AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 10, 45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K1 Rex x 8 Allied aircraft B-29B Superfort x 47 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Manpower hits 190 Fires 44660 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 10000 feet City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 10000 feet City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 10000 feet City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 10000 feet City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 10000 feet City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 10000 feet City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 10000 feet City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Otsu Ku S-1 with N1K1 Rex (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 2 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 49 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K1 Rex x 8 Allied aircraft B-29B Superfort x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-29B Superfort: 1 damaged Manpower hits 9 Fires 54675 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 10000 feet City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Otsu Ku S-1 with N1K1 Rex (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K1 Rex x 8 Allied aircraft B-29B Superfort x 14 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-29B Superfort: 2 damaged Manpower hits 15 Fires 59062 Aircraft Attacking: 14 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 10000 feet City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Otsu Ku S-1 with N1K1 Rex (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 12000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K1 Rex x 8 Allied aircraft B-29B Superfort x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-29B Superfort: 1 damaged Manpower hits 1 Fires 59400 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 10000 feet City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Otsu Ku S-1 with N1K1 Rex (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K1 Rex x 7 Allied aircraft B-29B Superfort x 5 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Manpower hits 2 Fires 51620 Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 10000 feet City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Otsu Ku S-1 with N1K1 Rex (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K1 Rex x 7 Allied aircraft B-29B Superfort x 4 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-29B Superfort: 1 damaged Manpower hits 2 Fires 60750 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 10000 feet City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Otsu Ku S-1 with N1K1 Rex (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K1 Rex x 6 Allied aircraft B-29B Superfort x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-29B Superfort: 1 damaged Manpower hits 2 Fires 61425 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 10000 feet City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Otsu Ku S-1 with N1K1 Rex (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K1 Rex x 4 Allied aircraft B-29B Superfort x 6 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Manpower hits 13 Fires 55970 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 10000 feet City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Otsu Ku S-1 with N1K1 Rex (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K1 Rex x 4 Allied aircraft B-29B Superfort x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-29B Superfort: 1 damaged Manpower hits 3 Fires 66150 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 10000 feet City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Otsu Ku S-1 with N1K1 Rex (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K1 Rex x 3 Allied aircraft B-29B Superfort x 5 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-29B Superfort: 1 destroyed by flak Manpower hits 2 Fires 66825 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 10000 feet City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Otsu Ku S-1 with N1K1 Rex (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Osaka/Kyoto , at 109,59 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K1 Rex x 3 Allied aircraft B-29B Superfort x 6 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-29B Superfort: 1 damaged Manpower hits 34 Fires 76950 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-29B Superfort bombing from 10000 feet City Attack: 36 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Otsu Ku S-1 with N1K1 Rex (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kobe , at 108,59 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft P-51D Mustang x 23 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 23 x P-51D Mustang sweeping at 37000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kobe , at 108,59 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft P-51D Mustang x 24 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 24 x P-51D Mustang sweeping at 37000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kobe , at 108,59 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft P-51D Mustang x 23 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 23 x P-51D Mustang sweeping at 37000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kobe , at 108,59 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft P-51D Mustang x 25 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 25 x P-51D Mustang sweeping at 37000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kobe , at 108,59 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft P-47N Thunderbolt x 25 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 25 x P-47N Thunderbolt sweeping at 38000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kobe , at 108,59 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft P-51D Mustang x 24 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 24 x P-51D Mustang sweeping at 37000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kobe , at 108,59 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft P-51D Mustang x 25 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 25 x P-51D Mustang sweeping at 37000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kobe , at 108,59 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft P-51D Mustang x 25 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 25 x P-51D Mustang sweeping at 37000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kobe , at 108,59 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft P-47N Thunderbolt x 25 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 25 x P-47N Thunderbolt sweeping at 38000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kobe , at 108,59 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft P-47N Thunderbolt x 25 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 25 x P-47N Thunderbolt sweeping at 38000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kobe , at 108,59 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft P-51D Mustang x 23 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 23 x P-51D Mustang sweeping at 37000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 25th Division, at 92,55 (Shanghai) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Allied aircraft Corsair II x 8 Hellcat I x 8 Hellcat F.II x 15 Wildcat V x 3 Liberator II x 3 Liberator B.VI x 15 B-24J Liberator x 12 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Liberator II bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x Liberator