toraq
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This day saw a major attempt to strike the invasion force...Because my combat replay is different from his combat replay (which I don´t like at all), I have partial information of what happened to his ships. Anyway, my opponets acted (or was forced due to the weather) very strange. Things that shocked me were: a) No CAP present over GG: maybe they were LCAP another convoy) b) PM was not attacked from Rabaul (weather?) c) No LCAP over one convoy...maybe this convoy was unable to follow one of the leading TFs and thus was caught unescorted AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 10/23/42 Weather: Overcast Weather covered the main invasion force so my planes attacked another TF which was without CAP. It was severely damaged STEP 1: Heavy bombers bring the hell to GG No CAP present and thus my B17 destroyed some planes on the ground. Why no CAP??. Who knows... Japanese aircraft Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 23 ***I wanted them to escort the naval strikes from Cooktown but I guess I can´t avoid this*** B-17E Fortress x 64 B-24D Liberator x 12 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 5 destroyed Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 1 damaged G4M1 Betty x 2 destroyed G4M1 Betty x 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress x 2 damaged ***5 lost, quite unfair. My crews were with high morale and no fatigue**** Japanese Ships AG 2063, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ***B24 attack port*** Japanese ground losses: Men lost 1946 Guns lost 5 Airbase hits 16 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 73 ***Not many hits*** Port hits 2 STEP 2: B25 attack ships anchored in GG No CAP so my B25 went there. Various strikes no big success. All attacking at 1000 feet. Allied aircraft Beaufighter VIC x 21 B-25D Mitchell x 13 B-25D Mitchell x 12 B-25D Mitchell x 3 B-25D Mitchell x 3 TK Toa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire STEP 3: B26 ride alone This time main Tf group is attacked. B26 proved to be hard to shoot down. But my pilots also proved to be quite bad aiming his bombs!. All attacking at 1000 feet Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 81 Allied aircraft ***various attacks*** B-26B Marauder x 12 B-26B Marauder x 10 B-26B Marauder x 12 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed x 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-26B Marauder x 1 destroyed x 14 damaged ***maily due to AA fire*** Japanese Ships BB Hiei CA Chikuma Japanese Ships AP Hinko Maru CL Natori AP Arizona Maru STEP 4: FIRST ATTACK: KILL THEM ALL!!!!!!!! Weather force my planes to attack this unescorted TF. Even the AA fire was very poor! Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 59 SBD Dauntless x 78 TBF Avenger x 24 Beaufort x 6 P-39D Airacobra x 20 P-40E Kittyhawk x 3 P-40E Warhawk x 36 A-20B Havoc x 13 Allied aircraft losses TBF Avenger x 1 damaged Japanese Ships AP Tama Maru #2, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage CL Jintsu, Shell hits 24, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ***sinks*** DD Kazegumo, Shell hits 12, Bomb hits 1, on fire AP Tatsuho Maru AP Horaisan Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AP Sado Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Sakido Maru AP Hokuriku Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AP Otori Maru, Torpedo hits 1 AP Yamura Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AP Hokkai Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Aiyo Maru AP Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: ***no many men lost*** Men lost 234 Guns lost 3 Due to my different combat report, I can´t say which APs later sunk B26 join the party Allied aircraft B-26B Marauder x 10 Japanese Ships AP Sakido Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire AP Yamura Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire Japanese ground losses: Men lost 20 STEP 5: HOKA HEY!!! A GOOD DAY TO DIE Finally, what everyone was expecting...a really bloodbath between my poor fighters. Look at F4F losses Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 80 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 34 SBD Dauntless x 41 Beaufort x 3 P-40E Warhawk x 7 A-20B Havoc x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero x 4 destroyed x 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat x 16 destroyed x 2 damaged SBD Dauntless x 8 destroyed x 19 damaged Beaufort x 1 destroyed x 2 damaged P-40E Warhawk x 6 destroyed x 1 damaged A-20B Havoc x 2 damaged PO2 N.Hamano of BII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 4 LTJG R. Hoyle of VF-2 is KILLED Japanese Ships ***Didn´t attack the CVs*** DD Hayashio CA Mogami, Bomb hits 1 BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2, on fire ***It is a shame that I could not see this*** CA Maya DD Tokitsukaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Air attack on TF at 10,41 Again my pilots avoided CVs!!!!! and went for the BBs. Stupid! Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 36 ***Not really, same CAP as above*** Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 67 SBD Dauntless x 12 TBF Avenger x 17 Beaufort x 4 P-39D Airacobra x 17 P-40E Kittyhawk x 10 P-40E Warhawk x 43 A-20B Havoc x 9 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero x 8 destroyed x 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat x 33 destroyed x 14 damaged SBD Dauntless x 4 damaged TBF Avenger x 1 destroyed x 6 damaged Beaufort x 1 destroyed x 1 damaged P-39D Airacobra x 1 destroyed P-40E Kittyhawk x 9 destroyed P-40E Warhawk x 19 destroyed x 5 damaged A-20B Havoc x 1 destroyed x 6 damaged CPO H.Matsuki of BII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 8 SLDR S.Abbott of No. 75 Sqn RAAF is KILLED Japanese Ships CA Maya, Shell hits 4, Bomb hits 1 BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CS Chitose, Shell hits 12, Bomb hits 2, on fire ***What kind of bombs???*** CA Mogami CL Yura DD Arashi Minor strikes with major success Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 68 Allied aircraft SBD Dauntless x 3 TBF Avenger x 4 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless x 3 destroyed TBF Avenger x 4 damaged Japanese Ships CVL Ryujo CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 68 Allied aircraft SBD Dauntless x 17 TBF Avenger x 6 Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless x 8 destroyed x 11 damaged TBF Avenger x 3 destroyed x 3 damaged PO1 R.Minegishi of EII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 7 Japanese Ships CV Akagi, Bomb hits 1 CV Zuikaku, on fire CVL Ryujo Final losses Horrible...100 planes lost due to air combats. Total losses 139 vs 28 F4F 54 ***25% of my F4F forces*** P40 23 ***Got replacements for them*** SBD 23 ***Well it could be worse*** P40E 8 ***No replacements for these kittyhawks*** B26 8 ***Well done*** TBF 8 ***Many damaged*** B17 5 A6M2 13 ***proved to be untouchable*** Oscar 5 Topsy 3 Betty 2 While my fighters have been mauled, my bombers are still fresh and with enough morale to repeat the attack. Next turn, weather is clear so I´m attacking again!
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