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- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 10, 43
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- ASW attack near Mornington Island at 84,133
- Japanese Ships
- AMC Asaka Maru
- DD Asagumo
- Allied Ships
- SS S-30
- SS S-30 is sighted by escort
- S-30 diving deep ....
- DD Asagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
- DD Asagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
- DD Asagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
- DD Asagumo attacking submerged sub ....
- DD Asagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
- Escort abandons search for sub
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- ASW attack near Cooktown at 93,137
- Japanese Ships
- SS RO-68
- Allied Ships
- DM Breese
- SS RO-68 is sighted by escort
- DM Breese fails to find sub, continues to search...
- DM Breese fails to find sub, continues to search...
- DM Breese fails to find sub, continues to search...
- DM Breese fails to find sub, continues to search...
- DM Breese fails to find sub, continues to search...
- Escort abandons search for sub
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- Night Time Surface Combat, near Mornington Island at 84,135, Range 10,000 Yards
- Japanese Ships
- DD Niizuki
- DD Kiyonami
- DD Akatsuki
- Allied Ships
- PT-257, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
- PT-258, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
- PT-259, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
- PT-260, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
- PT-261, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
- PT-262, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
- PT-263, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
- PT-264, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
- PT-295, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
- Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 35% moonlight: 10,000 yards
- Range closes to 11,000 yards...
- Range closes to 10,000 yards...
- CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
- CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
- PT-295 sunk by DD Akatsuki at 10,000 yards
- Range closes to 9,000 yards
- Range closes to 7,000 yards
- DD Akatsuki engages PT-264 at 7,000 yards
- DD Akatsuki engages PT-263 at 7,000 yards
- Range closes to 3,000 yards
- DD Niizuki engages PT-263 at 3,000 yards
- Range closes to 2,000 yards
- PT-264 sunk by DD Akatsuki at 2,000 yards
- PT-263 sunk by DD Akatsuki at 2,000 yards
- DD Niizuki engages PT-258 at 2,000 yards
- Range increases to 3,000 yards
- PT-262 sunk by DD Niizuki at 3,000 yards
- PT-260 sunk by DD Niizuki at 3,000 yards
- PT-258 sunk by DD Akatsuki at 3,000 yards
- Range closes to 2,000 yards
- PT-261 sunk by DD Akatsuki at 2,000 yards
- PT-259 sunk by DD Niizuki at 2,000 yards
- Range increases to 3,000 yards
- PT-257 sunk by DD Akatsuki at 3,000 yards
- Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
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- ASW attack near Kobe at 107,61
- Japanese Ships
- DD Tadeyame
- DD Yamanagiri
- Allied Ships
- SS Shark
- SS Shark launches 4 torpedoes at DD Tadeyame
- Shark diving deep ....
- DD Yamanagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
- DD Yamanagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
- DD Yamanagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
- DD Yamanagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
- DD Yamanagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
- Escort abandons search for sub
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- ASW attack near Izu Oshima at 113,63
- Japanese Ships
- DD Katsutade
- AK Sagami Maru
- xAP Teibi Maru
- xAP Takatiho Maru
- xAK Asakasan Maru
- xAK Nankai Maru
- Allied Ships
- SS Mingo, hits 2
- SS Mingo launches 4 torpedoes at DD Katsutade
- Mingo diving deep ....
- DD Katsutade fails to find sub, continues to search...
- DD Katsutade fails to find sub, continues to search...
- DD Katsutade attacking submerged sub ....
- DD Katsutade fails to find sub, continues to search...
- DD Katsutade fails to find sub, continues to search...
