[font="Times New Roman"]August 9-12, 1944[/font]
The 9th is mostly quiet, with strikes at Urruppa-Jima and Liauyuan in Manchuria. I fully support the B-29s being used for these kinds of strikes!! Quite a few are damaged on the day, and very little damage recorded in spite of eh low altitudes against the industry.
On the 10th Ketoi-Jima is the main target with a few more strikes at Uruppa. Several B-24J lost on the day, and a lot more damaged. The Allies bombard near Prome, getting about equal losses since the IJA hasn't yet dug in completely.
On the 11th Allied DDs run in and sink two good E torpedo boats. Didn't see them coming and I've moved my DBs out since the air strikes are walking closer to Para now.
More 4E lost to flak as the Allies target Simushiri-Jima.
On the 12th the Allies furiously strike at Rangoon and Sapporo with massive sweeps. The losses on both sides are huge, but the IJ pilots hold their own and get close to 1:1 on the day. The Corsairs were tough, the Hellcats vulnerable, and the P-47s got about 1:1 only, which is the point of the low CAP.
About 55 pilots lost on the day, but I bet the Allies lost more. Lets see what happens tomorrow. I'll switch out groups, but keep CAP going at both bases.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR August 9, 1944
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Morning Air attack on Uruppu-jima , at 130,52
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-25H Mitchell x 12
B-29-1 Superfort x 21
P-38J Lightning x 25
P-51B Mustang x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft losses
B-25H Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-29-1 Superfort:
3 damaged
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 12
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Liaoyuan , at 105,40
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 3,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 5
No Allied losses
Resources hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 3000 feet
City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Liaoyuan , at 105,40
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 7
Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort:
4 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 3000 feet
City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Liaoyuan , at 105,40
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 15
Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort:
2 damaged
Light Industry hits 3
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 3000 feet
City Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR August 10, 1944
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Morning Air attack on Ketoi-jima , at 134,50
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-25H Mitchell x 12
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 32
Allied aircraft losses
B-25H Mitchell:
3 damaged
PB4Y-1 Liberator:
11 damaged
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
Airbase hits 10
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 33
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x PB4Y-1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Ketoi-jima , at 134,50
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 20
Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator:
10 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 9
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Uruppu-jima , at 130,52
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 7
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 2 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 19
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Ground combat at 55,51 (near Prome)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 141312 troops, 1300 guns, 1180 vehicles, Assault Value = 4433
Defending force 109747 troops, 1117 guns, 1082 vehicles, Assault Value = 3178
Japanese ground losses:
169 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (4 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
140 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Assaulting units:
Guides Cavalry Regiment
193rd Tank Battalion
27th Infantry Division
32nd Infantry Division
14th Chindit Brigade
5th Chinese Corps
50th Indian Para Brigade
1st New Chinese Corps
25th Indian Division
255th Indian Tank Brigade
23rd Chindit Brigade
754th Tank Battalion
2nd USMC Tank Battalion
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
46th Indian Brigade
6th Chinese Corps
2nd Indian AA Bde
197th Coast AA Regiment
31st Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
8th Medium Regiment
2nd USMC Field Artillery Battalion
25th Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
33rd Indian Mountain Gun Regiment
Defending units:
48th Division
1st Tank Division
55th Division
18th Division
31st Division
5th Division
14th Tank Regiment
2nd Division
13th RF Gun (Pack) Battalion
2nd Medium Mortar Battalion
69th Field AA Battalion
43rd Const Co
70th Field AA Battalion
60th Field AA Battalion
10th RF Gun Battalion
23rd AA Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
16th AA Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
32nd Air Defense AA Battalion
51st Field AA Battalion
11th Ind.Hvy.Art Battalion
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR August 11, 1944
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Paramushiro-jima at 139,47, Range 18,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
E Hatsukari, Shell hits 19, heavy fires, heavy damage
E Tomozuru, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Allied Ships
DD Stevens
DD Isaac Sweers
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 26,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 18,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
DD Stevens engages E Tomozuru at 13,000 yards
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Morning Air attack on Shimushiri-jima , at 132,51
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 18
Liberator B.VI x 9
B-24J Liberator x 11
B-25H Mitchell x 23
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft losses
Liberator B.VI:
1 destroyed by flak
B-24J Liberator:
5 damaged
B-25H Mitchell:
9 damaged
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 12
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Liberator B.VI bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR August 12, 1944
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Morning Air attack on Sapporo , at 120,51
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 41,900 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
J2M3 Jack x 36
N1K1-J George x 45
N1K2-J George x 90
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 20
Ki-84a Frank x 20
Allied aircraft
F4U-1A Corsair x 42
Japanese aircraft losses
J2M3 Jack: 1 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed
N1K2-J George: 5 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1A Corsair: 4 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
22 x F4U-1A Corsair sweeping at 36900 feet
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Morning Air attack on Sapporo , at 120,51
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 42,900 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
J2M3 Jack x 32
N1K1-J George x 39
N1K2-J George x 72
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 20
Ki-84a Frank x 17
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
J2M3 Jack: 2 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
N1K2-J George: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Corsair II: 4 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Sapporo , at 120,51
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 36,900 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
Japanese aircraft
J2M3 Jack x 29
N1K1-J George x 37
N1K2-J George x 68
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 16
Ki-84a Frank x 16
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 33
Japanese aircraft losses
J2M3 Jack: 2 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
N1K2-J George: 3 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Corsair II: 1 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Corsair II sweeping at 36900 feet
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 37,900 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 42
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 77
Ki-84a Frank x 54
Allied aircraft
Corsair II x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Corsair II: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Sapporo , at 120,51
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 38,800 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
J2M3 Jack x 23
N1K1-J George x 36
N1K2-J George x 60
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 14
Ki-84a Frank x 14
Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Sapporo , at 120,51
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 40,800 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
Japanese aircraft
J2M3 Jack x 20
N1K1-J George x 30
N1K2-J George x 53
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 14
Ki-84a Frank x 12
Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 24
Japanese aircraft losses
J2M3 Jack: 1 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed
N1K2-J George: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 10 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 41
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 72
Ki-84a Frank x 51
Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Spitfire VIII: 2 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 43,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 40
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 60
Ki-84a Frank x 49
Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25
Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 4 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 7 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Sapporo , at 120,51
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 24 NM, estimated altitude 46,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
J2M3 Jack x 16
N1K1-J George x 24
N1K2-J George x 49
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 11
Ki-84a Frank x 11
Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
J2M3 Jack: 1 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
N1K2-J George: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 44,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 34
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 54
Ki-84a Frank x 37
Allied aircraft
P-38H Lightning x 22
Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 3 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38H Lightning: 9 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x P-38H Lightning sweeping at 40000 feet
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Morning Air attack on Sapporo , at 120,51
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 48,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
J2M3 Jack x 14
N1K1-J George x 21
N1K2-J George x 45
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 11
Ki-84a Frank x 10
Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
J2M3 Jack: 1 destroyed
N1K2-J George: 7 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 4 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Shimushiri-jima , at 132,51
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 4
B-24J Liberator x 18
P-38J Lightning x 18
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 15
P-51B Mustang x 16
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator:
1 damaged
B-24J Liberator:
8 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 5
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Airfield Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 45,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 23
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 24
Ki-84a Frank x 25
Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 25
Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 4 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 4 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 3 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 5 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Sapporo , at 120,51
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
J2M3 Jack x 9
N1K1-J George x 17
N1K2-J George x 17
Ki-43-IV Oscar x 5
Ki-84a Frank x 8
Allied aircraft
P-38L Lightning x 22
Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IV Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-38L Lightning: 2 destroyed
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