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RE: AIR SLAUGHTER - 11/25/2011 10:35:31 PM

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Thanksgiving Day in Canada is in early October IIRC.

Yes, every American school child knows that "our" Thanksgiving is a celebration of our long hard war of independence fought with Canada to free us from the yoke of Canadian tyranny-culminating with the famous Battle of New Orleans where Stonewall Jackson whipped a combined Canuk-Indian army commanded by the Marquis de Pontchartrain and drove them into the sea. Well, except for bunch of them that stuck around and taught most New Orleaners how to speak a very weird variation of French.

Do not confuse this with the Canadian Thanksgiving which, if I am not mistaken, has something to do with hockey or ice fishing....

Never again will we bow down to the power of the Canadian king. Sic Semper Tyrannis!

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RE: AIR SLAUGHTER - 11/25/2011 10:45:01 PM

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Now if I posted that at History Channel more than 75% would believe it, and thatsonly counting the HC experts!!

Why do the Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving??

We have ANZAC Day, do they have a Dieppe Day holiday?

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RE: AIR SLAUGHTER - 11/25/2011 10:46:13 PM

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On a history note, didn't John Wilkes Booth shout "Sic sempter tyranis" just after shooting Abraham Lincoln?

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RE: AIR SLAUGHTER - 11/25/2011 10:52:18 PM

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On a history note, didn't John Wilkes Booth shout "Sic sempter tyranis" just after shooting Abraham Lincoln?

Yes. And "ouch!" when he hit the stage.

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RE: AIR SLAUGHTER - 11/25/2011 10:57:48 PM

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Which in turn led to one of the best sayings in the halls of Texas politics:

"Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"

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RE: AIR SLAUGHTER - 11/26/2011 12:10:38 AM

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Going on with "latin" references...

there's a little riddle in Italy about Berlusconi..

...When Col. Gheddafi was murdered, President Berlsconi seems to have said:

"yes, Gloria was a trans"

...and his counsellor whispered in his ear: <<No, it's Sic Transit Gloria Mundi>>

...and Mr. B. has said: "Oh, was she operated? Don't like her anymore!"

Ok...probably translated in english isn't exactly funny...but when mr.B. said Sic Transit Gloria Mundi everybody here had laughted...cause it's well known that he doesn't know a word of latin... :-)

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RE: AIR SLAUGHTER - 11/26/2011 12:37:22 AM

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On a history note, didn't John Wilkes Booth shout "Sic sempter tyranis" just after shooting Abraham Lincoln?

Goodness me my Southern friend, you are bordering on politics. I believe a conservative TV personality has recently published a historically questionable tome about these events.

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RE: AIR SLAUGHTER - 11/26/2011 12:49:09 AM

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On a history note, didn't John Wilkes Booth shout "Sic sempter tyranis" just after shooting Abraham Lincoln?

A common mistake:

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RE: AIR SLAUGHTER - 11/26/2011 12:53:40 AM

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Mar 16, 17 1944

While our invasion fleet has finally left Perth and is slowly moving towards Exmouth, our I US Corp at Chiuseul attacked the 20,000 japanese garrison.
We managed to get a 3-1 on the first day, bringing down forts to level , but on the second day our supplies went low and we achieved a miserable 1-2....despite that losses are higher on japanese side (among them only a couple of fragmented Bdes are in combat shape, the rest is what remains of his Solomons garrisons...

The Japanese former Indian Army is loading at Rangoon...our subs are moved towards Victoria points, hoping to find something to shoot at...

The first small (7 planes) B-29 squadrons arrived at aden....

Our Indian Army is moving towards Calcutta...while some armoured Bdes are marching towards Madras...soon, very soon the whole India will be ours again

CVs are refuelling at perth...he sent some picket ships close to Exmouth...will try to take them out with our DDs before the can spot our SDBs scouting those waters...

