RUPD3658
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Terrible day for me. I tried yet another raid on Ikisuki but ran onto a wall of air dropped mines. I lost 17DDs and a CA as a result and I have several cripples heading back to port. To top it off the first attack at Uglahamensk was repleed with heavy losses. At least they lowered the fort to 8. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/12/44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Hakodate at 69,38 Japanese Ships DD Shirakumo DD Matsu DD Momo DD Ume DD Kuwa DD Maki DD Kiri DD Hatsukari DD Hato DD Kari Allied Ships SS Picuda, hits 12, on fire sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1067 encounters mine field at Pusan (59,39) Allied Ships SS Porpoise, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage (this was one of Kenny's own air dropped mines. Small consolation for the 18 ships I lost) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 68,38 Japanese Ships MSW Wa 15 MSW Wa 8 MSW Wa 16 MSW Wa 22 MSW Banshu Maru #18 MSW Takashima Maru MSW Tasei Maru MSW W.20 MSW Wa 3 MSW Tamaura Maru MSW W.4 MSW W.3 MSW Bisan Maru MSW Tama Maru #5 MSW Banshu Maru #52 MSW Banshu Maru #51 MSW Banshu Maru #8 MSW Aoi Maru MSW Wa 21 MSW Wa 19 Allied Ships SS Snook, hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1037 encounters mine field at Cotabato (41,60) Allied Ships MSW Gympie -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Niigata at 67,40 Japanese Ships AP Nissho Maru AP Keisho Maru AP Baikal Maru AP Africa Maru PC Miyake PC Manju PC Hirado PC Kunashiri Allied Ships SS Snook, hits 19, on fire, heavy damage sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Asahigawa , at 71,37 Japanese aircraft Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 15 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 576 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 16 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38J Lightning: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Khabarovsk , at 70,27 Japanese aircraft P1Y Frances x 22 Ki-21 Sally x 138 Ki-49 Helen x 33 Ki-46-II Dinah x 5 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y Frances: 2 damaged Ki-21 Sally: 3 destroyed, 18 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 67 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 13 Airbase supply hits 6 Runway hits 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Uglahamensk , at 66,33 Japanese aircraft P1Y Frances x 45 Ki-21 Sally x 23 Ki-49 Helen x 99 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 2 destroyed, 15 damaged Allied ground losses: 19 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 5 Runway hits 141 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Uglahamensk , at 66,33 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 73 Ki-49 Helen x 43 Ki-46-III Dinah x 1 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 3 destroyed, 7 damaged Allied ground losses: 37 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 79 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 4th Division, at 76,26 Allied aircraft MiG-3 x 7 La-7 x 13 Yak-3 x 13 Yak-9D x 12 P-63A x 19 IL-2 Shturmovik x 119 IL-2m3 Shturmovik x 118 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 207 casualties reported Guns lost 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 132nd IJN Base Force, at 43,60 Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 28 SB2C Helldiver x 14 TBM Avenger x 42 Spitfire VIII x 14 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 59th Tank Brigade, at 67,31 Japanese aircraft Ki-51 Sonia x 18 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 3rd Rifle Division, at 68,30 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 14 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 48 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 3rd Rifle Division, at 68,30 Japanese aircraft D3A Val x 52 D4Y Judy x 17 B5N Kate x 30 B6N Jill x 24 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 61 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val: 3 damaged D4Y Judy: 2 damaged B5N Kate: 1 damaged Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 158 casualties reported Guns lost 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Ikitsuki at 59,40 Japanese Ships SS I-53, hits 6 Allied Ships DMS Boggs DMS Zane DMS Hovey DMS Southard DD Aylwin DD Hull DD Downes DD Cassin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 64,39 Japanese Ships CV Akagi DD Sagi DD Tomozuru DD Sanae DD Hakaze DD Take DD Wakaba DD Oyashio CS Mizuho Allied Ships SS Picuda, hits 3, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Ponape at 71,79 Japanese Ships TK Toei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage sunk Allied Ships SS Baya -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Khabarovsk Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 176886 troops, 1826 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 3497 Defending force 118657 troops, 1246 guns, 45 vehicles, Assault Value = 2310 Allied ground losses: 272 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Uglahamensk Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 710713 troops, 7997 guns, 912 vehicles, Assault Value = 16093 Defending force 188567 troops, 1980 guns, 185 vehicles, Assault Value = 3935 Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 8 Japanese max assault: 15625 - adjusted assault: 4528 Allied max defense: 4231 - adjusted defense: 15679 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 8) Japanese ground losses: 40478 casualties reported Guns lost 1225 Vehicles lost 41 Allied ground losses: 3788 casualties reported Guns lost 104 Vehicles lost 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/13/44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 62,39 Japanese Ships DD Akigumo DD Kazegumo DD Makinami DD Kiyoshimo DD Maikaze Allied Ships SS Parche, hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 49 encounters mine field at Nagato (60,40) Japanese Ships DD Tachikaze, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Teruzuki, Mine hits 1, on fire DD Tsuga, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Makinami, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Kasasagi, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Akigumo, Mine