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Summary of Operations 11/29/43 - continued Australia: USAAF and Australian medium bombers attack Daly Waters. Ground attack strike by B-17's against (three) Jap LCU's detected along rail line near Katherine, these believed to be LCU's moving southward from Darwin back into Daly Waters. AAR's follow. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Daly Waters , at 35,90 Allied aircraft A-20G Havoc x 80 B-26B Marauder x 31 Allied aircraft losses A-20G Havoc: 10 damaged B-26B Marauder: 4 damaged Japanese ground losses: 76 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 58 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet 9 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet 6 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet 9 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 12000 feet 4 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet 6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 12000 feet 9 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet 3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet 7 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet 3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 12000 feet 5 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet 5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 12000 feet 3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet 3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet 3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet 3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 12000 feet 3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet 3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 12000 feet 3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet 3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet 3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet 3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet 2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 12000 feet 3 x A-20G Havoc bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 21st Heavy AA Regiment, at 35,85 (rail line N of Katherine) Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 27 Ki-61-Ib Tony x 30 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 28 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 13 damaged Ki-61-Ib Tony: 7 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 26 damaged Japanese ground losses: 79 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sigint report entry for 11/29 indicates Jap 54 Heavy AA Bn is at Katherine. This LCU was transferred to Australia from the Kwantung Army - previous location Mutankiang on 5/22/43. Detected status of Jap base in Daly Waters - airfield damage 75, 13 Jap LCU's. Hudson I recon over Darwin reports fighters on CAP, 9 Jap LCU's. Catalina I recon over Port Moresby reporting 1 Jap TF, N1K fighters on CAP, 29 aircraft (7 fighters, 13 bombers), 7 Jap LCU's. India/Burma: RAF, USAAF, and Chinese AF planes fly ground attack strikes against detected targets moving along rail lines near Magwe and Mandalay. AAR's follow. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 22nd Heavy AA Battalion, at 33,30 (near Mandalay) Allied aircraft P-40E Warhawk x 24 A-36A Apache x 24 Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 2 damaged A-36A Apache: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 25 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 24 x P-40E Warhawk attacking at 100 feet 24 x A-36A Apache attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 123rd IJA Base Force, at 32,30 (near Magwe) Allied aircraft Spitfire Vb x 88 Allied aircraft losses Spitfire Vb: 9 damaged Japanese ground losses: 67 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Spitfire Vb attacking at 100 feet 12 x Spitfire Vb attacking at 100 feet 16 x Spitfire Vb attacking at 100 feet 16 x Spitfire Vb attacking at 100 feet 14 x Spitfire Vb attacking at 100 feet 14 x Spitfire Vb attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 123rd IJA Base Force, at 32,30 (near Magwe) Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIC x 66 Allied aircraft losses Beaufighter VIC: 5 damaged Japanese ground losses: 63 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Beaufighter VIC attacking at 100 feet 10 x Beaufighter VIC attacking at 100 feet 16 x Beaufighter VIC attacking at 100 feet 12 x Beaufighter VIC attacking at 100 feet 12 x Beaufighter VIC attacking at 100 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Detected status of Jap base in Mandalay - airfield damage 71, 9 Jap LCU's. CW-22 Falcon recon over Magwe reports 5 Jap LCU's. F-5C recon over Rangoon reporting 3 Jap TF's (+1 from last report), 654 aircraft (304 fighters, 35 bombers), 9 Jap LCU's, heavy industry 53(140). China: Jap recon flights over Tuyun, Chungking, Kweiyang. AAR's of latest Jap air attacks in China follow. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 41,35 (Tuyun) Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3 Ki-51 Sonia x 9 Ki-21-II Sally x 3 Ki-48-II Lily x 3 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 10000 feet 3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 62nd Chinese Corps, at 41,35 (Tuyun) Japanese aircraft Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 30 Ki-46-III Dinah x 1 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 21 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet 9 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 64th Chinese Corps, at 41,35 (Tuyun) Japanese aircraft D4Y Judy x 15 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 8 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 23 Ki-51 Sonia x 75 Ki-21-II Sally x 4 Ki-48-II Lily x 9 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 55 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet 9 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 10000 feet 16 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 16 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 8 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 19 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 8 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet 7 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 6000 feet 15 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet 15 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 64th Chinese Corps, at 41,35 (Tuyun) Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 4 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 99th Chinese Corps, at 41,35 (Tuyun) Japanese aircraft D4Y Judy x 5 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 8 Ki-51 Sonia x 25 Ki-21-II Sally x 8 Ki-48-II Lily x 6 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 12 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-48-II Lily bombing at 10000 feet 3 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet 6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 6 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 8 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 6000 feet 5 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar bombing at 2000 feet 5 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 99th Chinese Corps, at 41,35 (Tuyun) Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 10 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 10 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Japanese ground bombardment attacks continue at Tuyun and near Chungking. Latest AAR's follow. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tuyun Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 248197 troops, 1013 guns, 242 vehicles, Assault Value = 4912 3rd, 6th, 13th, 22nd, 34th, 36th, 40th, 41st, 65th, 104th, 110th & 116th Infantry Divisions; 3rd Tank Division; 1 Yobi Ebi Rgt, 2, 8, & 20 Engineer Rgts; 2 Mountain Gun Rgt, 2 RF Gun Bn, 6 & 15 FA Rgts, 15 Tank Rgt, HQ 23rd Army Defending force 47964 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1426 37th, 46th, 60th, 62nd, 64th, 74th, 79th & 99th Chinese Corps; 71st Chinese Division; 27th Chinese Guerilla Corps; HQ 1st, 2nd, 16th & 20th Group Armies Allied ground losses: 99 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 42,33 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 44020 troops, 239 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 958 32nd & 47th Infantry Divisions, 1 Mortar Bn Defending force 35676 troops, 136 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1002 21st, 23rd, 63rd, 75th, 86th & 96th Chinese Corps Allied ground losses: 10 casualties reported
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