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My experience said YES. Here example how wonderful B-17 and how devastate them which never happen in really. Morning Air attack on Noumea , at 115,160 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 33 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 31 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 1 B-17E Fortress x 38 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 damaged B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged Japanese Ships CV Soryu, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1 CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1 Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Port hits 2 Aircraft Attacking: 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 13000 feet * Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 13000 feet * Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 13000 feet * Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 13000 feet * Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 13000 feet * Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 13000 feet * Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 13000 feet * Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 13000 feet * Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 7 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 13000 feet * Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 13000 feet * Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 2 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 13000 feet * Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Hiryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 6 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes Soryu-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes Kasai S. in a A6M2 Zero makes head on attack ... forces B-17E Fortress out of formation Ammo storage explosion on CV Soryu
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