FDRLincoln
Posts: 744
Joined: 11/22/2004 From: Lawrence, KS Status: offline
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I have not had time to keep the AAR up, being very busy with family and work, but this game is still active. We are now in late April, 1942. I have conquered all of the DEI except Timor (which I just invaded), all of Burma, cleaned out Bataan a month ago, and am now getting ready to invade Port Moresby. KB is intact and overall I am running slightly ahead of historical timetable. Yesterday, I won a big victory in the Coral Sea. It appears I sank at least two carriers, damaged two others, caused significant damage to his carrier air force (almost 200 planes destroyed yesterday according to intelligence reports), without significant loss to myself. Essentially, I lured his carriers north into the Coral Sea and ambushed them with both KB and mini-KB. Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 105,140 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 134 B5N2 Kate x 159 D3A1 Val x 150 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 13 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 6 damaged B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak D3A1 Val: 5 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed Allied Ships CV Hornet, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CV Lexington, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CL Helena, Bomb hits 1 CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 2, on fire DD Balch CA Astoria CA Salt Lake City DD Cassin CA Vincennes DD Farragut CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires DD Anderson CL Nashville, Bomb hits 1 CA Chester, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Porter, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage CL Phoenix DD Cummings, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires DD Mahan DD Drayton CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 2, on fire DD Meredith DD Reid Both Lexington and Hornet reported sunk. Ammo storage explosion on CV Lexington Fuel storage explosion on CV Lexington Ammo storage explosion on CV Yorktown Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Enterprise Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Hornet Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Yorktown Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Cummings Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA New Orleans Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Porter -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Rossel Island at 106,137 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 89 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 30 SBD-2 Dauntless x 9 SBD-3 Dauntless x 39 TBD-1 Devastator x 27 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat: 8 destroyed SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak SBD-3 Dauntless: 17 destroyed, 9 damaged SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed by flak TBD-1 Devastator: 9 destroyed, 8 damaged TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CV Shokaku CV Soryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire CV Akagi CV Hiryu BB Kirishima CV Kaga CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1 Zuikaku has 12 SYS damage but no other problems. Soryu is at 25/27 but fires under control, flight deck operational, and still making 27 knots. Unfortunately my carriers are very low on fuel and ordinance and will withdraw towards Rabaul rather than pursue his cripples.
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