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4 JUNE 1942 Submarine Actions: Sturgeon is spotted before she can attack, she takes two hits from the E escort. KXIII duds on an xAK, no damage from the escorts. Later in the day, she is spotted and attacked again, for no damage. She also gets a shot off to a DD, but misses. Not a good day for the KXIII. KXI is spotted at Soerabaja, but no damage done. Surface Actions: Japanese SCTF led by the Nagato, wipe the CL/DD SCTF at Cocos Island off of the map. Some of the Japanese DDs are on fire, that is bad for them. BB vs. CL is a losing proposition, every time. The PTs there are sunk, also. DD Griffin drives off a minesweeper at Cocos Island. Air Actions: 15 Kittyhawks sweep Buna in two raids, nothing rises. 15 P-38s sweep Horn Island in two raids, 4 Zeros rise, 1 Zero falls. 6 Dauntless’ escorted by 14 Wildcats attack Buna in two raids. One xAKL takes two 1000 lb bombs. I don’t think it will survive. Another one takes one 1000 lb bomb and is left on fire. Zeros sweep Kukong. Nothing there. 176 Sallys and 35 Nicks bomb the units SW of Changsha, again. 1420 casualties. 6 Sallys bomb Cebu for minimal damage. 19 P-39Ds attack Finshhafen escorted by 14 P-40Es. 12 Zeros are there to defend. 1 P-39 is lost to 1 Zero destroyed on the ground. There were 2 airbase and 3 runway hits, also. Ground Actions: Bombardment at PM does 58 Japanese to 20 Allied casualties. SigInt of Note: Nothing. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR JUNE 4, 1942 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Cocos Islands at 33,101, Range 7,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses C.XI-W: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Nagato, Shell hits 5 CA Atago CA Haguro, Shell hits 2 DD Akigumo DD Kagero, Shell hits 2 DD Shirayuki, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Uranami, Shell hits 4, on fire DD Ushio, Shell hits 1 DMS W-7, Shell hits 1, heavy fires Allied Ships CL Sumatra, Shell hits 11, and is sunk CL Dragon, Shell hits 10, and is sunk CL Caledon, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Decoy, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Encounter, Shell hits 7, and is sunk DD Griffin, Shell hits 3, on fire Improved night sighting under 71% moonlight Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 71% moonlight: 8,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 7,000 yards BB Nagato engages CL Caledon at 7,000 yards CL Caledon engages CA Haguro at 7,000 yards CA Haguro engages CL Sumatra at 7,000 yards BB Nagato engages DD Griffin at 7,000 yards DD Griffin engages DD Uranami at 7,000 yards DD Griffin engages DD Shirayuki at 7,000 yards DD Griffin engages DD Kagero at 7,000 yards CL Sumatra engages DMS W-7 at 7,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards CA Haguro engages CL Caledon at 3,000 yards CA Haguro engages CL Dragon at 3,000 yards CL Sumatra engages CA Haguro at 3,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Griffin at 3,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Encounter at 3,000 yards DD Decoy engages DD Shirayuki at 3,000 yards DD Kagero engages DD Decoy at 3,000 yards DD Akigumo engages DD Decoy at 3,000 yards CL Sumatra engages DMS W-7 at 3,000 yards CL Caledon sunk by CA Haguro at 3,000 yards DD Griffin engages DD Uranami at 3,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Encounter at 3,000 yards DD Uranami engages DD Decoy at 3,000 yards DD Kagero engages DD Encounter at 3,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards BB Nagato engages CL Sumatra at 4,000 yards BB Nagato engages CL Sumatra at 4,000 yards DD Akigumo engages DD Griffin at 4,000 yards DD Encounter engages DD Ushio at 4,000 yards DD Decoy sunk by DD Shirayuki at 4,000 yards DD Kagero engages DD Griffin at 4,000 yards DD Griffin engages DD Akigumo at 4,000 yards Range increases to 6,000 yards BB Nagato engages CL Dragon at 6,000 yards CA Haguro engages CL Sumatra at 6,000 yards DD Griffin engages DMS W-7 at 6,000 yards DD Encounter engages DD Uranami at 6,000 yards DD Encounter engages DD Uranami at 6,000 yards DD Encounter engages DD Akigumo at 6,000 yards CL Sumatra engages DMS W-7 at 6,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards BB Nagato engages CL Sumatra at 8,000 yards CL Sumatra sunk by BB Nagato at 8,000 yards DD Kagero engages DD Encounter at 8,000 yards DD Akigumo engages DD Griffin at 8,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards BB Nagato engages CL Dragon at 9,000 yards DD Griffin engages DD Kagero at 9,000 yards CA Atago engages DD Encounter at 9,000 yards DD Ushio engages DD Griffin at 9,000 yards DD Encounter engages DD Shirayuki at 9,000 yards DD Kagero engages DD Griffin at 9,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards CL Dragon engages BB Nagato at 8,000 yards CL Dragon engages CA Haguro at 8,000 yards DD Encounter engages DD Uranami at 8,000 yards DD Encounter engages DD Ushio at 8,000 yards DD Shirayuki engages DD Encounter at 8,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards BB Nagato engages CL Dragon at 5,000 yards DD Griffin engages DD Uranami at 5,000 yards