racndoc -> RE: TORA TORA TORA: SPOOKY(J) VS SPRUANCE(A) (5/13/2005 6:49:06 PM)
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/10/41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at San Marcelino, 43,50, firing at TF 4 TF 4 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Khota Bharu, 24,45, firing at TF 82 TF 82 troops unloading over beach at Khota Bharu, 24,45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at San Marcelino, 43,50, firing at TF 93 TF 93 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 Japanese ground losses: 93 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 116,69 Japanese Ships SS I-20 Allied Ships DD Allen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at San Marcelino, 43,50, firing at TF 4 TF 4 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at San Marcelino, 43,50, firing at TF 93 TF 93 troops unloading over beach at San Marcelino, 43,50 Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 34,61 Japanese Ships SS I-164 Allied Ships MSW Bittern -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near San Marcelino at 43,50 Japanese Ships DD Sagiri Allied Ships SS S-41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near San Marcelino at 43,50 Japanese Ships AP Amakusa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS S-41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 111,70 Japanese Ships SS I-171 Allied Ships AK Laida, Torpedo hits 1, on fire PC Tiger -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,67 Japanese Ships SS I-9 Allied Ships PC Reliance DD Cummings DD Jarvis DD Patterson -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Clark Field , at 43,51 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 54 G3M Nell x 34 G4M1 Betty x 52 Ki-46-II Dinah x 1 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 4 destroyed B-17C Fortress: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 74 casualties reported Airbase hits 8 Runway hits 48 Aircraft Attacking: 25 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 4 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 3 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 20 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet 18 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet 5 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet 2 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Songkhia at 24,43 Allied aircraft Swordfish x 4 Allied aircraft losses Swordfish: 4 damaged Japanese Ships CL Sendai Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Swordfish launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Songkhia at 24,43 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 15 Blenheim IV x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CL Sendai Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Legaspi at 44,55 Allied aircraft B-17C Fortress x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CL Nagara Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Brunei at 32,57 Allied aircraft Martin 139 x 2 Allied aircraft losses Martin 139: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CL Kashii Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Martin 139 bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Legaspi at 44,55 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 13 B-17C Fortress x 3 Allied aircraft losses B-17C Fortress: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AK Yasukawa Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Songkhia at 24,43 Allied aircraft Vildebeest IV x 4 Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest IV: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AP Higashiyama Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Vildebeest IV launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 47,64 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 18 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Sarangami, Bomb hits 3, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet 4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet 4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet 4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet 4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 47,64 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 12 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Sarangami, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet 4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet 4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 48,62 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 10 B5N Kate x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Si Kiang, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Ichang , at 47,33 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 15 Ki-30 Ann x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Legaspi at 44,55 Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 6 B-17C Fortress x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Umikaze Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Legaspi at 44,55 Allied aircraft B-17C Fortress x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CL Nagara Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Tarawa at 85,91 Allied aircraft F2A Buffalo x 2 SBD Dauntless x 64 Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless: 3 damaged Japanese Ships DD Mochizuki, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage AP Aratama Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage AP Uji Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DD Yayoi AP Chifuku Maru, Bomb hits 1 AP Shintoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 47,61 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 10 B5N Kate x 16 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Taurus, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 116,69 Japanese Ships SS I-20 Allied Ships DD Allen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 113,67 Japanese Ships SS I-9 Allied Ships PC Reliance DD Cummings DD Jarvis DD Patterson -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near San Marcelino at 43,50 Allied Ships SS S-41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 114,66 Japanese Ships SS I-17 Allied Ships DD Dewey DD Worden DD MacDonough DD Hull -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 34,61 Japanese Ships SS I-164 Allied Ships MSW Finch -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Hong Kong Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 32917 troops, 325 guns, 17 vehicles Defending force 13157 troops, 113 guns, 4 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4 Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4 Japanese ground losses: 217 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Allied ground losses: 282 casualties reported Guns lost 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at San Marcelino Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 32710 troops, 111 guns, 187 vehicles Defending force 4178 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE San Marcelino base !!! Japanese ground losses: 194 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Allied ground losses: 465 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Khota Bharu Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 41994 troops, 386 guns, 17 vehicles Defending force 7004 troops, 37 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2 Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Japanese ground losses: 499 casualties reported Guns lost 14 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 136 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Nanning Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 23204 troops, 169 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 6243 troops, 73 guns, 0 vehicles Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 3) Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2 Japanese ground losses: 124 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Allied ground losses: 142 casualties reported Guns lost 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Khota Bharu Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 4378 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 44156 troops, 383 guns, 15 vehicles 93rd BS scores 3 more hits on an AK at Legaspi. They have scored more hits than all other Allied land based AC combined. Khota Bharu will probably fall tomorrow so all torpedo bombers in theatre are massed for a final strike. Meanwhile, Baby KB withdraws out of P-40E range of Mindanao: [image]local://upfiles/14495/A5997DB4C0EA46F3B582F2273C832E49.jpg[/image]
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