Raverdave
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Joined: 2/8/2002 From: Melb. Australia Status: offline
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Intel just got of the phone to me and their first word was "Whoops" . "Whoops" said I ? "What do you mean whoops" ? "Well" they replied, "it is kinda like this, we made a small mistake about the troop concentration at Pagan, seems like it is not 83,000 as we first thought." "Go on" I urged, "what are the revised numbers"..........at this point I could feel one of those throbbing headaches starting. "Well it is more like 163,000 plus 2065 guns and 1045 AFV give or take 10." At this point I KNOW that I have a headache 163,000 !!!!! I yelled. "Thats double what I told my field commanders to expect and all you can say is whoops ? I think a right royal fock-me would be better that a whoops don't you?" "err well yes sir I guess" Now dear reader I could continue to tell you what was said, but liitle or none would get past the forum filter, so lets just say that I was not a happy little chappie...............needless to say there is now an intel section that is on short notice. On the good side, my bomber boys are doing a wonderful job over Pagan and their results have done wonders in easing my headache. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/02/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 82,78 Japanese Ships PC Takuna Maru #7 PG Santos Maru MSW Shonan Maru #7 PG Hakkaisan Maru PG Ikunta Maru PG Kantori Maru PC Shonon Maru #3 PC Takuna Maru #6 PC Shonon Maru #11 PG Toyotsu Maru PG Nagata Maru PG Kaiun Maru PG Fukui Maru MSW Shonan Maru #8 MSW Tama Maru #5 MSW Tama Maru #3 PG Daido Maru Allied Ships SS Plunger -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 26th Division, at 45,25 Allied aircraft I-16c x 19 SB-2c x 14 Allied aircraft losses SB-2c: 1 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 17 x I-16c bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SB-2c bombing at 6000 feet 4 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 16th Division, at 31,31 Allied aircraft Hurricane II x 14 Spitfire Vb x 9 Wellington III x 43 P-40B Tomahawk x 54 Allied aircraft losses Hurricane II: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Wellington III: 6 damaged Japanese ground losses: 241 casualties reported Guns lost 9 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet 9 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet 4 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet 13 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 48th Division, at 31,31 Allied aircraft Hurricane II x 2 Wellington III x 16 P-40B Tomahawk x 5 Allied aircraft losses Wellington III: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 18 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 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 48th Division, at 31,31 Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 42 B-24D Liberator x 6 Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 57 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Aircraft Attacking: 7 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 21000 feet 9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 21000 feet 8 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 21000 feet 18 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 21000 feet 6 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 21000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 55th Division, at 31,31 Allied aircraft Hurricane II x 9 Beaufort V-IX x 6 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 2nd Division, at 31,31 Allied aircraft Hurricane II x 2 Beaufort V-IX x 4 Allied aircraft losses Beaufort V-IX: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 5th Division, at 31,31 Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 61 B-24D Liberator x 13 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 130 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Vehicles lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 18 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 21000 feet 20 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 21000 feet 17 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 21000 feet 6 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 21000 feet 13 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 21000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Cairns at 47,100 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 15 Allied aircraft Wirraway x 11 P-40E Warhawk x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged Allied aircraft losses Wirraway: 1 damaged Allied Ships ML Prins van Oranje PG Yarra Aircraft Attacking: 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Soerabaja Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1947 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 60632 troops, 533 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported Guns lost 2
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