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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/28/28
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Naval bombardment of Bonin, at 65,52

Allied Ships
CL Celebes
CL Marblehead
CL Trenton
CL Concord
CL Richmond
CL Detroit
CL Omaha
BC United States
BC Ranger
BC Saratoga
BC Constellation
BC Lexington

Japanese ground losses:
201 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss F5L x 1
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 27


No Allied losses

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Naval bombardment of Bonin, at 65,52

Allied Ships
CL Celebes
CL Marblehead
CL Trenton
CL Concord
CL Richmond
CL Detroit
CL Omaha
BC United States
BC Ranger
BC Saratoga
BC Constellation
BC Lexington

Japanese ground losses:
268 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 89338 troops, 484 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 1087

Defending force 71113 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1299


Japanese ground losses:
243 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/29/28

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Sub attack at 65,44

Japanese Ships
AK Daiju Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank

Allied Ships
SS O-6

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss F5L x 1
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 4


Allied aircraft losses
Curtiss F5L: 1 destroyed

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Day Air attack on 1st Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 12
Vought FU-1 Float x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
9 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 28
Vought FU-1 Float x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
20 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Time Surface Combat at 75,50

Japanese Ships
AMC Tokiwa Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
AMC Yamazato Maru, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage she sank 3 days later

Allied Ships
DM Burns
ML Baltimore
AMC Empire Rainbow, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 89724 troops, 486 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 1123

Defending force 70781 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1295


Japanese ground losses:
218 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/30/28

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ASW attack at 63,44

Japanese Ships
DD Katsura
DD Kaba
DD Tsuta
DD Kiku
DD Kaki
DD Kaya
DD Keyaki
DD Kuwa
DD Tsubaki
DD Enoki
DD Namikaze
DD Hokaze
DD Yukaze
DD Shimakaze
DD Yakaze
DD Amatsukaze

Allied Ships
SS O-10, hits 1, on fire she sank 9 days later

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ASW attack at 65,44

Japanese Ships
DD Katsura
DD Kaba

Allied Ships
SS O-6

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Night Time Surface Combat at 75,51

Japanese Ships
CL Tama, Shell hits 2, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DM Burns
ML Baltimore, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AMC Empire Rainbow, on fire, heavy damage she sank 3 days later


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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss F5L x 1
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 26


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 7
Vought FU-1 Float x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 33
Vought FU-1 Float x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
42 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
25 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 90065 troops, 490 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 1159

Defending force 70407 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1281


Japanese ground losses:
463 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Dateline Washington, DC: President Coolidge's Chief of Staff ushers into the Oval Office Vice-President, and Republican Presidential Nominee, Herbert Hoover for a meeting with the President. "They're been some new developments in regard to the Administration's peace-feelers to the Japanese that the President would like to discuss with you", he said. "Please take a seat, the President will see you shortly"

Meanwhile, half a world away, the US envoy sits down with his Japanese counterpart in an after hours smoking lounge. The first thing he notices was the young aide who was last seen boarding a train is sitting quietly in a corner of the room, furthest from the door. The second is the Japanese envoy seems unusually animated. “Ah, sit down, sit down my friend”, he says. “First of all, I have contacted one of my contacts in the Imperial Navy. Ships should dump supplies off Soc Trang by the end of September, probably not all at once. They will contact me when the mission is completed, and I will convey it to you. Now,” he says, pausing to take a breath, “I have received a communiqué through, shall we say, discrete channels. I will translate the telegram in English – ‘Emperor wishes for negotiations to continue. Maintain secrecy. Convey his message of good will to President Coolidge’”. Pausing to take a breath, the Japanese envoy then says “So, what shall we talk about?”

August 30, 1928 - Naval Battle off Marcus Island

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/31/28
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TF 1040 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)

Allied Ships
DD Sumner
DD Somers
DD Farragut
DD Bancroft
DD Lichfield

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Day Air attack on 24th Infantry Brigade, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 12
Vought FU-1 Float x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
52 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
9 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 28
Vought FU-1 Float x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
97 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
20 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Time Surface Combat at 74,50

Japanese Ships
AMC Yamazato Maru, on fire, heavy damage she sank the next day

Allied Ships
SC SC-1
SC SC-6


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 90448 troops, 493 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 1195

Defending force 69625 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1259


Japanese ground losses:
226 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/01/28

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ASW attack at 67,44

Japanese Ships
AMC Bushu Maru
AMC Yamasimo Maru
AMC Turuga Maru
AMC Norway Maru
AMC Kazuura Maru
AMC Holland Maru
AMC Hokuroku Maru

Allied Ships
SS R-13

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Day Time Surface Combat at 130,51

Japanese Ships
AMC Arimasan Maru, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage she sank 3 days later
AMC Yamagiri Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage she sank 7 days later

Allied Ships
CA St. Louis, Shell hits 7

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 90718 troops, 494 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 1757

Defending force 69477 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1243


Japanese ground losses:
344 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/02/28

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Night Time Surface Combat at 131,52

Japanese Ships
AMC Yosida Maru #1
AMC Bisaku Maru, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage she sank 2 days later

Allied Ships
CA St. Louis, Shell hits 2

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Naval bombardment of Ominato, at 70,38 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

263 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
BB Texas, Shell hits 29, on fire
BB New York, Shell hits 31
BB Mississippi, Shell hits 29, on fire
BB West Virginia, Shell hits 27, on fire
BB Colorado, Shell hits 24
BB Massachusetts
BB Iowa
BB North Carolina
BB Montana, Shell hits 14
BB Indiana, Shell hits 16
BB South Dakota

Japanese ground losses:
703 casualties reported
Guns lost 21

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1
Port hits 1

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ASW attack at 75,51

Japanese Ships
SS RO-64

Allied Ships
DD Whipple

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Day Air attack on 24th Infantry Brigade, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 31
Vought FU-1 Float x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
163 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
20 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 12
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 11


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 10
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9


Allied aircraft losses
Vought O2U Corsair: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Toshin Maru
AK Shinsoku Maru
AK Iwakuni Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
1 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet

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Day Time Surface Combat at 131,52

Japanese Ships
AMC Yosida Maru #1, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage she sank 2 days later

Allied Ships
CA St. Louis, Shell hits 1


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 90912 troops, 498 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 1786

Defending force 69196 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1242


Japanese ground losses:
260 casualties reported

September 1, 1928 - CA USS St. Louis hunts IJN AMCs off the coast of California

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/03/28
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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 28
Vought FU-1 Float x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
20 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 8
Vought FU-1 Float x 3


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 12


No Allied losses


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 106612 troops, 614 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 1821

Defending force 69089 troops, 35 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1243


Japanese ground losses:
162 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/04/28


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 106946 troops, 617 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 1850

Defending force 68913 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1243


Japanese ground losses:
315 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/05/28

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Night Time Surface Combat at 72,48

Japanese Ships
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
CL Kiso
CL Naka, Shell hits 2
BC Yamato
BC Musashi
DD No. 38
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Hamakaze
DD Minekaze
DD Kuri
DD Warabi
DD Kusunoki

Allied Ships
AMC Steelmaker, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
AMC Makawao, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
AK Maine
AK Admiral Cole
AK Admiral Day
AK Admiral Senn, Shell hits 1
AK Nabesna
AK Silverado, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Dashing Wave
AK Island Mail, Shell hits 1
AK Titan
AK Empire Hartebeeste
AK Empire Moorhen


Allied ground losses:
70 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 2

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Sub attack at 61,45

Japanese Ships
AK Bizen Maru, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank

Allied Ships
SS S-8, hits 3

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 14


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 44
Vought FU-1 Float x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
27 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
5 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 3
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 5


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Iwakuni Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,48

Japanese aircraft
Mitsubishi 1MF4 x 14
Mitsubishi 1MF5 x 7
Mitsubishi B1M2 x 36

Japanese aircraft losses
Mitsubishi B1M2: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
Mitsubishi B1M1: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
AK Admiral Cole
AK Island Mail, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Empire Hartebeeste, Bomb hits 1
AK Admiral Senn, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Maine, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Titan
AK Nabesna, Bomb hits 2
AK Dashing Wave, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
AK Admiral Day, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Empire Moorhen, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage she sank


Allied ground losses:
203 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 7

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Mitsubishi 1MF5 bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Mitsubishi 1MF4 bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Mitsubishi 1MF4 bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Mitsubishi 1MF5 bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Mitsubishi 1MF4 bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Mitsubishi 1MF4 bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 70,48

Japanese aircraft
Mitsubishi 1MF4 x 13
Mitsubishi 1MF5 x 7
Mitsubishi B1M2 x 29

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Island Mail, on fire
AK Nabesna, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage she sank the next day
AK Maine, on fire, heavy damage
AK Admiral Cole
AK Admiral Senn, on fire, heavy damage she sank 2 days later
AK Silverado, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Empire Hartebeeste, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage she sank


Allied ground losses:
137 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 3

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Mitsubishi 1MF5 bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Mitsubishi 1MF4 bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x Mitsubishi 1MF4 bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Mitsubishi 1MF5 bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Mitsubishi 1MF4 bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Mitsubishi 1MF4 bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 107376 troops, 620 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 1893

Defending force 68680 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1234


Japanese ground losses:
173 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

On the Diplomatic Front, the Lead Senior US Diplomat met again with his Japanese counterpart, but his time he unexpectedly brought a guest in hopes of furthering the discussions. "Please let me introduce USN Captain Phelps, the Senior Naval Attaché on the Continent who has been fully briefed and is here at the invitation of President Coolidge. With your permission, Captain Phelps, albeit in his civilian clothing to maintain confidentiality, is here because he is much better qualified than I to discuss detailed Military matters..."

With no objection from the Japanese Diplomat, Captain Phelps begins to ask a series of hypothetical questions concerning the matters that had been previously discussed: "Mr. Ambassador, if I may be so bold as to assume for the moment that there is a general agreement among all parties as to the desirability of reaching a peace agreement of some type. If that is so, than I would like to speak to what might happen next in the process, and we'd ask that you pass along these concepts and ideas to your Government and Military leaders to gauge their interest. What the USA, as the lead negotiator would like to consider is the "How" of ending hostilities.... in other words what options might we all consider that they're could be 100% agreement upon. We would consider that a good start, as they say. Because of the inherently complex nature of a "Final Settlement", whatever form that might take, we envision a series of half-measures designed to demonstrate good faith and goodwill that might be described as confidence building measures. These might include the following:

(1) A cease-fire in place, with final borders and territory to be negotiated after the cessation of hostilities

(2) If not a cease-fire, than perhaps a temporary restriction on offensive activities within 200 km of the Mainland of Japan and the North American Continent (including Alaska and the Aleutians)

(3) Elimination of all offensive naval or air activities beyond 200 km or more from existing occupied territories.

(4) Sequestering of all submarines in friendly port facilities for a 30 - 60 day period while negotiations continue, thus avoiding a main source of potentially re-igniting of the conflict.

(5) Free passage of supplies and fuel to friendly bases as long as no land forces, aircraft, or men-o-war are present. Such shipments should make every effort to avoid coming within 200 km of enemy territory in order to avoid an incident of any kind.

(6) Whatever other ideas the Japanese Government would have us consider

The Japanese envoy replies “A cease-fire would certainly be desirous. What needs to be worked out, however, is the status of current conflict zones. For instance, right now we detect a large garrison on Sakhalin and several Jimas. Would a cease-fire mean these garrisons be resupplied and reinforced? Similarly, we currently have troops committed on Bonin, in defense of our Home Islands, while a US build-up is obviously occurring there. The US controls the port, and the area is heavily mined. Would a cease-fire mean we abandon these defenders, while the US troops there are resupplied and reinforced? These are our primary concerns regarding a cease-fire, which makes me wonder if we should move straight to working out a permanent settlement.”

