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Great turn for Japan!!!!! AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/10/43 Weather: Partly Cloudy Sub attack at 20,4 Japanese Ships AP Hokkai Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Shiokaze Allied Ships SS Silversides Japanese ground losses: Men lost 21 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Rennell Island at 38,45 Japanese Ships BB Mutsu, Shell hits 1 CA Chokai CA Myoko CA Ashigara CA Suzuya, Shell hits 1 CA Furutaka DD Akitsuki DD Amatsukaze DD Tokitsukaze DD Oshio DD Asagumo DD Shigure DD Usugumo DD Fumizuki DD Mikazuki DD Yuzuki DD Asanagi Allied Ships DD Preston, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk DD Porter, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Rennell Island at 38,45 Japanese Ships BB Mutsu CA Chokai CA Myoko CA Ashigara CA Suzuya CA Furutaka DD Akitsuki DD Amatsukaze DD Tokitsukaze DD Oshio DD Asagumo DD Shigure DD Usugumo DD Fumizuki DD Mikazuki DD Yuzuki DD Asanagi Allied Ships CA Quincy, Shell hits 34, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Rennell Island at 38,45 Japanese Ships BB Mutsu CA Chokai CA Myoko CA Ashigara CA Suzuya CA Furutaka DD Akitsuki DD Amatsukaze DD Tokitsukaze DD Oshio DD Asagumo DD Shigure DD Usugumo DD Fumizuki DD Mikazuki DD Yuzuki DD Asanagi Allied Ships AK Albireo, Shell hits 26, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Rennell Island at 38,45 Japanese Ships BB Mutsu CA Chokai CA Myoko CA Ashigara CA Suzuya CA Furutaka DD Akitsuki DD Amatsukaze DD Tokitsukaze DD Oshio DD Asagumo DD Shigure DD Usugumo DD Fumizuki DD Mikazuki DD Yuzuki DD Asanagi Allied Ships PT 146, Shell hits 12, and is sunk PT 149 PT 163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Rennell Island at 38,45 Japanese Ships BB Mutsu, Shell hits 1 CA Chokai CA Myoko CA Ashigara CA Suzuya, Shell hits 2 CA Furutaka DD Akitsuki DD Amatsukaze DD Tokitsukaze DD Oshio, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Asagumo DD Shigure DD Usugumo DD Fumizuki DD Mikazuki DD Yuzuki DD Asanagi Allied Ships DD Chevalier DD Mullany, Shell hits 1 DD Beale, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Bache, Shell hits 10, on fire DD Hutchins -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Rennell Island at 38,45 Japanese Ships BB Mutsu CA Chokai CA Myoko, Shell hits 2 CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 CA Suzuya, Shell hits 1 CA Furutaka DD Akitsuki DD Amatsukaze DD Tokitsukaze DD Oshio, on fire DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1 DD Shigure DD Usugumo DD Fumizuki DD Mikazuki DD Yuzuki DD Asanagi Allied Ships DD Buchanan, Shell hits 8, and is sunk DD Ellet, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Sterett, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Gridley, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk DD Drayton, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Rennell Island at 38,45 Japanese Ships BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1 CA Chokai CA Myoko CA Ashigara, Shell hits 2 CA Suzuya CA Furutaka DD Akitsuki, Shell hits 2 DD Amatsukaze DD Tokitsukaze DD Oshio, on fire DD Asagumo DD Shigure DD Usugumo, Shell hits 1 DD Fumizuki DD Mikazuki DD Yuzuki DD Asanagi Allied Ships DD Lamson DD Farragut, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Dewey, Shell hits 20, on fire, heavy damage DD Hull DD Monaghan, Shell hits 6, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Rennell Island at 38,45 Japanese Ships BB Mutsu, Shell hits 3 CA Chokai CA Myoko CA Ashigara CA Suzuya CA Furutaka DD Akitsuki DD Amatsukaze DD Tokitsukaze DD Oshio, on fire DD Asagumo DD Shigure DD Usugumo DD Fumizuki DD Mikazuki DD Yuzuki DD Asanagi Allied Ships DD Laffey, Shell hits 21, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Rennell Island at 38,45 Japanese Ships BB Mutsu, Shell hits 14 CA Chokai, Shell hits 1 CA Myoko, Shell hits 6 CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 CA Suzuya CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3 DD Akitsuki, on fire, heavy damage DD Amatsukaze DD Tokitsukaze, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Oshio, on fire DD Asagumo DD Shigure DD Usugumo DD Fumizuki DD Mikazuki DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage DD Asanagi Allied Ships CA Salt Lake City, Shell hits 14 DD Fletcher, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD LaValette, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Nicholas, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage APD Little, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: Men lost 245 Guns lost 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Rennell Island, at 38,45 Allied ground losses: Men lost 29 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 20,5 Japanese Ships AP Hokkai Maru, on fire DD Shiokaze Allied Ships SS Wahoo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on 13th Regiment, at 38,45 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 67 A6M3 Zero x 55 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 41 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero x 5 destroyed A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged A6M3 Zero x 8 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning x 11 destroyed P-38G Lightning x 11 damaged PO1 D.Mikami of CII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 6 1LT W.Campbell of 67th FS is KILLED -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 38,45 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 A6M3 Zero x 40 Allied aircraft Hudson x 6 B-25D Mitchell x 9 B-26B Marauder x 24 B-17E Fortress x 6 no losses Allied aircraft losses Hudson x 1 destroyed B-25D Mitchell x 1 damaged B-26B Marauder x 1 destroyed B-26B Marauder x 6 damaged LTJG E.Kojima of DII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 4 Japanese Ships AP Kamishima Maru AP Kasuga Maru #2, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP Sanko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP Heiwa Maru, on fire, heavy damage AP Hokusho Maru AP Sangetsu Maru AP Katsuragisan Maru Attacking Level Bombers: 4 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet 3 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet 2 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet 3 x Hudson at 1000 feet 2 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet 3 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet 3 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet 3 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet 3 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 38,45 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 A6M3 Zero x 19 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 