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A one sided aircraft versus Surface Combat TF took place in the Banda Sea. See the map:

And here are the results:

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/03/42

Day Air attack on TF at 31,75

Allied aircraft
Fulmar x 3
F4F-4 Wildcat x 13
SBD Dauntless x 21
TBD Devastator x 11
Martin 139 x 2


Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 17 damaged
TBD Devastator: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
Martin 139: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Satsuma
BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 2, on fire
BB Mikasa, Bomb hits 4
BB Fuso, Bomb hits 2


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Day Air attack on TF at 31,75


Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 5
T.IVa x 16
Wellington III x 11
Beaufort V-IX x 15
A-20B Boston x 51


Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 4 damaged
T.IVa: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Wellington III: 6 damaged
Beaufort V-IX: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
A-20B Boston: 12 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Mikasa, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
BB Satsuma, Bomb hits 3
BB Hyuga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Kako
BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 2
BB Fuso, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Oi


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Day Air attack on TF at 31,75


Allied aircraft
Fulmar x 12
Swordfish x 9


Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 9 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Mikasa, on fire
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage



The attack at Peral Harbor continued

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Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor at 112,68

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 28
D3A Val x 98
B5N Kate x 37

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
P-39D Airacobra x 4
P-40B Tomahawk x 11
P-40E Warhawk x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 19 destroyed
D3A Val: 16 destroyed, 9 damaged
B5N Kate: 7 destroyed, 9 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 3 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AV Hawaiian, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Chickasaw City, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Farenholt
DD Flusser
AK Trieste, Bomb hits 1
DD Aaron Ward
MSW Skylark
AK Memphis City, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Birmingham City, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Ensley City, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
SC SC-519, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage




Meanwhile back in the Banda Sea
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Day Air attack on TF at 31,75


Allied aircraft
T.IVa x 3


Allied aircraft losses
T.IVa: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage



Day Air attack on TF at 31,75


Allied aircraft
Fulmar x 14
F4F-4 Wildcat x 13
SBD Dauntless x 8
Swordfish x 2
TBD Devastator x 4


Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
Swordfish: 1 destroyed
TBD Devastator: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Yamashiro
BB Satsuma, Bomb hits 2
BB Fuso, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Mikasa, on fire


Day Air attack on TF at 31,75


Allied aircraft
T.IVa x 3
Wellington III x 6
Beaufort V-IX x 5
A-20B Boston x 9


Allied aircraft losses
T.IVa: 1 damaged
Wellington III: 1 damaged
Beaufort V-IX: 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Satsuma
BB Yamashiro
BB Fuso, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Mikasa, Bomb hits 2, on fire


Back at Pearl Harbor
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor at 112,68

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
D3A Val x 15

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7
P-39D Airacobra x 1
P-40B Tomahawk x 11
P-40E Warhawk x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 11 destroyed
D3A Val: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied Ships
AK Manini
AK Steel Scientist, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Empire Kingsley

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor at 112,68

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 8

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
P-39D Airacobra x 1
P-40B Tomahawk x 10
P-40E Warhawk x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed


Allied Ships
AP Siberg, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage


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Day Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor at 112,68

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 18

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
P-39D Airacobra x 1
P-40B Tomahawk x 10
P-40E Warhawk x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 7 destroyed


Allied Ships
AK Trieste

The Hyuga took 5 torpedoes, the Mikasa 2 and the Fusu 1.

If my BBand BCs had these I would have been in trouble. The Hyuga is sunk, the others will be in a repair yard for months.

I lost Kendari but inflicted a loss on his fleet units

The attack ob Pearl Harbor continued as is shown but with diminishing returns for him.

It is now August 8. After 3 days of very heavy action things have quieted down.

His carriers continue to pull away from PH. Wasp's floatation damage is down to 30 so she will survive.

An airstike from the Kaga TF hit Midway heavily damaging the minesweeper there but doing no other damage.

My carriers have headed south from the Banda Sea, his BB moved north.

In Akyab I have landed the UK 29th Brigade to strenthen the defense.

In Imphal a delibrate attack was repulsed with 3000 IJA casualities to less than 100 allied.

