wobbly
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The Japanese avalanche falls on GG as expected but also hits DBD - I didn't see this coming.
My tanker force manages to go in exactly the same direction as herbie-sans retreating carrier force - hence they get hit again!
My surface forces at GG take a pounding but manage to stop the bombardment I am sure was supposed to follow up the air attacks.
My carriers steam further into danger but still cannot get the range.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/24/42
Weather: Clear
Air attack on Gili Gili , at 17,42
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 2 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 1 damaged
Attacking Level Bombers:
1 x G4M1 Betty at 1000 feet
night stuff again and to little avail.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Dobadura at 13,38
Japanese Ships
BB Musashi, Torpedo hits 1
DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 1
DD Hibiki
DD Amagiri, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
DD Woodworth, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Ellet, Shell hits 5, on fire
MSW Skylark
The Monster BB cruises into DBD harbour and meets my minesweeping TF. The Ellet wears a 18 inch shell and sinks but manages to hit the monster with a torp in reply. The MSW gets away scott free.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Dobadura at 13,38
Japanese Ships
BB Musashi, Shell hits 2
DD Suzukaze
DD Hibiki
DD Amagiri
Allied Ships
PT 64
PT 112
PT 123, Shell hits 67, and is sunk
PT 124, Shell hits 63, on fire, heavy damage
PT 122
No luck - another torp would have made my day
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gili Gili at 17,42
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 1
CA Kumano, Shell hits 7
DD Makigumo, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Umikaze, Shell hits 5, on fire
DD Ushio
Allied Ships
DD Fletcher, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Monssen, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Laffey, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Anderson, Shell hits 49, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Drayton
DD Selfridge, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Aylwin, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
This was disappointing - Lee is a victim of surprise and has his force gutted by the incoming surface forces.
One other ship has to be scuttled after the battle. Including DBD attacks this is 4 DDs lost.
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gili Gili at 17,42
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Shell hits 3
CA Kumano, Shell hits 3
DD Makigumo, on fire
DD Umikaze, on fire
DD Ushio
Allied Ships
PT 59, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
PT 66, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
PT 110
PT 143
Again the torps are wayward. I have no PTs in the tank so I will have ot make do with what is left.
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Sub attack at 13,37
Japanese Ships
AG 360, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Drum
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 27
herbie-san has loaded his AGs with troops it seems - fighter bombers are changed to 100" naval strafe missions!
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Naval bombardment of Dobadura, at 13,38
Allied aircraft
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 1 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 5 damaged
Airbase hits 9
Runway hits 29
DBD is till operational
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Air attack on Gili Gili , at 17,42
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
A6M3 Zero x 9
G4M1 Betty x 10
Allied aircraft
P-40E Kittyhawk x 19
P-40E Warhawk x 25
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 9 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Kittyhawk x 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk x 2 destroyed
FO W. Arthur of No. 76 Sqn RAAF is credited with kill number 3
LTJG R.Kojima of AII-1 Daitai is KILLED
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 1
Attacking Level Bombers:
1 x G4M1 Betty at 5000 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty at 5000 feet
Fighters rise to defend the airfields - if he had these guys attacking the ships it would be nasty. Betties aren't that effective against defended airfields.
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Air attack on Gili Gili , at 17,42
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 17
G3M Nell x 12
G4M1 Betty x 53
Allied aircraft
P-40E Kittyhawk x 17
P-40E Warhawk x 23
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed
G3M Nell x 5 destroyed
G3M Nell x 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty x 20 destroyed !!Awesome!!
G4M1 Betty x 11 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Kittyhawk x 1 destroyed
P-40E Kittyhawk x 1 damaged
P-40E Warhawk x 1 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk x 1 damaged
FLT E.Blackwell of No. 76 Sqn RAAF is credited with kill number 3
Airbase hits 1
Runway hits 3
Attacking Level Bombers:
2 x G4M1 Betty at 20000 feet
0 x G4M1 Betty at 20000 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty at 20000 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty at 20000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty at 20000 feet
4 x G3M Nell at 20000 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty at 20000 feet
2 x G3M Nell at 20000 feet
8 x G4M1 Betty at 20000 feet
2 x G4M1 Betty at 20000 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty at 20000 feet
1 x G4M1 Betty at 20000 feet
0 x G4M1 Betty at 20000 feet
1 x G3M Nell at 20000 feet
A massive strike with the bombers set to fly high. I had the aussies (in their kittyhawks) set up to defend at 16K" and they manage to climb into the attacking bombers. Carnage insues and the gutted wrecks of Jap bombers litter the airfield, lagoon and return to base path of the bombers.
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Air attack on TF, near Finschhafen at 11,33
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 11
A-20B Havoc x 15
no losses
Japanese Ships
AP Heiyo Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 92
Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x A-20B Havoc at 1000 feet
4 x A-20B Havoc at 1000 feet
2 x A-20B Havoc at 1000 feet
1 x A-20B Havoc at 1000 feet
4 x A-20B Havoc at 1000 feet
Havocs at 1000" put paid to this 3000 type AP - I don't know how many men got off.
