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PaxMondo -> RE: AAR 1943 (6/27/2020 9:58:23 PM)
Wow. So CV fleet is about decimated and so is his amphib fleet. Yes, your pilot/AC losses have been heavy, but stacked up against what you have accomplished more than acceptable. Great job! [&o][&o][&o] [sm=00000613.gif]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1943 (6/27/2020 10:00:54 PM)
want to backup my comment about how much I hate the overflows in the game which is something that happens in pretty much every aspect of it... as soon as there's the chance to it fully happens... having my float planes and 10% of my bombers on nav search and KB sitting just next to the Allied carriers pretty much EVERY aircraft on search must have spotted the enemy and was shot down in the process... [:@] stay at 6 or more hexes from the enemy and way less aircraft find them (while you still have 10/10 DL) and you won't lose your complete air search ability... I haven't counted them but it was minutes in the air search phase when all that happened were silly messages of CAP downing one of my search planes... NON STOP... and we're not talking about a Deathstar CAP, we are talking about that CAP of 100 fighters... what nearly let me freak out that of course I had to go through this twice but no strike launched against the enemy in the morning... tactically way too much went wrong, not only today, but also the day before... OPERATIONAL REPORT FOR Jul 20, 43 SS I-7 leaving patrol zone to replenish at Truk No additional repairs possible on PB Ichiyo Maru using currently assigned resources at Roi-Namur Repairs completed on SS I-165 at Bombay, ship returned to service CS Convoy TF 9 begins loading Oil at Miri for delivery to Manila CS Convoy TF 65 begins loading Resources at Fusan for delivery to Fukuoka CS Convoy TF 74 begins loading Resources at Fusan for delivery to Fukuoka E13A1 Jake reports shape below surface at 106, 109 near Satawal Search G4M1 Betty destroyed by CAP D4Y4 Judy reports radio transmissions at 94, 69 near Naha D4Y4 Judy reports diving submarine at 94, 69 near Naha D4Y4 Judy reports periscope wake at 94, 69 near Naha D4Y4 Judy reports diving submarine at 96, 66 near Naha D4Y4 Judy reports object near surface at 95, 68 near Naha D4Y4 Judy reports object near surface at 94, 69 near Naha G3M2 Nell from 752 Ku K-1 has spotted BB Prince of Wales at 139,125 BB Prince of Wales is reported HIT E13A1 Jake reports oil slick at 106, 127 near Rabaul E13A1 Jake sighting report: 1 Allied ship at 103,62 near Kanoya, speed 19, Moving Southwest Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP at (139,125) TF 38 followed by Allied Fighter Bomber at 141,126 near Makin TF 69 sights Allied Torpedo Bomber at 141,126 near Makin TF 182 detected by SBD-3 Dauntless at 141,126 near Makin TF 241 followed by Allied Aircraft at 141,126 near Makin TF 243 snooped by SBD-3 Dauntless at 141,126 near Makin D4Y4 Judy from Kaga-2 has spotted an Allied CVE at 139,125 an Allied CVE is reported HIT Search B6N2 Jill destroyed by CAP Search D4Y4 Judy destroyed by CAP at (139,125) B6N2 Jill from Soryu-3 has spotted an Allied CV at 139,125 Search B6N2 Jill destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search D4Y4 Judy destroyed by CAP Search D4Y4 Judy destroyed by CAP Search D4Y4 Judy destroyed by CAP Search D4Y4 Judy destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search B6N2 Jill destroyed by CAP D4Y4 Judy from Hiyo-2 has spotted an Allied CV at 139,125 an Allied CV is reported HIT Search B6N2 Jill destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search B6N2 Jill destroyed by CAP Search D4Y4 Judy destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search B6N2 Jill destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search B6N2 Jill destroyed by CAP at (139,125) E13A1 Jake reports possible submarine at 104, 65 near Kanoya E13A1 Jake reports turbulence in water at 90, 60 near Wenchow E13A1 Jake reports oil slick at 103, 64 near Tanegashima E13A1 Jake reports oil slick at 103, 64 near Tanegashima E13A1 Jake reports submarine wake at 103, 64 near Tanegashima E13A1 Jake reports periscope wake at 104, 65 near Kanoya Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shape below surface at 80, 72 near Laoag Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shape below surface at 73, 84 near Puerto Princesa Ki-49-IIa Helen reports radio transmissions at 88, 66 near Iriomote Ki-49-IIa Helen reports conning tower at 88, 66 near Iriomote Ki-49-IIa Helen reports submarine at 88, 66 near Iriomote Ki-49-IIa Helen reports diving submarine at 88, 66 near Iriomote Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shadow in water at 82, 68 near Hengchun Ki-49-IIa Helen reports possible submarine at 88, 66 near Iriomote Ki-49-IIa Helen reports periscope at 88, 66 near Iriomote Ki-49-IIa Helen reports submarine at 88, 66 near Iriomote Ki-49-IIa Helen reports object under water at 53, 84 near Djemadja Ki-49-IIa Helen reports oil slick at 49, 89 near Muntok Ki-49-IIa Helen reports object under water at 53, 84 near Djemadja Ki-49-IIa Helen reports object under water at 53, 84 near Djemadja Ki-49-IIa Helen reports possible submarine at 53, 84 near Djemadja Ki-49-IIa Helen reports submarine at 53, 84 near Djemadja Ki-49-IIa Helen reports possible submarine at 53, 84 near Djemadja Ki-49-IIa Helen reports oil slick at 105, 56 near Shimonoseki Ki-49-IIa Helen reports conning tower at 103, 64 near Tanegashima Ki-49-IIa Helen reports suspected submarine at 105, 56 near Shimonoseki Ki-49-IIa Helen reports possible submarine at 105, 56 near Shimonoseki Ki-49-IIa Helen reports suspected submarine at 105, 56 near Shimonoseki Ki-49-IIa Helen reports diving submarine at 105, 56 near Shimonoseki Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shadow in water at 104, 65 near Kanoya Ki-49-IIa Helen reports object under water at 105, 56 near Shimonoseki Ki-49-IIa Helen from 92nd Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 103,64 Ki-49-IIa Helen reports submarine wake at 105, 56 near Shimonoseki Ki-49-IIa Helen reports object under water at 105, 56 near Shimonoseki Ki-49-IIa Helen reports turbulence in water at 103, 64 near Tanegashima Ki-49-IIa Helen reports object near surface at 105, 56 near Shimonoseki Ki-49-IIa Helen reports conning tower at 105, 56 near Shimonoseki Ki-49-IIa Helen reports oil slick at 104, 65 near Kanoya Ki-49-IIa Helen reports suspected submarine at 94, 69 near Naha Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shadow in water at 94, 69 near Naha Ki-49-IIa Helen reports object near surface at 94, 69 near Naha Ki-49-IIa Helen reports submarine at 94, 69 near Naha Ki-49-IIa Helen reports periscope wake at 94, 69 near Naha Ki-49-IIa Helen reports conning tower at 94, 69 near Naha Previous report of sinking of BB Mississippi incorrect. Ship sighted and engaged at 130, 119 Allied Aircraft sighted over Tarawa Allied Recon sighted over Port Moresby Allied Torpedo Bomber sighted over Nagpur Allied Fighter Bomber sighted over Tarawa N1K2-J George from 251 Ku S-1 at Tarawa grounded due to maintenance Ki-49-IIa Helen from 92nd Sentai at Kanoya grounded due to maintenance H6K4 Mavis from 802 Ku T-1 at Torokina grounded due to maintenance Damaged E13A1 Jake from Tone-1 is missing, pilot reported killed Ki-84a Frank from 11th Sentai at Mili grounded due to maintenance E13A1 Jake from Kako-1 is damaged on landing H8K1 Emily from 801 Ku T-1 crashes on landing G4M1 Betty from 705 Ku K-1 crashes on landing Ki-49-IIa Helen from 14th Sentai at Manila grounded due to maintenance Ki-84a Frank from 68th Sentai at Mili grounded due to maintenance Ki-84a Frank from 68th Sentai is damaged on landing Ki-84a Frank from 68th Sentai at Mili grounded due to maintenance Search G3M2 Nell destroyed by CAP E13A1 Jake sighting report: 2 Allied ships at 112,110 near Truk, speed 12, Moving East Search H6K4 Mavis destroyed by CAP D4Y4 Judy reports object near surface at 94, 69 near Naha D4Y4 Judy reports periscope at 94, 69 near Naha D4Y4 Judy reports object near surface at 94, 69 near Naha D4Y4 Judy reports submarine at 94, 69 near Naha D4Y4 Judy reports suspected submarine at 94, 69 near Naha D4Y4 Judy reports submarine wake at 94, 69 near Naha D4Y4 Judy reports turbulence in water at 94, 69 near Naha D4Y4 Judy reports object under water at 96, 66 near Naha D4Y4 Judy reports periscope wake at 94, 69 near Naha D4Y4 Judy reports possible submarine at 94, 69 near Naha D4Y4 Judy reports submarine wake at 94, 69 near Naha D4Y4 Judy reports conning tower at 94, 69 near Naha D4Y4 Judy reports object under water at 94, 69 near Naha H6K4 Mavis sighting report: 9 Allied ships at 98,123 near Madang, speed 19, Moving Northwest E13A1 Jake sighting report: 5 Allied ships at 99,127 near Lae, speed 16, Moving