Small War: Guadalcanal (B. S.'s MOD, 80) Saso (J) vs Shark7 (A)

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ORIGINAL: Saso

P.S: my CVs don't want repair their demages, I've tried to change the port but the effect is the same [:(]
I'll transfer the squadrons away...

Saso,

first of all let me congratulate you for the very good job you seem to be doing. I would not have believed you would manage to take back Lunga. I would only build it to level 4 (which will probably take quite a while) if I was very sure I could hold it.

The only ports in which I have seen Japanese CV repair progressing in this scenario (in stock version, however) is Truk. But this was a V E R Y slow process if I remember correctly. maybe one or two points of sys damage per week, depending on the total number of damaged ships in port.

Regards

Hartwig

[Saso]

Hi Hartwig,

first of all let me congratulate you for the very good job you seem to be doing. I would not have believed you would manage to take back Lunga. I would only build it to level 4 (which will probably take quite a while) if I was very sure I could hold it.

Thank you very much, this operations cost me many ships (roughly 40) but I have a strong position in the Solomons now.

The only ports in which I have seen Japanese CV repair progressing in this scenario (in stock version, however) is Truk. But this was a V E R Y slow process if I remember correctly. maybe one or two points of sys damage per week, depending on the total number of damaged ships in port.

Initially the repair system works slowly but it did work, now my CVs don't have repaired a single point. This happens only with CVs and my opponent has the same problem.
I don't think that there's something of wrong, simply bad dice. [:(]

[Saso]

I've started the bombardment of Espiritu Santu but the escort don't flew at all and I have lost 30+ Betty's [:o]
The good news arrive in the follow turn, the BB North Carolina hit and heavily damaged [:D]

Anyhow I lost roughly 50 Betty's in three days, too much for Japanese effort...

[Saso]

Well, my opponent has started his counter offensive, the airfileds of Buna, Gili Gili and Lae are shut down, Port Moresby is full of aircrafts again and five enemy units taken a small base.

I don't want change strategy (although it may be wrong) and my first target is Ndini.

I'm gathering a lot of units for this invasion:
8th area Army, 17th and 18th Corps Army;
38th and 2nd divisions;
65th and 35th brigades;
South Seas det.;
85th Naval guard;
Kure 5th and 6th SNLF;
sasebo 5th SNLF;
1st and 4th NLF;
three base force;
roughly 1800 AV to smash-up eight enemy units (two of them are divisions).

Another week (maybe 10 days) and the operation will start.

Good news: finally the Shokaku has repaired a few damages, now is 19 sys damage [8D]

[Saso]

I think that my opponent is going to take Gili Gili, he has bombarded it day by day and now I spotted several TFs near Cooktown.

If this is true I believe to have a good chance in this moment:
- go to Gili Gili maybe is a mistake, I have roughly 80 Betty and 90 Zero ready at Rabaul (most of them with experience 80+),
- will be a operation rather expensive for both (of course I hope more for him [:'(]), I'm thinking to sacrifice 2 BBs and some CAs against his transport TFs,
- he has one CV and 1-2 CVE more all LBs avaible (surely 100+) therefore I don't want to use my CV Junyo and CVL Zuiho in a direct attack,
- lost Gili Gili isn't a big problem because I want destroy his units at Ndini and I can to retake it later,
- if his forces are concentrated on there I'll have the open road to Ndini,
- I'll try to use my ACTF behind his back,
- too many if...I like this plan [8D]

We will see.

[Saso]

As expected Shark taken Gili Gili quite easily.
My plan are going well until I made a silly error...
I forgot a small island where he has built a level airfield 2 and he has put several aircraft in naval attack mission, this mistake cost me a CVL (heavily damaged) and a CV (30 sys damages) because I didn't made recon mission [:o]
Smart move from my opponent [;)]

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Day Air attack on TF at 57,97

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 27
Kittyhawk I x 8
Beaufort V-IX x 8
Beaufighter Ic x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless: 6 destroyed, 13 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed
Beaufort V-IX: 1 damaged
Beaufighter Ic: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 2
CV Junyo, Bomb hits 1
CA Maya
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Anyhow Gili Gili has been expensive for him:

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

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
A6M3 Zero x 42
G4M1 Betty x 50

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed, 34 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 15 destroyed

Allied Ships
BB Washington, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage SUNK [:D]
BB South Dakota, Torpedo hits 8, on fire, heavy damage SUNK [:D]

Moreover my SCTF sunk several DDs and AP/AKs.

Edit: my SS miss the Hornet CV [:o]

[Saso]

A bloody battle has been fouhgt at Ndini, eight enemy units are surrender among which the Americal USA Division, but surely they were not full crew.

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Ground combat at Ndini

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 95833 troops, 948 guns, 18 vehicles, Assault Value = 1975

Defending force 24617 troops, 178 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 318

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 3

Japanese max assault: 1969 - adjusted assault: 1787

Allied max defense: 201 - adjusted defense: 111

Japanese assault odds: 16 to 1 (fort level 3)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Ndini base !!!



Allied aircraft
no flights


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

Japanese ground losses:
1106 casualties reported
Guns lost 32

Allied ground losses:
33877 casualties reported [:D][:D]
Guns lost 182
Vehicles lost 8

[Saso]

A naval night battle has been fought as well, the engagement has been costly for my opponent [:)]

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndini at 72,101

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 3
BB Yamato
CA Tone, Shell hits 2, on fire
CA Takao, Shell hits 4
CA Nachi
CL Naka
CL Natori, Shell hits 3
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 4
DD Harusame, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Samidare, Shell hits 1
DD Wakaba
DD Ikazuchi
DD Oboro
DD Hokaze, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Chicago, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CA Astoria, Shell hits 1
CA Vincennes
CL Hobart, Shell hits 15, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Mugford, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
DD Patterson, Shell hits 1
DD Jarvis, Shell hits 2
DD Selfridge

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndini at 72,101

Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara
CA Mogami
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 4, on fire
CL Kuma, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Kiso, Shell hits 2
CL Tenryu
DD Takanami, Shell hits 1
DD Oyashio
DD Maikaze
DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shigure
DD Asanagi, Shell hits 1
DD Yunagi

Allied Ships
CA Chicago, Shell hits 13, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Astoria, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
CL Hobart, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
DD Mugford, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Patterson, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Jarvis, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndini at 72,101


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
SOC-3 Seagull: 4 destroyed

Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara
CA Mogami, Shell hits 1
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
CL Kuma, on fire
CL Kiso
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 3
DD Takanami
DD Oyashio
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Amatsukaze, and is sunk
DD Shigure
DD Asanagi, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yunagi

Allied Ships
CA Chicago, and is sunk
CA Astoria, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Hobart, and is sunk
DD Patterson, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Jarvis, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Selfridge, Shell hits 7, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndini at 72,101

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Yamato
CA Tone, on fire
CA Takao
CA Nachi
CL Naka
CL Natori
CL Tatsuta
DD Harusame, on fire, heavy damage
DD Samidare
DD Wakaba
DD Ikazuchi
DD Oboro

Allied Ships
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 19, on fire, heavy damage
DD Patterson, and is sunk

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ndini at 72,101


Allied aircraft
no flights


Allied aircraft losses
SOC-3 Seagull: 2 destroyed

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Yamato
CA Tone, Shell hits 3, on fire
CA Takao
CA Nachi
CL Naka
CL Natori
CL Tatsuta
DD Harusame, on fire, heavy damage
DD Samidare
DD Wakaba
DD Ikazuchi
DD Oboro

Allied Ships
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 35, and is sunk

Moreover I managed to stop an air attack direct to Rabaul, for some turns I'd be quiet.

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Day Air attack on Rabaul , at 61,88

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 6
A6M2 Zero x 31
A6M3 Zero x 45

Allied aircraft
Hudson I x 6
B-17E Fortress x 56
B-24D Liberator x 36

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 5 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 17 damaged
A6M3 Zero: 7 destroyed, 27 damaged
E13A1 Jake: 3 destroyed
D3A Val: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson I: 4 destroyed
B-17E Fortress: 22 destroyed, 12 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 8 destroyed, 20 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
41 casualties reported

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 18