RUPD3658
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Joined: 8/28/2002 From: East Brunswick, NJ Status: offline
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Confirmed sunk this turn: 11 MSW 9 SC 4 AK 2 AP BB Maryland (one lucky hit) 148 Allied planes 168 Japanese planes My strikes were uncoordinated or I would have done much better The weather is still good so the bloodshed should continue again next turn. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/28/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1036 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (53,91) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! TF 1036 troops unloading over beach at Port Moresby, 53,91 307 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships MSW Cromarty, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage MSW Romney, Shell hits 24, on fire, heavy damage MSW Poole, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage MSW Cromer, Shell hits 22, on fire, heavy damage MSW Wollongong, Shell hits 19, on fire, heavy damage MSW Whyalla, Shell hits 14, on fire, heavy damage MSW Warrnambool, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage MSW Wallaroo, Shell hits 22, on fire, heavy damage MSW Horsham, Shell hits 17, on fire, heavy damage MSW Gladstone, Shell hits 19, on fire, heavy damage MSW Geelong, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage AP Van Riebeek, Mine hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Lyra, Mine hits 1, on fire AP West Point, Mine hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 74 casualties reported Coastal Guns at Port Moresby, 53,91, firing at TF 1036 1573 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships CA Louisville, Shell hits 3 AP Van Rees, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage CA Chicago, Shell hits 27 AP Van Neck AP Van Cloon, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage AP Rooseboom, Shell hits 2, on fire AK Empire Heath, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage AP Empire Chivalry AP Empire Attendant, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage AK Henry Villard, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage AK Caleb Strong, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AK Benjamin Franklin AK Alchiba, Shell hits 4, on fire AK Libra, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage AK Lyra, on fire AP President Polk, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage AP President Hayes, Shell hits 8, on fire AP W.A. Holbrook, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: 75 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 1910 casualties reported Guns lost 17 Vehicles lost 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Port Moresby, at 53,91 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 3 destroyed Allied Ships CL Honolulu CL Helena CA Canberra CA Australia CA Portland BC Repulse BB Prince of Wales BB South Dakota Japanese ground losses: 1058 casualties reported Guns lost 12 Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 12 Port hits 4 Port supply hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1036 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (53,91) TF 1036 troops unloading over beach at Port Moresby, 53,91 Allied Ships AP Empire Chivalry, Mine hits 1, on fire AP Van Cloon, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Pijnacker Hordijk, Mine hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 111 casualties reported Coastal Guns at Port Moresby, 53,91, firing at TF 1036 616 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AK Alcyone, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage AP Van Riebeek, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage AP Koolama AP Empress of Asia, Shell hits 5, on fire AP Empire Attendant, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Mount McKinley, Shell hits 1, on fire AK West Cactus, Shell hits 1, on fire AP Katoomba AP President Hayes, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage AP McCawley CA Chicago, Shell hits 3 Allied ground losses: 3201 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91 Allied aircraft F-5A Lightning x 2 No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Truk AA Battalion, at 53,91 Allied aircraft F-5A Lightning x 7 LB-30 Liberator x 90 B-24D Liberator x 204 Allied aircraft losses LB-30 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 9 damaged B-24D Liberator: 4 destroyed, 21 damaged Japanese ground losses: 417 casualties reported Guns lost 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on 13th Base Force, at 53,91 Allied aircraft F-5A Lightning x 2 LB-30 Liberator x 15 B-24D Liberator x 38 Allied aircraft losses LB-30 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged B-24D Liberator: 13 damaged Japanese ground losses: 94 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Thursday Island at 49,90 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 3 Allied aircraft Seafire x 15 F4F-4 Wildcat x 79 CW-21B Demon x 3 Brewster 339D x 3 Kittyhawk I x 14 Beaufighter VIF x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 13 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 3 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Thursday Island at 49,90 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 4 Allied aircraft Seafire x 15 F4F-4 Wildcat x 79 CW-21B Demon x 3 Brewster 339D x 3 Kittyhawk I x 14 Beaufighter VIF x 3 P-40B Tomahawk x 13 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses CW-21B Demon: 1 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 53,91 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 40 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 26 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 12 destroyed, 16 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 7 damaged Allied Ships BB Maryland AP President Adams AP Pijnacker Hordijk, on fire AP Fuller -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 53,91 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 15 G4M1 Betty x 19 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 11 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed, 7 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 4 damaged Allied Ships BB Maryland, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Merauke , at 47,87 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 A6M3a Zero x 19 G3M Nell x 27 G4M1 Betty x 48 Ki-21 Sally x 63 Ki-49 Helen x 12 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 140 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Vehicles lost 3 Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 34 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft Wellington III x 62 F-5A Lightning x 2 B-17E Fortress x 152 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 6 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Wellington III: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 20 damaged Japanese ground losses: 93 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 14 Airbase supply hits 5 Runway hits 23 Port hits 13 Port fuel hits 5 Port supply hits 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 53,91 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 89 A6M3a Zero x 36 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 72 Ki-21 Sally x 10 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 36 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 17 destroyed, 6 damaged A6M3a Zero: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 18 destroyed, 14 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 63 destroyed Allied Ships AP Mount McKinley, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Port Moresby Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 4536 troops, 44 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 275 Defending force 87523 troops, 1057 guns, 157 vehicles, Assault Value = 2153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chungking Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 14318 troops, 466 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7457 Defending force 310513 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10818 Allied ground losses: 334 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Port Moresby Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1765 troops, 67 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2153 