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wobbly -> (10/6/2003 4:49:49 PM)
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More bad Karma for the Allies as the Japs take their vengence upon their favourite target - Cruiser.
I attempt to put the ACs he has at Lae down but they are better at side stepping me than it first appeared possible. No losses.
My Carriers continue north towards Finshafen hoping to catch an AP convey one of my scouts manages to see.
Things in Buna do not change as my transport division at GG put to sea.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/10/42
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Air attack on Lae , at 9,33
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
Beaufort x 15
F-5A Lightning x 5
B-26B Marauder x 26
A-20B Havoc x 24
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort x 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 255
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 50
Attacking Level Bombers:
6 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet
12 x Beaufort at 6000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
3 x Beaufort at 6000 feet
0 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
10 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
0 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet
4 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
6 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet
3 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet
7 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
5 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet
Nice supply hits but no ACs on the ground
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Air attack on TF, near Dobadura at 13,38
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
D3A Val x 5
B5N Kate x 18
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed
D3A Val x 2 destroyed
D3A Val x 3 damaged
B5N Kate x 4 destroyed
B5N Kate x 13 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
CPT E.Scott of VMF-212 is credited with kill number 5
Allied Ships
CA Salt Lake City, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Fletcher
THe Salt Lake City is in a bad way. I mis-reported it as the ship hit last turn in fact it was the Portland, newly in the fight she has to again retire to Pearl for repairs.
St Louis is fine and will stay on station - however this little force of a crippled CA damaged CL and 5 DDs is all thats left of the surface units I bought up to take GG. The rest have been damaged or sunk.
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Ground combat at Buna
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 15964 troops, 281 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 16561 troops, 128 guns, 52 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 2
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 55
Guns lost 1
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Ground combat at Buna
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 13883 troops, 127 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 23048 troops, 326 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 51
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 2
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Time to put Lae and Gasmata out of action - I send the heavies against Lae again and follow them up with some bombers form DBD. GG is slated to hit Gasmata again. Hudsons plan to hit Munda in a night attack.
I am fearful of surface units cruising down to Buna to hit my landings - best to put the carriers in between their line of attack.
My AP force continues to load troops in Cairns.
To round things off the Wasp is still struggling with phantom aircraft blues - her TF is disbanded.
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