Marky(USN) VS Tanksone(IJN) - Guadalcanal

[marky]

i also have PBYs based at Gili Gili

[marky]

basically im gonna do the same thing the USN did

based on my belief that possibility my opponent is a carrier fanboy, i will be using primarily land based air to move up the solomons, as he will have rough parity with me in fleet carriers and superiority to me in light carriiers. i blieve he may use his light and escort carriers (Chuyo?) for ASW plus raiding of his own, while using shokaku, zuikaku and some light carriers to try to blockade guadalcanal


so i will also be very careful with my large carriers and not get too close to rabaul, tho i will raid the shortlands

[marky]

but of course i will use my large carriers as supporting the amphib forces[:D]

[marky]

another update comin

[marky]

the Sboats will be used to blockade rabaul and the shortlands. i will of course move em a round a bit lolz

PBYs from PM and GG will scout, B17s and B24s will strike at Rabual and the Shortlands

and the fleet boats will be used to mine both

[marky]

ORIGINAL: marky

Intel reported one Battleship at Shortland, acting on this i ordered the strike

failed to hit any batytleships or even spot them, but did hit these 3 [:)]

in fact now that ive thought about it i think the PBY reported the Kako as a battleship[:'(]

[marky]

ORIGINAL: marky

basically im gonna do the same thing the USN did

based on my belief that possibility my opponent is a carrier fanboy, i will be using primarily land based air to move up the solomons, as he will have rough parity with me in fleet carriers and superiority to me in light carriiers. i blieve he may use his light and escort carriers (Chuyo?) for ASW plus raiding of his own, while using shokaku, zuikaku and some light carriers to try to blockade guadalcanal


so i will also be very careful with my large carriers and not get too close to rabaul, tho i will raid the shortlands

on the other hand he might keep the fleet and light carriers together and try to sink mine, so we shall have to see

[marky]

ORIGINAL: marky

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/05/42

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Day Air attack on Shortlands , at 63,93


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 34


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 10 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1
CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 1000 feet
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 1000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 1000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 1000 feet
2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 1000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 1000 feet

additional house rule - no bombin below 6000 [:'(]

[marky]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/06/42

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ASW attack near Lunga at 67,97

Japanese Ships
SS I-16

Allied Ships
DD Wilson
DD Sterett

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Sub attack near Lunga at 67,97

Japanese Ships
SS I-16, hits 11, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Hull
CA Salt Lake City
CA Quincy
DD Dale
DD Worden
DD MacDonough
DD Dewey
DD Jarvis
DD Farenholt
DD Buchanan
DD Monssen
CL Hobart
CA San Francisco

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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97

Allied Ships
DD Wilson
DD Sterett
CA New Orleans
CA Chicago

Japanese ground losses:
115 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1154
TF 1154 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97


17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1


Allied ground losses:
837 casualties reported

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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1154
TF 1154 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97


27 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied ground losses:
1000 casualties reported
Vehicles lost 1

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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
G4M1 Betty x 26

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 74

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 12 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 9 destroyed, 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 15 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied Ships
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
CA Astoria
DD Buchanan

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97

Allied Ships
DD Wilson
DD Sterett
CA New Orleans
CA Chicago

Japanese ground losses:
127 casualties reported
Guns lost 1


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Ground combat at Lunga

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2142 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 76

Defending force 14294 troops, 154 guns, 11 vehicles, Assault Value = 404


Japanese ground losses:
21 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

[marky]

Increasing ASW patrols, deploying 3 DDs as a HK force, and increasing bombardment of Lunga

[marky]

and of course adding additional fighters as CAP over the beachhead

[marky]

North Carolina isnt bad off, shes got 10 float dmg and 3 sys dmg

[marky]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/07/42

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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1154
TF 1154 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97



Allied ground losses:
396 casualties reported

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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97

Allied Ships
BB North Carolina
DD MacDonough
DD Worden
CA Salt Lake City
CA San Francisco
CA Minneapolis
CA Astoria
DD Wilson
DD Sterett
CA New Orleans
CA Chicago

Japanese ground losses:
592 casualties reported

Port hits 3
Port supply hits 1

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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1154
TF 1154 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97


4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied ground losses:
176 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Lunga

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2110 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 69

Defending force 17889 troops, 204 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 428


Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Lunga

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 17889 troops, 204 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 428

Defending force 4098 troops, 4 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 69

Allied max assault: 500 - adjusted assault: 325

Japanese max defense: 37 - adjusted defense: 17

Allied assault odds: 19 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
287 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
134 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 3


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

[marky]

PBYs reported 6 destroyers NW of Munda, and its obvious he tokyo expressed sum reinforcements in[:'(]

my main concern for right now are his boats lurkin around so im putting up heavy ASW patrols.

a convoy from noumea should arrive tomorrow

the beachhead is screened by a forcxe under Willis Lee on the North Carolina with cruiser and destroyer escort

[marky]

im also going to fly in supplies as well, and Marky Field is being built up ASAP, which will be helped by the engineers im bringing in the convoy from Noumea

[marky]

the situation currently:

[marky]

i plan to form a force of a couple APs to take the Raiders and Paras to Tulagi. ill use Tulagi as a staging area, moving supplies there, and from tulagi to the airfield. Tulagi of course has a lvl 3 port and Lunga a lvl 1

i plan to build a lvl 1 field on tulagi as well, shifting fighters and dakotas there once its ready. once tulagi is in USN hands ill transfer PBYs there for a recon and ASW base

the airfield on Guadalcanal is the priority right now, even above fortifications. i want a lvl 1 strip up ASAP so i can take ome of the burden off my carriers and detach at least 1 to raid Shortland

the reinforcement convoy will arrive within 48 hours and greatly help in the defense and builing of the new airfield

thew Long Island group will greatly help in defense and ASW

i intend to have perhaps 2 convoys, running back and forth from GC and Tulagi once its taken, and between Noumea and Luganvillle

i may split em up into 3 smaller convoys, as in this case its better to have 3 small convoys than 1 huge convoy, even with the port at Tulagi. of course the less time they spend near the Slot, the better.

the airfield on GC will eventually be a bomber base of course

[marky]

in terms of carriers, he wont be ready for them to sail for at least another week, so i have a freer hand for a buildup, but i still have to worry about a surface threat and of course Bettys

indeed ill feel much better wen tulagi is in my hands and the convoys start to arrive

[marky]

HEY!!!

I SEE U TANK NO SPYING!''[:'(][:-][:-][:-][:-][:-][:-][:-][:-][:-][:-][:-][:-][:-][:-][:-][:-][:-]

[marky]

*southern accent*

u sirrr are ah cheat!

i challenge u to a duel!

[:D]


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