RE: Final days of Karachi...the doom is near
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:44 pm
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/30/42
Just the combat report 'cause i'm at work.
March is running away fast.
Usual bombings over Karachi,Manila and Changsha.
Eniwetok reached AF level 3. Soon the show will begin.
Kwalajein, despite the heavy bombings, still have nails to hurt my lighter ships.
Cross your finger for Changsha's fate
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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIb: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
CA Maya
CA Takao
CA Chikuma
CA Tone
Allied ground losses:
6606 casualties reported
Guns lost 72
Vehicles lost 2
Airbase hits 20
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 61
His CAs are so effective...[:o]
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Naval bombardment of Kwajalein, at 81,84 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
106 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CL Trenton
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 13
CL Hobart, Shell hits 7
CL Perth, Shell hits 2
CL Achilles, Shell hits 6
CL Leander, Shell hits 3
CA Canberra, Shell hits 7
CA Australia, Shell hits 11
Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 9
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1
Ouch![:@]
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9
Ki-21-II Sally x 137
Ki-46-II Dinah x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 37
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 38
G4M1 Betty x 25
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 16
Ki-48-I Lily x 30
Ki-49 Helen x 18
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 5 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 10 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
76 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 18
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Day Air attack on Kwajalein , at 81,84
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 6
Beaufort I x 6
B-18A Bolo x 3
A-20B Boston x 9
B-25C Mitchell x 27
B-26B Marauder x 28
B-17E Fortress x 24
Allied aircraft losses
B-18A Bolo: 2 damaged
A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed
B-26B Marauder: 2 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
Runway hits 5
Port supply hits 1
You see? Kwalajein is far from being reduced!!
[:@]
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Day Air attack on 1st Chinese Cavalry Corps, at Changsha
Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 36
B5N2 Kate x 16
Ki-30 Ann x 7
Ki-32 Mary x 57
Ki-48-I Lily x 21
Ki-15 Babs x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
197 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
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Day Air attack on 28th Chinese Corps, at Changsha
Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 12
B5N2 Kate x 6
Ki-30 Ann x 3
Ki-32 Mary x 19
Ki-48-I Lily x 17
Ki-15 Babs x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 1 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on 91st Chinese Corps, at Changsha
Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 6
B5N2 Kate x 3
Ki-30 Ann x 2
Ki-32 Mary x 9
Ki-48-I Lily x 9
Ki-15 Babs x 1
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 78
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 54
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Ground combat at Changsha
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2472 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8971[X(]
Defending force 173500 troops, 794 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 4236
Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Just the combat report 'cause i'm at work.
March is running away fast.
Usual bombings over Karachi,Manila and Changsha.
Eniwetok reached AF level 3. Soon the show will begin.
Kwalajein, despite the heavy bombings, still have nails to hurt my lighter ships.
Cross your finger for Changsha's fate
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Naval bombardment of Karachi, at 21,3
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed
Blenheim I: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIb: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
CA Maya
CA Takao
CA Chikuma
CA Tone
Allied ground losses:
6606 casualties reported
Guns lost 72
Vehicles lost 2
Airbase hits 20
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 61
His CAs are so effective...[:o]
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Naval bombardment of Kwajalein, at 81,84 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
106 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
CL Trenton
CL Adelaide, Shell hits 13
CL Hobart, Shell hits 7
CL Perth, Shell hits 2
CL Achilles, Shell hits 6
CL Leander, Shell hits 3
CA Canberra, Shell hits 7
CA Australia, Shell hits 11
Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 9
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1
Ouch![:@]
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9
Ki-21-II Sally x 137
Ki-46-II Dinah x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-II Sally: 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 37
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Day Air attack on Manila , at 43,52
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 38
G4M1 Betty x 25
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 16
Ki-48-I Lily x 30
Ki-49 Helen x 18
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 5 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 10 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
76 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 18
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Day Air attack on Kwajalein , at 81,84
Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 6
Beaufort I x 6
B-18A Bolo x 3
A-20B Boston x 9
B-25C Mitchell x 27
B-26B Marauder x 28
B-17E Fortress x 24
Allied aircraft losses
B-18A Bolo: 2 damaged
A-20B Boston: 1 destroyed
B-26B Marauder: 2 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
Runway hits 5
Port supply hits 1
You see? Kwalajein is far from being reduced!!
[:@]
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Day Air attack on 1st Chinese Cavalry Corps, at Changsha
Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 36
B5N2 Kate x 16
Ki-30 Ann x 7
Ki-32 Mary x 57
Ki-48-I Lily x 21
Ki-15 Babs x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
197 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
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Day Air attack on 28th Chinese Corps, at Changsha
Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 12
B5N2 Kate x 6
Ki-30 Ann x 3
Ki-32 Mary x 19
Ki-48-I Lily x 17
Ki-15 Babs x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-32 Mary: 1 damaged
Ki-48-I Lily: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on 91st Chinese Corps, at Changsha
Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 6
B5N2 Kate x 3
Ki-30 Ann x 2
Ki-32 Mary x 9
Ki-48-I Lily x 9
Ki-15 Babs x 1
No Japanese losses
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Day Air attack on Karachi , at 21,3
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49 Helen x 78
Ki-46-II Dinah x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen: 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 54
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Ground combat at Changsha
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2472 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 8971[X(]
Defending force 173500 troops, 794 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 4236
Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported