Coach Z
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MAY 7th
Well the best laid plans of mice and men! I screwed loading the baseforce @ MAKIN and then left it for a day without moving it! I'm going to need to be more carfeful, but with all these TFs moving around its easy to get confused.
Sub attack at 58,44
Japanese Ships
AK Kinryo Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PC Shonon Maru #15
PC Shonon Maru #11
PC Fumi Maru
PG Kure Maru #5
Allied Ships
SS Pompano, hits 1
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Sub attack near Lunga at 67,97
Japanese Ships
AP Syoka Maru, Torpedo hits 1
PG Taiko Maru
PG Daido Maru
MSW W.14
Allied Ships
SS S-47
Japanese ground losses:
14 casualties reported
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Sub attack at 41,51
Japanese Ships
AK Amagisan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
MSW Togo Maru
Allied Ships
SS Saury
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 116
TF 116 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
141 casualties reported
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
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Sub attack at 61,89
Japanese Ships
DD Yayoi
DD Uzuki
Allied Ships
SS S-38, hits 2
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Sub attack near Lunga at 67,97
Japanese Ships
AP Syoka Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PG Taiko Maru
PG Daido Maru
MSW W.14
Allied Ships
SS S-47
Japanese ground losses:
30 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36
Japanese aircraft
Ki-27 Nate x 8
Ki-51 Sonia x 22
Ki-21 Sally x 20
Ki-15 Babs x 4
Allied aircraft
I-16c x 15
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 5 destroyed, 4 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
I-16c: 5 damaged
SB-2c: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Airbase hits 9
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 17
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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36
Japanese aircraft
Ki-51 Sonia x 39
Allied aircraft
I-16c x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-51 Sonia: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
I-16c: 1 damaged
SB-2c: 1 destroyed
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 27
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 2
P-39D Airacobra x 21
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Day Air attack on Darwin , at 36,84
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 19
Ki-46-II Dinah x 1
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 6
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 5 destroyed
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Day Air attack on 32nd USA Division, at 56,94
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 25
Ki-21 Sally x 22
Ki-49 Helen x 17
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
101 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
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Day Air attack on Americal USA Division, at 67,97
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
D3A Val x 39
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lae at 54,87
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 11
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AP Chowa Maru, Bomb hits 1
CL Yubari
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Day Air attack on TF at 94,34
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
D3A Val x 17
B5N Kate x 21
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AK Barbara Olson, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Midway at 95,61
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
D3A Val x 17
Allied aircraft
F2A Buffalo x 19
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F2A Buffalo: 11 destroyed
Allied Ships
AVD William B. Preston, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on Ndini , at 72,101
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
B5N Kate x 10
No Japanese losses
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 1
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Ground combat at Ichang
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 63160 troops, 705 guns, 151 vehicles, Assault Value = 1839
Defending force 48853 troops, 295 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1373
Japanese max assault: 1382 - adjusted assault: 332
Allied max defense: 1473 - adjusted defense: 1785
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese ground losses:
1457 casualties reported
Guns lost 59
Vehicles lost 1
Allied ground losses:
164 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
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Ground combat at 49,31
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 31854 troops, 369 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1471
Defending force 35087 troops, 214 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 998
Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 2960 troops, 100 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 107
Defending force 824 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
Allied max assault: 27 - adjusted assault: 14
Japanese max defense: 26 - adjusted defense: 1
Allied assault odds: 14 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
27 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
TURN NOTES: Well the US Subs made their presence known today, and even in shallow water I was unable to do much against them. A transport TF knew where a sub was and still lost an AK to it (Off Kyushu).
A little confused about his attack @ Lunga. The 5th SNLF should have had an AV of 40+. The guys already there had an AV of 15 and the guys unloading were at 27! But I guess I lost a bunch of guys unloading (141) and lost a lot of effectiveness to disruption + maybe the sub attack added to the disruption (only claimed to have killed 30 men). Anyway I thought I could keep my toe hold for another turn till the other SNLF arrived. Now I think I’ll have to use the AP’s involved in the invasion to ferry the KURE 5th SNLF back to Lunga after the other SNLF lands. Lost alot of men attacking ICHANG, w/o any gain. Maybe the results will improve next deliberate attack.
My “trap” for the AVG would have been perfect if weather had canceled all flight operations in Burma! He had only 9/10 P-40B’s available for CAP. I’ll try gain this turn, but I’m afraid he went send as large a force to Hanoi since he is getting such lousy results.
The only good news was that it looks like he didn’t spot the 1st TF headed for Gili Gili. They should unload next turn, with another group right behind them.
