sweeping at 25000 feet
  408.  
  409.  
  410.  
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  412. Morning Air attack on 20th AA Regiment, at 47,22 , near Bhopal
  413.  
  414. Weather in hex: Severe storms
  415.  
  416. Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
  417. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
  418.  
  419. Allied aircraft
  420. Wellington Ic x 3
  421.  
  422. Allied aircraft losses
  423. Wellington Ic: 1 damaged
  424.  
  425. Japanese ground losses:
  426. 7 casualties reported
  427. Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  428. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
  429. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  430.  
  431. Aircraft Attacking:
  432. 3 x Wellington Ic bombing from 10000 feet
  433. Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  434.  
  435.  
  436.  
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  438. Morning Air attack on 20th AA Regiment, at 47,22 , near Bhopal
  439.  
  440. Weather in hex: Severe storms
  441.  
  442. Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
  443. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
  444.  
  445. Allied aircraft
  446. Wellington Ic x 9
  447.  
  448. No Allied losses
  449.  
  450. Japanese ground losses:
  451. 3 casualties reported
  452. Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  453. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
  454. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  455. Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)
  456.  
  457. Aircraft Attacking:
  458. 9 x Wellington Ic bombing from 8000 feet
  459. Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  460.  
  461.  
  462.  
  463. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  464. Morning Air attack on 11th RF Gun Battalion, at 51,25 , near Allahabad
  465.  
  466. Weather in hex: Heavy rain
  467.  
  468. Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
  469. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
  470.  
  471. Japanese aircraft
  472. A6M3a Zero x 7
  473. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 17
  474.  
  475. Allied aircraft
  476. Vengeance I x 23
  477.  
  478. No Japanese losses
  479.  
  480. Allied aircraft losses
  481. Vengeance I: 2 destroyed, 11 damaged
  482.  
  483. Aircraft Attacking:
  484. 7 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000'
  485. Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
  486. 5 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
  487. Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
  488. 6 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
  489. Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
  490.  
  491. CAP engaged:
  492. 253 Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
  493. 2 plane(s) intercepting now.
  494. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  495. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 17170 and 18000.
  496. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 61 minutes
  497. 11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  498. 14 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  499. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 13170 and 18000.
  500. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 136 minutes
  501. 77th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 1 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  502. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  503. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 17170.
  504. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
  505.  
  506. Also attacking 6th Tank Regiment ...
  507. Also attacking 11th RF Gun Battalion ...
  508.  
  509.  
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  511. Morning Air attack on 6th Tank Regiment, at 51,25 , near Allahabad
  512.  
  513. Weather in hex: Heavy rain
  514.  
  515. Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
  516. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
  517.  
  518. Japanese aircraft
  519. A6M3a Zero x 6
  520. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 15
  521.  
  522. Allied aircraft
  523. Blenheim VD x 9
  524. P-40K Warhawk x 15
  525.  
  526. Japanese aircraft losses
  527. Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
  528.  
  529. Allied aircraft losses
  530. Blenheim VD: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
  531.  
  532. Aircraft Attacking:
  533. 6 x Blenheim VD bombing from 8000 feet *
  534. Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
  535.  
  536. CAP engaged:
  537. 253 Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling)
  538. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  539. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
  540. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 77 minutes
  541. 5 planes vectored on to bombers
  542. 11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 10 scrambling)
  543. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  544. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 18000.
  545. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 65 minutes
  546. 5 planes vectored on to bombers
  547. 77th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  548. 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
  549. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  550. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
  551. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
  552.  
  553.  
  554.  
  555. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  556. Morning Air attack on 4th Guards Division, at 47,22 , near Bhopal
  557.  
  558. Weather in hex: Severe storms
  559.  
  560. Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
  561. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
  562.  
  563. Allied aircraft
  564. Wellington Ic x 6
  565.  
  566. No Allied losses
  567.  
  568. Japanese ground losses:
  569. 9 casualties reported
  570. Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  571. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
  572. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  573.  
