Gen.Hoepner
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Joined: 9/4/2001 From: italy Status: offline
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...mmmm...well guys...what can i say?...we've lost the initiative also in the pacific for another year (at least). My mistake, his skills...really don't know...probably both of them... Today everything went wrong. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/09/42 The day begins with a torpedo in BB Missisipi near Ponape.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Ponape at 73,80 Japanese Ships SS RO-65 Allied Ships BB Mississippi, Torpedo hits 1 DD Chew -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1034 encounters mine field at Ponape (73,80) Then the Warspite gets a mine...another damned mine Allied Ships BB Warspite, Mine hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 73,80 Then his SFTF engage my BBs...long lance torpedo attack and ...voilà! The Warspite is sunk..the chew got chewed too and she's now on the bottom of the ocean... Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses Walrus: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CL Isuzu, Shell hits 3 CL Yura CL Kinu, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage CL Abukuma, Shell hits 2 CL Kuma, Shell hits 1 CL Tama, Shell hits 2 DD Yugumo DD Hayashio DD Isokaze, Shell hits 4, on fire DD Hamakaze DD Nowaki DD Arashi DD Hagikaze DD Tanikaze, Shell hits 1, on fire Allied Ships BB New Mexico, Shell hits 1 BB Mississippi, Shell hits 4 BB Warspite, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk DD Allen DD Chew, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TF 1157 encounters mine field at Truk (66,78) Then my scouting sub got another mine...will sink later Allied Ships SS S-43, Mine hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When the day comes my CVs react to his KB come up from nowhere (i had 32 houstons on 15 hexes naval search...24 conrados...saw nothing yesterday)... My B-17s attacked Ponape and his LRCAP from the KB takes off...well, i said, we damaged 35 zeros! Good result!! The KB's CAP should be less effective... The KB is covered by clouds in the morning...but none of my 200 bombers on naval attack at Eniwetok decide to take off, nor the SDBs on my CVs (range 4) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Ponape , at 73,80 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 40 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 70 F-4 Lightning x 5 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 35 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 50 damaged Port supply hits 3 In the afternoon my CVs react for the second time in the day and got away from Eniwetok's cover...his CVs do not react...note that all my CVTFs had 0 ZERO react range.... However a lightly escort bombing mission came from Truk against my Fast Transport TF...our guys do a good job -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 75,80 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 G3M Nell x 12 G4M1 Betty x 13 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 4 P-40B Tomahawk x 9 P-40E Warhawk x 5 Japanese aircraft losses G3M Nell: 8 damaged G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 3 damaged Allied Ships CL Adelaide DMS Wasmuth DMS Long CA Australia CL Perth APD McKean -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 75,80 Again...this time the leaker passes through... Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 3 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 4 P-40B Tomahawk x 9 P-40E Warhawk x 5 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships MSW Courtenay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage*sinks* Aircraft Attacking: 2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 75,80 *2 hexes east of Ponape* Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 4 G4M1 Betty x 12 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 4 P-40B Tomahawk x 9 P-40E Warhawk x 5 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Tomahawk: 1 damaged P-40E Warhawk: 2 damaged Allied Ships AP Mapia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AP J. Franklin Bell, Torpedo hits 1 DD Anderson Allied ground losses: 34 casualties reported Guns lost 2 My CAP becomes less effective... THEN, WHAT???? My CVs launch a strike...but, despite i had put 60% CAP, only 24 wildcats escort the SDBs....result? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 72,79 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 23 A6M2 Zero x 200 A6M3 Zero x 23 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 24 SBD-3 Dauntless x 104 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2-N Rufe: 6 damaged A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 11 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 24 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 83 destroyed A MASSACRE....NOt a single leaker...nothing, nada, niet.... And only 3 zeros are downed...incredible!!!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 72,79 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 11 A6M2 Zero x 185 A6M3 Zero x 23 Allied aircraft SBD-3 Dauntless x 16 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 destroyed ok..... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 72,79 Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 11 A6M2 Zero x 185 A6M3 Zero x 23 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 9 SBD-3 Dauntless x 17 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 9 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 13 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 72,81 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 30 Allied aircraft B-25C Mitchell x 7 B-26B Marauder x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged B-26B Marauder: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships CL Kinu, on fire, heavy damage This is the best that my 200 higly experienced bombers can do??? (with Radars and air HQ at Eniwetok)????...you better change your job guys.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 72,81 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 15 Allied aircraft A-20B Boston x 11 B-25C Mitchell x 13 B-26B Marauder x 24 P-38F Lightning x 8 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied aircraft losses A-20B Boston: 1 damaged B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged B-26B Marauder: 2 damaged P-38F Lightning: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged Japanese Ships CL Kinu, Bomb hits 17, on fire, heavy damage Idiots...this CL was doomed anyway... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And then arrives the storm....my CVs aren't united anymore...due to the damned double reaction....my CAP is horrible Day Air attack on TF at 74,79 Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 21 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 18 F4F-4 Wildcat x 50 P-38F Lightning x 5 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 16 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 74,79 Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 23 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 18 F4F-4 Wildcat x 50 P-38F Lightning x 2 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 23 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 damaged -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 74,79 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 103 *100 zeros on escorts????...what the ****...he had 250 fighters on CAP over the KB...how can he have all those escorts???* D3A2 Val x 29 B5N2 Kate x 146 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 18 F4F-4 Wildcat x 50 P-38F Lightning x 5 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 49 destroyed, 5 damaged D3A2 Val: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged B5N2 Kate: 14 destroyed, 82 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged F4F-4 Wildcat: 24 destroyed, 2 damaged P-38F Lightning: 17 destroyed Allied Ships CV Lexington, Bomb hits 11, Torpedo hits 8, on fire, heavy damage CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage CA Chicago CL Helena, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CA New Orleans CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Porter Well....2 CVs sunk and a CL.... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 74,79 Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 35 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 7 F4F-4 Wildcat x 12 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships CV Yorktown, on fire, heavy damage CV Lexington, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 1 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 4 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In China he paradropped some units...those units were repulsed to the woods, thus closing more doors for my pocketed army.......I'M SO F*****ING UNLUCKY!!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Tuyun Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 256 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 13 Defending force 5207 troops, 33 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 171 Japanese max assault: 20 - adjusted assault: 0 Allied max defense: 174 - adjusted defense: 371 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 4) Japanese ground losses: 67 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Kweilin Japanese Shock attack Attacking force 105 troops, 5 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 4 Defending force 71979 troops, 313 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1835 Japanese max assault: 6 - adjusted assault: 0 Allied max defense: 1805 - adjusted defense: 1105 Japanese assault odds: 0 to 1 (fort level 3) Japanese ground losses: 35 casualties reported Guns lost 4 So...today i've lost 2 CVs, 1 BB, 1 CL and got damaged some more units.....the Ponape invasion is stopped and tomorrow we gotta try to save what remains of our fleet.... Well done Hoepner...well done....
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