The Jap TF moved to madang. Another Kongo TF shelled Woodlark and attacked my barge TF. Sadly I did a port strike at Rabaul w/out the Kongo in port.
Sweep the adjacent hex and Rabaul at 39000ft w/ p38s, then sent in the f4u/sbd attack which got mauled but pulled the cap down on the deck.
Then my B24s went right in like a knife cutting thru butter.
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M8 Zero x 15
N1K1-J George x 50
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 48
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 8
F4U-1 Corsair x 20
SBD-5 Dauntless x 52
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M8 Zero: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
F4U-1 Corsair: 6 destroyed
SBD-5 Dauntless: 14 destroyed
Japanese Ships
SS I-179, Bomb hits 1
AR Akashi, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 11000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M8 Zero x 12
N1K1-J George x 43
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 29
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 35
B-24J Liberator x 9
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 3 damaged
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Isokaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
AV Kikukawa Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Kinu, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Taiyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
CL Kuma, Bomb hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Tamanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Nissan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS RO-37, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
xAP Kitano Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS RO-63, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
DD Shiranui, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
AKE Irako, Bomb hits 2, on fire
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 1