hits 1 DD Suzukaze, Mine hits 1, on fire DD Akebono, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 60 encounters mine field at Nagato (60,40) Japanese Ships DD Kishinami, Mine hits 1, on fire DD Shimozuki, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Michishio, Mine hits 1, on fire DD Tamanami, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Minegumo, Mine hits 1, on fire CL Jintsu, Mine hits 1, on fire DD Okikaze, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Hayanami, Mine hits 1, on fire CA Chikuma, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Kawakaze, Mine hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Nagato at 60,40 Japanese Ships DD Akigumo DD Kazegumo DD Makinami, on fire, heavy damage DD Kiyoshimo DD Maikaze DD Shiranuhi DD Suzukaze, on fire DD Nenohi DD Hatakaze DD Yunagi DD Kasasagi, on fire, heavy damage DD Karukaya DD Tachikaze, on fire, heavy damage DD Yayoi DD Akebono, on fire, heavy damage DD Amagiri DD Hibiki DD Yamagumo DD Amatsukaze DD Wakazuki DD Teruzuki, on fire Allied Ships SS Thresher, hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Nagato at 60,40 Allied aircraft F6F-5N Hellcat x 9 Allied aircraft losses F6F-5N Hellcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships DD Kishinami, on fire CA Suzuya DD Akikaze ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Ikitsuki at 59,40 Japanese Ships SS I-53, hits 5 Allied Ships DMS Boggs DMS Zane DMS Hovey DMS Southard DD Aylwin DD Hull DD Downes DD Cassin DD Tucker -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 49 encounters mine field at Matsue (62,40) Japanese Ships DD Wakazuki, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Hibiki, Mine hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DD Hatakaze, Mine hits 10, on fire, heavy damage DD Maikaze, Mine hits 6, on fire, heavy damage DD Kiyoshimo, Mine hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Kazegumo, Mine hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DD Yunagi, Mine hits 7, on fire, heavy damage DD Amagiri, Mine hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DD Yamagumo, Mine hits 5, on fire, heavy damage DD Nenohi, Mine hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DD Shiranuhi, Mine hits 1, on fire DD Amatsukaze, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Karukaya, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Yayoi, Mine hits 4, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 64,40 Japanese Ships DD Akikaze DD Kamikaze DD Inazuma DD Tokitsukaze DD Hayashio DD Natsushio Allied Ships SS Parche, hits 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Ikitsuki at 59,40 Japanese Ships SS I-53, hits 10 Allied Ships DD Downes DMS Boggs DMS Zane DMS Hovey DMS Southard DD Aylwin DD Hull DD Cassin DD Tucker DD Reid DD Preston DD Perkins DD Sterett -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Asahigawa , at 71,37 Allied aircraft P-38J Lightning x 422 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Khabarovsk , at 70,27 Japanese aircraft P1Y Frances x 26 Ki-21 Sally x 166 Ki-49 Helen x 37 Ki-46-II Dinah x 5 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y Frances: 1 damaged Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 15 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 87 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 9 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 180 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Uglahamensk , at 66,33 Japanese aircraft P1Y Frances x 15 Ki-21 Sally x 145 Ki-49 Helen x 57 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 19 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 4 damaged Allied ground losses: 94 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 11 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Uglahamensk , at 66,33 Japanese aircraft P1Y Frances x 43 Ki-21 Sally x 22 Ki-49 Helen x 97 Japanese aircraft losses P1Y Frances: 5 damaged Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 7 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 114 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Uglahamensk , at 66,33 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 286 G4M2 Betty x 245 P1Y Frances x 114 Ki-21 Sally x 68 Ki-49 Helen x 36 Ki-46-III Dinah x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged P1Y Frances: 10 damaged Ki-21 Sally: 6 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 295 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Airbase hits 16 Airbase supply hits 12 Runway hits 506 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 4th Division, at 76,26 Allied aircraft MiG-3 x 14 La-7 x 22 Yak-3 x 21 Yak-9D x 21 P-63A x 30 IL-2 Shturmovik x 95 IL-2m3 Shturmovik x 91 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 204 casualties reported Guns lost 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 132nd IJN Base Force, at 43,60 Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 28 SB2C Helldiver x 13 TBM Avenger x 42 Spitfire VIII x 14 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 35th Rifle Division, at 68,30 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 17 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 58 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 35th Rifle Division, at 68,30 Japanese aircraft D3A Val x 16 D4Y Judy x 17 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val: 2 damaged D4Y Judy: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 31 casualties reported Guns lost 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 35th Rifle Division, at 68,30 Japanese aircraft Ki-46-III Dinah x 1 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 79th Rifle Division, at 68,30 Japanese aircraft D3A Val x 53 D4Y Judy x 18 B5N Kate x 29 B6N Jill x 24 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 73 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val: 3 damaged D4Y Judy: 2 damaged B5N Kate: 1 damaged Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 168 casualties reported Guns lost 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 69th Tank Brigade, at 67,31 Japanese aircraft N1K1-J George x 38 J2M Jack x 6 B5N Kate x 77 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 59 