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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 11/25/2015 2:14:09 PM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 9/17/44 (continued)

Southwest Pacific: Current status of Port Moresby base – 1.08 million supply and 127K fuel on hand (unchanged).

Current status of Terapo base – 184K supply and 10K fuel on hand (unchanged).


Summary of this game turn’s reported aircraft losses over all locations in New Guinea plus Rabaul.

Japanese planes reported destroyed
• 6 Ki-84 Frank (all air-to-air)

Allied planes reported destroyed
• 1 P-47D25 Thunderbolt (listed air-to-air, possible ops)


Allied daylight port bombing raids and fighter sweeps targeting Buna did not launch this game turn, exact cause not determined. Service ratings of Allied bombers (especially 4E) a significant factor here, with many bomber squadrons stood down to maintain or repair out of service and damaged aircraft. Of the 17 Allied 2E & 4E bomber squadrons operating over eastern New Guinea (mainly Buna), about 40% of these air units (on average) are actively flying combat missions at any given time, other units stood down to recover damaged planes. Supply and aviation support available in more than sufficient quantity, bombers are operating from size 8-9 airfields, 10-12 maximum pilot fatigue – none of these factors appear significant in all the “down time”. Assigning several reserve planes to each air unit mitigates this problem somewhat but not a full solution. Aircraft display of a currently stood down squadron follows.





A second wave of USAAF fighter sweeps over Lae were launched, this time from Terapo (previous turn’s sweeps from Port Moresby). Total of 250 USAAF P-47’s now operating from airfields on eastern New Guinea. Fighter sweeps launched from Terapo failed to reach Lae (mainly human operator error due to the sweep set with 70% of planes still on CAP) but many fighters intercepted a Japanese ground attack air strike on 8 Australian Division at Wau. Altitude difference between the Jap air strike and that set for USAAF fighters (30000 ft) likely a significant factor in the outcome. AAR follows.

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Morning Air attack on 8th Australian Division, at 98,126 (Wau)

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 1
Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 27
Ki-84a Frank x 19

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 72

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-84a Frank: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-67-Ia Peggy bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
58th FG/69th FS with P-47D25 Thunderbolt (18 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(18 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
18 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 30000.
Raid is overhead
58th FG/310th FS with P-47D25 Thunderbolt (18 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(18 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
18 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 30000.
Raid is overhead
8 planes vectored on to bombers
58th FG/311th FS with P-47D25 Thunderbolt (18 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(18 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
18 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 30000.
Raid is overhead
348th FG/460th FS with P-47D25 Thunderbolt (18 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(18 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
18 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 30000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 30000.
Raid is overhead

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Detected status of Jap base at Buna – port damage 2, no Jap TF, 19 Jap LCU.

Detected status of Jap base at Lae – 123 aircraft (all fighters), 10 Jap LCU, 2 Jap TF (5 ships total).

Detected base status at Wau – 13 aircraft (all fighters), 10 Jap LCU..

Detected base status at Salamaua – 5 Jap LCU (-1 from previous report).

Detected base status at Rabaul – 378 aircraft (173 fighters, 32 bombers), no detected Jap TF, 11 ships in port (including 4 AK, 1 PB, 1 CM, 1 SS, 3 SST), 38 Jap LCU.


Allied ground forces at Buna have 158K supply on hand, 2756 AV (total) operational, launch ground assault (deliberate). AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Buna (99,129)

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 104087 troops, 2042 guns, 2491 vehicles, Assault Value = 3368
Defending force 80109 troops, 673 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 2272
Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Allied adjusted assault: 4587
Japanese adjusted defense: 5483
Allied assault odds: 1 to 2 (fort level 1)

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

Japanese ground losses:
2176 casualties reported
Squads: 26 destroyed, 405 disabled
Non Combat: 10 destroyed, 91 disabled
Engineers: 11 destroyed, 47 disabled
Guns lost 107 (5 destroyed, 102 disabled)
Vehicles lost 12 (1 destroyed, 11 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
4089 casualties reported
Squads: 36 destroyed, 522 disabled
Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 205 disabled
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 94 disabled
Guns lost 111 (4 destroyed, 107 disabled)
Vehicles lost 213 (13 destroyed, 200 disabled)

Assaulting units:
193rd Tank Battalion
2/4th Armoured Regiment
32nd Infantry Division
31st Infantry Division
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
754th Tank Battalion
Americal Infantry Division
43rd Infantry Division
7th Infantry Division
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
1st Marine Division
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
2/6th Armoured Regiment
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
81st Infantry Division
9th Australian Division
150th USA Base Force
2/9th Field Regiment
181st Field Artillery Regiment
134th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd RAA Jungle Regiment
168th Field Artillery Regiment
97th Field Artillery Battalion
2/13th Field Regiment
857th Engineer Aviation Battalion
I Australian Corps
82nd Mortar Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
2/11th Field Regiment
155th USA Base Force
1st Medium Regiment
165th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd Medium Regiment
11th RAAF M/W Sqn

Defending units:
47th Division
64th Division
104th Division
116th Division
144th Infantry Regiment
3rd Cavalry Brigade
13th Division
1st Guards Division
13th Ind.Mixed Regiment
31st Army
23rd Field AA Machinecannon Company
55th Field AA Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
62nd Construction Battalion
14th Naval Construction Battalion
17th Naval Construction Battalion
8th Base Force
102nd Machine Cannon AA Battalion
7th Base Force /1

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< Message edited by wneumann -- 11/25/2015 3:15:03 PM >

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Post #: 2041
RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 11/25/2015 2:16:29 PM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 9/17/44 (continued)

South Pacific: Current base status of Ndeni – 563K supply and 26K fuel on hand.

Current base status of Luganville – 1.60 million supply and 203K fuel on hand.

Current base status of Noumea – 3.28 million supply and 2.67 million fuel on hand (unchanged).


Coastwatcher entries from 9/17 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Salamaua
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Manus
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 101,125 near Cape Gloucester, Speed 13, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 107,125 near Namatanai, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 108,126 near Feni Islands, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 102,125 near Arawe, Speed 14, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 99,126 near Lae, Speed 2, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 102,125 near Arawe, Speed 14, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 108,124 near Lihir, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 102,127 near Gasmata, Speed 15, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 7 Japanese ships at 103,125 near Talasea, Speed 18, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 6 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 107,126 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 114,137 near Tulagi, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 99,126 near Lae, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 5 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 12, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 103,125 near Talasea, Speed 13, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 100,125 near Umboi Island, Speed 13, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 3, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 108,126 near Feni Islands, Speed 8, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,125 near Umboi Island, Speed 7, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 108,126 near Feni Islands, Speed 11, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 100,126 near Finschhafen, Speed 14, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 104,133 near Woodlark Island, Speed 13, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 100,126 near Finschhafen, Speed 13, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,126 near Rabaul, Speed 10, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 107,126 near Rabaul, Speed 11, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 107,124 near Rabaul, Speed 12, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 105,125 near Rabaul, Speed 12, Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,125 near Rabaul, Speed 11, Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lunga
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Manus
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 104,133 near Woodlark Island, Speed 7, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 100,126 near Finschhafen, Speed 9, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 107,125 near Namatanai, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 108,126 near Feni Islands, Speed 7, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 108,126 near Feni Islands, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,125 near Rabaul, Speed 10, Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,125 near Rabaul, Speed 13, Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 98,127 near Salamaua, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 0, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 108,124 near Lihir, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 6 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 107,126 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 107,124 near Rabaul, Speed 11, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 100,126 near Finschhafen, Speed 6, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 99,126 near Lae, Speed 16, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 4, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 3, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 99,126 near Lae, Speed 16, Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 102,120 near Rambutyo, Speed 11, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 106,123 near Kavieng, Speed 12, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 5 Japanese ships at 100,125 near Umboi Island, Speed 10, Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,125 near Umboi Island, Speed 9, Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,125 near Umboi Island, Speed 19, Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 105,120 near Mussau Island, Speed 12, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 101,125 near Cape Gloucester, Speed 17, Moving Southeast

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Post #: 2042
RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 11/27/2015 3:13:59 PM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Johnjohn,

Welcome back, though it's becoming a bit more likely I may never reach the Marianas within the timeframe of an AE campaign.

Meanwhile, back on Nauru island...

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Post #: 2043
RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 11/27/2015 3:20:40 PM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 9/18/44

Central Pacific: Nauru invasion ground forces landed, then decimated in an unordered shock attack (atoll) after coming ashore. No operational elements remain in any LCU of the invasion force – virtually all elements in these units either destroyed or disabled. Current ground combat strength at 61 AV (total) for operational elements in all invasion force LCU. One LCU of the landing force (US 112 Cavalry Rgt) completely eliminated – 16 PP expended to buy this unit back from the “dead pile” for rebuilding. Evacuation of all surviving elements of invasion force LCU now ashore on Nauru is underway – this action the only alternative to complete elimination of Allied units in the event of a Japanese ground counterattack. TF of other US amphibious invasion force now enroute from Hawaii for planned landings at Makin and Mili being turned back to Hawaii – these operations now cancelled along with what is left of the Nauru invasion. AAR’s follow.

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Night Time Surface Combat, at Nauru Island 127,128, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MGB G-876

Allied Ships
CVE Breton, Shell hits 5
CVE Wake Island
DD Duncan
DD Carmick
DD Warrington
DD Anderson

Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
Range closes to 25,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
Range closes to 15,000 yards...
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
MGB G-876 engages CVE Breton at 1,000 yards
Range increases to 2,000 yards
MGB G-876 engages CVE Wake Island at 2,000 yards
CVE Wake Island screened from combat
- escorted by DD Anderson , DD Warrington, DD Carmick, DD Duncan
CVE Wake Island screened from combat
- escorted by DD Anderson , DD Warrington, DD Carmick, DD Duncan
MGB G-876 engages CVE Breton at 2,000 yards
MGB G-876 engages CVE Breton at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
CVE Wake Island screened from combat
- escorted by DD Anderson , DD Warrington, DD Carmick, DD Duncan
MGB G-876 engages CVE Breton at 3,000 yards
Range closes to 2,000 yards
MGB G-876 engages CVE Wake Island at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 3,000 yards
CVE Wake Island screened from combat
- escorted by DD Anderson , DD Warrington, DD Carmick, DD Duncan
Range increases to 4,000 yards
MGB G-876 engages CVE Breton at 4,000 yards
CVE Wake Island screened from combat
- escorted by DD Anderson , DD Warrington, DD Carmick, DD Duncan
Range increases to 5,000 yards
CVE Wake Island screened from combat
- escorted by DD Anderson , DD Warrington , DD Carmick, DD Duncan
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
Task forces break off...

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Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128

Allied Ships
BB New Mexico
BB Idaho
BB Tennessee
BB Pennsylvania
BB Nevada
BB Colorado
CA Exeter
CA Canberra
CA Australia
CL Trenton
CL Detroit
CL Raleigh
CL Richmond
CL Achilles
CL Leander
DD Henley
DD Mugford
DD Blue
DD Frazier
DD Bailey
DD Barton
DD Farenholt
DD Lardner
DD Gwin
DD Swanson

Japanese ground losses:
352 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

Resources hits 4
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 8
Runway hits 47
Port hits 23
Port fuel hits 2
Port supply hits 2

BB New Mexico firing at 22nd Division
BB Idaho firing at Nauru Island
BB Tennessee firing at Nauru Island
BB Pennsylvania firing at Nauru Island
BB Nevada firing at 48th Ind.Mixed Brigade
BB Colorado firing at Nauru Island
CA Exeter firing at Nauru Island
CA Canberra firing at Nauru Island
CA Australia firing at 48th Ind.Mixed Brigade
CL Trenton firing at Nauru Island
CL Detroit firing at 22nd Division
CL Raleigh firing at 22nd Division
CL Richmond firing at Nauru Island
CL Achilles firing at Nauru Island
CL Leander firing at 22nd Division
DD Henley firing at Nauru Island
DD Mugford firing at 48th Ind.Mixed Brigade
DD Blue firing at Nauru Island
DD Frazier firing at Nauru Island
DD Bailey firing at Nauru Island
DD Barton firing at 48th Ind.Mixed Brigade
DD Farenholt firing at Nauru Island
DD Lardner firing at 22nd Division
DD Gwin firing at 22nd Division
DD Swanson firing at Nauru Island

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Pre-Invasion action off Nauru Island (127,128)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

304 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LSD Gunston Hall
LSD Lindenwald
AGC Blue Ridge
LST 161
LST 9
LST 162

LSD Gunston Hall firing at 22nd Division
LSD Gunston Hall fired at enemy troops
LSD Lindenwald fired at enemy troops
AGC Blue Ridge fired at enemy troops
LSD Gunston Hall fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

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Amphibious Assault at Nauru Island (127,128)

TF 281 troops unloading over beach at Nauru Island, 127,128

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

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Pre-Invasion action off Nauru Island (127,128)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

247 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
DD Drayton
LCI-65
LCI-64
DD Case
APA Elmore

Japanese ground losses:
128 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Allied ground losses:
65 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

DD Drayton firing at 22nd Division
LCI-65 fired at enemy troops
LCI-64 fired at enemy troops
DD Drayton fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

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Amphibious Assault at Nauru Island (127,128)

TF 304 troops unloading over beach at Nauru Island, 127,128

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

37mm M3 AT Gun lost from landing craft during unload of 40th Infantry Div /2
13 troops of a USA Rifle Squad 43 accidentally lost during unload of 40th Infantry Div /6

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Pre-Invasion action off Nauru Island (127,128)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

298 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
APD Herbert
APD Stringham
APD McKean
APD Little
APD Gregory
APD Colhoun
LST-446
LST-353
LST-448
LST-447

APD Herbert fired at enemy troops
APD Stringham fired at enemy troops
APD McKean fired at enemy troops
APD Little fired at enemy troops
APD Gregory fired at enemy troops
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 4,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards

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Amphibious Assault at Nauru Island (127,128)

TF 462 troops unloading over beach at Nauru Island, 127,128

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Pre-Invasion action off Nauru Island (127,128)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

306 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
DD Tucker
APA George Clymer

