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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/19/2009 10:27:54 AM

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Just to set the terminology straight, this is not a "mod" but an official scenario.

However, 30 Brigade did manage to stop the Nips, and if Nik has determined that the best way to simulate this is to post the entire brigade up there, even though its not worth much more than a couple of battalions, and the 39th, 49th and 53rd Battalions AMF had to walk up there (historical fact) then that's the way it's going to be.

Dial down the hostility a bit.

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/19/2009 10:35:54 AM

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The Dome has spoken!

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/19/2009 7:18:39 PM

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indeed!

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/19/2009 7:23:40 PM

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Guadalcanal

A big Banzai to our first naval success.....Emperor knows we needed on after the Mikawa fiasco.

We have decided to focus on retaking Guadalcanal even though prudence would dictate that we focus on PM given our success there coupled with the massive naval losses we have suffered. Prudance has no place in this round however. I'm purposely pushing the envelope for fun as well as to explore other areas. I can be boringly conservative some other time.

Combined Fleet has arrived at Truk. Our plan is to race down at full speed with Kido Butai in the hopes of catching the convoy now seen unloading at Lunga base. Base Air Force will also attack, risking anhilation by LRCAPing F4F's. Hopefully the sub menance will keep the carriers at arm's length. I may also force a carrier battle. While a 2 on 3 CV battle will probably spell doom for KB, facing 4 full strength USN carriers (as demonstrated in the last AAR) is worse still. If MAD can be assured....the firepower of the surface navy could turn the tide.

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/19/2009 7:24:12 PM

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that prior mentioned first success!

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/19/2009 7:45:40 PM

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BANZAI!!!!! how many torps hit her???

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/19/2009 7:49:18 PM

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only one i think. INTEL says she sank but i am doubtful. Hopefully she is damaged enough to be out of the war for a while. I'm REALLY hoping for a CV to be hit. The last player who sat his carriers still in this scenario lost one and nearly lost another. That would really help me after losing so many ships in the first skirmish.

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/19/2009 7:55:09 PM

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Guadalcanal

The subs do their job and Joe keeps his carriers at arm's length, allowing Base Air Force to attack. Unfortunately their fearless leader (me) screwed up and left half the G4M's assigned to dropping bombs. We score few hits but do get one of the precious AK's serenely unloading at Lunga. We lose 2 A6M and 7 G4M in the process. We will continue to attack. KB is almost in position. I was hoping Joe would "lurk" south of Lunga. This is a common tendancy for Allied players in this scenario. It saves fuel, and keeps them safe from Rabaul. The con though, as i hope to demonstrate next turn (as i have in the past) is that it leaves Lunga wide open to attack from KB. Gonna get me some target practice i hope...

Salt Lake city is hit again by a sub....which is a dud. This is a sore point with me. The dud rate for the Japanese torpedoes is set low (as any check of the editor will show) yet I have been amazed at the high dud rate often seen anyway through various playtests. I may eliminate it. No issue has been found with the code but it happens far too often for it to simply be explained off to bad die rolls. As a long time GG game player i have seen problems in past wargames where the "random die roll" generator acts screwy. (most notably in the game USAAF)

in the meantime.....grin and bear it with a big Homer style "DOH!"

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 18, 42
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Sub attack near Rennell Island at 114,140

Japanese Ships
SS I-162, hits 2

Allied Ships
CA Salt Lake City
DD Selfridge

SS I-162 launches 8 torpedoes at CA Salt Lake City
DD Selfridge attacking submerged sub ....
DD Selfridge fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Selfridge fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Selfridge fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Rennell Island at 114,140

Japanese Ships
SS I-162

Allied Ships
CA Salt Lake City
DD Selfridge

SS I-162 launches 8 torpedoes at CA Salt Lake City
I-162 diving deep ....
DD Selfridge fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Selfridge fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Selfridge fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Selfridge fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 21
G4M1 Betty x 23

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 16 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Aylwin
DD Monaghan
AM Conflict
AK Grumium, Torpedo hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
8 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 6000 feet *

CAP engaged:
VF-71 with F4F-4 Wildcat (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead

Grumium caught transferring cargo ...

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 30

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Aylwin
DD Monaghan

Aircraft Attacking:
29 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF-71 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Raid is overhead

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Morning Air attack on 144th Infantry Regiment, at 99,130

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufort V x 4
Kittyhawk IA x 6
B-17E Fortress x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Beaufort V bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking I/55 Mtn Gun Rgt ...

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Morning Air attack on 15th Engineer Regiment, at 99,130

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 15

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x P-39D Airacobra diving from 10000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking Horii Group ...
Also attacking Yokoyama Tai ...

