EUB vs Sprior - see who gets his banana straightened

[EUBanana]

27th February, 1943

Just going to talk about the 2nd Battle of Bali now.

An error on my part sent the slow US BBs to Macassar for a daylight bombardment. Oops! KB was 5 hexes away and launched waves of attacks, fortunately their long range nerf bombs did only superficial damage, so i suppose thats actually a sort of good thing - up their fatigue, lower their ammo, for no benefit to them.

Simon moved the KB closer to Waingapu, I thought he'd be pulling out, apparently not. Waves of Beaufighters and Mitchells from Waingapu and heavies from Koepang sallied forth.

I read Guy Gibsons book "Enemy Coast Ahead" a while back, and one thing I do remember him saying in that book was that the Beaufighter was a piece of ****, relegated to being a night fighter because thats all it was good for, and that the only aircraft he liked least was the Manchester.

I'm inclined to agree with him now = out of about 60 Beaufighter sorties which penetrated CAP, my experience 70, low fatigue, well escorted Beaufighters managed to dive bomb not a single target.

Even the Mitchells did better than that.

No. Here the real stars go to the 4 engine bombers, one squadron of which managed to plaster Akagi with 1000lb bombs. Marvellous. The magic words 'heavy damage' and all. [:D]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/27/43

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Naval bombardment of Torokina, at 63,92

Allied Ships
DD MacDonough
DD Selfridge
DD Stack
DD Waller
DD LaVallette
DD Abbot
CL Montpelier
CL Richmond
CLAA Reno
CLAA San Juan
CA Wichita

Japanese ground losses:
97 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Port supply hits 1

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Day Air attack on Lanchow , at 45,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
A6M3 Zero x 15
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 9
Ki-21 Sally x 166
Ki-48 Lily x 23
Ki-49 Helen x 22
Ki-46-II Dinah x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged


Allied ground losses:
56 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 24
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 178

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
11 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
15 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 3

Allied aircraft
Catalina I x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Catalina I: 1 damaged

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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 3

Allied aircraft
Liberator VI x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Rabaul , at 61,88

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
B-25J Mitchell x 34
PB4Y Liberator x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
PB4Y Liberator: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 39

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
10 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
6 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
6 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
2 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
1 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on 104th Division, at 43,32


Allied aircraft
B-25J Mitchell x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on 26th Division, at 43,32


Allied aircraft
B-25J Mitchell x 18
I-153c x 10


Allied aircraft losses
B-25J Mitchell: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
128 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
6 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
6 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on 4th Mixed Regiment, at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 3

Allied aircraft
Liberator VI x 1
Beaufighter VIC x 10
B-25C Mitchell x 22
B-25J Mitchell x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIC: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
76 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Beaufighter VIC bombing at 2000 feet
9 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
22 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 25,69

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 39
A6M3a Zero x 14

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 23
B-17E Fortress x 11
B-24D Liberator x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
A6M3a Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 16 destroyed
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu
CV Soryu
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bali at 24,68


Allied aircraft
B-25J Mitchell x 5


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
DD Kuretake
DD Inazuma

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bali at 24,68


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
B-24D Liberator x 19


Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Arashi
AP Batavia Maru
DD Ikazuchi, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Kuretake

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 17000 feet
2 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 25,69

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 35
A6M3a Zero x 14

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 38
P-38G Lightning x 56
B-25J Mitchell x 9
B-26B Marauder x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 32 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 10 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter Mk 21: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
P-38G Lightning: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
DD Maikaze
CV Shokaku
CV Hiyo
CV Junyo
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 2
CA Ashigara

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
1 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
1 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
9 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 25,69

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
A6M3a Zero x 4

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 16000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bali at 24,68


Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 2
P-38G Lightning x 7
B-26B Marauder x 13


Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Hiei
BB Yamato

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
1 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bali at 24,68


Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 2
P-38G Lightning x 7
B-26B Marauder x 13


Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Hiei
BB Yamato

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
1 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bali at 24,68


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 10
B-17E Fortress x 6
B-24D Liberator x 13


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 1
BB Yamato, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 11000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 17000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 17000 feet
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
1 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Waingapu at 27,74

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 7

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Admiral Wiley, Bomb hits 1
AK Alhena

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Macassar at 30,69

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 42
D3A Val x 69
A6M3a Zero x 16
B5N Kate x 73

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 24 damaged
B5N Kate: 3 destroyed, 7 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 12, on fire
BB New Mexico, Bomb hits 12, on fire
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 7
DD Allen, Bomb hits 1
CA New Orleans

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
1 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
3 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
2 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 3

Allied aircraft
Catalina I x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 3

Allied aircraft
Liberator VI x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 25,69

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
A6M3a Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 21
P-38G Lightning x 6
B-25J Mitchell x 9
B-26B Marauder x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter Mk 21: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
B-25J Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Soryu
CV Hiryu
CL Agano

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
2 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 25,69

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
A6M3a Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 3
B-24D Liberator x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 damaged
A6M3a Zero: 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 16000 feet
2 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 25,69

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
A6M3a Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 2
P-38G Lightning x 44

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 13 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter Mk 21: 1 destroyed
P-38G Lightning: 4 destroyed, 8 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 25,69

