Gen.Hoepner
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/17/42
The supposed suicide TF was indeed a reinforcement cargo. It was trying to bring a base force to Canton island. Has been sunk with no mercy at 120 miles from its supposed objective.
another reinforcement TF has been spotted and attacked at Nanoumea atoll. My torpedo bombers based at Tarawa manaed to sinks 2 ships of that convoy....it loading or unloading ( who knows ) an American Division!...
These signs can mean he wants to fight for central Pac...so i must wait for his carriers sooner or later.
My second carrier division will try to intercept another TF south of Canton which is moving eastwards, while the other two carrier divisions, will close the gap and support the BBs in their route towards Canton Isl. I know he's getting ready to strike with bombers from Canton isl....must be prepared!
Many many DDs are fleeing from Canton moving towards PH...2 of my subs got sunk with no counter hit
In the other theatres, things are moving as fast as here.
In the indian ocean my CVE hosho launched 5 kates against a TK cargo TF moving southwards. Only one hit, but this should theaten him and possibly force him to go back. These attacks should set him on allarm and i hope he makes some mistakes at Exmouth....i'm starting to feel really unconfortable here. 16 units are really a lot! and my lack of supplies for the invading 25th army is a real problem....
In Burma i'm waiting for his huge bombing attack...
in China finally i found a key for Lanchow ( oh, well, i hope so ). only 2 units are defending his eastern flank and now 6 japanese units are getting closer to his positions. If he's not crazy he's going to leave Lanchow in a week or 2......and then...oh, well...you know
Very very strangly he moved back his army from Canton. only 4 units left there. probably he wants to have more free hands on my right flank...good! i'm going to reinforce it!
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ASW attack at 108,83
Japanese Ships
SS I-155, hits 7, on fire, heavy damage*sinks*
Allied Ships
DD Kennison
DD Crosby
DD Waters
DD Fox
DD MacDonough
DD Hull
DD Conyngham
DD Lamson
DD Drayton
DD Gridley
DD Craven
DD Mugford
DD Mustin
DD Anderson
DD Hughes
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Day Air attack on Sining , at 45,23
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 33
Ki-21 Sally x 47
Ki-48 Lily x 77
Ki-49 Helen x 27
Ki-15 Babs x 6
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged
Ki-48 Lily: 3 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
17 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 154
The last p-40s have been destroyed on the ground. No way to keep on using Sinin AF to bother me --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Day Air attack on Lanchow , at 46,25
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 26
Ki-27 Nate x 22
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 33
Ki-21 Sally x 137
Ki-48 Lily x 21
Ki-49 Helen x 27
Ki-36 Ida x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Airbase hits 40
Airbase supply hits 10
Runway hits 145
His supplies should have gone down a lot in the last 2 weeks
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Day Air attack on TF at 101,98
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 67
D3A Val x 70
B5N Kate x 129
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
MSW Bobolink, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
AVD Williamson, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
AP Katoomba, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
AP Van Diemen, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
AP Van Neck, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
Allied ground losses:
362 casualties reported
Guns lost 12
Vehicles lost 2
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Day Air attack on TF at 13,75 ( Indian Ocean )
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
TK Empire Flint, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Nanumea at 84,103
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
G3M Nell x 9
G4M1 Betty x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AP Henderson, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage *sinks*
AP Mount McKinley
MSW Turkey, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Ruth Alexander
Allied ground losses:
152 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Aircraft Attacking:
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ASW attack at 103,94
Japanese Ships
SS I-9, hits 1, on fire *sinks*
Allied Ships
DD Dent, heavy damage
DD Shaw
DD Ellet, heavy damage
DD Benham
DD Henley
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RE: China: the last nightmare - 
The Allies come back - 
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He has surely spotted my CVs and no matters what it takes he's going southwards. Really strange! This TF will be intercepted tomorrow morning if the weather is on my side. 
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