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  1. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 15, 43
  2. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  3. Sub attack near Cooktown at 93,137
  4.  
  5. Japanese Ships
  6. SS RO-68
  7.  
  8. Allied Ships
  9. AM Freemantle, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
  10.  
  11. SS RO-68 launches 2 torpedoes
  12. RO-68 diving deep ....
  13. Sub escapes detection
  14.  
  15.  
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  17. Night Time Surface Combat, near Mornington Island at 85,135, Range 11,000 Yards
  18.  
  19. Japanese Ships
  20. CV Hiyo
  21. CV Tairyu
  22. CV Donryu
  23. BB Amagi
  24. CL Yoshino
  25. CL Otowa
  26. CL Agano
  27. CL Suzuka
  28. CL Noshiro
  29. CL Yahagi
  30. DD Takanami
  31. DD Naganami
  32. DD Natsushio
  33. DD Isokaze
  34. DD Asashio
  35. DD Yamakaze
  36. DD Nenohi
  37. CL Teshio
  38. DD Kosugiri
  39. DD Myojinami
  40. CL Ninaru
  41.  
  42. Allied Ships
  43. PT-146
  44. PT-150
  45.  
  46. Improved night sighting under 85% moonlight
  47. Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 85% moonlight: 8,000 yards
  48. Range increases to 12,000 yards...
  49. Both Task Forces evade combat
  50.  
  51.  
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  53. Night Air attack on Gove , at 82,127
  54.  
  55. Weather in hex: Heavy rain
  56.  
  57. Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
  58. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
  59.  
  60. Allied aircraft
  61. B-24D1 Liberator x 4
  62.  
  63. No Allied losses
  64.  
  65. Aircraft Attacking:
  66. 4 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 13000 feet
  67. Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  68.  
  69.  
  70.  
  71. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  72. Night Air attack on Gove , at 82,127
  73.  
  74. Weather in hex: Heavy rain
  75.  
  76. Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
  77. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
  78.  
  79. Allied aircraft
  80. B-24D1 Liberator x 3
  81.  
  82. No Allied losses
  83.  
  84. Aircraft Attacking:
  85. 3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 12000 feet
  86. Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  87.  
  88.  
  89.  
  90. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  91. Night Air attack on Gove , at 82,127
  92.  
  93. Weather in hex: Heavy rain
  94.  
  95. Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
  96. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
  97.  
  98. Allied aircraft
  99. B-24D1 Liberator x 4
  100.  
  101. No Allied losses
  102.  
  103. Aircraft Attacking:
  104. 4 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 13000 feet
  105. Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  106.  
  107.  
  108.  
  109. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  110. Night Air attack on Gove , at 82,127
  111.  
  112. Weather in hex: Heavy rain
  113.  
  114. Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
  115. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
  116.  
  117. Japanese aircraft
  118. no flights
  119.  
  120. Allied aircraft
  121. B-24D1 Liberator x 7
  122.  
  123. Japanese aircraft losses
  124. A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
  125.  
  126. No Allied losses
  127.  
  128. Airbase hits 1
  129.  
  130. Aircraft Attacking:
  131. 7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 12000 feet
  132. Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  133.  
  134.  
  135.  
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  137. Night Air attack on Gove , at 82,127
  138.  
  139. Weather in hex: Heavy rain
  140.  
  141. Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
  142. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
  143.  
  144. Allied aircraft
  145. B-24D1 Liberator x 4
  146.  
  147. No Allied losses
  148.  
  149. Aircraft Attacking:
  150. 4 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 12000 feet
  151. Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  152.  
  153.  
  154.  
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  156. ASW attack near Madjene at 62,103
  157.  
  158. Japanese Ships
  159. E Kiji
  160.  
  161. Allied Ships
  162. SS KXVI
  163.  
  164. SS KXVI is sighted by escort
  165. KXVI bottoming out ....
  166. E Kiji fails to find sub, continues to search...
  167. E Kiji fails to find sub, continues to search...
  168. E Kiji fails to find sub, continues to search...
  169. E Kiji fails to find sub, continues to search...
  170. E Kiji fails to find sub, continues to search...
  171. Escort abandons search for sub
  172.  
  173.  
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  175. Submarine attack near Milne Bay at 101,134
  176.  
  177. Japanese Ships
  178. SS RO-103
  179.  
  180. Allied Ships
  181. LCT-152, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage
  182.  