Allied ground losses:
85 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

DD Tucker firing at 48th Ind.Mixed Brigade
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 5,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

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Amphibious Assault at Nauru Island (127,128)

TF 564 troops unloading over beach at Nauru Island, 127,128

Allied ground losses:
30 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

105mm M2 Howitzer lost in surf during unload of 4th Marine Div /1
Motorized Support lost from landing craft during unload of 4th Marine Div /8

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Pre-Invasion action off Nauru Island (127,128)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

306 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
DD Rathburne
DD Downes
DD Cassin
APA Feland

Allied ground losses:
96 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

DD Rathburne firing at 22nd Division
DD Downes firing at 22nd Division
DD Cassin firing at 22nd Division
DD Downes fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

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Amphibious Assault at Nauru Island (127,128)

TF 613 troops unloading over beach at Nauru Island, 127,128

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

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Pre-Invasion action off Nauru Island (127,128)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

303 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LST-344
AP William Ward Burrows
APA American Legion
LCI-85
DD Cushing
LCI-75
LCI-218
LCI-83
LCI-62

Allied ground losses:
113 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

LST-344 fired at enemy troops
AP William Ward Burrows fired at enemy troops
APA American Legion fired at enemy troops
LST-344 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

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Amphibious Assault at Nauru Island (127,128)

TF 615 troops unloading over beach at Nauru Island, 127,128

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

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Pre-Invasion action off Nauru Island (127,128)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

256 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LST-466
LST-467
LSD Belle Grove
LST-461
LST-462
LST-460

LST-466 fired at enemy troops
LST-467 fired at enemy troops
LSD Belle Grove fired at enemy troops
LST-466 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 6,000 yards
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards

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Amphibious Assault at Nauru Island (127,128)

TF 659 troops unloading over beach at Nauru Island, 127,128

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Invasion Support action off Nauru Island (127,128)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

156 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
DD Case
LCI-65
LCI-64
APA Elmore

Allied ground losses:
23 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

LCI-65 fired at enemy troops
LCI-64 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

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Invasion Support action off Nauru Island (127,128)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

158 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
DD Reid
APA George Clymer
DD Tucker

Allied ground losses:
63 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

DD Reid firing at 48th Ind.Mixed Brigade
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 1,000 yards

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Invasion Support action off Nauru Island (127,128)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

157 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LST-344
AP William Ward Burrows
APA American Legion
LCI-75
DD Cushing
LCI-62

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

LST-344 fired at enemy troops
AP William Ward Burrows fired at enemy troops
APA American Legion fired at enemy troops
LST-344 fired at enemy troops
Defensive Guns fire at approaching troops in landing craft at 2,000 yards

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Invasion Support action off Nauru Island (127,128)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

39 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LSD Gunston Hall
LSD Lindenwald
AGC Blue Ridge
LST 161
LST 9
LST 162
LST 164
LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe

LSD Gunston Hall firing at 22nd Division
LSD Gunston Hall fired at enemy troops
LSD Lindenwald fired at enemy troops
AGC Blue Ridge fired at enemy troops

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Invasion Support action off Nauru Island (127,128)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

15 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
APD Herbert
APD Stringham
APD McKean
APD Little
APD Gregory
APD Colhoun
LST-446
LST-447
LST-353
LST-448

APD Herbert fired at enemy troops
APD Stringham fired at enemy troops
APD McKean fired at enemy troops
APD Little fired at enemy troops
APD Gregory fired at enemy troops
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops

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Invasion Support action off Nauru Island (127,128)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
DD Downes
DD Cassin
APA Feland

DD Downes fired at enemy troops

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Invasion Support action off Nauru Island (127,128)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

12 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LST-466
LST-467
LSD Belle Grove
LST-460
LST-462

LST-466 fired at enemy troops
LST-467 fired at enemy troops
LSD Belle Grove fired at enemy troops
LST-466 fired at enemy troops

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Day Time Surface Combat, at Nauru Island 127,128, Range 30,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MGB G-878, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Colorado
BB Nevada
BB Pennsylvania
BB Tennessee
BB Idaho
BB New Mexico
CA Australia
CA Canberra
CA Exeter
CL Leander
CL Achilles
CL Richmond
CL Raleigh
CL Detroit
CL Trenton
DD Swanson
DD Gwin
DD Lardner
DD Farenholt
DD Barton
DD Bailey
DD Frazier
DD Blue
DD Mugford
DD Henley

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 30,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 30,000 yards
Range closes to 29,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards
BB New Mexico engages MGB G-878 at 28,000 yards
MGB G-878 sunk by BB Tennessee at 28,000 yards
Combat ends with last Japanese ship sunk...

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Day Time Surface Combat, at Nauru Island 127,128, Range 26,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MGB G-876

Allied Ships
BB Colorado
BB Nevada
BB Pennsylvania
BB Tennessee
BB Idaho
BB New Mexico
CA Australia
CA Canberra
CA Exeter
CL Leander
CL Achilles
CL Richmond
CL Raleigh
CL Detroit
CL Trenton
DD Swanson
DD Gwin
DD Lardner
DD Farenholt
DD Barton
DD Bailey
DD Frazier
DD Blue
DD Mugford
DD Henley

Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
Allies open fire on surprised Japanese ships at 26,000 yards
CA Exeter fires at MGB G-876 at 26,000 yards
CA Exeter engages MGB G-876 at 26,000 yards
BB Colorado engages MGB G-876 at 26,000 yards
Range closes to 25,000 yards
BB New Mexico engages MGB G-876 at 25,000 yards
CA Canberra engages MGB G-876 at 25,000 yards
BB New Mexico engages MGB G-876 at 25,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards
BB New Mexico engages MGB G-876 at 24,000 yards
BB Pennsylvania engages MGB G-876 at 24,000 yards
Range closes to 22,000 yards
Range increases to 23,000 yards
BB New Mexico engages MGB G-876 at 23,000 yards
Range closes to 21,000 yards
CA Exeter engages MGB G-876 at 21,000 yards
Range increases to 27,000 yards
CA Canberra engages MGB G-876 at 27,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Invasion Support action off Nauru Island (127,128)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LSD Gunston Hall
LSD Lindenwald
AGC Blue Ridge
LST 162
LST 161
LST 9
LSI(L) Empire Battleaxe

LSD Gunston Hall fired at enemy troops
LSD Lindenwald fired at enemy troops
AGC Blue Ridge fired at enemy troops

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Invasion Support action off Nauru Island (127,128)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

19 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LCI-65
LCI-64
APA Elmore

LCI-65 fired at enemy troops
LCI-64 fired at enemy troops

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Invasion Support action off Nauru Island (127,128)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

28 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
APD Herbert
APD Stringham
APD McKean
APD Little
APD Gregory
APD Colhoun
LST-353
LST-446
LST-447

APD Herbert fired at enemy troops
APD Stringham fired at enemy troops
APD McKean fired at enemy troops
APD Little fired at enemy troops
APD Gregory fired at enemy troops
APD Colhoun fired at enemy troops

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Invasion Support action off Nauru Island (127,128)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

16 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LST-466
LST-467
LSD Belle Grove
LST-460
LST-461

LST-466 fired at enemy troops
LST-467 fired at enemy troops
LSD Belle Grove fired at enemy troops

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Ground combat at Nauru Island (127,128)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 18747 troops, 166 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 862
Defending force 31204 troops, 525 guns, 807 vehicles, Assault Value = 1237

Japanese ground losses:
291 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
651 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 86 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 19 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Guns lost 35 (10 destroyed, 25 disabled)
Vehicles lost 116 (35 destroyed, 81 disabled)

Assaulting units:
22nd Division
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
62nd Naval Guard Unit
89th Naval Guard Unit
38th Ind.Mixed Brigade
48th Ind.Mixed Brigade
2nd Amphibious Bde /1
7th JNAF Coy

Defending units:
44th Tank Battalion
4th Marine Division
112th Cavalry Regiment
40th Infantry Division
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
4th USMC Tank Battalion
V US Amphib Corps
131st Field Artillery Battalion

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Ground combat at Nauru Island (127,128)

Allied Shock attack

Attacking force 28505 troops, 515 guns, 781 vehicles, Assault Value = 1064
Defending force 22391 troops, 201 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 839
Allied adjusted assault: 17
Japanese adjusted defense: 591
Allied assault odds: 1 to 34 (fort level 5)

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

Japanese ground losses:
186 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Allied ground losses:
12881 casualties reported
Squads: 511 destroyed, 263 disabled
Non Combat: 414 destroyed, 183 disabled
Engineers: 26 destroyed, 49 disabled
Guns lost 289 (107 destroyed, 182 disabled)
Vehicles lost 536 (372 destroyed, 164 disabled)
Units destroyed 1 (US 112 Cavalry Rgt)

Assaulting units:
112th Cavalry Regiment
3rd USMC Tank Battalion
44th Tank Battalion
40th Infantry Division
147th(Sep) Infantry Regiment
4th Marine Division
4th USMC Tank Battalion
V US Amphib Corps
131st Field Artillery Battalion

Defending units:
38th Ind.Mixed Brigade
48th Ind.Mixed Brigade
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
89th Naval Guard Unit
22nd Division
62nd Naval Guard Unit
2nd Amphibious Bde /1
7th JNAF Coy

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US patrol sub damaged in action while intercepting escorted Jap transport. AAR follows.

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Sub attack near Bikini at 129,112 (SE of Eniwetok)

Japanese Ships
E W-18
xAK Nissen Maru
E W-33

Allied Ships
SS Jallao, hits 2 (system damage 6, float 26, engine 1, returning to base at 15 kts)

SS Jallao launches 2 torpedoes at E W-18
E W-33 attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 9/18/44 (continued)

Southwest Pacific: Current status of Port Moresby base – 1.08 million supply and 127K fuel on hand (unchanged).

Current status of Terapo base – 185K supply and 10K fuel on hand.


Summary of this game turn’s reported aircraft losses over all locations in New Guinea plus Rabaul.

Japanese planes reported destroyed
• 18 Ki-44 Tojo (11 air-to-air, 7 ops)

Allied planes reported destroyed
• 1 B-25H Mitchell (ops)


Allied daylight port bombing raids and fighter sweeps targeting Buna resume this game turn, some Japanese CAP fighter opposition encountered. AAR’s follow.

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 11

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 4 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
22 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 27000 feet

CAP engaged:
20th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
204th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 5000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 3

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 16
B-24J Liberator x 3
B-25H Mitchell x 3
B-29-1 Superfort x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-29-1 Superfort: 1 damaged

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

Port hits 38
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Mitchell II bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
204th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 5000.
Raid is overhead

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 3
B-25C Mitchell x 15
B-25H Mitchell x 12

Allied aircraft losses
B-25H Mitchell: 1 damaged

Port hits 11
Port supply hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 24

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 27000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-29-1 Superfort x 10

No Allied losses

Port hits 15
Port supply hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 18

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged

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

Port hits 4
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-51B Mustang x 25

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-51B Mustang sweeping at 20000 feet

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Afternoon Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 8

Allied aircraft
B-25H Mitchell x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
20th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 25000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 25000.
Raid is overhead
204th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 5000.
Raid is overhead

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Japanese fighter sweeps over adjacent coastal hex NW of Buna. If continued (as is), this activity will be monitored but I have no plans of contesting Jap fighter sweeps over this location as it’s a distraction from higher priority Allied air missions.

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Morning Air attack on 2/6th Ind Coy, at 98,128, near Salamaua (NW of Buna)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 20

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 14000 feet

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Morning Air attack on 2/6th Ind Coy, at 98,128, near Salamaua

Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 29

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
29 x Ki-84a Frank sweeping at 19000 feet

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Morning Air attack on 2/6th Ind Coy, at 98,128, near Salamaua

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 3

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 14000 feet

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Morning Air attack on 2/6th Ind Coy, at 98,128, near Salamaua

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 3

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ki-84a Frank sweeping at 19000 feet

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Detected status of Jap base at Buna – port damage 76, no Jap TF, 19 Jap LCU.

Detected status of Jap base at Lae – 110 aircraft (all fighters), 10 Jap LCU, no Jap TF.

Detected base status at Wau – no visible Jap aircraft, 10 Jap LCU.

Detected base status at Salamaua – 6 Jap LCU.

Detected base status at Rabaul – 341 aircraft (176 fighters, 30 bombers), no detected Jap TF, 12 ships in port (including 4 AK, 1 PB, 1 CM, 1 SS, 3 SST, 1 ACM), 38 Jap LCU.


Allied ground forces at Buna have 156K supply on hand, 2822 AV (total) operational. Ground bombardment attack resumed. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Buna (99,129)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 90565 troops, 2021 guns, 1918 vehicles, Assault Value = 2790
Defending force 75896 troops, 668 guns, 110 vehicles, Assault Value = 1898

Japanese ground losses:
199 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 11 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled

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

Assaulting units:
754th Tank Battalion
2/4th Armoured Regiment
7th Infantry Division
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
1st Marine Division
81st Infantry Division
193rd Tank Battalion
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
31st Infantry Division
32nd Infantry Division
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/6th Armoured Regiment
Americal Infantry Division
43rd Infantry Division
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
9th Australian Division
857th Engineer Aviation Battalion
165th Field Artillery Battalion
155th USA Base Force
205th Field Artillery Battalion
2/13th Field Regiment
I Australian Corps
150th USA Base Force
97th Field Artillery Battalion
168th Field Artillery Regiment
134th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd Medium Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
1st Medium Regiment
82nd Mortar Battalion
2nd RAA Jungle Regiment
2/11th Field Regiment
181st Field Artillery Regiment
11th RAAF M/W Sqn

Defending units:
3rd Cavalry Brigade
104th Division
47th Division
116th Division
1st Guards Division
144th Infantry Regiment
13th Division
64th Division
13th Ind.Mixed Regiment
55th Field AA Battalion
17th Naval Construction Battalion
8th Base Force
23rd Field AA Machinecannon Company
31st Army
102nd Machine Cannon AA Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
62nd Construction Battalion
14th Naval Construction Battalion
7th Base Force /1

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US patrol sub intercepts Japanese transport off northern coast of New Guinea. AAR follows.

