GreyJoy
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Dec 13, 14 1943 Another stupid mistake. Another chance lost. For a still-not-identified mistake during the orders phase, the amphib TF never reached Munda...instead it unloaded at Tulagi :-/ ...while the landing craft TF with the HQ, a tank BN and part of a marine CD unit effectively arrived and landed... Anyway...Rader was waiting for us...but he didn't send in any SCTF....only waves and waves of planes... our CAP did a great job...we lost 1 LCI, 1 LST and one PG (with aboard 600 men from an Eng rgt) and got the CL richmond out of order for a couple of months...but we shot down nearly 600 enemy planes, losing 122 on my own...only 22 pilots are reported KIA plus 12 MIA...not bad i'd say...Rader really took a bloody nose in terms of air attrition... Anyway...we landed...and we found that his evacuation has done a good job...only the rest of a regiment...nothing more... We now have to load our divisions once more...cause the LCUs dropped at Munda aren't enough to take the base...even if they won't be repulsed... The air battles were incredible...his zeros and judys have been decimated...yes he has many more, we know...but it must be hurting him somehow... We'll get back there with our main force within the next 2 turns...occasion lost...but it could have gone much worse... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Munda , at 111,134 *sweep to clean the skies* Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 37,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 18 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 12 N1K1-J George x 6 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 10 Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 15 Ki-84a Frank x 1 Ki-100-I Tony x 16 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 13 P-38H Lightning x 19 P-40N5 Warhawk x 25 F6F-3 Hellcat x 107 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 destroyed Ki-84a Frank: 1 destroyed Ki-100-I Tony: 5 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40N5 Warhawk: 2 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 111,134 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 40 minutes Japanese aircraft D4Y3 Judy x 23 Ki-100-I Tony x 1 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 6 Kittyhawk III x 5 Spitfire VIII x 6 P-38H Lightning x 5 P-40N5 Warhawk x 15 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 18 FM-1 Wildcat x 8 F4U-1 Corsair x 6 F4U-1A Corsair x 6 F6F-3 Hellcat x 176 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y3 Judy: 8 destroyed No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 111,134 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 113 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 37 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 38 B5N2 Kate x 39 D4Y3 Judy x 15 N1K1-J George x 27 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 2 Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 2 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 6 Kittyhawk III x 3 Spitfire VIII x 6 P-38H Lightning x 5 P-40N5 Warhawk x 15 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 15 FM-1 Wildcat x 8 F4U-1 Corsair x 6 F4U-1A Corsair x 6 F6F-3 Hellcat x 160 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 7 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 12 destroyed, 1 damaged D4Y3 Judy: 8 destroyed, 2 damaged D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak N1K1-J George: 13 destroyed Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed Allied Ships SC PC-1080 CL Boise LST-462 LCI-218 LST-463, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk LST-476 LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AM Geelong PG Warrego, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Allied ground losses: 431 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 2 disabled Non Combat: 54 destroyed, 12 disabled Engineers: 12 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 12 (12 destroyed, 0 disabled) Vehicles lost 16 (16 destroyed, 0 disabled) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 111,134 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 103 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 34 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 37 D4Y3 Judy x 39 N1K1-J George x 26 Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 1 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 5 Kittyhawk III x 3 Spitfire VIII x 5 P-38H Lightning x 2 P-40N5 Warhawk x 13 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 15 FM-1 Wildcat x 7 F4U-1 Corsair x 6 F4U-1A Corsair x 2 F6F-3 Hellcat x 118 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 5 destroyed D4Y3 Judy: 16 destroyed, 10 damaged N1K1-J George: 11 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40N5 Warhawk: 1 destroyed P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 8 destroyed Allied Ships CL Richmond, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires DD DeHaven DD Chevalier DD Foote -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Munda , at 111,134 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 4 N1K1-J George x 2 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 5 Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 12 Ki-100-I Tony x 6 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 4 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 1 FM-1 Wildcat x 7 F4U-1 Corsair x 4 F6F-3 Hellcat x 37 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed Ki-100-I Tony: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 damaged FM-1 Wildcat: 3 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 6 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Munda , at 111,134 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 12 N1K1-J George x 6 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 12 Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 14 Ki-100-I Tony x 17 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk III x 15 P-38H Lightning x 18 P-40N5 Warhawk x 34 FM-1 Wildcat x 8 F4U-1 Corsair x 8 F6F-3 Hellcat x 115 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 destroyed Ki-100-I Tony: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 5 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on Munda , at 111,134 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 2 N1K1-J George x 5 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 5 Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 10 Ki-100-I Tony x 8 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 6 Kittyhawk III x 15 Spitfire VIII x 9 P-40N5 Warhawk x 34 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 45 F4U-1 Corsair x 8 F4U-1A Corsair x 4 F6F-3 Hellcat x 79 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 4 destroyed Ki-100-I Tony: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 111,134 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 1 D4Y3 Judy x 3 N1K1-J George x 8 Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 3 Ki-100-I Tony x 3 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 4 Kittyhawk III x 3 Spitfire VIII x 5 P-38H Lightning x 5 P-40N5 Warhawk x 10 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 15 FM-1 Wildcat x 5 F4U-1 Corsair x 5 F4U-1A Corsair x 4 F6F-3 Hellcat x 135 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 111,134 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 24 D4Y3 Judy x 2 Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 1 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 4 Kittyhawk III x 1 Spitfire VIII x 5 P-38H Lightning x 5 P-40N5 Warhawk x 8 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 13 FM-1 Wildcat x 2 F4U-1 Corsair x 3 F4U-1A Corsair x 4 F6F-3 Hellcat x 114 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 5 destroyed D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 111,134 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 33 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 17 B5N2 Kate x 10 Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 1 Ki-100-I Tony x 1 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 4 Spitfire VIII x 3 P-38H Lightning x 5 P-40N5 Warhawk x 7 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 10 FM-1 Wildcat x 1 F4U-1 Corsair x 1 F4U-1A Corsair x 3 F6F-3 Hellcat x 87 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 4 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Munda (111,134) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 1035 troops, 26 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 73 Defending force 4419 troops, 44 guns, 158 vehicles, Assault Value = 109 Assaulting units: 3rd Infantry Regiment 112th JAAF AF Bn 61st JNAF AF Unit 111th Naval Construction Battalion 68th JAAF AF Bn 49th JAAF AF Bn 58th Construction Battalion 2nd Air Div /2 58th JNAF AF Unit /1 Defending units: 110th Combat Engineer Battalion 767th Tank Battalion I US Amphib Corps 5th Marine Defense Battalion 25th Infantry Div /14
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