CA Atago engages DD Encounter at 5,000 yards DD Encounter engages DD Shirayuki at 5,000 yards CL Dragon engages DMS W-7 at 5,000 yards Range closes to 2,000 yards BB Nagato engages CL Dragon at 2,000 yards CL Dragon engages CA Haguro at 2,000 yards DD Encounter engages DD Ushio at 2,000 yards DD Encounter engages DD Uranami at 2,000 yards DD Shirayuki engages DD Encounter at 2,000 yards DD Encounter engages DD Kagero at 2,000 yards CL Dragon engages DMS W-7 at 2,000 yards Collinson, A.C. orders Allied TF to disengage Range increases to 3,000 yards CL Dragon sunk by BB Nagato at 3,000 yards DD Shirayuki engages DD Encounter at 3,000 yards BB Nagato engages DD Encounter at 3,000 yards CA Haguro engages DD Encounter at 3,000 yards DD Encounter sunk by CA Atago at 3,000 yards DD Griffin engages DD Ushio at 3,000 yards Collinson, A.C. orders Allied TF to disengage BB Nagato engages DD Griffin at 3,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards BB Nagato engages DD Griffin at 7,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards DD Shirayuki engages DD Griffin at 12,000 yards DD Griffin engages DD Uranami at 12,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Billiton at 51,93 Japanese Ships xAP Keihuku Maru xAP Teikyo Maru xAP Manzyu Maru xAP Kokuryu Maru xAP Horai Maru xAK Ryuzin Maru E Tsuta Allied Ships SS Sturgeon, hits 2 SS Sturgeon is sighted by escort E Tsuta attacking submerged sub .... E Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search... E Tsuta attacking submerged sub .... E Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search... E Tsuta fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Sabang at 44,70 Japanese Ships xAK Sumanoura Maru xAK Eihuku Maru PB Jokuja Maru Allied Ships SS KXIII SS KXIII launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Sumanoura Maru KXIII bottoming out .... PB Jokuja Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Jokuja Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Jokuja Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Jokuja Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Jokuja Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Soerabaja at 56,104 Japanese Ships DD Nokaze Allied Ships SS KXI SS KXI is sighted by escort KXI bottoming out .... DD Nokaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Nokaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Nokaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Nokaze fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Nokaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Cocos Islands at 33,101, Range 7,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Nagato CA Atago CA Haguro DD Akigumo DD Kagero DD Shirayuki DD Ushio Allied Ships ML No. 310, Shell hits 2, and is sunk ML No. 311, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 60% moonlight: 8,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 7,000 yards Kobayashi, Sonosuke crosses the 'T' BB Nagato engages ML No. 311 at 7,000 yards DD Akigumo engages ML No. 311 at 7,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards BB Nagato engages ML No. 311 at 8,000 yards Massive explosion on ML No. 311 ML No. 311 sunk by DD Kagero at 8,000 yards Brookes J. orders Allied TF to disengage DD Shirayuki engages ML No. 310 at 8,000 yards DD Akigumo engages ML No. 310 at 8,000 yards BB Nagato engages ML No. 310 at 8,000 yards Brookes J. orders Allied TF to disengage Range increases to 12,000 yards ML No. 310 sunk by BB Nagato at 12,000 yards Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Cocos Islands at 33,101, Range 20,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Uranami DMS W-7, heavy fires Allied Ships DD Griffin Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions: 20,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 17,000 yards Japanese TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 18,000 yards... Range increases to 19,000 yards... Range increases to 20,000 yards... Range increases to 20,000 yards... Both Task Forces evade combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Allied aircraft Kittyhawk IA x 13 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Kittyhawk IA sweeping at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Horn Island , at 91,128 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 Allied aircraft P-38E Lightning x 13 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 12 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Buna at 99,129 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 7 SBD-3 Dauntless x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAKL Taiyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Taiyu Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Kukong , at 79,57 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 8 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 5th Chinese Cavalry Corps, at 81,53 , near Changsha Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 Ki-21-Ic Sally x 86 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 62 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 20 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 7 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 1013 casualties reported Squads: 56 destroyed, 13 disabled Non Combat: 60 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 6 disabled Guns lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 24 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 23 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 12 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 22 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 5 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 24 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 23 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 12 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 3 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps ... 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Also attacking 5th Chinese Cavalry Corps ... Also attacking 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps, at 81,53 , near Changsha Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 19 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 190 casualties reported Squads: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 19 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Cebu , at 80,86 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 7 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 9000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps, at 81,53 , near Changsha Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 9 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 46 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-21-Ic Sally bombing from 9000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 14 minutes Allied aircraft Kittyhawk IA x 2 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Kittyhawk IA sweeping at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Horn Island , at 91,128 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Allied aircraft P-38E Lightning x 2 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 2 x P-38E Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 5th Chinese Cavalry Corps, at 81,53 , near Changsha Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 35 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 171 casualties reported Squads: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 6 (5 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 35 x Ki-45 KAIa Nick bombing from 100 feet Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Buna at 99,129 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 7 SBD-3 Dauntless x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAKL Kikuryu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Kikuryu Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Finschhafen , at 100,126 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 19 P-40E Warhawk x 14 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 5 damaged A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x P-39D Airacobra bombing from 100 feet Airfield Attack: 1 plane(s) with no ordnance Airfield Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb 10 x P-39D Airacobra bombing from 100 feet Airfield Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: 3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 3 on standby, 8 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 9000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Sabang at 44,70 Japanese Ships xAK Eihuku Maru xAKL Shingetsu Maru PB Jokuja Maru Allied Ships SS KXIII SS KXIII is sighted by escort PB Jokuja Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Jokuja Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Jokuja Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Jokuja Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Jokuja Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Sabang at 44,70 Japanese Ships DD Matsukaze xAK Eihuku Maru xAKL Shingetsu Maru PB Jokuja Maru Allied Ships SS KXIII SS KXIII launches 2 torpedoes at DD Matsukaze KXIII bottoming out .... PB Jokuja Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Jokuja Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Jokuja Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Jokuja Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Jokuja Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 16611 troops, 254 guns, 375 vehicles, Assault Value = 795 Defending force 21729 troops, 192 guns, 171 vehicles, Assault Value = 615 Japanese ground losses: 58 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: Lark Battalion A Coy/NG Rifles Port Moresby Brigade 34th Combat Engineer Regiment 30th Australian Brigade 4th Aus Cav Brigade 2/1st Ind Coy 1st Australian Division 1st Marine Raider Battalion 7th RAA Coastal Artillery Regiment Rabaul Det. Base Force 21/22 Field Regiment 1st Medium Regiment 114th USAAF Base Force 2nd RAAF M/W Sqn 33rd Medium Regiment I Australian Corps 97th Coast AA Regiment 15th RAAF Base Force II US Fighter Cmnd Defending units: 1st Ind. Engineer Regiment 38th Division 4th/C Division 16th Army 17th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
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