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ORIGINAL: MrKane

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Having 590 aircraft on one airfield is dangerous if he sends in his BBs to bombard. Can some be dispersed to nearby fields?

True, this are invasion forces to be loaded and send to NZ. Bad timing . Bombers are already on ships sailing off.
My carriers are nearby, so it can be interesting week.

Ouch !!!



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tahiti at 173,178

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 30
B5N2 Kate x 32
D3A1 Val x 24

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 28
P-39D Airacobra x 92
P-400 Airacobra x 23
P-40E Warhawk x 71
F4F-3 Wildcat x 33

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
D3A1 Val: 16 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed
P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
AO TAN 5
CL Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tahiti at 173,178

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
B5N2 Kate x 27
D3A1 Val x 26

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 28
P-39D Airacobra x 85
P-400 Airacobra x 21
P-40E Warhawk x 69
F4F-3 Wildcat x 33

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 16 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tahiti at 173,178

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
B5N2 Kate x 15
D3A1 Val x 12

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 27
P-39D Airacobra x 79
P-400 Airacobra x 22
P-40E Warhawk x 69
F4F-3 Wildcat x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 9 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
DD Hotspur
CL Achilles


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tahiti at 173,178

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 51 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
B5N2 Kate x 3

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 27
P-39D Airacobra x 75
P-400 Airacobra x 20
P-40E Warhawk x 63
F4F-3 Wildcat x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

MrKane: Ouch !!!

You must be "feeling his pain"! Great defence there![:)]

I am guessing that those IJN TFs that sat still for a turn were refuelling or are waiting for KB to close Tahiti's airfield.

ORIGINAL: MrKane
Not so much his wrong doing. He is simply outmatch, there is very little you can do to fight off high altitude sweep of Spitfire Mark 8 using A6M2, Ki-43Ic and a few Ki-44a.
This is what he is against:

Swap out those 60 xp guys and bring your best aces in, you don't want average joes to handle those precious airframes and lose them for inexperience

ORIGINAL: GetAssista

ORIGINAL: MrKane
Not so much his wrong doing. He is simply outmatch, there is very little you can do to fight off high altitude sweep of Spitfire Mark 8 using A6M2, Ki-43Ic and a few Ki-44a.
This is what he is against:

Swap out those 60 xp guys and bring your best aces in, you don't want average joes to handle those precious airframes and lose them for inexperience

By post #19, I am pretty sure Mr. Kane knows that! [:)]

Great results on the air combat near Tahiti ... but it looks like the Japanese battleships are approaching for a bombardment next ... likely very bad if they succeed. You were right; this Japanese player is VERY aggressive!! [X(]

For details tomorrow.

Battle of Tahiti day 3rd.

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Aitutaki at 157,168

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 63
B5N1 Kate x 43
B5N2 Kate x 8
D3A1 Val x 42

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 32
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Russell, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Farenholt, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Anderson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA New Orleans
CLAA San Diego, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Hughes
DD Hammann, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
2 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
2 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
2 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
18 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
12 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
12 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF-6 with F4F-3 Wildcat (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(14 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
14 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
VF-8 with F4F-4 Wildcat (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(18 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
14 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
VF-42 with F4F-3 Wildcat (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes

Fuel storage explosion on CV Yorktown
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Yorktown
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Farenholt
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring an Allied DD


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 153,167

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 75

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 31
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
SBD-2 Dauntless x 33
SBD-3 Dauntless x 68
TBF-1 Avenger x 45

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
SBD-2 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 destroyed, 12 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 destroyed, 8 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CV Zuikaku
DD Sanae, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Asashio
CL Naka, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
CL Tama, Bomb hits 1
CS Chitose
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Mikuma
DD Yuzuki
DD Akigumo
CL Yura

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
13 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
8 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
14 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 8000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
Soryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
Hiryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
8 planes vectored on to bombers
Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
Zuikaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 11000 and 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
2 planes vectored on to bombers
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 2000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
Shoho-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers
Zuiho-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters between 5000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
Fuel storage explosion on CVL Shoho
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Zuiho
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CS Nisshin
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Sanae
Ammo storage explosion on CVL Ryujo
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Naka

...

Very interesting. What will the next day hold? Will you keep going?

ORIGINAL: obvert

Very interesting. What will the next day hold? Will you keep going?

Well I still do not have turn. So, base on combat replay it looks like Yorktown is gone, on his side 3 CVL and CV are eliminated or disabled. So I have still two flattops and he has 2-3 in north group, however he does not have more than 50% planes in hangars due to losses over Tahiti. No clue what to do

He's a long way from home with the fragile IJN forces. Could be interesting to get around the edges and aim for tankers and SCTF that support the KB before taking the CVs on again.

Hi Mr Kane sorry to gate crash your AAR but I was wandering if you had any news on castor troy, I believe you were his opponent at the time of his road accident?

ORIGINAL: Miller

Hi Mr Kane sorry to gate crash your AAR but I was wandering if you had any news on castor troy, I believe you were his opponent at the time of his road accident?

