Mogami/DadMan, Scenario 19 (Again, With Feeling)

[frizt]

what a desaster for Mogami....

[mogami]

Hi, No it looks worse then it was. The real disaster just occured, but I'll let Dadman crow about it first. (It happened in last game as well and I recovered from it) Unless an allied ship sinks before it gets to Noumea it lives. (after a trip to up grade AA)

In scenario 19 with 200 percent Japanese the USN is going to have to endure a period of disaster piled on disaster. The trick is to not surrender and hold on to bases you can not recapture.
Luganville and Efate do not fall into this catogory since they can be retaken. (It is very difficult for the Japanese to pile enough troops on them and be able to maintain supply. Allied heavy bombers on Noumea will always be able to keep hurting the supply stockpiles. Japanese transports unloading will suffer damage and loss.

[Admiral DadMan]

Originally posted by Mogami
Hi, No it looks worse then it was. The real disaster just occured, but I'll let Dadman crow about it first...

Crow? No c'est moi. Non crow, non crow...

In our first game, I managed to sink 5 of his first 6 CV's and he STILL managed to pummell me by June of 43... (actually March, but who's counting...)

[Admiral DadMan]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/26/42

Weather: Rain

Air attack on TF at 46,46

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 39
SBD Dauntless x 51
TBD Devastator x 14

no losses

Japanese Ships
AP Hiyoshi Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AP Hokusho Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

**A swipe at some of my transports returning from delivering troops to Efate Port Vila.

{I really wish we had waypoints. I would never have let them wander that close.}

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Air attack on TF at 46,46

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 19
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
SBD Dauntless x 51
TBD Devastator x 29

no losses

Japanese Ships
AP Hokusho Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP Hiyoshi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

**Dammit, he's going to get to LBA range near Noumea before I can get to him. I waited one day too long. CRAP CRAP CRAP!!

I can only hope I get another shot at him somehow.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/27/42

Weather: Clear

**DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMNIT!!!!! HE GOT AWAY!!!

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/28/42

Weather: Thunderstorms

Sub attack at 53,66

Japanese Ships
SS I-29, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Pensacola
CV Yorktown
CV Hornet
DD Blue
DD Drayton

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/29/42

Weather: Partly Cloudy

Sub attack at 10,59

Japanese Ships
SS I-27

Allied Ships
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

**Subs continue to inflict pain...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/30/42

Weather: Thunderstorms

Sub attack at 51,68

Japanese Ships
SS I-1

Allied Ships
AK Asphalion, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sub attack at 51,68

Japanese Ships
SS I-1

Allied Ships
AK Asphalion, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/01/42

Weather: Rain

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/02/42

Weather: Partly Cloudy

Sub attack at 19,41

Japanese Ships
TK Toei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire **d@mn...
DD Hokaze

Allied Ships
SS S-42

**I spotted CA's again outside PM. He's at it again with the F/T TF's... I'm moving a DD TF to intercept.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[mogami]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/28/42

CV back in port Noumea. 4 days to arrival of 4th CV

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/29/42

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/30/42

I'm going after that sub.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/01/42

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/02/42

I have 4 CV and they are relocating to Brisbane (I'm going to move them back and forth
Noumea was just scouted)

[Mike_B20]

Do you guys throw red herrings into the report occasionally?

I'm asking because I don't understand why Mog would tell his opponent where he was sending his CV's if he's moving them because they were scouted.

[mogami]

Originally posted by Mike_B20
Do you guys throw red herrings into the report occasionally?

I'm asking because I don't understand why Mog would tell his opponent where he was sending his CV's if he's moving them because they were scouted.

Hi The AAR is at least a week behind events in game.

[Admiral DadMan]

Originally posted by Mike_B20
Do you guys throw red herrings into the report occasionally?

A fish by any other name... I don't much like herring

AnyWAY, as Mogami said, the AAR is behind the game (2 weeks) so as to not give away current ops.

Originally posted by Mike_B20
I don't understand why Mog would tell his opponent where he was sending his CV's if he's moving them because they were scouted.

He's not revealing anything that he knows I haven't already seen.

[Admiral DadMan]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/03/42

Weather: Partly Cloudy

Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 10,40 . . Independance Day comes a bit early this year...

