AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 23, 42
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Sub attack near Woodlark Island  at 106,133
 
Japanese Ships
      SS I-173, hits 5
 
Allied Ships
      CV Formidable
      BB Resolution
      CA Pensacola
      CA Louisville
      CA Northampton
      DD Parrott
      DD Kane
      DD Hatfield
      DD Lawrence
      DD King
 
SS I-173 launches 4 torpedoes at CV Formidable
DD Kane fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hatfield fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Lawrence fails to find sub and abandons search
DD King fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatfield attacking submerged sub ....
DD King fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hatfield fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hatfield fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 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 Prajoda Garrison Battalion, at 59,109 (Mataram)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 29
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      22 casualties reported
         Squads: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      29 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 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: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 24
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese ground losses:
      32 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
               Ground Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
      14 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
               Ground Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
       3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Ground Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Amphibious Assault at Mataram (59,109)
 
TF 8 troops unloading over beach at Mataram, 59,109
 
Japanese ground losses:
      255 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 37 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 10 (0 destroyed, 10 disabled)
 
 
 
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Amphibious Assault at Denpasar (58,108)
 
TF 267 troops unloading over beach at Denpasar, 58,108
 
Japanese ground losses:
      125 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 4 (0 destroyed, 4 disabled)
 
 
 
