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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 03, 43
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ASW attack near Ailuk at 136,112
SS RO-68
Allied Ships
DD Duncan
DD Aaron Ward
DD Lansdowne
SS RO-68 is located by DD Duncan
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ASW attack near Likiep at 134,113
SS I-159, hits 1
Allied Ships
DD Frankford
LST-34
LST-29
SS I-159 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Frankford
I-159 diving deep ....
DD Frankford attacking submerged sub ....
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ASW attack near Ailuk at 136,113
SS I-159, hits 3
Allied Ships
DD Buchanan
DD Aaron Ward
DD Lansdowne
DD Duncan
SS I-159 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Buchanan
DD Duncan attacking submerged sub ....
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ASW attack near Ailuk at 136,113
SS I-159
Allied Ships
APD Dickerson
APD Rathburne
SS I-159 is sighted by escort
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ASW attack near Ailuk at 138,114
SS I-154, hits 2
Allied Ships
DD Dashiell
LST-463
DD Fullam, on fire
SS I-154 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Dashiell
DD Dashiell attacking submerged sub ....
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Night Air attack on Jessore , at 53,37
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 14
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIf x 6
CAP engaged:
No.176 Sqn RAF with Beaufighter VIf (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Some CAP have air radar
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 7
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 5 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 6
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Night Air attack on Diamond Harbour , at 52,38
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 4
4 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 20000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Jessore , at 53,37
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 7
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIf x 6
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 8
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIf x 4
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Night Air attack on Diamond Harbour , at 52,38
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 2
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 damaged
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 3
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Sub attack near Ailuk at 138,114
SS I-153, hits 3, heavy damage
Allied Ships
LST-461, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
LST-462
DD Fullam
DD Dashiell
SS I-153 launches 2 torpedoes at LST-461
I-153 diving deep ....
DD Dashiell attacking submerged sub ....
DD Dashiell is out of ASW ammo
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ASW attack near Ailuk at 136,113
SS I-18
Allied Ships
DE Austin
DE Edward C. Daly
SS I-18 is located by DE Austin
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ASW attack near Maloelap at 139,115
SS I-38, hits 6
Allied Ships
CA Baltimore – I think this is a CV or CVL task force but the escorts do their job again…
CL Denver
CL Columbia
CLAA Reno
CLAA Juneau
DD O'Bannon
DD Conway
DD Clark
DD Porter
DD Thatcher
DD Schroeder
SS I-38 is sighted by escort
DD Clark attacking submerged sub ....
DD Porter attacking submerged sub ....
DD Thatcher attacking submerged sub ....
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Sub attack near Makassar at 64,106
SC Ch 39
SC Ch 33
Allied Ships
SS Sailfish
SS Sailfish launches 2 torpedoes at SC Ch 39
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ASW attack near Maloelap at 139,115
SS RO-68
Allied Ships
CA Baltimore
CL Denver
CL Columbia
CLAA Reno
CLAA Oakland
CLAA Juneau
DD Nicholas
DD Eaton
DD Clark
DD Porter
DD Thatcher
DD Schroeder
SS RO-68 is sighted by escort
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Morning Air attack on 2nd Australian Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 17
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 18
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 1 damaged
17 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 15000 feet – might drop them to 10k’ to try and get more hits.
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 24th Infantry Division, at 98,130 (Port Moresby)
N1K2-J George x 8
Ki-21-IIb Sally x 19
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 10
Ki-21-IIb Sally: 4 damaged
19 x Ki-21-IIb Sally bombing from 10000 feet – I’d already dropped the Sallys to 10k’, minimal flak damage but still no hits in the jungle terrain.
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 12th Division, at 53,36 , near Calcutta
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 6
Ki-84a Frank x 13
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 15
Kittyhawk III x 12
Kittyhawk IV x 9
Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 5 destroyed – the Allies are still persisting with the Vengeance DBs which is good news for the IJAAF in India. Based on their performance in this war the Vengeance really should only be used for training or rear area ASW patrols, certainly not as a front line strike aircraft flying into heavy CAP.
Kittyhawk III: 4 destroyed
Kittyhawk IV: 3 destroyed
7 x Vengeance I bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb, 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
Japanese ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
CAP engaged:
11th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
33rd Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
64th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
64th Sentai Det with Ki-84a Frank (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
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Morning Air attack on 13th Division, at 53,36 , near Calcutta
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 3
Ki-84a Frank x 5
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 10
P-38H Lightning x 8
P-40N5 Warhawk x 12
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Morning Air attack on 11th Division, at 53,36 , near Calcutta
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 1
Ki-84a Frank x 1
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 12
P-40N1 Warhawk x 8
Japanese ground losses:
168 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 2nd Tank Division, at 53,36 , near Calcutta
Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 16
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 27
B-25D1 Mitchell: 12 damaged
B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed by flak
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 24 damaged
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 6 destroyed by flak
Japanese ground losses: the big IJA stack takes some casualties once the LRCAP is worn down, but the embedded AA in the IJA Tank Divs knocks down a few of the strafers. This IJA stack is moving SE to concentrate for an attack on Jessore, so there will be less stacks to provide LRCAP over soon.
286 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 21 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
16 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 2nd Tank Division, at 53,36 , near Calcutta
Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 14
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 13 damaged
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 3 destroyed by flak
Japanese ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
13 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt bombing from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on 17th Division, at 53,36 , near Calcutta
Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 16 damaged
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 6 destroyed by flak
Japanese ground losses:
43 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Green Island at 108,127
Weather in hex: Overcast
Allied aircraft
SBD-5 Dauntless x 13 – 11 hex strike from Lunga. Lesson learnt not to venture within 11 hexes of the Allied bases at Guadalcanal without air cover. “Lucky” this was only a few low value xAK and an AA unit. The few thousand of supply is probably the worst thing lost.