  574. Aircraft Attacking:
  575. 3 x Wellington Ic bombing from 8000 feet
  576. Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  577. 3 x Wellington Ic bombing from 8000 feet
  578. Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  579.  
  580.  
  581.  
  582. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  583. Morning Air attack on 4th Guards Division, at 47,22 , near Bhopal
  584.  
  585. Weather in hex: Severe storms
  586.  
  587. Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
  588. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
  589.  
  590. Allied aircraft
  591. B-25D1 Mitchell x 10
  592.  
  593. Allied aircraft losses
  594. B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged
  595. B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak
  596.  
  597. Japanese ground losses:
  598. 41 casualties reported
  599. Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
  600. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
  601. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  602.  
  603. Aircraft Attacking:
  604. 10 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet
  605. Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  606.  
  607.  
  608.  
  609. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  610. Morning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
  611.  
  612. Weather in hex: Light cloud
  613.  
  614. Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
  615. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
  616.  
  617. Allied aircraft
  618. B-24D Liberator x 4
  619. B-24D1 Liberator x 20
  620.  
  621. Allied aircraft losses
  622. B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged
  623.  
  624. Airbase hits 2
  625. Runway hits 21
  626.  
  627. Aircraft Attacking:
  628. 4 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
  629. Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  630. 11 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
  631. Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  632. 3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
  633. Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  634. 6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
  635. Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  636.  
  637.  
  638.  
  639. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  640. Morning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
  641.  
  642. Weather in hex: Light cloud
  643.  
  644. Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
  645. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
  646.  
  647. Allied aircraft
  648. B-25D1 Mitchell x 9
  649.  
  650. No Allied losses
  651.  
  652. Airbase hits 1
  653. Runway hits 13
  654.  
  655. Aircraft Attacking:
  656. 9 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet
  657. Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  658.  
  659.  
  660.  
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  662. Morning Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
  663.  
  664. Weather in hex: Light cloud
  665.  
  666. Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
  667. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
  668.  
  669. Allied aircraft
  670. B-24D1 Liberator x 18
  671.  
  672. No Allied losses
  673.  
  674. Airbase hits 2
  675. Airbase supply hits 1
  676. Runway hits 23
  677.  
  678. Aircraft Attacking:
  679. 9 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
  680. Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  681. 9 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
  682. Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  683.  
  684.  
  685.  
  686. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  687. Morning Air attack on 4th Guards Division, at 47,22 , near Bhopal
  688.  
  689. Weather in hex: Severe storms
  690.  
  691. Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
  692. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
  693.  
  694. Allied aircraft
  695. B-25C Mitchell x 3
  696. P-40K Warhawk x 20
  697.  
  698. No Allied losses
  699.  
  700. Japanese ground losses:
  701. 5 casualties reported
  702. Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  703. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  704. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  705.  
  706. Aircraft Attacking:
  707. 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet
  708. Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  709.  
  710.  
  711.  
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  713. Morning Air attack on 4th Guards Division, at 47,22 , near Bhopal
  714.  
  715. Weather in hex: Severe storms
  716.  
  717. Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
  718. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
  719.  
  720. Allied aircraft
  721. Vengeance I x 9
  722.  
  723. No Allied losses
  724.  
  725. Japanese ground losses:
  726. 3 casualties reported
  727. Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  728. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  729. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  730.  
  731. Aircraft Attacking:
  732. 5 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000'
  733. Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
  734. 4 x Vengeance I releasing from 4000'
  735. Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
  736.  
  737.  
  738.  
  739. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  740. Morning Air attack on 4th Guards Division, at 47,22 , near Bhopal
  741.  
  742. Weather in hex: Severe storms
  743.  
  744. Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
  745. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
  746.  
  747. Allied aircraft
  748. B-25D1 Mitchell x 3
  749.  
  750. No Allied losses
  751.  
  752. Japanese ground losses:
  753. 3 casualties reported
  754. Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  755. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  756. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  757.  
  758. Aircraft Attacking:
  759. 3 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet
  760. Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  761.  
  762.  
  763.  
  764. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  765. Morning Air attack on Gove , at 82,127
  766.  
