AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 29, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Selaroe at 78,119 Japanese Ships SS I-30 Allied Ships DD Stuart SS I-30 launches 4 torpedoes at DD Stuart I-30 diving deep .... DD Stuart fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Stuart fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Stuart fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Stuart fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Stuart attacking submerged sub .... DD Stuart loses contact with SS I-30 Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Donggala at 69,96 Japanese Ships APD Akikaze Allied Ships SS Seal SS Seal is sighted by escort Seal diving deep .... APD Akikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... APD Akikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... APD Akikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... APD Akikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... APD Akikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Ocean Island (130,130) TF 276 troops unloading over beach at Ocean Island, 130,130 Allied ground losses: 192 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 33 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 27 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 8 (0 destroyed, 8 disabled) Vehicles lost 11 (0 destroyed, 11 disabled) 14 troops of a USMC 43 Rifle Squad lost in surf during unload of 1st Marine/A Div /4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Miri at 64,86 Japanese Ships E Fukue TK Nihon Maru Allied Ships SS Gunnel, hits 7, heavy damage SS Gunnel launches 2 torpedoes at E Fukue Gunnel bottoming out .... E Fukue fails to find sub, continues to search... E Fukue fails to find sub, continues to search... E Fukue fails to find sub, continues to search... E Fukue attacking submerged sub .... E Fukue fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Donggala at 66,99 Japanese Ships APD Akikaze Allied Ships SS Finback SS Finback launches 4 torpedoes Finback diving deep .... APD Akikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... APD Akikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... APD Akikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... APD Akikaze fails to find sub, continues to search... APD Akikaze attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chiang Mai , at 58,53 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 12 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 12 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 11 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 22 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 22 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chiang Mai , at 58,53 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 10 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 10 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chiang Mai , at 58,53 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Allied aircraft P-40K Warhawk x 9 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x P-40K Warhawk sweeping at 12000 feet * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chiang Mai , at 58,53 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 15 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 15 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chiang Mai , at 58,53 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 16 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 16 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 15 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 15 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 12th Australian Brigade, at 119,113 (Ponape) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft G5N3 Liz x 24 Japanese aircraft losses G5N3 Liz: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 93 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 24 x G5N3 Liz bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 37th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 12th Australian Brigade ... Also attacking 37th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 12th Australian Brigade ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Selaroe at 78,119 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Japanese aircraft E7K2 Alf x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Stuart Aircraft Attacking: 3 x E7K2 Alf bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Koepang defences , at 68,116 (Koepang) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M2a Betty x 23 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 23 x G4M2a Betty bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Selaroe at 78,119 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft E7K2 Alf x 12 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Stuart DD John D. Edwards Aircraft Attacking: 12 x E7K2 Alf bombing from 11000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 65th Chinese Corps, at 79,57 (Kukong) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-IIc Lily x 8 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Ki-48-IIc Lily bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 25th Chinese Corps, at 79,56 , near Kukong Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 25 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 25 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 13000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 15th Australian Brigade, at 101,119 (Manus) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-45 KAIc Nick bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 1st Australian Brigade ... Also attacking 15th Australian Brigade ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 92nd Base Force, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft A-29A Hudson x 11 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 11 x A-29A Hudson bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 2nd Kure Assault Division ... Also attacking 92nd Base Force /1 ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 92nd Base Force, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft SB-III x 9 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x SB-III bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 12th Base Force, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D Mitchell x 3 SB-III x 7 Beaufort I x 3 Blenheim IV x 3 Whitley GR.VII x 11 Liberator II x 16 Wellington Ic x 3 Wellington B.X x 3 B-25C Mitchell x 16 Beaufort VIII x 10 A-20G Havoc x 21 B-17E Fortress x 3 B-17F Fortress x 13 B-24D1 Liberator x 6 B-25C Mitchell x 19 B-25D1 Mitchell x 17 B-26B Marauder x 8 PB4Y-1 Liberator x 3 Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 1 damaged Whitley GR.VII: 2 damaged Wellington B.X: 2 damaged B-25C Mitchell: 7 damaged Beaufort VIII: 8 damaged A-20G Havoc: 3 damaged B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 damaged B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 540 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 