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
A6M3a Zero x 6

Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 10
Hudson I x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Brewster 339D: 1 destroyed
Hudson I: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Hiyo

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 17000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 25,69

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
A6M3a Zero x 4

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 8

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CV Akagi, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Hudson I bombing at 17000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 16000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Waingapu at 27,74

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
A6M3a Zero x 10
B5N Kate x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Nizam, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 10000 feet
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Naval bombardment of Macassar, at 30,69

Allied Ships
DD Sands
DD Van Ghent
DD Fox
DD Bulmer
DD Barker
DD Allen
DD Aylwin
DD Dale
DD Worden
DD Clark
DD Phelps
CA New Orleans
BB New Mexico, on fire
BB Tennessee, on fire
BB Arizona

Japanese ground losses:
253 casualties reported

Port supply hits 2

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Naval bombardment of Macassar, at 30,69

Allied Ships
DD Sands
DD Van Ghent
DD Fox
DD Bulmer
DD Barker
DD Allen
DD Aylwin
DD Dale
DD Worden
DD Clark
DD Phelps
CA New Orleans
BB New Mexico, on fire
BB Tennessee, on fire
BB Arizona

Japanese ground losses:
253 casualties reported

Port supply hits 2


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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 702 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 194096 troops, 272 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 702 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 194096 troops, 272 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Chungking

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1174 troops, 46 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 264221 troops, 1263 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Lunga

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 36175 troops, 283 guns, 174 vehicles

Defending force 3021 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 1294 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
754 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Port Moresby

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 12976 troops, 181 guns, 13 vehicles

Defending force 19738 troops, 158 guns, 2 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Kungchang

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 53545 troops, 305 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 68986 troops, 458 guns, 1 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Chungking

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 179527 troops, 1099 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 311660 troops, 2763 guns, 162 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
128 casualties reported
Guns lost 6


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Ground combat at Macassar

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 7484 troops, 82 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 12632 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles

[Rob Brennan UK]

changing your mind about US 2E bombers yet ? [:D]. personally i like them especailly the B varient with lots of guns on board.

The 4E attack on the CV's .. good news for you but i dont like using them so low, more realistic results if you use them above 11k , i.e occacional hit, not carpet bombing a TF at sea. Well thats my opinion and im an allied player too [;)]

V Lucky with the slow BB's too .. bet hes wishing he was 1 hex closer would have been a very differant result. ..All in all a very good turn .. congrats

[EUBanana]

ORIGINAL: Rob Brennan UK

changing your mind about US 2E bombers yet ? [:D]. personally i like them especailly the B varient with lots of guns on board.

Afraid not, far as I can tell they are frickin' useless for all but tickling airfields. [:D]

I use them because I have no choice.

The 4E attack on the CV's .. good news for you but i dont like using them so low, more realistic results if you use them above 11k , i.e occacional hit, not carpet bombing a TF at sea. Well thats my opinion and im an allied player too [;)]

I tend to always use bombers at 6000 feet, for just about everything. At high level they just do nothing.

"nothing" being defined as "less than 100 runway hits". I know you suffer more but theres no point just scratching at a target. Usually when I commit I want the target gone, and if that means losing a few more bombers to do it, thats fair enough.

I take my lessons from Arthur "Butcher" Harris when it comes to minimising casualties. [:D]

And he has those evil Betties, so I take what I can get...

V Lucky with the slow BB's too .. bet hes wishing he was 1 hex closer would have been a very differant result. ..All in all a very good turn .. congrats

Yeah. All luck and no judgment, but again, I'll take what I can get!

[EUBanana]

Another turn grinds on.

Heavy casualties in my troops unloading at Port Moresby despite months of port bombing. A third of the division typically is lost just on the beach! and the AKs are flaming wrecks. But we persist.

I'm looking gloomily at the DEI now. Macassar is clearly the key to further advances, I should have struck there, not at Bali. But now his carriers are lurking in the Macassar Strait, just waiting for me to reinforce the division there.

I did toy with the idea of aborting the operation and fast transporting them out. But. Not yet. Plan B has been activated.

Victorious and Illustrious have left Colombo with a 15 ship air combat TF, when they arrive I'll have six carriers in theatre again. He's had Akagi knocked out of action and the odd stray nerf bomb land on a Jap carrier deck, and most importantly of all the Lightnings have ripped up the Japanese fighters.

The US Division will have to cling on at Macassar for some time, but we're coming boys! Supply at least isnt a problem, I can air transport and barge supply over easily. Macassar is pretty exposed.

[EUBanana]

8th March, 1943

Had quite an interesting turn today, so a report on it is due.

BURMA/INDIA
Things are getting into position. 3 armoured units at Akyab + 2 ART are battling over the hills now. When they reach 20 miles progress I'll begin shunting units from Calcutta to Ledo ready to be airdropped. Akyab has 100,000 supply, hopefully after the armour has forged a path the presence of SEAC HQ will suck supply over the hills to forces besieging Mandalay.

Aside from that my bombers have been continuing to smite, mostly on ground attack at Mandalay actually, but the occasional airfield or city attack as well.

DEI
Here is the interesting stuff.