Southeast E13A1 Jake sighting report: 10 Allied ships at 100,57 near Fukue-jima, speed 12, Moving Northwest E13A1 Jake reports conning tower at 103, 64 near Tanegashima Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP E13A1 Jake reports turbulence in water at 53, 84 near Djemadja PO2 Matsumura L. of 6th Ku S-1/A is credited with kill number 2 Search D4Y4 Judy destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search B6N2 Jill destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search D4Y4 Judy destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search B6N2 Jill destroyed by CAP Search B6N2 Jill destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search D4Y4 Judy destroyed by CAP Search B6N2 Jill destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search D4Y4 Judy destroyed by CAP Search D4Y4 Judy destroyed by CAP Search B6N2 Jill destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search D4Y4 Judy destroyed by CAP Search B6N2 Jill destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search B6N2 Jill destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search D4Y4 Judy destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search B6N2 Jill destroyed by CAP at (139,125) E13A1 Jake reports conning tower at 103, 64 near Tanegashima E13A1 Jake reports diving submarine at 103, 64 near Tanegashima E13A1 Jake reports submarine at 104, 65 near Kanoya E13A1 Jake reports periscope wake at 94, 69 near Naha E13A1 Jake reports object under water at 94, 69 near Naha E13A1 Jake reports shape below surface at 103, 64 near Tanegashima E13A1 Jake reports shadow in water at 103, 64 near Tanegashima E13A1 Jake reports radio transmissions at 94, 69 near Naha E13A1 Jake reports periscope at 103, 64 near Tanegashima Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP at (139,125) E13A1 Jake from Hyuga-1 has spotted DD Meade at 145,123 DD Meade is reported HIT Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP at (139,125) Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP at (139,125) E13A1 Jake from Haguro-1 has spotted an Allied TK at 139,125 Search E13A1 Jake destroyed by CAP E13A1 Jake sighting report: 2 Allied ships at 109,74 near Chichi-jima, speed 13, Moving West Ki-49-IIa Helen from 14th Sentai attacking an Allied PT at 80,72 Ki-49-IIa Helen reports diving submarine at 64, 86 near Miri Ki-49-IIa Helen reports turbulence in water at 88, 66 near Iriomote Ki-49-IIa Helen reports submarine at 88, 66 near Iriomote Ki-49-IIa Helen reports radio transmissions at 88, 66 near Iriomote Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shadow in water at 88, 66 near Iriomote Ki-49-IIa Helen reports conning tower at 88, 66 near Iriomote Ki-49-IIa Helen reports submarine at 88, 66 near Iriomote Ki-49-IIa Helen reports turbulence in water at 82, 66 near Takao Ki-49-IIa Helen reports periscope wake at 88, 66 near Iriomote Ki-49-IIa Helen reports turbulence in water at 81, 69 near Laoag Ki-49-IIa Helen reports possible submarine at 88, 66 near Iriomote Ki-49-IIa Helen reports object near surface at 85, 68 near Hengchun Ki-49-IIa Helen reports object near surface at 88, 66 near Iriomote Ki-49-IIa Helen reports turbulence in water at 81, 63 near Swatow Ki-49-IIa Helen reports periscope at 82, 66 near Takao Ki-49-IIa Helen reports conning tower at 82, 68 near Hengchun Ki-49-IIa Helen reports submarine at 85, 68 near Hengchun Ki-49-IIa Helen reports diving submarine at 49, 89 near Muntok Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shape below surface at 53, 84 near Djemadja Ki-49-IIa Helen reports diving submarine at 49, 89 near Muntok Ki-49-IIa Helen reports possible submarine at 49, 89 near Muntok Ki-49-IIa Helen reports diving submarine at 53, 84 near Djemadja Ki-49-IIa Helen from 61st Sentai attacking a KXIV Class class SS at 53,84 Ki-49-IIa Helen reports submarine wake at 49, 89 near Muntok Ki-49-IIa Helen reports oil slick at 53, 84 near Djemadja Ki-49-IIa Helen reports object near surface at 49, 89 near Muntok Ki-49-IIa Helen reports submarine wake at 53, 84 near Djemadja Ki-49-IIa Helen reports object near surface at 49, 89 near Muntok Ki-49-IIa Helen from 61st Sentai attacking a Barracuda class SS at 53,84 Ki-49-IIa Helen reports oil slick at 49, 89 near Muntok Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shadow in water at 53, 84 near Djemadja Ki-49-IIa Helen reports oil slick at 105, 56 near Shimonoseki Ki-49-IIa Helen from 92nd Sentai attacking a Triton class SS at 103,64 an Allied SS is reported HIT Ki-49-IIa Helen reports diving submarine at 105, 56 near Shimonoseki Ki-49-IIa Helen reports submarine wake at 103, 64 near Tanegashima Ki-49-IIa Helen reports conning tower at 105, 56 near Shimonoseki Ki-49-IIa Helen from 92nd Sentai attacking an Allied SS at 105,56 a 'T' 1940 Programme class SS is reported HIT Ki-49-IIa Helen reports object near surface at 103, 64 near Tanegashima Ki-49-IIa Helen reports shape below surface at 103, 64 near Tanegashima Ki-49-IIa Helen reports periscope wake at 103, 64 near Tanegashima Ki-49-IIa Helen reports turbulence in water at 94, 69 near Naha Ki-49-IIa Helen reports conning tower at 94, 69 near Naha PO2 Ohara K. of 281 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3 PO2 Hamano A. of 281 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO2 Hori A. of 281 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 4 PO2 Mikami U. of 281 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 PO2 Okano P. of 281 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2 WO Higashiyama M. of 68th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 2LT Chikami S. of 68th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 CPT Jobo, R. of 68th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 WO Ishihara W. of 68th Sentai is credited with kill number 3 WO Oba W. of 68th Sentai is credited with kill number 2 Allied Aircraft sighted over Tarawa Allied Aircraft sighted over Paramushiro-jima Allied Heavy Bomber sighted over Shimushiri-jima Allied Fighter Bomber sighted over Port Moresby Allied Recon sighted over Nagpur Allied Fighter Bomber sighted over Darwin Allied Heavy Bomber sighted over Tarawa Allied Heavy Bomber sighted over Paramushiro-jima Allied Aircraft sighted over Shimushiri-jima Allied Aircraft sighted over Darwin Previous report of sinking of CV Hornet incorrect. Ship sighted and engaged at 139, 125 Ki-46-III Dinah from 50th I.F.Chutai at Port Blair grounded due to maintenance N1K2-J George from 281 Ku S-1 is written off A6M5 Zero from Amagi-1 is written off Damaged N1K2-J George from 281 Ku S-1 shot down on way home Ki-46-III Dinah from 63rd I.F.Chutai/A at Hyderabad grounded due to maintenance B6N2 Jill from Taiho-3 is written off D4Y4 Judy from Hiyo-2 is written off Ki-84a Frank from 11th Sentai at Mili grounded due to maintenance Pilot killed in landing accident of Ki-49-IIa Helen from 92nd Sentai Ki-46-III Dinah from 51st I.F.Chutai/A at Paramushiro-jima grounded due to maintenance Ki-84a Frank from 11th Sentai at Mili grounded due to maintenance D4Y4 Judy from Taiho-2 is damaged on landing A6M5 Zero from Zuiho-1 on CVL Zuiho grounded due to maintenance Ki-84a Frank from 11th Sentai at Mili grounded due to maintenance H6K4 Mavis from 802 Ku T-1 at Torokina grounded due to maintenance A6M5 Zero from Shoho-1 on CVL Shoho grounded due to maintenance Ki-49-IIa Helen from 94th Sentai at Naha grounded due to maintenance H6K5 Mavis from Yokosuka Ku T-1 at Paramushiro-jima grounded due to maintenance D4Y4 Judy from Kaga-2 is damaged on landing Ki-49-IIa Helen from 92nd Sentai is damaged on landing Ki-46-III Dinah from 51st I.F.Chutai/C at Paramushiro-jima grounded due to maintenance A6M5 Zero from Amagi-1 is damaged on landing Ki-84a Frank from 68th Sentai at Mili grounded due to maintenance Ki-84a Frank from 68th Sentai is written off Damaged D4Y4 Judy from Unryu-2 does not return, pilot reported killed D4Y4 Judy from Amagi-2 is damaged on landing 23 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting Sasebo 5th SNLF to Kwajalein Island 21 x Ki-57-II Topsy transporting Sasebo 5th SNLF to Kwajalein Island 22 x Ki-49-II KAI Helen transporting 85th Naval Guard Unit to Kwajalein Island No additional repairs possible on PB Ichiyo Maru using currently assigned resources at Roi-Namur Repairs completed on SS I-162 at Bombay, ship returned to service Camp Pendleton expands airfield to size 7 Madang expands fortifications to size 5 Christchurch expands port to size 6 Delayed planes for the aircraft pool: 3 (17) x A6M5c Zero, 2 (7) x D4Y3 Judy xAK Seiryu Maru arrives at Fukuoka APD Dickerson is reported to have been sunk near Mili on Jul 20, 1943 xAKL P-124 arrives at Toyama SC CHa-39 arrives at Nagasaki/Sasebo xAP William R. Davie is reported to have been sunk near Mili on Jul 20, 1943

