AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 18, 45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 55th Infantry Brigade, at 71,57 , near Pakhoi Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 22 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 22 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 35000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 35th JAAF AF Bn , at 62,98 , near Bandjermasin Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 24 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 32 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 17 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th Fleet, at 61,98 , near Bandjermasin Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 20 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 76 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 36th Field AA Battalion ... Also attacking 4th Fleet ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 67th JNAF AF Unit , at 58,63 , near Battambang Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIc x 16 Allied aircraft losses Beaufighter VIc: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Beaufighter VIc bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 67th JNAF AF Unit , at 58,63 , near Battambang Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIc x 19 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 19 x Beaufighter VIc bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 13th Division, at 56,104 (Soerabaja) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 22 B-25D1 Mitchell x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 6 damaged Japanese ground losses: 82 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 10 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 4th Tank Regiment ... Also attacking 13th Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Cam Ranh Bay , at 64,72 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 33 Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 4 damaged Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 28 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet * Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet * Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet * Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet * Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet * Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Cam Ranh Bay , at 64,72 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 21 Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 5 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 8 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet * Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb 11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet * Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Cam Ranh Bay , at 64,72 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 24 Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 4 damaged Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 6 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet * Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet * Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet * Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 25 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 23 B-24J Liberator x 9 No Allied losses Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 29 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 6 B-24J Liberator x 23 No Allied losses Airbase hits 10 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 31 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 19 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 30 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Jolo , at 74,90 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 21 Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 12 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Miri , at 64,87 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 40 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 23 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 12 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 57 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Miri , at 64,87 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 18 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Airbase hits 10 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 37 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 5 No Allied losses Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 9 Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 6 No Allied losses Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Soerabaja , at 56,104 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 5 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 6 Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Miri , at 64,87 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 8 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 10 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Miri , at 64,87 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 7 No Allied losses Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Cam Ranh Bay , at 64,72 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 6 No Allied losses Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet * Airfield Attack: 5 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Jolo , at 74,90 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 7 No Allied losses Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K5-J George x 25 Ki-83 x 5 Ki-84r Frank x 36 Allied aircraft P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 25 Japanese aircraft losses N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed Ki-83: 1 destroyed Ki-84r Frank: 7 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 7 destroyed CAP engaged: S-602 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 12 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 34880. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 50th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 6 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 31000 and 33910. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes 59th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 7 scrambling) 9 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 33910. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes 71st I.F.Chutai with Ki-83 (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 36600. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K5-J George x 17 Ki-83 x 4 Ki-84r Frank x 21 Allied aircraft P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 3 P-51B Mustang x 3 Japanese aircraft losses N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed Ki-83: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-51B Mustang: 1 destroyed CAP engaged: S-602 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling) 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 34000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes 50th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 37910. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes 59th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 9 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 38910. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 71st I.F.Chutai with Ki-83 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 55th Infantry Brigade, at 71,57 , near Pakhoi Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 3 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 35000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K5-J George x 13 Ki-83 x 3 Ki-84r Frank x 20 Allied aircraft P-51B Mustang x 22 Japanese aircraft losses N1K5-J George: 1 destroyed Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-51B Mustang: 6 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 4 x P-51B Mustang sweeping at 37000 feet CAP engaged: S-602 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 34880. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes 50th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 34000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 59th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 33910. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes 71st I.F.Chutai with Ki-83 (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 8000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K5-J George x 8 Ki-83 x 1 Ki-84r Frank x 7 Allied aircraft P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 22 Japanese aircraft losses N1K5-J George: 5 destroyed Ki-83: 1 destroyed Ki-84r Frank: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 14 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 37000 feet CAP engaged: S-602 Hikotai with N1K5-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes 50th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 36000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 50 minutes 59th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes 71st I.F.Chutai with Ki-83 (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 8000 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion, at 69,53 , near Lao Cai Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft Thunderbolt I x 13 Allied aircraft losses Thunderbolt I: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Thunderbolt I bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 12th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion, at 69,53 , near Lao Cai Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft Thunderbolt I x 11 Allied aircraft losses Thunderbolt I: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Thunderbolt I bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 55th Infantry Brigade, at 71,57 , near Pakhoi Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft Thunderbolt I x 11 Allied aircraft losses Thunderbolt I: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 33 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Thunderbolt I bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 16th Division, at 112,108 (Truk) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft A-20G Havoc x 16 B-25C Mitchell x 32 Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 16 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 16 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 16 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking Truk Naval Fortress ... Also attacking 16th Division ... Also attacking Truk Naval Fortress ... Also attacking 16th Division ... Also attacking Truk Naval Fortress ... Also attacking 16th Division ... Also attacking Truk Naval Fortress ... Also attacking 16th Division ... Also attacking Truk Naval Fortress ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 16th Division, at 112,108 (Truk) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft A-20G Havoc x 32 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 16 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 16 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 37th/A Division, at 64,69 , near Quinhon Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft B-25H Mitchell x 22 B-25J11 Mitchell x 11 Allied aircraft losses B-25H Mitchell: 1 damaged B-25J11 Mitchell: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 59 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 10 x B-25H Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-25H Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 11 x B-25J11 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 37th/A Division, at 64,69 , near Quinhon Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft B-25H Mitchell x 12 Allied aircraft losses B-25H Mitchell: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B-25H Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 16th Division, at 112,108 (Truk) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Allied aircraft A-20G Havoc x 16 Allied aircraft losses A-20G Havoc: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 16 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Truk (112,108) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 12027 troops, 202 guns, 136 vehicles, Assault Value = 335 Defending force 11197 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 173 Allied adjusted assault: 145 Japanese adjusted defense: 10 Allied assault odds: 14 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 389 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 29 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 75 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 7th Infantry Division ComAirSoPac 2nd Fleet Advn Base Force VII US Fighter Cmnd Defending units: 16th Division 31st Army Truk Naval Fortress -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Cagayan (79,89) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 26819 troops, 445 guns, 364 vehicles, Assault Value = 869 Defending force 18337 troops, 144 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 483 Allied adjusted assault: 443 Japanese adjusted defense: 1747 Allied assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 4) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 993 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 41 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled Allied ground losses: 1112 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 106 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Guns lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled) Assaulting units: 28th Australian Battalion 112th Cavalry Regiment 8th NZ Brigade 14th NZ Brigade 30th Australian Brigade 1st Tank Battalion 7th Australian Brigade 16th Australian Battalion 29th Australian Brigade 27th Australian Brigade 147th Field Artillery Battalion 1st RAA Med Arty Regiment 2nd RAA Med Arty Regiment Defending units: 35th Division 146th Infantry Regiment 79th JAAF AF Bn 21st Air Flotilla 4th Field Construction Battalion 14th JAAF AF Coy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Palembang (48,91) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 21452 troops, 454 guns, 235 vehicles, Assault Value = 578 Defending force 13989 troops, 143 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 351 Allied adjusted assault: 47 Japanese adjusted defense: 1054 Allied assault odds: 1 to 22 (fort level 5) Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 236 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 24 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 828 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 124 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled Guns lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled) Assaulting units: 44th Indian Brigade 45th Indian Brigade 18th British Division 6th Mixed A/T Mtr Regiment 85th British AT Gun Regiment 134th Medium Regiment Defending units: Yokosuka 3rd SNLF /1 47th Infantry Regiment 4th Tank Rgt /1 13th Div /2 I/81st Naval Guard Unit 91st Nav Gd /1 113th JAAF AF Bn 9th Port Unit 48th Field AA Battalion 12th Port Unit 25th JNAF AF Unit Southeast Area Fleet 47th Field AA Battalion 11th JAAF AF Bn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Georgetown (49,74) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 13929 troops, 237 guns, 151 vehicles, Assault Value = 426 Defending force 1414 troops, 15 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 8 Allied adjusted assault: 328 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 328 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-), morale(-) experience(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1689 casualties reported Squads: 18 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 91 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 15 (15 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 2 Assaulting units: 2nd British Division 3rd (Special Force) Division Defending units: 59th JNAF AF Unit 84th JAAF AF Bn