B.VI bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x Liberator B.VI bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 9 x Liberator B.VI bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 23rd Division ... Also attacking 25th Division ... Also attacking 23rd Division ... Also attacking 25th Division ... Also attacking 23rd Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 12th Ind.Mixed Regiment, at 89,65 (Iriomote) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft Liberator GR.III x 2 B-17E Fortress x 3 B-24J Liberator x 12 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: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x Liberator GR.III bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 250 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 12th Ind.Mixed Regiment, at 89,65 (Iriomote) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 5 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 1 minutes Allied aircraft Liberator GR.VI x 2 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Liberator GR.VI bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Shikoku Naval Base Force, at 107,59 (Takamatsu) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 71 TBM-1C Avenger x 57 Allied aircraft losses TBM-1C Avenger: 7 damaged Japanese ground losses: 112 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 55th Depot Division ... Also attacking Shikoku Naval Base Force ... Also attacking 34th JNAF AF Unit ... Also attacking Shikoku Naval Base Force ... Also attacking 90th Naval Guard Unit ... Also attacking Shikoku Naval Base Force ... Also attacking 66th JAAF AF Bn ... Also attacking 55th Depot Division ... Also attacking Shikoku Naval Base Force ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 155th Division, at 106,59 , near Hiroshima/Kure Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 83 TBM-1C Avenger x 64 Allied aircraft losses TBM-1C Avenger: 14 damaged Japanese ground losses: 25 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x TBM-1C Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 69th Infantry Brigade, at 74,39 , near Chengtu Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft B-25D Mitchell x 20 Allied aircraft losses B-25D Mitchell: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 67 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-25D Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-25D Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-25D Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-25D Mitchell bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 57th Infantry Brigade ... Also attacking 69th Infantry Brigade ... Also attacking 57th Infantry Brigade ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 69th Infantry Brigade, at 74,39 , near Chengtu Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft P-51D Mustang x 7 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 29 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 7 x P-51D Mustang bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 69th Infantry Brigade, at 74,39 , near Chengtu Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft SB-III x 2 P-51B Mustang x 18 Allied aircraft losses P-51B Mustang: 6 damaged Japanese ground losses: 68 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 2 x SB-III bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 100 kg GP Bomb 18 x P-51B Mustang bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on RGCN Weihaiwei Base Force, at 95,44 , near Tsinan Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft P-51D Mustang x 9 P-38J Lightning x 20 Allied aircraft losses P-38J Lightning: 7 damaged Japanese ground losses: 127 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 9 x P-51D Mustang bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 1000 lb GP Bomb 20 x P-38J Lightning bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 1000 lb GP Bomb Also attacking Ching Tao Special Base Force ... Also attacking RGCN Weihaiwei Base Force ... Also attacking Ching Tao Special Base Force ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Miyako-jima Naval Guard Unit, at 91,66 (Miyako-jima) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 18 Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 18 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 12th Ind.Mixed Regiment, at 89,65 (Iriomote) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 29 SBD-3 Dauntless x 23 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 23 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 3rd Recon Battalion, at 89,40 , near Taiyuan Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft Boomerang C-12 x 21 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Boomerang C-12 bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th Division, at 79,77 (Manila) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 21 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 11 SBD-5 Dauntless x 26 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 4 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 B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 17 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' * Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' * Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' * Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th Division, at 79,77 (Manila) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufighter 21 x 20 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Beaufighter 21 bombing from 3000 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th Division, at 79,77 (Manila) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 9 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 23rd Division, at 92,55 (Shanghai) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Allied aircraft Thunderbolt II x 10 Wellington B.X x 16 Wellington GR.XIII x 4 F4U-1D Corsair x 10 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 22 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Wellington B.X bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x Wellington GR.XIII bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 3rd Mixed Brigade ... Also attacking 23rd Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 77th Infantry Regiment, at 92,55 (Shanghai) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Allied aircraft Liberator GR.VI x 5 Thunderbolt II x 10 Wellington GR.XIII x 16 Allied aircraft losses Wellington GR.XIII: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 40 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Wellington GR.XIII bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 250 lb GP Bomb 5 x Liberator GR.VI bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 8 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 25th Division, at 92,55 (Shanghai) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 8 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Liberator B.VI bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 23rd Division, at 92,55 (Shanghai) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 21 minutes Allied aircraft Liberator B.VI x 9 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Liberator B.VI bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 3rd Mixed Brigade, at 92,55 (Shanghai) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 8 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 43 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Shikoku Naval Base Force, at 107,59 (Takamatsu) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 14 Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 