I had a strong CAP over PM this turn as two large TF's carrying troops and supplies are pulling into harbour. Toraq sent a sweep over, and the Oscars again acquitted themselves well, roughly handling my P-39's, although they had trouble actually shooting them down. You fight with the army you have, as the man said. Only I didn't design mine myself (trails off...hmmm, F4U's!!!). I guess I'll just have to pound Lae instead.
There's still lots of shipping at Shortland, including, no doubt, many cripples, so I'm tinkering with the idea of moving the heavies to GG for a strike, although first I'll have to move in another BF and more supplies.
Some the replacement pilots for my carrier sqd's are truly awful - 1/3 of the pilots of VT-6 have less than XP 40! Nip infiltrators?
DD Fanning sank, along with ML Ikitsushima and AP Kashiwa Maru.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/06/42 Weather: Partly Cloudy
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Allied Naval Attacks:
Sub attack S Irau:
Japanese Ships
SS I-22, Shell hits 1, on fire
Allied Ships:
DD Gridley
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Japanese Air Attacks:
Air attack on Port Moresby from Lae (fighter sweep):
Japanese aircraft:
A6M3 Zero x 22
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 21
Allied aircraft:
P-39D Airacobra x 54
P-40E Kittyhawk x 41
Japanese aircraft losses:
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses:
P-39D Airacobra x 4 destroyed, P-39D Airacobra x 8 damaged
P-40E Kittyhawk x 1 destroyed, P-40E Kittyhawk x 1 damaged
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Air attack on Tulagi port from Buin:
Japanese aircraft:
G4M1 Betty x 32
Japanese aircraft losses:
G4M1 Betty x 1 damaged
Allied Ships:
SS Grayback, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *sunk*
Allied ground losses:
Port supply hits 1
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on Lunga airfield from Koumac:
Allied aircraft:
B-17E Fortress x 57
B-24D Liberator x 16
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 1123 *out of this world [8|]*
Guns lost 2
Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 87
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Toro Toro! Timtom's musings: scn.8, toraq VS timtom
RE: Toro Toro! Timtom's musings: scn.8, toraq VS timtom
Where's the Any key?
RE: Toro Toro! Timtom's musings: scn.8, toraq VS timtom
OK, this is the plan:
1) Buna & Lae + minor bases are worth 750-odd VP. Destruction of troops there could add another 100-150 VP?
2) Geography favours me on New Guinea. PM is relatively safe, and any reinforcements to any of the above bases will have to be FT'd (labourious and not very effective) or suffer prolonged exposure to LBA's out of PM.
3) The bulk of Toraq's LCU's are at Lunga. I have to do everything in my power to ensure that they stay there. Lunga has a size 2 port, and moving large units out with any degree of efficiancy requires AP's. Hence I'm going to suppress Lunga with airpower. This has the added benefit of retarding development there, denying Toraq VP's. This is key to a the succes of Operation Backhand because my reserves are scant, having moved the 41st ID to Noumea. Down the road, SOPAC will receive the 43rd & 25th ID's, which will allow the 41st to be shifted back.
4) I must expect a violent reaction once Toraq realises what's up. He will then try to suppress my SOPAC bases, starting with Irau. The defence here is bolstered by a battery of 6" CD guns and 800 mines so far. However, he is still able to impose surface superiority anywhere he chooses with his five or six remaining battleships. He could even hit PM if he really wanted to. He still has carrier superiority, although I'm hoping (please, please, please) to receive the Saratoga. If I do, I won't hesitate to force a carrier battle. Those Junyo class CV's are really vulnerable, and hopefully those 90 planes he lost in our CV exchange will tell.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/07/42 Weather: Thunderstorms
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Sub attack at W Russell Islands:
Japanese Ships:
DD Nowaki, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Allied Ships:
SS Swordfish
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Air attack on Lunga airfield from Irau:
Allied aircraft:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
SBD Dauntless x 48
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed, A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 309
Runway hits 11
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1) Buna & Lae + minor bases are worth 750-odd VP. Destruction of troops there could add another 100-150 VP?
2) Geography favours me on New Guinea. PM is relatively safe, and any reinforcements to any of the above bases will have to be FT'd (labourious and not very effective) or suffer prolonged exposure to LBA's out of PM.
3) The bulk of Toraq's LCU's are at Lunga. I have to do everything in my power to ensure that they stay there. Lunga has a size 2 port, and moving large units out with any degree of efficiancy requires AP's. Hence I'm going to suppress Lunga with airpower. This has the added benefit of retarding development there, denying Toraq VP's. This is key to a the succes of Operation Backhand because my reserves are scant, having moved the 41st ID to Noumea. Down the road, SOPAC will receive the 43rd & 25th ID's, which will allow the 41st to be shifted back.
4) I must expect a violent reaction once Toraq realises what's up. He will then try to suppress my SOPAC bases, starting with Irau. The defence here is bolstered by a battery of 6" CD guns and 800 mines so far. However, he is still able to impose surface superiority anywhere he chooses with his five or six remaining battleships. He could even hit PM if he really wanted to. He still has carrier superiority, although I'm hoping (please, please, please) to receive the Saratoga. If I do, I won't hesitate to force a carrier battle. Those Junyo class CV's are really vulnerable, and hopefully those 90 planes he lost in our CV exchange will tell.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/07/42 Weather: Thunderstorms
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Sub attack at W Russell Islands:
Japanese Ships:
DD Nowaki, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Allied Ships:
SS Swordfish
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Air attack on Lunga airfield from Irau:
Allied aircraft:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
SBD Dauntless x 48
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed, A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 309
Runway hits 11
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Where's the Any key?
RE: Toro Toro! Timtom's musings: scn.8, toraq VS timtom
Only a few things of note - Toraq has been stepping up the no. of aircraft on ASW around Shortland lately, getting a fair number of attacks. They don't much hit anything, but I've got three subs limbing back on bingo fuel. Somebody really should tell the sub captains not to dumb the diesel when attacked.
Sadly, I missed up on an opportunity to wack a few destroyers, as a FT TF down from Kavieng (I presume) triggered my LBA's at PM. They were actually meant to strike Buna, and I only put the primary mission to naval strike from habit. This is the first such attack out of PM, so the altitude was 10,000 feet. 126 bombers attacked, didn't come near hitting anything. Anyways, I guess it's time to get serious about Buna, so I'll drop the altitude to 6,000 feet. It's the AAA guns I'm after, to pave the way for the P-39's.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/08/42 Weather: Thunderstorms
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Allied Naval Attacks:
Air attack on TF at Sag Sag from Port Moresby & Gili Gili:
Allied aircraft:
A-20B Havoc x 43
Beaufort x 3
B-26B Marauder x 42
B-25D Mitchell x 38
Allied aircraft losses:
B-25D Mitchell x 1 damaged
A-20B Havoc x 1 destroyed
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on Lunga airfield from Irau: *there are fighters at the base, but they aren't flying CAP for some reason*
Allied aircraft:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
SBD Dauntless x 51
Allied aircraft losses:
SBD Dauntless x 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 247
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 18
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Sadly, I missed up on an opportunity to wack a few destroyers, as a FT TF down from Kavieng (I presume) triggered my LBA's at PM. They were actually meant to strike Buna, and I only put the primary mission to naval strike from habit. This is the first such attack out of PM, so the altitude was 10,000 feet. 126 bombers attacked, didn't come near hitting anything. Anyways, I guess it's time to get serious about Buna, so I'll drop the altitude to 6,000 feet. It's the AAA guns I'm after, to pave the way for the P-39's.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/08/42 Weather: Thunderstorms
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Allied Naval Attacks:
Air attack on TF at Sag Sag from Port Moresby & Gili Gili:
Allied aircraft:
A-20B Havoc x 43
Beaufort x 3
B-26B Marauder x 42
B-25D Mitchell x 38
Allied aircraft losses:
B-25D Mitchell x 1 damaged
A-20B Havoc x 1 destroyed
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on Lunga airfield from Irau: *there are fighters at the base, but they aren't flying CAP for some reason*
Allied aircraft:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
SBD Dauntless x 51
Allied aircraft losses:
SBD Dauntless x 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 247
Guns lost 2
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 18
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Where's the Any key?
RE: Toro Toro! Timtom's musings: scn.8, toraq VS timtom
Toraq ran a spate of air attacks this turn, however the tally was 17 Zero's & 6 Betty's lost to 6 P-40's & 6 F4F's + 1 SBD & 1 Beaufort on the ground. I can live with that. The Zero's out of Buna are still there, so I'm hitting the airfield next turn.
At the moment, it looks like Toraq's engineering capability at Lunga is pretty weak - damage to the runway was only reduced 10 points.
Lastly, he's up to his AV tricks again, this time sneaking one into place off Townsville, cheeky bugger. So the manhunt's on again. Hopefully he won't run too far, as I've LR-CAP'd my shipping in area, which I'm delibrately exposing. I've got some Beaufighters, Hudsons & B-26's on naval attack, and am sending the Enterprise just in case.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/09/42 Weather: Rain
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Japanese Naval Attacks:
Sub attack S Truk:
Japanese Ships:
DD Tanikaze
Allied Ships:
SS Albacore, Shell hits 1 *minor damage*
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Air attack on TF N Townsville from TF NNE Townsville:
Japanese aircraft:
E13A1 Jake x 3
Japanese aircraft losses:
E13A1 Jake x 1 destroyed, E13A1 Jake x 1 damaged
Allied Ships:
AP Katoomba, Bomb hits 1 *dud*
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Allied Naval Attacks:
Sub attack S Truk:
Japanese Ships:
AP Atlantic Maru, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Allied Ships:
SS Wahoo, Shell hits 11, on fire *minor damage*
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Japanese Air Strikes:
Air attack on Port Moresby from Buna (fighter sweep):
Japanese aircraft:
A6M3 Zero x 44
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawks x 39
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M3 Zero x 5 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Kittyhawk x 7 destroyed, P-40E Kittyhawk x 5 damaged
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Air attack on Gili Gili from Vella Lavella (fighter sweep):
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 18
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed, A6M2 Zero x 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
Beaufort x 1 destroyed, Beaufort x 1 damaged
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Air attack on Irau airfield from Vella Lavella:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 41
G4M1 Betty x 34
Allied aircraft:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 32
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 6 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 4 destroyed, G4M1 Betty x 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5 destroyed, F4F-4 Wildcat x 8 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 1 destroyed, SBD Dauntless x 6 damaged
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 40
Vehicles lost 1
Runway hits 3
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At the moment, it looks like Toraq's engineering capability at Lunga is pretty weak - damage to the runway was only reduced 10 points.
Lastly, he's up to his AV tricks again, this time sneaking one into place off Townsville, cheeky bugger. So the manhunt's on again. Hopefully he won't run too far, as I've LR-CAP'd my shipping in area, which I'm delibrately exposing. I've got some Beaufighters, Hudsons & B-26's on naval attack, and am sending the Enterprise just in case.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/09/42 Weather: Rain
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Japanese Naval Attacks:
Sub attack S Truk:
Japanese Ships:
DD Tanikaze
Allied Ships:
SS Albacore, Shell hits 1 *minor damage*
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Air attack on TF N Townsville from TF NNE Townsville:
Japanese aircraft:
E13A1 Jake x 3
Japanese aircraft losses:
E13A1 Jake x 1 destroyed, E13A1 Jake x 1 damaged
Allied Ships:
AP Katoomba, Bomb hits 1 *dud*
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Allied Naval Attacks:
Sub attack S Truk:
Japanese Ships:
AP Atlantic Maru, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Allied Ships:
SS Wahoo, Shell hits 11, on fire *minor damage*
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Japanese Air Strikes:
Air attack on Port Moresby from Buna (fighter sweep):
Japanese aircraft:
A6M3 Zero x 44
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawks x 39
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M3 Zero x 5 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Kittyhawk x 7 destroyed, P-40E Kittyhawk x 5 damaged
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Air attack on Gili Gili from Vella Lavella (fighter sweep):
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 18
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed, A6M2 Zero x 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
Beaufort x 1 destroyed, Beaufort x 1 damaged
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Air attack on Irau airfield from Vella Lavella:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 41
G4M1 Betty x 34
Allied aircraft:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 32
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 6 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 4 destroyed, G4M1 Betty x 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5 destroyed, F4F-4 Wildcat x 8 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 1 destroyed, SBD Dauntless x 6 damaged
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 40
Vehicles lost 1
Runway hits 3
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Where's the Any key?