PaxMondo -> RE: AAR 1943 (6/27/2020 10:04:50 PM)
wow, that's a lot of NavSearch assets lost ...

Bif1961 -> RE: AAR 1943 (6/28/2020 12:05:12 AM)
The bars will be empty at pearl for a long time to come, well maybe some Army guys will be drinking saying hey where did the navy go?

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1943 (6/29/2020 4:32:56 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Bif1961 The bars will be empty at pearl for a long time to come, well maybe some Army guys will be drinking saying hey where did the navy go? With a big part of 24th US Inf Div and other troops stuck on the beaches at Kwajalein now there are quite a few men missed from the previous Army on Hawaii.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1943 (6/29/2020 4:38:17 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 21, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 140,125, Range 11,000 Yards [image]local://upfiles/13774/59694671C12044F7A7E173A9AA68DA5F.jpg[/image] Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses FM-1 Wildcat: 2 destroyed TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Yamato BB Musashi CL Agano DD Shimakaze DD Shiratsuyu DD Shigure DD Murasame DD Harusame DD Yudachi, Shell hits 1 DD Samidare DD Yamakaze DD Kawakaze DD Umikaze DD Suzukaze Allied Ships CVE Santee, Shell hits 6, and is sunk CVE Corregidor, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Caldwell we are still in the middle of the epic battle in the Marshalls and after yesterday's blunt on KB's offensive strike capabilities I've decided to let lose the surface combat groups... the task force around the evil twins and my cruisers are set to patrol the area with a reaction range of 4... I usually refrain from using my heavies if I don't have to as you can't replace ships while you can replace aircraft (and pilots) but in this case I thought it would be worth it as KB has lost too many bombers already and with the enemy BBs being hit that hard over the last couple of days there should't be that much opposition so my highly experienced combat groups should be able to deal some damage... the evil twins are the first to encounter two trashed CVEs with a lonely DD as escort, both CVEs are sunk in no time and the DD managed to escape... Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 82% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards... Range closes to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 23,000 yards... Range closes to 21,000 yards... Range closes to 19,000 yards... Range closes to 17,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 13,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards BB Musashi engages CVE Corregidor at 11,000 yards BB Musashi engages CVE Santee at 11,000 yards DD Caldwell engages DD Yudachi at 11,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards BB Musashi engages CVE Corregidor at 10,000 yards BB Yamato engages CVE Corregidor at 10,000 yards CVE Corregidor sunk by CL Agano at 10,000 yards DD Samidare engages DD Caldwell at 10,000 yards DD Caldwell engages DD Yudachi at 10,000 yards DD Harusame engages DD Caldwell at 10,000 yards DD Caldwell engages DD Murasame at 10,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards CVE Santee sunk by BB Musashi at 8,000 yards DD Caldwell engages DD Murasame at 8,000 yards DD Caldwell engages DD Kawakaze at 8,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Caldwell at 8,000 yards DD Shiratsuyu engages DD Caldwell at 8,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards DD Yudachi engages DD Caldwell at 6,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards DD Caldwell engages DD Yudachi at 12,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off...

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1943 (6/29/2020 5:05:16 PM)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 140,125, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Yamato BB Musashi CL Agano DD Shimakaze DD Shiratsuyu DD Shigure, Shell hits 1 DD Murasame DD Harusame DD Yudachi DD Samidare DD Yamakaze DD Kawakaze DD Umikaze DD Suzukaze Allied Ships CV Iwo Jima, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage DD McCalla, Shell hits 1 DD Farenholt DD Selfridge, Shell hits 1, on fire next round is CV Iwo Jima with a company of four DDs that fought bravely providing the CV with enough cover to run... three medium calibre shells couldn't penetrate the flight deck nore belt armor of the carrier... that's new to me, never seen something like an armored USN CV but it seems in Babes only 20cm or bigger guns can penetrate an Essex class CV... Iwo Jima was hit hard by 800kg bombs earlier so the ships must be in sinking condition... Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 82% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards... Range closes to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 23,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 23,000 yards Range closes to 21,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 21,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 17,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 15,000 yards Range closes to 13,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 13,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards BB Musashi engages CV Iwo Jima at 11,000 yards BB Musashi engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards CL Agano engages CV Iwo Jima at 11,000 yards DD Suzukaze engages CV Iwo Jima at 11,000 yards DD Selfridge engages DD Umikaze at 11,000 yards DD Kawakaze engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards DD Samidare engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards DD Selfridge engages DD Murasame at 11,000 yards DD Shiratsuyu engages DD Selfridge at 11,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards BB Musashi engages CV Iwo Jima at 8,000 yards DD Selfridge engages DD Yamakaze at 8,000 yards CL Agano engages CV Iwo Jima at 8,000 yards DD Suzukaze engages CV Iwo Jima at 8,000 yards DD Selfridge engages DD Umikaze at 8,000 yards DD Samidare engages DD Selfridge at 8,000 yards DD Yudachi engages DD Selfridge at 8,000 yards DD Selfridge engages DD Murasame at 8,000 yards DD Shigure engages CV Iwo Jima at 8,000 yards DD Shimakaze engages DD Selfridge at 8,000 yards DD Yudachi engages CV Iwo Jima at 8,000 yards BB Yamato engages CV Iwo Jima at 8,000 yards DD Farenholt engages DD Murasame at 8,000 yards DD Umikaze engages DD McCalla at 8,000 yards DD Samidare engages DD Selfridge at 8,000 yards DD Shigure engages DD Selfridge at 8,000 yards DD Farenholt engages DD Shiratsuyu at 8,000 yards DD Selfridge engages DD Shimakaze at 8,000 yards DD Umikaze engages CV Iwo Jima at 8,000 yards DD Samidare engages DD Selfridge at 8,000 yards CL Agano engages CV Iwo Jima at 8,000 yards DD McCalla engages DD Yamakaze at 8,000 yards DD Farenholt engages DD Yamakaze at 8,000 yards DD Yudachi engages DD Selfridge at 8,000 yards DD Shigure engages DD McCalla at 8,000 yards DD Selfridge engages DD Shiratsuyu at 8,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards BB Musashi engages CV Iwo Jima at 12,000 yards DD Umikaze engages DD Farenholt at 12,000 yards DD Yamakaze engages DD McCalla at 12,000 yards DD Kawakaze engages DD McCalla at 12,000 yards DD Harusame engages DD Selfridge at 12,000 yards DD Selfridge engages DD Shigure at 12,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 141,125, Range 11,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 19 destroyed SBD-5 Dauntless: 14 destroyed TBF-1 Avenger: 6 destroyed Japanese Ships CA Myoko CA Haguro CA Nachi CA Ashigara, Shell hits 3 CL Yura CL Kinu DD Isokaze DD Shiranui DD Tokitsukaze DD Urakaze DD Hamakaze DD Nowaki DD Arashi DD Tanikaze Allied Ships CV Wasp, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CLAA Juneau then it's hapless CV Wasp which was the first Allied carrier to take damage in the Marshalls that is engaged by my heavy cruisers... several 20cm shells and finally a torp finishing the carrier... CLAA Juneau fighting well, engaging several of my ships but the destroyer sized guns couldn't do much damage on CA Ashigara... Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 82% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards... Range closes to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 23,000 yards... Range closes to 21,000 yards... Range closes to 19,000 yards... Range closes to 17,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 13,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 13,000 yards Range closes to 11,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards Tanaka, Raizo crosses the 'T' CA Ashigara engages CV Wasp at 11,000 yards CA Nachi engages CV Wasp at 11,000 yards CA Haguro engages CV Wasp at 11,000 yards DD Tokitsukaze engages CV Wasp at 11,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards CA Ashigara engages CV Wasp at 10,000 yards CA Ashigara engages CLAA Juneau at 10,000 yards CV Wasp sunk by CL Kinu at 10,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards CA Ashigara engages CLAA Juneau at 8,000 yards CLAA Juneau engages DD Urakaze at 8,000 yards CA Ashigara engages CLAA Juneau at 8,000 yards CLAA Juneau engages CL Yura at 8,000 yards CLAA Juneau engages DD Arashi at 8,000 yards Range increases to 13,000 yards CLAA Juneau engages CA Ashigara at 13,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 141,125, Range 11,000 Yards [image]local://upfiles/13774/237E2F9C9AE24D9CBE09C1FCA09F61CB.jpg[/image] Japanese Ships CA Myoko CA Haguro, Shell hits 1 CA Nachi CA Ashigara, Shell hits 3, on fire CL Yura CL Kinu DD Isokaze DD Shiranui DD Tokitsukaze DD Urakaze DD Hamakaze DD Nowaki, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Arashi DD Tanikaze Allied Ships CV Essex, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage BB Prince of Wales, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage CLAA San Juan, Shell hits 2 in the same hex there's CV Essex that has POW next to her which was quite surprising to see as POW took something like 8+ penetrating 800kg bombs but she's still afloat, even able to gunfight our cruisers... Ashigara took a penetrating 14inch shell, leaving here at 18 sys dam with minor flt and eng damage... the cruisers mainly focused POW but the gunfire was only fireworks with a long lance slamming into the British BB most likely finishing her... Essex also took several penetrating shells and has to be in sinking condition already... that's why I usually refrain from a surface engagement, a lucky shell can ruin one's day but in today's case it's worth it... I would have preferred Yamato and Musashi meeting this task force though... Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 82% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards... Range closes to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 23,000 yards... Range closes to 21,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 21,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards... Range closes to 17,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 13,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards CA Ashigara engages CLAA San Juan at 11,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages CA Ashigara at 11,000 yards CA Haguro engages CV Essex at 11,000 yards DD Arashi engages CV Essex at 11,000 yards DD Hamakaze engages CV Essex at 11,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages DD Urakaze at 11,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards CA Ashigara engages CV Essex at 10,000 yards CA Ashigara engages BB Prince of Wales at 10,000 yards CA Ashigara engages CLAA San Juan at 10,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages DD Nowaki at 10,000 yards DD Tokitsukaze engages BB Prince of Wales at 10,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards DD Urakaze engages CV Essex at 7,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages CA Ashigara at 7,000 yards CLAA San Juan engages CA Ashigara at 7,000 yards DD Hamakaze engages BB Prince of Wales at 7,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages DD Urakaze at 7,000 yards DD Shiranui engages CV Essex at 7,000 yards Range closes to 3,000 yards DD Nowaki engages CV Essex at 3,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages CA Nachi at 3,000 yards CA Haguro engages CLAA San Juan at 3,000 yards CL Kinu engages CV Essex at 3,000 yards BB Prince of Wales engages DD Hamakaze at 3,000 yards DD Isokaze engages CV Essex at 3,000 yards CA Ashigara engages CV Essex at 3,000 yards CA Nachi engages CV Essex at 3,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off...

