AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 10, 42
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TF 245 encounters mine field at 49,90
 
Japanese Ships
      AMc Wa 19
      AMc Wa 3
 
7 mines cleared
 
 
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TF 245 encounters mine field at 49,90
 
Japanese Ships
      AMc Wa 19, Mine hits 1,  heavy damage
      AMc Wa 3
 
14 mines cleared
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Shaoyang , at 80,52 
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 40
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      40 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 49th Chinese Corps, at 80,52 (Shaoyang)
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 24
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      21 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      24 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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Morning Air attack on Shaoyang , at 80,52 
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 4
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 23000 feet
 
 
 
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ASW attack near Torres Islands  at 116,146
 
Japanese Ships
      SS I-7
 
Allied Ships
      DD Buchanan
      xAP Morinda
      xAP Prominent
      xAP Kepong
      xAP Kedah
      xAP Van Rees
      xAP Van Imhoff
      xAP Darvel
      xAKL Bidelia
      xAKL Duijmar van Twist
 
SS I-7 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Buchanan
I-7 diving deep ....
DD Buchanan fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Buchanan fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Buchanan fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Buchanan fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Buchanan fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
