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My BB group decided to leave Irau, so Ike got a free shot at my AP groups. However, overal I gave as good as got for the turn, and Irau has fallen! Hey IKE, I thought that was not going to happen!?!?
all but one of my cripples have made port, sadly that port is Lugna, and well in B-17 range. However, I was able to save the airgroups from the two that have. Hiryu is close, but at one hex per turn, I am not sure if she will make it. It looks as if Several of the F4F carrier wings went to IRAU, as a nearly 100 more fighters are shown being lost by the US this turn.
Overall I am very happy with the operation, loosing at most Cv's/CVL's, for probably 4 of Ike's. The number of CV's I have damaged will prevent me from much more offensive actions for some time, but I never really intended to go past the current ring of bases I have anyway.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/17/42
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Sub attack near Truk at 20,2
Japanese Ships
AP Kyokusei Maru
Allied Ships
SS S-42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43
Japanese Ships
MSW Wa 1, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
MSW Wa 2
PC Tama Maru #8, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
PC Ch 10, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
PC Ch 11, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
AP Asahisan Maru, Shell hits 46, and is sunk
AP Chihaya Maru
AP Enju Maru
AP Heiwa Maru
AP Katsuragisan Maru
AP Keizan Maru
AP Meiten Maru
AP Meiyo Maru
AP Mikage Maru #20
AP Montevideo Maru
AP Nagisan Maru
AP Nana Maru, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage
AP Oigawa Maru
AP Otori Maru
AP Sakido Maru
AP Sanko Maru
AP Shoan Maru, Shell hits 29, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tarushima Maru
AP Unkai Maru #3
AP Yamagiri Maru
Allied Ships
CA Portland, on fire, heavy damage
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 1
CLAA Atlanta
CLAA San Diego
DD Swanson
DD Gwin
DD Hughes
DD Mustin
DD O'Brien
DD Porter
DD Dewey
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Air attack on TF, near Irau at 42,43
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
A6M3 Zero x 6
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
no losses
no losses
Japanese Ships
AP Nichibi Maru
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
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Air attack on TF, near Irau at 42,43
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
A6M3 Zero x 6
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
MSW W15
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
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Air attack on TF, near Irau at 42,43
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
A6M3 Zero x 6
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Tatsuho Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Akashisan Maru
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
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Air attack on TF, near Irau at 42,43
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
A6M3 Zero x 6
Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 3
no losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell x 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara, Bomb hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet
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Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 38,40
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
CV Zuikaku, heavy damage
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-17E Fortress at 6000 feet
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Air attack on TF, near Irau at 42,43
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
A6M3 Zero x 6
Allied aircraft
Hudson x 3
no losses
no losses
Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x Hudson at 6000 feet
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Air attack on TF, near Irau at 42,43
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 39
G3M Nell x 3
G4M1 Betty x 5
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
P-400 Airacobra x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
G3M Nell x 3 damaged
G4M1 Betty x 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
P-400 Airacobra x 1 destroyed
PO2 B.Fujita of F2/1st Daitai is credited with kill number 3
Allied Ships
DD Cushing
DD Helm
CA Vincennes
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
1 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
3 x G3M Nell at 200 feet
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Air attack on TF at 50,48
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
A6M3 Zero x 4
D3A Val x 12
B5N Kate x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 6 damaged
B5N Kate x 3 destroyed
B5N Kate x 3 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Hughes, Bomb hits 3, on fire
CLAA San Diego, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CA San Francisco, Torpedo hits 4, on fire
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Air attack on TF at 50,48
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
B5N Kate x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate x 1 destroyed
B5N Kate x 3 damaged
LT K. Matsuo of CII-3 Daitai bails out and is CAPTURED
Allied Ships
DD Dewey, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF, near Irau at 42,43
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
A6M3 Zero x 6
Allied aircraft
Hudson x 2
no losses
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson x 1 destroyed
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Air attack on TF, near Irau at 42,43
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 48
G3M Nell x 2
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3
F4F-4 Wildcat x 4
P-400 Airacobra x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell x 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat x 2 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3 destroyed
P-400 Airacobra x 1 destroyed
LTJG R.Minobe of EI-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 2
Allied Ships
DD Cushing
Attacking Level Bombers:
2 x G3M Nell at 200 feet
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Air attack on TF at 50,48
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
D3A Val x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 1 damaged
Allied Ships
CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43
PO2 E. Kakimoto of F2/Tainan Daitai is credited with kill number 2
LTJG R. Robinson of VF-2 is KILLED
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Shell hits 1
CA Tone, Shell hits 2
CA Atago, Shell hits 1
CA Myoko
CA Ashigara
CA Kumano
DD Takanami
DD Akebono
DD Sazanami
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 1
DD Uzuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Mochizuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Yuzuki
DD Akikaze
DD Namikaze
Allied Ships
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
DD Helm, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Cushing, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo
CA Tone
CA Atago
CA Myoko
CA Ashigara
CA Kumano
DD Takanami
DD Akebono
DD Sazanami
DD Mutsuki
DD Uzuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Mikazuki
DD Mochizuki, on fire
DD Yuzuki
DD Akikaze
DD Namikaze
Allied Ships
DD Helm, and is sunk
DD Cushing, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
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Naval bombardment of Irau, at 42,43
Allied aircraft
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 1 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 1 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 damaged
P-400 Airacobra x 1 destroyed
P-400 Airacobra x 1 damaged
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 28
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Naval bombardment of Irau, at 42,43
Allied aircraft
Allied aircraft losses
no losses
Airbase hits 3
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 23
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Ground combat at Irau
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 39068 troops, 491 guns, 40 vehicles
Defending force 18602 troops, 166 guns, 43 vehicles
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Irau base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 695
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 888
Guns lost 2
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RE: McArthur Returns - 
I am glad Ike thinks this is such a disaster for Japan. Personally, I think him moving that many men forward where I can get at them, or force his navy out to keep them in supply, is a great thing. What he plans to do next will be very interesting.
RE: ahead of schedule. - 
......Once Ike runs out of cripples to bomb, we will see. I am not nearly as afraid to run convoys to Irau as he thinks... and I always thought that was my barge units were for anyway. As for myexpansion, I already have gone as far out as I ever planned. The bonus is I have 6 sunk US carriers as a bonus. How Ike thinks this is a good thing is beyond me
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