Banana vs Viking - again!

[EUBanana]

Probably the last major event in this campaign, after a good week of being worn down by constant bombing, Buna has finally fallen to the Allies with significant Japanese losses.

We've not got long now before the game is over, and I have a serious global supply shortage again - Noumea has only 1500 supply for example. Townsville is the only well supplied base with 13k. This means that I can't really push anywhere else, I got plenty of troops, but no bullets.

The Viking has been aggressively raiding in the Solomons with his battleships and is very adept at slipping them in when I'm otherwise engaged and shelling the crap out of Lunga. Due to the very long repair time on 4E bombers they've proven surprisingly effective, each bombardment put them out for a week or more. I might try raiding back to see if I can catch those BBs, but the Allied CV force is currently one fleet carrier and a bunch of CVEs so not exactly ideal...

Beaufighters have continued to be very disappointing, they suck at ground attack as much as they do at naval attack.





AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 16, 43
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Morning Air attack on 38th/228th Inf Regiment, at 99,129 (Buna)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes


Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIC x 11
P-39D Airacobra x 18
P-40K Warhawk x 8


Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Beaufighter VIC attacking from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
18 x P-39D Airacobra attacking from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 2nd/16th Inf Regiment ......
Also attacking Horii Group ......
Also attacking 2nd/16th Inf Regiment ......
Also attacking 38th/228th Inf Regiment ......
Also attacking 2nd/16th Inf Regiment ......


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Morning Air attack on 38th/228th Inf Regiment, at 99,129 (Buna)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes


Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 3


Allied aircraft losses
Mitchell II: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled



Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Mitchell II bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb



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Morning Air attack on 2nd/16th Inf Regiment, at 99,129 (Buna)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes


Allied aircraft
Beaufighter VIC x 4
Mitchell II x 6
B-17E Fortress x 6
B-24D Liberator x 1
B-25C Mitchell x 11
P-40K Warhawk x 2


Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter VIC: 1 damaged
Mitchell II: 1 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 9 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Mitchell II bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x Beaufighter VIC attacking from 100 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
1 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 12000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 2nd/4th Inf Regiment ......
Also attacking 10th Special Base Force ......
Also attacking 2nd/16th Inf Regiment ......
Also attacking 38th/228th Inf Regiment ......
Also attacking 2nd/16th Inf Regiment ......
Also attacking 10th Special Base Force ......


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Morning Air attack on Horii Group , at 99,129 (Buna)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes


Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 31
B-24D Liberator x 19


Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
74 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)



Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 2nd/16th Inf Regiment ......
Also attacking 15th Naval Construction Battalion ......
Also attacking 2nd/29th Inf Regiment ......
Also attacking 2nd/16th Inf Regiment ......
Also attacking 38th/228th Inf Regiment ......
Also attacking 2nd/16th Inf Regiment ......
Also attacking 38th/228th Inf Regiment ......
Also attacking 2nd/16th Inf Regiment ......


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Ground combat at Buna (99,129)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 23805 troops, 385 guns, 29 vehicles, Assault Value = 872

Defending force 16825 troops, 68 guns, 281 vehicles, Assault Value = 242

Allied adjusted assault: 1125

Japanese adjusted defense: 169

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

Allied forces CAPTURE Buna !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
5156 casualties reported
Squads: 102 destroyed, 23 disabled
Non Combat: 350 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 93 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 24 (24 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 108 (108 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 9


Allied ground losses:
501 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 17 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!

Assaulting units:...
6th Australian Division...
7th Australian Division...
2nd USMC/1st Engineer Regiment...
30th Australian Brigade...
72nd USA Field Artillery Regiment...
...
Defending units:...
Maizuru 4th SNLF...
144th Infantry Regiment...
38th/228th Inf Regiment...
2nd/16th Inf Regiment...
2nd/4th Inf Regiment...
2nd/29th Inf Regiment...
15th Naval Construction Battalion...
Horii Group ...
3rd Naval Construction Battalion...
10th Special Base Force...