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In light of some recent postings and other threads, I thought I would try a thread encourging people to post their actuall battles from PBEM games. Can be of any type, any size, as long as you feel that it was a major battle and one you and your foe talked about for a while.

I tried to post one of my own eariler but the note never sent, so I'll just open this now and add one of my own later.

I had this fantastic turn where all my superior strategies paid off and :

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/11/43

Weather: Partly Cloudy

I didn't loose a single thing!!!

Originally posted by Mr.Frag
I had this fantastic turn where all my superior strategies paid off and :

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/11/43

Weather: Partly Cloudy

I didn't loose a single thing!!!

Ah ha! The AAR of a coward!:D

Would you prefer the wet dream of every Japan player?

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/06/42

Weather: Clear

Night Time Surface Combat at 39,38

Japanese Ships
CA Myoko, Shell hits 2, on fire
CA Haguro, on fire
CA Aoba, Shell hits 1
CA Kinugasa
CA Furutaka
CA Kako
CL Tenryu
CL Tatsuta
CL Yubari
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Shigure
DD Ariake
DD Akebono
DD Sazanami
DD Ushio
DD Yayoi
DD Uzuki
DD Mochizuki
DD Yuzuki
DD Kikuzuki
DD Oite
DD Asanagi

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Shell hits 87, and is sunk
CV Yorktown, Shell hits 81, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Ok, THAT aar has impressed me!:) withdraw the "coward" comment:p

Originally posted by Raverdave
Ok, THAT aar has impressed me!:) withdraw the "coward" comment:p

What do you mean, I was playing the Yanks! :p

Seems like all my PBEM major battles end with me losing a LOT of ships and sinking none. It is too embarassing to post them.

Originally posted by Mr.Frag
What do you mean, I was playing the Yanks! :p

Swine! I was drinking a coffee when I read the above post, I laughed so hard coffee came out of my nose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D

How about this.
I just had a major CV battle around Numea in one of my PBEM game. I'm playing IJN.


Air attack on TF at 51,63

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 110
A6M3 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
SBD Dauntless x 34
TBF Avenger x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 26 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 11 damaged
TBF Avenger x 12 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 4 damaged

PO1 G.Fujita of AII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 4

Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu
CVL Zuiho


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Air attack on TF at 51,63

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 99
A6M3 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 7
SBD Dauntless x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 3 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 2 damaged
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 17 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 3 damaged

LT M. Suganami of BI-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 3

LCDR C. Fenton of VF-42 bails out WOUNDED and is RESCUED

Japanese Ships
CVL Zuiho


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Air attack on TF at 50,69

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 43
A6M3 Zero x 11
D3A Val x 93
B5N Kate x 56

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 5 destroyed
D3A Val x 13 destroyed
D3A Val x 24 damaged
B5N Kate x 13 destroyed
B5N Kate x 12 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged

ENS S. Komachi of EI-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 3

Allied Ships
CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Louisville, Torpedo hits 1
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 13, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Laffey
CLAA San Diego, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Vincennes, Bomb hits 1
DD Cummings, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage


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Air attack on TF at 50,69

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 38
D3A Val x 56
B5N Kate x 38

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 3 destroyed
B5N Kate x 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged

PO2 O.Sugiyama of AII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 2

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
CA Louisville, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Tucker
CA Minneapolis


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Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 52,67

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 6

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell x 3 destroyed
G3M Nell x 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Salt Lake City

Attacking Level Bombers:
2 x G3M Nell at 200 feet
1 x G3M Nell at 200 feet

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Air attack on Noumea , at 52,67

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 12
G4M1 Betty x 44

Allied aircraft

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses


Allied ground losses:
Men lost 19

Airbase hits 13
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 28

Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x G3M Nell at 6000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
3 x G3M Nell at 6000 feet
9 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
3 x G3M Nell at 6000 feet
3 x G3M Nell at 6000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
6 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
12 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet

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Air attack on Koumac , at 47,63

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 8

Allied aircraft

no losses

Allied aircraft losses
no losses

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 6

Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x G3M Nell at 6000 feet
5 x G3M Nell at 6000 feet

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Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 53,53


Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 11


Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell x 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
AP Kenshin Maru
AP Hiyoshi Maru
AP Arimasan Maru

Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet
3 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet
4 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet

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Air attack on TF at 50,71

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 33
A6M3 Zero x 4
D3A Val x 16
B5N Kate x 10

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 3 destroyed
D3A Val x 8 destroyed
D3A Val x 8 damaged
B5N Kate x 8 destroyed
B5N Kate x 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3 damaged

LTJG H. Fairbanks of VF-8 is credited with kill number 2

Allied Ships
CV Enterprise
CV Saratoga
CL Honolulu
DD Lamson
CLAA Atlanta


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Air attack on TF at 50,71

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed


LTJG J. Topliff of VF-8 is credited with kill number 2


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Air attack on TF at 50,71

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
B5N Kate x 17

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
B5N Kate x 9 destroyed
B5N Kate x 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 destroyed

LTJG G. Kirk of VF-8 is credited with kill number 3

Allied Ships
CV Enterprise
CV Saratoga
CL Nashville


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Air attack on TF at 50,71

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
D3A Val x 26

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 11 destroyed
D3A Val x 16 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged

LTJG S. Ruehlow of VF-8 is credited with kill number 2

Allied Ships
CV Saratoga
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 3, on fire
DD Preston
CV Enterprise


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Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 52,67

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 92
B5N Kate x 97

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 3 destroyed
D3A Val x 7 damaged
B5N Kate x 12 destroyed
B5N Kate x 37 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
CA Salt Lake City, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Leander, Bomb hits 9, Torpedo hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
DD Balch, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
DD Fanning
DD Maury, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Drayton
DD Selfridge, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Porter

Here's a old AAR I still have on my HD. One of my first PBEM games was with me as the Allies playing Drex as the Japanese. Starting in May 1942, we had something like 12 major naval battles before he finally threw in the towel in late March of 1943.