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1943 (6/29/2020 5:14:22 PM)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 141,125, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Myoko CA Haguro CA Nachi CA Ashigara, on fire CL Yura CL Kinu DD Isokaze DD Shiranui DD Tokitsukaze DD Urakaze DD Hamakaze DD Nowaki, on fire DD Arashi DD Tanikaze Allied Ships DD Caldwell so many enemy task forces picked up... Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 82% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards... Range closes to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 23,000 yards... Range closes to 21,000 yards... Range closes to 19,000 yards... Range closes to 17,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 13,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards DD Arashi engages DD Caldwell at 11,000 yards DD Hamakaze engages DD Caldwell at 11,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards CA Ashigara engages DD Caldwell at 9,000 yards CA Haguro engages DD Caldwell at 9,000 yards CL Kinu engages DD Caldwell at 9,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards DD Arashi engages DD Caldwell at 7,000 yards CA Myoko engages DD Caldwell at 7,000 yards DD Caldwell engages DD Urakaze at 7,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards DD Urakaze engages DD Caldwell at 6,000 yards Range increases to 8,000 yards DD Hamakaze engages DD Caldwell at 8,000 yards CL Yura engages DD Caldwell at 8,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards DD Arashi engages DD Caldwell at 12,000 yards DD Caldwell engages DD Tanikaze at 12,000 yards DD Caldwell engages DD Shiranui at 12,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 142,124, Range 29,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Myoko CA Haguro CA Nachi CA Ashigara, on fire CL Yura CL Kinu DD Isokaze DD Shiranui DD Tokitsukaze DD Urakaze DD Hamakaze DD Nowaki, on fire DD Arashi DD Tanikaze Allied Ships CV Victorious DD Bagley DD Blue DD Henley CV Victorious is one of those CVs that might had a chance to survive and in this case it's again Allied surface radar that saves an Allied task force from being engaged... Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 82% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 27,000 yards Range closes to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 23,000 yards... Range closes to 21,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 21,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 19,000 yards Range closes to 17,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 17,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 13,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards Allied TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 12,000 yards... Range increases to 13,000 yards... Range increases to 14,000 yards... Range increases to 15,000 yards... Range increases to 16,000 yards... Range increases to 17,000 yards... Range increases to 18,000 yards... Range increases to 19,000 yards... Range increases to 20,000 yards... Range increases to 21,000 yards... Range increases to 22,000 yards... Range increases to 23,000 yards... Range increases to 24,000 yards... Range increases to 25,000 yards... Range increases to 26,000 yards... Range increases to 27,000 yards... Range increases to 28,000 yards... Range increases to 29,000 yards... Range increases to 29,000 yards... Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Allied Air Combat TF evades combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 142,124, Range 29,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Myoko CA Haguro CA Nachi CA Ashigara, on fire CL Yura CL Kinu DD Isokaze DD Shiranui DD Tokitsukaze DD Urakaze DD Hamakaze DD Nowaki, on fire DD Arashi DD Tanikaze Allied Ships CVE Suwannee CVE Nassau CVE Copahee CVE Long Island DD Barton come one, again radar that picks up our cruiser and the Allied CVEs steam away... that would have been a nice target for all those 20cm guns... and where are the evil twins after engaging in the first round? [&:] Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 82% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards... Range closes to 25,000 yards... Range closes to 23,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 23,000 yards Range closes to 21,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 21,000 yards Range closes to 19,000 yards... Range closes to 17,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 13,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards Allied TF attempts to evade combat Range increases to 12,000 yards... Range increases to 13,000 yards... Range increases to 14,000 yards... Range increases to 15,000 yards... Range increases to 16,000 yards... Range increases to 17,000 yards... Range increases to 18,000 yards... Range increases to 19,000 yards... Range increases to 20,000 yards... Range increases to 21,000 yards... Range increases to 22,000 yards... Range increases to 23,000 yards... Range increases to 24,000 yards... Range increases to 25,000 yards... Range increases to 26,000 yards... Range increases to 27,000 yards... Range increases to 28,000 yards... Range increases to 29,000 yards... Range increases to 29,000 yards... Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Allied CV Escort TF evades combat -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Mili at 142,123, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Ise BB Hyuga DD Hatsuharu DD Nenohi, Shell hits 1 DD Hatsushima, Shell hits 1 DD Wakaba DD Yugure DD Ariake Allied Ships CV Victorious, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Bagley DD Blue, Shell hits 1 DD Henley, Shell hits 2 Ise and Hyuga are leading my CV groups so those ending up in a surface engagement is not to my liking as it could be as well a CV group ending up under fire of enemy ships... Victorious takes one main battery hit and is set on fire suffering a fuel storage explosion... Improved night sighting under 82% moonlight Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions and 82% moonlight: 11,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards... Range closes to 25,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 25,000 yards Range closes to 23,000 yards... CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 23,000 yards Range closes to 21,000 yards... Range closes to 19,000 yards... Range closes to 17,000 yards... Range closes to 15,000 yards... Range closes to 13,000 yards... Range closes to 11,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 11,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 11,000 yards BB Hyuga engages CV Victorious at 11,000 yards BB Hyuga engages DD Henley at 11,000 yards DD Henley engages DD Ariake at 11,000 yards DD Yugure engages DD Henley at 11,000 yards DD Wakaba engages CV Victorious at 11,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages DD Henley at 11,000 yards DD Nenohi engages DD Henley at 11,000 yards DD Hatsuharu engages CV Victorious at 11,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages DD Henley at 9,000 yards DD Hatsuharu engages DD Blue at 9,000 yards DD Yugure engages DD Blue at 9,000 yards DD Blue engages DD Wakaba at 9,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages DD Blue at 9,000 yards DD Henley engages DD Nenohi at 9,000 yards DD Hatsuharu engages DD Henley at 9,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages CV Victorious at 7,000 yards DD Henley engages DD Hatsushima at 7,000 yards DD Hatsuharu engages DD Blue at 7,000 yards DD Yugure engages DD Blue at 7,000 yards DD Blue engages DD Wakaba at 7,000 yards DD Hatsushima engages DD Henley at 7,000 yards DD Nenohi engages DD Henley at 7,000 yards DD Hatsuharu engages DD Blue at 7,000 yards BB Hyuga engages DD Blue at 7,000 yards DD Hatsuharu engages DD Henley at 7,000 yards DD Nenohi engages DD Blue at 7,000 yards DD Wakaba engages DD Henley at 7,000 yards DD Nenohi engages DD Henley at 7,000 yards DD Henley engages DD Hatsuharu at 7,000 yards Range increases to 10,000 yards Fuel storage explosion on CV Victorious BB Hyuga engages CV Victorious at 10,000 yards BB Ise engages CV Victorious at 10,000 yards DD Ariake engages DD Blue at 10,000 yards DD Wakaba engages DD Bagley at 10,000 yards DD Wakaba engages DD Blue at 10,000 yards DD Bagley engages DD Hatsushima at 10,000 yards DD Hatsuharu engages DD Blue at 10,000 yards Allied Task Force Manages to Escape Task forces break off... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Addu at 14,49 Japanese Ships SS I-30, hits 3 Allied Ships xAK Montanan xAK Nurmahal xAK Gandara DD Nizam SS I-30 is sighted by escort DD Nizam fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Nizam attacking submerged sub .... DD Nizam fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Laoag at 80,71 Japanese Ships SC Ch 48 Allied Ships SS Pargo Captain of SS Pargo elects not to launch torpedoes at this target Pargo diving deep .... SC Ch 48 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 48 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 48 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 48 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC Ch 48 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Muntok at 50,89 Japanese Ships DD Akatsuki DD Inazuma Allied Ships SS Amberjack, hits 6 that's off Singapore where two USN subs linger... we can hurt them in shallow waters even though those were only near misses... SS Amberjack launches 2 torpedoes at DD Akatsuki DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Inazuma attacking submerged sub .... DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Inazuma fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Makin at 141,125, Range 27,000 Yards [image]local://upfiles/13774/E0A297D66C574F66B3049DEB023169D5.jpg[/image] Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Yamato, Shell hits 1 BB Musashi CL Agano DD Shimakaze DD Shiratsuyu DD Shigure DD Murasame DD Harusame DD Yudachi DD Samidare DD Yamakaze DD Kawakaze DD Umikaze DD Suzukaze Allied Ships CV Essex, Shell hits 8, and is sunk CLAA San Juan, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage the pride of the IJN only engaged once during the night but reacted several times on reported enemy task forces finding CV Essex... several 46cm shells detonate inside the Allied carrier which is sunk with all hands down... San Juan also takes several hits and is left as a burning wreck... isn't that every IJN fanboy's dream to see a Yamato class BB landing 46cm shells on an Essex class CV? [&o] Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards Range closes to 27,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 27,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 27,000 yards BB Musashi engages CV Essex at 27,000 yards BB Yamato engages CV Essex at 27,000 yards Range closes to 25,000 yards BB Musashi engages CV Essex at 25,000 yards Range closes to 23,000 yards BB Musashi engages CV Essex at 23,000 yards BB Yamato engages CLAA San Juan at 23,000 yards Range closes to 20,000 yards BB Musashi engages CV Essex at 20,000 yards BB Yamato engages CV Essex at 20,000 yards Range closes to 18,000 yards CV Essex sunk by BB Musashi at 18,000 yards Range closes to 15,000 yards BB Yamato engages CLAA San Juan at 15,000 yards CLAA San Juan engages DD Murasame at 15,000 yards Range closes to 12,000 yards BB Musashi engages CLAA San Juan at 12,000 yards CLAA San Juan engages DD Murasame at 12,000 yards Range closes to 10,000 yards BB Yamato engages CLAA San Juan at 10,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards CLAA San Juan engages BB Musashi at 6,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards BB Musashi engages CLAA San Juan at 9,000 yards Range increases to 12,000 yards BB Musashi engages CLAA San Juan at 12,000 yards Range increases to 16,000 yards BB Musashi engages CLAA San Juan at 16,000 yards CLAA San Juan engages DD Yudachi at 16,000 yards CLAA San Juan engages DD Shigure at 16,000 yards Range increases to 21,000 yards BB Musashi engages CLAA San Juan at 21,000 yards Range increases to 26,000 yards BB Musashi engages CLAA San Juan at 26,000 yards Task forces break off...