  183. LCT-152 is sighted by SS RO-103
  184. SS RO-103 attacking LCT-152 on the surface
  185.  
  186.  
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  188. ASW attack near Cooktown at 93,137
  189.  
  190. Japanese Ships
  191. SS I-180
  192.  
  193. Allied Ships
  194. AM Junee
  195. DM Breese
  196. DM Ramsay
  197.  
  198. SS I-180 is sighted by escort
  199. I-180 diving deep ....
  200. DM Breese fails to find sub, continues to search...
  201. DM Ramsay fails to find sub and abandons search
  202. DM Breese fails to find sub, continues to search...
  203. DM Breese fails to find sub, continues to search...
  204. DM Breese fails to find sub, continues to search...
  205. DM Breese fails to find sub, continues to search...
  206. DM Breese fails to find sub, continues to search...
  207. Escort abandons search for sub
  208.  
  209.  
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  211. ASW attack near Lifou at 117,159
  212.  
  213. Japanese Ships
  214. SS RO-66
  215.  
  216. Allied Ships
  217. AM Ungava
  218.  
  219. SS RO-66 is located by AM Ungava
  220. AM Ungava fails to find sub, continues to search...
  221. AM Ungava fails to find sub, continues to search...
  222. AM Ungava fails to find sub, continues to search...
  223. AM Ungava fails to find sub, continues to search...
  224. AM Ungava fails to find sub, continues to search...
  225. Escort abandons search for sub
  226.  
  227.  
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  229. ASW attack near Groote Eylandt at 84,129
  230.  
  231. Japanese Ships
  232. DD Makinami
  233. LSD Fukuoka Maru
  234. LSD Ardmore Maru
  235. DD Tagonami
  236. DD Uruyuke
  237. DD Sazanami
  238. DD Murakumo
  239.  
  240. Allied Ships
  241. SS Balao, hits 1
  242.  
  243. SS Balao is sighted by escort
  244. Balao bottoming out ....
  245. DD Tagonami fails to find sub and abandons search
  246. DD Uruyuke fails to find sub and abandons search
  247. DD Sazanami fails to find sub and abandons search
  248. DD Murakumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
  249. DD Murakumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
  250. DD Murakumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
  251. DD Murakumo attacking submerged sub ....
  252. DD Murakumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
  253. DD Murakumo fails to find sub, continues to search...
  254. Escort abandons search for sub
  255.  
  256.  
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  258. Morning Air attack on Gwalior , at 49,21
  259.  
  260. Weather in hex: Light cloud
  261.  
  262. Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
  263. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
  264.  
  265. Japanese aircraft
  266. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 11
  267.  
  268. Allied aircraft
  269. Hurricane IIa Trop x 5
  270. P-40K Warhawk x 4
  271.  
  272. Japanese aircraft losses
  273. Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
  274.  
  275. Allied aircraft losses
  276. Hurricane IIa Trop: 1 destroyed
  277.  
  278. Aircraft Attacking:
  279. 4 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 25000 feet
  280.  
  281. CAP engaged:
  282. No.67 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  283. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  284. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
  285. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
  286. No.136 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
  287. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  288. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 28000.
  289. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
  290. 318th FG/19th FS with P-40K Warhawk (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
  291. 1 plane(s) intercepting now.
  292. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 23000.
  293. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
  294. 318th FG/73rd FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
  295. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  296. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 24000.
  297. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
  298.  
  299.  
  300.  
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  302. Morning Air attack on XXI Indian Corps, at 50,22 , near Gwalior
  303.  
  304. Weather in hex: Partial cloud
  305.  
  306. Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
  307. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
  308.  
  309. Japanese aircraft
  310. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 10
  311.  
  312. Allied aircraft
  313. P-40K Warhawk x 6
  314.  
  315. No Japanese losses
  316.  
  317. Allied aircraft losses
  318. P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
  319.  
  320. Aircraft Attacking:
  321. 5 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 25000 feet
  322.  
  323. CAP engaged:
  324. 318th FG/19th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  325. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  326. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
  327. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
  328. 318th FG/73rd FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  329. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  330. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
  331. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
  332.  
  333.  
  334.  
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  336. Morning Air attack on Gwalior , at 49,21
  337.  
  338. Weather in hex: Light cloud
  339.  
  340. Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
  341. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
  342.  
