kaleun
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Report on Operation Rolling Thunder After all the action in the South and Southwestern Pacific theater, it was decided to initiate offenssive action in the Central Pacific theater. This was to consist on a raid by the Intrepid carrier group. In secret the carriers left Pearl, refueled at Midway, and accompanied by a replenishment TF they set out from Midway, heading north. A large group of submarines statined themselves around the Bonins, as the advance scouts. Unfortunately, a war plan never survives contact with the enemy; one of the submarines torpedoed and sunk an enemy tanker, and the enemy replied by sending a large ASW group to attack the submarines. The carrier group then dashed West at full speed, and approached within striking distance of the enemy destroyers. AFter the day was done, 3 enemy destroyers were sunk, and more damaged. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/10/43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 67,44 Japanese Ships PC Mutsure PC Etoforu DD Fuyo DD Asagao DD Kuretake DD Wakatake DD Tachikaze DD Hokaze DD Yukaze Allied Ships SS Tinosa, hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Balikpapan , at 31,64 Japanese aircraft Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 11 Allied aircraft TBF Avenger x 5 Avenger I x 6 Beaufort V-IX x 11 B-26B Marauder x 39 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses TBF Avenger: 1 damaged B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported Port hits 5 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Balikpapan , at 31,64 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 28 No Allied losses Japanese Ships TK Ken'yo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Satsuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kwajalein , at 79,79 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 A6M5 Zeke x 7 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 13 SBD Dauntless x 48 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed A6M5 Zeke: 4 destroyed L1N1 Thora: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 10 damaged Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported Airbase hits 8 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 18 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kwajalein , at 79,79 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 A6M5 Zeke x 5 Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 48 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged A6M5 Zeke: 6 destroyed L1N1 Thora: 1 destroyed H6K2-L Mavis: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 4 destroyed, 16 damaged Japanese ground losses: 25 casualties reported Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 25 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 67,44 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 36 SBD Dauntless x 36 TBM Avenger x 18 Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged TBM Avenger: 3 damaged Japanese Ships DD Kuretake, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Yukaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire PC Mutsure DD Hokaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Asagao DD Fuyo DD Tachikaze, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage PC Etoforu DD Wakatake -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 67,44 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 23 SBD Dauntless x 34 TBF Avenger x 27 Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged TBF Avenger: 2 damaged Japanese Ships DD Yukaze, on fire PC Mutsure, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Asagao, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Hokaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Fuyo DD Tachikaze, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage DD Kuretake, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Wakatake, Bomb hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 67,44 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 54 F4U-1 Corsair x 11 SBD Dauntless x 48 TBF Avenger x 24 TBM Avenger x 9 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Tachikaze, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DD Kuretake, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage DD Asagao, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Hokaze, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Taung Gyi Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 25648 troops, 230 guns, 293 vehicles Defending force 7518 troops, 91 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese ground losses: 2705 casualties reported Guns lost 75 Vehicles lost 10 Allied ground losses: 285 casualties reported Guns lost 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lashio Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 28531 troops, 300 guns, 12 vehicles Defending force 24565 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lashio Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 16709 troops, 61 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 46013 troops, 472 guns, 96 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 46 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lae Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 16096 troops, 108 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 13573 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Allied assault odds: 4 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 63 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 40 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Taung Gyi Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 6968 troops, 77 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 21865 troops, 132 guns, 279 vehicles Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 71 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 2 Allied ground losses: 174 casualties reported Guns lost 11 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Bali Allied Shock attack Attacking force 780 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Allied assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 0) Allied forces CAPTURE Bali base !!!
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