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Molon Labe · 01-07-22, 02:27 PM

11 October 1942
IJN airstrike massacred over Luganville: 65 to 0!

Luganville Invasion
My invasion task force (4 CL, 7 DD, 3 transports) made it to Luganville without meeting any resistance, subs or otherwise. 1 CA and 1 DD joined them at the beach. As the troops unloaded, a sub tried to enter the area and ended up being moderately-heavily damaged by the USS Reid. Then the airstrikes came, the results of which were shocking:

Wave 1: 29 Zeroes, 30 Betties vs. 20 P-38s, 8 P-40, 11 F4F
Losses: 18 Zeroes, 10 Betties (1 to flak)
23 Betties in total made it to the targets, 4 of which were not armed with torpedoes and bombed from 20k feet. They went after the cruisers and destroyers, and they all missed.

Wave 2: 6 Betties vs 6 P-38, 4 P-40, 2 F4F
Losses: 6 Betties

Wave 3: 3 Zeroes, 4 Betties vs. 6 P-38, 1 P-40, 2 F4F
Losses: 1 Zero, 1 Betty (flak)
Mostly a failed intercept. 3 Betties attacked our AMC and missed.

Wave 4: 9 Zeroes, 6 Betties vs. 6 P-38
Losses: 3 Zeroes
The Betties attacked the cruiser Adelaide and a destroyer, all missed.

Wave 5: 12 Zeroes, 18 Betties vs 18 P-38, 8 P-40, 8 F4F
Losses: 8 Zeroes, 18 Betties
YOU SHALL NOT PASS!!

Totals: 30 Zeroes, 35 Betties
No Allied aircraft shot down (ops/damaged losses still possible)
No Allied ships hit.

That enemy cruiser force wasn't headed to the Gilberts after all. It turned south, approached Ndeni, and drew an airstrike from me of 6 B-26s, which missed.

China
We've liberated Sinyang, there were only 500 troops defending it against our 11,000.

01-07-22, 02:27 PM	#437
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	11 October 1942 IJN airstrike massacred over Luganville: 65 to 0! Luganville Invasion My invasion task force (4 CL, 7 DD, 3 transports) made it to Luganville without meeting any resistance, subs or otherwise. 1 CA and 1 DD joined them at the beach. As the troops unloaded, a sub tried to enter the area and ended up being moderately-heavily damaged by the USS Reid. Then the airstrikes came, the results of which were shocking: Wave 1: 29 Zeroes, 30 Betties vs. 20 P-38s, 8 P-40, 11 F4F Losses: 18 Zeroes, 10 Betties (1 to flak) 23 Betties in total made it to the targets, 4 of which were not armed with torpedoes and bombed from 20k feet. They went after the cruisers and destroyers, and they all missed. Wave 2: 6 Betties vs 6 P-38, 4 P-40, 2 F4F Losses: 6 Betties Wave 3: 3 Zeroes, 4 Betties vs. 6 P-38, 1 P-40, 2 F4F Losses: 1 Zero, 1 Betty (flak) Mostly a failed intercept. 3 Betties attacked our AMC and missed. Wave 4: 9 Zeroes, 6 Betties vs. 6 P-38 Losses: 3 Zeroes The Betties attacked the cruiser Adelaide and a destroyer, all missed. Wave 5: 12 Zeroes, 18 Betties vs 18 P-38, 8 P-40, 8 F4F Losses: 8 Zeroes, 18 Betties YOU SHALL NOT PASS!! Totals: 30 Zeroes, 35 Betties No Allied aircraft shot down (ops/damaged losses still possible) No Allied ships hit. That enemy cruiser force wasn't headed to the Gilberts after all. It turned south, approached Ndeni, and drew an airstrike from me of 6 B-26s, which missed. China We've liberated Sinyang, there were only 500 troops defending it against our 11,000. __________________ Last edited by Molon Labe; 01-07-22 at 02:40 PM.