After politely asking the Naval Attaché to excuse himself from the Diplomatic phase of the discussion, the Senior US Diplomat closed the door securely to make sure that he and his Japanese counterpart could speak frankly to each other without being overheard. "I asked Capt. Phillips to excuse us because of the regrettable position that you've force upon me." He continued, "In all my years of experience in the Field of Diplomacy I have never been witness to such an act of cynicism and deceit that you and your Government have presented here tonight. He were are, the United States of America, coming to you in as transparent a manner as possible trying to sort of the details of how a disengagement of our forces might be effected as part of a more comprehensive peace settlement. We have even offered territorial and policy inducements to Japan in our previous discussions in order to incent your country to accept a negotiated settlement to a War that your country started in an unprovoked and dastardly manner. The entire World, other than a few warloads in China and Manchuria on Japan's payroll, has recognized Imperial Japan as the aggressor nation in this conflict. Yet, you come here unprepared to offer any type of incentive to the USA and it's Allies to seek peace. No original ideas or novel suggestions to help restore the World's hope for peace. What, Sir, is Japan prepared to do to head-off a final conclusion of this war that will produce death and destruction on a wide scale? Where are your ideas? You are the country that started this war, and it is within your power to end it, but it will take more than reciprocal Diplomatic demands and pressure on the USA. There is an overwhelming preponderance of opinion on both the Right and the Left in my country that Japan's wonton aggression must be dealt with severely regardless of the cost and consequences. What your Militarists don't understand is that an isolationist and peaceful Democracy, once riled-up, is a most formidable enemy to deal with. The onus, Mr. Ambassador, is now clearly on Japan. Either you come back to these discussions next time prepared to engage us in a fully prepared manner, or I have been empowered to tell you and your Emperor to Go To Hell".

The Japanese envoy gives a quizzical look for a moment, then asks “Really? What is it you’ve never experienced? Are you new to this job?” The young aide urgently says something in Japanese, leading to a 10 second long rapid exchange in that language. The envoy then puts his hand up and says, in English. “Enough, I understand now”.

Turning to the US envoy he icily says “You’ll have to excuse me, I wasn’t aware that you were insulting me, my nation, and my Emperor until it was explained to me”. As the US envoy starts to open his mouth, the Japanese counterpart raises his hand and says “You’ve had your say, now I will have mine. I have no issue with your bringing a military attaché to these negotiations, but I do not feel it is the best use of our time for me to have to re-explain to him the position which we have already discussed at length. That is your job, not mine. We have bargained in good faith, and come up with what we feel is extremely generous terms. So generous in fact, that more than likely I will not be able to return to Japan if it becomes reality. I’ll put this to you very simply, so that there’s no chance of a misinterpretation due to the language barrier – if you want peace with us, then let’s talk peace, and act like gentlemen, not cowboys. If you want war with us, then we’ll just continue doing what we are doing right now. Well, that’s not exactly true, we will make sure that the entire world knows how close we were to peace, only to have it squandered. I’m sure Mr. Hoover and those families who will receive Western Union telegrams will especially appreciate that. All we’re interested in talking to you about is peace, and if that’s not enough of an incentive or as you say ‘good will’, then I guess we overestimated your honorable intentions. We’re no more interested in some farcical ‘half measure’ which will basically amount to our remaining at war but not shooting at each other long enough for you to reinforce your garrisons close to our Home Islands, then we were six years ago when your nation made the absurd suggestion that we willingly turn half our Combined Fleet into artificial reefs.

“We have stated our position clearly. If you have a counter proposal, let’s hear it. The shooting will stop when peace is declared. You know how to find me. Give my warmest regards to Mr. Coolidge, and be sure to mention if peace is his true intention then perhaps he should reconsider his choice for an envoy. Good day sir”.

September 5, 1928 - Convoy attack east of Tori Shima

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/06/28
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Night Time Surface Combat at 69,49

Japanese Ships
BC Akagi
BC Atago
BC Takao
CA Kasuga
CL Chitose
CL Tone
CL Kitakami
CL Kiso
CL Natori
CL Yura
CL Naka
CL Kako
BC Yamato
BC Musashi
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Hamakaze
DD Minekaze
DD Kuri
DD Tsuta
DD Warabi
DD Kaba
DD Katsura
DD Kusunoki
DD Urukaze

Allied Ships
AK Admiral Day, Shell hits 46, and is sunk
AK Silverado, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
AK Dashing Wave, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk


Allied ground losses:
1146 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 69

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Naval bombardment of Bonin, at 65,52

Allied Ships
DD Lichfield
DD Somers
DD Farragut
DD Sumner
DD Bancroft
CL Celebes
CL Marblehead
CL Trenton
CL Concord
CL Richmond
CL Detroit
CL Omaha
BC United States
BC Ranger
BC Saratoga
BC Constellation
BC Lexington

Japanese ground losses:
179 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 13


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 8
Vought FU-1 Float x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 35
Vought FU-1 Float x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
27 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 68,50

Japanese aircraft
Mitsubishi 1MF5 x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Titan
AK Admiral Cole, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Mitsubishi 1MF5 bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Mitsubishi 1MF5 bombing at 2000 feet
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Naval bombardment of Bonin, at 65,52

Allied Ships
DD Lichfield
DD Somers
DD Farragut
DD Sumner
DD Bancroft
CL Celebes
CL Marblehead
CL Trenton
CL Concord
CL Richmond
CL Detroit
CL Omaha
BC United States
BC Ranger
BC Saratoga
BC Constellation
BC Lexington

Japanese ground losses:
357 casualties reported
Guns lost 5


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 107726 troops, 621 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 1927

Defending force 67659 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1205


Japanese ground losses:
161 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/07/28

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ASW attack at 70,50

Japanese Ships
DD No. 38
DD No. 37
DD No. 35
DD Kiku
DD Kaki
DD Kaya
DD Keyaki
DD Kuwa
DD Tsubaki

Allied Ships
SS K-XI, hits 2

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ASW attack at 70,50

Japanese Ships
AMC Bushu Maru
AMC Yamasimo Maru
AMC Turuga Maru
AMC Norway Maru
AMC Kazuura Maru
AMC Holland Maru
AMC Hokuroku Maru

Allied Ships
SS K-XI

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 13


No Allied losses

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SC-17 is sunk after being hit by a bomb from a Felixstowe F5 off the Bonin Group
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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 108039 troops, 626 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 1958

Defending force 67636 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1206


Japanese ground losses:
238 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/08/28

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TF 1041 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)

Allied Ships
AK Island Mail, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage she sank the next day


Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 13


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 10
Vought FU-1 Float x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 31
Vought FU-1 Float x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
27 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 40
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 11
Vought O2U-1 Corsair x 20


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AMC Onoe Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AMC Kakuzan Maru
AMC Toyama Maru
AMC Maebasi Maru
AMC Kyokuzan Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AMC Yamaoka Maru
AMC Yasushima Maru
AMC Atutasan Maru
AMC Shinan Maru
AMC Noshiro Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
ML Toshima Maru
AMC Azumasan Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
1 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
1 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 27
Vought O2U-1 Corsair x 18


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AMC Yasushima Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AMC Yamahuzi Maru
AMC Toyama Maru, Bomb hits 1
AMC Atutasan Maru
ML Yento Maru
AMC Tsukuba Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
ML Toshima Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AMC Shinan Maru, Bomb hits 2
AMC Kakuzan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AMC Maebasi Maru
AMC Yamaoka Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
1 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
1 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 4
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AMC Noshiro Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
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Sub attack near Toyohara at 73,34

Japanese Ships
AMC Noshiro Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank the next day
AMC Kyokuzan Maru, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS O-5


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 108387 troops, 631 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 2013

Defending force 67312 troops, 27 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1193


Japanese ground losses:
179 casualties reported

A public announcement was posted in the Society Section of the principle newspapers of a sleepy European Capital City that mentioned the "Regretful postponement" of the previously scheduled Wild West-themed Ball at the American Embassy later that week. The reason given was a scheduling conflict for the US Ambassador and his Wife, who were on their way to Cherbourg to catch a White Star Liner in order to attend a Campaign-related event in Washington DC benefiting Vice-President Hoover.

September 6, 1922 - Convoy raiding continues east of Tori Shima

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/09/28
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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 11
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9


No Allied losses

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SC-19 is hit by a Felixstowe F5 off the Bonin Group and sunk

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 108595 troops, 634 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 2051

Defending force 67103 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1188


Japanese ground losses:
126 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/10/28

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Sub attack at 65,44

Japanese Ships
AK Tone Maru, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank the next day

Allied Ships
SS R-12

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 13
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 75,47

Japanese aircraft
Mitsubishi 1MF4 x 13
Mitsubishi 1MF5 x 17
Mitsubishi B1M2 x 47

Japanese aircraft losses
Mitsubishi B1M2: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
TK La Purisima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage she sank
TK Caribou, Torpedo hits 1, on fire she sank 5 days later
TK Tide Penn, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage she sank 3 days later
TK Montebello
DD Gregory, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage she sank

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Mitsubishi 1MF5 bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x Mitsubishi 1MF4 bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Mitsubishi 1MF4 bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x Mitsubishi 1MF5 bombing at 2000 feet
1 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Mitsubishi 1MF5 bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Mitsubishi 1MF4 bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Mitsubishi 1MF4 bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Mitsubishi 1MF5 bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Mitsubishi 1MF5 bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 108891 troops, 637 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 2086

Defending force 67197 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1190


Japanese ground losses:
75 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/11/28

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Sub attack at 64,44

Japanese Ships
AK Dalakita Maru

Allied Ships
SS K-IX

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SS O-5 is hit by ASW from a Felixstowe F5 off Toyohara and sunk

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 109257 troops, 641 guns, 20 vehicles, Assault Value = 2123

Defending force 67367 troops, 25 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1192


Japanese ground losses:
236 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/12/28
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Naval bombardment of Bonin, at 65,52

Allied Ships
DD Lichfield
DD Somers
DD Farragut
DD Sumner
DD Bancroft
CL Celebes
CL Marblehead
CL Trenton
CL Concord
CL Richmond
CL Detroit
CL Omaha
BC United States
BC Ranger
BC Saratoga
BC Constellation
BC Lexington

Japanese ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 12


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 1st Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
de Havilland DH-4 x 6
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 3
Martin NBS-1 x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
de Havilland DH-4 x 5
Martin NBS-1 x 6


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
de Havilland DH-4 x 11
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 6
Martin NBS-1 x 28
Vought FU-1 Float x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
47 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
20 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
11 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 11
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9


No Allied losses

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Naval bombardment of Bonin, at 65,52

Allied Ships
DD Lichfield
DD Somers
DD Farragut
DD Sumner
DD Bancroft
CL Celebes
CL Marblehead
CL Trenton
CL Concord
CL Richmond
CL Detroit
CL Omaha
BC United States
BC Ranger
BC Saratoga
BC Constellation
BC Lexington

Japanese ground losses:
113 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 112507 troops, 649 guns, 151 vehicles, Assault Value = 2158

Defending force 66654 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1175


Japanese ground losses:
118 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/13/28

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 11
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9


No Allied losses

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AK Maine sinks off the Bonin Group after being hit yesterday and today by bombs from Felixstowe F5s

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 12


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
de Havilland DH-4 x 15
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 3
Martin NBS-1 x 11


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
15 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
de Havilland DH-4 x 8
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 6
Martin NBS-1 x 22
Vought FU-1 Float x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
109 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
14 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
8 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 1000 feet

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 112767 troops, 651 guns, 153 vehicles, Assault Value = 2185

Defending force 66181 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1166


Japanese ground losses:
337 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/14/28

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 13
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 1st Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
de Havilland DH-4 x 15
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 6
Martin NBS-1 x 28
Vought FU-1 Float x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
58 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
20 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
15 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
de Havilland DH-4 x 6
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 3
Martin NBS-1 x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 113184 troops, 658 guns, 157 vehicles, Assault Value = 2221

Defending force 65644 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1157


Japanese ground losses:
177 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/15/28
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Naval bombardment of Bonin, at 65,52

Allied Ships
DD Lichfield
DD Somers
DD Farragut
DD Sumner
DD Bancroft
CL Celebes
CL Marblehead
CL Trenton
CL Concord
CL Richmond
CL Detroit
CL Omaha
BC United States
BC Ranger
BC Saratoga
BC Constellation
BC Lexington

