AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 29, 42
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Night Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 109,131
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 39
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G4M1 Betty: 14 damaged
      G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed by flak
 
Allied Ships
      BB Mississippi
      BB Idaho
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      18 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
      19 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
 
 
 
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Night Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 109,131
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      B5N1 Kate x 6
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      B5N1 Kate: 1 damaged
 
Allied Ships
      DD Mustin
      DD Hammann
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
 
 
 
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Night Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 109,131
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      D3A1 Val x 5
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
 
Allied Ships
      BB Mississippi
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 10000'
               Naval Attack:  1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 49 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      Hurricane IIc Trop x 14
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      14 x Hurricane IIc Trop sweeping at 35000 feet
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      Hurricane IIc Trop x 14
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      14 x Hurricane IIc Trop sweeping at 35000 feet
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      Hurricane IIa Trop x 2
      Hurricane IIc Trop x 20
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      16 x Hurricane IIc Trop sweeping at 35000 feet
       2 x Hurricane IIa Trop sweeping at 35000 feet
       2 x Hurricane IIc Trop sweeping at 35000 feet
       2 x Hurricane IIc Trop sweeping at 35000 feet
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 1st GEACPS Brigade, at 109,131 (Shortlands)
 
Weather in hex: Overcast
 
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      B-25B Mitchell x 64
      P-40B Warhawk x 9
 
Allied aircraft losses
      B-25B Mitchell: 9 damaged
 
Japanese ground losses:
      8 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      16 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
      16 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
      16 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
      16 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 
 
Weather in hex: Light rain
 
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      Hurricane IIa Trop x 14
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      14 x Hurricane IIa Trop sweeping at 35000 feet
 
 
 
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Ground combat at Shortlands (109,131)
 
Allied Deliberate attack
 
Attacking force 13853 troops, 289 guns, 164 vehicles, Assault Value = 422
 
Defending force 2372 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2
 
Allied adjusted assault: 305 
 
Japanese adjusted defense: 1 
 
Allied assault odds: 305 to 1 
 
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-), disruption(-), fatigue(-)
 experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker: 
 
Japanese ground losses:
      2490 casualties reported
         Squads: 23 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 276 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled
      Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled)
      Units destroyed 1
 
Allied ground losses:
      26 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Assaulting units:
    34th Combat Engineer Regiment
    1st Marine Division
    105th USN Base Force
    803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
    804th Engineer Aviation Battalion
    11th USN Naval Construction Battalion
    35th Aviation Base Force
    I US Amphib Corps
    18th USN Naval Construction Battalion
 
Defending units:
    1st GEACPS Brigade
 
 
