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  1. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 10, 43
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  3. ASW attack near Mornington Island at 84,133
  4.  
  5. Japanese Ships
  6. AMC Asaka Maru
  7. DD Asagumo
  8.  
  9. Allied Ships
  10. SS S-30
  11.  
  12. SS S-30 is sighted by escort
  13. S-30 diving deep ....
  14. DD Asagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
  15. DD Asagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
  16. DD Asagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
  17. DD Asagumo attacking submerged sub ....
  18. DD Asagumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
  19. Escort abandons search for sub
  20.  
  21.  
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  23. ASW attack near Cooktown at 93,137
  24.  
  25. Japanese Ships
  26. SS RO-68
  27.  
  28. Allied Ships
  29. DM Breese
  30.  
  31. SS RO-68 is sighted by escort
  32. DM Breese fails to find sub, continues to search...
  33. DM Breese fails to find sub, continues to search...
  34. DM Breese fails to find sub, continues to search...
  35. DM Breese fails to find sub, continues to search...
  36. DM Breese fails to find sub, continues to search...
  37. Escort abandons search for sub
  38.  
  39.  
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  41. Night Time Surface Combat, near Mornington Island at 84,135, Range 10,000 Yards
  42.  
  43. Japanese Ships
  44. DD Niizuki
  45. DD Kiyonami
  46. DD Akatsuki
  47.  
  48. Allied Ships
  49. PT-257, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
  50. PT-258, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
  51. PT-259, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
  52. PT-260, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
  53. PT-261, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
  54. PT-262, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
  55. PT-263, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
  56. PT-264, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
  57. PT-295, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
  58.  
  59.  
  60. Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 35% moonlight: 10,000 yards
  61. Range closes to 11,000 yards...
  62. Range closes to 10,000 yards...
  63. CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
  64. CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
  65. PT-295 sunk by DD Akatsuki at 10,000 yards
  66. Range closes to 9,000 yards
  67. Range closes to 7,000 yards
  68. DD Akatsuki engages PT-264 at 7,000 yards
  69. DD Akatsuki engages PT-263 at 7,000 yards
  70. Range closes to 3,000 yards
  71. DD Niizuki engages PT-263 at 3,000 yards
  72. Range closes to 2,000 yards
  73. PT-264 sunk by DD Akatsuki at 2,000 yards
  74. PT-263 sunk by DD Akatsuki at 2,000 yards
  75. DD Niizuki engages PT-258 at 2,000 yards
  76. Range increases to 3,000 yards
  77. PT-262 sunk by DD Niizuki at 3,000 yards
  78. PT-260 sunk by DD Niizuki at 3,000 yards
  79. PT-258 sunk by DD Akatsuki at 3,000 yards
  80. Range closes to 2,000 yards
  81. PT-261 sunk by DD Akatsuki at 2,000 yards
  82. PT-259 sunk by DD Niizuki at 2,000 yards
  83. Range increases to 3,000 yards
  84. PT-257 sunk by DD Akatsuki at 3,000 yards
  85. Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...
  86.  
  87.  
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  89. ASW attack near Kobe at 107,61
  90.  
  91. Japanese Ships
  92. DD Tadeyame
  93. DD Yamanagiri
  94.  
  95. Allied Ships
  96. SS Shark
  97.  
  98. SS Shark launches 4 torpedoes at DD Tadeyame
  99. Shark diving deep ....
  100. DD Yamanagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
  101. DD Yamanagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
  102. DD Yamanagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
  103. DD Yamanagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
  104. DD Yamanagiri fails to find sub, continues to search...
  105. Escort abandons search for sub
  106.  
  107.  
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  109. ASW attack near Izu Oshima at 113,63
  110.  
  111. Japanese Ships
  112. DD Katsutade
  113. AK Sagami Maru
  114. xAP Teibi Maru
  115. xAP Takatiho Maru
  116. xAK Asakasan Maru
  117. xAK Nankai Maru
  118.  
  119. Allied Ships
  120. SS Mingo, hits 2
  121.  
  122. SS Mingo launches 4 torpedoes at DD Katsutade
  123. Mingo diving deep ....
  124. DD Katsutade fails to find sub, continues to search...
  125. DD Katsutade fails to find sub, continues to search...
  126. DD Katsutade attacking submerged sub ....
  127. DD Katsutade fails to find sub, continues to search...
  128. DD Katsutade fails to find sub, continues to search...
  129. Escort abandons search for sub
  130.  
