Jorge's(A) crusade to the fabled kingdom of PresterJohn(J) DBB-C --- Allied AAR

[Jorge_Stanbury]

Still running the combat replay; check this:

[BBfanboy]

That looks scary in terms of numbers. Fingers and eyes crossed!

[Jorge_Stanbury]

Actually a great victory !!!

In summary:
- no ships sunk yet, APD Chew is almost a write off
- AK Almaack, APD McKean, xAP Cloon, xAP Noordam, xAP Perida will need yard time and/ or will be out of action for some months
- Allied cruisers' AA defense is awesome
- heavy Japanese carrier plane losses (notice that Tojo losses are from a different battle; Ledo).. Zero, Judy, Kates are losses from the very best thay Japan can throw

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ndeni at 120,143

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 41
A6M5 Zero x 31
B5N2 Kate x 30
D4Y1 Judy x 30

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 14
P-40E Warhawk x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
D4Y1 Judy: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
D4Y1 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
DD McCalla
DD Morris
xAP Mildura, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Noordam, Torpedo hits 1
CA Wichita
CA Portland
CL Columbia
xAP Van Cloon, Bomb hits 2
KV Wetaskiwin
CA Indianapolis
CL Phoenix
APD McKean, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Matua
CA New Orleans
xAP Perida, Bomb hits 1
xAP Tjitjalengka
AK Almaack, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x D4Y1 Judy bombing from 9000 feet *
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
10 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
15 x D4Y1 Judy bombing from 9000 feet *
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
19 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

CAP engaged:
8th FG/35th FS with P-39D Airacobra (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
18th FG/44th FS with P-40E Warhawk (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
347th FG/67th FS with P-39D Airacobra (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Raid is overhead


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Afternoon Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 13 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 12

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb Trop x 14
Hurricane IIc Trop x 27
P-40K Warhawk x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
No.17 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIb Trop (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
No.60 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
No.136 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes
51st FG/26th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on Ndeni , at 120,143

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 29

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 10000 feet *

CAP engaged:
8th FG/35th FS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
18th FG/44th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
347th FG/67th FS with P-39D Airacobra (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 5 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ndeni at 120,143

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 49
A6M5 Zero x 27
B5N2 Kate x 45

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 15 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CA Indianapolis
CL Phoenix
CA Wichita
DD Hammann
CL Columbia
AP Arthur Middleton
CA Portland
DD Drayton
DD Anderson

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
5 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 11000 feet
14 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
8 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 11000 feet
13 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
5 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 12000 feet
7 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 11000 feet
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 11000 feet
7 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 11000 feet
4 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 11000 feet

CAP engaged:
18th FG/44th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 65 minutes
347th FG/67th FS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
8th FG/35th FS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ndeni at 120,143

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
D4Y1 Judy x 21

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 2
P-40E Warhawk x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
APD Chew, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Noordam, Bomb hits 2, on fire
APD McKean
PC Warrego
APD Ward

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
21 x D4Y1 Judy bombing from 9000 feet *
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
18th FG/44th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 18000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
347th FG/67th FS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD Chew

[BBfanboy]

Last game date I could find was Dec/42. Are you still in that month?
If so, that is a good result!

[Jorge_Stanbury]

Yes it is December 25th 1942, I have the dates at the heading

I think it is a great result, the question now is if he will continue or not?
by now the 1st wave, with the most valuable ships, is already gone so I really can keep this going, at most he will sink a few xAKs/ xAPs and maybe a cruiser or two, while in the other hand, I can bleed him of his best pilots.

Carriers will get closer (they are at Efate now), but I will wait another turn before moving them into fighting range

[BBfanboy]

He could have a strong SCTF with those CVs and send it in to hit the transports. No pilot losses that way!