RE: Toro Toro! Timtom's musings: scn.8, toraq VS timtom
Todays fighter battles: Toraq: 20, Timtom: 13. The air battle over Buna saw the debut of the P-38 against the Zero, and I lost two to none. I can only hope that Toraq's losing some if his elite pilots in the process. However, I receive 140 replacement fighters a month + 45 P-39's; Toraq, if memory serves, 95 Zero's + 25? Oscar's, so I guess a 1.0:1.5 loss rate is OK.
I've lost track of Toraq's BB's, which have been holed up at Shortland for a few turns. One is at Rabaul, no sightings of the other six. Me no like...
CINCPAC has alloted me additional reinforcement! 1 MSW, 3 SC's, 4 AP's! Toraq is doomed!
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/10/42 Weather: Partly Cloudy
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Japanese Air Attacks:
Air attack on Irau from Vella Lavella (fighter sweep):
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 23
Allied aircraft:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7 destroyed, F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 damaged
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on Buna airfield from Port Moresby:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M3 Zero x 26
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawk x 75
P-38G Lightning x 18
A-20B Havoc x 41
B-26B Marauder x 41
B-25D Mitchell x 30
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M3 Zero x 7 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses:
P-40E Warhawk x 8 destroyed, P-40E Warhawk x 1 damaged
P-38G Lightning x 2 destroyed, P-38G Lightning x 1 damaged
A-20B Havoc x 4 damaged
B-26B Marauder x 4 damaged
B-25D Mitchell x 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 178
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 71
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Air attack on Lunga Airfield and port from Irau & Wunpuko:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 11
Allied aircraft:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 31
SBD Dauntless x 60
TBF Avenger x 14
B-17E Fortress x 61
B-24D Liberator x 14
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 destroyed, F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress x 1 destroyed, B-17E Fortress x 3 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 1666
Guns lost 3
Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 37
Port hits 6
Port supply hits 7
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I've lost track of Toraq's BB's, which have been holed up at Shortland for a few turns. One is at Rabaul, no sightings of the other six. Me no like...
CINCPAC has alloted me additional reinforcement! 1 MSW, 3 SC's, 4 AP's! Toraq is doomed!
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/10/42 Weather: Partly Cloudy
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Japanese Air Attacks:
Air attack on Irau from Vella Lavella (fighter sweep):
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 23
Allied aircraft:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 24
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7 destroyed, F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 damaged
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on Buna airfield from Port Moresby:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M3 Zero x 26
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawk x 75
P-38G Lightning x 18
A-20B Havoc x 41
B-26B Marauder x 41
B-25D Mitchell x 30
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M3 Zero x 7 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses:
P-40E Warhawk x 8 destroyed, P-40E Warhawk x 1 damaged
P-38G Lightning x 2 destroyed, P-38G Lightning x 1 damaged
A-20B Havoc x 4 damaged
B-26B Marauder x 4 damaged
B-25D Mitchell x 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 178
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 71
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Air attack on Lunga Airfield and port from Irau & Wunpuko:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 11
Allied aircraft:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 31
SBD Dauntless x 60
TBF Avenger x 14
B-17E Fortress x 61
B-24D Liberator x 14
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 destroyed, F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress x 1 destroyed, B-17E Fortress x 3 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 1666
Guns lost 3
Airbase hits 15
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 37
Port hits 6
Port supply hits 7
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Where's the Any key?
RE: Toro Toro! Timtom's musings: scn.8, toraq VS timtom
Toraq mounted a major effort against PM this turn, and one suspects this is only the beginning. I had no CAP up, expecting another sweep and needed the fighters for strikes of my own, so he had a clear run. As the strike escort counted 127 fighters, I'm not sure that was a bad thing, and the strike didn't do much damage. My strike against Lae didn't encounter any CAP either, but failed to destroy any of the 50-odd (now: 90) fighters based there. I'm moving two sqd's of B-24's to PM to project some sort of threat onto Rabaul.
The Weekly Tally:
Allied/Japanese:
Score at start: 1,840/1,724 = 1.07:1.00
Score after 1 week: 1,929/1,798 = 1.07:1.00
Score after 2 weeks: 1,962/1,925 = 1.02:1.00
Score after 3 weeks: 2,024/2,045 = 1.00:1.01
Score after 4 weeks: 2,392/2,231 = 1.07:1.00
Score after 5 weeks: 2,675/3,768 = 1.00:1.41
Score after 6 weeks: 2,795/3,827 = 1.00:1.37
Army Losses:
592/45 = 13.16:1.00
Naval Losses:
Allied ships:
Sunk: CVx1, CLAAx1, DDx9, DMSx2, SSx3, AVx1, PTx1
Damaged: CVx1, CAx2, DDx12, SSx3, AKx2
Japanese ships:
Sunk: BBx1, CLx1, DDx3, APDx1, MLx2 SSx1, AVx1, TKx2, APx4 PCx2
Damaged: CVx1, BBx2, CAx1, CLx5, DDx8, APDx1, MLx4, SSx1, AVx3, APx5, PGx2
Air Losses:
Total: 523/361 = 1.45:1.00
Week 1: 73/46 = 1.59:1.00
Week 2: 27/30 = 0.90:1.00
Week 3: 26/28 = 0.93:1.00
Week 4: 153/121 = 1.26:1.00
Week 5: 159/74 = 2.15:1.00
Week 6: 85/62 = 1.37:1.00
Air-to-Air: 221/137 = 1.61:1.00
Destroyed on Field: 55/15 = 3.67:1.00
Destroyed by AAA: 79/62 = 1.27:1.00
Operational Losses: 168/147 = 1.14:1.00
Sorties Flown:
Total: 25,717/29,052 = 1.00:1.23
Week 1: 3,181/3,487 = 1.00:1.09
Week 2: 4,225/5,128 = 1.00:1.21
Week 3: 3,947/6,296 = 1.00:1.60
Week 4: 4,458/6,454 = 1.00:1.45
Week 5: 4,942/4,183 = 1.18:1.00
Week 6: 4,964/3,504 = 1.42:1.00
Loss pr. sortie (excl. DoF): 0.0182/0.0119 = 1.5294:1.0000
Operational loss pr. sortie: 0.0065/0.0051 = 1.2754:1.0000
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/11/42 Weather: Clear
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Japanese Air Attacks:
Air attack on Port Moresby airfield from Lae & Rabaul:
Japanese aircraft:
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 17
A6M2 Zero x 53
A6M3 Zero x 57
G3M Nell x 51
G4M1 Betty x 36
Japanese aircraft losses:
G4M1 Betty x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
B-25D Mitchell x 2 destroyed, B-25D Mitchell x 5 damaged
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 168
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 20
Runway hits 68
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on Lae airfield from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawk x 31
P-38G Lightning x 16
A-20B Havoc x 17
B-26B Marauder x 42
B-25D Mitchell x 22
Allied aircraft losses:
B-26B Marauder x 1 damaged
B-25D Mitchell x 3 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 63
Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 54
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Air attack on Buna airfield from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawk x 35
A-20B Havoc x 10
Allied aircraft losses:
A-20B Boston x 6 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 33
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 7
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The Weekly Tally:
Allied/Japanese:
Score at start: 1,840/1,724 = 1.07:1.00
Score after 1 week: 1,929/1,798 = 1.07:1.00
Score after 2 weeks: 1,962/1,925 = 1.02:1.00
Score after 3 weeks: 2,024/2,045 = 1.00:1.01
Score after 4 weeks: 2,392/2,231 = 1.07:1.00
Score after 5 weeks: 2,675/3,768 = 1.00:1.41
Score after 6 weeks: 2,795/3,827 = 1.00:1.37
Army Losses:
592/45 = 13.16:1.00
Naval Losses:
Allied ships:
Sunk: CVx1, CLAAx1, DDx9, DMSx2, SSx3, AVx1, PTx1
Damaged: CVx1, CAx2, DDx12, SSx3, AKx2
Japanese ships:
Sunk: BBx1, CLx1, DDx3, APDx1, MLx2 SSx1, AVx1, TKx2, APx4 PCx2
Damaged: CVx1, BBx2, CAx1, CLx5, DDx8, APDx1, MLx4, SSx1, AVx3, APx5, PGx2
Air Losses:
Total: 523/361 = 1.45:1.00
Week 1: 73/46 = 1.59:1.00
Week 2: 27/30 = 0.90:1.00
Week 3: 26/28 = 0.93:1.00
Week 4: 153/121 = 1.26:1.00
Week 5: 159/74 = 2.15:1.00
Week 6: 85/62 = 1.37:1.00
Air-to-Air: 221/137 = 1.61:1.00
Destroyed on Field: 55/15 = 3.67:1.00
Destroyed by AAA: 79/62 = 1.27:1.00
Operational Losses: 168/147 = 1.14:1.00
Sorties Flown:
Total: 25,717/29,052 = 1.00:1.23
Week 1: 3,181/3,487 = 1.00:1.09
Week 2: 4,225/5,128 = 1.00:1.21
Week 3: 3,947/6,296 = 1.00:1.60
Week 4: 4,458/6,454 = 1.00:1.45
Week 5: 4,942/4,183 = 1.18:1.00
Week 6: 4,964/3,504 = 1.42:1.00
Loss pr. sortie (excl. DoF): 0.0182/0.0119 = 1.5294:1.0000
Operational loss pr. sortie: 0.0065/0.0051 = 1.2754:1.0000
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/11/42 Weather: Clear
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Japanese Air Attacks:
Air attack on Port Moresby airfield from Lae & Rabaul:
Japanese aircraft:
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 17
A6M2 Zero x 53
A6M3 Zero x 57
G3M Nell x 51
G4M1 Betty x 36
Japanese aircraft losses:
G4M1 Betty x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
B-25D Mitchell x 2 destroyed, B-25D Mitchell x 5 damaged
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 168
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 20
Runway hits 68
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on Lae airfield from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawk x 31
P-38G Lightning x 16
A-20B Havoc x 17
B-26B Marauder x 42
B-25D Mitchell x 22
Allied aircraft losses:
B-26B Marauder x 1 damaged
B-25D Mitchell x 3 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 63
Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 54
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Air attack on Buna airfield from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawk x 35
A-20B Havoc x 10
Allied aircraft losses:
A-20B Boston x 6 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 33
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 7
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Where's the Any key?
RE: Toro Toro! Timtom's musings: scn.8, toraq VS timtom
I think Toraq hit the wrong button, 'cos he sent his bombers to PM without escort. OK, he's got reason to be confident, but not this confident! I was expecting either another 100 fighters or no strike at all, certainly not this - so it was thanks, but no thanks, no CAP for me please. DAMN! He blew up a fair amount of supplies, but damage to facilities are quickly fixed by my engineers. I've actually got three AAA Bn's at PM, but they don't seem to be able to hit anything.
As a consolation prize, my bombers managed to score at Lae, destroying 15 aircraft on the ground. And AP Keisha Maru is reported to have sunk - every little VP helps.
I've evacuted the last of the 2nd Marine Raiders - off of Rennell Island of all places, as DD Henley carrying them was crippled by Toraq's micro KB on the run to Taivu. The Henley, for it's part, only just limped into Luganville, sys 97, flt 68!
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/12/42 Weather: Thunderstorms
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Japanese Air Strikes:
Air attack on Port Moresby airfield from Rabaul:
Japanese aircraft: *ohhh crumbs- you don't get to pass up an opportunity like this every day! *
G3M Nell x 56
G4M1 Betty x 34
Allied aircraft losses:
A-20B Havoc x 1 destroyed, A-20B Havoc x 4 damaged
B-25D Mitchell x 1 destroyed, B-25D Mitchell x 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 58
Airbase hits 26
Airbase supply hits 5 *must've lost upwards 10,000 supply points on this one*
Runway hits 77
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Allied Air Strikes:
Air attack on Lae airfield from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawk x 61
P-38G Lightning x 22
A-20B Havoc x 23
B-26B Marauder x 44
B-25D Mitchell x 22
Japanese aircraft losses:
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9 destroyed, Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 1 damaged *now that's what I'm talking about!*
A6M3 Zero x 2 destroyed
Ki-57-I Topsy x 2 destroyed, Ki-57-I Topsy x 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
B-26B Marauder x 4 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 126
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 84
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Air attack on Lunga airfield from Irau:
Allied aircraft:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 13
SBD Dauntless x 52
TBF Avenger x 14
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 384
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 13
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As a consolation prize, my bombers managed to score at Lae, destroying 15 aircraft on the ground. And AP Keisha Maru is reported to have sunk - every little VP helps.
