Après Port Moresby et Buna, c'est au tour de Lae d etre réduite en cendres...
Il semblerait qu aucune de nos bases ne soit à l'abri des foudres de l USAAF
Plusieurs hydravions E13A1 Jake qui se trouvaient sur place ont été détruits par les bombes américaines et le reste de l escadrille est évacuée vers la Nouvelle Bretagne...
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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 35
B-24D Liberator x 22
B-24D1 Liberator x 62
Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 2 destroyed on ground
No Allied losses
Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 23
Airbase supply hits 11
Runway hits 61
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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
B-24D1 Liberator x 17
Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 2
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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 5
B-24D1 Liberator x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed on ground
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 6
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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 9
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
A Tulagi, nous avons terminé les opérations d évacuation de la garnison qui défendait l'ile...
L ile devrait donc passer désormais passer prochainement sous contrôle allié...
En Birmanie, la menace des chasseurs ennemis écartée, nos bombardiers Ki-4 IIb Helen peuvent reprendre sans crainte leurs attaques contre les colonnes de véhicule de la 254th Brigade blindée...
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Morning Air attack on 254th Armoured Brigade, at 56,47 , near Magwe
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 54
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 108
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
106 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 21 (17 destroyed, 4 disabled)
A Changsha, le siège se poursuit invariablement...
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Morning Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 12
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3
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Afternoon Air attack on 10th Chinese Corps, at 82,52 (Changsha)
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 51
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
122 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on Changsha , at 82,52
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-32 Mary x 24
Ki-49-IIa Helen x 58
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
199 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 8
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Ground combat at Changsha (82,52)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 226064 troops, 2230 guns, 1345 vehicles, Assault Value = 8480
Defending force 146114 troops, 533 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4427
Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
154 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)