I did not got any reply from him after accident. I got email from his brother just after with info about accident last year. This is all my knowledge about issue.

Battle of Tahiti:

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tahiti at 173,178

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 44 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 30
B5N2 Kate x 32
D3A1 Val x 24

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 28
P-39D Airacobra x 92
P-400 Airacobra x 23
P-40E Warhawk x 71
F4F-3 Wildcat x 33

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 17 destroyed, 1 damaged
D3A1 Val: 16 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed
P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
AO TAN 5
CL Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tahiti at 173,178

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
B5N2 Kate x 27
D3A1 Val x 26

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 28
P-39D Airacobra x 85
P-400 Airacobra x 21
P-40E Warhawk x 69
F4F-3 Wildcat x 33

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 16 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tahiti at 173,178

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
B5N2 Kate x 15
D3A1 Val x 12

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 27
P-39D Airacobra x 79
P-400 Airacobra x 22
P-40E Warhawk x 69
F4F-3 Wildcat x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 9 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
DD Hotspur
CL Achilles

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tahiti at 173,178, Range 5,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Takao, Shell hits 1
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 1
CA Kumano, Shell hits 3
CA Aoba, Shell hits 5
CL Nagara

Allied Ships
CL Achilles
CL Enterprise, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Danae, Shell hits 2
CL Durban, Shell hits 2
DD Decoy
DD Griffin
DD Hotspur
DD Norman

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tahiti at 173,178, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Kumano
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Nagara

Allied Ships
PT-116
PT-117
PT-118
PT-120

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tahiti at 173,178, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 1
CA Kumano
CL Nagara

Allied Ships
PG Sacramento, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
PC Reliance
AO TAN 1, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
AO TAN 2, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
AO TAN 5, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
AO TAN 6, Shell hits 14, and is sunk


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tahiti at 173,178, Range 4,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Tone
CA Maya
DD Tanikaze
DD Murakumo

Allied Ships
PG Sacramento, and is sunk
PC Reliance, Shell hits 5, and is sunk


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Night Naval bombardment of Tahiti at 173,178

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 41 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 12 destroyed on ground
B-26 Marauder: 13 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 2 destroyed on ground
PBY-5A Catalina: 12 damaged
PBY-5A Catalina: 3 destroyed on ground
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed on ground
P-40E Warhawk: 15 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground
Kittyhawk I: 1 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed on ground
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground
P-400 Airacobra: 6 damaged
P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CA Mikuma
CA Mogami
CA Takao
CL Nagara

Allied ground losses:
45 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)


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Night Naval bombardment of Tahiti at 173,178 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 48 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 10 destroyed on ground
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 16 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed on ground
B-26 Marauder: 7 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground
PBY-5A Catalina: 6 damaged
PBY-5A Catalina: 2 destroyed on ground
P-400 Airacobra: 1 damaged
P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
Kittyhawk I: 10 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 3 destroyed on ground
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 damaged

24 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CA Tone
DD Murakumo
DD Tanikaze

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Vehicles lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

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Night Naval bombardment of Tahiti at 173,178

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Warhawk: 9 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground
PBY-5A Catalina: 13 damaged
PBY-5A Catalina: 2 destroyed on ground
P-39D Airacobra: 26 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 9 destroyed on ground
SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed on ground
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 damaged
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed on ground
B-26 Marauder: 3 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed on ground
Kittyhawk I: 5 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed on ground
P-400 Airacobra: 5 damaged
P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
CL Kiso

Allied ground losses:
98 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 8 destroyed, 5 disabled
Vehicles lost 15 (7 destroyed, 8 disabled)


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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tahiti at 173,178

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34
D3A1 Val x 12

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 15
P-39D Airacobra x 53
P-400 Airacobra x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 46
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
CL Achilles

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tahiti at 173,178

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 50 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 29
B5N2 Kate x 14

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 12
P-39D Airacobra x 52
P-400 Airacobra x 12
P-40E Warhawk x 45
F4F-3 Wildcat x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 10 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CL Danae

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tahiti at 173,178, Range 1,000 Yards

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Walrus II: 1 destroyed
Walrus II: 1 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
CL Kinu
DD Akizuki
DD Natsugumo
DD Yamagumo

Allied Ships
CL Achilles, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
CL Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
CL Danae, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
CL Durban, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Decoy, Shell hits 3
DD Griffin
DD Hotspur
DD Norman



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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tahiti at 173,178, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Ise
DD Numakaze
DD Urukaze

Allied Ships
PT-37
PT-116, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
PT-117
PT-118
PT-120

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Night Naval bombardment of Tahiti at 173,178

