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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 19, 43 KARACHI FIRST - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 14 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 45 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 1 Hurricane IIc Trop x 37 Kittyhawk III x 6 P-38F Lightning x 1 P-39D Airacobra x 27 P-40K Warhawk x 46 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed P-40K Warhawk: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 33 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 1 Hurricane IIc Trop x 29 Kittyhawk III x 6 P-38F Lightning x 1 P-39D Airacobra x 21 P-40K Warhawk x 40 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 9 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 1 Hurricane IIc Trop x 28 Kittyhawk III x 5 P-39D Airacobra x 18 P-40K Warhawk x 32 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3 Zero: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 170 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 53 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 36 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 285 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 80 Ki-49-IIa Helen x 244 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 1 Hurricane IIc Trop x 23 Kittyhawk III x 5 P-39D Airacobra x 17 P-40K Warhawk x 29 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed Ki-48-Ib Lily: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed by flak Ki-49-IIa Helen: 7 destroyed, 20 damaged Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses Wellington Ic: 1 destroyed on ground B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground Albacore I: 2 destroyed on ground Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed on ground DC-2: 1 destroyed on ground Beaufort V: 1 destroyed on ground TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed on ground Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 12 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 32 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 167 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 53 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 20 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 39 Ki-49-IIa Helen x 47 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 1 Hurricane IIc Trop x 19 Kittyhawk III x 4 P-39D Airacobra x 9 P-40K Warhawk x 21 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed Ki-49-IIa Helen: 16 destroyed, 3 damaged Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed Albacore I: 1 destroyed on ground Runway hits 2 Then our 2Es bombed Tulagi beachheads -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 5th Division, at 114,137 (Tulagi) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 92 Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 14 B-25C Mitchell x 15 B-26 Marauder x 18 B-26B Marauder x 15 P-38G Lightning x 24 F4F-4 Wildcat x 14 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed B-26B Marauder: 2 damaged P-38G Lightning: 3 destroyed F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 42 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 36th Infantry Regiment, at 114,137 (Tulagi) Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 157 Allied aircraft B-26 Marauder x 12 F4F-4 Wildcat x 11 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ------------------- Sweeps over Ndeni ------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Ndeni , at 120,143 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 40 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 14 Spitfire Vc Trop x 16 P-39D Airacobra x 26 P-400 Airacobra x 12 P-40E Warhawk x 7 P-40K Warhawk x 16 F4F-4 Wildcat x 18 F4U-1 Corsair x 7 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 7 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 13 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 31000 feet * -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 18 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 1 Hurricane IIc Trop x 27 Kittyhawk III x 5 P-39D Airacobra x 21 P-40K Warhawk x 34 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Ndeni , at 120,143 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 29 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 14 Spitfire Vc Trop x 15 P-39D Airacobra x 20 P-400 Airacobra x 7 P-40E Warhawk x 4 P-40K Warhawk x 12 F4F-4 Wildcat x 15 F4U-1 Corsair x 5 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 5 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Ndeni , at 120,143 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 11 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 27 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 13 Spitfire Vc Trop x 15 P-39D Airacobra x 15 P-400 Airacobra x 6 P-40E Warhawk x 3 P-40K Warhawk x 11 F4F-4 Wildcat x 12 F4U-1 Corsair x 5 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Ndeni , at 120,143 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 223 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 66 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 7 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 13 Spitfire Vc Trop x 15 P-39D Airacobra x 11 P-400 Airacobra x 5 P-40E Warhawk x 3 P-40K Warhawk x 9 F4F-4 Wildcat x 11 F4U-1 Corsair x 2 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed No Allied losses Karachi Again....- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 170 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 53 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 42 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 290 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 56 Ki-49-IIa Helen x 201 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIb Trop x 1 Hurricane IIc Trop x 21 Kittyhawk III x 3 P-39D Airacobra x 17 P-40K Warhawk x 31 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak Ki-48-Ib Lily: 4 damaged Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 destroyed by flak Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 destroyed, 19 damaged Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed on ground Wellington Ic: 5 destroyed on ground B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground C-47 Skytrain: 3 destroyed on ground B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground Vengeance I: 1 destroyed on ground Beaufort V: 1 destroyed on ground Albacore I: 2 destroyed on ground Allied ground losses: 3 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 45 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 170 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 53 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 30 Ki-49-IIa Helen x 45 Allied aircraft Hurricane I Trop x 2 Hurricane IIb Trop x 1 Hurricane IIc Trop x 21 Kittyhawk III x 3 P-39D Airacobra x 15 P-40K Warhawk x 28 