AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 19, 45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59 Japanese Ships APD T-7 APD T-3 APD T-15 APD T-11 Allied Ships SS Barb SS Barb launches 2 torpedoes at APD T-7 Barb diving deep .... APD T-15 fails to find sub and abandons search APD T-11 fails to find sub, continues to search... APD T-11 attacking submerged sub .... APD T-11 fails to find sub, continues to search... APD T-11 fails to find sub, continues to search... APD T-11 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Shaohing at 93,60 Japanese Ships E No.215 E Sagi Allied Ships SS Jack, hits 6 SS Jack is located by E No.215 E Sagi attacking submerged sub .... E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Sagi fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Saishu To at 98,57 Japanese Ships E Mokuto, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Tang E Mokuto is sighted by SS Tang SS Tang launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Shanghai at 94,59 Japanese Ships E No.192 Allied Ships SS Whale SS Whale is sighted by escort Whale bottoming out .... E No.192 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.192 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.192 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.192 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.192 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Marcus Island at 118,95 Japanese Ships SS I-401 Allied Ships xAK West Nilus xAK Sidney Hauptmann xAK Edward Luckenbach PF Charlottesville SS I-401 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK West Nilus PF Charlottesville fails to find sub, continues to search... PF Charlottesville fails to find sub, continues to search... PF Charlottesville fails to find sub, continues to search... PF Charlottesville fails to find sub, continues to search... PF Charlottesville fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Shanghai at 93,55 Japanese Ships E Asagao E W-5 Allied Ships SS Trout SS Trout is located by E Asagao Trout bottoming out .... E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Ningpo at 93,59 Japanese Ships E No.84, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage E No.192 Allied Ships SS Flying Fish SS Flying Fish launches 2 torpedoes at E No.84 Flying Fish bottoming out .... E No.192 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.192 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.192 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.192 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.192 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Saishu To at 99,56 Japanese Ships E Karii E No.158 Allied Ships SS Caiman SS Caiman is located by E Karii Caiman diving deep .... E No.158 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.158 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.158 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.158 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.158 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Nago at 96,64, Range 30,000 Yards Japanese Ships APD T-4 APD T-8 APD T-12 APD T-16 APD T-23 Allied Ships DD Abbot DD Burns DD Caperton DD Chauncey DD Claxton DD McGowan Poor visibility due to Thunderstorms with 53% moonlight Maximum visibility in Thunderstorms and 53% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 28,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards Range increases to 30,000 yards... Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape Japanese Fast Transport TF evades combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Marcus Island at 118,95 Japanese Ships SS I-401 Allied Ships xAK Edward Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAK Sidney Hauptmann PF Charlottesville SS I-401 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Edward Luckenbach I-401 diving deep .... PF Charlottesville fails to find sub, continues to search... PF Charlottesville fails to find sub, continues to search... PF Charlottesville fails to find sub, continues to search... PF Charlottesville fails to find sub, continues to search... PF Charlottesville fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Iloilo at 79,84 Allied Ships CL Nigeria CL Newfoundland CL Kenya CL Emerald CL Hobart Japanese ground losses: 135 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 11 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Manpower hits 4 Fires 454 Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 33 Port hits 10 Port supply hits 6 CL Nigeria firing at Iloilo CL Newfoundland firing at Iloilo CL Kenya firing at Iloilo CL Emerald firing at Kanno CL Hobart firing at Iloilo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Koshiki-jima Retto at 100,60 Japanese Ships E Amami E No.71 Allied Ships SS Spot, hits 1 SS Spot launches 2 torpedoes at E Amami Spot diving deep .... E No.71 attacking submerged sub .... E No.71 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.71 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.71 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.71 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Fukue-jima at 100,59 Japanese Ships E Hodaka E No.71 Allied Ships SS Lagarto, hits 1 SS Lagarto launches 2 torpedoes at E Hodaka E No.71 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.71 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.71 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.71 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.71 attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Shanghai at 95,56 Japanese Ships E W-5 Allied Ships SS Trout, hits 8 SS Trout is located by E W-5 Trout bottoming out .... E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-5 attacking submerged sub .... E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Shanghai at 95,56 Japanese Ships E W-5 Allied Ships SS Lionfish SS Lionfish is sighted by escort E W-5 attacking submerged sub .... E W-5 is out of ASW ammo E W-5 is out of ASW ammo E W-5 is out of ASW ammo E W-5 is out of ASW ammo E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search... E W-5 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Shanghai at 95,57 Japanese Ships E Hiburi Allied Ships SS Sablefish SS Sablefish launches 2 torpedoes at E Hiburi E Hiburi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hiburi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hiburi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hiburi fails to find sub, continues to search... E Hiburi fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Shanghai at 96,58 Japanese Ships E No.156 E No.126 Allied Ships SS Moray SS Moray is located by E No.156 E No.126 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.126 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.126 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.126 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.126 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Shanghai at 95,56 Japanese Ships E No.158 Allied Ships SS Dragonet, hits 23, heavy damage SS Dragonet is sighted by escort Dragonet bottoming out .... E No.158 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.158 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.158 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.158 attacking submerged sub .... E No.158 attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 97,58 Japanese Ships E No.126 Allied Ships SS Moray SS Moray is sighted by escort E No.126 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.126 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.126 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.126 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.126 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Tokara Retto at 99,62 Japanese Ships APD T-8 APD T-23 APD T-16 Allied Ships SS Conger, hits 1 SS Conger launches 2 torpedoes at APD T-8 APD T-23 fails to find sub and abandons search APD T-16 fails to find sub, continues to search... APD T-16 fails to find sub, continues to search... APD T-16 attacking submerged sub .... APD T-16 attacking submerged sub .... APD T-16 