wobbly
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A few more ACs get in on the bombing front. I am not hitting any supplies though. Herbie notices I am at Buna and launches an attack with what appears to be the whole Jap Army! AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/06/42 Weather: Partly Cloudy Air attack on Buna , at 12,38 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 5 B-26B Marauder x 15 A-20B Havoc x 12 Allied aircraft losses B-26B Marauder x 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: Men lost 101 Attacking Level Bombers: 3 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet 6 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet 12 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet 3 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet 3 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on Buna , at 12,38 Allied aircraft Hudson x 29 P-40E Kittyhawk x 18 B-25D Mitchell x 15 B-26B Marauder x 40 no losses Japanese ground losses: Men lost 103 Attacking Level Bombers: 6 x Hudson at 6000 feet 3 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet 3 x Hudson at 6000 feet 3 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet 6 x Hudson at 6000 feet 3 x Hudson at 6000 feet 6 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet 2 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet 3 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet 3 x Hudson at 6000 feet 3 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet 3 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet 3 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet 9 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet 3 x Hudson at 6000 feet 8 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet 3 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet 3 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet 3 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet 3 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet 5 x Hudson at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on Buna , at 12,38 Allied aircraft Beaufort x 10 Allied aircraft losses Beaufort x 4 damaged Japanese ground losses: Men lost 2 Attacking Level Bombers: 3 x Beaufort at 6000 feet 7 x Beaufort at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on Buna , at 12,38 Allied aircraft TBF Avenger x 12 P-40E Kittyhawk x 15 Allied aircraft losses TBF Avenger x 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: Men lost 31 Attacking Level Bombers: 3 x TBF Avenger at 6000 feet 9 x TBF Avenger at 6000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Momote at 10,23 Japanese Ships AP Kinryu Maru, Torpedo hits 1 Allied Ships SS Albacore At last Albacore - around Momote - scores a hit. From the animation in the combat round the hit was pretty insubstantial though. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Buna Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 19998 troops, 296 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 16390 troops, 120 guns, 52 vehicles Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0) Japanese ground losses: Men lost 663 Allied ground losses: Men lost 52 Masses of troops squeeze into the base at Buna - they are conspicuous by there lack of size, type or (and most importantly) capability. It appears the lack of supplies and time with malaria have severely wasted their ability to attack. His shock attack is heavily repulsed. My men are starting to show fatigue from their successful attacks at Dobadura and the March to Buna though. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Buna Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 8800 troops, 80 guns, 0 vehicles Defending force 23604 troops, 333 guns, 0 vehicles Japanese ground losses: Men lost 32 Allied ground losses: Men lost 2 Unnecesary for sounding him out after the heavy attack -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- My aussies are going to try and attack this turn. All the bombers that attacked this turn are repeating the does. This time most of the heavies are joining in. Also Lee is going ot bombard - give the aussies every chance to fulfill their chances at taking the place. Attached is a snapshot of the forces I am up against - you can see they are not very effective anymore.
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