castor troy
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 04/30/43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1139 encounters mine field at Babo (42,77) TF 1139 troops unloading over beach at Babo, 42,77 Allied Ships MSW Ipswitch Coastal Guns at Babo, 42,77, firing at TF 1139 66 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships MSW Ipswitch Allied ground losses: 598 casualties reported Guns lost 1 one more turn until all support troops are on the beach... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 27 encounters mine field at Menado (39,67) Japanese Ships DD Sazanami -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Pagan , at 31,31 Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIF x 15 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 10 x Beaufighter VIF bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 42,73 Japanese Ships AP La Plata Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS O24 my subs are now killing the damaged ships in small TFs going back to Menado... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1139 encounters mine field at Babo (42,77) TF 1139 troops unloading over beach at Babo, 42,77 Allied Ships MSW Ipswitch Coastal Guns at Babo, 42,77, firing at TF 1139 31 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied ground losses: 328 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack at 42,71 Japanese Ships AP Izan Maru Allied Ships SS KXIV at least they try to kill the ships, torps missed... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Andaman Island , at 23,34 Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 32 Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 62 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 9 Aircraft Attacking: 26 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 10000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Sorong , at 42,74 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 52 No Allied losses as you can see, no more ships and no more LRCAP at Sorong. But no doubt, we will get many more chances like we had in the last couple of days because there are at least 4 more bases in this region that will need reinforcements... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Thursday Island , at 49,90 Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIb Tojo x 14 Allied aircraft Liberator VI x 55 Hudson I x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 1 destroyed L2D2 Tabby: 3 destroyed Ki-57-II Topsy: 3 destroyed Ki-49 Helen: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Liberator VI: 4 destroyed, 42 damaged Japanese ground losses: 60 casualties reported Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 41 Aircraft Attacking: 14 x Liberator VI bombing at 10000 feet one attack, not a single bomber is operational anymore. Will take a week to bring them back into operational status, you can imagine how the morale looks like now - before this attack it mostly was 90+... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Kiska Island , at 92,35 Allied aircraft TBF Avenger x 13 P-39D Airacobra x 41 PV-1 Ventura x 21 PB4Y Liberator x 18 Allied aircraft losses TBF Avenger: 1 damaged PV-1 Ventura: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 51 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 16 Port hits 1 Port supply hits 3 Aircraft Attacking: 11 x TBF Avenger bombing at 22400 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 42,72 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 18 No Allied losses Japanese Ships AP Hotsukawa Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP Jusan Maru, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage AP Hokusho Maru Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 10000 feet B-17s at long range from Darwin. You can see, 80+ exp B-17s on extended range are ten times more deadly than carrier based 80+ exp SBDs and TBFs... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here comes the show of the day... Day Air attack on TF at 50,92 Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 49 B5N Kate x 64 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate: 3 damaged Allied Ships LST LST-17, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage LST LST-25 LST LST-23, Bomb hits 1, on fire LCI LCI-22, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage LST LST-18 LST LST-24, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage MSW Whyalla LCI LCI-62, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage LCI LCI-21, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage LST LST-20, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage LST LST-19, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage MSW Wallaroo, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet pls compare the hit rate to the hit rate of my carrier based bombers... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- another strike... why not? Day Air attack on TF at 50,92 Japanese aircraft D3A Val x 20 A6M3a Zero x 25 B5N Kate x 39 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships LCI LCI-22, on fire, heavy damage MSW Wollongong, Bomb hits 1, on fire LST LST-24, on fire, heavy damage LST LST-17, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage LST LST-20, on fire, heavy damage LCI LCI-23 LCI LCI-24, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage LCI LCI-63, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LST LST-18, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage LST LST-19, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- hey, lets fly another strike... Day Air attack on TF at 50,92 Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 15 B5N Kate x 48 Japanese aircraft losses B5N Kate: 2 damaged Allied Ships MSW Wagga, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage MSW Whyalla, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage LCI LCI-63, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage LST LST-23, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage MSW Wallaroo, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage MSW Wollongong, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- why not having 100% of the strike aircraft on KB in the air this turn? Day Air attack on TF at 50,92 Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 7 B5N Kate x 12 No Japanese losses Allied Ships LST LST-19, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B5N Kate bombing at 6000 feet okay... KB pops up 6 hexes NE of Cooktown (which is full of my aircraft) because Hortlund spotted my TF with LST/LCI going North, close to the coast, on transfer to Darwin. While he moved KB into bomber range before, at least he did it at the max distance possible, so to say at least he staid near the coast of New Guinea. Since a couple of turns, I have agreed to not to use my 4Es on nav attack anymore because they have such a high hit rate and they can fly out to 14 hexes (quote Hortlund). Once again I was too dumb in my agreements! Itīs pretty much ridicoulos enough to limit the 300 4Es when I face 500 Betties that are 5 times more dangerous even up to 15 hexes. But what makes me really thinking about the agreements is the fact that my opponent immediately "exploits" them. No way would he moved so close to one of my level 6 bases when he knows that it is full of bombers (and HE KNOWS COOKTWON IS FULL OF BOMBERS) when my bombers would still be allowed to fly nav attacks. Now in real life those bombers never flew against KB, that was because IJN high command never was dumb enough to send them so close to 300 medium and heavy bombers. But my humble opponent now knows that if I would set my bombers to nav attack, I wouldnīt follow the hr Iīve just recently agreed to. So he could cry foul... As a result he just sails KB next to Australiaīs East Coast to hunt this TF... sorry, but this just sucks! You canīt ask your opponent to tie one hand on his back because "historical blah blah blah" and then 10 turns later you take total advantage of this. To repeat it again: in one and a half year of game time, KB never dared to go so close to one of my major bomber bases, now I agree to such a house rule and Iīm immediately punished for my idioticy of agreeing to it. The loss of those ships isnīt severe at all and thatīs not what makes me upset, itīs the style this PBEM is going to be honest. The fact that KB can launch more aircraft in one turn (not just in one turn, this is in ONE PHASE of the turn as there were no strikes in the morning) than my equivalent of KB in several turns is another thing and I just shake my had. Not to start talking about the hit rates... As a side note: NOT A SINGLE AIRCRAFT FROM THOSE KB STRIKES WAS LOST! Not to flak, not to ops... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Babo Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 13461 troops, 106 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 575 Defending force 21789 troops, 190 guns, 78 vehicles, Assault Value = 431 Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported I have flown in 200 medium bombers and have set them to low level nav attacks tomorrow... but if we even launch, we will face some 150 Zeroes on Cap... and Iīm not allowe to use my Libs...
< Message edited by castor troy -- 5/30/2008 5:28:22 PM >
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