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RE: AIR SLAUGHTER - 11/26/2011 1:09:51 AM

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The first small (7 planes) B-29 squadrons arrived at aden

Yes, and do you know what they did in real life? A couple of days later, they took off, loaded with spare parts, and flew to India. You will have to take them apart, put them on ships , and boat them over. These planes should have some pretty crappy crews. Start to gather your good bomber crews from elsewhere. These puppies have some sick recon range. Want to see what is doing at Rangoon? No problem

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RE: AIR SLAUGHTER - 11/26/2011 2:25:34 AM

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On a history note, didn't John Wilkes Booth shout "Sic sempter tyranis" just after shooting Abraham Lincoln?

Goodness me my Southern friend, you are bordering on politics. I believe a conservative TV personality has recently published a historically questionable tome about these events.

Just to clarify, John, I was quoting what Booth said, not agreeing with him. The death of Lincoln was the worst calamity the South could have suffered. It was a great tragedy, and Lincoln was a great man. My views about Lincoln and Sherman, as expressed from time to time in my writing and speaking events, get me in hot water with many southerners. Plenty of the Sons of Confederate Veteran crowd have questions about my loyalty to the South.

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RE: AIR SLAUGHTER - 11/26/2011 2:45:01 AM

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all hail the arrival of GJ's 1st B-29 sqn!

these guys will give you death-star ability, but they must be carefully cossetted. start by keeping them in training, & transfer your best bomber pilots into it.

they are devastating as night-raids against airfields at 7000', since iirc you're HR-restricted to moon/2, keep them quiet 'til you can run a group of 35-40.
but they've got awful serviceability, once they go on continuous ops they should be limited to 50% attack, except for night-raid time.

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RE: AIR SLAUGHTER - 11/26/2011 4:40:45 AM

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On a history note, didn't John Wilkes Booth shout "Sic sempter tyranis" just after shooting Abraham Lincoln?

He was just quoting the Virginia state flag.

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RE: AIR SLAUGHTER - 11/26/2011 4:42:42 AM

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Thanksgiving Day in Canada is in early October IIRC.

where Stonewall Jackson whipped a combined Canuk-Indian army

Nice trick, given he was born in 1824.

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RE: AIR SLAUGHTER - 11/26/2011 5:26:51 AM

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Thanksgiving Day in Canada is in early October IIRC.

where Stonewall Jackson whipped a combined Canuk-Indian army

Nice trick, given he was born in 1824.

I blame the public schools for all of my shortfalls.

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RE: AIR SLAUGHTER - 11/26/2011 9:43:33 AM

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On a history note, didn't John Wilkes Booth shout "Sic sempter tyranis" just after shooting Abraham Lincoln?

Goodness me my Southern friend, you are bordering on politics. I believe a conservative TV personality has recently published a historically questionable tome about these events.

Just to clarify, John, I was quoting what Booth said, not agreeing with him. The death of Lincoln was the worst calamity the South could have suffered. It was a great tragedy, and Lincoln was a great man. My views about Lincoln and Sherman, as expressed from time to time in my writing and speaking events, get me in hot water with many southerners. Plenty of the Sons of Confederate Veteran crowd have questions about my loyalty to the South.

For what i know about the US History that statement is very very true. Lincoln's death has been a calamity for the South. Lincoln was probably one of the few northern leaders who wasn't willing to use (abuse) the "slavery thing" in order to legitimate every kind of abuse towards the southerners...with his death the war for the confederate had gone well beyond 1865

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RE: AIR SLAUGHTER - 11/26/2011 1:27:39 PM

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Just to clarify, John, I was quoting what Booth said, not agreeing with him. The death of Lincoln was the worst calamity the South could have suffered. It was a great tragedy, and Lincoln was a great man. My views about Lincoln and Sherman, as expressed from time to time in my writing a

No worries, you are a fair and learned gentleman

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RE: AIR SLAUGHTER - 11/26/2011 1:32:39 PM