My subs in the Java Sea detected KB returning to Singer some time ago - several subs were damaged by Kates or Vals and had to pull back but I still got >6 on station in the Java Sea.
So! I continued my operation to reinforce Macassar.
He decided to send a surface combat TF to disrupt my forces there. I saw it coming yesterday, and I could have sent my three old Pearl veteran BBs over to disrupt, but instead I aborted the landing and moved the convoy + BBs 2 hexes away from Macassar, sidestepping him.
What he apparently didn't realise is that my four US carriers were escorting that convoy. I left some barges at Macassar for him to toy with, but come sunup my CVs let rip. Just as well I moved my BBs as Yamato was present.
Unfortunately for him bad weather meant no morning strike, but the afternoon strike was pretty good.

Tomorrow the operation to resupply Macassar will continue. My CVs will loiter and try to snag him again. I'm going for Macassar, may be some surface combat if he's feeling ballsy but to be honest i doubt it, I think he'll be running like hell. LBA will be LRCAPPing the battleships and convoy, the carriers are going to split off from my mass of warships and go hunting rather than get too close to the shore.

Forecast is cloudy.

SOPAC
Torokina has fallen, and has now been reinforced with 1 Seabee unit and 3/4 of an EAB. Supply is plentiful and airfield building is picking up speed. 7 APDs at Vella Lavella are working on shipping over more engineers. The whole operation is being covered by 3 squadrons of Corsairs, so I'm fairly happy about the risk quotient involved here.
My cruiser force is loitering at Vella Lavella just in case he sends a surface TF over to investigate - I have no confidence in Allied LBA's ability to control the seas. Mitchells? Fah. And Avengers have too short a range.

CVL Independence leaves Noumea today to rendezvous with Essex, my fleet carrier strike force in SOPAC is now up to 100 frames.
At Townsville my raggled and shot up transports are being reassembled to transport over another RCT to Port Moresby. This will bring my deployed force up to 2 divisions, 2 RCTs, facing 2/3rds of a Jap division and level 7 forts. My units at PM have sustained about 30% losses though, so its not quite as rosy as it appears.

CENTPAC
Kwajalein has been softened for a month now by 50 Forts. Pondering making my move in the Marshalls.

As the day was quite active, here is the full combat report. The Allied CV strikes are the noteworthy bit.

I consider the days combat to be quite the victory, but tomorrow, I hope to really seal that victory and see the Jap well punished.

The battles for the Dutch East Indies continue!

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/08/43

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Macassar at 30,69

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Hiei
BB Yamato
CA Chikuma
CA Atago
CA Mogami
DD Makigumo
DD Kagero
DD Namikaze
DD Numakaze
DD Kari

Allied Ships
LCT LCT-140, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
LCT LCT-142, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
LCT LCT-143, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
LCT LCT-144, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
LCT LCT-145, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
LCT LCT-146, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
LCT LCT-147, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
LCT LCT-148, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
LCM 592A
LCM 592B
LCM 592C
LCVP 592G
LCVP 592J, Shell hits 1
LCVP 592L
LCVP 592P

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Day Air attack on Lanchow , at 45,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 22
A6M3a Zero x 18
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 165
Ki-48 Lily x 26
Ki-49 Helen x 26
Ki-46-II Dinah x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 181

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
7 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
13 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
12 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
10 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
10 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kwajalein , at 79,79

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 4
B-17E Fortress x 31

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 8 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 33

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 41st Division, at 43,32


Allied aircraft
B-25J Mitchell x 6


Allied aircraft losses
B-25J Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 26th Division, at 43,32


Allied aircraft
B-25J Mitchell x 21
I-153c x 8


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
5 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
12 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 29,67


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 41
SBD Dauntless x 56
TBF Avenger x 17


Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Nissyo Maru, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
AK Calcutta Maru, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Hanata Maru #6, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Banshu Maru #51

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Macassar at 30,69


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 58
TBF Avenger x 51


Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 17 damaged
TBF Avenger: 19 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
BB Yamato, Bomb hits 5, on fire
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Macassar at 30,69


Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 21
P-38G Lightning x 33
B-25J Mitchell x 12
B-26B Marauder x 49


Allied aircraft losses
B-25J Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3, on fire
CA Mogami, Bomb hits 1
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB Yamato, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Macassar at 30,69


Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 31
Hudson I x 17
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, on fire, heavy damage
BB Yamato, on fire
BB Hiei, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 19000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 15000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 12000 feet
3 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 702 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 188405 troops, 222 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported

Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 702 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 188405 troops, 222 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
41 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Chungking

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1174 troops, 46 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 264735 troops, 1265 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Port Moresby

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 28942 troops, 369 guns, 13 vehicles

Defending force 18715 troops, 133 guns, 2 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Guns lost 4


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Ground combat at Kungchang

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 52841 troops, 292 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 72099 troops, 535 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Chungking

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 179592 troops, 1101 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 312806 troops, 2790 guns, 163 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Port Moresby

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 12564 troops, 120 guns, 2 vehicles

Defending force 31804 troops, 364 guns, 13 vehicles

[EUBanana]

As I thought, his battleships at Macassar ran.

But they didnt run far enough!

Haruna and Hiei are sunk. Yamato has absorbed 4 22 inch torpedoes and an ungodly number of 1000lbers. Breaks my heart. [:D]

5 Betties attacked my CVs and were all blasted out of the sky by my 80 Wildcats.

That turn must have sucked for him. Bali has been avenged.

