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Then the Allies go all in to bomb Dacca! AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 25, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Balikpapan at 66,98 E W-16 SS Salmon is located by E W-16 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38 Weather in hex: Light cloud Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 34 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.III x 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 34 Allied aircraft Liberator B.III x 6 Liberator B.III: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 32 Allied aircraft Wellington GR.XIII x 4 Wellington GR.XIII: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 32 Allied aircraft Liberator B.III x 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 31 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.III x 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 31 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.III x 4 Liberator GR.III: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 31st Infantry Regiment, at 58,32 , near Darjeeling Weather in hex: Partial cloud Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 18 Ki-84a Frank x 15 Ki-84r Frank x 24 24 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 36 Ki-84r Frank x 126 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIc Trop x 16 Hurricane IIc Trop: 3 destroyed CAP engaged: 3x Frank +1x Tojo Sentai, all set to 50% CAP range 0 at 20k’. Radar gives them the bounce. 1st Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 21 scrambling) 11th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 21 scrambling) 33rd Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 18 scrambling) 77th Sentai with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 9 scrambling) 77th Sentai Det A with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 6 scrambling) 77th Sentai Det B with Ki-84r Frank (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 6 scrambling) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 31st Infantry Regiment, at 58,32 , near Darjeeling Weather in hex: Partial cloud Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 30 Ki-49-IIa Helen x 37 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 17 Ki-84a Frank x 15 Allied ground losses: 56 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38 Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 36 Ki-84r Frank x 125 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft P-40N Warhawk x 12 Beaufighter TF.X x 31 Hurricane FR.IIb x 12 P-40N Warhawk: 2 destroyed Beaufighter TF.X: 9 destroyed, 2 damaged Hurricane FR.IIb: 7 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38 Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 35 Ki-84r Frank x 123 Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft Hurricane IIc Trop x 16 Spitfire Vc Trop x 14 Spitfire VIII x 13 Kittyhawk IV x 12 P-40N5 Warhawk x 4 Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed Spitfire Vc Trop: 6 destroyed Spitfire VIII: 2 destroyed P-40N5 Warhawk: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38 Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 31 Ki-84r Frank x 108 Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 3 destroyed Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed – ok, this is getting serious now! Allied aircraft Martlet IV x 16 Spitfire VIII x 32 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25 Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38 Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 18 Ki-84r Frank x 88 Allied aircraft P-40N Warhawk x 12 Hurricane IV x 12 P-40N Warhawk: 3 destroyed Hurricane IV: 4 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 19th Division, at 56,38 (Dacca) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 15 Ki-84r Frank x 81 Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft Kittyhawk III x 12 B-25G Mitchell x 26 P-40K Warhawk x 17 Kittyhawk III: 7 destroyed B-25G Mitchell: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged – the Allied CIC don’t mind using attack bombers down low, but they lost a lot of aircraft that way. B-25G Mitchell: 6 destroyed by flak P-40K Warhawk: 7 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 63 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-25G Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-25G Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 8th Division, at 56,38 (Dacca) Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 5 Ki-84r Frank x 56 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft A-20G Havoc x 16 B-25G Mitchell x 42 A-20G Havoc: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged A-20G Havoc: 1 destroyed by flak B-25G Mitchell: 6 destroyed, 32 damaged B-25G Mitchell: 4 destroyed by flak Japanese ground losses: 186 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled Also attacking 20th Division ... Also attacking 12th Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38 Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 1 Ki-84r Frank x 33 Ki-84r Frank: 2 destroyed Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 2 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft Sea Hurricane Ib x 13 B-25D1 Mitchell x 16 Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 destroyed B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38 Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 1 Ki-84r Frank x 19 Ki-84r Frank: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 16 B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged Airbase hits 4 Runway hits 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38 Ki-84r Frank x 3 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 16 B-25D1 Mitchell: 5 damaged Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38 Ki-84r Frank x 1 Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft B-25D1 Mitchell x 16 B-25D1 Mitchell: 2 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak Airbase hits 10 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 20 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38 Ki-84r Frank x 1 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 10 P-40N5 Warhawk x 10 P-40N5 Warhawk: 1 destroyed Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38 Ki-84r Frank x 1 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIc Trop x 16 16 x Hurricane IIc Trop sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38 Allied aircraft Spitfire Vc Trop x 16 16 x Spitfire Vc Trop sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 6 Ki-84r Frank x 35 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft P-40N Warhawk x 10 B-24J Liberator x 11 P-40N5 Warhawk x 8 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 17 Allied aircraft losses P-40N Warhawk: 1 destroyed B-24J Liberator: 3 destroyed, 5 damaged B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak P-40N5 Warhawk: 1 destroyed P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed Runway hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38 Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 5 Ki-84r Frank x 21 Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 11 B-24J Liberator: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38 Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 3 Ki-84r Frank x 9 Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 damaged Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 10 B-24D1 Liberator: 8 damaged Runway hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38 Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 1 Ki-84r Frank x 6 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied aircraft B-24J Liberator x 12 P-40N5 Warhawk x 5 B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged P-40N5 Warhawk: 1 destroyed Runway hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38 Ki-84r Frank x 4 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft P-38H Lightning x 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Dacca , at 56,38 Ki-84r Frank x 2 Allied aircraft P-38H Lightning x 5 5 x P-38H Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 58,32 (near Darjeeling) Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 35491 troops, 389 guns, 859 vehicles, Assault Value = 1397 Defending force 2207 troops, 42 guns, 46 vehicles, Assault Value = 85 Japanese adjusted assault: 868 Allied adjusted defense: 7 Japanese assault odds: 124 to 1 Combat modifiers Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), disruption(-), experience(-) Attacker: Japanese ground losses: 408 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 38 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Allied ground losses: 1667 casualties reported Squads: 123 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 22 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 48 (38 destroyed, 10 disabled) Vehicles lost 14 (14 destroyed, 0 disabled) Units retreated 1 Assaulting units: 56th Division 51st Division 2nd Tank Division Defending units: 31st Infantry Regiment OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Nov 25, 43 Repairs completed on E Oki at Tokyo, ship returned to service Repairs completed on E Hirado at Tokyo, ship returned to service G3M3 Nell from 761 Ku K-2 has spotted an Allied AM at 132,114 a PC-461 173' SC class SC is reported HIT 2LT Hashiguchi F. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 10 1LT Bunkichi C. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 12 2LT Goto H. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 5 2LT Goto H. of 33rd Sentai attains ace status!! WO Kizuka N. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 4 WO Chiba R. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 5 WO Chiba R. of 11th Sentai attains ace status!! WO Kado C. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 2 2LT Egashira I. of 77th Sentai Det A is credited with kill number 10 WO Bunkichi I. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 3 2LT Miyazaki S. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 WO Kizuka N. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 5 WO Kizuka N. of 11th Sentai attains ace status!! CPT Daigo T. of 77th Sentai Det A is credited with kill number 15 CPT Tsukamoto H. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 13 2LT Itaya R. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 4 2LT Itaya R. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 5 2LT Itaya R. of 1st Sentai attains ace status!! 2LT Chikami L. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 10 2LT Okajima A. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 3 2LT Chikami L. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 11 WO Kakimoto G. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 1LT Goto K. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 18 CPT Okajima F. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 15 MAJ Kuwabara, Y. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 17 2LT Bunkichi W. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 2LT Renzo V. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 1LT Uchida S. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 16 WO Kaguyama O. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 2LT Renzo V. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 WO Ishihara P. of 77th Sentai Det A is credited with kill number 2 1LT Eto O. of 77th Sentai Det A is credited with kill number 13 WO Ishihara P. of 77th Sentai Det A is credited with kill number 3 CPT Tsukamoto H. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 14 WO Maeda E. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 5 WO Maeda E. of 33rd Sentai attains ace status!! 2LT Chuzaburo J. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 6 WO Senda P. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 2 WO Kobayashi P. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 5 WO Kobayashi P. of 11th Sentai attains ace status!! WO Kawahara K. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 2LT Ayanori I. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 3 WO Renzo R. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 1LT Bunkichi C. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 13 WO Kaguyama S. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 2 1LT Nakada, Y. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 3 2LT Kamei J. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 7 2LT Mitsumori R. of 77th Sentai Det A is credited with kill number 4 1LT Higashiyama C. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 15 1LT Higashiyama C. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 16 2LT Ayanori O. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 2 1LT Chiba W. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 14 WO Kimiyama B. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 10 2LT Kakimoto I. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 WO Ohashi A. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 3 WO Kimiyama B. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 11 WO Juni R. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 4 WO Aino A. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 3 2LT Shibayama V. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 2 CPT Kashiide, I. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 4 WO Goto S. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 WO Goto S. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 WO Goto S. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 4 WO Kakimoto G. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 4 1LT Azusa G. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 7 CPT Kashiide, I. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 5 CPT Kashiide, I. of 77th Sentai Det B attains ace status!! 1LT Higashiyama C. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 17 2LT Goto P. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 6 2LT Ayanori O. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 3 CPT Kashiide, I. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 6 WO Fukudome K. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 4 WO Kawahara F. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 4 1LT Ryuzaki U. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 7 WO Fujimoto U. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 2 WO Kimiyama D. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 3 WO Iwaya R. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 3 WO Hoshikura L. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 2 WO Daigo H. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 WO Mitsumoto O. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 6 1LT Azusa G. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 8 CPT Ohashi R. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 14 2LT Miyazaki S. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 4 WO Ryuzaki K. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 WO Ariyoshi S. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 5 WO Ariyoshi S. of 33rd Sentai attains ace status!! 2LT Mitsumori E. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 4 2LT Mitsumori E. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 5 2LT Mitsumori E. of 77th Sentai Det B attains ace status!! 2LT Mitsumori E. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 6 WO Fukudome K. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 5 WO Fukudome K. of 1st Sentai attains ace status!! WO Juni R. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 5 WO Juni R. of 33rd Sentai attains ace status!! 2LT Goto H. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 6 2LT Mitsumoto T. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 5 2LT Mitsumoto T. of 33rd Sentai attains ace status!! WO Kamei O. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 3 2LT Daigo U. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 7 2LT Gomi, H. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 5 2LT Gomi, H. of 11th Sentai attains ace status!! 2LT Okajima A. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 4 2LT Okajima A. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 5 2LT Okajima A. of 1st Sentai attains ace status!! 2LT Mitsumoto T. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 6 WO Hashiguchi T. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 2 2LT Hashimoto I. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 7 2LT Hashimoto I. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 8 1LT Ban K. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 8 WO Izumida E. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 7 WO Hoshikura B. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 2 2LT Chikami L. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 12 2LT Koga H. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 2 2LT Hashiguchi B. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 WO Hoshikura L. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 3 1LT Minami, T. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 15 2LT Miyajima I. of 77th Sentai Det A is credited with kill number 9 2LT Shibayama I. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 5 2LT Shibayama I. of 33rd Sentai attains ace status!! WO Chiba R. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 6 2LT Chikami L. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 13 2LT Gushi R. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 14 WO Hashimoto T. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 3 CPT Ohashi R. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 15 2LT Gushi R. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 15 2LT Hirabayashi J. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 5 2LT Hirabayashi J. of 11th Sentai attains ace status!! 1LT Ban K. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 9 2LT Chiba I. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 6 2LT Daigo U. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 8 2LT Hoshikura R. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 5 2LT Hoshikura R. of 1st Sentai attains ace status!! WO Renzo B. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 2 1LT Kimiyama B. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 8 1LT Ariyoshi H. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 18 2LT Chuzaburo J. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 7 1LT Kimiyama B. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 9 2LT Gomi, H. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 6 MAJ Kuwabara, Y. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 18 1LT Nakada, Y. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 4 2LT Goto H. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 7 2LT Miyajima I. of 77th Sentai Det A is credited with kill number 10 WO Ohashi N. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 2 1LT Bunkichi C. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 14 G4M1 Betty from 753 Ku K-1 attacking SS Cabrilla at 106,127 SS Cabrilla is reported HIT G4M1 Betty from 753 Ku K-1 has spotted an Allied PT at 114,137 an Allied PT is reported HIT D4Y1 Judy from 531 Ku K-1 attacking a O19 Class class SS at 101,117 an Allied PG is reported HIT E13A1 Jake from 958 Ku T-6 attacking an Allied SS at 101,117 a KXI Class class SS is reported HIT F-5A Lightning sighted over Tezpur 2LT Miyajima N. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 WO Juni U. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 4 2LT Kimiyama R. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 WO Hoshikura O. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 3 WO Renzo R. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 2LT Kamei J. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 8 WO Renzo R. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 4 2LT Ryuzaki G. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 3 2LT Shirahama G. of 77th Sentai Det B is credited with kill number 9 2LT Uchida R. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 2 2LT Miyajima N. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 WO Kado R. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 5 WO Kado R. of 33rd Sentai attains ace status!! 1LT Higashiyama C. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 18 WO Hoshikura O. of 1st Sentai is credited with kill number 4 2LT Agawa I. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 2 2LT Iizuka P. of 77th Sentai Det A is credited with kill number 2 4 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 8th Fleet from Shortlands 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 46th/A Division from Port Moresby 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 46th/B Division from Port Moresby Chiba expands airfield to size 7 Ace pilot Kizuka V. of 85th Sentai is promoted to 2LT CL Detroit is reported to have been sunk near Port Moresby on Aug 29, 1943 This was just the morning action:
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