wobbly
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Spruance is lethal to Herbie-san's transport TF and sinks most of what remains. I don't know how many men made it to shore on Los negros Island but plenty will be sleeping with the fishes. unfortuantely the tanker TF I was after is given a lower priority by Spruance and is not touched (although it was scouted and in range).
One of my recently releaed subs lays a minefield north of Munda to get ready for the bombardment attack planned for the airfield there.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/13/42
Weather: Clear
Air attack on Buna , at 12,38
Allied aircraft
A-20B Havoc x 27
Allied aircraft losses
A-20B Havoc x 1 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 20
Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet
3 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet
3 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet
8 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet
0 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet
0 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet
9 x A-20B Havoc at 6000 feet
Havoc's continue to harass ground troops at Buna as the 32nd division starts unloading.
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Air attack on Buna , at 12,38
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 15
P-40E Kittyhawk x 14
P-40E Warhawk x 21
B-25D Mitchell x 15
B-26B Marauder x 39
no losses
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 59
Guns lost 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
11 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
3 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
6 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
12 x B-25D Mitchell at 6000 feet
5 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
7 x B-26B Marauder at 6000 feet
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Air attack on TF, near Los Negros at 9,23
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
SBD Dauntless x 67
TBF Avenger x 28
Allied aircraft losses
TBF Avenger x 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Teia Maru, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tamashima Maru, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Akitsuki, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Meiten Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Taimei Maru, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Today the Teia Maru is not so lucky - caught by bombs and torpedoes she, like her compatriot ships, sink.
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Air attack on Buna , at 12,38
Allied aircraft
TBF Avenger x 13
P-39D Airacobra x 14
Allied aircraft losses
TBF Avenger x 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 15
Guns lost 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
13 x TBF Avenger at 6000 feet
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Air attack on TF, near Los Negros at 9,23
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 15
SBD Dauntless x 60
TBF Avenger x 26
no losses
Japanese Ships
AP Tamashima Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Akitsuki, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Ground combat at Buna
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 15700 troops, 272 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 17449 troops, 137 guns, 52 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 3
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 3
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Ground combat at Buna
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 13885 troops, 127 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 22870 troops, 316 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 23
Bombardments from both sides continue to keep each side's heads down. I have not managed - in all of my bombing raids, to hit his supply. I would love to know how they are faring.
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Spruance retreats - he has pushed a good thing too far - he is going to try and take on the mine infested straits by Finschafen and get back down by Buna.
From there he is travelling over to Munda. There has been some surface ship activity there and I don't want my impending bombardment TF to meet them on the run in. Spruance can either hit them or at least make them retreat.
2 FT groups are on their way carrying more of the 32nd Division that couldn't make it aboard the regular transports.
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