Japanese ground losses:
393 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

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Sub attack at 64,44

Japanese Ships
AK Eikyo Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS K-IX, hits 1

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 57
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 13
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 32
Vought O2U-1 Corsair x 9


Allied aircraft losses
Vought O2U Corsair: 5 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
5 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
9 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 54
de Havilland DH-4 x 33
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 15
Vought O2U-1 Corsair x 2
Vought FU-1 Float x 6


Allied aircraft losses
Vought O2U Corsair: 2 damaged
de Havilland DH-4: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
6 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
6 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
14 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
6 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
6 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
5 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
3 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 3
Martin NBS-1 x 12


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
9 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 7
Martin NBS-1 x 8


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 113511 troops, 663 guns, 157 vehicles, Assault Value = 2249

Defending force 64957 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1139


Japanese ground losses:
197 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/16/28

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Night Time Surface Combat at 132,51

Japanese Ships
AMC Toyooka Maru
AMC Sanju Maru

Allied Ships
AP Cape Neddick, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
98 casualties reported

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Sub attack at 133,51

Japanese Ships
SS U-55 (O3)

Allied Ships
AP Carlotte P. Gilman

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Sub attack at 65,44

Japanese Ships
AK Arisan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank 2 days later

Allied Ships
SS R-12

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 58
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 13
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 32
Vought O2U-1 Corsair x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Mitsubishi 1MF4: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Vought O2U Corsair: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
5 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
9 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 47
de Havilland DH-4 x 28
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 14
Vought O2U-1 Corsair x 2
Vought FU-1 Float x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Mitsubishi 1MF3A: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Vought O2U Corsair: 1 damaged
de Havilland DH-4: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
6 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
9 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
6 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
4 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
6 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
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Day Air attack on 1st Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 6
Martin NBS-1 x 22


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
72 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
15 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 3
Martin NBS-1 x 14


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Time Surface Combat at 132,51

Japanese Ships
AMC Toyooka Maru
AMC Sanju Maru, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
AP Carlotte P. Gilman, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage she sank 2 days later


Allied ground losses:
501 casualties reported
Guns lost 8


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 113804 troops, 669 guns, 158 vehicles, Assault Value = 2271

Defending force 64629 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1139


Japanese ground losses:
204 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/17/28

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Night Time Surface Combat at 132,51

Japanese Ships
AMC Toyooka Maru
AMC Sanju Maru

Allied Ships
AP Cape Neddick, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage she sank 2 days later


Allied ground losses:
107 casualties reported

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Night Time Surface Combat at 125,39

Japanese Ships
AMC London Maru, Shell hits 3
AMC Morioka Maru

Allied Ships
AK Draco
AK Syrma
AK Antrim, Shell hits 2, on fire
AK Chatham, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage she sank 3 days later
AK Trianglum
AK Aludra

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 58
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 13
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 22
Vought O2U-1 Corsair x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
Avro 504K: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Vought O2U Corsair: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
9 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
9 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
5 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 51
de Havilland DH-4 x 21
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 15
Vought O2U-1 Corsair x 1
Vought FU-1 Float x 6


Allied aircraft losses
Vought O2U Corsair: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Vought O2U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
6 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
6 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
6 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
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Day Air attack on 1st Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 3
Martin NBS-1 x 12


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
9 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 24th Infantry Brigade, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 6
Martin NBS-1 x 24


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
20 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 114183 troops, 669 guns, 161 vehicles, Assault Value = 2302

Defending force 64463 troops, 11 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1133


Japanese ground losses:
227 casualties reported

In Washington, DC: The press reports rumors of deep conflict within the present & presumptive Cabinet members of the outgoing/incoming Administration, should Mr. Hoover win election, concerning the future path forward with the War in the Far East. Secretary Kellogg (State) and Secretary Davis (War) apparently have quite different ideas and suggestions to both Mr. Coolidge and Mr. Hoover at this time. Nothing specific or quotable was available for print at this time.

September 17, 1928: AMCs attack US shipping off the US West Coast. This is part of a Japanese campaign involving numerous AMCs and some submarines.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/18/28
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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 50
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 8
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 30
Vought O2U-1 Corsair x 12

Mitsubishi 1MF4: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Vought O2U Corsair: 5 damaged
Vought O2U-1 Corsair: 1 damaged

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
6 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
7 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 53
de Havilland DH-4 x 28
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 35
Vought FU-1 Float x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Felixstowe F.5: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Vought O2U Corsair: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 12

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
9 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
4 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
4 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
5 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
3 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 19


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
81 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 19


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
15 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 114532 troops, 674 guns, 161 vehicles, Assault Value = 2329

Defending force 64054 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1132


Japanese ground losses:
238 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/19/28

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Night Time Surface Combat at 123,41

Japanese Ships
AMC Asosan Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage she sank 2 days later
AMC Columbia Maru, Shell hits 13, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Wyoming

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 39
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 11
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 21
Vought O2U-1 Corsair x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Mitsubishi B1M2: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Vought O2U Corsair: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
6 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
6 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 54
de Havilland DH-4 x 29
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 34
Vought FU-1 Float x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
Mitsubishi 1MF3A: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Vought O2U Corsair: 1 damaged
de Havilland DH-4: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
9 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
4 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
8 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
4 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 12


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 14


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
40 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 114741 troops, 676 guns, 163 vehicles, Assault Value = 2351

Defending force 63865 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1127


Japanese ground losses:
193 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/20/28

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Sub attack near Tokyo at 66,43

Japanese Ships
AK Shun Yuan, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-4

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 53
de Havilland DH-4 x 25
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 34
Vought FU-1 Float x 6


Allied aircraft losses
de Havilland DH-4: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
4 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
8 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
6 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
4 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 18000 feet
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Day Air attack on 1st Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 11


No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 25


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 15


No Allied losses


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 114919 troops, 681 guns, 166 vehicles, Assault Value = 2361

Defending force 63837 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1127


Japanese ground losses:
238 casualties reported

Washington DC's Press Corps is going crazy trying to squeeze out information from their normally reliable sources. The Coolidge White House and Cabinet has been locked-down and out of sight. Although, there are rumors of Senior Diplomats in transit back to DC from their posts overseas in order to help the Administration plan on a path forward for winning and/or ending the War in the Far East.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/21/28
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Naval bombardment of Bonin, at 65,52

Allied Ships
CL Trenton
BC United States
BC Lexington
BC Ranger
CL Detroit
CL Omaha
BC Saratoga
BC Constellation
DD Lichfield
CL Marblehead
CL Richmond
CL Celebes
CL Concord
DD Sumner
DD Bancroft
DD Somers
DD Farragut

Japanese ground losses:
547 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 10


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 6
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 32
Vought FU-1 Float x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Vought O2U Corsair: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 27


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
91 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
15 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Wakkanai at 71,35


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 6
Vought O2U-1 Corsair x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Ronsan Maru
AP Kotobuki Maru #3
AP Zuiho Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Wakkanai at 71,35


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Izan Maru
AP Jinsan Maru
AP Atuta Maru, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Wakkanai at 71,35


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U-1 Corsair x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Atuta Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Wakkanai at 71,35


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 11


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Shinwa Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Kasuga Maru #2
AP Otake Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Time Surface Combat at 129,51

Japanese Ships
AMC Norfolk Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
AMC Sinkoku Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage she sank the next day

Allied Ships
BB Oklahoma, Shell hits 1

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 115200 troops, 684 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 2386

Defending force 62908 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1110


Japanese ground losses:
147 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/22/28

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 10


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 6
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 35
Vought FU-1 Float x 6


Allied aircraft losses
Vought O2U Corsair: 2 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 24


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
39 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
11 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 8


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
5 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Sub attack at 85,68

Japanese Ships
SS No. 72

Allied Ships
AP Moreton Bay
DD Whipple


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 115416 troops, 687 guns, 167 vehicles, Assault Value = 2402

Defending force 62701 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1111


Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/23/28

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 6
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 31
Vought FU-1 Float x 6


Allied aircraft losses
Vought O2U Corsair: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 18000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 8


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
5 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 14


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
11 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 6


No Allied losses


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 115638 troops, 689 guns, 170 vehicles, Assault Value = 2422

Defending force 62629 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1107


Japanese ground losses:
194 casualties reported

September 21, 1928 - USN CV aircraft attack Wakkanai

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/24/28
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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 11
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 29


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 29


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 1st Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 11


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 12


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Sub attack near Tokyo at 66,43

Japanese Ships
TK Hoyo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire

Allied Ships
SS V-2


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 115882 troops, 691 guns, 173 vehicles, Assault Value = 2444

Defending force 62557 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1111


Japanese ground losses:
187 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/25/28

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Sub attack near Tokyo at 66,43

Japanese Ships
TK Ayazono Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank the next day

Allied Ships
SS V-2

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Sub attack at 108,44

Japanese Ships
SS No. 78

Allied Ships
TK Ruth Kellogg, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

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Sub attack near Tokyo at 66,43

Japanese Ships
TK Hoyo Maru, on fire

Allied Ships
SS V-2

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Sub attack at 108,44

Japanese Ships
SS No. 78

Allied Ships
TK Ruth Kellogg, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage she sank

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 11
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 32


No Allied losses


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 116038 troops, 696 guns, 173 vehicles, Assault Value = 2456

Defending force 62570 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1112


Japanese ground losses:
169 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/26/28

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 8
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 23


No Allied losses


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 116270 troops, 701 guns, 176 vehicles, Assault Value = 2468

Defending force 62582 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1108


Japanese ground losses:
166 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/27/28
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Naval bombardment of Bonin, at 65,52

Allied Ships
CL Trenton
BC United States
BC Lexington
BC Ranger
CL Detroit
CL Omaha
BC Saratoga
BC Constellation
CL Marblehead
CL Richmond
CL Celebes
DD Lichfield
CL Concord
DD Sumner
DD Bancroft
DD Somers
DD Farragut

Japanese ground losses:
210 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 12


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 1st Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 3
de Havilland DH-4 x 8
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 4
Martin NBS-1 x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
8 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 3
de Havilland DH-4 x 8
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 13
Martin NBS-1 x 4


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
13 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
8 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 3
de Havilland DH-4 x 4
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 3
Martin NBS-1 x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
64 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Iwo Jima at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Martin T4M x 31
Vought O2U Corsair x 24


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Tainichi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Hoten Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Kurenai Maru, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage she sank
AP Kiyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1
AP Koan Maru, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Oryoku Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank
AP Hiburi Maru, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 66,44

Japanese Ships
AK Shiga Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS R-3

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Day Time Surface Combat at 132,52

Japanese Ships
AMC Himalaya Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire she sank 7 days later
AMC Satsuki Maru, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage she sank 5 days later

Allied Ships
CA Huntington, Shell hits 3

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Naval bombardment of Bonin, at 65,52

Allied Ships
CL Trenton
BC United States
BC Lexington
BC Ranger
CL Detroit
CL Omaha
BC Saratoga
BC Constellation
CL Marblehead
CL Richmond
CL Celebes
DD Lichfield
CL Concord
DD Sumner
DD Bancroft
DD Somers
DD Farragut

Japanese ground losses:
193 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 126190 troops, 728 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 2479

Defending force 61679 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1089

Allied assault odds: 28 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
320 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
1592 casualties reported
Guns lost 17
Vehicles lost 2

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/28/28

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 12


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 9
de Havilland DH-4 x 20
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 20
Martin NBS-1 x 36


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
55 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
13 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
11 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
6 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 1000 feet
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Iwo Jima at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Martin T4M x 27
Vought O2U Corsair x 22


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kiyama Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AP Hoten Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank
AP Koan Maru, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank
AP Tainichi Maru, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage she sank

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 8
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 15


No Allied losses

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Sub attack at 64,44

Japanese Ships
AK Shino Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank

Allied Ships
SS S-4

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 123383 troops, 688 guns, 175 vehicles, Assault Value = 2230

Defending force 61081 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1067

Allied assault odds: 9 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
179 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
3078 casualties reported
Guns lost 34
Vehicles lost 2

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/29/28

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 12


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 7
de Havilland DH-4 x 16
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 16
Martin NBS-1 x 22