Defending force 30825 troops, 252 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 275 Japanese ground losses: 76 casualties reported Guns lost 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/29/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1036 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (53,91) TF 1036 troops unloading over beach at Port Moresby, 53,91 Allied Ships AK Hollywood, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Talthibius, Mine hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 33 casualties reported Coastal Guns at Port Moresby, 53,91, firing at TF 1036 1463 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships CA Chicago, Shell hits 43, on fire AP Van Rees, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage AP Van Cloon, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AP Rooseboom, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage AP Talthibius, on fire AK Empire Heath, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Empire Attendant, on fire, heavy damage AK John C. Calhoun, Shell hits 11, on fire, heavy damage AK Benjamin Franklin, Shell hits 1 AP Mount McKinley AK Hollywood, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK West Cawthon AP West Point, Shell hits 7, heavy damage AP St. Mihel, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage AP Manunda AP Largs Bay, Shell hits 5, on fire AP J. Franklin Bell, Shell hits 5, on fire AP President Adams AP George F. Elliot AP Barnett, Shell hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: 11 casualties reported Allied ground losses: 1747 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Vehicles lost 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1038 encounters mine field at Thursday Island (49,90) Allied Ships DMS Zane DMS Hovey DD King DD Sands DD Brooks -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1039 encounters mine field at Thursday Island (49,90) Allied Ships DMS Boggs DMS Southard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Port Moresby, 53,91, firing at TF 1025 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1025 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (53,91) TF 1025 troops unloading over beach at Port Moresby, 53,91 Allied ground losses: 231 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1036 encounters mine field at Port Moresby (53,91) TF 1036 troops unloading over beach at Port Moresby, 53,91 Allied Ships AP Siberg, Mine hits 1 AK Benjamin Franklin, Mine hits 1, on fire Coastal Guns at Port Moresby, 53,91, firing at TF 1036 1008 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships AK Betelgeuse, Shell hits 3, on fire AK Empire Heath, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage CA Chicago, Shell hits 31, on fire AP Empire Pride, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage AK Henry Villard, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage AK Caleb Strong, heavy damage AK West Cawthon AP Katoomba, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AP Harris, Shell hits 6, on fire, heavy damage AP President Adams AP Crescent City, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage AP Barnett, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP W.A. Holbrook, heavy damage Allied ground losses: 1220 casualties reported Vehicles lost 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 53,91 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 3 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 14 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Nora Moller, Bomb hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 11 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 53,91 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 3 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 14 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 53,91 Japanese aircraft Ki-21 Sally x 36 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 14 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 4 destroyed, 8 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 2 damaged Allied Ships CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2, on fire CA Louisville AK Mahukona AK William M. Stewart, Bomb hits 1 AP Barnett, on fire, heavy damage AK Lycaon AP President Hayes, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 53,91 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 17 G4M1 Betty x 21 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 7 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 12 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 4 damaged Allied Ships CA Louisville, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AP George F. Elliot CA Chicago, on fire AP Manoora, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AP Manunda -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 47,87 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 10 Ki-21 Sally x 38 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Schley DD Litchfield DD John D. Edwards DD Fox DD Chew DD Stewart, Bomb hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Merauke , at 47,87 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 A6M3a Zero x 24 G3M Nell x 9 G4M1 Betty x 26 Ki-21 Sally x 53 Ki-49 Helen x 16 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 1 damaged Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses PBY Catalina: 1 destroyed F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed Allied ground losses: 84 casualties reported Vehicles lost 1 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft Wellington III x 54 F-5A Lightning x 2 B-17E Fortress x 116 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-51 Sonia: 5 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Wellington III: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed, 18 damaged Japanese ground losses: 73 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 48 Port hits 12 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 53,91 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 12 A6M3a Zero x 5 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 3 Ki-21 Sally x 13 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 25 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged A6M3a Zero: 2 destroyed Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 damaged Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 6 destroyed Allied Ships AK Surigao AK Empire Patrol AK Empire Defiance, Bomb hits 2, on fire Allied ground losses: 56 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 53,91 Japanese aircraft G3M Nell x 18 G4M1 Betty x 22 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 8 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 4 damaged Allied Ships AK Empire Defiance, on fire AK Surigao AK Nora Moller, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Empire Patrol, Torpedo hits 2, on fire AK Nisqually, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Empire Carey, Torpedo hits 1, on fire Allied ground losses: 169 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 53,91 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 62 A6M3a Zero x 33 Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 35 Ki-21 Sally x 8 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 21 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, 2 damaged A6M3a Zero: 3 destroyed Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 31 destroyed Allied Ships AK William M. Stewart AP Fuller AP Manoora, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Port Moresby Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 4506 troops, 43 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 278 Defending force 119721 troops, 1089 guns, 226 vehicles, Assault Value = 2163 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Chungking Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 14293 troops, 464 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 7475 Defending force 310729 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10824 Allied ground losses: 407 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Port Moresby Allied Bombardment attack Attacking force 1945 troops, 71 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2163 Defending force 30767 troops, 247 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 278
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