I am going to start an operation to reinforce Port Moresby. I will try to post details tonight

The forts in Soerjaba are down to 5. One or 2 more days will bring an end here.

The defenders of Kendari retreated to the Northwest. Political Points have been spent and all available subs are being dispatched to bring them out.

August 9 was another quiet day in the Pacific, so here's the news.................

Listed are the damaged ships at Pearl Harbor. The Wasp has been floated off the mud and can make 8 knots. I will give her a few more days and send her to the west coast for repairs.

My operation to supply Port Moresby is shaping up. With his 8 heavy CVs coming back from PH I feel I can utilize my carriers. 2 carriers will cover the movement of 2 task forces to New Guinea. One will come from Cairns carrying supplies. The other will come from Townsville carrying the 6th Austrailian Division.

The 4 engine bombers have been put on naval search to aid in recon. I am waiting 2 days to see if there is any evidence of a trap

Here is the situation in the southern DEI. Java can not hold outmuch longer.

The operation to reinforce Port Moresby will be begin with the next turn. The forces involved will be posted tonight.

I have decided to try and hold Timor. More infantry units will be moved to the island to stiffen the defense. The shipping is available. More details to follow.

The game has advanced to 8/18/42 in the last 3 days. This is why I have not posted here. I have been busy executing turns. And now for the news:

Java has fallen. Soerbaja fell 4 days ago then Malang 2 days later. Submarines are evacuating the 2 ground units that retreated north out of Kendari. The garrison is all safely aboard subs or at Darwin. The ENG unit has been 75 percent evaced. They will rebuild in Darwin.

I have decided to try and hold Timor. Koepang is almost alevel 5 airbase and I have about 160 combat planes here with 24 search aircraft. 2 units are shipping from Darwin to Dili to hold the unoccupied base.

Broom is a level 5 airfield, Darwin is at 8. The heavies from Darwin have closed Kendari.

The 6th Austrailian Div has been landed in Port Moresby with no interfereence from the enemy. The supply convoy was not as lucky. It was hit the day after it started unloading. Nothing has been sunk, but several ships were damaged and I have lost 15 to 20 percent of the supplies. Unloading continues.

I have rounded up 50 to 60 AKs and APs and sent them back to the west coast. I have a bad habit of not doing this in a timely manner.

the carriers continue under repair (see my Yorktown thread in the main WITP forum).

I will post some maps tomorrow.

Oh, the IJA appears to be withdrawling from Imphal and Akyab. I need to track their movements.

The game is up to Aug 27. Due to time commitments on my part we have slowed to about 1 turn a day. That being said, here is the news.

It has been pretty quiet for about 1 week. Due to carelessness on my part, I lost 19 B24Ds over Rangoon about 4 days ago. I should have stood down the bombers and forgot. Losses have been replaced

The enemy appears to be pulling back from Akyab and Imphal. Revcon units are keeping an eye on this withdrwal.

My resupply effort at Vladivostok has been discovered. Alfs attacked one of the convoys yesterday with no damage resulting. This effort has brought about 80,000 supply into this Russian port since late June. How much longer it can continue will depend on how much force Terminus brings to bear.

My buildup in Timor continues. There are enemy subs in the area which require all convoys in to have escort.

My B17s and B24s from Darwin and the B25s in Koepang are keeping Kendari closed. The airfield and port are at 84 and 50 damage. Zeros from Ambonia are flying CAP over the base.

There are major air and ground units in transit from the west coast to the Sout Pacific/Southwest Pacific. I will provide a list of these tonight. I want to fight another convoy into Port Moresby to increase air support and cause him shipping problems.

After abreak for my work constraints and family end of school activities, the game with Terminus resumed a little over a week ago.

We are up to Sept 18.

I still hold Timor and I am moving to reinforce Waingapu. There are on going battles in China. I do not have time to post screen shots tonight. I will do it tomorrow.

I am also in the early planning stages for a counter offensive in Burma. A lot of his units are on the trail pulling back from Akyab. Now may be the time to strike.

More to come tomorrow.[:)]