18 B-24D Liberator x 6 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3 Zero x 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress x 4 damaged Japanese Ships AP Kamishima Maru AP Kasuga Maru #2, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP Iwaki Maru AP Reiyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP Sangetsu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP Tosei Maru AP Shinnan Maru Attacking Level Bombers: 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet 3 x B-24D Liberator at 1000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet 3 x B-24D Liberator at 1000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 38,45 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 A6M3 Zero x 28 Allied aircraft B-25D Mitchell x 4 no losses Allied aircraft losses B-25D Mitchell x 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 38,45 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 A6M3 Zero x 28 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF at 42,53 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 15 B5N Kate x 4 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate x 2 damaged Allied Ships DD Monaghan, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF at 42,53 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 D3A Val x 14 B5N Kate x 8 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate x 3 damaged Allied Ships DD Monaghan, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF at 39,47 Japanese aircraft D3A Val x 11 B5N Kate x 3 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val x 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Drayton, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF at 39,47 Japanese aircraft D3A Val x 6 no losses Allied Ships DD Drayton, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF at 39,47 Japanese aircraft D3A Val x 17 B5N Kate x 24 G4M1 Betty x 9 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val x 1 destroyed D3A Val x 2 damaged B5N Kate x 7 destroyed B5N Kate x 13 damaged G4M1 Betty x 4 damaged Allied Ships BB Maryland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Radford, Torpedo hits 1 CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire Allied ground losses: Men lost 15 Vehicles lost 1 Attacking Level Bombers: 3 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet 2 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF at 39,46 Japanese aircraft D3A Val x 24 G4M1 Betty x 4 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val x 3 destroyed D3A Val x 7 damaged G4M1 Betty x 4 damaged Allied Ships DD Fletcher, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 4, on fire APD Little, on fire, heavy damage Attacking Level Bombers: 4 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on 13th Regiment, at 38,45 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 62 A6M3 Zero x 50 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 33 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero x 3 destroyed A6M3 Zero x 5 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning x 14 destroyed P-38G Lightning x 6 damaged PO2 B.Hanamoto of F2/6th Daitai is credited with kill number 6 1LT H. Freeman of 80th FS is KILLED -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 38,45 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 A6M3 Zero x 30 Allied aircraft Hudson x 3 B-25D Mitchell x 10 B-26B Marauder x 18 B-17E Fortress x 6 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3 Zero x 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-26B Marauder x 1 damaged Japanese Ships PC Shonon Maru #15 AP Heiwa Maru, on fire, heavy damage AP Iwaki Maru AP Reiyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP Hino Maru #3 AP Oyo Maru, on fire AP Kasuga Maru #2, on fire, heavy damage AP Kashiwa Maru AP Hikade Maru Attacking Level Bombers: 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet 3 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet 3 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet 3 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet 3 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet 2 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet 3 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet 3 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet 2 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet 3 x Hudson at 1000 feet 3 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 38,45 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 A6M3 Zero x 9 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 15 B-24D Liberator x 8 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged A6M3 Zero x 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress x 1 damaged Japanese Ships AP Kamishima Maru AP Katsuragisan Maru AP Sanko Maru, on fire AP Hino Maru #3 PC Shonon Maru #15, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Kaika Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Attacking Level Bombers: 3 x B-24D Liberator at 1000 feet 3 x B-24D Liberator at 1000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress at 1000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 38,45 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 A6M3 Zero x 9 Allied aircraft Hudson x 6 no losses no losses Japanese Ships AP Jusan Maru AP Kasuga Maru #2, on fire, heavy damage Attacking Level Bombers: 3 x Hudson at 1000 feet 3 x Hudson at 1000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 38,45 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 A6M3 Zero x 21 Allied aircraft B-26B Marauder x 3 no losses no losses Japanese Ships AP Shoho Maru, on fire, heavy damage Attacking Level Bombers: 3 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF at 39,46 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 D3A Val x 5 no losses Allied Ships APD Little, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF at 39,47 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 25 D3A Val x 23 B5N Kate x 8 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val x 4 damaged B5N Kate x 3 damaged Allied Ships BB Maryland, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Radford, Bomb hits 3 Allied ground losses: Men lost 24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF at 39,47 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 65 A6M3 Zero x 66 D3A Val x 28 B5N Kate x 3 G4M1 Betty x 4 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val x 3 damaged G4M1 Betty x 2 damaged Allied Ships CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire BB Maryland, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Attacking Level Bombers: 4 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
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