[Jorge_Stanbury]

Yes but tomorrow there will be 3 cruiser TFs at Ndeni, each with 4 cruisers and 8 DDs
And if the battle is intense, he risks staying at Ndeni after sunrise, and get shot by Luganville's bombers

Moreover, he doesn't know where the carriers are; and that has to make him nervous, I would certainly be nervous. After all, he doesn't have a lot of replacements coming

[Jorge_Stanbury]

By the way, I am surprised to see this :
why is there a CV at Rabaul? maybe a collision? there had been no attacks to enemy carriers in a long time

[IdahoNYer]

Holy Smokes!!! 45 Kates drop fish and not a single hit!!!!

Wow!!!

Whatever you're doing to appease the dice gods, keep doing it!!

Nicely done all around at Ndeni.

His CV Kates have expended a lot of torps for little joy, you going to try and engage with CVs?

[Jorge_Stanbury]

Yes I will, but not next turn, I don't want to run at full speed from Efate,

so I will get close, around Vanua Lava... then I will see how things develop, I will only fight under Allied CAP umbrella (near Ndeni, Vanikoro, Luganville)

And regarding the attack, I am also puzzled:
- why Kates's poor accuracy? is this maybe pilot attrition? or simply cruisers' good maneouverability and CAP/ flak ruining his aim?
- why did he set his Judys on level bombing?? "Aircraft Attacking: 21 x D4Y1 Judy bombing from 9000 feet " is this fear of flak losses?
- why Judy's 250 kg bombs? AFAIK Judy can carry 500 kg. Is this related to range? level bombing? Pilot experience?

[IdahoNYer]

ORIGINAL: Jorge_Stanbury

And regarding the attack, I am also puzzled:
- why Kates's poor accuracy? is this maybe pilot attrition? or simply cruisers' good maneouverability and CAP/ flak ruining his aim?
- why did he set his Judys on level bombing?? "Aircraft Attacking: 21 x D4Y1 Judy bombing from 9000 feet " is this fear of flak losses?
- why Judy's 250 kg bombs? AFAIK Judy can carry 500 kg. Is this related to range? level bombing? Pilot experience?

couple of possible answers....

The Kates are a real puzzle - can't believe its poor experience, but that's a possibility. Can't really think of anything else.
With the strike at 13k alt, perhaps outside the dive bombing requirement and the Judy's were glide bombing.
Judy's at 7hexs were at extended range, hence the reduced bomb load.

[Jorge_Stanbury]

As per my email exchanges with Steve, he is grumbling more about the small strikes than about the poor accuracy of his torpedo bombers.
And I know there are too many factors to try to pinpoint to one specific reason, but would the long range of the strike be one?

I got the combat replay, but not the turn, it won't be ready until sunday, [:(]

So anyway, there was nothing exciting happening. The KB withdrew, the amphibious TFs kept disembarking, I didn't see any message of floor or fire out of control, so this is great news. I will be very happy if APD Chew somehow survives, it was almost dead and with very heavy fires last turn.

[Jorge_Stanbury]

Damage from the KB strike:


Unless there is a miracle, APD Chew will join DD Lamson next turn. But still very acceptable, minimal, losses in exchange of Ndeni

[Crackaces]

One thing I see on the map is that the KB is launching from a storm hex. I have no clue what the code does, but I have observed a lack of accuracy and coordination
if either target or launch hex has storms. This observation might just be a coincidence of (a) bad die roll(s) or really the effects of storms on either end.

I do know of Cuttlefish's attack in his AAR (Cuttlefish vs. Cribtop) with a storm hex and his Allied CVTF(s) were slaughtered with little damage to the IJN.

[Jorge_Stanbury]

ORIGINAL: Crackaces

One thing I see on the map is that the KB is launching from a storm hex. I have no clue what the code does, but I have observed a lack of accuracy and coordination
if either target or launch hex has storms. This observation might just be a coincidence of (a) bad die roll(s) or really the effects of storms on either end.

I do know of Cuttlefish's attack in his AAR (Cuttlefish vs. Cribtop) with a storm hex and his Allied CVTF(s) were slaughtered with little damage to the IJN.

