November 6, 1942
Not much, mopping up at Tulagi, unloading a SeaBee at Rekata Bay, loading 2 EAB and 1 CB for Tulagi,
loading a CB for Munda. Munda and Rekata Bay have never changed ownership. Russel Islands has a port of 1
and an airfield of 1. Thousand Ship Bay is building slowly, only a NZ Brigade there.
Woodlark Island is at 3 port and 4 airfield, still building.
Kirwina Island is at 1 port and 1 airfield, still building, but slowly.
Port Moresby is maxed out at 5 port and 9 airfield
Milne Bay is at 5 port and 7 airfield
Adak Island is at 6 port and 6 airfield
Bases on the India and Burma border are building, need supply to the forward bases that
are on minor roads or no roads. This scenario from Andy Mac has lots of little dot bases
in Burma. It is scenario 8 modified with our Variants.
Variants - Allied side - Xargun welcome
Moderators: wdolson, MOD_War-in-the-Pacific-Admirals-Edition
RE: November 7, 1942
November 7, 1942
Tulagi mopped up completly
Nothing else
Tulagi mopped up completly
Nothing else
RE: November 8, 1942
November 8, 1942
It would appear that subs are what he will be using now.
At Tulagi:
ASW attack near Tulagi at 114,137
Japanese Ships
SS RO-61, hits 7
Allied Ships
DMS Long
These were all minor damage hits
--------------------
There were 2 major hits and then it had to surface
Submarine attack near Tulagi at 114,137
Japanese Ships
SS RO-61, hits 16, and is sunk
Allied Ships
DMS Boggs
xAP Van Rees
xAP Van Diemen
xAP Kwangtung
xAP Chungking
DD Nepal
=================================
At thousand Ships Bay
This is probably a win for me. The xAKL suffered some minor damage
and he used up 4 torpedoes and some gun ammo.
Submarine attack near Thousand Ships Bay at 114,136
Japanese Ships
SS RO-63
Allied Ships
xAKL De Haan
xAKL De Haan is sighted by SS RO-63
SS RO-63 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL De Haan
---------------------------------------------
Submarine attack near Thousand Ships Bay at 114,136
Japanese Ships
SS RO-63
Allied Ships
xAKL De Haan
xAKL De Haan is sighted by SS RO-63
SS RO-63 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL De Haan
---------------------------------------------
Submarine attack near Thousand Ships Bay at 114,136
Japanese Ships
SS RO-63, hits 3
Allied Ships
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 8, on fire
xAKL Vichy is sighted by SS RO-63
SS RO-63 attacking xAKL Vichy on the surface
Okano F. decides to submerge SS RO-63 due to damage
===================================================
Then at Russel Islands a loss
Submarine attack near Russell Islands at 113,136
Japanese Ships
SS RO-62
Allied Ships
xAKL Nicarata, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
xAKL Nicarata is sighted by SS RO-62
SS RO-62 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Nicarata
=====================================
I have been sailing my small TF around without an problem up to now.
I guess I will have to be more attentive and send out ASW patrols
I have moved two NZ Hudson bomber units, well trained in ASW, to Lunga.
Plus setting up some ASW TFs and moving a number of ASW capable ships
to Lunga.
===================================
B-17s bombed Shortlands
Thunderstorms over the target, not great results
Afternoon Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 24
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 6
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
---------------------------------------------
Afternoon Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
No Allied losses
Runway hits 3
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
======================================
Further notes
xAKL Vichy now has 57 day experience!! [&o]
DD Nepal gained 4 night experience
DMS Long gained 5 night experience
It would appear that subs are what he will be using now.
At Tulagi:
ASW attack near Tulagi at 114,137
Japanese Ships
SS RO-61, hits 7
Allied Ships
DMS Long
These were all minor damage hits
--------------------
There were 2 major hits and then it had to surface
Submarine attack near Tulagi at 114,137
Japanese Ships
SS RO-61, hits 16, and is sunk
Allied Ships
DMS Boggs
xAP Van Rees
xAP Van Diemen
xAP Kwangtung
xAP Chungking
DD Nepal
=================================
At thousand Ships Bay
This is probably a win for me. The xAKL suffered some minor damage
and he used up 4 torpedoes and some gun ammo.
Submarine attack near Thousand Ships Bay at 114,136
Japanese Ships
SS RO-63
Allied Ships
xAKL De Haan
xAKL De Haan is sighted by SS RO-63
SS RO-63 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL De Haan
---------------------------------------------
Submarine attack near Thousand Ships Bay at 114,136
Japanese Ships
SS RO-63
Allied Ships
xAKL De Haan
xAKL De Haan is sighted by SS RO-63
SS RO-63 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL De Haan
---------------------------------------------
Submarine attack near Thousand Ships Bay at 114,136
Japanese Ships
SS RO-63, hits 3
Allied Ships
xAKL Vichy, Shell hits 8, on fire
xAKL Vichy is sighted by SS RO-63
SS RO-63 attacking xAKL Vichy on the surface
Okano F. decides to submerge SS RO-63 due to damage
===================================================
Then at Russel Islands a loss
Submarine attack near Russell Islands at 113,136
Japanese Ships
SS RO-62
Allied Ships
xAKL Nicarata, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
xAKL Nicarata is sighted by SS RO-62
SS RO-62 launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL Nicarata
=====================================
I have been sailing my small TF around without an problem up to now.
I guess I will have to be more attentive and send out ASW patrols
I have moved two NZ Hudson bomber units, well trained in ASW, to Lunga.
Plus setting up some ASW TFs and moving a number of ASW capable ships
to Lunga.
===================================
B-17s bombed Shortlands
Thunderstorms over the target, not great results
Afternoon Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 24
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 6
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
---------------------------------------------
Afternoon Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
No Allied losses
Runway hits 3
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
======================================
Further notes
xAKL Vichy now has 57 day experience!! [&o]
DD Nepal gained 4 night experience
DMS Long gained 5 night experience
RE: November 9, 1942
November 9, 1942
I score with a SS
Sub attack near Buka at 108,129
Japanese Ships
PB Shuko Maru #5, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS S-47
===================================
Another Japanese sub goes to the bottom
Submarine attack near Russell Islands at 113,136
Japanese Ships
SS RO-62, hits 13, and is sunk
Allied Ships
DE Fox
DE Peary
DE John D. Ford
=====================================
Bombing missions over Shortlands, better results in Partial Cloud weather
Morning Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 30
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 22
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
---------------------------------------------
Morning Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
---------------------------------------------
Morning Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
=================================================
I score with a SS
Sub attack near Buka at 108,129
Japanese Ships
PB Shuko Maru #5, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS S-47
===================================
Another Japanese sub goes to the bottom
Submarine attack near Russell Islands at 113,136
Japanese Ships
SS RO-62, hits 13, and is sunk
Allied Ships
DE Fox
DE Peary
DE John D. Ford
=====================================
Bombing missions over Shortlands, better results in Partial Cloud weather
Morning Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 30
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 6
Runway hits 22
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
---------------------------------------------
Morning Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
---------------------------------------------
Morning Air attack on Shortlands , at 109,131
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
=================================================
RE: November 10, 1942
November 10, 1942
Not much, B-17Es bombed Shortlands, not much damage, weather was Thunderstorms
I am going to rest them for a few days, let the repair crews fix the airframe fatigue.
Not much, B-17Es bombed Shortlands, not much damage, weather was Thunderstorms
I am going to rest them for a few days, let the repair crews fix the airframe fatigue.
RE: November 11, 1942
November 11, 1942
Nothing happened.
Nothing happened.
RE: November 12, 1942
November 12, 1942
Obliterated
Sub attack near Hakodate at 120,53
Japanese Ships
SC CHa-1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
SC CHa-3
Allied Ships
SS Growler
=============================================
Obliterated
Sub attack near Hakodate at 120,53
Japanese Ships
SC CHa-1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
SC CHa-3
Allied Ships
SS Growler
=============================================
RE: November 13, 1942
November 13, 1942
Nothing much
I did get 9 SeaBees this turn, plus other LCUs.
Nothing much
I did get 9 SeaBees this turn, plus other LCUs.
