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November 13, 1945 I set kakis hoping to find long distance strikes against large supply convoys or troop transports. It turns out the Allies decided to land with APDs and LSTs at Balikpapan this turn. That meant there was CAP up from nearby Samarinda, and my LR CAP couldn't quite keep the defending CAP away. Happily, the kamis that did strike got to ships with troops onboard. They are low value targets, but with between the mines, the kamis, the CD guns and the LR CAP getting to the daily milk runs here, it's a productive haul of VPs that make up for lost airframes. In Nov 45 this is the kind of strike I can hope for. Not much else. He is too careful, but care takes time, and my hoe is it takes too much time. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 13, 1945 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 470 encounters mine field at Balikpapan (64,97) Allied Ships DD Laffey II, Mine hits 1, on fire APD Schmidt, Mine hits 1, on fire APD Cook, Mine hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 82 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pre-Invasion action off Balikpapan (64,97) Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force 219 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships APD Humphreys DD Laffey II APD Schmidt APD Walter S. Gorka APD Rogers Blood APD Myers APD Kleinsmith APD Julius A. Raven APD Hunter Marshall APD Hayter APD Harry L. Corl APD Donald W. Wolf APD Carpellotti APD Bray APD Balduck APD Yokes APD Wantuck APD Ringness APD Reynour APD Odum APD Laning APD Horace A. Bass APD Haines APD Barber Allied ground losses: 113 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled APD Walter S. Gorka fired at enemy troops -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 64,97 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 21 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 22 Ki-83 x 49 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 11 P-38L Lightning x 7 P-40N5 Warhawk x 7 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 11 destroyed P1Y2 Frances: 1 destroyed by flak Ki-83: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40N5 Warhawk: 1 destroyed Allied Ships APD Walter S. Gorka APD Reynour APD Ringness APD Schmidt APD Cook Aircraft Attacking: 5 x P1Y2 Frances flying as kamikaze Kamikaze: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 64,97 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 52 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft D4Y2-C Judy x 14 Ki-83 x 43 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 2 P-38L Lightning x 2 P-40N5 Warhawk x 6 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y2-C Judy: 7 destroyed D4Y2-C Judy: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses P-40N5 Warhawk: 1 destroyed Allied Ships LST-449, Kamikaze hits 1 APD Myers, Kamikaze hits 1, and is sunk LST-803 LST-796, Kamikaze hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AM Malwa LST-270, Kamikaze hits 1 LST-804, Kamikaze hits 1 Allied ground losses: 96 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 11 x D4Y2-C Judy flying as kamikaze -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 12th Base Force, at 64,97 (Balikpapan) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-83 x 31 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 30 P-40N5 Warhawk x 1 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 221 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 15 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 7000 feet Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 64,97 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft P1Y2 Frances x 3 Ki-83 x 9 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 3 P-38L Lightning x 7 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y2 Frances: 1 destroyed P1Y2 Frances: 1 destroyed by flak Ki-83: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Spitfire VIII: 2 destroyed Allied Ships APD Cook Aircraft Attacking: 3 x P1Y2 Frances flying as kamikaze Kamikaze: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 64,97 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-74-I Patsy x 17 Ki-83 x 4 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 6 P-38L Lightning x 5 P-40N5 Warhawk x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-74-I Patsy: 9 destroyed No Allied losses Allied Ships LST-804 LST-449, Kamikaze hits 1, heavy damage Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Balikpapan at 64,97 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-74-I Patsy x 9 Ki-83 x 1 Allied aircraft P-38L Lightning x 1 P-40N5 Warhawk x 2 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-74-I Patsy: 5 destroyed Ki-83: 1 destroyed No Allied losses Allied Ships LST-804 LST-803, Kamikaze hits 1, heavy damage LST-449, Kamikaze hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LST-270, Kamikaze hits 1, and is sunk LST-739, Kamikaze hits 1, and is sunk AM Malwa, Kamikaze hits 1, and is sunk Allied ground losses: 1042 casualties reported Squads: 36 destroyed, 19 disabled Non Combat: 37 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 3 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-74-I Patsy flying as kamikaze Kamikaze: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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