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Submarine attack near Wewak at 98,118 (night action, N of Wewak)

Japanese Ships
xAK Shikano Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)

Allied Ships
SS Pargo

xAK Shikano Maru is sighted by SS Pargo
SS Pargo launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Shikano Maru

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 11/27/2015 3:30:04 PM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 9/18/44 (continued)

South Pacific: Current base status of Ndeni – 563K supply and 26K fuel on hand.

Current base status of Luganville – 1.60 million supply and 205K fuel on hand. Convoy detachment WP-253C (6 ships) arrives from mainland US with 37K supply cargo.

Current base status of Noumea – 3.32 million supply and 2.67 million fuel on hand. Convoy detachment WP-253A (10 ships) arrives from mainland US with one USN patrol squadron (12 PBM-3D Mariner), 54K supply and 8K fuel.


Detected status of Jap base at Lunga – 28 aircraft (all fighters), no ships in port, 6 Jap TF (34 ships total, all small ship types), 12 Jap LCU.

Coastwatcher entries from 9/18 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Dagua
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Salamaua
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Gasmata
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Manus
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Namatanai
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 107,125 near Namatanai, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 108,126 near Feni Islands, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 100,125 near Umboi Island, Speed 8, Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed 12, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,126 near Finschhafen, Speed 11, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 101,125 near Cape Gloucester, Speed 13, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 108,124 near Lihir, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 5 Japanese ships at 102,125 near Arawe, Speed 11, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 5 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 105,120 near Mussau Island, Speed 10, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 19, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 107,126 near Rabaul, Speed 6, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,125 near Rabaul, Speed 8, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 5 Japanese ships at 101,125 near Cape Glouceste , Speed 11, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 100,126 near Finschhafen, Speed 16, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 101,125 near Cape Gloucester, Speed 9, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,126 near Rabaul, Speed 8, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 99,126 near Lae, Speed 16, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,127 near Rabaul, Speed 11, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 102,125 near Arawe, Speed 12, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 104,126 near Gasmata, Speed 7, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 104,126 near Gasmata, Speed 11, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 101,119 near Manus, Speed 10, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 99,129 near Buna, Speed 13, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 6 Japanese ships at 100,125 near Umboi Island, Speed 14, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 98,127 near Salamaua, Speed 13, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,126 near Rabaul, Speed 17, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 5 Japanese ships at 100,126 near Finschhafen, Speed 15, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 101,119 near Manus, Speed 13, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Thousand Ships Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Hansa Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: 5 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Woodlark Island
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 107,125 near Namatanai, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 108,126 near Feni Islands, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed 16, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 99,129 near Buna, Speed 12, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 101,119 near Manus, Speed 10, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 108,124 near Lihir, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 5 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 107,126 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 114,137 near Tulagi, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 14, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 107,126 near Rabaul, Speed 4, Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 103,125 near Talasea, Speed 11, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 107,126 near Rabaul, Speed 15, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 102,120 near Rambutyo, Speed 8, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 104,126 near Gasmata, Speed 10, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 102,125 near Arawe, Speed 12, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 102,125 near Arawe, Speed 7, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 101,125 near Cape Gloucester, Speed 11, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 101,125 near Cape Gloucester, Speed 10, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,126 near Finschhafen, Speed 13, Moving Northeast


East China Sea: US patrol sub in contact with Japanese surface ASW. AAR follows.

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ASW attack near Saishu To at 99,56 (daylight action, adjacent hex SW of Saishu To)

Japanese Ships
E Sokuten
E Saishu
E Ishizaki

Allied Ships
SS Bluegill

SS Bluegill is located by E Sokuten
E Saishu fails to find sub, continues to search...
E Ishizaki fails to find sub and abandons search
Escort abandons search for sub

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Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon – 76 aircraft (56 fighters, 20 bombers), 1 Jap TF (4 ships including 1 TK), manpower 4(0), resources 21(0), refinery 72(129), light industry 9(32), 15 Jap LCU (+3 from last report).

Detected status of Jap base in Magwe – 221 aircraft (199 fighters, 18 bombers), oil production 198(103), refinery 96(5), 25 Jap LCU.


RAF fighter sweep over Japanese LCU along Burma-India border area. AAR’s follow.

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Morning Air attack on 1st Raiding Regiment, at 57,42, near Chittagong

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 16

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 30000 feet

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Morning Air attack on 1st Raiding Regiment, at 57,42, near Chittagong

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 16

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 30000 feet

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Morning Air attack on 1st Raiding Regiment, at 57,42, near Chittagong

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 16

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 30000 feet

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Morning Air attack on 1st Raiding Regiment, at 57,42, near Chittagong

Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 16

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 30000 feet

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 11/27/2015 4:20:54 PM   
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Results of the Nauru invasion operation above plus intelligence data (from AAR, Sigint, etc) I possess is indicating a high possibility this PBEM campaign from the Allied side is probably unwinnable. Combining the fall of China in 1943 with Japanese LCU reinforcements arriving in the Home Islands, virtually all significant Pacific island or atoll base hexes are loaded with stacks of Japanese ground forces. Add in fortification levels, shock attacks on atolls, etc – even the smallest Allied amphibious invasion resembles the siege of Buna. The historical Allied ground forces in AE are grossly inadequate (at least in numbers) to take on multiple layers of this type of Japanese defense. Given the (adjusted) 1:34 combat odds my 2 2/3 divisions (regiments counted as 1/3 division) encountered at Nauru, an amphibious invasion of Nauru with approximately 91 US divisions would be necessary to come ashore at 1:1 combat odds (not holding my breath to get 90 more US divisions added in the game) – let alone additional forces to reduce the level 5 fortifications on Nauru.

For the moment, I’m backing off from Nauru with the survivors of the Allied LCU that were sent in. I had two other landing operations moving westward from Hawaii – both were cancelled on the possibility these would also have the same results as Nauru. With the entire Pacific effectively blocked, Allied forces in India facing a similar wall of Japanese LCU in Burma – alternate avenues of approach will need to be examined and Allied forces re-arranged to do this. I hate to conclude that the 5 1/2 years (since May 2010) spent on this PBEM campaign were for nothing. In any event I can continue playing to gain additional hands-on experience with late war Allied “toys”.

I could open a discussion in the general forums but it would likely be shouted down by a horde of JFB’s. Plus it’s probably more prudent to restrain my frustration level.


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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 11/29/2015 8:15:18 PM   
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Central Pacific: Evacuation of surviving Allied ground forces from Nauru nearly completed. Some elements of V Amphibious Corps HQ remain on Nauru, a TF of APD’s removing as many support elements of this unit as possible before the rest are eliminated. US Escprt and Main Carrier forces remain in the area to cover final evacuation stage. Bombardment force TF and most amphibious transport already moving southward. Latest AAR’s follow.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Nauru Island at 127,128, Range 1,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MGB G-876

Allied Ships
DD Patterson
DD Jarvis
DD Craven
DD Gridley
DD McCall
DD Maury

Reduced sighting due to 10% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 10% moonlight: 1,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
DD Maury engages MGB G-876 at 1,000 yards
Range increases to 2,000 yards
DD Maury engages MGB G-876 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
DD Maury engages MGB G-876 at 4,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Ground combat at Nauru Island (127,128)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22383 troops, 202 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 831
Defending force 2147 troops, 17 guns, 77 vehicles, Assault Value = 13
Japanese adjusted assault: 175
Allied adjusted defense: 6
Japanese assault odds: 29 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender: leaders(+)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
326 casualties reported
Squads: 6 destroyed, 36 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
623 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 23 destroyed, 88 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 22 (22 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 75 (75 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 2 (remnants of 4 USMC Tank & 131 Field Artillery Bns, both LCU appear to be permanently eliminated)

Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
38th Ind.Mixed Brigade
89th Naval Guard Unit
22nd Division
62nd Naval Guard Unit
48th Ind.Mixed Brigade
2nd Amphibious Bde /1
7th JNAF Coy

Defending units:
4th USMC Tank Battalion
HQ V US Amphib Corps
131st Field Artillery Battalion

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 11/29/2015 8:17:52 PM   
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Southwest Pacific: Current status of Port Moresby base – 1.08 million supply and 127K fuel on hand (unchanged).

Current status of Terapo base – 186K supply and 10K fuel on hand.


Summary of this game turn’s reported aircraft losses over all locations in New Guinea plus Rabaul.

No reported Japanese plane losses this turn in SW Pacific theatre area.

Allied planes reported destroyed
• 2 B-24 Liberator (both ops)


Allied daylight port bombing raids and fighter sweeps targeting Buna continue, no Japanese CAP fighter opposition. AAR’s follow.

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 24

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 27000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-51B Mustang x 25

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-51B Mustang sweeping at 20000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 16
B-24J Liberator x 12
B-25H Mitchell x 3
B-29-1 Superfort x 10

No Allied losses

Japanese ground losses:
25 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Port hits 10

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Mitchell II bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
5 x B-29-1 Superfort bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 20 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 3
B-25H Mitchell x 12

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 24

No Allied losses

Port hits 6
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 9

No Allied losses

Port hits 3
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12

No Allied losses

Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 12

No Allied losses

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged

Port hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 9

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Japanese ground attack bombing strike on 8 Australian Division at Wau. AAR follows.

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Morning Air attack on 8th Australian Division, at 98,126 (Wau)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M3 Jack x 18
N1K1-J George x 3
Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 26
Ki-84a Frank x 38

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
26 x Ki-67-Ia Peggy bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Detected status of Jap base at Buna – port damage 68, no Jap TF, 19 Jap LCU.

Detected status of Jap base at Lae – 127 aircraft (all fighters), 10 Jap LCU, 3 Jap TF (3 ships total, all small ship types).

Detected base status at Wau – unidentified aircraft based on airfield, 10 Jap LCU.

Detected base status at Rabaul – 378 aircraft (208 fighters, 29 bombers), no detected Jap TF, 11 ships in port (including 4 AK, 1 PB, 1 CM, 1 SS, 3 SST, 1 ACM), 38 Jap LCU.


Allied ground forces at Buna have 154K supply on hand, 2894 AV (total) operational. Ground bombardment attack continues. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Buna (99,129)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 90800 troops, 2021 guns, 1918 vehicles, Assault Value = 2856
Defending force 76500 troops, 677 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 1931

Japanese ground losses:
369 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
2/6th Armoured Regiment
7th Infantry Division
193rd Tank Battalion
754th Tank Battalion
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/4th Armoured Regiment
31st Infantry Division
32nd Infantry Division
1st Marine Division
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
43rd Infantry Division
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
81st Infantry Division
Americal Infantry Division
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
9th Australian Division
2/11th Field Regiment
165th Field Artillery Battalion
82nd Mortar Battalion
150th USA Base Force
168th Field Artillery Regiment
205th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd RAA Jungle Regiment
134th Field Artillery Battalion
1st Medium Regiment
155th USA Base Force
181st Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
857th Engineer Aviation Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
2/13th Field Regiment
I Australian Corps
11th RAAF M/W Sqn

Defending units:
3rd Cavalry Brigade
13th Division
104th Division
64th Division
144th Infantry Regiment
1st Guards Division
47th Division
116th Division
13th Ind.Mixed Regiment
55th Field AA Battalion
62nd Construction Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
102nd Machine Cannon AA Battalion
8th Base Force
17th Naval Construction Battalion
23rd Field AA Machinecannon Company
14th Naval Construction Battalion
31st Army
7th Base Force /1

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US patrol sub intercepts Japanese transport off northern coast of New Guinea. AAR follows.

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Submarine attack near Wewak at 98,118 (night action, N of Wewak)

Japanese Ships
xAK Shikano Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)

Allied Ships
SS Pargo

xAK Shikano Maru is sighted by SS Pargo
SS Pargo launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Shikano Maru

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 11/29/2015 8:19:14 PM   
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South Pacific: Current base status of Ndeni – 574K supply and 26K fuel on hand.

Current base status of Luganville – 1.62 million supply and 205K fuel on hand.

Current base status of Noumea – 3.37 million supply and 2.68 million fuel on hand.


Detected status of Jap base at Lunga – 35 aircraft (all fighters), no ships in port, 6 Jap TF (35 ships total, all small ship types), 12 Jap LCU.

Coastwatcher entries from 9/19 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Tassafaronga
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Woodlark Island
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 107,125 near Namatanai, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabau , Speed 4, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 105,126 near Rabaul, Speed 11, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed 14, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,126 near Finschhafen, Speed 7, Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 0, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 107,124 near Rabaul, Speed 13, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 108,124 near Lihir, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 9 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 107,126 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 114,137 near Tulagi, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 9, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 19, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 99,128 near Buna, Speed 13, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 5 Japanese ships at 107,126 near Rabaul, Speed 4, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 105,125 near Rabaul, Speed 3, Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,123 near Kavieng, Speed 10, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,126 near Rabaul, Speed 12, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,125 near Umboi Island, Speed 10, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,126 near Rabaul, Speed 16, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,122 near Kavieng, Speed 13, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 101,125 near Cape Gloucester, Speed 11, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 104,126 near Gasmata, Speed 11, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 99,129 near Buna, Speed 13, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,126 near Finschhafen, Speed 9, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 104,126 near Gasmata, Speed 13, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 102,125 near Arawe, Speed 10, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 103,125 near Talasea, Speed 14, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 103,125 near Talasea, Speed 13, Moving East
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lunga
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Hansa Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 104,126 near Gasmata, Speed 12, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 10 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 99,129 near Buna, Speed 8, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 107,125 near Namatanai, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 108,126 near Feni Islands, Speed 4, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 108,126 near Feni Islands, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 5, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,126 near Finschhafen, Speed 13, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,126 near Finschhafen, Speed 10, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 101,125 near Cape Gloucester, Speed 13, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 108,124 near Lihir, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 103,125 near Talasea, Speed 12, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 6 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 107,126 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 114,137 near Tulagi, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 99,126 near Lae, Speed 14, Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 102,125 near Arawe, Speed 10, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,120 near Mussau Island, Speed 8, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,123 near Kavieng, Speed 12, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 104,126 near Gasmata, Speed 9, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 99,128 near Buna, Speed 16, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 103,125 near Talasea, Speed 14, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 107,124 near Rabaul, Speed 8, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,126 near Rabaul, Speed 8, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 98,127 near Salamaua, Speed 13, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 104,126 near Gasmata, Speed 15, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 5 Japanese ships at 101,125 near Cape Gloucester, Speed 13, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 103,124 near Talasea, Speed 14, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,126 near Rabaul, Speed 15, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 5 Japanese ships at 102,125 near Arawe, Speed 13, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 101,125 near Cape Gloucester, Speed 15, Moving Southeast

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 11/29/2015 8:22:16 PM   
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DEI: US patrol sub intercepts Japanese transport TF in eastern DEI. Jap TF remains detected and visible on map, includes 3 ships moving on W heading. AAR follows.

