Andy Mac
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Joined: 5/12/2004 From: Alexandria, Scotland Status: offline
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Quiet turn shot down a few Bombers Im in reorg and rest mode. I will be taking madang and continuing up the coast not much else now Andy AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/23/43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1090 encounters mine field at Rabaul (61,88) Allied Ships DD Harrison -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Maloelap , at 82,81 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 3 F6F Hellcat x 6 F4U-1 Corsair x 6 SBD Dauntless x 3 P-47D Thunderbolt x 3 No Allied losses Runway hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Wewak , at 52,81 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zeke x 11 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 6 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 11 B-24D Liberator x 17 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zeke: 4 destroyed Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed H6K2-L Mavis: 3 destroyed Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38J Lightning: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged Japanese ground losses: 8 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 6 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Wewak , at 52,81 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zeke x 15 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 6 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 15 B-25J Mitchell x 2 B-17E Fortress x 7 PB4Y Liberator x 9 B-24J Liberator x 23 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zeke: 3 destroyed L2D2 Tabby: 1 destroyed G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed H6K2-L Mavis: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged PB4Y Liberator: 1 damaged B-24J Liberator: 4 damaged Japanese ground losses: 27 casualties reported Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 49 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Maloelop Base Force, at 82,81 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 6 F6F Hellcat x 7 F4U-1 Corsair x 8 SBD Dauntless x 3 Liberator VI x 2 Beaufighter Mk 21 x 4 P-40N Warhawk x 17 P-47C Thunderbolt x 10 P-47D Thunderbolt x 3 PB4Y Liberator x 12 B-24D Liberator x 3 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 31 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 5th Engineer Regiment, at 54,84 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk III x 28 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 1st Engineer Regiment, at 61,88 Allied aircraft SBD Dauntless x 31 Kittyhawk I x 10 Beaufighter Mk 21 x 6 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 1st Engineer Regiment, at 61,88 Allied aircraft Beaufighter Mk 21 x 43 P-40N Warhawk x 10 B-25J Mitchell x 42 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 1st Engineer Regiment, at 61,88 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk III x 7 Beaufighter Mk 21 x 14 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 6th Base Force, at 61,88 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 2 SBD Dauntless x 6 Avenger II x 13 Kittyhawk III x 12 Beaufighter Mk 21 x 55 P-39D Airacobra x 22 P-40N Warhawk x 135 P-38J Lightning x 3 F-5A Lightning x 1 P-47D Thunderbolt x 6 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 112 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 42,36 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 53 A6M5 Zeke x 348 D4Y Judy x 54 A6M5c Zeke x 47 B5N Kate x 80 B6N Jill x 26 G4M1 Betty x 36 G4M2 Betty x 189 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 35 Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 36 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 35 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 40th USA Division, at 82,81 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 12 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 9 F6F Hellcat x 5 P-47D Thunderbolt x 5 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 40th USA Division, at 82,81 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 6 Ki-21 Sally x 46 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 9 F6F Hellcat x 5 P-47D Thunderbolt x 5 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 3 destroyed Ki-21 Sally: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses FM-2 Wildcat: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 19th/A Division, at 82,81 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 15 F6F Hellcat x 13 F4U-1 Corsair x 17 SBD Dauntless x 4 Liberator VI x 3 Beaufighter Mk 21 x 9 P-40N Warhawk x 39 P-47C Thunderbolt x 26 P-47D Thunderbolt x 4 PB4Y Liberator x 21 B-24D Liberator x 8 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 20 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 19th/A Division, at 82,81 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 3 SBD Dauntless x 30 P-40N Warhawk x 33 A-20G Havoc x 11 B-25J Mitchell x 46 B-24J Liberator x 12 Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 19th/A Division, at 82,81 Allied aircraft PB4Y Liberator x 10 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 19th/A Division, at 82,81 Allied aircraft PB4Y Liberator x 4 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 4th USMC Para Battalion, at 48,78 Japanese aircraft Ki-49 Helen x 20 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Mussau Island at 60,83 Allied aircraft Beaufighter Mk 21 x 11 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AG AG-355, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-5068, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-2049, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 59,83 Allied aircraft Beaufighter Mk 21 x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AG AG-2529 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 59,83 Allied aircraft Beaufighter Mk 21 x 7 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AG AG-102, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 56,88 Japanese aircraft D3A Val x 4 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk I x 3 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied Ships APD McKean -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Maloelap Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 6461 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 20314 troops, 136 guns, 0 vehicles
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