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed Ki-49-IIa Helen: 8 destroyed, 6 damaged Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses Hurricane I Trop: 1 destroyed Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed Albacore I: 1 destroyed on ground Runway hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Karachi , at 40,8 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 165 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 52 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-Ib Lily x 20 Ki-49-IIa Helen x 9 Allied aircraft Sea Hurricane Ib x 1 Buffalo I x 1 Hurricane IIb Trop x 1 Hurricane IIc Trop x 12 Kittyhawk III x 3 P-39D Airacobra x 10 P-40K Warhawk x 21 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 6 destroyed No Allied losses Then we started our uncoordinated attacks against the KB...were expensive and fruitless -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Stewart Island at 117,138 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 215 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 85 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 192 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 9 F4F-4 Wildcat x 15 SBD-3 Dauntless x 15 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 3 destroyed F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CV Hiyo Aircraft Attacking: 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Stewart Island at 117,138 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 165 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 65 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 150 Allied aircraft A-24 Banshee x 18 P-39D Airacobra x 10 F4F-4 Wildcat x 7 F4U-1 Corsair x 8 SBD-3 Dauntless x 16 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses A-24 Banshee: 6 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Stewart Island at 117,138 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 164 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 65 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 118 Allied aircraft A-24 Banshee x 12 P-38G Lightning x 6 P-39D Airacobra x 9 F4F-4 Wildcat x 4 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses A-24 Banshee: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CV Junyo Aircraft Attacking: 5 x A-24 Banshee bombing from 15000 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb THEY ALL MISSED!!!! SWEEPS again...- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Ndeni , at 120,143 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 32 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 12 Spitfire Vc Trop x 9 P-39D Airacobra x 8 P-400 Airacobra x 4 P-40E Warhawk x 1 P-40K Warhawk x 8 F4F-4 Wildcat x 8 F4U-1 Corsair x 1 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed And then the KB replied -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Ndeni , at 120,143 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 184 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 68 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 66 B5N1 Kate x 80 B5N2 Kate x 91 D3A1 Val x 130 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 13 Spitfire Vc Trop x 12 P-39D Airacobra x 17 P-400 Airacobra x 37 P-40E Warhawk x 21 P-40K Warhawk x 11 F4F-4 Wildcat x 4 F4U-1 Corsair x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak B5N2 Kate: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged D3A1 Val: 13 destroyed, 14 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-400 Airacobra: 1 damaged P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 damaged F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed on ground C-47 Skytrain: 3 destroyed on ground B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed on ground B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground Allied Ships xAK Jefferson Myers, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk xAK Delawarean, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage BB Ramillies, Bomb hits 4 BB Revenge, Bomb hits 1 xAK Shooting Star, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAK K.I. Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk xAK San Vincente, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAK Makena, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires xAK Mahimahi, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAK Diamond head, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Devonshire, Bomb hits 1 AV Curtiss, Bomb hits 2, on fire xAK Red Jacket xAK Mahukona xAP Duntroon, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Lihue, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage CL Trenton xAK Sage Brush, Torpedo hits 1 xAP Jalabala, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Ethiopia, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAP Empire Raja Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 19 Port hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Ndeni , at 120,143 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 174 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 65 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 24 B5N2 Kate x 18 D3A1 Val x 42 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 13 Spitfire Vc Trop x 10 P-39D Airacobra x 15 P-400 Airacobra x 34 P-40E Warhawk x 18 P-40K Warhawk x 11 F4F-4 Wildcat x 3 F4U-1 Corsair x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 3 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed D3A1 Val: 18 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 115,139 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 9 D3A1 Val x 26 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 1 damaged Allied Ships xAK Fusto Arosemena, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Alcoa Polaris, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Meigs xAK Exchange, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Ndeni , at 120,143 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 157 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 67 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 26 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 12 Spitfire Vc Trop x 8 P-39D Airacobra x 11 P-400 Airacobra x 31 P-40E Warhawk x 14 P-40K Warhawk x 9 F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 F4U-1 Corsair x 2 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Ndeni , at 120,143 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 150 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 64 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 18 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 12 Spitfire Vc Trop x 8 P-39D Airacobra x 9 P-400 Airacobra x 26 P-40E Warhawk x 11 P-40K Warhawk x 6 F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 F4U-1 Corsair x 2 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed No Allied losses
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