Andy Mac
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Nice turn for the allies....Mandalay loses another level of forts this will force Pauk to divert more and more troops to the Northern front !!!!!Hornet and Victorious combine in a raid on Java and hit 4 ML's AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/06/43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 9th Group Army, at 39,36 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 51 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 32 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 31 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 51 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 16 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30 Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIF x 9 Wellington III x 24 B-25J Mitchell x 74 B-17E Fortress x 41 B-24D Liberator x 144 Allied aircraft losses B-25J Mitchell: 1 damaged B-24D Liberator: 4 damaged Japanese ground losses: 327 casualties reported Guns lost 4 Airbase hits 10 Airbase supply hits 7 Runway hits 310 Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Mandalay , at 33,30 Allied aircraft Liberator VI x 6 F-5A Lightning x 8 B-25J Mitchell x 26 Allied aircraft losses B-25J Mitchell: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 32 Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lashio , at 35,30 Allied aircraft Spitfire Vb x 13 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Iloilo , at 42,56 Japanese aircraft J2M Jack x 8 B5N Kate x 8 No Japanese losses Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 108th USAAF Base Force, at 42,56 Japanese aircraft J2M Jack x 8 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 38th Chinese Corps, at 43,37 Japanese aircraft J2M Jack x 24 A6M3a Zero x 27 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 36 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 7th Chinese Corps, at 43,34 Japanese aircraft Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 40 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 54 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on No. 101 RAAF Base Force, at 60,89 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 27 A6M3a Zero x 33 Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 54 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 14 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on No. 101 RAAF Base Force, at 60,89 Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 7 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 20 Ki-21 Sally x 31 No Japanese losses Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 22,65 Allied aircraft Seafire x 10 F4F-4 Wildcat x 8 SBD Dauntless x 34 TBF Avenger x 14 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Kazan Maru, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Tonegawa Maru, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Nittatsu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Yagi Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 53,91 Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 24 G4M1 Betty x 22 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 F4U-1 Corsair x 23 Boomerang II x 2 Spitfire Vb x 17 P-47C Thunderbolt x 6 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 23 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 15 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Boomerang II: 1 destroyed Spitfire Vb: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied Ships AK John C. Calhoun AK B. Livingston Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Soerabaja , at 22,65 Allied aircraft SBD Dauntless x 16 Barracuda x 12 TBF Avenger x 14 Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless: 14 damaged Barracuda: 4 damaged TBF Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AP Shinai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire CL Naka, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage TK Kyuei Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Yosida Maru #3, Bomb hits 1 ML Ishizaki, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Otake Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire ML Tsubame, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP Hokuhi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Hakusika Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP Tatumiya Maru, Bomb hits 1 ML Hoko, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ML Kamome, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 9 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Port hits 3 Port fuel hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 22,65 Allied aircraft Seafire x 12 F4F-4 Wildcat x 6 SBD Dauntless x 17 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AK Yagi Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Tonegawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Mandalay Allied Deliberate attack Attacking force 179922 troops, 1350 guns, 1572 vehicles, Assault Value = 3826 Defending force 132003 troops, 1359 guns, 852 vehicles, Assault Value = 2909 Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 6 Allied max assault: 3822 - adjusted assault: 2356 Japanese max defense: 2917 - adjusted defense: 11295 Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 6) Japanese ground losses: 3154 casualties reported Guns lost 54 Vehicles lost 10 Allied ground losses: 6585 casualties reported Guns lost 152 Vehicles lost 8 SIG INT REPORT FOR 06/06/43 Yokosuka Reserve Coastal Artillery Regiment is located at Tokyo. 49th Heavy AA Battalion is located at Mukden. 56th Division is located at Darwin. Radio transmissions detected at Wakkanai. 145th IJN Base Force is located at Truk. Radio transmissions detected at Vancouver. Radio transmissions detected at Hanoi. 15256 men are based at Nagasaki. 17th Mixed Brigade is located at 42,38. 35th Division is located at 42,31. 10th Division is located at 42,36. 70th/B Division is located at 43,34. 10th Area Army is located at Pagan. 6th Air Division is located at Torokina. Radio transmissions detected at 32,46. Radio transmissions detected at Kunming. 46th Road Construction Battalion is located at Taejon. 38th Road Construction Battalion is located at Admiralty Islands. Kitachishima Fortress is located at Paramushiro Jima. 18th Mixed Brigade is located at Nanchang. OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR 06/06/43 Ki-46-III Dinah sighting report: 9 Allied ships at 53,91 , Speed 7 , Moving Northeast Ki-49 Helen sighting report: 2 Allied ships at 53,91 , Speed 11 , Moving Northeast Ki-49 Helen has spotted John C. Calhoun at 53,91 Ki-46-III Dinah sighting report: 7 Allied ships at 56,96 , Speed 8 , Moving Southeast Ki-46-III Dinah has spotted PT-233 at 56,96 G4M1 Betty sighting report: 6 Allied ships at 79,91 , Speed 3 , Moving West 1LT Lange E. of VMF-212 is credited with kill number 4 G4M1 Betty sighting report: 10 Allied ships at 85,89 , Speed 6 , Moving Northwest G4M1 Betty has spotted PT-81 at 85,89 G4M1 Betty sighting report: 6 Allied ships at 85,89 , Speed 2 , Moving Northeast G4M1 Betty sighting report: 4 Allied ships at 85,91 , Speed 12 , Moving Southwest G4M1 Betty reports suspected submarine at 59, 93 H8K Emily sighting report: 4 Allied ships at 79,91 , Speed 5 , Moving West H8K Emily sighting report: 2 Allied ships at 85,91 , Speed 15 , Moving East G4M1 Betty sighting report: 6 Allied ships at 85,91 , Speed 16 , Moving Northeast G4M1 Betty has spotted PT-126 at 85,91 G4M1 Betty has spotted PT-145 at 85,89 G4M1 Betty sighting report: 9 Allied ships at 51,95 , Speed 9 , Moving Southwest G4M1 Betty sighting report: 1 Allied ship at 59,95 , Speed 2 , Moving East G4M1 Betty reports shadow in water at 59, 95 H8K Emily sighting report: 1 Allied ship at 85,91 , Speed 7 , Moving West E7K2 Alf sighting report: 1 Allied ship at 21,66 , Speed 12 , Moving East F-5A Lightning sighting report: 1 Japanese ship at 61,88 , Speed 11 , Moving Northwest F-5A Lightning has spotted Yasukawa Maru at 61,88 F-5A Lightning sighting report: 3 Japanese ships at 54,85 , Speed 8 , Moving Southwest F-5A Lightning has spotted Kamoi Maru at 54,85 B-24D Liberator sighting report: 1 Japanese ship at 52,81 , Speed 3 , Moving Southwest B-24D Liberator sighting report: 9 Japanese ships at 63,94 , Speed 14 , Moving Northeast B-24D Liberator reports diving submarine at 54,95 B-24D Liberator sighting report: 2 Japanese ships at 54,85 , Speed 2 , Moving Southwest B-24D Liberator sighting report: 3 Japanese ships at 61,86 , Speed 2 , Moving Northeast B-24D Liberator has spotted Ma 3 at 61,86 B-24D Liberator reports diving submarine at 55,95 B-24D Liberator sighting report: 9 Japanese ships at 63,94 , Speed 28 , Moving Northeast B-24D Liberator has spotted Hankow Maru at 54,85 Hankow Maru is reported HIT Barracuda sighting report: 1 Japanese ship at 22,65 , Speed 11 , Moving West Barracuda has spotted Tonegawa Maru at 22,65 Ki-46-III Dinah takes recon photos of Chungking Ki-46-II Dinah takes recon photos of Chengtu