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24 August 1942 Night Action - 5/30/2014 12:02:18 AM   
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24 August 1942 Carrier Strike - 5/30/2014 12:04:45 AM   
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25 August 1942 Battle of Stewart Island - 5/30/2014 1:59:10 PM   
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Todd was none too happy that Tanaka had slipped past his surface action groups at Lunga. If that dampened his spirits the events of 25 August were really going to ruin his outlook for the rest of the day.

At Lunga SS RO-68 is in the sights of DD Worden but she eludes. Worden for her part is reported to have been hit been a patrol aircraft. AP Fuller was also reported to have been hit by one of my patrol aircraft.

In the afternoon Yamaguchi does something I never managed to get any Admiral to pull off in my GC with Todd…. Namely manoeuvre the IJN carriers to a position out of range of the American carriers and then react to get a little closer but still out of the Americans range to counterstrike. Yamaguchi achieved this and sent off a strike of 21 Zero, 36 Kate and 50 Val. They had to contend with a CAP of 27 Wildcat. The escort did a magnificent job and held the CAP at bay so the bombers could benefit from an uninterrupted run into their targets. I was rather unhappy with my bombers when they started attacking BB North Carolina like bees at a honey pot…. Surely they had specific orders to target carriers! By the end of the action, though, I was more than satisfied with the result. Planes lost – 2 Zero, 4 Kate and 3 Val to 3 Wildcats. CV Saratoga was hit by 1 bomb and 1 torpedo (not nearly enough but surely a little time in port fixing up the dents). BB North Carolina was hit by 4 bombs AND 3 torpedoes (reported to be on fire and heavy damage). For good measure CA Portland was hit by 1 bomb and CLAA Atlanta was hit by 2 bombs and reported to have heavy fires and heavy damage. Obtaining those torpedo hits on NC placated me and left me feeling fairly certain that she could be finished off in the next day or so. Given that she is one of the 2 modern US battleships in this scenario I was very happy to remove her from the contest… one less lethal battleship for my heavy ships to deal with should it come to knife fights down the slot.

Over at Lunga SS I-174 manages to get 1 torpedo into AP Heywood.

Cribtop asked the question how I anticipated using my carriers and surface capital ships of Combined Fleet. Hopefully this helps answer the question regarding my carriers. I wanted to try and whittle away at the US carrier strength and maintain my offensive capability. 1 US carrier certainly out and now another out for a little while at least. Removing NC is a big boost as well. So for the time being, until Hornet turns up and Sara gets fixed, it is 2 IJN CV to 1 USN CV.





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26-27 August 1942 - 5/31/2014 1:45:52 PM   
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After the excitement of the CV action things go quiet in the air. Underwater is a different story.

SS RO-34 lurking around Lunga locates AP Heywood and scores 2 torpedo hits and the AP is listed as sunk.

In the postscript to the previous day’s action SS I-169 locates the struggling BB North Carolina near Kirakira and scores 3 torpedo hits to send her to the bottom. It seems she had been left with DD Phelps as her guard whilst the rest of the Allied fleet scurried south.

I’ve enjoyed claiming some AP in this scenario… I had little success locating, let alone sinking, APs in my GC against Todd.


27 August 1942

SS I-171 is hunted by DDs Warramunga and Arunta at Milne Bay. She sustains 1 hit.

SS Wahoo is located at Shortlands and PC Ch 32 makes a lot of noise searching but little else of use.

I try to sneak 12 unescorted Val in to bomb the Australian troops on the track. 3 Airacobra lie in wait and 3 Val are shot down.

I have a small surface force centred on CA Aoba near Milne Bay. Beauforts and B-17s launch three raids against the Japanese ships without result.

Feeling fairly secure that the Allied carrier force has departed the field for at least a few days I decide to let the IJN carrier planes raid Lunga. 20 Kate and 39 Val escorted by 17 Zero do the job. 35 casualties reported as well as airbase hits 5, airbase supply hits 2 and runway hits 19. If my understanding of game mechanics is correct I need to keep the damage to the airfield at Lunga above 60 in order to ensure that the Americans cannot get a functioning CAP going. Every bit helps and I’m sure the naval aviators appreciate a change. 1 Val is lost the flak.