Japanese Ships
DD Isonami, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Oboro, Shell hits 9, on fire
DD Sazanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Ushio, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 1
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Minazuki, Shell hits 3
DD Mikazuki, Shell hits 1

Allied Ships
CL Achillies, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
CL Hobart, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
DD Swanson, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Wilkes, Shell hits 3
DD Gwin, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Stockton, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Mahan
DD Lamson, Shell hits 1
DD Perkins, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Dewey

**RADM Scott Killed.

I'm tempted to chase the remnants, as I have two CV on their way to the area, but Intel reports USN CV's no long in port Noumea, and DD's were spotted (and attacked by sub) NW of Port Noumea. I think he's on the move again. If he is, this time I'll be ready for him. Rabaul is ready with 2 Daitai of Betty and 2 Daitai of Zero for escort... If he thinks he can pound me again, he's in for a hell of a shock...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/04/42

Weather: Overcast

Air attack on TF, near Efate Port Vila at 55,57

Allied aircraft
A-20B Havoc x 15

no losses

Japanese Ships
APD 1
AP Toei Maru
AP Keizan Maru

Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet
4 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet
4 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet
3 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Air attack on TF, near Efate Port Vila at 55,57

Allied aircraft
Hudson x 20
B-17E Fortress x 3

no losses

Japanese Ships
AP Keizan Maru
AP Toei Maru
APD 1

Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x Hudson at 6000 feet
4 x Hudson at 6000 feet
1 x Hudson at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
2 x Hudson at 6000 feet
4 x Hudson at 6000 feet
4 x Hudson at 6000 feet
1 x Hudson at 6000 feet

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Air attack on TF, near Efate Port Vila at 55,57

Allied aircraft
Beaufort x 6
B-26B Marauder x 11

Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder x 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
APD 1
AP Keizan Maru
AP Toei Maru

Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
2 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
1 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
4 x Beaufort at 6000 feet
2 x Beaufort at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet

**I think the cargo masters will need to start just shoving stuff off the ships from now on... It may be soon time to put a base force down and start pummeling Noumea...

**I'm expecting his CV's to pop up somewhere soon. They are no longer in Port Noumea, and I've got that itch on the back of my neck...

**5 CV's and 3 CVL's are out patrolling the Coral Sea now. He's up to something, and I don't want to be caught in port when he pops up somewhere.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/05/42

Weather: Overcast

Sub attack near Port Moresby at 10,40

Japanese Ships
DD Mutsuki, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Mikazuki

Allied Ships
SS S-46 (D@mn S-Boats...)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allied Air attack on IJN TF, near Efate Port Vila at 55,57

Allied aircraft
A-20B Havoc x 15

Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Havoc x 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
APD 1
AP Toei Maru
AP Keizan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet
4 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet
4 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet
4 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allied Air attack on IJN TF, near Efate Port Vila at 55,57

Allied aircraft
Beaufort x 14
B-26B Marauder x 10

Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder x 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Keizan Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
APD 1, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Toei Maru

Attacking Level Bombers:
1 x Beaufort at 6000 feet
4 x Beaufort at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
2 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
1 x Beaufort at 6000 feet
4 x Beaufort at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
4 x Beaufort at 6000 feet

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allied Air attack on IJN TF, near Efate Port Vila at 55,57

Allied aircraft
A-20B Havoc x 11

no losses

Japanese Ships
APD 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Toei Maru
AP Keizan Maru, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)

Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet
4 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet
4 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allied Air attack on IJN TF, near Efate Port Vila at 55,57

Allied aircraft
Beaufort x 8
B-26B Marauder x 7

no losses

Japanese Ships
AP Toei Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
APD 1, on fire, heavy damage

Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x Beaufort at 6000 feet
4 x Beaufort at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet

**Ok, time for those missions to end. No sense giving away free exp points.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/06/42

Weather: Overcast

Air attack on Efate Port Vila , at 55,57

Allied aircraft
F-5A Lightning x 4
B-17E Fortress x 40

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 126

Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 3

Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-17E Fortress at 9000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 9000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 9000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 9000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 9000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 9000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress at 9000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 9000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 9000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 9000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 9000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 9000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 9000 feet

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/07/42

Weather: Overcast

**4 USN CV's in Brisbane! What is he up to? Is he looking to pound me when I go after his Transports again? or to blunt an invasion?

