IJ commander resurrected - Mundy (A) vs. Castor Troy (IJ) - restricted AAR

[castor troy]

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 128,85



Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 61
D4Y4 Judy x 29

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y4 Judy: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
DE LaPrade, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
AO Marias, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DE Jaccard, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk


our bombers are still hunting ships East of Marcus Island... Allied convoys are retreating in all directions and more subs seem to be moving in to attack KB... after the torp hit on the CVL today KB was ordered to retire within two days...


Aircraft Attacking:
13 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
8 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
8 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DE Jaccard
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Marias
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DE LaPrade


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 132,81

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 32
B7A2 Grace x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
B7A2 Grace: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Menkar, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires
AKA Andromeda, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
AKA Capricornus, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage


all enemy convoys still in range are attacked but the number of bombers is depressing again...


Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
6 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AK Menkar


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 131,92

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 36
B7A2 Grace x 10
D4Y4 Judy x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
B7A2 Grace: 1 damaged
D4Y4 Judy: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Cassin Young, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
AP Gen. W.H.Gordon, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
DD Watts


especially this convoy would be worth it...


Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
6 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Cassin Young
Massive explosion on DD Cassin Young
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring an Allied AK


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 132,81

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D4Y4 Judy x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y4 Judy: 3 damaged
D4Y4 Judy: 2 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
AKA Capricornus, heavy fires, heavy damage
AKA Virgo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AK Matar
AKA Alshain, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage


but we do get our hits in today, have lost track how many enemy ships we have sunk in this operation...


Aircraft Attacking:
6 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
7 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AKA Capricornus
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AKA Alshain


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 132,81

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 65
B7A2 Grace x 15
D4Y4 Judy x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
B7A2 Grace: 2 damaged
D4Y4 Judy: 6 damaged
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
AKA Centarus, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AKA Virgo, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
AKA Thuban, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
AKA Diphda, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AKA Andromeda, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Collett
AK Matar, Bomb hits 1
AK Appanoose, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
AK Arkab, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage


somewhat bigger strike in the afternoon and more high value assault shipping is going to sink...


Aircraft Attacking:
13 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
7 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
11 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
8 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AKA Andromeda
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AKA Virgo


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 131,92

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 38
D4Y4 Judy x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y4 Judy: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Watts, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk


Aircraft Attacking:
8 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
1 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Watts


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 132,81

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 17 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 30
D4Y4 Judy x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y4 Judy: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
AKA Thuban, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AKA Arneb, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AKA Aquarius, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Arkab, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Haynsworth

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AK Arkab


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 132,81

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B7A2 Grace x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
B7A2 Grace: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Haynsworth
AK Appanoose, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

[PaxMondo]

That's a lot of amphib turning into fish reefs ....

[tolsdorff]

It amazes me that your opponent is still playing after all these losses.

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

That's a lot of amphib turning into fish reefs ....

I think the enemy overestimated the time it took to replenish our carriers and get them into range again to strike at Marcus. That's the advantage of the situation now, we are close to our main bases and the enemy has to move all the way to Pearl which is the next major naval base.

But even with these losses, he can bring just more and more and more.[8|]

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: tolsdorff

It amazes me that your opponent is still playing after all these losses.

In 42 and 43 I was thinking the same as that is when Allied players usually surrender when they lose their carriers. The same is true for the Japanese of course. But we're closing in on 45 now, no matter the losses, the Allied are just getting stronger every day, no matter what I will do. [:(]

[tolsdorff]

ORIGINAL: castor troy

ORIGINAL: tolsdorff

It amazes me that your opponent is still playing after all these losses.

In 42 and 43 I was thinking the same as that is when Allied players usually surrender when they lose their carriers. The same is true for the Japanese of course. But we're closing in on 45 now, no matter the losses, the Allied are just getting stronger every day, no matter what I will do. [:(]

Understood! Still your opponent lost so much. Thankfully he doesn't give up, so we get to see this endgame!

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 16, 44
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 131,75

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 31
B7A2 Grace x 10

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AKA Stokes, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
AK Bedford Victory


last day of KB operating against shipping East and South East of Marcus Island...

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
6 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AKA Stokes


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 138,81

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 113
B7A2 Grace x 42
D4Y4 Judy x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
B7A2 Grace: 11 damaged
D4Y4 Judy: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
AKA Chara, Bomb hits 1
AKA Algol, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
AK Phobos, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Haynsworth
AKA Diphda, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Collett
AKA Centarus, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
AK Matar, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AKA Aquarius, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AKA Alamance, Bomb hits 2, on fire


and there's still lots of stuff around not able to flee fast enough as KB is a) faster than the convoys and b) our bombers strike out to 8 hexes... heavily damaged freighters have most likely not much chance to survive in this region of the Pacific...


Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
3 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
9 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
2 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
5 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AKA Algol
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AKA Diphda


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 137,81

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 38
B7A2 Grace x 10
D4Y4 Judy x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AKA Capricornus, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AKA Alshain, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
6 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring an Allied AKA
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AKA Alshain


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 134,82

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 15
B7A2 Grace x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AKA Thuban, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AKA Thuban


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 138,81

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 37
B7A2 Grace x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
B7A2 Grace: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Melucta, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
AKA Algol, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AKA Centarus, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AK Melucta
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AKA Algol


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 138,81

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D4Y4 Judy x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y4 Judy: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AKA Algol, heavy fires, heavy damage
AKA Uvalde, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Haynsworth


the destroyer would have been the primary target...


Aircraft Attacking:
5 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
2 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AKA Uvalde


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 138,81

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D4Y4 Judy x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y4 Judy: 5 damaged
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
DD Collett
DD Haynsworth
AKA Uvalde, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AKA Centarus, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
3 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AKA Uvalde


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 128,76

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 43
D4Y4 Judy x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y4 Judy: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Wickes
xAK Panaman, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
xAK Norman J. Colman
xAK Ovid Butler, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires


lots of bombers again and again attack targets that were in sinking condition already and they leave the undamaged ones alone...


Aircraft Attacking:
13 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
7 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ovid Butler


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 138,81

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 122
B7A2 Grace x 68
D4Y4 Judy x 46

Japanese aircraft losses
B7A2 Grace: 2 damaged
D4Y4 Judy: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AKA Chara, Bomb hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
AKA Alamance, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
AKA Uvalde, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
AK Phobos, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
AK Propus, Bomb hits 19, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Haynsworth
AK Melucta, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
DD Collett, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AK Matar, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage


big afternoon strike, guess there's not all that much left in this convoy now... no idea how AK Propus was able to swallow 19 bomb hits before being sunk, probably have of it being 500kg bombs...


Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
11 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
10 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
6 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
6 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
3 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
3 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
7 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
7 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
12 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
7 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
1 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb

Massive explosion on AKA Uvalde
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AKA Chara
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AKA Alamance
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AK Phobos
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AK Propus


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 131,75

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 30
D4Y4 Judy x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y4 Judy: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Bedford Victory, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
AK Australian Victory, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
8 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
3 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AK Australian Victory
Massive explosion on AK Australian Victory


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 128,76

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 15
D4Y4 Judy x 34

Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y4 Judy: 2 damaged
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
xAK Norman J. Colman, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DE Cloues, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Wickes, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Ovid Butler, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage


Wickes takes a 800kg bomb, might be enough to see the ship being in trouble if fires get out of control... in vanilla I would rate the destroyer as being sunk but not so in Babes with the reduced bomb damage...

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
12 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
1 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
6 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DE Cloues
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ovid Butler
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Wickes
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Norman J. Colman


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 138,81

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 9
B7A2 Grace x 32

Japanese aircraft losses
B7A2 Grace: 1 damaged
B7A2 Grace: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
DD Collett, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Haynsworth, Bomb hits 1
AKA Chara, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AK Phobos, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
AK Propus, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
AKA Alamance, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
3 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Collett
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AKA Chara
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AK Phobos
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AK Propus
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AKA Alamance


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Marcus Island at 128,76

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D4Y4 Judy x 20

Allied aircraft
no flights

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 10 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAK Ovid Butler, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Norman J. Colman, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
DE Cloues, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
DD Wickes, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage


that's a nice one, not only do we get DD Wickes for sure but we also get confirmation of a Corsair squadron going down with a freighter that was inbound for Marcus Island...


Aircraft Attacking:
14 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
5 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
1 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Ovid Butler
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Norman J. Colman
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DE Cloues
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Wickes


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 138,81

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D4Y4 Judy x 25

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Haynsworth
AKA Chara, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AKA Alamance, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
14 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
7 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AKA Alamance
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AKA Chara


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 138,81

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D4Y4 Judy x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Haynsworth, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires
AKA Alamance, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AKA Alamance
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Haynsworth


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 138,81

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
D4Y4 Judy x 17

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Haynsworth, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk


another high value destroyer...


Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
1 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 10000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Haynsworth



I'd say losses to our bomber force have been minimal, even more so crew losses considering the damage done... KB has been ordered to leave the area now...

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 17, 44
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ASW attack near Marcus Island at 133,82



Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
CLAA Natori
DD Umigiri
DD Fujinami
DD Tanigiri
DD Taekaze
DD Satokaze
DD Kiyokaze

Allied Ships
SS Halibut, hits 1


that's exactly what I don't want to see, one of my two main CV groups running over an enemy sub while retiring South... the carriers are led by an ASW group followed by a SAG and then the carriers and it's the carriers' escorts that finally engage the sub and drive it off...


