Pacific Theatre / March 1st - 2nd 1945
The day was all about operaration Turtle and here an rare view of the combat replay....
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kochi at 106,60
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 71 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34
D3A2 Val x 28
K11W1 Shiragiku x 14
N1K5-J George x 30
Ki-84r Frank x 11
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 20
P-38J Lightning x 9
P-38L Lightning x 26
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 5
P-51D Mustang x 28
F4U-1 Corsair x 9
F4U-1A Corsair x 33
F4U-1D Corsair x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 13 destroyed
D3A2 Val: 16 destroyed
K11W1 Shiragiku: 9 destroyed
K11W1 Shiragiku: 1 destroyed by flak
N1K5-J George: 8 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 5 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
P-51D Mustang: 2 destroyed
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed
F4U-1D Corsair: 2 destroyed
Allied Ships
APA Comet
CA Canberra II
CL Houston II
CL Vincennes II
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kochi at 106,60
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 129 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 23
B6N2 Jill x 35
B6N2a Jill x 9
N1K1-J George x 14
N1K5-J George x 18
Ki-84r Frank x 11
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 6
P-38J Lightning x 7
P-38L Lightning x 20
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 1
P-51D Mustang x 15
F4U-1 Corsair x 3
F4U-1A Corsair x 15
F4U-1D Corsair x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 5 destroyed
B6N2 Jill: 9 destroyed, 10 damaged
B6N2 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
B6N2a Jill: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
B6N2a Jill: 2 destroyed by flak
N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed
N1K5-J George: 2 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-38J Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-38L Lightning: 2 destroyed
P-51D Mustang: 3 destroyed
F4U-1A Corsair: 2 destroyed
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
DD Remey
DD Kennison
DD Pringle
DD Rathburne
DD Sands
DD English
DD Kilty
DD Brush
DD Benham
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kochi at 106,60
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 10
B7A2 Grace x 17
P1Y2 Frances x 13
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 3
P-38J Lightning x 1
P-38L Lightning x 7
P-51D Mustang x 5
F4U-1 Corsair x 1
F4U-1A Corsair x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
B7A2 Grace: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak
P1Y2 Frances: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
P1Y2 Frances: 1 destroyed by flak
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
DD Stockham
AP Gen. W.H.Gordon
DD Smalley
APA Lycoming
APA Golden City
DD David Taylor
LST-30
DD Stanly
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kochi at 106,60
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 153 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 53 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 7
G4M1 Betty x 18
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 16
Ki-84r Frank x 15
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 1
P-38L Lightning x 5
P-51D Mustang x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 9 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed by flak
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Hammann
DD Baldwin
DD Frankford
DD Hughes
DD Carmick
DD Anderson
DD Sampson
DD Roe
DD Helm
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kochi at 106,60
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 39 minutes
Japanese aircraft
D4Y3 Judy x 25
J2M5 Jack x 2
N1K5-J George x 43
Allied aircraft
P-38L Lightning x 2
P-51D Mustang x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
D4Y3 Judy: 5 destroyed by flak
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
DE Abercrombie, Kamikaze hits 1
CA Canberra II
APA Zeilin
AGC Rocky Mount, Bomb hits 1
DE William Seiverling
CA Chicago II
APA Sumter, Bomb hits 1
DE Howard F. Clark, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
LST-246, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kochi at 106,60
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 125 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 9
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 6
Ki-67-Ib Peggy x 10
Ki-84r Frank x 11
Ki-115a Tsurugi x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 4 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 destroyed by flak
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 5 damaged
Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 6 damaged
Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 1 destroyed by flak
Ki-115a Tsurugi: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-115a Tsurugi: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied Ships
LST-87, Bomb hits 1, on fire
LST-31, Bomb hits 1, on fire
APA Sheridan
DE Jaccard
LST-222, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Canberra II, Kamikaze hits 1
DE Edmonds
APA Olmsted, Bomb hits 1, on fire
LST-274, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
LST-21, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kochi at 106,60
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 175 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 64 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 12
J2M5 Jack x 18
N1K5-J George x 24
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 40
Ki-115a Tsurugi x 59
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-115a Tsurugi: 22 destroyed
