AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 25, 42
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ASW attack near Mussau Island  at 104,119
 
Japanese Ships
      PB Hagoromo Maru
 
Allied Ships
      SS Seal
 
SS Seal is sighted by escort
Seal diving deep ....
PB Hagoromo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Hagoromo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Hagoromo Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Hagoromo Maru is out of ASW ammo
PB Hagoromo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Hagoromo Maru 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: Light cloud
 
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 29
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      29 x F4F-3 Wildcat sweeping at 23000 feet
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137 
 
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
 
Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 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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Morning Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137 
 
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
 
Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 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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Afternoon Air attack on Kavieng , at 106,122 
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      Martlet II x 18
      F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 30
      SBD-2 Dauntless x 17
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 33
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese Ships
      ACM Heijo Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
      ACM Choan Maru #2, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
      xAK Eizan Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
      xAK Rasin Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
      PB Kosin Maru #3, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
      xAK Unyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
 
Japanese ground losses:
      6 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Port hits 4
Port supply hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      12 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Port Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
       7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
               Port Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
      12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
               Port Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
       1 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
               Port Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
      14 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Port Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
       4 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
               Port Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      no flights
 
Allied aircraft
      Martlet II x 52
      SBD-2 Dauntless x 17
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 33
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
      H6K4 Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground
 
Allied aircraft losses
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
 
Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 7
Port hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      12 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Port Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
      15 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Airfield Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
       5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
               Airfield Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
      13 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
               Airfield Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
       5 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
               Port Attack:  1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Ground combat at 63,97 (near Balikpapan)
 
Japanese Shock attack
 
Attacking force 1716 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 63
 
Defending force 1936 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8
 
Japanese adjusted assault: 46 
 
Allied adjusted defense: 28 
 
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), fatigue(-), experience(-)
 supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-)
 
Japanese ground losses:
      25 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Allied ground losses:
      18 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    Sasebo 8th SNLF
 
Defending units:
    VI KNIL Battalion
    Samarinda KNIL Battalion
    Balikpapan Base Force
 
 
