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RE: The last charge: Toraq´s fight against Timtom - 1/19/2005 9:26:03 PM

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My transport TFs almost unloaded the troops but many supplies still waiting!. I´ve decided to withdraw as I have enough troops to overun the Tulagi garrison. However 3 APs (3000 cargo ships) will have to stay. They´re so damaged that they won´t make it. And since they got troops inside, we will try to unload them.

Thus, my entire fleet will retreat also. I don´t know where are his ships or CVs, subs are around and Zero pilots are very tired and with low morale. Flying LCAP mission during thunderstorms makes the pilots sick

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Enemy intentions
No idea!. Don´t know where are the CVs...I´m very afraid of those navy pilots. They are quite good putting 1000 lb bombs in my transports.
My recon planes spotted 120 bombers at Irau and 85 at GG. I think he´s planning a big raid over Short or Vella Lavella. This could hurt me a lot so I ordered 2 datais to CAP these places.

Anyway weather avoided a big attack against my transport TF. So I´m a lucky man!

. Some air combats over Lae and Buna but I won´t post them because I want to eat dinner now!

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/23/42

Weather: Thunderstorms

Ground combat at Tulagi

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15261 troops, 186 guns, 18 vehicles

Defending force 7565 troops, 86 guns, 6 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 3

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 115

Allied ground losses:
Men lost 256

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RE: The last charge: Toraq´s fight against Timtom - 1/19/2005 11:49:31 PM

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Internet is not working well...

Today showed US power, above and under the water

. I have ordered my BBs to retreat to Buka. If I hadn´t done it, we would have seen a BIG naval battle!. The ships left at Tulagi went to the bottom of that cursed place. The others managed to flee and escape from enemy bombers (I think)

Next movements
For me, the battle is over. I´ve ordered a general retreat. I´m up 1200 points or so, and with the fall of Tulagi I should add another 100 VP.
My fighters (morale below 50 in most cases) have been spread all over the IJ bases (hate op. losses!) and the same with the bombers.

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/24/42

Weather: Rain

Submarine warfare
I won´t complain....SS-41 started the job and BBs finished later

Sub attack near Tulagi at 38,39

Japanese Ships ***both 3000 cargo ships, with some troops still inside***
AP Heiyo Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)
AP Aki Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage (sunk)

Allied Ships
SS S-41

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 11
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 17

BB attack the last AP left
Americans are not brave...They were so afraid of IJ power that they retrated without rescuing IJ soldiers!. Some reports said that Army commanders have ordered "no prisioners". Tulagi garrison will be reduced until the last man.

Japanese Ships
AP Arimasan Maru, Shell hits 32, and is sunk

Allied Ships
BB Washington
BB South Dakota
CA Portland
CL Leander
CL St. Louis
DD O'Bannon
DD Helm
DD Gridley
DD Porter
DD Selfridge

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 324
Guns lost 5

I-26 put a torpedo in the BB Washington.
Don´t think he did a lot of damage but it´s a kind of revenge!

Japanese Ships
SS I-26

Allied Ships
BB Washington, Torpedo hits 1

Tulagi garrison sentenced

Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 16273 troops, 195 guns, 18 vehicles
Defending force 7330 troops, 86 guns, 6 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 3)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 1

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 180

Allied ground losses:
Men lost 300
Guns lost 1

NG front

Timtom kept his attacks to Buna and Lae. This time changing objectives. A CD unit at Lae was heavily attacked by LB from PM.

Ground combat at Buna

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 28935 troops, 315 guns, 52 vehicles
Defending force 35485 troops, 396 guns, 0 vehicles
Allied engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4) ***reducing the forts fast!***

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 159

Allied ground losses:
Men lost 353
Guns lost 1

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RE: The last charge: Toraq´s fight against Timtom - 1/20/2005 2:35:11 AM

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Today allied airpower appeared again and 170 Rgt (Tulagi) was devastated by naval bombers. Disruption 100, fatigue 70 or so. Meanwhile, my Datais are still resting. Almost everyone has morale below 50 (still). Tomorow I´ll send some betties to help my men at Tulagi. We don´t want Timtom to break our final victory

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Buna attacked
41st regiment (the one attacked) is extremely damaged. No guns left, only 25% of his strenght still ready.

