A clever cruiser raid on Luganville nets some cargo ships, however an enemy carrier strike into the South Pacific coincides, and the cruisers are threatened with getting caught with their pants down and their skivvies showing. [X(]Fortunately the carrier piolets are too busy raiding merchies to bother with the cruisers.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/06/42
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Night Air attack on Darwin , at 36,84
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 10000 feet
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Luganville at 71,111
Japanese Ships
MSW Kongo Maru #2
PC Ch 19, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
TK Kyokuyo Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
TK Manju Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
AK Tamon Maru, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
AK Ryuyo Maru, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
AK Kenshin Maru
Allied Ships
CA Northampton
CA Houston
CA Louisville
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
CA Exeter, Shell hits 1
CL Hobart
DD Laffey, Shell hits 1
DD Buchanan
DD Bailey
DD Bancroft
DD Lang
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Day Air attack on TF, near Malakula Island at 71,112
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
AK Kenshin Maru
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lifou at 68,116
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 11
Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 2 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Mauban
AK Taurus, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 73,113
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
A6M3 Zero x 13
D3A2 Val x 31
B5N2 Kate x 33
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AK West Cape, Bomb hits 1
AK West Cactus
AK West Nilus, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK San Felipe, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK San Bernadino
AK William R. Gibson, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK San Vincente
AP Tjinegara, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK West Portal, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Will H. Point, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Porter
AK Sidney Hauptmann, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AK San Simeon, Torpedo hits 1
AK West Ira, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 73,113
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
B5N2 Kate x 26
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged
Allied Ships
AK West Ira, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK San Vincente
AK Silverado, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DMS Southard
AK Waipo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK San Bernadino, Torpedo hits 1
AK West Notus, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lifou at 68,116
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 15
Allied aircraft
P-38F Lightning x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 8 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-38F Lightning: 2 damaged
Allied Ships
CL Hobart
CA Exeter
CA Northampton
DD Laffey
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Day Air attack on TF at 73,113
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
A6M3 Zero x 13
D3A2 Val x 27
B5N2 Kate x 32
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 3 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AK San Vincente
AP Tjinegara, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DMS Southard, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK West Camargo, Bomb hits 3, on fire
AK West Ivis, Bomb hits 1
DD Porter, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK San Rafael, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
PC PC-571
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Day Air attack on TF at 73,113
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
B5N2 Kate x 17
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Waimea
AK West Camargo, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK West Cape, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Porter, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF at 73,113
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 13
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK San Simeon
AK Silverado, on fire, heavy damage
AK San Bernadino, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK West Portal, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Chungking
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 138121 troops, 996 guns, 78 vehicles, Beginning Assault Value = 2969
Defending force 295626 troops, 1099 guns, 0 vehicles, Beginning Assault Value = 6534
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Kunming
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 308067 troops, 2711 guns, 142 vehicles, Beginning Assault Value = 6307
Defending force 124906 troops, 234 guns, 0 vehicles, Beginning Assault Value = 1668
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Imphal
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 18306 troops, 187 guns, 21 vehicles, Beginning Assault Value = 666
Defending force 56133 troops, 215 guns, 351 vehicles, Beginning Assault Value = 719
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Ground combat at Chungking
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 237458 troops, 1079 guns, 0 vehicles, Beginning Assault Value = 6534
Defending force 146211 troops, 996 guns, 78 vehicles, Beginning Assault Value = 2969
Japanese ground losses:
305 casualties reported
Guns lost 13
Vehicles lost 1
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Ground combat at Imphal
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 48483 troops, 199 guns, 347 vehicles, Beginning Assault Value = 719
Defending force 37076 troops, 191 guns, 21 vehicles, Beginning Assault Value = 666
Allied max assault: 686 - adjusted assault: 1170
Japanese max defense: 618 - adjusted defense: 2239
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
277 casualties reported
Guns lost 14
Allied ground losses:
525 casualties reported
Guns lost 9
Vehicles lost 3
Appear at places to which he must hasten; move swiftly where he does not expect you.
Sun Tzu