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
G4M1 Betty x 46

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 21 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Hobart
DD Monaghan
DD Patterson
CA San Francisco
DD Aylwin
DD Ralph Talbot

Aircraft Attacking:
19 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
12 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 6000 feet *

CAP engaged:
VF-71 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 19, 42

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
G4M1 Betty x 45

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Hobart
DD Aylwin
CA San Francisco
DD Ralph Talbot
AK Grumium, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 6000 feet *
28 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
3 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VF-71 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes

Grumium caught transferring cargo ...

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Morning Air attack on 144th Infantry Regiment, at 99,130

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
Beaufort V x 4
Kittyhawk IA x 6

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort V: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Beaufort V bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Horii Group , at 99,130

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking I/55 Mtn Gun Rgt ...
Also attacking Horii Group ...

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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 15

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x P-39D Airacobra diving from 10000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 15th Engineer Regiment ...
Also attacking Yokoyama Tai ...

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/19/2009 7:57:54 PM

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Rabaul has been built up in logistics and has received naval reinforcments to support Express runs.

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/19/2009 11:52:55 PM

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Guadalcanal

Bad weather thwarts my effort to hit the supply convoy so instead, I hit Guadalcanal, scoring some damage and hitting that damaged AK a couple more times that is trying to hide. There should be little cargo left intact in it now after a couple big bomb hits.

Rabaul airstrike does good damage, but i lose 14 Zeros in the process. Sadly...at 14 hexes range, the Zero is virtually helpless as a fighter due to fatigue. Kido Butai does better because it's closer to the target. Pic shows damage done to Lunga base.

17th Army HQ is loaded onto transports destination Rabaul. It will be delivered to Guadalcanal via Express. More fuel on the way to Rabaul which sucked alot this turn due to a CA force arriving. Rabaul now has a formidable naval presence again. Mikawa's sacrifice was not in vain though because it revealed a bug, now fixed.

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/19/2009 11:53:56 PM

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Tass base after first successful Express run headed by CL Jintsu leading 6 destroyers.

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/20/2009 2:02:32 AM

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Guadalcanal

Carrier battle of the Eastern Solomons. Kido Butai is routed by mass American dive bombers. Our own DB's do little though our valient torpedo bombers may have sunk Enterprise. Alas, all our cariers are K/O'd and have low probability of making it home.

Retaking Guad will now be an interesting challenge against this unbeatable foe.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 24, 42
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Morning Air attack on 144th Infantry Regiment, at 99,130

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 11

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 8

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Kittyhawk IA sweeping at 20000 feet

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Afternoon Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 13

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
8 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x P-39D Airacobra diving from 10000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Lunga , at 114,138

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
B5N1 Kate x 17
D3A2 Val x 47

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 8 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x D3A2 Val diving from 6000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
23 x D3A2 Val diving from 6000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
17 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 6000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VMF-212 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 4000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42

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ASW attack near Rennell Island at 114,140

Japanese Ships
SS I-21

Allied Ships
DD Hull
DD Dewey
DD Ellet

I-21 diving deep ....
DD Hull fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Dewey fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ellet fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hull attacking submerged sub ....
DD Dewey fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ellet fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hull fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Dewey attacking submerged sub ....
DD Ellet fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Hull attacking submerged sub ....
DD Dewey fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Ellet attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 2

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
CL Hobart

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x A6M2-N Rufe bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VMF-212 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Stewart Island at 117,137

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 53
B5N1 Kate x 17
D3A2 Val x 48

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 51

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 7 damaged
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 13 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Australia
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Boise
CA Pensacola
CA Canberra
CLAA Atlanta
CLAA Juneau, Bomb hits 1
DD Conyngham

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
20 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
9 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VF-3 with F4F-4 Wildcat (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(18 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-71 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(15 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 11 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-6 with F4F-4 Wildcat (4 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Auki at 118,136

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 50
SBD-3 Dauntless x 106
TBF-1 Avenger x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 24 damaged

Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 2, on fire
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Isokaze, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Makigumo
CL Nagara
DD Akizuki, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Nowaki
DD Hatsukaze

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
18 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
5 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 15000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
18 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
18 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 15000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
18 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
16 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 17000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
DI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Hatsuharu class DD
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Chikuma

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Morning Air attack on 144th Infantry Regiment, at 99,130

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 38 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Auki at 118,136

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9

Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
DI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Raid is overhead
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Raid is overhead
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Raid is overhead

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Morning Air attack on 144th Infantry Regiment, at 99,130

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet *
Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 2

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged

Allied Ships
DD Patterson

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x A6M2-N Rufe bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
VMF-212 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes

Patterson dead in the water ...