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Samah , at 69,63 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft Thunderbolt II x 16 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Thunderbolt II sweeping at 37000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Ind Engineer Regiment, at 74,51 (Tuyun) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 16 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 16 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 37000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Ind Engineer Regiment, at 74,51 (Tuyun) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 15 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 15 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 37000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 92nd JAAF AF Bn , at 76,59 , near Canton Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 24 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 24 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 37000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hengyang , at 80,53 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft P-51B Mustang x 14 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 14 x P-51B Mustang sweeping at 37000 feet * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kweilin , at 76,54 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 15 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 15 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 37000 feet * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 57th Division, at 72,49 , near Kweiyang Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 15 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 15 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 37000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hengyang , at 80,53 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft P-51B Mustang x 13 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 13 x P-51B Mustang sweeping at 37000 feet * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Ind Engineer Regiment, at 74,51 (Tuyun) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 6 SBD-3 Dauntless x 42 SBD-5 Dauntless x 54 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' * Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' * Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 6 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 37000 feet 12 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' * Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' * Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' * Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 9 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' * Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 40th Division, at 67,45 , near Tsuyung Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 14 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 40th Division, at 67,45 , near Tsuyung Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft Thunderbolt I x 13 Allied aircraft losses Thunderbolt I: 7 damaged Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Thunderbolt I bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 774th Ind.Infantry Battalion, at 67,89 , near Tarakan Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 7 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 7 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 15th Naval Guard Unit, at 75,89 (Zamboanga) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 27 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 27 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 15th Naval Guard Unit, at 75,89 (Zamboanga) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 7 F4U-1A Corsair x 24 SBD-1 Dauntless x 19 SBD-3 Dauntless x 28 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 10 x SBD-1 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 6 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 9 x SBD-1 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Ind Engineer Regiment, at 74,51 (Tuyun) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 21 TBM-1C Avenger x 23 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 30 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 23 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 40th Division, at 67,45 , near Tsuyung Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D Mitchell x 24 H81-A3 x 8 Allied aircraft losses B-25D Mitchell: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 10 x B-25D Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x B-25D Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-25D Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 40th Division, at 67,45 , near Tsuyung Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D Mitchell x 11 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x B-25D Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th RGC Division, at 75,54 , near Liuchow Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft P-51D Mustang x 10 P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 25 Allied aircraft losses P-51D Mustang: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 10 x P-51D Mustang bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th RGC Division, at 75,54 , near Liuchow Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Allied aircraft P-40N Warhawk x 7 Allied aircraft losses P-40N Warhawk: 3 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 7 x P-40N Warhawk bombing from 100 feet * Ground Attack: 1 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th RGC Division, at 75,54 , near Liuchow Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft P-40N Warhawk x 6 P-51D Mustang x 10 Allied aircraft losses P-51D Mustang: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 10 x P-51D Mustang bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 6 x P-40N Warhawk bombing from 100 feet * Ground Attack: 1 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 15th Naval Guard Unit, at 75,89 (Zamboanga) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 13 SBD-3 Dauntless x 38 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 13 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 9 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Ind Engineer Regiment, at 74,51 (Tuyun) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 19 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 19 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Ind Engineer Regiment, at 74,51 (Tuyun) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft B-26 Marauder x 12 Allied aircraft losses B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 15th Naval Guard Unit, at 75,89 (Zamboanga) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 7 SBD-3 Dauntless x 18 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 10 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th RGC Division, at 75,54 , near Liuchow Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft P-40N Warhawk x 7 PBJ-1D Mitchell x 31 Allied aircraft losses P-40N Warhawk: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 55 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 10 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 10 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x P-40N Warhawk bombing from 100 feet * Ground Attack: 1 x 250 lb GP Bomb 11 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th RGC Division, at 75,54 , near Liuchow Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft PBJ-1D Mitchell x 20 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 49 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 10 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 10 x PBJ-1D Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th RGC Division, at 75,54 , near Liuchow Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft A-20G Havoc x 12 Allied aircraft losses A-20G Havoc: 4 damaged Japanese ground losses: 41 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 12 x A-20G Havoc bombing and strafing from low level Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 143rd Infantry Regiment, at 69,48 (Kunming) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft B-25J11 Mitchell x 12 PBJ-1H Mitchell x 5 Allied aircraft losses B-25J11 Mitchell: 2 damaged PBJ-1H Mitchell: 4 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 5 x PBJ-1H Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-25J11 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 15th Naval Guard Unit, at 75,89 (Zamboanga) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft PV-1 Ventura x 15 PV-2 Harpoon x 12 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 25 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x PV-2 Harpoon bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 15th Naval Guard Unit, at 75,89 (Zamboanga) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft PV-1 Ventura x 9 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Aparri , at 82,73 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 58 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 13 Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 12 Aircraft Attacking: 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 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Aparri , at 82,73 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 15 No Allied losses Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 6 Aircraft Attacking: 9 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 Aparri , at 82,73 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 11 No Allied losses Runway hits 12 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 455th Ind.Infantry Battalion, at 67,91 (Tarakan) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufighter 21 x 22 Allied aircraft losses Beaufighter 21: 8 damaged Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 22 x Beaufighter 21 bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 2nd Sasebo SNLF Coy ... Also attacking 455th Ind.Infantry Battalion ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 455th Ind.Infantry Battalion, at 67,91 (Tarakan) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft A-24 Banshee x 21 Allied aircraft losses A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 3000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 10 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 2000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 4000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 65th Naval Guard Unit, at 69,49 , near Kunming Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft Thunderbolt I x 32 Allied aircraft losses Thunderbolt I: 4 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Thunderbolt I bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 16 x Thunderbolt I bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 3rd Mortar Battalion, at 67,45 , near Tsuyung Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft Thunderbolt I x 1 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Thunderbolt I bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 92nd JAAF AF Bn , at 76,59 , near Canton Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft Thunderbolt II x 32 P-38L Lightning x 21 Allied aircraft losses P-38L Lightning: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 94 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Thunderbolt II bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 16 x Thunderbolt II bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 21 x P-38L Lightning bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 26 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Liberator B.VI: 4 damaged Airbase hits 20 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 20 Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Liberator B.VI bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x Liberator B.VI bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 92nd JAAF AF Bn , at 76,59 , near Canton Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIc x 18 Allied aircraft losses Beaufighter VIc: 4 damaged Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 18 x Beaufighter VIc bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 92nd JAAF AF Bn , at 76,59 , near Canton Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft Thunderbolt II x 16 Allied aircraft losses Thunderbolt II: 6 damaged Japanese ground losses: 33 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Thunderbolt II bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 12 Allied aircraft losses Liberator B.VI: 4 damaged Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 5 Runway hits 21 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Liberator B.VI bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 65th Naval Guard Unit, at 69,49 , near Kunming Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 63 Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 36 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 15 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 20 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 22 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 65th Naval Guard Unit, at 69,49 , near Kunming Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 17 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 17 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 137 P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 18 Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 6 damaged Airbase hits 32 Airbase supply hits 8 Runway hits 105 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 13 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 10 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 5 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 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 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 12 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 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 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 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 22nd JAAF AF Bn , at 67,91 (Tarakan) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft A-24 Banshee x 6 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 3000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 3 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 2000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 37th Army ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Canton , at 77,59 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 115 Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 5 damaged Airbase hits 19 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 74 Aircraft Attacking: 15 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 6 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 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 15 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 6 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 12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 14 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 49 Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Airbase hits 14 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 38 Aircraft Attacking: 11 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 9 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 4 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 Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 16 Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Canton , at 77,59 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 12 No Allied losses Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 9 Aircraft Attacking: 6 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 Canton , at 77,59 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 7 No Allied losses Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 12 Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 15 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Canton , at 77,59 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 7 No Allied losses Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kunming , at 69,48 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 9 B-24D1 Liberator x 14 No Allied losses Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 