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Sub attack near Bara at 72,107 (E of Kendari)

Japanese Ships
PB Takunan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)
TK Chuko Maru
TK Sansho Maru
PB Kaisho Maru

Allied Ships
SS Billfish

SS Billfish launches 2 torpedoes at PB Takunan Maru
Billfish diving deep ....
PB Kaisho Maru fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon – 77 aircraft (52 fighters, 25 bombers), 1 Jap TF (4 ships including 1 TK), manpower 4(0), resources 21(0), refinery 72(129), light industry 9(32), 16 Jap LCU (+1 from last report).

Detected status of Jap base in Magwe – 227 aircraft (201 fighters, 17 bombers), oil production 198(103), refinery 96(5), 25 Jap LCU.


RAF fighter sweep over Japanese LCU along Burma-India border area continues. AAR’s follow.

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Morning Air attack on 1st Raiding Regiment, at 57,42, near Chittagong (four identical AAR, first one only shown)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 16

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 30000 feet

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Ground attack strike by USAAF 4E bombers against Japanese LCU along India-Burma border area. Reported US bomber losses include 4 B-17 Fortress (3 air-to-air, 1 ops) and 2 B-24D1 Liberators (both ops). Seven Japanese CAP fighters (6 N1K1-J George, 1 Ki-61 Tony) reported destroyed in this action. AAR’s follow.

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Morning Air attack on 32nd Division, at 55,45, near Akyab (E of Akyab)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 6
Ki-61-Ib Tony x 4
Ki-61-Ic Tony x 5

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 5 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
S-315 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Raid is overhead
1st Sentai with Ki-61-Ib Tony (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
47th Sentai with Ki-61-Ic Tony (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

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Morning Air attack on 32nd Division, at 55,45, near Akyab

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 5
Ki-61-Ib Tony x 3
Ki-61-Ic Tony x 4

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 16
B-24D Liberator x 28

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D Liberator bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
S-315 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000, scrambling fighters between 6000 and 12470.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 75 minutes
47th Sentai with Ki-61-Ic Tony (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000, scrambling fighters between 6000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-61-Ib Tony (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead

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Morning Air attack on 32nd Division, at 55,45, near Akyab

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 3
Ki-61-Ib Tony x 2
Ki-61-Ic Tony x 5

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 16
B-24D1 Liberator x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-61-Ib Tony: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
B-24D1 Liberator: 4 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 6000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
47th Sentai with Ki-61-Ic Tony (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000, scrambling fighters between 6000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 94 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-61-Ib Tony (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
S-315 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Raid is overhead

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At the risk of saying the wrong thing, I think continuing is in order.

I have experienced the same thing in my campaign, but on a smaller scale. I took 5 divisions, 5 tank battalions, numerous support elements, on the invasion of Saipan. The AV was 4,200 to 3,950. Defenders with 6 fortifications. Initial attack very similar. Knocked fortifications to 5, took 4,500 casualties, and it looked impossible. Two weeks of daily shock attacks reduced the fortifications to zero where continued shock attacks over the next week eliminated the defenders. All 5 of the divisions are at 50% or less strength, three at 33%. No units were lost, but it was close. All units were in supply the entire time and land based planes took over for the carrier air about 10 days in.

At Pagan, a small jap airbase was causing problems. Recon showed a few base defenders, nothing significant. I tasked a division held in reserve to take it out. With a tank BN, about 440 AV in assault on atoll. Defenders turned out to be numerous including a division with AV of 600 and dug in. Lost half the division on day one. Immediately loaded survivors and escaped. Land based air eventually knocked out the airbase and the port.

What I learned from that and attacks in Burma is this: If raw AV is 10% higher than raw AV of defenders, victory will result, although it may take some time. If Raw AV is less than that, then do not attack but retreat. Victory is nigh impossible. Your abandoning the attack on Nauru falls into that category. What I did discover is that having overwhelming odds at the beginning is desirable, but having them at the end is essential. It is possible to continue attacking and winning as long as your AV does not fall to less than 110% of the Raw AV of the defenders. If it does, back off, reorganize, retrain, and then hit them again.

However, not all this is possible in island warfare. Support requires hulls that may not be available or are too vulnerable to utilize on an invasion beach. Carrier support may not be sustainable for long periods either. So that needs to be taken into consideration too.

Here is where I stick my neck out. One, it looks like more attackers are needed to hit and stay against this augmented defense of Pillar's. That means concentration of forces on one target at a time. Two, is Nauru even strategically necessary? It is an exposed location that cannot be supported except from Ocean Island which offers little prospect as a base. I found that skipping it makes sense. The real desirable bases are Alingalaplap, Kwajalene, Roi-Namur, Wotje, Jaluit, Makin, and Tarawa. Nauru can be built up to a 5/3 base, but it is still isolated. In one thread I read a couple of years ago, the allied player attacked from the south of Tarawa, turning several of the dot atolls clustered together to the south, but still in air range, into air bases, providing a safe place for allied shipping and carriers to operate. Tarawa and then Makin were assaulted (and taken).

The allies in Sept 44 have sufficient divisions and tanks and field artillery and engineers to mount assaults on those two islands. 15 divisions should be available along with all the CVs, CVLs, and numerous CVEs to make an invasion a success. Hit the target with 5 divisions and follow up as necessary. Then hit the next one. Build them up and you are in business. You only need Alingalaplap or the combo of Kwaj and Roi-Namur to control the whole island group. WIth Makin and one other base in the Marshalls, you can bomb all the other island bases out of business. And there will be no resupply or reinforcement or evacuation. It is amazing what allied air and sea power can do with a base of operations in the middle of the enemies "rice bowl."

Having said all this, I think you can make something of the situation if you give it a sustained effort and hit only what you must to control an area. It will not take long for the enemy to use up its supplies. Once that happens no more flights, no movement, no further resistance. So opportunities to defeat Pillager still remain. Have courage. You will take significant losses, but in the end Pillager loses more.

So hang in there. Keep up the pressure on the enemy, focus on only what is necessary for securing an area, and have fun.

For what it is worth, John.

PS--12,500 casualties on the first day. Pillager is going to be a tough nut to crack.

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 11/30/2015 6:36:09 PM   
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Status: offline 		I have to echo the comments above. I'm not that experienced with the Allies and in my current PBEM I'm only into Oct. 42 playing them, so take my comments accordingly.

Pillar may have garrisoned a number of bases heavily, but I'd ask why are you then attacking them? 800 AV on Nauru Island, why attack it? I'd bypass it as it has zero significance and hard for the Japanese to support anyway. Even Buna I might have bypassed as that's a pretty heavy investment by the Japanese. There's no way he can have those types of numbers on every base in the Pacific. Find the lower hanging fruit and use that to weaken the overall support that can be provided to the stronger defensive positions.

I need to go back and catch up on your AAR, but there must be bases you can take that have much weaker defences? I'd avoid the heavily defended bases and look to choke them through isolation, rather than taking them head on. What's the state of the navy, do you have dominance? If so, use that to your advantage and bypass these strongpoints.

Don't give in, just change your focus. If anything, you are getting valuable experience to apply to your next amphibious operations.

I can imagine your frustration at what has transpired, but don't let that ruin it for you. Adapt and tackle the problem from another angle, hit 'em where he isn't until you get your mojo back.

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 12/1/2015 12:04:29 AM   
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ORIGINAL: SqzMyLemon

I have to echo the comments above. I'm not that experienced with the Allies and in my current PBEM I'm only into Oct. 42 playing them, so take my comments accordingly.

Pillar may have garrisoned a number of bases heavily, but I'd ask why are you then attacking them? 800 AV on Nauru Island, why attack it? I'd bypass it as it has zero significance and hard for the Japanese to support anyway. Even Buna I might have bypassed as that's a pretty heavy investment by the Japanese. There's no way he can have those types of numbers on every base in the Pacific. Find the lower hanging fruit and use that to weaken the overall support that can be provided to the stronger defensive positions.

I need to go back and catch up on your AAR, but there must be bases you can take that have much weaker defences? I'd avoid the heavily defended bases and look to choke them through isolation, rather than taking them head on. What's the state of the navy, do you have dominance? If so, use that to your advantage and bypass these strongpoints.

Don't give in, just change your focus. If anything, you are getting valuable experience to apply to your next amphibious operations.

I can imagine your frustration as what has transpired, but don't let that ruin it for you. Adapt and tackle the problem from another angle, hit 'em where he isn't until you get your mojo back.


+2 ..

The Allies must go where the IJ are not and SIGINT gives a lot of data to determiine where not to go ...

However, an atoll stacked to the max does offer the opporunity to attrite .. the more mouths to feed the more xAK's that have to take goods there to feed them .. I believe in 1944 this offers the opportunity for submarines to earn their pay ...

Simply trying to smash the IJ does not work for 3 reasons in my opinion .. even if you had unlimited forces ..

1. Victory conditions The Allies must advance at a loss rate at best of 2:1 and if you are behind to start a much better IJ:Allied ratio // else AV is hard to obtain.
2. Time .. The Allies must achieve AV in a certain time period .. the time it takes to smash strongholds is to the advantage of the IJ
3. Supply .. this is the IJ's weakest point in my opinion. The problem is the effects takes time to show but once the critical level is achieved .. things go south in a hurry .. smashing strongholds rather than use these strongholds against the IJ helps him by default use his supply more efficienly .. you want the opposite .. you want the IJ to make huge mistakes in his allocation of supplies.

I continue to follow ...

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 12/1/2015 7:53:30 PM   
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My original strategic premise with going after Nauru Is was (1) the first step of a northward breakout from my South Pacific theatre area along the axis Nauru – Kusaie Island – Ponape – (possibly) Truk and (2) isolating Jap positions in the Marshalls and Gilberts from main Japanese-controlled areas using this axis of advance. The end result of my recent Nauru action making this approach somewhat less than feasible.

The ongoing siege of Buna was basically unavoidable – with Pillager having 20 Japanese LCU in Buna, this was simply too big to ignore (bypass). Containment of Jap known LCU forces inside Buna would require an Allied ground force large enough where a significant number of Allied LCU would be diverted from the main effort in SW Pacific area at least for a long period of time if not the remainder of the campaign.

The fall of China in this PBEM campaign has a huge impact (though only one component behind the current situation). I’m of the view that China is too easy in AE for Japanese players and the status quo in AE with regard to China considerably alters overall play balance in the game (some JFB in the forum needing to realize two sides are playing this game). However, I digress from the main topic here…

Sqzmylemon makes a good point on attacking heavily defended Jap bases. I’ve tracked Pillager’s Jap LCU order of battle from the start of the campaign using AAR and Sigint report information – providing what’s probably an 80% or so accurate picture of how he’s arranged Japanese defenses. In general… Pillager has built up a defense in considerable depth with nearly every Pacific island/atoll base of significant size occupied by a stack of Japanese LCU at whatever fortification level “the market can bear”. A similar situation exists facing Allied forces in Burma where a large Japanese land force (40+ known LCU) awaits. All the obvious approaches for large-scale Allied advance blocked.

I’ve started looking at alternative strategic options. “Small ball” may be the option for Allied advance in the South and Central Pacific areas – take what the opposing defense gives you. Dot hex bases and small islands.

In SW Pacific theatre area, the sea passage between northern Australia and the south coast of New Guinea is a possibility for funneling an Allied advance into the eastern DEI with a minimum amount of redeploying forces. Merauke (south coast of New Guinea opposite Wewak-Aitape-Hollandia) plus dot hex bases at Groote Eylandt and Wesel Islands east of Darwin are all Allied-controlled and could be quietly built with size 7-8 airfields at each location. The Allied base at Horn Is already built up to maximum size.

At this point, I intend to complete the taking out of Buna though my plans for an Allied ground advance do not extend far into the northern coast New Guinea – capture of Lae optional. Planned Allied amphibious attacks on Milne Bay and nearby islands to apply some leverage against Rabaul and also as the first stage of bypassing Rabaul will go as scheduled (this originally intended to occur immediately following the Nauru operation) – Allied LCU now fully prepped for Milne Bay and surrounding locations.

Up to this time, my plans had been to completely bypass the Solomons except for what was required in an Allied advance around Rabaul. Though a “small ball” strategy using invasions of dot hex and smaller bases in the Solomons may be of value here. The base complex Pillager has built at Tulagi-Guadalcanal will certainly be skipped though I plan to take dot hex and small bases surrounding this complex.


Allied strategy for this campaign in the India-Burma remains somewhat a dilemma given a direct land advance into Burma would likely turn into a quick stalemate. A possibility here is a face-off along the India-Burma border plus creation of a mobile force of selected Allied LCU plus British naval and amphibious ship resources to employ elsewhere (DEI?).

A really far-fetched option would be a northern campaign. Pillager has appeared to dump significant numbers of Japanese LCU reinforcements arriving in the Home Islands into Pacific bases (and elsewhere).

I’m facing with (fixed historical) Allied ground forces an IJ Army in both the Pacific theatres and Southeast Asia that Pillager has heavily reinforced with transfers from China plus LCU reinforcements moved out of the Home Islands – likely to the extent where Pillager’s Japanese ground forces hold a numerical advantage. That’s the probable bottom line. The KB is a (relatively minor) Allied headache – even with Pillager probably using KB as a fleet-in-being as long as he can avoid using it in battle, I still have to account for it. I have some opening in the air war – though plane serviceability and stingy numbers of replacement pool planes have required me to keep older plane types in front line service and keeping everything under a careful “budget”. Trained pilots (with a small bottleneck for USN fighters) for all Allied nationalities are available in ample numbers.


