AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 16, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 434 encounters mine field at Kwajalein Island (132,115) Allied Ships DD Braine, Mine hits 1, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Jaluit at 134,120 Allied Ships CA Vincennes CA San Francisco DD Maury DD McCall DD Gridley DD Patterson DD Chevalier DD Bradford DD Boyd Japanese ground losses: 111 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 11 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 31 Port hits 24 Port fuel hits 3 Port supply hits 7 SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Vincennes CA Vincennes firing at Jaluit CA San Francisco firing at Jaluit DD Maury firing at Jaluit DD McCall firing at Jaluit DD Gridley firing at Jaluit DD Patterson firing at Jaluit DD Chevalier firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit DD Bradford firing at Jaluit DD Boyd firing at Jaluit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Jaluit at 134,120 Allied Ships CA Baltimore DD Dashiell DD Converse DD Claxton DD Bush Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 17 Port hits 12 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 5 CA Baltimore firing at Jaluit DD Dashiell firing at Jaluit DD Converse firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit DD Claxton firing at Jaluit DD Bush firing at Jaluit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Balikpapan , at 64,97 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 18 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 18 x F4U-1 Corsair sweeping at 11000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps, at 64,43 , near Myitkyina Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps, at 64,43 , near Myitkyina Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 6 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Jaluit , at 134,120 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft PV-1 Ventura x 24 No Allied losses Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Jaluit , at 134,120 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft PV-1 Ventura x 12 No Allied losses Port hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 4000 feet Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 52nd Naval Guard Unit, at 134,120 (Jaluit) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 12 Allied aircraft losses B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 40 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Boela at 80,111 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft D4Y4 Judy x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships xAKL Vincent, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires Aircraft Attacking: 3 x D4Y4 Judy bombing from 16000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Vincent -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 52nd Naval Guard Unit, at 134,120 (Jaluit) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 30 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 24255 troops, 266 guns, 124 vehicles, Assault Value = 865 Defending force 27482 troops, 230 guns, 801 vehicles, Assault Value = 918 Japanese ground losses: 167 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 12 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled) Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 7 (4 destroyed, 3 disabled) Assaulting units: 48th Naval Guard Unit 124th Infantry Regiment 6th Division 6th Guards Division 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion Defending units: 2/6th Armoured Regiment 2/9th Armoured Regiment 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 1st Australian Division 2/8th Armoured Regiment 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion 2nd Australian Division 134th Field Artillery Battalion I US Corps 97th Field Artillery Battalion 148th Field Artillery Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 606 troops, 51 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 911 Defending force 24100 troops, 266 guns, 122 vehicles, Assault Value = 849 Assaulting units: 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 640th Tank Destroyer Battalion 2/8th Armoured Regiment 2/6th Armoured Regiment 2/9th Armoured Regiment 1st Australian Division 2nd Australian Division I US Corps 97th Field Artillery Battalion 134th Field Artillery Battalion 148th Field Artillery Battalion Defending units: 48th Naval Guard Unit 6th Division 124th Infantry Regiment 6th Guards Division 1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment 3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 48,98 (near Batavia) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 6308 troops, 22 guns, 786 vehicles, Assault Value = 471 Defending force 1235 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 28 Allied adjusted assault: 484 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 484 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-), experience(-) supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1161 casualties reported Squads: 82 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 16 destroyed, 32 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! Assaulting units: 2/7th Armoured Regiment 194th Tank Battalion 192nd Tank Battalion 1st Army Tank Regiment 4th Armoured Brigade Defending units: 6th Java Militia Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Myingyan (58,46) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 2918 troops, 18 guns, 282 vehicles, Assault Value = 207 Defending force 22788 troops, 250 guns, 923 vehicles, Assault Value = 991 Allied adjusted assault: 2 Japanese adjusted defense: 917 Allied assault odds: 1 to 458 (fort level 4) Combat modifiers Defender: forts(+), preparation(-), experience(-) Attacker: shock(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), supply(-) Allied ground losses: 699 casualties reported Squads: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 69 disabled Engineers: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 24 (24 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 268 (50 destroyed, 218 disabled) Assaulting units: 254th Armoured Brigade Defending units: 3rd Tank Division 9th Tank Regiment 40th Division 15th Tank Regiment 11th Tank Regiment