AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 13, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Sydney at 92,168 Japanese Ships SS I-9 Allied Ships xAK Corio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAK Corio is sighted by SS I-9 SS I-9 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Corio -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Bandjermasin at 62,102 Japanese Ships DD Uranami Allied Ships SS KXVII SS KXVII is sighted by escort KXVII bottoming out .... DD Uranami fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Uranami fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Uranami fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Uranami fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Uranami fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kochi at 106,61 Japanese Ships SC CHa-12 SC CHa-17 SC CHa-16 Allied Ships SS Porpoise SS Porpoise is located by SC CHa-12 Porpoise diving deep .... SC CHa-17 fails to find sub and abandons search SC CHa-16 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-16 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-16 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-16 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-16 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-16 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Victoria at 208,52 Japanese Ships SS I-28 Allied Ships AM Chignecto AM Wasaga SS I-28 is sighted by escort I-28 diving deep .... AM Chignecto fails to find sub and abandons search AM Wasaga fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Wasaga fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Wasaga fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Wasaga fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Wasaga fails to find sub, continues to search... AM Wasaga fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 136,97 Japanese Ships PB Shanan Maru #16 Allied Ships SS Greenling SS Greenling is located by PB Shanan Maru #16 Greenling diving deep .... PB Shanan Maru #16 attacking submerged sub .... PB Shanan Maru #16 loses contact with SS Greenling PB Shanan Maru #16 cannot establish contact with SS Greenling PB Shanan Maru #16 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shanan Maru #16 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shanan Maru #16 attacking submerged sub .... PB Shanan Maru #16 loses contact with SS Greenling PB Shanan Maru #16 cannot establish contact with SS Greenling PB Shanan Maru #16 cannot establish contact with SS Greenling SS Greenling eludes PB Shanan Maru #16 by diving deep PB Shanan Maru #16 loses contact with SS Greenling PB Shanan Maru #16 cannot reach attack position over SS Greenling PB Shanan Maru #16 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Victoria at 208,52 Japanese Ships SS I-28 Allied Ships KV Chilliwack SS I-28 is sighted by escort I-28 diving deep .... KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Chilliwack attacking submerged sub .... SS I-28 eludes KV Chilliwack by diving deep KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Chilliwack fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near San Francisco at 216,72 Japanese Ships SS I-27 Allied Ships xAK Wind Rush, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage xAK Wind Rush is sighted by SS I-27 SS I-27 launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Wind Rush -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Diego Garcia at 11,62 Japanese Ships SS I-157 Allied Ships KV Nigella SS I-157 is located by KV Nigella I-157 bottoming out .... KV Nigella fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Nigella fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Nigella fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Nigella fails to find sub, continues to search... KV Nigella fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Toungoo , at 57,50 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 1 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 11 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 11 x H81-A3 sweeping at 25000 feet CAP engaged: 77th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Singapore , at 50,84 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 4 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak Airbase hits 4 Runway hits 14 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 5000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 34 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 G3M2 Nell x 17 G4M1 Betty x 10 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 6 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 11 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 51st PA Infantry Division, at 80,77 , near Manila Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 21 G4M1 Betty x 16 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 32 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 16 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... Also attacking USAFFE ... Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... Also attacking USAFFE ... Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... Also attacking USAFFE ... Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... Also attacking USAFFE ... Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... Also attacking USAFFE ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Asiatic Fleet , at 80,77 , near Manila Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 18 G4M1 Betty x 11 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb 18 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Also attacking USAFFE ... Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... Also attacking USAFFE ... Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... Also attacking USAFFE ... Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... Also attacking USAFFE ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 3 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 10 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 9 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 5000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Darwin , at 76,124 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 33 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 1 G3M2 Nell x 9 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 49,98 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 B5N2 Kate x 5 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Allied Ships AGP Aldebaran, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 1-Vl.G.IV with P-40E Warhawk (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead 3-Vl.G.IV with P-40E Warhawk (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AGP Aldebaran -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 5th Coastal Gun Battalion, at 51,102 (Tjilatjap) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15 Allied aircraft B-339D x 2 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb CAP engaged: 3-VI.G.V with B-339D (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Lark Battalion, at 103,126 , near Gasmata Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 23 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 26 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 26 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 19th Chinese Corps, at 89,40 , near Kaoping Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 14 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 15000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 19th Chinese Corps, at 89,40 , near Kaoping Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 11 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Georgetown , at 49,74 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 10 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 22 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 11 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 10000 feet * Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st PA Infantry Division, at 80,77 , near Manila Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 33 Ki-51 Sonia x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 71st PA Infantry Division ... Also attacking 1st PA Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 74th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 15 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 5 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 74th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 6 Ki-51 Sonia x 9 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Patani , at 51,73 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 3 Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Blenheim IV bombing from 15000 feet Port Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Prome , at 55,50 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft Hurricane IIa Trop x 3 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Hurricane IIa Trop sweeping at 15000 feet * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 1st RTA Division, at 57,50 (Toungoo) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 2 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 24 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIb Trop: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Hurricane IIb Trop bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb 11 x Hurricane IIb Trop bombing from 2000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 77th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead Also attacking 14th Tank Regiment ... Also attacking 1st RTA Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Combined 8th SNLF , at 98,130 (Port Moresby) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 6 A6M3 Zero x 4 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 5 B-17E Fortress x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged B-17E Fortress: 5 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 15000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 15000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Chitose Ku S-1 with A6M3 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Raid is overhead Nagasaki-3 Ku S-1 with A5M4 Claude (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead Also attacking 62nd Infantry Group ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Toungoo , at 57,50 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Allied aircraft Hurricane IIa Trop x 1 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Hurricane IIa Trop sweeping at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 61 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 21 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 A6M3 Zero x 3 G4M1 Betty x 10 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Port hits 12 Port supply hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 51st Chinese Corps, at 91,49 , near Hwaiyin Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 5 Ki-51 Sonia x 6 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 20000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb 5 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 41 minutes Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 6 A6M2 Zero x 4 G4M1 Betty x 20 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Port hits 13 Port supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 20 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 5000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 51st Chinese Corps, at 91,49 , near Hwaiyin Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 7 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 7 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 15000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 102nd PA Infantry Division, at 79,89 (Cagayan) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 18 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 29 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 18 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 10000 feet * Ground Attack: 2 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 44th Indian Brigade, at 50,83 (Johore Bahru) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18 Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 22 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 45th Indian Brigade ... Also attacking 44th Indian Brigade ... Also attacking 45th Indian Brigade ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Singapore Fortress, at 50,84 (Singapore) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 43 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 10 damaged Ki-48-Ib Lily: 3 destroyed by flak Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 24 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 18 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 74th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-27b Nate x 7 Ki-51 Sonia x 3 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing from 20000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 50 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Canton Special Base Force, at 77,59 (Canton) Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 6 Allied aircraft losses H81-A3: 1 damaged H81-A3: 1 destroyed by flak Aircraft Attacking: 5 x H81-A3 bombing from 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Ailinglaplap at 133,118 Japanese Ships PB Kaikei Maru Allied Ships SS Seadragon SS Seadragon is located by PB Kaikei Maru Seadragon diving deep .... PB Kaikei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kaikei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kaikei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kaikei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kaikei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Wake Island at 136,97 Japanese Ships PB Shanan Maru #16 Allied Ships SS Greenling SS Greenling is sighted by escort PB Shanan Maru #16 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shanan Maru #16 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shanan Maru #16 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shanan Maru #16 fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shanan Maru #16 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Luchow (88,51) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 9720 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 338 Defending force 5606 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 212 Assaulting units: 13th Ind.Mixed Brigade 138th Infantry Regiment Defending units: 48th Chinese Corps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 17689 troops, 146 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 616 Defending force 19613 troops, 223 guns, 73 vehicles, Assault Value = 383 Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 4th Division 146th Infantry Regiment Defending units: 1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion 1st KNIL Regiment 2nd KNIL Regiment 1st Regt Cavalerie 4th KNIL Landstorm Regiment Roodenburg Battalion KNIL Army Command Merak Base Force 1st KNIL AA Battalion ABDA ML-KNIL 1 ML-KNIL Aviation Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion Batavia Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Batavia (49,98) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 9154 troops, 152 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 381 Defending force 17679 troops, 146 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 615 Assaulting units: 1st KNIL Landstorm Battalion 4th KNIL Landstorm Regiment 1st KNIL Regiment 1st Regt Cavalerie 2nd KNIL Regiment Roodenburg Battalion 1st KNIL AA Battalion 1 ML-KNIL Aviation KNIL Army Command ABDA Merak Base Force ML-KNIL Batavia Coastal Gun Battalion Batavia Base Force Defending units: 4th Division 146th Infantry Regiment -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 6788 troops, 62 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 271 Defending force 20512 troops, 409 guns, 15 vehicles, Assault Value = 563 Japanese ground losses: 152 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: C Coy/NG Rifles 53rd Australian Battalion A Coy/NG Rifles D Coy/NG Rifles Port Moresby Coastal Gun Battalion 49th Australian Battalion 39th Australian Battalion Torres Strait Battalion Port Moresby Brigade 14th RAAF Base Force 15th RAAF Base Force Defending units: 144th Infantry Regiment 62nd Infantry Group Combined 8th SNLF 1st China Assault Division 1st Sasebo Assault/A Division 1st Sasebo Assault/B Division 3rd Mortar Battalion 5th Mortar Battalion 41st Field AA Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Nanchang (85,54) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 38450 troops, 290 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1247 Defending force 21546 troops, 158 guns, 118 vehicles, Assault Value = 711 Japanese ground losses: 54 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Assaulting units: 78th Chinese Corps 21st Chinese Corps 49th Chinese Corps 50th Chinese Corps 72nd Chinese Corps 3rd New Chinese Corps 30th Group Army Defending units: 39th Division 55th Infantry Brigade 23rd RGC Temp. Division 17th JAAF Base Force