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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 12/1/2015 7:58:28 PM   
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Central Pacific: Parts of V Amphibious Corps HQ removed from Nauru, support elements of this LCU unable to load aboard APD’s eliminated in later Jap deliberate ground attack. All remaining Allied ships at Nauru departing for return to Fiji or Noumea. Current plans are to complete withdrawal of amphibious forces from the Nauru area and return surviving parts of Nauru invasion force LCU for rebuilding from replacement pools. AAR’s follow.

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Nauru Island at 127,128, Range 2,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MGB G-876

Allied Ships
DD Patterson
DD Jarvis
DD Craven
DD Gridley
DD McCall
DD Maury

Reduced sighting due to 10% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 10% moonlight: 2,000 yards
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
Allies open fire on surprised Japanese ships at 2,000 yards
DD Maury fires at MGB G-876 at 2,000 yards
DD Maury engages MGB G-876 at 2,000 yards
Range increases to 4,000 yards
DD Gridley engages MGB G-876 at 4,000 yards
Range increases to 7,000 yards
DD Maury engages MGB G-876 at 7,000 yards
Task forces break off...

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Nauru Island at 127,128, Range 30,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MGB G-876

Allied Ships
CVE Prince William
CVE Liscome Bay
DD Caldwell
DD Doyle
DD Hughes
DD Farragut

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 27,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
Allied TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
Allied CV Escort TF evades combat

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Day Time Surface Combat, near Nauru Island at 127,128, Range 30,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MGB G-876

Allied Ships
CVE Casablanca
CVE Corregidor
DD Aaron Ward
DD Endicott
DD Walke
DD Worden

Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 21,000 yards
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
Allied TF attempts to evade combat
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
Allied CV Escort TF evades combat

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Ground combat at Nauru Island (127,128)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 22230 troops, 202 guns, 56 vehicles, Assault Value = 812
Defending force 335 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 347
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 347 to 1

Combat modifiers
Defender:
Attacker:

Allied ground losses:
385 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 79 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Units destroyed 1

Assaulting units:
48th Ind.Mixed Brigade
Yokosuka 1st SNLF
89th Naval Guard Unit
38th Ind.Mixed Brigade
62nd Naval Guard Unit
22nd Division
2nd Amphibious Bde /1
7th JNAF Coy

Defending units:
V US Amphib Corps

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Sigint entries for 9/20 report intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Truk. Detected base status of Truk shows no visible Japanese forces or activity.

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 12/1/2015 8:00:45 PM   
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Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 9/20/44 (continued)

Southwest Pacific: Current status of Port Moresby base – 1.08 million supply and 127K fuel on hand (unchanged).

Current status of Terapo base – 186K supply and 10K fuel on hand.


No reported Allied or Japanese plane losses this game turn over New Guinea or Rabaul area.

Allied daylight port bombing raids and fighter sweeps targeting Buna continue, no Japanese CAP fighter opposition. AAR’s follow.

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 24

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 27000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-51B Mustang x 25

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-51B Mustang sweeping at 20000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 16
B-24J Liberator x 9
B-25C Mitchell x 3
B-25H Mitchell x 6

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

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

Port hits 11
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Mitchell II bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 6
B-25H Mitchell x 12

No Allied losses

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

Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 24

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 27000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 12
B-24J Liberator x 12

No Allied losses

Port hits 6
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 9

No Allied losses

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

Port hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12

No Allied losses

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 21

No Allied losses

Port hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 6 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25H Mitchell x 12

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged

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

Port hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 9

No Allied losses

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

Port hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Detected status of Jap base at Buna – port damage 68, no Jap TF, 19 Jap LCU.

Detected status of Jap base at Lae – 143 aircraft (all fighters), 10 Jap LCU, 2 Jap TF (5 ships total).

Detected base status at Wau – unidentified aircraft based on airfield, 10 Jap LCU.

Detected base status at Rabaul – 378 aircraft (208 fighters, 29 bombers), no detected Jap TF, 11 ships in port (including 4 AK, 1 PB, 1 CM, 1 SS, 3 SST, 1 ACM), 38 Jap LCU.


Allied ground forces at Buna have 153K supply on hand, 2942 AV (total) operational. Ground bombardment attack continues. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Buna (99,129)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 91072 troops, 2021 guns, 1918 vehicles, Assault Value = 2928
Defending force 76555 troops, 675 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 1935

Japanese ground losses:
274 casualties reported
Squads: 3 destroyed, 22 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Assaulting units:
32nd Infantry Division
2/4th Armoured Regiment
2/6th Armoured Regiment
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
1st Marine Division
81st Infantry Division
193rd Tank Battalion
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
43rd Infantry Division
Americal Infantry Division
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
7th Infantry Division
754th Tank Battalion
31st Infantry Division
9th Australian Division
97th Field Artillery Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
2/13th Field Regiment
1st Medium Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment
165th Field Artillery Battalion
I Australian Corps
82nd Mortar Battalion
2nd RAA Jungle Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
155th USA Base Force
134th Field Artillery Battalion
2/11th Field Regiment
168th Field Artillery Regiment
181st Field Artillery Regiment
857th Engineer Aviation Battalion
150th USA Base Force
11th RAAF M/W Sqn

Defending units:
64th Division
144th Infantry Regiment
13th Division
1st Guards Division
47th Division
104th Division
116th Division
3rd Cavalry Brigade
13th Ind.Mixed Regiment
8th Base Force
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
14th Naval Construction Battalion
31st Army
23rd Field AA Machinecannon Company
62nd Construction Battalion
55th Field AA Battalion
17th Naval Construction Battalion
102nd Machine Cannon AA Battalion
7th Base Force /1

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US patrol sub intercepts Japanese transport off northern coast of New Guinea. AAR follows.

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Submarine attack near Wewak at 98,118 (night action, N of Wewak)

Japanese Ships
xAK Shikano Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)

Allied Ships
SS Pargo

xAK Shikano Maru is sighted by SS Pargo
SS Pargo launches 4 torpedoes at xAK Shikano Maru

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 12/1/2015 8:02:35 PM   
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Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 9/20/44 (continued)

South Pacific: Current base status of Ndeni – 575K supply and 26K fuel on hand.

Current base status of Luganville – 1.62 million supply and 205K fuel on hand (unchanged).

Current base status of Noumea – 3.37 million supply and 2.68 million fuel on hand (unchanged).


Detected status of Jap base at Lunga – 31 aircraft (all fighters), no ships in port, 6 Jap TF (36 ships total, all small ship types), 12 Jap LCU.

Coastwatcher entries from 9/20 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Dagua
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Hansa Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Gasmata
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Manus
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 101,125 near Cape Gloucester, Speed 16, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 101,125 near Cape Gloucester, Speed 12, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 8 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 107,125 near Namatanai, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 108,126 near Feni Islands, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed 15, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,126 near Rabaul, Speed 12, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 108,124 near Lihir, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,125 near Rabaul, Speed 7, Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 6 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 107,126 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 5 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,126 near Finschhafen, Speed 12, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 107,126 near Rabaul, Speed 4, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lunga
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Hansa Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: CLAA Isuzu reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Namatanai
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Woodlark Island
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,125 near Rabaul , Speed 13 , Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,126 near Finschhafen , Speed 13 , Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 9 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga , Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 101,133 near Milne Bay , Speed 11 , Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul , Speed 8 , Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul , Speed 13 , Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 108,124 near Lihir , Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul , Speed 4 , Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 113,137 near Tassafaronga , Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 5 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul , Speed 14 , Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 6 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga , Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 107,126 near Rabaul , Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 114,137 near Tulagi , Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul , Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 7 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga , Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul , Speed 5 , Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 99,126 near Lae , Speed 16 , Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 102,125 near Arawe , Speed 12 , Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 107,126 near Rabaul , Speed 9 , Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 103,125 near Talasea , Speed 13 , Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,120 near Mussau Island , Speed 13 , Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul , Speed 9 , Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 102,125 near Arawe , Speed 10 , Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 101,125 near Cape Gloucester , Speed 7 , Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 106,123 near Kavieng , Speed 17 , Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 107,124 near Rabaul , Speed 16 , Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 98,127 near Salamaua, Speed 13, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 6, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 103,125 near Talasea, Speed 19, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,126 near Rabaul, Speed 11, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 107,126 near Rabaul, Speed 11, Moving West
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lunga
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Hansa Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: CLAA Isuzu reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Namatanai
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Woodlark Island
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,125 near Rabaul, Speed 13, Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,126 near Finschhafen, Speed 13, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 9 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 101,133 near Milne Bay, Speed 11, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 8, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 13, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 108,124 near Lihir, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 4, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 113,137 near Tassafaronga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 5 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 14, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 6 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 107,126 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 114,137 near Tulagi, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 7 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 5, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 99,126 near Lae, Speed 16, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 102,125 near Arawe, Speed 12, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 107,126 near Rabaul, Speed 9, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 103,125 near Talasea, Speed 13, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,120 near Mussau Island, Speed 13, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 9, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 102,125 near Arawe, Speed 10, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 101,125 near Cape Gloucester, Speed 7, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 106,123 near Kavieng, Speed 17, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 107,124 near Rabaul, Speed 16, Moving Southeast


Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon – 84 aircraft (54 fighters, 30 bombers), no Jap TF, manpower 4(0), resources 21(0), refinery 72(129), light industry 9(32), 16 Jap LCU.

Detected status of Jap base in Magwe – 219 aircraft (199 fighters, 15 bombers), oil production 198(103), refinery 96(5), 25 Jap LCU.


RAF fighter sweep over Japanese LCU along Burma-India border area continues. No Japanese planes encountered. Latest AAR’s follow.

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Morning Air attack on 15th Division, at 56,43, near Chittagong (four identical sweeps over this hex location, first one shown)

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 16

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 30000 feet

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< Message edited by wneumann -- 12/1/2015 9:04:29 PM >

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 12/1/2015 8:24:13 PM   
SqzMyLemon


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Status: offline 		No easy choices and it definitely sounds like you are up against a solid defence. There's a weak point somewhere, there always is. Large garrisons scream out large supply requirements to me. Choke off that supply and bomb what's currently at these bases, if you can, and see if that doesn't start causing cracks to appear in the dam.

I'll be following to see your progress, but I think once you look at things differently it will all come together. Everything Japan does comes at a cost and if you figure out how to capitalize you may be just fine. Bear in mind, I've never faced what you are yet and I may just be talking out my ass here.

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 12/3/2015 5:49:30 PM   
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I considered mentioning the northern option, but it is really tenuous at best. Bases can be built up, and the Aleutians can support each other, but the bases are few and far between spread out in a line. All must be developed and supply is challenging given the weather penalties. Operations suffer as well. Anything you do up there to grab something from which to move out is going to require every flattop you have. The jap dots and small bases facing the Russians are just too far away.

As for Burma, the real question is where are the garrisons? In the real war, the Brits moved down to take Ranee Island as a base to hop off from. Its 120 west or south, depending on map orientation, of Pagwe. If there is a soft underbelly in there, that may be how to reach it. One thing I learned in my campaign is that nothing moves quickly in the jungle. But even a 3 to 5 division thrust would quickly be quelled against 40 LCUs. When I went south from Central Burma, I was able to secure Pagwe fairly easily. I could not punch through the very deep defenses at Tuangoo. That garrison remained in place as I went around it, took Rangoon, Pegu, and Moulimain, cutting off that garrison from Bangkok. It is trying to escape through the jungle to the RR in Thailand, and it will make it, but it has taken four months and no one has reached the RR yet. The jungle and mountains make movement difficult. In any case, I think keeping the enemy out of India is the better course than trying to advance on that front.

So what does Pillager have in the DEI? Lots of soft targets there. Maybe a push from Columbo is possible. Even if so, it would only be a sideshow.

I like the southern approach to Sorong end of PNG. That is a real possibility. Pillager cannot get there to interfere with much if at all. I did take the dot north of PM and then ran an Army over the mountains into the Lae area that way, but it took forever. The army proceeded through the area to Hansa Bay, but it was two divisions and several other battalion level units. Engineers developed the bases as the ground force moved on. The mass defense at Buna was overcome, eventually, but that attack only was happening to keep the enemy from moving north to reinforce against the 2 div et al bunch crawling trough the mountains.

If Pillager has denuded the home islands to beef up the circle of defense, he is a fool. You get some armor on the northern end of the main island and you are in Tokyo before you can spit. My guess is he may have moved a few units forward, but I would not leave Japan essentially naked. Japan is not that far from Seattle. It would be too easy to cut off the outer ring and just go for the jugular. If I were...I would not remove the home island defense under any circumstances. You have the intelligence. What does it tell you?

Soooo...it seems that Nauru was a bust. There are still other opportunities. Move fast, if you can, for speed is in your favor. Pillager cannot reposition with any speed. Find a soft spot, hit it, and watch him squirm. And keep moving. That will scramble his defense and give you opportunities that this static approach is denying. You can do it. Just throw the box away and use that magnificent mind God gave you. You will be surprised at what possibilities for victory still remain.

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 12/4/2015 9:29:26 PM   
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quote:


No easy choices and it definitely sounds like you are up against a solid defense.

Most likely true. Between LCU freed up by the fall of China and reinforcements entering the game he’s drawing out of the Home Islands, Pillager has a lot of IJ Army LCU to spread around. Granted, he cannot defend everything with them but what he (Pillager) has available appears to be plenty for defending most if not all the larger Pacific island bases. Even with attacking, taking and building up smaller atolls and island bases surrounding larger objectives, it’s apparent to both sides that at some point I will need to take a major base If I want or need an airfield large enough to operate more than fighters and 2E bombers in any significant quantity or use of a large forward naval facility.

What I’m attempting with building up (already Allied-controlled) bases covering the sea passage between northern Australia and the south coast of New Guinea is opening another axis for Allied advance through the eastern DEI and from there moving west toward the oil centers or northward into the Philippines. The Marianas provides little in the way of footholds beside its main islands (all known to be heavily garrisoned) and is a lot of territory to bypass.


