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Hirose -> Mid-Game Report (9/24/2003 7:51:52 PM)
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Well we have reached the halfway point and things are picking up. I thought for sure that I would have sighted the USN CV TF by now but no luck. Brandon managed to damage a couple of mine-sweepers caught in ‘The Slot’ and I scuttled one of them to prevent him from getting the full victory point value, will remain nameless, FOG of war you know. I am not sure though if that was a good idea. After I scuttled her I realized that maybe a heavily damaged and limping MS would be just the thing to draw his CV TF out into the open as I have noticed that the computer will attack a confirmed sighting whether you want it to or not!
The scoring is pretty close at this point and I keep expecting some stunning attack out of nowhere from the USN stealth CVs! The main area of concentration has been around Lunga (Henderson Field), as should be expected. I have managed to give the Marines and airmen there a real pasting between my bombardment the other night and the heavy air strike that went in today. The field has taken many runway hits and I am wondering how many it takes to put a field out of commission? Any vet players out there have any hints? Brandon is an excellent and stealthy player, and I am looking forward to the continuation of this great struggle for the control of the Solomons.
Scoring and stats at this point:
IJN: 1330
USN: 1307
Aircraft Loses:
IJN: 13
USN: 11
Sorties:
IJN: 2129
USN: 845
From Imperial General HQ: Tokyo
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/25/42
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Air attack on Lunga , at 38,40
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 43
D3A Val x 35
B5N Kate x 36
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 1 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 14
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 38
Attacking Level Bombers:
5 x B5N Kate at 6000 feet
15 x B5N Kate at 7000 feet
16 x B5N Kate at 6000 feet
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Air attack on Lunga , at 38,40
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
G4M1 Betty x 6
no losses
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 18
Runway hits 2
Attacking Level Bombers:
6 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
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Any input/comments would be appreciated!
Cheers
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