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wobbly -> (11/11/2003 7:53:28 AM)
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A bit of a lull - sorry, I had to go to a wedding. Before I left Herbie-san and I were still grappling over GG.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/08/42
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Night Time Surface Combat, near Gili Gili at 17,42
Japanese Ships
AP Arizona Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
AP Florida Maru, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
AP Hakusan Maru
AP Heito Maru, Shell hits 21, on fire, heavy damage
AP Hikade Maru, on fire
AP Hino Maru #3, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
CLAA San Diego, Shell hits 1
CL Boise
DD O'Bannon
DD Swanson
DD Buchanan
DD Lardner
DD Barton
DD Hammann
DD Russell
DD Dunlap
DD Tucker
DD Porter
DMS Southard
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 125
Scott continues with the killing at GG. Herbie-san refuses to retreat his ships, the thinking must be that it is
probably better to loose the ships and not the men rather than giving them no hope in mid ocean.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gili Gili at 17,42
Japanese Ships
AP Hakusan Maru, Shell hits 37, on fire, heavy damage
AP Heito Maru, and is sunk
AP Hikade Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AP Hino Maru #3, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CLAA San Diego
CL Boise
DD O'Bannon
DD Swanson
DD Buchanan
DD Lardner
DD Barton
DD Hammann
DD Russell
DD Dunlap
DD Tucker
DD Porter
DMS Southard
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 45
Scott attacks again causing more pain. However this is the last attack for the night and Lee should have
made it to the show - bit of a disappointment.
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Sub attack near Gili Gili at 17,42
Japanese Ships
AP Hikade Maru, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Flying Fish
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Air attack on Gili Gili , at 17,42
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 45
A6M3 Zero x 9
G3M Nell x 9
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
P-40E Kittyhawk x 15
P-40E Warhawk x 17
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 3 destroyed
G3M Nell x 2 destroyed
G3M Nell x 7 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 destroyed
P-40E Kittyhawk x 1 destroyed
P-40E Kittyhawk x 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk x 2 destroyed
ENS K.Minowa of BI-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 3
LT L. Mankin of VF-6 is KILLED
Attacking Level Bombers:
2 x G3M Nell at 6000 feet
5 x G3M Nell at 6000 feet
I am not sure what this is about but the attacks definately knock down some of my fighters - the Kittyhawk
sqd is down to 14 planes!!!
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Air attack on TF, near Umboi Island at 11,31
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 19
Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra x 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Kaisho Maru
AP Tenryu Maru, Shell hits 4
AP Sado Maru, Shell hits 12
AP Tosei Maru, Shell hits 12, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Kaito Maru, Shell hits 12, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 102
Come sun up the GG defensive airforce takes it to the remaining transports around GG.
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Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 17,32
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 3
no losses
no losses
Japanese Ships
TK Kenyo Maru
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Air attack on TF at 18,43
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 23
SBD Dauntless x 12
TBF Avenger x 13
P-39D Airacobra x 22
P-40E Kittyhawk x 5
P-40E Warhawk x 16
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Shiratsuyu, Shell hits 36, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
A massive strike against one DD when I have a flotilla of troop laden transports sitting right at the end of
the runway they take off from!
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Air attack on TF, near Umboi Island at 11,31
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 6
no losses
Japanese Ships
AP Nankai Maru, Shell hits 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Sado Maru
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 12
Guns lost 1
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Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 17,42
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3
SBD Dauntless x 31
P-40E Kittyhawk x 3
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Hikade Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
The carnage continues
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Day Time Surface Combat at 0,0
1LT C. Johnson of 7th FS is credited with kill number 3
Japanese Ships
AG 108, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
AG 115, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
Allied Ships
CLAA San Diego
CL Boise
DD O'Bannon
DD Swanson
DD Buchanan
DD Lardner
DD Barton
DD Hammann
DD Russell
DD Dunlap
DD Tucker
DD Porter
DMS Southard
Again Scott is the instigator of attack, finding some barges that had alluded him the night before.
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 11170 troops, 153 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 17740 troops, 67 guns, 38 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 5)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 253
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 215
Herbie is becoming more desperate to take the place back from me. He has engineers on hand and they
manage to reduce the fortifications by one level, our losses are about the same. I still feel reasonably
confident about hanging on.
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Ground combat at Port Moresby
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 24397 troops, 331 guns, 8 vehicles
Defending force 14938 troops, 128 guns, 4 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 249
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 522
Guns lost 1
PM is a whole different story. I have the means on hand to take PM, but they are not in place at the
moment. The men who are in place are struggling against the numbers herbie has managed to bring to bear.
My invasion forces are still unloading, they should help hold the ground before the rest of the aussies
arrive.
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 530 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 11633 troops, 153 guns, 0 vehicles
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The seas are finally empty of enemy ships. I don't think Herbie-san has managed to bring enough party
poopers along to ruin the bash at GG. I will have to wait to reduce their supplies. To this end I put the
fortresses on ground attack to try and cull some of their numbers.
The dauntlesses and P-39s get a break after 5 days of constant action. I keep some Avengers ready just so
that Herbie stays honest.
Lee takes some of the ships that Scott has been using so effectively and is going hunting tankers.
Apparently there are 3 or 4 at Gasmata. He has managed to defend them very effectively with fighters (from
my bombers) but doesn't appear to have any warships there.
Scott is told to retire. I don't actually have enough supplies to re-arm the warships at GG.
A bit of a change of tack - I have the recent combat report attached to this report.
I have to give it to my erstwhile opponent - here he comes again!!
Transport ships are clogging the harbour at Buna, with another TF one hex out. I only have one infantry
brigade at Buna nad this is unlikely to be enough to hold back the new Japanese tide threatening to take
the place.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 11/09/42
Weather: Clear
Air attack on Port Moresby , at 10,40
Allied aircraft
B-26B Marauder x 4
no losses
Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
I can't have turned these guys off night attack.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gasmata at 17,32
Japanese Ships
AG 355, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AG 358, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
AG 359
AG 361
AG 366
AG 5032
AG 5033
AG 5049
AG 5050
AG 5051, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
AG 5052
Allied Ships
CA Minneapolis
CL Nashville
CL Boise
DD Lardner
DD Sims
DD Hughes
DD Blue
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Sterett
DD Mahan
DD Conyngham
DD Perkins
DD Preston
DD Tucker
DD Dale
DMS Southard
DMS Hovey
Lee sneaks into Gasmate - the DMS's manage to sweep mines allowing the surface units through without
incident. With barges everywhere, it is their numbers that eventually save some. Also my ships are on a
bombardment mission.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gasmata at 17,32
Japanese Ships
TK Kyokuto Maru, Shell hits 44, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
TK Genyo Maru, Shell hits 64, and is sunk
TK Kenyo Maru, Shell hits 34, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
CA Minneapolis
CL Nashville
CL Boise
DD Lardner, Shell hits 1
DD Sims
DD Hughes
DD Blue
DD Ralph Talbot
DD Sterett
DD Mahan
DD Conyngham
DD Perkins
DD Preston
DD Tucker
DD Dale
DMS Southard
DMS Hovey
This is far more satisfying, I have sunk 5 of his fuel transports now (all of these sink).
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Naval bombardment of Gasmata, at 17,32
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero x 3 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 12 damaged
A6M2 Zero x 6 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 8 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 12
Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 51
The bombardment is also very fruitful. His LRCAP should be thinner after this.
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Air attack on Buna , at 12,38
Japanese aircraft
H6K Mavis x 2
no losses
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Air attack on 66th Regiment, at 17,42
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 58
no losses
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 174
Attacking Level Bombers:
8 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
9 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
4 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
9 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
6 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
The Heavies get through and pound his troops again - no losses. However, it's supplies I would love to be
culling - his men must be starting to starve.
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Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 17,32
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 8
Allied aircraft
TBF Avenger x 13
no losses
Allied aircraft losses
TBF Avenger x 4 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 7 damaged
Japanese Ships
CL Tatsuta, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Myoko
My high morale Avengers go without support - and pay. Their morale is not so flash now!
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Air attack on TF at 12,37
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 20
no losses
no losses
Japanese Ships
AP Hokuyo Maru, Shell hits 12, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Gosei Maru, Shell hits 8, Bomb hits 1
AP Tama Maru #2
AP Kyosei Maru, Shell hits 12, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Toei Maru, Shell hits 12, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 115
Guns lost 1
With all my naval bombers at GG resting it is only the P-39s at DBD that attack the incoming transport tf.
They do good damage but not enough to hold back the invasion.
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Air attack on Buna , at 12,38
Japanese aircraft
H6K Mavis x 2
no losses
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Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 17,32
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 8
Allied aircraft
TBF Avenger x 7
no losses
Allied aircraft losses
TBF Avenger x 1 destroyed
TBF Avenger x 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Haguro
DD Uzuki
More fruitless attacks at Gasmata - the Avengers are fried.
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Sub attack at 12,37
CPT K.Gates of 22nd TCS bails out WOUNDED and is RESCUED
Japanese Ships
AP Nankai Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
Allied Ships
SS Albacore
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 45
Guns lost 1
Woo hoo 2 torp hits on this 3000 type AP and some men are lost. I only have this one sub in the area - one hex outside Buna - but she has done me great work.
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 10470 troops, 151 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 17595 troops, 67 guns, 38 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4)
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 502
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 77
This backfires something shocking on Herbie-san. The aussies find their metal and repel the screaming hoards. I very much doubt he will do a shock attack again next turn - the heavy bombers probably doing good work just before his attack.
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Ground combat at Port Moresby
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 24023 troops, 329 guns, 8 vehicles
Defending force 21436 troops, 187 guns, 15 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 596
Guns lost 2
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 299
Guns lost 1
A large shock attack against the aussies in PM as well. With more defenders off the boats I am on the better side of the ledger, this will only improve.
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 530 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 10817 troops, 151 guns, 0 vehicles
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This new threat against Buna cannot be defeated on the shore. For once he really does have the hop on me and I can't fly reinforcements in - there are none left to use!!
Lee used all of his ammunition against Gasmata so he's useless.
So it is up to the air forces to again sink men in the ships. As much as this tactic can net you many casualties I don't think it will be enough to stop him taking Buna. Doing so gives him a retreat hex for the beleagured defenders of PM.
Does anyone know if having a unit on the Kokada trail will stop his ability to retreat?
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