17th Army is ordered to pack itself up and get moving from Truk down to Tassafaronga. It only has a range of 1 so I want it there in position to assist with assaults on Lunga and Tulagi. With 2 American carriers out of action for the time being I am beginning to feel that a Japanese return to Lunga and Tulagi is now a possibility. I’d prefer to be doing that than trying to organise a retreat up the island chain.

BB Yamato and CL Sendai arrive at Truk. I do intend using Yamato regardless of her legendary fuel guzzling characteristics.

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RE: 26-27 August 1942 - 5/31/2014 2:56:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		Nice result! Every CV matters in Guadalcanal, especially for the IJN. I would say send subs to watch the path to Sydney as Sara will probably need the services of the shipyard, but I know you're well ahead of the game so I'll just hope you finished her.

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28 - 30 August 1942 - 5/31/2014 11:17:58 PM   
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Kirishima, Hiei, Haguro and Myoko bombard Lunga. 139 casualties. Runway hits 9, port hits 2 and port supply hits 1.

Aoba and Tenryu bombard Milne Bay. 6 casualties.

The carriers send in another 20 Kate and 38 Val to Lunga for 1 airbase hit, 1 airbase supply hit and 12 runway hits.


29 August 1942

SS Greenling locates PCs Ch 10 and 11 and elects not to launch torpedos.

16 Betty drop bombs on Lunga for 4 airbase hits, 2 airbase supply hits and 28 runway hits.

Afternoon sweep over Port Moresby and 11 Zero against 28 Airacobra results in 1 Zero destroyed for 6 Airacobra destroyed.

Second sweep by 8 Zero against 14 Airacobra results in 1 Zero destroyed for 3 Airacobra destroyed.

Over Lunga way 21 Kate and 37 Val get 1 airbase and 5 runway hits.

On the Kokoda Track I order a deliberate attack and achieve 1 to 3 assault odds. Raw AS is IJA 293 to Australian 121. That jungle is quite the force multiplier as the adjusted values are 184 v 616! The Australians also get a + for their leader so Todd has someone good leading the 30th Brigade.


30 August 1942

SS Greenling is still hovering around Kavieng. She attacks AMc Wa 4 and eludes the response.

13 Betty bomb Lunga for airbase hits 2, airbase supply hits 3 and runway hits 3.

4 RO submarines and a bunch of Army units arrive at Truk. It takes me a few days but I will soon be aware that those units are way too many for the base and they are crippling the supply situation. This is why I’m doing a scenario… to learn something about logistics! It will take some time I think.

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RE: 26-27 August 1942 - 5/31/2014 11:23:22 PM   
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Status: offline 		Thanks Cribtop. It has been a very good start. I didn't think the damage to Sara was all that bad. Enough to keep her away from my lot for a little while and give me a short term advantage. We've just made it to 1 October game time and I can tell you that Sara does make a return in this game.

I agree about the carriers. Logistics is also a big component in this scenario. I'm finding I should be doing a whole lot better at planning how and where to move things around. So far so good but it is a case of getting stuck in with pen and paper and working things out ahead of time. A skill I have learned that I do need to work very hard at developing.

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RE: 26-27 August 1942 - 6/1/2014 1:09:30 AM   
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Status: offline 		It's all about supplying Tassafaronga and suppressing Lunga. You're off to a good start.

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31 August 1942 - 6/1/2014 1:22:29 PM   
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Near Finschhafen 3 Beaufort escorted by 7 Airacobra land a single bomb on board xAKL Kantori Maru causing heavy fires.

Two more destroyers and an escort arrive at Truk.

End of the first month and a review of where I’m at is coming up soon.

Thanks Cribtop. Supplies building at Tassafaronga and Lunga AF is well and truly suppressed.... never wanted that airfield to become operational when US planes are using it.

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Map for 31 August 1942 - 6/1/2014 11:21:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		Here is the lay of the ocean at the end of August. Allied fleets have retreated for the time being to the south. My carriers are scooting back to Rabaul for some refreshments. A couple of cruiser SAGs having a drink and lingering in the area should they be called upon. The sub picket is thick and ready to do more dastardly work.




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Lost Ships to 31 August 1942 - 6/1/2014 11:24:08 PM   
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Status: offline 		Lost shipping to the end of August. Enterprise still on the list but this should be Wasp. Apart from the 4 merchants I foolishly lost a most satisfactory start to the Japanese bid to win back Lunga.




