wobbly
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Massive surface action at PM. It has become the Kraken, devouring ships and men like an elephant would peanuts. I'll write more on each action at the action itself.
I now have a stream of heavy to light damaged ships trying to make Cairns. At least 4 are likely to fail - one of those being the Heavy Cruiser San Francisco; the Pensocola sunk in the fight - leveled by 14" shells form the Haruna. Another very sad loss was the Walke - the brave ship of many earlier encounters. Thankfully he has moved his carrier planes out of PM - they don't attack the stragglers. Despite these losses (and more to come) this turn has to be mine. My carriers find his wounded ones and unleash hell upon them. Both the Ryujo and the Zuiho are comfirmed sunk, the Kaga is not confirmed but she took 20 1000 lb bombs - she is not fighting again for some time if she hasn't!
My carriers retreat towards Cairns - I know he has another 3 closing fast. I wouldn't mind tangling with 3 CVs with my four but my pilots are beat and the number of aircraft I have on offer has fallen drastically. I hope I have not left it too late - I think I had to grasp the chance to hit him while it presented itelf though.
In the East things haven't really changed - he still has about 5 battle groups in the vacinity. More worrying is a transport TF adjacent to Irau - I don't know if it is retreating or closing full of troops! I have had the paratroop regiment of the marines released and they will drop into Luganville after I finish delivering the remains of the 164th RCT. This is the same RCT I dropped into Efate - remains of which still hang on. I can't rescue these men as they are being blockaded by a DD and a BB group - too much for me to handle.
This is about to change though (well in 19 days) as the BB North Carolina, 3 CAs, 1 CL and 11 DDs have been released from Pearl - woohoo.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/08/42
Weather: Clear
Air attack on Efate Port Vila , at 55,57
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 3
A-20B Havoc x 5
no losses
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 17
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
5 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet
I tried a bit of night attacking to try and hit some of the massive fuel dump I had at efate - he can bombard Luganville from efate all month long! Hasn't worked though - need more planes.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 10,40
Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 1
CL Kuma, Shell hits 1
CL Yubari
DD Murasame
DD Uranami, Shell hits 1
DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1
DD Oboro, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Satsuki
DD Nagatsuki
DD Kamikaze, Shell hits 1
DD Okikaze, Shell hits 1
DD Akikaze
Allied Ships
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Nashville, Shell hits 1
DD Meredith, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 1
DD Jarvis, Shell hits 1
DD Benham
DD Lang
DD Mahan
DD Lamson, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Case, Shell hits 2, on fire
The beginning of the night of carnage - an even fight
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 10,40
Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
CL Kuma
CL Yubari, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Murasame, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Uranami, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Shikinami, Shell hits 2
DD Oboro, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Satsuki
DD Nagatsuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Kamikaze
DD Okikaze
DD Akikaze
Allied Ships
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Nashville, Shell hits 3
DD Meredith, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
DD Jarvis, Shell hits 2
DD Benham, Shell hits 2
DD Lang, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Mahan
DD Lamson, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Case, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
Another unbiased engagement - his torpedoes are starting to move things his way though - San Francisco is in trouble!
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 10,40
Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Shell hits 5
CA Nachi, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
CA Ashigara, Shell hits 4
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Arashi
DD Yamagumo, Shell hits 1
DD Nokaze, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 6, on fire
CA Canberra, Shell hits 4
DD Walke, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Helm, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Craven
DD Maury, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Preston
DD Dale
APD Colhoun
DMS Hovey
DMS Trevor
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 237
Just think, both TFs could have met this one! Those hits on the Pensacola are from the Haruna.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 10,40
Japanese Ships
CL Sendai, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage
DD Makinami, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
DD Wakaba, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shirakumo, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 2, heavy damage
Allied Ships
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Nashville
DD Meredith, on fire, heavy damage
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Jarvis, on fire
DD Benham
DD Lang, and is sunk
DD Mahan
DD Lamson, on fire, heavy damage
DD Case, on fire, heavy damage
I get surprise! Many of the hits are from San Francisco (parting glory?)