I've evacuted the last of the 2nd Marine Raiders - off of Rennell Island of all places, as DD Henley carrying them was crippled by Toraq's micro KB on the run to Taivu. The Henley, for it's part, only just limped into Luganville, sys 97, flt 68!
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/12/42 Weather: Thunderstorms
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Japanese Air Strikes:
Air attack on Port Moresby airfield from Rabaul:
Japanese aircraft: *ohhh crumbs- you don't get to pass up an opportunity like this every day! *
G3M Nell x 56
G4M1 Betty x 34
Allied aircraft losses:
A-20B Havoc x 1 destroyed, A-20B Havoc x 4 damaged
B-25D Mitchell x 1 destroyed, B-25D Mitchell x 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 58
Airbase hits 26
Airbase supply hits 5 *must've lost upwards 10,000 supply points on this one*
Runway hits 77
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Allied Air Strikes:
Air attack on Lae airfield from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawk x 61
P-38G Lightning x 22
A-20B Havoc x 23
B-26B Marauder x 44
B-25D Mitchell x 22
Japanese aircraft losses:
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9 destroyed, Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 1 damaged *now that's what I'm talking about!*
A6M3 Zero x 2 destroyed
Ki-57-I Topsy x 2 destroyed, Ki-57-I Topsy x 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
B-26B Marauder x 4 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 126
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 84
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Air attack on Lunga airfield from Irau:
Allied aircraft:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 13
SBD Dauntless x 52
TBF Avenger x 14
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 384
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 13
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Where's the Any key?
RE: Toro Toro! Timtom's musings: scn.8, toraq VS timtom
Lots of FT activity in the Solomon Sea - which have trickered a number of strikes by mu Beauforts out of GG, but the weather being pretty bad, they've had trouble locating the targets. Not much more I can do about it, though.
Toraq's curiously passive around Lunga, however, restricted to sweeping a few of his own offensive minefields. No trace of his BB's either - could it be that he's volunteered the initiative? With a 1,000 VP lead, there's of course no need to risk his capital ships, which is a prerequisite for an operation against Luganville.
My bombers scored over Lae again. Toraq has a couple of sqd's stuck there now, and I fully intend to take the opportunity to wreck them. I have another 75 B-26's and some 200 P-39 and Wirraways in reserve, the latter two slated for supporting Operation Eichelberger, which will kick off for real in a few turns. The Operation Backhand forces are about in place to commence the march on Salamaua, which of course they should've been three weeks ago.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/13/42 Weather: Rain
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Allied Naval Attacks:
Sub attack at Bolitei:
Japanese Ships:
ML Niizaki, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships:
SS S-43
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Japanese Air Attacks:
Air attack on Irau from Vella Lavella (fighter sweep):
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 17
Allied aircraft:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
Allied aircraft losses:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6 destroyed, F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged *ouch - quite the spanking! *
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on Rabaul airfield from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
B-24D Liberator x 9
Japanese aircraft losses:
G4M1 Betty x 1 destroyed
G3M Nell x 1 destroyed, G3M Nell x 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator x 3 damaged *no B-24's lost, but half of the two sqd's aircraft are damaged*
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 13
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 6
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Air attack on Lae from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Kittyhawk x 28
P-38G Lightning x 14
A-20B Havoc x 31
B-26B Marauder x 41
B-25D Mitchell x 21
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M3 Zero x 6 destroyed, A6M3 Zero x 5 damaged *two-times lucky, it seems*
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 2 destroyed, Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
B-26B Marauder x 1 damaged
A-20B Havoc x 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 38
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 77
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Toraq's curiously passive around Lunga, however, restricted to sweeping a few of his own offensive minefields. No trace of his BB's either - could it be that he's volunteered the initiative? With a 1,000 VP lead, there's of course no need to risk his capital ships, which is a prerequisite for an operation against Luganville.
My bombers scored over Lae again. Toraq has a couple of sqd's stuck there now, and I fully intend to take the opportunity to wreck them. I have another 75 B-26's and some 200 P-39 and Wirraways in reserve, the latter two slated for supporting Operation Eichelberger, which will kick off for real in a few turns. The Operation Backhand forces are about in place to commence the march on Salamaua, which of course they should've been three weeks ago.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/13/42 Weather: Rain
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Allied Naval Attacks:
Sub attack at Bolitei:
Japanese Ships:
ML Niizaki, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships:
SS S-43
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Japanese Air Attacks:
Air attack on Irau from Vella Lavella (fighter sweep):
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 17
Allied aircraft:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
Allied aircraft losses:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6 destroyed, F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged *ouch - quite the spanking! *
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on Rabaul airfield from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
B-24D Liberator x 9
Japanese aircraft losses:
G4M1 Betty x 1 destroyed
G3M Nell x 1 destroyed, G3M Nell x 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator x 3 damaged *no B-24's lost, but half of the two sqd's aircraft are damaged*
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 13
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 6
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Air attack on Lae from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Kittyhawk x 28
P-38G Lightning x 14
A-20B Havoc x 31
B-26B Marauder x 41
B-25D Mitchell x 21
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M3 Zero x 6 destroyed, A6M3 Zero x 5 damaged *two-times lucky, it seems*
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 2 destroyed, Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
B-26B Marauder x 1 damaged
A-20B Havoc x 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 38
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 77
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Where's the Any key?
RE: Toro Toro! Timtom's musings: scn.8, toraq VS timtom
A good day for the Allied cause in the South Pacific this turn. Maybe Toraq's better half is telling him off for spending too much time on UV, 'cos he's been screwing up a bit lately - and that's usually my department, mind. He seems curiously resigned to being pounded into the ground at Lae and Lunga, and I can't for the life of me understand why he doesn't use all those BB's of his to sterilize Irau. Then again, he's got 45 turns yet to do it in.
Intelligence indicated that there are no bombers around, so with no reason to CAP my bases, those killer fighter sweeps of his hit thin air.
Toraq doesn't seem to be aware of my build-up at Wau, or at least he's never run any recon missions there. Might I actually achieve surprise? Battle of Buna begins next turn, although my troops are tired from marching up the Kokoda trail, so we'll just do bombardment for a while. The 2/6 Armoured Rgt's been assigned to Operation Eichelberger and is currently 54 miles short of Buna.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/14/42 Weather: Overcast
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Allied Naval Attacks:
Sub attack at Tulagi:
Japanese Ships:
MSW W15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Allied Ships:
SS S-44
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Sub attack at Bolitei:
Japanese Ships:
ML Niizaki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Allied Ships:
SS S-43
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Sub attack S Truk:
Japanese Ships:
AP Kenryu Maru, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AP Meiten Maru, Shell hits 12, on fire
Allied Ships:
SS Albacore, Shell hits 24 *in spite of being hit by a delude of 3" shells and 13.2mm machinegun fire, destroying the 4" deck gun and one of the 40mm AA guns, sys damage is only 9, flt 26*
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Air attack on TF at Shortland Island from Gili Gili:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2-N Rufe x 8
Allied aircraft:
Beaufighter VIC x 18
Allied aircraft losses:
Beaufighter VIC x 1 destroyed, Beaufighter VIC x 3 damaged
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Air attack on TF at Tassafaronga from Irau:
Allied aircraft: *two strikes*
F4F-4 Wildcat x 57
SBD Dauntless x 84
TBF Avenger x 26
Allied aircraft losses:
SBD Dauntless x 4 damaged
TBF Avenger x 1 destroyed, TBF Avenger x 2 damaged
Japanese Ships: *obviously a nice little present from Toraq, but I'd rather have struck the cruisers and destroyers spotted at Lunga*
PC Ch 10, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
PC Ch 22, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
PC Shonon Maru #15, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
PG Nikkai Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PG Seikai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PG Keijo Maru, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PG Choko Maru #2, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1,and is sunk
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on Kavieng port from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
B-25D Mitchell x 16
Allied aircraft losses:
B-25D Mitchell x 4 damaged
Japanese Ships:
CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
Port hits 1
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Air attack on Lae airfield from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawk x 27
P-38G Lightning x 23
A-20B Havoc x 35
B-26B Marauder x 43
Japanese aircraft losses: *well, maybe this is the norm from now on!*
Ki-57-I Topsy x 1 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 6 destroyed, A6M3 Zero x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
B-26B Marauder x 1 destroyed, B-26B Marauder x 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 125
Airbase hits 7
Runway hits 54
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Intelligence indicated that there are no bombers around, so with no reason to CAP my bases, those killer fighter sweeps of his hit thin air.
Toraq doesn't seem to be aware of my build-up at Wau, or at least he's never run any recon missions there. Might I actually achieve surprise? Battle of Buna begins next turn, although my troops are tired from marching up the Kokoda trail, so we'll just do bombardment for a while. The 2/6 Armoured Rgt's been assigned to Operation Eichelberger and is currently 54 miles short of Buna.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/14/42 Weather: Overcast
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Allied Naval Attacks:
Sub attack at Tulagi:
Japanese Ships:
MSW W15, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Allied Ships:
SS S-44
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Sub attack at Bolitei:
Japanese Ships:
ML Niizaki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Allied Ships:
SS S-43
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Sub attack S Truk:
Japanese Ships:
AP Kenryu Maru, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AP Meiten Maru, Shell hits 12, on fire
Allied Ships:
SS Albacore, Shell hits 24 *in spite of being hit by a delude of 3" shells and 13.2mm machinegun fire, destroying the 4" deck gun and one of the 40mm AA guns, sys damage is only 9, flt 26*
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Air attack on TF at Shortland Island from Gili Gili:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2-N Rufe x 8
Allied aircraft:
Beaufighter VIC x 18
Allied aircraft losses:
Beaufighter VIC x 1 destroyed, Beaufighter VIC x 3 damaged
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Air attack on TF at Tassafaronga from Irau:
Allied aircraft: *two strikes*
F4F-4 Wildcat x 57
SBD Dauntless x 84
TBF Avenger x 26
Allied aircraft losses:
SBD Dauntless x 4 damaged
TBF Avenger x 1 destroyed, TBF Avenger x 2 damaged
Japanese Ships: *obviously a nice little present from Toraq, but I'd rather have struck the cruisers and destroyers spotted at Lunga*
PC Ch 10, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
PC Ch 22, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
PC Shonon Maru #15, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
PG Nikkai Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PG Seikai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PG Keijo Maru, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
PG Choko Maru #2, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1,and is sunk
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on Kavieng port from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
B-25D Mitchell x 16
Allied aircraft losses:
B-25D Mitchell x 4 damaged
Japanese Ships:
CL Jintsu, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
Port hits 1
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Air attack on Lae airfield from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawk x 27
P-38G Lightning x 23
A-20B Havoc x 35
B-26B Marauder x 43
Japanese aircraft losses: *well, maybe this is the norm from now on!*
Ki-57-I Topsy x 1 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 6 destroyed, A6M3 Zero x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
B-26B Marauder x 1 destroyed, B-26B Marauder x 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 125
Airbase hits 7
Runway hits 54
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Where's the Any key?
RE: Toro Toro! Timtom's musings: scn.8, toraq VS timtom
A messy turn with dribblets of strikes all over the place. Total chaos. I lost a total of 46 aircraft - 33 air-to-air, 9 by flak, 2 on the ground and 2 op's. 10 Wildcats lost. Toraq lost 18, 8 air-to-air and 10 op's. Among the sqd's flying was EII-1 Daitai - CV Zuikaku's fighter sqd. As I doubt he's been able to sneak up a CV TF on me, this suggests that he's taken the sqd off the carrier. I should be safe from carrier attack in the immediate future, and I doubt he would out his BB's without carrier support, at least not against Irau.
The S-47 got attacked three times from the air and is now without fuel. I wonder what the historical justification is for this rule...
It looks like Toraq is FT'ing the 45th Rgt, 6th ID to somewhere in the Huon Gulf.
