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Most interesting thread, as you already know...

I have question for Crocky as the Jap player, as this game got so far:

Has any of your ships and/or land bases got any radar as upgrade? How about additional AA mounts for ships?

Thanks.

O.

Well the worm has turned again the heat has gone on Rabual after daily raids from B17 and B24s Rabuals airfield is U/s now a US CV Tf is parked off Rabual my airforce responded immediately a launched massive raids against these impudent upstarts!!!!

Result 4 days later the CVs are still there without a scratch and 400 of my aircraft are now at the bottom of the ocean it seems nobody forgot to recall the fighter jocks from leave so my bombers flew without them

100 fighters against 150 bombers scratch 148 bombers and 2 left to face the AA of course no hits

Rabual maybe a bit tougher to hang onto than it was a week ago

Looks like we've seen the swan song of the Japanese Air Force.....come 1943 American Fighters have gained both quantitative & qualitative superiority over you - sorry to hear about the losses.

Unfortunately, time is not on your side.

Well maybe...... it is only 2 months to go its now mid October 1943
and I aint gonna give up on Rabual just yet I will die there rather than retreat......

Originally posted by Crocky
Well maybe...... it is only 2 months to go its now mid October 1943
and I aint gonna give up on Rabual just yet I will die there rather than retreat......

Yep it all boils down to Rabual. My troops are holding on and Pearl just realease 15 transports (new patch is working). But they will not be here for 3 weeks so, Crocky the clock is ticking.

After analyzing the loses in the air battle and determining the Jap air arm sufficiently impaired, Admiral Kid orders the carriers to swing north and strike the Port of Kavieng.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/21/43

Air attack on TF at 18,21

Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 7
TBF Avenger x 9

Allied aircraft losses
TBF Avenger x 1 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Kyosei Maru
ML Saishu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Air attack on Kavieng , at 18,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 20
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 6
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 9

Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 11
TBF Avenger x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
TBF Avenger x 1 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 2 damaged

ENS B.Isaacs of VF-28 is credited with kill number 4

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

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Air attack on Kavieng , at 18,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 10
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 6
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 9

Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 20
F4U-1 Corsair x 8
SBD Dauntless x 24
SB2C Helldiver x 11
TBF Avenger x 61

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 5 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 2 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 1 damaged
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 1 destroyed
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F6F Hellcat x 1 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 2 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 7 damaged
SB2C Helldiver x 2 damaged
TBF Avenger x 3 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 9 damaged

ENS J.Webb of VF-18 is credited with kill number 7

Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 461

Port hits 13
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1
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Air attack on TF at 21,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
D3A Val x 10
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 36
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 18

Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 10
P-38J Lightning x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed
D3A Val x 5 destroyed
D3A Val x 8 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 4 destroyed
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F Hellcat x 2 destroyed
F6F Hellcat x 3 damaged
P-38J Lightning x 1 damaged

LT D.Norton of VF-28 is credited with kill number 10

Allied Ships
CVL Langley
CVL Independence

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Sub attack near Rabaul at 21,28

Japanese Ships
AG 358

Allied Ships
SS Albacore

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Sub attack near Rabaul at 21,28

Japanese Ships
AG 106

Allied Ships
SS Albacore

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Air attack on 126th Regimental Combat Team, at 21,28

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 29
G4M1 Betty x 3
E13A1 Jake x 42
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 12
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 17
Ki-51 Sonia x 8
Ki-48 Lily x 8
Ki-49 Helen x 5

no losses

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Air attack on TF at 21,24

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 3
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 8

Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 56
F4U-1 Corsair x 16
P-38G Lightning x 2
P-38J Lightning x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 3 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 9 destroyed


ENS G.Turner of VF-18 is credited with kill number 11

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Air attack on Kavieng , at 18,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 10
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 8
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 9

Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 19
TBF Avenger x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 2 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 11 damaged
TBF Avenger x 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 153

Port hits 4


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Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 18,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 10
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 8
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 9

Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 32
F4U-1 Corsair x 8
SB2C Helldiver x 10
TBF Avenger x 57

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 4 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIb Nick x 2 damaged
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair x 1 damaged
SB2C Helldiver x 1 damaged
TBF Avenger x 1 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 4 damaged

ENS J.Webb of VF-18 is credited with kill number 9

Japanese Ships
PC Ch 10, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Akebono, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Marsue Maru
AP Kinryu Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
PC Takunan Maru #2
APD 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Mikage Maru #2
DD Nenohi
DD Tokitsukaze, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage


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%@#&*^$@@$

By my count - even if you put in some fog of war - the Japanese just lost a carrier, a few destroyers, and a couple of transports.