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
13 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
11 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
11 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 1000 feet
5 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 3
de Havilland DH-4 x 6
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 4
Martin NBS-1 x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
6 x de Havilland DH-4 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Iwo Jima at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kiyama Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 8
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 23


No Allied losses


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 119602 troops, 650 guns, 173 vehicles, Assault Value = 1886

Defending force 60830 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1056

Allied assault odds: 5 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
332 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
2344 casualties reported
Guns lost 31
Vehicles lost 2

September 27, 1928 Ground Combat on Bonin Group

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/30/28
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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
62 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 7


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 17


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
46 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
11 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 8
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 23


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on TF, near Iwo Jima at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 4
Vought FU-1 Float x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kiyama Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 107546 troops, 587 guns, 166 vehicles, Assault Value = 1577

Defending force 60517 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1047


Japanese ground losses:
226 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/01/28

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Night Time Surface Combat at 125,51

Japanese Ships
AMC Huzikawa Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
AMC Kazuura Maru, Shell hits 2
AMC Yodogawa Maru, Shell hits 3

Allied Ships
CA St. Louis, Shell hits 2
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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 11
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 29


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 15


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
51 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 19
Vought O2U-1 Corsair x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Ronsan Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage she sank 2 days later
AP Zuiho Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Momogawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Otake Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Iwo Jima at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kiyama Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage she sank

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 108000 troops, 588 guns, 170 vehicles, Assault Value = 1622

Defending force 60389 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1043


Japanese ground losses:
349 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/02/28
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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 8
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 23


No Allied losses


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 108317 troops, 590 guns, 173 vehicles, Assault Value = 1660

Defending force 60056 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1030


Japanese ground losses:
212 casualties reported

On the Yellow Journalism Front, NYC, the Hearst-owned NY World published a quote from an unnamed Administration Official. It apparently came from a high-ranking diplomat attending a fund raising event for VP Hoover. The unofficial statement hinted at recent high-level peace feelers that had been rebuffed by the Japanese. The lack of substantive concessions by the Japanese has apparently strengthen the hand of the War Department hardliners, who are confident that the new Army Divisions, ships, and weapons now in the pipeline to the Pacific will overwhelm the over-stretched Japanese Empire. "That only a groundbreaking gesture or offer will be necessary to prevent the certain destruction of the Japanese Nation".

When asked about the recent comments in American newspapers, the Japanese War Minister laughs and says “What peace talks? I don’t know of any peace talks! We’ve sunk over 600 US ships, and are killing 7 of their soldiers for every one of ours. Now they’re making up stories about peace talks? Maybe the fact that they’ve been at war with one nation or another for 4 of the last 10 years is starting to make them crazy. If they want the war to stop, they can withdraw to their shores where they belong!”

October 1, 1928 CA USS St. Louis hunts IJN AMCs in the shipping lanes between California and Hawaii

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/03/28
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Night Time Surface Combat at 127,51

Japanese Ships
AMC Kazuura Maru, Shell hits 5, on fire
AMC Yodogawa Maru, Shell hits 10

Allied Ships
TK Paul Shoup
TK Solana
TK Richmond
TK California Standard, Shell hits 4, on fire
TK Huguenot
TK Larry Doheny
TK Pueblo
TK Halo

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SS S-27 is hit by ASW from a Felixstowe F5 off Tokyo

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 13
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 21


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
35 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 16


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
9 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Sub attack at 64,44

Japanese Ships
AK Kanzaki Maru, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
SS S-4, hits 1


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 108760 troops, 594 guns, 178 vehicles, Assault Value = 1701

Defending force 59547 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1021


Japanese ground losses:
337 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/04/28

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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 29


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
102 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
11 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
9 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 29


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
102 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
11 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
9 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 8
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 13


No Allied losses


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 109167 troops, 595 guns, 177 vehicles, Assault Value = 1745

Defending force 59187 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1013


Japanese ground losses:
451 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/05/28

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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 28


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
100 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
15 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Sub attack at 131,51

Japanese Ships
SS No. 76

Allied Ships
TK California Standard, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank the next day


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 109469 troops, 597 guns, 177 vehicles, Assault Value = 1783

Defending force 59034 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1016


Japanese ground losses:
328 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/06/28
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Naval bombardment of Bonin, at 65,52

Allied Ships
CL Trenton
BC United States
BC Lexington
BC Ranger
CL Omaha
BC Constellation
CL Marblehead
CL Richmond
CL Detroit
BC Saratoga
CL Celebes
DD Lichfield
CL Concord
DD Sumner
DD Somers
DD Farragut
DD Bancroft

Japanese ground losses:
458 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 23


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 14


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 24


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
61 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
15 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 73,36


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 14


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
ML Yento Maru, Shell hits 4
AMC Belgium Maru
AMC Shinan Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
2 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
4 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
4 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 73,36


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 14


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
ML Kurokami Maru
AMC Yamahuzi Maru
AMC Ryuzin Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
2 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
4 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
4 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
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Sub attack at 65,44

Japanese Ships
AK Sikisan Maru, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
SS S-24, hits 1


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 109880 troops, 602 guns, 180 vehicles, Assault Value = 1817

Defending force 58043 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1001


Japanese ground losses:
204 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/07/28

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Sub attack at 66,44

Japanese Ships
AK Gyoun Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank 2 days later

Allied Ships
SS S-16

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 23


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 20


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
79 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
11 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 22


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Sub attack at 66,44

Japanese Ships
AK Shozui Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank 2 days later

Allied Ships
SS S-16


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 110148 troops, 609 guns, 181 vehicles, Assault Value = 1839

Defending force 57856 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1002


Japanese ground losses:
281 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/08/28

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Sub attack at 66,44

Japanese Ships
AK Ehime Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-16, hits 1

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Sub attack at 65,44

Japanese Ships
AK Ehime Maru, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-24

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 23


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 30


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
73 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
11 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
7 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 110502 troops, 616 guns, 185 vehicles, Assault Value = 1863

Defending force 57447 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 997


Japanese ground losses:
174 casualties reported

Dateline, Tokyo, at the Japanese Foreign Ministry, where the Swiss Charge' de Affairs, representing the British Commonwealth, delivered a stern diplomatic note to the Foreign Minister, publicly admonishing the Japanese for bombing a neutral British ship that was anchored at a neutral British Port in Sandakan, Borneo. Confirmation was obtained both visually, and via non-specific means, that a bombing attack was carried out that caused serious damage to the HMS High Merchant, with at least 5 crew deaths,a dozen wounded sailors, and 3 missing persons, including the 2nd in command. The British Government demands also include an immediate investigation of this matter, as well as assurances that this attack did not represent an overt act of escalation or hostilities against the British Commonwealth in general. The Japanese Government was reportedly granted a time interval of 72 hours to investigate and respond to the incident in question.


Dateline, London, at the Admiralty, the following statement was released to the press: "2 days ago, an unarmed British-flagged merchant vessel, the HMS High Merchant, was bombed by a Japanese Long-Range Patrol Plane, while safely anchored in the Borneo Port of Sandakan. Until the nature of this unprovoked, and illegal attack, on a British-flagged vessel almost 200 miles from the nearest Japanese base can be determined, The Admiralty has no choice but to place all the armed forces under the control of the Southeast Asia HQ on full alert. Furthermore, a total of five (5) escort vessels have been dispatched from nearby bases to the Port of Sandakan to provide emergency repair and humanitarian assistance to the surviving members of the HMS High Merchant. It is highly recommended that all Japanese Military forces in the vicinity of Sandakan should provide these forces with a wide distance berth, in order to avoid an escalation of these unfortunate events"

Also, in a far-off, and radio antenna festooned concrete bunker near San Diego, the following conversation was taking place between a Naval Intelligence Officer and the Lt. Commander of the Fleet Radio Intercept Group: "Listen, I don't know what to say, but we just lost them..... they just vanished, no call signs, no signals, nothing that we can attribute to Major Japanese Fleet Units" . "Well how do you lose track of the Battleships and Battlecruisers of the Imperial Navy? They have to be somewhere" was the response. I'm sorry Captain, but they could be anywhere in the Pacific, even approaching Hawaii or the US West Coast, and we wouldn't know it until they started bombarding the shoreline. Sir, isn't it possible that we've really hurt them bad, and they've taken shelter in the Home Islands somewhere to effect repairs?" No son, that is not likely....... get me a secure line to Secretary of the Navy, I'm going to have to pass this information up the chain of command. Hopefully they'll see fit to issue a High Alert message to all Pacific Commands to be prepared for the unexpected"

October 3, 1922 - AMCs attack USN TKs off California

A day after the Swiss Charge' de Affairs representing the British Commonwealth, delivered his stern diplomatic note, a rather extraordinary press conference takes place at the Foreign Ministry.

The Foreign Minister begins “Yesterday, we were informed that a British steamship, the SS High Merchant, was bombed by a flying boat as it approached the breakwater of Sandakan Harbor. Our friends in that area, both Japanese and British, confirmed that the ship was burning out of control when it entered the port, and that the damage was consistent with an aerial bomb. The British have since accused the Imperial Japanese Navy of an unwarranted attack on their shipping. This is what we know.

“At this time, we do not know for certain who bombed the High Merchant, though we cannot rule out it may have been an unfortunate case of mistaken identity on the part of one of our flying boats. We are currently investigating this possibility.

“Complicating this investigation is the fact that as a result of our alliance in the Great War a decade ago, the Royal Navy, US Navy, and Japan are all using the same flying boat design, the F-5. Both we and our British friends call it the Felixstowe F5, while the Americans have since renamed it the Curtiss F5L. In any event, just as we have F-5s at Jolo, so too have the Americans based them on Tawi Tawi. Both bases are within flying boat range of Sandakan.

It is naturally absurd to think the British would attack their own ship, but have they considered that it may have been an American flying boat? The American elections are nearing, and rather then deliver the victory they promised their people, the current ruling party has instead brought an almost two and a half year old war with no end in sight. They have already made wild, desperate statements this week, citing negotiations which our government knows nothing about. Can we really dismiss the possibility that they disguised one of their flying boats to look like one of ours, (an easy thing to do), and attacked a British convoy in the hopes of driving them to their side? We are not ready to make that accusation just yet, but we cannot rule it out, either.

“Let me state categorically that Japan has no quarrel with Great Britain or any member of its Commonwealth. There is absolutely no strategic value in deliberately bombing a neutral merchant ship, and since this war began such incidents were avoided when the British government gave us sufficient warning that one of their convoys was approaching so we could move our forces out of harms way. The Japanese government extends its deepest condolences to the casualties’ families and to British Government for their loss and will continue to investigate this matter to the best of our ability”.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/09/28
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Naval bombardment of Bonin, at 65,52

Allied Ships
CL Celebes
DD Lichfield
DD Somers
DD Farragut
DD Sumner
DD Bancroft
CL Marblehead
CL Trenton
CL Concord
CL Richmond
CL Detroit
CL Omaha
BC United States
BC Ranger
BC Saratoga
BC Constellation
BC Lexington

Japanese ground losses:
221 casualties reported

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Sub attack at 65,44

Japanese Ships
AK Sikisan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank

Allied Ships
SS S-24, hits 2

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 20


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 12


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 1st Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 6
Martin NBS-1 x 33


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
15 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 110798 troops, 617 guns, 185 vehicles, Assault Value = 1899

Defending force 56867 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 977


Japanese ground losses:
210 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/10/28

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Sub attack at 65,44

Japanese Ships
AK Shinki Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS S-24

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 23


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 12


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 6
Martin NBS-1 x 33


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
137 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
11 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
9 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9


No Allied losses


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 111124 troops, 622 guns, 186 vehicles, Assault Value = 1930

Defending force 56628 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 970


Japanese ground losses:
342 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/11/28

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 17


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9


No Allied losses

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SS S-24 is hit by ASW from a Felixstowe F5 off Tokyo

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 111498 troops, 626 guns, 186 vehicles, Assault Value = 1975

Defending force 56096 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 962


Japanese ground losses:
294 casualties reported


Dateline, London, England @ #10 Downing Street, in a late night meeting with a certain Gentleman behind a desk smoking a big cigar with a snifter of Brandy. "You see, Minister", the Naval Intelligence Officer said, "both we and the Japanese know for certain that it was one of their flying boats that attacked the SS High Merchant. Our confirmation was both visual, from multiple sightings, and via electronic intercept. What I mean, is that our cryptologists have been successful breaking enough of the low-level Japanese Naval code used by garrison forces to know that the attack was real but that we are unable to publicly confirm this evidence without betraying both our code-breaking and signal intelligence capability. Also, we have decoded enough of subsequent low-level communications to understand that the Japanese aeroplane's course was disrupted by a weather front, resulting in a navigational error by the Japanese pilots who thought that they were passing by an American outpost instead of a British one.".

