RGIJN -> RE: ITīS GETTING HOT NOW!!! (4/6/2009 8:39:09 PM)
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waning days of an epic struggle... Air Battle today slightly better than in the past for the IJN / IJA, but surface engagements with mixed results only for my brave fleet. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/16/43 Weather: Partly Cloudy Sub attack near Woodlark Island at 22,39 Japanese Ships SS I-31 Allied Ships CLAA Atlanta -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on Woodlark Island , at 22,39 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 17 Allied aircraft P-70A Havoc x 13 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell x 2 destroyed G3M Nell x 18 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-70A Havoc x 8 damaged Allied Ships CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage Port fuel hits 1 Attacking Level Bombers: 9 x G3M Nell at 100 feet 6 x G3M Nell at 1000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on Woodlark Island , at 22,39 Japanese aircraft G4M2 Betty x 11 Allied aircraft P-70A Havoc x 13 Japanese aircraft losses G4M2 Betty x 1 destroyed G4M2 Betty x 8 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-70A Havoc x 1 damaged Port fuel hits 1 Attacking Level Bombers: 10 x G4M2 Betty at 7000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 23,28 Japanese Ships AV Sanyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Balao -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 21,28 Japanese Ships DD Hatsuzuki, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage DD Niizuki, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage DD Fujinami, Shell hits 5, on fire DD Hayanami, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Isonami, Shell hits 5, on fire DD Hatsuyuki, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1 CA Quincy, Shell hits 4 CA Baltimore, Shell hits 1 CL Leander CL Santa Fe, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1 DD Thatcher DD Calahan DMS Zane -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 21,28 Japanese Ships BB Mutsu, Shell hits 4 BB Yamato, Shell hits 5 BB Musashi, Shell hits 7 BB Hyuga, Shell hits 2 CA Furutaka, Shell hits 9, on fire CL Jintsu, Shell hits 2 DD Asashimo, Shell hits 1 DD Hatsushimo DD Hibiki, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Shirayuki, Shell hits 1, on fire Allied Ships CA Pensacola, Shell hits 3 CA Quincy CA Baltimore, Shell hits 2 CL Leander CL Santa Fe, Shell hits 1 DD Thatcher DD Calahan, Shell hits 1 DMS Zane -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 21,28 Japanese Ships BB Mutsu, Shell hits 5 BB Yamato BB Musashi, Shell hits 1 BB Hyuga CA Furutaka, on fire CL Jintsu, Shell hits 2 DD Asashimo DD Hatsushimo DD Hibiki, on fire DD Shirayuki, Shell hits 2, on fire Allied Ships CLAA San Diego, Shell hits 25, on fire, heavy damage CLAA Van Heemskerck, Shell hits 5, and is sunk DD Bennett, Shell hits 32, and is sunk DD McCalla, Shell hits 46, and is sunk DD Selfridge, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 21,28 Japanese Ships BB Mutsu BB Yamato BB Musashi BB Hyuga CA Furutaka, on fire CL Jintsu DD Asashimo DD Hatsushimo DD Hibiki, on fire, heavy damage DD Shirayuki, on fire Allied Ships CLAA Juneau, Shell hits 2, and is sunk DD Luce, Shell hits 7, and is sunk DD Renshaw, Shell hits 14, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 21,28 Japanese Ships BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2 BB Yamato, Shell hits 3 BB Musashi, Shell hits 10 BB Hyuga, Shell hits 3 CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4, on fire CL Jintsu, Shell hits 2 DD Asashimo, Shell hits 1 DD Hatsushimo, Shell hits 1 DD Hibiki, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DD Shirayuki, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships CA Pensacola, Shell hits 3 CA Quincy CA Baltimore, Shell hits 1 CL Leander CL Santa Fe, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Thatcher, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Calahan, Shell hits 1 DMS Zane, Shell hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 23,28 Japanese Ships TK Kyokuto Maru Allied Ships SS Balao -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 23,38 Japanese Ships SS I-171, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships BB Massachusetts, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Strong -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 20,23 Japanese Ships TK Kuremente Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Allied Ships SS Sargo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on Rabaul , at 21,28 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 A6M3 Zero x 4 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 8 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 13 Allied aircraft PB4Y Liberator x 4 no losses no losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on Irau , at 42,43 Allied aircraft B-25J Mitchell x 53 no losses Japanese ground losses: Men lost 23 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 Attacking Level Bombers: 12 x B-25J Mitchell at 100 feet 0 x B-25J Mitchell at 100 feet 3 x B-25J Mitchell at 100 feet 7 x B-25J Mitchell at 100 feet 8 x B-25J Mitchell at 100 feet 3 x B-25J Mitchell at 100 feet 3 x B-25J Mitchell at 100 feet 9 x B-25J Mitchell at 100 feet 0 x B-25J Mitchell at 100 feet 3 x B-25J Mitchell at 100 feet 0 x B-25J Mitchell at 100 feet 5 x B-25J Mitchell at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on Rennell Island , at 38,45 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 6 B-24J Liberator x 6 no losses Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 7 Attacking Level Bombers: 3 x B-24J Liberator at 15000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress at 15000 feet 0 x B-17E Fortress at 15000 feet 0 x B-17E Fortress at 15000 feet 3 x B-24J Liberator at 15000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress at 15000 feet 0 x B-17E Fortress at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Meteiai at 17,24 Allied aircraft Hudson x 4 A-20G Havoc x 10 no losses Japanese Ships BB Fuso, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage Attacking Level Bombers: 0 x A-20G Boston at 15000 feet 4 x Hudson at 8000 feet 0 x A-20G Havoc at 15000 feet 0 x A-20G Boston at 15000 feet 0 x PB4Y Liberator at 15000 feet 2 x A-20G Havoc at 15000 feet 3 x A-20G Havoc at 15000 feet 5 x A-20G Havoc at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 18,24 Allied aircraft Hudson x 10 B-17E Fortress x 8 PB4Y Liberator x 3 B-24D Liberator x 12 B-24J Liberator x 6 Allied aircraft losses Hudson x 2 damaged B-24D Liberator x 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Yamato, Bomb hits 1 BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 4 BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 1 CL Jintsu Attacking Level Bombers: 2 x B-17E Fortress at 15000 feet 3 x B-24D Liberator at 15000 feet 0 x B-17E Fortress at 15000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress at 15000 feet 3 x B-24J Liberator at 15000 feet 4 x Hudson at 8000 feet 3 x Hudson at 8000 feet 0 x B-24J Liberator at 15000 feet 3 x B-24J Liberator at 15000 feet 3 x B-24D Liberator at 15000 feet 3 x PB4Y Liberator at 15000 feet 0 x B-17E Fortress at 15000 feet 1 x Hudson at 8000 feet 2 x Hudson at 8000 feet 3 x B-24D Liberator at 15000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress at 15000 feet 3 x B-24D Liberator at 15000 feet 0 x B-17E Fortress at 15000 feet 0 x B-24J Liberator at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 21,28 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 A6M3 Zero x 4 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 8 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 13 Allied aircraft Hudson x 9 B-17E Fortress x 6 B-24D Liberator x 8 no losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson x 10 destroyed B-17E Fortress x 1 destroyed B-17E Fortress x 1 damaged B-24D Liberator x 2 damaged COL H.Okajima of 78th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 Japanese Ships CA Atago CA Mikuma CA Ashigara Attacking Level Bombers: 0 x PB4Y Liberator at 15000 feet 0 x Hudson at 8000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress at 15000 feet 2 x B-17E Fortress at 15000 feet 4 x B-24D Liberator at 15000 feet 0 x B-17E Fortress at 15000 feet 4 x B-24D Liberator at 15000 feet 0 x B-24D Liberator at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 18,24 Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 5 Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator x 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Furutaka, on fire BB Musashi, Bomb hits 2 Attacking Level Bombers: 0 x B-24D Liberator at 15000 feet 3 x B-24D Liberator at 15000 feet 2 x B-24D Liberator at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 18,24 Allied aircraft Hudson x 4 no losses Japanese Ships DD Fujinami, on fire Attacking Level Bombers: 4 x Hudson at 8000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF at 21,25 Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 3 no losses Japanese Ships AP Kiri Maru Attacking Level Bombers: 3 x B-24D Liberator at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 21,28 Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 6 B5N Kate x 9 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 26 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate x 4 destroyed B5N Kate x 3 damaged 1LT K.Norton of VMF-212 is credited with kill number 6 Allied Ships AK Sabik CL St. Louis, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 21,28 Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 4 B5N Kate x 8 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 26 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate x 5 destroyed B5N Kate x 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4U-1 Corsair x 1 destroyed 2LT H. McCartney of VMF-121 is credited with kill number 4 1LT G.Clark of VMF-212 bails out and is CAPTURED Allied Ships DD Drayton -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 21,28 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 30 A6M3 Zero x 22 A6M5 Zeke x 5 D3A Val x 101 A6M5-B Zeke x 5 B5N Kate x 99 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 26 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero x 23 destroyed A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged A6M3 Zero x 11 destroyed A6M5 Zeke x 1 destroyed D3A Val x 6 destroyed D3A Val x 4 damaged A6M5-B Zeke x 2 destroyed B5N Kate x 13 destroyed B5N Kate x 2 damaged 1LT K.Norton of VMF-212 is credited with kill number 8 CPO Z. Miyano of F1/6th Daitai is KILLED Allied Ships AP Fayette, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AP Warren, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP Sheridan, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Deimos, Torpedo hits 1 AK Alcyone, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Lesuth AK Aludra, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Cetus, Bomb hits 2, on fire AP Doyen AK Chatham, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Autauga, Bomb hits 2, on fire AK Alcona, Bomb hits 2, on fire AK Amador LST 453, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Beltrami, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Caledonia AK Bullock, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on Rabaul , at 21,28 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 A6M3 Zero x 4 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 8 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 18 Allied aircraft PB4Y Liberator x 3 no losses no losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF at 28,28 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 8 A6M2 Zero x 21 A6M3 Zero x 32 A6M5 Zeke x 6 A6M5-B Zeke x 3 Allied aircraft SB2C Helldiver x 7 Boomerang x 9 P-38J Lightning x 39 P-47D Thunderbolt x 46 B-25J Mitchell x 13 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2-N Rufe x 7 destroyed A6M2 Zero x 19 destroyed A6M3 Zero x 19 destroyed A6M5 Zeke x 3 destroyed A6M5-B Zeke x 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses SB2C Helldiver x 1 destroyed SB2C Helldiver x 4 damaged P-38J Lightning x 1 destroyed P-38J Lightning x 1 damaged P-47D Thunderbolt x 1 damaged B-25J Mitchell x 14 damaged 2LT T.Heath of 342nd FS is credited with kill number 7 LCDR S.Okura of F1/252nd Daitai is KILLED Japanese Ships CV Kaga CVL Shoho CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 1 CVL Zuiho Attacking Level Bombers: 2 x B-25J Mitchell at 8000 feet 3 x B-25J Mitchell at 8000 feet 4 x B-25J Mitchell at 8000 feet 3 x B-25J Mitchell at 8000 feet 1 x B-25J Mitchell at 8000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF at 28,28 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 A6M3 Zero x 4 A6M5 Zeke x 3 A6M5-B Zeke x 2 