kaleun
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Two different after action reports for the same date. What the f@#k 1st report: AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/25/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 75 troops unloading over beach at Morotai, 43,68 Japanese ground losses: 205 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 75 troops unloading over beach at Morotai, 43,68 Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Brunei , at 33,56 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D x 7 Martin 139 x 9 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Martin 139 bombing at 10000 feet 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Tarakan , at 34,60 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 27 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 83rd Chinese Corps, at 43,39 Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 4 Ki-51 Sonia x 65 Ki-15 Babs x 1 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 25 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 31 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 83rd Chinese Corps, at 43,39 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9 Ki-21-II Sally x 23 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet 12 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 31st US Regimental Combat Team, at 43,51 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 9 Ki-46-II Dinah x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 7 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 41st Reserve Division, at 43,51 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 10 Ki-46-II Dinah x 1 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 70 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 10 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 22,52 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 3 Blenheim I x 2 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Borneo Maru AK Syunsei Maru Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 28,52 Allied aircraft Martin 139 x 3 No Allied losses Japanese Ships TK Sanraku Maru Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 70,112 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 B5N2 Kate x 61 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 22 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 21 destroyed, 19 damaged Allied Ships CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, on fire CA Salt Lake City Aircraft Attacking: 3 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet 3 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet 1 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet 2 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet 1 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet 4 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet 4 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet 4 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet 4 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet 4 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet 3 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet 4 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet 3 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Johore Bahru at 22,50 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 54 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 24 Ki-48-I Lily x 28 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP Kanimba, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet 8 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet 9 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet 9 x Ki-48-I Lily bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 70,112 Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 14 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 22 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 10 destroyed Allied Ships CV Enterprise, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B5N2 Kate bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 116373 troops, 883 guns, 141 vehicles Defending force 29875 troops, 97 guns, 205 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 1) Japanese forces CAPTURE Clark Field base !!! Japanese ground losses: 1952 casualties reported Guns lost 19 Vehicles lost 9 Allied ground losses: 40817 casualties reported Guns lost 61 Vehicles lost 116 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Mersing Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 18311 troops, 101 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 9007 troops, 19 guns, 3 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese ground losses: 572 casualties reported Guns lost 9 Allied ground losses: 197 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 47,36 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 27874 troops, 269 guns, 17 vehicles Defending force 6606 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles Allied ground losses: 8 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ichang Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 3016 troops, 83 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 33679 troops, 109 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 27 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Allied ground losses: 35 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sandakan Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1829 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Sandakan base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 41,74 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2480 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 1749 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 30 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 18 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lunga Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3350 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 8797 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles Now the second report: Notice the attack on CV Enterprise nowhere in sight. Neither did it appear on the combat save! AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/25/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 75 troops unloading over beach at Morotai, 43,68 Japanese ground losses: 205 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 75 troops unloading over beach at Morotai, 43,68 Japanese ground losses: 13 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Brunei , at 33,56 Allied aircraft Brewster 339D x 7 Martin 139 x 12 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Martin 139 bombing at 10000 feet 3 x Martin 139 bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 83rd Chinese Corps, at 43,39 Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 4 Ki-51 Sonia x 64 Ki-15 Babs x 1 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 13 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 24 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet 31 x Ki-51 Sonia bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 83rd Chinese Corps, at 43,39 Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9 Ki-21-II Sally x 23 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet 12 x Ki-21-II Sally bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 41st Reserve Division, at 43,51 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 14 Ki-46-II Dinah x 1 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 14 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 22,52 Allied aircraft Buffalo I x 3 Blenheim I x 2 Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AK Syunsei Maru Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Blenheim I bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Buffalo I bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 66,89 Allied aircraft Hudson I x 5 Allied aircraft losses Hudson I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships PG Seikai Maru AK Taga Maru Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet 1 x Hudson I bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Sabang at 19,41 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK A. A. Penning Aircraft Attacking: 4 x G3M Nell bombing at 15000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Clark Field Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 116373 troops, 883 guns, 141 vehicles Defending force 29965 troops, 98 guns, 205 vehicles Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0 Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese forces CAPTURE Clark Field base !!! Japanese ground losses: 2249 casualties reported Guns lost 19 Vehicles lost 14 Allied ground losses: 41018 casualties reported Guns lost 67 Vehicles lost 119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Mersing Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 18311 troops, 101 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 9007 troops, 19 guns, 3 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese ground losses: 467 casualties reported Guns lost 6 Allied ground losses: 239 casualties reported Guns lost 5 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 47,36 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 27874 troops, 269 guns, 17 vehicles Defending force 6606 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 22 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 15 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Ichang Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 3016 troops, 83 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 33679 troops, 109 guns, 0 vehicles Allied ground losses: 51 casualties reported Guns lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Sandakan Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 1829 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 7 to 1 (fort level 2) Japanese forces CAPTURE Sandakan base !!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 41,74 Japanese Deliberate attack Attacking force 2480 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 1749 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 Japanese ground losses: 50 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 68 casualties reported Guns lost 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lunga Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 3350 troops, 29 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 8797 troops, 1 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported
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