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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 G4M1 Betty x 14 Ki-46-II Dinah x 2 Allied aircraft Spitfire Vb x 9 Kittyhawk I x 13 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 9 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses Spitfire Vb: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 1 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 10 Allied aircraft Spitfire Vb x 9 Kittyhawk I x 13 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 10 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses Kittyhawk I: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 6th Reserve Tank Regiment, at 29,31 Allied aircraft Wellington III x 7 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 20th Division, at 33,27 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 9 Wellington III x 3 Hudson I x 13 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 54 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 20th Division, at 33,27 Allied aircraft Wellington III x 24 B-17E Fortress x 23 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 61 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 3rd Division, at 33,27 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D x 8 Hurricane II x 16 Vengeance I x 15 Beaufort V-IX x 4 B-25C Mitchell x 3 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 18 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet 4 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet 15 x Vengeance I bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 3rd Division, at 33,27 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 3 Wellington III x 4 Hudson I x 12 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 31 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet 4 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet 15 x Vengeance I bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 3rd Division, at 33,27 Allied aircraft Wellington III x 59 B-17E Fortress x 58 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 78 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet 4 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet 15 x Vengeance I bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 62,14 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 20834 troops, 135 guns, 3 vehicles Defending force 7507 troops, 19 guns, 3 vehicles Allied ground losses: 32 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 65,32 Soviet fortress here finally surrenders. Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 58421 troops, 642 guns, 28 vehicles Defending force 8342 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 417 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 15557 casualties reported Guns lost 45 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ondorhaan Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 5266 troops, 56 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 6668 troops, 23 guns, 2 vehicles Allied ground losses: 4 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Jambi Dutch force has retreated to Jambi. Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 25521 troops, 260 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 8551 troops, 20 guns, 0 vehicles Allied ground losses: 28 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ledo Forward base for India operation taken. Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2393 troops, 6 guns, 149 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 148 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Ledo base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Palmyra Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 43483 troops, 400 guns, 4 vehicles Defending force 3533 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Allied assault odds: 89 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 1289 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 2 casualties reported AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/09/43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78 Veteran Japanese ships perform well. Japanese Ships BB Kongo, Shell hits 8 BB Haruna, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire BB Nagato, Shell hits 7 CA Chikuma, Shell hits 8 CA Takao, Shell hits 7 CA Maya, Shell hits 3 CL Agano CL Nagara, Shell hits 10, on fire DD Maikaze, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage DD Tanikaze DD Asashio DD Natsugumo DD Minegumo DD Asagumo, Shell hits 2, on fire Allied Ships BB Resolution, Shell hits 8 CA Shropshire, Shell hits 1 CA Australia, Shell hits 3 CA Canberra, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CA Dorsetshire, Shell hits 4 CA Cornwall, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk CA Exeter, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CA Hawkins, Shell hits 2 CA Frobisher, Shell hits 3 CL Leander, Shell hits 2 CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CL Sumatra, Shell hits 2 CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 1 CL Hobart CL Adelaide CL Danae, Shell hits 1 CL Durban DD Stuart DD Arunta DD Warramunga, Shell hits 1 DD Le Triomphant DD Isaac Sweers DD Van Galen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese sink several heavy ships for the cost of several smaller ones. Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses E7K2 Alf: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses C.XI-W: 4 destroyed Walrus: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Kongo, Shell hits 2 BB Haruna, Shell hits 5, on fire BB Nagato, Shell hits 4 CA Chikuma, Shell hits 3 CA Takao, Shell hits 4 CA Maya, Shell hits 12 CL Agano, Shell hits 1 CL Nagara, Shell hits 14, and is sunk DD Maikaze, Shell hits 9, and is sunk DD Tanikaze, Shell hits 4, and is sunk DD Asashio, Shell hits 5, on fire DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage DD Minegumo, Shell hits 6, on fire DD Asagumo, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships BB Resolution, Shell hits 8, on fire CA Shropshire, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage CA Australia, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CA Canberra, Shell hits 11, and is sunk CA Dorsetshire, Shell hits 3, on fire CA Exeter, Shell hits 19, and is sunk CA Hawkins, Shell hits 6, and is sunk CA Frobisher, Shell hits 7 CL Leander, Shell hits 1, on fire CL Achilles, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CL Sumatra, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 2 CL Hobart, Shell hits 2 CL Adelaide, Shell hits 1 CL Danae, Shell hits 2 CL Durban, Shell hits 8 DD Stuart DD Arunta DD Warramunga, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Le Triomphant DD Isaac Sweers DD Van Galen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 G4M1 Betty x 6 Ki-46-II Dinah x 1 Allied aircraft Spitfire Vb x 7 Kittyhawk I x 9 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 6 Allied aircraft Spitfire Vb x 7 Kittyhawk I x 9 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 12 Allied aircraft Spitfire Vb x 7 Kittyhawk I x 9 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses Spitfire Vb: 1 damaged Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Runway hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 6th Reserve Tank Regiment, at 29,31 Allied aircraft Wellington III x 9 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 26 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 3rd Division, at 33,27 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D x 8 Hurricane II x 16 Vengeance I x 15 Beaufort V-IX x 9 B-25C Mitchell x 3 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet 9 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet 15 x Vengeance I bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 3rd Division, at 33,27 Allied aircraft Wellington III x 94 B-17E Fortress x 82 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 439 casualties reported Guns lost 9 Aircraft Attacking: 8 x Brewster 339D bombing at 2000 feet 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet 9 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 5000 feet 15 x Vengeance I bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 33,74 The Haruna is unable to escape the carrier attack. Allied aircraft Wildcat V x 10 Swordfish x 44 Avenger I x 15 Allied aircraft losses Swordfish: 7 damaged Avenger I: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships BB Haruna, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage CL Agano, Torpedo hits 2, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 5 troops unloading over beach at Toboali, 22,57 Japanese ground losses: 296 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 62,14 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 21590 troops, 161 guns, 3 vehicles Defending force 7437 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles Allied ground losses: 44 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ondorhaan Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 5259 troops, 55 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 6681 troops, 24 guns, 3 vehicles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Jambi Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 25528 troops, 261 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 8383 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Palmyra Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 43859 troops, 406 guns, 4 vehicles Defending force 2250 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Allied assault odds: 95 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 136 casualties reported
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