[EUBanana]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/09/43

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Coastal Guns at Macassar, 30,69, firing at TF 1074
TF 1074 troops unloading over beach at Macassar, 30,69


301 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
MSW Rail, Shell hits 5
DMS Hopkins
CA Dorsetshire
AP Thomas Jefferson
AP President Madison


Allied ground losses:
858 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

TF 1074 troops unloading over beach at Macassar, 30,69


301 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
MSW Rail, Shell hits 5
DMS Hopkins
CA Dorsetshire
AP Thomas Jefferson
AP President Madison


Allied ground losses:
858 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on Lanchow , at 45,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 22
A6M3a Zero x 23
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 163
Ki-48 Lily x 27
Ki-49 Helen x 26
Ki-46-II Dinah x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 143

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
7 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Lanchow , at 45,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 22
A6M3a Zero x 23
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 163
Ki-48 Lily x 27
Ki-49 Helen x 26
Ki-46-II Dinah x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 143

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
7 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
5 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Rangoon , at 29,34


Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 9
Liberator VI x 20
F-5A Lightning x 3
B-17E Fortress x 39
B-24D Liberator x 21


Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 3 damaged

Resources hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
4 x Liberator VI bombing at 6000 feet
10 x Liberator VI bombing at 6000 feet
6 x Liberator VI bombing at 6000 feet
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 8
P-40B Tomahawk x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter Mk 21: 2 damaged

Runway hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Beaufighter Mk 21 attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Macassar , at 30,69


Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 28
Hudson I x 48
F-5A Lightning x 17
B-17E Fortress x 48
B-24D Liberator x 95


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
72 casualties reported

Port hits 4
Port supply hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
15 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
15 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
5 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Macassar , at 30,69


Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 28
Hudson I x 48
F-5A Lightning x 17
B-17E Fortress x 48
B-24D Liberator x 95


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
72 casualties reported

Port hits 4
Port supply hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
15 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
15 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
5 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Macassar , at 30,69


Allied aircraft
Brewster 339D x 28
Hudson I x 48
F-5A Lightning x 17
B-17E Fortress x 48
B-24D Liberator x 95


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
72 casualties reported

Port hits 4
Port supply hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
15 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
15 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
5 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
11 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 18000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
6 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Kwajalein , at 79,79

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 3

Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 4
B-17E Fortress x 22

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 2 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on Gili Gili , at 56,94


Allied aircraft
Catalina I x 4
B-17E Fortress x 97


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 65

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
11 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
8 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
10 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 28th Division, at 43,32


Allied aircraft
B-25J Mitchell x 29
I-153c x 8


Allied aircraft losses
B-25J Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
5 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
7 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
6 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on 28th Division, at 43,32


Allied aircraft
B-25J Mitchell x 29
I-153c x 8


Allied aircraft losses
B-25J Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
68 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
5 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
7 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
6 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on 1st Division, at 43,32


Allied aircraft
B-25J Mitchell x 10


Allied aircraft losses
B-25J Mitchell: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on 8th Tank Regiment, at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
Liberator VI x 1
Beaufighter VIC x 10
B-25C Mitchell x 30
B-25J Mitchell x 19

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIC: 2 damaged
B-25J Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 5

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Beaufighter VIC bombing at 2000 feet
19 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
30 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 27,66


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 39
SBD Dauntless x 56
TBF Avenger x 36


Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 1 damaged
TBF Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato, Bomb hits 22, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CA Mogami, Bomb hits 1
DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Chikuma, Torpedo hits 2, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 27,66


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 39
SBD Dauntless x 56
TBF Avenger x 36


Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 1 damaged
TBF Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato, Bomb hits 22, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CA Mogami, Bomb hits 1
DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Chikuma, Torpedo hits 2, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 27,66


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 39
SBD Dauntless x 56
TBF Avenger x 36


Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 1 damaged
TBF Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato, Bomb hits 22, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CA Mogami, Bomb hits 1
DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Chikuma, Torpedo hits 2, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 29,67


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 20
TBF Avenger x 13


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 29,67


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 22


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 29,67


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 22


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 28,67


Allied aircraft
TBF Avenger x 18


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
Liberator VI x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
Liberator VI x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Macassar , at 30,69


Allied aircraft
F-5A Lightning x 1


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on TF, near Bali at 24,68

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
A6M3 Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 23
P-38G Lightning x 13
B-25J Mitchell x 11
B-26B Marauder x 39

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter Mk 21: 1 destroyed
P-38G Lightning: 1 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Arashio
AP Kasima Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Takao
DD Hiyodori
CA Aoba
AP Bokuyo Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Bali at 24,68

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
A6M3 Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 23
P-38G Lightning x 13
B-25J Mitchell x 11
B-26B Marauder x 39

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter Mk 21: 1 destroyed
P-38G Lightning: 1 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Arashio
AP Kasima Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Takao
DD Hiyodori
CA Aoba
AP Bokuyo Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
55 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 26,65


Allied aircraft
TBF Avenger x 16


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
MSW Banshu Maru #51, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 27,66


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 38
SBD Dauntless x 26


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 28,68

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 5

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 80

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed



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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 702 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 188164 troops, 221 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Chungking

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1174 troops, 46 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 264804 troops, 1264 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 10308 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 20817 troops, 172 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Port Moresby

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 29081 troops, 372 guns, 13 vehicles

Defending force 18674 troops, 133 guns, 2 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
24 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Kungchang

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 52766 troops, 288 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 72400 troops, 544 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Chungking

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 179599 troops, 1100 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 312675 troops, 2788 guns, 163 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Port Moresby

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 12557 troops, 120 guns, 2 vehicles

Defending force 32013 troops, 370 guns, 13 vehicles

[EUBanana]

Rejoicing at Allied High Command!