  343. Japanese aircraft
  344. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 10
  345.  
  346. Allied aircraft
  347. Hurricane IIa Trop x 2
  348. P-40K Warhawk x 4
  349.  
  350. No Japanese losses
  351.  
  352. No Allied losses
  353.  
  354. Aircraft Attacking:
  355. 10 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 25000 feet
  356.  
  357. CAP engaged:
  358. No.136 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  359. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  360. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 25000.
  361. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
  362. 318th FG/19th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  363. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  364. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 27000 and 30000.
  365. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
  366. 318th FG/73rd FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  367. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
  368. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 27000 and 29000.
  369. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
  370.  
  371.  
  372.  
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  374. Morning Air attack on XXI Indian Corps, at 50,22 , near Gwalior
  375.  
  376. Weather in hex: Partial cloud
  377.  
  378. Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
  379. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
  380.  
  381. Japanese aircraft
  382. A6M5 Zero x 13
  383.  
  384. No Japanese losses
  385.  
  386. Aircraft Attacking:
  387. 13 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet
  388.  
  389.  
  390.  
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  392. Morning Air attack on Gwalior , at 49,21
  393.  
  394. Weather in hex: Light cloud
  395.  
  396. Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
  397. Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
  398.  
  399. Japanese aircraft
  400. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4
  401.  
  402. Allied aircraft
  403. Hurricane IIa Trop x 1
  404. P-40K Warhawk x 2
  405.  
  406. No Japanese losses
  407.  
  408. No Allied losses
  409.  
  410. Aircraft Attacking:
  411. 2 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 25000 feet
  412.  
  413. CAP engaged:
  414. No.136 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIa Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  415. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  416. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 24000.
  417. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
  418. 318th FG/19th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  419. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
  420. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 30000.
  421. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
  422. 318th FG/73rd FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
  423. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 29000.
  424. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
  425.  
  426.  
  427.  
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  429. Morning Air attack on XXI Indian Corps, at 50,22 , near Gwalior
  430.  
  431. Weather in hex: Partial cloud
  432.  
  433. Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
  434. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
  435.  
  436. Japanese aircraft
  437. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2
  438.  
  439. No Japanese losses
  440.  
  441. Aircraft Attacking:
  442. 2 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 25000 feet
  443.  
  444.  
  445.  
  446. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  447. Morning Air attack on 77th Chindit Brigade, at 39,30 , near Hyderabad
  448.  
  449. Weather in hex: Overcast
  450.  
  451. Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
  452. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
  453.  
  454. Japanese aircraft
  455. Ki-49-IIa Helen x 21
  456.  
  457. Allied aircraft
  458. Beaufighter VIf x 4
  459.  
  460. Japanese aircraft losses
  461. Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
  462.  
  463. No Allied losses
  464.  
  465. Allied ground losses:
  466. 19 casualties reported
  467. Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  468. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  469. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  470.  
  471. Aircraft Attacking:
  472. 16 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 10000 feet
  473. Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
  474.  
  475. CAP engaged:
  476. No.176 Sqn RAF with Beaufighter VIf (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  477. 4 plane(s) intercepting now.
  478. Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 11000.
  479. Raid is overhead
  480.  
  481.  
  482.  
  483. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  484. Morning Air attack on 4/4th Det NW Front , at 50,23 , near Cawnpore
  485.  
  486. Weather in hex: Extreme overcast
  487.  
  488. Raid detected at 142 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
  489. Estimated time to target is 39 minutes
  490.  
  491. Japanese aircraft
  492. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 74
  493. Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 6
  494.  
  495. No Japanese losses
  496.  
  497. Aircraft Attacking:
  498. 4 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 25000 feet
  499.  
  500.  
  501.  
  502. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  503. Morning Air attack on 104th Division, at 48,22 , near Gwalior
  504.  
  505. Weather in hex: Overcast
  506.  
  507. Raid detected at 11 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
  508. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
  509.  
  510. Allied aircraft
  511. Spitfire VIII x 3
  512. Boomerang C-12 x 3
  513.  
  514. Allied aircraft losses
  515. Boomerang C-12: 2 damaged
  516.  
  517. Aircraft Attacking:
  518. 3 x Boomerang C-12 bombing from 10000 feet
  519. Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  520.  
  521.  
  522.  
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  524. Morning Air attack on 23rd Nav Gd Unit , at 82,127 (Gove)
  525.  
