AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 11, 42
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ASW attack near Truk  at 113,111
 
Japanese Ships
      PB Choun Maru #8
 
Allied Ships
      SS Searaven
 
SS Searaven is sighted by escort
Searaven diving deep ....
PB Choun Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choun Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choun Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choun Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
PB Choun Maru #8 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 9th Indian Division, at 55,45 , near Akyab
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      13 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 9th Indian Division, at 55,45 , near Akyab
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27
      Ki-49-IIb Helen x 53
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 damaged
 
Allied ground losses:
      77 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      26 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
      27 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
      27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 54,43 (Cox's Bazar)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 16
      Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 9
 
Allied aircraft
      Wellington Ic x 51
      B-25B Mitchell x 40
      P-38E Lightning x 23
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
 
Allied aircraft losses
      P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed
 
Japanese ground losses:
      23 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 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
       3 x Wellington Ic bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
       3 x Wellington Ic bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
       3 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
       3 x Wellington Ic bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
       3 x Wellington Ic bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
      10 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
      10 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
       3 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
       3 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
       3 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
       8 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
       3 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
Kanoya Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      (7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
      7 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 11000.
      Raid is overhead
260th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      (9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
      9 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 8000.
      Raid is overhead
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      (9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
      9 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 8000.
      Raid is overhead
15th Ku S-1  with A6M2 Zero (9 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      (9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
      9 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 11000.
      Raid is overhead
 
Also attacking 17th Indpt Guards Regiment ...
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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 ...
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 54,43 (Cox's Bazar)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 11
      Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 7
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 6
 
Allied aircraft
      Wellington Ic x 9
      B-25B Mitchell x 9
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
      Wellington Ic: 4 destroyed
      B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       5 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
Kanoya Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 11000 
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 101 minutes
260th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 61 minutes
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 126 minutes
15th Ku S-1  with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 178 minutes
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 17th Indpt Guards Regiment, at 54,43 (Cox's Bazar)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 1
      Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 1
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1
 
Allied aircraft
      Wellington Ic x 9
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
      Wellington Ic: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       4 x Wellington Ic bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
260th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 4000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 244 minutes
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 4000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 52 minutes
15th Ku S-1  with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters to 4000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 93 minutes
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 54,43 (Cox's Bazar)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      Wellington Ic x 9
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese ground losses:
      5 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x Wellington Ic bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 54,43 (Cox's Bazar)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      Wellington Ic x 9
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese ground losses:
      5 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x Wellington Ic bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 17th Indpt Guards Regiment, at 54,43 (Cox's Bazar)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      Wellington Ic x 9
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x Wellington Ic bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 54,43 (Cox's Bazar)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      Wellington Ic x 9
 
No Allied losses
 
Japanese ground losses:
      5 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       9 x Wellington Ic bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 17th Indpt Guards Regiment, at 54,43 (Cox's Bazar)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      Hurricane IIc Trop x 16
      B-25B Mitchell x 7
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       7 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 54,43 (Cox's Bazar)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      B-25B Mitchell x 6
      P-38F Lightning x 18
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 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: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      B-17E Fortress x 27
      P-38E Lightning x 32
 
Allied aircraft losses
      B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
 
Port hits 8
Port fuel hits 3
Port supply hits 1
 
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
       3 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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Morning Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      B-17E Fortress x 6
 
No Allied losses
 
Port hits 4
Port supply hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
               Port Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43 
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      B-17E Fortress x 6
 
No Allied losses
 
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
               Port Attack:  8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 54,43 (Cox's Bazar)
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      B-25B Mitchell x 6
 
No Allied losses
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       6 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 4000 feet
               Ground Attack:  6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Morning Air attack on 9th Indian Division, at 55,45 , near Akyab
 
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
 
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-21-IIa Sally x 33
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied ground losses:
      31 casualties reported
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
 
Aircraft Attacking:
      33 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
               Ground Attack:  4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 7
      Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3
 
Allied aircraft
      Fulmar II x 12
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
      Fulmar II: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
      CA Ashigara
      CA Mogami
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       2 x Fulmar II bombing from 100 feet
               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
Kanoya Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      3 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 11000.
      Raid is overhead
260th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      3 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 8000.
      Raid is overhead
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      3 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 8000.
      Raid is overhead
15th Ku S-1  with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      4 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 11000.
      Raid is overhead
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 3
      Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 1
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3
 
Allied aircraft
      Fulmar II x 12
      Hurricane IIc Trop x 8
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
 
Allied aircraft losses
      Fulmar II: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
      AK Kinka Maru
      CA Mogami
      AK Sado Maru
      AK Sagami Maru
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       1 x Fulmar II bombing from 100 feet
               Naval Attack: 1 plane(s) with no ordnance
      10 x Fulmar II bombing from 100 feet
               Naval Attack:  2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
 
CAP engaged:
Kanoya Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters to 7000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
260th Sentai with Ki-43-Ib Oscar (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      1 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 7000.
      Raid is overhead
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 7000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 50 minutes
15th Ku S-1  with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      2 plane(s) intercepting now.
      Group patrol altitude is 11000 , scrambling fighters to 7000.
      Raid is overhead
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
 
Japanese aircraft
      Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1
 
Allied aircraft
      Avenger I x 7
      Hurricane IIc Trop x 8
 
No Japanese losses
 
Allied aircraft losses
      Avenger I: 3 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
      CA Mogami
      DD Ariake
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       7 x Avenger I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
 
CAP engaged:
264th Sentai with Ki-45 KAIa Nick (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
      1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
      Group patrol altitude is 8000 , scrambling fighters to 5000.
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      B-25B Mitchell x 4
 
Allied aircraft losses
      B-25B Mitchell: 3 damaged
 
Japanese Ships
      CA Ashigara
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       4 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 1000 feet
               Naval Attack:  3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
 
 
 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Akyab at 54,45
 
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
 
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
 
Allied aircraft
      B-25B Mitchell x 6
 
Allied aircraft losses
      B-25B Mitchell: 2 damaged
      B-25B Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak
 
Japanese Ships
      DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
      CA Mogami, Bomb hits 1
 
Aircraft Attacking:
       5 x B-25B Mitchell bombing from 1000 feet
               Naval Attack:  3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
 
 
 