SS Halibut is sighted by escort
DD Tanigiri fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Taekaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Satokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kiyokaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Satokaze fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Kiyokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kiyokaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Kiyokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Kiyokaze attacking submerged sub ....
DD Kiyokaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Kiyokaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Kiyokaze is out of ASW ammo
DD Kiyokaze fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Submarine attack near Makin at 136,125

Japanese Ships
xAKL P-74, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Sawfish


damn those parked subs at Makin and Tarawa...


xAKL P-74 is sighted by SS Sawfish
SS Sawfish attacking xAKL P-74 on the surface


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Sub attack near Makin at 136,125

Japanese Ships
xAKL P-148, Shell hits 17, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Sawfish


even gets another mini freighter...

SS Sawfish attacking xAKL P-148 on the surface


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Makin at 136,125

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 51 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25H Mitchell x 10
P-51B Mustang x 9

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
xAKL P-137, Shell hits 10, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
PB Yoshida Maru, Shell hits 21
PB Toyotsu Maru, Shell hits 10, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage


to make things worse the subs raises the detection level of this convoy and suddenly bombers show up... no idea why the escorts did sh*t against the sub and it could even attack on the surface... another two ships sunk...


Aircraft Attacking:
10 x B-25H Mitchell bombing and strafing from low level *
Naval Attack: 3 x 500 lb SAP Bomb



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Submarine attack near Makin at 136,125

Japanese Ships
xAKL P-82

Allied Ships
SS Sawfish

xAKL P-82 is sighted by SS Sawfish
SS Sawfish launches 2 torpedoes at xAKL P-82

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 21, 44

Four days later and KB has arrived where it was planned to go two weeks ago before Allied shipping showed up in numbers at Marcus Island which provided us with the chance to strike. The carrier groups were able to avoid all enemy subs and 2/3 of the IJN has taken position West of the Marshalls to strike Roi-Namur. People might wonder why striking Roi-Namur in late 44 with a carrier force being three times as big as the one that has hit Pearl Harbour in 41. Well, the screenshot might answer this even though we are not after all those small oilers but the subs being based there.

After taking Kwajalein and Roi-Namur and failing at Wotje and Maleolap the enemy has still turned Roi-Namur into his main USN sub base. It's a known strategy for Allied players to get the subs closer to the front as the way to Pearl is a long one but doing this without having secured all of the Marshalls is quite risky (or overconfident) as a level 4 airfield at Kwajalein and a level 1 airfield at Roi-Namur is definately not enough to keep the IJN from attacking the base.

The plan is to unleash two heavy cruiser groups against Roi-Namur, clear the spotted PT boat squadron and bombard the base. At the same time KB will move to a position four hexes NW of the atoll and launch 500 bombers escorted by 300 Sams to bomb the anchorage. Roi-Namur is only a small atoll with a stacking limit of 6000 and while it's overstacked I don't expect to face a lot of flak and the cruisers should suppress it anyways. Roi-Namur also doesn't have that many fighters (two Corsair squadrons were identified in the past) so that leaves CAP from Kwajalein which will most likely leak over, consisting of P-47 and Mustangs last time we attacked there.

According to recon there are nearly a hundred ships anchored at Roi-Namur and we expect up to two dozen subs being there. Enemy naval search has picked up our cruisers but I doubt the enemy is aware of what is planned, worst would be seeing the anchorage being empty tomorrow and two dozen enemy subs flooding the area KB is moving into.


edit: seems like I can't upload the screenshot, getting an odd error message saying ASP 500.100 Error. [&:]

[RangerJoe]

ORIGINAL: castor troy

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 21, 44

Four days later and KB has arrived where it was planned to go two weeks ago before Allied shipping showed up in numbers at Marcus Island which provided us with the chance to strike. The carrier groups were able to avoid all enemy subs and 2/3 of the IJN has taken position West of the Marshalls to strike Roi-Namur. People might wonder why striking Roi-Namur in late 44 with a carrier force being three times as big as the one that has hit Pearl Harbour in 41. Well, the screenshot might answer this even though we are not after all those small oilers but the subs being based there.

After taking Kwajalein and Roi-Namur and failing at Wotje and Maleolap the enemy has still turned Roi-Namur into his main USN sub base. It's a known strategy for Allied players to get the subs closer to the front as the way to Pearl is a long one but doing this without having secured all of the Marshalls is quite risky (or overconfident) as a level 4 airfield at Kwajalein and a level 1 airfield at Roi-Namur is definately not enough to keep the IJN from attacking the base.

The plan is to unleash two heavy cruiser groups against Roi-Namur, clear the spotted PT boat squadron and bombard the base. At the same time KB will move to a position four hexes NW of the atoll and launch 500 bombers escorted by 300 Sams to bomb the anchorage. Roi-Namur is only a small atoll with a stacking limit of 6000 and while it's overstacked I don't expect to face a lot of flak and the cruisers should suppress it anyways. Roi-Namur also doesn't have that many fighters (two Corsair squadrons were identified in the past) so that leaves CAP from Kwajalein which will most likely leak over, consisting of P-47 and Mustangs last time we attacked there.