Attacking Lunga and Tulagi, I ran into heavy Japanese resitance, and several major battles like the one below were fought with my cruisers aganist a superior Japanese force:

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/07/42

Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 38,40

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 5
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 2, on fire
CA Myoko, Shell hits 3
CA Mogami
CL Naka, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Kazegumo, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
DD Kagero
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Hamakaze
DD Oshio, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Yamakaze, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
DD Suzukaze
DD Oboro, Shell hits 2, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Chester, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
CA Louisville, Shell hits 2
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 4, heavy damage
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 2
CA Astoria, Shell hits 1
CA Minneapolis
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 3
CA Quincy, Shell hits 7
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
CA Australia, Shell hits 1
CA Canberra, Shell hits 4
CL Hobart
CL Honolulu, Shell hits 3
DD Fanning
DD Porter, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1
DD Balch
DD MacDonough, Shell hits 1


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 38,40

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 2
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
CA Mogami, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
CL Naka, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Yubari, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Kagero
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hamakaze, Shell hits 1
DD Oshio, and is sunk
DD Suzukaze
DD Oboro, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Chester, on fire, heavy damage
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 2, on fire
CA Astoria
CA Minneapolis
CA San Francisco
CA Quincy, Shell hits 1
CA Vincennes
CA Australia
CA Canberra
CL Hobart
CL Honolulu, Shell hits 1
DD Fanning, Shell hits 1
DD Porter, on fire
DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1
DD Balch, Shell hits 1
DD MacDonough


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 38,40

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 2
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 1
CA Chikuma, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Myoko, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CA Mogami, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CL Naka, on fire, heavy damage
CL Yubari, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
DD Kagero
DD Kuroshio, and is sunk
DD Hamakaze
DD Suzukaze
DD Oboro, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Chester, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1, on fire
CA Pensacola, on fire, heavy damage
CA New Orleans, on fire
CA Astoria, Shell hits 1
CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1
CA San Francisco
CA Quincy
CA Vincennes
CA Australia, Shell hits 1
CA Canberra, Shell hits 1
CL Hobart
CL Honolulu
DD Fanning
DD Porter, on fire
DD Selfridge
DD Balch
DD MacDonough, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage


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Sub attack near Lunga at 38,40

Japanese Ships
CL Naka, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Gato


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Air attack on Port Moresby , at 10,40

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
D3A Val x 7
B5N Kate x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 2 damaged
B5N Kate x 1 destroyed


Allied ground losses:
Men lost 20
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2

Attacking Level Bombers:
2 x B5N Kate at 1000 feet

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Air attack on TF at 36,41

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 45

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
SBD Dauntless x 28
TBF Avenger x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 12 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 10 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 3 damaged
TBF Avenger x 5 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 9 damaged

ENS J. Halford of Enterprise VF-6 is credited with kill number 2

LCDR E. Lindsey of Enterprise VT-6 bails out and is CAPTURED

Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku
CV Hiryu, Bomb hits 1
CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 1
CS Nisshin


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Air attack on TF at 36,41

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 53

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
SBD Dauntless x 28
TBF Avenger x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 3 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 12 damaged
TBF Avenger x 2 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 10 damaged

LCDR J. Brett of Lexington VT-2 is KILLED

Japanese Ships
CS Chitose
CA Atago
BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CA Ashigara
DD Akatsuki
BB Haruna
CA Chokai
CA Kumano


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Air attack on TF at 39,42

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
D3A Val x 23
B5N Kate x 26

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 7 damaged
B5N Kate x 6 destroyed
B5N Kate x 15 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4 damaged

LCDR O.Handa of Hiryu BII-2 Daitai bails out and is CAPTURED

Allied Ships
DD Case
DD Blue
DD Russell
CVE Long Island, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 1
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, on fire


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Air attack on TF at 39,42

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 18

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate x 18 destroyed
B5N Kate x 2 damaged


ENS E. Conant of Enterprise VF-6 is credited with kill number 3

LT T. Ichihara of Shokaku EI-3 Daitai bails out and is CAPTURED

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 1


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Air attack on TF at 39,42

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
D3A Val x 25

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 10 destroyed
D3A Val x 16 damaged


LT M. Yamaguchi of Shokaku EI-2 Daitai bails out and is CAPTURED

Allied Ships
CV Lexington
CA Northampton, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CV Enterprise, on fire
CLAA San Juan


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Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 38,40

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 37
G4M1 Betty x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 4 damaged

Allied Ships
AP Arthur Middleton
AV Ballard

Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet

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Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 17,42


Allied aircraft
Hudson x 6
B-25D Mitchell x 11
B-17E Fortress x 6


no losses

Japanese Ships
DD Okikaze
DD Hatsushima, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Fubuki
AP Kano Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Kenryu Maru

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 12

Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet
4 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson at 6000 feet
3 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x Hudson at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet

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Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 38,40

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 28
G3M Nell x 7
G4M1 Betty x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DM Tracy
AP Ormsby, Torpedo hits 1
AP Neville, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Barnett, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Betelgeuse, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Hunter Liggett
DMS Southard
DM Gamble


Allied ground losses:
Men lost 10

Attacking Level Bombers:
2 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
4 x G3M Nell at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell at 200 feet
1 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
1 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet

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Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 38,40

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
G4M1 Betty x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 4 damaged

Allied Ships
AP George F. Elliot
DMS Southard
DMS Hovey
AK Fomalhaut, Torpedo hits 1, on fire


Allied ground losses:
Men lost 27

Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet

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Air attack on TF at 40,41

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
D3A Val x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 6 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Pensacola, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage


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In the end, though, I somehow kept a surface fleet off of Lunga, and drove the Japanese forces back in defeat. Kongo sank from her bomb hits about a game week later and I'm pretty sure (if memory serves me) that several of those Japanese cruisers never made it home either. Pensacola sank to her damage and Salt Lake City was also torpedoed, but I held the base. Never DID get any of those heavy cruisers returned to me, though (they ALL had to go back to Pearl by the time Operation Watchtower was finished).

Here's another one from that same game, the 'battle of the battlewagons' and my worse defeat in the game. In trying to clear the way to invade Munda, I sent my 'superior' force in to attack the Japanese navy (everything Drex had) at Shortland, with nasty results:

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/27/43

Weather: Partly Cloudy

Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortland Island at 29,34

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 48, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB Yamato, Shell hits 2, heavy damage
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 2
BB Ise, Shell hits 2
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 10, on fire
CA Kumano, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CA Kako, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Akebono, Shell hits 1
DD Minazuki, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Fumizuki, Shell hits 1
DD Nagatsuki, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
BB Maryland, Shell hits 2, on fire
BB Colorado, Shell hits 6, on fire
BB Tennessee, Shell hits 5, on fire
BB Idaho, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
BB Indiana, Shell hits 2
CA Wichita
CA Shropshire, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1
CL Achillies, Shell hits 1
CL Helena, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Phoenix, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Nashville, Shell hits 1
CL Boise
CL Columbia
DD Chevalier
DD Saufley, on fire
DD Aulick
DD Ammen
DD Mullany, on fire, heavy damage
DD Bush
DD Brownson
DD Nicholson
DD Gwin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Monssen
DD Duncan, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortland Island at 29,34

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
BB Yamato, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
BB Yamashiro
BB Ise
BB Hyuga, on fire
CA Kumano, Shell hits 52, and is sunk
CA Kako, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
DD Akebono, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
DD Minazuki, and is sunk
DD Fumizuki, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
DD Nagatsuki, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Maryland, on fire
BB Colorado, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
BB Tennessee, Shell hits 25, on fire, heavy damage
BB Idaho, Shell hits 23, on fire, heavy damage
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 20, on fire, heavy damage
BB Indiana, Shell hits 1
CA Wichita
CA Shropshire, Shell hits 1
CL Achillies
CL Helena, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
CL Phoenix, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Nashville
CL Boise
CL Columbia
DD Chevalier
DD Saufley, on fire, heavy damage
DD Aulick
DD Ammen
DD Mullany, on fire, heavy damage
DD Bush
DD Brownson
DD Nicholson
DD Gwin, on fire, heavy damage
DD Monssen
DD Duncan, on fire, heavy damage


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Not good. South Dakota and Tennessee sank right after the battle, and Idaho and Helena the next day. Maryland and Colorado made it back to Lunga, and Indiana was heavily damaged in another surface battle soon after. On the Japanese side, besides Mutsu, Yamato was also crippled and went back to Japan. Still, Drex now had three BB's to my one, and it took a rag-tag force of the Witchata, several CLAA's, and DD's to defend Munda from those three BB's a game week later. I lost several CLAA's and the CA but two out of three of his BB's had to go back to Japan after that. Shortly after that, my two new BB's and other ships showed up and started to shell Shortland, along with air poundings from Munda, and Drex admitted defeat.

And now, from that same game, I'll go from my worst battle to my best.


In November, 1942, after the southern Solomons had been mine for a few months but was under constant presure from the Japanese, I lost the use of one of my two BB's -- North Carolina had been crippled by two Jap torpedo hits. It took Drex some time, but he finally came down the slot full force to crush my fleet at Lunga. First, though, he ran into my PT boats, which got a torpedo hit into the Musashi and forced her back, leaving the Yamato and three BB's aganist only the Washington and some lights.

I expected it to be a tough fight. Yes, I had several things going for me -- a lot of experience (the Washington alone has seen more surface combat then any of the Japanese ships), a good commander, more ships then the Japanese, and a later date (December 1st 1942). Plus all my ships were fully healthy.

During the night, his fleet engaged mine, my saving grace, I thought, being that radar detcted the Japanese first and the Washington opened fire to start things off.