An AV is sighted east of Rossel Island, so he's back for a game of cat-and-mouse.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/15/42 Weather: Partly Cloudy
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Allied Naval Attacks:
Air attack on TF SW Gasmata: *on the my old pal CL Naka*
Allied aircraft:
A-20B Havoc x 13
Allied aircraft losses:
A-20B Havoc x 1 damaged
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Air attack on TF at Rabaul from Gili Gili:
Allied aircraft:
Beaufighter VIC x 3
Allied aircraft losses:
Beaufighter VIC x 2 damaged
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Air attack on TF at Lunga from Irau:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 40
Allied aircraft: *incl. several small, unescorted strikes*
F4F-4 Wildcat x 49
SBD Dauntless x 61
TBF Avenger x 14
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 6 destroyed, A6M2 Zero x 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 11 destroyed, F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 6 destroyed, SBD Dauntless x 2 damaged
TBF Avenger x 1 destroyed, TBF Avenger x 1 damaged
Japanese Ships:
PC Ch 22, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
PG Nikkai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF E Woodlark Island:
Allied aircraft:
Beaufighter VIC x 3
Beaufort x 46 *two strikes*
Allied aircraft losses:
Beaufort x 6 destroyed, Beaufort x 21 damaged *only 5 flyable aircraft left out of 32*
Japanese Ships:
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 6, on fire *my money on the Furutaka not making it...*
DD Hagikaze, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 54
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Japanese Air Attacks:
Air attack on Irau airfield from Shortland Island: *hopefully nobody will remember what I wrote in my lost post!*
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 28
G3M Nell x 53
G4M1 Betty x 42
Allied aircraft losses:
SBD Dauntless x 1 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 109
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 76
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on 15th Coastal Gun Battalion (Lae) from Port Moresby: *remember what I said about screw-ups?*
Japanese aircraft:
A6M3 Zero x 28
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 4
Allied aircraft:
Wirraway x 22
Allied aircraft losses:
Wirraway x 4 destroyed, Wirraway x 11 damaged
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Air attack on Lae airfield from Port Moresby:
Japanese aircraft:
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 4
A6M3 Zero x 25
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawk x 48
A-20B Havoc x 18
B-26B Marauder x 29
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M3 Zero x 3 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses:
P-40E Warhawk x 2 destroyed
A-20B Havoc x 1 destroyed
B-26B Marauder x 1 destroyed, B-26B Marauder x 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 15
Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 41
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The S-47 got attacked three times from the air and is now without fuel. I wonder what the historical justification is for this rule...
It looks like Toraq is FT'ing the 45th Rgt, 6th ID to somewhere in the Huon Gulf.
An AV is sighted east of Rossel Island, so he's back for a game of cat-and-mouse.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/15/42 Weather: Partly Cloudy
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Allied Naval Attacks:
Air attack on TF SW Gasmata: *on the my old pal CL Naka*
Allied aircraft:
A-20B Havoc x 13
Allied aircraft losses:
A-20B Havoc x 1 damaged
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Air attack on TF at Rabaul from Gili Gili:
Allied aircraft:
Beaufighter VIC x 3
Allied aircraft losses:
Beaufighter VIC x 2 damaged
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Air attack on TF at Lunga from Irau:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 40
Allied aircraft: *incl. several small, unescorted strikes*
F4F-4 Wildcat x 49
SBD Dauntless x 61
TBF Avenger x 14
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 6 destroyed, A6M2 Zero x 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 11 destroyed, F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 6 destroyed, SBD Dauntless x 2 damaged
TBF Avenger x 1 destroyed, TBF Avenger x 1 damaged
Japanese Ships:
PC Ch 22, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
PG Nikkai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF E Woodlark Island:
Allied aircraft:
Beaufighter VIC x 3
Beaufort x 46 *two strikes*
Allied aircraft losses:
Beaufort x 6 destroyed, Beaufort x 21 damaged *only 5 flyable aircraft left out of 32*
Japanese Ships:
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 6, on fire *my money on the Furutaka not making it...*
DD Hagikaze, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 54
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Japanese Air Attacks:
Air attack on Irau airfield from Shortland Island: *hopefully nobody will remember what I wrote in my lost post!*
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 28
G3M Nell x 53
G4M1 Betty x 42
Allied aircraft losses:
SBD Dauntless x 1 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 109
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 76
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on 15th Coastal Gun Battalion (Lae) from Port Moresby: *remember what I said about screw-ups?*
Japanese aircraft:
A6M3 Zero x 28
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 4
Allied aircraft:
Wirraway x 22
Allied aircraft losses:
Wirraway x 4 destroyed, Wirraway x 11 damaged
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Air attack on Lae airfield from Port Moresby:
Japanese aircraft:
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 4
A6M3 Zero x 25
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawk x 48
A-20B Havoc x 18
B-26B Marauder x 29
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M3 Zero x 3 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses:
P-40E Warhawk x 2 destroyed
A-20B Havoc x 1 destroyed
B-26B Marauder x 1 destroyed, B-26B Marauder x 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 15
Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 41
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Where's the Any key?
RE: Toro Toro! Timtom's musings: scn.8, toraq VS timtom
The air battles continue. I lost 28, incl. 10 F4F's & 6 P-40 to Toraq's 26, incl. 13 Zero's & 9 Betty's. He has also taken the DIII-1 (Hiyo) and the CII-1 (Zuiho) off the carriers. This could work to my advantage in the long term, should we ever have another CV engagement.
I probed Buna with a bombardment - no casualties either way - and the bad news is that I'm up against four Rgt's. He's even pulled out the 8th NG from Rabaul, which means that Rabaul is undefended, something confirmed by recon. This puppy takes no prisoners. My troops are well beat after trekking over the Stanleys, and I've got at best combat power equality at the moment. I'm moving another two Bgd's up, but it'll be a while before they arrive.
A FT TF was also sighted at Salamaua. Resupply? He still hasn't run a recon mission against Wau.
PG Nikkai Maru sank...
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/16/42 Weather: Clear
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Japanese Air Attacks:
Air attack on Irau airfield from Vella Lavella & Shortland Island:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 43
G3M Nell x 48
G4M1 Betty x 60
Allied aircraft:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 25
P-40E Warhawk x 6
Allied aircraft losses:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10 destroyed, F4F-4 Wildcat x 3 damaged
P-40E Warhawk x 2 destroyed, P-40E Warhawk x 4 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 4 destroyed, SBD Dauntless x 15 damaged
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
G3M Nell x 2 destroyed, G3M Nell x 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty x 2 destroyed, G4M1 Betty x 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 47
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 18
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on Lunga airfield and port from Wunpuko:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 27
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawk x 11
B-17E Fortress x 57
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed, A6M2 Zero x 9 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
P-40E Warhawk x 3 destroyed, P-40E Warhawk x 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress x 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 474
Guns lost 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 37
Port supply hits 1
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Air attack on Shortland Island airfield from Gili Gili:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2-N Rufe x 8
A6M2 Zero x 6
Allied aircraft:
B-25D Mitchell x 10
B-24D Liberator x 6
Allied aircraft losses:
B-25D Mitchell x 2 destroyed, B-25D Mitchell x 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 15
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6
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Air attack on Lae airfield from Port Moresby:
Japanese aircraft:
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3
A6M3 Zero x 19
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 52
P-38G Lightning x 19
A-20B Havoc x 36
B-26B Marauder x 21
Japanese aircraft losses:
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 1 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 6 destroyed, A6M3 Zero x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
P-40E Warhawk x 2 damaged
B-26B Marauder x 1 destroyed
A-20B Havoc x 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 87
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 36
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Air attack on 41st Regiment (Buna) from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
Wirraway x 23
P-39D Airacobra x 46
Allied aircraft losses:
Wirraway x 2 destroyed, Wirraway x 14 damaged
P-39D Airacobra x 2 destroyed, P-39D Airacobra x 15 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 16
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I probed Buna with a bombardment - no casualties either way - and the bad news is that I'm up against four Rgt's. He's even pulled out the 8th NG from Rabaul, which means that Rabaul is undefended, something confirmed by recon. This puppy takes no prisoners. My troops are well beat after trekking over the Stanleys, and I've got at best combat power equality at the moment. I'm moving another two Bgd's up, but it'll be a while before they arrive.
A FT TF was also sighted at Salamaua. Resupply? He still hasn't run a recon mission against Wau.
PG Nikkai Maru sank...
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/16/42 Weather: Clear
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Japanese Air Attacks:
Air attack on Irau airfield from Vella Lavella & Shortland Island:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 43
G3M Nell x 48
G4M1 Betty x 60
Allied aircraft:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 25
P-40E Warhawk x 6
Allied aircraft losses:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10 destroyed, F4F-4 Wildcat x 3 damaged
P-40E Warhawk x 2 destroyed, P-40E Warhawk x 4 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 4 destroyed, SBD Dauntless x 15 damaged
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
G3M Nell x 2 destroyed, G3M Nell x 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty x 2 destroyed, G4M1 Betty x 3 damaged
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 47
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 18
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on Lunga airfield and port from Wunpuko:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 27
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawk x 11
B-17E Fortress x 57
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed, A6M2 Zero x 9 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
P-40E Warhawk x 3 destroyed, P-40E Warhawk x 1 damaged
B-17E Fortress x 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 474
Guns lost 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 37
Port supply hits 1
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Air attack on Shortland Island airfield from Gili Gili:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2-N Rufe x 8
A6M2 Zero x 6
Allied aircraft:
B-25D Mitchell x 10
B-24D Liberator x 6
Allied aircraft losses:
B-25D Mitchell x 2 destroyed, B-25D Mitchell x 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 15
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6
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Air attack on Lae airfield from Port Moresby:
Japanese aircraft:
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3
A6M3 Zero x 19
Allied aircraft
P-40E Warhawk x 52
P-38G Lightning x 19
A-20B Havoc x 36
B-26B Marauder x 21
Japanese aircraft losses:
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 1 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 6 destroyed, A6M3 Zero x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
P-40E Warhawk x 2 damaged
B-26B Marauder x 1 destroyed
A-20B Havoc x 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 87
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 36
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Air attack on 41st Regiment (Buna) from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
Wirraway x 23
P-39D Airacobra x 46
Allied aircraft losses:
Wirraway x 2 destroyed, Wirraway x 14 damaged
P-39D Airacobra x 2 destroyed, P-39D Airacobra x 15 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 16
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Where's the Any key?
RE: Toro Toro! Timtom's musings: scn.8, toraq VS timtom
The air battles continue unabated. I lost 39 to 24; fighters - me 22, Toraq 13, incl. another 10 F4F's. That makes it 30 Wildcats lost in three days, put at least I'm drawing blood too. Although I've got currently 63 servicable fighters at Irau, I'm moving up VF-6 to give the marines a breather. VF-6 had been amalgamated with VF-8, so it's got 13 aircraft in reserve and over 50 very good pilots.
I caught a minesweeper snooping around Irau, so I guess recess is over. Irau is protected by over 1,000 mines and 23 6" rifles.
I'm currently trying to sneak a surface TF to Lunga, as Toraq doesn't appear to be providing any coverage for the dripplets of shipping there. Another, smaller TF is headed to a point south of GG. With Toraq busy bombing Irau, the air treat is limited, and I hope for an opportunity to raid Buna. The point is less to destroy shipping than to force Toraq to devote ships/planes defensively.