20 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 82 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Guns lost 36 (7 destroyed, 29 disabled) Vehicles lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 3 x SB-III bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 100 kg GP Bomb 4 x SB-III bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 100 kg GP Bomb 3 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 12 x 250 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-25D Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 10 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x Blenheim IV bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 3 x Wellington Ic bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x Wellington B.X bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x Liberator II bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 16 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x Liberator II bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 16 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x Liberator II bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 16 x 500 lb GP Bomb 10 x Beaufort VIII bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 11 x Whitley GR.VII bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb 13 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 6 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb 6 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-26B Marauder bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb 6 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 12 x 250 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 12 x 250 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 3 x Beaufort I bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 1000 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 1st Patani Base Force ... Also attacking 18th/C Division ... Also attacking Burma Area Army ... Also attacking 8th Mountain Gun Regiment ... Also attacking 1st Mountain Brigade ... Also attacking 4th Division ... Also attacking 14th Army ... Also attacking 71st Engineer Regiment ... Also attacking 3rd Air Division ... Also attacking 6th Tank Regiment ... Also attacking 24th Ind Engineer Regiment ... Also attacking 12th Base Force ... Also attacking 20th AA Regiment ... Also attacking 92nd Base Force /1 ... Also attacking 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment ... Also attacking 18th/C Division ... Also attacking 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion ... Also attacking 12th Base Force ... Also attacking 2nd Kure Assault Division ... Also attacking 12th Base Force ... Also attacking 90th Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 2nd Kure Assault Division ... Also attacking 12th Base Force ... Also attacking 1st Patani Base Force ... Also attacking 12th Base Force ... Also attacking 92nd Base Force /1 ... Also attacking 10th RF Gun Battalion ... Also attacking 3rd Air Division ... Also attacking 18th/C Division ... Also attacking 71st Engineer Regiment ... Also attacking 20th AA Regiment ... Also attacking 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment ... Also attacking 18th/C Division ... Also attacking 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion ... Also attacking 3rd Air Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 90th Infantry Regiment, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D Mitchell x 13 Beaufort I x 7 Hudson IIIa x 6 B-25C Mitchell x 8 A-20G Havoc x 6 B-24D Liberator x 3 B-24D1 Liberator x 15 B-25C Mitchell x 23 B-25D1 Mitchell x 9 PB4Y-1 Liberator x 7 Allied aircraft losses Beaufort I: 1 damaged Hudson IIIa: 1 damaged A-20G Havoc: 1 damaged B-24D1 Liberator: 8 damaged B-25C Mitchell: 4 damaged Japanese ground losses: 556 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 38 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 13 x B-25D Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 12 x 250 lb GP Bomb 7 x Beaufort I bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 10 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 14 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 12 x 250 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 12 x 250 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 12 x 250 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 15th Army ... Also attacking 91st Naval Guard Unit ... Also attacking Burma Vol Spec.Sec Battalion ... Also attacking 12th Base Force ... Also attacking 105th JAAF AF Bn ... Also attacking Ichiki Det. ... Also attacking 2nd Kure Assault Division ... Also attacking 1st Patani Base Force ... Also attacking 1st RF Gun Battalion ... Also attacking 1st Patani Base Force ... Also attacking 18th/C Division ... Also attacking 90th Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 91st Naval Guard Unit ... Also attacking 90th Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 15th Army ... Also attacking 91st Naval Guard Unit ... Also attacking 2nd Kure Assault Division ... Also attacking 1st Patani Base Force ... Also attacking 90th Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 91st Naval Guard Unit ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chiang Mai , at 58,53 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 2 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 2 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 3 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd Kure Assault Division, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 13 B-17F Fortress x 7 Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 230 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 19 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 5th Field Construction Battalion ... Also attacking 2nd Kure Assault Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manus , at 101,119 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft Mitchell II x 12 Woomera CA-4 x 4 Hudson III (LR) x 18 B-17F Fortress x 10 B-25C Mitchell x 22 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Mitchell II: 5 damaged Woomera CA-4: 1 damaged Hudson III (LR): 7 damaged B-17F Fortress: 4 damaged B-25C Mitchell: 12 damaged B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 4 Runway hits 8 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 11 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 7 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 12 x Mitchell II bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x Woomera CA-4 bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 14 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 16 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 16 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manus , at 101,119 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft Hudson III (LR) x 7 B-25C Mitchell x 9 B-26 Marauder x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson III (LR): 5 damaged Hudson III (LR): 1 destroyed by flak