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 11

Allied aircraft ***no escorts, does this mean Timtom is sending everything no matter what happens?***
Wirraway x 27
P-400 Airacobra x 21
P-39D Airacobra x 124
A-20B Boston x 9
A-20B Havoc x 24
P-39D Airacobra x 18
B-26B Marauder x 68

Allied aircraft losses ***some of them by AA fire***
Wirraway x 1 destroyed x 4 damaged
P-400 Airacobra x 1 destroyed x 1 damaged
P-39D Airacobra x 3 destroyed x 4 damaged
A-20B Havoc x 2 destroyed
B-26B Marauder x 1 destroyed x 3 damaged

WO W.Fujita of F2/6th Daitai is credited with kill number 5

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 123
Guns lost 1

Tulagi force attacked
And thus, assault strenght has been reduced. Back to 1:1 odds

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 34
SBD Dauntless x 67
TBF Avenger x 10
B-25D Mitchell x 16

Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 151
Guns lost 1

Ground combat at Tulagi

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15865 troops, 193 guns, 18 vehicles

Defending force 7094 troops, 85 guns, 6 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 81

Allied ground losses:
Men lost 207

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RE: The last charge: Toraq´s fight against Timtom - 1/20/2005 4:09:09 AM

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No Tulagi won´t fall

. Timtom reinforced it just in front of my nose!. And entire RCT landed there to reinforce the Marines!
In the air, Rufes were wiped out by P38 and his beaufighters proved to be deadly. Two DD almost scuttled

A very sad day for the Empire

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/26/42

Weather: Partly Cloudy

Kavieng´s port attacked, DD docked attacked!

Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 2
Hudson x 30
Beaufighter VIC x 12

Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina x 1 damaged
Hudson x 2 damaged
Beaufighter VIC x 1 damaged

Japanese Ships (docked)
DD Yamagumo, Shell hits 8, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shirakumo, Shell hits 12, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Onami, Shell hits 12, on fire

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 18

Port hits 2

P38 sweep Buna skies

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 11

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 37

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero x 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning x 2 destroyed x 2 damaged

LTJG T.Kumagaya of F2/6th Daitai is credited with kill number 3

CPT D. Mcgovern of 35th FS bails out and is CAPTURED

And then his bombers visit one of my Rgts (144th Regiment). But Buna still in IJ hands

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 28
P-400 Airacobra x 20
P-39D Airacobra x 123
A-20B Boston x 6
B-26B Marauder x 59
A-20B Havoc x 20
P-39D Airacobra x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed ***by B26***

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway x 1 damaged
P-400 Airacobra x 1 damaged
P-39D Airacobra x 1 damaged
B-26B Marauder x 2 damaged
A-20B Havoc x 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 189

Tulagi heavy attacked
Yes, guys, this is the power of the USN now

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 23
SBD Dauntless x 131
TBF Avenger x 38
P-40E Warhawk x 8
B-25D Mitchell x 18

Allied aircraft losses
TBF Avenger x 1 destroyed

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 187

And thus, back to a not promision 0:1 odd

Ground combat at Tulagi

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 15397 troops, 193 guns, 18 vehicles

Defending force 10937 troops, 143 guns, 6 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 119

Allied ground losses:
Men lost 54

My Zeroes are still very tired and with low morale

. But some of them reached the critical "50" morale so I put them to LCAP Tulagi. No way I can help those guys of the Imperial Army...

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RE: The last charge: Toraq´s fight against Timtom - 1/20/2005 6:48:00 PM

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In two days this scen will have finished and I´ll be very relieved. Tulagi is now (as Lunga) a mousetrap!. If this had been another scen. I should effort myselt to solve this problem but because this scen is almost done, I won´t risk any important assest (ie. BB, CVs) So my CVs are definately going to Truk and should transfer some Zero to important bases, just to protect them!