BB Yamato has been confirmed as sunk.

Which means all three of the BBs he had on his little raid to Macassar got smacked.

Today I lingered for another day and bombed about four TKs as they were picking up oil on southern Borneo.

As the whole objective of this thrust at Java is to deny him his oil, surely that can only be good.

I'm now pulling back, Vals sighted in the Java Sea once more.


Also I'm going to try and contest him once more in the skies over CHina, after months of leaving him be. 100+ heavy bombers have moved to Chengtu. This is now an airfield 6 and so I hope for better results than last time. Also close to 80 spitfires and the AVG (now theres a blast from the past) will be on CAP duty so if he wants to make a fight of it, bring it on,

[EUBanana]

16th February, 1942

BURMA/INDIA
Attack is still developing, my armoured units are about a third of a way through the mountain hex now.
Three Chindit brigades have been airdropped to Myritkina, theres more coming. Lookling like we'll have about 5 divisions worth of troops hitting him in Burma, plus the three armoured units. Hopefully this is enough to put the wind up him.

CHINA
No change. WW1.

DEI
Macassar fell today! I am slightly surprised. A massive ground bombardment with every bomber I had preceded a deliberate attack and kicked him out. Wonderful news. If I can hold on to it I have a sizable bomber base right in the heart of the SRA.
Unfortunately its wrecked, and those four Jap divisions will be back, I bet.
This time, if he goes for it, it'll be a carrier battle. I have six CVs in the area now, four US, 2 Brit. And I have a lot of bombers. He has all his carriers back Akagi, possibly (got a sub torpedo a few months ago) but his carrier air has been greatly attritioned, I suspect his pilots are no longer top quality.

I've also got minelayers in position now, having learned from Bali. So hopefully an insta 2000 mine minefield will give pause for thought.

SOPAC
Still butting my head against Port Moresby. Level 7 forts, I'm not getting anywhere. 1 RCT is combat ineffective, 75 disabled squads, I'm going to pull it back for R&R I think.
Also today a transport TF fell out of the line of CVs and got lightly bombed by Betties, luckily they were flying from a small airfield (Lae) and so no torpedoes.

Torokina is mine, and being built up. Now its a level 1 airfield and has a Corsair squadron based there. APDs have been shuttling SeaBees from Vella Lavella to Torokina, it shouldnt be too long to get it up to an airfield 5. And then Rabaul is in deep ****.

Essex and Independence have met up so now I have a 120 frame carrier TF in SOPAC, along with the four CVEs. CVL Princeton is on its way as well, but its east of Pearl so not for some time yet.

CENTPAC/NORPAC
I raided Eniwetok today with my Wake Island cruiser force to see what could be scared up. Not much, is the answer.
Kwajalein still gets regularly bombed by my 50 Forts at Tarawa. Aside from that, not much to report...

[EUBanana]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/15/43

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Naval bombardment of Eniwetok, at 76,74

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 8 destroyed
E7K2 Alf: 3 destroyed
E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 3 destroyed

Allied Ships
DD Lawrence
DD Isaac Sweers
DD Morris
CL Boise
CL Achilles
CL Leander
CA Salt Lake City

Japanese ground losses:
112 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 59
Port fuel hits 1

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Day Air attack on Lanchow , at 45,25

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 7
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 8
Ki-21 Sally x 131
Ki-48 Lily x 22
Ki-49 Helen x 19
Ki-46-II Dinah x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged


Allied ground losses:
27 casualties reported

Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 176

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
10 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
10 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
9 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
7 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
7 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
2 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91


Allied aircraft
Catalina I x 4
P-38G Lightning x 69
B-17E Fortress x 104


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
61 casualties reported

Port hits 4
Port supply hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
20 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
11 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
7 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 65th Brigade, at 30,69


Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Mk 21 x 38
P-38G Lightning x 10
B-25J Mitchell x 26


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
121 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
10 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet
9 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
10 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 4th/A Division, at 53,91


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
SBD Dauntless x 34
TBF Avenger x 18


Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
17 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 x TBF Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
9 x TBF Avenger bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,94

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
G4M1 Betty x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Princess of Negros, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Dashing Wave
AK Peter H. Burnett, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Leslie M. Shaw, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Chief Washakie
AK Albireo, Bomb hits 1


Allied ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 7000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 7000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 7000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 7000 feet
1 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 7000 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 7000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 7000 feet
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Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 3

Allied aircraft
Liberator VI x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
TBF Avenger x 9


No Allied losses

Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x TBF Avenger bombing at 5000 feet

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Ground combat at Sian

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 702 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 184349 troops, 188 guns, 0 vehicles



Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Chungking

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 1174 troops, 46 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 273277 troops, 1264 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Macassar

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 9539 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 22086 troops, 209 guns, 0 vehicles



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Ground combat at Port Moresby

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 35036 troops, 420 guns, 12 vehicles

Defending force 18634 troops, 149 guns, 4 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
107 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Kungchang

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 52570 troops, 273 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 73702 troops, 605 guns, 1 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
4 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Chungking

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 179721 troops, 1100 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 313750 troops, 2812 guns, 163 vehicles


Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Macassar

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 18806 troops, 209 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 11369 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 26 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Macassar base !!!


Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-46-II Dinah: 5 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
476 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Guns lost 2


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Ground combat at Port Moresby

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 12631 troops, 130 guns, 4 vehicles

Defending force 38356 troops, 420 guns, 12 vehicles

[EUBanana]

17th March 1943

A quick note to say that it looks like the Jap airforce has lost the plot completely over Soerabaja and Rabaul the last few days.

In SOPAC it looks like he's evacuated his SOPAC air units to Lae - which is only an airfield 2 at the moment - because of the pressure put on Rabaul. I'm going to start raiding Rabaul now with warships, really cut him off from supply.

Over Soerabaja the routine sweep with Lightnings here found 3 Zeroes. And this after two days sustained heavy bomber bombardment destroyed 150 frames on the ground. The USAF rules the skies over Soerabaja.

[EUBanana]

19th March, 1943

The war goes well. I think it must be all downhill for Japan from now on.

BURMA/INDIA
The mass airlift continues to Myritkina. All three Chindit brigades are over already, now we're working on the full divisions. Less than full divisions are back in India, providing defence and recuperating.
My armour is about half way through the first hex from Akyab, which is good, it'll take a while for the Dakotas to move the amount of troops I'm talking about here. I figure the assault on Japanese Burma will take place in about one and a half to two IC months, again my earlier predictions were a little optimistic.

DEI
USS Grayling torpedoed two Jap tankers off Camranh Bay today, and USS Tinosa would have bagged another but for dud torpedoes. Jap ASW off the Home Islands forced me to redeploy my submarines, so sub kills went down while they were in transit, but now they have arrived at new hunting grounds the Silent Service is getting the tonnage in again.

A Jap AK convoy is sighted in the Java Sea by submarines and Bali has a convoy including a CA docked, I'm going to try and sting him but we'll see how it goes. Presumably moving troops around and getting his act together after the invasion.

150 heavies and 50 Lightnings raided Soerabaja again, and found poor pickings, just 10 Zeroes and 5 Topsies trashed, and 212 runway hits (woo). Looks like he's giving up on Soerabaja. Looks like Singkawang is his main airforce base now, and thats some distance to the north. the USAF has done wonders here.

Very heavy Allied convoy activity between Koepang and Macassar. 100 Dakotas fly air supply missions as well. Macassar is hungry for supply as the runway is still trashed from the earlier devastation, so a major effort is being made here to top them up. So far the Jap has made no response, but he must be aware of it.

CVE Long Island is carrying 24 Corsairs destined for Macassar but is still around the Port Moresby area unfortunately. Four DMs have been busy mining Macassar as well, an MLE at Koepang speeds their work. This place isnt going to fall as easily as Bali did, I want this one for keeps.

There is some heavy Jap barge activity at Pinyang, which is one base up from Macassar. Retreating, or reinforcing, I wonder? In any case theres nothing I can do about it yet.

I have a headache with my fleet here as well, I had a lot of powerful units in the area but with the exception of my six CVs and their attendents my navy is getting bruised by all the activity, and I'm going to have to rotate out some cruisers for refit. Unfortunately, there are no reserves without stripping SOPAC too much.

The USN just isnt big enough for my plans!

SOPAC
My Solomons cruiser force raided Rabaul today, under Corsair LRCAP, and cleaned the place out. Some Jap light forces were about, MLs were the juiciest catch. But I hate mines, so a worthy little raid. CA Wichita did a damn good job, I saw a lot of 8" hitting.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 61,88

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 4, Shell hits 15, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Wichita
CLAA San Juan
CLAA Reno
CL Richmond
CL Montpelier
DD Abbot
DD LaVallette
DD Waller
DD Stack
DD Selfridge
DD MacDonough
DD Brooks

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 61,88

Japanese Ships
ML Ento, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
ML Kurosaki, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Wichita
CLAA San Juan
CLAA Reno
CL Richmond
CL Montpelier
DD Abbot
DD LaVallette
DD Waller
DD Stack
DD Selfridge
DD MacDonough
DD Brooks

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 61,88

Japanese Ships
AG AG-5029, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
AG AG-5030
AG AG-5031
AG AG-5032
AG AG-5033, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
AG AG-5048, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
AG AG-5049, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
AG AG-5050
AG AG-5051, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
AG AG-5052, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
AG AG-5067, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
AG AG-5068
AG AG-5069, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
AG AG-5070, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
AG AG-5071, Shell hits 3, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Wichita
CLAA San Juan
CLAA Reno
CL Richmond
CL Montpelier
DD Abbot
DD LaVallette
DD Waller
DD Stack
DD Selfridge
DD MacDonough
DD Brooks

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 61,88

Japanese Ships
ML Shirataka, Shell hits 34, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Wichita
CLAA San Juan
CLAA Reno
CL Richmond
CL Montpelier
DD Abbot
DD LaVallette
DD Waller
DD Stack
DD Selfridge
DD MacDonough
DD Brooks

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It looks like thats about all he's got in SOPAC, unless Truk is a beehive. Looks like most of the IJN is at Singapore, and I've been mauling it quite badly lately, what with 3 BBs sunk this month and all.