B-25C Mitchell: 3 damaged B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 18th/C Division, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 3 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 34 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manus , at 101,119 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft Hudson III (LR) x 10 Allied aircraft losses Hudson III (LR): 4 damaged Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manus , at 101,119 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Allied aircraft Hampden Mk.I x 9 Allied aircraft losses Hampden Mk.I: 5 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Hampden Mk.I bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 1 x 2000 lb GP Bomb, 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 65th Naval Guard Unit, at 116,140 (Kirakira) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufort VIII x 12 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Beaufort VIII bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 65th Naval Guard Unit, at 116,140 (Kirakira) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufort VIII x 12 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Beaufort VIII bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manus , at 101,119 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft Mitchell II x 6 Allied aircraft losses Mitchell II: 5 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Mitchell II bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manus , at 101,119 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufort VIII x 24 Allied aircraft losses Beaufort VIII: 7 damaged Airbase hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 24 x Beaufort VIII bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 14th Division, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft Hudson IIIa x 6 B-25C Mitchell x 7 Allied aircraft losses Hudson IIIa: 1 damaged B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 2nd RTA/A Division ... Also attacking 14th Division ... Also attacking 2nd RTA/A Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 14th Division, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft Wellington Ic x 9 Allied aircraft losses Wellington Ic: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 26 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Wellington Ic bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 144th Infantry Regiment, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Wellington GR.VIII x 10 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 35 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Wellington GR.VIII bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 144th Infantry Regiment, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft Whitley GR.VII x 20 Whitley Mk.V x 11 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 86 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Whitley Mk.V bombing from 8000 feet * Ground Attack: 10 x 250 lb GP Bomb 20 x Whitley GR.VII bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 250 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 11th Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 144th Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 11th Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 144th Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 11th Infantry Regiment ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th Division, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft Liberator II x 6 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Liberator II bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 16 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 14th Army, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-17F Fortress x 6 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 65 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 11th Infantry Regiment, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft B-17F Fortress x 31 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 355 casualties reported Squads: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 24 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 11 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 9 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 103rd Ship Eng Coy ... Also attacking 11th Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 103rd Ship Eng Coy ... Also attacking 11th Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 103rd Ship Eng Coy ... Also attacking 11th Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 103rd Ship Eng Coy ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd RTA/A Division, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-25D1 Mitchell: 5 damaged Japanese ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 12 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 24th Ind Engineer Regiment, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft B-17F Fortress x 6 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 94 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 3rd P.O.W Labour Construction Battalion, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 9 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 72 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 3rd P.O.W Labour Construction Battalion, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft A-20G Havoc x 6 Allied aircraft losses A-20G Havoc: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 18 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 12th Base Force, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft A-20G Havoc x 7 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 7 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 12th Base Force, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 7 Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 3 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: 7 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 105th JAAF AF Bn , at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 6 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 28 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Ichiki Det. , at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 6 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 60 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manus , at 101,119 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-24D1 Liberator: 4 damaged Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 16 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 24 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 153 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 18 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 26 (1 destroyed, 25 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 12th Base Force, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 5 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 73 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 12th Base