21 October 1942
Wx: Clear
Combat from 19 Oct, no combat from 20 Oct.
Quark gets a night raid right, although he did lose 5 more aircraft last turn, 2 of them from the raids:
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/19/42
Weather: Overcast
Air attack on Cairns , at 7,56
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 11
no losses
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 5
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
11 x G4M1 Betty at 1000 feet
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Air attack on Cairns , at 7,56
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 13
no losses
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
13 x G3M Nell at 1000 feet
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Cairns port damage at 11 – being repaired by the BF engineers. It won’t be as fast as an EAB or the SeaBees would have repaired it, but it’s getting repaired nonetheless.
Belated development of Koumac begins. Talk about a strategic blunder - >sheesh<.
Lexington is en route back to Noumea.
EPV now hosts four engine bombers as well as submarines. The 4E’s are just visiting. They’ll need to leave soon. A PBY squadron has been moved from LV to Wunpuko to extend its search range.
More to come…
Return to the Valley of the Sun: Condor (USN) vs. Quark (IJN)
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Attack Condor
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Attack Condor
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22 October 1942
Wx: Thunderstorms
Last night's combat report:
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/21/42
Weather: Clear
Air attack on Luganville , at 53,53
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 70
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 2 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Porter, Bomb hits 1
CA Northampton, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Tucker, Bomb hits 1
Port hits 4
Attacking Level Bombers:
19 x G4M1 Betty at 7000 feet
14 x G4M1 Betty at 7000 feet
9 x G4M1 Betty at 7000 feet
14 x G4M1 Betty at 7000 feet
13 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
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The hits on the ships are annoying, but not fatal by any means. Port damage is already repaired.
With this attack, Quark signals the start of his own problems. I have unleashed 15 subs into the Solomon and Coral Seas. The free ride is about to come to an end.
The B17s at EPV are about to make their last move before they strike, the short jump to LV. Two squadrons of fighters will stay there to provide air cover, but they won't be needed for long.
The 5th AF HQ is unloading at LV, and should help coordinate the bombers as they begin to arrive.
Preliminaries are under way as tankers form up to take fuel, cargo ships load stores, and APs are designated for the Marines. A sign appears on the ships..."Heading towards Irau? Follow me."
More is surely on the way...
Wx: Thunderstorms
Last night's combat report:
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/21/42
Weather: Clear
Air attack on Luganville , at 53,53
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 70
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 2 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Porter, Bomb hits 1
CA Northampton, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Tucker, Bomb hits 1
Port hits 4
Attacking Level Bombers:
19 x G4M1 Betty at 7000 feet
14 x G4M1 Betty at 7000 feet
9 x G4M1 Betty at 7000 feet
14 x G4M1 Betty at 7000 feet
13 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
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The hits on the ships are annoying, but not fatal by any means. Port damage is already repaired.
With this attack, Quark signals the start of his own problems. I have unleashed 15 subs into the Solomon and Coral Seas. The free ride is about to come to an end.
The B17s at EPV are about to make their last move before they strike, the short jump to LV. Two squadrons of fighters will stay there to provide air cover, but they won't be needed for long.
The 5th AF HQ is unloading at LV, and should help coordinate the bombers as they begin to arrive.
Preliminaries are under way as tankers form up to take fuel, cargo ships load stores, and APs are designated for the Marines. A sign appears on the ships..."Heading towards Irau? Follow me."
More is surely on the way...
"Shouldn't we be leading the shark into shore...instead him leading us out to sea?"
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Attack Condor
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It begins...
24 October 1942
Wx: Overcast
Last night's combat report, as the B-17 squadron at Cooktown introduces itself to Buna:
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/23/42
Weather: Rain
Air attack on Buna , at 12,38
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 4
no losses
Runway hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
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The two Hudson Oz bomber squadrons will join the nighttime Buna raids from Cooktown beginning tonight.
The CL Achilles and the DD Arunta are en route toward the coast of NZ, with their plan to flash their underbellies and run south. Wasp heads due north for GG from Brissy. I have 4 APs sailing NW along the Barrier Reef in an attempt to "sneak" into PM. I also have four tankers headed NNW from Brissy, with the intention of parking in the middle of the Coral Sea for a day or so as replinishment.
Or so it should seem.
I hope Quark spots all my forces there. The tankers are empty, as are the APs.
Wasp, however is armed and dangerous, but won't push the envelope more than 150 miles south of GG.
6 S-boats, however, have no such restriction, and will sail into their familiar hunting preserves to lay in wait for passers-by.
The real target of this attack is in the Solomons.
Recon flights show about 4 infantry units at Irau, along with engineers. Recon of Tulagi with my F5 shows no troops there at all. And Lunga is bristling with AA units, engineers, and CD units. It is, no doubt, full of enough mines that you could probably walk across them from one side of the harbor to the other. As I've mentioned before, Quark is in love with the damned things.
I think, however, he has made a critical mistake (if I can believe my recon reports) - there's no infantry unit at Lunga. Not a one.
Target: Lunga
Quark must be convinced Irau is the target of my forces, or else why plant four infantry units there?
I have split my battleships into two TFs and they are "lined up" for a night run into Irau.
Or rather, past Irau.
Beginning this evening, I am sending 7 B17 squadrons and 1 B24 squadron on a night raid of Lunga. 2 B17 squadrons will follow up with a daytime raid. They fly from Luganville.
Also, 6xAPDs carry the 1st Marine Division 1st Marine Raider Battalion due west of Luganville. On the 25th, they turn north and assault the Rennell Islands.
During this time, 13 APs will arrive in LV and begin loading the entire 1st Marine Division, minus the Raider Bn and the paratroopers. They will also load the two armor units stationed there. In short, LV will empty its combat troops and send them towards Lunga.
I had planned for the paratroopers to airdrop onto Tulagi, but I am seriously considering dropping them right onto Lunga.
Once the APs at LV are laoded and underway, the BB TFs will sail into Lunga and bombard, refuel, bombard, etc. The DMS ships are split between the battleships, and I plan to sail the APs into Lunga while the BBs, (and thus, the DMS ships) are there. That should counter his mines.
If I can get his airbase closed from the air by the 4E bombers, I will have trapped almost 350 aircraft at Lunga.
Meanwhile, my carriers Saratoga and Lexington will be just south of Irau until the main assault begins, then they will sail north to cover the landings. Lexingto carries 90 F4F-4 fighters, while Saratoga carries its normal air wing.
14 subs are already taking positions about 8 - 10 hexes from Lunga, where I anticipate Quark will place his carriers once the cat is out of the bag.
And, finally, while all of this is going on, 3 APs with a capacity of 9000 will begin shuttling units of the 2nd Marine Division to LV. The 43rd Army infantry Division is arriving at Noumea now.
Maestro, if you please...........
you may begin.
Wx: Overcast
Last night's combat report, as the B-17 squadron at Cooktown introduces itself to Buna:
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/23/42
Weather: Rain
Air attack on Buna , at 12,38
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 4
no losses
Runway hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
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The two Hudson Oz bomber squadrons will join the nighttime Buna raids from Cooktown beginning tonight.
The CL Achilles and the DD Arunta are en route toward the coast of NZ, with their plan to flash their underbellies and run south. Wasp heads due north for GG from Brissy. I have 4 APs sailing NW along the Barrier Reef in an attempt to "sneak" into PM. I also have four tankers headed NNW from Brissy, with the intention of parking in the middle of the Coral Sea for a day or so as replinishment.
Or so it should seem.
I hope Quark spots all my forces there. The tankers are empty, as are the APs.
Wasp, however is armed and dangerous, but won't push the envelope more than 150 miles south of GG.
6 S-boats, however, have no such restriction, and will sail into their familiar hunting preserves to lay in wait for passers-by.
The real target of this attack is in the Solomons.
Recon flights show about 4 infantry units at Irau, along with engineers. Recon of Tulagi with my F5 shows no troops there at all. And Lunga is bristling with AA units, engineers, and CD units. It is, no doubt, full of enough mines that you could probably walk across them from one side of the harbor to the other. As I've mentioned before, Quark is in love with the damned things.
I think, however, he has made a critical mistake (if I can believe my recon reports) - there's no infantry unit at Lunga. Not a one.
Target: Lunga
Quark must be convinced Irau is the target of my forces, or else why plant four infantry units there?
I have split my battleships into two TFs and they are "lined up" for a night run into Irau.
Or rather, past Irau.
Beginning this evening, I am sending 7 B17 squadrons and 1 B24 squadron on a night raid of Lunga. 2 B17 squadrons will follow up with a daytime raid. They fly from Luganville.
Also, 6xAPDs carry the 1st Marine Division 1st Marine Raider Battalion due west of Luganville. On the 25th, they turn north and assault the Rennell Islands.
During this time, 13 APs will arrive in LV and begin loading the entire 1st Marine Division, minus the Raider Bn and the paratroopers. They will also load the two armor units stationed there. In short, LV will empty its combat troops and send them towards Lunga.
I had planned for the paratroopers to airdrop onto Tulagi, but I am seriously considering dropping them right onto Lunga.