I've reembarked the 41st ID for Port Moresby. This is a calculated risk, but since the fall (collapse, rather) of Lunga, Toraq has shown little offensive interest in SOPAC, so I'm making the call that he's got nothing planned. As things heat up on New Guinea, he will probably have to devote further LCU's there. The 43rd ID has arrived, so the immediate SOPAC crisis is over. If the 41st ID is to make any impact at Buna, I have to move it now, as it'll take about a month to make it there.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/17/42 Weather: Clear
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Japanese Naval Attacks:
Sub attack at Irau:
Japanese Ships:
SS I-174, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
Allied Ships:
DM Montgomery, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *will sink*
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Air attack on TF at Cooktown from TF ENE Cooktown: *I actually put out a CAP'd decoy to draw this attack, but I miscalculated the AV's speed, which put it in range of Cooktown. In terms of VP, however, this is a bit of a pyrrhic victory*
Japanese aircraft:
E13A1 Jake x 8
Japanese aircraft losses:
E13A1 Jake x 4 destroyed, E13A1 Jake x 3 damaged
AV Ballard, Bomb hits 1, on fire *damage not serious, but enough to reduce speed to 15 knots - no more FT for the Ballard*
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Allied Naval Attacks:
Sub attack N Buna:
Japanese Ships:
CL Nagara, Torpedo hits 1, on fire *was making good speed withdrawing, so slight damage*
Allied Ships:
SS Swordfish
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Air attack on TF NNW Irau from Irau:
Allied aircraft:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
SBD Dauntless x 9
Japanese Ships
MSW W20, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
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Air attack on TF at Lunga from Irau:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 13
Allied aircraft:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 28
P-40E Warhawk x 13
P-400 Airacobra x 11
SBD Dauntless x 15
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7 destroyed, F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk x 2 destroyed
P-400 Airacobra x 1 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 1 destroyed, SBD Dauntless x 2 damaged
Japanese Ships:
PC Toshi Maru #3, Shell hits 24, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese Air Attacks:
Air attack on Irau from Shortland & Vella Lavella:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 45
G3M Nell x 41
G4M1 Betty x 41
Allied aircraft:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
P-40E Warhawk x 9
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
G3M Nell x 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty x 2 destroyed, G4M1 Betty x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6 destroyed, F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk x 2 destroyed, P-40E Warhawk x 1 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 2 destroyed, SBD Dauntless x 2 damaged
TBF Avenger x 1 destroyed, TBF Avenger x 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 86
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 39
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on Shortland Island airfield from Gili Gili:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2-N Rufe x 10
A6M2 Zero x 20
Allied aircraft:
P-38G Lightning x 15
F-5A Lightning x 4
B-24D Liberator x 18
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed, A6M2 Zero x 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
P-38G Lightning x 2 destroyed
B-24D Liberator x 12 damaged *five lost*
LCDR S. Sakai of F1/Tainan Daitai is KILLED
Japanese ground losses: *grrh - with 150 aircraft parked at Shortland, you'd think they could hit one*
Men lost 42
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 25
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Air attack on Lunga airfield from Wunpuko:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 13
Allied aircraft:
B-17E Fortress x 53
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
B-17E Fortress x 3 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 644
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 54
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Air attack on Lae airfield from Port Moresby:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M3 Zero x 15
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawk x 52
A-20B Boston x 13
B-26B Marauder x 66
A-20B Havoc x 22
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M3 Zero x 3 destroyed
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses:
P-40E Warhawk x 5 destroyed,
B-26B Marauder x 1 destroyed, B-26B Marauder x 4 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 68
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 79
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I caught a minesweeper snooping around Irau, so I guess recess is over. Irau is protected by over 1,000 mines and 23 6" rifles.
I'm currently trying to sneak a surface TF to Lunga, as Toraq doesn't appear to be providing any coverage for the dripplets of shipping there. Another, smaller TF is headed to a point south of GG. With Toraq busy bombing Irau, the air treat is limited, and I hope for an opportunity to raid Buna. The point is less to destroy shipping than to force Toraq to devote ships/planes defensively.
I've reembarked the 41st ID for Port Moresby. This is a calculated risk, but since the fall (collapse, rather) of Lunga, Toraq has shown little offensive interest in SOPAC, so I'm making the call that he's got nothing planned. As things heat up on New Guinea, he will probably have to devote further LCU's there. The 43rd ID has arrived, so the immediate SOPAC crisis is over. If the 41st ID is to make any impact at Buna, I have to move it now, as it'll take about a month to make it there.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/17/42 Weather: Clear
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Japanese Naval Attacks:
Sub attack at Irau:
Japanese Ships:
SS I-174, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
Allied Ships:
DM Montgomery, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *will sink*
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Air attack on TF at Cooktown from TF ENE Cooktown: *I actually put out a CAP'd decoy to draw this attack, but I miscalculated the AV's speed, which put it in range of Cooktown. In terms of VP, however, this is a bit of a pyrrhic victory*
Japanese aircraft:
E13A1 Jake x 8
Japanese aircraft losses:
E13A1 Jake x 4 destroyed, E13A1 Jake x 3 damaged
AV Ballard, Bomb hits 1, on fire *damage not serious, but enough to reduce speed to 15 knots - no more FT for the Ballard*
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Allied Naval Attacks:
Sub attack N Buna:
Japanese Ships:
CL Nagara, Torpedo hits 1, on fire *was making good speed withdrawing, so slight damage*
Allied Ships:
SS Swordfish
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Air attack on TF NNW Irau from Irau:
Allied aircraft:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
SBD Dauntless x 9
Japanese Ships
MSW W20, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
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Air attack on TF at Lunga from Irau:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 13
Allied aircraft:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 28
P-40E Warhawk x 13
P-400 Airacobra x 11
SBD Dauntless x 15
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7 destroyed, F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk x 2 destroyed
P-400 Airacobra x 1 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 1 destroyed, SBD Dauntless x 2 damaged
Japanese Ships:
PC Toshi Maru #3, Shell hits 24, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Japanese Air Attacks:
Air attack on Irau from Shortland & Vella Lavella:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 45
G3M Nell x 41
G4M1 Betty x 41
Allied aircraft:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
P-40E Warhawk x 9
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
G3M Nell x 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty x 2 destroyed, G4M1 Betty x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6 destroyed, F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk x 2 destroyed, P-40E Warhawk x 1 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 2 destroyed, SBD Dauntless x 2 damaged
TBF Avenger x 1 destroyed, TBF Avenger x 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 86
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 39
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on Shortland Island airfield from Gili Gili:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2-N Rufe x 10
A6M2 Zero x 20
Allied aircraft:
P-38G Lightning x 15
F-5A Lightning x 4
B-24D Liberator x 18
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed, A6M2 Zero x 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
P-38G Lightning x 2 destroyed
B-24D Liberator x 12 damaged *five lost*
LCDR S. Sakai of F1/Tainan Daitai is KILLED
Japanese ground losses: *grrh - with 150 aircraft parked at Shortland, you'd think they could hit one*
Men lost 42
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 25
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Air attack on Lunga airfield from Wunpuko:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 13
Allied aircraft:
B-17E Fortress x 53
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
B-17E Fortress x 3 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 644
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 54
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Air attack on Lae airfield from Port Moresby:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M3 Zero x 15
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawk x 52
A-20B Boston x 13
B-26B Marauder x 66
A-20B Havoc x 22
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M3 Zero x 3 destroyed
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses:
P-40E Warhawk x 5 destroyed,
B-26B Marauder x 1 destroyed, B-26B Marauder x 4 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 68
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 79
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Where's the Any key?
RE: Toro Toro! Timtom's musings: scn.8, toraq VS timtom
I lost a record 16 F4F's this turn, and a total of 23 fighters. Toraq lost 4. Total tally for the day was 28-7. I now lost almost a month's worth of F4F replacements in four days! I've lost a total of 151 and received 111 replacements. I currently have 88 F4F's on the map, and my five marine sqd's have 42 between them. Toraq's lost 125 A6M2's & 72 A6M3's, so he's just about breaking even. Good thing I'm not solely reliant on the F4F...
Otherwise little to report. The Betty's are still at Shortland. If they're still there next turn, they'll be visited by the B-17's.
The Weekly Tally:
Allied/Japanese:
Score at start: 1,840/1,724 = 1.07:1.00
Score after 1 week: 1,929/1,798 = 1.07:1.00
Score after 2 weeks: 1,962/1,925 = 1.02:1.00
Score after 3 weeks: 2,024/2,045 = 1.00:1.01
Score after 4 weeks: 2,392/2,231 = 1.07:1.00
Score after 5 weeks: 2,675/3,768 = 1.00:1.41
Score after 6 weeks: 2,795/3,827 = 1.00:1.37
Score ater 7 weeks: 2,964/4,187 = 1.00:1.41
Army Losses:
596/59 = 10.10:1.00
Naval Losses:
Allied ships:
Sunk: CVx1, CLAAx1, DDx9, DMSx2, DMx1, SSx3, AVx1, AOx1, PTx1,
Damaged: CVx1, CAx1, DDx11, SSx2, AVx1, AKx2
Japanese ships:
Sunk: BBx1, CLx1, DDx4, APDx1, MLx3, SSx2, AVx1, TKx2, APx6, PGx4, PCx6
Damaged: CVx1, BBx2, CAx2, CLx5, DDx8, APDx1, MLx4, SSx1, AVx3, APx6, PGx2
Air Losses:
Total: 693/475 = 1.46:1.00
Week 1: 73/46 = 1.59:1.00
Week 2: 27/30 = 0.90:1.00
Week 3: 26/28 = 0.93:1.00
Week 4: 153/121 = 1.26:1.00
Week 5: 159/74 = 2.15:1.00
Week 6: 85/62 = 1.37:1.00
Week 7: 170/114 = 1.49:1.00
Air-to-Air: 318/175 = 1.82:1.00
Destroyed on Field: 67/46 = 1.46:1.00
Destroyed by AAA: 112/67 = 1.67:1.00
Operational Losses: 196/187 = 1.05:1.00
Sorties Flown:
Total: 30,577/33,198 = 1.00:1.09
Week 1: 3,181/3,487 = 1.00:1.09
Week 2: 4,225/5,128 = 1.00:1.21
Week 3: 3,947/6,296 = 1.00:1.60
Week 4: 4,458/6,454 = 1.00:1.45
Week 5: 4,942/4,183 = 1.18:1.00
Week 6: 4,964/3,504 = 1.42:1.00
Week 7: 4,860/4,146 = 1.17:1.00
Loss pr. sortie (excl. DoF): 0.0161/0.0129 = 1.2481:1.0000
Operational loss pr. sortie: 0.0064/0.0056 = 1.1429:1.0000
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42 Weather: Partly Cloudy
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Japanese Naval Attacks:
Sub attack at Cooktown:
Japanese Ships:
SS I-1
Allied Ships:
AO Tallulah, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Air Attacks:
Air attack on Irau from Vella Lavella (fighter sweep):
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 37
Allied aircraft:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 23
P-40E Warhawk x 13
Japanese aircraft losses: *worst kill ratio yet, 10.50:1.00*
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 13 destroyed, F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 damaged *actual loss 16*
P-40E Warhawk x 3 destroyed, P-40E Warhawk x 2 damaged *actual loss 5*
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on Lae airfield from Port Moresby:
Japanese aircraft:
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3
A6M3 Zero x 15
Allied aircraft
P-40E Kittyhawk x 15
A-20B Havoc x 26
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed, A6M3 Zero x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
P-40E Kittyhawk x 1 damaged
A-20B Havoc x 4 destroyed, A-20B Havoc x 5 damaged
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Air attack on 41st Regiment (Buna) from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
A-20B Boston x 14
B-26B Marauder x 97
Allied aircraft losses:
A-20B Havoc x 1 destroyed, A-20B Boston x 6 damaged
B-26B Marauder x 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 128
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Air attack on Shortland Island airfield from Gili Gili:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2-N Rufe x 10
A6M2 Zero x 15
Allied aircraft:
B-24D Liberator x 11
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2-N Rufe x 1 damaged
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
G3M Nell x 1 destroyed, G3M Nell x 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses:
B-24D Liberator x 1 destroyed, B-24D Liberator x 6 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 30
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5
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Otherwise little to report. The Betty's are still at Shortland. If they're still there next turn, they'll be visited by the B-17's.