  526. Weather in hex: Light rain
  527.  
  528. Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
  529. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
  530.  
  531. Japanese aircraft
  532. Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 28
  533. Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 2
  534.  
  535. Allied aircraft
  536. B-25C Mitchell x 10
  537.  
  538. No Japanese losses
  539.  
  540. Allied aircraft losses
  541. B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
  542.  
  543. Aircraft Attacking:
  544. 5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet
  545. Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  546. 1 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet
  547. Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  548.  
  549. CAP engaged:
  550. 264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  551. 2 plane(s) intercepting now.
  552. Group patrol altitude is 17000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 17000.
  553. Raid is overhead
  554. 59th Sentai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (9 airborne, 19 on standby, 0 scrambling)
  555. 9 plane(s) intercepting now.
  556. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000.
  557. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
  558.  
  559.  
  560.  
  561. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  562. Morning Air attack on Mili , at 136,121
  563.  
  564. Weather in hex: Clear sky
  565.  
  566. Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
  567. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
  568.  
  569. Allied aircraft
  570. B-24D Liberator x 20
  571.  
  572. Allied aircraft losses
  573. B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged
  574.  
  575. Japanese ground losses:
  576. 14 casualties reported
  577. Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  578. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
  579. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  580.  
  581. Airbase hits 4
  582. Airbase supply hits 2
  583. Runway hits 23
  584.  
  585. Aircraft Attacking:
  586. 6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 12000 feet *
  587. Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  588. 5 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 12000 feet *
  589. Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  590. 3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 12000 feet *
  591. Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  592. 6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 12000 feet *
  593. Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  594.  
  595.  
  596.  
  597. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  598. Morning Air attack on XXI Indian Corps, at 50,22 , near Gwalior
  599.  
  600. Weather in hex: Partial cloud
  601.  
  602. Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
  603. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
  604.  
  605. Japanese aircraft
  606. A6M5 Zero x 2
  607.  
  608. No Japanese losses
  609.  
  610. Aircraft Attacking:
  611. 2 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 25000 feet
  612.  
  613.  
  614.  
  615. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  616. Afternoon Air attack on 'Taifu' Assault SNLF, at 136,128 (Tarawa)
  617.  
  618. Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
  619.  
  620. Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
  621. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
  622.  
  623. Allied aircraft
  624. F4U-1 Corsair x 8
  625. SBD-3 Dauntless x 15
  626.  
  627. No Allied losses
  628.  
  629. Japanese ground losses:
  630. 11 casualties reported
  631. Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  632. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
  633. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  634.  
  635. Aircraft Attacking:
  636. 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
  637. Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
  638. 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
  639. Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
  640. 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
  641. Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
  642.  
  643.  
  644.  
  645. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  646. Afternoon Air attack on 'Taifu' Assault SNLF, at 136,128 (Tarawa)
  647.  
  648. Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
  649.  
  650. Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
  651. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
  652.  
  653. Allied aircraft
  654. F4U-1 Corsair x 8
  655. TBF-1 Avenger x 16
  656.  
  657. No Allied losses
  658.  
  659. Japanese ground losses:
  660. 53 casualties reported
  661. Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
  662. Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
  663. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  664.  
  665. Aircraft Attacking:
  666. 16 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 7000 feet
  667. Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  668.  
  669.  
  670.  
  671. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  672. Afternoon Air attack on 62nd Naval Guard Unit, at 98,127 (Salamaua)
  673.  
  674. Weather in hex: Overcast
  675.  
  676. Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
  677. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
  678.  
  679. Allied aircraft
  680. DB-7B x 11
  681.  
  682. No Allied losses
  683.  
  684. Japanese ground losses:
  685. 10 casualties reported
  686. Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  687. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  688. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  689.  
  690. Aircraft Attacking:
  691. 11 x DB-7B bombing from 6000 feet
  692. Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
  693.  
  694.  
  695.  
  696. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  697. Afternoon Air attack on 12th JAAF Base Force, at 101,132 , near Milne Bay
  698.  
  699. Weather in hex: Severe storms
  700.  
  701. Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
  702. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
  703.  
  704. Allied aircraft
  705. B-25D1 Mitchell x 6
  706.  
  707. No Allied losses
  708.  
  709. Japanese ground losses:
  710. 10 casualties reported
  711. Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  712. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  713. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  714.  
