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BillBrown -> RE: Focus Pacific Scen 78 Allies (5/28/2019 2:01:17 AM)
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I have the replay for 8 Dec 1941, there are some bad things and some good things.
The bad.
CV Lexington took 2 torpedoes from an RO sub. No ammo or fuel explosions reported, so it may not sink.
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As expected, a number of ships were sunk, mostly the ones from the French base Kwangchowan. He starts with some
Vals and Mabels at Samah, so it is hard to get the transport out and some of the DDs were slowed by damage from
Dec 7 raid. I think some from Hong Kong also were sunk, again it is hard to get transports through the gauntlet.
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The British DDs did not fare well, they encounted a TF with a CA and CL with DDs. Out gunned in the daylight, they
took a beating. I think two of them were sunk and the other badly damaged. They did manage to heavily damage a DD.
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Kwangchoowan took 4 air sweeps. It appears that the French did not do well. I lost 17 and he lost 2.
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Lahina was hit again, he hit the AP Etolin. She had 21 fires from yesterdays raid, so I didn't think she would survie anyway.
She probaly went down.
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the good :
Day Time Surface Combat, near Cam Ranh Bay at 66,77, Range 18,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
PB Kantori Maru, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
xAK Hakubasan Maru, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
AKL Haguro Maru, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
Allied Ships
DD Desaix
DD Le Casque, Shell hits 2
Japanese ground losses:
1075 casualties reported
Squads: 16 destroyed, 15 disabled
Non Combat: 34 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 9 disabled
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More good, the beasts strike from Manila:
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near San Fernando at 79,73
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Allied aircraft
Vildebeest III x 8
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Inazuma, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DD Ikazuchi
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Vildebeest III launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
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Blenheims actually hit something:
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Prachuap Khiri Khan at 54,66
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid detected at 16 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 6
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAK Kyokko Maru, Bomb hits 1
Japanese ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x Blenheim I bombing from 6000 feet
Naval Attack: 4 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
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I do have dive bombers at Midway:
Morning Air attack on TF, near Midway Island at 161,85
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Allied aircraft
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 16
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
AO Shiriya, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
Aircraft Attacking:
8 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AO Shiriya
Massive explosion on DD Ushio
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ushio
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He took Miri but was unsuccessful at Kota Bharu, getting a 1 to 1. but I did suffer extreme losses.
He did not land at any new bases.
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He hit the Airfield at Pearl Harbor, with not good results:
Afternoon Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 73
B5N2 Kate x 25
D3A1 Val x 47
Allied aircraft
P-36A Mohawk x 28
P-40B Warhawk x 52
F2A-3 Buffalo x 11
F4F-3 Wildcat x 15
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 6 destroyed, 7 damaged
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 23 damaged
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed by flak
Allied aircraft losses
P-36A Mohawk: 3 destroyed
P-40B Warhawk: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
F2A-3 Buffalo: 1 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
SBD-1 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
Allied Ships
DD Selfridge, and is sunk
Allied ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase hits 6
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 10
I lost another DD, but downed a number of KB aircraft. Most if not all of his pilots in those aircraft should be lost.
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Everything considered, this was not a bad turn for Dec 8, 1941. The torpedoes the Lex took are concerning, but this is war, things happen.
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