Aurorus
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Daylight and around Java, Japanese naval air strikes shipping targets. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Tjilatjap at 51,102 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 G4M1 Betty x 19 No Japanese losses Allied Ships CM Krakatau AMc Ceram CM Willem v d Zaan CM Gouden Leeuw, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk AMc Alor, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CM Prins van Oranje Aircraft Attacking: 19 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 23 G4M1 Betty x 10 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships xAKL Siberoet xAKL Lee Sang AM Whippoorwill, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tjilatjap at 51,102 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 18 G4M1 Betty x 19 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships CM Krakatau AMc Aroe, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk AMc Ceram, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CM Prins van Oranje, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk CM Willem v d Zaan, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk AMc Bantam, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk Aircraft Attacking: 19 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 23 G4M1 Betty x 10 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied Ships xAKL Benkalis, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Belawan xAKL Lee Sang Aircraft Attacking: 10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Soerabaja at 56,104 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 21 B5N2 Kate x 52 D3A1 Val x 38 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 damaged Allied Ships xAKL Belawan, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk xAKL Sigli, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk AM Quail, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Proteus, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Siberoet, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk xAKL Bordvik, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAKL Boelongan, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Duijmar van Twist, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAKL Lepus, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAKL Lee Sang, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Benkoelen, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAKL Siaoe, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk Two TFs were struck. The first was a minelaying TF at Tjilatjap and the 2nd was a TF of small cargo ships at Soerabaja. The majority of the high-value ships fled Java long ago. It appears that Bob left a number of small cargo ships at Java to load up whatever supplies were not needed as the Japanese approached to either flee with these supplies or deny me access to the surplus. He tried something similar at Hong Kong. Whatever the case, there was a great deal of sound and fury, but it did not signify much. Recon of the ports at Soerabaja and Batavia has been recording the presence of 15 or 20 ships at both Soerabaja and Batavia for weeks, but I have not bothered with port strikes. I assumed that it was mostly just small, inconsequential cargo ships. It seems that I was correct. I think Bob may have been trying to use them as bait for CAP traps over Batavia and Soerabaja as well, but I am not certain.
< Message edited by Aurorus -- 5/12/2017 1:16:51 AM >
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