Title: Soviets vs. Japan Manchuria Op. August Storm 1945 Post by: han9 on November 18, 2016, 02:45:19 PM I have not found a thread about the Soviet involvement in war against Japan in 1945
As with Soviet fighters in China which I have posted in the pre World War II thread j.aircraft.com is an excellent source in this regard. I will transfer their material here on a piece by piece base. It needs to be underscored that no plagiarism is intended and the sole reason and purpose is research. The original can be view at: http://www.j-aircraft.com/research/joe_brennan/order_of_battle.htm Japanese Air Order of Battle and Operations Against 'August Storm' August 1945 By Joe Brennan An air order of battle for the Second Air Army, principal air unit of the Kwantung Army in Manchuria, the main Japanese force facing the Soviet invasion, Operation August Storm, August 1945, is given in Japanese Monograph No. 151, transcribed below. Modern place names where they differ, Kitai numbers of aircraft types and other editorial notes are in []. [ORGANIZATION] Units Under the Control of the Second Air Army July 1945 Unit Location Combat Commands Second Air Army (Hq) Hsinking[ Changchun] 15 th Air Brigade (Hq) Anshan 104 th Air Regiment Anshan 25 th Independent Air Squadron Liaoyang 81 st Independent Air Squadron W of Hsinking Manchurian Army Air Units Air Unit Hq. Hsinking 1st Air Unit Hsinking 2 nd Air Unit Mukden [ Shenyang] 3 rd Air Unit Antung [ Dandong] Air School Manhungtun Training Units 101 st Air Training Brigade (Hq) Kungchuling [Gongzhuling] 4 th Advanced Air Training Unit Mukden 13 th Advanced Air Training Unit Kungchuling 22 nd Advanced Air Training Unit Hsingyuchcheng 23 rd Air Training Unit Chingshanru 26 th Air Training Unit Mengkuli 42 nd Air Training Unit Yamentun 24 th Air Training Unit Sanshilipu Air Academy Hq. Hailang Air Academy Training Camp Hailin Air Academy Training Camp Hsingshu Air Academy Training Camp Chenhsi Air Academy Training Camp Chentung 5 th Air Training Unit Hq. Chinchow [ Jinzhou] Air Unit Training Camp Fushin Air Unit Training Camp Hsingcheng Air Unit Training Camp Koupantzu Air Unit Training Camp Kaiyun [STRENGTH] Number of Second Air Army Aircraft: About 10 August 1945 [Unit] [Aircraft Type] [Number] Unit Aircraft Type Number 104 th Air Regiment Type 4 Fighter-single seater [Ki-84] 40* 25 th Ind. Air Sdn Type 2 Fighter-two seater [Ki-45] 25* 81 st Ind Air Sdn Type 2 Fighter-two seater [Ki-45] 20* Type 100 Hq. Recon [Ki-46] 5* 5 th Air Training Unit Type 2 Advanced Trainer [Ki-79] 50 Type 99 Advanced Trainer [Ki-55] 30 23 rd Air Training Unit Type 99 Light Bomber 2 eng. [Ki-48] 10* Type 99 Advanced Trainer [Ki-55] 10 Two Engine Advanced Trainer [Ki-54?] 10 24 th Air Training Unit Type 100 Heavy Bomber [Ki-49] 10* Two Engine Advanced Trainer [Ki-54?] 10 26 th Air Training Unit Type 1 Fighter-single seater [Ki-43] 20* Type 2 Advanced Trainer [Ki-79] 50 42 nd Air Training Unit Type 100 Hq. Recon [Ki-46] 10* 4 th Adv Air Training Unit Type 1 Fighter-single seater [Ki-43] 30* 13 th Adv Air Training Unit Type 1 Fighter-single seater [Ki-43] 20* 22 nd Adv Air Training Unit Type 99 Assault [Ki-51] 20* Hane Assault Unit Type 97 Light Bomber 1 eng. [Ki-30] 10 Type 97 Heavy Bomber [Ki-21] 10 Air Academy Type 99 Advanced Trainer [Ki-55] 130 Two Engine Advanced Trainer [Ki-54?] 40 Jungmann Trainer [Ki-86] 300 Manchurian AF and School Type 97 Hq. Recon [Ki-15] 30* Type 2 Fighter-single seater [Ki-44] 40* Type 97 Fighter-single seater [Ki-27] 60* Total 1000 [Adds to 990 as given. The Soviet estimate of Kwantung Army air strength was 1800, presumably not figuring such a high percentage of totally non-combat types] *combat serviceable Another 20 transport and liaison types were in the flying section of 2 nd Air Army Hq. and Kwantung Army Hq. There were also a number of unserviceable planes at each repair depot. 1. During operations against the Soviet Union about 10 aircraft were lost in combat and about 50 to other causes. 