- Escort abandons search for sub
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- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian/C Division, at 47,23 , near Bhopal
- Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
- Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- Ki-49-IIa Helen x 25
- Allied aircraft
- Spitfire VIII x 2
- Japanese aircraft losses
- Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
- No Allied losses
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 25 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet
- Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
- CAP engaged:
- No.155 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- (2 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
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- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian/B Division, at 47,23 , near Bhopal
- Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
- Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- Ki-49-IIa Helen x 47
- Allied aircraft
- P-40K Warhawk x 6
- Japanese aircraft losses
- Ki-49-IIa Helen: 13 damaged
- No Allied losses
- Allied ground losses:
- 35 casualties reported
- Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
- Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
- Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 19 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet
- Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
- 28 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet
- Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
- CAP engaged:
- 318th FG/19th FS with P-40K Warhawk (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
- 6 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 Umboi Island , at 100,125
- Weather in hex: Clear sky
- Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
- Allied aircraft
- Kittyhawk III x 5
- P-40K Warhawk x 12
- No Allied losses
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 5 x Kittyhawk III sweeping at 25000 feet
- 12 x P-40K Warhawk sweeping at 25000 feet
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- Morning Air attack on Guards Tank/A Division, at 51,21 , near Lucknow
- Weather in hex: Light rain
- Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- A6M5 Zero x 13
- Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 71
- Allied aircraft
- Hurricane IIc Trop x 13
- Hurricane FR.IIb x 1
- Wellington GR.VIII x 13
- Kittyhawk III x 1
- No Japanese losses
- Allied aircraft losses
- Hurricane IIc Trop: 4 destroyed
- Hurricane FR.IIb: 1 destroyed
- Wellington GR.VIII: 4 destroyed
- Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed
- CAP engaged:
- 202 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (13 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- (13 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
- 13 plane(s) intercepting now.
- Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
- Raid is overhead
- 11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- (14 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
- 14 plane(s) intercepting now.
- Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
- Raid is overhead
- 64th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
- 5 plane(s) intercepting now.
- Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
- Raid is overhead
- 1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (27 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 27 plane(s) intercepting now.
- Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
- Raid is overhead
- 25th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (25 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 25 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 Umboi Island , at 100,125
- Weather in hex: Clear sky
- Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
- Allied aircraft
- B-25D1 Mitchell x 12
- P-50E Skyrocket x 10
- No Allied losses
- Airbase hits 3
- Runway hits 5
- 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: Clear sky
- Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- no flights
- Allied aircraft
- B-24D1 Liberator x 12
- Japanese aircraft losses
- Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
- No Allied losses
- Airbase hits 1
- Runway hits 7
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 15000 feet *
- Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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- Morning Air attack on 65th Brigade, at 84,135 (Mornington Island)
- Weather in hex: Severe storms
- Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
- Allied aircraft
- B-25C Mitchell x 12
- Allied aircraft losses
- B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
- Japanese ground losses:
- 112 casualties reported
- Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
- Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
- Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet
- Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
- 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet
- Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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- Morning Air attack on 65th Brigade, at 84,135 (Mornington Island)
- Weather in hex: Severe storms
- Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
- Allied aircraft
- B-25D1 Mitchell x 12
- P-50E Skyrocket x 6
- No Allied losses
- Japanese ground losses:
- 72 casualties reported
- Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
- Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
- Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 12 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet
- Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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- Morning Air attack on Katherine , at 76,128
- Weather in hex: Light cloud
- Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- A6M3a Zero x 27
- Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1
- Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 30
- Allied aircraft
- B-24D1 Liberator x 16
- Japanese aircraft losses
- Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
- Allied aircraft losses
- B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
- Airbase hits 2
- Runway hits 5
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 2 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 12000 feet *
- Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
- 2 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 12000 feet *
- Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
- 9 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 12000 feet *
- Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
- CAP engaged:
- 59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
- Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
- Raid is overhead
- 284 Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (9 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 9 plane(s) intercepting now.
- Group patrol altitude is 25000
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
- 264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (10 airborne, 20 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 10 plane(s) intercepting now.
- Group patrol altitude is 17000
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
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- Morning Air attack on Katherine , at 76,128
- Weather in hex: Light cloud
- Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- A6M3a Zero x 24
- Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1
- Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 25
- Allied aircraft
- B-24D1 Liberator x 7
- No Japanese losses
- Allied aircraft losses
- B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
- Airbase hits 1
- Airbase supply hits 1
- Runway hits 5
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 12000 feet *
- Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
- CAP engaged:
- 59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (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 15000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
- 284 Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (14 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 14 plane(s) intercepting now.
- 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
- Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 25000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 52 minutes
- 264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (18 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 18 plane(s) intercepting now.