  131.  
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  133. Morning Air attack on 8th Indian/C Division, at 47,23 , near Bhopal
  134.  
  135. Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
  136.  
  137. Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
  138. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
  139.  
  140. Japanese aircraft
  141. Ki-49-IIa Helen x 25
  142.  
  143. Allied aircraft
  144. Spitfire VIII x 2
  145.  
  146. Japanese aircraft losses
  147. Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
  148.  
  149. No Allied losses
  150.  
  151. Aircraft Attacking:
  152. 25 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet
  153. Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
  154.  
  155. CAP engaged:
  156. No.155 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  157. (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
  158. 2 plane(s) intercepting now.
  159. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
  160. Raid is overhead
  161.  
  162.  
  163.  
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  165. Morning Air attack on 8th Indian/B Division, at 47,23 , near Bhopal
  166.  
  167. Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
  168.  
  169. Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
  170. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
  171.  
  172. Japanese aircraft
  173. Ki-49-IIa Helen x 47
  174.  
  175. Allied aircraft
  176. P-40K Warhawk x 6
  177.  
  178. Japanese aircraft losses
  179. Ki-49-IIa Helen: 13 damaged
  180.  
  181. No Allied losses
  182.  
  183. Allied ground losses:
  184. 35 casualties reported
  185. Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
  186. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
  187. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  188.  
  189. Aircraft Attacking:
  190. 19 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet
  191. Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
  192. 28 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet
  193. Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
  194.  
  195. CAP engaged:
  196. 318th FG/19th FS with P-40K Warhawk (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  197. (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
  198. 6 plane(s) intercepting now.
  199. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
  200. Raid is overhead
  201.  
  202.  
  203.  
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  205. Morning Air attack on Umboi Island , at 100,125
  206.  
  207. Weather in hex: Clear sky
  208.  
  209. Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
  210. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
  211.  
  212. Allied aircraft
  213. Kittyhawk III x 5
  214. P-40K Warhawk x 12
  215.  
  216. No Allied losses
  217.  
  218. Aircraft Attacking:
  219. 5 x Kittyhawk III sweeping at 25000 feet
  220. 12 x P-40K Warhawk sweeping at 25000 feet
  221.  
  222.  
  223.  
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  225. Morning Air attack on Guards Tank/A Division, at 51,21 , near Lucknow
  226.  
  227. Weather in hex: Light rain
  228.  
  229. Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
  230. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
  231.  
  232. Japanese aircraft
  233. A6M5 Zero x 13
  234. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 71
  235.  
  236. Allied aircraft
  237. Hurricane IIc Trop x 13
  238. Hurricane FR.IIb x 1
  239. Wellington GR.VIII x 13
  240. Kittyhawk III x 1
  241.  
  242. No Japanese losses
  243.  
  244. Allied aircraft losses
  245. Hurricane IIc Trop: 4 destroyed
  246. Hurricane FR.IIb: 1 destroyed
  247. Wellington GR.VIII: 4 destroyed
  248. Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed
  249.  
  250. CAP engaged:
  251. 202 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (13 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  252. (13 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
  253. 13 plane(s) intercepting now.
  254. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
  255. Raid is overhead
  256. 11th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  257. (14 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
  258. 14 plane(s) intercepting now.
  259. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
  260. Raid is overhead
  261. 64th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  262. (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
  263. 5 plane(s) intercepting now.
  264. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
  265. Raid is overhead
  266. 1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (27 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  267. 27 plane(s) intercepting now.
  268. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
  269. Raid is overhead
  270. 25th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (25 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  271. 25 plane(s) intercepting now.
  272. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
  273. Raid is overhead
  274.  
  275.  
  276.  
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  278. Morning Air attack on Umboi Island , at 100,125
  279.  
  280. Weather in hex: Clear sky
  281.  
  282. Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
  283. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
  284.  
  285. Allied aircraft
  286. B-25D1 Mitchell x 12
  287. P-50E Skyrocket x 10
  288.  
  289. No Allied losses
  290.  
  291. Airbase hits 3
  292. Runway hits 5
  293.  
  294. Aircraft Attacking:
  295. 12 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet
  296. Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  297.  
  298.  
