Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: jwolf

First, kudos to both of you for putting on a great show for the fans! Wow!!

Thanks! - this is the type of thing you look forward to - admittedly with trepidation - after all those months of manoeuvring, logistics, planning, digging trenches etc.

Regarding the carriers on both sides, I guess the problem is that you know exactly how badly damaged your own carriers are, but there is lot of question about the other side. The two US CVs that were hit by torpedoes would probably (??) be out of action for a while, but as for the rest there is a wide range of possibilities.

Agreed - the torpedo hits were certainly encouraging. I have to hope that my opponent will feel obliged to pull his carriers further back so that my LBA can get among his transport shipping. A few more sub torpedoes finding their targets would also do nicely at this critical time.

I was surprised by the initial surface fight at Rossel, where your superior fleet came out much the worse.

Yes, can't get the luck of the dice always it seems...

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Here is the roster of Allied forces wading ashore at Milne Bay and Rossel Is. Obviously they are here to stay, if they can...

Yeah, not just a bus full of tourists. You've definitely got your hands full.

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unless of course the attack in the Coral Sea has all been an elaborate feint

You're onto him!

Good luck as you fight through this!

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Well done!!

What does your fighter plane research and production look like now?

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

What does your fighter r&d look like for the Zero and Oscar and Frank A?

A6M3a 42/12 [(30 A6M3 will convert)]
A6M5 43/04 [10(10) (+ 12 Rufe will convert)]
Ki-43-IIb 43/02 [5(10) (+ 70 Ic/IIa will convert)]
Frank a 1/44 [34(21)]


It is not that difficult to have A6M5 by now...although many players recommend staying with the A6M3a until you get the A6M5c.

I am going to produce both models in tandem and progressively upgrade both carrier and land-based units.

Judys would really have done well in the last fight...but they are harder to get early.

Agreed - the Val's bombs probably did little damage overall, although they possibly sank a couple of APDs.

Every game is of course different, but your production of fighters and FB look low to me. How many Ha 35 do you make per day?

You are probably right. I have upped Ha 35 to 367 per month which is probably not nearly enough.

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

On the positive side you should really be piling up the supplies.

Allies get the P47 in July of 43 and depending how many squadrons he can field on the front lines, you are in for some tough times in the air I think. The first Corsair, land base, shows up in January of 43 and will also run wild depending upon how many squadrons he can get forward. Plus the Lightnings. At least the Corsairs and Lightnings are high SR.

To be blunt, I don't think your fighter preparation is prepared for the onslaught. Just don't lose the KB like I did.

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

If you read some of Greyjoy vs Obvert, you will see that he got Oscar IV; A6M8; Frank A by July of 43. With Frank R estimated to be Jan of 44 plus research on Sam and Frank B (an important plane in PDU off games).

PDU off in a lot of ways is still simple...blow your supplies on tightly focused fighter planes that a lot of squadrons fly.

Bombers: Judy and Jill; Grace; Lilly IIb. Perhaps pick a kamikaze or two come 1943.

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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato
BB Mutsu
CA Myoko
CL Nagara
DD Yugiri
DD Kawakaze
DD Kasumi
DD Teruzuki

Allied ground losses:
52 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 20 (7 destroyed, 13 disabled)

BB Yamato firing at A/B Hy Cst Arty
BB Mutsu firing at 23rd Australian Brigade
CA Myoko firing at 23rd Australian Brigade
CL Nagara firing at 23rd Australian Brigade
DD Yugiri firing at 23rd Australian Brigade
DD Kawakaze firing at 23rd Australian Brigade
DD Kasumi firing at 23rd Australian Brigade
DD Teruzuki firing at 30th Australian Brigade

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 105,137

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 15
G4M1 Betty x 6

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged

Allied Ships
xAP Lycaon
xAK Arkansan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied ground losses:
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

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Submarine attack near Rossel Island at 105,137

Japanese Ships
SS I-176

Allied Ships
xAK Arkansan, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

xAK Arkansan is sighted by SS I-176
SS I-176 launches 2 torpedoes


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Sub attack near Tagula Island at 104,138

Japanese Ships
SS I-166

Allied Ships
APD Crosby, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

SS I-166 launches 4 torpedoes
I-166 diving deep ....

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Ground combat at Tagula Island (104,137)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1527 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 64

Defending force 527 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

Allied adjusted assault: 25

Japanese adjusted defense: 7

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

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

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

Assaulting units:
2/3rd Pioneer Battalion
Rabaul Base Force
2nd Pioneer Battalion
4th RAAF Construction Battalion

Defending units:
1st Raiding Regiment

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Ground combat at Milne Bay (101,133)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 3265 troops, 58 guns, 49 vehicles, Assault Value = 221

Defending force 2408 troops, 12 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 77

Allied adjusted assault: 76

Japanese adjusted defense: 25

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
453 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 31 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled

Allied ground losses:
89 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled

Assaulting units:
23rd Australian Brigade
30th Australian Bde /1
2/9th Armoured Rgt /1
A/B Hy Cst Arty
2nd US Naval Const Bn /1
Katherine RAAF Base Force /1
32nd Aus Lt AA Rgt /1
2nd Port Advn Base Force /1

Defending units:
86th Naval Guard Unit
4th Indpt SNLF Coy
51st Const Co

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Looks like you might not have had night recon up for the Milne bay bombardment? Or bad weather scrubbed the flight, since the weather seems horrendous here lately.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Hedland at 53,121, Range 10,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
DD Uranami
DD Shikinami

Allied Ships
APD Peary, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage

Improved night sighting under 100% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 100% moonlight: 12,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 10,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
Sone, Akira crosses the 'T'
DD Shikinami engages APD Peary at 10,000 yards
DD Uranami engages APD Peary at 10,000 yards
Range increases to 11,000 yards
CA Mogami engages APD Peary at 11,000 yards
DD Shikinami engages APD Peary at 11,000 yards
DD Uranami engages APD Peary at 11,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards
CA Mogami engages APD Peary at 8,000 yards
DD Shikinami engages APD Peary at 8,000 yards
DD Uranami engages APD Peary at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 9,000 yards
CA Mogami engages APD Peary at 9,000 yards
DD Shikinami engages APD Peary at 9,000 yards
DD Uranami engages APD Peary at 9,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CA Mogami engages APD Peary at 12,000 yards
DD Shikinami engages APD Peary at 12,000 yards
DD Uranami engages APD Peary at 12,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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ORIGINAL: jwolf

It's amazing to me that any Allied shipping can get through all those red subs! As an Allied player I would be terrified of that sub concentration. If the Allies do attack Horn Island as you suggest then this would like kind of like Cartwheel but on a larger scale since you took more than the historical Japanese did.

My opponent has done pretty well with avoiding subs. Remember that Allied escorts have superior ASW values, especially in DBB, plus he has used accompanying SCs judiciously to keep my subs heads down. I am just as scared that I will lose one of my own flat-tops to Allied subs in the waters around New Britain which has restricted my own room to manoeuvre a little.


Any chance you can get reinforcements to contest Milne Bay or Tagula? Or are they lost causes? Even without a counter-invasion, say at Milne Bay, I'm wondering how long you could delay things by bombing and/or bombardment.

If these bases are built up in any size it will be pretty tough for Rabaul and the Solomons as they really are pointing into my backyard so I will have to contest them all I can. This will necessarily involve bombing and bombardments, however my bombers are nowhere near as effective as B-17s in closing airfields down. I may also launch a counter-attack but this will need to be finely-judged to avoid failure.

Last, what will you do when you find out the Peary is the real story and all the fighting in the Coral Sea is just a fake?

I think it was all part of a cunning plan to return Macarthur to the Philippines two years early and win the war with guerilla actions on Mindanao.

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Morning Air attack on 2/3rd Pioneer Battalion, at 104,137 (Tagula Island)
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 12
G4M1 Betty x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 7000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Also attacking 2nd Pioneer Battalion ...
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Afternoon Air attack on 23rd Australian Brigade, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 29
G4M1 Betty x 20

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on 30th Australian Brigade, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
G4M1 Betty x 33

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
33 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on 30th Australian Brigade, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak

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

Aircraft Attacking:
26 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 9000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

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Ground combat at Rossel Island (105,137)
Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1186 troops, 8 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 42

Defending force 261 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7

Allied adjusted assault: 10

Japanese adjusted defense: 1

Allied assault odds: 10 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), leaders(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
98 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
1st Marine Raider Battalion
91st Construction Regiment
4th Air Advn Base Force /3

Defending units:
II/19th Naval Guard Unit
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Ground combat at Tagula Island (104,137)
Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 1535 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 64

Defending force 527 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 21

Allied adjusted assault: 30

Japanese adjusted defense: 9

Allied assault odds: 3 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), fatigue(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
32 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
2/3rd Pioneer Battalion
2nd Pioneer Battalion
Rabaul Base Force
4th RAAF Construction Battalion

Defending units:
1st Raiding Regiment

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Pre-Invasion action off Horn Island (91,128)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

25 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CL Birmingham
DD Wilson
xAP Benjamin Franklin

Japanese ground losses:
111 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

CL Birmingham firing at Kure 2nd SNLF
DD Wilson firing at Kure 2nd SNLF
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards
mphibious Assault at Horn Island (91,128)

TF 260 troops unloading over beach at Horn Island, 91,128

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

11 troops of a Aus Inf Sect 42 lost in surf during unload of 13th Australian Bde /1

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 40
G4M1 Betty x 16

Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 7 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
CL Birmingham
xAP Moreton Bay
xAK Manukai

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

CAP engaged:
VMF-441 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 7 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 12000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes

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Ground combat at Horn Island (91,128)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 621 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56

Defending force 2221 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 47

Allied adjusted assault: 23

Japanese adjusted defense: 21

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
240 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
142 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 20 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
13th Australian Bde /2
73rd RAAF Base Wing /2
2nd RAA Med Arty Rgt /1
Horn Isl Base Force /1

Defending units:
Kure 2nd SNLF
37th Const Co
3rd JNAF Coy

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ORIGINAL: jwolf

Very exciting ... the fans are going wild! Thanks for the writeup of a great game and some hotly contested real estate. I'm curious what "Banzai" will do at Horn Island or wherever it is going. Good luck!