Ki-115a Tsurugi: 12 destroyed by flak
Allied Ships
AP Gen. G.M.Randall
APA La Porte
APA Oconto
CL Houston II
CA Canberra II
CA Chicago II
CL Vincennes II
LST-274, on fire, heavy damage
APA Leon
AP Gen. H.L.Scott, Kamikaze hits 1
AP Gen. W.M.Black
APA Starlight
APA Warren
AKA Mercury, Kamikaze hits 1
AKA Aurelia
DE William Seiverling
APA Dauphin
DE Abercrombie, on fire, heavy damage
APA Comet
AP Gen. O.H.Ernst
DE Dennis
LST-338
AKA Tolland
LST-221
DD Le Triomphant
DD Laffey II
CLAA Prince Robert
Allied ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kochi at 106,60
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 105 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27b Nate x 10
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 9
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 98
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-27b Nate: 4 destroyed
Ki-27b Nate: 2 destroyed by flak
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 3 destroyed
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed by flak
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 33 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 20 destroyed by flak
Allied Ships
DE Whitehurst
LST-31, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
LST-21, heavy fires
APA Storm King
APA Comet
AP Gen. M.C.Meigs, Kamikaze hits 1
AP Gen. W.H.Gordon, Kamikaze hits 1
LST-246, heavy fires
DE Samuel B. Roberts, Kamikaze hits 1, heavy damage
AP Gen. A.E.Anderson
APA Olmsted, on fire
APA Sarasota, Kamikaze hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
APA Adair, Kamikaze hits 1
APA Haskell, Kamikaze hits 1
AKA Aquarius, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire
APA Warren, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire
LST-271, Kamikaze hits 2, and is sunk
AP Gen. R.L.Howze, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
DE Richard S. Bull
APA Latimer, Kamikaze hits 1
DE Eversole, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DE John C. Butler
AP Gen. W.M.Black, Kamikaze hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
APA Starlight
DE Edmonds
DE William Seiverling, Kamikaze hits 1, heavy damage
LST-18, Kamikaze hits 1
DE England
DE Dennis, Kamikaze hits 1
LST-270, Kamikaze hits 1
APA La Salle, Kamikaze hits 1
LST-272, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
LST-224, Kamikaze hits 1
DE Abercrombie, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AKA Almaack, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
LST-273, Kamikaze hits 2, and is sunk
APA Wharton, Kamikaze hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DE McCoy Reynolds
APA Leon
AKA Athene
AP Gen. H.W.Butner
DE Jaccard, Kamikaze hits 1
DE Oberrender, Kamikaze hits 1
APA La Porte, Kamikaze hits 1
APA Dutchess
LST-222, Kamikaze hits 1, and is sunk
Allied ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kochi at 106,60
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 165 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 52 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 9
Ki-100-II Tony x 39
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied Ships
LST-16, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Gen. H.L.Scott
DE William Seiverling, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kochi at 106,60
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 8
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 1
Ki-48-Ib Lily x 10
Ki-115a Tsurugi x 27
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-Ib Lily: 6 destroyed
Ki-115a Tsurugi: 13 destroyed
Ki-115a Tsurugi: 3 destroyed by flak
Allied Ships
APA Adair
DE Edmonds
CL Houston II
CL Vincennes II
APA Latimer
LST-247
DE Samuel B. Roberts, heavy damage
APA Sarasota, on fire, heavy damage
APA Windsor
APA Dauphin
LST-270
LST-246, heavy fires, heavy damage
AP Gen. A.E.Anderson
LST-243
DE Richard S. Bull
APA Wharton, on fire, heavy damage
AKA Electra, Kamikaze hits 1
CA Canberra II, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire
CA Chicago II
DD Laffey II
DD Cushing II, Kamikaze hits 1
Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kochi at 106,60
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 94 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 10
Ki-84r Frank x 15
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 6 destroyed
Allied Ships
CL Vincennes II
CL Houston II
CA Chicago II
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kochi at 106,60
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 72 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 5
K11W1 Shiragiku x 3
N1K5-J George x 25
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 13
P-38J Lightning x 7
P-38L Lightning x 19
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 4
P-51D Mustang x 20
F4U-1 Corsair x 8
F4U-1A Corsair x 28
F4U-1D Corsair x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
K11W1 Shiragiku: 2 destroyed
N1K5-J George: 12 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38L Lightning: 2 destroyed
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
DD Sigourney
DE William Seiverling, and is sunk
APA Sarasota, and is sunk
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kochi at 106,60
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 133 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 7
B6N2 Jill x 10
N1K5-J George x 6
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 9
P-38J Lightning x 6
P-38L Lightning x 13
P-51D Mustang x 13
F4U-1 Corsair x 6
F4U-1A Corsair x 19
F4U-1D Corsair x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 4 destroyed
B6N2 Jill: 6 destroyed
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kochi at 106,60