2. Approximately 10 hq. recon planes and 6 transports (Type M.C.) [Ki-57/ MC-20] were transferred to the Soviets. Other planes were handed over to the Chinese Communist Army, which later entered Manchuria, the CCA established the Air Training School in Manchuria. At that school approximately 40 Japanese Fighters (Type 4) are [written in immediate postwar period] employed in training. However, just after the end of the war the Chinese Nationalist Army advanced to southern Manchuria, and it is presumed they captured some Japanese planes at the Mukden and Changchun airfields More to follow Title: Re: Soviets vs. Japan Manchuria Op. August Storm 1945 Post by: Massimo Tessitori on November 20, 2016, 11:29:37 AM Thank you for your work.
Regards Massimo Title: Re: Soviets vs. Japan Manchuria Op. August Storm 1945 Post by: han9 on November 21, 2016, 08:22:49 AM Thank you for your work. Regards Massimo You are welcome Japanese Air Order of Battle and Operations Against 'August Storm' August 1945 By Joe Brennan (part II) The original can be view at: http://www.j-aircraft.com/research/joe_brennan/order_of_battle.htm CHRONOLOGY OF OPERATIONS 9 August: The Soviet Union declared war on Japan and the Red Army crossed the Manchurian border in several places. One force moved west from the Vladivostok and Khabarovsk areas, another south from the direction of Chita toward Harbin, Hsingking [ Changchun] and Mukden [ Shenyang]. The 81 st Ind Air Squadron reconnoitered the eastern and western fronts. 10 August: The Soviet Zabaikal Area Army (motorized) [Transbaikal Front] crossed the border of Outer Mongolia and advanced to Horengoro. The [15h Air?] Brigade moved to Chinchow [ Jinzhou] and the 101 st Air Training Brigade, reinforced by the 4 th Advanced Air Training Unit, to move to Tsitsihar [ Qiqihar]. After redeployment these units were to attack the enemy in the vicinity of Linhsi [Linxi] and Taonan. 11 August: A powerful enemy force moved south on the Uruschin-Linhsi road. As ordered the 15 th Air Brigade advanced to Chinchow and Tsitsihar. 12 August: The enemy reached the line of Hailar, Wuchakow [Wuchagou], Tulieh, Mactu, Linhsi and on the eastern front, the area of the Muling [river] position. The 101 st Air Training Brigade (reinforced) advanced to Tsitsihar. The 15 th Air Brigade attacked Linhsi and the 101 st Air Training Brigade attack the enemy 50km west of Lichuan [Tuquan]. 25 Type 4 fighters, 17 Type 2 two seater fighters and 142 [sic, only 70 listed in the OOB] Type 1 fighters were used in these attacks and the results were 27 guns and 42 trucks destroyed and about 500 men and horses killed. 13 August: The enemy main body reached Hsingan [Wangyemiao or Ulan Hot or vicinity], Lichuan and Chinchaimiao (40km SW of Taonan) apparently for the purpose of concentrating his forces. The Air Army continued its attack in spite of the bad weather. The 15 th Air Brigade, flying into a storm, returned to Anshan. The 101 st Air Training Brigade attacked the enemy 30km west of Taonan with selected planes. Sortie Strength: 3 Type-99 assault planes, 4 Type 1 fighters. Results: 8 tanks. 14 August: The enemy at the western front deployed along the Hsingan-Lichuan-Linhsi line and began preparations of the advance; approximately 1,500 motor trucks were coming from the rear. The enemy constructed airfields in the vicinity of Hsingan and Taipsi [Taiping]. The main force of the enemy on the eastern front was preparing for attack near Muling, and 150 tanks advanced through an opening to the left of the Mutankiang [ Mudanjiang]. The Air Army continued to attack with an element while preparing for renewed attacks against the enemy main body on the western front, which were scheduled for the 15 th. An element of the 15 th Air Brigade attacked the enemy in the vicinity of Linhsi. The main body of the 101 st Air Training Brigade (with the 4 th Advanced Air Training Unit attached) attacked the enemy 15km W of Taonan. Sortie Strength: 5 Type 4 fighters; 7 two seater fighters; 13 Type 1 fighters; 4 