Sneer
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my high morale bombers went after darwin - dodged fighters and put some torps there AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/16/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Benares , at 28,18 Allied aircraft Wellington III x 15 Allied aircraft losses Wellington III: 8 damaged Japanese ground losses: 106 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 12 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet 3 x Wellington III bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 4th Division, at 28,18 Allied aircraft Hurricane II x 77 Spitfire Vb x 8 Allied aircraft losses Hurricane II: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged Japanese ground losses: 10 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet 8 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet 14 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet 12 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet 9 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet 11 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet 9 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Hurricane II bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 30th Chinese Corps, at 47,26 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 35 Ki-15 Babs x 1 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 70 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet 20 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 7000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 12th Chinese Corps, at 47,26 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 12 Ki-49 Helen x 31 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 144 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 5 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 74th Chinese Corps, at 47,26 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 9 Ki-49 Helen x 24 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 108 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 53rd Chinese Corps, at 47,26 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 28 Ki-49 Helen x 76 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 172 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 6 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet 11 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 11 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 11 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet 14 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 4 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 8 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet 9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 54th Chinese Corps, at 47,26 Japanese aircraft Ki-30 Ann x 24 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 20 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 24 x Ki-30 Ann bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 87th Chinese Corps, at 47,26 Japanese aircraft Ki-49 Helen x 13 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 26 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 13 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 16th Chinese Corps, at 47,26 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 13 Ki-49 Helen x 44 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 123 casualties reported Aircraft Attacking: 9 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 4 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 8 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 6 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Ki-21 Sally bombing at 5000 feet 3 x Ki-49 Helen bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Darwin at 36,84 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 9 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk I x 10 P-40B Tomahawk x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Kittyhawk I: 1 damaged P-40B Tomahawk: 1 damaged Allied Ships TK Empire Metal, Torpedo hits 1, on fire TK Empire Lytton, Torpedo hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at 47,26 Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 222878 troops, 2290 guns, 27 vehicles Defending force 153966 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles Allied ground losses: 340 casualties reported
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