The Weekly Tally:
Allied/Japanese:
Score at start: 1,840/1,724 = 1.07:1.00
Score after 1 week: 1,929/1,798 = 1.07:1.00
Score after 2 weeks: 1,962/1,925 = 1.02:1.00
Score after 3 weeks: 2,024/2,045 = 1.00:1.01
Score after 4 weeks: 2,392/2,231 = 1.07:1.00
Score after 5 weeks: 2,675/3,768 = 1.00:1.41
Score after 6 weeks: 2,795/3,827 = 1.00:1.37
Score ater 7 weeks: 2,964/4,187 = 1.00:1.41
Army Losses:
596/59 = 10.10:1.00
Naval Losses:
Allied ships:
Sunk: CVx1, CLAAx1, DDx9, DMSx2, DMx1, SSx3, AVx1, AOx1, PTx1,
Damaged: CVx1, CAx1, DDx11, SSx2, AVx1, AKx2
Japanese ships:
Sunk: BBx1, CLx1, DDx4, APDx1, MLx3, SSx2, AVx1, TKx2, APx6, PGx4, PCx6
Damaged: CVx1, BBx2, CAx2, CLx5, DDx8, APDx1, MLx4, SSx1, AVx3, APx6, PGx2
Air Losses:
Total: 693/475 = 1.46:1.00
Week 1: 73/46 = 1.59:1.00
Week 2: 27/30 = 0.90:1.00
Week 3: 26/28 = 0.93:1.00
Week 4: 153/121 = 1.26:1.00
Week 5: 159/74 = 2.15:1.00
Week 6: 85/62 = 1.37:1.00
Week 7: 170/114 = 1.49:1.00
Air-to-Air: 318/175 = 1.82:1.00
Destroyed on Field: 67/46 = 1.46:1.00
Destroyed by AAA: 112/67 = 1.67:1.00
Operational Losses: 196/187 = 1.05:1.00
Sorties Flown:
Total: 30,577/33,198 = 1.00:1.09
Week 1: 3,181/3,487 = 1.00:1.09
Week 2: 4,225/5,128 = 1.00:1.21
Week 3: 3,947/6,296 = 1.00:1.60
Week 4: 4,458/6,454 = 1.00:1.45
Week 5: 4,942/4,183 = 1.18:1.00
Week 6: 4,964/3,504 = 1.42:1.00
Week 7: 4,860/4,146 = 1.17:1.00
Loss pr. sortie (excl. DoF): 0.0161/0.0129 = 1.2481:1.0000
Operational loss pr. sortie: 0.0064/0.0056 = 1.1429:1.0000
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/18/42 Weather: Partly Cloudy
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Japanese Naval Attacks:
Sub attack at Cooktown:
Japanese Ships:
SS I-1
Allied Ships:
AO Tallulah, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Air Attacks:
Air attack on Irau from Vella Lavella (fighter sweep):
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 37
Allied aircraft:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 23
P-40E Warhawk x 13
Japanese aircraft losses: *worst kill ratio yet, 10.50:1.00*
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses:
F4F-4 Wildcat x 13 destroyed, F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 damaged *actual loss 16*
P-40E Warhawk x 3 destroyed, P-40E Warhawk x 2 damaged *actual loss 5*
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on Lae airfield from Port Moresby:
Japanese aircraft:
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3
A6M3 Zero x 15
Allied aircraft
P-40E Kittyhawk x 15
A-20B Havoc x 26
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed, A6M3 Zero x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
P-40E Kittyhawk x 1 damaged
A-20B Havoc x 4 destroyed, A-20B Havoc x 5 damaged
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Air attack on 41st Regiment (Buna) from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
A-20B Boston x 14
B-26B Marauder x 97
Allied aircraft losses:
A-20B Havoc x 1 destroyed, A-20B Boston x 6 damaged
B-26B Marauder x 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 128
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Air attack on Shortland Island airfield from Gili Gili:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2-N Rufe x 10
A6M2 Zero x 15
Allied aircraft:
B-24D Liberator x 11
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2-N Rufe x 1 damaged
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
G3M Nell x 1 destroyed, G3M Nell x 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses:
B-24D Liberator x 1 destroyed, B-24D Liberator x 6 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 30
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5
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Where's the Any key?
RE: Toro Toro! Timtom's musings: scn.8, toraq VS timtom
Can't complain about this turns tally: 34 to 33. VF-6 debuted at Irau and played a big part in bagging 9 Zero's + 23 Betty's and Nell's (29.1% of attacking bombers). VF-6, however, lost 11 F4F's and 9 pilots. There was not a single pilot in the sqd. with less than XP 75 and most were in the mid-80's. I lost 8 SBD's on the ground and 8 B-25's to AAA at Rabaul in a strike against cripple BB Hiei.
Toraq has pulled his bombers back to Rabaul, which puts them within normal range of my B-17's out of Port Moresby. Hopefully we'll have a nice little after-party...
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/19/42 Weather: Clear
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Allied Naval Attacks:
Sub attack NE Russell Islands:
Japanese Ships:
MSW W21, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Allied Ships:
SS S-47
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Sub attack E Vila:
Japanese Ships:
MSW Toshi Maru #2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships:
SS Sturgeon
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Japanese Air Attacks:
Air attack on Irau from Shortland Island and Vella Lavella:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 47
G3M Nell x 41
G4M1 Betty x 38
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawk x 4
P-38G Lightning x 15
F4F-4 Wildcat x 40
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 7 destroyed *actual loss 9*
G3M Nell x 10 destroyed, G3M Nell x 1 damaged *actual loss 12*
G4M1 Betty x 8 destroyed, G4M1 Betty x 6 damaged *actual loss 11*
Allied aircraft losses:
P-38G Lightning x 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15 destroyed, F4F-4 Wildcat x 8 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 8 destroyed, SBD Dauntless x 9 damaged
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 55
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 23
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on Rabaul port from Gili Gili
Allied aircraft:
B-25D Mitchell x 26
Allied aircraft losses:
B-25D Mitchell x 2 destroyed, B-25D Mitchell x 14 damaged *actual loss 8!*
Japanese Ships:
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2 *might as well have dropped ping-pong balls, but had'a make the attempt*
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 13
Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2
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Air attack on Buna port from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
P-39D Airacobra x 72
P-40E Warhawk x 14
Allied aircraft losses:
P-39D Airacobra x 1 destroyed, P-39D Airacobra x 9 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 77
Guns lost 1
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Air attack on 41st Regiment (Buna) from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawk x 28
B-26B Marauder x 88
Allied aircraft losses:
B-26B Marauder x 5 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 100
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Toraq has pulled his bombers back to Rabaul, which puts them within normal range of my B-17's out of Port Moresby. Hopefully we'll have a nice little after-party...
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/19/42 Weather: Clear
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Allied Naval Attacks:
Sub attack NE Russell Islands:
Japanese Ships:
MSW W21, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Allied Ships:
SS S-47
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Sub attack E Vila:
Japanese Ships:
MSW Toshi Maru #2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships:
SS Sturgeon
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Japanese Air Attacks:
Air attack on Irau from Shortland Island and Vella Lavella:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 47
G3M Nell x 41
G4M1 Betty x 38
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawk x 4
P-38G Lightning x 15
F4F-4 Wildcat x 40
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 7 destroyed *actual loss 9*
G3M Nell x 10 destroyed, G3M Nell x 1 damaged *actual loss 12*
G4M1 Betty x 8 destroyed, G4M1 Betty x 6 damaged *actual loss 11*
Allied aircraft losses:
P-38G Lightning x 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15 destroyed, F4F-4 Wildcat x 8 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 8 destroyed, SBD Dauntless x 9 damaged
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 55
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 23
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on Rabaul port from Gili Gili
Allied aircraft:
B-25D Mitchell x 26
Allied aircraft losses:
B-25D Mitchell x 2 destroyed, B-25D Mitchell x 14 damaged *actual loss 8!*
Japanese Ships:
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2 *might as well have dropped ping-pong balls, but had'a make the attempt*
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 13
Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 2
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Air attack on Buna port from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
P-39D Airacobra x 72
P-40E Warhawk x 14
Allied aircraft losses:
P-39D Airacobra x 1 destroyed, P-39D Airacobra x 9 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 77
Guns lost 1
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Air attack on 41st Regiment (Buna) from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawk x 28
B-26B Marauder x 88
Allied aircraft losses:
B-26B Marauder x 5 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 100
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Where's the Any key?
RE: Toro Toro! Timtom's musings: scn.8, toraq VS timtom
Virtually all bases were clouded in this turn, so very little activity. Toraq's massing DD's & CL's at Rabaul, about 20 in all. He's also moved some of his bombers out of Rabaul, I don't know where, except not to Shortland.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/20/42 Weather: Thunderstorms
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Allied Naval Attacks:
Sub attack at E Vila:
Japanese Ships:
MSW Toshi Maru #2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Allied Ships:
SS Amberjack
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Japanese Air Attacks:
Air attack on Tulagi port from Lunga: *out to get SS Pollack, hit a week or more ago by an ASW aircraft. The Pollack was flooding, so I had no choice but pull in at Tulagi. It's a bit better off now, however, and I'll try to sneak it out, rather than suffer the fate of SS Grayback, which was lost in just this way*
Japanese aircraft:
F1M2 Pete x 6
Allied ground losses:
Port hits 1
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Allied Air Strikes:
Air attack on Lunga port from Irau:
Allied aircraft:
P-38G Lightning x 19
SBD Dauntless x 37
TBF Avenger x 14
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 310
Guns lost 2
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/20/42 Weather: Thunderstorms
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Allied Naval Attacks:
Sub attack at E Vila:
Japanese Ships:
MSW Toshi Maru #2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Allied Ships:
SS Amberjack
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Japanese Air Attacks:
Air attack on Tulagi port from Lunga: *out to get SS Pollack, hit a week or more ago by an ASW aircraft. The Pollack was flooding, so I had no choice but pull in at Tulagi. It's a bit better off now, however, and I'll try to sneak it out, rather than suffer the fate of SS Grayback, which was lost in just this way*
Japanese aircraft:
F1M2 Pete x 6
Allied ground losses:
Port hits 1
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Allied Air Strikes:
Air attack on Lunga port from Irau:
Allied aircraft:
P-38G Lightning x 19
SBD Dauntless x 37
TBF Avenger x 14
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 310
Guns lost 2
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Where's the Any key?
RE: Toro Toro! Timtom's musings: scn.8, toraq VS timtom
Another uneventful turn. The usual air attack on Buna didn't come off for some reason, but the heavies flew against Rabaul - without hitting much. There's still 30-odd Betty's there, so we'll hit her again.
And - CINCPAC alloted my the Saratoga, along with 8 DD, Fletchers mostly, 2 CL's & 2 CLAA's, to arrive in 19 days. Thank you kindly, Sir!
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/21/42 Weather: Partly Cloudy
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Japanese Naval Attacks:
Night Time Surface Combat at Gili Gili:
Japanese Ships:
CL Isuzu
DD Makinami
DD Kiyonami
DD Kuroshio
Allied Ships:
PT 40
PT 43, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
PT 44
PT 59, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
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Sub attack at SE Shortland Island:
Japanese Ships:
DD Murasame
Allied Ships
SS Sailfish, Shell hits 2,and is sunk
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Japanese Air Attacks:
Air attack on Tulagi port from Lunga & Vella Lavella:
Japanese aircraft:
F1M2 Pete x 8
E13A1 Jake x 7
Japanese aircraft losses:
F1M2 Pete x 1 damaged
E13A1 Jake x 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
Port hits 2
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on Buna (fighter sweep)
Japanese aircraft:
A6M3 Zero x 17
Allied aircraft:
P-38G Lightning x 16
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses:
P-38G Lightning x 1 destroyed, P-38G Lightning x 2 damaged
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Air attack on Rabaul airfield from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
B-17E Fortress x 61
B-24D Liberator x 6
Japanese aircraft losses:
G4M1 Betty x 2 destroyed, G4M1 Betty x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
B-24D Liberator x 1 damaged *three B-17 lost*
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 209
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 21
Runway hits 107
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Air attack on Lunga airfield from Irau:
Allied aircraft:
SBD Dauntless x 41
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 125
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 12
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And - CINCPAC alloted my the Saratoga, along with 8 DD, Fletchers mostly, 2 CL's & 2 CLAA's, to arrive in 19 days. Thank you kindly, Sir!
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/21/42 Weather: Partly Cloudy
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Japanese Naval Attacks:
Night Time Surface Combat at Gili Gili:
Japanese Ships:
CL Isuzu
DD Makinami
DD Kiyonami
DD Kuroshio
Allied Ships:
PT 40
PT 43, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
PT 44
PT 59, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
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Sub attack at SE Shortland Island:
Japanese Ships:
DD Murasame
Allied Ships
SS Sailfish, Shell hits 2,and is sunk
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Japanese Air Attacks:
Air attack on Tulagi port from Lunga & Vella Lavella:
Japanese aircraft:
F1M2 Pete x 8
E13A1 Jake x 7
Japanese aircraft losses:
F1M2 Pete x 1 damaged
E13A1 Jake x 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
Port hits 2
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on Buna (fighter sweep)
Japanese aircraft:
A6M3 Zero x 17
Allied aircraft:
P-38G Lightning x 16
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses:
P-38G Lightning x 1 destroyed, P-38G Lightning x 2 damaged
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Air attack on Rabaul airfield from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
B-17E Fortress x 61
B-24D Liberator x 6
Japanese aircraft losses:
G4M1 Betty x 2 destroyed, G4M1 Betty x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
B-24D Liberator x 1 damaged *three B-17 lost*
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 209
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 21
Runway hits 107
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Air attack on Lunga airfield from Irau:
Allied aircraft:
SBD Dauntless x 41
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 125
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 12
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Where's the Any key?