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For what i know about the US History that statement is very very true. Lincoln's death has been a calamity for the South. Lincoln was probably one of the few northern leaders who wasn't willing to use (abuse) the "slavery thing" in order to legitimate every kind of abuse towards the southerners...with his death the war for the confederate had gone well beyond 1865

Although some of the details could be argued, the Reconstruction seems the proper way to move past an ugly and decisive conflict. No doubt some of those differences are still with us today, but "the Treaty of Versailles" approach would have been acceptable to many in the North, and would have been a disaster for our country. Even without Lincoln, cooler heads seem to have prevailed

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RE: AIR SLAUGHTER - 11/26/2011 3:16:28 PM

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On a history note, didn't John Wilkes Booth shout "Sic sempter tyranis" just after shooting Abraham Lincoln?

Goodness me my Southern friend, you are bordering on politics. I believe a conservative TV personality has recently published a historically questionable tome about these events.

Just to clarify, John, I was quoting what Booth said, not agreeing with him. The death of Lincoln was the worst calamity the South could have suffered. It was a great tragedy, and Lincoln was a great man. My views about Lincoln and Sherman, as expressed from time to time in my writing and speaking events, get me in hot water with many southerners. Plenty of the Sons of Confederate Veteran crowd have questions about my loyalty to the South.

For what i know about the US History that statement is very very true. Lincoln's death has been a calamity for the South. Lincoln was probably one of the few northern leaders who wasn't willing to use (abuse) the "slavery thing" in order to legitimate every kind of abuse towards the southerners...with his death the war for the confederate had gone well beyond 1865

We have had many fine presidents but Lincoln was probably the finest. No president ever had to lead the nation under a more testing time and there are quite a few that I think would have failed to meet the challenge.

"A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free. I do not expect the Union to be dissolved � I do not expect the house to fall � but I do expect it will cease to be divided. It will become all one thing or all the other.

I also think history has been very unkind to Jefferson Davis-a war hero and highly capable man thrust into an impossible situation. We should give him a second look.

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RE: AIR SLAUGHTER - 11/26/2011 6:13:39 PM

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Shelby Foote presented a sympathetic portrait of Davis in 'The Civil War'. His life was marred by several personal tragedies, and his service as President of the CSA seemed almost to unite the South - against him! He was constantly excoriated by the Southern press. But following his post-war imprisonment, he gradually came to be seen as a martyr, & his history of the uprising sold well in the area he had once governed.

otoh, he was also a slave-owner & a traitor to the USA, which will tend to color how he is viewed as a historical figure.

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RE: AIR SLAUGHTER - 11/26/2011 6:23:04 PM

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all hail the arrival of GJ's 1st B-29 sqn!

these guys will give you death-star ability, but they must be carefully cossetted. start by keeping them in training, & transfer your best bomber pilots into it.

they are devastating as night-raids against airfields at 7000', since iirc you're HR-restricted to moon/2, keep them quiet 'til you can run a group of 35-40.
but they've got awful serviceability, once they go on continuous ops they should be limited to 50% attack, except for night-raid time.

Yes, they are being transfered now to Aden....and they will get some better crews asap. However, considering our HR about night attack, i wonder if it's ever worth the time spent to organize a night raid...normally bad weather kicks in during the 100%moonlight nights and screws up everything...

will get a turn probably late tonight...so untill tomorrow no updates...hope to get back on our normal pace asap

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RE: AIR SLAUGHTER - 11/27/2011 12:05:27 PM

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Good luck with the new offensive and on not taking conventional, ineffectual advice. I am quite looking forward to the reaction hereabouts when people realise that you are one of the few people hereabouts who plays the meta-game.

My only advice to you would be to ensure you maintain your concentration of forces and focus on your objectives and don't, in the flush of initial success, try to expand your objectives on the fly. The objectives you've picked are achievable and will change the strategic dynamic entirely. Commit to them 100% and maintain your force concentrations.

Strategically I think you are now at the point where you should ignore advice on this thread ( tactically and operationally you still have much to learn so should continue listening ), especially the inevitable discussion/advice on expanding or limiting objectives once the initial landings have occured. Ignore that advice/discussion and stick to your plan.