Even I was surprised at the results, however:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 38,40

Japanese Ships
CS Chitose
BB Hiei, Shell hits 21, on fire
BB Nagato, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 31
BB Yamato, Shell hits 15
CA Haguro, Shell hits 9, on fire
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 14, on fire
DD Hayanami, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
DD Arare, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
DD Hibiki, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage
DD Uranami, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hatakaze, Shell hits 18, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
BB Washington, Shell hits 5, on fire
CL Leander, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
CLAA Atlanta, Shell hits 1
CLAA Juneau, Shell hits 9
CLAA San Diego, Shell hits 4, on fire
CLAA San Juan, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CL St. Louis, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Helena
CL Nashville, Shell hits 1
CL Boise, Shell hits 1
DD Gwin
DD Monssen, Shell hits 1
DD Duncan
DD Lardner
DD Farenholt
DD Russell
DD Blue
DD Mugford
DD Henley
DD Perkins
DD Balch

All I can say is WHOA! Make that guy a Admiral, because he just saved the whole war! And the battle was fought at the incredable ranges of 2000-6000 yards!

Needless to say, Drex ain't a happy camper. He complained how three out of four of his BB's now have to return to Japan, with perhaps other ships. A third DD sank right after the battle.

Damage on my side? The Washington did get pasted, but American BB's are tougher then their Japanese counterparts -- I would send her back to Noumea and Pearl if I did'nt need the ship to stay on station so badly! Those are the ONLY ships I have. Two CL's and two CLAA's got crippled and will have to return to Pearl.

Bad weather scribbed my morning air strikes from Lunga and by the afternoon they were out of range, hence, Drex was saved from a total defeat.

My subs made sure Nagato never saw port, though. The crippled BB had a small escort and two seperate attacks on two seperate days with two seperate hits finally finished off a BB. Washington had something like Sys damage in the 20's but she saw more heavy fighting before new BB's finally came and she went back to Pearl (in January 1943) with Sys damage at 50. That's ONE tough SOB ship!

Originally posted by SoulBlazer
Here's another one from that same game, the 'battle of the battlewagons'
Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 48, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB Yamato, Shell hits 2, heavy damage
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 2
BB Ise, Shell hits 2
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 10, on fire
CA Kumano, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CA Kako, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Akebono, Shell hits 1
DD Minazuki, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Fumizuki, Shell hits 1
DD Nagatsuki, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
BB Maryland, Shell hits 2, on fire
BB Colorado, Shell hits 6, on fire
BB Tennessee, Shell hits 5, on fire
BB Idaho, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
BB Indiana, Shell hits 2
CA Wichita
CA Shropshire, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1
CL Achillies, Shell hits 1
CL Helena, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Phoenix, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Nashville, Shell hits 1
CL Boise
CL Columbia
DD Chevalier
DD Saufley, on fire
DD Aulick
DD Ammen
DD Mullany, on fire, heavy damage
DD Bush
DD Brownson
DD Nicholson
DD Gwin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Monssen
DD Duncan, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortland Island at 29,34

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
BB Yamato, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
BB Yamashiro
BB Ise
BB Hyuga, on fire
CA Kumano, Shell hits 52, and is sunk
CA Kako, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
DD Akebono, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
DD Minazuki, and is sunk
DD Fumizuki, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
DD Nagatsuki, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Maryland, on fire
BB Colorado, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
BB Tennessee, Shell hits 25, on fire, heavy damage
BB Idaho, Shell hits 23, on fire, heavy damage
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 20, on fire, heavy damage
BB Indiana, Shell hits 1
CA Wichita
CA Shropshire, Shell hits 1
CL Achillies
CL Helena, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
CL Phoenix, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Nashville
CL Boise
CL Columbia
DD Chevalier
DD Saufley, on fire, heavy damage
DD Aulick
DD Ammen
DD Mullany, on fire, heavy damage
DD Bush
DD Brownson
DD Nicholson
DD Gwin, on fire, heavy damage
DD Monssen
DD Duncan, on fire, heavy damage

Hehehe, that is really cool.

Hot of the press....I am invading Truk !

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/04/43

Weather: Thunderstorms

Night Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 20,2

Japanese Ships
DD Susuzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Shimotsuki, Shell hits 2
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 6, on fire
DD Oboro, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage
DD Sazanami, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 29, on fire, heavy damage
DD Oite, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
DD Yukaze, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
BB New Mexico, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 4
CA Shropshire, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Honolulu
CL Denver
DD Stanly, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Cony, Shell hits 2
DD Foote, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 20,2

Japanese Ships
DD Susuzuki, Shell hits 50, and is sunk
DD Shimotsuki, Shell hits 22, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hamanami, Shell hits 44, and is sunk
DD Oboro, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
DD Yuzuki, and is sunk
DD Yukaze, Shell hits 19, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB New Mexico, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 1
CA Shropshire, on fire
CL Honolulu, Shell hits 4
CL Denver, Shell hits 1
DD Stanly, on fire
DD Cony, on fire
DD Foote, on fire
DD Bagley, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage


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Night Time Surface Combat at 0,0

Japanese Ships
DD Shimotsuki, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Mississippi
CA Minneapolis
CA San Francisco
CL Hobart
CL Santa Fe
DD Fletcher
DD Balch


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Naval bombardment of Truk, at 20,2

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
no losses

Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 39
Port hits 1


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Naval bombardment of Truk, at 20,2

Allied Ships
DD Fletcher, Shell hits 1

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 13
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 2


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Sub attack near Truk at 20,2

Japanese Ships
SS I-2, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 2
CA Salt Lake City
DD Spence


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Air attack on Port Moresby , at 10,40


Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 23


Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning x 1 destroyed
P-38G Lightning x 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 61


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Air attack on 45th Regiment, at 10,40


Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 6
F-5A Lightning x 1
B-25J Mitchell x 72