I think the storm can explain the small numbers, I certainly didn't think about it. It was definitively good luck, as you can see that the strike happened on "clear" weather. A stronger strike pack might had put a lot more ships under water, including a couple good cruisers.
But something I have also noticed is that torpedoes are not a sure hit killer against cruisers, even considering the old, less AA capable ones. And here I had significant number of 5/38 guns

[Jorge_Stanbury]

Few news: one good, one bad

Ledo: he is still sending sweeps here, and I am still rotating my CAP fighters. this turn it was P-38s turn and as you can see, they delivered really kicked Tojo ass:



In other news: Chungking was attacked again; horrendous losses (both sides) but he managed to reduce fortifications to 4:


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Ground combat at Chungking (76,45)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 188926 troops, 2061 guns, 1455 vehicles, Assault Value = 5451

Defending force 182527 troops, 248 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2027

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Japanese adjusted assault: 1851

Allied adjusted defense: 1247

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
16878 casualties reported
Squads: 191 destroyed, 1225 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 263 disabled
Engineers: 25 destroyed, 195 disabled
Guns lost 171 (21 destroyed, 150 disabled)
Vehicles lost 55 (8 destroyed, 47 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
18745 casualties reported
Squads: 325 destroyed, 216 disabled
Non Combat: 353 destroyed, 506 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 49 (42 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Units destroyed 8

Assaulting units:
37th Division
15th Division
34th Division
26th Division
104th Division
3rd Division
17th Division
32nd Division
40th Division
110th Division
36th Division
1st Tank Division
41st Division
59th Division
6th Division
2nd Tank Division
23rd Army
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
3rd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
10th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
6th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
China Expeditionary Army
12th Army
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
7th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
1st Army
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
21st Mortar Battalion
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
Botanko Hvy Gun Regiment
2nd Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
11th Army
1st Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
21st AA Regiment
4th Ind.Hvy.Art. Battalion
2nd Hvy.Artillery Regiment
1st Mortar Battalion
20th Ind. Mtn Gun Battalion

Defending units:
81st Chinese Corps
41st Chinese Corps
92nd Chinese Corps
50th Chinese Corps
51st Chinese Corps
91st Chinese Corps
33rd Chinese Corps
68th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Corps
14th Chinese Corps
24th Chinese Corps
63rd Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Cavalry Corps
30th Chinese Corps
77th Chinese Corps
45th Chinese Corps
31st Chinese Corps
32nd Chinese Corps
59th Chinese Corps
55th Chinese Corps
88th Chinese Corps
56th Chinese Corps
86th Chinese Corps
71st Chinese Corps
95th Chinese Corps
85th Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Corps
3rd Chinese Cavalry Corps
39th Group Army
34th Group Army
NCAC
12th Chinese Corps
1st War Area
57th AT Gun Regiment
18th Artillery Regiment
10th Construction Regiment
CAF HQ
7th Chinese Base Force
3rd Chinese Base Force
8th Chinese Base Force
9th Group Army
34th Chinese Corps
83rd Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Base Force
35th Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
Central Reserve
5th Chinese Base Force
69th Chinese Corps
49th AA Regiment
48th Chinese Corps
21st Group Army
16th Group Army
21st Chinese Corps
Lusu War Area
8th Construction Regiment
67th Chinese Corps
China Command
7th New Chinese Corps
41st AA Regiment
6th Chinese Base Force
4th War Area
22nd Group Army
56th AT Gun Regiment
43rd Chinese Corps
11th Construction Regiment
62nd Chinese Corps
3rd War Area
4th Heavy Mortar Regiment
37th Group Army
38th Group Army
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
75th Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Base Force
3rd Heavy Mortar Regiment
47th Chinese Corps
7th Group Army
Red Chinese Army
13th Group Army
61st Chinese Corps
7th War Area
5th New Chinese Corps
17th Chinese Corps
2nd Prov Chinese Corps
5th War Area
1st Artillery Regiment
90th Chinese Corps
4th Chinese Base Force
Jingcha War Area
15th Chinese Base Force