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1943 (6/29/2020 5:24:09 PM)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Makin at 141,127 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 91 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 31 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 3 Ki-84a Frank x 27 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed Allied Ships CVE Altamaha, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk no more surface combat engagements which was a bit surprising due to the many reacting moves of both my BB and CA group and then my LBA started to launch strikes with what was left of the land based bomber force... 3 Betties finish the sinking CVE Altamaha... the destroyed Wildcats weren't airborne, the escort carrier wasn't able to support any air operations anymore... Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Makin at 146,124 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 49 B6N2 Jill x 2 D4Y4 Judy x 13 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 17 F6F-3 Hellcat x 1 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged D4Y4 Judy: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed Allied Ships CVE Nassau, Bomb hits 2, on fire CVE Long Island, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage CVE Copahee, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage but this CVE group still had operational carriers that were able to launch one and a halve dozen fighters for their defense that tangled with my incoming strike... nearly three times as many escorts couldn't stop the fighters going after my bombers (yet again [8\|]) but the small strike still managed to do some serious damage... as you can see KB's strikes are really meager at this point but every bomb hit counts as it might decide if a ship will survive or not... Aircraft Attacking: 2 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 2 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 7 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb CAP engaged: VF-35 with F4F-4 Wildcat (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 between 0 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes VF-37 with F4F-4 Wildcat (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 between 0 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes VF-8 with F6F-3 Hellcat (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 between 0 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes VF-60 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead VRF-1F with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes VRF-3F with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 1 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes VMF-212 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVE Nassau Ammo storage explosion on CVE Long Island Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVE Long Island -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Mili at 148,122 [image]local://upfiles/13774/2209ECC68DDC4B8CB996624FCC999FF9.jpg[/image] Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 75 B6N2 Jill x 9 D4Y4 Judy x 33 Japanese aircraft losses B6N2 Jill: 4 damaged D4Y4 Judy: 8 damaged Allied Ships CV Victorious, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Bagley, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Blue that's our "main strike" as Victorious was considered the most important target for the morning... she wasn't able to launch any fighters due to previous damage and takes seven 800kg bombs through her armored flight deck leaving her a burning wreck... DD Bagley coming to help also receives two bomb hits... as you can see there are still several enemy task forces nearby but KB has lost too many bombers the last couple of days to annihilate all of them... what will be left at the end of the day will be mostly some CLAA and the DDs... Aircraft Attacking: 1 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 10 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 5 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 5 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 7 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 2 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb Carrier support unable to supply air cover.. Fuel storage explosion on CV Victorious Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Victorious Ammo storage explosion on CV Victorious

Lowpe -> RE: AAR 1943 (6/29/2020 5:38:32 PM)
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castor troy -> RE: AAR 1943 (6/29/2020 5:39:12 PM)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Howland Island at 147,127 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 19 B6N2 Jill x 4 Japanese aircraft losses B6N2 Jill: 2 damaged Allied Ships CV Iwo Jima, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage [&o] while I had bet that Iwo Jima wouldn't have made it back to any Allied port it was still good to see that small strike of Jills putting another six 250kg bombs through here deck which definately sinks the carrier either today or tomorrow... Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Carrier support unable to supply air cover.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Howland Island at 146,126 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 25 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 44 B6N2 Jill x 9 Japanese aircraft losses B6N2 Jill: 1 damaged Allied Ships CV Hornet, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage also Hornet is still afloat and another three bombs further increase damage on the ship... I'm amazed which ships still get attacked as I considered them sunk already... Allied damage control wouldn't have saved those ships but keeping them afloat for several more days is impressing... of coures decreased bomb damage in Babes also has to be considered... Aircraft Attacking: 9 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 15000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Carrier support unable to supply air cover.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Makin at 141,127 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 35 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 15 D4Y4 Judy x 4 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y4 Judy: 2 destroyed by flak Allied Ships BB North Carolina damn North Carolina is still bristling with her flak, downing two bombers and damaging the other two... Aircraft Attacking: 2 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Mili at 146,123 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 7 B6N2 Jill x 5 Japanese aircraft losses B6N2 Jill: 2 damaged Allied Ships LST-469, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage APD Litchfield, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 44 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Carrier support unable to supply air cover.. Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD Litchfield -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Makin at 144,125 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 19 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 6 B6N2 Jill x 3 D4Y4 Judy x 10 Japanese aircraft losses B6N2 Jill: 1 damaged D4Y4 Judy: 2 damaged D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships CLAA Juneau CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Caldwell that should seal San Juan's faith... Aircraft Attacking: 2 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 3 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CLAA San Juan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Howland Island at 147,126 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 4 D4Y4 Judy x 5 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Meade, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Meade was dead in the water... Aircraft Attacking: 1 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 10000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb Carrier support unable to supply air cover.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Makin at 141,127 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 3 Ki-84a Frank x 14 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed FM-1 Wildcat: 1 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed Allied Ships CVE Sangamon, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk another small Betty strike during the morning that sends a damaged escort carrier to the bottom... lots of diverted aircraft on the CVE... Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Howland Island at 146,126 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 3 N1K2-J George x 7 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CV Hornet, on fire, heavy damage also some Nells still around that start their attack in the afternoon, missing static CV Hornet... Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp Carrier support unable to supply air cover.. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Makin at 141,127 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 28 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 3 Ki-84a Frank x 12 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged Allied Ships CA Wichita long range strike on a brand new heavy cruiser... Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Makin at 146,124 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 50 B6N2 Jill x 21 D4Y4 Judy x 11 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 3 FM-1 Wildcat x 1 F6F-3 Hellcat x 1 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed B6N2 Jill: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses FM-1 Wildcat: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CVE Nassau, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage CVE Copahee, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage CVE Suwannee, Bomb hits 1, on fire Japanese CV commander desperately tries to assemble some strikes to get confirmed sinkings on the Allied carriers that are still afloat... these still launch fighters in small numbers... Aircraft Attacking: 1 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 8 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet 4 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 8 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet 4 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 10 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 15000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 3 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 10 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet CAP engaged: VC(F)-33 with FM-1 Wildcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead VF-8 with F6F-3 Hellcat (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 between 0 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes VF-60 with F4F-4 Wildcat (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 between 0 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes VRF-1F with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Howland Island at 147,127 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 21 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 9 D4Y4 Judy x 5 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y4 Judy: 3 damaged Allied Ships CV Iwo Jima, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage floating wreck... Aircraft Attacking: 1 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb Carrier support unable to supply air cover.. Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Iwo Jima -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mili at 148,122 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 17 D4Y4 Judy x 10 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y4 Judy: 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Blue DD Bagley, heavy fires, heavy damage these ten bombers could have attacked a more important target... Aircraft Attacking: 8 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 2 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Bagley -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Makin at 144,125 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 25 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 38 B6N2 Jill x 5 D4Y4 Judy x 20 Japanese aircraft losses B6N2 Jill: 1 damaged D4Y4 Judy: 5 damaged Allied Ships CLAA Juneau CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Caldwell, Bomb hits 1 same here as San Juan was already dead and there was BB North Carolina still in the area... Aircraft Attacking: 5 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 12 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CLAA San Juan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Howland Island at 146,126 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 38 B6N2 Jill x 3 D4Y4 Judy x 14 Japanese aircraft losses B6N2 Jill: 1 damaged D4Y4 Judy: 2 damaged Allied Ships CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 2 CV Hornet, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage don't know how many bomb hits it woud take (we're talking mostly about 800kg bombs here) to send a USN CV down within a day not turning it into a burning wreck that sinks a week later... Atlanta shrugs off a 250kg bomb followed by another big one... and that's it for the day... it's been insane to watch the replay, as much as the first couple of days as we're completing a total victory over the United States Navy in their attempt to invade the Marshalls... Aircraft Attacking: 2 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 3 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 3 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 1 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb Carrier support unable to supply air cover.. Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Hornet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kwajalein Island (132,115) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1160 troops, 41 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 245 Defending force 8719 troops, 214 guns, 226 vehicles, Assault Value = 190 Assaulting units: 83rd Naval Guard Unit 23rd Nav Gd Unit Sasebo 5th SNLF Kure 3rd SNLF 85th Nav Gd /1 Nimur Naval Fortress Defending units: 1st USMC Tank Battalion 24th Infantry Division 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 34th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion 198th Field Artillery Battalion 30th Field Artillery Regiment XIV US Corps 102nd Cmbt Engineer Regiment that's what is trapped on the beaches on Kwajalein no, not even 9000 troops left... IIRC initially there were over 16000 enemy troops landing on the atoll... we were able to replace some of the wrecked units we had on the island and will fly in some Helens to bomb the enemy and then we will drive them from the beaches... [image]local://upfiles/13774/117EC32437054616845A59C288CFF08E.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1943 (6/29/2020 5:41:40 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe Tour de force![&o] thanks Lowpe! At this point it's only mopping up though

