Die verteufelte 3 - [ Witp AE - Guadalcanal ]

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Da die Luft raus ist aus dem Spiel , gibt es erstmal nur dann updates , wenn es sich lohnt.

Sobald ich den werten Francis am Boden habe , gibt es auch wieder Siegesmeldungen

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Außer Speesen nichts gewesen

Night Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 112,110, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Maya, Shell hits 1
CA Myoko, Shell hits 3
CA Haguro
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 2
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
CL Sendai, Shell hits 3
CL Nagara
DD Nowaki
DD Yugiri
DD Amagiri
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 4, on fire

Allied Ships
CV Hornet
CV Wasp
BB Washington, Shell hits 1
CA Portland, Shell hits 1
CA Minneapolis
CLAA Atlanta, Shell hits 1
CLAA Juneau
CL Helena
DD Fletcher, Shell hits 1
DD Gregory, Shell hits 1
DD Hutchins
DD Swanson
DD Grayson
DD Laffey
DD Buchanan

Allied Task Force Manages to Escape

Night Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 112,110, Range 30,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CS Nisshin
CA Atago
CL Kashima
CL Kashii
CL Oi
CL Tatsuta
CL Yubari
DD Akizuki
DD Kazegumo
DD Sazanami

Allied Ships
CV Saratoga
CA Chicago
CA San Francisco
CLAA San Juan
DD Dunlap
DD Fanning
DD Case
DD Conyngham
DD Cushing

Allied Task Force Manages to Escape

Night Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 112,111, Range 30,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CA Myoko
CA Haguro
CA Suzuya
CA Kumano
CL Sendai
CL Nagara
DD Nowaki
DD Yugiri
DD Amagiri
DD Uzuki, on fire

Allied Ships
CV Hornet
CV Wasp
BB Washington
CA Portland
CA Minneapolis
CLAA Atlanta
CLAA Juneau
CL Helena
DD Fletcher
DD Gregory
DD Hutchins
DD Swanson
DD Grayson
DD Laffey
DD Buchanan

Allied Task Force Manages to Escape

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Wenn die Bettys nicht treffen , treffen halt die Mavis

H6K4 Mavis has spotted a Admiralty 'Leader' class DD at 98,130
:::::::: an Allied CL is reported HIT

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Bei völliger Abwesendheit Amerikanischer Jäger versenken wir eine Fast Transport Gruppe .

Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 13
G4M1 Betty x 12



Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged

Allied aircraft losses

Allied Ships
APD Colhoun, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
APD Manley, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk


Allied ground losses:
400 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 58 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
12 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
5 x A6M3 Zero sweeping at 19000 feet *

CAP engaged:
No.76 Sqd RAAF with Kittyhawk IA (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 11 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes

Training flight from No.76 Sqd RAAF has been caught up in attack

Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 11
G4M1 Betty x 7



No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
APD McKean, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk


Allied ground losses:
249 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Aircraft Attacking:
7 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet

Am 30. werden ale unsere Zero´s über Buna sein und seine Marauder erwarten die immer ohne Jagdschuz einfliegen .

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Buna at 99,129, Range 11,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
DD Uranami, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
PB Shonon Maru #15, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Kasuga Maru #2, Shell hits 19, on fire
xAK Yasukawa Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
xAK Meiyo Maru, Shell hits 37, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Atlantic Maru, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Tamahoko Maru, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
xAK Nittai Maru, Shell hits 23, and is sunk
xAK Fukoku Maru, Shell hits 17, and is sunk
xAK Tangyang Maru, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Pensacola
CA Australia
CA Canberra
CL Leander
CL Achilles
CL Hobart
CL Boise
DD Lang
DD Cummings
DD Clark
DD Monaghan

Japanese ground losses:
2869 casualties reported
Squads: 20 destroyed, 28 disabled
Non Combat: 191 destroyed, 115 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 188 (130 destroyed, 58 disabled)
Vehicles lost 172 (88 destroyed, 84 disabled)

+ 7000 Supplies

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Unfähig :

Sub attack near Lakatoro at 118,152

Japanese Ships
SS I-174, hits 2

Allied Ships
CLAA San Diego
DD Phelps



SS I-174 launches 8 torpedoes at CLAA San Diego
DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Phelps attacking submerged sub ....
DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Sub attack near Rennell Island at 112,140

Japanese Ships
SS I-157

Allied Ships
CLAA Atlanta sollte der geliche CLAA sein
DD Phelps



SS I-157 launches 8 torpedoes at CLAA Atlanta
DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub


Dafür können wir den Tag über Lae und Buna 14 zu 3 für uns entscheiden.

