Andy Mac
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Joined: 5/12/2004 From: Alexandria, Scotland Status: offline
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OK the Hydra II landings at Aitape are a success more casualites than I would like and a very concerning night attack on my carriers my heart was in my mouth I am strengthening my night CAP a lot but I have to confess I am worried. Hydra I landing commence tomorrow at Dagua. Those night emily attacks have me very worried about what I could face later in the campaign. I have 1 NF Sqn on board HMS Formidable and I have placed several day fighter sqns to support them as if I was PZB I would come back at me with everything I had tonight. All ships are closed up at action stations and praying for a stormy night (except the poor sods landing at Dagua !!!) 3rd NZ Div and 1st Aus Div got ashore in reasonable shape and they are resting for a few turns before attacking AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/07/44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 51,79 Japanese Ships SS I-170, hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Converse DD Heermann DD Daly DD Cotten DD Cony DD Conner DD Charles Badger DD Bache DD Charles Ausburne CA Chester -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on TF at 51,79 Japanese aircraft H8K Emily x 8 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 10 Japanese aircraft losses H8K Emily: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses F6F Hellcat: 1 damaged Japanese Ships SS I-170, heavy damage Allied Ships CVL Bataan CV Bunker Hill Aircraft Attacking: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 34,53 Japanese Ships PC Ch 11 PC Ch 9 PC Ch 3 PC Takuna Maru #7 PC Sonan Maru #6 PG Yoshida Maru Allied Ships SS Greenling, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1090 encounters mine field at Aitape (51,80) TF 1090 troops unloading over beach at Aitape, 51,80 Allied Ships MSW Buoyant MSW Saunter MSW Salute MSW Champion LCT LCT-324, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 28 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Coastal Guns at Aitape, 51,80, firing at TF 1090 1190 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships SC SC-1068, Shell hits 3, on fire LCVP 542G LCT LCT-367, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-366 LCT LCT-362, Shell hits 1 LCT LCT-357, Shell hits 3 SC SC-1061, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-351 LCT LCT-330, Shell hits 10 SC SC-707, Shell hits 26, on fire LCT LCT-324, on fire, heavy damage LCT LCT-321, Shell hits 3, on fire LCT LCT-141 CA Canberra, Shell hits 6 LCI LCI-402 MSW Buoyant, Shell hits 11, on fire LCI LCI-400, Shell hits 2 LCI LCI-218, Shell hits 3 LCI LCI-85, Shell hits 5, on fire MSW Saunter, Shell hits 8, on fire LST LST-471 MSW Salute, Shell hits 2, on fire MSW Champion, Shell hits 32 LST LST-81 LST LST-72 LST LST-39, Shell hits 3, on fire LST LST-21, Shell hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 28 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 3088 casualties reported Guns lost 16 Vehicles lost 13 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1090 encounters mine field at Aitape (51,80) TF 1090 troops unloading over beach at Aitape, 51,80 Allied Ships MSW Buoyant MSW Saunter, on fire MSW Salute MSW Champion AK Empire Ridley, Mine hits 1, on fire Coastal Guns at Aitape, 51,80, firing at TF 1090 169 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AP Empress of Asia, Shell hits 13, on fire LST LST-39, Shell hits 2, on fire AK Empire Ridley, Shell hits 2, on fire Allied ground losses: 389 casualties reported Vehicles lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1113 encounters mine field at Aitape (51,80) TF 1113 troops unloading over beach at Aitape, 51,80 Allied Ships MSW Tumult MSW Cootamundra MSW Pirie Coastal Guns at Aitape, 51,80, firing at TF 1113 27 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DE Elden LCT LCT-177 SC SC-1069, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 123 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 52,80 Japanese Ships SS I-39 Allied Ships LCT LCT-360 LCI LCI-336 LCI LCI-330 LCI LCI-329 LST LST-354 LST LST-40 AK Serpens DE Duffy DD Downes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1164 encounters mine field at Dagua (51,81) Allied Ships DD Schroeder DD Hall DD Halligan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 52,80 Japanese Ships SS I-39 Allied Ships DD Sigsbee DD David Taylor DD Walker DD Swanson BB Iowa -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on IND IV Corps, at 22,3 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 13 No Japanese losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kweiyang , at 41,35 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 27 A6M5 Zeke x 240 D4Y Judy x 42 G4M2 Betty x 24 P1Y Frances x 129 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 49 casualties reported Airbase hits 12 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 