1/31/23 - 2/2/23
Posted: Fri Oct 16, 2009 11:06 pm
One of these turns had a weird bug - mixed IJN groups tried running ASW attacks on USN destroyers... weird. I snipped those reports off, as no damage was dealt to either side.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/31/23
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Day Air attack on TF at 56,45
Allied aircraft
de Havilland DH-9A x 3
Sopwith 7F1 Snipe x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Awazisan Maru
AV Wakiyama, Bomb hits 2, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Sopwith 7F1 Snipe bombing at 2000 feet
3 x de Havilland DH-9A bombing at 2000 feet
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Ground combat at Pyongyang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 17965 troops, 82 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 389
Defending force 8152 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 215
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Ground combat at Thursday Island
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 32136 troops, 180 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 757
Defending force 17388 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 432
Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/01/23
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ASW attack near Kadina at 54,45
Japanese Ships
AP Husimi Maru
AK Hokuroku Maru
Allied Ships
SS K-III
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kadina at 54,45
Allied aircraft
de Havilland DH-9A x 3
Bristol F2b Brisfit x 15
Sopwith 7F1 Snipe x 4
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Taimei Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Hotsukawa Maru
AK Hokko Maru
AP Ceylon Maru
TK Teiyo Maru
AP Hokumyo Maru
AK Hukko Maru
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Sopwith 7F1 Snipe bombing at 2000 feet
3 x de Havilland DH-9A bombing at 2000 feet
1 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kadina at 54,45
Allied aircraft
Bristol F2b Brisfit x 15
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Hokuroku Maru
AK Alaska Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Africa Maru, Bomb hits 1
AV Wakiyama, on fire
AP Hinko Maru
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kadina at 54,45
Japanese Ships
AV Wakiyama, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
MSW Ashikazi Maru, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
MSW Katoku Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
TK Nisshin Maru
TK Ose
TK San Luis Maru
TK Teiyo Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
TK Tennan Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
TK Terukawa Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
TK Toei Maru
TK Toen Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
AP Achou Maru, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Africa Maru, on fire
AP Aikoku Maru
AP Aiyo Maru
AK Akagi Maru
AP Akashisan Maru
AP Aki Maru
AK Akiura Maru
AK Akita Maru
AP Amakasu Maru #1, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Amagisan Maru
AK Asahisan Maru
AK Asaka Maru
AK Asuka Maru
AK Atlantic Maru
AK Alaska Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire
AP Asama Maru
AK Atlas Maru
AP Atuta Maru
AP Awa Maru, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
AP Awajisan Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
AK Awata Maru
AK Awazisan Maru
AP Ayaha Maru
AP Ayato Maru
AP Ayatosan Maru
AP Ayo Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Azumasan Maru
AK Bandoeng Maru
AK Bangkok Maru
AP Banshu Maru #21
AP Batavia Maru
AK Belgium Maru
AK Bengal Maru
AP Biyo Maru
AP Bokuyo Maru
AK Bordeaux Maru
AK Brazil Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
AK Burma Maru
AP Buyo Maru
AK Calcutta Maru
AK Canberra Maru
AK Celebes Maru
AP Ceylon Maru
AK Cheribon Maru
AK Cuba Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Dainiti Maru
AP Dainiunyo Maru
AK Dakar Maru
AP Hakozake Maru, Shell hits 15, on fire, heavy damage
AP Igasa Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
AP Horai Maru, Shell hits 7, on fire
Allied Ships
BB Jacob van Heemskerck, Shell hits 5
CA Waldeck-Rousseau, Shell hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
1857 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Pyongyang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 17988 troops, 82 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 388
Defending force 3100 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 52
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Ground combat at Thursday Island
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 32153 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 846
Defending force 17394 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 430
Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/02/23
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Sub attack near Naha at 54,46
Japanese Ships
