darrenl
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I just wanted to share this one. I was doing the Coral Sea scenario, and honestly, I'm not really "doing" that much. Just sending both carrier groups West then heading North. In this round I nailed the Japanese CV and had both carriers at my disposal to hit the invasion force to PM. Take a look see...I think I had around 2000-ish casualties for the Japanese invasion TF. For the vets out there...have I now mastered the Coral Sea scenario? After this, I've won this one three times in a row. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 06, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 7 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Japanese Ships CL Yubari DD Yayoi DD Mutsuki E Asanagi E Oite Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled CL Yubari firing at 15th RAAF Base Force DD Yayoi firing at 15th RAAF Base Force DD Mutsuki firing at 15th RAAF Base Force E Asanagi firing at 15th RAAF Base Force E Oite firing at 15th RAAF Base Force -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 G3M2 Nell x 19 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses Wirraway: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 10 Aircraft Attacking: 19 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 7000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 10 SBD-3 Dauntless x 28 TBD-1 Devastator x 12 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Sinsei Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires xAK Ikushima Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Kansai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Chicago Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk xAK Kagu Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Canberra Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Kasuga Maru #2 xAK Asakaze Maru xAKL Noshiro Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Japanese ground losses: 273 casualties reported Squads: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 26 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 14 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb 8 x F4F-3 Wildcat sweeping at 10000 feet 14 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb 11 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 12 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Chicago Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Canberra Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kagu Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 6 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 7 SBD-3 Dauntless x 27 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Asakaze Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk xAKL Hagoromo Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk xAK Sinsei Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Canberra Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Aso Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 487 casualties reported Squads: 11 destroyed, 8 disabled Non Combat: 18 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Guns lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 14 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb 13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Sinsei Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kasuga Maru #2 Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Canberra Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Asakaze Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Aso Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 10 SBD-3 Dauntless x 26 TBD-1 Devastator x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged TBD-1 Devastator: 3 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Aso Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Sinsei Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Kansai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Kamikaze Maru xAK Tatumiya Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Japanese ground losses: 1182 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 23 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 102 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 12 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb 9 x F4F-3 Wildcat sweeping at 10000 feet 14 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb 9 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (10 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 10 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Sinsei Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Aso Maru -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,134 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 6 SBD-3 Dauntless x 27 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Aso Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk xAK Kamikaze Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage AMc Fumi Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Japanese ground losses: 426 casualties reported Squads: 6 destroyed, 68 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 26 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 14 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb 13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 5 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Aso Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Kamikaze Maru
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