Allied mauled every single base...and some of them are closed

, porving that only few bombers are needed to destroy the runway

Tulagi mousetrap

Naval bombardment of Tulagi, at 38,39

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 88

Air attack on 78th Regiment, at 38,39

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 39

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 40

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 10 damaged ***not a single one shot down***

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 114

Air attack on 78th Regiment, at 38,39
Since his bombers closed Vella Lavella, no Zeroes were flying over Tulagi

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
TBF Avenger x 28

Allied aircraft losses
TBF Avenger x 1 damaged

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 9

Ground combat at Tulagi

Japanese Deliberate attack***My last deliberate attack***

Attacking force 15118 troops, 193 guns, 18 vehicles

Defending force 10876 troops, 143 guns, 6 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 1) ***

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 472
Guns lost 1

Allied ground losses:
Men lost 140

Yes, I could send more troops to Tulagi but I don´t want to risk my ships. Moreover I spent most of my reserves so I guess there are no troops left!. I´m sure Timtom doesn´t have more troops since I destroyed his crack div. at Lunga

(long time ago...)

Vella Lavella out of action
Runaway 81....

. Fortunately I got 100 engineers there,. Don´t you think that this is a little bit unfair. When I bombed Irau (same size Vella Lavella) I NEVER reach this results...

Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 23
F-5A Lightning x 1
B-24D Liberator x 13

Japanese aircraft losses ***all on the ground***
D3A Val x 3 destroyed x 1 damaged
A6M3 Zero x 2 destroyed x 2 damaged
A6M2 Zero x 4 destroyed x 3 damaged

Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 31 ***Runaway damage 81!!!***

Sweep mission over Short
I had not put this battle in my post but my best ace saw his last dawn today

. Mixed the two sweep missions

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 48

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 32
F-5A Lightning x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning x 2 destroyed x 2 damaged

PO1 C.Doikawa of EII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 12
PO1 C.Doikawa of EII-1 Daitai is KILLED

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RE: The last charge: Toraq´s fight against Timtom - 1/20/2005 10:21:47 PM

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More air battles over Lae. More losses. More good pilots won´t see the sun again

No much to say except that i put some betties and nells on naval attack. If I damage one CA or CV, I can get more VP!...

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/28/42

Weather: Clear

Lae battle

First, the fighter sweep

Air attack on Lae , at 9,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 18
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 23

Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 2
P-38G Lightning x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero x 3 destroyed
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
PBY Catalina x 2 damaged
P-38G Lightning x 1 destroyed

WO A.Morita of F1/6th Daitai is credited with kill number 4
LCDR I.Fujita of F1/6th Daitai is KILLED

Then the bombers

Air attack on 80th Regiment, at 9,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 20

Allied aircraft
Hudson x 13
A-20B Boston x 9
B-26B Marauder x 61
A-20B Havoc x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson x 1 destroyed
B-26B Marauder x 1 destroyed x 2 damaged
A-20B Havoc x 1 damaged

LTJG V.Banno of F2/6th Daitai is credited with kill number 4

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 52

Finally he tried the strong defenses of Lae.

Allied Deliberate attack

Attacking force 6901 troops, 41 guns, 0 vehicles

Defending force 15308 troops, 150 guns, 0 vehicles

Allied assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 8)

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 52

Allied ground losses:
Men lost 293 ***the only good news***
Guns lost 1

Hudson over Rabaul
Yes, yes some operational losses due to this extended range missions

Allied aircraft ***several strikes***
Hudson x 15
Hudson x 6
Hudson x 3
Hudson x 8

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson x 2 destroyed x 4 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Nowaki
CL Isuzu
CL Yura

Buna express

Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 24
P-400 Airacobra x 17
P-39D Airacobra x 105
P-38G Lightning x 13
P-39D Airacobra x 17

Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway x 1 damaged
P-400 Airacobra x 1 damaged
P-39D Airacobra x 1 destroyed x 9 damaged
P-39D Airacobra x 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 46
Guns lost 1

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RE: The last charge: Toraq´s fight against Timtom - 1/20/2005 11:13:44 PM

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Weather force our entire airfleets to stand down, except the B24 which visited Rabaul with high losses.

Air attack on Rabaul , at 21,28

Japanese aircraft

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 15
F-5A Lightning x 1
B-24D Liberator x 16

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-57-I Topsy x 2 destroyed
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 1 destroyed x 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator x 2 destroyed x 6 damaged ***4 lost***

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 9

Airbase hits 6
Runway hits 22

Lunga attacked
I guess he enjoys this, but I´ve abandond those guys...

