Halsey -> RE: Escort fighters having an hangover and only flying PM (8/4/2013 1:16:32 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Sieppo "I'm sorry guys, too much sake yesterday at the officers mess, AM really is too early for us. Let's talk about it again in the afternoon. Only 100-200 enemy fighters residing at Luganville for a month or so, so you'll manage." While this being the most probable explanation, what else on earth could have happened? It's really hard to take this game as realistical when things like this happen :( (I'm sure there is an explanation so sorry in advance for the complaining).. Escorts were set to the same altitude as bombers, target set to Vanua Lava, which is normal range away from Ndeni for both Zero models. Only CAP 10 and rest 10 (could they fly the CAP AM??). Stacking limit was not exceeded as far as I remember. There propably was no recon of the LRCAP in Luganville because of heavy CAP but it really is a known "fact". AM, Zero aces sleeping on sake: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Vanua Lava at 121,148 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft D3A1 Val x 35 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 9 Allied aircraft P-400 Airacobra x 10 P-40B Warhawk x 11 P-40E Warhawk x 28 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 24 destroyed Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed No Allied losses ------------------------------------------------------ PM, zero aces woken up: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Vanua Lava at 121,148 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 34 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 30 A6M3 Zero x 29 D3A1 Val x 11 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4 Allied aircraft P-400 Airacobra x 10 P-40B Warhawk x 10 P-40E Warhawk x 28 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed A6M3 Zero: 3 destroyed D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed Allied Ships xAP Wanaka xAP Anhui, Bomb hits 1 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb 1 x A6M3 Zero sweeping at 11000 feet 6 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 11000 feet Hmm... According to the report, it looks like you had them some of them on sweep, not escort. Might want to double check your fighter groups to make sure they are all on escort.
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