vicberg
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First Blood around southern Java Japanese Ships SS I-153 Allied Ships CL De Ruyter, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage DD Piet Hein DD Banckert DD Witte de With 3rd Air Division is suppressing the airfields at Georgetown, Kuantan (had to look that one up again) and Aloe Star (did sunburn medicine originate in this city? I think so). I won't bore you with the details. Now onto the fun and why carrier/air power rule the day and why this mod is a very good "what if". Poor Japanese, if they had only focused on Carriers...they would have never won but would have only lost is 1946 instead of 1945. Multiple strikes on Manila from Netties (150 of them) and Akagi, Amagi and Ruyukaku (CVL). Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 81 G3M2 Nell x 27 G4M1 Betty x 81 Allied Ships AVD Childs, Bomb hits 1, on fire TK Mindanao, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAKL Compagnia Filipinas, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage SS Seal, Bomb hits 1 SS Skipjack, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk AV Ely, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAP Rochambeau, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage TK Gertrude Kellogg, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK American Leader, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAKL Bisayas, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Tantalus, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS Swordfish, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage xAK Cape Fairweather, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS Sargo, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 G3M2 Nell x 27 G4M1 Betty x 27 Allied Ships SS Sculpin, Bomb hits 1 SS Spearfish, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage xAK Si Kiang, Bomb hits 1 AS Otus, Bomb hits 2, on fire SS Stingray, Bomb hits 4 SS Seawolf, Bomb hits 1 AV Ely, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage SS Sealion, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage SS S-38, Bomb hits 1 TK La Estrella Caltex, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk xAKL Palawan, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS Searaven, Bomb hits 2 PG Isabel, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage SS S-37, Bomb hits 2 SS S-40, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage xAK Yu Sang, Bomb hits 2, on fire SS S-41, Bomb hits 3, heavy damage SS Salmon, Bomb hits 4 xAK American Leader, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage AVD Childs, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires AS Canopus, Bomb hits 1 xAP Neptuna, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Ethel Edwards, Bomb hits 2 xAP Rochambeau, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage SS Sturgeon, Bomb hits 2 xAK Cape Fairweather, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS Snapper, Bomb hits 3 xAP Don Esteban, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk TK Hai Kwang, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage xAKL Don Jose, Bomb hits 1 PT Q-113, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk xAP President Madison, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS Sailfish, Bomb hits 2 SS Sargo, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 34 B5N2 Kate x 67 D3A1 Val x 48 Allied Ships xAKL Corregidor, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage AV Ely, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AS Canopus, Bomb hits 2, on fire xAK American Leader, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage SS Stingray, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage SS Seadragon, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk xAP President Madison, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires xAKL Dona Nati, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage SS Seawolf, Bomb hits 1 SS Salmon, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage xAKL Paz, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS S-41, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk SS S-37, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk SS Saury, Bomb hits 1 SS S-38, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage AVD Childs, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage AO Trinity, Bomb hits 2 xAK Si Kiang, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires xAP Neptuna, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AO Pecos, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Tantalus, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage PG Isabel, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage PG Tulsa, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires AM Finch, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage SS Sturgeon, Bomb hits 1 YO-42, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk xAK Ethel Edwards, Bomb hits 2, on fire xAK Capillo, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS Sargo, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk ACM Colonel Harrison, Bomb hits 1, on fire PT-35, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk AM Whippoorwill, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAK Yu Sang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires PG Asheville, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS Seal, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk TK Hai Kwang, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage PT-41, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk SS Snapper, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk SS Searaven, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage So, threat is minimized. Hate subs. Hate them hate them hate them. CV fun.... Singapore Area...Force Z is reduced to (Force Y?...where do you go from force Z?) Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 11 B5N2 Kate x 27 D3A1 Val x 24 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 9 damaged B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak D3A1 Val: 8 damaged D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed by flak Allied Ships BC Repulse, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3 BB Prince of Wales, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 4 And those pesky CLs from Palembang Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 7 B5N2 Kate x 12 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships CL Dragon, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CL Durban And the allied counter attack Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 45 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 4 Buffalo I x 22 B-339D x 3 Hudson I x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Buffalo I: 7 destroyed B-339D: 1 destroyed Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 27 Allied aircraft Blenheim IV x 4 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Blenheim IV: 3 destroyed Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 23 Allied aircraft Vildebeest III x 9 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Vildebeest III: 4 destroyed And the Japanese retort Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 B5N2 Kate x 24 D3A1 Val x 17 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged D3A1 Val: 9 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships BB Prince of Wales, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 5, heavy damage BC Repulse, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Express
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