AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 30, 42
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Torokina at 109,130
 
Weather in hex: Light cloud
 
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      Martlet II x 46
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 90
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 98
 
Allied aircraft losses
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
 
Japanese Ships
      CM Natsushima, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
      DD Hatsukaze, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
      DD Oyashio, Bomb hits 1
      CM Takashima, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
      CM Sarushima, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
      DD Kuroshio, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      11 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
      13 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
      13 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
      16 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
      12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
      13 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
 
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CM Natsushima
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hatsukaze
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CM Takashima
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CM Sarushima
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Kuroshio
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on 94th JAAF AF Bn , at 57,50 (Toungoo)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
 
Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 22
 
Allied aircraft
      B-25B Mitchell x 9
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
      B-25B Mitchell: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       5 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 100 feet
               Ground Attack:  1 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
Kanoya Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 15 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      7 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 8000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
 
 
 