Allied aircraft losses
B-25J Mitchell x 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 120
Guns lost 1

Attacking Level Bombers:
6 x B-25J Mitchell at 100 feet
5 x B-25J Mitchell at 100 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell at 100 feet
14 x B-25J Mitchell at 100 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell at 100 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell at 100 feet
9 x B-25J Mitchell at 100 feet
8 x B-25J Mitchell at 100 feet
3 x B-25J Mitchell at 100 feet
7 x B-25J Mitchell at 100 feet
11 x B-25J Mitchell at 100 feet

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Air attack on TF at 21,2

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 18

no losses

Allied Ships
AK Arkab, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AK Antrim
AK Bootes
AK Seginus


Allied ground losses:
Men lost 12


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Air attack on TF at 21,2

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
A6M5-B Zeke x 23

no losses

Allied Ships
AK Antrim, Bomb hits 1
AK Autauga
AK Ara
AK Alamosa
AK Seginus, Bomb hits 1, on fire


Allied ground losses:
Men lost 32


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Air attack on TF at 20,1

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 39
SBD Dauntless x 32
TBF Avenger x 37

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 5 damaged
TBF Avenger x 3 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 23 damaged

CPO I.Kamisaka of F2/252nd Daitai is credited with kill number 4

Japanese Ships
CV Hiyo, Torpedo hits 1
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CVE Chuyo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire


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Air attack on TF at 20,1

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
SBD Dauntless x 32
TBF Avenger x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 7 damaged
TBF Avenger x 1 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 5 damaged

LTJG O.Kawamura of F2/1st Daitai is credited with kill number 2

Japanese Ships
CVE Chuyo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CV Hiyo
CVL Shoho, on fire, heavy damage


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Air attack on TF, near Truk at 20,2

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
D3A Val x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 4 destroyed
D3A Val x 13 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 1
DD Spence


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Air attack on TF at 25,2

Japanese aircraft
A6M5-B Zeke x 23

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 84

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5-B Zeke x 12 destroyed
A6M5-B Zeke x 2 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged

LTJG M. Byrnes of VF-9 is credited with kill number 3


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Air attack on TF, near Truk at 20,2

Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
F1M2 Pete x 3 destroyed
F1M2 Pete x 4 damaged

LT H.Ohara of S1/938th Chutai is KILLED

Allied Ships
CL Santa Fe, Bomb hits 1


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Naval bombardment of Truk, at 20,2


CPO T.Kawakami of F2/252nd Daitai is credited with kill number 2
Japanese Ships
AV Akitsushima, Shell hits 2

Allied Ships
CA Astoria, Shell hits 2

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 4
Port hits 6
Port fuel hits 2


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Naval bombardment of Truk, at 20,2

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 21
Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 1


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Swine! I was drinking a coffee when I read the above post, I laughed so hard coffee came out of my nose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Glad I could make you laugh, I wasn't at the time ... Thats when I learned about the TF follow command, to keep the CV's from doing the 2 step. I had the thing wired the wrong way with the other guys following the CV's, zooming ships up from Noumea to block the landing at Lunga & Tulagi.

Not only did the both CV's die, but the following turn the rest of my ships going creamed by his CV's that now had 0 air cover

Out of the whole group of starting ships at Noumea, I think 2 DD's made it back to port.

I think if you go back months, you can still find my bitching thread in the Bugs section about stupid CV's

I doublt there is anyone who did not at least once have their CV's trashed by having their fighters on LRCAP and stepping out from under their own fighters.

Couple of things before I post my battle - my CR is long forgotten.

1st. Raver's invasion of Truk isn't in his game against me (disclaimer disclaimer etc. etc.).

2nd. We've all had those nice damaged CVs put up in front of our big IJN guns - nothing quite like it, is there Raver ?

3rd. Adm. Arctic has pulled off possibly his 6th or 7th mid ocean intercept against me this game. So far his surface fleet has used their deadly mid ocean intercept maths formulas to sink maybe 30 transports, a CVE, 2 tankers, uncountable SCs and DDs, and has badly damaged 2 CVEs, and slightly damaged almost every ship in the allied arsenal (Yamato got a single 6.1 inch shell hit that has just put the Essex out of action for the game in the last one).

The mid ocean intercept stuff is really, really frightening. Especially when I don't leave my ships sitting still anywhere, and never move in straight lines etc.


Ok, onto the battle - the names of all ships invovled are probably wrong. Just as long as you understand that it was 3 old, slow USN BBs raised from the bottom of Pearl Harbour.

To set the scene it is late Feb 43 or so in an IJN winning scenario 17 and I'm the allies. I lost PNG and the Solomons early - during the fighting I sank the Zuikaku, and lost Enterprise, Hornet and another big CV (Lex I think) early, although I put the Akagi back to Tokyo for almost the rest of the game and Shoho damaged. Then there were a series of pitched battles, between my CVs, Luganville, and my surface fleet and Adm Arctic's CVs (all still in pristine condition and it is now June 43 . . .) and his BB armada. I got lucky, and sent 4 or 5 BBs to the ocean floor after a month or so of constant bombardment/surface force engagements.

After a brief rest, I land troops at Irau in order to start my drive back up the Solomons - but AA is fortified to his teeth there, and mined to the heavens. His troops were not strong enough to eject mine, but easily supplied and defended enough to hold on without any real losses - and exhausting my troops.