"You mean", said the man behind the smoke cloud, "that we cannot confront them without losing our intelligence edge over them and/or others? Well, that's not a very pleasant set of options, Gentlemen. The Press, on both the Right and the Left, is going to have a field day at our expense!".

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/12/28
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Naval bombardment of Bonin, at 65,52

Allied Ships
CL Celebes
DD Lichfield
DD Somers
DD Farragut
DD Sumner
DD Bancroft
CL Marblehead
CL Trenton
CL Concord
CL Richmond
CL Detroit
CL Omaha
BC United States
BC Ranger
BC Saratoga
BC Constellation
BC Lexington

Japanese ground losses:
428 casualties reported

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Sub attack at 66,44

Japanese Ships
AK Asahisan Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage she sank

Allied Ships
SS R-4

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Day Air attack on 1st Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 4
Martin NBS-1 x 14


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 30
Martin NBS-1 x 29


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
83 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
20 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
13 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 8


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
5 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 17


No Allied losses

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Sub attack at 63,44

Japanese Ships
AK Shinki Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank

Allied Ships
SS R-10


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 111831 troops, 628 guns, 186 vehicles, Assault Value = 2010

Defending force 55295 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 949


Japanese ground losses:
251 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/13/28

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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 22
Martin NBS-1 x 21


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
11 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
9 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 13
Martin NBS-1 x 25


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
95 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
9 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 112122 troops, 632 guns, 186 vehicles, Assault Value = 2040

Defending force 55089 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 951


Japanese ground losses:
257 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/14/28

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TF 1002 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)

Allied Ships
SC SC-6, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage she sank

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Sub attack near Tokyo at 66,43

Japanese Ships
AK Akigawa Maru, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank

Allied Ships
SS O-7

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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 4
Martin NBS-1 x 13


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 31
Martin NBS-1 x 32


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
168 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
20 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
13 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 17


No Allied losses


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 112553 troops, 633 guns, 187 vehicles, Assault Value = 2080

Defending force 54923 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 941


Japanese ground losses:
328 casualties reported

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/15/28
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 12


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 10
Martin NBS-1 x 33


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
202 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
15 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Sub attack at 63,44

Japanese Ships
AK Eiji Maru, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS R-10


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 112905 troops, 634 guns, 189 vehicles, Assault Value = 2116

Defending force 54637 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 943


Japanese ground losses:
406 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/16/28

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 17


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 17


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 8


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 73,36


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 14


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
ML Yenoshima Maru, Shell hits 4
AMC Shinan Maru
ML Yento Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
2 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
4 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
4 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 113316 troops, 636 guns, 193 vehicles, Assault Value = 2148

Defending force 54434 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 944


Japanese ground losses:
209 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/17/28

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 23


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 12


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 6
Martin NBS-1 x 32


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
217 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
11 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 3
Martin NBS-1 x 15


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
71 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
9 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 113672 troops, 636 guns, 194 vehicles, Assault Value = 2177

Defending force 54122 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 940


Japanese ground losses:
394 casualties reported

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Dateline, London, in a Press Release from the First Lord of the Admiralty: "His Majesty's Government would like to express our appreciation to the Japanese Nation for their assistance in the recovery of the surviving crew members of the SS High Merchant. We look forward to the repatriation of the crew members at the earliest opportunity. Also, we would again like to ask Japan for their cooperation in our investigation as to the possible causes of the loss of the SS High Merchant, and would look forward to any suggestions that they may have in order to ensure the protection of legitimate neutral shipping activities in the Region as a whole"

A few blocks away, the stout man with the stout Cuban cigar in one hand and VSOP cognac in the other hand could only shake his head at the thought of the nebulous statement that had just been released to the press.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/18/28
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Naval bombardment of Bonin, at 65,52

Allied Ships
CL Celebes
DD Lichfield
DD Somers
DD Farragut
DD Sumner
DD Bancroft
CL Marblehead
CL Trenton
CL Concord
CL Richmond
CL Detroit
CL Omaha
BC United States
BC Ranger
BC Saratoga
BC Constellation
BC Lexington

Japanese ground losses:
472 casualties reported

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Sub attack at 65,44

Japanese Ships
AK Yanagigawa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS V-2

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 11


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 73,36


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 14


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AMC Yamaoka Maru, Shell hits 4
ML Yenoshima Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
2 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
4 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
4 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on TF at 73,36


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 13


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AMC Yamahagi Maru
ML Ninoshima Maru, Shell hits 4
AMC Maebasi Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
2 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
4 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
4 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
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ASW attack at 63,44

Japanese Ships
AMC Shichiyo Maru
AMC Toan Maru
AMC Tsurushima Maru
AMC Mutsuyo Maru
AMC Jinju Maru
AMC Honan Maru
AMC Kibi Maru
AMC Lushan Maru
AMC Terukawa Maru
AMC Onoe Maru
DD Kiku
DD Tsuga
DD Kaki
DD Kaya

Allied Ships
SS R-10, hits 1


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 113909 troops, 639 guns, 193 vehicles, Assault Value = 2203

Defending force 53278 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 920


Japanese ground losses:
233 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/19/28

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Sub attack near Tokyo at 66,43

Japanese Ships
AMC Lushan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AMC Shichiyo Maru
AMC Toan Maru
AMC Tsurushima Maru
AMC Mutsuyo Maru
AMC Jinju Maru
AMC Honan Maru
AMC Kibi Maru
AMC Terukawa Maru
AMC Onoe Maru
DD Kiku

Allied Ships
SS K-XIII, hits 4

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 23


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 11


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 24th Infantry Brigade, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 6
Martin NBS-1 x 27


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
124 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
15 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 3
Martin NBS-1 x 14


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet

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SS V-2 is hit by a Felixstowe F5 off Tokyo

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 114131 troops, 643 guns, 194 vehicles, Assault Value = 2225

Defending force 53156 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 914


Japanese ground losses:
184 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/20/28

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Sub attack at 71,71

Japanese Ships
SS No. 57

Allied Ships
AK Adelong, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage she sank


Allied ground losses:
84 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 15


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 10


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 4
Martin NBS-1 x 31


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
84 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
20 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 17


No Allied losses


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 114385 troops, 646 guns, 194 vehicles, Assault Value = 2259

Defending force 53265 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 911


Japanese ground losses:
367 casualties reported

Dateline, New York City, an editorial in the New York World, expressing their normal progressive opinion, this time about the floundering Al Smith Campaign for the Presidency: "Governor Smith, who is fighting a rising tide across the Nation of Prohibition, Prejudice, and Prosperity; needs to break away from the prevailing stereotypes if he is to have half a chance in the upcoming elections. He needs to address the concerns of the general public that his religion and his ties to the culture of immigrant populations (mainly the Irish and Italians), makes him untrustworthy and unsuitable to be the Chief Executive of The Nation. He also should think about pursuing the Peace Option in the current Far East War equation, but only if he can do so without raising suspicions concerning his loyalty to the United States of America. Governor Smith, you must differentiate yourself from the Coolidge/Hoover Administration for your campaign to have half a chance of succeeding"

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/21/28
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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 17


No Allied losses


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 114751 troops, 650 guns, 195 vehicles, Assault Value = 2294

Defending force 53008 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 910


Japanese ground losses:
138 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/22/28

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 23


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9


No Allied losses


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 115079 troops, 653 guns, 197 vehicles, Assault Value = 2327

Defending force 53347 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 917


Japanese ground losses:
115 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/23/28

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 23


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9
Martin NBS-1 x 46


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
155 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
15 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Sub attack at 66,44

Japanese Ships
AK Taiyu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank

Allied Ships
SS R-3


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 115274 troops, 658 guns, 197 vehicles, Assault Value = 2354

Defending force 53510 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 916


Japanese ground losses:
205 casualties reported

This is something completely different. At this stage in the game, I announced to my opponent that the city of Eureka, California had been shelled by an AMC, and a small naval landing force had come ashore, at which time I included the attached narrative and screenshot below. I did manage to touch an AMC on hex 136, 43. I did this for 2 reasons:

1) On a strategic level, I was looking for a way of raiding the West Coast before the US elections. Not that I thought it would sway the outcome, but at least to drive home a point that I was capable of hitting them if I could. Bear in mind that negotiations for a peace treaty had broken down not long before this raid.

2) On a tactical level, I was trying to lure naval forces off the West Coast and possibly other areas to try to destroy the AMC. What my opponent did not realize, was there were 4 IJN CVs lurking one hex offshore. The AMC was the bait for my trap. Unfortunately for me, I didn't encounter any naval forces.

October 24, 1928, Table Bluff Lighthouse, Eureka, California – 0600:

“Are you done feeding the chickens Japser?”

“Yes Mr. Prozanac”, the boy called.

“Then come here, I need to borrow your ears for a minute”

The 8-year old Jasper bounded through the heavy fog typical of the Northern California coast, down the dune to the sandy beach until he came upon where the lighthouse keeper, Stephen Prozanac was standing. Straining his ears to hear over the distant thunder of an approaching storm, the boy said “it sounds like a motor launch”.

“Yea, I hear it now too. It must be getting closer”. Cupping his hands, he called out to sea “Ahoy!”

“Yes!” came the slightly accented reply. “Can you help us?”

“You’re headed straight toward the beach! You’re about to run…” he paused as the distinct sound of a boat bottoming out in the sand greeted him “…aground”. Still unable to see through the mist, but able to hear the splashing sounds toward the beach that followed, Stephen turned to Japser and said “Tell Mrs. Prozanac to put some coffee on”.

“Actually, we would prefer tea, if you have it”, came the reply. “Also, we now claim this beach in the name of the Japanese Empire. Raise your hands above your head, please”.

Stephen was about to give a smart reply to that ludicrous statement, when 5 tough looking Japanese marines materialized out of the foggy surf, all pointing automatic weapons at him. Jasper screamed.

A sixth man, shorter than the rest, emerged behind them with a pistol. “You will not be harmed, as long as you do exactly what we say. Tell the boy to calm down. Do you have an automobile?” Stephen nodded dumfounded. “Three of my men will need to borrow it. The rest of us will stay here for now. Is anyone else here?”

Gesturing toward the lighthouse, Stephen stammered “My wife…is inside”

“Good, she can make us some tea”. Pointing to the trembling lad, the Captain asked “And the boy?”

“He lives nearby, and helps out around here”.

The Captain bent down to the boy’s height “Hello little boy. My name is Isoroku. Don’t be frightened, we won’t hurt you as long as you’re good for us”

Ten minutes later, the Japanese Captain, the Prozanacs, and Jasper sat uncomfortably around the lighthouse’s kitchen table. The marines lugged a large crate from the motor launch into the Prozanac’s family car. Three of them then drove off, headed southeast, toward the small town of Beatrice, just as it started to rain.

Eureka, California – 0630

Eureka wasn’t a large city by East Coast standards. But it was the largest city on the West Coast between San Francisco and Portland. Nestled within the insulated Humboldt Bay, in the shadow of California’s Redwood Kingdom, most of its 14,000 residents were tied to the fishing or lumber trade.

Few paid attention as a tramp steamer made its way through drizzle and foggy soup which covered Humboldt Bay. The ship was a little bigger than normal, and coming in at a strange time of day, but not altogether unusual. A few early risers could hear the curses from the city’s harbor pilot, left ignored on the beach, especially as the vessel started making a 180 turn in the narrow channel. It was not until the large “rising sun” flag of the Japanese navy that was raised on its foremast that people really started to notice.

