GreyJoy
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These Hellcats were all on LRCAP from the CVs (2 hexes away), so as you may see they are not added in the combat report of the raid against my CVs...they are not counted...that's why i say that those fighters you see in the combat report on the raid over my CVs were those dedicated ONLY to CAP duties having a range of 0. LRCAP performed much much better this time... Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Sadogashima at 114,56 (INVASION FLEET) Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 118 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 35 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M3a Zero x 38 A6M5 Zero x 38 A6M5c Zero x 48 B6N2 Jill x 33 G4M1 Betty x 40 G4M3a Betty x 18 N1K1-J George x 47 P1Y1 Frances x 18 Allied aircraft Thunderbolt I x 15 P-38L Lightning x 101 F6F-3 Hellcat x 280 Japanese aircraft losses A6M3a Zero: 9 destroyed A6M5 Zero: 7 destroyed A6M5c Zero: 13 destroyed B6N2 Jill: 7 destroyed, 12 damaged B6N2 Jill: 2 destroyed by flak G4M1 Betty: 15 destroyed, 6 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak G4M3a Betty: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged N1K1-J George: 14 destroyed P1Y1 Frances: 4 destroyed, 5 damaged P1Y1 Frances: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 3 destroyed Allied Ships CL Newfoundland DD Walker BB Mississippi CL Birmingham DD Halligan CL Santa Fe DD Witte de With APD Bulmer DD Relentless APD Barr CL Biloxi Aircraft Attacking: 12 x P1Y1 Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 7 x A6M5c Zero sweeping at 14000 feet * 2 x G4M3a Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 18 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 14000 feet 16 x B6N2 Jill launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 8 x A6M3a Zero sweeping at 14000 feet 9 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo 7 x A6M5c Zero sweeping at 14000 feet * 8 x N1K1-J George sweeping at 14000 feet 6 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo CAP engaged: VF-32 with F6F-3 Hellcat (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 19000 Raid is overhead VF-51 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 18000 Raid is overhead VF-22 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 16 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 18000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes VF-31 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 16 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 38000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes VF-32 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 17 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 9000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes VF-51 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 16 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 23000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes No.800 Sqn FAA with Thunderbolt I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 19000 Raid is overhead VC(F)-27 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 13 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 13000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes VC(F)-75 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 13 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes VC(F)-82 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 13 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 28000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes VC(F)-87 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 13 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 18000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes VC(F)-88 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 13 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 8000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes VOC(F)-1 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 17 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 17000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes VC(F)-7 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 13 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 18000 Raid is overhead VRF-1F with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 20 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 32000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 11 minutes VRF-4F with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 21 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 11000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes VRF-6F with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 19 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 6000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes VRF-7F with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 20 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 18000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes VRF-8F with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 19 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead VMF-124 with F6F-3 Hellcat (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 19 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 19000 Raid is overhead
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