TK Nisshin Maru
Allied Ships
SS H-9
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Naha at 54,46
Japanese Ships
DD Tachibana, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
Allied Ships
DD Hamilton, Shell hits 1
DD Greene
DD Chauncey
DD Zane
DD Fuller
DD La Vallette
DD Wasmuth
DD Grenville
DD Seymour
DD Shakespeare
DD Parramatta, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Patriot
DD Wakeful
DD Walker
DD Whitley
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Naha at 54,46
Japanese Ships
TK Nisshin Maru
TK Ose, Shell hits 14, on fire
TK San Luis Maru
TK Teiyo Maru, on fire, heavy damage
TK Tennan Maru, Shell hits 28, and is sunk
TK Terukawa Maru, and is sunk
TK Toei Maru, Shell hits 80, and is sunk
TK Toen Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
AP Achou Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AP Africa Maru, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AP Aikoku Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Aiyo Maru
AK Akagi Maru
AP Akashisan Maru
AP Aki Maru
AK Akiura Maru
AK Akita Maru
AP Amakasu Maru #1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Amagisan Maru
AK Asahisan Maru
AK Asaka Maru
AK Asuka Maru
AK Atlantic Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
AK Alaska Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AP Asama Maru
AK Atlas Maru
AP Atuta Maru
AP Awa Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AP Awajisan Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AK Awata Maru
AK Awazisan Maru
AP Ayaha Maru
AP Ayato Maru
AP Ayatosan Maru
AP Ayo Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AK Azumasan Maru
AK Bandoeng Maru
AK Bangkok Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
AP Banshu Maru #21
AP Batavia Maru
AK Belgium Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire
AK Bengal Maru
AP Biyo Maru
AP Bokuyo Maru
AK Bordeaux Maru
AK Brazil Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AK Burma Maru
AP Buyo Maru
AK Calcutta Maru
AK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 1
AK Celebes Maru
AP Ceylon Maru
AK Cheribon Maru
AK Cuba Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AK Dainiti Maru
AP Dainiunyo Maru
AK Dakar Maru
AP Denmark Maru
AP Hakozaki Maru
AK Havana Maru
AP Hino Maru #3, Shell hits 1, on fire
Japanese ground losses:
506 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kadina at 54,45
Japanese Ships
BB Fuso, Shell hits 6
BB Mikasa, Shell hits 1
BB Asahi, Shell hits 5
BB Okinoshima, Shell hits 2
DD Nara
DD Tsubaki
Allied Ships
BB Rhode Island, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1
CA Charlotte
CA Shannon
DD Relentless
DD Sabrina, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Tarpon
DD Stalwart
DD Trinidad
DD Truant
BB Jacob van Heemskerck, Shell hits 2
CA Dupleix
CA Waldeck-Rousseau, Shell hits 1
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ASW attack at 55,45
Japanese Ships
DD Tsubaki
DD Nara
Allied Ships
SS H-2, hits 1
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ASW attack near Kadina at 54,45
Japanese Ships
SS UB-143 (O7)
Allied Ships
DD Saumarez
DD Robert Smith
DD Ramsay
DD Waters
DD Crane
DD Broke
DD Humphreys
BB Texas
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ASW attack near Kadina at 54,45
Japanese Ships
SS UB-143 (O7), hits 6, on fire
Allied Ships
DD Laub
DD Barry
DD Yarnall
DD Wolfhound
DD Versatile
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Day Air attack on TF at 53,45
Allied aircraft
de Havilland DH-9A x 3
Sopwith 7F1 Snipe x 4
Allied aircraft losses
de Havilland DH-9A: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AK Kinugawa Maru
AP Takunan Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Sopwith 7F1 Snipe bombing at 2000 feet
3 x de Havilland DH-9A bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 53,45
Allied aircraft
Bristol F2b Brisfit x 15
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Hokkai Maru
AP Iwaki Maru
AP Denmark Maru
AP Hakozaki Maru
AP Huso Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 54,44
Allied aircraft
Sopwith 7F1 Snipe x 4
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
ML Ninoshima Maru, Bomb hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Sopwith 7F1 Snipe bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kadina at 54,45
Japanese aircraft
Avro 504K x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Avro 504K: 3 damaged
Allied Ships
DD William B. Preston
DD Mervine
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Avro 504K bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Avro 504K bombing at 5000 feet
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Sub attack at 53,45
Japanese Ships
TK Ose, on fire
Allied Ships
SS L-53
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Ground combat at Thursday Island
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 35821 troops, 212 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 847
Defending force 17457 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 429
