jdsrae
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A busy turn with air, land and sea action. Bengal and Cenpac. The RN Eastern Fleet are getting a bit more serious here. The Betty unit at Rangoon spotted this task force yesterday but didn’t launch a strike. BC Repulse hit two mines at Chittagong so didn’t bombard with the rest of this task force. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 10, 44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Chittagong at 55,42 PB Fukeui Maru #7 Allied Ships SS Trident, hits 1 SS Trident is sighted by escort PB Fukeui Maru #7 attacking submerged sub .... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Ramree Island at 52,49 DD Shiokaze DD Yukaze Allied Ships SS O21 SS O21 is located by DD Shiokaze -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 421 encounters mine field at Chittagong (55,41) Allied Ships BC Renown, Mine hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Naval bombardment of Chittagong at 55,41 – all ships shown here bombarded, from BBs down to DEs! BB Queen Elizabeth BB Valiant CA Suffolk CA Sussex CL Newcastle DD Quilliam DD Queensborough DD Quality DD Tjerk Hiddes DD Van Galen DD Isaac Sweers DD Quickmatch DD Quiberon DD Vendetta DE Encounter DE Decoy DE Arrow Japanese ground losses: 155 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 19 (2 destroyed, 17 disabled) Vehicles lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) Manpower hits 3 Fires 539 Airbase hits 16 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 58 Port hits 8 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Wotje , at 135,115 – lots of USN ships spotted in port at Wotje, but there are NF Corsairs overhead. G4M1 Betty x 2 G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed 1 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 11000 feet Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Allied aircraft F4U-2 Corsair x 4 VF(N)-75 with F4U-2 Corsair (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes Some CAP have air radar -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3 Allied aircraft Liberator GR.III x 8 Wellington B.X x 7 Liberator GR.III: 3 damaged Manpower hits 7 Fires 2125 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 3 Allied aircraft Liberator B.III x 12 Liberator GR.III x 12 Liberator B.III: 2 damaged Liberator GR.III: 1 damaged Manpower hits 6 Fires 6496 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF, near Chittagong at 55,41 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes E13A1 Jake x 6 E13A1 Jake: 2 damaged E13A1 Jake: 2 destroyed by flak 5 x E13A1 Jake bombing from 6000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Allied Ships BB Queen Elizabeth -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2 Allied aircraft Wellington B.X x 5 Wellington B.X: 1 damaged Manpower hits 2 Fires 4925 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 1 Allied aircraft Liberator B.III x 7 Liberator B.III: 1 damaged Manpower hits 4 – the bombers seem to get more hits when there are bright fires burning to guide them in. Fires 6525 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-84r Frank x 17 Allied aircraft P-40N5 Warhawk x 16 P-40N5 Warhawk: 5 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Ki-84r Frank x 17 Ki-84r Frank: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 23 P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Wotje at 135,115 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms N1K2-J George x 31 N1K2-J George: 1 damaged 31 x N1K2-J George bombing from 100 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Allied Ships xAK Hoegh Merchant, Shell hits 21, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage SC PC-578 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Wotje at 135,115 N1K2-J George x 31 N1K2-J George: 2 damaged 31 x N1K2-J George bombing from 100 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Allied Ships TK Mission Carmel, Shell hits 26, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 33rd Infantry Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Ki-49-IIa Helen x 17 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 17 Ki-84r Frank x 4 Ki-49-IIa Helen: 3 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed by flak Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 4 Spitfire VIII x 2 A-36 Mustang x 3 P-38H Lightning x 6 P-40N5 Warhawk x 6 P-51A Mustang x 4 P-40N5 Warhawk: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Diamond Harbour at 50,40 Ki-49-IIa Helen x 6 – these Helen pilots aren’t trained in NavB but the idea was for them to burn up some AA ammunition in case the IJN strikes went in. Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 damaged Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed by flak 5 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 2000 feet Naval Attack: 4 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Allied aircraft P-40N5 Warhawk x 4 Allied Ships BC Renown BB Queen Elizabeth -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 11th Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Ki-84r Frank x 4 Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 4 Spitfire VIII x 2 B-25C Mitchell x 16 B-25D1 Mitchell x 12 P-38H Lightning x 5 P-40N5 Warhawk x 5 P-40N26 Warhawk x 16 P-51A Mustang x 4 Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak P-40N26 Warhawk: 1 destroyed Japanese ground losses: 32 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 27th Division, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 2 Spitfire VIII x 2 B-24J Liberator x 28 P-38H Lightning x 5 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 49 P-51A Mustang x 4 B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 2 P-38H Lightning x 3 P-38J Lightning x 32 P-40N5 Warhawk x 5 8 x P-38J Lightning sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 4 P-40N5 Warhawk x 5 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25 25 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 4 A-36 Mustang x 2 P-38H Lightning x 2 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25 P-51A Mustang x 4 25 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 138,115 N1K2-J George x 31 N1K2-J George: 4 damaged 31 x N1K2-J George bombing from 100 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Allied Ships SC PC-598, Shell hits 8, on fire SC PC-784, Shell hits 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on 2/9th Armoured Regiment, at 55,41 (Chittagong) Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 26 Ki-49-IIa Helen x 14 Ki-49-IIb Helen x 13 Ki-84r Frank x 11 Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 5 destroyed – they have good pilots but seem to be outclassed by Spitfire Mk VIIIs, so Jan 1944 might be a good time to relegate the Tojo to a training role. Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 4 Spitfire VIII x 2 A-36 Mustang x 2 P-38H Lightning x 6 P-40N5 Warhawk x 6 P-51A Mustang x 3 Allied aircraft losses Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wotje at 135,115 N1K2-J George x 3 Allied Ships SC PC-578 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chittagong (55,41) Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 59896 troops, 1179 guns, 1203 vehicles, Assault Value = 2295 Defending force 90867 troops, 1173 guns, 1199 vehicles, Assault Value = 3104 Japanese ground losses: 51 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Allied ground losses: 203 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 16 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 20 (3 destroyed, 17 disabled) Vehicles lost 8 (5 destroyed, 3 disabled) Assaulting units: 209th Combat Engineer Battalion 1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division Provisionl Tank Brigade 32nd Infantry Division 4th Armoured Brigade 2/6th Armoured Regiment 27th Infantry Division 33rd Infantry Division 37th Infantry Division 2/9th Armoured Regiment 9th Australian Division 214th Coast AA Regiment 226th Field Artillery Battalion 2/11th Field Regiment 6th Medium Regiment Defending units: 1st/B Division 6th Division 36th Division 1st/A Division 11th Tank Regiment 27th Division 11th Division 1st Tank Division 8th Division 1st/C Division 51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 5th RF Gun Battalion 26th Air Defense AA Regiment 51st Field AA Battalion 44th Ind.AA Gun Co 26th Fld AA Gun Co 56th Field AA Battalion 49th Field AA Battalion 34th Field AA Battalion 21st Fld AA Gun Co 52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion 9th RF Gun Battalion 15th Army 23rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment 52nd Field AA Battalion 10th RF Gun Battalion 3rd Air Defense AA Regiment 11th RF Gun Battalion OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jan 10, 44 E13A1 Jake from 938 Ku T-2 has spotted BC Renown at 55,41 BC Renown is reported HIT 2LT Renzo V. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 5 2LT Renzo V. of 77th Sentai attains ace status!! CPT Okajima F. of 77th Sentai is credited with kill number 16 WO Goto F. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 11 2LT Gyuba J. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 2LT Juni P. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 7 WO Azusa A. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 2LT Juni P. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 8 2LT Gyuba J. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 2LT Nishihata P. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 10 2LT Chiba B. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 2LT Iizuka D. of 66th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 a TM-4 class PT is reported HIT SS Raton is reported HIT SS Dace is reported HIT an Allied SS is reported HIT a Triton class SS is reported HIT SS Billfish is reported HIT WO Hyakutake E. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 7 WO Hashiguchi R. of 33rd Sentai is credited with kill number 6 3 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 3rd South Seas Gsn from Makin 11 x H8K2-L Emily transporting 49th JNAF AF Unit from Kusaie Island 19 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 3rd Air Army from Silchar 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting Kure 5th SNLF from Vella Lavella 7 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 12th JNAF AF Unit from Vella Lavella Repairs completed on CA Kumano at Truk, ship returned to service Repairs completed on SS I-173 at Victoria Point, ship returned to service Sendai expands airfield to size 6 Miri expands fortifications to size 6 Allahabad expands airfield to size 5 Saidor expands fortifications to size 3 Maryborough expands airfield to size 6 343 Ku S-2 on CVL Mizuho converting to size 30 from 27 AK Akiura Maru beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo – the IJN regular AK ships get some additional AA guns AK Kazuura Maru beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo AK Kamogawa Maru beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo AK Keiyo Maru beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo AK Kenyo Maru beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo AK Sinko Maru beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo AK Tamagawa Maru beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo AK Teiyo Maru beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo AK Tatuwa Maru beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo AK Hitati Maru beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo AK Kosin Maru beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo AK Nitti Maru beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo AK Nako Maru beginning refit in shipyard at Tokyo 67th JNAF AF Unit arrives at Tokyo – will move to Hachijo-jima to build an ASW patrol base. There are lots of USN submarines spotted in this area so likely about as many again that aren’t spotted. A Jake unit supported by an AV has been at Aogashima, but Hachijo-jima will be built up in preparation for the Naval Guard unit that will arrive in May 1944.
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