According to recon there are nearly a hundred ships anchored at Roi-Namur and we expect up to two dozen subs being there. Enemy naval search has picked up our cruisers but I doubt the enemy is aware of what is planned, worst would be seeing the anchorage being empty tomorrow and two dozen enemy subs flooding the area KB is moving into.


edit: seems like I can't upload the screenshot, getting an odd error message saying ASP 500.100 Error. [&:]

According to a thread on the General forum, there is problems with the system.

Can't load pictures

https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=5012497

[mattj78]

Hello just out of curiosity who are your highest scoring pilots and the amount of planes they have shot down sorry if its been posted already

[castor troy]

Here's the missing screenshot with the coming attack in the Marshalls.

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: mattj78

Hello just out of curiosity who are your highest scoring pilots and the amount of planes they have shot down sorry if its been posted already

Will post a screenshot from my next turn, but it won't be spectacular at all. IIRC I don't even have a double ace, best pilot with 9 kills and he was KIA. When it comes down to aces it's most likely the worst PBEM I've played so far but if you have 850 fighters on your carriers each one gets fewer kills than if you have only 300 [:D]

[mattj78]

ORIGINAL: castor troy

ORIGINAL: mattj78

Hello just out of curiosity who are your highest scoring pilots and the amount of planes they have shot down sorry if its been posted already

Will post a screenshot from my next turn, but it won't be spectacular at all. IIRC I don't even have a double ace, best pilot with 9 kills and he was KIA. When it comes down to aces it's most likely the worst PBEM I've played so far but if you have 850 fighters on your carriers each one gets fewer kills than if you have only 300 [:D]

thank you yes just was curios have enjoyed your aar immensely thats interesting yes I know what you mean

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 22, 44
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Roi-Namur at 132,114, Range 30,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CA Takao
CA Atago
CA Chokai
DD Shimakaze
DD Urakaze
DD Nowaki
DD Arashi
DD Tanikaze
DD Asashio
DD Oshio
DD Minegumo
DD Arare
DD Kasumi
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi

Allied Ships
SC-982
SC-983
SC-984
SC-1065


the cruisers go in and meet some subchasers first that evade combat... good, would be a waste of ammo...



Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 46% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
Allied TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 13,000 yards...
Range increases to 14,000 yards...
Range increases to 15,000 yards...
Range increases to 16,000 yards...
Range increases to 17,000 yards...
Range increases to 18,000 yards...
Range increases to 19,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 19,000 yards
Range increases to 20,000 yards...
Range increases to 21,000 yards...
Range increases to 22,000 yards...
Range increases to 23,000 yards...
Range increases to 24,000 yards...
Range increases to 25,000 yards...
Range increases to 26,000 yards...
Range increases to 27,000 yards...
Range increases to 28,000 yards...
Range increases to 29,000 yards...
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
Allied ASW Combat TF evades combat


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Roi-Namur at 132,114, Range 6,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Tone
CA Chikuma
CA Takao
CA Atago
CA Chokai
DD Shimakaze
DD Urakaze
DD Nowaki
DD Arashi
DD Tanikaze
DD Asashio
DD Oshio
DD Minegumo
DD Arare
DD Kasumi, heavy damage
DD Hatsuharu
DD Nenohi

Allied Ships
PT-60
PT-61
PT-62
PT-64
PT-65
PT-66


then the spotted PT squadron is met and while they weren't able to inflict damage we see yet another collision of two destroyers, leaving one in sinking condition... really great... never seen a campaign with so many collisions like this one...


Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 46% moonlight: 11,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
Leeson, RA gains tactical advantage
CA Chokai engages PT-66 at 6,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-65 at 6,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-62 at 6,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages PT-65 at 6,000 yards
DD Shimakaze engages PT-66 at 6,000 yards
Range closes to 3,000 yards
DD Tanikaze engages PT-66 at 3,000 yards
DD Nowaki engages PT-65 at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-66 at 5,000 yards
CA Tone engages PT-66 at 5,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages PT-65 at 5,000 yards
DD Asashio engages PT-61 at 5,000 yards
DD Arashi engages PT-65 at 5,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages PT-65 at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Tanikaze engages PT-65 at 7,000 yards
Leeson, RA orders Allied TF to disengage
Range increases to 11,000 yards
DD Arare engages PT-66 at 11,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages PT-65 at 11,000 yards
CA Chikuma engages PT-62 at 11,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages PT-65 at 11,000 yards
DD Arare engages PT-66 at 11,000 yards
DD Tanikaze engages PT-65 at 11,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
DD Kasumi collides with DD Arare at 132 , 114
CA Chokai engages PT-64 at 12,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages PT-66 at 12,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages PT-65 at 12,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages PT-64 at 12,000 yards
DD Asashio engages PT-66 at 12,000 yards
DD Tanikaze engages PT-66 at 12,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages PT-65 at 12,000 yards
Range increases to 14,000 yards
CA Tone engages PT-60 at 14,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages PT-66 at 14,000 yards
DD Oshio engages PT-66 at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 13,000 yards
CA Chokai engages PT-66 at 13,000 yards
CA Takao engages PT-66 at 13,000 yards
DD Nenohi engages PT-65 at 13,000 yards
DD Oshio engages PT-65 at 13,000 yards
DD Tanikaze engages PT-66 at 13,000 yards
DD Urakaze engages PT-66 at 13,000 yards
Leeson, RA orders Allied TF to disengage
Range closes to 12,000 yards
DD Minegumo engages PT-61 at 12,000 yards
DD Oshio engages PT-60 at 12,000 yards
DD Oshio engages PT-65 at 12,000 yards
DD Shimakaze engages PT-65 at 12,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Night Naval bombardment of Roi-Namur at 132,114 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 26 damaged
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 2 destroyed on ground
F4U-1A Corsair: 91 damaged
F4U-1A Corsair: 5 destroyed on ground
B-25H Mitchell: 39 damaged