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes
Japanese aircraft
B6N2a Jill x 7
N1K1-J George x 9
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 4
P-38J Lightning x 6
P-38L Lightning x 9
P-51D Mustang x 4
F4U-1 Corsair x 3
F4U-1A Corsair x 14
F4U-1D Corsair x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2a Jill: 4 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38L Lightning: 1 destroyed
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kochi at 106,60
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 197 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 65 minutes
Japanese aircraft
D4Y3 Judy x 14
N1K5-J George x 27
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 1
P-38J Lightning x 6
P-38L Lightning x 6
P-51D Mustang x 4
F4U-1 Corsair x 1
F4U-1A Corsair x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
D4Y3 Judy: 6 destroyed by flak
N1K5-J George: 5 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38L Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
DD Sproston
DD Taylor
DD Stockham
DD Stanly
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kochi at 106,60
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 19
B7A2 Grace x 10
Allied aircraft
P-38J Lightning x 3
P-38L Lightning x 2
P-51D Mustang x 1
F4U-1A Corsair x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 2 destroyed
B7A2 Grace: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
DD Roe
DD Frankford
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kochi at 106,60
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 2,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
Japanese aircraft
N1K5-J George x 8
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 9
Ki-84r Frank x 33
Allied aircraft
P-51D Mustang x 1
F4U-1A Corsair x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
DD Jarvis
DD Cassin, Kamikaze hits 1, and is sunk
DD Drayton
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kochi at 106,60
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 145 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
B7A2 Grace x 2
N1K5-J George x 17
P1Y2 Frances x 12
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 8
P-38J Lightning x 2
P-38L Lightning x 10
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 3
P-51D Mustang x 15
F4U-1 Corsair x 7
F4U-1A Corsair x 21
F4U-1D Corsair x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed
N1K5-J George: 6 destroyed
P1Y2 Frances: 5 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kochi at 106,60
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 6
B6N2a Jill x 7
N1K1-J George x 5
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 4
P-38J Lightning x 2
P-38L Lightning x 7
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 3
P-51D Mustang x 7
F4U-1 Corsair x 7
F4U-1A Corsair x 11
F4U-1D Corsair x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 1 destroyed
B6N2a Jill: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
B6N2a Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
DD Saufley
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kochi at 106,60
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 48 minutes
Japanese aircraft
N1K5-J George x 11
P1Y2 Frances x 3
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 13
P-38J Lightning x 4
P-38L Lightning x 12
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 5
P-51D Mustang x 20
F4U-1 Corsair x 8
F4U-1A Corsair x 28
F4U-1D Corsair x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
N1K5-J George: 3 destroyed
P1Y2 Frances: 1 destroyed
No Allied losses
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kochi at 106,60
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 139 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
Japanese aircraft
N1K5-J George x 15
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 13
Ki-67-Ib Peggy x 7
Ki-84r Frank x 36
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 10
P-38J Lightning x 2
P-38L Lightning x 7
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 3
P-51D Mustang x 20
F4U-1 Corsair x 8
F4U-1A Corsair x 25
F4U-1D Corsair x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
N1K5-J George: 5 destroyed
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 3 destroyed by flak
Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Ki-67-Ib Peggy: 1 destroyed by flak
Ki-84r Frank: 9 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 2 destroyed
P-38J Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-38L Lightning: 1 destroyed
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed
P-51D Mustang: 2 destroyed
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
CA Chicago II
DD King
CL Vincennes II
CL Houston II
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kochi at 106,60
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 153 NM, estimated altitude 1,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 48 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 9
Ki-84r Frank x 19
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 4
P-38L Lightning x 2
P-51D Mustang x 9
F4U-1 Corsair x 6
F4U-1A Corsair x 13
F4U-1D Corsair x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 6 destroyed
Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
F4U-1A Corsair: 1 destroyed
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed
....and that was the carnage reported from past 2 days. Quite a few transport ships got hit but that nothing less you would expect when invading Home Islands.
In the end though we landed some 1500av and immediate ground offensive is ordered. It seems Japanese 155th division and 45th Ind.Mixed Brigade are defending Kochi.
If everything goes as planned we should have secured Kochi next turn...!