  767. Weather in hex: Light rain
  768.  
  769. Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
  770. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
  771.  
  772. Japanese aircraft
  773. A6M3a Zero x 3
  774. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 19
  775.  
  776. Allied aircraft
  777. P-40K Warhawk x 3
  778.  
  779. No Japanese losses
  780.  
  781. Allied aircraft losses
  782. P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
  783.  
  784. CAP engaged:
  785. Hosho-1 with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  786. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  787. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 31000.
  788. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
  789. 59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  790. 11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  791. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 25000 and 31000.
  792. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
  793.  
  794.  
  795.  
  796. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  797. Morning Air attack on Broome , at 62,127
  798.  
  799. Weather in hex: Overcast
  800.  
  801. Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
  802. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
  803.  
  804. Allied aircraft
  805. P-40K Warhawk x 3
  806.  
  807. No Allied losses
  808.  
  809. Aircraft Attacking:
  810. 3 x P-40K Warhawk sweeping at 25000 feet *
  811.  
  812.  
  813.  
  814. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  815. Morning Air attack on Gove , at 82,127
  816.  
  817. Weather in hex: Light rain
  818.  
  819. Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
  820. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
  821.  
  822. Japanese aircraft
  823. A6M3a Zero x 3
  824. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 19
  825.  
  826. Allied aircraft
  827. P-39D Airacobra x 3
  828.  
  829. Japanese aircraft losses
  830. Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
  831.  
  832. No Allied losses
  833.  
  834. CAP engaged:
  835. Hosho-1 with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
  836. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 31000.
  837. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
  838. 59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
  839. 10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
  840. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 27000 and 31000.
  841. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
  842.  
  843.  
  844.  
  845. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  846. Morning Air attack on Gove , at 82,127
  847.  
  848. Weather in hex: Light rain
  849.  
  850. Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
  851. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
  852.  
  853. Japanese aircraft
  854. A6M3a Zero x 3
  855. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 17
  856.  
  857. Allied aircraft
  858. P-39D Airacobra x 21
  859.  
  860. Japanese aircraft losses
  861. A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed
  862.  
  863. Allied aircraft losses
  864. P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
  865.  
  866. CAP engaged:
  867. Hosho-1 with A6M3a Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
  868. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  869. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 28000.
  870. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
  871. 59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
  872. 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  873. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 27000 and 34000.
  874. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
  875.  
  876.  
  877.  
  878. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  879. Afternoon Air attack on Broome , at 62,127
  880.  
  881. Weather in hex: Moderate rain
  882.  
  883. Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
  884. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
  885.  
  886. Allied aircraft
  887. Kittyhawk III x 14
  888.  
  889. No Allied losses
  890.  
  891. Aircraft Attacking:
  892. 14 x Kittyhawk III sweeping at 25000 feet
  893.  
  894.  
  895.  
  896. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  897.  
  898. Ground combat at Jubbulpore (46,27)
  899.  
  900. Japanese Bombardment attack
  901.  
  902. Attacking force 7990 troops, 277 guns, 257 vehicles, Assault Value = 1484
  903.  
  904. Defending force 15207 troops, 203 guns, 227 vehicles, Assault Value = 455
  905.  
  906. Japanese ground losses:
  907. Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
  908.  
  909. Allied ground losses:
  910. 32 casualties reported
  911. Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
  912. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
  913. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  914.  
  915. Assaulting units:
  916. 22nd Division
  917. Imperial Guards Division
  918. 6th Guards Division
  919. 16th Guards Regiment
  920. 2nd Mobile AA Battalion
  921. 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  922. 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
  923. 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
  924. 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
  925. 11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
  926. 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  927. 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  928. 1st Mobile Field Artillery Regiment
  929. 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
  930. Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
  931. 10th RF Gun Battalion
  932. 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
  933. 12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
  934.  