Type 99 assault planes. Results: 3 tanks. The 15 th Air Brigade and the 101 st Air Training Brigade concentrated their entire forces at Anshan and Kungchuling [Gongzhuling], respectively. The Hane Air Unit, composed of the 26 th Air Training Unit and the 4 th Advanced Air Training Unit, concentrated at Fenchipo [Fenshui] and prepared for the attack of the 15 th, with the issuance of the Hane Air Unit Operation Order A, No. 48. Then, the 15 th Air brigade and Hane Air Unit advanced to Ssuping [Siping] and to the west of Hsinking, respectively. Preparations of the 1 st Hane Special Attack Unit (5 th Air Training Unit) began. 15 August: No change in the enemy situation. Carried out the scheduled attack in the morning. The entire force of the 15 th Air Brigade attacked Taonan from Ssuping. The entire force of the 101 st Air Training Brigade advanced to Tsitsihar and made preparations for the attack in the afternoon. The entire force of the Hane Air Unit attacked Taonan from Hsinking and advanced to Tsitsihar. Sortie Strength: 12 Type 4 fighters; 9 two seater fighters; 18 Type 1 Fighters Results: 23 planes; 135 motor trucks; 2 warehouses; 5 positions; approximately 300 men. [P-63?s of the 17 Fighter Regiment, Soviet Tactical Air Forces, claimed a Ki-27 or Ki-43 among those attacking A-20?s and damaging one, near Wangyemiao 15 August]. The Imperial Rescript on cease-fire was received at noon. Upon receipt of the Imperial Rescript ending the war at noon of the 15 th, the attacks were suspended and the forces, maintaining strict watch for the purposes of self- defense, waited in readiness. Subsequent attacks and the projected special attack of the 5 th Air Training Unit suspended at 2400 hours. [Only combat and otherwise selected entries are excerpted from the entries of 16 August through 4 September.] 17 August: ?The Hane Air Unit provided one squadron, under the command of Captain Kamata, to escort Prince Takeda on his flight from Seoul to Hsinking. 18 August: ?The squadron of the Hane Air Unit completed the escort mission for Prince Takeda (4 planes in suicide plunge). [Loza in ?Commanding the Red Army?s Sherman Tanks? reports an attack by 6 suicide planes on his 46 th Tank Brigade, 6 th Guards Tank Army, near Tongliao 19 August, one truck was destroyed and a Sherman damaged]. 19 August: ?a paratroop unit of the Soviet Army landed in the Hsinking East Airfield about 1400 hours?.Also the river guard of the Manchurian Army started a revolt, and it was feared that the liaison with North Manchuria might be cut off at the Second Sungari River. Therefore on the morning of the 19 th, the 15 th Air Brigade was hastily concentrated at Hsinking and ordered to attack (the Manchurian force), and at the same time search and attacks were carried out against these forces by an element of the 42 nd Air Training Unit. ADDITIONAL JAPANESE AIR UNITS FACING THE SOVIETS, AUGUST 1945 A probably incomplete list follows of air units engaging or possibly engaging the Soviets other than those of the Kwantung Army given in Monograph 151: 5 th Air Army ( China): apparently the 90 th Air Regiment (Ki-48) was the only Japanese air unit in China proper to engage the Soviets, though others advanced in preparation. It flew 20 sorties against the Soviets 14 August. JAAF fighter units in Korea: The 22 nd, 25 th and 85 th Air Regiments, Ki-84, were based in southern Korea at the end of the war. They engaged USAAF units over Korea in August but no information is known of operations against the Soviets. However according to a Russian source, the North Korean air force operated Ki-43?s at least until the late 1940?s, apparently from Japanese units stationed at some point in northern Korea (the 25 th had Ki-43?s on hand at least into 1945). JNAF fighter unit in Korea: Hikotai 304 of Air Group 252 (formerly Fighter Squadron, Genzan Air Group) was based at Wonsan, northern Korea in 1945. Several sources indicate that this unit was equipped with some N1K1-J Shiden (George) and J2M Raiden (Jack) fighters in addition to A6M5?s (Yak-9?s of the 19 th Fighter Regiment, Soviet Fleet Air Arm, claimed 2 J2M?s in northeastern Korea, 15 August). JAAF fighter unit in the Kuriles: 3 rd Chutai, 54 th Air Regiment (Ki-43) based at Kashiwabara, Paramushiro. JNAF fighter unit in the Kuriles: Shumshu Detachment, Air Group 203, based at Shumshu, 19 A6M?s as of 1944 Title: Re: Soviets vs. Japan Manchuria Op. August Storm 1945 Post by: han9 on November 29, 2016, 01:01:36 PM Moving on ? another load of interesting stuff from j-aircraft.com
