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vettim89 -> Operation Chicken Hawk Successful (4/22/2009 4:52:54 AM)
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14 February 1944
My esteemed opponent and I are both hockey fans. The Allies are on a power play for the duration. Larry joked that is was a 5 on 3 situation. To use the hockey analogy: HE SHOOTS ...... HE SCORES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Raids went almost perfectly. If I could change one thing, it would have been that the Dili sweep went second. These units were my most inexperienced plus the Aussie and Dutch units are flying KittyHawk IV's (the end of the upgrade path for both these nations). Still better to let the second team absorb the losses I guess. The US CVTF got separated by a hex but by that point there were no more fighters left to oppose them. The strikes (losses in parentheses)
From Dili:
58 KittyHawk IV (25)
63 P-38J (5)
21 P-47C (4)
vs
15 J2m Jack (8)
7 Ki-61 KAIc Tony (7)
39 Ki-44 Tojo IIb (33)
25 Ki-61 KAIb Tony (20)
From Lautem
101 P-47C (2)
100 P-38J
vs
7 KiIIb Tojo (7)
6 J2M Jack (6)
5 Ki-61 KAIb Tony (5)
From Darwin (unopposed)
64 B-17 (1)
44 PB4Y
170 B-24
Ki-61 KAIb Tony: 21 destroyed
Ki-48 Lily: 19 destroyed
Ki-57-II Topsy: 5 destroyed
Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 22 destroyed
J2M Jack: 6 destroyed
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 4 destroyed
Ki-21 Sally: 3 destroyed
MC-21 Sally: 4 destroyed
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed
30 AB hits
15 AB supply Hits
218 Runway hits (Base is at 49% damage)
From CVTF (pasted)
Day Air attack on Kendari , at 33,71
Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 23
SB2C Helldiver x 28
TBF Avenger x 16
TBM Avenger x 16
Allied aircraft losses
SB2C Helldiver: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
TBF Avenger: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Dainiunyo Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Katsurahama Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
ML Ishizaki, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AK Tatsuura Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Ryotoku Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Sanfuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AD AD-3162, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 6
Allied Aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 37
SB2C Helldiver x 41
TBF Avenger x 49
TBM Avenger x 16
Allied aircraft losses
SB2C Helldiver: 12 damaged
TBF Avenger: 5 destroyed, 16 damaged
TBM Avenger: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
AK Tatsuura Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Suruga Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AP Sanfuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Unkai Maru #3, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kogyo Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
ML Ishizaki, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
AD AD-3162, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Dainiunyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Ryotoku Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Katsurahama Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Port hits 3
Port supply hits 2
Kendari is essetially empty now (8 bombers, 14 Auxillary). Port still lists 12 ships including a CA and a CS even though none were seen during the attack. My attention shifts NW. Macassar is listed as 88 fighters, 39 bombers, and 94 auxillary. I will sweep here for a turn or two before hitting it with 4E. The CVTF remain on Naval/Port attack and CAP is upped to 80% to Ward off any Kamikazes. All three TF should be in the same hex next turn.
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