Once the APs at LV are laoded and underway, the BB TFs will sail into Lunga and bombard, refuel, bombard, etc. The DMS ships are split between the battleships, and I plan to sail the APs into Lunga while the BBs, (and thus, the DMS ships) are there. That should counter his mines.
If I can get his airbase closed from the air by the 4E bombers, I will have trapped almost 350 aircraft at Lunga.
Meanwhile, my carriers Saratoga and Lexington will be just south of Irau until the main assault begins, then they will sail north to cover the landings. Lexingto carries 90 F4F-4 fighters, while Saratoga carries its normal air wing.
14 subs are already taking positions about 8 - 10 hexes from Lunga, where I anticipate Quark will place his carriers once the cat is out of the bag.
And, finally, while all of this is going on, 3 APs with a capacity of 9000 will begin shuttling units of the 2nd Marine Division to LV. The 43rd Army infantry Division is arriving at Noumea now.
Maestro, if you please...........
you may begin.
"Shouldn't we be leading the shark into shore...instead him leading us out to sea?"
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Attack Condor
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25 October 1942
Wx: Overcast
Day one of the air war....
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/24/42
Weather: Overcast
Air attack on Lunga , at 38,40
Japanese aircraft
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 23
B-24D Liberator x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator x 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 34
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 13
Attacking Level Bombers:
6 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
5 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
4 x B-24D Liberator at 6000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
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The report about the number of engineers must be correct, Lunga has only 8 damage left after the bombing raid. Fatigue loss minimal, even for long range strikes. Daytime strikes should accompany the night raids beginning tomorrow.
The 67FS is now flying P-38G aircraft, and I have moved them to LV to provide daytime CAP. One USN F4F-4 squadrom rotated to Goro to rest, a Marine F4F-4 squadron remains on night CAP responsibilities at LV.
The main invasion fleet is broken into three groups, all with good invasion commanders at the helm. The 1st Marine Division is loading as we speak.
3 CA SC TF should be spotted by Quark's scouts SSE of Rennell tomorrow, along with two BB TF containing my battleships just SE of the CA TFs, and following the battleships are my carriers. If Quark sees them all, he'll see a major fleet action towards Rennell. Tomorrow, my APDs with the Raider battalion make their run into the island to unload suring the night. 6 APDs carry the entire batallion. Mines are a worry, but I'm taking that chance.
In the Coral Sea, Wasp and her entourage continue to sail north towards GG. My ghost invaders turn due north and head for PM, GG, as well as a 2 ship TF made up of 1 AK and 1 TK (both empty) headed directly north towards Rossel Is.
3 more AKs arrive in theater, and they immediately load up the 2nd Mar Bn of the 2nd Mar Div for transport to LV.
3 C47 squadrons stand ready to airdrop the Paras onto Tulagi or Lunga - not sure which yet. The APDs will head back to LV after dropping off the raiders and FT the Paras arty to them whereever it is that they do drop into.
Should be an interesting next few days
More to come...
Wx: Overcast
Day one of the air war....
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/24/42
Weather: Overcast
Air attack on Lunga , at 38,40
Japanese aircraft
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 23
B-24D Liberator x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator x 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 34
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 13
Attacking Level Bombers:
6 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
5 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
4 x B-24D Liberator at 6000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
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The report about the number of engineers must be correct, Lunga has only 8 damage left after the bombing raid. Fatigue loss minimal, even for long range strikes. Daytime strikes should accompany the night raids beginning tomorrow.
The 67FS is now flying P-38G aircraft, and I have moved them to LV to provide daytime CAP. One USN F4F-4 squadrom rotated to Goro to rest, a Marine F4F-4 squadron remains on night CAP responsibilities at LV.
The main invasion fleet is broken into three groups, all with good invasion commanders at the helm. The 1st Marine Division is loading as we speak.
3 CA SC TF should be spotted by Quark's scouts SSE of Rennell tomorrow, along with two BB TF containing my battleships just SE of the CA TFs, and following the battleships are my carriers. If Quark sees them all, he'll see a major fleet action towards Rennell. Tomorrow, my APDs with the Raider battalion make their run into the island to unload suring the night. 6 APDs carry the entire batallion. Mines are a worry, but I'm taking that chance.
In the Coral Sea, Wasp and her entourage continue to sail north towards GG. My ghost invaders turn due north and head for PM, GG, as well as a 2 ship TF made up of 1 AK and 1 TK (both empty) headed directly north towards Rossel Is.
3 more AKs arrive in theater, and they immediately load up the 2nd Mar Bn of the 2nd Mar Div for transport to LV.
3 C47 squadrons stand ready to airdrop the Paras onto Tulagi or Lunga - not sure which yet. The APDs will head back to LV after dropping off the raiders and FT the Paras arty to them whereever it is that they do drop into.
Should be an interesting next few days
More to come...
"Shouldn't we be leading the shark into shore...instead him leading us out to sea?"
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Attack Condor
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26 October 1942
Wx: Clear
The airstrikes continue – from both sides
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/25/42
Weather: Overcast
Air attack on Buna , at 12,38
Allied aircraft
Hudson x 15
B-17E Fortress x 9
no losses
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 6
Attacking Level Bombers:
6 x Hudson at 6000 feet
9 x Hudson at 6000 feet
9 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
No planes on the ground hit, but damage to IJN bases is always welcome.
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Air attack on Lunga , at 38,40
Japanese aircraft
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 20
B-24D Liberator x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
no losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 34
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 13
Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x B-24D Liberator at 6000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
7 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
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Air attack on Lunga , at 38,40
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 2 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
Lunga airbase damage is now at 12.
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Air attack on Luganville , at 53,53
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 47
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 13
Port hits 3
Attacking Level Bombers:
18 x G4M1 Betty at 7000 feet
11 x G4M1 Betty at 5000 feet
18 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
I guess the Wildcats don’t see too well at night, the damaged bomber was a result of AA fire.
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Air attack on Efate Port Vila , at 55,57
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 23
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 21
no losses
no losses
Port fuel hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
10 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
13 x G4M1 Betty at 7000 feet
The P-39’s actually exchanged fire with the bombers…that had to shake the bombers (and Quark) up a bit. No hits though.
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Sub attack at 40,41
Allied Ships
SS Sculpin
No target identified – perhaps a whale was attacked…
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Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 17,42
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 13
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
SBD Dauntless x 34
TBF Avenger x 12
no losses
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 1 damaged
TBF Avenger x 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
PC Ch 24, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)
PC Ch 29, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)
PG Seikai Maru
Wasp whittles down Quark’s ASW TF a bit. Don’t really know what to make of the “Oscar” fighters… none too impressive.
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Quark now has a confirmed CV target SSE of GG – will he chase it? Wasp is already steaming south…
In the Solomons, Quark found one of my DMs just north of Wunpuko, an AK at Wunpuko, an AK at K’topo, and that’s it. Clear weather today should reveal more of my forces gathering near Rennell. The APDs headed back to LV for some reason…I’ve ordered them again to Rennell. Most likely a brain cramp on my part caused the reversal.
Pleasantly surprised at the P-39D performance at night. Plans being made to add a squadron at each base where I have ships docked for night CAP until my Black Widows arrive.
My lone P-38G squadron is now at LV. A fourth C47 – the 33rd TCS is now at Touho (from Brissy), and will transfer to LV once they recover from the trip.
The Marines at LV are loading nicely. The Noumea – LV shuttle begins as the first of the 2nd Marine Division units is en route to LV. Have to remember to vary the routes a bit.
Four tankers spotted at Lunga, and I’ve ordered in an S-boat to investigate and attack if possible. An S-boat is also ordered into GG to snoop around a bit now that Quark’s ASW TF has been hit.
My battleships sail south to meet up with their tankers prior to making the run into Lunga. Refueling should take a couple of days, and the run to Lunga a couple of more. By that time, the bombers should have the airbase damaged into the 30’s, and perhaps the BB TF can finish the job. Still no sign of infantry support there – recon now shows 5 AA units, 2 CD units, 2 artillery units and 2 engineers. Infantry is sighted at GG, PM, and Irau – but not Lunga…
I’ve decided that once the Marines are at sea and headed north, if Lunga is still without infantry, then the paratroops will hit Lunga rather than Tulagi.
A word about recon – I’m sure Quark knows that the F5A unit provides the most accurate info, so I’m using 3 squadrons – 2 PBYs and the one F5A to recon Rennell, Irau, and Lunga – rotating the different planes day by day. Yesterday, the F5A reconned Rennell. They’ve retired to EPV to rest, but will be back in a couple of days to take one last peek at Lunga to check for an enemy infantry presence.
More to come…
Wx: Clear
The airstrikes continue – from both sides
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/25/42
Weather: Overcast
Air attack on Buna , at 12,38
Allied aircraft
Hudson x 15
B-17E Fortress x 9
no losses
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 6
Attacking Level Bombers:
6 x Hudson at 6000 feet
9 x Hudson at 6000 feet
9 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
No planes on the ground hit, but damage to IJN bases is always welcome.
