Cathartes
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Dec. 21-22, 1941 A few punches back and forth all over the Pacific. More Oscars show up over Rangoon, but this time the AVG is waiting: Afternoon Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Clear sky Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 18 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 38 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged Allied aircraft losses H81-A3: 1 destroyed, 37 damaged CAP engaged: AVG/1st Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling) 12 plane(s) intercepting now. 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 17000 and 28000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes AVG/2nd Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 14 on standby, 0 scrambling) 14 plane(s) intercepting now. 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 18000 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes Raid detected at 14 NM, estimated altitude 29,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes A raid the next day catches the AVG outnumbered and the Oscars fly away unscathed: Afternoon Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53 Weather in hex: Severe storms Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 17 Allied aircraft H81-A3 x 7 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-43-Ic Oscar: 2 damaged Allied aircraft losses H81-A3: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 16 x Ki-43-Ic Oscar sweeping at 25000 feet CAP engaged: AVG/1st Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes AVG/2nd Sqn with H81-A3 (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters to 25000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 8 minutes I sneak in a dozen, well-rested Vildebeests from Singapore over to Kuching/Singkawang area as an invasion is in progress at both bases. Because they left Singapore they could not use torpedoes. Nonetheless, bombs cause damage too, and they manage a few hits on transports, one hit on the DD Hatsuyuki, and two 500lb bombs score on the CA Kumano. I don't think jrcar was expecting these crates, and I reckoned he didn't have air cover in the area. Well-rested Allied air in the DEI can score if you manage to catch the Japanese parked off an invasion hex. Always helps A LOT if Oscar and Zero are absent from school that day. I lose a couple more transports trying to flee the PI. I get trounced by Zeros on sweep over Clark Field (Rob can say more). ASW lights up all over the map, with a Dutch sub getting beat up badly, but I find a number of Japanese subs off the US/Canada west coast sneaking around. I don't sink any, but I manage to hurl depth charges at about 5 different subs from San Clemente Island to Victoria Island, damaging a few of them. Of course, there is considerable FOW. Maybe I got lucky with one?
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