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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 02/11/43

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Air attack on Port Moresby , at 10,40

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 134
A6M3 Zero x 79
G4M1 Betty x 25
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 42

Allied aircraft
P-40E Kittyhawk x 35
P-40E Warhawk x 20
P-38G Lightning x 80

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 20 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 21 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty x 6 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 4 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Kittyhawk x 26 destroyed
P-40E Kittyhawk x 7 damaged
P-40E Warhawk x 9 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk x 4 damaged
P-38G Lightning x 46 destroyed
P-38G Lightning x 38 damaged

PO2 W.Nakajima of F1/253rd Daitai is credited with kill number 8

PO1 R.Matsumura of F1/3rd Daitai bails out and is CAPTURED

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 5

Attacking Level Bombers:
1 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
11 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
5 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet

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Actual losses were about twice as many Ki-43's and about half the P-38's shown. All the P-38 Squadrons are 83 or up (avg 88) in exp. ALL Japanese squadrons are over 76 in exp. Just thought I'd post this to demonstrate how well experienced Japanese squadrons can hold up in the later game. I was a bit surprised.

As the view expressed in this post is not fashionable and in fact could be considered politically incorrect, I ask the mods to please delete this thread.

ROTFL!

Yes, I am seeing that in my battles. I would expect that Japanese pilot quality would degrade fairly fast with the high attrition rate. Sounds about right.

Originally posted by von Murrin

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 134
A6M3 Zero x 79
G4M1 Betty x 25
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 42

Allied aircraft
P-40E Kittyhawk x 35
P-40E Warhawk x 20
P-38G Lightning x 80

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 20 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 21 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty x 6 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 4 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Kittyhawk x 26 destroyed
P-40E Kittyhawk x 7 damaged
P-40E Warhawk x 9 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk x 4 damaged
P-38G Lightning x 46 destroyed
P-38G Lightning x 38 damaged

Gawd! Don't let Luskan see this...it might give him Ideas !:eek: