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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Sinkep Island , at 22,53 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 35 Ki-46-II Dinah x 2 No Japanese losses Port supply hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 32 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 108th USAAF Base Force, at 42,56 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 8 Ki-27 Nate x 32 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: 32 x Ki-27 Nate bombing at 2000 feet 8 x B5N Kate bombing at 20000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 8,29 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 12 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied Ships BB Maryland, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 8,29 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 3 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate: 1 destroyed Allied Ships BB Maryland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 11,22 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 72 D3A Val x 54 B5N Kate x 49 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged B5N Kate: 6 damaged Allied Ships DD Tjerk Hiddes, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DD Vendetta, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Jupiter, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Paul Jones, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Whipple, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Arrow DD Nestor, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Bulmer, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Panther Aircraft Attacking: 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 11,22 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 D3A Val x 9 B5N Kate x 21 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Whipple, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage DD Tjerk Hiddes, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Paladin DD Tenedos DD Paul Jones, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Jupiter, on fire, heavy damage DD Bulmer, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 11,22 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 D3A Val x 24 B5N Kate x 9 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val: 2 damaged B5N Kate: 2 damaged Allied Ships DD Paladin, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Arrow, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage DD Whipple, on fire, heavy damage DD Jupiter, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage DD Fortune Aircraft Attacking: 6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 7,24 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 43 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate: 8 damaged Allied Ships BB Pennsylvania, Torpedo hits 6, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 11,22 Japanese aircraft D3A Val x 79 B5N Kate x 79 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate: 3 damaged Allied Ships DD Tenedos, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Fortune, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Pakenham, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Vampire, Bomb hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Panther, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage DD Nestor, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Paladin, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 8 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 7 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 5 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 7,24 Japanese aircraft B5N Kate x 11 No Japanese losses Allied Ships BB Pennsylvania, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Colombo at 14,24 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 82 D3A Val x 20 No Japanese losses Allied Ships PG Thyme, Bomb hits 1, on fire TK Empire Flint, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage TK Empire Steel, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 9 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet Lots of destruction due to KB this turn -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Changsha Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 274077 troops, 3013 guns, 150 vehicles Defending force 112407 troops, 713 guns, 77 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 6 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 6) Japanese ground losses: 4939 casualties reported Guns lost 276 Vehicles lost 14 Allied ground losses: 4147 casualties reported Guns lost 92 Vehicles lost 1 Japanese failed to make any progress in China
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