Force, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 5 Allied aircraft losses B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 12 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st RF Gun Battalion, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 3 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd Kure Assault Division, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft A-20G Havoc x 3 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chiang Mai , at 58,53 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 2 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 2 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chiang Mai , at 58,53 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft P-40K Warhawk x 3 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P-40K Warhawk sweeping at 12000 feet * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chiang Mai , at 58,53 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 5 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 5 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chiang Mai , at 58,53 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 6 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 6 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kukong (79,57) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 5593 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 169 Defending force 12764 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 357 Assaulting units: 66th Infantry Regiment 69th Ind.Infantry Battalion Defending units: 63rd Chinese Corps 65th Chinese Corps Chinese Partisans c Division Chinese Partisans z Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 85,44 (near Nanyang) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 17517 troops, 188 guns, 91 vehicles, Assault Value = 543 Defending force 30944 troops, 56 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 775 Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 37th Division 36th/C Division 1st Army 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment Defending units: 80th Chinese Corps 42nd Chinese Corps 3rd Chinese Corps 90th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 93,34 (near Kweisui) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 8342 troops, 46 guns, 42 vehicles, Assault Value = 276 Defending force 6252 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 228 Japanese adjusted assault: 187 Allied adjusted defense: 388 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 2 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), experience(-) Attacker: fatigue(-), supply(-) Japanese ground losses: 485 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 59 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Allied ground losses: 135 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 1st Ching An Tui Brigade 2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade 26th Recon Regiment Defending units: 11th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Gasmata (103,127) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 7852 troops, 124 guns, 134 vehicles, Assault Value = 258 Defending force 4466 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18 Assaulting units: 164th Vol Infantry Regiment 132nd Vol Infantry Regiment 752nd Tank Battalion 4th Air Advn Base Force 14th MAG Defending units: 22nd Special Base Force 93rd Base Force 5th Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion 4th Ship Engineer Regiment 10th Special Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manus (101,119) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 15118 troops, 353 guns, 208 vehicles, Assault Value = 460 Defending force 24896 troops, 391 guns, 183 vehicles, Assault Value = 529 Japanese ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Assaulting units: 15th Australian Brigade 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 1st Australian Brigade 2/11th A/Car Regiment 7th Australian Brigade 34th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 30th Australian Brigade 188th Field Artillery Battalion 2nd RNZA Fld Regiment 3rd RNZA Fld Regiment 22nd Fld RAA Regiment 2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion 33rd RNZA Hy Regiment Defending units: 2nd China Assault Division 16th Recon Regiment 4th Tank Regiment 1st Engineer Co 2nd Amphibious Brigade I/84th Naval Guard Unit 1st China Assault/A Division 57th JNAF AF Unit 29th JNAF AF Unit 11th Air Flotilla 11th Air Defense AA Regiment 2nd Air Flotilla 42nd JNAF AF Unit 23rd Port Unit 3rd Naval Pioneer Battalion 12th Air Defense AA Regiment 54th JNAF AF Unit 4th Naval Pioneer Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Rangoon (54,53) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 2373 troops, 174 guns, 104 vehicles, Assault Value = 3694 Defending force 74241 troops, 814 guns, 529 vehicles, Assault Value = 1549 Japanese ground losses: 39 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 3rd Carabiniers Regiment 23rd Indian Division 150th RAC Regiment 6th Indian Division 50th Tank Brigade 73rd Motorised Brigade 2nd British Division 20th Indian Division 9th Indian Division 254th Armoured Brigade 66th Chinese Corps 19th Indian Division 7th Armoured Brigade 11th (East African) Division 39th Indian Division 5th Armoured Division 26th Australian Brigade 25th Indian Division 9th Australian Division 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment Eastern Army Burma Corps 6th Medium Regiment 95th Heavy AA Regiment 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 6th Heavy AA Regiment 197th Coast AA Regiment 2/11th Fld RAA Regiment 3rd (Special Force) Division 2/9th Fld RAA Regiment XV Indian Corps Malaya Army 1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion 94th Coast AA Regiment 1st Indian Light AA Regiment 20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 1st AA Bde Defending units: 2nd RTA/A Division 14th Division 90th Infantry Regiment 2nd Kure Assault Division 1st Mountain Brigade 144th Infantry Regiment 24th Ind Engineer Regiment 71st Engineer Regiment 91st Naval Guard Unit Burma Vol Spec.Sec Battalion Ichiki Det. 4th Division 6th Tank Regiment 18th/C Division 103rd Ship Eng Coy 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 20th AA Regiment 237th Thai AA Battalion 15th Army 1st RF Gun Battalion 8th Mountain Gun Regiment 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd P.O.W Labour Construction Battalion 15th Naval Guard Unit 5th Field Construction Battalion 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment Burma Area Army 14th Army 11th Infantry Regiment 1st Patani Base Force 12th Base Force 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion 311th Ship Eng Coy 105th JAAF AF Bn 3rd Air Division 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 31st Ind.AA Gun Co 21st Fld AA Gun Co 32nd Air Defense AA Battalion 10th RF Gun Battalion 23rd JAAF AF Bn /1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ocean Island (130,130) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 