  715. Aircraft Attacking:
  716. 6 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet
  717. Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
  718.  
  719.  
  720.  
  721. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  722. Sub attack near Palm Island at 94,142
  723.  
  724. Japanese Ships
  725. SS I-156
  726.  
  727. Allied Ships
  728. ACM Maple
  729.  
  730. Captain of SS I-156 elects not to launch torpedoes at this target
  731.  
  732.  
  733. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  734.  
  735. Ground combat at Jubbulpore (46,27)
  736.  
  737. Japanese Bombardment attack
  738.  
  739. Attacking force 20619 troops, 362 guns, 282 vehicles, Assault Value = 624
  740.  
  741. Defending force 12684 troops, 158 guns, 227 vehicles, Assault Value = 359
  742.  
  743. Japanese ground losses:
  744. 46 casualties reported
  745. Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
  746. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  747. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  748.  
  749. Allied ground losses:
  750. 18 casualties reported
  751. Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
  752. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  753. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  754.  
  755. Assaulting units:
  756. 2nd Guards Division
  757. 16th Guards Regiment
  758. 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
  759. Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
  760. 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
  761. 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
  762. 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  763. 2nd Mobile AA Battalion
  764. 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
  765. 2nd Field Artillery Regiment
  766. 1st Mobile Field Artillery Regiment
  767. 14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  768. 11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
  769. 15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  770. 12th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
  771.  
  772. Defending units:
  773. 19th Indian/B Division
  774. 46th Indian Brigade
  775. 77th Chindit Brigade
  776. 19th Indian/A Division
  777. 19th Indian/C Division
  778. IV Indian Corps
  779. 4/3rd Det. NW Front
  780. 8th Medium Regiment
  781. 1/2 Det. South Ind
  782. 8th Belfast Heavy AA Regiment
  783.  
  784.  
  785. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  786.  
  787. Ground combat at Aligarh (51,19)
  788.  
  789. Japanese Shock attack
  790.  
  791. Attacking force 6815 troops, 56 guns, 644 vehicles, Assault Value = 364
  792.  
  793. Defending force 2997 troops, 39 guns, 73 vehicles, Assault Value = 87
  794.  
  795. Japanese adjusted assault: 205
  796.  
  797. Allied adjusted defense: 31
  798.  
  799. Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 1)
  800.  
  801. Japanese forces CAPTURE Aligarh !!!
  802.  
  803. Combat modifiers
  804. Defender: forts(+), leaders(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
  805. Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-)
  806.  
  807. Japanese ground losses:
  808. 84 casualties reported
  809. Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
  810. Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
  811. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  812. Vehicles lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled)
  813.  
  814. Allied ground losses:
  815. 1433 casualties reported
  816. Squads: 44 destroyed, 11 disabled
  817. Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 17 disabled
  818. Engineers: 27 destroyed, 2 disabled
  819. Guns lost 28 (25 destroyed, 3 disabled)
  820. Vehicles lost 78 (77 destroyed, 1 disabled)
  821. Units retreated 7
  822.  
  823. Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
  824.  
  825. Assaulting units:
  826. 56th Recon Regiment
  827. 13th Tank Regiment
  828. 12th Tank Regiment
  829. 16th Recon Regiment
  830. 6th Tank Regiment
  831. Guards Tank/A Division
  832.  
  833. Defending units:
  834. 254th Armoured Brigade
  835. 6/6th Rajputna Battalion
  836. 3/4 Ghurka Rifles Battalion
  837. 20th Indian/A Division
  838. 20th Indian/C Division
  839. 1st Bombay Construction Battalion
  840. 268th Motorised Brigade
  841.  
  842.  
  843. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  844.  
  845. Ground combat at 39,30 (near Hyderabad)
  846.  
  847. Japanese Shock attack
  848.  
  849. Attacking force 5856 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 211
  850.  
  851. Defending force 462 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 26
  852.  
  853. Japanese adjusted assault: 148
  854.  
  855. Allied adjusted defense: 1
  856.  
  857. Japanese assault odds: 148 to 1
  858.  
  859. Combat modifiers
  860. Defender: leaders(-), disruption(-), supply(-)
  861. Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), leaders(-)
  862.  
  863. Japanese ground losses:
  864. 77 casualties reported
  865. Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
  866. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  867. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  868. Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
  869.  