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Air attack on Lunga , at 38,40
Japanese aircraft
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 20
B-24D Liberator x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
no losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 34
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 13
Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x B-24D Liberator at 6000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
7 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
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Air attack on Lunga , at 38,40
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 2 damaged
Airbase hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
Lunga airbase damage is now at 12.
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Air attack on Luganville , at 53,53
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 47
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 13
Port hits 3
Attacking Level Bombers:
18 x G4M1 Betty at 7000 feet
11 x G4M1 Betty at 5000 feet
18 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
I guess the Wildcats don’t see too well at night, the damaged bomber was a result of AA fire.
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Air attack on Efate Port Vila , at 55,57
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 23
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 21
no losses
no losses
Port fuel hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
10 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
13 x G4M1 Betty at 7000 feet
The P-39’s actually exchanged fire with the bombers…that had to shake the bombers (and Quark) up a bit. No hits though.
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Sub attack at 40,41
Allied Ships
SS Sculpin
No target identified – perhaps a whale was attacked…
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Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 17,42
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 13
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
SBD Dauntless x 34
TBF Avenger x 12
no losses
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 1 damaged
TBF Avenger x 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
PC Ch 24, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)
PC Ch 29, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)
PG Seikai Maru
Wasp whittles down Quark’s ASW TF a bit. Don’t really know what to make of the “Oscar” fighters… none too impressive.
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Quark now has a confirmed CV target SSE of GG – will he chase it? Wasp is already steaming south…
In the Solomons, Quark found one of my DMs just north of Wunpuko, an AK at Wunpuko, an AK at K’topo, and that’s it. Clear weather today should reveal more of my forces gathering near Rennell. The APDs headed back to LV for some reason…I’ve ordered them again to Rennell. Most likely a brain cramp on my part caused the reversal.
Pleasantly surprised at the P-39D performance at night. Plans being made to add a squadron at each base where I have ships docked for night CAP until my Black Widows arrive.
My lone P-38G squadron is now at LV. A fourth C47 – the 33rd TCS is now at Touho (from Brissy), and will transfer to LV once they recover from the trip.
The Marines at LV are loading nicely. The Noumea – LV shuttle begins as the first of the 2nd Marine Division units is en route to LV. Have to remember to vary the routes a bit.
Four tankers spotted at Lunga, and I’ve ordered in an S-boat to investigate and attack if possible. An S-boat is also ordered into GG to snoop around a bit now that Quark’s ASW TF has been hit.
My battleships sail south to meet up with their tankers prior to making the run into Lunga. Refueling should take a couple of days, and the run to Lunga a couple of more. By that time, the bombers should have the airbase damaged into the 30’s, and perhaps the BB TF can finish the job. Still no sign of infantry support there – recon now shows 5 AA units, 2 CD units, 2 artillery units and 2 engineers. Infantry is sighted at GG, PM, and Irau – but not Lunga…
I’ve decided that once the Marines are at sea and headed north, if Lunga is still without infantry, then the paratroops will hit Lunga rather than Tulagi.
A word about recon – I’m sure Quark knows that the F5A unit provides the most accurate info, so I’m using 3 squadrons – 2 PBYs and the one F5A to recon Rennell, Irau, and Lunga – rotating the different planes day by day. Yesterday, the F5A reconned Rennell. They’ve retired to EPV to rest, but will be back in a couple of days to take one last peek at Lunga to check for an enemy infantry presence.
More to come…
"Shouldn't we be leading the shark into shore...instead him leading us out to sea?"
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Attack Condor
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27 October 1942
Wx: Clear
Combat report for last night:
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/26/42
Weather: Clear
Air attack on Buna , at 12,38
Allied aircraft
Hudson x 9
no losses
Runway hits 3
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x Hudson at 6000 feet
6 x Hudson at 6000 feet
Good training runs – nice and safe.
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Air attack on Gili Gili , at 17,42
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 4
no losses
Runway hits 2
Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
Shucks – I thought I’d get me an Oscar (pun intended).
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Air attack on Cairns , at 7,56
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 20
no losses
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 13
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
20 x G4M1 Betty at 2000 feet
Quark on his nightly sub-hunting raid…at least my engineers have something to do.
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Air attack on Cairns , at 7,56
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 10
no losses
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 6
Attacking Level Bombers:
10 x G3M Nell at 2000 feet
Latecomers…
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Air attack on Lunga , at 38,40
Japanese aircraft
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 34
B-24D Liberator x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 7 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 23 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 3 damaged
B-24D Liberator x 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 59
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 19
Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
6 x B-24D Liberator at 6000 feet
7 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
That’s better…… base damage now doubled to 24 and more of Quark’s bombers killed on the ground.
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Intelligence confirmed that the IJN PC23 sunk today as a result of damage incurred from Wasp’s airstrike.
Amazingly, even with clear weather, Quark’s search aircraft seem preoccupied with finding my subs, although I have five SC TFs within 200 miles of Rennell, and three of them will be surrounding the island tomorrow – none of which have been detected. He probably has an idea I’m close, however, as one of my Seagulls was spotted. The battleships refuel next turn and begin the run to Lunga. Another couple of turns like this one from the heavy bombers vs. Lunga and Quark’s LBA fleet there will be rendered impotent. He now has 5 AA units at Lunga, and has brought a third artillery unit in – presumably to act as a CD?
The weather may swing back to the Allies favor – with two days of clear weather, (it has to turn bad soon) my APs should sail north in something less than perfect skies, limiting Quark’s search capabilities even further.
The only question is whether Quark’s carriers head for the Coral Sea or the Solomons. He may be wise to my attempt to close Lunga and try to get his Vals off and back onto his CVs. On the other hand, he did spot Wasp headed south back to Brissy.
Wasp, after being sighted has turned due east and will attempt to guard the flank of the invasion. Saratoga and Lexington will be in range to cover the invasion by tomorrow.
More to come…
Wx: Clear
Combat report for last night:
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/26/42
Weather: Clear
Air attack on Buna , at 12,38
Allied aircraft
Hudson x 9
no losses
Runway hits 3
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x Hudson at 6000 feet
6 x Hudson at 6000 feet
Good training runs – nice and safe.
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Air attack on Gili Gili , at 17,42
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 4
no losses
Runway hits 2
Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
Shucks – I thought I’d get me an Oscar (pun intended).
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Air attack on Cairns , at 7,56
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 20
no losses
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 13
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
20 x G4M1 Betty at 2000 feet
Quark on his nightly sub-hunting raid…at least my engineers have something to do.
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Air attack on Cairns , at 7,56
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 10
no losses
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 6
Attacking Level Bombers:
10 x G3M Nell at 2000 feet
Latecomers…
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Air attack on Lunga , at 38,40
Japanese aircraft
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 34
B-24D Liberator x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 7 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 23 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 3 damaged
B-24D Liberator x 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 59
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 19
Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
6 x B-24D Liberator at 6000 feet
7 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
That’s better…… base damage now doubled to 24 and more of Quark’s bombers killed on the ground.
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Intelligence confirmed that the IJN PC23 sunk today as a result of damage incurred from Wasp’s airstrike.
Amazingly, even with clear weather, Quark’s search aircraft seem preoccupied with finding my subs, although I have five SC TFs within 200 miles of Rennell, and three of them will be surrounding the island tomorrow – none of which have been detected. He probably has an idea I’m close, however, as one of my Seagulls was spotted. The battleships refuel next turn and begin the run to Lunga. Another couple of turns like this one from the heavy bombers vs. Lunga and Quark’s LBA fleet there will be rendered impotent. He now has 5 AA units at Lunga, and has brought a third artillery unit in – presumably to act as a CD?
The weather may swing back to the Allies favor – with two days of clear weather, (it has to turn bad soon) my APs should sail north in something less than perfect skies, limiting Quark’s search capabilities even further.
The only question is whether Quark’s carriers head for the Coral Sea or the Solomons. He may be wise to my attempt to close Lunga and try to get his Vals off and back onto his CVs. On the other hand, he did spot Wasp headed south back to Brissy.
Wasp, after being sighted has turned due east and will attempt to guard the flank of the invasion. Saratoga and Lexington will be in range to cover the invasion by tomorrow.
More to come…
"Shouldn't we be leading the shark into shore...instead him leading us out to sea?"
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Attack Condor
- Posts: 424
- Joined: Fri Dec 27, 2002 2:33 am
- Location: Chicago
28 October 1942
Wx: Clear
Things are beginning to heat up…
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/27/42
Weather: Clear
Air attack on Gili Gili , at 17,42
Allied aircraft
Hudson x 12
no losses
Runway hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
6 x Hudson at 20000 feet
6 x Hudson at 20000 feet
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Air attack on 14th Naval Pioneer Battalion, at 42,43
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIC x 24
no losses
Perhaps they attacked too soon after transferring.
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Not an enormous amount of combat, just a signal of what is to come.
The raiders landed at Rennell, but one of my APDs, the Manley struck two mines and had to be scuttled after dropping off the Marines. All others are making for LV at best possible speed to pick up the next load.
Quark spotted quite a few of my ships that turn, and my 3 CA SC TFs are ordered due west from Rennell for one turn to meet Wasp as she steams NE towards Lunga.