2523 troops, 40 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 88 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Allied adjusted assault: 25 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 25 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Ocean Island !!! Combat modifiers Attacker: shock(+), leaders(-), disruption(-) Assaulting units: 1st Marine/A Div /3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Ponape -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 30, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Selaroe at 78,119 Japanese Ships SS I-30 Allied Ships DD Stuart SS I-30 is sighted by escort DD Stuart attacking submerged sub .... DD Stuart loses contact with SS I-30 DD Stuart is out of ASW ammo DD Stuart is out of ASW ammo DD Stuart fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Stuart fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Stuart fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Stuart fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 173 encounters mine field at Ponape (119,113) Allied Ships YMS-103 YMS-102 YMS-101 YMS-100 94 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Manus at 101,119 Japanese Ships SS I-33 Allied Ships CL Mauritius, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CA Chester CL Perth DE Austin DD Bison II SS I-33 launches 6 torpedoes at CL Mauritius I-33 bottoming out .... DD Bison II fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Bison II fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Bison II fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Bison II fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Bison II fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Manus at 101,119 Japanese Ships SS I-122, hits 12, heavy damage Allied Ships CA Chester CL Perth DD Bison II SS I-122 is sighted by escort I-122 bottoming out .... DD Bison II fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Bison II attacking submerged sub .... DD Bison II attacking submerged sub .... DD Bison II fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Bison II fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Manus at 101,119 Japanese Ships SS I-33 Allied Ships CL Mauritius, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage CL Mauritius is sighted by SS I-33 SS I-33 launches 6 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Manus at 101,119 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses H6K2-L Mavis: 2 damaged H8K1 Emily: 1 damaged N1K1 Rex: 1 damaged Allied Ships BB Warspite BB Oklahoma CA Louisville CA Chester CL Perth DD Bison II DE Austin Japanese ground losses: 145 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 16 Port hits 3 Port supply hits 3 BB Warspite firing at Manus BB Oklahoma firing at 2nd China Assault Division CA Louisville firing at 2nd China Assault Division SOC-1 Seagull acting as spotter for CA Chester CA Chester firing at 2nd China Assault Division CL Perth firing at Manus DD Bison II firing at 2nd China Assault Division DE Austin firing at Manus -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chiang Mai , at 58,53 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 12 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 12 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 22 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 22 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chiang Mai , at 58,53 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 47 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 11 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 11 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chiang Mai , at 58,53 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 20 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 20 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 15 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 15 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 12th Australian Brigade, at 119,113 (Ponape) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft G5N3 Liz x 23 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 64 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 23 x G5N3 Liz bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 6th Marine Regiment ... Also attacking 12th Australian Brigade ... Also attacking 6th Marine Regiment ... Also attacking 12th Australian Brigade ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 33rd RNZA Hy Regiment, at 101,119 (Manus) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 14 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Ki-45 KAIc Nick bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 15th Australian Brigade ... Also attacking 33rd RNZA Hy Regiment ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 14th Division, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D Mitchell x 13 SB-III x 9 Blenheim IV x 3 Hudson IIIa x 7 Whitley GR.VII x 9 Wellington B.X x 3 B-25C Mitchell x 14 Beaufort VIII x 5 A-20G Havoc x 6 B-17E Fortress x 9 B-17F Fortress x 6 B-24D1 Liberator x 11 B-25C Mitchell x 25 B-25D1 Mitchell x 5 PB4Y-1 Liberator x 8 Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 1 damaged Hudson IIIa: 1 damaged Whitley GR.VII: 2 damaged Wellington B.X: 1 damaged B-25C Mitchell: 6 damaged Beaufort VIII: 4 damaged A-20G Havoc: 2 damaged B-24D1 Liberator: 8 damaged B-25C Mitchell: 4 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 1062 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 25 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 67 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled) Vehicles lost 20 (4 destroyed, 16 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 13 x B-25D Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 12 x 250 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x Wellington B.X bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x SB-III bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 100 kg GP Bomb 7 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 5 x Beaufort VIII bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x Whitley GR.VII bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 12 x 250 lb GP Bomb 3 x Blenheim IV bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 18th/C Division ... Also attacking 15th Army ... Also attacking 144th Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 2nd Kure Assault Division ... Also attacking 1st Mountain Brigade ... Also attacking 6th Tank Regiment ... Also attacking 71st Engineer Regiment ... Also attacking 105th JAAF AF Bn ... Also attacking 91st Naval Guard Unit ... Also attacking 20th AA Regiment ... Also attacking 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment ... Also attacking Ichiki Det. ... Also attacking 90th Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 14th Division ... Also attacking 15th Army ... Also attacking Burma Area Army ... Also attacking 14th Division ... Also attacking 18th/C Division ... Also attacking 15th Army ... Also attacking 2nd Kure