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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/22/28
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Sub attack at 66,44
Japanese Ships
DD Tsuta
DD Katsura
DD Kaba
DD Kiku
DD Kaki
DD Kaya
DD Keyaki
DD Kuwa
Allied Ships
SS S-16, hits 1
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TF 1010 encounters mine field at Bonin (65,52)
Allied Ships
DD Whipple
AP Cape San Juan, Mine hits 1, on fire
Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34
Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 14
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 13
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF at 63,49
Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 13
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Sikisan Maru
AK Gyoun Maru
AK Tokuwa Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
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Ground combat at Bonin
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 86053 troops, 417 guns, 17 vehicles, Assault Value = 869
Defending force 73902 troops, 53 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1383
Japanese ground losses:
316 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/23/28
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ASW attack at 64,44
Japanese Ships
DD Katsura
DD Kaba
DD Tsuta
DD Kiku
DD Kaki
DD Kaya
DD Keyaki
DD Kuwa
DD Tsubaki
DD Enoki
Allied Ships
SS S-37, hits 5, on fire
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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34
Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 14
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 12
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 73,34
Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 10
Vought O2U-1 Corsair x 2
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AMC Kotoku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AMC Maebasi Maru
AMC Atutasan Maru
AMC Shinan Maru
AMC Onoe Maru
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Vought O2U-1 Corsair bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
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Ground combat at Bonin
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 87536 troops, 459 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 909
Defending force 73492 troops, 50 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1362
Japanese ground losses:
440 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/24/28
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ASW attack near Tokyo at 66,43
Japanese Ships
DD Katsura
DD Kaba
DD Tsuta
DD Kiku
DD Kaki
DD Kaya
DD Keyaki
DD Kuwa
DD Tsubaki
DD Enoki
DD Namikaze
DD Hokaze
DD Yukaze
DD Shimakaze
DD Yakaze
DD Amatsukaze
Allied Ships
SS S-16, hits 1
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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34
Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 14
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 16
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52
Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 8
Vought FU-1 Float x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 73,34
Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 8
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Hukko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Heimei Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
1 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
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Ground combat at Bonin
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 87790 troops, 467 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 935
Defending force 73045 troops, 47 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1347
Japanese ground losses:
285 casualties reported
"My friend, the French Foreign Minister has accepted your offer of humanitarian assistance and will have the International Red Cross provide you with the minimum expected list of supplies that will be required of them, of which 100% (20,000 units) will be expected by the Soc Trang garrison within a fortnight. Anything less than the required amount will not be acceptable to them. What that means, my friend, is that not only will France refuse to participate in the peace process, but they have threatened to do everything in their power to sabotage the process by leaking the nature of these secret discussions to the World Press and, ultimately, to hardliners within all our respective Governments. Thereby ensuring continued fighting and conflict among nations. The arrogance of these latecomers to the Peace process is appalling to the US and Dutch Governments. However, you must agree that they could be more dangerous outside the peace process than as a member of the effort. We implore the Emperor to cooperate with their request for either aid or a lifting of the sea/air blockade to Soc Trang so that neutral shipping could be engaged to meet the French requirements".
The Japanese diplomat replies, “First of all, I don’t think there is a single garrison in the world which requires 20,000 supply units, so the offer on its own accord is outrageous. It would appear that the French are proving to be very untrustworthy allies, doing little to support your fight with us, and then trying to sabotage your efforts to end it. I could have arranged for a ship or two to discretely sail past Soc Trang and have an ‘accident’ requiring dropping their entire load overboard in water tight containers as the tide went in, but this request would require around eighty ships! Of course, a peace treaty would have allowed them to send all of the supplies in the world to Soc Trang themselves, but I have a feeling they know this already.
“Personally, I am not as concerned by the French demands as they probably wish me to be, as I have very little to lose at this point. My government will discover what we are doing sooner or later anyhow, what difference does it make how they find out? I am certainly not an expert on Americans, but we have several in our number who attended your colleges and academies, and they tell me that Americans do not suffer others trying to control their nation’s destiny very well. One of them also said I should give you a quote from one of your past Presidents, I’m ashamed to say I can’t remember his name even though he told me, about Americans not entering into entangling foreign alliances? How will your people react if the French triumphantly declare that your government was within a few islands of an honorable peace settlement, only to have it stolen from them? I beg you to sleep on this, my friend. You know where to find me”.
