Bombur
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....or something like that is what Yamamoto said when he knew the results of the second round of surface operations against Port Moresby. Not only the pathetic PT boast were able to damage two DD´s with only one PT being sunk, but the BB guns achieved virtually nothing. Only 2 P-40´s and 2-B-25´s were destroyed and the airfield was able to launch another attack against convoys heading for Lae, damaging one AK and sinking a PC. In Burma, the enemy switched targets to Mandalay. 30 Oscars faced 20 P-40´s and shot down one of them withouth losses (pilot bot captured, his plane was able to return but was considered beyond repair). A B-15 and a Hudson were shot down by the non existant flak in Mandalay AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/27/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 6 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Hudson I bombing at 7000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 53,91 Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Haruna BB Hiei BB Yamato CA Atago CA Maya CA Chokai CA Myoko CA Mikuma DD Satsuki, Shell hits 3 DD Minazuki, Shell hits 2 DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 2, on fire (??????) DD Yuzuki DD Oite DD Asanagi DD Yunagi DD Karukaya Allied Ships PT PT-66 PT PT-67 PT PT-68 PT PT-73 PT PT-74 PT PT-75 PT PT-76 PT PT-77 PT PT-78 PT PT-79, Shell hits 3, and is sunk PT PT-80 PT PT-81 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Port Moresby, at 53,91 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed 8 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships DD Karukaya, Shell hits 2, on fire (arrrghh!!!) DD Yunagi DD Asanagi DD Oite DD Yuzuki DD Mochizuki, on fire DD Minazuki DD Satsuki CA Mikuma CA Myoko CA Chokai CA Maya CA Atago BB Yamato BB Hiei BB Haruna BB Kongo Allied ground losses: 181 casualties reported Guns lost 14 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 6 Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 30 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 20 B-25C Mitchell x 29 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 11 damaged (a P-40 crashed latter) B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged Oil hits 1 (a small detail) Aircraft Attacking: 13 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 14000 feet 15 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 14000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk I x 4 A-20B Boston x 5 B-25C Mitchell x 5 No Allied losses Runway hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet 3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Sag Sag at 57,88 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk I x 5 A-20B Boston x 6 B-25C Mitchell x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Taiyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire (retreated to Rabaul) PC Ch 12, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage (well...) AK Yahiko Maru Aircraft Attacking: 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet 4 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/28/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 3 Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Hudson I bombing at 7000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 51st Chinese Corps, at 47,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 10 Ki-15 Babs x 1 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk I x 2 A-20B Boston x 6 B-25C Mitchell x 2 Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet 4 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 55,88 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk I x 18 A-20B Boston x 6 B-25C Mitchell x 6 No Allied losses Japanese Ships PC Ch 11 AK Bujun Maru Aircraft Attacking: 2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet 4 x A-20B Boston bombing at 10000 feet 4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet
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