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1943 (6/29/2020 5:43:41 PM)
air losses confirm several enemy carriers to be sunk today while our losses were relatively light due to not much remaining opposition... the use of the surface combat groups paid off and was well worth it as I doubt the carriers alone, better say what is left of their offensive strike capability, wouldn't have been sufficient for today... [image]local://upfiles/13774/56835680901B4D06B6048C6E3F9C4740.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1943 (6/29/2020 5:59:20 PM)
here are the victory points of the last six days when the Allied Armada showed up and lost their first aircraft to my LBA on the 7th July... before the carnage started I estimated Allied carrier strenght to about 6-700 aircraft and that seems to be more or less spot on as up to now the enemy lost around 700 and I'm not sure how many carriers are still afloat or how many aircraft those still carry... 46 Allied ships reported sunk on this list but it's highly inaccurate and we won't have confirmation until two or three months when most sinkings should be confirmed... like I've said earlier, I have totally lost track on heavily damaged or sunk ships but I estimate the Allied shipping losses to be 9 or 10 BBs [X(], 5 CV, 1 CVL, 10 CVE, 6 CA/CL/CLAA, 12 DDs and other stuff, ranging from AM to freight and transport ships... and then there are those ground troops that are inevitably lost on Kwajalein, that's another US Inf Div we destroy after one was destroyed South of Darwin already... I was convinced that it's going to be a huge advantage for us when I realized we had two days to trash the enemy BBs due to coming from the North attacking into the flank of the enemy with his carriers positioned West to engage our carriers in the expected direction of approach but I never thought about it being possible to wreck such havoc... really everything was playing together, like having the Judy carrying 800kg bombs as without them I would have only lost a hundred bombers to flak the first two days for literally no damage other than a couple of torp hits spread out over several BBs but the Judies made a huge difference... I emphasized R&D on them as I saw them as my most important aircraft in 43 together with the George and Frank exactly because they could knock out BBs... update on the two CAs that were hit at Roi Namur on day two of the battle, both sunk in the meantime due to their fires... both had minimal flt damage but due to their high sys dam they couldn't deal with the fires and even 22 fires on day one was enough to sink one of them despite being disbanded in a level 3 port with 180 nav support... boy how much IJN's damage control sucks... employing those heavy cruisers at Roi Namur were my biggest mistake in the engagement over the last six days and their loss was more or less a waste as we could have also sent some DDs only... [image]local://upfiles/13774/17B3EFA67614404D90882E893A2C79D2.jpg[/image]

KenchiSulla -> RE: AAR 1943 (6/29/2020 6:00:10 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: castor troy -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Makin at 146,124 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 49 B6N2 Jill x 2 D4Y4 Judy x 13 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 17 F6F-3 Hellcat x 1 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged D4Y4 Judy: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed Allied Ships CVE Nassau, Bomb hits 2, on fire CVE Long Island, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage CVE Copahee, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage but this CVE group still had operational carriers that were able to launch one and a halve dozen fighters for their defense that tangled with my incoming strike... nearly three times as many escorts couldn't stop the fighters going after my bombers (yet again [8\|]) but the small strike still managed to do some serious damage... as you can see KB's strikes are really meager at this point but every bomb hit counts as it might decide if a ship will survive or not... Aircraft Attacking: 2 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 2 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 7 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb CAP engaged: VF-35 with F4F-4 Wildcat (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 between 0 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes VF-37 with F4F-4 Wildcat (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 between 0 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes VF-8 with F6F-3 Hellcat (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 between 0 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes VF-60 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000. Raid is overhead VRF-1F with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes VRF-3F with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 1 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 19000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes VMF-212 with F4F-4 Wildcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVE Nassau Ammo storage explosion on CVE Long Island Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVE Long Island Great victory! I just wanted to point out that it makes sense that the CAP can go for the bombers. The Hellcats and Wildcats are faster then the zeroes in a dive. Even if you had a 1000 fighters escort -> parts of the CAP would be able to penetrate it and get a pass or 2, maybe 3 before energy parity with the A6Ms would occur...

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1943 (6/29/2020 6:05:25 PM)
thanks! Yes, from a real life standpoint it might make sense but the same would happen if I had Sams and the enemy would have had Buffalos with my Sams higher than the Buffalos. With AE (and I'm happy about that) they implemented that feature of fighters going immediately for the bombers with the rest dealing with the fighters which is different to WITP where no fighter was literally able to engage a bomber as long as there still were fighters around.

KenchiSulla -> RE: AAR 1943 (6/29/2020 6:15:15 PM)
I agree that escorting fighters are underperforming slightly in air combat in AE but I do have an example of succesful escort (fighters took losses but no bombers were attacked by the CAP. And yes... that stung (as I am playing the Japanese) Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tioman Island at 52,84 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 6 Buffalo I x 22 Swordfish I x 5 Hudson I x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak Buffalo I: 3 destroyed Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak Hudson I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CV Akagi CV Kaga, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1943 (6/29/2020 6:24:27 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: KenchiSulla I agree that escorting fighters are underperforming slightly in air combat in AE but I do have an example of succesful escort (fighters took losses but no bombers were attacked by the CAP. And yes... that stung (as I am playing the Japanese) Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tioman Island at 52,84 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 31 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 6 Buffalo I x 22 Swordfish I x 5 Hudson I x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 1 destroyed by flak Buffalo I: 3 destroyed Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak Hudson I: 1 damaged Japanese Ships CV Akagi CV Kaga, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage yes, I wasn't saying CAP is attacking the bombers every time. I expected nearly 50 escorts to keep more than 5 out of 17 or so CAP fighter from the bombers though.

Lowpe -> RE: AAR 1943 (6/29/2020 6:51:05 PM)
Might have been better off docking the ship with 22 fires if possible, along with as many other ships as you can squeeze into her task force. I have noticed disbanded ships on fire at smallish ports almost always burn up.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1943 (6/29/2020 6:54:57 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe Might have been better off docking the ship with 22 fires if possible, along with as many other ships as you can squeeze into her task force. I have noticed disbanded ships on fire at smallish ports almost always burn up. actually I didn't want to dock them with 600+ Allied CV based aircraft in range and an armada of surface combat ships plus subs around [;)]

Lowpe -> RE: AAR 1943 (6/29/2020 6:58:39 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: castor troy quote: ORIGINAL: Lowpe Might have been better off docking the ship with 22 fires if possible, along with as many other ships as you can squeeze into her task force. I have noticed disbanded ships on fire at smallish ports almost always burn up. actually I didn't want to dock them with 600+ Allied CV based aircraft in range and an armada of surface combat ships plus subs around [;)] Why I said if possible. Another option is set to cruise and move 1 hex a day with a few escort style ships. Your other task forces would most likely have attracted the air strikes...I might have risked the docking though.