  299.  
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  301. Morning Air attack on Umboi Island , at 100,125
  302.  
  303. Weather in hex: Clear sky
  304.  
  305. Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
  306. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
  307.  
  308. Japanese aircraft
  309. no flights
  310.  
  311. Allied aircraft
  312. B-24D1 Liberator x 12
  313.  
  314. Japanese aircraft losses
  315. Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground
  316.  
  317. No Allied losses
  318.  
  319. Airbase hits 1
  320. Runway hits 7
  321.  
  322. Aircraft Attacking:
  323. 12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 15000 feet *
  324. Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  325.  
  326.  
  327.  
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  329. Morning Air attack on 65th Brigade, at 84,135 (Mornington Island)
  330.  
  331. Weather in hex: Severe storms
  332.  
  333. Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
  334. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
  335.  
  336. Allied aircraft
  337. B-25C Mitchell x 12
  338.  
  339. Allied aircraft losses
  340. B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
  341.  
  342. Japanese ground losses:
  343. 112 casualties reported
  344. Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
  345. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
  346. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  347.  
  348. Aircraft Attacking:
  349. 9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet
  350. Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  351. 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet
  352. Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  353.  
  354.  
  355.  
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  357. Morning Air attack on 65th Brigade, at 84,135 (Mornington Island)
  358.  
  359. Weather in hex: Severe storms
  360.  
  361. Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
  362. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
  363.  
  364. Allied aircraft
  365. B-25D1 Mitchell x 12
  366. P-50E Skyrocket x 6
  367.  
  368. No Allied losses
  369.  
  370. Japanese ground losses:
  371. 72 casualties reported
  372. Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
  373. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
  374. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  375.  
  376. Aircraft Attacking:
  377. 12 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet
  378. Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  379.  
  380.  
  381.  
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  383. Morning Air attack on Katherine , at 76,128
  384.  
  385. Weather in hex: Light cloud
  386.  
  387. Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
  388. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
  389.  
  390. Japanese aircraft
  391. A6M3a Zero x 27
  392. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1
  393. Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 30
  394.  
  395. Allied aircraft
  396. B-24D1 Liberator x 16
  397.  
  398. Japanese aircraft losses
  399. Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
  400.  
  401. Allied aircraft losses
  402. B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged
  403.  
  404. Airbase hits 2
  405. Runway hits 5
  406.  
  407. Aircraft Attacking:
  408. 2 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 12000 feet *
  409. Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  410. 2 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 12000 feet *
  411. Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  412. 9 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 12000 feet *
  413. Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  414.  
  415. CAP engaged:
  416. 59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  417. 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
  418. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
  419. Raid is overhead
  420. 284 Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (9 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  421. 9 plane(s) intercepting now.
  422. Group patrol altitude is 25000
  423. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
  424. 264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (10 airborne, 20 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  425. 10 plane(s) intercepting now.
  426. Group patrol altitude is 17000
  427. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
  428.  
  429.  
  430.  
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  432. Morning Air attack on Katherine , at 76,128
  433.  
  434. Weather in hex: Light cloud
  435.  
  436. Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
  437. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
  438.  
  439. Japanese aircraft
  440. A6M3a Zero x 24
  441. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1
  442. Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 25
  443.  
  444. Allied aircraft
  445. B-24D1 Liberator x 7
  446.  
  447. No Japanese losses
  448.  
  449. Allied aircraft losses
  450. B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
  451.  
  452. Airbase hits 1
  453. Airbase supply hits 1
  454. Runway hits 5
  455.  
  456. Aircraft Attacking:
  457. 7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 12000 feet *
  458. Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  459.  
  460. CAP engaged:
  461. 59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  462. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  463. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
  464. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
  465. 284 Ku S-1 with A6M3a Zero (14 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  466. 14 plane(s) intercepting now.
  467. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  468. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 25000.
  469. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 52 minutes
  470. 264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (18 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  471. 18 plane(s) intercepting now.
  472. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  473. Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 17000.
  474. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 60 minutes
  475.  
  476.  
  477.  
  478. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  479. Morning Air attack on 8th Indian/B Division, at 47,23 , near Bhopal
  480.  
  481. Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
  482.  
  483. Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
  484. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
  485.  
  486. Japanese aircraft
  487. A6M5 Zero x 17
  488.  
