Speedy vs Nikademus - Nik Mod 4.0

[Hipper]

Hi Nick what did you do with the UK carriers

Ive tried various things but there is some sort of hard coding about the carriers that keeps putting planes in reserve when you "overload" the carriers ie anything over 36!

it would be nice to see Indominable with hurricanes and martlets in early 42.

Cheers Hipper

[Nikademus]

Well let me explain before Speedy starts jumping for joy all over my incompetence.

1) China....since it was an AI test game i'm more willing to wing it and take chances just to see what happens. My average turn-time also tends to be much faster too to move the game along. When i saw those 20 units enter Yennen, had it been an PBEM i would have sit tight....since it was the AI i just said "what the heck BANZAI!" lol......well i saw what happened. Update....having taken Inching, my Army group is back but so far no joy despite 0 fort levels.....however i'd say 100,000+ Chinese invested in the city is better than 9 fort levels....my 300,000 Japanese have so far not been able to eject them.

2.) carriers - Playing on hard level...the AI peeks at your forces.....result was every time KB would come out...the AI USN carriers would run away....litterally. well the last time i went home (Truk) and they came back out , AI got real bold this time and got within 400 miles of Rabaul....beat off an attack....this time i opted to send just 3 CV + a CVL at full speed from Truk to see if the AI would stick around...this time it sort of did.....got my carrier battle....against superior odds and got butt whipped.....Shokaku and Shoho sunk, Zuikaku crippled and Hiryu damaged in return for two or three damaged USN carriers.

Here's where i got really cocky.....eager for revenge, i sent off Akagi, Kaga, and Soryu on another full speed chase for revenge hoping to catch damaged carriers....chased the AI all the way down to Nomeau....only to find at least 2 fully intact US carriers...which Midway'd me along with 60 B-26's. I suffered an agrevatingly large number of belt armor hits when my own forces counterattacked....(equiv to near misses when they don't penetrate) and only a couple torp hits....result, no USN carriers sunk...just damaged.....all my carriers sunk. lol.....in one week, KB is shattered......only Junyo and Rhyujo are intact, Hiryu and Zuikaku will be in the shipyards for some time and my offensive has stopped with the taking of Port Morosby. Thorougly the most enjoyable AI experience i've had yet. Next time i'll be a little more careful......uber-CAP? not any longer!

Upgrade - I'm afraid that would require a code change. sorry. I'm trying to make the next version as comprehensive as possible.

[Nikademus]

ORIGINAL: Hipper

Hi Nick what did you do with the UK carriers

Ive tried various things but there is some sort of hard coding about the carriers that keeps putting planes in reserve when you "overload" the carriers ie anything over 36!

it would be nice to see Indominable with hurricanes and martlets in early 42.

Cheers Hipper

Increased their capacity and am working to put their actual squadron and plane types on as close to the starting date for the scenario as possible. Of course there's conflicting data on squadron numbers and exact loadout. Shores differs in places from a good Fleet air arm archive available online in some places. I'm not going to sweat the squadron numbers so much nor whether or not one squadron which has 24 torp planes should in fact be two 12 plane squadrons....i mean i'm all for accuracy but this just wont impact the game and i don't want to have to create too many new squadrons using the limited slots available.

Indomitable has Sea Hurricanes now......The Martlet and Albacore have been added.

No more Sea Gladiators.

Hard coding - I think i figured out a way to get around that.....working so far in tests.

[Speedysteve]

Hi all,

Probably the last update until after Christmas. I'm away from the 22nd until 30th December. Merry Christmas to the readers and your families [8D]

2 days of mixed fortunes.

The positive - Singapore will fall within days. With tactical support from the IJA my men some inrodes into the fortifications over the 2 days and took out a similar number of enemy men as I lost:

Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 121532 troops, 1098 guns, 429 vehicles

Defending force 70491 troops, 462 guns, 26 vehicles

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 6

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 6)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 6


Japanese ground losses:
2358 casualties reported
Guns lost 62
Vehicles lost 6

Allied ground losses:
1400 casualties reported
Guns lost 53

AND:

Ground combat at Singapore

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 118050 troops, 1002 guns, 423 vehicles

Defending force 68165 troops, 388 guns, 25 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 6)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 5


Japanese ground losses:
1485 casualties reported
Guns lost 51
Vehicles lost 7

Allied ground losses:
1762 casualties reported
Guns lost 39
Vehicles lost 2


Also the last enemy bastion on Mindanao fell on the 21st at Cotabato:

Ground combat at Cotabato

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 2918 troops, 17 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 4104 troops, 26 guns, 12 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Cotabato base !!!


Japanese ground losses:
120 casualties reported
Guns lost 3

Allied ground losses:
4964 casualties reported
Guns lost 31
Vehicles lost 2


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The negative. BLOODY AVG. Over the 2 days AVG gits swept over the skies at Pagan. Zero's from Rangoon were CAP'ing the place and got wiped out losing 14 vs 1 P40 over the 2 days! Nerfed Zero's i'm thinking. These boys weren't rookies all ranging from 70-85 EXP. At least they were [;)][:D]

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Air losses:

Allied: 3
Japanese: 28 (18 Zero's in total!) [X(]

[Rob Brennan UK]

I never get that level of effectiveness with the AVG [:@]..

