AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 01, 45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Oki Shoto at 109,55 Japanese Ships E No.61 Allied Ships SS Batfish, hits 10 SS Batfish is sighted by escort E No.61 attacking submerged sub .... E No.61 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.61 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.61 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.61 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 112 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 35 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 4 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Ki-48-Ib Lily laying Type 3 Mine from 8000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-48-Ib Lily laying Type 3 Mine from 8000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Hue , at 66,64 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIb Helen x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIb Helen: 5 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 31 encounters mine field at Singapore (50,84) Allied Ships AM Chignecto AM Quatsino AM Mirimichi AM Squirrel 16 mines cleared -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Singapore at 53,82 Japanese Ships SS I-63, hits 5 Allied Ships CL Georges Leygues DD L'Alcyon DD Le Fortune DD Ashanti SS I-63 launches 2 torpedoes at CL Georges Leygues DD L'Alcyon fails to find sub and abandons search DD Le Fortune fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ashanti attacking submerged sub .... DD Le Fortune fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ashanti fails to find sub and abandons search DD Le Fortune attacking submerged sub .... DD Le Fortune fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Le Fortune fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Sapporo at 119,50 Japanese Ships E No.160 E No.190 E No.158 xAK Daiiku Maru xAK Nagagawa Maru xAKL Takejima Maru xAKL Miyakawa Maru #7 xAKL Minatogawa Maru xAKL Kaiho Maru xAKL Tokai Maru E No.200 E No.194 E No.192 Allied Ships SS Hoe, hits 38, and is sunk SS Hoe launches 2 torpedoes at E No.160 Hoe diving deep .... E No.200 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.194 attacking submerged sub .... E No.192 attacking submerged sub .... E No.200 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.194 fails to find sub, continues to search... E No.192 fails to find sub and abandons search E No.200 attacking submerged sub .... E No.194 attacking submerged sub .... E No.200 attacking submerged sub .... SS Hoe forced to surface! E No.192 firing on surfaced sub .... E No.194 firing on surfaced sub .... E No.192 firing on surfaced sub .... E No.200 firing on surfaced sub .... E No.194 firing on surfaced sub .... E No.192 firing on surfaced sub .... E No.200 firing on surfaced sub .... E No.194 firing on surfaced sub .... Sub slips beneath the waves -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Singapore at 55,81 Japanese Ships SS I-53, hits 9 Allied Ships CL Georges Leygues DD Carysfort DD L'Alcyon DD Le Fortune DD Ashanti SS I-53 is sighted by escort DD L'Alcyon attacking submerged sub .... DD Le Fortune attacking submerged sub .... DD Ashanti fails to find sub and abandons search DD L'Alcyon fails to find sub and abandons search DD Le Fortune attacking submerged sub .... DD Le Fortune is out of ASW ammo DD Le Fortune is out of ASW ammo DD Le Fortune is out of ASW ammo DD Le Fortune is out of ASW ammo Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Minamitorishima Naval Guard Unit, at 123,85 (Marcus Island) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 47 TBF-1 Avenger x 74 TBM-1C Avenger x 51 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 314 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 22 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 17 (5 destroyed, 12 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 15 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 8 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 11 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chichi-jima Special Base Force, at 111,74 (Chichi-jima) Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft TBM-1C Avenger x 14 Allied aircraft losses TBM-1C Avenger: 5 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 14 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 15th Base Force ... Also attacking Chichi-jima Special Base Force ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 23rd Div Remnants , at 81,73 , near Aparri Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufighter 21 x 24 Mosquito FB.40 x 24 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 24 x Beaufighter 21 bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 24 x Mosquito FB.40 bombing from 2000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking Takachiko Det. ... Also attacking 23rd Div Remnants ... Also attacking Takachiko Det. ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 23rd Div Remnants , at 81,73 , near Aparri Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufighter 21 x 24 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 24 x Beaufighter 21 bombing from 4000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking Takachiko Det. ... Also attacking 23rd Div Remnants ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Fukue-jima at 99,59 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K5-J George x 6 Allied aircraft Firefly F.I x 16 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Firefly F.I: 7 destroyed CAP engaged: Motoyama Ku K-1 with N1K5-J George (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (23 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 82,72 (near Aparri) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 5815 troops, 83 guns, 91 vehicles, Assault Value = 192 Defending force 7314 troops, 52 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 254 Assaulting units: 296th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 1st Filipino Inf Regiment Defending units: Araki Force 10th Div Remnants