aztez
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Joined: 2/26/2005 From: Finland Status: offline
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Phew. Quite a lot of action to report again. This is 4 day update. Game date is 14th of April 1942 DEI Air to Air battles around DEI Day Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 19,59 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19 D3A Val x 7 Ki-21 Sally x 18 Allied aircraft Wirraway x 6 Hawk 75A x 4 Kittyhawk IA x 3 P-40E-1-CU Warhawk x 18 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged D3A Val: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Wirraway: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Hawk 75A: 1 destroyed P-40E-1-CU Warhawk: 6 damaged Allied Ships CL Mauritius, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage CA Dorsetshire, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Paladin -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 19,59 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 25 G3M Nell x 18 G4M1 Betty x 36 Allied aircraft Wirraway x 1 Hawk 75A x 1 Kittyhawk IA x 3 P-40E-1-CU Warhawk x 18 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed G3M Nell: 2 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged Allied aircraft losses Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged P-40E-1-CU Warhawk: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied Ships CL Mauritius, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage CA Dorsetshire, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Panther DD Paladin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Isis -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Batavia at 19,59 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 14 D3A Val x 6 Ki-21 Sally x 12 Allied aircraft Wirraway x 2 Hawk 75A x 3 Kittyhawk IA x 3 P-40E-1-CU Warhawk x 8 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 2 destroyed D3A Val: 1 damaged Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged P-40E-1-CU Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied Ships CA Dorsetshire, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage DD Paladin, heavy damage DD Tjerk Hiddes, Bomb hits 1 Ok. Quite a few aircraft lost again. Unfortunately those RN ships are now pretty much good as sunk. That is acceptable though. Allied LBA vs Enemy shipping near DEI This went better than expected. Day Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 20,55 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 18 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 13 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged Japanese Ships PG Kure Maru #5, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Asakasan Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire AK Atago Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Palembang at 20,55 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 16 Allied aircraft P-40E-1-CU Warhawk x 4 B-17E Fortress x 12 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses P-40E-1-CU Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged Japanese Ships AK Awazisan Maru, Bomb hits 1 AK Atago Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Asakasan Maru, on fire MSW W.11, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage MSW W.6, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 23,55 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete x 1 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 6 B-17E Fortress x 35 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 1 destroyed B-17E Fortress: 3 damaged Japanese Ships BB Kongo, Bomb hits 12, on fire CA Ashigara BB Haruna, Bomb hits 13, on fire BB Hiei, Bomb hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 23,55 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete x 1 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 B-17E Fortress x 25 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged Japanese Ships BB Haruna, Bomb hits 3, on fire BB Kongo, Bomb hits 10, on fire CA Mikuma BB Hiei, Bomb hits 8, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 24,60 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete x 1 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 5 Brewster 339D x 4 Martin 139 x 11 Hudson I x 14 Beaufort V-IX x 6 B-25C Mitchell x 12 B-26B Marauder x 15 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Martin 139: 1 destroyed Hudson I: 1 damaged B-26B Marauder: 1 damaged Japanese Ships BB Kongo, Bomb hits 10, on fire DD Shikinami BB Haruna, Bomb hits 11, on fire CA Tone BB Hiei, Bomb hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 24,60 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 2 B-17E Fortress x 9 Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 2 damaged Japanese Ships BB Haruna, Bomb hits 9, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 24,60 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 3 B-17E Fortress x 23 No Allied losses Japanese Ships BB Hiei, Bomb hits 7, on fire BB Haruna, Bomb hits 5, on fire CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 2, on fire BB Kongo, Bomb hits 3, on fire CA Tone CA Maya, Bomb hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 24,60 Japanese aircraft F1M2 Pete x 1 Allied aircraft CW-21B Demon x 5 Brewster 339D x 5 Martin 139 x 9 Hudson I x 6 Beaufort V-IX x 6 P-40E-1-CU Warhawk x 8 B-25C Mitchell x 10 B-26B Marauder x 9 B-17D Fortress x 3 B-17E Fortress x 19 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Japanese Ships BB Haruna, Bomb hits 2, on fire CA Ashigara, Bomb hits 1, on fire CA Tone DD Arare BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5, on fire BB Kongo, Bomb hits 13, on fire CA Mogami, Bomb hits 4, on fire CA Maya, Bomb hits 2 !!! He toyed with his BB fleet a turn too many at DEI. According to Donnie the damage is severe and "they are lucky if they make home". At least those ships should be out of action for sometime. RN vs KB Day Air attack on TF at 13,61 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 48 F1M2 Pete x 16 Allied aircraft Sea Gladiator x 5 Sea Hurricane Ib x 7 Swordfish x 26 Japanese aircraft losses F1M2 Pete: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Sea Gladiator: 4 destroyed Sea Hurricane Ib: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged Swordfish: 15 destroyed Japanese Ships BB Fuso DD Shiratsuyu CV Zuikaku CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 2, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 14,62 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 23 D3A Val x 14 B5N Kate x 28 Allied aircraft Sea Gladiator x 7 Sea Hurricane Ib x 27 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged B5N Kate: 9 destroyed, 10 damaged Allied aircraft losses Sea Gladiator: 1 destroyed Sea Hurricane Ib: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged Allied Ships CVL Hermes CV Indomitable, Bomb hits 3 CLAA Ceres CV Formidable, Torpedo hits 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 14,62 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 B5N Kate x 18 Allied aircraft Sea Gladiator x 3 Sea Hurricane Ib x 12 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed B5N Kate: 3 destroyed, 12 damaged Allied aircraft losses Sea Gladiator: 1 damaged Sea Hurricane Ib: 8 destroyed Allied Ships CV Indomitable, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CV Formidable -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 14,62 Japanese aircraft D3A Val x 17 Allied aircraft Sea Gladiator x 4 Sea Hurricane Ib x 8 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged Allied Ships CVL Hermes, Bomb hits 2 CV Indomitable, on fire CV Formidable, Bomb hits 1, on fire -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 14,62 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 3 B5N Kate x 11 Allied aircraft Sea Gladiator x 6 Sea Hurricane Ib x 13 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed B5N Kate: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses Sea Gladiator: 1 destroyed Sea Hurricane Ib: 1 damaged Allied Ships CV Indomitable, on fire CV Formidable, on fire CVL Hermes Not too bad. CV Shokaku should be out of action for some time and he lost quite a few precious navy pilots. Oh, and I do love British armour on their carriers!
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