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Night Air attack on Bangkok , at 29,39
Allied aircraft
Wellington III x 9
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
Wellington III bombing at 13000 feet
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Night Time Surface Combat at 109,88 Yet another completely impossible outcome given the fact that all surface combats are strange like this one. Dislike the design bigtime.
Japanese Ships
PG Choan Maru #2, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PG Nikkai Maru
AP Haruna Maru, on fire
AP Chichibu Maru
Allied Ships
DD Farragut
DD Dewey
DD Hull
DD MacDonough
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Naval bombardment of Noumea, at 66,117 Hopefully these massive forays by his BBs and CVs are burning up his fuel stocks because without the DEI Bill is going to regret not attacking the DEI in force instead of the Central Pacific islands.
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 3 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CL Tenryu
CL Kitakami
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CA Chokai
BB Yamato
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Mutsu
Allied ground losses:
283 casualties reported
Guns lost 5
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 38
Port hits 11
Port fuel hits 8
Port supply hits 9
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Naval bombardment of Palmyra, at 110,90
Allied Ships
CL Detroit
Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
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ASW attack near Noumea at 66,117
Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba
DD Hatsushimo
DD Nenohi
BB Yamato
Allied Ships
SS S-37
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ASW attack at 12,23
Japanese Ships
SS I-29, hits 11
Allied Ships
DD Foxhound
DD Fortune
DD Decoy
DD Arrow
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Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 10
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4
Aircraft Attacking:
B-25C Mitchell bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Johnston Island , at 104,78
Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 4
B-17E Fortress x 26
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 6
Aircraft Attacking:
B-17E Fortress bombing at 16000 feet
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Day Air attack on 4th Ind. Brigade, at 49,30
Allied aircraft
P-43A Lancer x 11
SB-2c x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
SB-2c bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 55th Division, at 30,34
Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 9
P-40E Warhawk x 17
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
Blenheim I bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on 25th Special Base Force, at 110,90
Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 8
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
LB-30 Liberator bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kure 7th SNLF, at 110,90
Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 8
Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
A-20B Boston bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 91st Reserve Division, at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 31
C5M Babs x 1
Ki-27 Nate x 30
Ki-21-II Sally x 54
Ki-48-I Lily x 15
Ki-49 Helen x 12
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 2 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
103 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet
G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on 200th US Coast AA Regiment, at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 13
C5M Babs x 1
Ki-27 Nate x 4
Ki-21-II Sally x 17
Ki-48-I Lily x 4
Ki-49 Helen x 6
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Ki-21-II Sally: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet
Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet
Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on 31st Australian Brigade, at 66,117
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
D3A2 Val x 28
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
D3A2 Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 109,88
Allied aircraft
OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Tafuku Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
OS2U-3 Kingfisher bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 3
Martin 139 x 25
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Runway hits 14
Port hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 109,88
Allied aircraft
OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Tafuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
OS2U-3 Kingfisher bombing at 2000 feet
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Ground combat at Manila
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 125005 troops, 617 guns, 34 vehicles
Defending force 54527 troops, 254 guns, 129 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
95 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Ground combat at Noumea
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 7638 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 7577 troops, 35 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Ichang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 32274 troops, 322 guns, 17 vehicles
Defending force 49256 troops, 125 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
37 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Nanchang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 66677 troops, 631 guns, 34 vehicles
Defending force 107566 troops, 501 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Wuchow
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 19870 troops, 178 guns, 22 vehicles
Defending force 87628 troops, 489 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Moulmein
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 16730 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 19739 troops, 209 guns, 2 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Wuchow
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 81533 troops, 488 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 40176 troops, 196 guns, 22 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
76 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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Ground combat at Moulmein
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 17508 troops, 200 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 16730 troops, 66 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
91 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
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Ground combat at Palmyra
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3232 troops, 94 guns, 8 vehicles
Defending force 3496 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Ground combat at Noumea
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 7045 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 12935 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles













