how do u get those pictures?
maps and scores and such?
and how do u attach them?
drives me bonkers writing down everything[:D]
The last charge: Toraq´s fight against Timtom
F1/6th DATAI
This is a study of the pilots of the F1/6th datai during this campaign.
History (game history):
F1/6th Datai had the A6M3 from the first day of the campaign (1st, october). Mainly this datai was based in New Guinea bases, participating in many aerial combats over PM, Lae and Buna.
Enemies were equiped with Kittyhawks and Warhawks. Its most famous battle was the one fought in October the 5th, over PM skies. The datai, together with Oscars from the 24th Sentai attacked PM CAP (Kittyhawks and Warhawks) to support a major air raid of Nells and Betties. After two engagements Oscar and Zero shot down 13 P40 for the loss of only 1 A6M3.
The Zero and its pilots were far more experienced than those from the Allied side so the Datai gained many aerial victories during these battles. However attrition was high and some good pilots died during the first engagements.
So, early in November the Datai received new pilots and aircrafts. But NG area was a terrible battlefield and only two of these survived later in the scenario. It seems that during these days, this datai received some pilots from the F2/6th Datai so it is difficult to track the tour of duty of F1/6th Datai pilots.
During December, F1/6th Datai increasingly started to meet the new P38 Lighting. Dogfights with this aircraft were particulary fierce and many good pilots died and thus the experience of the datai dropped some numbers.
Datai final destination was Short, an important base during the South Pacific Campaing. His role was to escort Betties and Nells that were supporting the Tulagi invasion. The last losses and the high fatigue had caused the reduction of its morale to 32.
The number of victories during these three months were 49, 11 of them were from active pilots. In the final days of 1942, new replacements pilots came with so little flight hours that the final experience of the datai had dropped 13 points reaching a not promising level of 68.
Pilots who survived the entire campaign (pilots that were in the F1/6th Datai from the first day til the end): at the moment I can only find three pilots!!. But I´ll keep searching them...
Pilot: XP at the beginning/XP at the end/number of missions/ victories
High experienced pilots gain little or no experience. Usually they add one XP point for every 1 or 1.5 enemy aircraft shot down.
L. Ogawa: XP 87/89/101/3
P. Nikaido: 83/84/95/1
N. Muranaka: 79/80/91/1
Dead pilots, same as above, final data at the moment of their dead.
R. Ohara: 94/94/28/1
K. Nagahama: 93/93/70/2
Z. Miyano: 93/94/86/3
G. Ibusuki: 92/95/75/3
M.Fujiwara: 84/84/83/1
O. Kawakami: 78/81/75/3
F. Bando: 75/79/75/3
New pilots: Of the 9 new pilots who came in early november, only 2 pilots survived.
L. Matsuba: 56/58/64/0
K. Hanamoto: 59/64/69/1 ***this pilot increased 5 XP points***
Died: Some of them archived great successes and gained a lot of experience but this couldn´t avoid their death.
H. Kaneko: 62/66/66/2
I. Fujita: 58/68/62/2***10 points increased***
M. Abe: 58/69/53/3 ***11 points increased***
G. Hori: 55/67/49/2***12 points incresed***
I´ll try to find out more about pilots...(731)
History (game history):
F1/6th Datai had the A6M3 from the first day of the campaign (1st, october). Mainly this datai was based in New Guinea bases, participating in many aerial combats over PM, Lae and Buna.
Enemies were equiped with Kittyhawks and Warhawks. Its most famous battle was the one fought in October the 5th, over PM skies. The datai, together with Oscars from the 24th Sentai attacked PM CAP (Kittyhawks and Warhawks) to support a major air raid of Nells and Betties. After two engagements Oscar and Zero shot down 13 P40 for the loss of only 1 A6M3.
The Zero and its pilots were far more experienced than those from the Allied side so the Datai gained many aerial victories during these battles. However attrition was high and some good pilots died during the first engagements.
So, early in November the Datai received new pilots and aircrafts. But NG area was a terrible battlefield and only two of these survived later in the scenario. It seems that during these days, this datai received some pilots from the F2/6th Datai so it is difficult to track the tour of duty of F1/6th Datai pilots.
During December, F1/6th Datai increasingly started to meet the new P38 Lighting. Dogfights with this aircraft were particulary fierce and many good pilots died and thus the experience of the datai dropped some numbers.
Datai final destination was Short, an important base during the South Pacific Campaing. His role was to escort Betties and Nells that were supporting the Tulagi invasion. The last losses and the high fatigue had caused the reduction of its morale to 32.
The number of victories during these three months were 49, 11 of them were from active pilots. In the final days of 1942, new replacements pilots came with so little flight hours that the final experience of the datai had dropped 13 points reaching a not promising level of 68.
Pilots who survived the entire campaign (pilots that were in the F1/6th Datai from the first day til the end): at the moment I can only find three pilots!!. But I´ll keep searching them...
Pilot: XP at the beginning/XP at the end/number of missions/ victories
High experienced pilots gain little or no experience. Usually they add one XP point for every 1 or 1.5 enemy aircraft shot down.
L. Ogawa: XP 87/89/101/3
P. Nikaido: 83/84/95/1
N. Muranaka: 79/80/91/1
Dead pilots, same as above, final data at the moment of their dead.
R. Ohara: 94/94/28/1
K. Nagahama: 93/93/70/2
Z. Miyano: 93/94/86/3
G. Ibusuki: 92/95/75/3
M.Fujiwara: 84/84/83/1
O. Kawakami: 78/81/75/3
F. Bando: 75/79/75/3
New pilots: Of the 9 new pilots who came in early november, only 2 pilots survived.
L. Matsuba: 56/58/64/0
K. Hanamoto: 59/64/69/1 ***this pilot increased 5 XP points***
Died: Some of them archived great successes and gained a lot of experience but this couldn´t avoid their death.
H. Kaneko: 62/66/66/2
I. Fujita: 58/68/62/2***10 points increased***
M. Abe: 58/69/53/3 ***11 points increased***
G. Hori: 55/67/49/2***12 points incresed***
I´ll try to find out more about pilots...(731)
My personal advices
Timtom has written clues or advices regarding to Allied strategy in our last scenario. In most of the cases I agree but there are some exceptions. I´ll try to point out some ideas:
1. I was quite surprised when I saw Timtom didn´t have reinforced Lunga. Not a single unit or supply sent. If I had played the allied side I would have tried to defend Lunga with more untits. The best way to reinforce it is, in my opinion:
a) Use the C47s to air transport 1 BF, 1 Sea Bees, 1 AA and 2 more Rgts.
b) Use the DDs to send supplies, vehicles and the CD unit...at least until Lunga is isolated which can be archived in 4 days, when the BBs arrive in the area.
c) Mine Lunga before it is completely isolated
d) Place some PTs in Tulagi
e) Put SS even in coast or shallow hexes. Lunga has to be effectivelly covered by SS. I think I avoided many sub contacts using different Tokyo Express routes. Allied player needs to cover this routes also...best way is to put subs near to Lunga.
More or less what Timtom says, but I disagree with not placing aircraft at Lunga. Put at least one SBD there.
My vision is that if you want to defend Lunga, you have to use every defensive option: aircrafts, ships, LCU, and subs. Imagine this: Jap player sends wave after wave of bombers and ships to reduce Lunga but in one turn one DD is lost to PT action, another day one CA hits a mine, BB torpedoed by a sub, another day one CA which hits a mine is later sunk by SBDs based at H. Field...Look at my AAR. I remember that in one turn I could not send my Tokyo express to close Henderson and SBDs managed to take off. And if you send one Sea Bees and one more BF, they should keep Henderson open more often.
2. In this scen Timtom used his B17 strategically. Superb. Players usually use them as a tactical weapon: destroy airbases, planes on the ground, ships in port... But Timtom avoided the evacuation of Lunga forces and the construction of the base (=VPs). Very good in deed!. Of course there are other objectives. Send your bombers to close enemy airports, precisely when they are weak. When I was LCAP my invasion forces, Vella Lavella or Short were easy and important targets. If you close them NO LCAP over invasion forces any more!
3. Yes, build up Irau as soon as possible. This could change the couse of the scenario. When Timtom built it, I had many problems: my MSWs could not operate around the area, APs were unable to close Lunga, CVs were in really danger...A nightmare!
Regarding to NG, I think Timtom plans were superb but they needed more resources or more time. If you want to invade NG send your forces quickly, just before the IJ player can reinforce the weak garrisons there. When Timtom attacked my forts were so high and my ground forces so many that it was impossible to overun my garrisons. So two options
a) Send some FT TF with forces to ocuppy/help to ocuppy Salamaua, and Finch. Yes they will be visited by Jap LB or Bombardments parties or even your FT TF can be surprised by enemy TFs but you have to take some risks sometimes.
b) Send every Rgt. to Buna or Salamaua so you can overun them!. The more things you want to take the less forces you have to take them!. I had the entire Jap,. fleet and many IJ divisions and I only used them to take LUnga!
In both cases, try to avoid IJ reinforces...subs, surface TFs, airplanes...are welcome. Sometimes you only need a impressive victory to force your enemy to change his strategy. When I lost 20 LB during my air raids to Irau, I decided to call off the air offensive and the invasion!. I had "only" lost 20 VPs but in some way I realized that it was going to be too costly to invade/attack the base!.
1. I was quite surprised when I saw Timtom didn´t have reinforced Lunga. Not a single unit or supply sent. If I had played the allied side I would have tried to defend Lunga with more untits. The best way to reinforce it is, in my opinion:
a) Use the C47s to air transport 1 BF, 1 Sea Bees, 1 AA and 2 more Rgts.
b) Use the DDs to send supplies, vehicles and the CD unit...at least until Lunga is isolated which can be archived in 4 days, when the BBs arrive in the area.
c) Mine Lunga before it is completely isolated
d) Place some PTs in Tulagi
e) Put SS even in coast or shallow hexes. Lunga has to be effectivelly covered by SS. I think I avoided many sub contacts using different Tokyo Express routes. Allied player needs to cover this routes also...best way is to put subs near to Lunga.
More or less what Timtom says, but I disagree with not placing aircraft at Lunga. Put at least one SBD there.
My vision is that if you want to defend Lunga, you have to use every defensive option: aircrafts, ships, LCU, and subs. Imagine this: Jap player sends wave after wave of bombers and ships to reduce Lunga but in one turn one DD is lost to PT action, another day one CA hits a mine, BB torpedoed by a sub, another day one CA which hits a mine is later sunk by SBDs based at H. Field...Look at my AAR. I remember that in one turn I could not send my Tokyo express to close Henderson and SBDs managed to take off. And if you send one Sea Bees and one more BF, they should keep Henderson open more often.
2. In this scen Timtom used his B17 strategically. Superb. Players usually use them as a tactical weapon: destroy airbases, planes on the ground, ships in port... But Timtom avoided the evacuation of Lunga forces and the construction of the base (=VPs). Very good in deed!. Of course there are other objectives. Send your bombers to close enemy airports, precisely when they are weak. When I was LCAP my invasion forces, Vella Lavella or Short were easy and important targets. If you close them NO LCAP over invasion forces any more!
3. Yes, build up Irau as soon as possible. This could change the couse of the scenario. When Timtom built it, I had many problems: my MSWs could not operate around the area, APs were unable to close Lunga, CVs were in really danger...A nightmare!
Regarding to NG, I think Timtom plans were superb but they needed more resources or more time. If you want to invade NG send your forces quickly, just before the IJ player can reinforce the weak garrisons there. When Timtom attacked my forts were so high and my ground forces so many that it was impossible to overun my garrisons. So two options
a) Send some FT TF with forces to ocuppy/help to ocuppy Salamaua, and Finch. Yes they will be visited by Jap LB or Bombardments parties or even your FT TF can be surprised by enemy TFs but you have to take some risks sometimes.
b) Send every Rgt. to Buna or Salamaua so you can overun them!. The more things you want to take the less forces you have to take them!. I had the entire Jap,. fleet and many IJ divisions and I only used them to take LUnga!
In both cases, try to avoid IJ reinforces...subs, surface TFs, airplanes...are welcome. Sometimes you only need a impressive victory to force your enemy to change his strategy. When I lost 20 LB during my air raids to Irau, I decided to call off the air offensive and the invasion!. I had "only" lost 20 VPs but in some way I realized that it was going to be too costly to invade/attack the base!.
Ships sunk
Well this is my last work for Timtom...ships sunk and damaged by class...First ships sunk
Ships sunk
BB Kirishima sunk by Beauforts date: 30-10
AV Kamikawa Maru sunk SBDs from Enterprise
AV Kimikazwa Maru sunk by ???
ML Ikitsushima sunk by SBDs
ML Hoko sunk by SBDs from Lunga Date: 5-10
ML Niizaki Maru sunk by SS43 Date: 12-11
CL Tatsuta sunk by subs Date: 29-10
DD Akigumo damaged by DD and later sunk Date: 31-10
DD Hayanami sunk by Mk 16 mine
DD Kuroshio sunk by sunk by 10 bombs from B26 and Bostons Date: ???
DD Tokitsukaze sunk by 2 Torp. from beauforts Date: 15-11
DD Yugure sunk by CAs and CLs Date: 23-11
DD Shirayuki sunk by TBF? Date: 28-10
DD Yugiri sunk by SBDs Date: 23-10
DD Nagatsuki sunk by by CAs and CLs Date: 23-11
DD Yunagi sunk by 10 bombs from Beaufighters, Bostons and Wirraways Date: 23-10
APD 1 sunk by SBDs, P39 from Irau Date: 2-12
APD 2 sunk by SBDs, P39 from Irau Date: 2-12
APD 31 sunk by
APD 35 sunk sunk by SBDs, P39 from Irau Date: 2-12
APD 36 sunk by TBF from Irau Date 2-11
MSW W15 sunk by SS 44 Date: 12/11
MSW W20 sunk by SBDs from Irau Date: 17/11
MSW W21 sunk by SS47 Date: 18/11
MSW Rokko Maru sunk by SBDs from Irau Date: 2-12
MSW Toshi Maru sunk by SS Sturgeon Date: 19-11
TK Nichei Maru sunk by subs Date: mid oct.
TK Toei Maru sunk by subs Date: mid oct
SS I-24 sunk by DD Date: 29-10
SS I-174 sunk by DD Date: 17-11
AP Aiyo Maru sunk by SBDs Date: dec. 42
AP Akashisan Maru sunk by SBDs from Hornet and Enterp. Date: 23-10
AP Aki Maru sunk by TBF and SS-41 Date: 24-12
AP Arimasan Maru sunk by BBs (previously damaged by CD fire) Date: 24-12
AP Canberra Maru sunk by 3 torp. and SBDs bombs (Irau) Date: 3-11
AP Heiyo Maru sunk by SS41 Date: 24-12
AP Kashiwa Maru sunk by ???
AP Kaisho Maru sunk by SBDs from Irau and SS41 Date: 3-11
AP Keisho Maru sunk by SBDs from Irau ???
AP Kenryu Maru sunk by SS Amberjack? Date: 12-11
Ships sunk
BB Kirishima sunk by Beauforts date: 30-10
AV Kamikawa Maru sunk SBDs from Enterprise
AV Kimikazwa Maru sunk by ???
ML Ikitsushima sunk by SBDs
ML Hoko sunk by SBDs from Lunga Date: 5-10
ML Niizaki Maru sunk by SS43 Date: 12-11
CL Tatsuta sunk by subs Date: 29-10
DD Akigumo damaged by DD and later sunk Date: 31-10
DD Hayanami sunk by Mk 16 mine
DD Kuroshio sunk by sunk by 10 bombs from B26 and Bostons Date: ???
DD Tokitsukaze sunk by 2 Torp. from beauforts Date: 15-11
DD Yugure sunk by CAs and CLs Date: 23-11
DD Shirayuki sunk by TBF? Date: 28-10
DD Yugiri sunk by SBDs Date: 23-10
DD Nagatsuki sunk by by CAs and CLs Date: 23-11
DD Yunagi sunk by 10 bombs from Beaufighters, Bostons and Wirraways Date: 23-10
APD 1 sunk by SBDs, P39 from Irau Date: 2-12
APD 2 sunk by SBDs, P39 from Irau Date: 2-12
APD 31 sunk by
APD 35 sunk sunk by SBDs, P39 from Irau Date: 2-12
APD 36 sunk by TBF from Irau Date 2-11
MSW W15 sunk by SS 44 Date: 12/11
MSW W20 sunk by SBDs from Irau Date: 17/11
MSW W21 sunk by SS47 Date: 18/11
MSW Rokko Maru sunk by SBDs from Irau Date: 2-12
MSW Toshi Maru sunk by SS Sturgeon Date: 19-11
TK Nichei Maru sunk by subs Date: mid oct.