- 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
- Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 17000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 60 minutes
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- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian/B Division, at 47,23 , near Bhopal
- Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
- Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- A6M5 Zero x 17
- Allied aircraft
- Spitfire VIII x 1
- P-40K Warhawk x 6
- Japanese aircraft losses
- A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed
- Allied aircraft losses
- P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 12 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet
- CAP engaged:
- No.155 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
- 1 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 (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 2 plane(s) intercepting now.
- 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
- Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 19000.
- Raid is overhead
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- Morning Air attack on 8th Indian/C Division, at 47,23 , near Bhopal
- Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
- Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- Ki-49-IIa Helen x 14
- Allied aircraft
- Spitfire VIII x 1
- Japanese aircraft losses
- Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged
- No Allied losses
- Allied ground losses:
- 29 casualties reported
- Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
- Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 14 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet
- Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
- CAP engaged:
- No.155 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 20 minutes
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- Afternoon Air attack on Guards Tank/A Division, at 51,21 , near Lucknow
- Weather in hex: Severe storms
- Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- A6M5 Zero x 4
- Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 51
- Allied aircraft
- P-40K Warhawk x 15
- Japanese aircraft losses
- A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
- Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed
- No Allied losses
- CAP engaged:
- 202 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (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 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
- 1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 27 out of immediate contact.
- Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
- 25th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (24 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- 24 plane(s) intercepting now.
- Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
- Raid is overhead
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- Afternoon Air attack on Mornington Island , at 84,135
- Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
- Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- A6M3a Zero x 12
- Allied aircraft
- Spitfire Vc Trop x 1
- No Japanese losses
- Allied aircraft losses
- Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 12 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 25000 feet
- CAP engaged:
- No.452 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
- 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 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
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- Afternoon Air attack on 8th Indian/C Division, at 47,23 , near Bhopal
- Weather in hex: Light rain
- Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- Ki-49-IIa Helen x 18
- Allied aircraft
- Spitfire VIII x 3
- P-40K Warhawk x 3
- Japanese aircraft losses
- Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
- No Allied losses
- Allied ground losses:
- 8 casualties reported
- Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 14 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet
- Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
- CAP engaged:
- No.155 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
- 3 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 (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
- (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
- 3 plane(s) intercepting now.
- Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
- Raid is overhead
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- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mornington Island at 84,135
- Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
- Raid detected at 3 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
- Allied aircraft
- Kittyhawk III x 7
- P-40K Warhawk x 4
- TBF-1 Avenger x 5
- Allied aircraft losses
- TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
- Japanese Ships
- DD Niizuki
- DD Kiyonami
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 5 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mornington Island at 84,135
- Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
- Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
- Allied aircraft
- P-38G Lightning x 5
- SBD-5 Dauntless x 3
- No Allied losses
- Japanese Ships
- DD Niizuki
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
- Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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- Afternoon Air attack on 78th Infantry Regiment, at 136,128 (Tarawa)
- Weather in hex: Light rain
- Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
- Allied aircraft
- F4U-1 Corsair x 16
- SBD-3 Dauntless x 15
- No Allied losses
- Japanese ground losses:
- 59 casualties reported
- Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
- Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
- Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 7 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
- 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
- Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
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- Afternoon Air attack on 78th Infantry Regiment, at 136,128 (Tarawa)
- Weather in hex: Light rain
- Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
- Allied aircraft
- F4U-1 Corsair x 10
- F6F-3 Hellcat x 13
- TBF-1 Avenger x 16
- No Allied losses
- Japanese ground losses:
- 19 casualties reported
- Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 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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- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Karachi at 38,8
- Weather in hex: Light cloud
- Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- A6M5 Zero x 30
- B6N1 Jill x 14
- Japanese aircraft losses
- B6N1 Jill: 1 damaged
- Allied Ships
- AMc Lucknow, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 14 x B6N1 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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- Afternoon Air attack on 8th Indian/B Division, at 47,23 , near Bhopal
- Weather in hex: Light rain
- Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
- Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
- Japanese aircraft
- A6M3 Zero x 10
- Allied aircraft
- P-40K Warhawk x 1
- No Japanese losses
- Allied aircraft losses
- P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
- Aircraft Attacking:
- 10 x A6M3 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet
- CAP engaged:
- 318th FG/19th FS with P-40K Warhawk (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 10000.