For some reason, none of my B-17s even attempted to fly. All have morale 80+, but no flights last night. Lunga damage down to 18 – I need to keep the pressure on.
The battleships have refueled and are headed for Lunga with their DMS escort.
Saratoga and Lexingotn are sailing right up the throat of Lunga to launch a raid against any naval units found or, if none are spotted, they will hit the airfield at Lunga as well. This might backfire, but at least we’ll see how good 60 fighters and upgraded AA can protect the TF.
A couple of Quark’s subs were spotted heading SE from Irau. An SBD and a PBY squadron are set to 100% ASW to sniff them out.
All my subs are in place. Three of them patrol the deep water hexes of the Slot. One guards the entrance to the coastal run along the Solomons from Truk, and the other 7 surround the Solomons at various choke points.
The Marines of the 2nd division are landing at LV. Two more 2nd division regiments and their HQ are loading up at Noumea for the run to LV.
1st division Marines are almost entirely loaded onto transports. 2 of the 3 APs carrying them are loaded and en route to staging areas for the run into Lunga.
A fourth C47 squadron has been transferred into LV to carry the paras…
More to come…
Wx: Clear
Things are beginning to heat up…
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/27/42
Weather: Clear
Air attack on Gili Gili , at 17,42
Allied aircraft
Hudson x 12
no losses
Runway hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
6 x Hudson at 20000 feet
6 x Hudson at 20000 feet
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Air attack on 14th Naval Pioneer Battalion, at 42,43
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIC x 24
no losses
Perhaps they attacked too soon after transferring.
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Not an enormous amount of combat, just a signal of what is to come.
The raiders landed at Rennell, but one of my APDs, the Manley struck two mines and had to be scuttled after dropping off the Marines. All others are making for LV at best possible speed to pick up the next load.
Quark spotted quite a few of my ships that turn, and my 3 CA SC TFs are ordered due west from Rennell for one turn to meet Wasp as she steams NE towards Lunga.
For some reason, none of my B-17s even attempted to fly. All have morale 80+, but no flights last night. Lunga damage down to 18 – I need to keep the pressure on.
The battleships have refueled and are headed for Lunga with their DMS escort.
Saratoga and Lexingotn are sailing right up the throat of Lunga to launch a raid against any naval units found or, if none are spotted, they will hit the airfield at Lunga as well. This might backfire, but at least we’ll see how good 60 fighters and upgraded AA can protect the TF.
A couple of Quark’s subs were spotted heading SE from Irau. An SBD and a PBY squadron are set to 100% ASW to sniff them out.
All my subs are in place. Three of them patrol the deep water hexes of the Slot. One guards the entrance to the coastal run along the Solomons from Truk, and the other 7 surround the Solomons at various choke points.
The Marines of the 2nd division are landing at LV. Two more 2nd division regiments and their HQ are loading up at Noumea for the run to LV.
1st division Marines are almost entirely loaded onto transports. 2 of the 3 APs carrying them are loaded and en route to staging areas for the run into Lunga.
A fourth C47 squadron has been transferred into LV to carry the paras…
More to come…
"Shouldn't we be leading the shark into shore...instead him leading us out to sea?"
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Attack Condor
- Posts: 424
- Joined: Fri Dec 27, 2002 2:33 am
- Location: Chicago
29 October 1942
Wx: Overcast
Like a snowball down a hill, things are beginning to pick up steam…
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/28/42
Weather: Clear
Air attack on Gili Gili , at 17,42
Allied aircraft
Hudson x 9
no losses
Runway hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
6 x Hudson at 20000 feet
3 x Hudson at 20000 feet
That’s enough training, the Hudsons are getting tired. They’re re-locating from Cooktown to CT to rest.
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Air attack on Lunga , at 38,40
Japanese aircraft
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 34
B-24D Liberator x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 4 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 7 damaged
H6K Mavis x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 1 destroyed
B-17E Fortress x 5 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 99
Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 36
Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
5 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator at 6000 feet
5 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
I guess the night off helped a lot. Lunga damage again doubles from 18 to 36. Quark admits the B17 is replacing the sub in his “#1 hate slot”. We’ll have to make sure the subs aren’t forgotten.
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Air attack on Lunga , at 38,40
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 1 damaged
Runway hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
Of interest here is the strike was flown from Touho. Koumac is now level 4 and strikes vs. Lunga will be 2 hexes closer, shaving 120 miles off of the round trip.
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Sub attack at 33,36
Japanese Ships
CL Natori
CA Nachi
CL Kuma
CL Tama
DD Matsukaze
DD Okikaze
Allied Ships
SS Drum
Depth charges explode harmlessly while Drum escapes. The light cruiser Natori adeptly evades the torpedoes, but she will not see the sunset of this day.
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Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 38,40
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
SBD Dauntless x 33
TBF Avenger x 13
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 2 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 6 damaged
TBF Avenger x 12 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Matsukaze
CL Natori, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Nachi
CL Tama, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Saratoga and Lexington surprise the cruiser TF in Lunga harbor.
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Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 38,40
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
SBD Dauntless x 33
TBF Avenger x 12
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 6 damaged
TBF Avenger x 1 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 8 damaged
Japanese Ships
CL Kuma
DD Okikaze
CL Natori, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)
Wasp moves in from the SW to finish off the stricken cruiser.
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Air attack on Irau , at 42,43
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 11
SBD Dauntless x 24
TBF Avenger x 7
no losses
Runway hits 2
Attacking Level Bombers:
7 x TBF Avenger at 6000 feet
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Air attack on Irau , at 42,43
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
SBD Dauntless x 25
TBF Avenger x 5
no losses
Airbase hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
5 x TBF Avenger at 6000 feet
These two attacks were a mistake on my part. I forgot Irau had a runway active when I set the secondary strikes for airfields. There was too much AA at Lunga for the planes to chance a strike there, so they chose the easier of the two targets. It may be a brilliant mistake, however, if it convinces Quark I have no intention of invading north of Irau and the B17 attacks are to merely suppress his LBA at Lunga.
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Ground combat at Rennell Island
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 1057 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 28 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Rennell Island base !!!
Phase one complete. Skylark and Starling are en route and will sweep the remaining IJN mines while 2 FT TFs drop off supplies to the Marines. A PBY from Koumac is also en route to supply the troops there.
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Rennell had 81 supplies left on it, and that will sustain the Marines for one day. On the 30th, the two MSWs will be clearing the beach and the FT TFs will drop almost 1500 supplies. 3 slower AKs are en route as well, with almost 3000 supplies. The 14th SeaBees are loading at LV to build a base at Rennell.
The 3 AP TFs with the combat Marines from LV are at sea. They will rendezvous 60 miles east of Rennell before they make the run into Lunga. Also at that point 20 PT boats will meet a tanker and fuel up prior to deploying around San Cristobal to intercept Quark's AGs running back and forth to Irau. Finally, the BB TF with the battleship Washington will fuel there one last time before running to Lunga and bombarding.
Already en route to Lunga is the North Carolina TF to bombard the base there. Combined with another B17 strike at night that should just about close the airfield. As she leaves, Washington will arrive the next night to hit the base again. And by that time, the Marines should be, at most, one day out of Lunga. That’s when Quark will figure out what’s going on.
On the night before the transports arrive in Lunga, the paras will drop onto Lunga. I hope the AA values will be disrupted enough not to shred the C47s, but I have to get the paras attacking, especially vs. the CD units.
Washington and her DMS will stay in Lunga and join up with one of the AP TFs. North Carolina, having refueled, will sail into Lunga and join a second AP TF, providing AA and MSW support to the transports. The third transport will then split and join the other two.
South Dakota is 13 days away from Noumea, and Enterprise is 3 days from PH.
Another B17 squadron is 5 days from Noumea, but they won’t be combat ready for almost 4 or 5 days after that.
Wasp moves SE and will refuel about 180 miles S of Rennell. I’m keeping the 4 CA TFs in a box around her, almost 90 miles away on each side. I hope Quark will see this arrangement for a few turns, and then I can slip Wasp away while he sees the four corners but not the middle – and simply assumes she’s still there. A longshot, but worth a chance.
Lots more to come…
Wx: Overcast
Like a snowball down a hill, things are beginning to pick up steam…
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/28/42
Weather: Clear
Air attack on Gili Gili , at 17,42
Allied aircraft
Hudson x 9
no losses
Runway hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
6 x Hudson at 20000 feet
3 x Hudson at 20000 feet
That’s enough training, the Hudsons are getting tired. They’re re-locating from Cooktown to CT to rest.
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Air attack on Lunga , at 38,40
Japanese aircraft
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 34
B-24D Liberator x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 4 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 7 damaged
H6K Mavis x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 1 destroyed
B-17E Fortress x 5 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 99
Airbase hits 5
Runway hits 36
Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
5 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator at 6000 feet
5 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
I guess the night off helped a lot. Lunga damage again doubles from 18 to 36. Quark admits the B17 is replacing the sub in his “#1 hate slot”. We’ll have to make sure the subs aren’t forgotten.
