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PzB74 -> Enemy Deep Strike Carrier Missions! (7/4/2006 10:27:36 PM)
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You were right Honda! Andy fanned his carriers out at full speed in 3 different directions.
Some 20 transports and escorts were hit. Nothing valuable though and this is the price I have
to pay for messing up with the KB [:'(]
This strike will cost us many ships, but it also means that we got more time to prepare for
an invasion. Strike Force I has almost reached Japan and will join the Combined Fleet together
with a new carrier in a weeks time. In 3 weeks the Kaga and Taiho will become operational again.
I've moved hundreds of ac forward and I don't think Andy will dare to send a single Carrier TF
towards Naha or the Home Islands. Most likely he will buzz around and sink another 20 transports.
Since he probably got a powerful CAP setting I've prepped a little trap for him at Bonin Island.
The crack George's and 150 other fighters are ready for the enemy.
Thx A.Laurent! [:)] I think my plan is quite flexible. The Combined fleet will pose a threat to
the enemy if we can weaken them. Imagine sending 9 battelships, 20 cruisers and 50 destroyers into
the invasion beaches [:D] The enemy will have to face 5k mines, I doubt Andy is very keen on bombarding.
One of the islands even got 240mm howitzers [:-]
Still, I will follow the CAP and defend plan as outlined here on the forum. Each base got between 62 and
75k supplies. This will be exciting....the mother of all battles may be right around the corner!
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/23/44
Air Combat
The B-29's can not close Pagan alone!
Day Air attack on Pagan , at 64,62
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
B-29 Superfortress x 43
Japanese aircraft losses
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-29 Superfortress: 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
13 casualties reported
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 48
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Put the crack 54 ac George unit on Iwo Jima at 10% CAP. Don't want to expend it yet.
Still, one of 3 ac calimed at Hellcat.
The convoy at Iwo Jima had unloaded all but a few support squads. Sad for the ships,
but the Brigade was saved....
Day Air attack on TF, near Iwo Jima at 63,53
Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 3
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 25
Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 27
SB2C Helldiver x 44
TBM Avenger x 23
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 12 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F6F Hellcat: 1 destroyed
SB2C Helldiver: 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Shuko Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Rakuyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Nichibi Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tenran Maru, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW W.30, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
MSW W.9, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tenryu Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tenzan Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Taganoura Maru
Japanese ground losses:
19 casualties reported
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The large cargo and troop convoys that just unloaded the Imp Div and 170k supplies
were caught in the open and 3 escorts, 3 transports and 10 cargo ships were hit.
MSW Wa 103, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
PC PC-20, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PC Fukue, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Juyo Maru, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
AK Taikei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Oita Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Shinfuku Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Reikai Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Yasushima Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AK Narita Maru, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AK Gozan Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Italy Maru, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Horaizan Maru, Bomb hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
AP Ayaha Maru, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
AP Bokuyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Arabia Maru, Bomb hits 1
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Enemy Carrier Strikes!
The strikes were devastating, but we got hundreds of spare cargo ships. More will sink,
and my only worry is that the troop ships that are trying to escape will get sunk [&o]
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