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/08/42

Weather: Partly Cloudy

**I'm sending a BB TF to blow some fart bubbles under his CV's in Brisbane...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/09/42

Weather: Thunderstorms

Sub attack at 51,68

Japanese Ships
SS I-174

Allied Ships
AO Cimarron, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

**Geez, I think that I've sunk a dozen of his AO's, and more than 20 AP/AK types. That's got to hurt.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sub attack at 51,68

Japanese Ships
SS I-174

Allied Ships
AK Mildura, Torpedo hits 1

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
**CARRIERS?!?!?! What the hell is he doing?

IJN Air attack on Allied TF at 38,68 . . . . Half way between Brisbane and Noumea.

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 49
D3A Val x 24
B5N Kate x 16

Allied aircraft
NO WILDCATS on CAP????

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 10 destroyed
D3A Val x 15 damaged
B5N Kate x 1 destroyed
B5N Kate x 3 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Lexington
CV Yorktown
CV Enterprise
CV Hornet
CA Salt Lake City
CA Pensacola, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Selfridge, Bomb hits 1, on fire

**IDIOTS. Sure, nail the escorts, but miss the FLAT DECKED MONSTER FRIGGIN' FLOATING PANCAKES!!! Sorry.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IJN Air attack on Allied TF at 38,68

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
D3A Val x 27

Allied aircraft
Still not 'Cats on CAP...

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 6 destroyed
D3A Val x 21 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CV Enterprise
CV Hornet
DD Patterson

**OH man. We've engaged now, I'm going to have to go for it...

My planes attacked at extended range, so the strikes were small, and the loadouts were light (no torps on the Kates - I hate that). Apparently, he was transferring his CV's back to Noumea from Brisbane, and I've caught them. Now I have to sink them.

One question: Why no CAP? I can only infer that he had not spotted me, and did not expect to receive an attack. The damage should be just enough to slow him down.

The main battle should be joined tomorrow and the following day.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[Mike_B20]

I'm curious to see if Mogami can get out of this one.
At 200% commitment for IJN it will be **** hard for the allies.

[Admiral DadMan]

Originally posted by Mike_B20
I'm curious to see if Mogami can get out of this one.
At 200% commitment for IJN it will be **** hard for the allies.

I have faith that he will...

[mogami]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/03/42

R Adm Scott was killed in battle. half the baseforce was removed. I'll see about sending
more ships.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/04/42

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/05/42

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/06/42

4 CL and 13 DD dispatched to Townsville to replace lost ships.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/07/42

Scouted Brisbane CV to return to Noumea. Hopefully one of these days I can slip the leash

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/08/42

under 1k supply and fuel remains at Cairns and Cooktown combined. (It cost more then I would have liked)

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/09/42

Well Magoo you've done it again. 2 CV have to go back to PH (for R&R and AA upgrade)
I've put myself in a pickle. Outnumbered with 2 damaged CV do I leave em and run with the
2 healthy? No one would do that. Turn into the wind. No more unanswered strikes. I'd like
1-1 exchange at least. Clear the runways (good thing I built those emergancy airfields)
(I have the insane idea I should transfer all the airgroups ashore and run. When the enemy
comes down after my empty carriers I'd whack him from Kourmac. However I'm afraid the weather
would ground my LBA while he sank my CV so I am left with turning to fight. I'd split the TF
up and run if I was only interested in points. But caught fair and square I feel I own the enemy
an honest fight. The weather could still help me out (and monkeys might fly out my butt)
Steak and Eggs for aircrew. Clear the flight deck.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/10/42

Crap crap crap. I could have retreated away. Hit a bunch of stupid surface ships. The weather had the Jap
CV socked in. I'd be back in Noumea tomorrow. Now I'm sitting here with tired airgroups.
Why Why Why do I always take the rough road? I'm certain to get pounded now. My goodness
count thoses bastards. I'd never try to fight that many CV with just 4.

[Admiral DadMan]

Here's our first CV on CV battle

USN:
Lexington, Yorktown, Enterprise, and Hornet with 340 aircraft in one TF

v.

IJN:
Akagi, Kaga, Soryu, Hiryu, Zuikaku, Ryujo, and Zuiho with 400 + aircraft in two TF's.

Junyo is operating to the rear to provide support in a third TF (she was supposed to be LR/CAPping the BB TF).

[BillBrown]

So what happened? The world waits for news.