So a massive siege battle of attrition begins, with both sides occaisionally using CVs to lend air power to the fast transports and transport groups that go in and out of Irau every night and day. I reingofrce, he reinforces, I supply, he supplies etc. etc.

His only (at the time) big BB is the Fuso (or Ise??? one of the two) and after several succesful engagements, he drowns almost 500 army points worth of marines and tanks (the knock out blow) off Irau. The sharks had a feast. But all of my sunk DD s and APs have taken a toll on his DDs (escorts and those doing FT) and so the stage was set for the first pure BB battle to proceed.

His forces: BB Fuso (pretty sure Ise is still giving me headaches).
Me: Two damaged DDs, and 3 BBs, The New Mexico, the Indiana, and the Nevada (old ones, can't remember if it was these three exactly). My DDs didn't engage and the battlewagons closed to 5000 yards for the duel.

Those surface combat replays go a long time and this one had me glued to my monitor for over half an hour as unbelievably, the Fuso gets opening round honours with 14 or 16 inch hits on ALL three of my BBs, and half a dozen smaller hits on each ship (wrote the destroyers off).

Lee, aboard Nevada, brought the USN ships into 2000 yards with the IJN giant and the New Mexico got slugged with another nasty big shell hit for her troubles which pretty much finished her, as well as the IJN AA armament getting fifty hits on each BB. However at this range even my inexperienced crews couldn't miss, and they landed about 50 real shell hits and 200+ AA hits on the Fuso, which rolled over and sank.

This marked the end of Adm. Arctic's control of the waters around Irau and lead to my eventual resupply/reinforcement FT groups getting through unmolested to help me take Irau. On the up side, I took Irau, and sank a BB. On the down side, the day after the crippled New Mexico was caught limping home and was sunk by an IJN sub, while the two damaged BBs were also attacked a turn later by a sub which torpedoed the Indiana. Fortunately the Indiana and Nevada made it to Noumea at about 55 sys damage each and were sent home.

Best battle I've had in any game so far I think.

An epic 2 day surface and carrier battle around Gili Gili and west Coral Sea...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/17/42
Weather: Clear

Air attack on Port Moresby , at 10,40
Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 3

Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 14
B-26B Marauder x 4

no losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell x 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 51
Guns lost 2

Port hits 7
Port fuel hits 1

Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
5 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet
9 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet
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Sub attack near Noumea at 52,67

Japanese Ships
SS I-121, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Woodworth
DD Wilson
DD Tucker
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gili Gili at 17,42

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Shell hits 30, on fire, heavy damage
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 26, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Sazanami, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Northampton
CA Louisville
CA Canberra
CL Leander
DD Gwin
DD Aaron Ward
DD O'Brien
DD Cummings
DD Conyngham
DD Hull
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Night Time Surface Combat at 0,0

Japanese Ships
DD Nagatsuki, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
DD Mikazuki, Shell hits 20, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Northampton
CA Louisville
CA Canberra
CL Leander
DD Gwin
DD Aaron Ward
DD O'Brien
DD Cummings
DD Conyngham
DD Hull
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gili Gili at 17,42

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato, Shell hits 69, on fire, heavy damage
CA Kumano, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
DD Umikaze, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1
CA Louisville
CA Canberra, Shell hits 1
CL Leander
DD Gwin
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD O'Brien
DD Cummings
DD Conyngham
DD Hull
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gili Gili at 17,42

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CA Northampton
CA Louisville, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CA Canberra
CL Leander
DD Gwin
DD Aaron Ward, on fire
DD O'Brien
DD Cummings
DD Conyngham
DD Hull
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gili Gili at 17,42

Japanese Ships
CA Atago, Shell hits 137, on fire, heavy damage
CL Kiso, Shell hits 12, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Northampton
CA Louisville, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Canberra
CL Leander
DD Gwin, Shell hits 1
DD Aaron Ward, on fire
DD O'Brien
DD Cummings
DD Conyngham
DD Hull
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Night Time Surface Combat at 0,0

Japanese Ships
DD Asanagi, Shell hits 22, and is sunk
DD Akikaze, Shell hits 14, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Northampton
CA Louisville, on fire, heavy damage
CA Canberra
CL Leander
DD Gwin, on fire
DD Aaron Ward, on fire
DD O'Brien
DD Cummings
DD Conyngham
DD Hull
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Sub attack near Irau at 42,43

Japanese Ships
AP Yamakisan Maru

Allied Ships
SS Cabrilla
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Naval bombardment of Gili Gili, at 17,42

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero x 5 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 2 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 1 destroyed
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 1 damaged

Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 14
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Air attack on TF, near Rockhampton at 18,71

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 3 damaged

Allied Ships
AO Cimarron

Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
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Air attack on TF at 18,43

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 5 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Louisville, on fire, heavy damage

Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
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Air attack on TF at 17,45

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 22
G4M1 Betty x 7
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 10

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 88

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero x 23 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 2 damaged
G4M1 Betty x 7 destroyed
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9 damaged

Attacking Level Bombers:
0 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
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Air attack on TF at 19,41

Notes from Mogami:
(OK keep your eyes open. The escort for the carrier strikes flew off escorting 10 SBD to a differant target)

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 53
A6M3 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 137
TBD Devastator x 15
TBF Avenger x 35

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 10 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 88 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 72 damaged
TBD Devastator x 12 destroyed
TBD Devastator x 4 damaged
TBF Avenger x 31 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 5 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CV Hiryu
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Yukikaze
CV Akagi, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 17,42