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Auki at 118,136

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 10

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 33
SBD-3 Dauntless x 97
TBF-1 Avenger x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 11 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 15, on fire
CA Tone, Bomb hits 1, on fire
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 12, heavy fires
CS Chitose, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Akigumo, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Makigumo
DD Oyashio
DD Hatsukaze, Bomb hits 3, on fire

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
16 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 15000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
15 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
17 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
3 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 15000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
17 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
16 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

CAP engaged:
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
DI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Hiei
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Akigumo
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Ryujo
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB Kirishima

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Stewart Island at 117,137

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
B5N1 Kate x 26
D3A2 Val x 17

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 33

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
B5N1 Kate: 6 destroyed, 8 damaged
D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed, 9 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed

Allied Ships
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
CA Canberra
DD Conyngham
DD Stack
CA Pensacola
CL Boise

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
9 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
VF-3 with F4F-4 Wildcat (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(14 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
VF-71 with F4F-4 Wildcat (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 6 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
VF-6 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes
3 planes vectored on to bombers

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Auki at 118,136

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8

Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 2

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Raid is overhead
DI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/20/2009 2:13:24 AM

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I hate losing the Enterprise! Do you have any idea what happened to the three damaged Japanese carriers? They sound like they are hurt bad.

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/20/2009 2:14:41 AM

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Stewart Island at 117,137

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 53
B5N1 Kate x 17
D3A2 Val x 48

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 51

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed
B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed, 7 damaged
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 13 damaged

Allied Ships
CA Australia
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Boise
CA Pensacola
CA Canberra
CLAA Atlanta
CLAA Juneau, Bomb hits 1
DD Conyngham

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
20 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
9 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

Hey Nik, why so few kates eventually found the target? Did they get lost in the rain or something?

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/20/2009 2:48:15 AM

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ORIGINAL: Fishbed

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Hey Nik, why so few kates eventually found the target? Did they get lost in the rain or something?

I don't know. It was not due to damage. Losses were very light over Guad and the survivors were intact (servicable)

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/20/2009 2:56:56 AM

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I hate losing the Enterprise! Do you have any idea what happened to the three damaged Japanese carriers? They sound like they are hurt bad.

Well, Ryujo is toast along with another IJN CA. The two big carriers will probably soon follow.

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/20/2009 2:57:32 AM

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/20/2009 2:57:58 AM

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/20/2009 3:00:41 AM

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/20/2009 3:02:27 AM

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/20/2009 3:49:04 AM

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If this were chess, it'd be time to tip the king.......

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/20/2009 3:57:29 AM

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Guadalcanal

USN Dive bombers finish off Kido Butai's remenants and then pummel my surface TF which was moving in to bomard Lunga. An I-boat gets the North Carolina in her sights but misses with a full salvo. We seem to be incapable of hitting much this time around.

Combined Fleet apologizes to 17th Army HQ for it's virtual impotence in the face of a superior enemy. They have no explanation. 17th Army still wishes to reinforce Lunga but it is looking less likely that any such venture will succeed. The enemy has complete air superiority and now has naval parity.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 42
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Sub attack near Lunga at 114,139

Japanese Ships
SS I-10

Allied Ships
DD Maury
CV Saratoga
CA Vincennes
CLAA San Juan
DD Clark
DD Dale
DD Worden
DD MacDonough
DD Farragut

SS I-10 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Maury
I-10 diving deep ....
DD Dale fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Worden attacking submerged sub ....
DD MacDonough fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Farragut fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Worden fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Worden attacking submerged sub ....
DD Worden fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Auki at 118,134

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 1

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Auki at 118,134

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 1

No Allied losses

Japanese Ships
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku

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Morning Air attack on Horii Group , at 99,130

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 10

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
57 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Auki at 118,134

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes

Japanese aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 20
SBD-3 Dauntless x 48

Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
CV Shokaku, and is sunk
DD Nowaki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Hamakaze, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
DD Oyashio
DD Hatsukaze, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Akigumo, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
DD Tokitsukaze

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb GP Bomb
15 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
16 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Nowaki
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Asashio class DD
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Japanese DD
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hamakaze

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Auki at 118,134

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
TBF-1 Avenger x 3

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Oyashio
DD Nowaki, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Tokitsukaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Hatsukaze, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Nowaki

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Afternoon Air attack on 144th Infantry Regiment, at 99,130

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 8

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Kittyhawk IA sweeping at 20000 feet

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Thousand Ships Bay at 114,136

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 1

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
CL Yura

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 144th Infantry Regiment, at 99,130

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 13

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x P-39D Airacobra diving from 10000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Thousand Ships Bay at 114,136

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 20
SBD-3 Dauntless x 44
TBF-1 Avenger x 6

Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Murasame, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires
CA Haguro, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
CL Yura
DD Tanikaze

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 15000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
15 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Myoko
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Haguro

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 42

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Sub attack near Lunga at 114,139

Japanese Ships
SS I-10, hits 2

Allied Ships
BB North Carolina
CV Wasp
CA Minneapolis
CA New Orleans
DD Monssen
DD Russell
DD Frazier
DD Farenholt
DD Buchanan