[Admiral DadMan]

AAR, one turn early:
__________________________________________________
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/10/42

Weather: Thunderstorms

Allied Air attack on IJN TF at 39,64 **Ut ohhhhh

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
SBD Dauntless x 54

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 7 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 31 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 2, on fire
BB Kongo
CA Maya, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Amatsukaze
DD Yuzuki
DD Hagikaze, Bomb hits 2, on fire

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allied Air attack on IJN TF at 39,64

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
SBD Dauntless x 70

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 3 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 3, on fire
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 13, on fire, heavy damage
CS Chitose, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Maya, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Naka

**My fault. I didn't pull the S/C TF out of harm's way, so when my CV TF's reacted, the S/C was left naked.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----Original Message-----
To: DadMan
From: Mogami

It seems like when ever one of us smacks the other, the next turn (or soon there after) the smack comes back. The weather really saved your @ss that turn.

-----Original Message-----
To: Mogami
From: DadMan

I have to agree with the alternating smack principle. Hopefully the smack my S/C TF took was worth it...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/11/42

Weather: Overcast

Sub attack at 51,68

Japanese Ships
SS I-174

Allied Ships
AK Adelong, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
We call this the "Smack Exchange"

Allied Air attack on IJN TF at 42,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 84

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 4
SBD Dauntless x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 1 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 1 damaged

CPO U.Hirusawa of AI-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 2

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allied Air attack on IJN TF at 42,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 82

Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 17

no losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 5 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 2 damaged

PO1 S.Matsuki of EII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 2

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allied Air attack on IJN TF at 42,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 82

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
SBD Dauntless x 10

no losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 1 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 2 damaged

LT M. Sato of AII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 2

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allied Air attack on IJN TF at 42,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 82

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 4
F4F-4 Wildcat x 26
SBD Dauntless x 61

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 7 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 17 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 41 damaged

ENS P.Nikaido of AI-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 3

Japanese Ships
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 3
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 2
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 1
DD Nenohi

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IJN Air attack on Allied TF at 48,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 30
D3A Val x 24
B5N Kate x 40

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 17
F4F-4 Wildcat x 53

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 5 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
D3A Val x 9 destroyed
D3A Val x 4 damaged
B5N Kate x 10 destroyed
B5N Kate x 19 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3 damaged

LTJG T.Shibata of AII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 7

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CV Hornet
CA Salt Lake City
DD Jarvis, Bomb hits 1
DD Ellet
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IJN Air attack on Allied TF at 48,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
D3A Val x 20
B5N Kate x 15

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 8
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 3 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
D3A Val x 6 destroyed
D3A Val x 5 damaged
B5N Kate x 3 destroyed
B5N Kate x 11 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 destroyed

ENS J. Reulet of VF-3 is credited with kill number 2

LT P.Kaneko of BI-1 Daitai bails out and is CAPTURED . . Dude!! You're supposed to drown yourself if you fall out of your plane!!

Allied Ships
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
CV Hornet, Torpedo hits 1
DD Patterson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IJN Naval Air attack on Allied TF at 48,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
B5N Kate x 38

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 8
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 4 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
B5N Kate x 5 destroyed
B5N Kate x 20 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged

LTJG W.Matsuki of AII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 3

Allied Ships
CV Lexington
CV Yorktown, heavy damage
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CV Hornet, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
CA Northampton

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IJN Air attack on Allied TF at 48,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
D3A Val x 8
B5N Kate x 14

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 8
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 1 destroyed
B5N Kate x 3 destroyed
B5N Kate x 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged

LTJG F. Quady of VF-6 is credited with kill number 2

Allied Ships
CV Lexington
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CV Enterprise, on fire, heavy damage

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IJN Air attack on Allied TF at 42,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 70

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
SBD Dauntless x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 2 destroyed

LTJG V.Shibata of AII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 2

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allied Air attack on IJN TF at 42,67 . . . Koumac backlash from USN carrier waifs

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 69

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 26
F4F-4 Wildcat x 80
SBD Dauntless x 16
Beaufort x 12
B-26B Marauder x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 18 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 3 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 4 damaged
Beaufort x 2 destroyed
Beaufort x 6 damaged
B-26B Marauder x 5 damaged

PO2 W.Sugiyama of EII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 5

LT M. Hidaka of CII-1 Daitai is KILLED

Japanese Ships
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x Beaufort at 200 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
3 x Beaufort at 200 feet
4 x Beaufort at 200 feet

