castor troy
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some interesting events this turn... AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Apr 19, 42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 14 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 Allied aircraft P-38E Lightning x 13 P-39D Airacobra x 55 P-40E Warhawk x 39 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed we have moved 200 of our best fighters to Port Moresby as we wanted to draw an enemy airstrike and have a convoy going to the base... as soon as CF spotted our airfield filled up with aircraft he ordered an attack and the first 24 Zeroes show up to tangle with our fighters set to 80/20 Cap/rest... pre warning time wasn't existing as radar must have failed completely but our fighters did very well as our pilot quality is very good already... none of the pilots is below 70 air 60 def which really pays off and in about 4-5 weeks none of the pilots in these squadrons will be below 70 air 70 def which are the standard skill levels for all my fighter squadrons throughout the war... I also created a flying circus of my best pilots that are flying those early P-38 models but they did not take part in this engagement... none of the Zeroes reached our base as we down nearly ten while damaging another dozen... CAP engaged: 50th PG/11th PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 29000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 51st PG/16th PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 29000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes 51st PG/25th PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 23000 and 29000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 51st PG/26th PS with P-38E Lightning (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 35000 , scrambling fighters between 34000 and 35000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes 35th PG/39th PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 9000 and 30000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 18 minutes 35th PG/40th PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 25000 and 29000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 35th PG/41st PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 9 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 35th PG/70th PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 32100. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 25 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 19 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 Allied aircraft P-38E Lightning x 13 P-39D Airacobra x 49 P-40E Warhawk x 29 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed Aircraft Attacking: 4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 31000 feet a second sweep that does seriously better than the first one shooting down more Warhawks than Zeroes lost over our base but again lots of Zeroes were damaged and it's a long way back home to Rabaul so surely lots of them crash with the pilots being lost... I'm sure these losses aren't something Cuttlefish will enjoy to see... CAP engaged: 50th PG/11th PS with P-40E Warhawk (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 27000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 2 minutes 51st PG/16th PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 31000 and 34000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 44 minutes 51st PG/25th PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 28000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes 51st PG/26th PS with P-38E Lightning (0 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 35000 , scrambling fighters between 29000 and 34000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes 35th PG/39th PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 6 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters to 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 39 minutes 35th PG/40th PS with P-40E Warhawk (4 airborne, 1 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 34 minutes 35th PG/41st PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 26 minutes 35th PG/70th PS with P-39D Airacobra (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 38 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 Allied aircraft P-38E Lightning x 13 P-39D Airacobra x 41 P-40E Warhawk x 16 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed the Japanese got the same problems with fragments of sweeps arriving late but due to their bigger fighter units they get bigger sweeps and of course also bigger fragments that also do better than the usual 3 fighter fragments of Allied squadrons showing up late during sweeps... which is so silly by the way that it should have fixed years ago as this has been the same right since release... CAP engaged: 50th PG/11th PS with P-40E Warhawk (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 32000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes 51st PG/16th PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 31000 and 34000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 46 minutes 51st PG/25th PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 29000 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes 51st PG/26th PS with P-38E Lightning (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 35000 , scrambling fighters between 31000 and 34000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes 35th PG/39th PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 32100. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 47 minutes 35th PG/40th PS with P-40E Warhawk (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 29000 and 33000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes 35th PG/41st PS with P-39D Airacobra (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 32100 and 34000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes 35th PG/70th PS with P-39D Airacobra (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 30000 and 33000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 108 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 35 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 Allied aircraft P-38E Lightning x 13 P-39D Airacobra x 35 P-40E Warhawk x 14 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed No Allied losses and the second fragment... overall strikes may be better than WITP but in the end it's like saying cat sh*t is better than dog sh*t... CAP engaged: 51st PG/16th PS with P-39D Airacobra (4 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling) 4 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 30000 and 32000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 48 minutes 51st PG/25th PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 29000 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes 51st PG/26th PS with P-38E Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 9 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 35000 , scrambling fighters between 31310 and 34000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 12 minutes 35th PG/39th PS with P-39D Airacobra (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 32100. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 49 minutes 35th PG/40th PS with P-40E Warhawk (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 29000 and 33000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 31 minutes 35th PG/41st PS with P-39D Airacobra (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 32100. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 50 minutes 35th PG/70th PS with P-39D Airacobra (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 28000 and 29000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 50th PG/11th PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 26000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 116 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 38 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 Allied aircraft P-38E Lightning x 11 P-39D Airacobra x 32 P-40E Warhawk x 11 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed oh, another fragment... what the combat report isn't telling but the replay was is the high number of damaged aircraft on the Japanes side and many dropped out of the sky... I really enjoyed watching these engagements today as it clearly showed that we can easily achieve and keep air superiority over our base against enemy Zeroes coming in from long range and Rabaul is the only base more or less being built up already (currently lvl 5 airfield IIRC) while PM is already nearing it's lvl 9 airfield which means it will then be more than a problem for the Japanese to build up their foothold around Lae which only has a meager garisson so far... CAP engaged: 51st PG/16th PS with P-39D Airacobra (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 30000 and 35000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 51st PG/25th PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 29000 and 33000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 50 minutes 51st PG/26th PS with P-38E Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 35000 , scrambling fighters to 30000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 16 minutes 35th PG/39th PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 32100. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes 35th PG/40th PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 29000 and 32810. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes 35th PG/41st PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 1 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 31000 and 32100. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 56 minutes 35th PG/70th PS with P-39D Airacobra (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 23000 and 36000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 20 minutes 50th PG/11th PS with P-40E Warhawk (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Raid is overhead -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 110 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 34 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 10 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 46 No Japanese losses Allied ground losses: 9 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Airbase hits 5 Runway hits 35 Aircraft Attacking: 20 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 9000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 10 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 9000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb 26 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 9000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... Also attacking Clark Field ... Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... Also attacking Clark Field ... Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... Also attacking Clark Field ... Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... Also attacking Clark Field ... Also attacking Asiatic Fleet ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Clark Field , at 79,76 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 84 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-IIa Sally x 15 No Japanese losses Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 24 Aircraft Attacking: 15 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 9000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Batavia , at 49,98 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 19 Ki-48-Ib Lily x 42 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-Ib Lily: 1 damaged Runway hits 1 Port hits 2 we had a sub auto disbanding into Batavia's port due to damage which I don't like as it is not good to do so... it auto disbanded yesterday and the enemy saw the anchor symbol which immediately attracts an air strike today... Aircraft Attacking: 19 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet Airfield Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb 23 x Ki-48-Ib Lily bombing from 12000 feet Port Attack: 4 x 100 kg GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Koepang , at 68,116 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 28 No Allied losses Port hits 4 Aircraft Attacking: 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 5 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing from 10000 feet Port Attack: 8 x 500 lb GP Bomb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 30 Allied aircraft P-38E Lightning x 10 P-39D Airacobra x 27 P-40E Warhawk x 9 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed thought it would be over already but there is the main part of one of the sweeps still coming in, the fragment showed up early in this case... the only thing I wasn't happy today were the pre warning times which weren't what I would have expected as there is plenty of radar at the base... Aircraft Attacking: 1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 30000 feet CAP engaged: 51st PG/16th PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 30000 and 33000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes 51st PG/25th PS with P-40E Warhawk (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 2 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 29000 and 31000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 14 minutes 51st PG/26th PS with P-38E Lightning (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 7 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 35000 , scrambling fighters between 30000 and 33000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes 35th PG/39th PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 32100. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes 35th PG/40th PS with P-40E Warhawk (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 3 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 25000 , scrambling fighters between 25000 and 30000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 24 minutes 35th PG/41st PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 3 scrambling) 2 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 26000 and 32100. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 19 minutes 35th PG/70th PS with P-39D Airacobra (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 1 scrambling) 1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 3 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 21000 and 35000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASW attack near Semarang at 53,102 Japanese Ships DD Natsugumo DD Yudachi DD Harusame Allied Ships SS KXVI SS KXVI is sighted by escort DD Yudachi fails to find sub and abandons search DD Harusame fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Harusame fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Harusame attacking submerged sub .... DD Harusame fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Harusame fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub
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