AERIAL ACTIONS OVER KURILES (AUGUST 1945) by Gabriel Garrido Japanese air force defending the Kuriles The original is available at: http://www.j-aircraft.com/research/aerial_actions_over_kuriles.htm There is little or no accurate information about the Japanese air force in the Kuriles in 1945. The Russians recovered at least six unidentified but presumably A6M5 Zeke fighters, two unidentified single-engine bombers and a half dozen of older torpedo bomber, the B5N2 Kate, at the airfields on Shimushu ( the most northward island of the Kuriles chain ). Further up to 7 or 8 were claimed by the Soviet vessels, and some reports a Soviet vessel was crashed by an aircraft acting as a Kamikaze. It is known that in 1944 a force of 19 Zeros has been left as the Shimushu Detachment by Naval Air Group 203, when that group departed back to the Home Islands and thence to the Philippines (where it was destroyed). It is possible that a few Nakajima J1N1-S Irving night fighters were also left, as the US was conducting occasional bombing operations on Paramushiro by Navy PV-1 Venturas, and their succesors PV-2 Harpoons; and Army B-24 Liberators from the Aleutian bases. During 1943 and 1944, Japanese Army fighters on Paramushiro (the largest island at the northern end of Kuriles chain and southward of Shimushu) had included Ki.43 Oscar and Ki.44 Tojo interceptors, but the author of this article lacked IJAAF order of battle data to know what was still there in 1945, although several Oscars were seen as late as June [1]. Similarly, in the past a unit of Mitsubishi G3M Bettys [2] had provided offensive capability, along with a unit of four-engine flying boats (probably the H6K2 Mavis), but these had apparently been withdrawn by summer 1945. There was also a Japanese air early warning radar of unspecified type on the southern cape of Paramushiro, Kurabu Zaki, but its view of Shimushu was likely blocked by the 5958 foot volcano (apparently named Suribachi, like the one on Iwo Jima) in the center of Paramushiro. Soviet air force support of the Kuriles invasion [3] The Soviet air cover and support for the Shimushu landings were provided by the 128 SAD, their 888 IAP had the P-63 Kingcobra, which they had received only in August 1945, before that they remained the last active Soviet fighter regiment with the I-16. The 410 ShAP, also of the same division also had converted to the P-63, in their case from the Il-2 (It is uncertain but possible that they may have been redesignated as 410 IAP.). The third regiment in the division flew a mixture of A-20 and SB bombers, and a few PV-1s which had been interned prior to August 1945. The naval torpedo bomber unit was the 2 MTAD (division), consisting of the 4 MTAP (Il-4 & DB-3), 49 MTAP (Il-4, A-20G, & A-20H), & 52 MTAP (DB-3). The Invasion Its unclear when the Russian landing force left Petropavlosk, but it was intended to land around dawn on 18th August. The Russian convoy?s passage across the First Kurile Strait took place in a typical sub-Artic dense fog. This meant that the landing took the Japanese defenders by surprise, but it also prevented the Russian air units from flying from Kamchatka?s airfields until as noon of August 18th. After that, several groups of 8 to 16 aircraft each made a number of raids on Katoaka and Kashiwara bases, with the objective of preventing transportation of the Japanese troops from Paramushiro to Shimushu. In their turn the Japanese aircraft conducted some attacks