RE: November 14, 1942
November 14, 1942
Interesting, this is the hex SW of Chittagong
ASW attack near Chittagong at 55,42
Japanese Ships
SS I-122, hits 2
Allied Ships
DD Nestor
--------------------
TF 150 encounters mine field at 55,42
Allied Ships
DD Napier, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
------------------------------
I send an AMc and an AM to the hex to clear it.
===================================
Interesting, this is the hex SW of Chittagong
ASW attack near Chittagong at 55,42
Japanese Ships
SS I-122, hits 2
Allied Ships
DD Nestor
--------------------
TF 150 encounters mine field at 55,42
Allied Ships
DD Napier, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
------------------------------
I send an AMc and an AM to the hex to clear it.
===================================
RE: November 15, 1942
November 15, 1942
A bit of a mixed bag today:
We start with the good
Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 109,131, Range 5,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
PB Fukui Maru, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CL Raleigh
CL Detroit
DD Maury
DD Benham
DD Flusser
DD Tucker
DMS Trevor
--------------------
Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 109,131, Range 8,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
PB Eiko Maru, Shell hits 19, heavy fires, heavy damage
Allied Ships
CL Raleigh
CL Detroit
DD Maury
DD Benham
DD Flusser
DD Tucker
DMS Trevor
========================================
Then we go to the bad
TF 8 encounters mine field at Akyab (54,45)
Allied Ships
xAK Cairo City, Mine hits 1
---------------------------------------------
TF 8 encounters mine field at Akyab (54,45)
Allied Ships
DD Norman
PG Lawrence
xAK Hunan, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 mines cleared
---------------------------------------------
TF 8 encounters mine field at Akyab (54,45)
Allied Ships
DD Norman
DD Nizam
4 mines cleared
---------------------------------------------
TF 8 encounters mine field at Akyab (54,45)
Allied Ships
PG Lawrence
2 mines cleared
---------------------------------------------
TF 8 encounters mine field at Akyab (54,45)
Allied Ships
DD Nizam
2 mines cleared
------------------------------
xAK Cairo city will survive
xAK Hunan sank, taking a bunch of needed supply with her
=================================
We did clear the mine field we found yesterday so those minesweepers will move to Akyab
and do their thing.
========================
and more bad
Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 42
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 25
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 28000 feet
CAP engaged:
23rd FG/76th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 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
---------------------------------------------
Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 36
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 6
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
33 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar sweeping at 28000 feet
CAP engaged:
23rd FG/76th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 33000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
I lost 10 P-40Es with 4 of them write offs, but only 1 pilot was lost
I have 110 P-40Es in the pools, so that is not a big problem.
He lost 3 Ki-43-Ic Oscars, maybe he lost more than one pilot.
==============================================
A bit of a mixed bag today:
We start with the good
Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 109,131, Range 5,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
PB Fukui Maru, Shell hits 34, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CL Raleigh
CL Detroit
DD Maury
DD Benham
DD Flusser
DD Tucker
DMS Trevor
--------------------
Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 109,131, Range 8,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
PB Eiko Maru, Shell hits 19, heavy fires, heavy damage
Allied Ships
CL Raleigh
CL Detroit
DD Maury
DD Benham
DD Flusser
DD Tucker
DMS Trevor
========================================
Then we go to the bad
TF 8 encounters mine field at Akyab (54,45)
Allied Ships
xAK Cairo City, Mine hits 1
---------------------------------------------
TF 8 encounters mine field at Akyab (54,45)
Allied Ships
DD Norman
PG Lawrence
xAK Hunan, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 mines cleared
---------------------------------------------
TF 8 encounters mine field at Akyab (54,45)
Allied Ships
DD Norman
DD Nizam
4 mines cleared
---------------------------------------------
TF 8 encounters mine field at Akyab (54,45)
Allied Ships
PG Lawrence
2 mines cleared
---------------------------------------------
TF 8 encounters mine field at Akyab (54,45)
Allied Ships
DD Nizam
2 mines cleared
------------------------------
xAK Cairo city will survive
xAK Hunan sank, taking a bunch of needed supply with her
=================================
We did clear the mine field we found yesterday so those minesweepers will move to Akyab
and do their thing.
========================
and more bad
Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 42
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 25
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 28000 feet
CAP engaged:
23rd FG/76th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 17 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 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
---------------------------------------------
Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 36
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 6
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Aircraft Attacking:
33 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar sweeping at 28000 feet
CAP engaged:
23rd FG/76th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 33000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
I lost 10 P-40Es with 4 of them write offs, but only 1 pilot was lost
I have 110 P-40Es in the pools, so that is not a big problem.
He lost 3 Ki-43-Ic Oscars, maybe he lost more than one pilot.
==============================================
RE: November 16, 1942
November 16, 1942
Nothing much swept all the mines at Akyab.
Nothing much swept all the mines at Akyab.
RE: November 17, 1942
November 17, 1942
Not a good turn for me. He sent a lot of bombers to Akyab and I was not able to defend well
Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 40
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 6 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 28000 feet
CAP engaged:
No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 35000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
23rd FG/76th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
---------------------------------------------
Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 91
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 42
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 12
P-40E Warhawk x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 18
Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
30 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
32 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 35000 , scrambling fighters between 29000 and 31080.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 105 minutes
23rd FG/76th 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 29000 , scrambling fighters between 27000 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
---------------------------------------------
Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 58
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
DD Inconstant, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Nizam, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Cairo City, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Barala, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
PG Lawrence, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Barjora, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
DD Norman, Bomb hits 1
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
26 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
31 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 18000 feet
CAP engaged:
No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (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 35000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 143 minutes
23rd FG/76th FS with P-40E Warhawk (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 29000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
---------------------------------------------
Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 36
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
36 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar sweeping at 28000 feet
I lost DD Inconstant, she sank. I will lose 3 size 2900 xAKs, I hope to get the rest of the ships out.
I fared better in the air war. I lost 4 P-40Es, all to ops loss, so no pilots were lost. I lost 3 Hurricane IIc,
2 air 2 air and 1 ops and two pilots were lost.
He lost 12 Ki-43-Ic Oscars, 10 air-2-air and 2 ops. He lost 4 Ki-21-IIa Sallys all to air-2-air.
He lost 2 A6M2 Zeros, 1 air-2-air and 1 ops. He lost 1 Ki-49-IIb Helen in air-2-air.
So it comes out to 19:7 ratio, not all that good, but I will have to live with it.
==================================================
I took Ontong Java with a Marine Raider unit fast transported. I am not sure if I will build it up or not.
Not a good turn for me. He sent a lot of bombers to Akyab and I was not able to defend well
Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 40
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 6 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
19 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 28000 feet
CAP engaged:
No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 35000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
23rd FG/76th FS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 29000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
---------------------------------------------
Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 91
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 42
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 12
P-40E Warhawk x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 damaged
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 18
Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
30 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
32 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 15000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
CAP engaged:
No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 35000 , scrambling fighters between 29000 and 31080.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 105 minutes
23rd FG/76th 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 29000 , scrambling fighters between 27000 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 35 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 58
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 4
P-40E Warhawk x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
DD Inconstant, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Nizam, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Cairo City, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Barala, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
PG Lawrence, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Barjora, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
DD Norman, Bomb hits 1
Port hits 1
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 2
Aircraft Attacking:
26 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
31 x Ki-49-IIb Helen bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 18000 feet
CAP engaged:
No.79 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (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 35000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 143 minutes
23rd FG/76th FS with P-40E Warhawk (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 29000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
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Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 36
No Japanese losses
Aircraft Attacking:
36 x Ki-43-Ib Oscar sweeping at 28000 feet
I lost DD Inconstant, she sank. I will lose 3 size 2900 xAKs, I hope to get the rest of the ships out.
I fared better in the air war. I lost 4 P-40Es, all to ops loss, so no pilots were lost. I lost 3 Hurricane IIc,
2 air 2 air and 1 ops and two pilots were lost.
He lost 12 Ki-43-Ic Oscars, 10 air-2-air and 2 ops. He lost 4 Ki-21-IIa Sallys all to air-2-air.
He lost 2 A6M2 Zeros, 1 air-2-air and 1 ops. He lost 1 Ki-49-IIb Helen in air-2-air.
So it comes out to 19:7 ratio, not all that good, but I will have to live with it.
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I took Ontong Java with a Marine Raider unit fast transported. I am not sure if I will build it up or not.
