Sneer
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second day similar i lost quite a lot of betties but neither cruiser was heavily damaged AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/21/43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 33,75 Japanese Ships CL Tama DD Shinonome DD Fubuki DD Ariake DD Yugure Allied Ships SS Sawfish -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1115 encounters mine field at Darwin (36,84) Allied Ships DD Taylor, Mine hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1135 encounters mine field at Darwin (36,84) Allied Ships DMS Boggs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on San Jose , at 41,53 Japanese aircraft D3A Val x 53 A6M5c Zeke x 47 A6M3a Zero x 46 No Japanese losses Runway hits 21 Aircraft Attacking: 23 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 27 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet 24 x A6M3a Zero bombing at 2000 feet 22 x A6M3a Zero bombing at 2000 feet 47 x A6M5c Zeke bombing at 2000 feet 3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on San Jose , at 41,53 Japanese aircraft J1N1-S Irving x 27 No Japanese losses Runway hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 27 x J1N1-S Irving bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 4th Division, at 28,18 Allied aircraft Spitfire Vb x 25 Vengeance I x 32 A-36A Apache x 69 B-25J Mitchell x 42 Allied aircraft losses Vengeance I: 3 damaged B-25J Mitchell: 4 damaged Japanese ground losses: 153 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Vengeance I bombing at 2000 feet 10 x Vengeance I bombing at 2000 feet 14 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet 54 x A-36A Apache bombing at 2000 feet 15 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet 3 x Vengeance I bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Vengeance I bombing at 2000 feet 12 x A-36A Apache bombing at 2000 feet 13 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 10000 feet 3 x Vengeance I bombing at 2000 feet 3 x Vengeance I bombing at 2000 feet 3 x A-36A Apache bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 33,75 Allied aircraft Beaufighter Mk 21 x 23 Allied aircraft losses Beaufighter Mk 21: 7 damaged Japanese Ships BB Kirishima BB Hiei CA Kinugasa BB Haruna Aircraft Attacking: 3 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet 2 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet 2 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 32,83 Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 34 No Japanese losses Allied Ships PG Nigella LCVP 542L LCT LCT-464, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-467 LCT LCT-363, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-180, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-470, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-138 Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Ki-45 KAIb Nick bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 58 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 34 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk III x 4 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 44 damaged Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed Allied Ships CL Detroit, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CA Devonshire CL Santa Fe, Torpedo hits 2, on fire CA Vincennes CL Denver CL Birmingham, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CL Montpelier DD Flusser Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 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 4 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 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 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 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 33,75 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk III x 3 Beaufighter Mk 21 x 15 Allied aircraft losses Beaufighter Mk 21: 6 damaged Japanese Ships BB Haruna CL Kuma DD Yugure CA Kinugasa Aircraft Attacking: 4 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet 1 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet 2 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet 4 x Beaufighter Mk 21 bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 18 Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 27 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk III x 2 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 12 damaged Allied aircraft losses Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CL Birmingham, on fire DMS Long CA Devonshire CL Boise CA Vincennes Aircraft Attacking: 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 2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lautem at 33,78 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 9 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied Ships CL Nashville CL Boise Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Lautem, at 33,78 Allied Ships CLAA Capetown CL Birmingham, on fire CL Santa Fe, on fire CL Denver CL Montpelier CL Nashville CL Detroit, on fire CA Devonshire CA Vincennes CL Boise Japanese ground losses: 107 casualties reported Guns lost 2
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