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IJN Air attack on Allied TF at 48,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 42
D3A Val x 47
B5N Kate x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate x 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 1
DD Patterson, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IJN Air attack on Allied TF at 48,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
D3A Val x 15
B5N Kate x 11

no losses

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CV Yorktown, on fire, heavy damage
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Bagley, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IJN Air attack on Allied TF at 48,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
D3A Val x 13

no losses

Allied Ships
CV Yorktown, on fire, heavy damage
CV Hornet, on fire, heavy damage

**Yorktown (3 bombs/6 torpedoes), Enterprise (16/3), and Hornet (5/6) sunk. Lexington was hit hard too (10/5), probably will sink tomorrow. I feel sorry for the USN Commander. His men fought bravely. I was very happy to catch the CV's in the open sea. Hitting ships in port is a more problematic venture.

**CV Soryu, CV Zuikaku, CVL Zuiho, and CVL Ryujo have all taken substantial damage, and may need to retire for repairs.

**I will continue to pursue cripples for one more day, but I worry that I'm making a mistake.

**Brisbane gets shelled by 3 BB's tomorrow as per schedule.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/12/42

Weather: Partly Cloudy

-----Original Message-----
To: DadMan
From: Mogami

Same crap as last game. Oh well time to put on my George McClellan costume and begin digging my way to Rabaul

-----Original Message-----
To: Mogami
From: DadMan

Fill the tunnel with methane and light a match.

I couldn't believe my luck I thought I was gonna take a bigger hammering than I did..

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Night Time Surface Combat, near Brisbane at 22,77

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima, on fire She struck a mine before the battle...
BB Yamato
CA Mogami, Shell hits 1
CA Mikuma
CA Suzuya
DD Samidare
DD Yamakaze
DD Amagiri
DD Yayoi

Allied Ships
DMS Zane, Shell hits 24, on fire, heavy damage
DMS Trevor
SC 522
SC 646, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
AP Fuller
AP Barnett
AP George F. Elliot
AP McCawley
AP Neville
AP William Ward Burrows

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IJN Naval bombardment of Brisbane, at 22,77

Allied aircraft

Allied aircraft losses
P-400 Airacobra x 1 destroyed

Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 12

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allied Air attack on IJN TF at 45,70

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 67

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 8
F4F-4 Wildcat x 40
SBD Dauntless x 26
B-26B Marauder x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 7 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 7 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 11 damaged

PO2 N.Katsuma of BII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 6

Japanese Ships
CV Soryu, heavy damage
CV Zuikaku, heavy damage
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CVL Ryujo, heavy damage
CA Ashigara

Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allied Air attack on IJN TF at 22,69

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 23
P-400 Airacobra x 24


Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway x 1 damaged
P-400 Airacobra x 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 3, on fire
DD Samidare

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IJN Air attack on Allied TF at 49,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 29
D3A Val x 22
B5N Kate x 52

no losses

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage She's done, and her C.O. too.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IJN Air attack on Allied TF at 49,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
D3A Val x 15
B5N Kate x 20

no losses

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IJN Air attack on Allied TF at 49,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
D3A Val x 11

no losses

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allied Air attack on IJN TF at 45,70

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 58

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 7
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7
B-26B Marauder x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 6 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
B-26B Marauder x 2 damaged

PO1 A.Matsubara of DI-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 5

PO2 G.Nakajima of BI-1 Daitai is KILLED

Japanese Ships
CV Soryu, heavy damage

Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IJN Air attack on Allied TF at 49,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
D3A Val x 35
B5N Kate x 57

no losses

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
IJN Air attack on Allied TF at 49,67

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
D3A Val x 38
B5N Kate x 32

no losses

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/13/42

Weather: Overcast

-----Original Message-----
To: DadMan
From: Mogami

You never get hurt in the battles I think you will. You always get hurt playing around. (when I have nothing)

-----Original Message-----
To: Mogami
From: DadMan

Yes, I believe the nice term is to "overpursue".

And now... my cripples start to founder...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/14/42

Weather: Partly Cloudy

**Now to get the cripples home.

Had to scuttle CA Maya, and I think BB Haruna is next. She's pretty badly hurt, and the closest base is Tulagi, 350mi away...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/15/42

Weather: Partly Cloudy

**Alas, brave Haruna slipped beneath the waves last night. While saddened by her loss, let us not forget that she took bombs that could have hit the carriers...

