kaleun
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/12/43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Luganville , at 71,111 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 20 A6M3 Zero x 4 A6M3a Zero x 4 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 8 B-17E Fortress x 7 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 5 destroyed B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 18000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Baker Island , at 94,96 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 Allied aircraft PBM Mariner x 3 B-25C Mitchell x 8 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses PBM Mariner: 3 damaged B-25C Mitchell: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet 5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Imperial Guards Division, at 34,26 Allied aircraft Liberator III x 6 Beaufort I x 9 P-66 Vanguard x 4 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 47 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Beaufort I bombing at 5000 feet 6 x Liberator III bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 55th/B Division, at 34,26 Allied aircraft Liberator III x 3 Beaufort I x 3 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 32 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Liberator III bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Beaufort I bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 55th/C Division, at 34,26 Allied aircraft Vengeance I x 9 Hurricane IID/IV x 22 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 40 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Vengeance I bombing at 2000 feet 9 x Hurricane IID/IV bombing at 2000 feet 13 x Hurricane IID/IV bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Baker Island at 94,96 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 B5N2 Kate x 6 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed Allied Ships BB Indiana BB Washington Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Baker Island at 94,96 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 33 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 19 damaged Allied Ships BB Indiana, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage BB Washington BB South Dakota, Torpedo hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Baker Island at 94,96 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 13 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships BB South Dakota, Torpedo hits 1 BB Washington Aircraft Attacking: 2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 23,52 Japanese Ships AP Tientsin Maru PG Shoei Maru PG Saiko Maru PG Okuyo Maru MSW Keinan Maru MSW Hagoromo Maru Allied Ships SS Truant -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Baker Island at 94,96 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Kongo BB Haruna, Shell hits 1 BB Hiei, Shell hits 1 BB Kirishima CA Kinugasa CL Yura, Shell hits 1 DD Makigumo DD Yukikaze DD Okikaze DD Yukaze DD Hokaze DD Namikaze Allied Ships BB Indiana, Shell hits 41, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Dale, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Baker Island at 94,96 Japanese Ships BB Kongo, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage BB Haruna, Shell hits 8 BB Hiei, Shell hits 5 BB Kirishima, Shell hits 9 CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 7 CL Yura, Shell hits 2 DD Makigumo, Shell hits 1 DD Yukikaze, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Okikaze, Shell hits 2 DD Yukaze, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Hokaze, Shell hits 9, and is sunk DD Namikaze, Shell hits 8, and is sunk Allied Ships BB Washington, Shell hits 9 BB South Dakota, Shell hits 11, on fire CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 8, on fire CL Honolulu, Shell hits 4 DD Phelps, Shell hits 3 DD Farragut, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Dewey, Shell hits 2 DD Worden, Shell hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chungking Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 200223 troops, 1630 guns, 116 vehicles, Assault Value = 4345 Defending force 283694 troops, 1233 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7143 Allied ground losses: 74 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kunming Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 301675 troops, 1355 guns, 292 vehicles, Assault Value = 5114 Defending force 98394 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2323 Allied ground losses: 83 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Imphal Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 54741 troops, 226 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 1130 Defending force 58132 troops, 210 guns, 344 vehicles, Assault Value = 552 Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 33,88 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 24916 troops, 96 guns, 90 vehicles, Assault Value = 583 Defending force 12498 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 106 Japanese max assault: 970 - adjusted assault: 455 Allied max defense: 88 - adjusted defense: 10 Japanese assault odds: 45 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 104 casualties reported Vehicles lost 2 Allied ground losses: 770 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 7,103 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 18070 troops, 77 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 371 Defending force 2696 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21 Japanese max assault: 634 - adjusted assault: 1136 Allied max defense: 15 - adjusted defense: 4 Japanese assault odds: 284 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 87 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 72 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 13,100 Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 16532 troops, 144 guns, 32 vehicles, Assault Value = 350 Defending force 3712 troops, 0 guns, 60 vehicles, Assault Value = 61 Japanese max assault: 604 - adjusted assault: 1064 Allied max defense: 38 - adjusted defense: 20 Japanese assault odds: 53 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 123 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 1 Allied ground losses: 223 casualties reported Vehicles lost 6 Defeated Allied Units Retreating! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chungking Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 234981 troops, 1206 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7143 Defending force 208313 troops, 1630 guns, 116 vehicles, Assault Value = 4345 Japanese ground losses: 150 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Imphal Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 4994 troops, 83 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 552 Defending force 60161 troops, 226 guns, 143 vehicles, Assault Value = 1130 Japanese ground losses: 43 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tsuyung Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 7270 troops, 77 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 365 Defending force 8751 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 263 A surface battle off Baker island. The outnumbered allied battlewagons give as well as they receive. On the Western Australian fort, the Japanese break through towards Albany and East towards adelaide.
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