GreyJoy
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Oct 16, 17 1943 We decided at the very last minute to hold back our invasion for one more turn and we sent forward to Thousands a bait composed by 5 cruisers and 6 DDs, along with 10 merchants full of supplies. Detached a very strong LRCAP over this bait and sent 75 P-47s to sweep Thousands... The KB showed up south west of Treasury Island... I wanted to wore down his air forces a bit before committing my precious invasion ships... The bait paid off... It resulted in a great serie of air fightings over the southern Solomons... I sniffed the fact that Rader, after seeing my fleet at Karaikira last turn, would have finally order a general naval attack, so giving his LBA bombers a range that could reach Karaikira at Least....i hoped he didn't set a greater range cause i kept my fleet 2 hexes North-East of Karaikira... Our guess was correct... hordes of Nells, Betties and Frances showed up over Thousands and over Lunga, while our sweeps at Thousands gave the chance to my P-47s to tangle again against his georges that showed up en masse...probably coming from Rekata Bay... The KB never launched...despite her favourable position... At the end of the 2 days turn we obtained a good 3-1 ratio...and, above all, we gave a strong blow to the morale of his air crews...hopefully this will help in tomorrow landings... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Thousand Ships Bay , at 114,136 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 2 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K1 Rex x 2 N1K1-J George x 34 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk III x 14 Hurricane XIIb x 16 P-38G Lightning x 12 P-38H Lightning x 18 P-40K Warhawk x 11 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 24 F4U-1 Corsair x 12 F4U-1A Corsair x 9 F6F-3 Hellcat x 27 Japanese aircraft losses N1K1 Rex: 1 destroyed N1K1-J George: 6 destroyed Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Hurricane XIIb: 1 destroyed P-38H Lightning: 1 destroyed P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Thousand Ships Bay , at 114,136 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 43 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K1-J George x 6 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 1 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIc Trop x 6 Kittyhawk III x 16 Spitfire Vc Trop x 4 Hurricane XIIb x 8 P-38G Lightning x 12 P-38H Lightning x 10 P-40K Warhawk x 10 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 36 F4U-1 Corsair x 12 F4U-1A Corsair x 9 F6F-3 Hellcat x 17 Japanese aircraft losses N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Thousand Ships Bay at 114,136 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 93 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 37 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 13 N1K1-J George x 9 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIc Trop x 5 Kittyhawk III x 8 Spitfire Vc Trop x 10 Hurricane XIIb x 5 P-38G Lightning x 11 P-38H Lightning x 14 P-40K Warhawk x 19 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 18 F4U-1 Corsair x 26 F4U-1A Corsair x 8 F6F-3 Hellcat x 31 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 8 destroyed N1K1-J George: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 193 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 57 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 58 N1K1-J George x 89 P1Y1 Frances x 6 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk III x 4 P-38H Lightning x 4 P-40K Warhawk x 10 P-40N1 Warhawk x 10 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 15 F4U-1 Corsair x 8 F6F-3 Hellcat x 6 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 4 destroyed N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed P-38H Lightning: 1 destroyed P-40K Warhawk: 3 destroyed P-40N1 Warhawk: 2 destroyed P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed F4U-1 Corsair: 3 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 3 destroyed Allied Ships DM Preble DM Montgomery, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Thousand Ships Bay at 114,136 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 35 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 23 G4M1 Betty x 9 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIc Trop x 4 Kittyhawk III x 3 Spitfire Vc Trop x 10 Hurricane XIIb x 5 P-38G Lightning x 9 P-38H Lightning x 8 P-40K Warhawk x 16 F4U-1 Corsair x 15 F4U-1A Corsair x 6 F6F-3 Hellcat x 20 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 7 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed Allied Ships xAK Steel Traveler -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 111 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 38 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 9 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk III x 2 P-40K Warhawk x 3 P-40N1 Warhawk x 2 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 5 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed No Allied losses Allied Ships DD Cushing -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Thousand Ships Bay at 114,136 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 47 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 13 N1K1-J George x 22 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIc Trop x 5 Kittyhawk III x 7 Spitfire Vc Trop x 10 Hurricane XIIb x 3 P-38G Lightning x 10 P-38H Lightning x 25 P-40K Warhawk x 17 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 19 F4U-1 Corsair x 25 F4U-1A Corsair x 7 F6F-3 Hellcat x 46 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 8 destroyed N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 183 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 54 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 11 N1K1-J George x 27 P1Y1 Frances x 6 Allied aircraft P-40K Warhawk x 7 P-40N1 Warhawk x 7 F4U-1 Corsair x 13 F4U-1A Corsair x 7 F6F-3 Hellcat x 7 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed P1Y1 Frances: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Thousand Ships Bay at 114,136 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 27,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 40 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 11 G4M1 Betty x 9 N1K1-J George x 35 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIc Trop x 3 Kittyhawk III x 3 Spitfire Vc Trop x 7 Hurricane XIIb x 2 P-38G Lightning x 7 P-38H Lightning x 20 P-40K Warhawk x 11 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 14 F4U-1 Corsair x 10 F6F-3 Hellcat x 18 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 2 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged N1K1-J George: 7 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed P-38H Lightning: 1 destroyed P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed Allied Ships xAP Sin Kheng Seng, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Admiral Wiley -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 9 Allied aircraft P-40K Warhawk x 5 P-40N1 Warhawk x 4 F4U-1 Corsair x 10 F4U-1A Corsair x 7 F6F-3 Hellcat x 3 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Thousand Ships Bay , at 114,136 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 38,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K1 Rex x 2 N1K1-J George x 24 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk III x 13 Spitfire Vc Trop x 13 Hurricane XIIb x 7 P-38G Lightning x 10 P-38H Lightning x 17 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 41 F4U-1 Corsair x 12 F6F-3 Hellcat x 19 Japanese aircraft losses N1K1 Rex: 1 destroyed N1K1-J George: 8 destroyed Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Thousand Ships Bay , at 114,136 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 39,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Japanese aircraft N1K1-J George x 2 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk III x 10 Spitfire Vc Trop x 7 Hurricane XIIb x 13 P-38G Lightning x 10 P-38H Lightning x 10 P-40K Warhawk x 9 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 39 F4U-1 Corsair x 12 F6F-3 Hellcat x 9 Japanese aircraft losses N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed No Allied losses -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Thousand Ships Bay at 114,136 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Japanese aircraft G3M2 Nell x 4 N1K1-J George x 7 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIc Trop x 4 Kittyhawk III x 8 Spitfire Vc Trop x 9 Hurricane XIIb x 4 P-38G Lightning x 9 P-38H Lightning x 24 P-40K Warhawk x 14 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 19 F4U-1 Corsair x 24 F4U-1A Corsair x 8 F6F-3 Hellcat x 43 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 2 destroyed N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 191 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 57 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 32 N1K1-J George x 28 P1Y1 Frances x 6 Allied aircraft Kittyhawk III x 3 P-40K Warhawk x 6 P-40N1 Warhawk x 8 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 6 F4U-1 Corsair x 12 F6F-3 Hellcat x 10 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 9 destroyed N1K1-J George: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed P-47D2 Thunderbolt: 1 destroyed F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CM Salem DM Preble -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Thousand Ships Bay at 114,136 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 30 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 10 P1Y1 Frances x 9 Allied aircraft Hurricane IIc Trop x 3 Kittyhawk III x 2 Spitfire Vc Trop x 8 Hurricane XIIb x 4 P-38G Lightning x 9 P-38H Lightning x 19 P-40K Warhawk x 14 P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 11 F4U-1 Corsair x 7 F4U-1A Corsair x 8 F6F-3 Hellcat x 23 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 4 destroyed P1Y1 Frances: 6 destroyed No Allied losses
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