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Morning Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 28

Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 24
P-38E Lightning x 45

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 8 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
No.880 Sqn FAA with Hurricane XIIb (0 airborne, 16 on standby, 2 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes
23rd FG/74th FS with P-38E Lightning (0 airborne, 16 on standby, 2 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
23rd FG/75th FS with P-38E Lightning (0 airborne, 16 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Ledo , at 65,38

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 64
Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 7

Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 24
P-38E Lightning x 40

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 8 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane XIIb: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
31 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
7 x Ki-44-IIa Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet
6 x Ki-44-IIb Tojo sweeping at 20000 feet

CAP engaged:
No.880 Sqn FAA with Hurricane XIIb (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 16000 and 24000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
23rd FG/74th FS with P-38E Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
22 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 23000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
23rd FG/75th FS with P-38E Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
17 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes

[jwolf]

Great results against those Tojo sweeps. Nice to see the bad guys going down.

[Jorge_Stanbury]

Happy new year 1943!!!
I am happy to join the PBEM-43 club... not a lot of people joined it yet [;)]

I wanted to celebrate with fireworks.. thus 3 naval bombings executed: Lunga, KiraKira, Tabiteau



Somehow Tabiteu was not bombarded yet... maybe I made a mistake with the setting??

anyway. results on Lunga/ Kirakira where mediocre at most, but at least I identified some of the enemy troops guarding them:
Kirakira --> 301st Ind.Infantry Battalion
Lunga --> 33rd Inf Div

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Night Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Vincennes
CA San Francisco
CA Minneapolis
CA Astoria
DD Hughes
DD Sims
DD Gwin
DD Meredith
DD O'Bannon
DD DeHaven
DD Chevalier
DD Fletcher

Japanese ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 9
Port hits 1

CA Vincennes firing at 33rd Division
CA San Francisco firing at 33rd Division
CA Minneapolis firing at 33rd Division
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Astoria
CA Astoria firing at 33rd Division
DD Hughes firing at 33rd Division
DD Sims firing at 33rd Division
DD Gwin firing at 33rd Division
DD Meredith firing at 33rd Division
DD O'Bannon firing at 33rd Division
DD DeHaven firing at 33rd Division
DD Chevalier firing at Lunga
DD Fletcher firing at 33rd Division


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Night Naval bombardment of Kirakira at 116,140

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
H6K2-L Mavis: 1 damaged
Ki-15-II Babs: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CA New Orleans
CA Salt Lake City
CA Indianapolis
CA Portland
DD Hammann
DD Anderson
DD Barton
DD McCalla
DD Duncan
DD Laffey
DD Monssen
DD Grayson

Japanese ground losses:
566 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 23 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 9 (2 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 69
Port hits 42
Port supply hits 8

CA New Orleans firing at Kirakira
CA Salt Lake City firing at Kirakira
CA Indianapolis firing at Kirakira
OS2U-3 Kingfisher acting as spotter for CA Portland
CA Portland firing at Kirakira
DD Hammann firing at Kirakira
DD Anderson firing at 301st Ind.Infantry Battalion
DD Barton firing at 301st Ind.Infantry Battalion
DD McCalla firing at Kirakira
DD Duncan firing at Kirakira
DD Laffey firing at Kirakira
DD Monssen firing at Kirakira
DD Grayson firing at Kirakira

[BBfanboy]

You got hits on supply at both the airfield and port at Kirakira. That should hurt them!
A whole division at Lunga looks tough. Maybe it can be bypassed for a while and isolated?

[Jorge_Stanbury]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

You got hits on supply at both the airfield and port at Kirakira. That should hurt them!
A whole division at Lunga looks tough. Maybe it can be bypassed for a while and isolated?

Fully agreed on Lunga, I simply don't have yet the capability to assault division guarded bases

But Kirakira... I think it will be an easy grab. Moreover, last turn I noticed that it is still damaged from Ndeni's invasion bombing... which happened many days ago... which means there are few if any engineers. Fort level can't be great