SS I-10 launches 6 torpedoes at BB North Carolina
DD Russell attacking submerged sub ....
DD Frazier fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Farenholt fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Buchanan fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Russell attacking submerged sub ....
DD Farenholt fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Buchanan fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Russell fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Buchanan fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Buchanan attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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Morning Air attack on I/55 Mtn Gun Rgt , at 99,130

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on I/55 Mtn Gun Rgt , at 99,130

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
28 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 8

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Kittyhawk IA sweeping at 20000 feet

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Afternoon Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 13

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x P-39D Airacobra diving from 10000'
Ground Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/20/2009 7:33:10 AM

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Hmmm 1000lb SAP bombs seem to be able to de real damage this time. Wonder why you grouped alll your CVs into one TF? Grouping separately seems to have saved Joe's ones as even 1-2 torp hits could have been devastating on them. Still 48 of your Vals missing...
Seems you have to time now the moment he retires with the CVs to take on supplies and then send in some surface combat groups. Don't loose faith in the subs just yet :D

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/20/2009 9:45:56 AM

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ORIGINAL: Terminus

Just to set the terminology straight, this is not a "mod" but an official scenario.

However, 30 Brigade did manage to stop the Nips, and if Nik has determined that the best way to simulate this is to post the entire brigade up there, even though its not worth much more than a couple of battalions, and the 39th, 49th and 53rd Battalions AMF had to walk up there (historical fact) then that's the way it's going to be.

Dial down the hostility a bit.

Nope, Its a mod of WITP, otherwise we wouldn't need to own it to run the new mod.

IRL, 30 Bde did not stop the japanese,with only 1 effective Bn (39Bn) it took 30 & 21 Bdes to wear down the japanese and 25 Bde to provide the firm base which finally stopped the japanese thrust.

The scenario does not take advantage of the AE system to split formation into their smaller components so as to provide an accurate representation of the situation.

49 Bn garrisoned Pt Moresby & did not see action until Sanananda, it probably flew in.
53 Bn was, due to its poor selection, training, leadership & usage was basically useless. In AE talk it might be in the same hex as 39Bn in a reserve formation.

39 Bn bore the main japanese thrusts in early days and was the only combat effective unit in 30 Bde.

As the scenario seems to start 6 August 42, having the troops inthe right place would make a good start

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/20/2009 1:29:05 PM

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Nope, Its a mod of WITP, otherwise we wouldn't need to own it to run the new mod.

Termie is talking about Nik's scenario bro...

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/20/2009 1:56:12 PM

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Hi Nikademus it seems both sides have very light losses to flak? (Light because the TF would been very heavy with AAA on both sides), do you think the reason your aircraft missed was because they flu against the base at lunga before attacking the Enterprise the day before?

Tiger!

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/20/2009 4:41:55 PM

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ORIGINAL: tigercub

Hi Nikademus it seems both sides have very light losses to flak? (Light because the TF would been very heavy with AAA on both sides), do you think the reason your aircraft missed was because they flu against the base at lunga before attacking the Enterprise the day before?

Tiger!

I was wondering the same thing...for whatever reason, if a carrier TF attacks a land base right before a carrier battle, things seem to go wrong to the side that attacked the land base...plus, weather over US carriers was Hvy Rain, weather over Jap carriers was Partial Clouds...might account for the poor AAA performance...i think the weather gods played a big role in this battle...

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/20/2009 4:52:25 PM

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ORIGINAL: Fishbed

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Nope, Its a mod of WITP, otherwise we wouldn't need to own it to run the new mod.

Termie is talking about Nik's scenario bro...

And AE is still not a mod. You can't grasp that, tough for you.

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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/20/2009 6:12:20 PM

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Hi All,
I', with Terminus on this one...AE is NOT a mod. Mods overlay existing games. Here is a quote from Erik Rutins from another thread:

"The Admiral's Edition _requires_ that you own and have installed a copy of War in the Pacific (any version) on the same system where you plan to install AE. If you have not, AE will not install and will not run.

AE does _not_ install on top of WITP, but it requires it to install and run. After you install AE, you will have two separate working games. You can continue playing WITP and any ongoing solo or PBEM games without interruption while firing up AE and getting started with that. "

I hope this helps,
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RE: Guadalcanal AAR - The rematch///Noa Joa - 7/20/2009 6:26:01 PM

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Nik;

Joe played a conservative Japan game, and was losing to you pretty handily. You are playing more aggressively as Japan, and it appears that you will likely lose as well, perhaps even worse than Joe. Do you think this scenario is skewed to the Allies?

IRL, taking Lunga or PM was probably a stretch for the Japanese, so maybe you modelled the history too well. If you need to take one of those to have a chance in this scenario, then maybe that's too high a bar if this is historically accurate?

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(in reply to kmussler)

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