The next morning, an American agent reports he followed the Japanese envoy and his youngest aide to the train station hours after the meeting. He witnessed an emotional embrace before the aide boarded the train, holding a briefcase. The envoy then stoically returned to his hotel after the train left – for Switzerland.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/25/28
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Naval bombardment of Bonin, at 65,52
Allied Ships
CL Richmond
CL Detroit
CL Omaha
BC United States
BC Ranger
BC Saratoga
BC Constellation
BC Lexington
Japanese ground losses:
366 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Day Air attack on Toyohara , at 73,34
Japanese aircraft
Mitsubishi 1MF4 x 37
Allied aircraft
Curtiss F5L x 1
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
Mitsubishi 1MF4: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Curtiss F5L: 1 damaged
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 19
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 65,52
Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 12
Vought FU-1 Float x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
9 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on 22nd Division, at 65,52
Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 26
Vought FU-1 Float x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
20 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 73,34
Japanese aircraft
Mitsubishi 1MF4 x 18
Allied aircraft
Vought O2U Corsair x 9
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
Mitsubishi 1MF4: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
AK Hukko Maru
AK Heimei Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage she sank 3 days later
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Vought O2U Corsair bombing at 1000 feet
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Sub attack at 63,48
Japanese Ships
AK Nittsu Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage she sank
Allied Ships
SS S-17
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Ground combat at Bonin
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 88218 troops, 474 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 975
Defending force 72148 troops, 42 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1326
Japanese ground losses:
213 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/26/28
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 19
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52
Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 44
Vought FU-1 Float x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
221 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
15 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
15 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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Ground combat at Bonin
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 88578 troops, 478 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 1006
Defending force 71784 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1306
Japanese ground losses:
177 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/27/28
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Day Air attack on Iwo Jima , at 63,53
Allied aircraft
Curtiss A-3 Falcon x 20
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on 23rd Division, at 65,52
Allied aircraft
Martin NBS-1 x 32
Vought FU-1 Float x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
11 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
13 x Martin NBS-1 bombing at 1000 feet
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SS R-15 is hit by ASW from a Felixstowe F5 SW of Kagoshima she sank 3 days later
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Ground combat at Bonin
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 88927 troops, 483 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 1046
Defending force 71666 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1304
Japanese ground losses:
189 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Also, Diplomatically speaking, after a delay of several days the Senior US Diplomat met again with his Japanese partner for peace. "My friend, I think we all can understand how frustrated all of us are with the French, however there must have been an error on my part communicating the supply needs for the Soc Trang Garrison. What is required to bring the French to the bargaining table should be easily accommodated on six (6) small coastal steamers (2500 x 6) and it is President Coolidge's desire to see to it that the French get their damn supplies in order to engage them and resolve this conflict once and for all. We believe that their threat's are nothing more than sore gamesmanship for having been ignored by the Administration in the 1st place. President Coolidge wants them at the bargaining table without further delay, and discreetly for now if possible but in the open if necessary."
He continued, "It is the President's desire to wrap this conflict up via negotiations, if possible, before the 10th anniversary of the Armistice of the Great War. He believes that the powerful symbolism of that seminal war and event will be powerful enough to overcome hardliners in any Government. Basically, Mr. Coolidge would like to characterize this war as "a dust-up among Allies of the Great War". He hopes that The Emperor will share his vision and facilitate the representation of all the World's Great Powers (sans the Soviets, of course) to the bargain table. Yes, the French are insufferable, but they will not go away and they can cause various types of trouble for each of us, Militarily, Politically, and Culturally. Let us rise above the pettiness of The French and target 11/11/1928 as the final date that this unfortunate war could possibly end by, I can quote The President directly. Please pass this personal note from him to His Majesty"
The Japanese envoy pauses. “Well, we can certainly see the symbolism of having the conflict end by the 10th anniversary of the Great War. As for the French, I can try to pull some stings to have some offshore drop-offs, the way I described earlier, occur. Understand, of course, I may not be able to get six ships to sail together, that would raise too many suspicions. We do have a high-level contact within the government who may have some influence over the Emperor. We’ll forward your President’s message to the Emperor to him”.
8/22/1928 - US Air Attack off Bonin
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