Andy Mac
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What can I say the C47 carrying the beer was shot down this morning by Japanese AA over Kwal although the aircraft was seen to be intact lying just outside of Airfield perimeter........... When this fact of life was explained to the Australian Tankers steps were taken..... High Command commented it would have been really nice if the C47 had landed on the airfield as the marauding Aussie Grants stopped when the aircraft was secured and its immediate area pacified AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/22/43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Kwajalein , at 79,79 Allied aircraft P-70A Havoc x 3 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P-70A Havoc bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kwajalein, at 79,79 Allied Ships CL Helena CL Concord CL Emerald BB Alabama BB South Dakota BB North Carolina Japanese ground losses: 164 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 28 Port hits 7 Port fuel hits 4 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 45,46 Japanese Ships PC Ch 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PC Ch 19 PC Shonan Maru #2 PC Kyo Maru #7 PC Kanju PC Etoforu Allied Ships SS Pollack -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on IND IV Corps, at 22,3 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 14 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kweiyang , at 41,35 Japanese aircraft D4Y Judy x 27 B6N Jill x 32 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 69 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 28 casualties reported Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 97 Aircraft Attacking: 30 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet 36 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet 24 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet 16 x B6N Jill bombing at 6000 feet 14 x B6N Jill bombing at 10000 feet 3 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo bombing at 2000 feet 2 x B6N Jill bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 15 Ki-21 Sally x 24 Ki-48 Lily x 10 Ki-49 Helen x 16 Ki-46-III Dinah x 4 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 41 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet 5 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 5 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 2 x Ki-48 Lily bombing at 15000 feet 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 2 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 15000 feet 3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet 2 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kwajalein , at 79,79 Allied aircraft F-5C Lightning x 1 F-6A Mustang x 1 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kwajalein , at 79,79 Allied aircraft B-25J Mitchell x 35 B-24J Liberator x 11 No Allied losses Port hits 3 Port supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet 20 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet 8 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet 3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 11000 feet 4 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 11000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kwajalein , at 79,79 Allied aircraft PB4Y Liberator x 9 No Allied losses Runway hits 7 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 15000 feet 6 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Dagua , at 51,81 Allied aircraft Boomerang II x 22 P-38J Lightning x 12 A-20G Havoc x 14 B-25J Mitchell x 122 B-17E Fortress x 10 B-24D Liberator x 35 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 49 casualties reported Airbase hits 14 Airbase supply hits 7 Runway hits 204 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 10000 feet 31 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet 11 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet 6 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 10000 feet 33 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet 12 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 10000 feet 5 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 10000 feet 3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet 18 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet 3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet 3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 10000 feet 4 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 10000 feet 10 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet 3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 10000 feet 3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 10000 feet 9 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet 5 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 10000 feet 3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet 3 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet 2 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Wewak , at 52,81 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 42 B-17E Fortress x 6 PB4Y Liberator x 10 B-24J Liberator x 16 Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 28 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 45 Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet 8 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 8000 feet 7 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 8000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 8000 feet 3 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 8000 feet 3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 8000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kwajalein Base Force, at 79,79 Allied aircraft SBD Dauntless x 33 Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 33 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kwajalein Base Force, at 79,79 Allied aircraft SB2C Helldiver x 46 Liberator VI x 6 F-5C Lightning x 3 P-47C Thunderbolt x 73 F-6A Mustang x 4 B-25J Mitchell x 25 PB4Y Liberator x 16 B-24D Liberator x 15 Allied aircraft losses SB2C Helldiver: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 42 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 25 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet 6 x Liberator VI bombing at 6000 feet 9 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet 3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 6000 feet 3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 6000 feet 3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 6000 feet 3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 6000 feet 4 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 6000 feet 52 x P-47C Thunderbolt bombing at 2000 feet 3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet 46 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet 3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet 21 x P-47C Thunderbolt bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Maloelop Base Force, at 82,81 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 12 F6F Hellcat x 7 F4U-1 Corsair x 47 F.K.51 x 1 P-47D Thunderbolt x 14 Allied aircraft losses F4U-1 Corsair: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 3 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 17 x F4U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Maloelop Base Force, at 82,81 Allied aircraft PB4Y Liberator x 6 Allied aircraft losses PB4Y Liberator: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Sasebo 5th SNLF, at 79,79 Allied aircraft SB2C Helldiver x 14 TBM Avenger x 8 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 14 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 14 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet 8 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Sasebo 6th SNLF, at 79,79 Allied aircraft SB2C Helldiver x 14 TBM Avenger x 29 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 29 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 17 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 14 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet 4 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Sasebo 6th SNLF, at 79,79 Allied aircraft Liberator VI x 3 P-40N Warhawk x 48 F-5C Lightning x 1 F-6A Mustang x 1 PB4Y Liberator x 12 B-24D Liberator x 3 