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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/01/46 & a4 z" n1 r# j+ b& o
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Naval bombardment of Taipei, at 50,43 ' N. X; C$ ?' C
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Allied Ships
' U' ]) K# @1 h {CA Chicago
; i6 V. i. r: { A5 w. _CA Chester
$ N* m' x t" F+ n7 `CA Indianapolis / _' z) ]; n. v
CA Portland
* C+ g& a' d# ^9 KCA Astoria / t( r- w8 l3 ` c$ t
CA Louisville % g/ K1 s! T! q6 X. h4 I- ]
CA Canberra % p6 `1 S2 v* H. U4 y+ Q
CA New Orleans
4 v [( w. _: ^CA Guam
8 s( }* c8 N5 s4 W0 jCA Boston . i- C# |) o1 a+ z1 g0 n* \
CA Baltimore
8 E) o4 A% ?0 l4 p1 s- A4 ]; T @CA Wichita
/ X0 t% k8 f9 A& GBB Texas
0 W8 Z# r$ Z3 K* \ |9 ~" _BB New York
# d2 r# _% a$ F1 q p8 i+ nBB Washington 3 W7 M o9 |. [& ?; G+ [, O- q
4 P6 D) V, D' b; w4 `$ {' N zJapanese ground losses:
' Q8 j p3 ]! a/ D0 z2 Q V4082 casualties reported : q" v( v6 H5 e3 x- w B/ X
Guns lost 35
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Airbase hits 6
9 w' ~0 D( K' U3 ~ \* aAirbase supply hits 2
" ~% C' Y) A+ I, A+ i2 `. RRunway hits 54
2 b$ ]- d P( y7 u9 ~. ^* uPort hits 11
& h# c [7 R% x! @: g+ o. MPort fuel hits 6
* H' j! J$ S2 |* ]; sPort supply hits 14 7 f8 e5 l& a$ b5 p* m1 U5 j( @
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' e& Z# k6 Z% _- lNaval bombardment of Taipei, at 50,43
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0 V9 d. m' O" X P. ~+ w1 ^BB Alabama
9 |9 F0 Y5 v% F7 n1 T- {BB Iowa 1 |8 _8 a% x; e; ?& F! \! ]$ S
BB Arkansas
' u0 i$ Q& o$ w- _CA Detroit
4 ]- Y) H; o9 _5 j: xCA Houston
! d, g: n% e% vCA Northampton * j4 Z. C O$ Z+ h4 C
CA Denver 2 f8 I1 W; D7 y0 h7 l
CA Quincy % x3 R' A* s! ~ R
CA Hobart
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* F# y7 k8 I% }Japanese ground losses: ( b- F% \" B' B* L/ N
3124 casualties reported 9 S, q v: @) j$ Y* p8 k
Guns lost 16 . l/ N& G6 C5 E' E& L
Vehicles lost 1 . E( ?) [8 T+ X7 O( X7 ~0 _
7 c8 J+ E4 s1 ^Airbase hits 6
/ M3 r5 \1 E: u+ BAirbase supply hits 8 . |" H* W4 x! q, D- ]2 x
Runway hits 62 $ Z% S F2 Z. ^+ Y- y
Port hits 5
: Z7 r( ~3 u) ]& F3 R. A1 s4 GPort fuel hits 3
0 N6 T/ N) @2 u2 APort supply hits 8 5 v" M% y& \5 W, d( s% ~, [3 g Y O
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Air Combat
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0 q* l) {% @* q9 ^7 a8 {4 cAllied aircraft
9 h" L4 {. x& kMosquito B.XXVI x 15 . s+ m+ a2 K$ `
P-38J Lightning x 65 - \3 [$ `) q5 F. x1 n
A-26B Invader x 75
# U1 k$ Z/ g* v9 ~ I0 ZB-29 Superfortress x 24
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7 m6 W( d4 V p% h4 r. r- sAllied aircraft losses % D9 Z# Z7 h' y4 c( z
A-26B Invader: 1 damaged % y4 k# I/ e' s9 C
B-29 Superfortress: 1 damaged
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- K- i1 e1 O" t6 s& @- f2 M! wJapanese ground losses: - u" {3 \: `) _. _2 v5 G4 Z" R
13 casualties reported / L: p7 |/ j; D$ _; f& P# E- N
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Port hits 3
% X! B# {! l& ~& w# ~5 A$ QPort fuel hits 1
* F' K( A6 B% OPort supply hits 10