- Time for all group planes to reach interception is 58 minutes
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- Ground combat at 38,31 (near Hyderabad)
- Japanese Bombardment attack
- Attacking force 5856 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 211
- Defending force 11031 troops, 211 guns, 366 vehicles, Assault Value = 337
- Assaulting units:
- 17th Ind.Mixed Brigade
- Defending units:
- 42nd Cavalry Regiment
- 41st Infantry Division
- 26th Indian Brigade
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- Ground combat at Bangalore (32,37)
- Japanese Bombardment attack
- Attacking force 7080 troops, 260 guns, 168 vehicles, Assault Value = 157
- Defending force 13481 troops, 159 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 408
- Allied ground losses:
- 11 casualties reported
- Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
- Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Assaulting units:
- 14th Guards Regiment
- 5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
- 5th Field Artillery Regiment
- 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
- 12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
- 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
- 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
- 7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
- 20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
- 13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
- Defending units:
- 88th Indian Brigade
- 22nd Indian Brigade
- Tippu Fortress
- 23rd Indian/B Division
- 3rd Hyderabad Base Force
- 1/3 Central Detach.
- 2nd Central India Base Force
- 1/1 Det. South Ind
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- Ground combat at 51,22 (near Cawnpore)
- Japanese Shock attack
- Attacking force 903 troops, 4 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 184
- Defending force 592 troops, 0 guns, 94 vehicles, Assault Value = 53
- Japanese adjusted assault: 9
- Allied adjusted defense: 4
- Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1
- Combat modifiers
- Defender: leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-)
- Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
- Allied ground losses:
- Vehicles lost 69 (31 destroyed, 38 disabled)
- Units retreated 1
- Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
- Assaulting units:
- 5th Guards Cav Regiment
- 48th Recon Regiment
- Guards Tank/C Division
- Defending units:
- 8th KGV Light Cav Regiment
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- Ground combat at Cawnpore (51,23)
- Japanese Bombardment attack
- Attacking force 13465 troops, 144 guns, 62 vehicles, Assault Value = 509
- Defending force 13116 troops, 227 guns, 231 vehicles, Assault Value = 272
- Japanese ground losses:
- 13 casualties reported
- Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Allied ground losses:
- 22 casualties reported
- Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
- Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
- Assaulting units:
- 12th Engineer Regiment
- 6th Guards Division
- 10th RF Gun Battalion
- Defending units:
- 6th British Brigade
- 2nd Hyder Lancers Regiment
- 63rd Indian Brigade
- Nowshera Brigade
- 95th Heavy AA Regiment
- 4/4th Det NW Front
- RAF 225 Group Base Force
- 119th RAF Base Force
- 166 Wing
- 163rd Light AA Regiment
- 21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
- 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
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- Ground combat at 46,23 (near Bhopal)
- Japanese Bombardment attack
- Attacking force 11618 troops, 124 guns, 47 vehicles, Assault Value = 358
- Defending force 24961 troops, 490 guns, 365 vehicles, Assault Value = 800
- Japanese ground losses:
- 46 casualties reported
- Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
- Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- Assaulting units:
- 4th Guards Division
- Defending units:
- 3/6 Ghurka Rifles Battalion
- 6th Indian Division
- 5th Indian/A Division
- 5th Indian/B Division
- 168 Wing /1
- 224 Group RAF
- 117th RAF Base Force
- AHQ India /1
- 3rd (Special Force) Div /1
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- Ground combat at Bellary (34,33)
- Japanese Bombardment attack
- Attacking force 8516 troops, 74 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 310
- Defending force 4054 troops, 77 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 15
- Assaulting units:
- 37th/B Division
- 37th/C Division
- Defending units:
- 118th RAF Base Force
- 168 Wing /2
- 17th Indian Light AA Regiment
- 29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
- 1/1st Det Hyderabad
- AHQ India
- 3rd (Special Force) Div /2
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