“What a bunch of jerks” was the mildest phrase directed toward the vessel, as a small crowd braved the worsening rain on the waterfront. “Just wait till those dopes come ashore” some of the larger lumbermen grumbled as they pounded their fists menacingly.

Table Bluff Lighthouse – 0655

Stephen Prozanac heard his livelihood shatter upstairs. A loud thunderclap appropriately sounded a moment later. A minute later, his wife whimpered quietly, as the burly Japanese marine with a mischievous grin came downstairs with the large pipe wrench he had used to smash the lighthouse lenses into a million pieces. Turning to the Japanese Captain, he asked “You know they call this area the Graveyard of Ships, don’t you?”

The naval captain nodded as he sipped from one of Minie Prozanac’s teacups before saying “I’m aware of Humboldt Bay’s history”.

“Why are you doing this?”

“I’m very sorry Mr. Prozanac, but our countries are at war, and in war we have to do what we must to harm the enemy”.

“Yea, I served during the Great War”.

“Then you know what I say is true”.

Stephen just shrugged. “You’re the guy with the guns”.

Leaning forward, the Captain said “Mr. Prozanac, I learned my English at Harvard. I lived in your country for four years. I am a loyal soldier to my Emperor, and will follow any order, including one to lay down my life, for my country. But I don’t think most of my countrymen understood what your country could do to ours if war came. Many of them know now. But I also don’t think your countrymen fully understand mine. We will never give up, we will never surrender, and we will always find a way…” he said, gesturing up toward the shattered lens of the lighthouse “…to keep hurting you. How is this good for either one of our countries?”

A large, distant boom was heard outside. But this came from inland, and it was clearly not thunder. The Captain looked at his watch and said “right on schedule”.

The clock on the kitchen wall read 7 o’clock in the morning.

A Certain Radio Antenna Festooned Concrete bunker near San Diego, - 0700

The Lt. Commander of the Fleet Intercept Group returned to his station after smoking his cigarette. The weather was partly cloudy outside, though Watch Stations well to the north were reporting thunderstorms. A pale-looking petty officer handed him a note he had just decrypted. “No…” he said in disbelief, “are you sure?” The petty officer nodded.

He thought about it for a moment before deciding he’d better be safe than sorry. Picking up the receiver, he spoke to the operator. “Get me Naval Intelligence. This is a priority call”. Waiting a moment, he spoke into the receiver “Sir, I think I may have something. It isn’t much, but you told me to inform you of anything that may be enemy activity…Yes sir, it is definitely Japanese…Somewhere off Northern California or Oregon, I think, we’re still trying to triangulate the signal…Yes sir, it could just be radio waves bouncing off storm clouds, there’s a pretty good storm brewing up there…No sir, they just repeated the same thing, three times, I have no idea what it means – ‘Tora! Tora! Tora!’…”

Eureka, California – 0700

There were cheers along the waterfront as several small boats full of large rain slicker clad lumbermen and fishermen cast off. They were going to teach that stupid ship that Eurekians have little sense of humor when it comes to waving the flag of their country’s enemy in the middle of their harbor. They were less than 50 yards offshore when a dull boom was heard to the south. That did not sound like thunder! About ten seconds later, the fore section of the unknown ship exploded, and a large projectile making a distinct whistling sound could be distinctly seen flying over the crowd’s heads. The boats abruptly made a hasty retreat back to shore.

The shell landed in the middle of the intersection of 3rd Street and B Street. It was about 5’ long, sticking out of the pavement which its nose had buried itself into at a 60 degree angle. Nothing happened for about 5 minutes, as a growing crowd gathered around the curious sight. Then sick-colored smoke started pouring out of the shell, along with what looked like oversized confetti.

“Gas!” several of the Great War veterans yelled.

A stampede of screaming people began running inland. The thunder overhead mixed with the gunfire heard from the waterfront, as the strange ship fired conventional shells into the lumber schooners, wharves, and lumber yards. Within 20 minutes, three small schooners were sinking, the freight yard at the foot of A Street was in ruins, and the adjacent large lumber mill which stretched for several city blocks along the waterfront was a blazing conflagration.

And then, the firing stopped. The ship moved silently away, and vanished back into the fog before the stunned populace. The line of thunderstorms moved inland. The wailing siren of Eureka’s only fire engine rushing through the puddles to the lumber mill inferno brought many back to their senses. A few picked up the strange confetti, only to find they were actually leaflets, about 6” square, on some kind of water-resistant paper. The front side had a skull and crossbones, with the inscription “If this really was gas, you would be DEAD!” The back contained a print of the Japanese rising sun, underneath which read “Why is your navy across the Pacific? Shouldn’t they be protecting you from us here? Do you even know why you’re fighting us anymore? You can thank President Coolidge and his friends for today”.

Table Bluff Lighthouse – 0720

Even as the thunderstorm moved off, the shellfire from Eureka echoed down the coast. “You’re killing a lot of innocent people today” Stephen Prozanac glowered.

“I sincerely hope not” the Captain replied.

Before Stephen could come up with a response to that, the sound of scattered machinegun fire broke out to the southeast. “Oh dear”, the Captain said.

An uncomfortable silence followed for the next 15 minutes, broken only by the diminishing thunder and rain. The shellfire from Eureka ceased, but the gunfire continued sporadically in the other direction. Five minutes later, the machine gun fire also stopped.

“Walk with me” the Captain said, gesturing to the three prisoners. They silently trod back to the Japanese motor launch on the beach. Stephen noted with disgust that a Japanese flag was now flying from the lighthouse’s flagpole. A flickering, orange glow from Eureka’s waterfront was visible through the drizzle.

Nothing was said for nearly half an hour. The sound of a steamship at full speed could be heard over the waves breaking along the shore. Then the vessel’s horn blew one long blast, followed by two more rapid, short blasts.

The Captain sighed. “I don’t think my men made it out alive”. Pausing for a moment, he turned to Stephen “You will find your automobile in or near the town of Beatrice, Mr. Prozanac, I wish we could have returned it to you before we left. Mrs. Prozanac, thank you for your hospitality and your tea. I’m sorry for any mess we may have made”. And then, bending down on one knee to Jasper’s height, he said softly “You were very good. I’m sorry I don’t have any candy for you”. Digging into his trousers, he pulled out a Japanese coin, with a circular hole in the middle “Here, take this. Make sure you never lose it” Pointing toward a boat tied up on the Humboldt Bay side of the spit of land north of the lighthouse which separated it from the Pacific Ocean, he asked “Is that yours?”

“Yes” Stephen replied. “You going to take that, too?”

“No Mr. Prozanac, you will. Take your wife and the boy to Eureka, you will be safe there. By the time you return, we should be gone. Go quickly”.

The three piled into the boat and pulled out to sea slowly. About 20 yards away, the motor opened up, and the boat headed full speed across the south of Humboldt Bay toward Eureka.

November 4, 1962, University of California, Berkley

The Professor continued “Tactically, the attack on Eureka, California did very little. In Eureka itself, a large fire started in the neighborhood of a lumber mill complex which might have been worse had it not been for the rain. In addition, a freight yard was demolished, and several lumber schooners were sunk. The Northwestern Pacific Railroad was severed in the small nearby town of Beatrice, though the three saboteurs were killed after a gun battle with the locals. The machinery and lenses of the Table Bluff Lighthouse were smashed. It actually took longer to replace the lighthouse lens then it did to fix the railroad, but both were repaired by the end of the year.

“It was a different story, strategically, however. It was only 13 days before the Presidential Election, and for the first time since 1815 foreign forces had attacked American soil – Herbert Hoover’s home state, no less. The ocean no longer provided America an impregnable shield. The nation was electrified, and while many in the USA sought vengeance, for the first time in the twentieth century a significant number started questioning if their government was indeed telling them the entire truth. Needless to say, the remainder of President Coolidge’s term was not enjoyable for him.

“The stunt with the fake gas shell was in response to US threats earlier in the war to attack Japanese cities with gas bombs. As the war wore on, there was some concern that the US would make good their threat. Although lost on the civilian populace, the message that US cities were also vulnerable to gas attack was not lost by the top US Commanders. In that respect, the attack was successful – neither side in the Great Pacific War resorted to using these barbarous weapons.

“The mastermind of the attack, Captain Isoroku Yamamoto was one of the more interesting characters of the Great Pacific War. A brilliant, Harvard-educated strategist, he was opposed to the war from Day One, and several times before used his position in Japanese Naval Intelligence to try to stop it through secret, unconventional ways. His views were unpopular with many in the military, and these prevented him from being the rising star he should have been. There were some who were seeking to assassinate him, and there is even some evidence that he was ordered to attack America in the hopes that he would not make it home.

“Did he?” a young girl with a beehive hairdo in the front row asked.

“Ah, I wish I could tell you everything that happened next, but we’re almost out of time. Read chapter 42 of the textbook, and don’t forget your papers are due before Thanksgiving”.

The girl in the front row raised her hand again “Professor Phelan, is it true that you…?”

Professor Phelan’s wry smile stopped her in mid sentence. “Yes”, he said reaching into his pocket and then holding up an old coin with Japanese characters and a circular hole in the middle. “I was the young boy at the lighthouse. I’m Jasper. Class dismissed”.

Endnotes – I had been planning some sort of attack on the USA for some time. I knew I couldn’t take on the larger cities, and we had an agreement not to land troops on non-base hexes. So I decided the attack would take the form of a raid. Hex 136, 43 was selected because it is 4 away from both Seattle and Mare Island, the two bases most likely to have aircraft. I looked up the largest coastal city half-way between those two places, and Eureka, California came up.

Stephen and Milie Prozanac were the real-life lighthouse keepers of Table Bluff Lighthouse just south of Eureka. The area was called the “Graveyard of Ships” due to the large number of shipwrecks there, including the armored cruiser USS Milwaukee (C-21) on January 13, 1917 – which is why taking out the lighthouse would have been more then just a minor inconvenience. Professor Jasper Phelan is a made up character, though his last name comes from this map, which shows a family by that name owned property next to the lighthouse. http://library.humboldt.edu/humco/holdings/sheet6.pdf If you zoom in, you can also see how close the hamlet of Beatrice and the railroad was.

I have never been to Eureka, California. The scenes involving Eureka itself were researched using Wikipedia. Also, these map proved very helpful in “painting the picture” - http://memory.loc.gov/ (click maps, then type Eureka) http://library.humboldt.edu/humco/ (click collections, map collections, and belcher atlas), and http://www.ci.eureka.ca.gov/civica/file ... lobID=4459. Beatrice is a part of the City of Eureka today – I don’t know if it was part of Eureka in 1928. But the 1922 map I used showed it was situated along the rail line, close to the lighthouse, so that became a target as well.

The “certain radio antenna festooned concrete bunker near San Diego” was part of the storyline furnished by my opponent several turns before. I liked the idea, and decided to incorporate it into the Eureka storyline. The weather in Eureka and San Diego reflected that reported by the game in their respective hexes.