Ground assaults at Port Moresby are beginning to have an effect, this attack was preceded by a heavy Fortress ground attack raid.

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Ground combat at Port Moresby

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 35915 troops, 448 guns, 13 vehicles

Defending force 18194 troops, 143 guns, 4 vehicles

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 6

Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 6)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 6


Japanese ground losses:
199 casualties reported
Guns lost 7

Allied ground losses:
470 casualties reported
Guns lost 20


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Another Australian Bde is being sent to Port Moresby so its just a question of when.
However the units involved have been badly mauled and will be combat ineffective for some time. Americal and the 43rd US division have sustained almost 50 percent disablements.

CENTPAC
Further raiding around Eniwetok with the Kiwi Navy and CA Salt Lake City. No IJN units found. So... an invasion on the fly has been planned, with units from Pearl, which has massive reserves. The target is Majiro which seems to be ungarrisoned. Its six hexes from Kwajalein which will let me put the place under Mitchell blockade. The invasion force is pretty thin on warships, CVL Princeton is going to be available (she's on the way to SOPAC and has been diverted) but thats it. I'll be relying on the Tarawa bombers - reinforced with 48 Libs - to keep Kwajalein from interfering.

So the Allies will have a main thrust at the DEI, a somewhat lesser but still vigorous offensive in SOPAC, and now some active island grabbing with minimal forces in the Central Pacific, as well as a potential ground assault in Burma!

[Rob Brennan UK]

Great going .. !! [&o]

If you think your navy is getting batterd just imagine how he feels [;)]

Personally i think you are doing fantastically ! well done.

RE the invasion the gilberts .. nice idea by the way.. another option is to airlift in a marine para units first so the transports unload at a friendly port rather than over beaches.

gilberts can be done with no CV support at all imo . mitchells are worth thier weight in gold round here.

good luck

Rob

[EUBanana]

ORIGINAL: Rob Brennan UK

RE the invasion the gilberts .. nice idea by the way.. another option is to airlift in a marine para units first so the transports unload at a friendly port rather than over beaches.

Thats a good idea, I moved most of my paras to Lunga looking to use them in the Solomons but their dire assault rating means they werent good enough to handle a Jap naval garrison unit. I did find them effective for suicide recon and in conjunction with fast transported marine raiders, thats an AV of 60 odd and just about enough.

I'll have to fast transport a para unit from Lunga to Tarawa, I suspect, though... a long way. Lots of sys damage.

[Tom Hunter]

My feeling is that 1943 is a year when the Allies can launch offensives but not sustain naval operations. You accumulate too much sys damage if your fleet stays out all the time. So you have to launch, repair launch and repair.

Just keep the ARs near the front

[EUBanana]

21st March, 1943

BURMA/INDIA
A supply convoy was sighted at Rangoon yesterday. Can't let him resupply Burma! So surface forces were dispatched and Beaufighters moved up to Akyab.

Today - nothing. Bad weather day though, so maybe he's still there. My cruisers press on under Beaufighter LRCAP, my bombers remain ready to pounce.

We are up to about 1000 assault points at Myritkina. The total drive on Burma looks like it'll be of the order of 2500-3000 or so assault points. You reckon thats enough, guys?

DEI
Lightly bombed his convoy at Bali, today Beaufighters strafed his empty APs.

KB sighted by submarines in the Java Sea. All hell breaks loose with the order giving. All aircraft stood down to be fresh if KB approaches within range.

My carriers return to Koepang, will sortie and engage if he gets near Macassar! My slow BBs have been redirected to SOPAC to help reduce Port Moresby, but my cruisers - of which I have quite a few - sortie from Darwin, I'll have them sit six hexes from Macassar and do a full speed pounce if need be.

Its Miller time!

SOPAC
Fast transporting paras from Lunga to Tarawa, Dakotas are now at Tarawa. We'll go for this paradrop idea. My AKs are still 1.5 weeks out of the Marshalls so there is time.

Today I bombed Rabaul harbour as I noticed, despite my surface sweep earlier, the little anchor symbol. This was the result :-

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Day Air attack on Rabaul , at 61,88


Allied aircraft
B-25J Mitchell x 45
PB4Y Liberator x 22


Allied aircraft losses
B-25J Mitchell: 1 damaged
PB4Y Liberator: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
AS Tsukushi Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AP Maya Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
PC Ch 12, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Asama Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP Jinsan Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kasui Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP Mogamigawa Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Manazuru, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
PC Shimushu, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Port hits 13
Port fuel hits 4
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
4 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
6 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
11 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
8 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
8 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet
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Nice!

Aussie Bde and SeaBees are loading at Townsville with CVE escort and will be headed for Port Moresby. Heavies at Townsville are resting, tomorrow, weather permitting, will be another ground attack/deliberate attack and hopefully another fort level shaved off.

4 ARs which were at Sydney doing nothing are relocating to Darwin.


In the next 150 days, I will receive

2 CV
3 CVL
3 CVE

...be afraid, Japan. Be very afraid.

