afenelon
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A few months ago, I placed a topic on carriers battles.
I fell the combat resolution system of v2.20 is somewhat
biased against the IJN. That time, others players managed
to convince me that the disastrous defeat I suffered with
a superior IJN force wasnīt due to a trouble with the
combat resolution system. Now, I achieved a impressing
victory as USN, in a CV battle, that makes me wonder again
if the system isnīt really biased. Unlike the former situation,
the USN now had an advantage in cariers (4CVīs vs 3CVīs
plus one CVL) and planes (340 vs 230). So, a victory was
expected, but the extent of that victory surprised me.
Here are the combat reports (with some comments)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/08/42
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Sub attack near Gili Gili at 17,42
Japanese Ships
PC Ch 16, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS S-39
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Sub attack near Noumea at 52,67
Japanese Ships
SS I-29
Allied Ships
SC 646
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Air attack on TF at 31,49
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 27
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
SBD Dauntless x 29
TBD Devastator x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 25 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 7 damaged
TBD Devastator x 3 destroyed
TBD Devastator x 8 damaged
LTJG P.Koizumi of BI-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 5
Japanese Ships
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1
CV Shokaku
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CVL Shoho
-First round. My human opponent decided to keep only 40%
-of his Zeroes on CAP. Most SBDīs were shot down by CAP,
-but only one F4F was lost despite its numerical inferiority.
-Of 11 surving TBDīs, there was one torpedo hit (9%).
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Air attack on TF at 31,49
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 23
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
SBD Dauntless x 52
TBD Devastator x 15
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 9 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 6 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 19 damaged
TBD Devastator x 12 damaged
LTJG E.Matsuyama of EIII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 3
LT K. Notomi of EIII-1 Daitai bails out and is CAPTURED
Japanese Ships
CA Aoba, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Yugure
-Results were not unexpected, but again Zeros did badly
-against F4Fīs. Against, a few TBDīs managed to get a
-torpedo hit.
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Air attack on TF at 31,49
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 14
SBD Dauntless x 54
TBD Devastator x 28
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 7 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 3 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 10 damaged
WO T. Tanimizu of EI-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 5
Japanese Ships
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 3, on fire
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Aoba, on fire, heavy damage
-Quite expected results, with heir CAP gone, the IJN could
-not resist the 3rd wave.
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Air attack on TF at 29,51
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 46
D3A Val x 32
B5N Kate x 53
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 15
F4F-4 Wildcat x 67
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 35 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
D3A Val x 16 destroyed
D3A Val x 15 damaged
B5N Kate x 28 destroyed
B5N Kate x 21 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9 damaged
ENS J. Flatley of VF-42 is credited with kill number 4
LCDR U.Bando of BI-1 Daitai bails out and is CAPTURED
Allied Ships
CV Hornet
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 2
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 1
CA Portland
CV Enterprise
-Very large US CAP, but very powerful escort too. The F4Fīs
-shot down 35 Zeros with only 12 losses (seems quite un
-historical to me). 50 bombers survived the fighters, but
-only 4 hits were achieved (with almost no damage). Kates
-did worse than TBDīs? I think we should expect at least
-8-10 hits on my carriers.
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Air attack on TF at 29,51
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 36
D3A Val x 21
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
F4F-4 Wildcat x 33
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 18 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 2 damaged
D3A Val x 13 destroyed
D3A Val x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat x 8 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat x 5 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3 damaged
ENS J. Flatley of VF-42 is credited with kill number 6
LCDR C. Fenton of VF-42 is KILLED
-Itīs strange that surviving Vals didnīt attack.
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Air attack on TF at 28,52
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 3
no losses
Allied Ships
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on Port Moresby , at 10,40
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 21
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate x 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 14
Runway hits 8
Attacking Level Bombers:
18 x B5N Kate at 5000 feet
3 x B5N Kate at 5000 feet
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Sub attack near Noumea at 52,67
Japanese Ships
SS I-4
Allied Ships
AP George F. Elliot, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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Ground combat at Basilaki Island
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 314 troops, 4 guns, 12 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Basilaki Island base !!!
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-Conclusions: The disproportion of forces made an USN
-victory almost certain. Total losses were 180 AF for IJN
-and 80 for USN (50 operational losses for IJN). AA losses
-were 75 for USN and 115 for IJN. USN CVīs are able to
-pursue the enemy (this battle happened outside the range
-of LBA). Japanse planes are suffering very heavy losses
-and achieving very few hits despite relatively high numbers
-of fighters)
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