moore4807
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Joined: 6/2/2000 From: Punta Gorda FL Status: offline
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This was arguably my best chance to inflict some serious damage...instead the Navy is now crippled out here... AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 22, 41 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Bandjermasin at 59,101, Range 7,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses C.XI-W: 2 destroyed Japanese Ships CA Myoko, Shell hits 1 CA Aoba CA Furutaka CA Kako, Shell hits 1 CL Isuzu, Shell hits 1, on fire CL Abukuma, Shell hits 2 CL Kiso, Shell hits 1 DD Kuroshio DD Uzuki DD Kikuzuki, Shell hits 3, heavy fires DD Karii Allied Ships CL De Ruyter, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk CL Tromp, Shell hits 18, and is sunk DD Barker, Shell hits 3, heavy fires DD Paul Jones, Shell hits 12, and is sunk DD Banckert, Shell hits 2, on fire DD Van Nes DD Witte de With DD Evertsen, Shell hits 10, and is sunk DD Kortenaer, Shell hits 3, on fire DD Piet Hein DD Van Ghent PG Soerabaja, Shell hits 5, on fire Reduced sighting due to 14% moonlight Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 14% moonlight: 12,000 yards Range closes to 7,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 7,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 7,000 yards Van Campenhout B. crosses the 'T' edited - it just wasn't pretty... Again Q-ball called it correctly Round two ... Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,134, Range 20,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Noshiro DD Hatsuzuki Allied Ships AMC Westralia, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAP Macdhui, Shell hits 23, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Mildura, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage xAP Murada, Shell hits 22, and is sunk Whuppin in Bandy Round two Day Time Surface Combat, near Bandjermasin at 59,101, Range 21,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Myoko CA Aoba, Shell hits 1 CA Furutaka CA Kako CL Isuzu, Shell hits 1 CL Abukuma CL Kiso, Shell hits 1 DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2 DD Karii Allied Ships DD Banckert, on fire DD Van Nes, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Witte de With, Shell hits 8, and is sunk DD Kortenaer, Shell hits 7, and is sunk DD Piet Hein, Shell hits 1 DD Van Ghent, Shell hits 5, heavy fires PG Soerabaja, Shell hits 12, and is sunk Port Moresby Round three Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 98,137, Range 23,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Noshiro DD Hatsuzuki Allied Ships xAP Macdhui, Shell hits 6, and is sunk xAP Mildura, Shell hits 24, and is sunk The whuppin continues at Bandy Round three Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bandjermasin at 59,101 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 B5N2 Kate x 8 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged Allied Ships CL Durban, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires CL Marblehead, Bomb hits 2, on fire Aircraft Attacking: 8 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Durban Go figure - the IJN is so confident they attack without bombs! Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 Allied aircraft B-339D x 2 CW-21B Demon x 6 75A-7 Hawk x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed No Allied losses Allied Ships CM Krakatau Aircraft Attacking: 1 x A6M2 Zero bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 1 plane(s) with no ordnance CAP engaged: 2-Vl.G.IV with CW-21B Demon (6 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (6 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 6 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead 1-Vl.G.IV with 75A-7 Hawk (3 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 3 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead 3-Vl.G.IV with B-339D (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 15000 Raid is overhead Japanese forces CAPTURE Zamboanga !!! Japanese forces CAPTURE Talaud-eilanden !!! PLUS the usual assortment of SS/ASW encounters at Pearl and other areas. Nothing substanial happens.
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