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[siRkid]

Food you want food...I'll give you food ITS IN RABUAL...NOW GO GET IT!:mad:

[Crocky]

18 Dec 1943

After 4 days of thunderstorms the day dawned clear and all eyes were cast skywards knowing that the Allied airforce would be out in strength....Today Rabual was not the target but the airfields of Kavieg were destined to be wiped from the map.....

Japanese shipping also came under heavy attack

I managed to get one strike off against Kids resupply TFs before the airfields were obliterated



Allied air strikes at Kaviegs airfields

Air attack on Kavieng , at 18,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 35
A6M3 Zero x 9
A6M5 Zeke x 4
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 6
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 20

Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 24
Spitfire IX x 11
Boomerang II x 21
Beaufighter VIC x 31
B-25J Mitchell x 76
B-24J Liberator x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 8 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 2 damaged
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed
A6M5 Zeke x 1 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1 damaged
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 destroyed
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 2 damaged
Ki-21 Sally x 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 2 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Boomerang II x 2 damaged
Beaufighter VIC x 1 destroyed
B-25J Mitchell x 2 damaged

FO W.Coffey of 23rd RAAF Squadron is credited with kill number 4

COL H.Maeda of 78th Sentai is KILLED

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 539
Guns lost 4

Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 70



Air attack on Kavieng , at 18,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
A6M3 Zero x 4
A6M5 Zeke x 3
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 9

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 27
PB4Y Liberator x 33
B-24D Liberator x 51
B-24J Liberator x 30

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 3 damaged
A6M3 Zero x 1 damaged
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 2 destroyed
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 1 damaged
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4 damaged
Ki-48 Lily x 1 destroyed
Ki-48 Lily x 1 damaged
Ki-21 Sally x 1 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally x 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 4 damaged
PB4Y Liberator x 10 damaged
B-24D Liberator x 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator x 5 damaged

LT H.Gardner of VB-102 is credited with kill number 2

LCDR T.Fujiwara of F2/252nd Daitai is KILLED

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 511
Guns lost 1

Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 55



Air attack on Kavieng , at 18,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
A6M3 Zero x 7
A6M5 Zeke x 3
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 12

Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 22
Spitfire IX x 11
Boomerang II x 18
Beaufighter VIC x 28
B-25J Mitchell x 78
B-24J Liberator x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 5 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 1 damaged
A6M5 Zeke x 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1 destroyed
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 5 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia x 1 destroyed
Ki-51 Sonia x 2 damaged
Ki-48 Lily x 5 destroyed
Ki-48 Lily x 15 damaged
Ki-21 Sally x 1 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally x 2 damaged
E13A1 Jake x 2 destroyed
E13A1 Jake x 3 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F6F Hellcat x 1 destroyed
F6F Hellcat x 2 damaged
Spitfire IX x 1 destroyed
B-25J Mitchell x 4 damaged
B-24J Liberator x 2 damaged

LTJG M.Morton of VF-6 is credited with kill number 6

LT D. McKinley of VF-6 bails out and is CAPTURED

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 1075
Guns lost 4

Airbase hits 22
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 107


Allied air attacks on Japanese TFs


Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 18,24


Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 11
SBD Dauntless x 13
SB2C Helldiver x 6
TBF Avenger x 15
Spitfire IX x 5
Boomerang II x 8


Allied aircraft losses
SB2C Helldiver x 1 damaged
TBF Avenger x 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Tanikaze, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Chowa Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
AP Bengal Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Maikaze
AP Hokko Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP China Maru, heavy damage
PC Toshi Maru #3


Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 18,24


Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 9
SBD Dauntless x 13
SB2C Helldiver x 6
TBF Avenger x 14
Spitfire IX x 4
Boomerang II x 8


Allied aircraft losses
TBF Avenger x 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Tanikaze
AP China Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Chowa Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Hokko Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Maikaze


Japanese air attacks on Allied resupply convoy

Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 21,28

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 50
A6M3 Zero x 10
A6M5 Zeke x 6
D4Y Judy x 9
B5N Kate x 3
G4M1 Betty x 16
G4M2 Betty x 21
E13A1 Jake x 61
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 9
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 33
Ki-51 Sonia x 9
Ki-21 Sally x 40
Ki-48 Lily x 66

Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 5
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
P-38G Lightning x 1
P-47D Thunderbolt x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 16 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 2 damaged
A6M5 Zeke x 1 destroyed
B5N Kate x 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty x 2 destroyed
G4M2 Betty x 2 destroyed
E13A1 Jake x 10 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 6 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1 damaged
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 8 destroyed
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 4 damaged
Ki-21 Sally x 6 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally x 2 damaged
Ki-48 Lily x 4 destroyed
Ki-48 Lily x 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F6F Hellcat x 1 destroyed
F6F Hellcat x 4 damaged
F4U-1 Corsair x 9 destroyed We shot down 9 Corsairs
F4U-1 Corsair x 9 damaged
P-47D Thunderbolt x 2 damaged

LT D.Norton of VF-28 is credited with kill number 17

ENS M.Rice of VF-9 is KILLED

Allied Ships
CL Boise, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Caledonia, Torpedo hits 1
AK Cheleb, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Saggittarius, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Alcona, Bomb hits 1
AK Situla, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Chicot, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage


Allied ground losses:
Men lost 96
Guns lost 2


Overall not a good turn for the Japanese aircraft losses are staggering

[siRkid]

With the Jap airforce finaly out of the picture, the pressure on Rabaul is building.