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Air attack on Lunga , at 38,40
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 1 damaged
Runway hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
Of interest here is the strike was flown from Touho. Koumac is now level 4 and strikes vs. Lunga will be 2 hexes closer, shaving 120 miles off of the round trip.
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Sub attack at 33,36
Japanese Ships
CL Natori
CA Nachi
CL Kuma
CL Tama
DD Matsukaze
DD Okikaze
Allied Ships
SS Drum
Depth charges explode harmlessly while Drum escapes. The light cruiser Natori adeptly evades the torpedoes, but she will not see the sunset of this day.
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Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 38,40
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
SBD Dauntless x 33
TBF Avenger x 13
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 2 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 6 damaged
TBF Avenger x 12 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Matsukaze
CL Natori, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Nachi
CL Tama, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Saratoga and Lexington surprise the cruiser TF in Lunga harbor.
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Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 38,40
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
SBD Dauntless x 33
TBF Avenger x 12
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 6 damaged
TBF Avenger x 1 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 8 damaged
Japanese Ships
CL Kuma
DD Okikaze
CL Natori, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)
Wasp moves in from the SW to finish off the stricken cruiser.
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Air attack on Irau , at 42,43
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 11
SBD Dauntless x 24
TBF Avenger x 7
no losses
Runway hits 2
Attacking Level Bombers:
7 x TBF Avenger at 6000 feet
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Air attack on Irau , at 42,43
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19
SBD Dauntless x 25
TBF Avenger x 5
no losses
Airbase hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
5 x TBF Avenger at 6000 feet
These two attacks were a mistake on my part. I forgot Irau had a runway active when I set the secondary strikes for airfields. There was too much AA at Lunga for the planes to chance a strike there, so they chose the easier of the two targets. It may be a brilliant mistake, however, if it convinces Quark I have no intention of invading north of Irau and the B17 attacks are to merely suppress his LBA at Lunga.
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Ground combat at Rennell Island
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 1057 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 28 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Rennell Island base !!!
Phase one complete. Skylark and Starling are en route and will sweep the remaining IJN mines while 2 FT TFs drop off supplies to the Marines. A PBY from Koumac is also en route to supply the troops there.
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Rennell had 81 supplies left on it, and that will sustain the Marines for one day. On the 30th, the two MSWs will be clearing the beach and the FT TFs will drop almost 1500 supplies. 3 slower AKs are en route as well, with almost 3000 supplies. The 14th SeaBees are loading at LV to build a base at Rennell.
The 3 AP TFs with the combat Marines from LV are at sea. They will rendezvous 60 miles east of Rennell before they make the run into Lunga. Also at that point 20 PT boats will meet a tanker and fuel up prior to deploying around San Cristobal to intercept Quark's AGs running back and forth to Irau. Finally, the BB TF with the battleship Washington will fuel there one last time before running to Lunga and bombarding.
Already en route to Lunga is the North Carolina TF to bombard the base there. Combined with another B17 strike at night that should just about close the airfield. As she leaves, Washington will arrive the next night to hit the base again. And by that time, the Marines should be, at most, one day out of Lunga. That’s when Quark will figure out what’s going on.
On the night before the transports arrive in Lunga, the paras will drop onto Lunga. I hope the AA values will be disrupted enough not to shred the C47s, but I have to get the paras attacking, especially vs. the CD units.
Washington and her DMS will stay in Lunga and join up with one of the AP TFs. North Carolina, having refueled, will sail into Lunga and join a second AP TF, providing AA and MSW support to the transports. The third transport will then split and join the other two.
South Dakota is 13 days away from Noumea, and Enterprise is 3 days from PH.
Another B17 squadron is 5 days from Noumea, but they won’t be combat ready for almost 4 or 5 days after that.
Wasp moves SE and will refuel about 180 miles S of Rennell. I’m keeping the 4 CA TFs in a box around her, almost 90 miles away on each side. I hope Quark will see this arrangement for a few turns, and then I can slip Wasp away while he sees the four corners but not the middle – and simply assumes she’s still there. A longshot, but worth a chance.
Lots more to come…
"Shouldn't we be leading the shark into shore...instead him leading us out to sea?"
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Attack Condor
- Posts: 424
- Joined: Fri Dec 27, 2002 2:33 am
- Location: Chicago
30 October 1942
Wx: Partly Cloudy
I'll post the CR last, I think the game is about to reach a turning point.
Here's the highlights. On the down side, Wasp was sunk, with almost all of her escorts. One destroyer is all that is left. Quark has created the mother of all CV TFs and attacked with 300+ planes vs. 4 ships. I count 7 CVs and CVLs in the TF.
On the plus side, S-47 put two into the side of the battleship Kirishima before being sunk herself.
Lots of combat, but you can read that below. Here's the nuts and bolts -
The paras fly tonight. 5 C47 squadrons make the trip. Lunga base damage at 49. I'll have to chance it. All AP TFs ordered into Lunga at top speed. Starling detached from Rennell MSW duties and will sail for Lunga herself. Washington's TF will make Lunga tonight, and they are ordered to remain there.
With that many carriers so close, I have decided to run - not run away, but run towards his CVs. He knows I have two more CVs in the area. If I don't engage them now, they will slaughter the APs and the Marines on board. I have set the CV TF to sail NW on an intercept course with the IJN CVs, Do Not Retire, React on. I transferred 36 F4F-4s from Lexington and replaced them with one SBD and one TBF squadron.
If I can keep my carriers afloat for two more turns engaging Quark I'll be ecstatic. I'm not under any delusions here - I can't take out all of his ships, but I can't leave the APs naked like he did at Cairns. As strange as it may sound, at this point, my CVs are expendable - my transports are not. If I can capture the level 7 airfield at Lunga and plant my B-17s there I can pound away at the Shortlands and even Rabaul. If that does indeed happen, I can live without carriers until 1943. If not, the consequences may be an overwhelming IJN victory.
All SC TFs are converging on the IJN CVs from the south and west. Subs are converging from the north. My carriers are converging from the SE. I desparately need to get his CVs into a surface action against my cruisers, or get very lucky with my own CVs.
As I told Quark via e-mail - this may be the most important turn of the game.
More to come.....
Report follows:
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/29/42
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Sub attack at 40,40
Japanese Ships
AG 2067, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Sculpin
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 63
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Sub attack near Gili Gili at 17,42
Japanese Ships
AP Kashiwa Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS S-45
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Air attack on Lunga , at 38,40
Japanese aircraft
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 30
B-24D Liberator x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 5 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 3 damaged
H8K Emily x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 132
Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 20
Attacking Level Bombers:
6 x B-24D Liberator at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
7 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
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Air attack on Lunga , at 38,40
Japanese aircraft
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 13
Runway hits 2
Attacking Level Bombers:
5 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
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Sub attack at 20,40
Japanese Ships
CA Aoba
DD Hamakaze
Allied Ships
SS Greenling
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Sub attack at 19,42
Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
CA Mogami
DD Hamakaze
Allied Ships
SS S-47, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Sub attack at 33,36
Japanese Ships
CA Nachi
DD Akikaze
Allied Ships
SS Drum
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Air attack on TF at 34,43
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 70
A6M3 Zero x 18
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7
SBD Dauntless x 33
TBF Avenger x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 24 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 12 damaged
TBF Avenger x 4 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 2 damaged
LTJG E.Ogawa of BI-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 7
Japanese Ships
CV Junyo
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Air attack on TF at 38,50
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 57
A6M3 Zero x 8
D3A Val x 172
B5N Kate x 101
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 6 damaged
B5N Kate x 12 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 damaged
Allied Ships
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 9, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
CL Boise, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Monssen
DD Monaghan, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 38,50
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
A6M3 Zero x 8
D3A Val x 23
B5N Kate x 15
no losses
Allied Ships
CL Boise, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 38,50
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
B5N Kate x 32
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
B5N Kate x 6 damaged
Allied Ships
CL Boise, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 38,50
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 66
A6M3 Zero x 18
D3A Val x 156
B5N Kate x 92
no losses
Allied Ships
DD Monssen
DD Monaghan, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 38,50
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
D3A Val x 3
B5N Kate x 16
no losses
Allied Ships
DD Monaghan, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 38,50
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 4
D3A Val x 3
B5N Kate x 15
no losses
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Wx: Partly Cloudy
I'll post the CR last, I think the game is about to reach a turning point.
Here's the highlights. On the down side, Wasp was sunk, with almost all of her escorts. One destroyer is all that is left. Quark has created the mother of all CV TFs and attacked with 300+ planes vs. 4 ships. I count 7 CVs and CVLs in the TF.
On the plus side, S-47 put two into the side of the battleship Kirishima before being sunk herself.
Lots of combat, but you can read that below. Here's the nuts and bolts -
The paras fly tonight. 5 C47 squadrons make the trip. Lunga base damage at 49. I'll have to chance it. All AP TFs ordered into Lunga at top speed. Starling detached from Rennell MSW duties and will sail for Lunga herself. Washington's TF will make Lunga tonight, and they are ordered to remain there.
