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SITUATION REPORT: 10-14-43 SEAC: Allied bombers hit IJN shipping off Bangkok and Bandou. The last Japanese owned city in Burma was captured today as 120,000 SEAC troops attacked Taung Gyi...the Japanese remnants fled into the interior jungles. SEAC troops continue to pour into Tavoy. SWPAC: Naval bombers from Koepang hit Japanese shipping at Kendari. It appears as if Japanese transports are very active now in an attempt to reinforce their crumbling positions in SE Asia. Allied bombers work over Biak in preparation for eventual invasion. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/14/43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 33,64 Japanese Ships PG Tosho Maru PG Nishho Maru MSW Tama Maru Allied Ships SS O23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 33,64 Japanese Ships MSW Tama Maru PG Tosho Maru PG Nishho Maru Allied Ships SS O23 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 56,43 Japanese Ships TK Choran Maru PG Takunan Maru #3 APD APD-36 Allied Ships SS Runner -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Tavoy , at 28,37 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-25J Mitchell x 57 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-25J Mitchell: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 113 casualties reported Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 7 Runway hits 50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Biak , at 46,77 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft Beaufort V-IX x 16 P-40N Warhawk x 37 B-17E Fortress x 16 PB4Y Liberator x 27 B-24D Liberator x 91 B-24J Liberator x 45 Japanese aircraft losses E13A1 Jake: 5 destroyed H8K Emily: 2 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 61 casualties reported Airbase hits 26 Airbase supply hits 10 Runway hits 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 55th Division, at 33,32 Allied aircraft Liberator VI x 27 Beaufighter VIC x 23 B-25J Mitchell x 66 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 272 casualties reported Guns lost 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 2nd Tank Regiment, at 28,37 Allied aircraft Hurricane II x 32 Spitfire Vb x 4 P-40N Warhawk x 21 Allied aircraft losses Hurricane II: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 28 casualties reported Vehicles lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 2nd Tank Regiment, at 28,37 Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIC x 36 P-40N Warhawk x 20 Allied aircraft losses Beaufighter VIC: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Japanese ground losses: 48 casualties reported Vehicles lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 126th IJA Base Force, at 62,88 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 35 P-38G Lightning x 21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 28,41 Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIC x 10 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Kasima Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Asama Maru AP Matsukawa Maru, Bomb hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Bandou at 25,41 Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIC x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Awa Maru Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Beaufighter VIC bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Kendari at 33,71 Allied aircraft Beaufighter Mk 21 x 17 P-38G Lightning x 30 B-25J Mitchell x 9 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Kaisho Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP Imizu Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Tavoy , at 28,37 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft Liberator VI x 47 P-40N Warhawk x 42 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Liberator VI: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 75 casualties reported Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 37 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 28,41 Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 14 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 7 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 20 Liberator VI x 10 Beaufighter Mk 21 x 57 P-40N Warhawk x 50 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Liberator VI: 1 damaged Beaufighter Mk 21: 1 damaged P-40N Warhawk: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships AP Hanakawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire AP Ayaha Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AP Kasima Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Amakusa Maru, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage AP Hikade Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Alor Star at 24,44 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 5 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Haguro Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire PC Takunan Maru #5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 28,41 Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 12 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 6 Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIC x 11 P-40N Warhawk x 19 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 4 destroyed Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Beaufighter VIC: 2 destroyed P-40N Warhawk: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships AP Matsukawa Maru AP Josho Maru AP Asama Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 28,41 Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 4 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 2 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 4 P-40N Warhawk x 8 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 1 damaged P-40N Warhawk: 2 damaged Japanese Ships AP Tatsuho Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Taung Gyi Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 120562 troops, 932 guns, 992 vehicles Defending force 15357 troops, 70 guns, 0 vehicles Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Allied assault odds: 11 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Taung Gyi base !!! Japanese ground losses: 1581 casualties reported Guns lost 20 Allied ground losses: 708 casualties reported Guns lost 33 Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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