vs the Cape Lopatka shore battery of four 130 mm guns that was giving land-base fire support to the landings (Cape Lopatka coast defense artillery was on the Kamchatka mainland,12km from the Shimushu north coast). And also attacked the Russian landing craft and their escorts. While sources are mixed, between 10:30 AM and 01:30 PM either two aircraft or a flight of 7 or 8, attempted to attack the T-525 minesweeper, but were shot down or driven off by the ship?s AA fire in the Sea of Okhotsk, off the Shimushu western coast. One crashed ashore. Further at least some sources report that Minesweeping cutter (mottor boat) KT-152 was sunk by a Japanese Kamikaze aircraft attack on 18th or 19th August 1945 in the Shimushu area. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [1] On the back cover of a Russian magazine some years ago there was a color photo of a Ki-43 landing gear sticking out of a Kurile bog, and a brief mention that some Russians were planning on restoring a Ki-43 from assorted parts. There has been no further word about that delightful project. (This information was kindly provided by George M. Mellinger ). [2] I supose that this is a failure of the author and he wanted to say G4M. [3] This information was also kindly provided by George M. Mellinger. Title: Re: Soviets vs. Japan Manchuria Op. August Storm 1945 Post by: han9 on December 01, 2016, 02:41:16 PM Soviet Air Forces "Autumn Storm" Air Order of Battle by George Mellinger, Twin Cities Aero Historians, RART-Air Britain (updated 01/28/2001) source: http://j-aircraft.com/research/George_Mellinger/soviet_order_of_battle.htm Little attention has been paid to the brief Soviet-Japanese war of August 1945, "Operation Autumn Storm" as the Soviets called it. Most of what has been available is from the Japanese perspective. Colonel David Glantz published the Soviet Army Order of Battle as an appendix to his two-volume book about the Soviet operation, and includes major Soviet air formations. But a detailed presentation of the Soviet Air Order of Battle has not been available. The basic structure of Soviet airpower changed surprisingly little during the war years. After the first exodus of units sent westward in June 1941, for the rest of the war most units remained in place, shifting resources by transferring individual squadrons and pilots but retaining the basic regimental and divisional structure. After Novikov reformed the Soviet air structure in the spring of 1942 the formations in the east eventually restructured to conform to the newer Soviet pattern, but it took considerably longer, as did re-equipment with modern aircraft types. There were still a few units operating such old aircraft as the I-16 and the SB as late as 1945, including the 888 IAP on the Kamchatka Peninsula, which kept the I-16 until August 1945, when it finally transitioned to the P-63. The 23 TBAE in Transbaikal still had the TB-3, though it was used as a transport and not as a bomber. Alongside the ancient aircraft, were also large numbers of the most modern types such as the Il-10 and Tu-2, which had seen limited service in the west. The Far Eastern air structure remained fairly stable until the defeat of Germany. Almost immediately after the German surrender, ground and some air units began relocating to the Transbaikal and Far Eastern Fronts which would wage the war against Japan. Air Divisions generally had three regiments, occasionally two, usually all of the same type. A notable exception were the the ShADs in the 12 Air Army, which consisted of 2 ShAPs and 1 IAP to provide escort. It is uncertain, but possible that this same structure existed for the other ShADs assigned to the 9 and 10 Air Armies. A similar arrangement existed in some of the naval air divisions. Statutory strength for regiments was 32 aircraft in 3 squadrons, and a headquarters flight. Squadrons had 10 aircraft, independent squadrons, perhaps a few more. Unfortunately, in most instances it has been impossible to determine the