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 2
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 2

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 61
SBD Dauntless x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 3 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, on fire, heavy damage
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 17,42

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
TBF Avenger x 13

no losses

no losses

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 17,42

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 18

no losses

no losses

Japanese Ships
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 15,51

Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Leander
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Air attack on TF at 17,45

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 65
A6M3 Zero x 8
D3A Val x 70
B5N Kate x 90

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 78

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 25 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 3 damaged
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 3 destroyed
D3A Val x 6 damaged
B5N Kate x 7 destroyed
B5N Kate x 30 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 53 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 17 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 10, Torpedo hits 8, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)
CA Vincennes, Bomb hits 3
CL Nashville, Torpedo hits 1, on fire

Notes from Mogami:
I'm not going to comment on this. *&^% (I could't help it)

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/18/42

Weather: Partly Cloudy

Air attack on Port Moresby , at 10,40

Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 13
B-26B Marauder x 4

no losses

Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1

Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
10 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet
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Sub attack near Irau at 42,43

Japanese Ships
ML Saishu

Allied Ships
SS Cabrilla
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Air attack on Cairns , at 7,56

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24

Allied aircraft
P-400 Airacobra x 25
P-39D Airacobra x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-400 Airacobra x 6 destroyed
P-400 Airacobra x 2 damaged
P-39D Airacobra x 7 destroyed
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Air attack on Cooktown , at 6,53

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24

Allied aircraft
P-40E Kittyhawk x 20

no losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Kittyhawk x 5 destroyed
P-40E Kittyhawk x 1 damaged
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Air attack on TF at 17,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
A6M3 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 29
TBF Avenger x 15

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 11 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 10 damaged
TBF Avenger x 17 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 1 damaged
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Air attack on TF at 17,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
A6M3 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
SBD Dauntless x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 3 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 1 damaged
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Air attack on TF, near Rockhampton at 18,71

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 4 damaged

Allied Ships
AO Kaskaskia

Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
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Air attack on TF at 17,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 8
G4M1 Betty x 4
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 4 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Louisville, on fire, heavy damage

Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
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Air attack on TF at 14,54

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
D3A Val x 22
B5N Kate x 8

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 18 destroyed
D3A Val x 6 damaged
B5N Kate x 5 destroyed
B5N Kate x 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Lexington
DD Lang
CV Saratoga
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Air attack on TF at 14,54

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
D3A Val x 19
B5N Kate x 16

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 4 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
D3A Val x 12 destroyed
D3A Val x 10 damaged
B5N Kate x 11 destroyed
B5N Kate x 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4 damaged

Allied Ships
CA San Francisco
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CV Lexington
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Air attack on TF at 14,54

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
B5N Kate x 12

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 3 destroyed
B5N Kate x 5 destroyed
B5N Kate x 7 damaged

Allied Ships
CLAA Juneau, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
DD Ellet
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Air attack on TF at 17,47

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
A6M3 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
SBD Dauntless x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 1 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 1 damaged
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Air attack on TF, near Rockhampton at 18,71

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 2 damaged

Allied Ships
AO Tallulah
AO Kanawha
AO Cimarron
AO Tappahanock

Attacking Level Bombers:
1 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
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Air attack on TF at 14,54

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
A6M3 Zero x 7
D3A Val x 6
B5N Kate x 19

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 13

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 3 damaged
B5N Kate x 5 destroyed
B5N Kate x 13 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Lexington
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Sterett

Notes from Mogami:
Just keeps getting worse. Glad I had some fun before this.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/19/42

Weather: Partly Cloudy

Air attack on Port Moresby , at 10,40

Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 4
B-26B Marauder x 4

no losses

Port supply hits 2

Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
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Air attack on TF at 13,56

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
A6M3 Zero x 20

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 54
P-400 Airacobra x 13
P-39D Airacobra x 24
P-40E Kittyhawk x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 14 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 10 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway x 11 destroyed
Wirraway x 5 damaged
P-400 Airacobra x 8 destroyed
P-400 Airacobra x 6 damaged
P-39D Airacobra x 10 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra x 5 damaged
P-40E Kittyhawk x 2 destroyed
P-40E Kittyhawk x 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu
CVL Zuiho
DD Makigumo
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Air attack on TF at 13,56

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
A6M3 Zero x 5

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
SBD Dauntless x 21

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 3 destroyed
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Air attack on TF at 10,61

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
A6M3 Zero x 16
D3A Val x 25
B5N Kate x 21

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 7 destroyed
D3A Val x 13 damaged
B5N Kate x 10 destroyed
B5N Kate x 18 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CLAA Atlanta
DD Maury
CL Phoenix, Bomb hits 1
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Air attack on TF at 10,61

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
B5N Kate x 6

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
B5N Kate x 2 destroyed
B5N Kate x 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on Cairns , at 7,56

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24

Allied aircraft
P-400 Airacobra x 9
P-39D Airacobra x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-400 Airacobra x 2 destroyed
P-400 Airacobra x 2 damaged
P-39D Airacobra x 2 destroyed
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Air attack on TF at 13,56

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
A6M3 Zero x 12

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 35
P-400 Airacobra x 6
P-39D Airacobra x 21
P-40E Kittyhawk x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 3 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 2 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway x 5 destroyed
P-400 Airacobra x 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra x 2 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra x 2 damaged
P-40E Kittyhawk x 2 destroyed
P-40E Kittyhawk x 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu
CV Akagi
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CVL Shoho, on fire
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Air attack on TF at 13,55

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
A6M3 Zero x 16
D3A Val x 14

no losses
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Air attack on TF at 10,61

Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 4

no losses

Notes from Mogami:
Yike it keeps getting worse. Wish Lexington had stayed put in Townsville rather then reacting one hex. (she was in range without the react) Well I'm pretty much crushed. Going to take at least a year to recover from this. I think this might be the fastest turn around I've ever seen. But it proves it's possible and a person should not give up as long as they have forces to fight with. Guess I should have ran when I had the chance but i really thought i would win any carrier battle.

