Hirose
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Joined: 9/17/2003 From: Boston Status: offline
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Well after yesterdays success around Lunga I decided to get slick. After my CV TF finished off the cripples from our night action I knew that Brandon would know with pretty good accuracy just where about my TF was. So I split off a couple off DD’s and sent them to the west in the hope that if he came around Guadalcanal, to the west, with his CVs in order to catch my CVs, that he would run right into my DD decoy TF and send his airstrikes at them. Well it worked perfectly with just one hitch! I moved my CVs to far to the east and was out of range to attack his CVs while they were busy with my DD decoy force. Two DDs go up on the USN scoreboard. Nice shooting my friend but I should have had you! The best laid plans!! :mad: From Imperial General HQ: Tokyo *********************************************************** AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/28/42 Weather: Partly Cloudy Sub attack near Tassafaronga at 37,39 Japanese Ships APD 2 Allied Ships SS Greenling --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on Tassafaronga , at 37,39 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 3 no losses Attacking Level Bombers: 3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on 28th Regiment, at 37,39 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 30 no losses Japanese ground losses: Men lost 45 Attacking Level Bombers: 3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet 6 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet 6 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF at 43,37 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 15 SBD Dauntless x 48 TBF Avenger x 15 no losses Japanese Ships DD Amatsukaze, Bomb hits 2, on fire DD Tokitsukaze, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF at 43,37 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 12 SBD Dauntless x 28 TBF Avenger x 12 Allied aircraft losses TBF Avenger x 1 damaged Japanese Ships DD Amatsukaze, on fire ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF at 43,37 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 29 SBD Dauntless x 18 TBF Avenger x 14 no losses Japanese Ships DD Tokitsukaze, on fire, heavy damage DD Amatsukaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF at 43,37 Allied aircraft SBD Dauntless x 11 no losses Japanese Ships DD Amatsukaze, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF at 43,37 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 34 SBD Dauntless x 32 TBF Avenger x 14 no losses Japanese Ships DD Amatsukaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF at 43,37 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 7 SBD Dauntless x 28 TBF Avenger x 11 no losses --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF at 43,37 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 12 SBD Dauntless x 34 TBF Avenger x 15 no losses *********************************************************** Cheers
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