RUPD3658
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Joined: 8/28/2002 From: East Brunswick, NJ Status: offline
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Intel guys who said there was no CAP at Gili Gili have been shot. I lost 130 planes to sink 4 SCs, a SS, and a few barges. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/22/43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 61,88 Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIF x 10 Allied aircraft losses Beaufighter VIF: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Chungking , at 43,32 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 163 Ki-49 Helen x 54 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 711 casualties reported Airbase hits 9 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 24th Aviation Unit , at 54,91 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 4 CW-21B Demon x 9 Brewster 339D x 9 Kittyhawk I x 3 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 19 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Gili Gili , at 56,94 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 15 G4M1 Betty x 153 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 59 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 10 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 64 destroyed, 25 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 41 damaged Allied Ships MSW Token, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-59, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SC SC-634, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-67, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage APD Manley, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-144, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 85 casualties reported Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chungking Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 12448 troops, 402 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5282 Defending force 355920 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12699 Allied ground losses: 344 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Buna Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 14694 troops, 136 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 342 Defending force 14093 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 122 Allied max assault: 314 - adjusted assault: 280 Japanese max defense: 76 - adjusted defense: 73 Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 432 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Allied ground losses: 383 casualties reported Guns lost 8 Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kiriwina Island Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 70 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7 Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 0 Allied max assault: 6 - adjusted assault: 8 Japanese max defense: 0 - adjusted defense: 1 Allied assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Kiriwina Island base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/23/43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Rabaul , at 61,88 Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIF x 6 Allied aircraft losses Beaufighter VIF: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Soerabaja at 22,65 Japanese Ships DD Okikaze DD Tachikaze DD Hakaze DD Karukaya DD Numakaze DD Nokaze DD Shiokaze DD Akikaze DD Sawakaze DD Minekaze DD Hatakaze DD Matsukaze DD Asakaze DD Nagatsuki Allied Ships SS Tunny, hits 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 25th Engineer Regiment, at 55,91 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 5 B-25J Mitchell x 3 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Truk AA Battalion, at 55,91 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 3 B-25J Mitchell x 7 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 24th Aviation Unit , at 54,91 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 10 CW-21B Demon x 11 Brewster 339D x 11 Kittyhawk I x 5 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 56,94 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 9 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 24 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 damaged Allied Ships AK David J. Brewer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Gili Gili , at 56,94 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 12 G4M1 Betty x 113 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 29 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged G4M1 Betty: 26 destroyed, 16 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 15 damaged Allied Ships LCT LCT-143, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage SC SC-642, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-138, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-63, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-64, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-65, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-139, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-129, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS S-23, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SC SC-521, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-62, Bomb hits 1, on fire MSW Pirie, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-60, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage MSW Requisite, Bomb hits 1, on fire LCT LCT-149, Bomb hits 1, on fire PG Warrego, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCM 532D, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-66, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage APD Gregory, Bomb hits 1 SC SC-640, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 79 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 1 Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 56,94 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 7 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 29 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK William Kent, Bomb hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chungking Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 12462 troops, 403 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5281 Defending force 355214 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 12684 Allied ground losses: 261 casualties reported
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