This is the screenshot I sent to announce the raid. The ship's stats were blacked out for security purposes [;)]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/24/28
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Naval bombardment of Bonin, at 65,52

Allied Ships
CL Trenton
BC United States
BC Lexington
BC Ranger
CL Richmond
CL Detroit
CL Omaha
BC Saratoga
BC Constellation
CL Celebes
CL Marblehead
CL Concord
DD Lichfield
DD Sumner
DD Somers
DD Farragut
DD Bancroft

Japanese ground losses:
373 casualties reported

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Sub attack near Tokyo at 66,43

Japanese Ships
AK Fukuyo Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
SS R-3

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 12


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9
Martin NBS-1 x 38


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
194 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
11 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
9 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 115580 troops, 658 guns, 197 vehicles, Assault Value = 2390

Defending force 53108 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 918


Japanese ground losses:
198 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/25/28

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Sub attack at 72,49

Japanese Ships
AK Iwashiro Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage she sank

Allied Ships
SS O-6

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 15


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 15


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 24th Infantry Brigade, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 3
Martin NBS-1 x 25


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
11 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 15


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
9 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 17
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 13
Vought O2U-1 Corsair x 12


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Otake Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kasuga Maru #2, Bomb hits 1
AP Minto Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire
AP Shinwa Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
2 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 16
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 20
Vought O2U-1 Corsair x 15


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Otake Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AP Minto Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Shinwa Maru, Shell hits 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Kotobuki Maru #3, Shell hits 8, Bomb hits 1
AP Kasuga Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
1 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
2 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
3 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
4 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
4 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
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ASW attack near Tokyo at 66,43

Japanese Ships
AMC Shichiyo Maru
AMC Toan Maru
AMC Tsurushima Maru
AMC Mutsuyo Maru

Allied Ships
SS R-3, hits 6


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 115830 troops, 659 guns, 197 vehicles, Assault Value = 2412

Defending force 53067 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 913


Japanese ground losses:
148 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/26/28

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TF 1052 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)

Allied Ships
DD Mackenzie
DD Schley
DD Farenholt

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 19


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 12


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9
Martin NBS-1 x 23


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
110 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 27
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9
Vought O2U-1 Corsair x 5


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Kasuga Maru #2, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Shinwa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kotobuki Maru #3, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Minto Maru, heavy damage she sank 2 days later
AP Otake Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage she sank 2 days later

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
1 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Curtiss A-3 Falcon attacking at 100 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Time Surface Combat at 66,66

Japanese Ships
BC Akagi
BC Atago
BC Takao
CL Kitakami
CL Kiso
CL Isuzu
CL Natori
CL Yura
BC Yamato
BC Musashi
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Hamakaze
DD Minekaze
DD Sawakaze
DD Shiokaze
DD Nokaze
DD Numakaze
DD Enoki
DD Nara
DD Kuri
DD Tsuta
DD Warabi
DD Kaba
DD Katsura
DD Kusunoki

Allied Ships
AK Shaula, Shell hits 2, on fire she sank 8 days later
AK Azimech, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage she sank 2 days later
AK Alnitah
AK Melucta, Shell hits 3, on fire
AK Cheleb, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage she sank she sank 16 days later
AK Situla, Shell hits 4, on fire she sank 6 days later
AK Allegan, Shell hits 1
AK Etamin, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage she sank
AK Deimos, Shell hits 1
AK Dos Hermanos, Shell hits 3, on fire


Allied ground losses:
519 casualties reported

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 116094 troops, 662 guns, 197 vehicles, Assault Value = 2438

Defending force 52949 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 903


Japanese ground losses:
244 casualties reported

Dateline, Washington, DC: With all the Newspapers announcing that a "Japanese Invasion of The West Coast", or such similar statements, The Coolidge/Hoover Administration has responded with what can only be described as a sense of disbelief. Both the Secretary of the Navy and War both responded with pleas for "confirmation", and "No evidence of Japanese Invasion". There was even some suggestion that the whole episode was a College Fraternity Prank that "may have gone too far". The President's Staff responded to inquiries that "The President will respond to these reports when the investigation is complete". And that "Anyone who doubts the ability of this US Armed Forces to defend the West Coast is sadly mistaken".

In the meantime, rouge Congressman from both parties were rumored to have met in order to study the prospects of a "West Coast Succession from The Union" if demands for new defense installations and garrison forces are ignored.

October 26, 1928 - Naval Battle east of Guam

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/27/28
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ASW attack at 65,44

Japanese Ships
DD Kiku
DD Tsuga
DD Kaki
DD Kaya
DD Keyaki
DD Kuwa
DD Tsubaki

Allied Ships
SS K-VIII

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TF 1057 encounters mine field at Toyohara (73,34)

Allied Ships
DD Cowell, Mine hits 1, on fire

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Pagan at 64,62

Japanese Ships
BC Akagi
BC Atago
BC Takao, Shell hits 1
CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1
CL Kiso
CL Isuzu
CL Natori
CL Yura
BC Yamato
BC Musashi
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Hamakaze
DD Minekaze
DD Sawakaze
DD Shiokaze
DD Nokaze
DD Numakaze
DD Enoki
DD Nara
DD Kuri
DD Tsuta
DD Warabi
DD Kaba
DD Katsura
DD Kusunoki

Allied Ships
AK Rhesus
AK Mildura
AK Mungana
AK Asphalion
AK Neleus
AK Murzim
AK Serpens, Shell hits 1
AK Lynx, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
AK Sculptor, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage she sank 2 weeks later
AK Rotanin
AK Grumium
AK Menkar
AK Seginus, Shell hits 4, on fire
AK Alamosa
AK Alcona
AK Arctic, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Autauga, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage she sank
AK Bridge
AK Bullock, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AK Adhara
AK Boreas
AK Admiral Y. Williams
AK Cape Stevens
AK Cold Brook, Shell hits 46, and is sunk
AK Elna, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AK Scotia

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Naval bombardment of Pagan, at 64,62 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
Vought O2U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed
Curtiss F5L: 1 destroyed

3 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
BC Musashi
BC Yamato
CL Yura
CL Natori
CL Isuzu
CL Kiso
CL Kitakami
BC Takao, Shell hits 1
BC Atago
BC Akagi

Allied Ships
AR Medusa, Shell hits 1
AD Rigel, Shell hits 1
AK Charlevoix, Shell hits 1


Allied ground losses:
197 casualties reported
Guns lost 5

Runway hits 4
Port hits 2

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Naval bombardment of Bonin, at 65,52

Allied Ships
DD Lichfield
DD Sumner
DD Farenholt
DD McCawley
DD Meade
DD John D. Edwards
DD Smith Thompson
DD Stansbury
DD Mackenzie
DD Thatcher
DD Greer
DD Schley
BC United States
BC Ranger
BC Saratoga
BC Constellation
BC Lexington

Japanese ground losses:
286 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 12


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 3
Martin NBS-1 x 14


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 6
Martin NBS-1 x 35


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
149 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
15 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 116436 troops, 665 guns, 198 vehicles, Assault Value = 2468

Defending force 51909 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 883


Japanese ground losses:
226 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/28/28

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 23


No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 3
Martin NBS-1 x 14


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
72 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 3
Martin NBS-1 x 14


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
60 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 3
Martin NBS-1 x 17


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
140 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 116694 troops, 672 guns, 198 vehicles, Assault Value = 2494

Defending force 51624 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 878


Japanese ground losses:
341 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/29/28

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9
Martin NBS-1 x 47


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
223 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
11 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 17


No Allied losses

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Sub attack at 74,42

Japanese Ships
AMC Yodogawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS S-42


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 116974 troops, 675 guns, 198 vehicles, Assault Value = 2520

Defending force 51214 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 856


Japanese ground losses:
273 casualties reported


A day after the Coolidge/Hoover Administration confirmed the facts behind the Japanese Raid at Eureka, calling it a "pin prick" of a military event and that it "paled in insignificance to the damage wrought by US and Allied forces in the Japanese Home Waters", Opinion columns in Major Newspapers were largely supportive of the Administration's management of the war. In fact, informal polls of the US Population indicated a severe backlash of what might be called indignation that the Japanese had actually trespassed on sacred American soil. Reporters in Washington confirmed that a largely bipartisan coalition in the Congress, sensing the inevitability of the Hoover Victory, rallied behind the Administration at what it perceived to be a Japanese attempt to interfere with the upcoming Presidential Elections; and promised to provide "whatever resources necessary" to teach the Japanese a lesson in American justice and retribution. There were also unconfirmed reports from the West Coast that shipments of "Special Weapons", usually a reference to Poison Gas stockpiles, were being made ready for shipment to the Far East for potential use against the highly concentrated coastal population centers of Japan. These reports, of course, were denied by the Secretary of War.

It now appears to the be the consensus of all Major Newspapers that Japan's attack at Eureka would do more to reinvigorate the American War Effort than almost anything else Japan could have done, which could hardly work to the Empire's advantage over the long-haul.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/30/28
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Naval bombardment of Bonin, at 65,52

Allied Ships
DD Lichfield
DD Sumner
DD Farenholt
DD McCawley
DD Meade
DD John D. Edwards
DD Smith Thompson
DD Stansbury
DD Mackenzie
DD Thatcher
DD Greer
DD Schley
BC United States
BC Ranger
BC Saratoga
BC Constellation
BC Lexington

Japanese ground losses:
506 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 3


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 1st Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 3
Martin NBS-1 x 10


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
38 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 6
Martin NBS-1 x 34


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
155 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
15 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Sub attack at 66,44

Japanese Ships
AK Taisoku Maru

Allied Ships
SS O-7


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 117266 troops, 679 guns, 198 vehicles, Assault Value = 2548

Defending force 50240 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 834


Japanese ground losses:
436 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/31/28

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Sub attack at 66,44

Japanese Ships
AK Kizugawa Maru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS O-7

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Sub attack near Tokyo at 66,43

Japanese Ships
AK Kizugawa Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage she sank

Allied Ships
SS S-16

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 11


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 12


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 3
Martin NBS-1 x 15


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
33 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
9 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 5
Martin NBS-1 x 34


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
58 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
20 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 117540 troops, 679 guns, 198 vehicles, Assault Value = 2576

Defending force 49975 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 829


Japanese ground losses:
365 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/01/28

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9


No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on 1st Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 3
Martin NBS-1 x 3


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 6
Martin NBS-1 x 23


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
61 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 16


No Allied losses


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 117705 troops, 685 guns, 198 vehicles, Assault Value = 2593

Defending force 49854 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 824


Japanese ground losses:
442 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

On the eve of the 1928 American Presidential & Congressional Elections, all that can be heard is the upbeat sounds of Military Bands Playing "... as the caissons go rolling along" at dockside quays all over the West Coast. America appears to be gearing up for the what the all hope will be the final chapter in this War against Japan.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/02/28
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Naval bombardment of Bonin, at 65,52

Allied Ships
DD Lichfield
DD Sumner
DD Farenholt
DD McCawley
DD Meade
DD John D. Edwards
DD Smith Thompson
DD Stansbury
DD Mackenzie
DD Thatcher
DD Greer
DD Schley
BC United States
BC Ranger
BC Saratoga
BC Constellation
BC Lexington

Japanese ground losses:
612 casualties reported

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 22


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9
Martin NBS-1 x 44


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
289 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
11 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 117963 troops, 687 guns, 198 vehicles, Assault Value = 2613

Defending force 48845 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 791


Japanese ground losses:
366 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/03/28

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 1st Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 3
Martin NBS-1 x 10


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 3
Martin NBS-1 x 13


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 3
Martin NBS-1 x 25


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
239 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
15 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 118243 troops, 692 guns, 199 vehicles, Assault Value = 2634

Defending force 48573 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 783


Japanese ground losses:
271 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/04/28

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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 25


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9


No Allied losses

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Day Air attack on 1st Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 3
Martin NBS-1 x 14


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
58 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 3
Martin NBS-1 x 10


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
24 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 3
Martin NBS-1 x 25


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
188 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
15 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 118548 troops, 696 guns, 199 vehicles, Assault Value = 2661

Defending force 48123 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 765


Japanese ground losses:
160 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/05/28

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Sub attack near Hangchow at 51,39

Japanese Ships
SS No. 21

Allied Ships
PG Guam

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Naval bombardment of Hangchow, at 51,39

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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 23


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
75 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
5 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 62,51


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 39


Allied aircraft losses
Vought O2U Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
BC Atago
BC Akagi
BC Takao, Bomb hits 1
BC Yamato
BC Musashi
CL Kitakami

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 62,51


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 30


Allied aircraft losses
Vought O2U Corsair: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Tsuta
BC Takao
BC Yamato, Bomb hits 1
BC Akagi
BC Musashi, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 118724 troops, 703 guns, 199 vehicles, Assault Value = 2673

Defending force 47960 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 766


Japanese ground losses:
209 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/06/28

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ASW attack at 61,49

Japanese Ships
DD Kaba
DD Kusunoki
DD Katsura
DD Tsuta
DD Warabi
DD Kuri
DD Nara
DD Enoki
DD Numakaze
DD Nokaze
DD Shiokaze
DD Sawakaze
DD Minekaze
DD Hamakaze
DD Tokitsukaze

