AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 31, 42
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Night Naval bombardment of Ndeni at 120,143
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 179 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 23 destroyed on ground
F4F-3 Wildcat: 72 damaged
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 destroyed on ground
SB2U-3 Vindicator: 33 damaged
SB2U-3 Vindicator: 5 destroyed on ground
PBY-5A Catalina: 23 damaged
PBY-5A Catalina: 9 destroyed on ground
F4F-3A Wildcat: 52 damaged
F4F-3A Wildcat: 6 destroyed on ground
Vildebeest IV: 13 damaged
Vildebeest IV: 5 destroyed on ground
A-24 Banshee: 33 damaged
A-24 Banshee: 5 destroyed on ground
Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso
BB Nagato
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
BB Kongo
CA Kako
CA Furutaka
CA Aoba
CA Kumano
CA Suzuya
CA Mogami
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Atago
Allied ground losses:
1460 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 57 destroyed, 190 disabled
Engineers: 18 destroyed, 29 disabled
Guns lost 61 (22 destroyed, 39 disabled)
Vehicles lost 90 (21 destroyed, 69 disabled)
Airbase hits 51
Airbase supply hits 31
Runway hits 193
Port hits 1
BB Hyuga firing at Ndeni
BB Ise firing at Ndeni
E8N2 Dave acting as spotter for BB Yamashiro
BB Yamashiro firing at Ndeni
BB Fuso firing at Ndeni
BB Nagato firing at Ndeni
BB Kirishima firing at Ndeni
BB Hiei firing at Ndeni
BB Kongo firing at Ndeni
CA Kako firing at Ndeni
CA Furutaka firing at Ndeni
CA Aoba firing at Ndeni
CA Kumano firing at Ndeni
CA Suzuya firing at Ndeni
CA Mogami firing at Ndeni
CA Ashigara firing at Ndeni
CA Nachi firing at Ndeni
CA Haguro firing at Ndeni
CA Atago firing at Ndeni
Daytime recon after this visit by the IJN Combined Fleet indicate 100% airfield damage, and according to the intelligence screen almost 100 Allied aircraft were destroyed.