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Der dritte Fehlversuch

Sub attack near Russell Islands at 111,137

Japanese Ships
SS I-19, hits 2

Allied Ships
CV Enterprise
BB Washington
CA Chicago
DD Conyngham
DD Hutchins
DD Cushing
DD Case
DD Welles



SS I-19 launches 6 torpedoes at CV Enterprise
DD Cushing attacking submerged sub ....
DD Case fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Welles attacking submerged sub ....
DD Cushing fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Case attacking submerged sub ....
DD Welles fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Case fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Case fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Case attacking submerged sub ....
Escort abandons search for sub

Aber die U-Jäger treffen

ASW attack near Finschhafen at 100,126

Japanese Ships
DD Akebono
DD Amagiri
DD Yugiri

Allied Ships
SS Sculpin, hits 8

Sub attack near Buna at 99,129

Japanese Ships
DD Suzukaze
DD Nowaki
E Yunagi
APD-2
DD Mutsuki
DD Umikaze
DD Minegumo

Allied Ships
SS Swordfish, hits 21, and is sunk

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Da unsere Träger wahrscheinlich schon versenkt sind hier die Schäden :

CVL Zuiho - SyS 27 - Flood 7 - Engine 3

CV Junyo - SyS 23 - Flood 44 - Engine 11

[hohe_Berge]

Da unsere Träger wahrscheinlich schon versenkt sind hier die Schäden :

CVL Zuiho - SyS 27 - Flood 7 - Engine 3

CV Junyo - SyS 23 - Flood 44 - Engine 11

Es soll aber noch einen "Voll/-Glückstreffer" im Hafen gegeben haben, ist der schon dabei?

Glück Auf
Werter Zottelhase

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Sorry ,,

hinke etwas hinterher .
Also ich kann keinen Treffer bestätigen .

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Wir hörten von neuen Jägern die Warhawk heißen , da konnten wir es uns nicht nehmen mal vorbei zuschauen .

Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 200 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 57 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 26
A6M3 Zero x 40



Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 16
P-40E Warhawk x 32


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Kittyhawk IA: 4 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 10 destroyed



Aircraft Attacking:
13 x A6M3 Zero sweeping at 24000 feet
11 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 24000 feet
12 x A6M3 Zero sweeping at 24000 feet

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Russell Islands at 113,136, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CA Maya
CL Nagara
CL Isuzu
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Murasame
DD Ariake

Allied Ships
PT-59, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-60, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
PT-61
PT-64
PT-66, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-67, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-68
PT-107, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT-109, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-110, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Day Time Surface Combat, near Russell Islands at 113,136, Range 22,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CA Maya
CL Nagara
CL Isuzu
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Murasame
DD Ariake

Allied Ships
PT-61
PT-64
PT-68, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Day Time Surface Combat, near Russell Islands at 112,136, Range 14,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CA Maya
CL Nagara
CL Isuzu
DD Shiratsuyu
DD Murasame
DD Ariake

Allied Ships
PT-61
PT-64, Shell hits 3, and is sunk

Heute Nacht greifen Betty´s den Hafen Russel Island an , mal schauen ob dort wirklich ein Tanker liegt.

