Bombur vs. Nik (Guadalcanal NM)

[Bombur]

-Starting a new game. One day turns. Sub doctrine off for both sides. Damage control on.

[Bombur]

-Nothing exciting in first turn. Two of our precious G4M lost to enemy flak in an attack against PM.

[Nikademus]

Nik will Triumph because his heart is pure and his mind sharp. (He drinks a Red Bull too...giving him wings in which to shoot down Bettys)

[Bombur]

05/08/42-No action, intel intercepting a lot of radio transmissions in Noumea and Lungaville. What is happening?

[DuckofTindalos]

Yes, whatever could it be?[:D]

[Nikademus]

we're heading for Rabaul. MacArthur wants it.

[Bombur]

-The disembark starts.....


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/06/42

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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97

Allied Ships
DD Hull
DD Dewey
DD Wilson
CA Vincennes
CA Quincy
CA Astoria

Japanese ground losses:
349 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2
Port supply hits 2

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Naval bombardment of Tulagi, at 68,96

Allied Ships
DD Buchanan
DD Monssen
CLAA San Juan

Japanese ground losses:
16 casualties reported

Port fuel 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


11 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
2 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
248 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


23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD Bagley

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
467 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

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-And the enemies were welcomed by a few land based bombers.....


Day Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 68,96

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
G4M1 Betty x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged

Allied Ships
DMS Hovey, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Heywood, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Neville, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
DMS Southard, Bomb hits 2

....without very impressive results, but only one bomber was lost...
...look to the fact that these fake bombs resulted in no damage....
Allied ground losses:
108 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 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 Hull
DD Dewey
DD Wilson
CA Vincennes
CA Quincy
CA Astoria

Japanese ground losses:
200 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 2
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2

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Naval bombardment of Tulagi, at 68,96

Allied Ships
DD Buchanan
DD Monssen
CLAA San Juan

Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported

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TF 1158 troops unloading over beach at Tulagi, 68,96



Allied ground losses:
132 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Lunga

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4732 troops, 32 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 142

Defending force 9140 troops, 142 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 259


Japanese ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Guns lost 9

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported

[DuckofTindalos]

Wonder how well you can do with your subs...?

[Bombur]

-I will need them....

[Nikademus]

ORIGINAL: Terminus

Wonder how well you can do with your subs...?

subs can be a pain now.....Joe and I both scored well with them under 9.2 conditions. Its dangerous to hang around one spot for too long or take predictable paths.

[Bombur]

-No news, but Guadalcanal didn´t fall...yet


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


4 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Allied Ships
DD Bagley


Allied ground losses:
390 casualties reported

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TF 1158 troops unloading over beach at Tulagi, 68,96



Allied ground losses:
135 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


9 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied ground losses:
270 casualties reported

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TF 1158 troops unloading over beach at Tulagi, 68,96



Allied ground losses:
40 casualties reported

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Sub attack at 68,98

Japanese Ships
SS I-121

Allied Ships
DD Laffey
DD Stack
DD Lang
DD Farenholt
DD Aaron Ward


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Ground combat at Lunga

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 2263 troops, 7 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 140

Defending force 14052 troops, 179 guns, 23 vehicles, Assault Value = 314


Japanese ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

[Bombur]

Our heroic naval pilots scored a big victory today, despite the enemy numeric superiority. About twenty Betties escorted by the same number of Zeroes, attacked the enemy invasion fleet. About 40 Wildcats were flying CAP over the ships. Despite heavy losses (7 Zeroes and 4 Betties), our bombers sank an enemy heavy cruiser. Another DMS was also sank by a small group of Betties


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42

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TF 1158 troops unloading over beach at Tulagi, 68,96


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Day Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 67,97


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
SBD Dauntless x 32
TBF Avenger x 23


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
66 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
17 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
13 x TBF Avenger bombing at 6000 feet
10 x TBF Avenger bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on 84th Naval Guard Unit, at 67,97


Allied aircraft
TBF Avenger x 15


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
7 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x TBF Avenger bombing at 6000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
G4M1 Betty x 21

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 40

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed, 3 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 15 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 20 damaged (actually 4 Wildcats were lost)

Allied Ships
CA Quincy, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage (magazine explodes-sinks....)
CA Astoria
CA Vincennes

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
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 68,96

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
G4M1 Betty x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AP Heywood

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 68,96

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
G4M1 Betty x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DMS Southard, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

[Nikademus]

ORIGINAL: Bombur

Despite heavy losses (7 Zeroes and 4 Betties), our bombers sank an enemy heavy cruiser. Another DMS was also sank by a small group of Betties

On the plus side however.....we can see that Wildcats shot down 7 x A6M2's for the loss of only 4 x F4F's...a ratio of 1.75:1 in favor of the Wildcat, once more proving that there was never any significant advantage held by the Zero over any US warplane. Ok....we outnumbered them 2 to 1...but this was countered by the fact that the Wildcats were in a landing pattern at the time of the Japanese attack yet still shot down more than they lost + 4 Type 1 Lighters...all this despite being in a position of severe tactical disadvantage

The loss of the CA was a fluke. Would never happen in RL. US ammo doesn't explode unless told too.

