AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/19/42
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Air attack on Efate Port Vila , at 55,57
Allied aircraft
Hudson x 6
B-17E Fortress x 9
A-20B Havoc x 8
Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Havoc x 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 10
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-17E Fortress at 9000 feet
3 x A-20B Havoc at 9000 feet
3 x Hudson at 9000 feet
5 x A-20B Havoc at 9000 feet
3 x Hudson at 9000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 9000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 9000 feet
**He's flying higher to avoid the AA
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Weather: Clear
(Night) Air attack on Townsville , at 10,62
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 4 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Almaack, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Port hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
11 x G4M1 Betty at 3000 feet
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/20/42
(Night) Air attack on Cairns , at 7,56
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 20
no losses
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
20 x G4M1 Betty at 3000 feet
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Sub attack at 10,59
Japanese Ships
SS I-21
Allied Ships
AO Tallulah, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
**Love my sub C.O.'s
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Air attack on TF at 10,51
Japanese aircraft **
From CV Junyo
A6M3 Zero x 7
D3A Val x 14
B5N Kate x 15
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 5 destroyed
D3A Val x 13 damaged
B5N Kate x 6 destroyed
B5N Kate x 13 damaged
Allied Ships
CA Astoria
CA Minneapolis
CA Canberra, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA New Orleans
CL Hobart, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
**What is he up to? Looks like a F/T Pick up mission? Whatever it is, I'm gonna hammer the crap out of it. 
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Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 6,53
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate x 2 destroyed
B5N Kate x 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AO Cimarron
DD Dewey
**No hits, they suck
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Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 10,62
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 7
D3A Val x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 4 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Sims, Bomb hits 1
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/21/42
Weather: Thunderstorms
****** Rain. It doubtless saved some ships for him.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/22/42
Weather: Thunderstorms
Sub attack at 8,55
Japanese Ships
SS I-21
Allied Ships
CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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Sub attack at 11,60
Japanese Ships
SS I-22
Allied Ships
DD MacDonough
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Naval bombardment of Efate Port Vila, at 55,57
Allied Ships
CA Salt Lake City, Shell hits 2
CL St. Louis, Shell hits 1
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1
DD Craven, Shell hits 3
DD McCall, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Maury, Shell hits 2
DD Cummings, Shell hits 2
DD Case, Shell hits 2
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 1, on fire
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 56
Runway hits 2
Port hits 1
**Hee hee hee, CD Units fire BACK!
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Sub attack at 8,55
Japanese Ships
SS I-21
Allied Ships
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
**He tried to nail poor little Junyo with a DD TF. Fortunately, I remembered a lesson previously taught...
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/23/42
Weather: Overcast
Air attack on TF at 13,55
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 31
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 21
A-24 Dauntless x 14
no losses
Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra x 22 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra x 2 damaged
A-24 Dauntless x 11 destroyed
A-24 Dauntless x 3 damaged
LTJG P.Kaneko of BI-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 12
**Air attacks on my CV's always make me clench my buttcheeks...
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Air attack on TF at 13,55
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 31
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 21
P-40E Kittyhawk x 11
B-26B Marauder x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra x 5 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra x 9 damaged
B-26B Marauder x 2 destroyed
B-26B Marauder x 7 damaged
Japanese Ships
CV Hiryu
DD Matsukaze
DD Yugure
CV Soryu
CV Zuikaku
Attacking Level Bombers:
2 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
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(Dastardly) Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 38,40
**AHA!! HIS CV's APPEAR!!!!
Lexington, Yorktown, and Hornet screened by 3 CA and 4 DD. Well, they can't hurt much, just some AP's with PC's at Lunga, and then some AG's coming down the slot. I'll have to LR/CAP Tulagi to protect the AV anchored there. She's too slow to run, so I'll make him spend some planes to get her. Maybe he'll get greedy and hang around long enough to be pummelled...
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 15
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
SBD Dauntless x 106
TBD Devastator x 45
no losses
Japanese Ships
PC Takunan Maru #10, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
PC Tama Maru #8, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
PC Toshi Maru #3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Asahisan Maru, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
-----Original Message-----
To: Mogami
From: DadMan
Ack! You dirty dawg, pummelling my poor defenseless AP's!
Wait, I'm doing the same thing...
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-----Original Message-----
To: DadMan
From: Mogami
Drat I quessed wrong and missed your CV TF by 1 hex
**Yeah, and he scared the crap outta me too**
Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 10,62
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 4
D3A Val x 10
B5N Kate x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 9 damaged
B5N Kate x 3 destroyed
B5N Kate x 5 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Walke
DD Morris
DD Dale
DD Anderson
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Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 10,62 . . .
This is the DD TF that he sent to get Junyo
... and now he shall pay...