2 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
CA Takao
CA Chikuma
CA Tone
DD Nenohi
DD Hatsuharu
DD Minegumo
DD Oshio
DD Asashio
DD Tanikaze
DD Arashi
DD Nowaki
DD Urakaze
DD Shimakaze

Allied Ships
AVD Thornton, Shell hits 1
AD Rigel, Shell hits 1

Allied ground losses:
1026 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 53 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 7 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Airbase hits 37
Airbase supply hits 12
Runway hits 75


first bombardment going in, all ships set to bombard... the airfield is plastered but the anchorage is literally ignored... this bombardment has already closed the tiny airfield...


E13A1 Jake acting as spotter for CA Chokai
CA Chokai firing at Roi-Namur
CA Takao firing at Roi-Namur
CA Chikuma firing at 6th Port Advn Base Force
CA Tone firing at 5th Port Advn Base Force
5th Port Advn Base Force firing at CA Tone
DD Nenohi firing at Roi-Namur
DD Hatsuharu firing at Roi-Namur
DD Minegumo firing at Roi-Namur
DD Oshio firing at Roi-Namur
DD Asashio firing at Roi-Namur
DD Tanikaze firing at Roi-Namur
DD Arashi firing at Roi-Namur
DD Nowaki firing at Roi-Namur
DD Urakaze firing at Roi-Namur
DD Shimakaze firing at Roi-Namur


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Night Naval bombardment of Roi-Namur at 132,114 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
B-25H Mitchell: 35 damaged
B-25H Mitchell: 3 destroyed on ground
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 89 damaged
SB2C-1C Helldiver: 2 destroyed on ground
F4U-1A Corsair: 109 damaged
F4U-1A Corsair: 5 destroyed on ground

11 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Kako
CA Aoba
CA Ashigara
CA Nachi
CA Haguro
CA Myoko
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Shiranui
DD Isokaze
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
DD Yukikaze
DD Natsushio
DD Onami
DD Suzunami
DD Makigumo
DD Kazegumo
DD Yugumo

Allied Ships
AVP Avocet, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AD Rigel, Shell hits 1, on fire
YO Y-4, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
547 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 14 destroyed, 51 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 8 disabled
Vehicles lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Airbase hits 30
Airbase supply hits 14
Runway hits 59


the bigger task force comes in for it's bombardment and again the anchorage is pretty much left alone with more damage to the airfield... so we have a 6000 stacking atoll, 15,000 troops according to recon (so around 7-8000 on the atoll), surely not the level 6 forts we had and now look what this number of ships can do with a full load of ordnance fired against the atoll... compare this to the stupid effects of the LCI (G) with their firework rockets and then try to make a sane comment that due to a different and totally idiotic routine this would be all realistic... while the LCI (G) completely whiped out the garrison, our two cruiser task forces with all those DDs firing thousands of shells, times more ordnance than those LCI (G) weren't even able to destroy a SINGLE gun in those two bombardments...

it's not that these two bombardments are utter broken, but the LCI (G) effects surely are and when I think about them again (soon to see again for sure) I can only deny the yay sayers any remaining sane sense or knowledge about WWII, intelligence aside...

a different routine, what a totally silly explanation for a silly outcome... the routine is different for sure, but that doesn't make it work correctly nor realisticly nor is it bringing up a near sane result...