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/16/42

Weather: Clear

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[mogami]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/11/42

The same thing that happened last game. Now I have to fight the slow war.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/12/42

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/13/42

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/14/42

Except for the 30th Bde most of the troops at PM have been brought back to Townsville
(very small groups of other formations remain.) I have to send 1 more FT run but the enemy
CV have disappeared and from where last spotted they could be in position to interfer. I can't
send the TF's until I find those CV.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/15/42

going to try to sneak a 2500 load point FT of DD to PM (will get most of 30th Bde)

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/16/42

Waiting for the Jap CV to reform and come out again. Expect they will return to Noumea-Brisbane lane or move to take up where they left off north of Townsville.

[Mike_B20]

Gotta hand it to you Mog...everything that could go wrong did go wrong and you still see options for the allies.
At least you damaged some CV's.
By the time they're ready to sail again you could be in a better position to handle them more roughly.

[Admiral DadMan]

Originally posted by Mike_B20
Gotta hand it to you Mog...everything that could go wrong did go wrong and you still see options for the allies.
At least you damaged some CV's.
By the time they're ready to sail again you could be in a better position to handle them more roughly.

He's far from toast, and about to prove that all a good USN player needs is to simply bring his own marmalade.

I think he actually likes to get his CV's sunk early, and get that out of the way...

[Admiral DadMan]

Mogami is gone for a couple of weeks, so this will be it for a while...

__________________________________________________
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/17/42

Weather: Partly Cloudy

**He's at it again, trying to rescue the boys from PM. Akagi and Hiryu will take care of that nonsense.
__________________________________________________
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/18/42

Weather: Partly Cloudy
__________________________________________________
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/19/42

Weather: Thunderstorms
__________________________________________________
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/20/42

Weather: Overcast
__________________________________________________
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/21/42

Weather: Partly Cloudy

**DD Yugumo struck some mines around Cairns during the F/T mission and sunk

**Port Moresby may only be lightly defended now (based on recon intel) so I figure two NavGar or SNLF should do it

**Damaged carriers are limping back to Truk.
__________________________________________________
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/22/42

Weather: Overcast

Ground combat at Cairns
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1181 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 23 to 1 (fort level 9)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Cairns base !!!

MAJ W.King of VMF-224 bails out and is RESCUED

**Like that was gonna BE hard. Still a goodly amount of supply and fuel left there. He's emptied Cooktown too, I may just leave it be. My Intel says that Townsville/Charter Towers, Rockhampton, and Brisbane are heavily defended.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
**CARRIERS!!! Recon puts two more CV's in Port Noumea (Saratoga and Wasp if there are two). I'll have to find a way to deal with them, as that CV battle took a toll on my ships. It was a D@MN good thing that I got his CV's earlier, because he would have been formidible now if he had 6 fleet CV's available.

**My math says that it takes three of my CV's to equal two of his, so I could still have a problem.
__________________________________________________
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/23/42

Weather: Partly Cloudy

Air attack on TF, near Cairns at 7,56

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 14
P-40E Kittyhawk x 3
B-26B Marauder x 9

no losses

Japanese Ships
DD Kasumi

Attacking Level Bombers:
1 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Air attack on TF, near Cairns at 7,56

Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 11

Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder x 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Kagero
DD Makigumo

Attacking Level Bombers:
1 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Air attack on TF, near Cairns at 7,56

Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 28

no losses

Japanese Ships
DD Makigumo
DD Kagero
DD Hibiki

Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet
4 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet
1 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet
4 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet
4 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet
4 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet
3 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet
3 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet
1 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet

**Hmmm. Weak air at Townsville/Charter Towers. The DD's at Cairns are moving troops to take Cooktown too. I'm not going to leave that open in the rear.

**I'll soon take a swipe at Townsville to see what is there. Would I need one division or two? I'm still giving him the idea that I could try Noumea. As long as he believes It's still possible, then it is.

**I'm going to load up some transports, but I won't decide where they go until they're already at sea...

[mogami]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/17/42

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/18/42

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/19/42

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/20/42

The Jap CV have been respotted. Part of a large gathering at Gili. Likely going to hit Townsville
or waiting for one of my FT to PM (it will be a long wait. Only 1134 troops still there
and subs will finish the evac.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/21/42

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/22/42

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/23/42

Big things are going to happen soon in the Townsville-Cairns area. Many Jap ships sighted.
I'm sending everything I have left to TV. (or maybe not)