RGIJN
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Joined: 11/24/2006 From: far away from battlefield :-( Status: offline
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finally some surface action commenced once again. Fuellis TF netted two barges at Gasmata, while my ships shelled Finschhafen (with little success) In the air, the enemy launched some heavies against several Transport TF of me. In bad weather, it cost him nine bombers (6 B17 and three other heavy LBA). Only few ships hit, medium damage. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/07/43 Weather: Rain Night Time Surface Combat, near Gasmata at 17,32 Japanese Ships AG 114, Shell hits 4, and is sunk AG 2065, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships CA Pensacola CA Quincy CL Santa Fe DD Converse DD Foote DD Thatcher DD Aulick DD Flusser DD Farragut Japanese ground losses: Men lost 11 Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Finschhafen, at 11,33 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 21,28 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 25 A6M3 Zero x 46 J1N1-C Irving x 1 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 41 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 28 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 4 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3 Zero x 2 damaged J1N1-C Irving x 1 damaged Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1 damaged Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress x 2 destroyed B-17E Fortress x 1 damaged LTJG T.Katagi of F1/Tainan Daitai is credited with kill number 2 Japanese Ships AP Nagara Maru Attacking Level Bombers: 1 x B-17E Fortress at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 38,40 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 A6M3 Zero x 6 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 11 Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 6 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 18 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 21 B-24D Liberator x 3 B-24J Liberator x 1 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3 Zero x 1 damaged Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1 destroyed Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1 damaged Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress x 2 destroyed B-17E Fortress x 2 damaged B-24J Liberator x 1 damaged Japanese Ships TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1 AP Goyo Maru, Bomb hits 1 TK Shinkoku Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 21,28 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 25 A6M3 Zero x 46 J1N1-C Irving x 1 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 15 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 4 B-24D Liberator x 4 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress x 1 damaged B-24D Liberator x 1 destroyed B-24D Liberator x 3 damaged PO1 W.Ichimura of F2/201st Daitai is credited with kill number 4 Japanese Ships TK Akebono Maru PC Ch 16, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 38,40 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 A6M3 Zero x 6 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 10 Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 6 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 18 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 3 PB4Y Liberator x 4 no losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress x 2 damaged Japanese Ships AP Tosei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire AP Sakido Maru --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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