AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 18, 42
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TF 102 encounters mine field at Merak (48,97)
 
Japanese Ships
      DMS W-19
 
5 mines cleared
 
 
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TF 207 encounters mine field at Merak (48,97)
 
Japanese Ships
      DMS W-6
      DMS W-5
      DMS W-4
 
46 mines cleared
 
 
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Night Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 
 
Weather in hex: Severe storms
 
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 31
 
Allied aircraft
      B-17E Fortress x 6
 
No Japanese losses
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
               City Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (8 airborne, 23 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      8 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 9000 
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes
 
 
 
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Night Air attack on Palembang , at 48,91 
 
Weather in hex: Severe storms
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 31
 
Allied aircraft
      B-17E Fortress x 3
 
No Japanese losses
 
No Allied losses
 
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 5000 feet
               City Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
64th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (31 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      31 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
      Raid is overhead
 
 
 
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TF 102 encounters mine field at Merak (48,97)
 
Japanese Ships
      DMS W-19
 
16 mines cleared
 
 
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TF 207 encounters mine field at Merak (48,97)
 
Japanese Ships
      DMS W-6
      DMS W-5
      DMS W-4
 
13 mines cleared
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid detected at 104 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 25
      Ki-30 Ann x 7
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 17
      Ki-51 Sonia x 16
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged
      Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 damaged
      Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged
 
Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 22
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      17 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 13000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
      25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 13000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
      16 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 13000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
       7 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 13000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 35 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-30 Ann x 17
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-30 Ann: 2 damaged
 
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      17 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 13000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid detected at 92 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-36 Ida x 9
      Ki-49-Ia Helen x 3
 
No Japanese losses
 
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 6
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x Ki-36 Ida bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 30 kg GP Bomb
       3 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Bataan , at 78,77 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-49-Ia Helen x 29
 
No Japanese losses
 
Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 12
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      29 x Ki-49-Ia Helen bombing from 8000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