  489. Allied aircraft
  490. Spitfire VIII x 1
  491. P-40K Warhawk x 6
  492.  
  493. Japanese aircraft losses
  494. A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed
  495.  
  496. Allied aircraft losses
  497. P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
  498.  
  499. Aircraft Attacking:
  500. 12 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet
  501.  
  502. CAP engaged:
  503. No.155 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  504. (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
  505. 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
  506. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
  507. Raid is overhead
  508. 318th FG/19th FS with P-40K Warhawk (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  509. 2 plane(s) intercepting now.
  510. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  511. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 19000.
  512. Raid is overhead
  513.  
  514.  
  515.  
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  517. Morning Air attack on 8th Indian/C Division, at 47,23 , near Bhopal
  518.  
  519. Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
  520.  
  521. Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
  522. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
  523.  
  524. Japanese aircraft
  525. Ki-49-IIa Helen x 14
  526.  
  527. Allied aircraft
  528. Spitfire VIII x 1
  529.  
  530. Japanese aircraft losses
  531. Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged
  532.  
  533. No Allied losses
  534.  
  535. Allied ground losses:
  536. 29 casualties reported
  537. Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  538. Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
  539. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  540.  
  541. Aircraft Attacking:
  542. 14 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet
  543. Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
  544.  
  545. CAP engaged:
  546. No.155 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  547. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  548. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 24000.
  549. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
  550.  
  551.  
  552.  
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  554. Afternoon Air attack on Guards Tank/A Division, at 51,21 , near Lucknow
  555.  
  556. Weather in hex: Severe storms
  557.  
  558. Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
  559. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
  560.  
  561. Japanese aircraft
  562. A6M5 Zero x 4
  563. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 51
  564.  
  565. Allied aircraft
  566. P-40K Warhawk x 15
  567.  
  568. Japanese aircraft losses
  569. A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
  570. Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed
  571.  
  572. No Allied losses
  573.  
  574. CAP engaged:
  575. 202 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  576. (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
  577. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  578. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
  579. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
  580. 1st Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  581. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 27 out of immediate contact.
  582. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
  583. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
  584. 25th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (24 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  585. 24 plane(s) intercepting now.
  586. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
  587. Raid is overhead
  588.  
  589.  
  590.  
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  592. Afternoon Air attack on Mornington Island , at 84,135
  593.  
  594. Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
  595.  
  596. Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
  597. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
  598.  
  599. Japanese aircraft
  600. A6M3a Zero x 12
  601.  
  602. Allied aircraft
  603. Spitfire Vc Trop x 1
  604.  
  605. No Japanese losses
  606.  
  607. Allied aircraft losses
  608. Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed
  609.  
  610. Aircraft Attacking:
  611. 12 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 25000 feet
  612.  
  613. CAP engaged:
  614. No.452 Sqn RAF with Spitfire Vc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  615. (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
  616. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  617. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
  618. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
  619.  
  620.  
  621.  
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  623. Afternoon Air attack on 8th Indian/C Division, at 47,23 , near Bhopal
  624.  
  625. Weather in hex: Light rain
  626.  
  627. Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
  628. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
  629.  
  630. Japanese aircraft
  631. Ki-49-IIa Helen x 18
  632.  
  633. Allied aircraft
  634. Spitfire VIII x 3
  635. P-40K Warhawk x 3
  636.  
  637. Japanese aircraft losses
  638. Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
  639.  
  640. No Allied losses
  641.  
  642. Allied ground losses:
  643. 8 casualties reported
  644. Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  645. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  646. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  647.  
  648. Aircraft Attacking:
  649. 14 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet
  650. Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
  651.  
  652. CAP engaged:
  653. No.155 Sqn RAF with Spitfire VIII (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  654. (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
  655. 3 plane(s) intercepting now.
  656. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
  657. Raid is overhead
  658. 318th FG/19th FS with P-40K Warhawk (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  659. (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
  660. 3 plane(s) intercepting now.
  661. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
  662. Raid is overhead
  663.  
  664.  
  665.  
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  667. Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mornington Island at 84,135
  668.  
  669. Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
  670.  
  671. Raid detected at 3 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
  672. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
  673.  
  674. Allied aircraft
  675. Kittyhawk III x 7
  676. P-40K Warhawk x 4
  677. TBF-1 Avenger x 5
  678.  
  679. Allied aircraft losses
  680. TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
  681.  