component regiments of the various air divisions, or the specific types of aircraft flown. Fighters appear to have been mainly Yak-9, La-5/La-7, and P-63; there is no evidence of P-40s or Hurricanes being used, though these types cannot be ruled out. The main Front Aviation bombers were the P-2 and Tu-2, with perhaps some A-20s and a few SBs. The Li-2 (a licence-built version of the DC-3, often with bomb bays and turret), DB-3/Il-4 and B-25 were assigned to long range bomber units. Reconnaissance regiments and squadrons used the standard VVS fighter and bomber aircraft, particularly the Pe-2 and Yak. The Correction regiments and squadrons flew either fighters or Il-2 Shturmoviks, including a variant specially modified for artillery spotting. Naval aviation units were organized essentially identically to regular air force units. A special case was the Mine-Torpedo Regiment, equipped with the DB-3, Il-4 or A-20, and tasked with dropping torpedoes and aerial mines, and also making mast level bombing attacks. Naval reconnaissance units used either standard land-based fighters and bombers or the MBR-2, PBN and PBY-6A. Anoteher special unit was the 63 MRAE, flying the MBR-2VU variant of the Soviet flying boat, which was equipped for radio control of remote-controlled speedboats; this weapon was used briefly during the capture of Seisin. To show the development of air power in the far east, the orders of battle are given for June 1 at the start of the build-up, August 1 on the eve of the campaign, and September 1 at the end of the campaign. When possible commanders, subordinate regiments and types of aircraft as of August 1945 have been given, where less than three regiments are listed, there were probably other regiments, as yet unidentified. Designations: IAK Fighter Corps IAD Fighter Division IAD-PVO Defense Fighter Division IAP Fighter Regiment OIAP Independent Fighter Regiment OIAE Independent Fighter Squadron ShAD Assault (Shturmovik) Division ShAP Assault Regiment SAD Composite Division BAK Bomber Corps BAD Bomber Division BAP Bomber Regiment BBAP Close Range Bomber Regiment PBAP Dive Bomber Regiment DBAD Long Range Bomber Division DBAP Long Range Bomber Regiment TBAE Heavy Bomber Squadron RAP Reconnaissance Regiment RAE Reconnaissance Squadron DRAE Long Range Reconnaissance Squadron KRAP (Artillery) Correction-Reconnaissance Regiment KRAE (Artillery) Correction-Reconnaissance Squadron KAE (Artillery) Correction Squadron TRAD Transport Division TRAP Transport Regiment O/N OAPS Special Purpose Liaison Regiment OAPS Liaison Regiment SANAP Medical Regiment Peregon AP Ferrying Regiment MTAP Mine Torpedo Regiment MRAP Naval Reconnaissance Regiment MRAE Naval Reconnaissance Squadron OAO Separate Avaition Flight VU Radio control (for remotre control speedboats) TOF Pacific Ocean Fleet STOF Northern Pacific Ocean Fleet OMBAP-PV Independent Border Gaurds Patrol Regiment Gv Guards June 1, 1945 Transbaikal Front 12 Air Army Marshal S. A. Khudyakov 245 IAD Col. G. P. Pleshchenko 781 IAP Yak-9 940 IAP Yak-9 246 IAD 70 IAP 551 IAP 718 IAP 248 ShAD Col. I. B. Savel'ev 64 ShAP Il-10 967 ShAP Il-2M 291 ShAP Il-10 51 IAP Il-10? 316 ShAD Col. A. A. Erokhin (2 ShAPs & 1 IAP) 30 BAD 396 AP-O/N B-25C 247 BAD 56, 541 BAP 23 TBAE TB-3 12 RAP 40 KRAE 41 KRAE Coastal Group of Forces 9 Air Army Col. Gen. I. M. Sokolov 32 IAD 249 IAD 250 IAD 251 ShAD 252 ShAD Lt. Col. V. Kh. Makarov 34 BAD Col. K. A. Mikhailov 6 RAP 464 KRAP 281 TRAP Far Eastern Front 18 IAK 296 IAD 777 IAP 96 ShAD Col. I. A. Kochergin 75 ShAP Maj. S. A. Chernykh 140 DRAE 28 KAE 19 BAK Gen. N. A. Volkov 33 BAD 55 BAD 442 DBAP Il-4 443 DBAP IL-4 128 SAD Lt. Col. M. A. Eryomin 888 IAP I-16 410 ShAP Il-2 903 BAP SB-2, PV-1, A-20 255 SAD 19 OIAE 799 RAP 10 Air Amy Col. Gen. P. F. Zhigarev 29 IAD 554 IAP Yak-9, Yak-3 254 IAD Lt. Col. N. A. Silaev 300 IAP Yak-9T 528 OIAP 253 ShAD Lt. Col. K. T. Tsedrik 83 BAD 7 RAP 411 KRAP 344 TRAP Anti Aircraft Defense Transbaikal Army PVO 297 IAD-PVO 401 IAP LA-5 938 IAP Yak-7B 939 IAP Amur Army PVO 149 IAD-PVO 3 IAP LA-5 18 IAP Yak 60 IAP 400 IAP Coastal Army PVO 147 IAD-PVO 34 IAP Yak-9 404 IAP Yak-9 429 IAP Yak 564 IAP LaGG-3? August 1, 1945 Transbaikal Front 115, 116, 131, 132, 133 RAE 40, 41 KAE 12 Air Army Marshal S. A. Khudyakov 190 IAD Col. V.V. Fokin 17 IAP P-63A 821 IAP P-63A (only 2 regiments) 245 IAD Col. G. P. Pleshchenko 781 IAP P-63A 940 IAP P-63A 246 IAD 70 IAP 551 IAP 718 IAP 248 ShAD Col. I. B. Savel'ev 64 ShAP Il-10 967 ShAP Il-2M 291 ShAP Il-10 51 IAP Il-10? 