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 6 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed A6M3 Zero x 1 damaged 1LT C.Wirth of 67th FS is credited with kill number 3 LCDR J.Kanzaki of F1/6th Daitai is KILLED -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Meteiai at 17,24 Allied aircraft A-20G Havoc x 11 B-24D Liberator x 4 A-20G Boston x 5 no losses Japanese Ships BB Fuso, Bomb hits 8, heavy damage Attacking Level Bombers: 2 x A-20G Boston at 15000 feet 5 x A-20G Havoc at 15000 feet 3 x A-20G Boston at 15000 feet 4 x B-24D Liberator at 15000 feet 6 x A-20G Havoc at 15000 feet 0 x A-20G Havoc at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 18,24 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 4 B-24J Liberator x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress x 3 damaged B-24J Liberator x 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Musashi CA Furutaka, on fire Attacking Level Bombers: 3 x B-17E Fortress at 15000 feet 1 x B-17E Fortress at 15000 feet 3 x B-24J Liberator at 15000 feet 3 x B-24J Liberator at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 18,24 Allied aircraft B-25J Mitchell x 8 Allied aircraft losses B-25J Mitchell x 1 destroyed B-25J Mitchell x 3 damaged Japanese Ships BB Musashi, Bomb hits 1 Attacking Level Bombers: 3 x B-25J Mitchell at 8000 feet 2 x B-25J Mitchell at 8000 feet 2 x B-25J Mitchell at 8000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 18,24 Allied aircraft Hudson x 22 B-17E Fortress x 5 PB4Y Liberator x 5 B-24D Liberator x 26 B-24J Liberator x 1 no losses Japanese Ships BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 5 BB Yamato, Bomb hits 4 CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 1 BB Mutsu Attacking Level Bombers: 3 x Hudson at 8000 feet 0 x PB4Y Liberator at 15000 feet 2 x B-17E Fortress at 15000 feet 4 x Hudson at 8000 feet 0 x B-17E Fortress at 15000 feet 0 x B-17E Fortress at 15000 feet 4 x Hudson at 8000 feet 3 x B-24D Liberator at 15000 feet 3 x B-24D Liberator at 15000 feet 0 x B-24D Liberator at 15000 feet 1 x Hudson at 8000 feet 3 x PB4Y Liberator at 15000 feet 3 x B-24D Liberator at 15000 feet 0 x B-24J Liberator at 15000 feet 4 x Hudson at 8000 feet 2 x PB4Y Liberator at 15000 feet 3 x B-24D Liberator at 15000 feet 1 x B-24J Liberator at 15000 feet 3 x B-24D Liberator at 15000 feet 3 x B-24D Liberator at 15000 feet 3 x Hudson at 8000 feet 3 x B-24D Liberator at 15000 feet 3 x Hudson at 8000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress at 15000 feet 5 x B-24D Liberator at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 18,24 Allied aircraft B-25J Mitchell x 12 no losses Japanese Ships BB Yamato, Bomb hits 1 BB Mutsu Attacking Level Bombers: 3 x B-25J Mitchell at 8000 feet 3 x B-25J Mitchell at 8000 feet 0 x B-25J Mitchell at 8000 feet 3 x B-25J Mitchell at 8000 feet 3 x B-25J Mitchell at 8000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 18,24 Allied aircraft B-25J Mitchell x 3 no losses Japanese Ships DD Akatsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Attacking Level Bombers: 3 x B-25J Mitchell at 8000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 18,24 Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 3 no losses Japanese Ships DD Fujinami, on fire Attacking Level Bombers: 3 x B-24D Liberator at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF at 23,38 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 B5N Kate x 9 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 3 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate x 2 damaged Allied Ships BB Massachusetts, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Rabaul Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 87634 troops, 882 guns, 275 vehicles Defending force 25204 troops, 143 guns, 0 vehicles Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 5 Allied assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 5) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0 CPT C. King of 67th FS is credited with kill number 13 MAJ L. Davis of VMF-121 bails out and is CAPTURED Japanese ground losses: Men lost 912 Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: Men lost 146 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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