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RE: Oops I Did it Again - Cantona2 vs Herb (No Britney)
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 2:30 pm
by cantona2
19th November 1942
The most looked after and cared for ship in the whole of the Pacific Ocean has finally been locked down in the dry dock at Pearl Harbour.CV Wasp ended her arduous journey from the debacle at Tarawa via Vanua Luva and under the loving tender care of the repair vessel Vestal, she limped into Pearl Harbour and was immediately set upon by droves of dock workers and welders. A triumph for the USN's repair efforts in this year of defeat.

RE: Oops I Did it Again - Cantona2 vs Herb (No Britney)
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 11:49 am
by cantona2
29th November 1942
Allied bomber forces give the Japanese across the theatre something to ponder as more and more roll of the assembly lines across the US...
Investment in hours and hours of night bombing training paid off in Burma as Magwe airfield was pounded by several waves of Allied bombers on the night of the 20th November. At the end of the nights work over 30 enemy planes had been reported destroyed for no loss on our side.
The first wave goes in
Night Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IV x 14
Wellington Ic x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 destroyed on ground
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 4 destroyed on ground
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IV: 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 30
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Blenheim IV bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
10 x Blenheim IV bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
6 x Wellington Ic bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Night Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
Wellington Ic x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 1 destroyed on ground
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Wellington Ic bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Night Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
Hudson IIIa x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Hudson IIIa bombing from 2000 feet
Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 lb GP Bomb
Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Night Air attack on Magwe , at 57,47
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 destroyed on ground
Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 3 destroyed on ground
Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 25
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x B-26 Marauder bombing from 5000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
As day broke across the Pacific it was the turn of the USAAF's four engined behemoths based in Australia. The V Bomber Command's B-17's based at Charters Towers struck at well reconnoitored enemy positions around Port Moresby. Once again it was clear that the Japanese have surrendered the air sapce over the base as both teh bombers and sweeping Lightnings met no opposition.
Later on in the day B-24s based at the newly expanded base at Cooktown were able to carry out a surprise raid over Rabaul. No enemy fighters were covering this important staging base and it was apparent that the Japanese had no idea the Allies had a plane capable of dealing damage and destruction to this location. Photographs taken during the raid show several ships, including on light cruiser burning.
Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 11
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AV Arabia Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
APD Fuyo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Kiso, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Koan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
APD Sanae, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
APD Fumizuki, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Yet it wasn't all about the bombers. RAF Hurricanes based at Kohima were able to ambush a large formation of Ki-51 dive bombers that had been harassing Burma Command in the jungles to the south of the Chindwin River. The saga of Burma Command will be told soon enough but for today a whole squadron of Ki-51s was shot out the sky by the RAF pilots of 17 and 135 Squadrons.

RE: Oops I Did it Again - Cantona2 vs Herb (No Britney)
Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2011 2:57 pm
by cantona2
Ive started a blog called Bytes and Dice on wordpress and I am going to continue the AAR there.
http://bytesanddice.wordpress.com/
Thats the URL and I shall be notifying here when I update the AAR over there as well. Please feel free to browse there and comment. Cheers
RE: Oops I Did it Again - Cantona2 vs Herb (No Britney)
Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 2:17 pm
by cantona2
Blog updated and mid-ocean intercepts are not the sole domain of the USN
http://bytesanddice.wordpress.com/
RE: Oops I Did it Again - Cantona2 vs Herb (No Britney)
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:26 am
by PaxMondo
Nice blog you got going there ...
RE: Oops I Did it Again - Cantona2 vs Herb (No Britney)
Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2011 7:46 pm
by cantona2
Thanks Pax
Blog updated with two more AAR posts and an American landing on Japanese held islands
http://bytesanddice.wordpress.com/
RE: Oops I Did it Again - Cantona2 vs Herb (No Britney)
Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2011 3:01 pm
by cantona2
Blog AAR updated with news of a change of ownership of Japanese real estate and a big battle over the skies of Lunga
http://bytesanddice.wordpress.com/
Thanks
RE: Oops I Did it Again - Cantona2 vs Herb (No Britney)
Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2011 2:01 pm
by cantona2
AAR Update in the Blog. USN Subs strike in the Sea of Japan. The enemy must not feel secure, not even in his own aback yard.
http://bytesanddice.wordpress.com/
Oh some other bits and pieces in there as well.
Thanks for the support. Comments welcome as well!
RE: Oops I Did it Again - Cantona2 vs Herb (No Britney)
Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2011 3:53 pm
by cantona2
Blog updated. Jap subs make their first appearance in months. I had wondered if Herb had withdrawn them as there hasnt been a sniff of them for many, many turns. Also news of a large flotilla of APDs at Roi-Namur
http://bytesanddice.wordpress.com/
RE: Oops I Did it Again - Cantona2 vs Herb (No Britney)
Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 10:09 am
by cantona2
AAR updated at blog and we have a shift in strategy in Japanese submarine strategy and the dud fest continues for USN subs. Ive also added a PDF document on Jap Sub Doctrine during the war for you guys to peruse.
http://bytesanddice.wordpress.com/
RE: Oops I Did it Again - Cantona2 vs Herb (No Britney)
Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2011 1:45 pm
by cantona2
Blog AAR updated. The Saga of Burma Corps is told and news of a new Japanese fighter spotted over the front...
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RE: Oops I Did it Again - Cantona2 vs Herb (No Britney)
Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2011 5:01 am
by cantona2
Update with news of a new japanese subamarine offensive
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RE: Oops I Did it Again - Cantona2 vs Herb (No Britney)
Posted: Sat Oct 29, 2011 8:21 am
by cantona2
AAR updated with news of a destroyer raid on Munda finding a juicy target and Jap subs get a taste of their own medicine
http://bytesanddice.wordpress.com/
RE: Oops I Did it Again - Cantona2 vs Herb (No Britney)
Posted: Mon Nov 07, 2011 2:50 pm
by cantona2
Blog updated with AAR entry detailing submarine actions, the sinking of an I Boat and the detection of a possible enemy attack in the Marshalls
http://bytesanddice.wordpress.com/
RE: Oops I Did it Again - Cantona2 vs Herb (No Britney)
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 5:45 am
by cantona2
Contact made with Japanese carriers off Nauru Island!!!!
Screenies after work!
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RE: Oops I Did it Again - Cantona2 vs Herb (No Britney)
Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 4:16 pm
by cantona2
http://bytesanddice.wordpress.com/
Update with more detail. no screenies as my pc tower is in dry dock
RE: Oops I Did it Again - Cantona2 vs Herb (No Britney)
Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 2:41 pm
by cantona2
Battle is joined and the 70th Fighter Squadron covers itself in glory against the odds!!!!!
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RE: Oops I Did it Again - Cantona2 vs Herb (No Britney)
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 2:35 pm
by cantona2
The fury of the KB is unleashed on Nauru.
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RE: Oops I Did it Again - Cantona2 vs Herb (No Britney)
Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 8:40 pm
by cantona2
1943 dawns...Tarawa meets IJN CA's. Subs vs Kates is the name of the game
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RE: Oops I Did it Again - Cantona2 vs Herb (No Britney)
Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2011 7:30 am
by cantona2
Summary of 2-3 january 43. Been away on a school trip so couldnt post screens.
http://bytesanddice.wordpress.com/
Over 1,000 hits. Thanks for the support
id any of you guys are elder scrolls fans and havent yet got skyrim go and get it!!!!!