With that many carriers so close, I have decided to run - not run away, but run towards his CVs. He knows I have two more CVs in the area. If I don't engage them now, they will slaughter the APs and the Marines on board. I have set the CV TF to sail NW on an intercept course with the IJN CVs, Do Not Retire, React on. I transferred 36 F4F-4s from Lexington and replaced them with one SBD and one TBF squadron.
If I can keep my carriers afloat for two more turns engaging Quark I'll be ecstatic. I'm not under any delusions here - I can't take out all of his ships, but I can't leave the APs naked like he did at Cairns. As strange as it may sound, at this point, my CVs are expendable - my transports are not. If I can capture the level 7 airfield at Lunga and plant my B-17s there I can pound away at the Shortlands and even Rabaul. If that does indeed happen, I can live without carriers until 1943. If not, the consequences may be an overwhelming IJN victory.
All SC TFs are converging on the IJN CVs from the south and west. Subs are converging from the north. My carriers are converging from the SE. I desparately need to get his CVs into a surface action against my cruisers, or get very lucky with my own CVs.
As I told Quark via e-mail - this may be the most important turn of the game.
More to come.....
Report follows:
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/29/42
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Sub attack at 40,40
Japanese Ships
AG 2067, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Sculpin
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 63
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Sub attack near Gili Gili at 17,42
Japanese Ships
AP Kashiwa Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS S-45
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Air attack on Lunga , at 38,40
Japanese aircraft
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 30
B-24D Liberator x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 5 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 3 damaged
H8K Emily x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 132
Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 20
Attacking Level Bombers:
6 x B-24D Liberator at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
7 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
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Air attack on Lunga , at 38,40
Japanese aircraft
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 13
Runway hits 2
Attacking Level Bombers:
5 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
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Sub attack at 20,40
Japanese Ships
CA Aoba
DD Hamakaze
Allied Ships
SS Greenling
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Sub attack at 19,42
Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
CA Mogami
DD Hamakaze
Allied Ships
SS S-47, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Sub attack at 33,36
Japanese Ships
CA Nachi
DD Akikaze
Allied Ships
SS Drum
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Air attack on TF at 34,43
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 70
A6M3 Zero x 18
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7
SBD Dauntless x 33
TBF Avenger x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 24 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 12 damaged
TBF Avenger x 4 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 2 damaged
LTJG E.Ogawa of BI-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 7
Japanese Ships
CV Junyo
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Air attack on TF at 38,50
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 57
A6M3 Zero x 8
D3A Val x 172
B5N Kate x 101
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 6 damaged
B5N Kate x 12 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 damaged
Allied Ships
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 9, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
CL Boise, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Monssen
DD Monaghan, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 38,50
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
A6M3 Zero x 8
D3A Val x 23
B5N Kate x 15
no losses
Allied Ships
CL Boise, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 38,50
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
B5N Kate x 32
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
B5N Kate x 6 damaged
Allied Ships
CL Boise, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 38,50
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 66
A6M3 Zero x 18
D3A Val x 156
B5N Kate x 92
no losses
Allied Ships
DD Monssen
DD Monaghan, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 38,50
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
D3A Val x 3
B5N Kate x 16
no losses
Allied Ships
DD Monaghan, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 38,50
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 4
D3A Val x 3
B5N Kate x 15
no losses
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"Shouldn't we be leading the shark into shore...instead him leading us out to sea?"
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Attack Condor
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30 October 1942
Wx: Partly Cloudy
Very bad news in my attempt to take Lunga - it turns out that Quark had 2 full strength infantry regiments just stting there, waiting for me - 2 infantry units that never showed up (and still don't) on a recon list. I guess they were there, but not able to be displayed because too many units were on the scroll list???
It sure would have been nice to have all of the units detected to be displayed. I'm not sure how much more I could have done.
Would landing a force next to the base have displayed more units that repeated recon flights over a period of 2 weeks?
Needless to say, the paratroops who were supposed to engage a couple of CD units and some engineers were slaughtered. Now I have the remnants of the Marines at the doorstep of Lunga, looking at invading a base with heavy fortifications and with 35000 combat troops (infantry troops) defending it.
The shipping was also decimated. All carriers are gone. Upwards of 100 planes lost.
I promised myself I wouldn't gripe here, so I'll just post the details, congratulate Quark for his efforts, and try and save what I can.
I'm fairly certain I won't be attacking much for a long time. I've still got subs, but that's about it. Oh well - here you go:
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/30/42
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Air attack on Lunga , at 38,40
Japanese aircraft
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 20
B-24D Liberator x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 3 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 104
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 24
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
5 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
8 x B-24D Liberator at 6000 feet
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Air attack on Lunga , at 38,40
Japanese aircraft
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
B-24D Liberator x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 2 damaged
B-24D Liberator x 1 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 43
Guns lost 1
Runway hits 4
Attacking Level Bombers:
2 x B-24D Liberator at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
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Air attack on TF at 38,46
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 64
A6M3 Zero x 21
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 2 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 2 damaged
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Air attack on TF at 38,46
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 64
A6M3 Zero x 21
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 51
SBD Dauntless x 30
TBF Avenger x 29
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 4 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 9 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 22 damaged
TBF Avenger x 16 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 11 damaged
CPO P.Ogawa of DI-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 7
LTJG C.Hammond of VF-71 bails out WOUNDED and is RESCUED
Japanese Ships
CVL Zuiho
CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
CV Soryu
CV Junyo
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Air attack on TF at 35,44
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 87
A6M3 Zero x 22
D3A Val x 142
B5N Kate x 127
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 18 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 9 destroyed
D3A Val x 7 damaged
B5N Kate x 16 destroyed
B5N Kate x 23 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7 damaged
LTJG R.Kawamura of EI-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 4
LCDR J. Smith of VF-8 is KILLED
Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 10, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Farenholt
CLAA Juneau
CLAA San Diego, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Salt Lake City
DD Laffey
DD Aaron Ward
CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 1
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Air attack on TF at 35,44
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
A6M3 Zero x 12
D3A Val x 17
B5N Kate x 12
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 1 damaged
B5N Kate x 1 destroyed
B5N Kate x 7 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
Allied Ships
CLAA San Diego, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Salt Lake City
CLAA San Juan, Torpedo hits 1
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Air attack on TF at 35,44
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
D3A Val x 25
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3 destroyed
ENS L.Kawato of DI-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 8
Allied Ships
DD Aaron Ward, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Duncan, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Air attack on TF at 35,44
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
B5N Kate x 16
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
no losses
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
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Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 38,39
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell x 2 destroyed
G3M Nell x 5 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Swanson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Washington
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x G3M Nell at 200 feet
1 x G3M Nell at 200 feet
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Air attack on TF, near Tassafaronga at 37,39
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell x 1 destroyed
G3M Nell x 7 damaged
Allied Ships
AP Moreton Bay, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Heywood, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 106
Guns lost 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x G3M Nell at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell at 200 feet
2 x G3M Nell at 200 feet
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Air attack on TF at 35,40
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 3 damaged
Allied Ships
CA Chester, Bomb hits 1
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Air attack on TF at 41,44
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate x 2 destroyed
B5N Kate x 9 damaged
Allied Ships
AP Hunter Liggett
DD Barton
AP John Penn, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 82
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Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 38,39
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
G3M Nell x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell x 2 destroyed
G3M Nell x 10 damaged
Allied Ships
BB Washington, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Attacking Level Bombers:
1 x G3M Nell at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell at 200 feet
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Air attack on TF at 34,42
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 19
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 14 damaged
Allied Ships
CLAA Van Heemskerck, Bomb hits 2
DD Maury, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CL Helena, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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Air attack on TF at 35,44
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 80
A6M3 Zero x 29
D3A Val x 114
B5N Kate x 100
no losses
Allied Ships
CLAA San Diego, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 35,44
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
D3A Val x 19
no losses
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Ground combat at Lunga
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 811 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 35628 troops, 421 guns, 50 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 6)
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 17
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Wx: Partly Cloudy
Very bad news in my attempt to take Lunga - it turns out that Quark had 2 full strength infantry regiments just stting there, waiting for me - 2 infantry units that never showed up (and still don't) on a recon list. I guess they were there, but not able to be displayed because too many units were on the scroll list???
It sure would have been nice to have all of the units detected to be displayed. I'm not sure how much more I could have done.
Would landing a force next to the base have displayed more units that repeated recon flights over a period of 2 weeks?
Needless to say, the paratroops who were supposed to engage a couple of CD units and some engineers were slaughtered. Now I have the remnants of the Marines at the doorstep of Lunga, looking at invading a base with heavy fortifications and with 35000 combat troops (infantry troops) defending it.
The shipping was also decimated. All carriers are gone. Upwards of 100 planes lost.
I promised myself I wouldn't gripe here, so I'll just post the details, congratulate Quark for his efforts, and try and save what I can.