  870. Allied ground losses:
  871. 199 casualties reported
  872. Squads: 6 destroyed, 8 disabled
  873. Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled
  874. Engineers: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled
  875. Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
  876. Units retreated 1
  877.  
  878. Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
  879.  
  880. Assaulting units:
  881. 17th Ind.Mixed Brigade
  882.  
  883. Defending units:
  884. 77th Chindit Bde /1
  885.  
  886.  
  887. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  888.  
  889. Ground combat at 50,23 (near Cawnpore)
  890.  
  891. Japanese Shock attack
  892.  
  893. Attacking force 18974 troops, 220 guns, 555 vehicles, Assault Value = 799
  894.  
  895. Defending force 12927 troops, 226 guns, 234 vehicles, Assault Value = 211
  896.  
  897. Japanese adjusted assault: 520
  898.  
  899. Allied adjusted defense: 155
  900.  
  901. Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1
  902.  
  903. Combat modifiers
  904. Defender: experience(-)
  905. Attacker: shock(+)
  906.  
  907. Japanese ground losses:
  908. 1713 casualties reported
  909. Squads: 9 destroyed, 148 disabled
  910. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
  911. Engineers: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
  912. Vehicles lost 66 (8 destroyed, 58 disabled)
  913.  
  914. Allied ground losses:
  915. 1720 casualties reported
  916. Squads: 67 destroyed, 26 disabled
  917. Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 86 disabled
  918. Engineers: 10 destroyed, 17 disabled
  919. Guns lost 69 (24 destroyed, 45 disabled)
  920. Vehicles lost 40 (6 destroyed, 34 disabled)
  921.  
  922. Assaulting units:
  923. 6th Guards Division
  924. 14th Tank Regiment
  925. 15th Tank Regiment
  926. 55th Engineer Regiment
  927. 48th Recon Regiment
  928. 2nd Recon Battalion
  929. Guards Tank/C Division
  930. 45th Field AA Battalion
  931. 9th RF Gun Battalion
  932. 40th Field AA Battalion
  933. 11th RF Gun Battalion
  934.  
  935. Defending units:
  936. 63rd Indian Brigade
  937. 6th British Brigade
  938. 2nd Hyder Lancers Regiment
  939. Nowshera Brigade
  940. 21st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
  941. 163rd Light AA Regiment
  942. RAF 225 Group Base Force
  943. 166 Wing
  944. 119th RAF Base Force
  945. 4/4th Det NW Front
  946. 95th Heavy AA Regiment
  947. 1st Indian Heavy AA Regiment
  948.  
  949.  
  950. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  951.  
  952. Ground combat at Bangalore (32,37)
  953.  
  954. Japanese Bombardment attack
  955.  
  956. Attacking force 7075 troops, 260 guns, 168 vehicles, Assault Value = 157
  957.  
  958. Defending force 13495 troops, 161 guns, 58 vehicles, Assault Value = 408
  959.  
  960. Allied ground losses:
  961. 18 casualties reported
  962. Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
  963. Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  964. Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
  965.  
  966. Assaulting units:
  967. 14th Guards Regiment
  968. 5th Field Artillery Regiment
  969. 5th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  970. 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion
  971. 12th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  972. 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  973. 20th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  974. 7th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
  975. 21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion
  976. 13th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
  977.  
  978. Defending units:
  979. 22nd Indian Brigade
  980. 88th Indian Brigade
  981. Tippu Fortress
  982. 23rd Indian/B Division
  983. 2nd Central India Base Force
  984. 1/3 Central Detach.
  985. 3rd Hyderabad Base Force
  986. 1/1 Det. South Ind
  987.  
  988.  
  989. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  990.  
  991. Ground combat at Bellary (34,33)
  992.  
  993. Japanese Bombardment attack
  994.  
  995. Attacking force 8590 troops, 74 guns, 44 vehicles, Assault Value = 318
  996.  
  997. Defending force 4059 troops, 77 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 15
  998.  
  999. Assaulting units:
  1000. 37th/B Division
  1001. 37th/C Division
  1002.  
  1003. Defending units:
  1004. 29th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
  1005. 17th Indian Light AA Regiment
  1006. 168 Wing /2
  1007. 1/1st Det Hyderabad
  1008. 118th RAF Base Force
  1009. AHQ India
  1010. 3rd (Special Force) Div /2
  1011.  
  1012.  
  1013.  
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