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JocMeister -> RE: Japanese land in OZ!! (9/7/2014 7:46:11 PM)
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Noumea raid
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Well, took a while to get this going. Noticed a couple of months ago Tom didnīt have any CAP up. I considered a CV raid but 200 bombers bases there made it a little bit too risky. Especially since there was mostly small shipping and the odd sub there.
So instead I decided on a 4E raid. Took a while to get the AF up, AS in place and not the least some 45k supply...imagine I was drooling when I saw Tom had the KB in port. Had 120 4Es in place on the AF...but not enough supply to make them fly. [:(]
Anyway. Pulled the trigger last turn hoping to capture some of the damaged CLs and DDs. Sadly Tom had disbanded his CAs in port too and they soaked up most of the hits. The weather didnīt help. Was supposed to be "clear". But with Advanced weather ON it seems everything is thunderstorms everywhere...
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Morning Air attack on Noumea , at 115,160
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 26
LB-30 Liberator x 13
B-24D Liberator x 3
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AKE Ryuyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 4
CA Mogami, Bomb hits 5, on fire
CA Nachi, Bomb hits 8
CA Haguro, Bomb hits 4
AS Rio de Janiero Maru, Bomb hits 1
AKE San Francisco Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Kiso, Bomb hits 1
CL Abukuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CA Ashigara, Bomb hits 3
DD Arare, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Ariake, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS RO-61, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
DD Kuroshio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
CL Isuzu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Nenohi, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AKE Nagisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DD Akigumo, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Hatsuharu, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DD Kagero, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Magazine explodes on DD Kuroshio
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Morning Air attack on Noumea , at 115,160
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Wakaba, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Mogami, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Noumea , at 115,160
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17D Fortress x 11
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CA Ashigara, Bomb hits 3
DD Hatsuharu, Bomb hits 1
CA Mogami, Bomb hits 1
AG Muroto, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Haguro, Bomb hits 1
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 1
CL Kiso, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Noumea , at 115,160
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 8
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CL Kiso, Bomb hits 1
CL Isuzu, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
CA Nachi, Bomb hits 1
CA Ashigara, Bomb hits 1
CA Mogami, Bomb hits 1
DD Hayashio, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Haguro, Bomb hits 1
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 1
quote:
Morning Air attack on Noumea , at 115,160
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 8
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CL Abukuma, Bomb hits 1
CA Nachi, Bomb hits 1
DD Amatsukaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Mogami, Bomb hits 1
DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1
quote:
Morning Air attack on Noumea , at 115,160
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-17E Fortress x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CA Nachi, Bomb hits 1
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 1
DD Hatsuharu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Abukuma, Bomb hits 1
CA Haguro, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Noumea , at 115,160
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Allied aircraft
LB-30 Liberator x 9
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CA Myoko, Bomb hits 1
CL Kiso, Bomb hits 1
CA Haguro, Bomb hits 2
DD Hayashio, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Abukuma, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CA Nachi, Bomb hits 1
CA Mogami, Bomb hits 2
DD Wakaba, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
Only the Kuroshio is reported sunk but I hope one or two DDs are on the list. None of the CAs armor was penetrated. Some TT tubes destroyed and some AA guns but nothing spectacular. Might need to send them to Soerabaja for repairs though.
Pretty disappointed. I had rather sunk a bunch of merchant to be honest. I need VPs not to damage a couple of CAs.
The 4Es will go in again but at night. Small chance but I might get lucky. No doubt Tom will have a 200 plane CAP up tomorrow.
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