AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 15, 42
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ASW attack near Torokina at 107,130
Japanese Ships
SS I-29, hits 4
Allied Ships
AM Bowen
AM Arnidale
xAP American Leader
xAP Cape Fairweather
xAP Koolinda
xAP Clan Macneil
xAP Clan Macnaughton
xAK San Angelo
xAK Anniston City
PC Perseus
PC Cyane
AM Dubbo
AM Cessnock
sending in a convoy to pick up parts of the combat units from Rabaul to go back to Townsville... we swap them out with Australian troops that will also act as garrison at Rabaul as I will keep the base well garrisoned even though I highly doubt the Japanese will mount any kind of offensive...
SS I-29 is sighted by escort
PC Perseus fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Cyane fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Dubbo attacking submerged sub ....
AM Dubbo loses contact with SS I-29
AM Cessnock fails to find sub and abandons search
PC Perseus fails to find sub and abandons search
PC Cyane fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Dubbo fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Cyane attacking submerged sub ....
PC Cyane loses contact with SS I-29
SS I-29 eludes ASW attack from PC Cyane
AM Dubbo attacking submerged sub ....
AM Dubbo cannot reach attack position over SS I-29
PC Cyane fails to find sub, continues to search...
AM Dubbo fails to find sub and abandons search
PC Cyane fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Cyane fails to find sub, continues to search...
PC Cyane fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Morning Air attack on 33rd Division, at 76,109 (Ambon)
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
DB-7B x 12
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x DB-7B bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x DB-7B bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
Also attacking 25th Army ...
Also attacking 33rd Division ...
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Morning Air attack on 33rd Division, at 76,109 (Ambon)
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
Allied aircraft
DB-7B x 6
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x DB-7B bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Ki-27b Nate x 18
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 5
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 12
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 71
B-24D Liberator x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 4 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
B5N2 Kate: 5 destroyed on ground
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 destroyed on ground
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 7 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Airbase hits 29
Airbase supply hits 15
Runway hits 118
the 4Es from Manado showing up over Cotabato today, the enemy has also switched the Tojos and Zeroes to CAP but numbers were just too small to hurt our formations... the base is hit hard and the enemy loses some aircraft for the loss of a couple of B-17...
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
14 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
Hiyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 2 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 29070 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
5th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 7 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 29180 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
10th I.F.Chutai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 2 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (2 airborne, 5 on standby, 5 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 32000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
Ki-27b Nate x 13
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 5
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 9
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 18
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
Hiyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 1 on standby, 2 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 29070 , scrambling fighters between 12000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
5th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 7 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29180 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 29180.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes
10th I.F.Chutai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (1 airborne, 1 on standby, 2 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 32000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-27b Nate x 11
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 4
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
5th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 9 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29180 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
10th I.F.Chutai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 32000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Raid is overhead
Hiyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 29070 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-27b Nate x 10
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 4
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 4 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