CA Kako firing at Roi-Namur
CA Aoba firing at Roi-Namur
CA Ashigara firing at Roi-Namur
CA Nachi firing at Roi-Namur
CA Haguro firing at Roi-Namur
CA Myoko firing at Roi-Namur
DD Tokitsukaze firing at Roi-Namur
DD Shiranui firing at Roi-Namur
DD Isokaze firing at 5th Port Advn Base Force
5th Port Advn Base Force firing at DD Isokaze
DD Maikaze firing at 6th Port Advn Base Force
6th Port Advn Base Force firing at DD Maikaze
DD Yukikaze firing at 5th Port Advn Base Force
5th Port Advn Base Force firing at DD Yukikaze
DD Natsushio firing at Roi-Namur
DD Onami firing at Roi-Namur
DD Suzunami firing at Roi-Namur
DD Makigumo firing at Roi-Namur
DD Kazegumo firing at Roi-Namur
Massive explosion on YO Y-4
DD Yugumo firing at Roi-Namur


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Roi-Namur at 132,114, Range 25,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Atago
DD Kasumi, heavy damage

Allied Ships
PT-60, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-61, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-62, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-64
PT-65, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-66


the routine that splits off damaged ships from their task forces is as broken... we lost Yamato already when she was "escorting" a crippled DD, this time it's the fully undamaged CA Atago that is split off with the sinking Kasumi, only moving one hex... god damn this is all just not working in a sane way... split off another DD to help the damaged one, split off a heavy cruiser? Or leave the flagship of the IJN behind to escort a crippled DD? Totally b*llshit... [:@]


Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 21,000 yards
Japanese TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 22,000 yards...
Range increases to 23,000 yards...
Range increases to 24,000 yards...
Range increases to 25,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 25,000 yards
CA Atago engages PT-65 at 25,000 yards
CA Atago engages PT-64 at 25,000 yards
CA Atago engages PT-62 at 25,000 yards
Range increases to 27,000 yards
CA Atago engages PT-66 at 27,000 yards
CA Atago engages PT-65 at 27,000 yards
CA Atago engages PT-64 at 27,000 yards
CA Atago engages PT-62 at 27,000 yards
CA Atago engages PT-61 at 27,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards
CA Atago engages PT-66 at 24,000 yards
CA Atago engages PT-64 at 24,000 yards
CA Atago engages PT-60 at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 23,000 yards
CA Atago engages PT-66 at 23,000 yards
CA Atago engages PT-64 at 23,000 yards
CA Atago engages PT-62 at 23,000 yards
Range closes to 22,000 yards
CA Atago engages PT-66 at 22,000 yards
CA Atago engages PT-61 at 22,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards
CA Atago engages PT-66 at 20,000 yards
PT-61 sunk by CA Atago at 20,000 yards
Range closes to 16,000 yards
CA Atago engages PT-66 at 16,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages PT-66 at 16,000 yards
CA Atago engages PT-64 at 16,000 yards
CA Atago engages PT-62 at 16,000 yards
PT-60 sunk by CA Atago at 16,000 yards
Range closes to 14,000 yards
CA Atago engages PT-66 at 14,000 yards
CA Atago engages PT-64 at 14,000 yards
CA Atago engages PT-62 at 14,000 yards
Range closes to 12,000 yards
CA Atago engages PT-66 at 12,000 yards
PT-65 sunk by CA Atago at 12,000 yards
CA Atago engages PT-64 at 12,000 yards
Range closes to 10,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages PT-66 at 10,000 yards
PT-62 sunk by DD Kasumi at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 14,000 yards
CA Atago engages PT-66 at 14,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages PT-64 at 14,000 yards
Range increases to 18,000 yards
CA Atago engages PT-66 at 18,000 yards
DD Kasumi engages PT-64 at 18,000 yards
Range increases to 23,000 yards
Range increases to 28,000 yards
Task forces break off...


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Sub attack near Calayan at 82,71

Japanese Ships
TK Marifu Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
E W-26
E W-22
E W-21
E W-20
E W-19
TK Palembang Maru
TK Okigawa Maru
E W-33
E W-30
E W-29
E W-27

Allied Ships
SS Sea Owl, hits 4, heavy damage


real heavily escorted tanker convoy but the sub gets the kill... the escorts score two direct hits though, will be a long way home for the sub, perhaps air ASW can get another hit in...


SS Sea Owl launches 2 torpedoes at TK Marifu Maru
Sea Owl diving deep ....
E W-33 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-30 fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-29 fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-27 fails to find sub and abandons search
E W-33 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-33 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-33 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-33 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-33 fails to find sub, continues to search...
E W-33 attacking submerged sub ....
E W-33 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Roi-Namur at 131,113, Range 30,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Atago
DD Kasumi, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SC-982
SC-983
SC-984
SC-1065

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards
Range closes to 27,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 27,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 27,000 yards
Both TF attempt to withdraw!
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
Both Task Forces evade combat


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Morning Air attack on Roi-Namur , at 132,114



Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 157 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 46 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M2 Sam x 311
B7A2 Grace x 181
D4Y4 Judy x 320

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 13
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 13
P-51B Mustang x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A7M2 Sam: 5 destroyed
B7A2 Grace: 11 damaged
D4Y4 Judy: 29 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 4 destroyed
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed
P-51B Mustang: 3 destroyed