Bold move with the carriers........and back luck with the counterattacks. By far the best AAR I've seen.

You guys both deserve quite a bit of credit for pushing this all the way.

Hmmmmm Hiryu has been rusting in Kavieg for the last 3 months she took massive damage in a battle so had to leave her there with US subs extremley active around Truk etc didnt want to risk her..........should have known that once my air power got decimated around Kavieg Rabual Rick would come visiting.

Hiryu actually took 2 hits not 6 as stated in Ricks report but
98% system and 66% flooding damage I deceided to scuttle her
save myself 10% points

Originally posted by Crocky
Hmmmmm Hiryu has been rusting in Kavieg for the last 3 months she took massive damage in a battle so had to leave her there with US subs extremley active around Truk etc didnt want to risk her..........should have known that once my air power got decimated around Kavieg Rabual Rick would come visiting.

Hiryu actually took 2 hits not 6 as stated in Ricks report but
98% system and 66% flooding damage I deceided to scuttle her
save myself 10% points

Funny but one of my large carriers is also sitting in a port (location classified) too badly damage to make it home.

Crocky should wheel out the kamikazes . . .

I aint dead yet that will teach you to impudently sail those DDs into Rabual and get away with it


Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 21,28

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
A6M3 Zero x 19
A6M5 Zeke x 6
D3A Val x 3
G4M1 Betty x 6
E13A1 Jake x 40
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 11
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 9
Ki-51 Sonia x 9
Ki-21 Sally x 3
Ki-48 Lily x 12
Ki-49 Helen x 3

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero x 2 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 2 damaged
E13A1 Jake x 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair x 1 destroyed

1LT F.Erickson of VMF-224 is credited with kill number 4

Allied Ships
DD Mustin, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Porter, Bomb hits 1
DD Dunlap, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Chauncey, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Flusser
DD Conway

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Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 21,28

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
A6M3 Zero x 22
A6M5 Zeke x 6
G4M1 Betty x 3
E13A1 Jake x 40
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 13
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 7
Ki-51 Sonia x 9
Ki-48 Lily x 3
Ki-49 Helen x 9

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake x 1 destroyed
Ki-51 Sonia x 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair x 1 destroyed
F4U-1 Corsair x 1 damaged

1LT B.Lawson of VMF-224 is credited with kill number 3

Allied Ships
DD Mustin, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Conway, Bomb hits 2
DD Chauncey, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Porter, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Flusser
DD Dunlap, on fire

Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x Ki-49 Helen at 6000 feet
3 x Ki-49 Helen at 6000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
3 x Ki-48 Lily at 6000 feet
2 x Ki-49 Helen at 6000 feet

And to make matters worse I sent them in to get the barges and the **** commander ran away. Just because of a few bomb hits.


BTW my last name is Porter and you should not pound my namesake so...

The battle for Rabaul goes on. The Japs tried to throw the invaders into the sea last night but they were fought to a stand still. Several Jap supply barges were intercepted and sent to the bottom.

Ground combat at Rabaul

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 12604 troops, 87 guns, 93 vehicles

Defending force 17824 troops, 189 guns, 30 vehicles

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


Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 183

Allied ground losses:
Men lost 184
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1

You cant get much closer than this.

Now that transports are arriving from Pearl the supplies are staring to trickle in. The US air campaign has heated up. The Japs continue to barge in troops and supplies but at a heavy loss to the barges. A US attempt at landing more troops was turned back by heavy air attacks.

We are doing two day turns and are 280+ turns into the game. Check out the score!

Must be about 6 weeks to go eh Rick and the final push to secure Rabual is on Allied air attacks have picked up and carriers are appearing around Rabual again

Air power wont win you the game mate you still have to send the Marines in and I will be waiting

Originally posted by Crocky
Must be about 6 weeks to go eh Rick and the final push to secure Rabual is on Allied air attacks have picked up and carriers are appearing around Rabual again

Air power wont win you the game mate you still have to send the Marines in and I will be waiting

One LARGE order of marines coming up!

Oooops Sorry now was that 1 2 or 3 torpedoes from that heroic sub of mine that hit your fleet carrier off Rabual????:D

It was 3

But I sent that sub to the bottm.

What game date are you guys upto????