316 ShAD Col. A. A. Erokhin (2 ShAPs & 1 IAP) 6 BAK Maj. Gen. I. P. Skok 326 BAD Tu-2 ? Col. V. S. Lebedev 334 BAD 12, 132, 454 BAP Tu-2 7 BAK Lt. Gen. V. A. Ushakov 113 DBAD 815, 836, 855 DBAP Il-4 179 BAD 30 BAD 396 AP-O/N B-25C 54 BAD (DBA) Maj. Gen. V. A. Shchyolkin 29 Gv BAP Li-2 117 Gv BAP Li-2 340 BAP Il-4 247 BAD 56 BAP 541 OBAP 23 TBAE TB-3 12 RAP 21 Gv TRAD Maj. Gen. I. M. Gorskii 49 Gv, 50 Gv, 51 Gv TRAP Li-2 O/N OAPS 1010 Peregon. AP Coastal Group of Forces 9 Air Army Col. Gen. I. M. Sokolov 32 IAD 249 IAD 250 IAD 251 ShAD 252 ShAD Lt. Col. V. Kh. Makarov 19 BAK Gen. N. A. Volkov 33 BAD 55 BAD 34 BAD Col. K. A. Mikhailov 6 RAP 799 RAP 464 KRAP 281 TRAP 81 SANAP 121 OAPS Far Eastern Front 10 Air Amy Col. Gen. P. F. Zhigarev 18 IAK 296 IAD 777 IAP 96 ShAD Col. I. A. Kochergin 75 ShAP Maj. S. A. Chernykh 140 DRAE 28 KAE 128 SAD Lt. Col. M. A. Eryomin 888 IAP P-63A 410 ShAP P-63A 903 BAP SB-2, PV-1, A-20 255 SAD 29 IAD 554 IAP Yak9, Yak-3 254 IAD Lt. Col. N. A. Silaev 300 IAP Yak-9T 253 ShAD Lt. Col. K. T. Tsedrik 83 BAD 7 RAP 411 KRAP 344 TRAP Anti Aircraft Defense Transbaikal Army PVO 297 IAD-PVO 401 IAP LA-5 938 IAP Yak-7B 939 IAP Amur Army PVO 149 IAD-PVO 3 IAP LA-5 18 IAP Yak 60 IAP 400 IAP Coastal Army PVO 147 IAD-PVO 34 IAP Yak-9 404 IAP Yak-9 429 IAP Yak 564 IAP LaGG-3? September 1, 1945 Transbaikal Front 115, 116, 131, 132, 133 RAE 40, 41 KAE 6 Guards Tank Army 132 Gv RAE 276 Gv OAPS 12 Air Army Marshal S. A. Khudyakov 190 IAD Col. V.V. Fokin 17 IAP P-63A 821 IAP P-63A (only 2 regiments) 245 IAD Col. G. P. Pleshchenko 781 IAP P-63A 940 IAP P-63A 246 IAD 70 IAP 551 IAP 718 IAP 248 ShAD Col. I. B. Savel'ev 64 ShAP Il-10 967 ShAP Il-2M 291 ShAP Il-10 51 IAP Il-10? 316 ShAD Col. A. A. Erokhin (2 ShAPs & 1 IAP) 6 BAK Maj. Gen. I. P. Skok 326 BAD Tu-2 ? Col. V. S. Lebedev 334 BAD 12, 132, 454 BAP Tu-2 7 BAK Lt. Gen. V. A. Ushakov 113 DBAD 815, 836, 855 DBAP Il-4 179 BAD 30 BAD 396 AP-O/N B-25C 54 BAD (DBA) Maj. Gen. V. A. Shchyolkin 29 Gv BAP Li-2 117 Gv BAP Li-2 340 BAP Il-4 247 BAD 56 BAP 541 OBAP 23 TBAE TB-3 12 RAP 1 KRAP 7 KRAP 21 Gv TRAD Maj. Gen. I. M. Gorskii 49 Gv, 50 Gv, 51 Gv TRAP Li-2 259 OAPS 262 OAPS 1 SANAP 1010 Peregon. AP 1 Far Eastern Front 9 Air Army Col. Gen. I. M. Sokolov 32 IAD 249 IAD 250 IAD 251 ShAD 252 ShAD Lt. Col. V. Kh. Makarov 19 BAK Gen. N. A. Volkov 33 BAD 55 BAD 34 BAD Col. K. A. Mikhailov 6 RAP 799 RAP 464 KRAP 281 TRAP 81 SANAP 121 OAPS 2 Far Eastern Front 87 SANAP 256 OAPS 10 Air Amy Col. Gen. P. F. Zhigarev 18 IAK 296 IAD 777 IAP 96 ShAD Col. I. A. Kochergin 75 ShAP Maj. S. A. Chernykh 140 DRAE 28 KAE 128 SAD Lt. Col. M. A. Eryomin 888 IAP P-63A 410 ShAP P-63A 903 BAP SB-2, PV-1, A-20 255 SAD 29 IAD 554 IAP Yak9, Yak-3 254 IAD Lt. Col. N. A. Silaev 300 IAP Yak-9T 253 ShAD Lt. Col. K. T. Tsedrik 83 BAD 7 RAP 411 KRAP 344 TRAP Anti Aircraft Defense Transbaikal Army PVO 297 IAD-PVO 401 IAP LA-5 938 IAP Yak-7B 939 IAP Amur Army PVO 149 IAD-PVO 3 IAP LA-5 18 IAP Yak 60 IAP 400 IAP Coastal Army PVO 147 IAD-PVO 34 IAP Yak-9 404 IAP Yak-9 429 IAP Yak 564 IAP LaGG-3? Pacific Ocean Fleet Air Flotilla VVS-STOF Maj. Gen. G. G. Dzyuba 15 SAD-TOF Col. M. P. Mikhailov 17 BAP 16 SAD-STOF Col. K. D. Denisov 31 IAP LaGG-3, P-39 Maj.A. N. Gorobunov 60 ShAP Il-2M3 Lt. Col. K. N. Lunin 41 OIAP-STOF LaGG-3 42 OIAP-STOF Yak-9 Maj. B. A. Novikov 58 OIAP-STOF Maj. M. F. Samozvantsev 59 OIAP-STOF Yak-9 Lt. Col. D. E. Nikhamin 56 OShAP-STOF Il-2m3, Il-10 Maj. V. I. Nikolaev 48 ODRAP-STOF MBR-2, PBY-6A VVS-TOF