Yamato SUNK, Zuikaku doomed! Shokaku afire!

[marky]

chek it out!

thsi is against ai tho [:'(]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/42

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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87


Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 17
Beaufort I x 6
Beaufort V-IX x 18
A-20B Boston x 32
B-25C Mitchell x 9
B-26B Marauder x 26
B-17C Fortress x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 2 damaged
Beaufort V-IX: 2 damaged
A-20B Boston: 2 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 19, on fire, heavy damage
BB Yamato, Bomb hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
TK Toho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
220 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 6
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Beaufort I bombing at 1000 feet
4 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 1000 feet
2 x A-20B Boston bombing at 1000 feet
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 1000 feet
4 x A-20B Boston bombing at 1000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 1000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
6 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Beaufort I bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 1000 feet
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 1000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 1000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Beaufort V-IX launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 1000 feet
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 1000 feet
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 1000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 1000 feet
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Hudson I bombing at 1000 feet
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 1000 feet
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 1000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 1000 feet
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 1000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Sag Sag at 57,88

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
SBD Dauntless x 103
TBD Devastator x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 14 damaged
TBD Devastator: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yayoi, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 23, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Michishio, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 55,89

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
D3A Val x 6
B5N Kate x 1

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
D3A Val: 5 destroyed
B5N Kate: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Lexington

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 57,90


Allied aircraft
TBD Devastator x 5


Allied aircraft losses
TBD Devastator: 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 55,88


Allied aircraft
TBD Devastator x 9


Allied aircraft losses
TBD Devastator: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Ryotaku Maru
AP Sanura Maru
AK Ryuun Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lae at 54,87


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 13


Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Tachikaze, Bomb hits 2, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Sag Sag at 57,88


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 14


Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yugure, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Mochizuki

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Sag Sag at 57,88


Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 13
SBD Dauntless x 10


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CA Kinugasa
CA Haguro, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Sazanami

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lae at 54,87


Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 15


Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Nankai Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
ML Okinoshima, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Tamashima Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
91 casualties reported

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 55,89

Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 2

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 destroyed


CarDiv 5(IIRC) is out of the war......

[String]

I'm sorry to say this, but vs AI it isn't really anything special

[patrickl]

Hi marky,

Good, very good! Now, play against a human and it teach you new things, thereafter you be a true WITP Jedi Master![:D]

Cheers!
Pat

[marky]

CONFIRMED!

SCRATCH ONE FLATTOP!

[:D]

[marky]

very true guys

very true

but its always fun to SLEDGEHAMMER the Ai am i right?[:D]

[marky]

and Enterprise and Hornet just arrived

MUAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAA!

[marky]

SCRATCH 2 FLATTOPS!

[marky]

Halseys TF is heading for noumea for well earned rest, then theyll go out again


a very well earned rest

yamato sunk and 1 whole imperial carrier division ERASED[:D]

possibly with halsey in command of all 4

or mitcher or spruance will command ent and hornet

we shall see[:D]

[Rob Brennan UK]

Nice one marky .. even against the AI it was a good couple of days.


Really need to try a PBEM though. almost like playing a differant game completely. Watching the combat replays can be as scary as first seeing alien(film) in a dark room with the sound turned up and you cant find the remote [:D]

[marky]

lol ya

been ther[:'(]

im playin a pbem with Riley555[:D]

[marky]

i think i pissed the ai off lol!

it sent dozens of ac from lae and rabaul[:D]

land and carrier based[:D]

56 japs blown away, to about 18 allied ac lost

[:D]

[marky]

36-6

3 seperate raids

the ai is PISSED LOL!

[marky]

CVL Shoho confirmed sunk

[:D]


over 800 jap ac blown away

little over 300 lost for me

[marky]

u have to see this to believe it!

Day Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 53,91

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 23
Beaufort I x 13
Beaufort V-IX x 10
B-25C Mitchell x 16
B-26B Marauder x 44
B-17C Fortress x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
Beaufort I: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Beaufort V-IX: 2 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 20, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Jintsu
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 1
CL Nagara
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 3

they brought a frakkin CVL right into PMs harbor!

my first words?

WAT THE F*(& !?!?!?!?!?!?!

LMAO![:D]

[hawker]

You still playing against AI??
Stupis computer is no match for human opponent.Child of 5 years will play better[;)]

[marky]

lol true

but it feels so good and its FUN[:D]

[WhoCares]

Strange that Yamato is reportedly sunk by a 500lb bomb, despite a torpedo hit. Otherwise it must have been a lucky hit down the funnel...

[marky]

ya

tho she took ALOT of bombs[:'(]

[marky]

in a last ditch attempt to gain supremacy opver PM the ai decides to use its best....


carrier pilots...

disaster followed[:'(]

Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 33
A6M3 Zero x 11
D3A Val x 58
B5N Kate x 40

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 20
P-39D Airacobra x 56
P-40E Warhawk x 35

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 29 destroyed
A6M3 Zero: 8 destroyed
D3A Val: 36 destroyed
B5N Kate: 33 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 14 destroyed, 12 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 13

[:'(]

thats just sad


http://img458.imageshack.us/img458/2276/lol3wv.jpg

[PimpYourAFV]

What's sad is how poorly the Yamato's AA performed and the massed zeros at Port Moresby getting slaughtered for nothing. Do you have it set to easy? The IJN is worth so much more than that!! [:@]