5th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 10 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 29180 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
10th I.F.Chutai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 32000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
Hiyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 29070 , scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-27b Nate x 10
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 2
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
5th Sentai with Ki-27b Nate (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 10 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 29180 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-44-IIa Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 32000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
Hiyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 29070 , scrambling fighters to 2000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
10th I.F.Chutai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 1
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 7
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
Hiyo-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 29070 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Raid is overhead
10th I.F.Chutai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed on ground
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 5
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 4
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
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Cagayan , at 79,89
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Ground combat at Rabaul (106,125)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1995 troops, 222 guns, 158 vehicles, Assault Value = 1834
Defending force 40516 troops, 402 guns, 34 vehicles, Assault Value = 359
Japanese ground losses:
434 casualties reported
Squads: 9 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
2/9th Armoured Regiment
3rd Tank Battalion
32nd Infantry Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
102nd Cmbt Engineer Regiment
41st Infantry Division
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
25th Infantry Division
27th Infantry Division
1st USMC Tank Battalion
22nd Marine Regiment
2/8th Armoured Regiment
13th Armoured Regiment
181st Field Artillery Battalion
168th Field Artillery Battalion
29th Port Maint Engineer Battalion
147th Field Artillery Battalion
30th Field Artillery Regiment
54th Coastal Artillery Regiment
5th Base Group
Aus I Corps
134th Field Artillery Battalion
260th Field Artillery Battalion
24th Port Maint Engineer Battalion
209th Field Artillery Battalion
4th Field Artillery Battalion
307th Base Group
Defending units:
44th Naval Guard Unit
41st Naval Guard Unit
47th Naval Guard Unit
32nd Nav Gsn Unit
25th Ind Engineer Regiment
I/81st Naval Guard Unit
III/81st Naval Guard Unit
1st JNAF Coy
3rd JAAF AF Bn
3rd JNAF AF Unit
2nd JAAF AF Bn
4th Base Force
203rd Ship Eng Coy
4th Engineer Co
20th Port Unit
21st Air Defense AA Regiment
11th JNAF AF Unit
105th Ship Eng Coy
2nd Air Defense AA Regiment
305th Ship Eng Coy
6th Ship Engineer Regiment
15th Air Defense AA Regiment
7th JNAF AF Unit
2nd JNAF AF Unit
4th Fleet
11th Air Defense AA Regiment
4th Ship Engineer Regiment
10th Port Unit
7th Air Defense AA Regiment
62nd Naval Guard Unit
5th Air Defense AA Regiment
306th Ship Eng Coy
2nd JNAF Coy
11th Air Flotilla
22nd Special Base Force
53rd Naval Guard Unit
5th Ship Engineer Regiment
II/81st Naval Guard Unit
206th Ship Eng Coy
12th Air Defense AA Battalion
36th JNAF AF Unit
10th JNAF AF Unit
Southeast Area Fleet
104th Ship Eng Coy
29th JNAF AF Unit
9th JNAF Coy
5th JNAF Coy
21st Port Unit
3rd JNAF Coy
12th Air Defense AA Regiment
6th JNAF AF Unit
38th JNAF AF Unit
11th Air Defense AA Battalion
41st JNAF AF Unit
101st JAAF AF Bn
8th JNAF AF Unit
5th JAAF AF Bn
15th Base Force
106th JAAF AF Bn
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Ground combat at Ambon (76,109)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1245 troops, 114 guns, 65 vehicles, Assault Value = 1206
Defending force 18193 troops, 195 guns, 197 vehicles, Assault Value = 551
Assaulting units:
2/7th Armoured Regiment
Americal Infantry Division
2/10th Armoured Regiment
2nd Tank Battalion
148th Infantry Regiment
Molukken Mil'ie Cdo
Molukken KNIL Cdo
102nd(Sep) Infantry Regiment
1st Tank Battalion
193rd Tank Battalion
1st Australian Brigade
145th Infantry Regiment
11th Australian Brigade
7th US Naval Construction Battalion
Laha ML Base Force
808th Aviation Engineer Battalion
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
810th Aviation Engineer Battalion
42nd Construction Regiment
10th US Naval Construction Battalion
6th US Naval Construction Battalion
8th US Naval Construction Battalion
203rd Coast AA Regiment
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
Amboina Defenses
3rd US Naval Construction Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
41st Base Group
47th Construction Regiment
46th Construction Regiment
2nd Pioneer Battalion
AP-VLG-IV Sup Afd
804th Aviation Engineer Battalion
811th Aviation Engineer Battalion
22nd Base Group
250th Coastal Artillery Regiment
1st USN Special Construction Battalion
Defending units:
Yokosuka 4th SNLF
33rd Division
4th Tank Regiment
18th Division
8th Tank Regiment
15th Naval Guard Unit
1st Engineer Co
35th Fld AA Gun Co
25th Army
III/66th Naval Guard Unit
