hawker
Posts: 849
Joined: 6/25/2005 From: Split,Croatia Status: offline
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/6-7/42 Last night his surface combat group engage again in Merak.My BBs dont want to fight so he engaged my CV task force.I was eytremly lucky not to be hit.I moved KB 180 miles east of Merak and that decision probably save my carriers next day. Next night begins with his PT attack in Merak,i left in Merak my BBs with escorts and move transports along with Carriers,no torpedo hit by him,one PT sunk. Day is come and he lunch attack against KB from Badoeng with 100 aircrafts(Dauntless!!)ecorting by wildcats.105 zeros waiting for them,only six SBDs break thru my zero cap and scores minor hit on Zuikaku(sys 5).Then he lunch second attack with remnants of first,they are all decimated. Becouse of my move i cut the distance from Soserbaya by one hex and catch his surface fleet with pants down,KB lunch several attack against his SF and sink 2 CA,one CL,badly damaging other ships. Day Air attack on TF at 21,59 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 105 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 46 SBD Dauntless x 23 P-40B Tomahawk x 11 P-40E Warhawk x 21 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 25 destroyed, 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 43 destroyed SBD Dauntless: 18 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 10 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 21 destroyed Japanese Ships CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1 (sys 5) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 21,59 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 98 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 11 SBD Dauntless x 5 P-40B Tomahawk x 3 P-40E Warhawk x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 11 destroyed SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed P-40B Tomahawk: 3 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 23,64 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 D3A Val x 64 B5N Kate x 93 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 9 damaged B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 11 damaged Allied Ships CA Houston, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage CL Honolulu, Bomb hits 2 CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 1 CL Helena, Bomb hits 3, on fire CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 2, on fire CL Raleigh, Bomb hits 3, on fire DD Hull, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CA Chicago, Bomb hits 3, on fire CL Phoenix, Bomb hits 1 CA Astoria, Bomb hits 8, on fire DD MacDonough, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage CL Concord, Bomb hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 23,64 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 D3A Val x 18 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged Allied Ships CL Concord, Bomb hits 1 CA Astoria, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CA Chicago, Bomb hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 23,64 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 D3A Val x 19 B5N Kate x 3 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val: 8 damaged Allied Ships CL Raleigh, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CA Astoria, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CA Chicago, Bomb hits 1, on fire CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 2, on fire CA Indianapolis, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Once again he is beaten. Status of KB: -Zuikaku sys 5 -Shokaku sys 12 -Hiryu sys 11 -Soriu sys 5 -Kaga sys 3 (Zero daitai from Kaga kills 120)
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