moore4807
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Joined: 6/2/2000 From: Punta Gorda FL Status: offline
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 27, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- First a little good news on the ASW front ASW attack near Tandjoengpinang at 50,86 Japanese Ships SS I-122, hits 2 Allied Ships AM Toowoomba SS I-122 is sighted by escort AM Toowoomba attacking submerged sub .... SS I-122 eludes ASW attack from AM Toowoomba AM Toowoomba cannot reach attack position over SS I-122 AM Toowoomba fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub Then back at Pearl, those pesky subs won't quit! Sub attack near Pearl Harbor at 183,102 Japanese Ships SS I-23 Allied Ships DD Farragut SS I-23 launches 6 torpedoes I-23 diving deep .... DD Farragut fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Farragut attacking submerged sub .... DD Farragut cannot reach attack position over SS I-23 DD Farragut cannot establish contact with SS I-23 SS I-23 eludes DD Farragut by diving deep DD Farragut loses contact with SS I-23 SS I-23 eludes DD Farragut by diving deep DD Farragut loses contact with SS I-23 Escort abandons search for sub ASW attack near Pearl Harbor at 183,102 Japanese Ships SS I-23 Allied Ships DD Aylwin SS I-23 is located by DD Aylwin I-23 diving deep .... DD Aylwin fails to find sub, continues to search... Escort abandons search for sub moving over to Malaysia, I can't even steal fuel from myself without getting caught Morning Air attack on TF, near Malacca at 49,81 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 13 No Japanese losses Allied Ships TK British Judge, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires DD Vendetta Aircraft Attacking: 13 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 10000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring TK British Judge Looks like the Mini KB is lurking here Morning Air attack on Samarinda , at 65,96 Weather in hex: Severe storms Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 30 B5N2 Kate x 32 D3A1 Val x 46 Allied aircraft no flights No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses 139WH-3: 3 damaged Airbase hits 2 Runway hits 16 Aircraft Attacking: 9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 9 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 15000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 23 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 14 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb Shokaku still hitting Port Moresby Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 26 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 B5N2 Kate x 15 D3A1 Val x 17 Allied aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 1 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed on ground Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 7 Aircraft Attacking: 5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000' Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 15 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb 8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000' Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb 4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000' Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb My chance for revenge...Fat Chance I mean! Morning Air attack on TF, near Terempa at 53,85 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Allied aircraft Swordfish I x 2 Vildebeest III x 5 No Allied losses Japanese Ships CL Sendai CL Jintsu Aircraft Attacking: 2 x Vildebeest III launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 3 x Vildebeest III launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo 2 x Swordfish I launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo Quickly losing B-17s to LRCAP Zeroes from Shokaku Morning Air attack on 35th Field AA Battalion, at 99,126 (Lae) Weather in hex: Overcast Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 Allied aircraft B-17D Fortress x 2 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses B-17D Fortress: 2 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 1 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 15000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb 1 x B-17D Fortress bombing from 15000 feet * Ground Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb CAP engaged: Shokaku-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead And finally closing out our show tonite - The beat goes on! Japanese forces CAPTURE Puerto Princesa !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Salamaua !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Sorong !!!
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