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Rabaul destroyed. Chiuseul conquered! - 11/27/2011 11:53:29 PM

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A very good turn!

Mar 20, 21 1944

Our small combat TFs combed Choiseul, in order to help with the final attack

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Night Naval bombardment of Choiseul Bay at 111,132

Allied Ships
CL Richmond
DD Jarvis
DD Helm
DD Blue
DD Walke

Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 2

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Night Naval bombardment of Choiseul Bay at 111,132

Allied Ships
CA Chester
CL Detroit
DD Arunta
DD Voyager
DD Wilson
DD Lang
DD Craven
DD Hammann
DD Meredith

Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 20
Port hits 7
Port supply hits 1

Then the biggest allied air offensive mission of the war so far took place.

As always things didn't go as planned, and my sweeps went in without coordination and the 4Es got divided into several different fragments...who got slaughtered...but those who got thorugh...oh Lord!!!

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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 42,800 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 15
A6M3a Zero x 15
A6M5 Zero x 54
J2M3 Jack x 81
N1K1 Rex x 12
N1K1-J George x 38
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 25
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 9
Ki-84a Frank x 53
Ki-100-I Tony x 94

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
J2M3 Jack: 1 destroyed
N1K1 Rex: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 5 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 15
A6M3a Zero x 14
A6M5 Zero x 52
J2M3 Jack x 76
N1K1 Rex x 10
N1K1-J George x 37
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 22
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 9
Ki-84a Frank x 50
Ki-100-I Tony x 87

Allied aircraft
P-38H Lightning x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M3 Jack: 1 destroyed
N1K1 Rex: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38H Lightning: 5 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 18 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 13
A6M3a Zero x 11
A6M5 Zero x 43
J2M3 Jack x 62
N1K1 Rex x 6
N1K1-J George x 30
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 17
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 7
Ki-84a Frank x 41
Ki-100-I Tony x 71

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning: 4 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 5
A6M3a Zero x 10
A6M5 Zero x 28
J2M3 Jack x 53
N1K1 Rex x 5
N1K1-J George x 22
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 14
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 7
Ki-84a Frank x 31
Ki-100-I Tony x 49

Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Ic x 19
Beaufighter X x 24
B-24D1 Liberator x 55
B-24J Liberator x 73

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero: 3 damaged
A6M3 Zero: 8 destroyed on ground
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
A6M5 Zero: 28 damaged
A6M5 Zero: 22 destroyed on ground
J2M3 Jack: 37 damaged
J2M3 Jack: 13 destroyed on ground
N1K1 Rex: 5 damaged
N1K1 Rex: 2 destroyed on ground
N1K1-J George: 22 damaged
N1K1-J George: 28 destroyed on ground
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 3 damaged
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 9 destroyed on ground
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 7 damaged
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed on ground
Ki-84a Frank: 28 damaged
Ki-84a Frank: 28 destroyed on ground
Ki-100-I Tony: 21 damaged
Ki-100-I Tony: 15 destroyed on ground
Ki-67-Ia (T) Peggy: 5 destroyed on ground
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed on ground
P1Y1 Frances: 5 destroyed on ground
G3M2 Nell: 7 destroyed on ground
Ki-45 KAIc Nick: 9 destroyed on ground
B5N2 Kate: 10 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufighter Ic: 7 destroyed
Beaufighter X: 8 destroyed
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled

Airbase hits 43
Airbase supply hits 9
Runway hits 114

Then several single squadron 4Es arrived unescorted...obviously we lost several 4Es in this stupid process.....

Our main sweep from Milne Bay arrived after the 4Es...