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So what does Pillager have in the DEI?

Pillager does have most of the obvious points of attack (Java and Sumatra) covered, though possibly on a lesser scale than Burma or the main Pacific area.


quote:


If Pillager has denuded the home islands to beef up the circle of defense, he is a fool. You get some armor on the northern end of the main island and you are in Tokyo before you can spit. My guess is he may have moved a few units forward, but I would not leave Japan essentially naked. Japan is not that far from Seattle. It would be too easy to cut off the outer ring and just go for the jugular. If I were...I would not remove the home island defense under any circumstances. You have the intelligence. What does it tell you?

Pillager is playing an all or nothing approach to at least some extent though I doubt he’s completely emptied the Home Islands. Pillager (in stock scenario 6 which we’re playing) receives large numbers of IJ Army combat units in the Home Islands throughout 1944-45, nearly all in restricted command. He can only move out of Japan those units he has the PP to reassign – which leaves a significant number of LCU behind to cover the Home Islands area. Quality of these Jap LCU is less important than their quantity. Historical US and Allied ground forces in AE can kill off only so many Jap units before they’re worn out and/or remaining time left in the campaign is exhausted. This appears more and more to be the central premise of Pillager’s Japanese strategy.

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 12/4/2015 9:33:02 PM   
wneumann


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Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 9/21/44

Southwest Pacific: Current status of Port Moresby base – 1.08 million supply and 127K fuel on hand (unchanged).


Current status of Terapo base – 187K supply and 10K fuel on hand. Japanese ground attack air strike on 8 Australian Division at Wau. AAR follows.

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Morning Air attack on 8th Australian Division, at 98,126 (Wau)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M3 Jack x 18
Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 23

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
23 x Ki-67-Ia Peggy bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Summary of this game turn’s reported aircraft losses over all locations in New Guinea plus Rabaul.

Japanese planes reported destroyed
• 22 Ki-84 Frank (16 air-to-air, 5 on the ground, 1 ops)
• 15 Ki-44 Tojo (7 air-to-air, 7 on the ground, 1 ops)
• 49 N1K1-J George (34 air-to-air, 5 on the ground, 10 ops)
• 4 J2M3 Jack (2 air-to-air, 2 ops)

Allied planes reported destroyed
• 16 P-47 Thunderbolt (14 air-to-air, 2 ops)
• 4 P-39D Airacobra (3 flak, 1 ops)
• 7 A-20G Havoc (5 flak, 2 ops)


USAAF low-level night air strikes against Lae airfield. Combat Events report entries and AAR’s follow.

6 x 22nd BG/2nd BS A-20G Havoc stray due to night
7 x 38th BG/822nd BS A-20G Havoc stray due to night
4 x 38th BG/822nd BS A-20G Havoc stray due to night
5 x 38th BG/822nd BS A-20G Havoc stray due to night

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Night Air attack on Lae, at 99,126

Weather in hex: Partial cloud (28% moonlight)

Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-S Irving x 5
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 8

Allied aircraft
A-20G Havoc x 12
P-39D Airacobra x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAId Nick: 2 damaged
Ki-45 KAId Nick: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-84a Frank: 2 destroyed on ground
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
A-20G Havoc: 5 damaged
A-20G Havoc: 2 destroyed by flak
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 13

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x P-39D Airacobra bombing from 100 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 plane(s) with no ordnance
Airfield Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb
8 x A-20G Havoc bombing and strafing from low level
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
53rd Sentai/C with Ki-45 KAId Nick (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 3 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 1000, scrambling fighters between 4000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes
S-902 Hikotai with J1N1-S Irving (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 6000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes

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Night Air attack on Lae, at 99,126

Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J1N1-S Irving x 1
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 8

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 18

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 5 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed by flak

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x P-39D Airacobra bombing from 100 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 plane(s) with no ordnance
4 x P-39D Airacobra bombing from 100 feet
Airfield Attack: 3 plane(s) with no ordnance
Airfield Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb
4 x P-39D Airacobra bombing from 100 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 plane(s) with no ordnance
Airfield Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb
7 x P-39D Airacobra bombing from 100 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
53rd Sentai/C with Ki-45 KAId Nick (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 1000 , scrambling fighters to 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes
S-902 Hikotai with J1N1-S Irving (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 6000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 6000.
Raid is overhead

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Night Air attack on Lae, at 99,126

Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 3

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 4 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed by flak

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x P-39D Airacobra bombing from 100 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 plane(s) with no ordnance
Airfield Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
53rd Sentai/C with Ki-45 KAId Nick (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 1000, scrambling fighters to 5000.
Raid is overhead

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Night Air attack on Lae, at 99,126

Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 3

Allied aircraft
A-20G Havoc x 5

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
A-20G Havoc: 2 damaged

Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x A-20G Havoc bombing and strafing from low level
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
53rd Sentai/C with Ki-45 KAId Nick (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 1000, scrambling fighters to 5000.
Raid is overhead

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Night Air attack on Lae, at 99,126

Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 1

Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 4

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x P-39D Airacobra bombing from 100 feet
Airfield Attack: 1 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
53rd Sentai/C with Ki-45 KAId Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 1000, scrambling fighters to 5000.
Raid is overhead

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Night Air attack on Lae, at 99,126

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 1

Allied aircraft
A-20G Havoc x 5

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
A-20G Havoc: 2 damaged

Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x A-20G Havoc bombing and strafing from low level
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
53rd Sentai/C with Ki-45 KAId Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 1000, scrambling fighters to 5000.
Raid is overhead

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Night Air attack on Lae, at 99,126

Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAId Nick x 1

Allied aircraft
A-20G Havoc x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-84a Frank: 2 destroyed on ground
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 destroyed on ground

Allied aircraft losses
A-20G Havoc: 4 damaged
A-20G Havoc: 1 destroyed by flak

Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x A-20G Havoc bombing and strafing from low level
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
53rd Sentai/C with Ki-45 KAId Nick (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 1000, scrambling fighters to 5000.
Raid is overhead

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Night raid on Lae followed up by USAAF daylight fighter sweeps. AAR’s follow.

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Morning Air attack on Lae, at 99,126

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M3 Jack x 8
N1K1-J George x 52
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 13
Ki-84a Frank x 13

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 4 destroyed

CAP engaged:
3rd Ku S-1/C with N1K1-J George (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
S-901 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(10 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 10 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
302 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (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, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
332 Ku S-1 with J2M3 Jack (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(8 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 1000, scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
S-602 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(11 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
S-407 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
18th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes
52nd Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
S-305 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (3 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
10 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000, scrambling fighters between 10000 and 27000.
Raid is overhead
20th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000, scrambling fighters between 25000 and 33000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
51st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000, scrambling fighters between 20000 and 31000.
Raid is overhead
204th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 5000, scrambling fighters between 5000 and 36000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Lae, at 99,126

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M3 Jack x 5
N1K1-J George x 22
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 7
Ki-84a Frank x 9

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M3 Jack: 1 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 30000 feet

CAP engaged:
S-305 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000, scrambling fighters between 13000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
3rd Ku S-1/C with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 14000.
Raid is overhead
302 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000, scrambling fighters between 17000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
332 Ku S-1 with J2M3 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 1000, scrambling fighters between 13000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
S-602 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000, scrambling fighters between 14000 and 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
S-407 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000, scrambling fighters to 18000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
18th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
204th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 5000, scrambling fighters between 7000 and 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
20th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000, scrambling fighters between 13000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
51st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000, scrambling fighters to 26540.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
52nd Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000, scrambling fighters between 11000 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes
S-901 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000, scrambling fighters to 15000.
Raid is overhead

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Morning Air attack on Lae, at 99,126

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M3 Jack x 1
N1K1-J George x 10
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 5
Ki-84a Frank x 2

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 30000 feet

CAP engaged:
302 Ku S-1 with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 18000, scrambling fighters between 13000 and 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
S-602 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000, scrambling fighters between 14000 and 14490.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
S-407 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000, scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes
204th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 5000, scrambling fighters to 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
S-305 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000, scrambling fighters to 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes
332 Ku S-1 with J2M3 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 1000, scrambling fighters to 16000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
20th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000, scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes
51st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000, scrambling fighters to 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
18th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000, scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Lae, at 99,126

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 2
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 1

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 30000 feet

CAP engaged:
S-407 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000, scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
204th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 5000, scrambling fighters to 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
S-602 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000, scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes

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Allied daylight port bombing raids and fighter sweeps targeting Buna continue, no Japanese CAP fighter opposition. AAR’s follow.

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 24

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 27000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 24

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 27000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-51B Mustang x 25

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-51B Mustang sweeping at 20000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid detected at 61 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 12
B-24J Liberator x 30

No Allied losses

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

Port hits 31
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 15
B-25H Mitchell x 3

No Allied losses

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

Port hits 8
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 12

No Allied losses

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

Port hits 8
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

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

Allied aircraft
B-25H Mitchell x 12

No Allied losses

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged

Port hits 7
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 9

No Allied losses

Port hits 4

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
Mitchell II x 13

No Allied losses

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

Port hits 8

Aircraft Attacking:
13 x Mitchell II bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

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

Allied aircraft
B-25H Mitchell x 12

No Allied losses

Port hits 3
Port supply hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12

No Allied losses

Port hits 2
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Detected status of Jap base at Buna – port damage 55, 2 Jap TF (20 ships total, both appear on map as submarine TF), 19 Jap LCU.

Detected status of Jap base at Lae – 75 aircraft (all fighters), airfield damage 10, 10 Jap LCU, 5 Jap TF (10 ships total, transports & small ship types).

Detected base status at Wau – no detected aircraft on airfield, 10 Jap LCU.

Detected base status at Salamaua – 6 Jap LCU, unidentified aircraft based on airfield.


Allied ground forces at Buna have 151K supply on hand, 2969 AV (total) operational. Ground bombardment attack continues. Latest AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Buna (99,129)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 91242 troops, 2021 guns, 1918 vehicles, Assault Value = 2976
Defending force 76544 troops, 674 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 1942

Japanese ground losses:
107 casualties reported
Squads: 4 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
81st Infantry Division
193rd Tank Battalion
2/6th Armoured Regiment
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
43rd Infantry Division
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
1st Marine Division
754th Tank Battalion
32nd Infantry Division
7th Infantry Division
2/4th Armoured Regiment
31st Infantry Division
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
Americal Infantry Division
9th Australian Division
2nd Medium Regiment
82nd Mortar Battalion
205th Field Artillery Battalion
155th USA Base Force
857th Engineer Aviation Battalion
2nd RAA Jungle Regiment
2/13th Field Regiment
1st Medium Regiment
97th Field Artillery Battalion
181st Field Artillery Regiment
165th Field Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
150th USA Base Force
168th Field Artillery Regiment
2/9th Field Regiment
I Australian Corps
2/11th Field Regiment
11th RAAF M/W Sqn

Defending units:
47th Division
104th Division
3rd Cavalry Brigade
64th Division
116th Division
13th Division
144th Infantry Regiment
1st Guards Division
13th Ind.Mixed Regiment
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
102nd Machine Cannon AA Battalion
62nd Construction Battalion
17th Naval Construction Battalion
23rd Field AA Machinecannon Company
14th Naval Construction Battalion
55th Field AA Battalion
8th Base Force
31st Army
7th Base Force /1

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 12/4/2015 9:35:59 PM   
wneumann


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Central Pacific: All amphibious transport with remaining LCU elements of Nauru landing force now at sea and returning to Noumea or Suva. US Escort and Main Carrier forces remain in covering positions.

Sigint entries for 9/21 report intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Truk and Eniwetok. Detected statuses of the two bases show no visible Japanese forces or activity at either location.


Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Magwe – 219 aircraft (196 fighters, 15 bombers), oil production 198(103), refinery 96(5), 25 Jap LCU.


RAF fighter sweeps over Japanese LCU along Burma-India border area continue. No Japanese planes encountered. AAR’s follow.

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Morning Air attack on 1st Raiding Regiment, at 57,42, near Chittagong (two identical sweeps over this location, first one only shown)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Allied aircraft
Thunderbolt I x 16

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Thunderbolt I sweeping at 32000 feet

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India: Reorganization of British carrier air groups underway. This activity includes re-sizing and rearranging of carrier air squadrons to maximize plane capacities aboard individual ships, plus creating an effective air group organization aboard each carrier. Unlike USN carriers, British carriers of all types (CV, CVL, CVE) enter the game with “whatever happens to be aboard them”. I’m re-sizing most British carrier air squadrons as well as redistributing them between ships to create a more or less uniform air group organization. Virtually all British carrier squadrons are resizable making this endeavor very doable. The initial stage (now underway) is reorganizing air groups aboard CV and CVL ships, to be followed later with CVE’s. Final result of reorganization on British CV and CVL will likely produce air groups on each ship composed mainly of fighters with a smaller torpedo bomber component – similar to air group organization used in US Escort Carrier force. Reorganization process for the British carrier fleet is being driven mainly by availability of carrier planes and trained pilots, as well as total number of existing carrier fighter and torpedo bomber air units aboard all British carriers.

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 12/4/2015 9:37:56 PM   
wneumann


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South Pacific: Summary of this game turn’s reported aircraft losses over all locations in South Pacific theatre area.

Japanese planes reported destroyed
• 7 G4M2a Betty (6 air-to-air, 1 ops)

No reported Allied planes destroyed in South Pacific area.


Current base status of Ndeni – 574K supply and 26K fuel on hand. Jap air strike launched against shipping in Ndeni base hex. AAR follows.

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Morning Air attack on TF, at Ndeni 120,143

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M2a Betty x 2

Allied aircraft
F4U-1D Corsair x 9
F4U-1 Corsair x 22

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M2a Betty: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VMF-111 with F4U-1 Corsair (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 2000 and 6000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
VMF-313 with F4U-1 Corsair (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000, scrambling fighters between 1000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
No.21 Sqn RNZAF with F4U-1D Corsair (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000, scrambling fighters between 6000 and 7000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes

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Current base status of Luganville – 1.63 million supply and 205K fuel on hand. Jap naval air strikes launched against shipping in Luganville base hex. AAR’s follow.

