Arnhem44
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11 Mar 1942 DEI Morning finds the 2 IJN CVs still intact after surviving sub attacks on the night pulse, the TF is now due west (true) of Batavia and still on a northwesterly course. Bad weather over the target saw most of the Dutch AF grounded but the few B-10s that did fly were massacred by CAP. Lost a total of 9 B-10s, will stand down the Dutch AF for now. I've been flying my B-10s low because I want to increase their chances of hitting something should anything survive long enough to see a target, am noticing the Zeroes have all been set to 10k patrol altitude, wonder if he'll vary his patrol altitudes in a CV vs CV engagement. Also, as expected land-based fighter cover augmented the CV airgroups. So, positive ID of Kaga and Akagi through their CAP and obviously the sub attacks. Assuming the other 4 in the Pacific are the fleet CVs, that leaves the CVLs/CVEs of the IJN unaccounted for. Morning Air attack on TF, near Buitenzorg at 46,99 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 29 Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 5 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses 139WH-3: 3 destroyed CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead Yamada Det S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead 3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 5 minutes Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 4 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Buitenzorg at 46,99 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 37 Allied aircraft 139WH-3 x 4 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses 139WH-3: 2 destroyed CAP engaged: Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead Yamada Det S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead 3rd Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 Raid is overhead Akagi-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 8 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 10000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes Kaga-1 with A6M2 Zero (3 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 32810. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes SWPAC We usually trade a line or two of banter if something significant happens in the turn, this one came with the turn. "Have you completely emptied the Pacific Ocean of ships?" I'm putting it here for posterity so that when this game wraps he can see the screenshots of what lay just beyond. KB1 made a slight course correction during the night, it's now 6 hexes west of Penrhyn and headed northeast. Cats out of Canton, Pago Pago and Christmas are all over it and it's intended path. One of my convoys is 8 hexes away from KB, wonder why it didn't get picked up, that convoy will head due east and pray it's still undetected the next turn. Sub War For the record, both sets of torpedoes struck their targets just fine, just that they failed to detonate, c'est la vie. Confirmation of Seadragon's kill of Rakuyo Maru Sub attack near Buitenzorg at 47,100 Japanese Ships CV Kaga DD Sanae DD Kuretake DD Wakatake DD Oboro Allied Ships SS Skipjack SS Skipjack launches 4 torpedoes at CV Kaga Sub attack near Buitenzorg at 46,99 Japanese Ships CV Akagi DD Samidare DD Sanae DD Kuretake DD Wakatake DD Oboro Allied Ships SS Porpoise SS Porpoise launches 4 torpedoes at CV Akagi Allied Sub killboard Seadragon - xAP Rakuyo Maru (7,470t), xAKL Kanjo Maru (1,650t), xAKL Tamaki Maru (1,650t) K XIV - AK Sakura Maru (6,840t) O 20 - xAP Taizan Maru (3,380t), PB Hirota Maru (2,780t) O 23 - xAP Manzyu Maru (5,830t) S-38 - xAK Gyoun Maru (1,900t), xAK Kikuryu Maru (1,900t) K XV - xAK Nojima Maru (3,425t) Sargo - xAK Gosei Maru (3,425t) Swordfish - xAKL Yamatsuru Maru (1,650t), xAKL Muko Maru (1,650t) O 21 - DD Urakaze (2,553t) Perch - DD Sazanami (2,090t) S-34 - xAKL Kanaiyama Maru (1,650t) Tarpon - TB Manazuru (775t) Probable xAK Kogyo Maru (torp hits 2, hvy fires/dmg, 07/12/41-Kota Bahru 53,74) - K XI xAK Tamon Maru (torp hit 1, on fire, 12/12/41-Laoag 80,72) - S-38 xAK Kano Maru (torp hit 1, hvy fires/dmg, 06/02/42-Oosthaven 49,96) - S-38 xAK Kinugasa Maru (torp hit 1, hvy fires/dmg, 11/02/42-Oosthaven 49,96) - K XI xAK Azuma Maru (torp hit 1, hvy fires, 11/02/42-Pontianak 54,90) - K X
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