RE: Toro Toro! Timtom's musings: scn.8, toraq VS timtom
Toraq's BB's have reappeared at Shortland. He maintains a strong CAP there, although there are few ships in port and no bombers, so somebody's in for it.
We might have a big naval battle next turn. I've been lying in ambush for Toraq's APD's for a bit, and they are now sighted halfway down the Slot. I'm sending a CA/CL/DD TF to Lunga in the hope of intercepting, throwing in a bombardment for good measure. There is of course the chance that Toraq's BB's will be coming down the Slot as distant cover, so my BB's will be in position between Irau and Lunga. There'll undoubtedly be mines, subs, and CD units to content with too.
Toraq lost 13 Zero's this turn, eight of which was claimed by P-38's over Lunga. Not sure why they were so successful, luck, rookie IJN pilots, maybe because the P-38's were flying high cover over the SBD's they were escorting.
The Oz 6th ID should arrive at Salamaua next turn or turn after that.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/22/42 Weather: Partly Cloudy
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on Lunga airfield from Irau:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 38
Allied aircraft:
P-38G Lightning x 22
SBD Dauntless x 44
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 8 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses:
P-38G Lightning x 2 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 3 destroyed, SBD Dauntless x 3 damaged *6 lost*
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 67
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Air attack on Rabaul airfield from Port Moresby:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 17
Allied aircraft:
B-17E Fortress x 52
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty x 2 destroyed, G4M1 Betty x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
B-17E Fortress x 9 damaged *7 lost - an expensive way of destroying Betty's...*
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 77
Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 67
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Air attack on 41st Regiment (Irau) from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
P-39D Airacobra x 45
B-26B Marauder x 80
Allied aircraft losses:
P-39D Airacobra x 1 destroyed, P-39D Airacobra x 5 damaged
B-26B Marauder x 3 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 47
Guns lost 1
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Allied Ground Attacks:
Ground combat at Buna:
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 20570 troops, 248 guns, 0 vehicles *21st & 25th Bgd's, 126th, 127th, 128th RCT's + 116th Eng. Bn.*
Defending force 39355 troops, 413 guns, 0 vehicles *41st, 45th, 144th Rgt's, 8th NG + 1 SNLF, 2 NG Bn. + 4 Eng. Bn's*
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 9
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 2
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We might have a big naval battle next turn. I've been lying in ambush for Toraq's APD's for a bit, and they are now sighted halfway down the Slot. I'm sending a CA/CL/DD TF to Lunga in the hope of intercepting, throwing in a bombardment for good measure. There is of course the chance that Toraq's BB's will be coming down the Slot as distant cover, so my BB's will be in position between Irau and Lunga. There'll undoubtedly be mines, subs, and CD units to content with too.
Toraq lost 13 Zero's this turn, eight of which was claimed by P-38's over Lunga. Not sure why they were so successful, luck, rookie IJN pilots, maybe because the P-38's were flying high cover over the SBD's they were escorting.
The Oz 6th ID should arrive at Salamaua next turn or turn after that.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/22/42 Weather: Partly Cloudy
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on Lunga airfield from Irau:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 38
Allied aircraft:
P-38G Lightning x 22
SBD Dauntless x 44
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 8 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses:
P-38G Lightning x 2 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 3 destroyed, SBD Dauntless x 3 damaged *6 lost*
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 67
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Air attack on Rabaul airfield from Port Moresby:
Japanese aircraft:
A6M2 Zero x 17
Allied aircraft:
B-17E Fortress x 52
Japanese aircraft losses:
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty x 2 destroyed, G4M1 Betty x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
B-17E Fortress x 9 damaged *7 lost - an expensive way of destroying Betty's...*
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 77
Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 67
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Air attack on 41st Regiment (Irau) from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
P-39D Airacobra x 45
B-26B Marauder x 80
Allied aircraft losses:
P-39D Airacobra x 1 destroyed, P-39D Airacobra x 5 damaged
B-26B Marauder x 3 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 47
Guns lost 1
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Allied Ground Attacks:
Ground combat at Buna:
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 20570 troops, 248 guns, 0 vehicles *21st & 25th Bgd's, 126th, 127th, 128th RCT's + 116th Eng. Bn.*
Defending force 39355 troops, 413 guns, 0 vehicles *41st, 45th, 144th Rgt's, 8th NG + 1 SNLF, 2 NG Bn. + 4 Eng. Bn's*
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 9
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 2
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Where's the Any key?
RE: Toro Toro! Timtom's musings: scn.8, toraq VS timtom
Well, in spite of achieving surprise, I had four cruiser torpedoed in our little Lunga tête-à-tête. In return, my ships managed to sink a DD and two PC's, although in fairness my SBD's later finished off 5 cripples - 1 DD & 4 PC's. Another DD should be well banged up.
The cruisers should make it back OK, but need the dock. I'm actually lucky that the damage is no worse. This is almost as bad our last naval engagement. The APD's I was after didn't show, so maybe they were just sub hunting.
KB is back, at Shortland: CVx3, CVLx1, CVEx1, probably about 100 fighters and 100 strike planes. Toraq could/will cause a lot of disruption and damage if he swung into the Coral Sea, as I've nothing to stop him with really as long as he keeps on the move. His mere presence would force me to pull all my SOPOC air back to Noumea for one. OZ is wide open, and although there aren't much shipping there that I can't move to relative safety at Port Moresby, it would seriously retard operations in the area. It's a fortnight till the Sara arrives, and until then a carrier engagement would cost me the Enterprise for sure without any quarantee of a return on the investment.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/23/42 Weather: Clear
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Japanese Naval Attacks:
Sub attack at Townsville:
Japanese Ships:
SS I-26
Allied Ships:
AP Manunda, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Sub attack SE Cooktown:
Japanese Ships:
SS I-27
Allied Ships:
AK Diomed, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Naval Attacks:
Sub attack ESE Vila:
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 18, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
Allied Ships:
SS S-47
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Night Time Surface Combat at Lunga: *Allied surprise!*
Japanese Ships:
DD Akitsuki, Shell hits 8, on fire *incl. an couple of 8" shells*
DD Urakaze
DD Murasame
DD Hatsushimo
DD Yugure, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Nagatsuki, Shell hits 6, on fire
PC Takunan Maru #10, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
PC Takunan Maru #2, Shell hits 1
PC Ch 4, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PC Ch 5, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
PC Ch 6, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
PC Ch 11, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
PC Ch 12, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
PC Ch 16
PC Ch 17, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships:
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire *sys 29, flt 34, f 13 *
CA Louisville, Torpedo hits 1 *sys 28, flt 18, f 4*
CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire *sys 50, flt 18, f 9*
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 1
CL Achillies, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire *sys 30, flt 20, f 16*
CL Phoenix, Shell hits 1
DD Benham
DD Wilson
DD Phelps
DMS Zane
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Naval bombardment of Lunga:
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 155
Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 66
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Air attack on TF at Tassafaronga from Irau & TF SE Lunga:
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawk x 11
P-38G Lightning x 20
SBD Dauntless x 61
TBF Avenger x 25
SOC-3 Seagull x 3
Allied aircraft losses:
SBD Dauntless x 5 damaged
TBF Avenger x 1 destroyed, TBF Avenger x 2 damaged
SOC-3 Seagull x 4 damaged
Japanese Ships:
DD Nagatsuki, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
PC Ch 4, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
PC Ch 5, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
PC Ch 6, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
PC Ch 12, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Air Attacks:
Air attack on Port Moresby airfield from Kavieng (night attack):
Japanese aircraft:
G4M1 Betty x 10
Japanese aircraft losses:
G4M1 Betty x 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 11
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on Kavieng airfield from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
B-25D Mitchell x 21
Japanese aircraft losses:
G3M Nell x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses:
B-25D Mitchell x 1 damaged
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 15
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Allied Ground Attacks:
Ground combat at Buna:
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 20596 troops, 248 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 39329 troops, 413 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 4
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 2
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The cruisers should make it back OK, but need the dock. I'm actually lucky that the damage is no worse. This is almost as bad our last naval engagement. The APD's I was after didn't show, so maybe they were just sub hunting.
KB is back, at Shortland: CVx3, CVLx1, CVEx1, probably about 100 fighters and 100 strike planes. Toraq could/will cause a lot of disruption and damage if he swung into the Coral Sea, as I've nothing to stop him with really as long as he keeps on the move. His mere presence would force me to pull all my SOPOC air back to Noumea for one. OZ is wide open, and although there aren't much shipping there that I can't move to relative safety at Port Moresby, it would seriously retard operations in the area. It's a fortnight till the Sara arrives, and until then a carrier engagement would cost me the Enterprise for sure without any quarantee of a return on the investment.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/23/42 Weather: Clear
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Japanese Naval Attacks:
Sub attack at Townsville:
Japanese Ships:
SS I-26
Allied Ships:
AP Manunda, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Sub attack SE Cooktown:
Japanese Ships:
SS I-27
Allied Ships:
AK Diomed, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied Naval Attacks:
Sub attack ESE Vila:
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 18, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
Allied Ships:
SS S-47
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Night Time Surface Combat at Lunga: *Allied surprise!*
Japanese Ships:
DD Akitsuki, Shell hits 8, on fire *incl. an couple of 8" shells*
DD Urakaze
DD Murasame
DD Hatsushimo
DD Yugure, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Nagatsuki, Shell hits 6, on fire
PC Takunan Maru #10, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
PC Takunan Maru #2, Shell hits 1
PC Ch 4, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PC Ch 5, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
PC Ch 6, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
PC Ch 11, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
PC Ch 12, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
PC Ch 16
PC Ch 17, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships:
CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire *sys 29, flt 34, f 13 *
CA Louisville, Torpedo hits 1 *sys 28, flt 18, f 4*
CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire *sys 50, flt 18, f 9*
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 1
CL Achillies, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire *sys 30, flt 20, f 16*
CL Phoenix, Shell hits 1
DD Benham
DD Wilson
DD Phelps
DMS Zane
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Naval bombardment of Lunga:
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 155
Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 66
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Air attack on TF at Tassafaronga from Irau & TF SE Lunga:
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawk x 11
P-38G Lightning x 20
SBD Dauntless x 61
TBF Avenger x 25
SOC-3 Seagull x 3
Allied aircraft losses:
SBD Dauntless x 5 damaged
TBF Avenger x 1 destroyed, TBF Avenger x 2 damaged
SOC-3 Seagull x 4 damaged
Japanese Ships:
DD Nagatsuki, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
PC Ch 4, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
PC Ch 5, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
PC Ch 6, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
PC Ch 12, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese Air Attacks:
Air attack on Port Moresby airfield from Kavieng (night attack):
Japanese aircraft:
G4M1 Betty x 10
Japanese aircraft losses:
G4M1 Betty x 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 11
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on Kavieng airfield from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
B-25D Mitchell x 21
Japanese aircraft losses:
G3M Nell x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses:
B-25D Mitchell x 1 damaged
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 15
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Allied Ground Attacks:
Ground combat at Buna:
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 20596 troops, 248 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 39329 troops, 413 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 4
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 2
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Where's the Any key?
RE: Toro Toro! Timtom's musings: scn.8, toraq VS timtom
KB still sitting at Shortland. There's bunch of AP's there too, and recon indicates 6 infantry units, which is a tad much just for defence. The AP's could just be a resupply TF, of course, but I have to operate on the presumption that it's not.
The most conservative invasion target would be Tulagi, but that's hardly worth the effort. It's of no strategic significance other than a 150 VP's worth. he'd have to level Irau first anyway, so why strike there? Removing me from Irau would give him complete control of the lower Solomons and its approaches, allowing him to move troops out of Lunga without the fear of air- or surface intervention. Wunpuko, Koumac & Efate has no defenses to speak of, Luganville is defended by one RCT. Only Noumea is reasonable strong - 4 RCT's, 2 TK Bn.'s.
