KenchiSulla
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To support my thesis... Morning Air attack on TF, near Raoul Island at 127,173 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 20 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 70 B5N2 Kate x 53 D4Y1 Judy x 57 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged Allied Ships TK Vera, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk TK Manvantara, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires AO Ramapo, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk DD Sims, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Esso Richmond, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage AO Tippecanoe, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Strong, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Arethusa, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk TK Seirstad, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk TK Esso Durban, Bomb hits 2 TK Gulfcoast, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 9 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 20 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 9 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 17 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 3 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 16 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 12 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 9 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 3 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 8 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb 4 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK Manvantara Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Tippecanoe This was a strike where 260 strikecraft where part of the TF, with about 10% of the total assigned to search. It did use the full escort compliment available... It almost looks like it is mimicking doctrine I read about (sending up strikecraft per division - or in this case carrier). So, divebombers for carrier A, B and C and torpedobombers for carrier D, E and F....
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