[EUBanana]

...and on top of the above CV reinforcements, the two British CVs he bombed up are now in San Diego being fixed. One is down to 6 sys already, so they will be freed up, as well.

So we will have six US, four British fleet carriers roaming around, assuming he doesnt trash any more of them.

[EUBanana]

KB draws near Bali, bit worried about that. Future carrier battle maybe. Going to be cutting it fine, my ships are thirsty, I got 56k of fuel on TKs at Koepang but its in the process of being unloaded.

I'm happy to let LBA attritt KB's CAP wall and who knows, maybe put a 500lber on a wooden deck, before I sally forth anyway. Given the abysmal performance of Beaufighters as bombers I'm going to try them as fighters instead this time. I know the Zeroes will run rings around them but there are Lightnings too, and Lightnings eat Zeroes for breakfast, they should give the Beaus a chance.

Supply in Macassar is now in the white for the first time. Airfield is almost totally fixed, port is still screwed though. Baseforce two days away from landing.


Made a hash in SOPAC, CVE Long Island got hit by a nerf bomb dropped by a Betty out of Lae. But Long Island is evidently a floating Pepsi can as it did 35 sys damage and cut her speed to 1 hex a turn. I forgot the Lightning LRCAP as she sailed through the danger zone of the PM - Aus line.

Means my 24 SWPAC Corsairs are going to arrive at Macassar that much more slowly.

[Rob Brennan UK]

Good luck with the para drop, even a BF will probably be taken, if its empty no worries at all. Its about the only use for them i can see. I 'think' that a simultaneous para drop with landings make an atoll assult ignore the forts for that turn too, but i am not sure . someone else may be able to confirm/deny it. if true damn useful later on [:D]

Beaufighters on LR cap ?? umm .. pray that no jap fighters are about .. should be good at disuading bombers mind you.

CVE Long island is slow enough without damage .. is there a faster AK about .. maybe swop over the a/c on an island somewhere[&:]

[EUBanana]

26th March 1943

Probably the last update for a while. Off to the parents tomorrow, so the war will have to wait until the new year.

BURMA/INDIA
Still moving over divisions, a huge force is being amassed at Myritkina. It looks like Myritkina can draw supply over from Ledo (which is plentifully supplied), so thats good. My armour at Akyab has now covered 40 miles worth of distance into the mountains. I reckon everything should come together at roughly the same time.

Moving baseforces from Chandpur to Akyab as well. Burma is in ruins, all resources trashed, all airfields damaged to make him burn supply, but its time to start looking a little further south, maybe as far as Bangkok and Hanoi.

DEI
Macassar now has 35 naval Wildcats that were originally from a US carrier, and aviation support enough. Supply is still tight but 25k of supply on AKs is nearing. No Jap air attacks yet but the Wildcats hopefully will make him pay if he tries to interdict.

I had a major fuel problem at Koepang, my huge battlefleet drinks up the fuel quite badly. That has now been rectified, and just in case I'm moving two AOs into the area. Also three TKs leave Darwin for Macassar, so I've got plenty of basing options. Theres plenty of fuel in Australia, just not Timor.

My battlefleet sorties on occasion as needed when a particularly juicy convoy is about but neither of us are trying offensive moves. He has at least two CVs near Soerabaja, so we are sort of glaring at each other, neither side willing to commit close to the opponents LBA. This state of affairs suits me, as every so often Mitchells and Beaufighters scramble with Lightning escort and have a go at his CVs. The bombers never hit anything but the Lightnings always shoot down a few of his valuable naval pilots.

SOPAC
One of my CVEs got bombed by Betties while escorting another convoy to PM, and is going to have to be sent back to Pearl when the flooding has stopped. BB Colorado did its duty and absorbed a few nerf bombs rather than the fragile escort carriers as well. In return 100 Fortresses did a number on Lae, its a long way away so damage wasnt too heavy with half load bombers, but it did crater the runway a bit.

He has evacuated Rabaul, no airplanes at all. I'm continuing to pound at him there while Torokina is being built up, most of my engineers are now in position there.

Once Port Moresby has received this convoy I'm moving the cargo ships to the Solomons, and will try to make a move on Gasmata, which is ungarrisoned, probably with a paradrop at first.

CENTPAC
Paratroops hit Majuro and captured it, at the same time the APs arrived with CVL Princeton escorting. Perfect timing. Hopefully tomorrow the forces will land, two divisions of infantry. Baseforces, SeaBees and CD units are a week and a bit out, unfortunately the Pacific is big, and Pearl Harbour is quite a ways sailing for an AK.

His other islands in the Marshalls are very quiet. I know he has Kates based there but Majuro is range 6 from Kwajalein so they cannot interfere. My Kiwi Navy raiders from Wake Island have occasionally nosed around his islands on hit and runs but the place looks very quiet.

CV Indomitable at San Diego has all her deck guns fixed now, and got the 43 upgrade as well, so she has an AAA value of 1300+. Not bad! Still on 8 sys damage so theres a while to wait yet, and CV Formidable is on 22 sys damage. Going to leave that British air combat TF in port until they are all on 0 sys and then start using them again.

Not that this is a problem, plenty of US carriers in the pipeline.