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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 41,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 2
A6M5 Zero x 9
J2M3 Jack x 13
N1K1 Rex x 1
N1K1-J George x 7
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 4
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4
Ki-45 KAIc Nick x 2
Ki-84a Frank x 10
Ki-100-I Tony x 22

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 75

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M5 Zero: 3 destroyed
J2M3 Jack: 3 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 3 destroyed
Ki-100-I Tony: 5 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed

More battles occurred...and during the 21st bad weather prevented us to finish the job...

....but the results were incredible! 1000 planes destroyed on the ground and Rabaul closed for good!

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Ground combat at Choiseul Bay (111,132)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 9146 troops, 216 guns, 189 vehicles, Assault Value = 422

Defending force 6010 troops, 29 guns, 102 vehicles, Assault Value = 96

Allied adjusted assault: 662

Japanese adjusted defense: 43

Allied assault odds: 15 to 1 (fort level 1)

Allied forces CAPTURE Choiseul Bay !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1411 casualties reported
Squads: 12 destroyed, 45 disabled
Non Combat: 78 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 51 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 11 (9 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 55 (55 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2

Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Assaulting units:
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
24th Infantry Division
1/151st Combat Engineer Battalion
I US Corps
223rd Field Artillery Battalion
1881th Engineer Aviation Battalion

Defending units:
2nd Amphibious Bde /1
46th JNAF AF Unit /1
3rd Mobile Engr Rgt /1
3rd South Seas Det. /1
15th Naval Const Bn /2
16th JAAF Base Force
69th JAAF AF Coy
5th Naval Const Bn /1
18th JAAF Base Force /1
76th JAAF AF Bn /1
1st Raiding Rgt /1
15th AA Regiment
10th JNAF AF Unit /1
207th JAAF AF Bn /1
24th JAAF AF Bn
53rd JNAF AF Unit /1

Choiseul fell....and now Shortland is in danger!

HURRAH!!!

However among those 118 planes lost in the air, there were 8 aces and several more very experienced pilots... and expensive battle...

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RE: Rabaul destroyed. Chiuseul conquered! - 11/28/2011 12:00:10 AM

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Nicely done, GreyJoy!

That, my friends, is what happens if you severely overstack an airfield in range of a couple hundred 4EB's.

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RE: Rabaul destroyed. Chiuseul conquered! - 11/28/2011 12:02:08 AM

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I fear 4Es. Yikes. Then again, woe to the player that puts over 1000 planes in any base.

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RE: Rabaul destroyed. Chiuseul conquered! - 11/28/2011 12:03:02 AM

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Nicely done, GreyJoy! �

That, my friends, is what happens if you severely overstack an airfield in range of a couple hundred 4EB's.�

...and the best is yet to come my friend....

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RE: Rabaul destroyed. Chiuseul conquered! - 11/28/2011 12:05:20 AM

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I can't understand the over stacking. It is just begging for massive losses. I never do it. Naval bombardments are brutal on an over stacked base as well. Just say no... to over stacking.

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RE: Rabaul destroyed. Chiuseul conquered! - 11/28/2011 12:07:50 AM

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I can't understand the over stacking. It is just begging for massive losses. I never do it. Naval bombardments are brutal on an over stacked base as well. Just say no... to over stacking.

And he has 350 more fighters on the 3 bouganville bases and more 500 fighters and bombers on the bases around Rabaul (Green Is and such...)...and part of those zeros in the air were from some CVs that are stationing one hex northeast of Rabaul...quite a massive air force!

Think he was almost ready to start an offensive from Rabaul...probably against PM....that's the only reason i can justify the overstacking...(however Rabaul is AF 9)...but it's been like that for over a month now...he was really calling for it...

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RE: Rabaul destroyed. Chiuseul conquered! - 11/28/2011 6:59:11 AM

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The detail of what we got at Rabaul...

note that the Jack has come in line already in good numbers...and it prooved a serious threat in the air

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RE: Rabaul destroyed. Chiuseul conquered! - 11/28/2011 7:02:59 AM

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In India we're fighting for Calcutta. One more turn and the sieged jap garrison will open the gates of the city to the 7th Aus Division supported by several tank units...