Allied Ships
YO-90, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SS Corvina, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
AM Lark, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Gurnard, Bomb hits 5, heavy damage
ARD-10, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
YO Y-13, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
DE Deede, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
SC PC-1082, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Tullibee, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
AE Pyro, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
AE Henry S Grove, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
ARD ABSD-2, Bomb hits 4, on fire
ARD-6, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
ARD-1, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
PC Morris, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AS Apollo, Bomb hits 1
SS Moray, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
AE Shasta, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
YO-105, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AGP Willoughby, Bomb hits 2, on fire
PC Haida, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AVD McFarland, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
AS Pelias, Bomb hits 3, on fire
DMS Chandler, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
AVP Thrush, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Spadefish, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
SS Archerfish, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
YO-120, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SS Tautog, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
DD Black, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Ling, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
AVD Thornton, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
YO Y-5, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
YO Y-8, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
DD Bennion, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
ARD-15, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
AVP Pelican, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
ARD-8, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
AR Medusa, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
YO-78, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AE Mazama, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AGP Wachapreague, Bomb hits 1
YO-73, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AR Prometheus, Bomb hits 2, on fire
YO-59, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
YO-49, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AD Dixie, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
YO Y-21, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
YO-48, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SC PC-1084, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
YO-20, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AD Yosemite, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AGP Acontius, Bomb hits 1
AS Bushnell, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
YO-79, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
YO-47, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
ACM General Frank, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
PC Alert, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Port hits 15
Port fuel hits 6
Port supply hits 4


and here's KB's strike against the anchorage... what is near impossible to achieve against even huge convoys with hundreds of spotted ships in range perfectly works in a port strike, 100% of the available bombers launch for the attack... the CAP is leaking over from Kwajalein, the ordered sweep of the IJAAF with Franks is of course later to show up, could as well not order these at all... we have a big escort in a perfectly coordinated strike from two carrier groups with about 1,100 aircraft and the Sams perform very well against the enemy fighters as they had the never ending dive against both Thunderbolt squadrons but were hit by the dive from the Mustangs... while the Sams tore through the Thuds, the Mustangs shot up the Sams in return... the dive, fixed!

none of the CAP fighters got through to the bombers and the dive bombing began hitting the anchorage at Roi-Namur... I really wondered and got a little upset during the replay as it felt like every second dive bombing run was against a crappy YO, all of them were fuel loaden and are a kill after being set afire with the first bomb... the main target and reason of this attack, the USN sub fleet, wasn't hit as hard as expected as we sink "only" eight subs in this strike... most likely weren't as many at Roi-Namur as expected but what really surprised me was the number of ARD, not only the smaller ones that are perfeclt suited to repair subs or smaller ships but also ARD ABSD-2 which is a 50,000 ton dry dock... the bomb hits probably weren't enough to sink it but the damage will be most likely enough to put it out of action with no hopes to get it repaired at Roi-Namur... don't know if a damaged ARD still works in the game though...

like I've said before, this is my kind of late '44 Pearl Harbour strike and while I expected to sink twice as many subs I still consider it a success... only the Sams suffered a little and we will lose a DD due to the collision so if nothing serious is going to happen I'm okay with the outcome of the operation...



Aircraft Attacking:
21 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
3 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
7 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
12 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
16 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
6 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
5 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
12 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
11 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
6 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
5 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
18 x A7M2 Sam sweeping at 15000 feet
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
22 x A7M2 Sam sweeping at 15000 feet
3 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
8 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
8 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
13 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
26 x A7M2 Sam sweeping at 15000 feet
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
30 x A7M2 Sam sweeping at 15000 feet
8 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
21 x A7M2 Sam sweeping at 15000 feet
9 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
9 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
19 x A7M2 Sam sweeping at 15000 feet
12 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
5 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
12 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
8 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
2 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
12 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
10 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
7 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
3 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
3 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
11 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
6 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
6 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
16 x A7M2 Sam sweeping at 15000 feet
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
15 x A7M2 Sam sweeping at 15000 feet
11 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
8 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
7 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
15 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
1 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
14 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
6 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
7 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
5 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
6 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
1 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
26 x A7M2 Sam sweeping at 15000 feet
1 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
7 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
1 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
6 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
7 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
2 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
2 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
2 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
12 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
8 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
8 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
23rd FG/74th FS with P-51B Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(13 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 32000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
23rd FG/75th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(13 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 5 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
23rd FG/76th FS with P-47D25 Thunderbolt (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(13 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes

Massive explosion on DE Deede


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Morning Air attack on Roi-Namur , at 132,114

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 170 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84r Frank x 5

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 5
P-51B Mustang x 1

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed


wooohoooo, the Army Airforce showing up...