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Day Air attack on Taipei , at 50,43
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0 s+ T: X4 Y: l$ F+ }0 X7 NP-38J Lightning x 22
" t$ L( C& l" K$ X3 _- G$ X6 HPB4Y Liberator x 3 / r/ d( m2 }, \ A' `+ a
B-24J Liberator x 3
4 h" \" t5 C2 o- M+ X3 m: FB-29 Superfortress x 23
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9 @% P5 P, l: \8 O& oAllied aircraft losses 7 H( P2 y, o$ L% g; r$ S
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged : S# _6 x& E. \% \
, v! { m7 x+ J0 k3 k3 f- wJapanese ground losses: 9 x5 q& X0 b$ C
38 casualties reported 3 l5 I* i9 d# }7 Y9 p
8 V$ P5 w) D# z8 NPort hits 1 $ V9 `! @3 P+ ~1 k: ]
Port fuel hits 1 , ~) J: ^$ u* Z/ i* E; l8 z. \
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Allied aircraft
6 p. O. y+ j, Y, ?% e4 XP-38J Lightning x 29
8 a g$ E8 o2 n4 m/ P& {' e4 uF-5C Lightning x 8
& {8 U$ S' e9 U1 x4 tB-29 Superfortress x 332 4 Y7 I4 P1 r( H' v- a2 p
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5 P7 }8 k. P! Y% J) [4 cB-29 Superfortress: 2 damaged . G; z* l7 o9 X+ w6 X8 A
6 c/ D6 C5 U [ pJapanese ground losses:
8 Q8 Y% g5 L4 q5 N i6 u212 casualties reported
9 r7 E4 a$ h) b/ D, P4 S1 cGuns lost 1 " P, K$ h( F# ]/ a0 d/ V
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Port hits 8 8 `3 x6 d8 A+ x w
Port fuel hits 10
' M6 f t+ `8 @3 o% HPort supply hits 16 " \! Y5 F* U. F9 }4 t+ J2 E
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Day Air attack on TF, near Taipei at 50,43 $ W; S5 W9 a d4 C
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Japanese aircraft l- K8 O; Y, \
B7A Grace x 6 2 M3 I( ]: t& s* R
G4M2 Betty x 3 1 Z' u0 R0 b/ l6 d6 A
3 z# U7 |: t8 q- u9 A" JAllied aircraft
1 i% W/ |5 }) B9 {" j: X" o5 HF6F Hellcat x 31
% `# R3 v, {+ cF4U-1D Corsair x 21 : r* S, P( P" I* S1 Z
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" A7 Q9 \& w8 m* |3 CB7A Grace: 6 destroyed + G; {( I# r7 z! W, X0 {% H
G4M2 Betty: 3 destroyed
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( j4 Q' U+ e- RAllied aircraft losses
# X" |5 q' c" n- }' U' s0 u/ RF4U-1D Corsair: 1 damaged 5 F" C: [2 |6 e6 S
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Day Air attack on TF, near Taipei at 50,43 5 C2 D7 H; y" k4 T' e" q! b7 Q
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Japanese aircraft 7 p- H0 u4 T9 \8 W
G4M2 Betty x 4 2 X! ~+ V+ U2 U% W
Ki-67 Peggy x 5
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Allied aircraft
4 n! {+ C5 V) e* {0 p' W2 zF6F Hellcat x 44
& m5 v1 r# J8 h4 MF4U-1D Corsair x 28 % v" z) R" u7 p3 y, ^4 b7 A
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G4M2 Betty: 4 destroyed ; Z& i9 M, y6 m( X' @4 w
Ki-67 Peggy: 5 destroyed
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# b! }3 L7 t- a h( N/ }. U9 V% IF6F Hellcat: 5 damaged 9 x) E1 C$ S: M" Y
F4U-1D Corsair: 1 damaged
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7 q, s" }* m, e0 q) Q, XDay Air attack on TF, near Taipei at 50,43
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G4M2 Betty x 5 ) Q, Y% {5 c+ l: f0 H5 ~9 ^
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" S2 G# ?* |' a# i+ x3 ]) R7 z! \F6F Hellcat x 13