Japanese Ships -
xAK Iwashiro Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Horai Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Kuraido Maru
AM Wa 103, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
Japanese ground losses: carrying a Fd AA Bn and some supply to Lunga, it will return to Rabaul to take replacements.
103 casualties reported
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 11 disabled
Guns lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Green Island at 108,127
Allied aircraft
SBD-5 Dauntless x 18
Japanese Ships
xAK Horai Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Iwashiro Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
AM Wa 104, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Sub attack near Ailuk at 137,114
SS I-154
Allied Ships
APD Herbert
APD Dickerson
APD Rathburne
SS I-154 launches 2 torpedoes at APD Herbert
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Ground combat at Port Moresby (98,130)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 4154 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 744
Defending force 10910 troops, 193 guns, 203 vehicles, Assault Value = 402
Japanese ground losses:
95 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
41st Division
10th Garrison Unit
22nd Tank Regiment
84th Naval Guard Unit
33rd Ind. Engineer Regiment
58th Field AA Battalion
1st JNAF AF Unit
30th Fld AA Gun Co
18th Army
2nd JNAF AF Unit
Defending units:
34th Combat Engineer Regiment
24th Infantry Division
637th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2nd Australian Division
I US Corps
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Ground combat at Wotje (135,115)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1114 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 40
Defending force 9057 troops, 243 guns, 351 vehicles, Assault Value = 116
Japanese ground losses:
397 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Wotje (135,115)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3121 troops, 59 guns, 144 vehicles, Assault Value = 113
Defending force 2711 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31
Allied ground losses: this Allied stack is having a rough time trying to get off the beach at Wotje.
75 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Assaulting units:
151st Combat Engineer Regiment
762nd Tank Battalion
158th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
201st(Sep) Infantry Regiment
178th USAAF Base Force
225th Field Artillery Battalion
97th Coast AA Regiment
Defending units:
62nd Naval Guard Unit
Wotje Base Force
Wotje Naval Fortress
45th JNAF AF Unit
OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Sep 03, 43
Repairs completed on DD Hibiki at Hakodate, ship returned to service – for those interested in the DD Hibiki, fully repaired and rejoins CA Div 6 (Tone and Chikuma) with its two remaining sister DDs.
Ki-21-IIb Sally from 35th Sentai attacking SS Tinosa at 66,107 SS Tinosa is reported HIT
SS I-6 snooped by Allied Carrier Aircraft at 138,114 near Ailuk
WO Ginowa F. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 3
2LT Hoshikura O. of 64th Sentai Det is credited with kill number 2
WO Ginowa F. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 4
2LT Azusa E. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
2LT Mori R. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 7
2LT Miyamoto, G. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 14
CPT Dohibara V. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 15
2LT Mori R. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 8
2LT Inayama, H. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Mori R. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 9
WO Hyakutake W. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Namai, K. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 7
2LT Kimiyama S. of 64th Sentai Det is credited with kill number 2
2LT Hoshikura O. of 64th Sentai Det is credited with kill number 3
Allied Fighter Bomber sighted over 12th Army
Allied Fighter Bomber sighted over 11th Army
Search G4M1 Betty destroyed by CAP
Ki-21-IIb Sally from 7th Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 53,49 an Allied SS is reported HIT
Fulmar II sighted over Lucknow
4 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting Yokosuka 1st SNLF to Ailinglaplap
6 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting 85th Naval Guard Unit to Salamaua
6 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting 85th Naval Guard Unit to Salamaua
7 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting 85th Naval Guard Unit to Salamaua
5 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 24th Air Flotilla from Ailinglaplap
7 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 26th Air Flotilla from Mili
5 x H6K4-L Mavis transporting 24th Air Flotilla from Ailinglaplap
xAK Horai Maru sinks at sea
Naha expands fortifications to size 1
Bangkok expands fortifications to size 5
Molokai expands port to size 4
Batangas expands airfield to size 5
Hyderabad (Sindh) expands airfield to size 8
Raipur expands airfield to size 4
Aircraft B6N2a Jill advances R&D
DD Tachikaze beginning refit in shipyard at Singapore
DD Nokaze beginning refit in shipyard at Singapore
DD Namikaze beginning refit in shipyard at Singapore
DD Numakaze beginning refit in shipyard at Singapore
551 Ku K-1 converting to B6N2 Jill
25th Air Defense AA Regiment - some devices have been upgraded at Magwe
Previous report of sinking of CL Achilles incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
Previous report of sinking of SS Ray incorrect. Intelligence reports ship is still in service
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Cawnpore (51, 23)!
Low garrison leads to damage and 1 VP loss from partisan attack at Lucknow (52, 23)!
Loss of AM Wa 103 on Sep 03, 1943 is admitted
Loss of AM Wa 104 on Sep 03, 1943 is admitted
Loss of xAK Iwashiro Maru on Sep 03, 1943 is admitted
xAK Tachi Maru arrives at Osaka/Kyoto
SS S-36 is reported to have been sunk near Manus on Aug 25, 1943
21st Medium Field Artillery Battalion arrives at Tokyo – returns after being destroyed in India. It was bought out and will plan for a move to the Marianas, but fill to 100% at Tokyo before moving south.
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