昭和17年8月24日にはラシオに5波、合計で66機の連合軍機の爆撃がありました。うちわけは、 B-17E Fortress 12機、LB-30 Liberator 3機、Blenheim IV 11機、Hudson IIIa 27機、Wellington Ic 10機、B-25C Mitchell 13機で、四発爆撃機はカルカッタから、双発機はチッタゴンから飛来したようです。最初は12機の一式戦(Ki-43-Ic Oscar)がCAPしていましたが、繰り返しやってくる爆撃機に、最後はCAP 0機になってしまいました。しかし戦闘機が護衛についていなかったので一式戦には損失機がなく、双発爆撃機に10機の損失が報告されていました。それでもラシオ飛行場は滑走路ダメージ55、サービス施設ダメージ33で一時休業状態に追い込まれました。一式戦の飛行隊はラングーンに下げて休養させることにしました。昨日はミートキーナに連合軍機の爆撃がありましたが、連合軍はCAPの手薄なビルマ北・東部の飛行場を狙ってきています。レドから中国へサプライを空輸するには、これらの飛行場は邪魔でしょうからね。また、日本側としてもこれらの飛行場のCAPに充分な数の戦闘機や整備部隊を配備することが困難なので、ある程度の被害はやむを得ないかと思っています。
日本側はチッタゴンを叩くことを目標に、間欠的にsweepを実施してきました。本当は毎日sweepしたいところですが、疲労を貯めさせないよう考えると連日出撃させるに充分なだけの数の二式戦部隊がないので間欠的に出撃させてしていました。ここしばらくチッタゴンにCAPは見あたらず、連合軍はチッタゴンの防空をあきらめたのかなと判断しました。そこで、今日は二式戦2個飛行隊全力でsweepを行った後、一式戦の護衛で百式重爆が飛行場を爆撃する予定で臨みました。
まずMagweからチッタゴンに3波、合計で68機の二式戦(Ki-44-IIa Tojo)がsweepを実施しました。連合軍側はそろそろ日本側が爆撃機を送り込んでくるのではと予想していたのでしょう、今日はCAP最大時93機のCAPが上がっていました。この時期の二式戦は強力で、二式戦13機の損失に対しCAP側に47機の損失が報告されていました。二式戦パイロットの死傷者はKIA 5名、WIA 1名、MIA 2名でした。連合軍側は自軍の飛行場上空なのでパイロットの死傷は少ないでしょうが、それをさしひいても今日の空戦はなかなか上出来だったと思います。残念なのは爆撃機部隊が出撃してくれず、画龍点睛を欠いたことです。爆撃機部隊か護衛戦闘機部隊の指揮官が、チッタゴンにはCAPが多数上がっていて危険と判断したんでしょうかね。
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 24, 42
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ASW attack near Izu Oshima at 113,63
Japanese Ships
TB Kamo
Allied Ships
SS Growler
SS Growler is located by TB Kamo
Growler diving deep ....
TB Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
TB Kamo fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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ASW attack near Toyohara at 125,48
Japanese Ships
SC Ch 28
Allied Ships
SS S-45
SS S-45 is sighted by escort
S-45 diving deep ....
SC Ch 28 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 28 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 28 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 28 fails to find sub, continues to search...
SC Ch 28 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub
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Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 31
Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 14
Hurricane IIb Trop x 12
Hurricane IIc Trop x 10
P-38E Lightning x 12
P-39D Airacobra x 25
P-40E Warhawk x 20
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 3 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
Hurricane IIb Trop: 2 destroyed
Hurricane IIc Trop: 2 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
CAP engaged:
No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 25000 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
No.155 Sqn RAF with Martlet II (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 34300.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
No.261 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 25000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 37 minutes
51st FG/25th FS with P-38E Lightning (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters to 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
23rd FG/74th FS with P-39D Airacobra (4 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
21 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 31000.
Raid is overhead
23rd FG/75th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 25000 and 29000.
Raid is overhead
23rd FG/76th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 27000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 154 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 16
Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 10
Hurricane IIb Trop x 7
Hurricane IIc Trop x 5
P-38E Lightning x 12
P-39D Airacobra x 11
P-40E Warhawk x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed
CAP engaged:
No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 19040 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
No.155 Sqn RAF with Martlet II (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 27980.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
No.261 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
51st FG/25th FS with P-38E Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters between 21000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
23rd FG/76th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 21950 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
23rd FG/75th FS with P-40E Warhawk (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 18000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
23rd FG/74th FS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 104
Ki-30 Ann x 3
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 41
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 17
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 5 damaged
Allied ground losses:
3 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 19
Runway hits 74
Aircraft Attacking:
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
17 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
17 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
24 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
20 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-30 Ann x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-30 Ann: 1 damaged
Ki-30 Ann: 1 destroyed by flak
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ki-30 Ann bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on NW Australia Base Force, at 76,129 , near Katherine
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 18
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 21
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 6 damaged
Allied ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Sasebo 8th SNLF, at 96,127 (Terapo)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 5
Hudson III (LR) x 9
Bolingbroke IV x 7
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Bolingbroke IV bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
9 x Hudson III (LR) bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
Also attacking 56th Const Co ...
Also attacking Sasebo 8th SNLF ...
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Morning Air attack on 56th Const Co , at 96,127 (Terapo)
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 9
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Lashio , at 62,46
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 12
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 11
Hudson IIIa x 10
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 4 destroyed
Hudson IIIa: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 9
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Blenheim IV bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
9 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 9 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Lashio , at 62,46
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 4
Allied aircraft
Hudson IIIa x 7
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson IIIa: 4 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 38500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 52 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Lashio , at 62,46
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 1
Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 damaged
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 17
Aircraft Attacking:
10 x Wellington Ic bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on Lashio , at 62,46
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 1
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 12
B-25C Mitchell x 13
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 7000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 3 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
47th I.F.Chutai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Raid is overhead
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Morning Air attack on Lashio , at 62,46
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
LB-30 Liberator: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x LB-30 Liberator bombing from 7000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 31
Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 4
Hurricane IIb Trop x 7
Hurricane IIc Trop x 3
P-38E Lightning x 12
P-39D Airacobra x 7
P-40E Warhawk x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
P-38E Lightning: 3 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 30000 feet *
CAP engaged:
No.261 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 21000 and 29990.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
51st FG/25th FS with P-38E Lightning (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 30000 , scrambling fighters between 21000 and 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
23rd FG/76th FS with P-40E Warhawk (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 5 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 18000 and 25950.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 23040.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
No.155 Sqn RAF with Martlet II (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 34300.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
23rd FG/74th FS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 7 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
23rd FG/75th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000
Raid is overhead
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Ground combat at Nanyang (85,45)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 61952 troops, 605 guns, 246 vehicles, Assault Value = 2183
Defending force 175702 troops, 758 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5189
Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Assaulting units:
36th Division
70th Division
110th Division
35th Division
32nd Division
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
12th Army
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion
11th Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
23rd Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
16th Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
61st Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
76th Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
30th Chinese Corps
55th Chinese Corps
82nd Chinese Corps
34th Chinese Corps
19th Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
57th Chinese Corps
90th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Cavalry Corps
4th Group Army
34th Group Army
2nd Group Army
7th Group Army
2nd War Area
6th Group Army
Red Chinese Army
5th War Area
8th Group Army
22nd Group Army
19th Chinese Base Force
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