  682. Japanese Ships
  683. DD Niizuki
  684. DD Kiyonami
  685.  
  686. Aircraft Attacking:
  687. 5 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
  688. Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
  689.  
  690.  
  691.  
  692. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  693. Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mornington Island at 84,135
  694.  
  695. Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
  696.  
  697. Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
  698. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
  699.  
  700. Allied aircraft
  701. P-38G Lightning x 5
  702. SBD-5 Dauntless x 3
  703.  
  704. No Allied losses
  705.  
  706. Japanese Ships
  707. DD Niizuki
  708.  
  709. Aircraft Attacking:
  710. 3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
  711. Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
  712.  
  713.  
  714.  
  715. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  716. Afternoon Air attack on 78th Infantry Regiment, at 136,128 (Tarawa)
  717.  
  718. Weather in hex: Light rain
  719.  
  720. Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
  721. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
  722.  
  723. Allied aircraft
  724. F4U-1 Corsair x 16
  725. SBD-3 Dauntless x 15
  726.  
  727. No Allied losses
  728.  
  729. Japanese ground losses:
  730. 59 casualties reported
  731. Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
  732. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
  733. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  734.  
  735. Aircraft Attacking:
  736. 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
  737. Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
  738. 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
  739. Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
  740. 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
  741. Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
  742.  
  743.  
  744.  
  745. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  746. Afternoon Air attack on 78th Infantry Regiment, at 136,128 (Tarawa)
  747.  
  748. Weather in hex: Light rain
  749.  
  750. Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
  751. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
  752.  
  753. Allied aircraft
  754. F4U-1 Corsair x 10
  755. F6F-3 Hellcat x 13
  756. TBF-1 Avenger x 16
  757.  
  758. No Allied losses
  759.  
  760. Japanese ground losses:
  761. 19 casualties reported
  762. Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  763. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  764. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  765.  
  766. Aircraft Attacking:
  767. 16 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 7000 feet
  768. Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  769.  
  770.  
  771.  
  772. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  773. Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Karachi at 38,8
  774.  
  775. Weather in hex: Light cloud
  776.  
  777. Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
  778. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
  779.  
  780. Japanese aircraft
  781. A6M5 Zero x 30
  782. B6N1 Jill x 14
  783.  
  784. Japanese aircraft losses
  785. B6N1 Jill: 1 damaged
  786.  
  787. Allied Ships
  788. AMc Lucknow, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
  789.  
  790. Aircraft Attacking:
  791. 14 x B6N1 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet
  792. Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
  793.  
  794.  
  795.  
  796. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  797. Afternoon Air attack on 8th Indian/B Division, at 47,23 , near Bhopal
  798.  
  799. Weather in hex: Light rain
  800.  
  801. Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
  802. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
  803.  
  804. Japanese aircraft
  805. A6M3 Zero x 10
  806.  
  807. Allied aircraft
  808. P-40K Warhawk x 1
  809.  
  810. No Japanese losses
  811.  
  812. Allied aircraft losses
  813. P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
  814.  
  815. Aircraft Attacking:
  816. 10 x A6M3 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet
  817.  
  818. CAP engaged:
  819. 318th FG/19th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  820. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  821. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
  822. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 58 minutes
  823.  
  824.  
  825.  
  826. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  827.  
  828. Ground combat at 38,31 (near Hyderabad)
  829.  
  830. Japanese Bombardment attack
  831.  
  832. Attacking force 5856 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 211
  833.  
  834. Defending force 11031 troops, 211 guns, 366 vehicles, Assault Value = 337
  835.  
  836. Assaulting units:
  837. 17th Ind.Mixed Brigade
  838.  
  839. Defending units:
  840. 42nd Cavalry Regiment
  841. 41st Infantry Division
  842. 26th Indian Brigade
  843.  
  844.  
  845. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  846.  
  847. Ground combat at Bangalore (32,37)
  848.  
  849. Japanese Bombardment attack
  850.  
  851. Attacking force 7080 troops, 260 guns, 168 vehicles, Assault Value = 157
  852.  
  853. Defending force 13481 troops, 159 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 408
  854.  
  855. Allied ground losses:
  856. 11 casualties reported
  857. Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  858. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
  859. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  860.  