Good on the fall of singapore even if nik did sacrifice it [;)]

[Nikademus]

Just goes to show what happens when yon P-40's aren't flying in a landing pattern or just taking off as they all were along with the Hurricanes and Buffalos during the SRA campaign.

ha ha!

[Speedysteve]

I know. Must be broken for them to achieve this sort of result [:'(]

[Nikademus]

Sounds perfectly plausible to me. Japanese aircraft suck.....Japanese doctrine sucks.....Japanese pilots suck.....Speedy sucks. Alls in order [:D]

[Rob Brennan UK]

Nik you forgot the 1st one ..Buffalos SUCK ! ..

Nate = improved buffalo
Oscar = much improved buffalo
Zero= Buffalo hunter with heavy cannon [:D]

[Nikademus]

lol...wait till my Buffalo pilot's exp improves....i'll redeem the poor Booofalo yet. (at speedo's expense too hoo!)

[DuckofTindalos]

Bah, try shooting down a Zero with a Lysander first... Then you can call yourself a real man.

[Nikademus]

No problem......as long as Speedy keeps using LRCAP [:D]

[Nikademus]

well, while we're all waiting for Speedy to get his butt back from Spain....figured i'd post the results of a current 5.0 42a mod AI game (me Allies) just to keep things interesting. May 29 marks the first carrier on carrier clash between the Kido Butai and the USN carrier force.

The battle came as a total suprise to me as previously there'd been little sign of the KB other than one brief appearance by a 3 CV group NE of Buin which quickly retreated after getting bloodied against Port Morosby's air defences. For my own operations, I'd decided to help thwart Japanese ambitions to isolate PM by re-taking Gili Gili....held by a single SNLF force which my B-17's had been making life difficult for.

Two TF's constituting four CV's were escorting the 14th NZ brigade to Gili Gili when a four CV + at least one CVL appeared in the Coral Sea, bombing PM for damage but losing many planes in the process. Given those losses i opted to continue the operation since the odds appeared reletively even. A major series of exchanges resulted. I made a tactical error in devoting most of my fighter resources to fleet defence...which resulted in the KB Zero CAP getting some major licks at my carrier strikes. The SBD's held up well despite being surrounded by mass Zero attacks...the unarmored Devestators suffered more...but despite the losses, we succeeded in badly damaging at least two big Japanese CVs.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/29/42

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Sub attack at 64,44

Japanese Ships
TK Akatuki Maru

Allied Ships
SS Drum

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Day Air attack on TF at 54,95

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 67

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
SBD Dauntless x 43
TBD Devastator x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
SBD Dauntless: 11 destroyed, 21 damaged
TBD Devastator: 10 destroyed, 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 1 (belt armor Near Miss)
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
CV Soryu
CA Tone

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 54,95

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 58

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7
SBD Dauntless x 30
TBD Devastator x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
SBD Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 6 damaged
TBD Devastator: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Kuroshio
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CV Akagi
CA Maya
CV Hiryu

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 54,95

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 45

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 11
F4F-4 Wildcat x 11
SBD Dauntless x 30
TBD Devastator x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 11 destroyed, 6 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 22 damaged
TBD Devastator: 4 destroyed, 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 2
CV Soryu, on fire
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 54,95

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26

Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 15

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CV Akagi

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Good results...yay me! Uh oh....radar screens show bogies.....



Day Air attack on TF at 56,96

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
D3A Val x 12
B5N Kate x 9

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 28
F4F-4 Wildcat x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Lexington

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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First strike beat off with no damage to the fleet. Meanwhile, my small fleet train gets attacked from another quarter.




Day Air attack on TF at 57,96

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 20
G4M1 Betty x 35

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 5 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged

Allied Ships
AO Neosho, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Sims, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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2nd strike was much more impressive and effective Damn Kate bombers! [X(]



Day Air attack on TF at 56,96

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 39
D3A Val x 24
B5N Kate x 45

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 26
F4F-4 Wildcat x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged
D3A Val: 4 destroyed, 16 damaged
B5N Kate: 4 destroyed, 33 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 12 destroyed, 2 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 11 destroyed, 4 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CA Northampton
CA San Francisco

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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More interference from distant Rabaul....


