AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 04, 42
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Sub attack near Truk  at 109,113
 
Japanese Ships
      PB Hakkaisan Maru, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
      PB Keijo Maru
      PB Kaiun Maru
 
Allied Ships
      SS S-46
 
Japanese ground losses:
      16 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
SS S-46 launches 2 torpedoes at PB Hakkaisan Maru
S-46 diving deep ....
PB Keijo Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Kaiun Maru fails to find sub and abandons search
PB Keijo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keijo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keijo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keijo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Keijo Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Sub attack near Shortlands  at 110,132
 
Japanese Ships
      SS RO-63
 
Allied Ships
      DD Hammann
      DD Russell
 
SS RO-63 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hammann
RO-63 diving deep ....
DD Russell fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Russell fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Russell fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Russell fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Russell attacking submerged sub ....
DD Russell cannot reach attack position over SS RO-63
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 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: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      Hurricane IIb Trop x 14
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      14 x Hurricane IIb Trop sweeping at 36000 feet
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      Hurricane IIb Trop x 14
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      14 x Hurricane IIb Trop sweeping at 36000 feet
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 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 9th Indian Division, at 56,44 , near Akyab
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 22
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      22 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 25000 feet
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 9th Indian Division, at 56,44 , near Akyab
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27
      Ki-49-IIb Helen x 27
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      23 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 12000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
      27 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 12000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 9th Indian Division, at 56,44 , near Akyab
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27
      Ki-49-IIb Helen x 27
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      63 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      27 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 12000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
      27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 12000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      Hurricane IIc Trop x 6
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       2 x Hurricane IIc 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 Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       2 x Hurricane IIb Trop sweeping at 36000 feet
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      Hurricane IIb Trop x 2
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       2 x Hurricane IIb Trop sweeping at 36000 feet
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 9th Indian Division, at 56,44 , near Akyab
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 3
 
No Japanese losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       3 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 25000 feet
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 
 
Weather in hex: Clear sky
 
Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 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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Afternoon Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 54,43 (Cox's Bazar)
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      Wellington Ic x 36
      P-38E Lightning x 25
      P-38F Lightning x 18
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese ground losses:
      45 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      12 x Wellington Ic bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
      12 x Wellington Ic bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
      12 x Wellington Ic bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
Also attacking 17th Indpt Guards Regiment ...
Also attacking Imperial Guards Division ...
Also attacking 17th Indpt Guards Regiment ...
Also attacking Imperial Guards Division ...
Also attacking 17th Indpt Guards Regiment ...
Also attacking Imperial Guards Division ...
Also attacking 17th Indpt Guards Regiment ...
Also attacking Imperial Guards Division ...
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 54,43 (Cox's Bazar)
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      Wellington Ic x 21
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x Wellington Ic bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
      12 x Wellington Ic bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on 17th Indpt Guards Regiment, at 54,43 (Cox's Bazar)
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      Wellington Ic x 24
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese ground losses:
      22 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      12 x Wellington Ic bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
      12 x Wellington Ic bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
Also attacking 86th Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 17th Indpt Guards Regiment ...
Also attacking 86th Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 17th Indpt Guards Regiment ...
Also attacking 86th Naval Guard Unit ...
Also attacking 17th Indpt Guards Regiment ...
Also attacking 86th Naval Guard Unit ...
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 54,43 (Cox's Bazar)
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      Wellington Ic x 12
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      12 x Wellington Ic bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 54,43 (Cox's Bazar)
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      Wellington Ic x 12
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese ground losses:
      31 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      12 x Wellington Ic bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      B-17E Fortress x 21
      P-38E Lightning x 43
 
No Allied losses
 
Port hits 5
Port fuel hits 2
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
               Port Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
       9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
               Port Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
       3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
               Port Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      B-17E Fortress x 9
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
               Port Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 
 
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
 
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      B-17E Fortress x 9
 
No Allied losses
 
Port hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
               Port Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Sub attack near Truk  at 110,102
 
Japanese Ships
      xAK Tarushima Maru
      xAK Ishikari Maru
      PB Syozui Maru
 
Allied Ships
      SS Growler
 
SS Growler launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Tarushima Maru
Growler diving deep ....
PB Syozui Maru attacking submerged sub ....
PB Syozui Maru loses contact with SS Growler
SS Growler eludes ASW attack from PB Syozui Maru 
PB Syozui Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Syozui Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Syozui Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Syozui Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