207 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Lautem , at 33,78 Allied aircraft Boomerang II x 12 Beaufighter Mk 21 x 37 P-40N Warhawk x 19 P-38J Lightning x 13 F-5A Lightning x 3 B-25J Mitchell x 32 Allied aircraft losses B-25J Mitchell: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 16 Port hits 3 Port supply hits 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 Allied aircraft TBM Avenger x 14 Kittyhawk III x 10 P-40N Warhawk x 11 No Allied losses Runway hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 Allied aircraft F-5C Lightning x 1 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Dagua , at 51,81 Allied aircraft F4U-1D Corsair x 19 P-40N Warhawk x 11 P-47D Thunderbolt x 3 No Allied losses Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Dagua , at 51,81 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 3 A-20G Havoc x 9 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Dagua , at 51,81 Allied aircraft F-5C Lightning x 1 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 12th/B Division, at 51,80 Allied aircraft TBM Avenger x 97 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 118 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 12th/B Division, at 51,80 Allied aircraft Beaufighter Mk 21 x 10 B-24J Liberator x 14 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 57 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 12th/C Division, at 51,80 Allied aircraft TBM Avenger x 144 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 174 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Day Air attack on 12th/C Division, at 51,80 Allied aircraft B-25J Mitchell x 27 B-24J Liberator x 9 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 40 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Aircraft Attacking: 27 x B-25J Mitchell bombing at 13000 feet 9 x B-24J Liberator bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 18th/C Division, at 51,81 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 16 Corsair IV x 4 TBM Avenger x 42 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 14 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 18th/C Division, at 51,81 Allied aircraft F6F Hellcat x 142 SB2C Helldiver x 315 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 410 casualties reported Guns lost 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 18th/C Division, at 51,81 Allied aircraft Beaufighter Mk 21 x 13 No Allied losses Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Aitape at 51,80 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 4 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk III x 10 P-40N Warhawk x 5 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 4 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Aitape at 51,80 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 13 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk III x 10 P-40N Warhawk x 5 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 13 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Kittyhawk III: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Aitape at 51,80 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 3 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk III x 10 P-40N Warhawk x 5 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Aitape at 51,80 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 3 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk III x 10 P-40N Warhawk x 5 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Aitape , at 51,80 Allied aircraft F-5C Lightning x 1 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Dagua , at 51,81 Allied aircraft F-5C Lightning x 1 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 52,80 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 2 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 55 F6F Hellcat x 13 Corsair IV x 12 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F Hellcat: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack at 52,80 Japanese Ships SS I-39, hits 6, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships AP Cape Neddick LCM 533D LCT LCT-474 LST LST-353 LST LST-180 LST LST-177 LST LST-125 LST LST-88 MSW Bobolink SC SC-641 SC SC-640 SC SC-522 PC Tiger MSW Zeal MSW Token MSW Gympie MSW Ararat DE Emery DE Dionne DD Murray -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Dagua, at 51,81 Allied Ships DD Haraden DD Marshall DD Remey DD Hopewell BB Washington Japanese ground losses: 12 casualties reported Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 15 Port hits 1 Port supply hits 8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Dagua, at 51,81 Allied Ships DD Saufley DD Schroeder DD Hall DD Halligan BB Idaho Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 24 Port hits 2 Port supply hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Aitape Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 12673 troops, 91 guns, 2 vehicles Defending force 25065 troops, 231 guns, 185 vehicles
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