[Crocky]

20 December 1943

Kid maintained his air attack on Kavieg and after 4 days of aerial bombardment the airfields there are obliterated....meaning his convoys can sail to Rabual now virtually untouched.........

There is no way to stop 150 heavy bomber raids on my airfields oh for some FW 190s or Me 262s

Raid Results on kavieg


Air attack on Kavieng , at 18,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
A6M3 Zero x 5
A6M5 Zeke x 3
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 12

Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 22
Spitfire IX x 10
Boomerang II x 18
Beaufighter VIC x 31
P-38G Lightning x 9
P-38J Lightning x 10
B-25J Mitchell x 71
B-24J Liberator x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 12 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 2 damaged
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed
A6M5 Zeke x 1 destroyed
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 1 destroyed
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 destroyed
E13A1 Jake x 9 destroyed
E13A1 Jake x 5 damaged
Ki-21 Sally x 2 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally x 5 damaged
G4M1 Betty x 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 1 damaged
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 2 destroyed
G4M2 Betty x 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F Hellcat x 2 damaged
Spitfire IX x 1 destroyed
Boomerang II x 2 damaged
B-25J Mitchell x 1 destroyed
B-25J Mitchell x 1 damaged
B-24J Liberator x 1 damaged

1LT I.Gray of 80th FS is credited with kill number 9

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 1104
Guns lost 7

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 153



Air attack on Kavieng , at 18,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 29
PB4Y Liberator x 34
B-24D Liberator x 43
B-24J Liberator x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
E13A1 Jake x 10 destroyed
E13A1 Jake x 7 damaged
G4M1 Betty x 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 3 damaged
Ki-21 Sally x 3 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally x 3 damaged
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed
Ki-48 Lily x 2 destroyed
B5N Kate x 1 destroyed


Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 1965
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 1

Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 187


Air attack on Kavieng , at 18,24

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
A6M3 Zero x 9
A6M5 Zeke x 4
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 15

Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 21
Spitfire IX x 9
Boomerang II x 19
Beaufighter VIC x 29
P-38G Lightning x 11
P-38J Lightning x 9
B-25J Mitchell x 75
B-24J Liberator x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 13 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed
A6M5 Zeke x 3 damaged
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 3 destroyed
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 1 destroyed
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 6 damaged
G4M1 Betty x 4 destroyed
E13A1 Jake x 4 destroyed
E13A1 Jake x 5 damaged
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 6 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 damaged
Ki-51 Sonia x 1 destroyed
Ki-48 Lily x 14 destroyed
Ki-48 Lily x 16 damaged
Ki-21 Sally x 1 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally x 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F6F Hellcat x 2 destroyed
F6F Hellcat x 3 damaged
Spitfire IX x 1 damaged
Boomerang II x 1 damaged
Beaufighter VIC x 1 destroyed
Beaufighter VIC x 1 damaged
P-38G Lightning x 1 damaged
B-25J Mitchell x 1 destroyed
B-25J Mitchell x 4 damaged

1LT I.Gray of 80th FS is credited with kill number 10

COL U.Makino of 59th Sentai is KILLED

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 626
Guns lost 3

Airbase hits 14
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 148

[Widi]

The Japanese aircraft losses are rediculous as compared to Allied losses.

Crocky, to what do you attribute these losses? Numbers on each side don't seem too horribly out of whack so do you think it is lack of pilot training? Aircraft quality? Superior Allied fighter direction (radar)? What?

Just curious. I've not reached such a late date in a game of UV yet.

[thantis]

It seems that Crocky did an excellent job of husbanding his airforce (especially earlier in the game) - and great playing kept his airpower viable long after the equivalent AI would be reduced to impotency.

There comes a point though where the endless supply of fighters & bombers the allies can throw at Japan eventually overwhelms even the most elite squadrons. And I find the army fighter groups (the KI-48's & 61's) to be almost useless against Hellcats & Corsairs in a even fight.

I'll be very interested to see if Kid can grab Rabaul in the next ten days. Very interested indeed..........

[siRkid]

Originally posted by Widi
The Japanese aircraft losses are rediculous as compared to Allied losses.