My worse defeat was against Luskan, when playing as IJN I tried and failed to take Townsville. The complete AAR is in the AAR Thread under the topic "An Aussie affair", as so I will not re-post.
But I will give you an outline of what happened.
60,000 troops were loaded onto 10 TFs of around 10 ships each, this was just about all of the IJN AP/AK at the time, the IJN CVs were in 3 TFs of 3 CVs each anlong with a number of surface TFs that also held every combat ship in the area.

The first fatal mistake in the plan was not to take any MSW ships, knowing how poor the allied ML ability is I judged that MSWs would only slow down the fleet......turns out that Luskan had mined the crap out of the east coast of Australia.

Mistake #2, remmember those 10 TFs packed with troops? well they were all set of "retire allowed" and promptly scattered to the every point on the compass rose as soon as Luskans CV steamed north. This had the effect of speading my CAP so thin that even a French bomber could have gotten through, and delaying the invasion by one or two days while I rounded them all up, during this time the enemy were flying in more and more aircraft, and starting to have a field day with the "target rich" enviroment.

Mistake #3 I had my CVs divided up into too many small TFs trying to do too many things at once. The hope was that by dividing up the CVs into many TFs then it would water down any attacks. Not a bad theory, so long as one does not have land based aircraft to worry about as well.

Mistake #4 Luskan's fleet was still intact (as was mine). I should have made better efforts to engage his CV and surface fleets before committing to an invasion.

All in all this was a very sobbering lesson.

Originally posted by SoulBlazer
Here's another one from that same game, the 'battle of the battlewagons' and my worse defeat in the game. In trying to clear the way to invade Munda, I sent my 'superior' force in to attack the Japanese navy (everything Drex had) at Shortland, with nasty results:

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/27/43

Weather: Partly Cloudy

Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortland Island at 29,34

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 48, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB Yamato, Shell hits 2, heavy damage
BB Yamashiro, Shell hits 2
BB Ise, Shell hits 2
BB Hyuga, Shell hits 10, on fire
CA Kumano, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
CA Kako, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Akebono, Shell hits 1
DD Minazuki, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Fumizuki, Shell hits 1
DD Nagatsuki, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
BB Maryland, Shell hits 2, on fire
BB Colorado, Shell hits 6, on fire
BB Tennessee, Shell hits 5, on fire
BB Idaho, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
BB Indiana, Shell hits 2
CA Wichita
CA Shropshire, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1
CL Achillies, Shell hits 1
CL Helena, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Phoenix, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Nashville, Shell hits 1
CL Boise
CL Columbia
DD Chevalier
DD Saufley, on fire
DD Aulick
DD Ammen
DD Mullany, on fire, heavy damage
DD Bush
DD Brownson
DD Nicholson
DD Gwin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Monssen
DD Duncan, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage


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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortland Island at 29,34

Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
BB Yamato, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
BB Yamashiro
BB Ise
BB Hyuga, on fire
CA Kumano, Shell hits 52, and is sunk
CA Kako, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
DD Nowaki, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
DD Akebono, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
DD Minazuki, and is sunk
DD Fumizuki, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
DD Nagatsuki, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Maryland, on fire
BB Colorado, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
BB Tennessee, Shell hits 25, on fire, heavy damage
BB Idaho, Shell hits 23, on fire, heavy damage
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 20, on fire, heavy damage
BB Indiana, Shell hits 1
CA Wichita
CA Shropshire, Shell hits 1
CL Achillies
CL Helena, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
CL Phoenix, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Nashville
CL Boise
CL Columbia
DD Chevalier
DD Saufley, on fire, heavy damage
DD Aulick
DD Ammen
DD Mullany, on fire, heavy damage
DD Bush
DD Brownson
DD Nicholson
DD Gwin, on fire, heavy damage
DD Monssen
DD Duncan, on fire, heavy damage


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Not good. South Dakota and Tennessee sank right after the battle, and Idaho and Helena the next day. Maryland and Colorado made it back to Lunga, and Indiana was heavily damaged in another surface battle soon after. On the Japanese side, besides Mutsu, Yamato was also crippled and went back to Japan. Still, Drex now had three BB's to my one, and it took a rag-tag force of the Witchata, several CLAA's, and DD's to defend Munda from those three BB's a game week later. I lost several CLAA's and the CA but two out of three of his BB's had to go back to Japan after that. Shortly after that, my two new BB's and other ships showed up and started to shell Shortland, along with air poundings from Munda, and Drex admitted defeat.

What a dogfight!:eek:

Originally posted by Admiral DadMan
An epic 2 day surface and carrier battle around Gili Gili and west Coral Sea...

[snip]

****, I would like thave seen the loss column for aircraft lost on those days, must have been astronomical