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SITUATION REPORT: 9-25-43
CENTPAC: USN FAST CARRIER RAID
The largest concentration of carrier power to date......8 CVs and 4 CVLs with over 900 AC...sortied from Guadalcanal to both cover the Wewak invasion and strike Japanese shipping in port at Palau. After refueling yesterday, the CV TFs made a high speed run-in to Palau overnight and launched naval raids on Japanese shipping in the morning. 1st strike was a fighter sweep over Palau to prevent any interference with the operation:
Day Air attack on Palau , at 52,67
Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 8
A6M3a Zero x 22
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 11
Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 104
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 7 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 22 destroyed
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 11 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F6F Hellcat: 7 destroyed, 10 damaged
Japanese Ships
PG Hirotama Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Japanese ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Next, the Japanese had ordered a surface combat TF with 4 CAs to Yap:
Day Air attack on TF, near Yap at 54,66
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 288
TBM Avenger x 128
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CA Kako, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 20, on fire, heavy damage
CA Maya, Bomb hits 15, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Mogami, Bomb hits 9, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Then a squadron of Avengers found a lone transport off Palau:
Day Air attack on TF, near Palau at 52,67
Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 1
Allied aircraft
TBM Avenger x 17
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AK Yamasimo Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
That afternoon, the USN CV TFs lauched a port strike against Palau:
Day Air attack on Palau , at 52,67
Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 1
A6M3a Zero x 2
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 5
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 210
TBM Avenger x 134
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
Japanese Ships
AS Chogei, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
CL Abukuma, Bomb hits 54, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kisogawa Maru, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Dainiunyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Ryujo Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Shogen Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK Fuyukawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PC Shonan Maru #2, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AG AG-369, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PT Gyoraitei #6, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
PC Shimushu, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
PG Hirotama Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Choun Maru #18, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
PG Takunan Maru #10, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Port hits 20
And finally another strike was sent to work over the hapless CAs:
Day Air attack on TF, near Yap at 54,66
Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 78
SBD Dauntless x 17
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CA Maya, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CA Mogami, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
Sinking immediately were CA Maya, CA Mogami, CA Kako, CA Mikuma, CL Abukama, an AP and 3 support ships.
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