That Great Bombardment Result

[topeverest]

I'm not much for posting results, but this one struck a chord considering how much discussion has been made over the subject and how hard it is to get a great result.

I was on the receiving end of this one... LONG LIVE the great bombardment...and OUCH! I would have much preferred to read about someone else's result.

The immaculate conception to be be sure...but there it is. I've asked my opponent to bronze his guns.

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Naval bombardment of Umnak Island at 169,51

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
F2A-2 Buffalo: 1 destroyed on ground
B-26 Marauder: 6 destroyed on ground
P-400 Airacobra: 9 destroyed on ground
F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed on ground
SBD-1 Dauntless: 6 destroyed on ground
F4F-3A Wildcat: 10 destroyed on ground
P-40B Warhawk: 8 destroyed on ground
PBY-5 Catalina: 3 destroyed on ground
Bolingbroke IV: 7 destroyed on ground
Kittyhawk I: 2 destroyed on ground
SB2U-3 Vindicator: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
CA Ashigara
CA Maya
CL Oi
CL Tama
DD Ushio
DD Inazuma
DD Ikazuchi
DD Kawakaze
DD Tokitsukaze
DD Yukikaze


Allied ground losses:
183 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 14 (4 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 6 (0 destroyed, 6 disabled)


Airbase hits 40
Airbase supply hits 44
Runway hits 272

BB Haruna firing at Umnak Island
BB Kongo firing at Umnak Island
CA Ashigara firing at Umnak Island
CA Maya firing at Umnak Island
CL Oi firing at Umnak Island
CL Tama firing at Umnak Island
DD Ushio firing at Umnak Island
DD Inazuma firing at Umnak Island
DD Ikazuchi firing at Umnak Island
DD Kawakaze firing at Umnak Island
DD Tokitsukaze firing at Umnak Island

[wdolson]

Was the airbase overstacked?

Bill

[CapAndGown]

This seems to be much more likely when escorts are allowed to bombard. I guess it is because the ships get in closer and more of their weapons systems are able to engage. It is not something I would try where CD guns are present.

[topeverest]

I just checked, and it was at the time of the attack by one group. Damn!

It was a bad turn for the allies all around in that theater. My surface fleet aborted rather than engage despite being comperable. None of my air naval attack orders were executed from any of the surrounding bases. His subs are impervious to my asw (all the time) and sunk several vessals in the turn. And I had several strong coastal artillery batteries that did not respond at all to the enemy bombardment (with a level 2 fort also). The failure of the CD was particularly bitter to take since the bombardment occured during the daylight.

I think we all have turns like this, but I'm happy this kind of turn doesnt happen frequently. I'd probably have a coronary if it did.