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/31/23
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Day Air attack on TF at 56,45
Allied aircraft
de Havilland DH-9A x 3
Sopwith 7F1 Snipe x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Awazisan Maru
AV Wakiyama, Bomb hits 2, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Sopwith 7F1 Snipe bombing at 2000 feet
3 x de Havilland DH-9A bombing at 2000 feet
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Ground combat at Pyongyang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 17965 troops, 82 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 389
Defending force 8152 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 215
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Ground combat at Thursday Island
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 32136 troops, 180 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 757
Defending force 17388 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 432
Japanese ground losses:
48 casualties reported
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/01/23
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ASW attack near Kadina at 54,45
Japanese Ships
AP Husimi Maru
AK Hokuroku Maru
Allied Ships
SS K-III
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kadina at 54,45
Allied aircraft
de Havilland DH-9A x 3
Bristol F2b Brisfit x 15
Sopwith 7F1 Snipe x 4
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Taimei Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Hotsukawa Maru
AK Hokko Maru
AP Ceylon Maru
TK Teiyo Maru
AP Hokumyo Maru
AK Hukko Maru
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Sopwith 7F1 Snipe bombing at 2000 feet
3 x de Havilland DH-9A bombing at 2000 feet
1 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kadina at 54,45
Allied aircraft
Bristol F2b Brisfit x 15
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Hokuroku Maru
AK Alaska Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Africa Maru, Bomb hits 1
AV Wakiyama, on fire
AP Hinko Maru
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Kadina at 54,45
Japanese Ships
AV Wakiyama, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
MSW Ashikazi Maru, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
MSW Katoku Maru, Shell hits 14, and is sunk
TK Nisshin Maru
TK Ose
TK San Luis Maru
TK Teiyo Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
TK Tennan Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
TK Terukawa Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
TK Toei Maru
TK Toen Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
AP Achou Maru, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Africa Maru, on fire
AP Aikoku Maru
AP Aiyo Maru
AK Akagi Maru
AP Akashisan Maru
AP Aki Maru
AK Akiura Maru
AK Akita Maru
AP Amakasu Maru #1, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Amagisan Maru
AK Asahisan Maru
AK Asaka Maru
AK Asuka Maru
AK Atlantic Maru
AK Alaska Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire
AP Asama Maru
AK Atlas Maru
AP Atuta Maru
AP Awa Maru, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
AP Awajisan Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
AK Awata Maru
AK Awazisan Maru
AP Ayaha Maru
AP Ayato Maru
AP Ayatosan Maru
AP Ayo Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Azumasan Maru
AK Bandoeng Maru
AK Bangkok Maru
AP Banshu Maru #21
AP Batavia Maru
AK Belgium Maru
AK Bengal Maru
AP Biyo Maru
AP Bokuyo Maru
AK Bordeaux Maru
AK Brazil Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
AK Burma Maru
AP Buyo Maru
AK Calcutta Maru
AK Canberra Maru
AK Celebes Maru
AP Ceylon Maru
AK Cheribon Maru
AK Cuba Maru, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Dainiti Maru
AP Dainiunyo Maru
AK Dakar Maru
AP Hakozake Maru, Shell hits 15, on fire, heavy damage
AP Igasa Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
AP Horai Maru, Shell hits 7, on fire
Allied Ships
BB Jacob van Heemskerck, Shell hits 5
CA Waldeck-Rousseau, Shell hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
1857 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Pyongyang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 17988 troops, 82 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 388
Defending force 3100 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 52
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Ground combat at Thursday Island
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 32153 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 846
Defending force 17394 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 430
Japanese ground losses:
29 casualties reported
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/02/23
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Sub attack near Naha at 54,46
Japanese Ships
TK Nisshin Maru
Allied Ships
SS H-9
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Naha at 54,46
Japanese Ships
