AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 24, 42
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ASW attack near Shortlands  at 110,132
 
Japanese Ships
      SS RO-66, hits 3
 
Allied Ships
      DD Jarvis
      DD Craven
 
SS RO-66 is located by DD Jarvis
RO-66 diving deep ....
DD Craven fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Craven fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Craven attacking submerged sub ....
DD Craven fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Craven fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 
 
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
 
Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 27
 
Allied aircraft
      Martlet II x 26
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
 
Allied aircraft losses
      Martlet II: 4 destroyed
 
CAP engaged:
13th Ku S-1  with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 8 scrambling)
      6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 8000 
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 
 
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
 
Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 15
 
Allied aircraft
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 30
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      18 x F4F-3 Wildcat sweeping at 23000 feet
 
CAP engaged:
13th Ku S-1  with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      15 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 9000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 54 minutes
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Prajoda Garrison Battalion, at 59,109 (Mataram)
 
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 29
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      13 casualties reported
         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 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: Overcast
 
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      P-40B Warhawk x 25
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      25 x P-40B Warhawk sweeping at 21000 feet
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 106,122
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 15
      SBD-2 Dauntless x 17
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
      xAK Eizan Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires
      xAK Taian Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
      xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
      xAK Unyo Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
      PB Choun Maru #8
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       5 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000' * 
               Naval Attack:  1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
       4 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000' * 
               Naval Attack:  1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
       8 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000' * 
               Naval Attack:  1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
 
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Eizan Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Taian Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Unyo Maru
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 3
 
Allied aircraft
      Avenger I x 15
      Martlet II x 52
      F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 15
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 66
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
      G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed on ground
      H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
 
Allied aircraft losses
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
 
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 34
Port hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Airfield Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
      19 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Airfield Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
      15 x Avenger I bombing from 13000 feet
               Port Attack:  2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
       3 x F4F-3 Wildcat sweeping at 13000 feet
      13 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
               Airfield Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
               Airfield Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
       8 x F4F-3A Wildcat sweeping at 13000 feet
      12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
               Airfield Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
       4 x Martlet II sweeping at 13000 feet
       4 x Martlet II sweeping at 13000 feet
       2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
               Airfield Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
13th Ku S-1  with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
      2 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 8000 
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Mataram (59,109)
 
Japanese Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 576 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19
 
Defending force 48 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 8 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 1 
 
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 1) 
 
Japanese forces CAPTURE Mataram !!!
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
 experience(-)
Attacker: leaders(-)
 
Allied ground losses:
      60 casualties reported
         Squads: 8 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Units destroyed 1
 
Assaulting units:
    14th Guards Rgt /2
 
Defending units:
    Prajoda Garrison Battalion
 
 