2 _) B! x* S# b+ S" wF4U-1D Corsair x 7
8 v" m, e- O% |5 GP-47D Thunderbolt x 6 0 v$ z0 S6 F7 u* S8 {# z
% t8 a# F$ K8 \0 N6 cJapanese aircraft losses
( u* S" I% x' y4 ~& N# {6 @! y2 qG4M2 Betty: 4 destroyed ' C; V! i* P: T) C6 u- _& V/ b
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: z2 ?' H" R& q! o0 qF4U-1D Corsair: 2 damaged
( l D6 {- }% m2 ]* pP-47D Thunderbolt: 1 damaged " }" I: C* ^" U7 n
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Allied Ships
. [8 |4 m0 j- v' o4 Z T9 GAK Lesuth $ D6 j" k' W4 } S1 S
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Aircraft Attacking: , E' e Z3 p( F: v( t( F
1 x G4M2 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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. x' Z% \ a! ^4 N" NDay Air attack on TF at 67,55
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G4M2 Betty x 6
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# q0 F) Y% N8 z& fAllied aircraft
: g+ b( C! U# G! z7 Q$ rFM-2 Wildcat x 42 ( {, u; F. V3 f8 D
9 E5 O+ F3 ~' G/ SJapanese aircraft losses $ k% T. W0 k% ~1 W* x' V2 Z a! Z
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Invasions
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Not a lot of coastal defense hits despite 240mm guns that are still operational.
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* d( X" q. S; @6 o" ]1 s6 l% N; MTF 1028 troops unloading over beach at Taipei, 50,43 ' @' q4 l! k! ]$ ^, k
! l- G9 j' `" P! a, T+ vCoastal Guns at Taipei, 50,43, firing at TF 1104
' P: s" L8 t% RTF 1104 troops unloading over beach at Taipei, 50,43 9 U. F; L6 J6 }) c+ P# M
% h% n W7 V4 g6 H477 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 0 {9 N1 p0 [& t
Allied Ships " q2 s* I( }. H) {; ~/ v& E# P
LCI(G) LCI(G)-373, Shell hits 5, on fire 8 Y- Q* }" i& F0 c! S; W
LST LST-454 9 T# n0 G( @; }% B1 `8 u
LST LST-399
5 I( U% `% L. x! N8 D$ W; {LCI(G) LCI(G)-397, Shell hits 2
- B% g- \1 H5 q3 |LST LST-214, Shell hits 2
" c6 I3 H. ]( FLCI(G) LCI(G)-396, Shell hits 26
. j* @/ m8 i- G" L8 u2 B( tLCI(G) LCI(G)-401, Shell hits 3
7 r! Y$ [6 ~) D7 k' t. hLST LST-86, Shell hits 2
3 ]/ o; B' ?# i& w0 C4 VLCI(G) LCI(G)-404, Shell hits 6, on fire # D" l& b% M I
LCI(G) LCI(G)-407
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Guns lost 1
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% t J% j( F% l( e8 [4 sAllied ground losses:
- i) y6 n: v; h; Q% P) |3570 casualties reported 6 x2 A6 F5 l% d9 c. V/ c* ?
Guns lost 5 3 F2 Q: k! O" ~
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7 H" X6 k3 w) f% I' Z S2 K! ^' F/ tGround Combat $ A" o7 e. v' _
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 10283 troops, 134 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 272
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0 v$ V/ G' C( z' ]$ H" L" J' \; XDefending force 38188 troops, 459 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083
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- z& @4 Q# u- J+ X) j6 JAllied ground losses: 8 x6 G5 a: ~; J3 Q z" O
20 casualties reported
8 s2 e3 P8 ], h, S9 bGuns lost 1 ) k9 K: ]+ J7 [& s" a
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