  935. Defending units:
  936. 19th Indian Division
  937. 46th Indian Brigade
  938. 77th Chindit Brigade
  939. 8th Medium Regiment
  940. 4/3rd Det. NW Front
  941. 1/2 Det. South Ind
  942. IV Indian Corps
  943. 8th Belfast Heavy AA Regiment
  944.  
  945.  
  946. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  947.  
  948. Ground combat at Bangalore (32,37)
  949.  
  950. Japanese Bombardment attack
  951.  
  952. Attacking force 11428 troops, 297 guns, 193 vehicles, Assault Value = 320
  953.  
  954. Defending force 13252 troops, 155 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 388
  955.  
  956. Allied ground losses:
  957. 9 casualties reported
  958. Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
  959. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  960. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  961.  
  962. Assaulting units:
  963. 14th Guards Regiment
  964. 37th/A Division
  965. 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  966. 5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  967. 5th Field Artillery Regiment
  968. 7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  969. 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
  970. 12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  971. 20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  972. 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
  973. 13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
  974.  
  975. Defending units:
  976. Tippu Fortress
  977. 88th Indian Brigade
  978. 22nd Indian Brigade
  979. 23rd Indian/B Division
  980. 3rd Hyderabad Base Force
  981. 1/3 Central Detach.
  982. 2nd Central India Base Force
  983. 1/1 Det. South Ind
  984.  
  985.  
  986. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  987.  
  988. Ground combat at Bhopal (45,24)
  989.  
  990. Allied Bombardment attack
  991.  
  992. Attacking force 15769 troops, 330 guns, 203 vehicles, Assault Value = 1003
  993.  
  994. Defending force 13781 troops, 179 guns, 246 vehicles, Assault Value = 522
  995.  
  996. Allied ground losses:
  997. 6 casualties reported
  998. Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  999. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  1000. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  1001.  
  1002. Assaulting units:
  1003. 5th British Brigade
  1004. 6th Indian Division
  1005. 3/6 Ghurka Rifles Battalion
  1006. 5th Indian Division
  1007. 224 Group RAF
  1008. 117th RAF Base Force
  1009.  
  1010. Defending units:
  1011. 35th Division
  1012. 13th Tank Regiment
  1013. 14th Tank Regiment
  1014. 55th Mountain Gun Regiment
  1015. 2nd Mobile Field Artillery Regiment
  1016.  
  1017.  
  1018. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1019.  
  1020. Ground combat at 47,22 (near Bhopal)
  1021.  
  1022. Allied Bombardment attack
  1023.  
  1024. Attacking force 28977 troops, 693 guns, 826 vehicles, Assault Value = 1183
  1025.  
  1026. Defending force 13919 troops, 237 guns, 173 vehicles, Assault Value = 408
  1027.  
  1028. Japanese ground losses:
  1029. 32 casualties reported
  1030. Squads: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
  1031. Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
  1032. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  1033. Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
  1034.  
  1035. Assaulting units:
  1036. 8th Indian Division
  1037. 10th Indian Division
  1038. 31st Armoured Division
  1039. XXI Corps Engineer Battalion
  1040. XXI Indian Corps
  1041.  
  1042. Defending units:
  1043. 48th Recon Regiment
  1044. 4th Guards Division
  1045. 5th Guards Cav Regiment
  1046. 20th AA Regiment
  1047. 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
  1048. 2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
  1049. 2nd Mobile Engineer Regiment
  1050. 1st Mortar Battalion
  1051. 41st Field AA Battalion
  1052.  
  1053.  
  1054. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1055.  
  1056. Ground combat at 37,31 (near Hyderabad)
  1057.  
  1058. Japanese Bombardment attack
  1059.  
  1060. Attacking force 8126 troops, 68 guns, 26 vehicles, Assault Value = 349
  1061.  
  1062. Defending force 240 troops, 0 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 43
  1063.  
  1064. Assaulting units:
  1065. 7th Tank Regiment
  1066. 17th/B Division
  1067. 17th/C Division
  1068.  
  1069. Defending units:
  1070. 42nd Cavalry Regiment
  1071.  
  1072.  
  1073.  
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