castor troy
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good turn for us... AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/17/43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 194 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged Japanese ground losses: 56 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 62 Port hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 19000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kiska Island , at 92,35 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 45 SBD Dauntless x 45 TBF Avenger x 16 P-39D Airacobra x 16 PV-1 Ventura x 23 Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless: 14 damaged TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 143 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 24 Port hits 6 Aircraft Attacking: 14 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 11 bombers are lost today... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 55,88 Allied aircraft Seafire x 18 F4F-4 Wildcat x 44 SBD Dauntless x 106 TBF Avenger x 36 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Yokohama Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AP Tofuku Maru, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage AP Teiun Maru, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Taibun Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP Yamakuni Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage AP Victoria Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP Takayo Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage AK Milan Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AP Tasmania Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire AK Matue Maru, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Tama Maru AP Turusima Maru, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Tensyo Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 860 casualties reported Guns lost 14 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 2 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet our carriers are still in the area around Thursday Island (to draw out a Japanese attack with Betties - after one attack, retreat mode on flank speed) and our recon aircraft spotted TFs at Lae so we moved to the South coast (North West of PM) to get within 4 hexes of Lae. The enemy troop convoy just left port and ended up one hex South of Lae when we launch a big strike on the uncapped convoy. A lot of medium size APs should be history, what was once again amazing was the dud rate of our aireal launched torps, which must have been somewhere around 75% and the British didn´t launch a single of their Avenger I. Still, that was a nice one as we destroyed parts of the 19th A/div that went down with an AP that sunk immediately. The rest will probably make it to Lae to unload but there´s now troop cargo capacity worth half a division less for the Japanese. No sign of enemy activity to launch a strike against our carriers. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 55,88 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 SBD Dauntless x 15 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Turusima Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Tama Maru AP Tofuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Takayo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 123 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 55,88 Allied aircraft SBD Dauntless x 15 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Takayo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Tofuku Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP Turusima Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Tatuwa Maru Japanese ground losses: 180 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet we lose 2 carrier based bombers and a F4F-4...
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