Should he really want to, Toraq can impose air and surface superiority anywhere on the map except perhaps at Port Moresby. This window starts to close in two weeks when the Saratoga arrives. Then we'll have about the same no. of carrier-based aircraft, but probably I'll have an edge in the quality of the strike planes pilots (Toraq lost 2/3 or so of his Kates last) and of course the deadly USN AAA. In the meanwhile, I can only hope that he's unaware about the status of the Saratoga.
I ran a bloodless probe over at Salamaua. The defenses are very weak, it seems, certainly not enough to contain two Oz bgd's. The problems lies ahead. My only uncommited SWPAC unit is the Oz 7th Cav. Rgt, so I'm certainly not strong enough to face off a determined counter-attack and the whole thing could turn into a dead-trap. I'll probably hold back one of the US 41st ID's RCT's.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/24/42 Weather: Partly Cloudy
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Allied Naval Attacks:
Air attack on TF N Townsville from TF NNE Townsville: *two can play this game*
Allied aircraft:
SOC-3 Seagull x 6:
Allied aircraft losses:
SOC-3 Seagull x 3 damaged
Japanese Ships:
AV Kimikawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on 41st Regiment (Buna) from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawks x 15
B-26B Marauder x 72
Allied aircraft losses:
B-26B Marauder x 9 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 121
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Allied Ground Attacks:
Ground combat at Buna:
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 20564 troops, 247 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 39200 troops, 413 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 2
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The most conservative invasion target would be Tulagi, but that's hardly worth the effort. It's of no strategic significance other than a 150 VP's worth. he'd have to level Irau first anyway, so why strike there? Removing me from Irau would give him complete control of the lower Solomons and its approaches, allowing him to move troops out of Lunga without the fear of air- or surface intervention. Wunpuko, Koumac & Efate has no defenses to speak of, Luganville is defended by one RCT. Only Noumea is reasonable strong - 4 RCT's, 2 TK Bn.'s.
Should he really want to, Toraq can impose air and surface superiority anywhere on the map except perhaps at Port Moresby. This window starts to close in two weeks when the Saratoga arrives. Then we'll have about the same no. of carrier-based aircraft, but probably I'll have an edge in the quality of the strike planes pilots (Toraq lost 2/3 or so of his Kates last) and of course the deadly USN AAA. In the meanwhile, I can only hope that he's unaware about the status of the Saratoga.
I ran a bloodless probe over at Salamaua. The defenses are very weak, it seems, certainly not enough to contain two Oz bgd's. The problems lies ahead. My only uncommited SWPAC unit is the Oz 7th Cav. Rgt, so I'm certainly not strong enough to face off a determined counter-attack and the whole thing could turn into a dead-trap. I'll probably hold back one of the US 41st ID's RCT's.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/24/42 Weather: Partly Cloudy
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Allied Naval Attacks:
Air attack on TF N Townsville from TF NNE Townsville: *two can play this game*
Allied aircraft:
SOC-3 Seagull x 6:
Allied aircraft losses:
SOC-3 Seagull x 3 damaged
Japanese Ships:
AV Kimikawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on 41st Regiment (Buna) from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawks x 15
B-26B Marauder x 72
Allied aircraft losses:
B-26B Marauder x 9 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 121
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Allied Ground Attacks:
Ground combat at Buna:
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 20564 troops, 247 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 39200 troops, 413 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 2
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RE: Toro Toro! Timtom's musings: scn.8, toraq VS timtom
KB's on the move, having shifted 180 miles SSE of Shortland. Also out is a TF holding 3 BB's. I've 2 transport TF along the coast of Oz, another headed for PM. I fear this will get real messy. Toraq has several options, incl. providing aircover for a bombardment run on PM (500 aircraft there). He is also massing his bombers at Shortland, so I've pulled my SBD's off Irau. I'd much rather have him come for Noumea, where I have the naval shipping and aircraft to take him on. 500lbs bombs are not battleship killers.
The Weekly Tally:
Allied/Japanese:
Score at start: 1,840/1,724 = 1.07:1.00
Score after 1 week: 1,929/1,798 = 1.07:1.00
Score after 2 weeks: 1,962/1,925 = 1.02:1.00
Score after 3 weeks: 2,024/2,045 = 1.00:1.01
Score after 4 weeks: 2,392/2,231 = 1.07:1.00
Score after 5 weeks: 2,675/3,768 = 1.00:1.41
Score after 6 weeks: 2,795/3,827 = 1.00:1.37
Score ater 7 weeks: 2,964/4,187 = 1.00:1.41
Score after 8 weeks: 3,175/4,267 = 1.00:1.34
Army Losses:
597/70 = 8.53:1.00
Naval Losses:
Allied ships:
Sunk: CVx1, CLAAx1, DDx9, DMSx2, DMx1, SSx5, AVx1, AOx1, APx1, PTx3,
Damaged: CVx1, CAx4, CLx1, DDx10, SSx1, AVx1, AKx3
Japanese ships:
Sunk: BBx1, CLx1, DDx6, APDx1, MLx3, SSx2, AVx1, TKx2, APx6, MSWx4, PGx4, PCx11
Damaged: CVx1, BBx2, CAx2, CLx5, DDx9, APDx1, MLx4, SSx1, AVx4, APx6, PGx2
Air Losses:
Total: 775/548 = 1.41:1.00
Week 1: 73/46 = 1.59:1.00
Week 2: 27/30 = 1.00:1.11
Week 3: 26/28 = 1.00:1.08
Week 4: 153/121 = 1.26:1.00
Week 5: 159/74 = 2.15:1.00
Week 6: 85/62 = 1.37:1.00
Week 7: 170/114 = 1.49:1.00
Week 8: 83/73 = 1.14:1.00
Air-to-Air: 343/212 = 1.62:1.00
Destroyed on Field: 81/51 = 1.59:1.00
Destroyed by AAA: 134/69 = 1.94:1.00
Operational Losses: 217/216 = 1.00:1.00
Sorties Flown:
Total: 33,863/37,327 = 1.00:1.10
Week 1: 3,181/3,487 = 1.00:1.09
Week 2: 4,225/5,128 = 1.00:1.21
Week 3: 3,947/6,296 = 1.00:1.60
Week 4: 4,458/6,454 = 1.00:1.45
Week 5: 4,942/4,183 = 1.18:1.00
Week 6: 4,964/3,504 = 1.42:1.00
Week 7: 4,860/4,146 = 1.17:1.00
Week 8: 3,286/4,129 = 1.00:1.26
Loss pr. sortie (excl. DoF): 0.0204/0.0133 = 1.5338:1.0000
Operational loss pr. sortie: 0.0064/0.0057 = 1.1228:1.0000
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/25/42 Weather: Clear
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Japanese Naval Attacks:
Naval bombardment of Gili Gili: *damn, search planes didn't even pick up on this TF*
Allied aircraft losses:
Beaufort x 5 destroyed, Beaufort x 7 damaged
PBY Catalina x 1 destroyed, PBY Catalina x 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 28
Airbase hits 21
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 102
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Japanese Air attacks:
Air attack on Port Moresby airfield from Buka (night attack):
Japanese aircraft:
G3M Nell x 9
G4M1 Betty x 7
Japanese aircraft losses:
G4M1 Betty x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
A-20B Havoc x 1 destroyed, A-20B Havoc x 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 13
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 15
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on 41st Regiment (Buna) from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawk x 31
B-26B Marauder x 99
Allied aircraft losses:
B-26B Marauder x 6 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 144
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Japanese Ground Attacks:
Ground combat at Buna:
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 24191 troops, 315 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 23786 troops, 247 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 37
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Allied Ground Attacks:
Ground combat at Marilinan:
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1689 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles *US 43rd Eng. Rgt.*
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Marilinan base !!!
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Ground combat at Salamaua:
Allied Deliberate attack:
Attacking force 10265 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles *Oz 16th & 17th Bgd's, US 46th Eng. Rgt.*
Defending force 3885 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles *6th Cav. Rgt., 1 SNLF*
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 79
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 26
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The Weekly Tally:
Allied/Japanese:
Score at start: 1,840/1,724 = 1.07:1.00
Score after 1 week: 1,929/1,798 = 1.07:1.00
Score after 2 weeks: 1,962/1,925 = 1.02:1.00
Score after 3 weeks: 2,024/2,045 = 1.00:1.01
Score after 4 weeks: 2,392/2,231 = 1.07:1.00
Score after 5 weeks: 2,675/3,768 = 1.00:1.41
Score after 6 weeks: 2,795/3,827 = 1.00:1.37
Score ater 7 weeks: 2,964/4,187 = 1.00:1.41
Score after 8 weeks: 3,175/4,267 = 1.00:1.34
Army Losses:
597/70 = 8.53:1.00
Naval Losses:
Allied ships:
Sunk: CVx1, CLAAx1, DDx9, DMSx2, DMx1, SSx5, AVx1, AOx1, APx1, PTx3,
Damaged: CVx1, CAx4, CLx1, DDx10, SSx1, AVx1, AKx3
Japanese ships:
Sunk: BBx1, CLx1, DDx6, APDx1, MLx3, SSx2, AVx1, TKx2, APx6, MSWx4, PGx4, PCx11
Damaged: CVx1, BBx2, CAx2, CLx5, DDx9, APDx1, MLx4, SSx1, AVx4, APx6, PGx2
Air Losses:
Total: 775/548 = 1.41:1.00
Week 1: 73/46 = 1.59:1.00
Week 2: 27/30 = 1.00:1.11
Week 3: 26/28 = 1.00:1.08
Week 4: 153/121 = 1.26:1.00
Week 5: 159/74 = 2.15:1.00
Week 6: 85/62 = 1.37:1.00
Week 7: 170/114 = 1.49:1.00
Week 8: 83/73 = 1.14:1.00
Air-to-Air: 343/212 = 1.62:1.00
Destroyed on Field: 81/51 = 1.59:1.00
Destroyed by AAA: 134/69 = 1.94:1.00
Operational Losses: 217/216 = 1.00:1.00
Sorties Flown:
Total: 33,863/37,327 = 1.00:1.10
Week 1: 3,181/3,487 = 1.00:1.09
Week 2: 4,225/5,128 = 1.00:1.21
Week 3: 3,947/6,296 = 1.00:1.60
Week 4: 4,458/6,454 = 1.00:1.45
Week 5: 4,942/4,183 = 1.18:1.00
Week 6: 4,964/3,504 = 1.42:1.00
Week 7: 4,860/4,146 = 1.17:1.00
Week 8: 3,286/4,129 = 1.00:1.26
Loss pr. sortie (excl. DoF): 0.0204/0.0133 = 1.5338:1.0000
Operational loss pr. sortie: 0.0064/0.0057 = 1.1228:1.0000
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/25/42 Weather: Clear
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Japanese Naval Attacks:
Naval bombardment of Gili Gili: *damn, search planes didn't even pick up on this TF*
Allied aircraft losses:
Beaufort x 5 destroyed, Beaufort x 7 damaged
PBY Catalina x 1 destroyed, PBY Catalina x 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 28
Airbase hits 21
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 102
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Japanese Air attacks:
Air attack on Port Moresby airfield from Buka (night attack):
Japanese aircraft:
G3M Nell x 9
G4M1 Betty x 7
Japanese aircraft losses:
G4M1 Betty x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses:
A-20B Havoc x 1 destroyed, A-20B Havoc x 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 13
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 15
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Allied Air Attacks:
Air attack on 41st Regiment (Buna) from Port Moresby:
Allied aircraft:
P-40E Warhawk x 31
B-26B Marauder x 99
Allied aircraft losses:
B-26B Marauder x 6 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 144
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Japanese Ground Attacks:
Ground combat at Buna:
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 24191 troops, 315 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 23786 troops, 247 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 37
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Allied Ground Attacks:
Ground combat at Marilinan:
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 1689 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles *US 43rd Eng. Rgt.*
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied forces CAPTURE Marilinan base !!!
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Ground combat at Salamaua:
Allied Deliberate attack:
Attacking force 10265 troops, 78 guns, 0 vehicles *Oz 16th & 17th Bgd's, US 46th Eng. Rgt.*
Defending force 3885 troops, 51 guns, 0 vehicles *6th Cav. Rgt., 1 SNLF*
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 79
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 26
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