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Tassafaronga 31 August 1942 - 6/1/2014 11:26:28 PM   
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Status: offline 		The force situation currently at Tassafaronga. Prepping for Lunga going ahead and supplies starting to be acceptable.




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Damaged Ships 31 August 1942 - 6/2/2014 12:55:23 PM   
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Status: offline 		Here is the list of damaged ships currently at Rabaul. Maikaze survived the surface engagement at Lunga but her Major Damage is too much for the facilities so she still in the game but no longer a full strength destroyer.




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Situation at Truk 31 August 1942 - 6/2/2014 12:59:51 PM   
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Status: offline 		Here is the situation at Truk. You can see the effect that over stacking of units is having on the supply level.




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1 September 1942 - 6/2/2014 1:02:11 PM   
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At Port Moresby 9 Zero do a sweep and find a CAP of 26 Airacobra. 1 Zero and 1 Airacobra destroyed. A second sweep pits 1 Zero against 17 Airacobra. In the circumstances and somewhat predictably 1 Zero destroyed. A third sweep sees 7 Zero against 16 Airacobra and this time 2 Zero lost and 4 Airacobra downed.

The bettys bombing Lunga achieve 8 casualties, airbase hits 1, airbase supply hits 1 and runway hits 13.

WO Asada H. of 2nd Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 5. WO Asada H. of 2nd Ku S-1 attains ace status!! First Japanese pilot to achieve this status in this game.

PO2 Tokuda L. of Tainan Ku S-2 is credited with kill number 5. PO2 Tokuda L. of Tainan Ku S-2 attains ace status!! Two on the same day.

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2 - 4 September 1942 - 6/3/2014 11:12:00 AM   
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Bettys are doing their daily run over Lunga. Airbase hits 3, airbase supply hits 1 and runway hits 12. BB Kirishima is back in service after some minor repairs at Rabaul.

SS I-157 arrives at Truk.

3 September 1942

Bettys at Lunga score 6 casualties, airbase hits 2, airbase supply hits 1 and runway hits 9.

Shokaku, Zuikaku and Ryujo take on plane replacements at Rabaul prior to heading back out. There is every expectation in the fleet that the American fleet will be back to support resupply at Lunga and the opening of Henderson Field. After their earlier success the IJN pilots are itching for another shot at the Americans.

4 September 1942

A quiet day with nothing to report…. For sure a lull before the next storm.

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RE: 2 - 4 September 1942 - 6/3/2014 12:17:49 PM   
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Status: offline 		SJ, just chiming in to say welcome to AE, and it is great to see a small scenario AAR again. Guadalcanal was and is one of my favourites.

Good luck on your voyage, and congrats on your progress so far.



PS: I assume you have found this out by now, but just in case not, referring to your posts 26&27 showing the search arcs:
If you press the 'z' key the map shows all set search arcs. Equally useful is the '6' key, showing all set patrol areas based on the filters set in the Task Forces screen (e.g. if you set the filter there to SubOps, the '6' key displays all sub patrol areas). Very handy.

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5 September 1942 - 6/4/2014 10:53:33 AM   
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Sweeps over PM. 16 Zero v 26 Airacobra. 1 Zero lost for 3 Airacobra. Next sweep has 12 Zero v 10 Airacobra. No Zero lost for 2 Airacobra destroyed. Third sweep has 11 Zero v 2 Airacobra and everyone goes home.

The American Fleet has been sighted moving up from the south towards Guadalcanal. The Japanese carriers are also a sea with orders to move south and look to force another engagement.

Kongo and Haruna have arrived at Truk.

Thanks for chiming in LoBaron. I've very much enjoyed this scenario and have learnt a lot from doing so. It is a very worthwhile training ground prior to taking on a GC.

Thanks too for the tips. I had read about the 'z' key showing all arcs and the filed it away in the back blocks of my mind. I will be adding this to my bag of knowledge. I didn't know about the very handy view of SubOps patrol areas. This will certainly be going onto my pre turn list of things to do.

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5 September 1942 Force dispositions - 6/4/2014 10:54:54 AM   
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Status: offline 		Here we go again. The American Fleet is back in the picture.




