Cap Mandrake -> RE: A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere (1/18/2015 3:55:02 PM)
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************Feb. 3, 1942(d)*********** Pretty damn good day for Japan-mens. Oz: Mandrake-san send out smarh surface force to Rord Howe and terr commandah to stay there on "important mission". Actuarry, important mission is as bait but Mandrake-san no terr Japan-mens sairors as bad for morarhe. Turn out big brown trout come out of depths and take caddis fry on surface. That-ah best thing in worhd armost. Sometime it kind of hard on caddis fry. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Feb 03, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lord Howe Island at 100,169, Range 6,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Nagara DD Kawakaze, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Kamikaze DD Hayate, Shell hits 2 Allied Ships CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 1 DD Blue DD Selfridge, Shell hits 2 Caddis fry try to get away but stuck to rip of brown trout. Kawakaze may sink but Hayate be OK probabry. Now, Mandrake-san pretty much guess next question. Where trap part? Werr, runway at Rockhamptoon fixed so no ronger need carriers....soooo Morning Air attack on TF, near Lord Howe Island at 101,169 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 49 B5N2 Kate x 13 D3A1 Val x 9 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 1 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Selfridge, Bomb hits 3, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' * Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb 13 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp 5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' * Naval Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb Dive bombers have firecrackers but not torpedo bombers.
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