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Morning Air attack on TF, at Luganville 120,150

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M2a Betty x 5

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 22
F4U-1A Corsair x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M2a Betty: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VMF-218 with F4U-1A Corsair (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000, scrambling fighters between 4000 and 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes
VMF-222 with F4U-1 Corsair (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000, scrambling fighters between 9000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
VMF-225 with F4U-1 Corsair (3 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 11000, scrambling fighters between 8000 and 9000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 21 minutes

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, at Luganville 120,150

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M2a Betty x 3

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 22
F4U-1A Corsair x 10

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M2a Betty: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

CAP engaged:
VMF-218 with F4U-1A Corsair (0 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 11000, scrambling fighters between 3000 and 5000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
VMF-222 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 11000, scrambling fighters between 8000 and 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes
VMF-225 with F4U-1 Corsair (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 11000, scrambling fighters between 9000 and 36800.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes

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Current base status of Noumea – 3.35 million supply and 2.68 million fuel on hand.


Detected status of Jap base at Lunga – 35 aircraft (all fighters), no ships in port, 6 Jap TF (39 ships total, all small ship types), 12 Jap LCU.

Coastwatcher entries from 9/21 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lunga
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Dagua
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Manus
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 99,126 near Lae, Speed 16, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 8 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 107,125 near Namatanai, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 3, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 108,126 near Feni Islands, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed 16, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 108,124 near Lihir, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 113,137 near Tassafaronga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 6 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 107,126 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,125 near Rabaul, Speed 13, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 98,127 near Salamaua, Speed 15, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 107,126 near Rabaul, Speed 4, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,125 near Rabaul, Speed 11, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 107,125 near Namatanai, Speed 10, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,126 near Rabaul, Speed 16, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,125 near Rabaul, Speed 11, Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 108,126 near Feni Islands, Speed 6, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,125 near Umboi Island, Speed 13, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,126 near Rabaul, Speed 12, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,126 near Rabaul, Speed 7, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 9, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 99,129 near Buna, Speed 9, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 104,126 near Gasmata, Speed 13, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 103,125 near Talasea, Speed 15, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Woodlark Island
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Efate
Coastwatcher sighting: 8 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 13, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 107,125 near Namatanai, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 108,126 near Feni Islands, Speed 6, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 108,126 near Feni Islands, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 99,129 near Buna, Speed 10, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 99,129 near Buna, Speed 10, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed 10, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 99,126 near Lae, Speed 13, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 108,124 near Lihir, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 113,137 near Tassafaronga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 6 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 107,126 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 114,137 near Tulagi, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 102,125 near Arawe, Speed 14, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,127 near Rabaul, Speed 14, Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 99,126 near Lae, Speed 13, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 99,128 near Buna, Speed 15, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 101,119 near Manus, Speed 3, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 102,125 near Arawe, Speed 10, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 102,125 near Arawe, Speed 16, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 98,127 near Salamaua, Speed 10, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 11, Moving Northwest

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 12/6/2015 9:40:23 PM   
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Southwest Pacific: Current status of Port Moresby base – 1.08 million supply and 126K fuel on hand.

Current status of Terapo base – 187K supply and 10K fuel on hand. (unchanged).


No reported Allied or Japanese plane losses this game turn over SW Pacific theatre operations area.

Allied daylight port bombing raids on Buna on reduced level, most 2E and 4E bomber squadrons stood down to rest pilots and/or recover damaged planes.. AAR follows.

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Afternoon Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 60 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 12
B-25H Mitchell x 12

No Allied losses

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

Port hits 5

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Detected status of Jap base at Buna – port damage 42, 2 Jap TF (11 ships total, both appear on map as submarine TF), 19 Jap LCU.

Detected status of Jap base at Lae – 124 aircraft (all fighters), airfield damage 17, 10 Jap LCU, no Jap TF.

Detected base status at Wau – unidentified aircraft based on airfield, 10 Jap LCU.

Detected base status at Salamaua – 6 Jap LCU, no visible aircraft on airfield.


Allied ground forces at Buna have 149K supply on hand, 3020 AV (total) operational. Ground bombardment attack continues. Latest AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Buna (99,129)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 91452 troops, 2019 guns, 1918 vehicles, Assault Value = 3003
Defending force 76544 troops, 672 guns, 109 vehicles, Assault Value = 1941

Japanese ground losses:
374 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 29 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 6 (2 destroyed, 4 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
2/4th Armoured Regiment
31st Infantry Division
43rd Infantry Division
754th Tank Battalion
7th Infantry Division
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
Americal Infantry Division
2/6th Armoured Regiment
81st Infantry Division
1st Marine Division
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
193rd Tank Battalion
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
32nd Infantry Division
9th Australian Division
2/9th Field Regiment
134th Field Artillery Battalion
150th USA Base Force
2/11th Field Regiment
205th Field Artillery Battalion
1st Medium Regiment
2nd RAA Jungle Regiment
97th Field Artillery Battalion
I Australian Corps
165th Field Artillery Battalion
155th USA Base Force
857th Engineer Aviation Battalion
2/13th Field Regiment
82nd Mortar Battalion
168th Field Artillery Regiment
2nd Medium Regiment
181st Field Artillery Regiment
11th RAAF M/W Sqn

Defending units:
144th Infantry Regiment
64th Division
104th Division
47th Division
116th Division
13th Division
1st Guards Division
3rd Cavalry Brigade
13th Ind.Mixed Regiment
55th Field AA Battalion
17th Naval Construction Battalion
102nd Machine Cannon AA Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
14th Naval Construction Battalion
23rd Field AA Machinecannon Company
31st Army
62nd Construction Battalion
8th Base Force
7th Base Force /1

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 12/6/2015 9:43:25 PM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 9/22/44 (continued)

South Pacific: Returning amphibious transport from Nauru entering or now within South Pacific theatre sea areas. US Main Carrier force now returning to Noumea for refueling. Estimated return time for most amphibious transports coming back from Nauru is 3-4 days plus unloading of cargo.

Current base status of Ndeni – 575K supply and 26K fuel on hand.

Current base status of Luganville – 1.64 million supply and 205K fuel on hand.

Current base status of Noumea – 3.34 million supply and 2.68 million fuel on hand.

Convoy detachment WP-257B (5 ships) arrives in Suva from mainland US, cargo includes 31K supply and 2500 fuel, Main body of WP-257 and another detachment of this convoy still enroute to Noumea and Luganville.


Detected status of Jap base at Lunga – 32 aircraft (all fighters), no ships in port, 5 Jap TF (27 ships total, all small ship types), 12 Jap LCU.

Coastwatcher entries from 9/22 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Hansa Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Gasmata
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Woodlark Island
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 102,125 near Arawe, Speed 16, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 107,125 near Namatanai, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 9, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed 14, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 99,126 near Lae, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 108,124 near Lihir, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 6 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 107,126 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 114,137 near Tulagi, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 98,127 near Salamaua, Speed 15, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,125 near Umboi Island, Speed 12, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,126 near Rabaul, Speed 9, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,125 near Umboi Island, Speed 16, Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 108,126 near Feni Islands, Speed 6, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 99,129 near Buna, Speed 9, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 104,126 near Gasmata, Speed 10, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 104,126 near Gasmata, Speed 12, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 101,125 near Cape Gloucester, Speed 11, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 103,125 near Talasea, Speed 10, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Tassafaronga
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Dagua
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Woodlark Island
Coastwatcher sighting: 8 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 107,125 near Namatanai, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 98,127 near Salamaua, Speed 11, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 101,125 near Cape Gloucester, Speed 12, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 101,125 near Cape Gloucester, Speed 15, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,126 near Finschhafen, Speed 14, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 95,119 near Dagua, Speed 2, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 108,126 near Feni Islands, Speed 7, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 108,124 near Lihir, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 11, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 113,137 near Tassafaronga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 6 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 107,126 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 114,137 near Tulagi, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 9 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 103,125 near Talasea, Speed 12, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 103,127 near Gasmata, Speed 9, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 107,125 near Namatanai, Speed 10, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 104,127 near Gasmata, Speed 10, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 103,125 near Talasea, Speed 13, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,120 near Mussau Island, Speed 8, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 103,127 near Gasmata, Speed 12, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 98,127 near Salamaua, Speed 8, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 101,125 near Cape Gloucester, Speed 16, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 104,126 near Gasmata, Speed 13, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,124 near Long Island, Speed 15, Moving Northeast

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Post #: 2066
RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 12/6/2015 9:46:43 PM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 9/22/44 (continued)

Central Pacific: Sigint entries for 9/22 report intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Wale Is and Eniwetok. Detected statuses of the two bases show no visible Japanese forces or activity at either location.


Australia: Fast transport convoy EX-83 (11 ships) arrives from mainland US. Cargo aboard the convoy includes 72K supply, 19K fuel, no LCU or air units.


Western Pacific: US patrol sub in action with Japanese surface combat TF in sea area off NW coast of New Guinea. AAR follows.

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ASW attack near Peleliu at 93,105 (SE of Peleliu)

Japanese Ships
DD Harukaze
DD Oite
DD Hatakaze
DD Matsukaze
DD Yunagi
DD Asanagi
DD Hayate

Allied Ships
SS Gato, hits 1 (system damage 4, sub remains on patrol)

SS Gato launches 4 torpedoes at DD Harukaze
Gato diving deep ....
DD Yunagi fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Asanagi fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Hayate attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

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Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Magwe – 220 aircraft (188 fighters, 22 bombers), oil production 200(101), refinery 96(5), 25 Jap LCU. Pillager has resumed repair of Magwe oil production facilities.


Fighter sweeps and ground attack bombing strikes against Japanese LCU along Burma-India border area continue. No Japanese planes encountered. Seven Jap LCU detected in hex location 56, 43 on the Burma side of the border E of Cox’s Bazar, four identified in the series of air actions below. Jap 35th Infantry Division previously identified in this hex but not involved in this action. AAR’s follow.

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Morning Air attack on 33rd Army, at 56,43, near Chittagong

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40N5 Warhawk x 25

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 18000 feet

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Morning Air attack on 33rd Army, at 56,43, near Chittagong

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40N5 Warhawk x 25

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 18000 feet

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Morning Air attack on 33rd Army, at 56,43, near Chittagong

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40N5 Warhawk x 25

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 18000 feet

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Morning Air attack on 14th Division, at 56,43, near Chittagong

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
Liberator B.III x 16
Liberator B.VI x 32

No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Liberator B.III bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x Liberator B.VI bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
16 x Liberator B.VI bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

Also attacking 15th Division ...
Also attacking 5th Mortar Battalion ...

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 12/9/2015 3:18:11 PM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 9/23/44

Southwest Pacific: Current status of Port Moresby base – 1.08 million supply and 126K fuel on hand (unchanged).

Current status of Terapo base – 187K supply and 10K fuel on hand. (unchanged). Jap ground attack bombing raid on 8 Australian Division at Wau, one Jap Ki-67 Peggy bomber reported lost (ops). AAR follows.

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Afternoon Air attack on 8th Australian Division, at 98,126 (Wau)

Weather in hex: Thunderstorms

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

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 18

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
18 x Ki-67-Ia Peggy bombing from 11000 feet
Ground Attack: 3 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Summary of this game turn’s reported aircraft losses over all locations in New Guinea plus Rabaul.

Japanese planes reported destroyed – N1K1 George plane losses below possibly over-reported as some planes of this type also destroyed in actions over Burma.
• 58 Ki-84 Frank (51 air-to-air, 7 ops)
• 20 Ki-44 Tojo (19 air-to-air, 1 ops)
• 35 N1K1-J George (exact breakdown of losses not known)
• 3 J2M3 Jack (2 air-to-air, 1 ops)
• 1 Ki-67 Peggy (ops)

Allied planes reported destroyed
• 17 P-47 Thunderbolt (13 air-to-air, 2 ops)


USAAF fighter sweeps against Lae airfield resumed. AAR’s follow.

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Morning Air attack on Lae, at 99,126

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M3 Jack x 7
N1K1-J George x 57
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 38
Ki-84a Frank x 89

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 8 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 7 destroyed

CAP engaged:
S-305 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 17 scrambling)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000, scrambling fighters between 10000 and 36000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
3rd Ku S-1/C with N1K1-J George (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 14000.
Raid is overhead
S-901 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (8 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 16000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 16000.
Raid is overhead
332 Ku S-1 with J2M3 Jack (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 1000, scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead
S-602 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Raid is overhead
S-407 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (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 14000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 14000.
Raid is overhead
18th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 11 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 19000.
Raid is overhead
20th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (0 airborne, 13 on standby, 21 scrambling)
13 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000, scrambling fighters between 21000 and 33000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
51st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 irborne, 6 on standby, 8 scrambling)
6 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000, scrambling fighters between 20000 and 33000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
52nd Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 12 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes
72nd Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 17 on standby, 26 scrambling)
17 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 34000, scrambling fighters between 22000 and 34440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Lae, at 99,126

Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M3 Jack x 6
N1K1-J George x 38
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 35
Ki-84a Frank x 80

Allied aircraft
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M3 Jack: 1 destroyed
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 3 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 12 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-47D25 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 30000 feet

CAP engaged:
S-305 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling)
15 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000, scrambling fighters between 10000 and 34000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 45 minutes
3rd Ku S-1/C with N1K1-J George (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000, scrambling fighters to 10000.
Raid is overhead
S-901 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000, scrambling fighters to 11000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
332 Ku S-1 with J2M3 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 1000, scrambling fighters to 13000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
S-407 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes
18th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes
20th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
20 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000, scrambling fighters between 7000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
51st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000, scrambling fighters between 17270 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
52nd Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (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 19000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 19000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes
72nd Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 11 scrambling)
26 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 34000, scrambling fighters between 10000 and 34440.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Lae, at 99,126

Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M3 Jack x 3
N1K1-J George x 30
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 28
Ki-84a Frank x 59

Allied aircraft
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 50
P-47D25 Thunderbolt x 75

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 5 destroyed
Ki-84a Frank: 11 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 30000 feet
22 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 30000 feet
22 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 30000 feet
18 x P-47D25 Thunderbolt sweeping at 30000 feet
23 x P-47D2 Thunderbolt sweeping at 30000 feet

CAP engaged:
S-305 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
10 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000, scrambling fighters between 10000 and 34000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
3rd Ku S-1/C with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 14000, scrambling fighters to 28000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes
S-901 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 16000, scrambling fighters to 26000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes
332 Ku S-1 with J2M3 Jack (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 1000, scrambling fighters to 27000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 41 minutes
S-407 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 14000, scrambling fighters to 32000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes
18th Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (11 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
11 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 19000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 19000.
Raid is overhead
20th Sentai with Ki-44-IIc Tojo (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
13 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 25000, scrambling fighters between 12000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes
51st Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000, scrambling fighters between 19000 and 31000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
72nd Sentai with Ki-84a Frank (12 airborne, 0 on standby, 9 scrambling)
12 plane(s) intercepting now.
12 plane(s) not yet engaged, 6 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 34000, scrambling fighters between 10000 and 34000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes

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Allied daylight port bombing raids and sweeps on Buna continue. Many 2E and 4E bomber squadrons remain stood down to rest pilots and/or recover damaged planes. AAR’s follow.