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 88
D3A Val x 114
B5N Kate x 129
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate x 1 destroyed
B5N Kate x 2 damaged
Allied Ships
DD MacDonough, Bomb hits 17, on fire, heavy damage
DD Anderson, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Morris, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Grayson, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Monaghan, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Russell, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Farragut, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Walke, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Dale, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 13,55
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 33
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 14
P-40E Kittyhawk x 21
A-24 Dauntless x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra x 2 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra x 2 damaged
P-40E Kittyhawk x 2 destroyed
P-40E Kittyhawk x 1 damaged
A-24 Dauntless x 2 destroyed
A-24 Dauntless x 1 damaged
PO2 W.Sugiyama of EII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 4
Japanese Ships
CV Zuikaku
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Air attack on TF at 13,55
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 32
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 12
no losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder x 1 destroyed
B-26B Marauder x 12 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Kongo
Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
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Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 10,62
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 9
D3A Val x 5
no losses
Allied Ships
DD Anderson, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 10,62
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 63
B5N Kate x 77
no losses
Allied Ships
DD Dale, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 9,56
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 63
D3A Val x 22
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
AK Alhena, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
AK Titania
AK Demodocus, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/24/42
Weather: Thunderstorms
Air attack on Tulagi , at 38,39
**The AV could be in some trouble here...
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
F4F-4 Wildcat x 53
TBD Devastator x 15
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 8 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 destroyed
TBD Devastator x 1 destroyed
TBD Devastator x 1 damaged
LTJG L. French of VF-8 is credited with kill number 2
Attacking Level Bombers:
14 x TBD Devastator at 5000 feet
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Air attack on TF at 13,57
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 3
no losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder x 2 destroyed
B-26B Marauder x 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
CV Akagi
Attacking Level Bombers:
1 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
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Air attack on TF at 13,57
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 4
no losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-26B Marauder x 3 damaged
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Air attack on TF at 13,57
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 15
P-40E Kittyhawk x 18
B-26B Marauder x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra x 5 damaged
P-40E Kittyhawk x 1 destroyed
P-40E Kittyhawk x 1 damaged
B-26B Marauder x 2 destroyed
B-26B Marauder x 4 damaged
Japanese Ships
CV Soryu
CV Zuikaku
CV Hiryu
Attacking Level Bombers:
2 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
2 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
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Air attack on TF at 35,38
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 18
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 8 damaged
Japanese Ships
AG 109, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Usugumo
**AG's and PC's (and a DD). I haven't got the heart to tell him he's swatting at flies...
**Hmmm, he decided to operate in the slot. If he gets much closer to Rabaul, I have 3 rested Daitai of Betties with 2 Daitai of Zeros to escort. I've also recalled my CV's from The Townsville Turkeyshoot to nail him on retreat.
**My only worry is, can I get my ships out of Shortland Harbor in time?
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Air attack on TF at 35,38
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 7
F4F-4 Wildcat x 29
SBD Dauntless x 16
TBD Devastator x 15
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 2 damaged
TBD Devastator x 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Usugumo, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AG 113
AG 102
AG 110, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 35,38
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
SBD Dauntless x 17
no losses
Japanese Ships
AG 102
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Air attack on TF at 35,38
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5
SBD Dauntless x 36
no losses
Japanese Ships
AG 113
AG 106, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 35,38
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
SBD Dauntless x 18
TBD Devastator x 15
Allied aircraft losses
TBD Devastator x 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AG 103, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 10,62
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 74
D3A Val x 50
B5N Kate x 57
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 3 damaged
B5N Kate x 2 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Algorab, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AO Cimarron, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Hammann, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Dewey
AK Betelgeuse, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 10,61
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 3
no losses
Allied Ships
AK Neleus, Torpedo hits 1
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Air attack on TF at 10,61
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 21
B5N Kate x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Demodocus, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
AK Titania, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Neleus, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 10,60
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 21
B5N Kate x 3
no losses
Allied Ships
AO Platte, Bomb hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/25/42
Weather: Rain
Air attack on Tulagi , at 38,39
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
F4F-4 Wildcat x 51
TBD Devastator x 41
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
PO2 D. Fukumori of F2/Tainan Daitai is credited with kill number 3
Port hits 3
Port supply hits 2
Attacking Level Bombers:
15 x TBD Devastator at 5000 feet
14 x TBD Devastator at 5000 feet
12 x TBD Devastator at 5000 feet
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Air attack on TF at 36,38
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 103
no losses
Japanese Ships
PC Toshi Maru #3, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 36,38
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 53
no losses
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Air attack on TF at 36,38
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 7
F4F-4 Wildcat x 25
SBD Dauntless x 41
no losses
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Sub attack at 10,60
Japanese Ships
SS I-22
Allied Ships
AK Alhena, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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ouch, that's gotta hurt Mogami