Crocky, to what do you attribute these losses? Numbers on each side don't seem too horribly out of whack so do you think it is lack of pilot training? Aircraft quality? Superior Allied fighter direction (radar)? What?

Just curious. I've not reached such a late date in a game of UV yet.

Not to answer for Crocky, but if your talking about the recent battles most were lost on the ground. See the graphic I posted. If your talking about the entire campagin well thats a diffrent story.

Rick

[XPav]

Yeah, no kidding... 76 aircraft destroyer on the ground?

Its like that scene in Independence day where the aliens attack the airbase...


Cut to shot of Crocky looking out the window.
Crocky see's Kid's airforce on its attack run.
Crocky's cigar falls out of his mouth.

[Crocky]

Well the last 6 months have been hell on the Japanese airforce my bases have been overrun forceing me back to Rabual and Kavieg as my major airfields which in turn brings all kids fighters closer and his combined raid are impossible to stop

If you look back thru the last few AARs you will see what I mean 2 major raids per day 1 from Gasmata now it has fallen comprising mainly about 80-100 B25s + 100 fighters
and the other from more distant bases of 150+ 4 enginned bombers plus escorts..the first couple of raids knock out the airfield grounding all planes apart from a few fighters and the follow up raids do huge amounts of damage to your aircraft on the ground.....

When Kid turned his attention to Kavieg 6 days ago the writing was on the wall now if I recall (Im at work so I m doing this from memory) Kavieg has.....
Port damage..........................60
airfield service damage?........82
Runway damage...................100

As the Japanese my numbers of pilots are lacking there are squadron in Truk with 25 aircraft and only 10 pilots there....Training level is between 40 & 45 and their aircraft are outclassed......The light weaponary is the problem they just cant do enough damage to heavy bombers .....

Having said that I have made some serious errors tactically that have cost me which I will clarify later on.......

Oh by the way Rabual in terms of game points is now 2700 (100) for both sides

[Crocky]

24 Dec 1943

Airfields at Rabual got hammered again ....totally destroyed now

2 transport TFs attempted to breakthrough to Rabual and got hammered from the air but the bulk of the troops and supplies got through...

Kid tried another assault on Rabual heres the result

round combat at Rabaul

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 36591 troops, 427 guns, 77 vehicles

Defending force 33133 troops, 300 guns, 93 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4)


Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 192

Allied ground losses:
Men lost 1401
Guns lost 1

Looks like I may be able to hang on to Rabual

[siRkid]

About 3 weeks ago (game time) I had taken Gasmata just for the victory points. To my surprise it turned out to be a major airfield and an excellent place to launch air attacks. When I saw Crocky landing troops one hex north of Gasmata, I diverted 3/4 of a division to protect it, which they did. But now I am wondering if that was a mistake. Those fresh troops might have swung the balance at Rabaul. We only have a few turns left in the game and that is not enough time to load them up and move them..

[siRkid]

If I'm not mistaken, we have two turns left. I also belive we are the first to complete Scenario #17 from turn one till the bitter end.

[siRkid]

Originally posted by wpurdom
Why did the US not take Ganai to have a retreat square and a place to bring up supplies by PBY?

It turned out you were right. I'll let Crocky tell the tale.

[Crocky]

28 December 1943

The day dawned overcast and again the allies bombed the heck out of Rabual with virtually no opposition but today was different during the previous couple of night nearly 2 fresh regiments had battled there way across the seas to Rabual along with them were fresh suplies 1/2 a dozen transports and DDs lay at the bottom of the ocean in the effort to get the troops there.

Now was the time to pay them back

We launched our Counter attack


Ground combat at Rabaul ----Assault 1

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 29184 troops, 336 guns, 92 vehicles

Defending force 37594 troops, 404 guns, 86 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)


Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 612
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
Men lost 23691
Guns lost 279
Vehicles lost 26


And Kids reply after my attack


Ground combat at Rabaul

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 15452 troops, 152 guns, 55 vehicles

Defending force 38636 troops, 401 guns, 92 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4)


Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 23

Allied ground losses:
Men lost 671
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1


and the next day


Ground combat at Rabaul

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 28305 troops, 333 guns, 92 vehicles

Defending force 14776 troops, 150 guns, 54 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 10 to 1 (fort level 0)


Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 56

Allied ground losses:
Men lost 11674
Guns lost 154
Vehicles lost 68


Rabual is in my sole possession and will remain so

[siRkid]

Both Crocky and I will be posting summaries later on when we get the time.

[mogami]

Greetings, WOW!!! What an epic struggle. When does the re-match begin?

[Raverdave]

FANTASTIC !

Well done guys !

[siRkid]

Originally posted by Mogami
Greetings, WOW!!! What an epic struggle. When does the re-match begin?

When WITP goes into Beta!

[Rob Roberson]

nice game loved the reports.

[Huskalator]

Your game had a very epic feel to it. Truly awesome.