Assault Division ... Also attacking 1st Mountain Brigade ... Also attacking 71st Engineer Regiment ... Also attacking 105th JAAF AF Bn ... Also attacking 91st Naval Guard Unit ... Also attacking 20th AA Regiment ... Also attacking 90th Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 14th Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 14th Division, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft A-29A Hudson x 9 SB-III x 3 Beaufort I x 6 Liberator II x 8 Wellington Ic x 7 Allied aircraft losses Beaufort I: 1 damaged Wellington Ic: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 105 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 9 x A-29A Hudson bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 7 x Wellington Ic bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x Liberator II bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 16 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x Beaufort I bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x SB-III bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 100 kg GP Bomb 3 x Liberator II bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 16 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 90th Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking Burma Area Army ... Also attacking 1st Patani Base Force ... Also attacking 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion ... Also attacking 14th Division ... Also attacking 90th Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking Burma Area Army ... Also attacking 1st Patani Base Force ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chiang Mai , at 58,53 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 5 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 2 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 15000 feet 3 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 3 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manus , at 101,119 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft Hudson III (LR) x 10 Woomera CA-4 x 3 Hudson III (LR) x 4 B-17F Fortress x 5 B-24D1 Liberator x 4 B-25C Mitchell x 8 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson III (LR): 4 damaged Hudson III (LR): 2 damaged B-17F Fortress: 1 damaged B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged B-25C Mitchell: 4 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 8 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 10 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 3 x Woomera CA-4 bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 16 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 16 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manus , at 101,119 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft Hudson III (LR) x 10 B-17F Fortress x 4 B-25C Mitchell x 11 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson III (LR): 4 damaged B-17F Fortress: 2 damaged B-25C Mitchell: 4 damaged Airbase hits 4 Runway hits 5 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 16 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manus , at 101,119 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft Hudson III (LR) x 7 B-25C Mitchell x 10 B-26 Marauder x 4 Allied aircraft losses Hudson III (LR): 4 damaged B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged Airbase hits 4 Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb 10 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manus , at 101,119 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft Hampden Mk.I x 12 Allied aircraft losses Hampden Mk.I: 2 damaged Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Hampden Mk.I bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 1 x 2000 lb GP Bomb, 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 65th Naval Guard Unit, at 116,140 (Kirakira) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufort VIII x 12 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Beaufort VIII bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 65th Naval Guard Unit, at 116,140 (Kirakira) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufort VIII x 12 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Beaufort VIII bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manus , at 101,119 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft Mitchell II x 17 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Mitchell II: 12 damaged Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Mitchell II bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x Mitchell II bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Manus , at 101,119 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufort VIII x 22 Allied aircraft losses Beaufort VIII: 7 damaged Airbase hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 22 x Beaufort VIII bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Burma Area Army, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft Liberator II x 14 B-17E Fortress x 3 B-17F Fortress x 11 B-24D Liberator x 3 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 585 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Liberator II bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 16 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x Liberator II bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 16 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 8 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 1000 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 8th Mountain Gun Regiment ... Also attacking Burma Vol Spec.Sec Battalion ... Also attacking 24th Ind Engineer Regiment ... Also attacking Burma Area Army ... Also attacking 8th Mountain Gun Regiment ... Also attacking Burma Vol Spec.Sec Battalion ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Mountain Gun Regiment, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft B-17F Fortress x 14 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 168 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled) Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 3rd P.O.W Labour Construction Battalion ... Also attacking 8th Mountain Gun Regiment ... Also attacking 3rd P.O.W Labour Construction Battalion ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th Division, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft Whitley Mk.V x 11 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Whitley Mk.V bombing from 8000 feet * Ground Attack: 10 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 4th Division, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft Wellington GR.VIII x 10 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Wellington GR.VIII bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 14th Army, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft Whitley GR.VII x 20 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 38 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Whitley GR.VII bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 14th Army, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft B-17F Fortress x 10 B-24D1 Liberator x 24 Allied aircraft losses B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 171 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 25 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 10 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 11th Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 14th Army ... Also attacking 11th Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 14th Army ... Also attacking 11th Infantry Regiment ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th Tank Regiment, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 9 B-25C Mitchell x 7 Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 3 damaged B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 59 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 2nd RTA/A Division ... Also attacking 6th Tank Regiment ... Also attacking 2nd RTA/A Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 3rd Air Division, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft B-17F Fortress x 20 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 297 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 25 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 21 (2 destroyed, 19 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 11 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 9 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 8000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 3rd P.O.W Labour Construction Battalion, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft Hudson IIIa x 3 B-24D Liberator x 7 B-24D1 Liberator x 6 Allied aircraft losses Hudson IIIa: 1 damaged B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 84 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Vehicles lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 3 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion ... Also attacking 3rd P.O.W Labour Construction Battalion ... Also attacking 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 12th Base Force, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft Hudson IIIa x 4 B-25D1 Mitchell x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 12 x 250 lb GP Bomb 4 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chiang Mai , at 58,53 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 2 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 2 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chiang Mai , at 58,53 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft P-40K Warhawk x 2 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 2 x P-40K Warhawk sweeping at 12000 feet * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chiang Mai , at 58,53 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 3 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 6 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 14th Division, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 6 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 18 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd/B Division, at 55,55 (Moulmein) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5b Zero x 33 J2M2 Jack x 8 Ki-61-Ib Tony x 36 B Kh 13 Oscar x 4 Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 4 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 1 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 1000 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Kanoya-2 Ku S-1/A with J2M2 Jack (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes Kagoshima-2 Ku S-1 with A6M5b Zero (11 airborne, 22 on standby, 0 scrambling) 11 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 16000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes Foong Bin 37 with B Kh 13 Oscar (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 16000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 64th Sentai with Ki-61-Ib Tony (12 airborne, 24 on standby, 0 scrambling) 12 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 18000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 18000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chiang Mai , at 58,53 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft P-40K Warhawk x 12 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 12 x P-40K Warhawk sweeping at 12000 feet * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chiang Mai , at 58,53 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 22 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 22 x P-38G Lightning sweeping at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 15th Australian Brigade, at 101,119 (Manus) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M4 Zero x 14 G4M2a Betty x 13 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 13 x G4M2a Betty bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bathurst Island at 76,123 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft E7K2 Alf x 3 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD John D. Edwards Aircraft Attacking: 3 x E7K2 Alf bombing from 6000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 30 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Koepang defences , at 68,116 (Koepang) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M2a Betty x 14 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 14 x G4M2a Betty bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bathurst Island at 76,123 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Japanese aircraft E7K2 Alf x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD John D. Edwards DD Stuart Aircraft Attacking: 11 x E7K2 Alf bombing from 11000 feet * Naval Attack: 2 x 30 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 63rd Chinese Corps, at 79,57 (Kukong) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-IIc Lily x 8 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Ki-48-IIc Lily bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 25th Chinese Corps, at 79,56 , near Kukong Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 19 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 13000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 15th Army, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft A-20G Havoc x 10 B-25D1 Mitchell x 12 Allied aircraft losses B-25D1 Mitchell: 4 damaged Japanese ground losses: 30 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 12 x 250 lb GP Bomb 7 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 12 x 250 lb GP Bomb 3 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 18th/C Division ... Also attacking 90th Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 15th Army ... Also attacking 18th/C Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 1st Patani Base Force, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft A-20G Havoc x 6 Allied aircraft losses A-20G Havoc: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 1st Patani Base Force, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft B-26B Marauder x 5 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-26B