apbarog
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8 Sep 42
An action packed day.
Grampus fired 2 torpedoes at xAKL Tenposan Maru. One hit but it was a dud. This task force was spotted leaving Kwajalein and attacked near Eniwetok unsuccessfully.
Enemy troops continued to land at Darwin, but the enemy did not attack despite almost no defense. Coastal guns got some hits with 9 inch shells.
xAP Kokuryu Maru, Shell hits 2, on fire
xAP Hoten Maru, Shell hits 1, on fire
A strong Allied cruiser force moved to Port Moresby.
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 2,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
PB Busho Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
PB Kamitsu Maru, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CA Australia, Shell hits 1
CA Canberra
CA Exeter
CL Leander
CL Achilles
CL Perth
CL Hobart
CL Enterprise
DD Stuart
DD Nestor
DD Napier
DD Nizam
DD Encounter
DD Express
Then bombarded the base:
Night Naval bombardment of Port Moresby at 98,130
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 34 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed on ground (actual loss was 6)
A6M2 Zero: 67 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed on ground (actual loss was 8)
C5M2 Babs: 3 damaged
Allied Ships
CA Exeter
CA Canberra
CA Australia
CL Enterprise
CL Hobart
CL Perth
CL Achilles
CL Leander
DD Express
DD Encounter
DD Nizam
DD Napier
DD Nestor
DD Stuart
Japanese ground losses:
456 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 75 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Airbase hits 31
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 77
This reduced the air defenses for later in the day. B-17s hit the airfield, finding only 7 Zeros on CAP to start with. Damage to the airfield was light, though, in severe storms.
But weather over Kavieng was clear.
Morning Air attack on Kavieng , at 106,122
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 62 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 10
B-24D Liberator x 18
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 22, on fire
xAP Huzi Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires
xAK Kenzan Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AKE Havre Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Kyosei Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
DMS W-22, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Yuzuki, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Kazuura Maru, Bomb hits 1
AV Sagara Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
DD Mikazuki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Tango Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAK Totori Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires
DD Yayoi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Arimasan Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AK Yamasimo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Akiura Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAKL Katsuragisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Manzyu Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS W-21, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Uzuki, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Johore Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AMC Kinryu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Erie Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Saiho Maru, Bomb hits 2
PB Ichiyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Izan Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAP Hakone Maru, Bomb hits 1
xAKL Hidaka Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Kasado Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Enzyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Port hits 27
Port supply hits 4
and
Morning Air attack on Kavieng , at 106,122
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 52 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 12
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAP Kasado Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
AK Yamasimo Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAP Huso Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Saiho Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Izan Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Huzi Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
AD Toei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Mutsuki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Choan Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DMS W-22, and is sunk
Port hits 2
and
Morning Air attack on Kavieng , at 106,122
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 11
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAP Kasado Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 18, heavy fires
xAK Enzyu Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Yayoi, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AD Toei Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DD Yuzuki, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AMC Kinryu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Kazuura Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Arimasan Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Brasil Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Saiho Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
Port hits 8
Needless to say, surprise was achieved. 11 Petes were lost "on the ground" today. Light cruiser Yubari was hit by many bombs, as you can see, but I saw only one penetrate the armor. It hit either a gun or depth charges, I'm not sure. Kavieng is just a size 2 port, so ships are going to burn up. There were 3 ship sinking audios after the combat, and there will probably be more. It might be wise for OPilot to run burning ships to the bigger port at Rabaul and have some chance at saving them, depending on how bad the damage is.
It wasn't a Pearl Harbor attack, but it was quite nice. I didn't think I'd get such a target of opportunity after having just done the same thing at Kwajalein. Maybe OPilot was thinking I'd go for Rabaul, where he had about 90 fighters. Maybe he thought Kavieng was out of range. This will make him more cautious about keeping ships close to the front. And having to keep ships like AKEs further away can make a big difference.
As for AKEs, I spotted one at Port Moresby. B-17s will go back to hit Port Moresby again today, but some will hit the port this time.
[EDIT: Note on the map that the Allied cruiser force was not spotted today]
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