AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 05, 42
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Sub attack near Rossel Island  at 107,135
 
Japanese Ships
      SS RO-62, hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
 
Allied Ships
      CV Saratoga
      BB Resolution
      BB Revenge
      CA Pensacola
      CA Houston
      DD Whipple
      DD King
      DD Humphreys
      DD Brooks
      DD Kilty
 
SS RO-62 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Saratoga
RO-62 diving deep ....
DD King attacking submerged sub ....
DD Humphreys attacking submerged sub ....
DD Brooks fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kilty fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD King attacking submerged sub ....
DD Humphreys fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Brooks fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kilty attacking submerged sub ....
DD King fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Humphreys fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Brooks fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kilty attacking submerged sub ....
DD Kilty cannot establish contact with SS RO-62
SS RO-62 eludes ASW attack from DD Kilty 
SS RO-62 forced to surface!
DD King firing on surfaced sub ....
Sub slips beneath the waves
 
 
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Night Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138 
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid spotted at 85 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 13
 
Allied aircraft
      P-39D Airacobra x 23
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      13 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
               Airfield Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
8th FG/36th FS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 10000 
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 63rd Chinese Corps, at 76,54 (Kweilin)
 
Weather in hex: Severe storms
 
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G3M3 Nell x 33
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      33 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  2 x 250 kg GP Bomb,  4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
 
Also attacking 32nd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 63rd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 32nd Chinese Corps ...
Also attacking 63rd Chinese Corps ...
 
 