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Allied ground losses:
230 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 16 disabled
Engineers: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 17 (7 destroyed, 10 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (3 destroyed, 2 disabled)

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Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 98 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 39
G4M1 Betty x 12

Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVE Long Island, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

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xAK Manukai, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
Allied ground losses:
420 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 35 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 17 (17 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 49 (45 destroyed, 4 disabled)

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ORIGINAL: jwolf

Dumb map question: can your carriers cover Horn Island from the Solomon Sea, or would they have to go around to the PM side? Or even around the long way and come in from the DEI to the NW?

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

Lots of us reading and following along.

Once the Allies get established down here, they can then keep advancing without risking their carriers too much...in effect opening up another front elsewhere.

Keep punishing him, especially keep putting those vehicles on the bottom!

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Horn Island at 91,128, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Aoba, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 3
DD Akatsuki
DD Ayanami
DD Amagiri, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Chicago
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
DD O'Bannon
DD Patterson, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Downes
DD Reid

Improved night sighting under 89% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 89% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages CA Aoba at 8,000 yards
DD Downes engages DD Amagiri at 8,000 yards
DD Amagiri engages DD Downes at 8,000 yards
DD Amagiri engages DD Patterson at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
CA Aoba engages CA Pensacola at 2,000 yards
CA Chicago engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
DD Patterson engages DD Amagiri at 2,000 yards
DD Amagiri engages DD Downes at 2,000 yards
DD Amagiri sunk by DD Patterson at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages CA Pensacola at 3,000 yards
CA Aoba engages CA Chicago at 3,000 yards
DD Reid engages CA Aoba at 3,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages DD Downes at 3,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages DD Patterson at 3,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages DD O'Bannon at 3,000 yards
Range increases to 5,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages CA Chicago at 5,000 yards
CA Pensacola engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages DD Patterson at 5,000 yards
DD Akatsuki engages DD Downes at 5,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages DD Patterson at 5,000 yards
CA Aoba engages DD O'Bannon at 5,000 yards
Range increases to 8,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages CA Chicago at 8,000 yards
CA Chicago engages CA Aoba at 8,000 yards
DD Reid engages DD Ayanami at 8,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages DD Downes at 8,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages DD Patterson at 8,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages DD O'Bannon at 8,000 yards
Range increases to 12,000 yards
CA Kinugasa engages CA Chicago at 12,000 yards
CA Aoba engages CA Chicago at 12,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages DD O'Bannon at 12,000 yards
DD Ayanami engages DD O'Bannon at 12,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34
B5N2 Kate x 22

Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 4
Kittyhawk IA x 5
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Martlet II: 1 destroyed
Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
xAP Rangitata, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Rangitiki
xAP Noordam
CL Birmingham, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Henley
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 91,128

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 45
B5N2 Kate x 46

Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 2
Kittyhawk IA x 3
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CL Birmingham, on fire
xAK Makawao, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
xAP Rangitiki
xAP Moreton Bay
xAP Benjamin Franklin, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Noordam, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Allied ground losses:
11 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)

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Ground combat at Horn Island (91,128)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 1001 troops, 24 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 65

Defending force 1886 troops, 19 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 31

Allied adjusted assault: 30

Japanese adjusted defense: 29

Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 2)

Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: forts(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
162 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
84 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
13th Australian Bde /2
2nd RAA Med Arty Regiment
73rd RAAF Base Wing /2
Horn Isl Base Force /1

Defending units:
Kure 2nd SNLF
37th Const Co
3rd JNAF Coy

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ORIGINAL: jwolf

As long as the US doesn't have working torpedoes, your BBs will be very difficult to sink. I would suppose that gives you a huge edge if you can get them into the action at Horn Island or anywhere else for that matter.

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ORIGINAL: Lowpe

If you have full ops points and plenty of fuel and ammo, send some of those BB into bombard; send others (fast ones) into to clear the Allied shipping. Make sure you use the lowest numbered task force as the sweepers as they most likely will arrive first.

Give plenty of night search and copious amounts of engagement ranges for the sweeping taskforce. You can LRCAP some of your sweeper task force just in case (I hope). If you are worried about Allied ship launched torpedoes, sweep the base with a destroyer squadron first before the heavies arrive.

A hefty night time bombardment, and then if the Allies shock they might be in for a surprise.

Don't forget the night time recon on Horn. Try to have at least two ships providing, those with the best recon pilots on the floats.

Overall, a really good day with lots of potential for the morrow.

Can you lay some sub mines at Horn? Really good base for them. Hey, I would bend over backwards to fly some troops into Horn -- you can easily hold there.