Nikademus
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Here's a battle you dont see every day. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/01/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 51 Wellington III x 9 Hudson I x 13 Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 108 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 45 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 9000 feet 6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 9000 feet 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 9000 feet 4 x Hudson I bombing at 9000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 9000 feet 6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 9000 feet 6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 9000 feet 6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 9000 feet 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 9000 feet 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 9000 feet 3 x Hudson I bombing at 9000 feet 3 x Hudson I bombing at 9000 feet 6 x Wellington III bombing at 9000 feet 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 9000 feet 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 9000 feet 3 x Hudson I bombing at 9000 feet 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 9000 feet 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 9000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 23 P-40B Tomahawk x 5 B-25C Mitchell x 31 B-26B Marauder x 18 Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 5 damaged B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 14 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 69 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet 6 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet 4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet 5 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet 18 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet 14 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet 2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 50,118 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 13 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate: 3 destroyed, 7 damaged Allied Ships CL Birmingham, Bomb hits 1 CA Exeter, Bomb hits 1 CA Dorsetshire CA Cornwall Aircraft Attacking: 1 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet 4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet 3 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet 2 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 3 Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 29 Japanese aircraft losses No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 6 damaged Japanese ground losses: 14 casualties reported Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 20 Aircraft Attacking: 20 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet 9 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/02/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat at 52,117 Japanese Ships CV Hiryu CV Soryu, Shell hits 1 CV Shokaku CV Zuikaku CS Chitose BB Haruna, Shell hits 6 BB Kirishima CA Suzuya CL Yura, Shell hits 22, on fire, heavy damage DD Akizuki DD Yugumo DD Akigumo DD Naganami DD Kagero DD Isokaze DD Urakaze DD Hamakaze, Shell hits 3 DD Tanikaze DD Oshio DD Michishio Allied Ships CA Pensacola CA Salt Lake City CA Astoria, Shell hits 1 CA Minneapolis CA Australia, Shell hits 1 CA Dorsetshire, Shell hits 1 CA Devonshire, Shell hits 2, on fire CA Cornwall CA Exeter CL Perth CL Hobart CL Enterprise, Shell hits 1 CL Emerald CL Mauritius CL Birmingham CLAA Juneau CLAA San Juan, Shell hits 2 DD Bagley DD Blue DD Helm DD Mugford DD Ralph Talbot DD Henley DD Patterson DD Jarvis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 61 Wellington III x 12 Hudson I x 24 Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 30 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 49 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 9000 feet 7 x Blenheim IV bombing at 9000 feet 6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 9000 feet 9 x Hudson I bombing at 9000 feet 6 x Hudson I bombing at 9000 feet 6 x Wellington III bombing at 9000 feet 10 x Blenheim IV bombing at 9000 feet 6 x Blenheim IV bombing at 9000 feet 5 x Blenheim IV bombing at 9000 feet 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 9000 feet 4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 9000 feet 3 x Hudson I bombing at 9000 feet 3 x Hudson I bombing at 9000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 9000 feet 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 9000 feet 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 9000 feet 2 x Blenheim IV bombing at 9000 feet 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 9000 feet 2 x Blenheim IV bombing at 9000 feet 3 x Hudson I bombing at 9000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 9000 feet 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 9000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 24 P-40B Tomahawk x 5 B-25C Mitchell x 44 B-26B Marauder x 26 Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 3 damaged B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 125 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 121 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet 4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet 4 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet 17 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet 15 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet 4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet 2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet 10 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet 2 x Hudson I bombing at 6000 feet 4 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 6000 feet 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 3 Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 28 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2-N Rufe: 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported Runway hits 16 Aircraft Attacking: 18 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet 10 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 56,115 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CA Devonshire Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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