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Air attack on TF, near Sag Sag at 12,31
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 3
SBD Dauntless x 9
Beaufort x 13
P-39D Airacobra x 24
A-20B Havoc x 6
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 6 damaged
Beaufort x 1 destroyed
Beaufort x 10 damaged
P-39D Airacobra x 2 damaged
A-20B Havoc x 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Musashi, Shell hits 8, Bomb hits 4
DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 40, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x Beaufort at 200 feet
4 x Beaufort at 200 feet
1 x Beaufort at 200 feet
3 x A-20B Havoc at 1000 feet
3 x A-20B Havoc at 1000 feet
4 x Beaufort at 200 feet
0 x A-20B Havoc at 1000 feet
Musashi is found and attacked - watching the combat reply shows that the bombs were bouncing off all over the place.
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Air attack on TF, near Sag Sag at 12,31
Allied aircraft
Hudson x 26
B-25D Mitchell x 13
B-26B Marauder x 19
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson x 1 destroyed
Hudson x 3 damaged
B-25D Mitchell x 1 damaged
B-26B Marauder x 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Musashi, Bomb hits 6, on fire
DD Suzukaze, on fire, heavy damage
Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x Hudson at 1000 feet
4 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet
1 x Hudson at 1000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet
3 x Hudson at 1000 feet
1 x Hudson at 1000 feet
1 x Hudson at 1000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet
4 x Hudson at 1000 feet
3 x Hudson at 1000 feet
4 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet
1 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet
4 x Hudson at 1000 feet
4 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet
4 x Hudson at 1000 feet
3 x B-26B Marauder at 1000 feet
4 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet
1 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet
More low level 2e bombing attacks that again accomplish nothing - I really didn't want these guys attacking BBs but there you go.
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Air attack on TF, near Gili Gili at 17,42
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 16
D3A Val x 19
B5N Kate x 9
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 31
Allied aircraft
P-40E Kittyhawk x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 22
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 4 destroyed
D3A Val x 6 damaged
B5N Kate x 2 damaged
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 4 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Kittyhawk x 5 destroyed
P-40E Kittyhawk x 5 damaged
P-40E Warhawk x 4 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk x 2 damaged
1LT R. Wire of 9th FS is credited with kill number 4
Allied Ships
DD Laffey, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Aylwin, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Selfridge
DD Fletcher, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Drayton
DD Monssen, heavy damage
From Gasmata, and these guys show their metal taking out my defenders and hitting the ships they were defending. The Aylwin has to be scuttled.
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Air attack on TF at 14,37
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 21
no losses
Japanese Ships
AG 121, Shell hits 4
AG 356, Shell hits 4
AG 353
AG 351
AG 354
No bomb hits - ****.
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Air attack on TF at 10,31
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 19
no losses
Japanese Ships
AG 363, Shell hits 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AG 5048, Shell hits 24, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AG 374, Shell hits 8
Thats more like it - these guys sink. however they are not the barges loaded with men - wrong target.
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Air attack on TF, near Finschhafen at 11,33
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 23
SBD Dauntless x 4
Beaufort x 3
P-39D Airacobra x 3
A-20B Havoc x 14
no losses
Japanese Ships
AP Heiyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 27
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x Beaufort at 200 feet
2 x A-20B Havoc at 1000 feet
4 x A-20B Havoc at 1000 feet
4 x A-20B Havoc at 1000 feet
4 x A-20B Havoc at 1000 feet
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Air attack on TF, near Kavieng at 18,24
Allied aircraft
Hudson x 4
Allied aircraft losses
Hudson x 5 damaged
Japanese Ships
DD Amatsukaze
Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x Hudson at 1000 feet
One of those long range attacks that your Hudsons sometimes decide to embark upon - nothing gained.
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Air attack on TF at 39,51
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 8
B5N Kate x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate x 6 damaged
Allied Ships
AO Tappahannock
TK Bishopdale, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Bugger - found again - the Bishopdale has not sunk but the fires will take her I beleive - she is too far from friends. They turn south and close with the incoming Wasp.
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Ground combat at Port Moresby
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1696 troops, 30 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 12587 troops, 95 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 6
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Ground combat at Port Moresby
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 12582 troops, 95 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 19819 troops, 241 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 2
PM has become a side show.
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At the end of day the scores as far as i can tell are:
1 3000 type AP to me
4 AGs
86 assorted ACs (most important 36 betties 7 Nells)
Me
4 DDs and 3 more heavily damaged (2 go into GG port and the other is the woodford that has to return to
GG from DBD)
26 ACs (10 Warhawks and 6 Kittyhawks).
Spruance and Mitscher close on the enemy - there are thunderstorms forecast so neither of them may get
attacks away.
Lee gains the CL Leander and the damaged BB - South Dakota to continue defending GG (along with 3 PT boats that still remain afloat).
My foolhardy setting of medium bombers at 1000" has ment that any that participated are completely stuffed morale wise. All of medium bomber sqd except one of havocs and my beaufort sqd (at DBD) are retired to Townsville. 2 B-25 sqds and 1 havoc sqd replace them. I also move 1 Warhawk sqd - reduced to 19 planes out and move the P-38s from Koumac in. With the weather and fatigue of the new pilots I rest all planes bar fighters which are on 10% CAP (hoping for radar).
DC-3s get 76 assault points of the 4th Brigade into GG - they rest this turn.
My transport TF depositing more supplies at Luganville starts its return journey to Noumea.
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