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5 September 1942 Search Arcs - 6/4/2014 10:56:50 AM   
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Status: offline 		One of my new tricks.... All patrol arcs displayed and a search line neatly intersecting with the American Fleet.




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5 September 1942 Sub Patrol Zones - 6/4/2014 10:58:31 AM   
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Status: offline 		This I do like a lot. A moving mine field of submarines for the American Fleet to wade through.




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6 September 1942 - 6/5/2014 7:10:37 AM   
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16 Betty bomb Lunga and reports received of 13 Allied casualties, airbase hits 2, airbase supply hits 1 and runway hits 17.

Above Lae 12 B-17 are engaged by 12 Zero. 1 Zero is lost on the ground and bombers manage to score 3 Japanese casualties, airbase hits 5, airbase supply hits 1 and runway hits 9 from a bombing height of 8000 feet.

12 B-17 make their run in at Buna and I have no CAP to contest the skies. Also bombing from 8000 feet these bombers score airbase hits 1 and runway hits 1. The afternoon strike sees another 7 B-17 home in on Buna and they score airbase hits 3 and runway hits 8.

Those Allied ships which had been sighted one day ago to the south of Guadalcanal have disappeared.


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7 September 1942 - 6/5/2014 7:12:43 AM   
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Near Rabaul SS Albacore shots at PB Tama Maru #8 and misses and then eludes the search.

16 Betty over Lunga report 5 Allied casualties, airbase hits 2, airbase supply hits 1 and runway hits 50.

3 Beaufort and 8 Kittyhawk IA make nuisance bomb runs on the Japanese Kokoda Track troops.

Allied ships have again been located to the south of Guadalcanal.





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8 September 1942 - 6/5/2014 7:18:16 AM   
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Near Rabaul SS Albacore launches torpedoes at PB Toshi Maru # 3, misses and then eludes the Japanese response.

Near Kirakira SS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at CV Enterprise. The carrier evades and the escort then score 8 hits on the submarine and cause heavy damage (49 59 03 00).

The morning air raid on Lunga by 16 Betty reports 8 Allied casualties, airbase hits 2, airbase supply hits 2 and runway hits 31.

Near Kirakira Yamaguchi launches a full strike at the Allied fleet in heavy rain. 24 Kate and 49 Val, escorted by 30 Zero face off against a CAP of 36 Wildcat. The fighters can’t hold off the CAP which makes some inroads into the bombing force. Nevertheless enough bombers get through to make their runs and reports coming in of 1 bomb and 1 torpedo hit on CV Enterprise, 1 bomb hit on CA Vincennes and 1 bomb hit on CA Quincy. Reports are received of a fuel storage explosions on the carrier after the detonation of the torpedo. The bomb is reported to have penetrated the flight deck after which another fuel storage explosion is reported. The carrier is reported to be fighting heavy fires and the ship is obscured by heavy smoke.

The raid has been costly on the Japanese air fleet with 4 Zero, 4 Kate and 17 Val reported destroyed against 1 Wildcat destroyed. An inspection of the Japanese carriers finds the following in relation to their air groups. Shokaku has 14 Zero and 15 pilots, 11 Val and 18 pilots plus 9 Kate and 10 pilots. Zuikaku has 25 Zero and 27 pilots, 5 Val and 17 pilots plus 5 Kate and 9 pilots. Ryujo has 25 Zero and 23 pilots plus 8 Kate and 6 pilots. The offensive capability of the Japanese carriers has been badly shredded. On the bright side I do have plenty of surviving pilots but a bad shortage of airframes…. I scurry to look at how many airframes are being produced. Another drawback in this scenario (and a good learning experience) is the limited amount of replacement airframes entering the fray. I shall have to think about what to do about this. My carriers are unscathed and have for a second time hit the American Fleet without retaliation. I expect that Enterprise has been dealt a strong enough blow to knock her out of the scenario (Todd confirms this) but there is still Saratoga to contend with and Hornet is not far away.

Above the Kokoda Track 2 Zero battle against 5 Beaufort and 8 Kittyhawk. There is a trade of 1 Zero for 1 Kittyhawk and the bombs cause 8 Japanese casualties.







