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wobbly -> (10/14/2003 2:44:22 AM)
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Herbie-san continues his night attacks against the port at GG, my Wirraways actually find the bombers and 2 take damage for their troubles - if he was after shipping it is a moot point as the ships are in TFs.
More mines at Buna are cleared by the MSW Skylark.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/16/42
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Air attack on Gili Gili , at 17,42
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 17
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway x 2 damaged
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 20
Port hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
9 x G4M1 Betty at 5000 feet
Nothing the engineers can't fix
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Air attack on Gili Gili , at 17,42
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 4
G4M1 Betty x 22
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 17
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell x 5 damaged
G4M1 Betty x 4 damaged
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 28
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x G4M1 Betty at 1000 feet
4 x G3M Nell at 1000 feet
9 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty at 1000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty at 1000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty at 1000 feet
Betties at 1000 this is a pain. I wanted to shut these guys down this coming turn but the BBs are too slow (I did not pay attention to the sprint distance the slower BBs use) so they have to wait another turn to close the place.
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Air attack on 41st Regiment, at 12,38
Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 9
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 21
P-40E Kittyhawk x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 13
B-25D Mitchell x 11
B-26B Marauder x 32
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra x 2 destroyed
B-26B Marauder x 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 75
Attacking Level Bombers:
6 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
6 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
5 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
8 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
3 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
8 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet
More attacks on the hapless defenders of Buna.
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Air attack on 41st Regiment, at 12,38
Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 8
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 66
B-24D Liberator x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 3 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 103
Attacking Level Bombers:
5 x B-17E Fortress at 7000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 7000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 7000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 7000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress at 7000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 7000 feet
3 x B-24D Liberator at 7000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 7000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 7000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 7000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 7000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 7000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress at 7000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 7000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 7000 feet
6 x B-24D Liberator at 7000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 7000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress at 7000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 7000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 7000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 7000 feet
I loose 2 more fortresses - planes that really never get replaced in time.
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Air attack on TF, near Munda at 31,37
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 29
SBD Dauntless x 65
TBF Avenger x 28
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 1 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 7 damaged
TBF Avenger x 2 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 10 damaged
LTJG R. Kanze of VF-2 is credited with kill number 2
Japanese Ships
CL Tama
DD Usugumo, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Oite, Bomb hits 1
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Yugure
DD Inazuma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Sazanami, Bomb hits 1
Spruance gets in to position for a long range strike against the surface force Herbie-san has been basing out of Munda. I haven't touched these guys before and I think this was a bit of a surprise for him.
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Air attack on TF, near Munda at 31,37
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 54
TBF Avenger x 11
no losses
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 1 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 2 damaged
TBF Avenger x 4 damaged
Japanese Ships
CL Tama, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yugure
DD Sazanami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Usugumo, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Nagara, on fire, heavy damage
DD Oite
More strikes and more damage - the CL Nagara sinks and quite a few other ships are damaged enough to be docked at Munda - others will no doubt be retiring. Spruance has shot his bolt and other than one more task (read later) will retreat to Townsville for RnR - my fighters are at moral 25 and 34!!! 10 ACs lost in the strikes today.
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Air attack on TF, near Shortland Island at 29,34
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 27
TBF Avenger x 10
Allied aircraft losses
TBF Avenger x 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
TK Genyo Maru
TK Kenyo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Some tankers at Shortland are targeted with one torp finding its mark - I would love to stay and hammer these guys but as stated the Carrier flyboys are stuffed.
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Ground combat at Buna
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 15465 troops, 267 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 28295 troops, 291 guns, 52 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 12
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 5
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Ground combat at Buna
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 26300 troops, 291 guns, 52 vehicles
Defending force 22571 troops, 310 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 946
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 42
Only a 1 to 1 odd attack but the Japs are hungry and deseased - nearly 1000 of them being killed. the commanders on the ground realise they have made more headway than they first thought possible and are going for another deliberate attack next turn.
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Spruance retreats around Rossel Island on his way to Townsville. He will CAP the BB force on its way to bombard Munda - there are, at current recon assessment, about 90 fighters and 60 patrols there - no bombers though he has moved them out.
The BB force - under Scott - have to move 2 hexes closer to line up for their bombardment run. With the previous air strikes I may be able to hit shipping at the quay.
Lee, at GG, makes a small bombardment force of DDs to hit Buna with. The Heavies are rested but everyone else is making for ground strikes against the Japs there.
With the encouraging result against the enemy at Buna we don't expect them to hold much longer - the PM invasion is given the green light and will reach PM tomorrow.
The Wasp is still playing plane games - my F4Fs refuse to make a size 30 sqd and the dauntlesses are trying to make size 21 sqds (3 in reserve) she is a haunted ship!
Two more groups of shipping have been released - the Long Island with 4 DD escorts and the CA Minneapolis with 1 CL and 7 DDs.
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