Things are starting to heat up in Burma. Japan stages an attack at Pagan only to be repelled with heavy casualties. The 22nd Australian Brigade crosses the Irrawaddy River downstream of Pagan and is forced to immediately shock attack the defenders and suffers heavy losses.
Chinese shock attack at Lashio forces the Japanese to retreat from the city.
Thunderstorms ground most of the Allied air force and more bad weather is predicted for tomorrow.
SOPAC:
Allied bombers continue to pound Rabaul and Shortlands.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/13/43
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Day Air attack on Rabaul , at 61,88
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 73
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 11 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 25
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Day Air attack on Rabaul , at 61,88
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 15
PB4Y Liberator x 59
B-24D Liberator x 45
B-24J Liberator x 17
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
PB4Y Liberator: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 3 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Port hits 8
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 5
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Day Air attack on Shortlands , at 63,93
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 63
B-17E Fortress x 91
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
104 casualties reported
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 31
Port hits 10
Port fuel hits 10
Port supply hits 10
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Day Air attack on Sasebo 6th SNLF, at 35,30
Allied aircraft
Hurricane II x 42
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
67 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on 139th IJN Base Force, at 68,96
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3
F6F Hellcat x 16
SBD Dauntless x 6
Barracuda x 17
TBM Avenger x 11
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on 126th IJA Base Force, at 61,87
Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 36
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
36 x F6F Hellcat bombing at 2000 feet
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Ground combat at Pagan
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 21502 troops, 185 guns, 41 vehicles
Defending force 42505 troops, 209 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
2331 casualties reported
Guns lost 39
Vehicles lost 3
Allied ground losses:
728 casualties reported
Guns lost 16
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Ground combat at Lashio
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 4741 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 2343 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 7 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
130 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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Ground combat at Pagan
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 38963 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 18275 troops, 111 guns, 38 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 30,32
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 4760 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 7941 troops, 92 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
566 casualties reported
Guns lost 19