Air attack on Lunga , at 38,40

Allied aircraft
PBY Catalina x 2
B-25D Mitchell x 19
B-26B Marauder x 14

no losses

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 129

Airbase hits 2
Runway hits 24

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RE: The last charge: Toraq´s fight against Timtom - 1/21/2005 12:25:27 AM

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Well my brave soldiers at Tulagi don´t want to fail in his objective. I ordered a final shock attack, and they gained a promising 1:1 odd. So in the last turn I ordered all my LB to attack the forces there. Even my CVs have been sent to launch a final air raid against the US garrison there!

Weather: Thunderstorms

Sub attack near Rabaul at 21,28

Lae fighter sweep
Zero pilot beated by this powerful aircraft!!.

Air attack on Lae , at 9,33

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
A6M3 Zero x 12

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 14

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-38G Lightning x 1 destroyed x 2 damaged

2LT G. Goolsby of 35th FS is credited with kill number 2

Tulagi Shock attack

Ground combat at Tulagi

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 14694 troops, 190 guns, 18 vehicles

Defending force 10834 troops, 143 guns, 6 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 1)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 621
Guns lost 2

Allied ground losses:
Men lost 215

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LAST POST - 1/21/2005 1:47:48 AM

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LAST POST
Tulagi was not taken finally

. Some last air battles over Tulagi but nothing else.

Weather: Partly Cloudy

Sub attack at 12,37

Japanese Ships
DD Hatsukaze
DD Takanami
DD Hamakaze

Allied Ships
SS Swordfish, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage***didn´t sink***
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Air attack on Kavieng , at 18,24

Allied aircraft
Hudson x 23

Allied aircraft losses
Hudson x 1 damaged

Port hits 4
Port supply hits 2

Air attack on Shortland Island , at 29,34

Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 17
F-5A Lightning x 1
B-24D Liberator x 14

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator x 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Akitsuki, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage***didn´t sink****

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 120

Port hits 7
Port supply hits 2
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Air attack on 35th Regimental Combat Team, at 38,39

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 25
G4M1 Betty x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty x 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
Men lost 13

Attacking Level Bombers:
12 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet

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Air attack on 35th Regimental Combat Team, at 38,39

Japanese aircraft
G3M Nell x 11
G4M1 Betty x 14
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 26

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M Nell x 1 destroyed
G3M Nell x 1 damaged

Allied ground losses:
Men lost 13

Attacking Level Bombers:
10 x G3M Nell at 6000 feet
14 x G4M1 Betty at 6000 feet

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Air attack on 78th Regiment, at 38,39

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 54

Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 34

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed x 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 15 damaged ***4 lost but none of the b17 turned back, I watched the morale and all of them had 50 or more...some even 90!!!!. Sometimes I can´t understand this game***

LCDR N.Kurakane of F1/253rd Daitai bails out and is CAPTURED

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 54

Ground combat at Tulagi

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 14160 troops, 188 guns, 18 vehicles

Defending force 10667 troops, 143 guns, 6 vehicles

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 436
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 111
Guns lost 1

FINAL RESULT: JAPANESE DECISIVE VICTORY!!!

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RE: LAST POST - 1/21/2005 3:14:04 PM

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The final numbers...I think Timtom will put a more detailed stats. He really likes it. I´m trying to do some search about pilots...but it takes some time. You´ll see.

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RE: LAST POST - 1/21/2005 3:49:17 PM

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how do u get those pictures?

maps and scores and such?

and how do u attach them?

drives me bonkers writing down everything

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F1/6th DATAI - 1/22/2005 12:37:34 AM

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This is a study of the pilots of the F1/6th datai during this campaign.

History (game history):

F1/6th Datai had the A6M3 from the first day of the campaign (1st, october). Mainly this datai was based in New Guinea bases, participating in many aerial combats over PM, Lae and Buna.