RangerJoe -> RE: AAR 1943 (6/29/2020 11:10:29 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: castor troy air losses confirm several enemy carriers to be sunk today while our losses were relatively light due to not much remaining opposition... the use of the surface combat groups paid off and was well worth it as I doubt the carriers alone, better say what is left of their offensive strike capability, wouldn't have been sufficient for today... [image]local://upfiles/13774/56835680901B4D06B6048C6E3F9C4740.jpg[/image] Comgratulation! Considering the numbers and types of aircraft, you probably won't have to worry about the American carriers for awhile. By that time, your carrier air groups should be replenished and trained. Maybe not to the same high standard, but still well trained.

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1943 (7/5/2020 12:40:21 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 22, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Kwajalein Island at 132,115 Japanese Ships CL Natori Allied Ships SS Grayback Natori was hit by 1000lb bombs at Roi Namur and I ordered her to Kwajalein which is a bigger port... Grayback missed and if Natori doesn't take any further damage she should make it... CL Natori is sighted by SS Grayback SS Grayback launches 4 torpedoes at CL Natori -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Djemadja at 53,84 Japanese Ships DD Fubuki DD Isonami DD Shirakumo Allied Ships SS Peto SS Peto is located by DD Fubuki Peto bottoming out .... DD Isonami fails to find sub and abandons search DD Shirakumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shirakumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shirakumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shirakumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shirakumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shirakumo fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Truk at 112,107 Japanese Ships xAK Kaimei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire xAK Syunsei Maru xAK Momoyama Maru xAK Hokko Maru PB Shirogane Maru PB Kunitu Maru PB Kasyu Maru Allied Ships SS Seadragon the freighter makes Truk and is safe... SS Seadragon launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Kaimei Maru Seadragon diving deep .... PB Shirogane Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kunitu Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Kasyu Maru attacking submerged sub .... PB Shirogane Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Kasyu Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Shirogane Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shirogane Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shirogane Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Shirogane Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub vs Sub: SS Seahorse attacking SS RO-66 at 112,109 - near Truk Japanese Ships SS RO-66 Allied Ships SS Seahorse a damaged RO sub is returning to Truk... SS Seahorse launches 2 torpedoes at 2,000 yards -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kusaie Island at 127,121 [image]local://upfiles/13774/9E5244BE9122420695789957B21FFB1A.jpg[/image] Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 6 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed Allied Ships BB Idaho, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage BB Mississippi, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk those are tough ships as Idaho and Mississippi were still afloat but total wrecks... another 5 torps finish them finally... Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 3 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1943 (7/5/2020 12:48:21 PM)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Makin at 144,126 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 3 Ki-84a Frank x 12 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged Allied Ships BB North Carolina looks like North Carolina escapes the carnage... Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Kusaie Island at 127,121 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 6 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed Allied Ships BB Idaho, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 6 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Howland Island at 152,120 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 9 D4Y4 Judy x 4 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y4 Judy: 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Bagley, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk I have ordered all our battlegroups to retire to Truk and today was the first day my carriers suddenly started to react around like crazy chicken despite being ordered to react 0 and follow a surface combat group... when we've detected some CVEs that were still afloat both our carrier groups reacted towards them which resulted in the upcoming attacks... Aircraft Attacking: 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Admiralen Batch II class DD -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Makin at 144,126 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 97 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 32 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 125 B6N2 Jill x 32 D4Y4 Judy x 41 Japanese aircraft losses B6N2 Jill: 16 damaged B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak D4Y4 Judy: 18 damaged Allied Ships BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 12, heavy fires CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1, on fire CL Nashville DD Clark CA Wichita a minute ago I thought North Carolina might make it out but several 800kg bomb hits put her in danger of sinking... the ship still doesn't show up as heavily damaged though... that's pretty much all KB can launch at this stage... Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 8 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 6 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 5 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 8 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 3 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 2 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 9 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 15000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 5 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 2 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 1 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 1 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 2 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB North Carolina -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Makin at 144,126 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 7 D4Y4 Judy x 4 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CA Wichita, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage didn't expect much from four Judies on such a strike but they put no less than three bombs into a modern heavy cruiser... nice! [&o] Aircraft Attacking: 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Makin at 144,126 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 28 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 3 Ki-84a Frank x 10 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged Allied Ships CL Nashville Aircraft Attacking: 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Makin at 144,126 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 30 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 41 D4Y4 Judy x 28 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y4 Judy: 11 damaged D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships DD Le Triomphant CA Wichita, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Clark both Wichita and North Carolina should be finished now, probably sinking today or within the next couple of days... Aircraft Attacking: 1 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 1 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 10 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 3 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Wichita Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB North Carolina -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Howland Island at 151,124 [image]local://upfiles/13774/A34C793482324FCA9A4359497EE6022A.jpg[/image] Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 22 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 39 B6N2 Jill x 17 Japanese aircraft losses B6N2 Jill: 4 damaged Allied Ships CVE Suwannee, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage CVE Nassau, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage that CVE group was the reason for my carriers to react and in the afternoon the CVEs are finally attacked... glad the main strike focussed on BB North Carolina which I rate a higher target than those two CVEs that should be done too... Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 10 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 15000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 3 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring an Allied CV Heavy smoke from fires obscuring an Allied CVE

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1943 (7/5/2020 12:49:54 PM)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mili at 147,123 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 22 D4Y4 Judy x 7 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y4 Judy: 2 damaged Allied Ships LST-469, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk LSD Carter Hall, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 3 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring LSD Carter Hall -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tarawa at 142,128 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 60 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 20 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 8 B6N2 Jill x 2 No Japanese losses Allied Ships DD Bailey if KB had more bombers left there would have still been plenty of targets around... Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 3000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kwajalein Island (132,115) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2099 troops, 48 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 234 Defending force 8682 troops, 214 guns, 225 vehicles, Assault Value = 189 Allied ground losses: 39 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: 83rd Naval Guard Unit 85th Naval Guard Unit Sasebo 5th SNLF 23rd Nav Gd Unit Kure 3rd SNLF Nimur Naval Fortress Defending units: 24th Infantry Division 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 34th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 1st USMC Tank Battalion 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion XIV US Corps 30th Field Artillery Regiment 198th Field Artillery Battalion 102nd Cmbt Engineer Regiment air losses clearly indicate more CVEs going down as well as some BBs/CAs... [image]local://upfiles/13774/29EF995A4EF641579105F36E9BFEC601.jpg[/image]

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1943 (7/5/2020 12:55:14 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 23, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Tandjoengpinang at 52,85 Japanese Ships DD Akatsuki DD Inazuma DD Ikazuchi Allied Ships SS Peto, hits 3 two ASW groups hunting for subs around Singapore... at least we can detect and score some near misses on the subs in shallow waters... SS Peto is located by DD Akatsuki Peto bottoming out .... DD Inazuma fails to find sub and abandons search DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ikazuchi attacking submerged sub .... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Tandjoengpinang at 52,85 Japanese Ships DD Shirakumo DD Isonami Allied Ships SS Peto, hits 5 together with Helens on ASW those subs shouldn't survive long in this area... SS Peto launches 2 torpedoes at DD Shirakumo Peto bottoming out .... DD Isonami fails to find sub and abandons search DD Shirakumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shirakumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shirakumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shirakumo fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Shirakumo attacking submerged sub .... DD Shirakumo fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Submarine attack near Eniwetok at 128,111 Japanese Ships PB Kaito Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Tunny a previously damaged PB was sunk by Tunny... PB Kaito Maru is sighted by SS Tunny SS Tunny launches 2 torpedoes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johnston Island at 155,107 [image]local://upfiles/13774/ECC56191C0DE48059C9795FE1E269936.jpg[/image] Japanese Ships SS I-33 Allied Ships DD Jenkins, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAK Manoa xAK Iron King xAK Anna Odland xAK Talthibius xAK Anglo Canadian DD Braine a rare one when a sub scores on an undamaged DD... nice to see a Fletcher class DD blowing up... that's one of the convoys from the Marshalls that is returning to Pearl Harbour... Magazine explodes on DD Jenkins [sm=happy0065.gif] SS I-33 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Jenkins I-33 diving deep .... DD Braine attacking submerged sub .... DD Braine fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Braine fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Braine fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Braine fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1943 (7/5/2020 12:56:48 PM)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Horn Island , at 91,128 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K2-J George x 44 Allied aircraft P-40K Warhawk x 20 Japanese aircraft losses N1K2-J George: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40K Warhawk: 3 destroyed that was highly disappointing as the Warhawks performed excellently against my Georges... Aircraft Attacking: 36 x N1K2-J George sweeping at 31000 feet CAP engaged: 49th FG/8th FS with P-40K Warhawk (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 8 scrambling) 8 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes [image]local://upfiles/13774/023FB94BE43041569E96B7CFA86FCCE3.jpg[/image] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 24th Infantry Division, at 132,115 (Kwajalein Island) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 54 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 411 casualties reported Squads: 3 destroyed, 18 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 13 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Guns lost 19 (4 destroyed, 15 disabled) Vehicles lost 17 (4 destroyed, 13 disabled) two Helen units arrived at Roi Namur and are bombing the attackers at Kwajalein now... shouldn't take long to wear them down and destroy them... Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 27 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 30th Field Artillery Regiment ... Also attacking XIV US Corps ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... Also attacking 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 24th Infantry Division ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kwajalein Island (132,115) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 7626 troops, 92 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 236 Defending force 8113 troops, 209 guns, 221 vehicles, Assault Value = 161 Allied ground losses: 33 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Assaulting units: Sasebo 5th SNLF 83rd Naval Guard Unit 85th Naval Guard Unit 23rd Nav Gd Unit Nimur Naval Fortress Defending units: 1st USMC Tank Battalion 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 34th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 24th Infantry Division 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion 30th Field Artillery Regiment 198th Field Artillery Battalion XIV US Corps 102nd Cmbt Engineer Regiment