21 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 553rd Ind.Infantry Battalion, at 67,91 (Tarakan) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft A-24 Banshee x 22 Allied aircraft losses A-24 Banshee: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 18 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 4000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x A-24 Banshee releasing from 3000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Ind Engineer Regiment, at 74,51 (Tuyun) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft A-20G Havoc x 47 B-25D1 Mitchell x 8 Allied aircraft losses A-20G Havoc: 10 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 4 damaged Japanese ground losses: 33 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 18 x A-20G Havoc bombing and strafing from low level Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 16 x A-20G Havoc bombing and strafing from low level Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 13 x A-20G Havoc bombing and strafing from low level Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 80th Garrison Battalion ... Also attacking 8th Ind Engineer Regiment ... Also attacking 80th Garrison Battalion ... Also attacking 8th Ind Engineer Regiment ... Also attacking 80th Garrison Battalion ... Also attacking 8th Ind Engineer Regiment ... Also attacking 80th Garrison Battalion ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 3 damaged Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 7 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 8 No Allied losses Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 7 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Canton , at 77,59 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 6 No Allied losses Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 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 Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 8 Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 11 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Tsuyung , at 68,46 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 8 No Allied losses Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 7 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Tsuyung , at 68,46 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 13 No Allied losses Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 18 Aircraft Attacking: 13 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Canton , at 77,59 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 8 No Allied losses Airbase 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 Canton , at 77,59 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 6 No Allied losses Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 6 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Airbase hits 5 Runway hits 6 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 9 Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 12 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 6 No Allied losses Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 8 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hong Kong , at 77,61 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 6 No Allied losses Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 80th Garrison Battalion, at 74,51 (Tuyun) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft A-20G Havoc x 36 Allied aircraft losses A-20G Havoc: 8 damaged Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 17 x A-20G Havoc bombing and strafing from low level Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 19 x A-20G Havoc bombing and strafing from low level Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 8th Ind Engineer Regiment ... Also attacking 80th Garrison Battalion ... Also attacking 8th Ind Engineer Regiment ... Also attacking 80th Garrison Battalion ... Also attacking 8th Ind Engineer Regiment ... Also attacking 80th Garrison Battalion ... Also attacking 8th Ind Engineer Regiment ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 57th Division, at 72,49 , near Kweiyang Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 22 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 22 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 37000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kweilin , at 76,54 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 11 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 37000 feet * 5 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 37000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kunming , at 69,48 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 8 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 8 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 37000 feet * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 92nd JAAF AF Bn , at 76,59 , near Canton Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft P-38L Lightning x 22 Allied aircraft losses P-38L Lightning: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 27 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 22 x P-38L Lightning bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 92nd JAAF AF Bn , at 76,59 , near Canton Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft P-38L Lightning x 40 Allied aircraft losses P-38L Lightning: 7 damaged Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 18 x P-38L Lightning bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 22 x P-38L Lightning bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hengyang , at 80,53 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft P-51B Mustang x 16 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 5 x P-51B Mustang sweeping at 37000 feet * 6 x P-51B Mustang sweeping at 37000 feet * 5 x P-51B Mustang sweeping at 37000 feet * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Tuyun , at 74,51 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 6 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 37000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 57th Division, at 72,49 , near Kweiyang Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 6 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 37000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th RGC Division, at 75,54 , near Liuchow Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft P-40N Warhawk x 9 Allied aircraft losses P-40N Warhawk: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 9 x P-40N Warhawk bombing from 100 feet * Ground Attack: 1 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kunming , at 69,48 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 15 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 15 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 37000 feet * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Hengyang , at 80,53 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft P-51B Mustang x 15 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 15 x P-51B Mustang sweeping at 37000 feet * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kweilin , at 76,54 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 15 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 15 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 37000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 15th AA Regiment, at 69,52 , near Lao Cai Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft B-25J1 Mitchell x 18 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (3 destroyed, 0 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 18 x B-25J1 Mitchell bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Iloilo (79,84) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 1060 troops, 8 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 41 Defending force 2174 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 38 Allied adjusted assault: 8 Japanese adjusted defense: 25 Allied assault odds: 1 to 3 (fort level 4) Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Allied ground losses: 32 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 28th Australian Battalion Defending units: Kanno 50th JNAF AF Unit