GreyJoy
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Heavy fightings in the Solomons...Rader is determined to save his LCUs from the threat of isolation... AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 26, 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lots of naval engagements on the 26th night between my PTs and his barges (his LBs are always leaded by a PB). His barges are moving in waves towards Thousands and Russell in order to pick up his troops... Night Time Surface Combat, near Rekata Bay at 112,135, Range 4,000 Yards Japanese Ships PB Ikuta Maru, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage LB-5002, Shell hits 2, and is sunk LB-5003, Shell hits 5, and is sunk LB-203 LB-210, Shell hits 1, and is sunk LB-211 LB-212, Shell hits 1, and is sunk LB-213, Shell hits 3, and is sunk LB-214 LB-215, Shell hits 1, and is sunk LB-216, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage LB-217, Shell hits 2, heavy fires LB-218 LB-219, Shell hits 4, and is sunk LB-220 LB-221, Shell hits 2, and is sunk LB-222, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage LB-223 LB-224 LB-225 LB-226, Shell hits 1, and is sunk LB-551, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage LB-553, Shell hits 5, and is sunk LB-556, Shell hits 3, and is sunk LB-557, Shell hits 12, and is sunk Allied Ships PT-250 PT-257 PT-322 PT-328 PT-551, Shell hits 1, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 174 encounters mine field at Thousand Ships Bay (114,136) Japanese Ships APD Susuki, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage APD Kamikaze, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Munda at 111,135, Range 2,000 Yards Japanese Ships PB Taiko Maru, Shell hits 10 LB-101 LB-106, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage LB-113, Shell hits 1, and is sunk LB-114, Shell hits 2 LB-115 LB-116 LB-117 LB-118 LB-120, Shell hits 1, and is sunk LB-137 LB-138, Shell hits 1, and is sunk LB-139 LB-140, Shell hits 1, and is sunk LB-141, Shell hits 1, and is sunk LB-150, Shell hits 2, and is sunk LB-151 LB-152, Shell hits 3, and is sunk LB-153 LB-154 LB-155 LB-156 LB-157, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage LB-158 LB-159, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships PT-242 PT-243 PT-348 I could go on...but it will become boring...just know that 40 LBs were sunk tonight before they reached Thousands... Then my Hawkins TF (poor Hawkins....) that was supposed to bomb Paggoe and didn't for some reasons, encounter one of his fast transport TFs...a massacre! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Rekata Bay at 114,134, Range 19,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Shiranui, Shell hits 54, and is sunk APD Mikazuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage APD Asakaze, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk APD Harukaze, Shell hits 12, and is sunk APD Yugao, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage APD Hasu, Shell hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage APD Hishu, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage APD Kiku, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk APD Tade, Shell hits 7, and is sunk Allied Ships CA Hawkins, Shell hits 1 CL Leander, Shell hits 1 CL Richmond, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Converse DD Dashiell DD DeHaven, Shell hits 2 DD Dyson DD Foote DD Case DD Conyngham DD Cushing DD Perkins, Shell hits 1 As said my DDs that were closing the way at Mylne Bay got spotted and attacked by the KB near boungaville.... we lost 2 DDs and a third is in bad conditions... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,134 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 14 A6M5 Zero x 44 D4Y3 Judy x 57 Japanese aircraft losses D4Y3 Judy: 11 damaged D4Y3 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships DD Brownson, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk DD Braine, Bomb hits 1 DD Bradford DD Stevens, Bomb hits 2, on fire My 4Es plastered Lae cathing more than 4 float transports on the ground... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft B-24D1 Liberator x 105 B-24J Liberator x 28 Japanese aircraft losses H6K4-L Mavis: 1 destroyed on ground H8K2 Emily: 2 destroyed on ground H8K2-L Emily: 2 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 12 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 34 Then we tried to attack his CAs covering the evacuation at Thousands...but found a stiff CAP! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Thousand Ships Bay at 114,136 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3 Zero x 35 N1K1-J George x 22 Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 34 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 48 Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 12 Allied aircraft Beaufort VIII x 17 Kittyhawk III x 13 Kittyhawk IV x 8 P-40K Warhawk x 12 P-40N5 Warhawk x 11 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 52 F4U-1 Corsair x 23 F6F-3 Hellcat x 15 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3 Zero: 5 destroyed N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed Ki-43-IIb Oscar: 2 destroyed Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Beaufort VIII: 5 destroyed, 6 damaged Beaufort VIII: 1 destroyed by flak P-40K Warhawk: 2 destroyed P-40N5 Warhawk: 2 destroyed P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 2 destroyed F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CA Furutaka
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