F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Mandalay F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Mandalay F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Mandalay F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Mandalay F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Mandalay F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Mandalay F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Mandalay F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Mandalay Ki-46-II Dinah takes recon photos of Myitkyina J1N1-R Irving takes recon photos of Calcutta H8K Emily takes recon photos of Nauru Island Ki-46-III Dinah takes recon photos of Gili Gili G3M Nell takes recon photos of Gili Gili F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Woodlark Island FLT Ross L. of No. 16 RNZAF Sqdn is credited with kill number 4 FLT Ross L. of No. 16 RNZAF Sqdn is credited with kill number 5 FLT Ross L. of No. 16 RNZAF Sqdn is credited with kill number 6 1LT Vaughn K. of VMF-211/1 is credited with kill number 8 MAJ Fontana, P.J. of VMF-111 is credited with kill number 4 MAJ Fontana, P.J. of VMF-111 is credited with kill number 5 MAJ Fontana, P.J. of VMF-111 is credited with kill number 6 MAJ Fontana, P.J. of VMF-111 is credited with kill number 7 2LT Rogers, G.T. of 8th FG/A is credited with kill number 5 FLT Baker H. of No. 452 RAAF Sqdn is credited with kill number 5 FLT Baker H. of No. 452 RAAF Sqdn is credited with kill number 6 1LT Jensen D. of VMF-211/1 is credited with kill number 5 2LT Roberts, D.T. of 8th FG/A is credited with kill number 3 PO2 Fukumori, D. of F1/Tainan Daitai is credited with kill number 2 1LT Jensen D. of VMF-211/1 is credited with kill number 6 FLT Tomlin B. of No. 452 RAAF Sqdn is credited with kill number 2 LTJG Sugiyama B. of F1/Tainan Daitai is credited with kill number 2 1LT Townsend B. of VMF-212 is credited with kill number 2 1LT Yundt, R.W. of 8th FG/A is credited with kill number 3 2LT Roberts, D.T. of 8th FG/A is credited with kill number 4 FLT Hicks A. of No. 452 RAAF Sqdn is credited with kill number 2 FLT Bellamy B. of No. 16 RNZAF Sqdn is credited with kill number 2 FLT Sparks F. of No. 16 RNZAF Sqdn is credited with kill number 3 FLT Sparks F. of No. 16 RNZAF Sqdn is credited with kill number 4 FLT Sparks F. of No. 16 RNZAF Sqdn is credited with kill number 5 FLT Sparks F. of No. 16 RNZAF Sqdn is credited with kill number 6 1LT Vaughn K. of VMF-211/1 is credited with kill number 9 1LT Raymond W. of VMF-111 is credited with kill number 2 1LT Lange E. of VMF-212 is credited with kill number 5 1LT Webb R. of VMF-212 is credited with kill number 3 1LT Newman T. of VMF-212 is credited with kill number 3 FLT Ricketts E. of No. 16 RNZAF Sqdn is credited with kill number 3 1LT Vaughn K. of VMF-211/1 is credited with kill number 9 WO Fujita I. of F1/Tainan Daitai is KILLED FLT Sparks F. of No. 16 RNZAF Sqdn is credited with kill number 7 Ki-49 Helen has spotted John C. Calhoun at 53,91 G4M1 Betty has spotted PT-149 at 79,91 G4M1 Betty has spotted B. Livingston at 53,91 H8K Emily sighting report: 9 Allied ships at 90,93 , Speed 7 , Moving East H8K Emily has spotted PT-156 at 79,91 G4M1 Betty reports periscope at 59, 93 G4M1 Betty reports diving submarine at 59, 95 H8K Emily attacking Stingray at 59,93 H8K Emily sighting report: 1 Allied ship at 46,103 , Speed 12 , Moving West G4M1 Betty has spotted John C. Calhoun at 53,91 G4M1 Betty reports periscope at 59, 93 G4M1 Betty attacking Seadragon at 59,95 Seadragon is reported HIT H8K Emily has spotted PT-142 at 85,89 B-24D Liberator sighting report: 6 Japanese ships at 63,92 , Speed 18 , Moving Southeast B-24D Liberator sighting report: 4 Japanese ships at 63,92 , Speed 7 , Moving Northwest B-24D Liberator has spotted Kamoi Maru at 54,85 WO Ryuzaki I. of 63rd Ftr.Sentai is credited with kill number 2 B-24D Liberator reports oil slick at 54,95 PB2Y Coronado sighting report: 6 Japanese ships at 78,97 , Speed 16 , Moving Southeast SBD Dauntless has spotted Nittatsu Maru at 22,65 TBF Avenger sighting report: 5 Japanese ships at 22,65 , Speed 8 , Moving West Ki-21 Sally takes recon photos of NCAC J1N1-R Irving takes recon photos of Calcutta H8K Emily takes recon photos of Nauru Island Ki-46-III Dinah takes recon photos of Port Moresby F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of Woodlark Island F-5A Lightning takes recon photos of 12th Ind. Brigade Ki-46-II Dinah takes recon photos of 16th Indian Brigade
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