moore4807
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Joined: 6/2/2000 From: Punta Gorda FL Status: offline
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jan 03, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morale builders! Remember I said I left some surprises laying around!!! TF 28 encounters mine field at Brisbane (96,160) Japanese Ships SS I-10, Mine hits 1 TF 82 encounters mine field at Soerabaja (56,104) Japanese Ships SS RO-33, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage TF 22 encounters mine field at Brisbane (96,160) Japanese Ships SS I-2, Mine hits 1 This is the one that just seems sooooo wrong!!! Check out the moonlight and rain... the nighttime equivalent to a sun shower? Night Time Surface Combat, near Soerabaja at 56,103, Range 6,000 Yards Japanese Ships CV Akagi CV Kaga CVL Ryujo CVL Shoho CVL Zuiho BB Haruna CA Myoko CA Aoba CL Abukuma CL Kiso DD Hatsukaze DD Natsushio DD Hayashio DD Amatsukaze DD Hamakaze DD Tanikaze DD Ariake DD Asakaze DD Matsukaze DD Hasu DD Karii Allied Ships PT TM-9 PT TM-10 PT TM-11 PT TM-12 Poor visibility due to Rain with 100% moonlight Maximum visibility in Rain and 100% moonlight: 6,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards... Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 7,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards Prins D. gains tactical advantage CV Kaga , CV Akagi , CVL Zuiho , CVL Shoho screened from combat - escorted by DD Matsukaze , DD Hamakaze , DD Hatsukaze BB Haruna engages PT TM-12 at 6,000 yards DD Asakaze engages PT TM-12 at 6,000 yards Range increases to 7,000 yards CV Kaga , CV Akagi , CVL Zuiho , CVL Shoho , CVL Ryujo screened from combat - escorted by DD Asakaze , DD Tanikaze , DD Amatsukaze , DD Hatsukaze DD Karii engages PT TM-12 at 7,000 yards DD Natsushio engages PT TM-12 at 7,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards Range closes to 5,000 yards CV Kaga screened from combat - escorted by DD Natsushio DD Amatsukaze engages PT TM-12 at 5,000 yards DD Hayashio engages PT TM-12 at 5,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards DD Asakaze engages PT TM-12 at 9,000 yards DD Ariake engages PT TM-12 at 9,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards CV Kaga , CV Akagi , CVL Zuiho , CVL Shoho , CVL Ryujo screened from combat - escorted by DD Karii , DD Hasu , DD Amatsukaze , DD Hayashio CA Aoba engages PT TM-12 at 11,000 yards DD Ariake engages PT TM-12 at 11,000 yards Task forces break off... and again...sigh Night Time Surface Combat, near Pamekasan at 58,103, Range 2,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Suzukaze Allied Ships PT TM-4 PT TM-5 PT TM-6 PT TM-7 Reduced visibility due to Rain with 96% moonlight Maximum visibility in Rain and 96% moonlight: 2,000 yards Range closes to 8,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... Range closes to 2,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards Boetcher C. gains tactical advantage PT TM-5 engages DD Suzukaze at 2,000 yards DD Suzukaze engages PT TM-7 at 2,000 yards Range increases to 4,000 yards PT TM-7 engages DD Suzukaze at 4,000 yards Range increases to 5,000 yards PT TM-4 engages DD Suzukaze at 5,000 yards Task forces break off... I gotta get my P--40's altitude higher for the bounce against the Zeroes... or does that matter in this game? Morning Air attack on Cebu , at 80,86 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 3 P-40E Warhawk x 11 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 9 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet CAP engaged: 24th PG/20th PS with P-40B Warhawk (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (3 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 9000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes 35th PG/21st PS with P-40E Warhawk (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 9000 Raid is overhead 24th PG/3rd PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (4 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 9000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes 35th PG/34th PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 2 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 9000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes I really want to do some damage, but do not want to give the game away so early... too Kimmel-ish? Larry has already moved the KB south and east further than IRL...Makes me wonder if he's going to try to strangle Australia? Force me to move everything through Africa? Hmmm... any suggestions? I'm holding the India units and Naval forces around Karachi until he starts to play his hand out... Need to move Warspite through the East Coast to Africa (mombasa?) to avoid his picket line of subs...
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