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1943 (7/5/2020 12:58:50 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 24, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Truk at 111,108 Japanese Ships AO Tsurumi, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AO Notoro E Sarushima E Nasami E Natsushima Allied Ships SS Raton damn subs around Truk score despite being spotted and attacked by air ASW daily and not moving... SS Raton launches 4 torpedoes at AO Tsurumi Raton diving deep .... E Sarushima fails to find sub and abandons search E Nasami fails to find sub and abandons search E Natsushima fails to find sub, continues to search... E Natsushima fails to find sub, continues to search... E Natsushima fails to find sub, continues to search... E Natsushima fails to find sub, continues to search... E Natsushima fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Truk at 111,108 Japanese Ships AO Tsurumi, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage E Sarushima Allied Ships SS Raton as if the AO wasn't dead already... SS Raton launches 4 torpedoes at AO Tsurumi Raton diving deep .... E Sarushima fails to find sub, continues to search... E Sarushima fails to find sub, continues to search... E Sarushima fails to find sub, continues to search... E Sarushima fails to find sub, continues to search... E Sarushima fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 102nd Cmbt Engineer Regiment, at 132,115 (Kwajalein Island) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 23 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 353 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 8 destroyed, 30 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 9 (1 destroyed, 8 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 6 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking XIV US Corps ... Also attacking 102nd Cmbt Engineer Regiment ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 102nd Cmbt Engineer Regiment, at 132,115 (Kwajalein Island) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 17 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 261 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 20 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 6 (3 destroyed, 3 disabled) Vehicles lost 9 (2 destroyed, 7 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 17 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 34th Cmbt Engineer Regiment ... Also attacking 102nd Cmbt Engineer Regiment ... Also attacking 34th Cmbt Engineer Regiment ... Also attacking 102nd Cmbt Engineer Regiment ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 34th Cmbt Engineer Regiment, at 132,115 (Kwajalein Island) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 6 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 66 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled Vehicles lost 7 (3 destroyed, 4 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 6 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kwajalein Island (132,115) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 6633 troops, 80 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 182 Defending force 7369 troops, 205 guns, 214 vehicles, Assault Value = 153 Allied ground losses: Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 8 (3 destroyed, 5 disabled) Assaulting units: 85th Naval Guard Unit Sasebo 5th SNLF 83rd Naval Guard Unit 23rd Nav Gd Unit Nimur Naval Fortress Defending units: 1st USMC Tank Battalion 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 24th Infantry Division 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion 198th Field Artillery Battalion 34th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 30th Field Artillery Regiment XIV US Corps 102nd Cmbt Engineer Regiment

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1943 (7/5/2020 1:00:09 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 25, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Johnston Island at 162,107 Japanese Ships SS I-15 Allied Ships xAK Iron King xAK Talthibius xAK Anglo Canadian DD Braine SS I-15 is sighted by escort DD Braine fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Shimushiri-jima at 131,51 Japanese Ships xAK Tokusima Maru SC CHa-7 xAK Kaiyo Maru #3 xAK Tempei Maru SC CHa-38 SC CHa-26 SC CHa-15 Allied Ships SS Blackfish SS Blackfish launches 2 torpedoes at xAK Tokusima Maru Blackfish diving deep .... SC CHa-38 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-26 fails to find sub and abandons search SC CHa-15 fails to find sub and abandons search SC CHa-38 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-38 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-38 fails to find sub, continues to search... SC CHa-38 attacking submerged sub .... SC CHa-38 is out of ASW ammo SC CHa-38 is out of ASW ammo SC CHa-38 fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Ebadon at 129,113 Japanese Ships APD Minekaze, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage APD Hokaze APD Sawakaze APD Shimakaze APD Numakaze APD Namikaze APD Nokaze Allied Ships SS Tunny god damn Tunny scores another time, this turn on a precious APD... the ship suffers heavy flt damage but if we are lucky we can save Minekaze... SS Tunny launches 2 torpedoes at APD Minekaze APD Shimakaze fails to find sub, continues to search... APD Numakaze fails to find sub and abandons search APD Namikaze fails to find sub and abandons search APD Nokaze fails to find sub, continues to search... APD Shimakaze fails to find sub and abandons search APD Nokaze fails to find sub, continues to search... APD Nokaze fails to find sub, continues to search... APD Nokaze attacking submerged sub .... APD Nokaze fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion, at 132,115 (Kwajalein Island) Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 46 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 128 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 26 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 10 (4 destroyed, 6 disabled) Vehicles lost 33 (6 destroyed, 27 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 23 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 23 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 198th Field Artillery Battalion ... Also attacking 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion ... Also attacking 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment ... Also attacking 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kwajalein Island (132,115) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 5828 troops, 80 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 176 Defending force 6983 troops, 197 guns, 201 vehicles, Assault Value = 143 Allied ground losses: 378 casualties reported Squads: 18 destroyed, 1 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 10 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 13 (10 destroyed, 3 disabled) Vehicles lost 4 (3 destroyed, 1 disabled) Assaulting units: Sasebo 5th SNLF 83rd Naval Guard Unit 23rd Nav Gd Unit Nimur Naval Fortress Defending units: 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 24th Infantry Division 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion 102nd Cmbt Engineer Regiment XIV US Corps 34th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 198th Field Artillery Battalion 30th Field Artillery Regiment 1st USMC Tank Battalion

castor troy -> RE: AAR 1943 (7/5/2020 1:01:30 PM)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 26, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Kusaie Island at 125,121 Japanese Ships DD Hatsuharu BB Hyuga DD Hatsushima DD Nenohi DD Ariake DD Yugure DD Wakaba Allied Ships SS Halibut Hyuga/Ise combat group rounds Kusaie Island and runs over Halibut... SS Halibut launches 2 torpedoes at DD Hatsuharu Halibut diving deep .... DD Ariake fails to find sub and abandons search DD Yugure fails to find sub and abandons search DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Truk at 112,107 Japanese Ships PB Nichiro Maru xAKL Junpo Maru xAKL Yanagigawa xAKL Kennichi Maru PB Uchide Maru PB Ryusei Maru Allied Ships SS Seadragon at leat four subs reported around Truk... SS Seadragon launches 2 torpedoes at PB Nichiro Maru Seadragon diving deep .... PB Uchide Maru fails to find sub and abandons search PB Ryusei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Ryusei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Ryusei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Ryusei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Ryusei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... PB Ryusei Maru fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Djemadja at 53,84 Japanese Ships DD Inazuma DD Ikazuchi Allied Ships SS Peto SS Peto is located by DD Inazuma Peto bottoming out .... DD Inazuma fails to find sub and abandons search DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Ikazuchi fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion, at 132,115 (Kwajalein Island) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 39 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 147 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 32 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 13 (2 destroyed, 11 disabled) Vehicles lost 22 (4 destroyed, 18 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 27 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 12 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb Also attacking XIV US Corps ... Also attacking 30th Field Artillery Regiment ... Also attacking 34th Cmbt Engineer Regiment ... Also attacking 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion ... Also attacking XIV US Corps ... Also attacking 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion, at 132,115 (Kwajalein Island) Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 0 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 15 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 26 (19 destroyed, 7 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-49-IIa Helen bombing from 6000 feet Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kwajalein Island (132,115) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 5928 troops, 80 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 181 Defending force 6288 troops, 185 guns, 173 vehicles, Assault Value = 120 Allied ground losses: 67 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 9 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled) Assaulting units: 83rd Naval Guard Unit Sasebo 5th SNLF 23rd Nav Gd Unit Nimur Naval Fortress Defending units: 24th Infantry Division 53rd (Sep) Infantry Regiment 637th Tank Destroyer Battalion XIV US Corps 30th Field Artillery Regiment 102nd Cmbt Engineer Regiment 198th Field Artillery Battalion 138th(Sep) Infantry Regiment 1st USMC Tank Battalion 34th Cmbt Engineer Regiment 627th Tank Destroyer Battalion

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