Speedysteve
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Joined: 9/11/2001 From: Reading, England Status: offline
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Hi all, Hi Capt. Thanks for your thoughts. They are taken on board. I will think more on this. -------------------- Well a shock today! Enemy CV's approached Timor from the west! I was not expecting this. Luckily I had LBA on Koepang and Maumere to attack his bombardment runs. As it turned out they have struck a severe blow to the enemy: Day Air attack on TF at 25,74 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zeke x 44 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 9 Vengeance I x 6 P-38J Lightning x 24 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zeke: 22 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Spitfire VIII: 4 destroyed Vengeance I: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged P-38J Lightning: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships CV Kaga -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 25,74 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zeke x 10 Allied aircraft TBM Avenger x 14 Beaufort V-IX x 12 P-47D Thunderbolt x 39 B-25J Mitchell x 45 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zeke: 13 destroyed Allied aircraft losses TBM Avenger: 1 damaged Beaufort V-IX: 1 destroyed P-47D Thunderbolt: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged B-25J Mitchell: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CVL Ryuho, Bomb hits 20, on fire, heavy damage CV Hiyo CV Kaga CVE Hosho, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage CL Yahagi -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Maumere at 28,73 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zeke x 25 D4Y Judy x 46 B6N Jill x 43 Allied aircraft Spitfire VIII x 5 P-38J Lightning x 14 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zeke: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged D4Y Judy: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged B6N Jill: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged Allied aircraft losses Spitfire VIII: 1 destroyed P-38J Lightning: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships AK Samuel K. Barlow, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AK Samuel F. Miller, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Thomas Nelson DD Quiberon DD Quickmatch AK Thomas Nast, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Samuel Adams, Bomb hits 3, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 25,74 Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zeke x 9 Allied aircraft TBM Avenger x 9 Beaufort V-IX x 8 P-47D Thunderbolt x 33 B-25J Mitchell x 30 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zeke: 5 destroyed Allied aircraft losses TBM Avenger: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged Beaufort V-IX: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged P-47D Thunderbolt: 2 damaged B-25J Mitchell: 7 damaged Japanese Ships CV Kaga, Bomb hits 13, on fire DD Kishinami CA Haguro CV Hiyo, Bomb hits 5, on fire CVL Ryuho was confirmed sunk by Intel giving me 143 points. CVE Hosho looks heavily damaged and Kaga and Hiyo moderately damaged. Most of my airgroups are still in good shape morale wise. There are many damaged planes thouigh. The enemy lost 56 planes to my 34 today (50 x Zeke!) My P38J's performed particularly well against the Zeke's. 1st LT A Reynolds of 49th FG achieved 4 kills today bringing his tally to 11 in 103 missions. Hopefully we can catch some more damaged CV's tomorrow. An SB2C Squadron has moved into Maumere to support this effort. Very happy with this. Attrition of CV's in a LBA/land hopping area not even remotely affecting my main CentPac forces. He did hit my supply TF at Maumere though with AK Smauel K. Barlow sinking and 2 more may sink. Definitely my victory though. ---------------------- Bad weather still prevents Moulmein LBA from bombing Bangkok's resources. ---------------------- SS Sunfish evaded an MSW 180 miles west of Batan Island. SS Mingo evaded 4 x ASW vessels 60 miles east of Tarakan. SS Triton was attacked by convoy escorts NW of Brunei. 1 x DC near miss - 16/2/0 SS Tang sank the oil laden TK Shinkoku Maru with 2 torpedoes 240 miles NW of Bataan. 1 x DC hit Tang - 27/23/0. Returning to Darwin. My most experienced Submarine - 85/86 crew experience! SS Tinosa heavily damaged AS Tsukushi Maru with 2 torpeodes SE of Menado. ----------------------- An AP, APD and a DE arrive in theatre tomorrow as does 77th USA Division.
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