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 24

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 27000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 24

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
24 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 27000 feet

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 12
B-24J Liberator x 12
B-25H Mitchell x 3

No Allied losses

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

Port hits 10
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-24J Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
12 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 15
B-25H Mitchell x 12

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25H Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 8000 feet
Port Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Morning Air attack on Buna, at 99,129

Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-51B Mustang x 25

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-51B Mustang sweeping at 20000 feet

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Detected status of Jap base at Buna – port damage 37, no Jap TF, 19 Jap LCU.

Detected status of Jap base at Lae – 68 aircraft (all fighters), airfield damage 2, 10 Jap LCU, no Jap TF.

Detected base status at Wau – unidentified aircraft based on airfield, 10 Jap LCU.

Detected base status at Salamaua – unidentified aircraft based on airfield, 6 Jap LCU, 2 Jap TF (2 ships total).


Allied ground forces at Buna have 148K supply on hand, 3051 AV (total) operational. Ground bombardment attack continues. AAR follows.

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Ground combat at Buna (99,129)

Allied Bombardment attack

Attacking force 91697 troops, 2019 guns, 1918 vehicles, Assault Value = 3054
Defending force 77002 troops, 675 guns, 111 vehicles, Assault Value = 1975

Japanese ground losses:
299 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 3 (1 destroyed, 2 disabled)

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

Assaulting units:
31st Infantry Division
754th Tank Battalion
627th Tank Destroyer Battalion
2/6th Armoured Regiment
632nd Tank Destroyer Battalion
Americal Infantry Division
1st Marine Division
43rd Infantry Division
32nd Infantry Division
102nd Combat Engineer Regiment
7th Infantry Division
2/4th Armoured Regiment
81st Infantry Division
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division
193rd Tank Battalion
9th Australian Division
181st Field Artillery Regiment
165th Field Artillery Battalion
2nd RAA Jungle Regiment
1st Medium Regiment
168th Field Artillery Regiment
2/13th Field Regiment
155th USA Base Force
857th Engineer Aviation Battalion
2/11th Field Regiment
205th Field Artillery Battalion
97th Field Artillery Battalion
2/9th Field Regiment
I Australian Corps
150th USA Base Force
2nd Medium Regiment
134th Field Artillery Battalion
82nd Mortar Battalion
11th RAAF M/W Sqn

Defending units:
144th Infantry Regiment
1st Guards Division
13th Division
64th Division
47th Division
116th Division
104th Division
3rd Cavalry Brigade
13th Ind.Mixed Regiment
14th Naval Construction Battalion
17th Naval Construction Battalion
102nd Machine Cannon AA Battalion
55th Field AA Battalion
23rd Field AA Machinecannon Company
8th Base Force
62nd Construction Battalion
1st Hvy.Artillery Regiment
31st Army
7th Base Force /1

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RE: Sleepless on Samoa, the Sequel (wneumann vs Jolly P... - 12/9/2015 3:24:10 PM   
wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 9/23/44 (continued)

Mainland US: US 637 TD Bn (destroyed at Nauru Is) was purchased tp rebuild, due to re-enter the game as reinforcement at San Francisco in 34 days. Purchase cost to rebuild the unit was 2 PP.


Central Pacific: US patrol subs in contacts with Japanese transport TF’s near Eniwetok and south of the Marianas. AAR’s follow.

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ASW attack near Guam at 108,100 (SSE of Guam)

Japanese Ships
AK Hokuroku Maru
AK Goyo Maru
xAP Ural Maru
xAP Manzyu Maru
DD Maki

Allied Ships
SS Ling

SS Ling is sighted by escort
DD Maki fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sub attack near Eniwetok at 126,108 (adjacent hex W of Eniwetok)

Japanese Ships
E No.2
xAK Nissen Maru
E W-33

Allied Ships
SS Hardhead

SS Hardhead launches 2 torpedoes at E No.2
Hardhead diving deep ....
E W-33 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Sigint entries for 9/23 report intercepted Jap radio transmissions from Wale Is and Eniwetok. Detected statuses of the two bases show no visible Japanese forces or activity at either location.

Contact between US patrol sub and unidentified Japanese TF (4 ships including one E) east of Rabaul at hex location 113, 125. Jap TF is visible on map and reported moving on E heading. No report of Japanese aircraft in this sea area.

CAP fighter from US Escort Carrier force covering withdrawal of Nauru invasion force TF shoots down H6K4 Mavis naval search plane. Current position of US Escort Carrier force is hex location 132, 139 SW of Tabiteuea.


Western Pacific: US patrol sub reporting contact with possible Jap carrier aircraft NW of Babeldaob (hex location 87,95). No detected Japanese ships or TF in sea area around this hex location.


Burma: Detected status of Jap base in Rangoon – 73 aircraft (50 fighters, 23 bombers), no Jap TF, manpower 4(0), resources 21(0), refinery 72(129), light industry 9(32), 16 Jap LCU.

Detected status of Jap base in Magwe – no report of aircraft based in Magwe, oil production 201(100), refinery 96(5), 25 Jap LCU.


British patrol sub in contact with possible Japanese surface ASW off Rangoon. AAR follows.

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ASW attack near Rangoon at 52,55 (S of Rangoon)

Japanese Ships
PB Wa 1

Allied Ships
SS Stonehenge

SS Stonehenge is located by PB Wa 1
Stonehenge bottoming out ....
PB Wa 1 fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Summary of this game turn’s reported aircraft losses over all locations in the Burma-India border area.

Japanese planes reported destroyed – N1K1 George plane losses below possibly under-reported as many planes of this type also destroyed in actions over Lae.
• 4 N1K1-J George (exact breakdown of losses not known)
• 23 Ki-61 Tony (20 air-to-air, 3 ops)

Allied planes reported destroyed
• 1 Spitfire VIII (ops)


USAAF and RAF fighter sweeps and ground attack bombing strikes by RAF 4E bombers against Japanese LCU along Burma-India border area. AAR’s follow.

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Morning Air attack on 35th Division, at 56,44, near Cox's Bazar

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 7
Ki-61-Ib Tony x 5
Ki-61-Ic Tony x 5

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-61-Ib Tony: 2 destroyed
Ki-61-Ic Tony: 3 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
14 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 30000 feet

CAP engaged:
S-315 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(7 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
47th Sentai with Ki-61-Ic Tony (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 40 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-61-Ib Tony (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes

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Morning Air attack on 35th Division, at 56,44, near Cox's Bazar

Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 6
Ki-61-Ib Tony x 6

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed
Ki-61-Ib Tony: 3 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 30000 feet

CAP engaged:
S-315 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000, scrambling fighters between 16000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
1st Sentai with Ki-61-Ib Tony (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead

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Morning Air attack on 33rd Army, at 56,43, near Chittagong

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40N5 Warhawk x 25

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 18000 feet

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Morning Air attack on 33rd Army, at 56,43, near Chittagong

Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40N5 Warhawk x 25

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 18000 feet

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Morning Air attack on 33rd Army, at 56,43, near Chittagong

Raid spotted at 41 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-40N5 Warhawk x 25

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x P-40N5 Warhawk sweeping at 18000 feet

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Morning Air attack on 35th Division, at 56,44, near Cox's Bazar

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 2

Allied aircraft
Liberator B.III x 16

No Japanese losses
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

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Liberator B.III bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
S-315 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000, scrambling fighters between 20000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 51 minutes

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Morning Air attack on 35th Division, at 56,44, near Cox's Bazar

Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 2
Ki-61-Ic Tony x 3

Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 16

No Japanese losses
No Allied losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Liberator B.VI bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
47th Sentai with Ki-61-Ic Tony (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
S-315 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling)
Group patrol altitude is 20000, scrambling fighters between 12000 and 29000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes

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Morning Air attack on 35th Division, at 56,44, near Cox's Bazar

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 1
Ki-61-Ib Tony x 1
Ki-61-Ic Tony x 3

Allied aircraft
Liberator B.VI x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Liberator B.VI: 5 damaged

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

Aircraft Attacking:
16 x Liberator B.VI bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb

CAP engaged:
1st Sentai with Ki-61-Ib Tony (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
S-315 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000, scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes
47th Sentai with Ki-61-Ic Tony (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000, scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead

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Morning Air attack on 35th Division, at 56,44, near Cox's Bazar

Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 1
Ki-61-Ic Tony x 4

Allied aircraft
Spitfire VIII x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed
Ki-61-Ic Tony: 1 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x Spitfire VIII sweeping at 30000 feet

CAP engaged:
47th Sentai with Ki-61-Ic Tony (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000, scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 59 minutes
S-315 Hikotai with N1K1-J George (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000, scrambling fighters to 8000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes

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Manchuria: Sigint entry for 9/23 reports Jap 2 Recon Rgt (sub-unit of 2nd Infantry Division) now located at the Manchuria-USSR border (hex location 114, 28) – this unit transferred to Manchuria from the DEI. I’ve had occasional Sigint report entries indicating preparation of Japanese LCU for objectives inside the USSR border. This falls within a pattern starting to indicate Pillager is likely preparing the Kwantung Army and parts of Japanese land forces in northern China for Russian entry. I have been upgrading Russian air and ground units throughout this campaign to the extent possible as well as pilot training for Russian air units. My overall plans include using Russian forces to the maximum extent possible when these become available. Given the overall Allied strategic situation in this PBEM campaign, anything that becomes available on the Allied side needs to be used and ready for use when it becomes available.


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wneumann


Posts: 3768
Joined: 11/1/2005
From: just beyond the outskirts of Margaritaville
Status: offline 		Summary of Operations 9/23/44 (continued)

South Pacific: Current base status of Ndeni – 576K supply and 26K fuel on hand.

Current base status of Luganville – 1.64 million supply and 205K fuel on hand (unchanged).

Current base status of Noumea – 3.37 million supply and 2.65 million fuel on hand. Surface naval and bombardment TF returning from Nauru invasion operation arrived in Noumea, 16 ships now undergoing dockside repair for minor system damage. Other TF from the Nauru operation expected to gradually return to Noumea over the next 5-6 days based on current point in transit and movement speed.

Detected status of Jap base at Lunga – 56 aircraft (23 fighters), no ships in port, 5 Jap TF (27 ships total, all small ship types), 12 Jap LCU.

Coastwatcher entries from 9/23 Operations report follow.

Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Shortlands
Coastwatcher Report: 5 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Salamaua
Coastwatcher Report: harbor at Rabaul is reported empty
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Manus
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 98,127 near Salamaua, Speed 13, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 107,125 near Namatanai, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 108,126 near Feni Islands, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 108,124 near Lihir, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 6 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 114,137 near Tulagi, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 7 Japanese ships at 113,136 near Russell Islands, Speed 8, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 99,126 near Lae, Speed 10, Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,126 near Rabaul, Speed 11, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,122 near Kavieng, Speed 10, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,122 near Kavieng, Speed 12, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,125 near Umboi Island, Speed 7, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,125 near Umboi Island, Speed 1, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,124 near Long Island, Speed 13, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 100,124 near Long Island, Speed 18, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 103,124 near Talasea, Speed 14, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 107,126 near Rabaul, Speed 12, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 4 Japanese ships at 107,124 near Rabaul, Speed 9, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,120 near Mussau Island, Speed 9, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 99,126 near Lae, Speed 13, Moving West
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,126 near Finschhafen, Speed 12, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher Report: 5 ships in port at Tulagi
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Buna
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Dagua
Coastwatcher Report: 3 ships in port at Lae
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Madang
Coastwatcher Report: 4 ships in port at Milne Bay
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Salamaua
Coastwatcher Report: xAK Toyama Maru reported in port at Rabaul
Coastwatcher Report: 1 ship in port at Woodlark Island
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,125 near Umboi Island, Speed 9, Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 8 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 107,125 near Namatanai, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 108,126 near Feni Islands, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 107,124 near Rabaul, Speed 9, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,126 near Rabaul, Speed 19, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 108,124 near Lihir, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,125 near Umboi Island, Speed 5, Moving Southwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 8, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 7 Japanese ships at 114,138 near Lunga, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 107,126 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed unknown
Coastwatcher sighting: 3 Japanese ships at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 11, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 6 Japanese ships at 111,134 near Munda, Speed 12, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 102,125 near Arawe, Speed 16, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 105,125 near Rabaul, Speed 7, Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,126 near Finschhafen, Speed 15, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 6 Japanese ships at 110,133 near Vella Lavella, Speed 8, Moving Northwest
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 101,125 near Cape Gloucester, Speed 10, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 106,125 near Rabaul, Speed 9, Moving East
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,125 near Umboi Island, Speed 10, Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 2 Japanese ships at 107,125 near Namatanai, Speed 8, Moving Southeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 6 Japanese ships at 111,132 near Choiseul Bay, Speed 11, Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 100,126 near Finschhafen, Speed 10, Moving Northeast
Coastwatcher sighting: 1 Japanese ship at 102,120 near Rambutyo, Speed 8, Moving West

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