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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 22, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Chittagong at 55,41 SSX Ha-38, hits 8, and is sunk Allied Ships CA Suffolk DD Isaac Sweers DD Vendetta DE Arrow DD Quality DD Tjerk Hiddes SSX Ha-38 is sighted by escort DD Quality attacking submerged sub .... SSX Ha-38 forced to surface! DD Quality firing on surfaced sub .... DD Tjerk Hiddes firing on surfaced sub .... Sub slips beneath the waves -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Bassein at 52,51 PB Rokko Maru xAKL Kuramasan Maru PB Seki Maru Captain of SS Grunion elects not to launch torpedoes at this target -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 8 Allied aircraft PV-1 Ventura x 6 PV-1 Ventura: 3 damaged 6 x PV-1 Ventura bombing from 5000 feet Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 8 Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 3 damaged Allied aircraft Liberator B.III x 15 Liberator GR.III x 21 Liberator B.III: 1 damaged Liberator GR.III: 3 damaged Airbase hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 7 Allied aircraft Wellington GR.XIII x 5 No Japanese losses No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 5 Allied aircraft Wellington GR.XIII x 6 No Japanese losses No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Chittagong at 55,41 Allied Ships CA Suffolk – interesting that only HMS Suffolk bombarded. Japanese ground losses: 14 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled CA Suffolk firing at 6th Division -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 254th Armoured Brigade, at 58,38 , near Dacca Weather in hex: Light cloud Ki-84r Frank x 13 13 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 254th Armoured Brigade, at 58,38 , near Dacca Ki-49-IIb Helen x 17 Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Vehicles lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 254th Armoured Brigade, at 58,38 , near Dacca Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 42 Ki-49-IIa Helen x 19 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 3 Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 30 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 254th Armoured Brigade, at 58,38 , near Dacca Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 17 Ki-84r Frank x 6 6 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 254th Armoured Brigade, at 58,38 , near Dacca Ki-49-IIb Helen x 12 Ki-49-IIb Helen: 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled Vehicles lost 8 (4 destroyed, 4 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 254th Armoured Brigade, at 58,38 , near Dacca Ki-49-IIa Helen x 20 Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 254th Armoured Brigade, at 58,38 , near Dacca Ki-49-IIa Helen x 15 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIa Helen: 5 damaged Allied ground losses: 29 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Tassafaronga at 113,137 SS I-181 Allied Ships CL Honolulu DD Gansevoort AKA Procyon AKA Oberon AKA Alcyon DD Russell DD Mustin DD Hammann DD Hughes OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Dec 22, 43 Repairs completed on DD Maikaze at Kobe, ship returned to service – nearly all the DD Kagero Class are ready, now with surface search radars that should help to boost ASW capability. Repairs completed on DD Hagikaze at Kobe, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Urakaze at Kobe, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Shiranui at Kobe, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Kagero at Kobe, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Hamakaze at Tokyo, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Amatsukaze at Tokyo, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Hayashio at Tokyo, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Natsushio at Tokyo, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Hatsukaze at Tokyo, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Oyashio at Tokyo, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Arashi at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Nowaki at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service Repairs completed on DD Yukikaze at Yokohama/Yokosuka, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SC Ch 7 at Shanghai, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SC Ch 8 at Shanghai, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SC Ch 9 at Shanghai, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SC Ch 4 at Shanghai, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SC Ch 5 at Shanghai, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SC Ch 6 at Shanghai, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SC Ch 1 at Shanghai, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SC Ch 2 at Shanghai, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SC Ch 3 at Shanghai, ship returned to service G4M1 Betty from 755 Ku K-1 attacking a KXIV Class class SS at 82,114 a KXI Class class SS is reported HIT G4M1 Betty from 751 Ku K-1 has spotted SC PC-785 at 139,115 SC PC-785 is reported HIT D4Y4 Judy from 502 Ku K-1 attacking SS Haddock at 66,98 SS Haddock is reported HIT E13A1 Jake from Kushimoto Ku T-1 attacking SS Pargo at 112,67 SS Pargo is reported HIT E13A1 Jake from 958 Ku T-7 attacking SS Cabrilla at 104,128 SS Cabrilla is reported HIT Ki-49-IIb Helen from 74th Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 103,61 a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS is reported HIT Mosquito PR.IX sighted over 12th Tank Regiment F-5A Lightning sighted over Dimapur 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting Kure 3rd SNLF from Munda 5 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 88th Naval Guard Unit from Munda 4 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 4th Indpt SNLF Coy from Russell Islands 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting Kure 5th SNLF from Vella Lavella 6 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 87th Naval Guard Unit from Vella Lavella 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 12th JNAF AF Unit from Vella Lavella 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 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 1st JAAF Base Force from Chittagong 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 1st JAAF Base Force from Chittagong Kunashiri expands airfield to size 2 Ace pilot Hagiri A. of 6th Ku S-1/C is promoted to CPO Loss of xAKL Gyoku Maru on Feb 08, 1943 is admitted Loss of SSX Ha-38 on Dec 22, 1943 is admitted MTB G-165 arrives at Kobe
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