AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 13, 42
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ASW attack near Kirakira  at 115,139
 
Japanese Ships
      SS RO-61, hits 3
 
Allied Ships
      PF Vincent
 
SS RO-61 is sighted by escort
RO-61 diving deep ....
PF Vincent fails to find sub, continues to search...
PF Vincent fails to find sub, continues to search...
PF Vincent fails to find sub, continues to search...
PF Vincent attacking submerged sub ....
PF Vincent attacking submerged sub ....
SS RO-61 eludes ASW attack from PF Vincent 
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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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:
      69 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Port hits 74
Port supply hits 27
 
CL Honolulu firing at Tulagi 
CL Boise firing at Tulagi 
CL Phoenix firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
CL Helena firing at Tulagi 
CL St. Louis firing at Tulagi 
CL Concord firing at Tulagi 
CL Trenton firing at Tulagi 
DD Maury firing at Tulagi 
DD McCall firing at Tulagi 
DD Gridley firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
DD Craven firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
DD Jarvis firing at Tulagi 
DD Patterson firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
DD Henley firing at Tulagi 
DD Ralph Talbot firing at Tulagi 
DD Mugford firing at Tulagi 
DD Helm firing at Tulagi 
DD Blue firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit
DD Bagley firing at Tulagi 
 
 
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Night Air attack on Kirakira , at 116,140 
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 14
 
No Japanese losses
 
Port hits 2
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      14 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Port Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Night Air attack on Kirakira , at 116,140 
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 6
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Port Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Night Air attack on Kirakira , at 116,140 
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 3
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Port Attack:  2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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TF 135 encounters mine field at Kirakira (116,140)
 
Allied Ships
      PF Vincent
 
2 mines cleared
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      P-40B Warhawk x 22
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      22 x P-40B Warhawk sweeping at 21000 feet
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps, at 82,56 , near Kanhsien
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-30 Ann x 12
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 3
      Ki-51 Sonia x 12
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      22 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 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
      12 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 50 kg GP Bomb
       3 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 100 kg GP Bomb
 
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 14th Chinese Base Force ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 100th Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 88th Chinese Corps ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 82,56 , near Kanhsien
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-48-Ib Lily x 9
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      22 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
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 Tulagi , at 114,137 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      P-40B Warhawk x 3
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       3 x P-40B Warhawk sweeping at 21000 feet
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on 52nd Naval Guard Unit, at 114,137 (Tulagi)
 
Weather in hex: Severe storms
 
Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese ground losses:
      22 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      13 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
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps, at 82,56 , near Kanhsien
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 33
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      68 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      33 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on 88th Chinese Corps, at 82,56 , near Kanhsien
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 20
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      22 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      20 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on 100th Chinese Corps, at 82,56 , near Kanhsien
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid spotted at 47 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M2 Nell x 27
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      38 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      27 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Cebu (80,86)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 7634 troops, 85 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 229
 
Defending force 3975 troops, 48 guns, 54 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 123 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 49 
 
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2) 
 
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), morale(-), experience(-)
Attacker: 
 
Japanese ground losses:
      203 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      107 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    1st Formosa Inf. Regiment
    20th Infantry Regiment
    23rd Nav Gd Unit 
 
Defending units:
    81st PA Infantry Division
    Cebu USN Base Force
 
 
