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US carriers damaged. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/24/43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Rabaul at 21,28 Japanese Ships AG 105 AG 364 AG 366, Shell hits 1, and is sunk AG 367, Shell hits 2, and is sunk AG 368, Shell hits 6, and is sunk AG 373 AG 5031, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships BB Mississippi BB Alabama DD Kidd DD McKee DD Bullard DD Edwards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF at 12,32 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 13 A6M3 Zero x 6 A6M5 Zeke x 21 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 13 SBD Dauntless x 12 TBF Avenger x 21 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3 Zero x 1 damaged A6M5 Zeke x 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless x 2 destroyed SBD Dauntless x 4 damaged TBF Avenger x 3 destroyed TBF Avenger x 21 damaged ENS B.Isaacs of VF-28 is credited with kill number 9 Japanese Ships CV Soryu CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage CV Hiyo, Torpedo hits 1 BB Hyuga -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF at 14,28 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 A6M3 Zero x 5 A6M5 Zeke x 5 D3A Val x 21 B5N Kate x 29 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 25 P-38J Lightning x 2 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero x 7 destroyed A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed A6M5 Zeke x 3 destroyed A6M5 Zeke x 1 damaged D3A Val x 4 destroyed D3A Val x 4 damaged B5N Kate x 20 destroyed B5N Kate x 10 damaged Allied aircraft losses F6F Hellcat x 2 damaged 1LT K.Williamson of 80th FS is credited with kill number 9 Allied Ships CVL Langley CVL Independence, Torpedo hits 1 CVL Cabot, Bomb hits 3, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on Kavieng , at 18,24 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 A6M3 Zero x 8 A6M5 Zeke x 3 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7 Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 3 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 15 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 9 PB4Y Liberator x 9 B-24D Liberator x 15 B-24J Liberator x 15 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1 destroyed Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1 damaged Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 1 damaged Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 1 destroyed Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 1 damaged E13A1 Jake x 5 destroyed E13A1 Jake x 2 damaged Ki-48 Lily x 1 destroyed Ki-51 Sonia x 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator x 1 destroyed B-24D Liberator x 1 damaged B-24J Liberator x 1 destroyed B-24J Liberator x 1 damaged WO C.Tokuda of F2/253rd Daitai is credited with kill number 3 Japanese ground losses: Men lost 147 Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 18,24 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 A6M3 Zero x 5 A6M5 Zeke x 3 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 6 Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 3 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 14 Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zeke x 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator x 2 damaged CPT M.Vebber of 319th BS is credited with kill number 2 Japanese Ships DD Hagikaze -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF at 14,28 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 A6M5 Zeke x 8 D3A Val x 10 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 23 P-38J Lightning x 2 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged A6M5 Zeke x 3 destroyed A6M5 Zeke x 1 damaged D3A Val x 8 destroyed D3A Val x 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses F6F Hellcat x 2 damaged LTJG C.Walker of VF-26 is credited with kill number 9 Allied Ships CV Bunker Hill CVL Monterey -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Gasmata Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1764 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 1085 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0) CPT C.Hayashi of 78th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 Japanese ground losses: Men lost 23 Allied ground losses: Men lost 77 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Rabaul at 21,28 Japanese Ships AG 363 AG 360 Allied Ships SS S-38, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Rabaul at 21,28 Japanese Ships AG 113, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Blackfish -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Rabaul at 21,28 Japanese Ships AG 115, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Gudgeon -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Rabaul at 21,28 Japanese Ships AG 5088, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Sculpin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF at 12,32 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 A6M5 Zeke x 12 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 4 TBF Avenger x 6 no losses Allied aircraft losses TBF Avenger x 1 destroyed TBF Avenger x 5 damaged LCDR T.Gilbert of VT-26 bails out and is CAPTURED Japanese Ships CV Hiyo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF at 12,32 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 A6M5 Zeke x 12 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 7 TBF Avenger x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed A6M5 Zeke x 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses TBF Avenger x 2 destroyed TBF Avenger x 1 damaged LT D.Norton of VF-28 is credited with kill number 14 LCDR K.Bannister of VT-28 is KILLED Japanese Ships BB Hyuga -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF at 13,27 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 B5N Kate x 5 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 14 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate x 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F Hellcat x 2 damaged ENS T.Tyler of VF-28 is credited with kill number 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on 29th Regiment, at 21,28 Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 14 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 15 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 7 SBD Dauntless x 12 TBF Avenger x 6 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless x 2 destroyed SBD Dauntless x 6 damaged CPO N.Oda of F2/201st Daitai is credited with kill number 3 Japanese ground losses: Men lost 67 Attacking Level Bombers: 6 x TBF Avenger at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF at 14,28 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 A6M5 Zeke x 7 B5N Kate x 3 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 10 P-38J Lightning x 1 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed B5N Kate x 2 destroyed B5N Kate x 1 damaged LTJG D.Lange of VF-26 is credited with kill number 5 Allied Ships CV Bunker Hill -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat at 16,25 Japanese Ships AG 105, Shell hits 1, and is sunk AG 364, Shell hits 1, and is sunk AG 373, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships CL Mobile DD Dyson DD Guest DD Braine -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Gasmata at 17,32 Japanese Ships SS I-5 Allied Ships AK Sterope, Torpedo hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Gasmata Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1746 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 943 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese ground losses: Men lost 18 Allied ground losses: Men lost 97
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Former War in the Pacific Test Team Manager and Beta Tester for War in the East.
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