DD Tachibana, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
Allied Ships
DD Hamilton, Shell hits 1
DD Greene
DD Chauncey
DD Zane
DD Fuller
DD La Vallette
DD Wasmuth
DD Grenville
DD Seymour
DD Shakespeare
DD Parramatta, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Patriot
DD Wakeful
DD Walker
DD Whitley
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Naha at 54,46
Japanese Ships
TK Nisshin Maru
TK Ose, Shell hits 14, on fire
TK San Luis Maru
TK Teiyo Maru, on fire, heavy damage
TK Tennan Maru, Shell hits 28, and is sunk
TK Terukawa Maru, and is sunk
TK Toei Maru, Shell hits 80, and is sunk
TK Toen Maru, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
AP Achou Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AP Africa Maru, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AP Aikoku Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Aiyo Maru
AK Akagi Maru
AP Akashisan Maru
AP Aki Maru
AK Akiura Maru
AK Akita Maru
AP Amakasu Maru #1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Amagisan Maru
AK Asahisan Maru
AK Asaka Maru
AK Asuka Maru
AK Atlantic Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
AK Alaska Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AP Asama Maru
AK Atlas Maru
AP Atuta Maru
AP Awa Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AP Awajisan Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AK Awata Maru
AK Awazisan Maru
AP Ayaha Maru
AP Ayato Maru
AP Ayatosan Maru
AP Ayo Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AK Azumasan Maru
AK Bandoeng Maru
AK Bangkok Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire
AP Banshu Maru #21
AP Batavia Maru
AK Belgium Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire
AK Bengal Maru
AP Biyo Maru
AP Bokuyo Maru
AK Bordeaux Maru
AK Brazil Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AK Burma Maru
AP Buyo Maru
AK Calcutta Maru
AK Canberra Maru, Shell hits 1
AK Celebes Maru
AP Ceylon Maru
AK Cheribon Maru
AK Cuba Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AK Dainiti Maru
AP Dainiunyo Maru
AK Dakar Maru
AP Denmark Maru
AP Hakozaki Maru
AK Havana Maru
AP Hino Maru #3, Shell hits 1, on fire
Japanese ground losses:
506 casualties reported
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Kadina at 54,45
Japanese Ships
BB Fuso, Shell hits 6
BB Mikasa, Shell hits 1
BB Asahi, Shell hits 5
BB Okinoshima, Shell hits 2
DD Nara
DD Tsubaki
Allied Ships
BB Rhode Island, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1
CA Charlotte
CA Shannon
DD Relentless
DD Sabrina, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Tarpon
DD Stalwart
DD Trinidad
DD Truant
BB Jacob van Heemskerck, Shell hits 2
CA Dupleix
CA Waldeck-Rousseau, Shell hits 1
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ASW attack at 55,45
Japanese Ships
DD Tsubaki
DD Nara
Allied Ships
SS H-2, hits 1
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ASW attack near Kadina at 54,45
Japanese Ships
SS UB-143 (O7)
Allied Ships
DD Saumarez
DD Robert Smith
DD Ramsay
DD Waters
DD Crane
DD Broke
DD Humphreys
BB Texas
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ASW attack near Kadina at 54,45
Japanese Ships
SS UB-143 (O7), hits 6, on fire
Allied Ships
DD Laub
DD Barry
DD Yarnall
DD Wolfhound
DD Versatile
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Day Air attack on TF at 53,45
Allied aircraft
de Havilland DH-9A x 3
Sopwith 7F1 Snipe x 4
Allied aircraft losses
de Havilland DH-9A: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AK Kinugawa Maru
AP Takunan Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Sopwith 7F1 Snipe bombing at 2000 feet
3 x de Havilland DH-9A bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 53,45
Allied aircraft
Bristol F2b Brisfit x 15
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Hokkai Maru
AP Iwaki Maru
AP Denmark Maru
AP Hakozaki Maru
AP Huso Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Bristol F2b Brisfit bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 54,44
Allied aircraft
Sopwith 7F1 Snipe x 4
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
ML Ninoshima Maru, Bomb hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Sopwith 7F1 Snipe bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Kadina at 54,45
Japanese aircraft
Avro 504K x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Avro 504K: 3 damaged
Allied Ships
DD William B. Preston
DD Mervine
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Avro 504K bombing at 5000 feet
4 x Avro 504K bombing at 5000 feet
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Sub attack at 53,45
Japanese Ships
TK Ose, on fire
Allied Ships
SS L-53
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Ground combat at Thursday Island
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 35821 troops, 212 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 847
Defending force 17457 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 429
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