38 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 10 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Shikoku Naval Base Force, at 107,59 (Takamatsu) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 10 Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 37 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 10 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 25th Division, at 92,55 (Shanghai) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 9 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 48 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 25th Division, at 92,55 (Shanghai) Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 21 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 8 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 24 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 12th Ind.Mixed Regiment, at 89,65 (Iriomote) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 21 Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 12th Ind.Mixed Regiment, at 89,65 (Iriomote) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 2 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 12th Ind.Mixed Regiment, at 89,65 (Iriomote) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 8 B-25C Mitchell x 4 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: 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb 4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 61st Air Flotilla , at 107,59 (Takamatsu) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 55 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 61st Air Flotilla , at 107,59 (Takamatsu) Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 11 Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 100 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 155th Division, at 106,59 , near Hiroshima/Kure Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 7 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 155th Division, at 106,59 , near Hiroshima/Kure Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 11 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 17 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 11 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 12th Ind.Mixed Regiment, at 89,65 (Iriomote) Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 6 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 10000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 14th RGC Ind. Brigade, at 85,44 , near Nanyang Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft P-40N5 Warhawk x 22 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 39 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 22 x P-40N5 Warhawk bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 100 lb GP Bomb Also attacking 87th Infantry Brigade ... Also attacking 14th RGC Ind. Brigade ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 3rd Recon Battalion, at 89,40 , near Taiyuan Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Allied aircraft P-51B Mustang x 22 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 22 x P-51B Mustang bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 1000 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th Area Army, at 85,44 , near Nanyang Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 24 Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 7 damaged Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 24 x P-39D Airacobra bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 6th Division, at 79,77 (Manila) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIc x 3 P-38H Lightning x 15 Allied aircraft losses Beaufighter VIc: 3 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Beaufighter VIc bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kobe , at 108,59 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Allied aircraft P-47N Thunderbolt x 25 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 25 x P-47N Thunderbolt sweeping at 38000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kobe , at 108,59 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Allied aircraft P-47N Thunderbolt x 25 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 25 x P-47N Thunderbolt sweeping at 38000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kobe , at 108,59 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 47 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Allied aircraft P-51D Mustang x 25 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 25 x P-51D Mustang sweeping at 37000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 106,59 (near Hiroshima/Kure) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 53216 troops, 1016 guns, 809 vehicles, Assault Value = 1656 Defending force 1288 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Allied adjusted assault: 1397 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 1397 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 1288 casualties reported Squads: 26 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 122 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 15 (15 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units destroyed 1 Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 6th USMC Tank Battalion 2nd Marine Division 77th Infantry Division 3rd Regiment 25th Infantry Division 37th Infantry Division 3rd NZ Armoured Sqn 4th Field Artillery Battalion 85th Mortar Battalion 97th Field Artillery Battalion 88th Mortar Battalion 145th Field Artillery Battalion 98th Mortar Battalion Defending units: 155th Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 81,14 (near Hami) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 1032 troops, 0 guns, 165 vehicles, Assault Value = 95 Defending force 258 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1 Allied adjusted assault: 75 Japanese adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 75 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), disruption(-) morale(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 258 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 30 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Units destroyed 1 Assaulting units: 2/11th Armoured Car Regiment 11th PAVO Regiment Defending units: 201st JAAF AF Bn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 89,40 (near Taiyuan) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 735 troops, 0 guns, 92 vehicles, Assault Value = 59 Defending force 412 troops, 2 guns, 45 vehicles, Assault Value = 18 Allied adjusted assault: 25 Japanese adjusted defense: 19 Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(-) Attacker: leaders(-) Japanese ground losses: 29 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 27 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 3rd Carabiniers Regiment Defending units: 3rd Recon Battalion -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 74,39 (near Chengtu) Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 13212 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 228 Defending force 9518 troops, 49 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 202 Allied adjusted assault: 232 Japanese adjusted defense: 16 Allied assault odds: 14 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), fatigue(-), supply(-) Attacker: leaders(+) Japanese ground losses: 285 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 35 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Allied ground losses: 43 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: 75th Chinese Corps Defending units: 57th Infantry Brigade 69th Infantry Brigade