Allied Ships
SS O-7

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Day Air attack on Jolo , at 38,59


Allied aircraft
Boeing FB-5 x 11


Allied aircraft losses
Boeing FB-5: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Boeing FB-5 bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Boeing FB-5 bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 31


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
156 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
15 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 14


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
69 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 64,62


Allied aircraft
Martin T4M x 2
Vought O2U Corsair x 3
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 2


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Katori, Torpedo hits 1
BB Aki
BB Suwo

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Curtiss P-1B Hawk bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pagan at 64,62


Allied aircraft
Martin T4M x 22
Vought O2U Corsair x 3
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 20


Allied aircraft losses
Martin T4M: 5 damaged
Curtiss P-1B Hawk: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Katori, Bomb hits 1
BB Shikishima
BB Okinoshima
BB Settsu
BB Kashima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage she sank after this – the first BB in history to be sunk in combat completely due to air power!
BB Hizen, Bomb hits 1
BB Suwo

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Curtiss P-1B Hawk bombing at 2000 feet
1 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Curtiss P-1B Hawk bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Curtiss P-1B Hawk bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Curtiss P-1B Hawk bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Curtiss P-1B Hawk bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Curtiss P-1B Hawk bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Pagan at 64,62

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
Kawasaki KDA-2: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Settsu, Shell hits 44, and is sunk
BB Aki, Shell hits 80, and is sunk
CA Kurama, Shell hits 77, on fire, heavy damage
CA Ibuki, Shell hits 108, and is sunk
CA Ikoma, Shell hits 105, and is sunk
BB Katori, Shell hits 116, and is sunk
BB Mikasa, Shell hits 157, and is sunk
BB Hizen, Shell hits 44, on fire
BB Iwami, Shell hits 60, on fire
BB Shikishima, Shell hits 53, on fire
BB Okinoshima, Shell hits 45, and is sunk
BB Suwo, Shell hits 136, and is sunk
CA Kasuga, Shell hits 77, on fire, heavy damage she sank
CA Nisshin, Shell hits 56, on fire, heavy damage
CA Adzuma, Shell hits 128, and is sunk
CA Asama, Shell hits 81, on fire, heavy damage she sank
CA Tokiwa, Shell hits 60, on fire, heavy damage
CL Jintsu, Shell hits 31, and is sunk
DD No. 19, Shell hits 20, and is sunk
DD No. 25, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
DD No. 33, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD No.1, Shell hits 30, and is sunk
DD No.9, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
DD Shiratsuyu, Shell hits 5, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 25, on fire
BB Indiana, Shell hits 32, on fire
BB Montana, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 7
BB Iowa, Shell hits 25, on fire, heavy damage
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 10, on fire
BB Colorado, Shell hits 19, on fire
BB West Virginia, Shell hits 27, on fire, heavy damage
BB Mississippi, Shell hits 28, on fire, heavy damage
BB New York, Shell hits 20, on fire
BB Texas, Shell hits 18, on fire
CL Omaha, Shell hits 11, on fire
CL Detroit, Shell hits 10
CL Richmond, Shell hits 9
CL Concord, Shell hits 11, on fire
CL Trenton, Shell hits 17
CL Marblehead, Shell hits 12
DD Robinson, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
DD Meredith, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
DD Bancroft, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
DD Farragut, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
DD Somers, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
CL Celebes, Shell hits 9, on fire


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 118900 troops, 705 guns, 199 vehicles, Assault Value = 2689

Defending force 47639 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 761


Japanese ground losses:
198 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/07/28

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Naval bombardment of Butuan, at 43,60

Allied Ships
CA Rochester
BB Vermont
BB Minnesota

Port hits 1

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Day Air attack on 1st Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 12


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
67 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 13


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 23


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
73 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
11 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,61


Allied aircraft
Martin T4M x 33
Vought O2U Corsair x 7
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 19


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Hizen, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB Iwami, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage she sank after this
BB Shikishima, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Tokiwa, on fire, heavy damage
CA Nisshin, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Curtiss P-1B Hawk bombing at 2000 feet
1 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Curtiss P-1B Hawk bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Curtiss P-1B Hawk bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Curtiss P-1B Hawk bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Curtiss P-1B Hawk bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Curtiss P-1B Hawk bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 65,61


Allied aircraft
Martin T4M x 28
Vought O2U Corsair x 4
Curtiss P-1B Hawk x 16


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
BB Hizen, on fire, heavy damage she sank 5 days later
CA Kurama, on fire, heavy damage she sank 4 days later
BB Shikishima, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank 4 days later
CA Nisshin, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CA Tokiwa, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank 6 days later

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Curtiss P-1B Hawk bombing at 2000 feet
1 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Curtiss P-1B Hawk bombing at 2000 feet
2 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Curtiss P-1B Hawk bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Curtiss P-1B Hawk bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Curtiss P-1B Hawk bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Martin T4M launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 9
Vought O2U-1 Corsair x 6


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Aiyo Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Choko Maru, Bomb hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
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Naval bombardment of Butuan, at 43,60

Allied Ships
CA Rochester
BB Vermont
BB Minnesota

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 4


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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 119035 troops, 706 guns, 199 vehicles, Assault Value = 2704

Defending force 47619 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 773


Japanese ground losses:
461 casualties reported

Whew! OK, the USA definitely won that day, and delivered a big Election Day present for Republican Candidate Herbert Hoover. It was a very long gunnery duel, with the range not going below 15000 yards until the end. I’d have been a bit happier had I made at least one torpedo hit, but by the time the range closed, most of my bigger ships were flaming wrecks. It was when the range closed that all of the remaining DDs were sunk and major damage to the remaining ships was done – note that not a single DD on either side survived. Still, it was a tough thing for me to watch. Tactically, there is no denying he scored a major victory.

My BCs were positioned to react if the OBBs ran into trouble. Instead, they reacted to a TF, quite possibly his BCs bombarding Wake, and sprinted north only to get attacked by long-range fighters from Bonin. This caused them to retreat safely to Japan, leaving the OBBs to get slaughtered. That worked out for my BCs, but that was more of a mistake on my part rather than any tactical brilliance. All things considered the OBBs did as well as they could, leaving his Battle Fleet burning off Pagan. Had the BCs engaged off Pagan, I think a lot more ships on both sides would have sunk.

I had 3 TFs in a triangle around Pagan. The OBBs got slaughtered, the BCs sprinted north, and the main Battle Fleet was not in a position to react. However, I detected enough Allied TFs heading west by the end of this turn to figure he was making a move on the Phillipines, so my remaining TFs are now headed that way.

The only survivor of my 25-ship OBB TF was CA Nisshin, which eventually was fully repaired. I found out much later that some of the US BBs which participated in this battle were so badly damaged they were laid up at Pagan for the rest of the war - including BBs Iowa, Indiana, and West Virginia. Others did make it back to the West Coast, but had long repairs. BBs North Carolina and Colorado were spotted six months later.

November 6, 1928 - Opening stages of the Naval Battle of Pagan:

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/08/28
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ASW attack at 66,44

Japanese Ships
AMC Shichiyo Maru
AMC Toan Maru
AMC Tsurushima Maru
AMC Mutsuyo Maru
AMC Jinju Maru
AMC Honan Maru
AMC Kibi Maru
AMC Terukawa Maru
AMC Onoe Maru

Allied Ships
SS K-VIII

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TF 1018 encounters mine field at Toyohara (73,34)

Allied Ships
DD Maddox, Mine hits 1, on fire

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TF 1042 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)

Allied Ships
DD Lichfield
DD Meade

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Naval bombardment of Bonin, at 65,52

Allied Ships
DD Lichfield
DD Sumner
DD Farenholt
DD McCawley
DD Meade
DD John D. Edwards
DD Smith Thompson
DD Stansbury
DD Mackenzie
DD Thatcher
DD Greer
DD Schley
BC United States
BC Ranger
BC Saratoga
BC Constellation
BC Lexington

Japanese ground losses:
269 casualties reported

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Naval bombardment of Butuan, at 43,60

Allied Ships
CA Rochester
BB Vermont
BB Minnesota

Port supply hits 2

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Sub attack at 66,44

Japanese Ships
AK Matsutan Maru, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
SS K-VIII, hits 1

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Day Air attack on Jolo , at 38,59

Japanese aircraft
Mitsubishi 1MF3A x 2

Allied aircraft
Boeing FB-5 x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Boeing FB-5: 5 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Boeing FB-5 bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 1st Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 16
Martin NBS-1 x 34


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
65 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
5 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
11 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 12


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 73,34


Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 10


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AP Achou Maru
AP Chichibu Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Butuan at 43,60

Japanese aircraft
Mitsubishi B1M2 x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Mitsubishi B1M2: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Minnesota, Torpedo hits 1
BB Vermont

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 119241 troops, 709 guns, 199 vehicles, Assault Value = 2722

Defending force 46656 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 754


Japanese ground losses:
210 casualties reported

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/09/28

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Sub attack at 65,44

Japanese Ships
AK Matsutan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS V-2

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Naval bombardment of Wake Island, at 82,63

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Mitsubishi 1MF4: 1 destroyed
Mitsubishi B1M2: 2 destroyed

4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
AP Koei Maru, Shell hits 3, on fire
AS Nichizui Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
AK Akibasan Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
AP Kisaragi Maru, Shell hits 1
AP Kogi Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
AK Meiryu Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Gosei Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania
BB Utah
BB Nevada
BB Oklahoma

Japanese ground losses:
194 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2

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Sub attack at 65,44

Japanese Ships
AK Bingo Maru, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage she sank

Allied Ships
SS V-2

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Day Air attack on Jolo , at 38,59

Japanese aircraft
Mitsubishi 1MF3A x 9

Allied aircraft
Boeing FB-5 x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Boeing FB-5: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Boeing FB-5 bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 7
Martin NBS-1 x 34


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
140 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
20 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 9


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Butuan at 43,60

Japanese aircraft
Mitsubishi B1M2 x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
Mitsubishi B1M2: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged

Allied Ships
BB Vermont, Torpedo hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x Mitsubishi B1M2 launching torpedoes at 200 feet

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 119534 troops, 714 guns, 199 vehicles, Assault Value = 2742

Defending force 46429 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 751


Japanese ground losses:
582 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/10/28

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Night Time Surface Combat at 53,59

Japanese Ships
BB Tosa
BB Nagato
BB Ise, Shell hits 2
BB Hyuga
BB Fuso
BB Yamashiro
BC Hiei
BC Haruna
CL Kuma
CL Oi, Shell hits 1
CL Kinu
CL Sendai
BC Yashima
BC Ezo
DD No. 36
DD No. 43
DD No. 31
DD No. 32
DD No.11
DD No.15
DD Susuki
DD Hasu
DD Sumire
DD Tade
DD Kashiwa

Allied Ships
PG Cleveland, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AP President Polk, Shell hits 27, and is sunk
AP Wayne
AP Kenmore, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AP Zealandia
AP Van Imhoff, Shell hits 9, and is sunk


Allied ground losses:
4237 casualties reported
Guns lost 6

Based upon this interception, as well as the bombardment of Butuan, I was now convinced that he was planning a landing there, and possibly other places in the Phillipines as well. Even more air and naval assets started heading there after this turn.
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Sub attack at 63,44

Japanese Ships
AK Matsutan Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage she sank

Allied Ships
SS R-10

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Day Air attack on Jolo , at 38,59

Japanese aircraft
Mitsubishi 1MF3A x 9

Allied aircraft
Boeing FB-5 x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Boeing FB-5: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Boeing FB-5 bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on 1st Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 10


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 12
Martin NBS-1 x 17


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
11 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52


Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 6
Martin NBS-1 x 16


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
67 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
9 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet

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Ground combat at Bonin

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 120936 troops, 742 guns, 199 vehicles, Assault Value = 2758

Defending force 46078 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 740


Japanese ground losses:
264 casualties reported

November 10, 1928 - Japanese Battle Fleet intercepts Allied invasion convoy east of the Phillipines