Enemies were equiped with Kittyhawks and Warhawks. Its most famous battle was the one fought in October the 5th, over PM skies. The datai, together with Oscars from the 24th Sentai attacked PM CAP (Kittyhawks and Warhawks) to support a major air raid of Nells and Betties. After two engagements Oscar and Zero shot down 13 P40 for the loss of only 1 A6M3.

The Zero and its pilots were far more experienced than those from the Allied side so the Datai gained many aerial victories during these battles. However attrition was high and some good pilots died during the first engagements.

So, early in November the Datai received new pilots and aircrafts. But NG area was a terrible battlefield and only two of these survived later in the scenario. It seems that during these days, this datai received some pilots from the F2/6th Datai so it is difficult to track the tour of duty of F1/6th Datai pilots.

During December, F1/6th Datai increasingly started to meet the new P38 Lighting. Dogfights with this aircraft were particulary fierce and many good pilots died and thus the experience of the datai dropped some numbers.

Datai final destination was Short, an important base during the South Pacific Campaing. His role was to escort Betties and Nells that were supporting the Tulagi invasion. The last losses and the high fatigue had caused the reduction of its morale to 32.

The number of victories during these three months were 49, 11 of them were from active pilots. In the final days of 1942, new replacements pilots came with so little flight hours that the final experience of the datai had dropped 13 points reaching a not promising level of 68.

Pilots who survived the entire campaign (pilots that were in the F1/6th Datai from the first day til the end): at the moment I can only find three pilots!!. But I´ll keep searching them...

Pilot: XP at the beginning/XP at the end/number of missions/ victories
High experienced pilots gain little or no experience. Usually they add one XP point for every 1 or 1.5 enemy aircraft shot down.

L. Ogawa: XP 87/89/101/3
P. Nikaido: 83/84/95/1
N. Muranaka: 79/80/91/1

Dead pilots, same as above, final data at the moment of their dead.

R. Ohara: 94/94/28/1
K. Nagahama: 93/93/70/2
Z. Miyano: 93/94/86/3
G. Ibusuki: 92/95/75/3
M.Fujiwara: 84/84/83/1
O. Kawakami: 78/81/75/3
F. Bando: 75/79/75/3

New pilots: Of the 9 new pilots who came in early november, only 2 pilots survived.

L. Matsuba: 56/58/64/0
K. Hanamoto: 59/64/69/1 ***this pilot increased 5 XP points***

Died: Some of them archived great successes and gained a lot of experience but this couldn´t avoid their death.

H. Kaneko: 62/66/66/2
I. Fujita: 58/68/62/2***10 points increased***
M. Abe: 58/69/53/3 ***11 points increased***
G. Hori: 55/67/49/2***12 points incresed***

I´ll try to find out more about pilots...(731)

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My personal advices - 1/25/2005 2:58:41 PM

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Timtom has written clues or advices regarding to Allied strategy in our last scenario. In most of the cases I agree but there are some exceptions. I´ll try to point out some ideas:

1. I was quite surprised when I saw Timtom didn´t have reinforced Lunga. Not a single unit or supply sent. If I had played the allied side I would have tried to defend Lunga with more untits. The best way to reinforce it is, in my opinion:

a) Use the C47s to air transport 1 BF, 1 Sea Bees, 1 AA and 2 more Rgts.

b) Use the DDs to send supplies, vehicles and the CD unit...at least until Lunga is isolated which can be archived in 4 days, when the BBs arrive in the area.

c) Mine Lunga before it is completely isolated

d) Place some PTs in Tulagi

e) Put SS even in coast or shallow hexes. Lunga has to be effectivelly covered by SS. I think I avoided many sub contacts using different Tokyo Express routes. Allied player needs to cover this routes also...best way is to put subs near to Lunga.

More or less what Timtom says, but I disagree with not placing aircraft at Lunga. Put at least one SBD there.
My vision is that if you want to defend Lunga, you have to use every defensive option: aircrafts, ships, LCU, and subs. Imagine this: Jap player sends wave after wave of bombers and ships to reduce Lunga but in one turn one DD is lost to PT action, another day one CA hits a mine, BB torpedoed by a sub, another day one CA which hits a mine is later sunk by SBDs based at H. Field...Look at my AAR. I remember that in one turn I could not send my Tokyo express to close Henderson and SBDs managed to take off. And if you send one Sea Bees and one more BF, they should keep Henderson open more often.

