Gen.Hoepner
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/27/42
Very very strange what happened today. Yesterday my Msws did not find any mines at Baker. Today: plenty of mines and plenty of 155mm field guns. 7 MSWs sunk and 6 more ready to go beneath the waves.
Tomorrow night our BBs will do the dirty job, followed by the landings of 2 Divisions, the South Sea D., 2 Heavy mortar units and the 16th Army HQ.
At Pago Pago the 1 Carrier division intercepted 2 different convoys, both empty but both juicy. 10 AK/APs sunk.
The problem is the recon results at Pago Pago. My Alfs spotted more than 12,000 men there My SNLF unit directed there has been ordered to stop and wait for some more recon. What does he have there?
Palmyra seems to be a supermarket parking: hundreds of ships commin and goin'. one more sub sunk by Catalinas
He has officially started the night bombing campaign. Another time Mandalay has been hit and my planes destroyed on the ground. The news is that now at Daily 51 b-17s from Alice came and destroyed zeros and oscars.....
I hate this...very easy victory points without risking anything
More base forces comming from Tokyo to Timor and Buganville: the two fortresses in my souther perimeter
At Manila i'm bombarding with Artillery and with 90 sallies from S.Marcelino. I'll wait till the rest of the 25th army comes back from Exmouth, then i will attack.
Akyab is officially closed as active base. He keeps sending his medium bombers at deylight escorted by P-40s....no way to stop him.
In China everything is slow and static....for the moment
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TF 191 encounters mine field at Baker Island (94,96) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
293 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese Ships
MSW Toshi Maru #1, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Takasago Maru
MSW Keinan Maru
MSW Kaiyo Maru #3, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Hinode Maru #20, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Himejima Maru
MSW Hanata Maru #6, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Fumi Maru #2, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Choyo Maru #2, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Choun Maru #21
MSW Choun Maru #18
MSW Banshu Maru #51, Shell hits 3, on fire
MSW Banshu Maru #8, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Ataka Maru
MSW Asahi Maru #2
MSW Asahi Maru, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Aoi Maru
MSW W.19, Shell hits 7, on fire
MSW W.18, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW W.17, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
MSW W.16
MSW W.15, Shell hits 8, on fire
MSW W.13, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
MSW W.9
MSW W.7
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
This is just terrible
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Night Air attack on Daly Waters , at 35,90
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 51
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 7 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Runway hits 7
Aircraft Attacking:
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Night Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,29
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 24
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-46-II Dinah: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 9 damaged
Runway hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
24 x LB-30 Liberator bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 97,115
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
D3A Val x 41
B5N Kate x 45
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val: 1 damaged
B5N Kate: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Sidney Hauptmann, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Admiral Cole, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Steel Voyager, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Hollywood, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Nebraskan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Empire Lapwing, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Ortolan, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Empire Selwyn, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 96,113
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
D3A Val x 38
B5N Kate x 32
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 3 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Hatfield
AP Van Cloon, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP President Hayes, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Kanimba, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kane, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Royal T. Frank
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Day Air attack on TF at 97,115
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 18
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Sidney Hauptmann, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Empire Ortolan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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RE: The battle for Phoenix - 
RE: The battle for Phoenix - 
These things make me mad. 
Canton Island is a Japanese dominion - 
. Really appreciate them 
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