TK Toei Maru sunk by subs Date: mid oct
SS I-24 sunk by DD Date: 29-10
SS I-174 sunk by DD Date: 17-11
AP Aiyo Maru sunk by SBDs Date: dec. 42
AP Akashisan Maru sunk by SBDs from Hornet and Enterp. Date: 23-10
AP Aki Maru sunk by TBF and SS-41 Date: 24-12
AP Arimasan Maru sunk by BBs (previously damaged by CD fire) Date: 24-12
AP Canberra Maru sunk by 3 torp. and SBDs bombs (Irau) Date: 3-11
AP Heiyo Maru sunk by SS41 Date: 24-12
AP Kashiwa Maru sunk by ???
AP Kaisho Maru sunk by SBDs from Irau and SS41 Date: 3-11
AP Keisho Maru sunk by SBDs from Irau ???
AP Kenryu Maru sunk by SS Amberjack? Date: 12-11
Ships damaged
Damaged ships
(More or less)
CV Shokaku 41 sys----- by SBDs bombs, San Cristobal battle 28-10
CV Junyo 19 sys ----- by SBDs bombs, San Cristobal battle 28-10
BB Hiei 30 sys ----- by 1 torp from SS 46 Date. 26-10
BB Yamato 19 sys ----- by Mk16 mine Date: 29-11
CA Haguro 55 sys ----- by 1 bomb from SBDs from Irau Date: 30-10
CA Furutaka 34 sys ----- by 4 torpedoes from Beauforts Date 15-11
CL Kiso 51 sys ----- by 1 torp. from SS Sculpin Date 23-10
CL Sendai 47 sys ----- by 1 Torp from SS-41. Date: 20-10
CL Jintsu 73 sys ----- by 1 bpmb from SBDs(23-10), later 2 bombs from B25 (13-11)
CL Isuzu 49 sys ----- by 2 bombs from Marauders and Havoc. Date: 27-11
CL Yura 43 sys ----- by 1 torp from SS Saury Date: 5-12
CL Tenryu 20 sys ----- by SBDs from Lunga Date: 13-10
CL Yubari 33 sys
CL Nagara ----- by 1 torp from SS Swordfish Date: 17-11
AV Sanyo maru 43 sys---- by B25, Beaufi. and hudsons in Short. port attack Date 30-10
AV Akitsushima 39 sys----- by B25, Beaufi. and hudsons in Short. port attack Date 30-10
DD Minekaze 58 ----- by 1 torp from SS-46 Date: 19-10
DD Kagero 55 ----- by 2 bombs from SBDs Date 5-10, 1 torp from SS Wahoo (26-10)
DD Maikaze 48 ----- by 1 torp from SS-47 date: 27-10
DD Harusame 37 ----- by CAs and CL in a night battle Date: 31-10
DD Makigumo 34
DD Oshio 53 ----- by PT guns Date 2-11
DD Yamagumo 65, 26----- by 3 bombs from Beaufighters Date 26-12
DD Shiragumo ?? sys----- by 3 bombs from Beaufighters Date 26-12
DD Onami 26 sys
DD Makigami 28 sys
DD kiyonami 24 ----- by op. damage?
