Hortlund
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Already another invasion. I had given my fighters order to ignore the invasion beaches and instead cover an unloading TF at Sorong. The results are again good. I am starting to wonder if he is not overextended right now. His CV CAP must be depleted by now, and I just dealt a hard blow to his P38s and even to his dreaded Corsairs. It seems my Zeros can still kick some a**. The A6M3a went 3-1 against the Corsairs, the A6M3s went 1-1. This might be the moment to unleash the Betty-blow. I am pondering my alternatives right now. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/28/43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1131 encounters mine field at Babo (42,77) Allied Ships MSW Grebe MSW Turkey MSW Mildura MSW Lithgow MSW Launceton MSW Katoomba MSW Horsham MSW Gladstone MSW Echuca -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1133 encounters mine field at Babo (42,77) Allied Ships MSW Bobolink MSW Robin AK Mintaka, Mine hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Pagan , at 31,31 Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIF x 16 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Beaufighter VIF bombing at 2000 feet 6 x Beaufighter VIF bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Babo, at 42,77 Allied Ships BB Mississippi BB Idaho BB Pennsylvania BB Arizona Japanese ground losses: 637 casualties reported Guns lost 9 Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 7 Port hits 1 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1131 encounters mine field at Babo (42,77) TF 1131 troops unloading over beach at Babo, 42,77 Allied Ships MSW Grebe MSW Turkey MSW Mildura MSW Lithgow MSW Launceton MSW Katoomba MSW Horsham MSW Gladstone MSW Echuca AK Haraldsvang, Mine hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Coastal Guns at Babo, 42,77, firing at TF 1131 1039 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships MSW Grebe, Shell hits 10 CL Concord CL Detroit CL Richmond CL De Ruyter AK Brastagi, Shell hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 6 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 1780 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1131 encounters mine field at Babo (42,77) TF 1131 troops unloading over beach at Babo, 42,77 Allied Ships MSW Grebe MSW Turkey MSW Mildura MSW Lithgow MSW Launceton MSW Katoomba MSW Horsham MSW Gladstone MSW Echuca Coastal Guns at Babo, 42,77, firing at TF 1131 103 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships CL Concord Japanese ground losses: 15 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 241 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 41,78 Japanese Ships SS I-23 Allied Ships AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Lihue MSW Ipswitch Allied ground losses: 26 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Andaman Island , at 23,34 Allied aircraft F-5A Lightning x 4 LB-30 Liberator x 88 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 86 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 53 Port hits 1 Port supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 10000 feet 9 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 10000 feet 9 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 10000 feet 27 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 10000 feet 3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 10000 feet 3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 10000 feet 7 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 10000 feet 6 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 10000 feet 9 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 10000 feet 3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kiska Island , at 92,35 Allied aircraft TBF Avenger x 16 P-39D Airacobra x 45 PV-1 Ventura x 24 PB4Y Liberator x 21 Allied aircraft losses PV-1 Ventura: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 131 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 29 Port hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 14 x TBF Avenger bombing at 22400 feet 4 x PV-1 Ventura bombing at 16000 feet 4 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 16000 feet 6 x PV-1 Ventura bombing at 16000 feet 3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 16000 feet 3 x PV-1 Ventura bombing at 16000 feet 2 x TBF Avenger bombing at 22400 feet 3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 16000 feet 3 x PV-1 Ventura bombing at 16000 feet 3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 16000 feet 3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 16000 feet 3 x PV-1 Ventura bombing at 16000 feet 3 x PV-1 Ventura bombing at 16000 feet 3 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 16000 feet 2 x PV-1 Ventura bombing at 16000 feet 2 x PB4Y Liberator bombing at 16000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Sorong at 42,74 Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 9 A6M3a Zero x 55 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 19 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 25 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 36 PV-1 Ventura x 13 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged A6M3a Zero: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 7 destroyed, 5 damaged Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 16 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 19 destroyed PV-1 Ventura: 7 destroyed Japanese Ships AP Hokusho Maru Aircraft Attacking: 2 x PV-1 Ventura bombing at 6000 feet 4 x PV-1 Ventura bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Sorong at 42,74 Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 9 A6M3a Zero x 54 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 16 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 19 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 23 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged A6M3a Zero: 8 damaged Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 5 damaged Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 3 destroyed, 17 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Sorong at 42,74 Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 9 A6M3a Zero x 54 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 16 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 19 Allied aircraft Seafire x 5 F4F-4 Wildcat x 23 SBD Dauntless x 54 TBF Avenger x 36 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged A6M3a Zero: 2 damaged Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 5 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses Seafire: 5 destroyed F4F-4 Wildcat: 18 destroyed SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 23 damaged TBF Avenger: 3 destroyed, 21 damaged Japanese Ships AP Konan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AP Kiyama Maru AP Juko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP Mitsu Maru #3 AP Mikage Maru #2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AP Kuraido Maru, Torpedo hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 102 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 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, near Sorong at 42,74 Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 9 A6M3a Zero x 54 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 16 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 19 Allied aircraft Seafire x 5 F4F-4 Wildcat x 23 SBD Dauntless x 54 TBF Avenger x 36 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged A6M3a Zero: 2 damaged Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 5 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses Seafire: 5 destroyed F4F-4 Wildcat: 18 destroyed SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 23 damaged TBF Avenger: 3 destroyed, 21 damaged Japanese Ships AP Konan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AP Kiyama Maru AP Juko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP Mitsu Maru #3 AP Mikage Maru #2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AP Kuraido Maru, Torpedo hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 102 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 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 Babo , at 42,77 Allied aircraft F-5A Lightning x 1 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 28th Chinese Division, at 38,32 Japanese aircraft Ki-46-III Dinah x 1 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 42,73 Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 8 Allied aircraft Seafire x 13 F4F-4 Wildcat x 37 SBD Dauntless x 39 TBF Avenger x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 8 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Seafire: 5 damaged F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 damaged SBD Dauntless: 6 damaged TBF Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Isokaze, Bomb hits 2, on fire DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 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 TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Sorong at 42,74 Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 11 A6M3a Zero x 36 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 8 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 13 Allied aircraft Barracuda x 14 Avenger I x 5 F4U-1 Corsair x 26 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 1 destroyed Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied aircraft losses Barracuda: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Avenger I: 5 damaged F4U-1 Corsair: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged Japanese Ships AP Jinshu Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire AP Huso Maru AP Izan Maru Japanese ground losses: 75 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 1 x Avenger I bombing at 5000 feet 2 x Barracuda launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x Barracuda launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x Avenger I bombing at 5000 feet 4 x Barracuda launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x Barracuda launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Babo Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 12758 troops, 100 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 558 Defending force 14985 troops, 128 guns, 48 vehicles, Assault Value = 368
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The era of procrastination, of half-measures, of soothing and baffling expedients, of delays, is coming to a close. In its place we are entering a period of consequences..
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