PzB74
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Joined: 10/3/2000 From: No(r)way Status: offline
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I will do my best...err worst Andy is getting into position: his ac and ships have started to bombard Kwajalein and several TFs have moved into the target area. There are some 100 enemy ac on CAP over Kwajalein so I'm not going to send my Emily's to pick up anything...a small force of barges will attempt to get away with parts of the Naval HQ though. Ok, so we can't penetrate Andy's force field with conventional air strikes - so it's time to try another approach. I know how devastatingly effective experienced B-17s are against enemy ships when put on naval search. Sooo I've put 80 highly experienced Bettys around Kwajalein on 100% naval search Perhaps this is the way to achieve 'leakers'? Starting with an altitude of 30k feet - if no results are achieved I will lower it. Hoping to hear Andy scream soon AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/10/43 Bombardments A series of bombardments didn't cause overly heavy casualties! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1068 encounters mine field at Kwajalein (79,79) Allied Ships DMS Perry DMS Boggs DD Norman DD Henley DD Buchanan ------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kwajalein, at 79,79 Allied Ships BB Idaho Japanese ground losses: 488 casualties reported Guns lost 2 Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 9 Port hits 2 Port supply hits 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kwajalein, at 79,79 Allied Ships CL Helena CL Concord CL Emerald BB Alabama BB South Dakota BB North Carolina Japanese ground losses: 380 casualties reported Guns lost 7 Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 30 Port hits 1 Port fuel hits 3 Port supply hits 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Kwajalein, at 79,79 Allied Ships DD Kennison DD Sampson DD Welles DD Farenholt DD Lansdowne CL Richmond CL Tromp BB Colorado Japanese ground losses: 69 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Airbase hits 1 Runway hits 28 Port hits 3 Port fuel hits 1 Port supply hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air Combat Heavy pounding of the Admiralities... Day Air attack on Admiralty Islands , at 58,84 Japanese aircraft no flights Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 21 A-20G Havoc x 16 B-25J Mitchell x 125 PB4Y Liberator x 8 B-24J Liberator x 39 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-46-III Dinah: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-25J Mitchell: 2 damaged Japanese ground losses: 115 casualties reported Guns lost 6 Airbase hits 21 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This is the kind of strike you DON'T want directed against the KB... Day Air attack on Kwajalein Base Force, at 79,79 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 24 F6F Hellcat x 134 Corsair IV x 6 SBD Dauntless x 66 SB2C Helldiver x 194 TBM Avenger x 286 Allied aircraft losses SBD Dauntless: 3 damaged SB2C Helldiver: 5 damaged TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged Japanese ground losses: 227 casualties reported Guns lost 10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Enemy air strike....
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