I'm fairly certain I won't be attacking much for a long time. I've still got subs, but that's about it. Oh well - here you go:
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/30/42
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Air attack on Lunga , at 38,40
Japanese aircraft
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 20
B-24D Liberator x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 3 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 104
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 24
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
5 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
8 x B-24D Liberator at 6000 feet
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Air attack on Lunga , at 38,40
Japanese aircraft
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
B-24D Liberator x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 2 damaged
B-24D Liberator x 1 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 43
Guns lost 1
Runway hits 4
Attacking Level Bombers:
2 x B-24D Liberator at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
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Air attack on TF at 38,46
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 64
A6M3 Zero x 21
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 2 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 2 damaged
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Air attack on TF at 38,46
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 64
A6M3 Zero x 21
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 51
SBD Dauntless x 30
TBF Avenger x 29
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 4 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 9 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 22 damaged
TBF Avenger x 16 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 11 damaged
CPO P.Ogawa of DI-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 7
LTJG C.Hammond of VF-71 bails out WOUNDED and is RESCUED
Japanese Ships
CVL Zuiho
CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1
CV Soryu
CV Junyo
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Air attack on TF at 35,44
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 87
A6M3 Zero x 22
D3A Val x 142
B5N Kate x 127
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 44
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 18 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 9 destroyed
D3A Val x 7 damaged
B5N Kate x 16 destroyed
B5N Kate x 23 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7 damaged
LTJG R.Kawamura of EI-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 4
LCDR J. Smith of VF-8 is KILLED
Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 10, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Farenholt
CLAA Juneau
CLAA San Diego, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Salt Lake City
DD Laffey
DD Aaron Ward
CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 1
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Air attack on TF at 35,44
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
A6M3 Zero x 12
D3A Val x 17
B5N Kate x 12
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 1 damaged
B5N Kate x 1 destroyed
B5N Kate x 7 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
Allied Ships
CLAA San Diego, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Salt Lake City
CLAA San Juan, Torpedo hits 1
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Air attack on TF at 35,44
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 13
D3A Val x 25
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3 destroyed
ENS L.Kawato of DI-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 8
Allied Ships
DD Aaron Ward, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Duncan, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Air attack on TF at 35,44
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
B5N Kate x 16
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
no losses
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
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Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 38,39
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell x 2 destroyed
G3M Nell x 5 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Swanson, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Washington
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x G3M Nell at 200 feet
1 x G3M Nell at 200 feet
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Air attack on TF, near Tassafaronga at 37,39
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell x 1 destroyed
G3M Nell x 7 damaged
Allied Ships
AP Moreton Bay, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Heywood, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 106
Guns lost 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x G3M Nell at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell at 200 feet
2 x G3M Nell at 200 feet
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Air attack on TF at 35,40
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 3 damaged
Allied Ships
CA Chester, Bomb hits 1
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Air attack on TF at 41,44
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate x 2 destroyed
B5N Kate x 9 damaged
Allied Ships
AP Hunter Liggett
DD Barton
AP John Penn, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 82
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Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 38,39
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
G3M Nell x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell x 2 destroyed
G3M Nell x 10 damaged
Allied Ships
BB Washington, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Attacking Level Bombers:
1 x G3M Nell at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell at 200 feet
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Air attack on TF at 34,42
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 19
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 14 damaged
Allied Ships
CLAA Van Heemskerck, Bomb hits 2
DD Maury, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CL Helena, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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Air attack on TF at 35,44
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 80
A6M3 Zero x 29
D3A Val x 114
B5N Kate x 100
no losses
Allied Ships
CLAA San Diego, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 35,44
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
D3A Val x 19
no losses
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Ground combat at Lunga
Allied Shock attack
Attacking force 811 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 35628 troops, 421 guns, 50 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 6)
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 17
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"Shouldn't we be leading the shark into shore...instead him leading us out to sea?"
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Attack Condor
- Posts: 424
- Joined: Fri Dec 27, 2002 2:33 am
- Location: Chicago
Aftermath
The dispersed force is trying to make it back to land...American Legion sunk with most of their passengers lost. The 1st Marine Division is badly mauled, and all without firing a shot. The paras are gone. Subs and the small 3 ship DM force have been ordered to Rennell to evac the Raider BN there. I'd love to keep Rennel, but there's no way I can supply it.
Moving totally on the defensive again I need to repair what I can while rebuilding my forces. I'm not totally defeated, but Quark does enjoy a 6000 point lead. He said that taking an autovictory base will still be tough vs. my ground forces, LBA, and subs but I'm not sure he has to.
The AAR entries will be much more abbreviated for a time while the forces recover. Plane upgrades will be welcome, as will the arrival of Enterprise, Hornet, Essex, and a host of other surface forces.
Still, it is a shame I got impatient.
More to come (sooner or later
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Moving totally on the defensive again I need to repair what I can while rebuilding my forces. I'm not totally defeated, but Quark does enjoy a 6000 point lead. He said that taking an autovictory base will still be tough vs. my ground forces, LBA, and subs but I'm not sure he has to.
The AAR entries will be much more abbreviated for a time while the forces recover. Plane upgrades will be welcome, as will the arrival of Enterprise, Hornet, Essex, and a host of other surface forces.
Still, it is a shame I got impatient.
More to come (sooner or later
)"Shouldn't we be leading the shark into shore...instead him leading us out to sea?"
I so feel for you on the recon front my friend. i wrote a warning message to you but it was lost in the transference to the board. I had exactly the same thing happen with my atack on PM - I was left lamenting the complete lack of knowledge of the most important units at the invasion location. Other people on the boards don't like to use it, but the small unit suicide aquad that can find you the actual make up of the ground forces is the only way to get accurate info.
I suppose real commanders often found themselves facing far more (or less) opposition than intelligence told them would be at a location.
Obviously, with your hurting naval air, you will pull your head in for a bit.
I suppose real commanders often found themselves facing far more (or less) opposition than intelligence told them would be at a location.
Obviously, with your hurting naval air, you will pull your head in for a bit.
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originally posted by wobbly
...Other people on the boards don't like to use it, but the small unit suicide aquad that can find you the actual make up of the ground forces is the only way to get accurate info.
Thanks wobbly, sorry (?) to hear this has happened to you as well. As far as the "suicide squad" approach to intel gathering, it's akin (IMHO) to the "recon by death" tactic of sending a jeep ahead of some tanks to see what shoots at it. It gets accurate intel, unless you happen to be poor schmuck driving the jeep. I just can't picture the "do it for God and country" speech given to a Marine squad whose job is to report back who it is that's wiping them out. If that is the mechanic of the game, that's fine. I was talking to Quark, and hoping it wasn't something as simple as too many units on a base that they couldn't be displayed in the troop display of an enemy base.
As to recon, I won't send suicide squads to simply gather intel. Perhaps the concept could be (or has already been) taken up as to how a 2 squad unit, presumably attacking a fortified base can reveal the force structure of 30,000+ enemy troops.
But as far as the game, yep, we'll be hunkering down for the next few months. New carriers will be here in about four months, and hopefully I'll have a lot more P-38s.
I hope the post doesn't leave the reader with the image of someone who made a bad move and then crying about sour grapes. It's just an observation. I knew it would be a gamble moving on Lunga - but I certainly wouldn't have thrown a battalion of paratroopers into the teeth of two enemy infantry regiments.
Anyhow, more to come
...Other people on the boards don't like to use it, but the small unit suicide aquad that can find you the actual make up of the ground forces is the only way to get accurate info.
Thanks wobbly, sorry (?) to hear this has happened to you as well. As far as the "suicide squad" approach to intel gathering, it's akin (IMHO) to the "recon by death" tactic of sending a jeep ahead of some tanks to see what shoots at it. It gets accurate intel, unless you happen to be poor schmuck driving the jeep. I just can't picture the "do it for God and country" speech given to a Marine squad whose job is to report back who it is that's wiping them out. If that is the mechanic of the game, that's fine. I was talking to Quark, and hoping it wasn't something as simple as too many units on a base that they couldn't be displayed in the troop display of an enemy base.
As to recon, I won't send suicide squads to simply gather intel. Perhaps the concept could be (or has already been) taken up as to how a 2 squad unit, presumably attacking a fortified base can reveal the force structure of 30,000+ enemy troops.
But as far as the game, yep, we'll be hunkering down for the next few months. New carriers will be here in about four months, and hopefully I'll have a lot more P-38s.
I hope the post doesn't leave the reader with the image of someone who made a bad move and then crying about sour grapes. It's just an observation. I knew it would be a gamble moving on Lunga - but I certainly wouldn't have thrown a battalion of paratroopers into the teeth of two enemy infantry regiments.
Anyhow, more to come
"Shouldn't we be leading the shark into shore...instead him leading us out to sea?"
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Having run out of targets and ammunition, Quark's 7 carriers retire, leaving the wounded to limp home. One of the wounded who didn't make it was the battleship Washington who was put out of her misery by two more torpedoes from an IJN sub.
Approximately 700 of the Marine Raider battalion remain at Rennell awaiting evacuation. 6 subs have loaded up and are en route to LV, with another 9 subs designated for transport headed to Rennell.
Ships have begun to arrive in Noumea and LV and unloading the Marines. Anything with damage over 15 is sent back to PH. No sense leaving targets I can't protect.