  861. Assaulting units:
  862. 14th Guards Regiment
  863. 5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  864. 5th Field Artillery Regiment
  865. 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  866. 12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  867. 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
  868. 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
  869. 7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  870. 20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  871. 13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
  872.  
  873. Defending units:
  874. 88th Indian Brigade
  875. 22nd Indian Brigade
  876. Tippu Fortress
  877. 23rd Indian/B Division
  878. 3rd Hyderabad Base Force
  879. 1/3 Central Detach.
  880. 2nd Central India Base Force
  881. 1/1 Det. South Ind
  882.  
  883.  
  884. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  885.  
  886. Ground combat at 51,22 (near Cawnpore)
  887.  
  888. Japanese Shock attack
  889.  
  890. Attacking force 903 troops, 4 guns, 82 vehicles, Assault Value = 184
  891.  
  892. Defending force 592 troops, 0 guns, 94 vehicles, Assault Value = 53
  893.  
  894. Japanese adjusted assault: 9
  895.  
  896. Allied adjusted defense: 4
  897.  
  898. Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1
  899.  
  900. Combat modifiers
  901. Defender: leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-)
  902. Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
  903.  
  904. Allied ground losses:
  905. Vehicles lost 69 (31 destroyed, 38 disabled)
  906. Units retreated 1
  907.  
  908. Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
  909.  
  910. Assaulting units:
  911. 5th Guards Cav Regiment
  912. 48th Recon Regiment
  913. Guards Tank/C Division
  914.  
  915. Defending units:
  916. 8th KGV Light Cav Regiment
  917.  
  918.  
  919. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  920.  
  921. Ground combat at Cawnpore (51,23)
  922.  
  923. Japanese Bombardment attack
  924.  
  925. Attacking force 13465 troops, 144 guns, 62 vehicles, Assault Value = 509
  926.  
  927. Defending force 13116 troops, 227 guns, 231 vehicles, Assault Value = 272
  928.  
  929. Japanese ground losses:
  930. 13 casualties reported
  931. Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  932. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  933. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  934.  
  935. Allied ground losses:
  936. 22 casualties reported
  937. Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
  938. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  939. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  940. Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
  941.  
  942. Assaulting units:
  943. 12th Engineer Regiment
  944. 6th Guards Division
  945. 10th RF Gun Battalion
  946.  
  947. Defending units:
  948. 6th British Brigade
  949. 2nd Hyder Lancers Regiment
  950. 63rd Indian Brigade
  951. Nowshera Brigade
  952. 95th Heavy AA Regiment
  953. 4/4th Det NW Front
  954. RAF 225 Group Base Force
  955. 119th RAF Base Force
  956. 166 Wing
  957. 163rd Light AA Regiment
  958. 21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
  959. 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
  960.  
  961.  
  962. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  963.  
  964. Ground combat at 46,23 (near Bhopal)
  965.  
  966. Japanese Bombardment attack
  967.  
  968. Attacking force 11618 troops, 124 guns, 47 vehicles, Assault Value = 358
  969.  
  970. Defending force 24961 troops, 490 guns, 365 vehicles, Assault Value = 800
  971.  
  972. Japanese ground losses:
  973. 46 casualties reported
  974. Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
  975. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  976. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  977.  
  978. Assaulting units:
  979. 4th Guards Division
  980.  
  981. Defending units:
  982. 3/6 Ghurka Rifles Battalion
  983. 6th Indian Division
  984. 5th Indian/A Division
  985. 5th Indian/B Division
  986. 168 Wing /1
  987. 224 Group RAF
  988. 117th RAF Base Force
  989. AHQ India /1
  990. 3rd (Special Force) Div /1
  991.  
  992.  
  993. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  994.  
  995. Ground combat at Bellary (34,33)
  996.  
  997. Japanese Bombardment attack
  998.  
  999. Attacking force 8516 troops, 74 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 310
  1000.  
  1001. Defending force 4054 troops, 77 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 15
  1002.  
  1003. Assaulting units:
  1004. 37th/B Division
  1005. 37th/C Division
  1006.  
  1007. Defending units:
  1008. 118th RAF Base Force
  1009. 168 Wing /2
  1010. 17th Indian Light AA Regiment
  1011. 29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
  1012. 1/1st Det Hyderabad
  1013. AHQ India
  1014. 3rd (Special Force) Div /2
  1015.  
  1016.  
  1017.  
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