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 10,40
Japanese Ships
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Isonami, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asagiri, Shell hits 31, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CA Pensacola, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA Canberra, Shell hits 2
DD Walke, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Craven, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Maury, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Preston, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Dale
APD Colhoun
DMS Hovey
DMS Trevor, Shell hits 2, on fire
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 369
Guns lost 2
He gets a Long Lance attack - ouch ouch ouch - Pensacola is doomed :( Canberra comes out of the fight with 1 secondary gun disabled and 9 SYS damage - still have one CA! :)
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Sub attack at 18,44
Japanese Ships
CV Kaga, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS S-40
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Sub attack at 51,52
Japanese Ships
CL Kiso, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Allied Ships
SS S-42
This is back in the east - he is heavily anti subbing here so this is a welcome rebuttle.
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Air attack on TF at 19,42
Allied aircraft
TBD Devastator x 10
Allied aircraft losses
TBD Devastator x 1 destroyed
TBD Devastator x 10 damaged
Japanese Ships
CL Kuma
DD Akikaze
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Air attack on TF at 19,42
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 26
TBD Devastator x 10
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 1 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 11 damaged
TBD Devastator x 1 destroyed
TBD Devastator x 9 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Okikaze
CL Kuma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Murasame, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Kamikaze
DD Uranami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Now these guys were in the surface actions - I think he is bugging out while my carriers are here - wonder if he will turn them around now that I am leaving.
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Air attack on TF at 19,42
Allied aircraft
TBD Devastator x 12
Allied aircraft losses
TBD Devastator x 1 destroyed
TBD Devastator x 10 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Murasame, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage (sinks)
CL Kuma, on fire
DD Uranami, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF, near Efate Port Vila at 55,57
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 6
Allied aircraft
Beaufort x 3
no losses
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort x 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Hagikaze
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x Beaufort at 10000 feet
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Air attack on TF, near Efate Port Vila at 55,57
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 6
Allied aircraft
Beaufort x 3
no losses
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort x 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Mutsu
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x Beaufort at 10000 feet
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Air attack on TF at 20,40
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 18
no losses
Japanese Ships
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
:)
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Air attack on TF at 20,40
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 34
no losses
Japanese Ships
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
DD Nenohi, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
:) :) :)
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Air attack on TF at 18,44
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
SBD Dauntless x 15
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
two ammo explosions - 1 each - they had no chance.
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Air attack on TF at 18,44
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 17
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
SBD Dauntless x 15
TBD Devastator x 14
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
CVL Ryujo, on fire, heavy damage
CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 17,44
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 14
F4F-4 Wildcat x 13
SBD Dauntless x 14
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Bomb hits 1
Bounces off
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Air attack on TF, near Efate Port Vila at 55,57
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 6
Allied aircraft
Beaufort x 3
no losses
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort x 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Reiyo Maru
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x Beaufort at 10000 feet
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Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 10,40
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 14
no losses
Japanese Ships
CL Sendai, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Namikaze, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 18,44
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 66
TBD Devastator x 27
no losses
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Sub attack at 17,44
Japanese Ships
DD Yamagumo
CA Ashigara
Allied Ships
SS S-37
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Ground combat at Port Moresby
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 15048 troops, 212 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 19330 troops, 158 guns, 5 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 2
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 81
These bombardments are really taking their toll. My level bombers are not suppressing his troops so I am attacking with very fatigued men.
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Ground combat at Efate Port Vila
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 7832 troops, 106 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 2284 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 19
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 271
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Ground combat at Luganville
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 7194 troops, 91 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 9158 troops, 94 guns, 34 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 194
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 79
Guns lost 1
They attack again this turn - with more troops flown in.
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Ground combat at Port Moresby
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 15793 troops, 158 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 21026 troops, 273 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 380
Guns lost 5
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 201
I am starting to think I have thrown away all these troops - they can't get parity let alone ascendency. All because the recons did not show me the heavy infantry brigades. There is also a Jap transport TF 3 hexes from PM - it may be troops and that will be that. I still have Lea Lea so I may have to start walking. There are enough surface units remaining after all my punishment of them - to get some of the men out.
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