2. In this scen Timtom used his B17 strategically. Superb. Players usually use them as a tactical weapon: destroy airbases, planes on the ground, ships in port... But Timtom avoided the evacuation of Lunga forces and the construction of the base (=VPs). Very good in deed!. Of course there are other objectives. Send your bombers to close enemy airports, precisely when they are weak. When I was LCAP my invasion forces, Vella Lavella or Short were easy and important targets. If you close them NO LCAP over invasion forces any more!

3. Yes, build up Irau as soon as possible. This could change the couse of the scenario. When Timtom built it, I had many problems: my MSWs could not operate around the area, APs were unable to close Lunga, CVs were in really danger...A nightmare!

Regarding to NG, I think Timtom plans were superb but they needed more resources or more time. If you want to invade NG send your forces quickly, just before the IJ player can reinforce the weak garrisons there. When Timtom attacked my forts were so high and my ground forces so many that it was impossible to overun my garrisons. So two options

a) Send some FT TF with forces to ocuppy/help to ocuppy Salamaua, and Finch. Yes they will be visited by Jap LB or Bombardments parties or even your FT TF can be surprised by enemy TFs but you have to take some risks sometimes.

b) Send every Rgt. to Buna or Salamaua so you can overun them!. The more things you want to take the less forces you have to take them!. I had the entire Jap,. fleet and many IJ divisions and I only used them to take LUnga!

In both cases, try to avoid IJ reinforces...subs, surface TFs, airplanes...are welcome. Sometimes you only need a impressive victory to force your enemy to change his strategy. When I lost 20 LB during my air raids to Irau, I decided to call off the air offensive and the invasion!. I had "only" lost 20 VPs but in some way I realized that it was going to be too costly to invade/attack the base!.

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Ships sunk - 1/26/2005 1:46:54 AM

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Well this is my last work for Timtom...ships sunk and damaged by class...First ships sunk

Ships sunk

BB Kirishima sunk by Beauforts date: 30-10

AV Kamikawa Maru sunk SBDs from Enterprise
AV Kimikazwa Maru sunk by ???

ML Ikitsushima sunk by SBDs
ML Hoko sunk by SBDs from Lunga Date: 5-10
ML Niizaki Maru sunk by SS43 Date: 12-11

CL Tatsuta sunk by subs Date: 29-10

DD Akigumo damaged by DD and later sunk Date: 31-10
DD Hayanami sunk by Mk 16 mine
DD Kuroshio sunk by sunk by 10 bombs from B26 and Bostons Date: ???
DD Tokitsukaze sunk by 2 Torp. from beauforts Date: 15-11
DD Yugure sunk by CAs and CLs Date: 23-11
DD Shirayuki sunk by TBF? Date: 28-10
DD Yugiri sunk by SBDs Date: 23-10
DD Nagatsuki sunk by by CAs and CLs Date: 23-11
DD Yunagi sunk by 10 bombs from Beaufighters, Bostons and Wirraways Date: 23-10

APD 1 sunk by SBDs, P39 from Irau Date: 2-12
APD 2 sunk by SBDs, P39 from Irau Date: 2-12
APD 31 sunk by
APD 35 sunk sunk by SBDs, P39 from Irau Date: 2-12
APD 36 sunk by TBF from Irau Date 2-11

MSW W15 sunk by SS 44 Date: 12/11
MSW W20 sunk by SBDs from Irau Date: 17/11
MSW W21 sunk by SS47 Date: 18/11
MSW Rokko Maru sunk by SBDs from Irau Date: 2-12
MSW Toshi Maru sunk by SS Sturgeon Date: 19-11

TK Nichei Maru sunk by subs Date: mid oct.
TK Toei Maru sunk by subs Date: mid oct