Sub attack near Milne Bay at 99,137

Japanese Ships
SS I-2, hits 1

Allied Ships
CL Boise, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CA Canberra
CA Australia
CL Hobart
DD Warramunga
DD Arunta
DD Clark

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Night Air attack on Russell Islands , at 113,136

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 24


No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AO Brazos, Bomb hits 1, on fire



Port hits 3

Aircraft Attacking:
20 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
4 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 13000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg AP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb

Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes

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Sub attack near Munda at 112,134

Japanese Ships
SS I-168

Allied Ships
BB South Dakota, Torpedo hits 3, heavy damage
BB Washington
CA Minneapolis
CA Salt Lake City
DD Fanning
DD Dunlap



SS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at BB South Dakota
I-168 diving deep ....
DD Fanning fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Dunlap attacking submerged sub ....
DD Dunlap fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 18



Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk IA x 9
Spitfire VC Trop x 10


Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged


Allied Ships
CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1
CL Hobart
CL Leander

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Wir treten in Buna zum letzten Gefecht an :


Ground combat at Buna (99,129)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 10111 troops, 82 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 177

Defending force 15711 troops, 138 guns, 169 vehicles, Assault Value = 448

Japanese adjusted assault: 2

Allied adjusted defense: 599

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 299 (fort level 0)

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), fatigue(-)
Attacker: shock(+), disruption(-), supply(-)

Japanese ground losses:
1487 casualties reported
Squads: 35 destroyed, 26 disabled
Non Combat: 20 destroyed, 88 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)


Allied ground losses:
114 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled


Assaulting units:
Sasebo 5th SNLF
Yokoyama Tai
144th Infantry Regiment
Kure 3rd SNLF
4th Naval Guard Unit
15th Engineer Regiment
3rd Naval Construction Battalion
I/55 Mtn Gun Rgt
1st Naval Construction Battalion
15th Naval Construction Battalion
10th Special Base Force
101st JNAF AF Unit

Defending units:
41st/162nd Inf Regiment
11th Australian Brigade
29th Australian Brigade
5th Aus Cav Brigade
14th Australian Brigade
30th Australian Brigade
I Australian Corps


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I/55 Mtn Gun Rgt Wiped Out at Buna by attrition!!!

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1st Naval Construction Battalion Wiped Out at Buna by attrition!!!

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3rd Naval Construction Battalion Wiped Out at Buna by attrition!!!

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15th Naval Construction Battalion Wiped Out at Buna by attrition!!!

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101st JNAF AF Unit Wiped Out at Buna by attrition!!!


Japanese Unit(s) surrounded at Buna

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Night Time Surface Combat, near Shortlands at 109,131, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
xAK Takaoka Maru, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
xAK Tatuno Maru, Shell hits 26, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Josho Maru, Shell hits 21, and is sunk
xAK Soyo Maru, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Uyo Maru, Shell hits 24, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CA Chester
CA New Orleans
CA San Francisco
CA Quincy
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 1
DD Gwin
DD Grayson
DD Hughes
DD Anderson
DD O'Brien

Japanese ground losses:
5077 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 307 destroyed, 313 disabled
Engineers: 237 destroyed, 57 disabled
Guns lost 428 (231 destroyed, 197 disabled)
Vehicles lost 64 (54 destroyed, 10 disabled)


Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 113,138

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 6
B5N1 Kate x 9
D3A1 Val x 9
D3A2 Val x 4



Allied aircraft
F4F-3P Wildcat x 8
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22


Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
B5N1 Kate: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed


Allied Ships
CA Quincy
CA Chester
CA San Francisco
CA New Orleans

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Sub attack near Vella Lavella at 109,133

Japanese Ships
SS I-20

Allied Ships
CA New Orleans, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
CA Chester
DD Anderson
DD Hughes

Sub attack near Vella Lavella at 109,133

Japanese Ships
SS I-20

Allied Ships
CA Chester, Torpedo hits 1
CA New Orleans, on fire, heavy damage
DD Anderson
DD Hughes

[von Richthofen]

Habt Ihr überhaupt noch eine Chance zu gewinnen?

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Schon mal Ritter der Kokosnuss gesehen ?
Noch habe ich ein Bein

nee Gewinnen kann ich nicht mehr ,habe ja schon verloren .
Momentan habe ich nichts besseres zu tun , sonst hätte ich schon aufgehört

Also wird es noch ein paar Tage weiter gehen .