Day Air attack on TF at 57,96

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 2 damaged

Allied Ships
MSW Kalgoorlie
AP Largs Bay
AP Manoora, Torpedo hits 1
AP Orungal, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
54 casualties reported
Guns lost 1

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Afternoon counterattack by my forces:



Day Air attack on TF at 54,95

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 35

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
SBD Dauntless x 19
TBD Devastator x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
SBD Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 15 damaged
TBD Devastator: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CVL Ryujo
CA Takao

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Japanese afternoon counter-attack:


Day Air attack on TF at 56,96

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
D3A Val x 9
B5N Kate x 8

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
D3A Val: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged

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

Allied Ships
CA Minneapolis
CV Lexington
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 1 (dud)

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
3 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
2 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet


Dusk falls.....i've decided not to retreat.....we are within 120 miles of Gili Gili. I hold a tactical advantage due to the proximity of PM....and all my marooned bombers were able to make it there minimizing losses. I have also transfered additional LB assets there and hope to catch the crippled Japanese CV's the next day. The bad news is that Hornet sank immediately and Enterprise is crippled at 91% FLT. I don't expect her to survive as she is also burning furiously. Lexington and Yorktown are intact and ready for tommorrow.

[Nikademus]

Situation map......Next morning.

[Nikademus]

[hopefully] my trump card. 99 ready aircraft sitting at PM. Hopefully the weather will be on my side.

[Nikademus]

The anvil on which i hope the hammer of PM will fall on...

[Nikademus]

Well.....day 2 turned not quite as I'd hoped. (translation - disaster!)

Unfortunately Rabaul upset the apple cart. The base had recently suffered some good losses and had been quiet which lulled me into thinking it was not particularily strong. I was wrong. [:@]

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/30/42

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Things started off ominously right from the get go!


Sub attack at 56,95

Japanese Ships
SS I-123

Allied Ships
AP Manoora, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Ormiston
AP Kanimba
AP Moreton Bay
MSW Cessnock
MSW Castlemaine
MSW Cairns
MSW Bunbury
MSW Ballarat
MSW Kalgoorlie


Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported

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The first attacks go out from PM...unfortunately not all of them hit the targets i wanted.



Day Air attack on TF at 55,85


Allied aircraft
A-20B Boston x 8


Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Boston: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AK Akiura Maru
ML Aotaka

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x A-20B Boston bombing at 5000 feet
4 x A-20B Boston bombing at 5000 feet
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Kido Butai CAP is much reduced on day 2. B26's blow past a token force of Zeros for no loss



Day Air attack on TF at 56,96

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10

Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Soryu, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 5000 feet
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Fitch's TF launches an AM strike....meeting the same weak CAP

Day Air attack on TF at 56,96

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
SBD Dauntless x 23
TBD Devastator x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 damaged
SBD Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage (blast..1 was a belt hit again for (near miss))
CA Ashigara
CVL Ryujo
DD Asakaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x TBD Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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Port Morosby gets it right...but fails to score......The now exhausted Zero CAP is no match for the crack Aussie pilots
in their Kittyhawks however.

Day Air attack on TF at 56,96

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 20
Beaufort I x 2
B-25C Mitchell x 3
B-26B Marauder x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Beaufort I: 2 damaged
B-26B Marauder: 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Takao
CV Hiryu, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Beaufort I bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 57,86


Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 4


No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
MSW Toroshima Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
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Fitch's carriers suffer a token attack in return....

Day Air attack on TF at 56,95

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
B5N Kate x 3

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate: 3 damaged


Allied Ships
CV Lexington

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 56,94

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
G3M Nell x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Chicago

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Here's where things went desperately wrong for the good guys.... [:(]



Day Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 56,94

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
G3M Nell x 37
G4M1 Betty x 46

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged

Allied Ships
AP Kanimba
AP Ormiston, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Orungal, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Moreton Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
MSW Bunbury, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Castlemaine, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Manunda, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Largs Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
MSW Ballarat, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Kalgoorlie, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Manoora, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
485 casualties reported
Guns lost 4

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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small compensation at the expense of a Japanse convoy.....


Day Air attack on TF, near Lae at 54,87


Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3
SBD Dauntless x 11
TBD Devastator x 6
Wirraway x 2
Kittyhawk I x 17
A-20B Boston x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 6


Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Hatakaze, Bomb hits 1
AK France Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
DD Hatsushima
DD Wakatake
AK Kagu Maru

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Wirraway bombing at 2000 feet
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x TBD Devastator bombing at 5000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 x TBD Devastator bombing at 5000 feet
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
3 x A-20B Boston bombing at 5000 feet
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 5000 feet
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Its getting too dangerous to hang around here hoping to bag a crippled Japanese carrier!


Day Air attack on TF at 56,95

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
G4M1 Betty x 10

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged


Allied Ships
CV Yorktown
CV Lexington

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 56,94

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
G4M1 Betty x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Hobart

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 56,94

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
G3M Nell x 4

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Rabaul's final attack of the day adds insult to injury, not that Enterprise's fate was in doubt...


Day Air attack on TF at 56,97

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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My invasion force is smashed....what's left of the group lands the survivors of the 14th Brigade



TF 1011 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94



Allied ground losses:
300 casualties reported



losses for the day

[Nikademus]

Situation map 5/31/42

[Nikademus]

This used to be a full strength Infantry brigade..... [:-]

[Nikademus]

This used to be a bigger TF.....(there's two whole support squads still left to unload....that should help [:'(] )