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 70 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 19 destroyed on ground
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground
Kittyhawk I: 13 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed on ground
B-26 Marauder: 9 damaged
B-26 Marauder: 3 destroyed on ground
P-40E Warhawk: 37 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 7 destroyed on ground
PBY-5A Catalina: 6 damaged
PBY-5A Catalina: 2 destroyed on ground
Albacore I: 7 damaged
Albacore I: 2 destroyed on ground
PBY-5 Catalina: 5 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground
P-400 Airacobra: 4 damaged
P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
Swordfish I: 5 damaged
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Ise
BB Nagato

Allied Ships
xAP President Fillmore, Shell hits 1, on fire

Allied ground losses:
53 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tahiti at 173,178, Range 25,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Ise, Shell hits 1
DD Numakaze
DD Urukaze

Allied Ships
CL Durban, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
DD Decoy, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Griffin, heavy fires
DD Hotspur, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Norman



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Day Time Surface Combat, near Tahiti at 173,178, Range 19,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
BB Nagato
BB Ise
DD Numakaze
DD Urukaze

Allied Ships
PT-37
PT-117
PT-118
PT-120, Shell hits 1, and is sunk


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Aitutaki at 157,168

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 63
B5N1 Kate x 43
B5N2 Kate x 8
D3A1 Val x 42

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 32
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Russell, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Farenholt, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Anderson, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA New Orleans
CLAA San Diego, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Hughes
DD Hammann, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 153,167

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 75

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 31
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
SBD-2 Dauntless x 33
SBD-3 Dauntless x 68
TBF-1 Avenger x 45

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed
SBD-2 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 destroyed, 12 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 destroyed, 8 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

Japanese Ships
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CV Zuikaku
DD Sanae, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Asashio
CL Naka, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
CL Tama, Bomb hits 1
CS Chitose
CS Nisshin, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Mikuma
DD Yuzuki
DD Akigumo
CL Yura


Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
Fuel storage explosion on CVL Shoho
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Zuiho
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CS Nisshin
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Sanae
Ammo storage explosion on CVL Ryujo
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Naka



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Day Time Surface Combat, near Mangaia at 160,180, Range 26,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku
CV Zuikaku
CA Takao
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
CA Kumano
CL Nagara
CL Tama
DD Kazegumo
DD Kagero
DD Shiranui
DD Urakaze
DD Shirakumo

Allied Ships
CV Enterprise
CA Indianapolis
CA Pensacola
CA New Orleans
CLAA Atlanta
DD Meredith
DD Gwin
DD Grayson
DD Monssen
DD Aaron Ward
DD Laffey
DD Buchanan
DD Duncan
DD Lansdowne
DD Lardner
DD Farenholt
DD Woodworth
DD Bancroft
DD Caldwell
DD Sims
DD Hughes

Reduced visibility due to Rain
Maximum visibility in Rain: 15,000 yards
Range increases to 29,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 29,000 yards
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
Both Task Forces evade combat


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mangaia at 161,182

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 28
B5N1 Kate x 25

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 23
F4F-4 Wildcat x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
B5N1 Kate: 9 destroyed, 5 damaged
B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Enterprise
CA Indianapolis
CA New Orleans

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
1 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mangaia at 161,182

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
B5N1 Kate x 3
D3A1 Val x 28

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 11
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
B5N1 Kate: 2 destroyed
D3A1 Val: 7 destroyed, 17 damaged
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Enterprise
CA Indianapolis

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mangaia at 161,182

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N1 Kate x 4

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed

Yikes! What a bloodbath![X(]
He sank a lot of ships and achieved his bombardment objective, but the experienced KB air groups are decimated and that has long term implications for him. I make the battles a little in the Allies' favour.

He sank a lot of ships and achieved his bombardment objective,

I find it a little hard to believe that the Kumano TF could engage in the various combats and still have enough ammo for an effecctive bombardment. (But perhaps there's FOW mis-identifying the ships?)

a new development in India.

His air groups for the KB were decimated and are hard to train back up. He also lost 3 CVLs to your one CV for in strict numbers t was a draw there. His two heavy CVs seemed to be lightly or undamaged and if you only have the Enterprise in the area, it might be a good idea to withdraw and await the arrival of other carriers. The only way this will turn into a victory for him is he is prepared to follow up this bombardment in the next 3-5 days with an invasion. You will not be ready to rebuild and recoup all the loses on the airstrip and among the bombarded units. If he can combined the entire KB he can protect an invasion but lacking that you may have delayed or stpoped his plans in this area.

I have available here: Enterprise, Hornet(need 6 day for repairs), Lexington(in 2 days) and one RN carrier(in 3-5 days). So, I am not worry about landing air cover any more.

ORIGINAL: Bif1961

His air groups for the KB were decimated and are hard to train back up. He also lost 3 CVLs to your one CV for in strict numbers t was a draw there.

Throw in the Mishin too. This was a clear loss for the IJN. Rjujo is a 48 AC CVL ... IJN biggest. Tactically and strategically for the USN, a huge victory. Any time you can trade CV's at better than 1:2, it is a victory ... here is it was 140 vs 90 AC in CV capacity ... monster victory for the USN ...