Slitherine

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ORIGINAL: Bif1961

Good luck on your first foray into PBEM as the Japanese.

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ORIGINAL: Bif1961

You didn't mention what else was sunk or damaged at PH. If you fared well with damaging and sinking the good CLs there and some DDs that will increase your advantage as early war ASW platforms are few and far between for the Americans and everything that has DCs being damaged and sunk early will be beneficial. In my currant game as the Japanese TF-Z avoided destruction early on but got dinged up in a later fight and one or both may have been sunk, darn FoW, and at least have pulled off the map to repair. You have a nice amount of subs in DEI to try to restrict his movements as he seeks to do the same with his subs. If I were him I would pull TF-Z to Batavia to consolidate an RN fleet to counter any early landing at Palmebang to seize the oilfields.

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Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 101 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 68
B5N2 Kate x 144
D3A1 Val x 126

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 7 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 14 destroyed by flak
B5N2 Kate: 12 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 7 damaged
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
B-18A Bolo: 37 damaged
B-18A Bolo: 7 destroyed on ground
B-17D Fortress: 20 damaged
B-17D Fortress: 3 destroyed on ground
PBY-5 Catalina: 147 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 10 destroyed on ground
SBD-1 Dauntless: 23 damaged
SBD-1 Dauntless: 5 destroyed on ground
B-17E Fortress: 20 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 1 destroyed on ground
P-40B Warhawk: 39 damaged
P-40B Warhawk: 11 destroyed on ground
A-20A Havoc: 26 damaged
A-20A Havoc: 2 destroyed on ground
F4F-3 Wildcat: 9 damaged
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground
P-36A Mohawk: 40 damaged
P-36A Mohawk: 3 destroyed on ground
R3D-2: 1 destroyed on ground
C-33: 1 damaged
C-33: 1 destroyed on ground
O-47A: 10 damaged
O-47A: 1 destroyed on ground
SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
CL Phoenix, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
BB California, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 9, Torpedo hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 9, Torpedo hits 4, on fire
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AVP Swan, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Tucker, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DM Breese, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Raleigh, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AV Wright, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Monaghan, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Detroit, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CL Honolulu, Bomb hits 4, on fire
DD Patterson, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Litchfield, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 1
DD Jarvis, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
AD Rigel, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Aylwin, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DMS Trevor, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AD Whitney, Bomb hits 1
CL Helena, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS Perry, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AV Tangier, Torpedo hits 1
SS Cachalot, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DM Pruitt, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Allied ground losses:
5 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Airbase hits 33
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 103

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
7 x A6M2 Zero bombing from 100 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
26 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
16 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
17 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
8 x A6M2 Zero bombing from 100 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
11 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
12 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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ORIGINAL: Bif1961
In my currant game as the Japanese TF-Z avoided destruction early on but got dinged up in a later fight and one or both may have been sunk, darn FoW, and at least have pulled off the map to repair. You have a nice amount of subs in DEI to try to restrict his movements as he seeks to do the same with his subs. If I were him I would pull TF-Z to Batavia to consolidate an RN fleet to counter any early landing at Palmebang to seize the oilfields.