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8 September 1942 Fleet Locations - 6/5/2014 7:19:51 AM   
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RE: 8 September 1942 Fleet Locations - 6/5/2014 5:28:28 PM   
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RE: 8 September 1942 Fleet Locations - 6/5/2014 10:30:00 PM   
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RE: 8 September 1942 Fleet Locations - 6/6/2014 12:01:04 AM   
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Status: offline 		It's amazing how historically the Guad scenario can play out. IJN subs are good, IJN air arm decimated, hard to supply Tass. I am intrigued with the strategy to keep Lunga 50% damaged permanently. That could work well, but it's just so hard to eject the US Marines & Army from Lunga no matter how many ships you sink.

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9 September 1942 - 6/8/2014 10:57:08 AM   
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After the excitement of carrier combat the fleets move away from each other and today sees submarine action.

Near Kirakira SS I-175 is hunted by destroyers guarding transports. Diving deep protects I-175. I-175 then finds a surface action group and launches torpedoes and scores 1 hit on CA Minneapolis. The cruiser is reported to be on fire. The submarine sustains 1 hit from the ASW response. SS RO-33 then gets in on the act and targets the burning cruiser. RO-33 reports 1 torpedo hit on the cruiser and she is now reported as being on fire and suffering heavy damage. RO-33 reports 2 hits. SS 157 is in the same area…. Can’t find a target but gets attention herself and sustains 3 hits.

SS I-10 tries her luck near Luganville and finds a bunch of ships including CLAA San Juan. An inconclusive encounter for both sides.

In the morning 19 Betty attack Lunga and record 3 Wildcat destroyed on the ground plus 5 casualties, airbase hits 4, airbase supply hits 1 and runway hits 15.

Over in NG above the track 5 Beaufort and 7 Kittyhawk tangle with 10 Zero. 3 Kittyhawk are destroyed and the bombers drop their bombs to no effect.

Ens Kanzaki W. of Tainan Ku S-1 is credited with kill # 5.

Todd is right about the USN fly boys being no shows.... but that doesn't mean I don't hold them in high regard.... get the right situation and my carriers (my only insurance policy to keep Tassa in supply) could easily be wiped out... so far so good.

As for keeping Lunga interdicted... that too is working out well. I figure that while it is down I had better keep it down.... let Todd get a fighter presence there and I can look forward to being on the wrong side of the attrition war.

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10 September 1942 - 6/8/2014 12:00:36 PM   
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Submarine action again. Near Kirakira SS I-157 and escorts looking after transports go at it for nothing more than experience gained. SS I-169, in the same area, finds a surface action group containing CAs San Francisco and Chicago and she takes aim at DD Helm and misses before eluding the escorts. Near the Torres Islands SS I-10 finds transports and has a go at DD Clark. The fish miss and I-10 eludes the escorts.

CAs Kako, Furutaka, Haguro and Myoko launch a night time bombardment of Lunga. 2 Wildcat damaged plus 104 casualties reported and airbase supply hits 1, runway hits 9, port hits 7 and port supply hits 7. The morning air attack on Lunga, by 19 Betty, reports 3 Wildcat destroyed on the ground, 7 casualties, airbase hits 1 and runway hits 18.

Lae receives the attention of 44 B-17 and 17 Zero are poised to greet them. 1 Zero is lost and 2 bombers are believed to have been damaged. The bombers achieve airbase supply hits 1 and runway hits 3.

Buna is hit during the afternoon by 6 Airacobra. A CAP of 4 Zero is available. 1 Airacobra is reported destroyed and port fuel takes 1 hit. A second strike on Buna, made up of 5 Beaufort escorted by 18 Airacobra, meets a CAP of 4 Zero. 1 Zero is lost to 1 Beaufort and 1 Airacobra destroyed and 1 Airacobra lost to flak. 13 casualties lost on the ground plus 1 port hit.

In the afternoon and to the west of Lunga the Americans let me know that they still have a naval aerial potency when a battleship task force is jumped by 30 Dauntless and 15 Avenger escorted by 18 Wildcat. 1 Dauntless and 1 Avenger are reported destroyed by flak. BB Yamato is hit by 2 bombs and BB Mutsu is hit by 3 bombs. Thankfully the ships avoid the torpedoes. Todd responds “so it looks like a few 1000 lbers bouncing off of BB armour”. Maybe so as Yamato is at 00 01 00 00. Mutsu, though, is at 16 00 05 00 and she is going back to Rabaul for repair… fortunately no major damage sustained.




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