SS I-24 sunk by DD Date: 29-10
SS I-174 sunk by DD Date: 17-11

AP Aiyo Maru sunk by SBDs Date: dec. 42
AP Akashisan Maru sunk by SBDs from Hornet and Enterp. Date: 23-10
AP Aki Maru sunk by TBF and SS-41 Date: 24-12
AP Arimasan Maru sunk by BBs (previously damaged by CD fire) Date: 24-12
AP Canberra Maru sunk by 3 torp. and SBDs bombs (Irau) Date: 3-11
AP Heiyo Maru sunk by SS41 Date: 24-12
AP Kashiwa Maru sunk by ???
AP Kaisho Maru sunk by SBDs from Irau and SS41 Date: 3-11
AP Keisho Maru sunk by SBDs from Irau ???
AP Kenryu Maru sunk by SS Amberjack? Date: 12-11

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Ships damaged - 1/26/2005 3:09:48 AM

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Damaged ships
(More or less)

CV Shokaku 41 sys----- by SBDs bombs, San Cristobal battle 28-10
CV Junyo 19 sys ----- by SBDs bombs, San Cristobal battle 28-10

BB Hiei 30 sys ----- by 1 torp from SS 46 Date. 26-10
BB Yamato 19 sys ----- by Mk16 mine Date: 29-11

CA Haguro 55 sys ----- by 1 bomb from SBDs from Irau Date: 30-10
CA Furutaka 34 sys ----- by 4 torpedoes from Beauforts Date 15-11
CL Kiso 51 sys ----- by 1 torp. from SS Sculpin Date 23-10
CL Sendai 47 sys ----- by 1 Torp from SS-41. Date: 20-10
CL Jintsu 73 sys ----- by 1 bpmb from SBDs(23-10), later 2 bombs from B25 (13-11)
CL Isuzu 49 sys ----- by 2 bombs from Marauders and Havoc. Date: 27-11
CL Yura 43 sys ----- by 1 torp from SS Saury Date: 5-12
CL Tenryu 20 sys ----- by SBDs from Lunga Date: 13-10
CL Yubari 33 sys
CL Nagara ----- by 1 torp from SS Swordfish Date: 17-11

AV Sanyo maru 43 sys---- by B25, Beaufi. and hudsons in Short. port attack Date 30-10
AV Akitsushima 39 sys----- by B25, Beaufi. and hudsons in Short. port attack Date 30-10

DD Minekaze 58 ----- by 1 torp from SS-46 Date: 19-10
DD Kagero 55 ----- by 2 bombs from SBDs Date 5-10, 1 torp from SS Wahoo (26-10)
DD Maikaze 48 ----- by 1 torp from SS-47 date: 27-10
DD Harusame 37 ----- by CAs and CL in a night battle Date: 31-10
DD Makigumo 34
DD Oshio 53 ----- by PT guns Date 2-11
DD Yamagumo 65, 26----- by 3 bombs from Beaufighters Date 26-12
DD Shiragumo ?? sys----- by 3 bombs from Beaufighters Date 26-12
DD Onami 26 sys
DD Makigami 28 sys
DD kiyonami 24 ----- by op. damage?
DD Shikinami 20 ----- by op. damage
DD Nowaki 33 ----- by 1 torp from SS Swordfish Date: 7/11

APD 39 41 sys
APD 38 57 sys ----- by 3 bombs from SBD and Seagulls Date: 31-10
APD 34 53, 31 ----- by P39 from Irau Date 8-12

ML Tsugaru 57----- sys damage

AP Atlantic maru 27 sys ----- Shell hits and 1 Torp from SS Wahoo Date: 9/11
AP Yamagiri 40 sys----- by B25, Beaufi. and hudsons in Short. port attack Date 30-10
AP Enju Maru 27 sys ----- by CD fire during Tulagi invasion Date. dic
AP Azumasan Maru 23 sys----- by CD fire during Tulagi invasion Date. dic
AP Myoko 22 sys ----- by CD fire during Tulagi invasion Date. dic
AP Asakasan Maru 52 sys ----- by 1 torp from SS Gudeon, Date:3/12
AP Oyo 25 sys ----- by CD fire during Tulagi invasion Date. dic
AP Shozon Maru 31 sys----- by CD fire during Tulagi invasion Date. dic
AP Shiwan Maru 96 sys
AP Tamashima Maru 36 sys----- by 3 bombs from SBDs and P39 Date: 30-11
AP Akitsuki 87 sys

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