Ki-84-Ia Frank x 9 Japanese aircraft losses N1K1-J George: 1 damaged B5N Kate: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 damaged Allied ground losses: 72 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 59th Tank Brigade, at 67,31 Japanese aircraft N1K1-J George x 18 J2M Jack x 4 B5N Kate x 35 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 22 Ki-84-Ia Frank x 3 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 78 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 3rd Rifle Division, at 68,30 Japanese aircraft D3A Val x 34 D4Y Judy x 40 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged D4Y Judy: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 16 casualties reported Guns lost 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Matsue at 62,40 Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 13 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 44 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 61 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 11 damaged Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 7 destroyed, 30 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-24J Liberator: 30 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Shiranuhi, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Amatsukaze, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 61,39 Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 9 Barracuda x 3 P-47C Thunderbolt x 7 P-47D Thunde x 6 Allied aircraft losses Barracuda: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Chikuma, on fire, heavy damage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 62,39 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 9 A6M5 Zeke x 76 J2M Jack x 21 A6M3a Zero x 42 Allied aircraft SB2C Helldiver x 3 P-47C Thunderbolt x 2 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zeke: 1 destroyed A6M3a Zero: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses SB2C Helldiver: 2 destroyed P-47C Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships DD Suzukaze, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 62,39 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 9 A6M5 Zeke x 75 J2M Jack x 21 A6M3a Zero x 76 Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 4 SB2C Helldiver x 3 P-47C Thunderbolt x 3 P-47D Thunde x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2-N Rufe: 7 destroyed A6M5 Zeke: 24 destroyed J2M Jack: 1 damaged A6M3a Zero: 17 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed SB2C Helldiver: 3 destroyed P-47C Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed P-47D Thunde: 3 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 64,40 Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 22 SB2C Helldiver x 42 Barracuda x 19 TBM Avenger x 16 P-47C Thunderbolt x 21 P-47D Thunde x 13 Allied aircraft losses SB2C Helldiver: 12 damaged Barracuda: 3 destroyed, 8 damaged TBM Avenger: 7 damaged Japanese Ships CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 2, on fire DD Inazuma CL Kitakami CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 2 CL Noshiro DD Kiyonami CL Natori, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CA Ashigara DD Akikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Natsushio, Bomb hits 3, on fire DD Susuzuki, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DD Akizuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 35th Rifle Division, at 68,30 Japanese aircraft Ki-46-III Dinah x 1 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 61,40 Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 21 Barracuda x 4 P-38J Lightning x 18 P-47C Thunderbolt x 18 P-47D Thunde x 10 Allied aircraft losses Barracuda: 3 damaged Japanese Ships DD Makinami, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 61,40 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 4 F6F Hellcat x 39 SB2C Helldiver x 84 TBM Avenger x 52 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Akebono, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DD Tsuga, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Makinami, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 61,40 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 15 SB2C Helldiver x 34 TBM Avenger x 36 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 61,40 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 2 F6F Hellcat x 5 SB2C Helldiver x 34 TBM Avenger x 18 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 61,40 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 2 F6F Hellcat x 5 Corsair IV x 6 SB2C Helldiver x 34 Barracuda x 18 TBM Avenger x 26 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 61,40 Allied aircraft TBM Avenger x 8 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 64,40 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 8 A6M5 Zeke x 58 J2M Jack x 26 A6M3a Zero x 45 Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 13 SB2C Helldiver x 23 Barracuda x 6 TBM Avenger x 9 P-38J Lightning x 33 P-47C Thunderbolt x 9 P-47D Thunde x 6 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2-N Rufe: 5 destroyed A6M5 Zeke: 57 destroyed J2M Jack: 27 destroyed A6M3a Zero: 28 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4U-1D Corsair: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged SB2C Helldiver: 3 destroyed, 7 damaged Barracuda: 4 destroyed TBM Avenger: 3 damaged P-38J Lightning: 10 destroyed, 11 damaged P-47C Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed P-47D Thunde: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships CA Suzuya CL Natori, on fire CA Ashigara DD Akizuki, on fire CL Kitakami CL Noshiro DD Akikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Khabarovsk Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 177444 troops, 1832 guns, 31 vehicles, Assault Value = 3525 Defending force 118311 troops, 1252 guns, 45 vehicles, Assault Value = 2316 Allied ground losses: 147 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Uglahamensk Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 3407 troops, 98 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13193 Defending force 183378 troops, 1803 guns, 177 vehicles, Assault Value = 3835 Allied ground losses: 50 casualties reported Guns lost 2
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