AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 04, 42
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Night Naval bombardment of Tulagi at 114,137
 
Allied Ships
      CL Honolulu
      CL Boise
      CL Phoenix
      CL Helena
      CL St. Louis
      CL Concord
      CL Trenton
      DD Maury
      DD McCall
      DD Gridley
      DD Craven
      DD Jarvis
      DD Patterson
      DD Henley
      DD Ralph Talbot
      DD Mugford
      DD Helm
      DD Blue
      DD Bagley
 
Japanese ground losses:
      8 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Port hits 45
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 7
 
CL Honolulu firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
CL Boise firing at Tulagi 
CL Phoenix firing at Tulagi 
CL Helena firing at Tulagi 
CL St. Louis firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
CL Concord firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CL Trenton
CL Trenton firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
DD Maury firing at Tulagi 
DD McCall firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
DD Gridley firing at Tulagi 
DD Craven firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
DD Jarvis firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
DD Patterson firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
DD Henley firing at Tulagi 
DD Ralph Talbot firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
DD Mugford firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
DD Helm firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
DD Blue firing at Tulagi 
DD Bagley firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 84,56 , near Nanchang
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 51
      G4M1 Betty x 25
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      76 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      42 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
      25 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
       9 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 14th Chinese Base Force ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 25th Group Army ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 14th Chinese Base Force ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps, at 84,56 , near Nanchang
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 27
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      24 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      27 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Siangtan , at 81,52 
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 3
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       3 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 16th Construction Regiment, at 84,56 , near Nanchang
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-30 Ann x 9
      Ki-51 Sonia x 3
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      8 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
       3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
 
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 16th Construction Regiment ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 84,56 , near Nanchang
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-51 Sonia x 6
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 84,56 , near Nanchang
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 9
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Siangtan , at 81,52 
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 30
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      30 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on 52nd Naval Guard Unit, at 114,137 (Tulagi)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 27
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Ground Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
               Ground Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
               Ground Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)
 
Allied Bombardment attack
 
Attacking force 2437 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
 
Defending force 3040 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 91
 
Japanese ground losses:
      13 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      7 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    81st PA Infantry Division
    Cebu USN Base Force
 
Defending units:
    1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
 
 