Marauder bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 18th/C Division, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft A-20G Havoc x 6 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x A-20G Havoc bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 90th Infantry Regiment, at 54,53 (Rangoon) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 9 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 39 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Nauru Island (127,128) 23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships xAK Mundalla xAK Am. Manufacturer xAP Monterey Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled xAK Mundalla firing at 52nd Naval Guard Unit xAK Mundalla fired at enemy troops xAK Am. Manufacturer fired at enemy troops xAP Monterey fired at enemy troops Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Amphibious Assault at Nauru Island (127,128) TF 206 troops unloading over beach at Nauru Island, 127,128 Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 14 troops of a USMC 43 Rifle Squad lost from landing craft during unload of 1st Marine/C Div /1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kukong (79,57) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 5593 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 169 Defending force 12749 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 356 Assaulting units: 66th Infantry Regiment 69th Ind.Infantry Battalion Defending units: 63rd Chinese Corps 65th Chinese Corps Chinese Partisans c Division Chinese Partisans z Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 85,44 (near Nanyang) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 17523 troops, 188 guns, 91 vehicles, Assault Value = 544 Defending force 30993 troops, 56 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 782 Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 37th Division 36th/C Division 1st Army 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 3rd Hvy.Artillery Regiment Defending units: 80th Chinese Corps 42nd Chinese Corps 3rd Chinese Corps 90th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Nauru Island (127,128) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2034 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 73 Defending force 250 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19 Assaulting units: 52nd Naval Guard Unit Defending units: 1st Marine/C Div /4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Gasmata (103,127) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 7858 troops, 124 guns, 134 vehicles, Assault Value = 258 Defending force 4372 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 18 Assaulting units: 132nd Vol Infantry Regiment 164th Vol Infantry Regiment 752nd Tank Battalion 4th Air Advn Base Force 14th MAG Defending units: 4th Ship Engineer Regiment 22nd Special Base Force 5th Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion 93rd Base Force 10th Special Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Manus (101,119) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 15298 troops, 359 guns, 209 vehicles, Assault Value = 486 Defending force 24746 troops, 389 guns, 183 vehicles, Assault Value = 530 Japanese ground losses: 28 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 31 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 1st Australian Brigade 2/11th A/Car Regiment 15th Australian Brigade 7th Australian Brigade 34th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 30th Australian Brigade 3rd RNZA Fld Regiment 2nd RNZA Fld Regiment 22nd Fld RAA Regiment 2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion 188th Field Artillery Battalion 33rd RNZA Hy Regiment Defending units: 1st Engineer Co 4th Tank Regiment 2nd Amphibious Brigade 2nd China Assault Division I/84th Naval Guard Unit 16th Recon Regiment 1st China Assault/A Division 11th Air Defense AA Regiment 54th JNAF AF Unit 12th Air Defense AA Regiment 23rd Port Unit 3rd Naval Pioneer Battalion 2nd Air Flotilla 11th Air Flotilla 29th JNAF AF Unit 57th JNAF AF Unit 42nd JNAF AF Unit 4th Naval Pioneer Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Rangoon (54,53) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 2373 troops, 174 guns, 104 vehicles, Assault Value = 3816 Defending force 71992 troops, 799 guns, 516 vehicles, Assault Value = 1499 Japanese ground losses: 99 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Assaulting units: 5th Armoured Division 39th Indian Division 20th Indian Division 25th Indian Division 66th Chinese Corps 9th Indian Division 73rd Motorised Brigade 19th Indian Division 2nd British Division 26th Australian Brigade 7th Armoured Brigade 3rd Carabiniers Regiment 11th (East African) Division 23rd Indian Division 150th RAC Regiment 50th Tank Brigade 6th Indian Division 254th Armoured Brigade 9th Australian Division 1st Indian Light AA Regiment 22nd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 94th Coast AA Regiment 6th Medium Regiment 1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion XV Indian Corps Burma Corps 6th Heavy AA Regiment Malaya Army 3rd (Special Force) Division 20th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment 25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment Eastern Army 95th Heavy AA Regiment 2/9th Fld RAA Regiment 197th Coast AA Regiment 2/11th Fld RAA Regiment 1st AA Bde Defending units: 71st Engineer Regiment 24th Ind Engineer Regiment Burma Vol Spec.Sec Battalion Ichiki Det. 4th Division 14th Division 90th Infantry Regiment 144th Infantry Regiment 2nd RTA/A Division 91st Naval Guard Unit 6th Tank Regiment 1st Mountain Brigade 2nd Kure Assault Division 18th/C Division 15th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 31st Ind.AA Gun Co 103rd Ship Eng Coy 15th Army 5th Field Construction Battalion 105th JAAF AF Bn 237th Thai AA Battalion 8th Mountain Gun Regiment 1st RF Gun Battalion 14th Army 8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment 10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment 3rd Guard ADU Coastal Gun Battalion Burma Area Army 3rd Air Division 1st Patani Base Force 15th Naval Guard Unit 3rd P.O.W Labour Construction Battalion 12th Base Force 311th Ship Eng Coy 2nd Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 11th Infantry Regiment 9th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion 21st Fld AA Gun Co 10th RF Gun Battalion 14th Ind.Art.Mortar Battalion 32nd Air Defense AA Battalion 20th AA Regiment 23rd JAAF AF Bn /1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Nauru Island (127,128) Allied Shock attack Attacking force 250 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 19 Defending force 2034 troops, 16 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 73 Assault collapses, attacking force wiped out Japanese ground losses: 300 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 1st Marine/C Div /4 Defending units: 52nd Naval Guard Unit -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Ponape