Approximately 700 of the Marine Raider battalion remain at Rennell awaiting evacuation. 6 subs have loaded up and are en route to LV, with another 9 subs designated for transport headed to Rennell.
Ships have begun to arrive in Noumea and LV and unloading the Marines. Anything with damage over 15 is sent back to PH. No sense leaving targets I can't protect.
"Shouldn't we be leading the shark into shore...instead him leading us out to sea?"
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Back for a post after an extended absence... the last few days of which culminated in an infection of both sides of my eardrum 
After lots of prescription meds and stuff back to plugging the dike with my fingers as Quark must surely be licking his chops.
My subs have almost evacuated the entire Raider battalion that went to Rennell - all told about 12 subs participated in the transport missions. They are going back to LV. The subs will be my main defense now, hopefully I can lop off an odd capital ship of two. LBA is still active and plentiful, and if I can hold on past 1/1/43 it will definitely be helpful.
All I can do is try to last beyond the auto victory, and move north just a bit at a time. The problem is Quark can just keep his carriers out at sea and move in when I send a transport anywhere.
More (hopefully...) to come
After lots of prescription meds and stuff back to plugging the dike with my fingers as Quark must surely be licking his chops.My subs have almost evacuated the entire Raider battalion that went to Rennell - all told about 12 subs participated in the transport missions. They are going back to LV. The subs will be my main defense now, hopefully I can lop off an odd capital ship of two. LBA is still active and plentiful, and if I can hold on past 1/1/43 it will definitely be helpful.
All I can do is try to last beyond the auto victory, and move north just a bit at a time. The problem is Quark can just keep his carriers out at sea and move in when I send a transport anywhere.
More (hopefully...) to come
"Shouldn't we be leading the shark into shore...instead him leading us out to sea?"
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Back after relapse - docs finally got right drugs in me and I can get out of the da** guest bed and back on with life
Which includes preparing for the storm Quark must be contemplating if he wants to get his autovictory. Missouri has her task group SE of LV, and North Carolina has hers steaming from Noumea to a point SW of LV. A small cruiser TG led by Louisville patrols the strait between LV and EPV.
I have a second P-38G Lightning squadron, and both are now at LV, along with F4F-4s, SBDs and Avengers.
waiting....
Which includes preparing for the storm Quark must be contemplating if he wants to get his autovictory. Missouri has her task group SE of LV, and North Carolina has hers steaming from Noumea to a point SW of LV. A small cruiser TG led by Louisville patrols the strait between LV and EPV.
I have a second P-38G Lightning squadron, and both are now at LV, along with F4F-4s, SBDs and Avengers.
waiting....
"Shouldn't we be leading the shark into shore...instead him leading us out to sea?"
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peeking out from the bunker...
Still here, and gamely hanging on. Not too much to post since I was last here. Kourouratopo has been evacuated, and L'ville is using the engineers to overbuild to a level 9 port. All fortifications at level 9, and the entire 2nd Marine division, remnants of the 1st Marine division, and other SOPAC combat units are now there. Supply level is currently 235K. The equalivalent of two carrier air wings are based there, along with my only two P-38 squadrons. It's November 24/25 in game time, and the only sailing I'm doing is supply runs to LV and EPV.
Oz is set, as all combat troops are at TV, RH, and Brissy.
Most of my subs are surrounding LV, as I hunker down after the foolhardy invasion attempt into Lunga.
Two CVE's due in (oboy - but they're all I've got on the horizon). Enterprise still at PH, and I've just sent back 7 DDs to try and get her escorted back into theater.
Three SC TFs set to react south of LV, and tankers move up every few days to keep the combat ships topped off.
I've moved my PT boats back to LV and EPV. Wunpuko is still staffed with one BF unit, but that's to support long range search flights by the PBYs there.
I'm suprised Quark hasn't tried to press home yet, but his last invasion resulted in a bloody nose for him (although he didn't lose his carriers), so he may not be too anxious for a repeat prerformance. The end of 1942 approaches, and I wonder if he'll try for the autovictory, or just try to maintain his 6000+ point lead.
Oz is set, as all combat troops are at TV, RH, and Brissy.
Most of my subs are surrounding LV, as I hunker down after the foolhardy invasion attempt into Lunga.
Two CVE's due in (oboy - but they're all I've got on the horizon). Enterprise still at PH, and I've just sent back 7 DDs to try and get her escorted back into theater.
Three SC TFs set to react south of LV, and tankers move up every few days to keep the combat ships topped off.
I've moved my PT boats back to LV and EPV. Wunpuko is still staffed with one BF unit, but that's to support long range search flights by the PBYs there.
I'm suprised Quark hasn't tried to press home yet, but his last invasion resulted in a bloody nose for him (although he didn't lose his carriers), so he may not be too anxious for a repeat prerformance. The end of 1942 approaches, and I wonder if he'll try for the autovictory, or just try to maintain his 6000+ point lead.
"Shouldn't we be leading the shark into shore...instead him leading us out to sea?"
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More buildup on both sides...I sent a night raid of B17s into the ports at Lunga, no luck...and a daylight raid against the new airfield at Irau...minor damage only. Nothing more than token gestures, trying to husband what airpower I have left for "the big battle".
Enterprise still sits anchored at PH, despite numerous DDs and CAs also there available for excort. Perhaps their confidence in the area commander isn't too strong when operating carriers (not that I blame them). Maryland also sits tied to PH. 2 more carriers, Hornet and Essex are due into PH in 52 days.
25 P-38s now available in the pool, perhaps another P-39 unit can be replaced with the newer fighters soon. Probably need 36 in the pool for it to happen.
4 B-17s lost due to the raids, while Quark lost 2 of his long range Irvings yesterday:
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/26/42
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Air attack on Lunga , at 38,40
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 13
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 1 damaged
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-17E Fortress at 20000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 20000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 20000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress at 20000 feet
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Air attack on Irau , at 42,43
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9
no losses
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
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Enterprise still sits anchored at PH, despite numerous DDs and CAs also there available for excort. Perhaps their confidence in the area commander isn't too strong when operating carriers (not that I blame them). Maryland also sits tied to PH. 2 more carriers, Hornet and Essex are due into PH in 52 days.
25 P-38s now available in the pool, perhaps another P-39 unit can be replaced with the newer fighters soon. Probably need 36 in the pool for it to happen.
4 B-17s lost due to the raids, while Quark lost 2 of his long range Irvings yesterday:
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/26/42
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Air attack on Lunga , at 38,40
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 13
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 1 damaged
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-17E Fortress at 20000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 20000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 20000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress at 20000 feet
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Air attack on Irau , at 42,43
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9
no losses
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
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As the clock ticks towards the inevitible, the alert status has just gone up another notch. Quark sent his last turn with the trailer..."ho hum, another boring turn." (gee, ya think something's up?? :p) With November winding down to a close, he has only about another month for autovictory. Denying that may be only a moral victory, (if I can) but it'll be at least something good I can accomplish.
Since the subs have completed their evacuation missions, they've now settled down into their preserves, waiting for the onslaught to steam in. At least each one will have a chance at intercepting. 15 submarines surround the approaches to LV, each in their own 30 mile patch of ocean. Only a couple are in shallow water, but that can't be avoided. I have two left over to sail in if (or perhaps, when) the subs either sink or run out of bullets. The two spares aren't just sitting idly by - they're on mining runs to Lunga and Irau. Only two mines each (D***! Where is Argonaut when I need her???) but maybe they'll get lucky.
Good news form the Army - the 39th FS at Brisbane upgraded to P-38 Lightnings. I immediately dispatched them to LV (overcast weather, 20 arrived without incident, 4 damaged but on the ground). I now have 3 of the new fighter squadrons at LV. I'm a bit unsure of what altitude to send them to - right now I have all 3 at 50% CAP at 10000. New territory for me, but we'll see how they do.
Each turn I keep asking, what have I missed..................
Still no word from the east about when Enterprise and/or Maryland finish their R & R. I need them - badly...
Since the subs have completed their evacuation missions, they've now settled down into their preserves, waiting for the onslaught to steam in. At least each one will have a chance at intercepting. 15 submarines surround the approaches to LV, each in their own 30 mile patch of ocean. Only a couple are in shallow water, but that can't be avoided. I have two left over to sail in if (or perhaps, when) the subs either sink or run out of bullets. The two spares aren't just sitting idly by - they're on mining runs to Lunga and Irau. Only two mines each (D***! Where is Argonaut when I need her???) but maybe they'll get lucky.
Good news form the Army - the 39th FS at Brisbane upgraded to P-38 Lightnings. I immediately dispatched them to LV (overcast weather, 20 arrived without incident, 4 damaged but on the ground). I now have 3 of the new fighter squadrons at LV. I'm a bit unsure of what altitude to send them to - right now I have all 3 at 50% CAP at 10000. New territory for me, but we'll see how they do.
Each turn I keep asking, what have I missed..................
Still no word from the east about when Enterprise and/or Maryland finish their R & R. I need them - badly...
"Shouldn't we be leading the shark into shore...instead him leading us out to sea?"