Raverdave 
		  
		   
		   
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		 Well there I concentrating on sinking the only known RO in the area when whoops!  My mine TF ran right over the top of a second one just south of Gilli Gilli.  I am happy to report that I sank her, but not before she put a big hole into a Dog Dog, which also sank.        The first of the new USAAF bomber groups sent to India flew their first mission against Pagan today knocking out 3 resources , yeah it is not much but it is a start for the green crews whom all returned safely. The Liberators and Mitchell are the first of three full wings (9 BGs) that are planned to deploy to India, and as their experiance rises so shall the toll that they extract from the Nip.      An RAAF Mitchell Sqdn operating out of PM found a small TF and bombed it in the Bismark sea, it is thought that this TF is carrying troops to be used in future operations against PNG, but with one AP taking two bomb hits it is doubted that Luskan will continue.  The RAAF chaps are very keen to fly some follow up missions to catch the rest of the TF.         I have been getting some disturbing intel reports of troop and ship concentrations in Singapore.  Latest intel shows some 196 ships based at Singers with some 36 LCUs .  I am going to have to get some more hard data on this.            AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/14/42      --------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Sub attack at 56,96       Japanese Ships   SS RO-60, hits 6,  on fire,  heavy damage        Allied Ships   DD Fox, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage   DM Sicard   DM Pruitt   DM Preble   DM Tracy   DD Litchfield   DD Allen   DD Alwin       --------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Day Air attack on Pagan , at 31,31           Allied aircraft   B-25C Mitchell x 39   LB-30 Liberator x 36           Allied aircraft losses   B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged       Resources hits 3       Aircraft Attacking:   27 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet   27 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 31000 feet   12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 16000 feet    9 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 31000 feet   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Day Air attack on 26th Division, at 45,25           Allied aircraft   I-16c x 14   SB-2c x 15           Allied aircraft losses   I-16c: 1 damaged       Japanese ground losses:   10 casualties reported   Guns lost 1       Aircraft Attacking:   12 x I-16c bombing at 2000 feet    3 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet    6 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet    6 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet    2 x I-16c bombing at 2000 feet   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Day Air attack on 33rd Division, at 31,31           Allied aircraft   Blenheim IV x 4           Allied aircraft losses   Blenheim IV: 2 damaged       Japanese ground losses:   7 casualties reported       Aircraft Attacking:    4 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Day Air attack on 5th Division, at 31,31           Allied aircraft   Blenheim IV x 3           Allied aircraft losses   Blenheim IV: 2 damaged       Japanese ground losses:   7 casualties reported       Aircraft Attacking:    3 x Blenheim IV bombing at 6000 feet   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Day Air attack on 1st Tank Regiment, at 32,32           Allied aircraft   Hurricane II x 31   Wellington III x 32   P-40B Tomahawk x 32           No Allied losses       Japanese ground losses:   111 casualties reported   Vehicles lost 5       Aircraft Attacking:    6 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet    4 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet   13 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet    4 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet    6 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet   14 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet    3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet    3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet    2 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet    3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet    3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet    2 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Day Air attack on TF at 57,87           Allied aircraft   B-25C Mitchell x 9           No Allied losses       Japanese Ships   AP Akashisan Maru, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage   AP Aiyo Maru       Japanese ground losses:   20 casualties reported   Guns lost 2       Aircraft Attacking:    2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet    4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet    3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet   --------------------------------------------------------------------------------   ASW attack at 51,96       Japanese Ships   SS RO-67, hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage        Allied Ships   DD Bulmer   DD Whipple   MSW Mildura   MSW Bunbury 
			
								
			
			 
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