Lt. Gen. P. N. Lemeshko 7 IAD-TOF Col. I. G. Romanenko 6 IAP (22 Gv IAP 9/26/45) P-63A 17 IAP La-7 61 IAP (21 Gv IAP 9/26/45) Yak-9 Maj. P. N. Korostelev 12 ShAD-TOF Lt. Col. M. V. Bartashov 26 ShAP (26 Gv ShAP 8/26/45) Il-10 Maj. A. M. Nikolaev 37 ShAP (37 Gv ShAP 8/22/45) Il-2m3 Maj. M. N. Barbashinov 14 IAP Yak-9 38 IAP Yak-9 10 PBAD-TOF Lt. Col. S. A. Kovalenko 33 PBAP Pe-2 34 BBAP (34 Gv BAP 8/26/45) SB, Pe-2 Capt. N. I. Druzdev 19 IAP ( ? Gv 8/26/45) Yak-9 2 MTAD-TOF Maj. Gen.P. I. Suchkov 4 MTAP DB-3, Il-4 Maj. N. M. Chernyaev 49 MTAP Il-4, A-20G/H 52 MTAP (52 Gv MTAP 8/28/45) DB-3 Lt. Col. M. I. Burkin 16 IAP-TOF Yak-9 27 IAP-TOF P-39 (transferred from Northern Fleet) 39 IAP-TOF 43 IAP-TOF P-39 (Transferred from Black Sea Fleet) 45 IAP-TOF 36 MTAP-TOF Il-4, A-20G (transferred from Northern Fleet) 55 OPBAP-TOF Pe-2 Maj. F. N. Radus 16 RAP-TOF PBN-1, PBY-6A 50 MRAP-TOF (50 Gv MRAP 8/26/45) Maj. I. V. Sidin (12 A-20, 10 DB-3, 6 Tu-2R, 1 Pe-2, 1 B-25, 15 Yak-9) 115 MRAP-TOF MBR-2 117 RAP-TOF MBR-2 Lt. Col. N. A. Belyaev 57 MRAE-TOF 63 MRAE-TOF MBR-2VU 76 MRAE-TOF 68 OAO-Amur Flotilla 2 OMBAP-PV-TOF MBR-2 Title: Re: Soviets vs. Japan Manchuria Op. August Storm 1945 Post by: han9 on December 08, 2016, 01:58:49 PM Another interesting feature from j-aircraft.com
Soviet Naval Aerial Kills in August 1945 by George Mellinger, Twin Cities Aero Historians The original can be viewed at http://www.j-aircraft.com/research/soviet_navel_aerial_kills_augus.htm It seems the Soviets generally met little opposition in the air during their brief war against Japan in August 1945, Operation Autumn Storm, and suffered most of their losses to anti-aircraft fire and to non-combat causes. There has been mention of one incident when an Army pilot, Jr. Lt. Miroshnichenko, of the 17 IAP flying the P-63 Kingcobra shot down a Ki-43 or K-27 fighter, while operating on the Transbaikal Front out of Mongolia.. Undoubtedly at least a few other Soviet Army Air pilots managed to score air victories, but no details are known. The situation regarding activity by the Soviet Pacific Ocean Air Flotilla has just become a bit more clear. The navy took a major role in the seizure of Sakhalin and the Kurile Islands, and the push down the coast to seize northern Korea. The Soviet naval air arm flew a total of 474 sorties and lost 57 aircraft, 37 to enemy action, and 55 men - 23 pilots and 32 crew members. There were no losses known to be due to enemy aircraft. Several individuals wee awarded the HSU, leading to one immediate post-war scandal. A shturmovik pilot who had been awarded the HSU after his heroic death during an anti-shipping strike, was discovered very much alive and healthy in the capitalist American zone of occupied Korea. He had survived the crash at sea and rowed himself to shore in his liferaft. The Comrades were not glad to see him. In a torpedo strike, Major G. D. Popovich, flying an Il-4 twin-motor torpedo bomber of the 4 MTAP sank the only Japanese naval vessel sunk during the campaign, a 740 ton ?Type D Frigate?, hull number 82. (Maybe one of you Japanese specialists can better clarify the vessel class - top speed 17.5kts, 2 120mm & 6 25mm guns). The Soviet naval pilots scored a total of 4 aerial victories, details of three being available. On August 10, 1945 Junior Lieutenant Korshunov of the 50 OMRAP (Ind. Naval Reconnaissance Air Regt.), flying a Yak-9 encountered and shot down a Kawanishi H6K Mavis over Rasin (later Najin) in the Northeastern-most corner of Korea. On August 15, 1945, at 13:30 hours, 29 Pe-2 dive bombers of the 55 BAP bombed the railroad station at Ranan (later Nanam). A Pair of J2M fighters tried to intervene and an escorting Yak-9 of the 19 IAP shot down one of them, the other escaping. At 17:18 hours that same day, 34 Pe-2s of the 33 BAP, again escorted by the Yak-9s of the 19 IAP, attacked the station at Funei (late Nuren). Again there was token opposition, and once again a J2M was shot down; this time the pilot was identified as a Lieutenant Grib. |