RE: November 18, 1942
November 18, 1942
An even worse day at Akyab. He sent bombers at night swept during the day.
I lost 14 aircraft 7 Hurricane IIb ( 3 air-2air, 1 ground and 3 writeoff)
6 P-40E ( 3 air-2-air, 2 ground and 1 write off )
1 Hurricane IIc on the ground
I lost 2 USAAF pilots and 2 British pilots.
I also have 41 damaged aircraft at Akyab
In return I downed 11 IJA aircraft( 9 Ki-43-Ic and 2 Ki-43-1b )
Ugly day for the Allies
And as expected all 3 xAKs at Akyab sank
but all others got their fires put out and returned to port.
An even worse day at Akyab. He sent bombers at night swept during the day.
I lost 14 aircraft 7 Hurricane IIb ( 3 air-2air, 1 ground and 3 writeoff)
6 P-40E ( 3 air-2-air, 2 ground and 1 write off )
1 Hurricane IIc on the ground
I lost 2 USAAF pilots and 2 British pilots.
I also have 41 damaged aircraft at Akyab
In return I downed 11 IJA aircraft( 9 Ki-43-Ic and 2 Ki-43-1b )
Ugly day for the Allies
And as expected all 3 xAKs at Akyab sank
but all others got their fires put out and returned to port.
RE: November 19, 1942
November 19, 1042
Interesting, nothing happened this turn, really nothing.
I was able to get 9 aircraft at Akyab repaired and moved out, now
there is only 32 damaged aircraft there.
Interesting, nothing happened this turn, really nothing.
I was able to get 9 aircraft at Akyab repaired and moved out, now
there is only 32 damaged aircraft there.
RE: November 20, 1942
November 20, 1942
He sent 8 waves of Sallys and Helens on night bombing at Akyab.
The weather was thunderstorms and none of my aircraft were destroyed.
I was able to evacuate another 10 fighters from Akyab.
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My small SCTF at Munda reacted
Day Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 110,132, Range 7,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
PB Myoken Maru, Shell hits 31, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CL Raleigh
CL Detroit
DD Benham
DD Flusser
DD Tucker
DMS Trevor
Sadly, none of my ships gained any experience points for that.
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He sent 8 waves of Sallys and Helens on night bombing at Akyab.
The weather was thunderstorms and none of my aircraft were destroyed.
I was able to evacuate another 10 fighters from Akyab.
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My small SCTF at Munda reacted
Day Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 110,132, Range 7,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
PB Myoken Maru, Shell hits 31, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CL Raleigh
CL Detroit
DD Benham
DD Flusser
DD Tucker
DMS Trevor
Sadly, none of my ships gained any experience points for that.
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RE: November 21, 1942
November 21, 192
Not much, I am landing a NZ Brigade at Vela Lavella
He did not do a bombardment attack, so there is not much there.
I did a bombardment mission at Arakan Yoma (C) ( I will have to get a screen shot to show where that is
Ground combat at Arakan Yoma C (55,47)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 95298 troops, 1086 guns, 1148 vehicles, Assault Value = 3478
Defending force 27062 troops, 242 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 942
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
74th Chinese Corps
7th Armoured Brigade
18th British Division
23rd Indian Division
2nd British Division
29th Chinese Corps
26th Indian Division
92nd Chinese Corps
21st Light AA Regiment
6th Heavy AA Regiment
22nd Group Army
Defending units:
10th Division
14th Division
Not much, I am landing a NZ Brigade at Vela Lavella
He did not do a bombardment attack, so there is not much there.
I did a bombardment mission at Arakan Yoma (C) ( I will have to get a screen shot to show where that is
Ground combat at Arakan Yoma C (55,47)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 95298 troops, 1086 guns, 1148 vehicles, Assault Value = 3478
Defending force 27062 troops, 242 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 942
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
74th Chinese Corps
7th Armoured Brigade
18th British Division
23rd Indian Division
2nd British Division
29th Chinese Corps
26th Indian Division
92nd Chinese Corps
21st Light AA Regiment
6th Heavy AA Regiment
22nd Group Army
Defending units:
10th Division
14th Division
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RE: November 22, 1942
November 22, 1942
Interesting turn.