Nik is still a great general....statistics prove it.

[:)]

[DuckofTindalos]

Oh dear, oh dear... He's no longer losing it, he's LOST it.[:D]

[Bombur]

On the plus side however.....we can see that Wildcats shot down 7 x A6M2's for the loss of only 4 x F4F's...a ratio of 1.75:1 in favor of the Wildcat, once more proving that there was never any significant advantage held by the Zero over any US warplane. Ok....we outnumbered them 2 to 1...but this was countered by the fact that the Wildcats were in a landing pattern at the time of the Japanese attack yet still shot down more than they lost + 4 Type 1 Lighters...all this despite being in a position of severe tactical disadvantage

-Just for curiosity, where exactly the F4F´s were landing if the CV´s were in another hex and Guadalcanal was still in Japanese hands[:D]? Ididn´t know you have VTOL fighters...
-More seriously...this 1,7:1 rate is pretty the expected kill rate against F4F´s when Zeroes are at extreme ranges. Fortunately, the Nik A2A system allows a few Zeroes and Betties to survive the enemy fighters.

[Bombur]

A sad day for the empire. Guadalcanal falls....

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/09/42

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TF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97



Allied ground losses:
187 casualties reported

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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97

Allied Ships
CA Astoria
CA Vincennes
DD Wilson
DD Dewey
DD Hull
DD Buchanan
DD Monssen
CLAA San Juan
DD Selfridge
DD Jarvis
DD Patterson
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Mugford
CL Hobart
CA Canberra
CA Australia
CA Chicago

Japanese ground losses:
809 casualties reported

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 18
Port hits 7
Port supply hits 8

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TF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97



Allied ground losses:
133 casualties reported


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Ground combat at Lunga

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 14117 troops, 180 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 343

Defending force 5607 troops, 9 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 133

Allied max assault: 644 - adjusted assault: 872

Japanese max defense: 75 - adjusted defense: 15

Allied assault odds: 58 to 1 (fort level 0)

Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
317 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
171 casualties reported
Guns lost 4
Vehicles lost 4


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

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Ground combat at Tulagi

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 4322 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 127

Defending force 2154 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 30

Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1

Allied max assault: 262 - adjusted assault: 272

Japanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 21

Allied assault odds: 12 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Tulagi base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
87 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Guns lost 2

[Bombur]

-Two days after the fall of Guadalcanal, the IJN sent again the Betties in Naval attack mission. Two transports suffered heavy damage, and seven of a few unfortunate P-400 defending the ships were shot down. Two Zeroes were lost in air combat and 2 Betties were also lost.


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/11/42

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ASW attack at 68,99

Japanese Ships
SS I-121

Allied Ships
AP Zeilin
DMS Hovey, heavy damage
APD Colhoun

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
G4M1 Betty x 29

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
P-400 Airacobra x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 15 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 damaged
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied Ships
DD McCall
AP William Ward Burrows, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP President Garfield, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage (who was President Garfield, btw??)
AP Tasker H. Bliss
DD Russell
DD O'Brien

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 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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Day Air attack on TF, near Buna at 55,90 (ops...time to get back to home...)


Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 10
B-26B Marauder x 23


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
AK Wales Maru
CL Tatsuta

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 15000 feet
9 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 15000 feet
9 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 15000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
G4M1 Betty x 3

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7
P-400 Airacobra x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-400 Airacobra: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged

Allied Ships
AP President Fillmore, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

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Ground combat at Tulagi

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 4142 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 111

Defending force 1690 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

Allied max assault: 109 - adjusted assault: 96

Japanese max defense: 20 - adjusted defense: 15

Allied assault odds: 6 to 1


Japanese ground losses:
215 casualties reported

Allied ground losses:
83 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

[Bombur]

-Western imperialists will lose...another enemy ship suffers heavy damage....

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/13/42

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ASW attack at 68,97

Japanese Ships
SS I-123

Allied Ships
DD Hull
DD Dewey
DD Selfridge
DD Wilson
DD Jarvis

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TF 1155 encounters mine field at Lunga (67,97)

Allied Ships
DD Wilson
DD Jarvis
DD Patterson
DD Buchanan
DD Selfridge, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hull

[Bombur]

Two more enemy ships sank. A PG was sunk by Betties and an AP sank due to damage inflicted before. Zeroes aren´t doing well against F4F´s....


AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/14/42

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Day Air attack on 12th Naval Construction Battalion, at 66,97


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3
P-400 Airacobra x 16


No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x P-400 Airacobra bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
G4M1 Betty x 23

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
PG Moa, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Arided, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PG Tui, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 68,103

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed (an unfortunate idea to attack enemy carriers at such range, Betties don´t grow in trees....)


Allied Ships
CV Wasp

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet

[Bombur]

The game will be somewhat delayed as Nik´s HD is heavily damaged.