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 29 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 48 x P-40N Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Liberator VI bombing at 6000 feet 3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet 2 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 6000 feet 2 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 6000 feet 3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 6000 feet 3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 6000 feet 2 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Sasebo 7th SNLF, at 79,79 Allied aircraft SB2C Helldiver x 33 TBM Avenger x 16 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 31 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 33 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet 4 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 2 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 2 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 87th Naval Guard Unit, at 79,79 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 84 SBD Dauntless x 32 SB2C Helldiver x 133 TBM Avenger x 135 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 111 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 33 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet 17 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 33 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet 9 x F6F Hellcat bombing at 2000 feet 32 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 11 x F6F Hellcat bombing at 2000 feet 33 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet 17 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 11 x F6F Hellcat bombing at 2000 feet 17 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet 17 x SB2C Helldiver bombing at 2000 feet 17 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 9 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 7 x F6F Hellcat bombing at 2000 feet 9 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 8 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 7 x F6F Hellcat bombing at 2000 feet 9 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 14 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 17 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 4 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 4 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 4 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 4 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 2 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 88th Naval Guard Unit, at 79,79 Allied aircraft TBM Avenger x 10 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 8 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 2 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 88th Naval Guard Unit, at 79,79 Allied aircraft Liberator VI x 5 F-5C Lightning x 1 F-6A Mustang x 1 PB4Y Liberator x 29 B-24D Liberator x 12 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 40 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Liberator VI bombing at 6000 feet 12 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 6000 feet 6 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 6000 feet 5 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 6000 feet 6 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 6000 feet 6 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 6000 feet 6 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 84th Chinese Corps, at 43,35 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 11 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 11 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 19th/A Division, at 82,81 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 4 SBD Dauntless x 23 P-40N Warhawk x 25 A-20G Havoc x 16 Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless: 3 damaged P-40N Warhawk: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 40 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 16 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 11000 feet 25 x P-40N Warhawk bombing at 2000 feet 11 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 12 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 19th/A Division, at 82,81 Allied aircraft PB4Y Liberator x 4 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 4 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kwajalein , at 79,79 Allied aircraft F-5C Lightning x 1 F-6A Mustang x 1 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Maloelap , at 82,81 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 10 TBM Avenger x 9 Allied aircraft losses TBM Avenger: 4 damaged Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 3 x TBM Avenger bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kwajalein at 79,79 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zeke x 19 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 31 Ki-21 Sally x 13 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 47 F6F Hellcat x 77 Corsair IV x 11 P-40N Warhawk x 8 P-38J Lightning x 5 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zeke: 19 destroyed Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 31 destroyed Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses FM-2 Wildcat: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged F6F Hellcat: 2 damaged P-40N Warhawk: 4 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Kwajalein at 79,79 Japanese Ships AG AG-108, Shell hits 1, and is sunk AG AG-117, Shell hits 1, and is sunk AG AG-351, Shell hits 1, and is sunk AG AG-356, Shell hits 1, and is sunk AG AG-359, Shell hits 1, and is sunk AG AG-360, Shell hits 1, and is sunk AG AG-363, Shell hits 1, and is sunk AG AG-365, Shell hits 2, and is sunk AG AG-366, Shell hits 1, and is sunk AG AG-367, Shell hits 1, and is sunk AG AG-373, Shell hits 1, and is sunk AG AG-5067, Shell hits 1, and is sunk AG AG-5069, Shell hits 1, and is sunk AG AG-5070, Shell hits 1, and is sunk AG AG-5071, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Colorado BB California BB Idaho CA Salt Lake City CA Minneapolis CA Wichita CA Canberra CA Chester DD Barton DD Woodworth DD Bailey DD Gillespie DD Warrington DD Morris DD Helm DE Crouter DE Dempsey DE Dionne DE Doneff DMS Long DMS Zane -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Kwajalein at 79,79 Japanese Ships AG AG-5087 AG AG-5088 AG AG-5089 AG AG-5090, Shell hits 2, and is sunk AG AG-5091, Shell hits 1, and is sunk AG AG-5139 AG AG-5142 AG AG-5143, Shell hits 1, and is sunk AG AG-2059, Shell hits 3, and is sunk AG AG-2065, Shell hits 2, and is sunk AG AG-2089, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AG AG-2098, Shell hits 4, and is sunk AG AG-2530, Shell hits 3, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Colorado BB California BB Idaho CA Salt Lake City CA Minneapolis CA Wichita CA Canberra CA Chester DD Barton DD Woodworth DD Bailey DD Gillespie DD Warrington DD Morris DD Helm DE Crouter DE Dempsey DE Dionne DE Doneff DMS Long DMS Zane -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kwajalein, at 79,79 Allied Ships CA Chester CA Canberra CA Wichita CA Minneapolis CA Salt Lake City BB Idaho BB California BB Colorado Japanese ground losses: 32 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 16 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kwajalein Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1876 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 76772 troops, 418 guns, 378 vehicles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kwajalein Allied Shock attack Attacking force 73392 troops, 418 guns, 378 vehicles Defending force 14249 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 7) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0 Japanese ground losses: 548 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Allied ground losses: 1331 casualties reported Guns lost 37 Vehicles lost 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Maloelap Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 22549 troops, 221 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 11483 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 7) Japanese ground losses: 374 casualties reported Guns lost 25 Allied ground losses: 851 casualties reported Guns lost 57
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