Aircraft Attacking:
5 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 30000 feet

CAP engaged:
23rd FG/76th FS with P-47D25 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 57 minutes
23rd FG/74th FS with P-51B Mustang (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 32000 , scrambling fighters to 22000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes



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Morning Air attack on Roi-Namur , at 132,114

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84r Frank x 45

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 1

No Japanese losses

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
45 x Ki-84r Frank sweeping at 30000 feet

CAP engaged:
23rd FG/76th FS with P-47D25 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 33000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes

[castor troy]

with a full Corsair squadron being destroyed on the ground at Roi-Namur's airfield we pretty much get a 1:1 in air losses today which is perfectly fine... two dozen Sams were lost with not even a dozen pilots KIA/WIA and all bomber losses were ops and literally no crews lost... only damage to the bombers was due to balloons over the anchorage, flak fire was minimal which was surprising... flak from the units at the base was suppressed from the cruiser bombardments but I expected that number of ships at the anchorage to contribute more...

[castor troy]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Nov 23, 44
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OH MY GOD...


Morning Air attack on Roi-Namur , at 132,114

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 82 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B7A2 Grace x 64

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 8
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 8
P-51B Mustang x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
B7A2 Grace: 27 destroyed, 12 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
SS Croaker, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
DE Deede, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Gurnard, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
YO-77, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
YO-119, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AE Shasta, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
ARD-13, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AS Apollo, Bomb hits 1
AD Dixie, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AE Mazama, Bomb hits 1, on fire
ACM Obstructor, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AS Pelias, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AVD Thornton, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AGP Wachapreague, Bomb hits 1, on fire
YO-121, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AGP Willoughby, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PC Atalanta, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AS Bushnell, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Black, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AVP Avocet, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
YO-114, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SC PC-1079, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DD Bennion, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
ARD ABSD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1


after yesterday's strike against Roi-Namur we have ordered the carriers to retire West and I f*cked up... one carrier group had all bombers back to nav strike and ASW but the other carrier group had only one bomber group's orders changed witht he rest being still on port strike... me f*cking up orders and the carriers refueling some escorts meant that instead of being out of range the Graces were still in range of Roi-Namur but there were no escorts and 64 bombers fly into their doom... amazingly enough 52 of the fast bombers were able to get through CAP which was absolutely surprising and I thought we would get away with it but there just had to be also attacks from the CAP after the bombers had released their bombs, resulting in no less than 41 Graces lost today including a big number of experienced bomber crews... this leaves the whole operation in a different light now, not as much a success as the day before even though as with SS Croaker we get a 9th sub today that wasn't hit yesterday...

we had constant sinking sounds the following days so I expect dozens of enemy ships being sunk at Roi-Namur, perhaps we even get the 50,000 ton ARD...

usually I check orders for my carrier groups two, three and sometimes even four times during a turn BEFORE an attack, in this case I must have been too careless the next turn as one carrier group didn't have the orders they should have...

I was thinking about staying a second day and bomb the anchorage again to bag everything that was still afloat but I decided to retire with the carriers as there were at least halve a dozen subs in range to engage our carriers... opting for a second port strike would most likely not have resulted in these bomber losses as we would have had all escorts available then and we would have knocked out everything that was still afloat at Roi-Namur... but it would have put our carriers at risk of sub attacks... in the end, probably a wrong decision... I should have just not f*cked up orders, my fault... [8|]



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
3 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
3 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
2 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
3 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x B7A2 Grace releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
23rd FG/74th FS with P-51B Mustang (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 10 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 32000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
23rd FG/75th FS with P-47D2 Thunderbolt (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
23rd FG/76th FS with P-47D25 Thunderbolt (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 6 minutes

Massive explosion on DD Bennion

[castor troy]

that's the fat ARD that was hit by five bombs, including 800kg bombs dropped by the Judies...

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: mattj78

ORIGINAL: castor troy

ORIGINAL: mattj78

Hello just out of curiosity who are your highest scoring pilots and the amount of planes they have shot down sorry if its been posted already

Will post a screenshot from my next turn, but it won't be spectacular at all. IIRC I don't even have a double ace, best pilot with 9 kills and he was KIA. When it comes down to aces it's most likely the worst PBEM I've played so far but if you have 850 fighters on your carriers each one gets fewer kills than if you have only 300 [:D]

thank you yes just was curios have enjoyed your aar immensely thats interesting yes I know what you mean

here are the top pilots

[mattj78]

ORIGINAL: castor troy

ORIGINAL: mattj78

ORIGINAL: castor troy




Will post a screenshot from my next turn, but it won't be spectacular at all. IIRC I don't even have a double ace, best pilot with 9 kills and he was KIA. When it comes down to aces it's most likely the worst PBEM I've played so far but if you have 850 fighters on your carriers each one gets fewer kills than if you have only 300 [:D]

thank you yes just was curios have enjoyed your aar immensely thats interesting yes I know what you mean

here are the top pilots

Wow the number of individual missions flown is huge 1958 being the most flown by a pilot thanks for the post found it interesting