MAY 8th
2 ASW attacks with minimal success; one with 2 hits and the other with 1 hit.
Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 149
TF 149 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
Japanese Ships
PG Muro Maru
Japanese ground losses:
140 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 149
TF 149 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
Japanese ground losses:
210 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Changsha , at 47,36
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 25
Ki-51 Sonia x 35
Ki-49 Helen x 19
Allied aircraft
I-16c x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
I-16c: 4 destroyed
SB-2c: 3 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 20
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lae at 54,87
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
Allied aircraft
Beaufort I x 5 {torpedoing}
P-39D Airacobra x 7
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort I: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
CL Yubari
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Day Air attack on TF at 97,62 {Moving away from Midway}
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
D3A Val x 19
B5N Kate x 20
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
AVD William B. Preston, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on Kunming , at 39,33
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 51
G3M Nell x 57
Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
G3M Nell: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 16 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
59 casualties reported
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 17
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby, at 53,91
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 35
C5M Babs x 1
Ki-21 Sally x 23
Ki-49 Helen x 27
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 1
P-39D Airacobra x 17
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Ki-21 Sally: 5 damaged
Ki-49 Helen: 4 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 2 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra: 10 destroyed
B-26B Marauder: 5 destroyed
Beaufort I: 2 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
Airbase hits 11
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 25
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby, at 53,91
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 48
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
Beaufort I: 1 destroyed
Wirraway: 1 destroyed
Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 13
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Sub attack at 23,42
Japanese Ships
AP Terukuni Maru, Torpedo hits 1
DD Kazegumo
Allied Ships
SS KVIII
Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Ichang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 81392 troops, 890 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 1721
Defending force 48518 troops, 289 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1366
Allied ground losses:
47 casualties reported
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Ground combat at 49,31
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 70272 troops, 807 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 1473
Defending force 35115 troops, 215 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1000
Japanese max assault: 1579 - adjusted assault: 576
Allied max defense: 990 - adjusted defense: 715
Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
1275 casualties reported
Guns lost 40
Allied ground losses:
356 casualties reported
Guns lost 8
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 2560 troops, 94 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 101
Defending force 1765 troops, 14 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 79
TUNRN NOTES:
Looks like a Good Turn after a few bad ones! Got decent results against his subs; even the one Sub torpedo hit was a scratch (2% sys to AP). Although bad weather foiled my planes to raid Midway I’m hoping my 2 day presence in the area has drawn enough attention to the Central Pacific!
My air attacks against Pt. Moresby both worked well (even though the Rabaul strike came in unescorted-yesh). Probably should transfer another squadron of Army Bombers to New Guinea soon. They are much more effective against the air field then the BETTYs and NELLs. All though logical they should be, they carry twice the bombload.
The 1st wave of troops hit Gili Gili uninterrupted by Allied Air and will attack tomorrow. The SNLF will be joined by a large Naval Guard Unit (70 AV). This plus the supplies and aerial-bombardments should be enough. (Also assigned 2 CL to bombard – The Furutaka Group Cruiser TF is standing by as well).
My raid/ “trap” vs. the AVG also finally worked after being grounded for 2 days by bad weather. He sent the majority of his planes against Lashio, where all OSCARS were grounded due to the weather (but he could fly there?). Anyway my Zeros and Nells from Rangoon hit Kunming hard, even though 17 turned and fled during the air-to-air combat which I dominated (But the SALLY’s from Mandalay and OSCARs from Lashio were still grounded).
Still wondering how to handle the 2nd Carrier Division....may have to return to base. I really dont want to have to abort the DUTCH HARBOR Operation, but the longer it takes to gain control of Attu, the greater the risk of a counter strike I run. I hope he thinks I'm going after MIDWAY!
MAY 9th
Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 149
TF 149 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
Japanese ground losses:
80 casualties reported
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Naval bombardment of Gili Gili, at 56,94
Japanese Ships
CL Tatsuta
CL Tenryu
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 149
TF 149 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
Japanese ground losses:
26 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 151
TF 151 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
Japanese ground losses:
103 casualties reported
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TF 1108 encounters mine field at Midway (95,61)
Allied Ships
DD Lawrence, Mine hits 1
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Day Air attack on Chengting , at 52,28
Allied aircraft
IL-4c x 9
No Allied losses
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 2
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Day Air attack on Kunming , at 39,33
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 54
Allied aircraft
P-40B Tomahawk x 19
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally: 10 destroyed, 9 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Tomahawk: 2 destroyed, 11 damaged
Allied ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 10
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Day Air attack on 32nd USA Division, at 56,94
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
D3A Val x 33
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Day Air attack on 32nd USA Division, at 56,94
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 22
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
33 casualties reported
Guns lost 2
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Day Air attack on Americal USA Division, at 67,97
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
B5N Kate x 12
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
26 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Darwin , at 36,84
Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 34
G4M1 Betty x 23
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Hudson I: 3 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
50 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 20
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Day Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 56,94
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 12 (@ 9000ft. before we agreed on the 10,000ftdeck for 4E bombers)
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
PG Tamo Maru #7, Bomb hits 1
AV Kamikawa Maru
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Sub attack near Canton Island at 98,99
Japanese Ships
SS I-159, hits 6
Allied Ships
AP Fuller, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
AP W.A. Holbrook
DD Mugford
DD Helm
DD Blue
Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
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Sub attack near Midway at 95,61
Japanese Ships
SS I-162
Allied Ships
DD Humphreys, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Ichang
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 81359 troops, 890 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 1723
Defending force 48572 troops, 287 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1365
Allied ground losses:
34 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 2258 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 105
Defending force 2448 troops, 89 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 96
Japanese max assault: 68 - adjusted assault: 28
Allied max defense: 50 - adjusted defense: 15
Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Japanese ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Guns lost 3
Allied ground losses:
124 casualties reported
Guns lost 7
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 2240 troops, 76 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 84
Defending force 2568 troops, 13 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 101
Allied max assault: 17 - adjusted assault: 7
Japanese max defense: 83 - adjusted defense: 65
Allied assault odds: 0 to 1
Japanese ground losses:
37 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Guns lost 6
TURN NOTES: Dont know why my OSCARS didnt escort my SALLYs to Kunming, so once more the AVG shots down a bunch of SALLYS {DRAT!} My bombers did a GOOD job on DARWIN, so I'm pleased there, but still no attacks on his spotted TFs from RABAUL...OK I rested a third of the sentais (squadrons) but some of the rest can strike! I think I'm gonna take Gili Gili tomorrow!
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ZUCK
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You'd think I'd at least be able to find the one thats slow and damaged (Lexington).
2 Big Bombardment TF with the worst results I've ever seen on bombardments, plus still no sign of the Lexington or the Yorktown. 
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