26th Nov
We conducted recon by fire on the defenders at Milne:
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Ground combat at Milne Bay (101,133)
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 1815 troops, 19 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 389
Defending force 2100 troops, 26 guns, 7 vehicles, Assault Value = 16
Assaulting units:
38th/229th Inf Regiment
38th/38th Engineer Regiment
Maizuru 4th SNLF
2nd/4th Inf Regiment
8th JNAF AF Unit
Defending units:
7th Australian Bde /5
101st RAAF Base Force
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Given these figures, I've given the go ahead for a deliberate attack tomorrow. I'm unsure about the fort level but we'll find out soon enough.
Yamato and her cronies have rearmed and are steaming back to the Coral sea where they will provide insurance. With a bit of luck, at the very least, they will draw way some of the seemingly endless bomber attacks on our shipping and give space for others to operate. I've ordered the carriers a bit further north where they can better intercept Allied shipping. It looks like there is a single light cruiser making a run into Moresby, which seems strange. it's possibly an oversight, or a mis reported sighting from one of my float planes.
Admiral Yamamoto was kept up half the night because of several tiny raids over Rabaul. In discussing my rotten pilot pool with CCIP i mentioned that I thought one of the main problems in terms of in-game performance, is the grinder type effect of his bombers on my CAP. A lot of the time, even if my fighters aren't shot down, they end up damaged and crashing on landing. Tied in with their appalling performance on several occasions (the turkey shoot, for example,) this has led to my present predicament.
No sign of any counter attack at the moment, but I'm keeping my eyes open. I've also had to reduce the range of my naval attack betties as I lost another gang of them this round. Put it this way, the only group to fly in the direction I wanted them to fly tried to torpedo some PT boats. Well, that dog just ain't gonna bark.
Probably my last turn tonight. I agreed to start work at 5.30 am tomorrow because there are some people needing entry to the museum for some reason or other. I'm not even sure what 5.30 AM means....I don't think my alarm clock can be set that early.