First my SCTF reacted twice for 6 hexes total to this:
Day Time Surface Combat, near Feni Islands at 110,126, Range 22,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
PB Hakkaisan Maru, Shell hits 22, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CL Raleigh
CL Detroit
DD Benham
DD Flusser
DD Tucker
DMS Trevor
The TF is set for a react of 3 hexes
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Then, last turn when I landed at Vela Lavella I had this in the CR
Pre-Invasion action off Vella Lavella (110,133)
Allied Ships
CL Concord
Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
CL Concord firing at 67th Naval Guard Unit
But this turn the base flipped before combat.
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Another BA at Arakan Yoma C
Ground combat at Arakan Yoma C (55,47)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 95387 troops, 1087 guns, 1149 vehicles, Assault Value = 3873
Defending force 27042 troops, 242 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 940
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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He sent his bombers on night attacks to Cox's Bazaaar
where I have no aircraft, he lost 1 Sally to flak and
all the minor runway damage has been repaired.
The weather was moderate rain and he bombed from 10,000 feet
and got 4 runway hits with 53 bombers
Interesting turn.
First my SCTF reacted twice for 6 hexes total to this:
Day Time Surface Combat, near Feni Islands at 110,126, Range 22,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
PB Hakkaisan Maru, Shell hits 22, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CL Raleigh
CL Detroit
DD Benham
DD Flusser
DD Tucker
DMS Trevor
The TF is set for a react of 3 hexes
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Then, last turn when I landed at Vela Lavella I had this in the CR
Pre-Invasion action off Vella Lavella (110,133)
Allied Ships
CL Concord
Japanese ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
CL Concord firing at 67th Naval Guard Unit
But this turn the base flipped before combat.
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Another BA at Arakan Yoma C
Ground combat at Arakan Yoma C (55,47)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 95387 troops, 1087 guns, 1149 vehicles, Assault Value = 3873
Defending force 27042 troops, 242 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 940
Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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He sent his bombers on night attacks to Cox's Bazaaar
where I have no aircraft, he lost 1 Sally to flak and
all the minor runway damage has been repaired.
The weather was moderate rain and he bombed from 10,000 feet
and got 4 runway hits with 53 bombers
RE: November 23, 1942
November 23, 1942
I hope I am not using up all my good luck. KB showed up 6 hexes East of Rabaul
It send out a small attack on my small SCTF at Ontong Java.
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ontong Java at 115,131
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 54
B5N2 Kate x 16
D3A1 Val x 25
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied Ships
CL Honolulu, Bomb hits 3, on fire
DD Case
DD Dunlap
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
15 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Honolulu
CL Honolulu suffered minor damage, dispite taking 2 deck penetration hits.
She is at 11 system damage, 2 minor flood damage, and 3 minor engine damage, and no fires.
Still able to make 30 knots.
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I hope I am not using up all my good luck. KB showed up 6 hexes East of Rabaul
It send out a small attack on my small SCTF at Ontong Java.
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ontong Java at 115,131
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 54
B5N2 Kate x 16
D3A1 Val x 25
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied Ships
CL Honolulu, Bomb hits 3, on fire
DD Case
DD Dunlap
Aircraft Attacking:
12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
15 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Honolulu
CL Honolulu suffered minor damage, dispite taking 2 deck penetration hits.
She is at 11 system damage, 2 minor flood damage, and 3 minor engine damage, and no fires.
Still able to make 30 knots.
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RE: November 22, 1942
At Vela Lavella he could have been airlifting the last of his troops out by transport or Patrol Aircraft. Either that or the unit dispersed because there was so little left of it, allowing the base to flip with no battle.
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RE: November 23, 1942
ORIGINAL: Nomad
CL Honolulu suffered minor damage, dispite taking 2 deck penetration hits.
She is at 11 system damage, 2 minor flood damage, and 3 minor engine damage, and no fires.
Still able to make 30 knots.
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I'd say the hits were FOW then and only one actually damaged her and even then you were quite lucky with the die rolls that she took only that light damage. I've seen three 250kg bombs sinking heavy cruisers if they didn't get into a port soon enough.
Are you playing a mod with reduced bomb damage?