DD Shikinami 20 ----- by op. damage
DD Nowaki 33 ----- by 1 torp from SS Swordfish Date: 7/11
APD 39 41 sys
APD 38 57 sys ----- by 3 bombs from SBD and Seagulls Date: 31-10
APD 34 53, 31 ----- by P39 from Irau Date 8-12
ML Tsugaru 57----- sys damage
AP Atlantic maru 27 sys ----- Shell hits and 1 Torp from SS Wahoo Date: 9/11
AP Yamagiri 40 sys----- by B25, Beaufi. and hudsons in Short. port attack Date 30-10
AP Enju Maru 27 sys ----- by CD fire during Tulagi invasion Date. dic
AP Azumasan Maru 23 sys----- by CD fire during Tulagi invasion Date. dic
AP Myoko 22 sys ----- by CD fire during Tulagi invasion Date. dic
AP Asakasan Maru 52 sys ----- by 1 torp from SS Gudeon, Date:3/12
AP Oyo 25 sys ----- by CD fire during Tulagi invasion Date. dic
AP Shozon Maru 31 sys----- by CD fire during Tulagi invasion Date. dic
AP Shiwan Maru 96 sys
AP Tamashima Maru 36 sys----- by 3 bombs from SBDs and P39 Date: 30-11
AP Akitsuki 87 sys
(More or less)
CV Shokaku 41 sys----- by SBDs bombs, San Cristobal battle 28-10
CV Junyo 19 sys ----- by SBDs bombs, San Cristobal battle 28-10
BB Hiei 30 sys ----- by 1 torp from SS 46 Date. 26-10
BB Yamato 19 sys ----- by Mk16 mine Date: 29-11
CA Haguro 55 sys ----- by 1 bomb from SBDs from Irau Date: 30-10
CA Furutaka 34 sys ----- by 4 torpedoes from Beauforts Date 15-11
CL Kiso 51 sys ----- by 1 torp. from SS Sculpin Date 23-10
CL Sendai 47 sys ----- by 1 Torp from SS-41. Date: 20-10
CL Jintsu 73 sys ----- by 1 bpmb from SBDs(23-10), later 2 bombs from B25 (13-11)
CL Isuzu 49 sys ----- by 2 bombs from Marauders and Havoc. Date: 27-11
CL Yura 43 sys ----- by 1 torp from SS Saury Date: 5-12
CL Tenryu 20 sys ----- by SBDs from Lunga Date: 13-10
CL Yubari 33 sys
CL Nagara ----- by 1 torp from SS Swordfish Date: 17-11
AV Sanyo maru 43 sys---- by B25, Beaufi. and hudsons in Short. port attack Date 30-10
AV Akitsushima 39 sys----- by B25, Beaufi. and hudsons in Short. port attack Date 30-10
DD Minekaze 58 ----- by 1 torp from SS-46 Date: 19-10
DD Kagero 55 ----- by 2 bombs from SBDs Date 5-10, 1 torp from SS Wahoo (26-10)
DD Maikaze 48 ----- by 1 torp from SS-47 date: 27-10
DD Harusame 37 ----- by CAs and CL in a night battle Date: 31-10
DD Makigumo 34
DD Oshio 53 ----- by PT guns Date 2-11
DD Yamagumo 65, 26----- by 3 bombs from Beaufighters Date 26-12
DD Shiragumo ?? sys----- by 3 bombs from Beaufighters Date 26-12
DD Onami 26 sys
DD Makigami 28 sys
DD kiyonami 24 ----- by op. damage?
DD Shikinami 20 ----- by op. damage
DD Nowaki 33 ----- by 1 torp from SS Swordfish Date: 7/11
APD 39 41 sys
APD 38 57 sys ----- by 3 bombs from SBD and Seagulls Date: 31-10
APD 34 53, 31 ----- by P39 from Irau Date 8-12
ML Tsugaru 57----- sys damage
AP Atlantic maru 27 sys ----- Shell hits and 1 Torp from SS Wahoo Date: 9/11
AP Yamagiri 40 sys----- by B25, Beaufi. and hudsons in Short. port attack Date 30-10
AP Enju Maru 27 sys ----- by CD fire during Tulagi invasion Date. dic
AP Azumasan Maru 23 sys----- by CD fire during Tulagi invasion Date. dic
AP Myoko 22 sys ----- by CD fire during Tulagi invasion Date. dic
AP Asakasan Maru 52 sys ----- by 1 torp from SS Gudeon, Date:3/12
AP Oyo 25 sys ----- by CD fire during Tulagi invasion Date. dic
AP Shozon Maru 31 sys----- by CD fire during Tulagi invasion Date. dic
AP Shiwan Maru 96 sys
AP Tamashima Maru 36 sys----- by 3 bombs from SBDs and P39 Date: 30-11
AP Akitsuki 87 sys