kaiser73
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Huge air battles over Darwin, Akyab and Chandpur. Akyab is kept closed by Allied bombers. Chandpur is bombed by Sallies taking off from Mandalay. Darwin is bombed from Timor and Allies put CAP on it: big battle. In addition to this, Nik once again has been able to get his ghost KB near Sidney without me beeing able to spot him first. Result, a huge convoy going back to Melbourne is literally butchered wave after wave of Kates and Vals. The good news is: the convoy was empty and on the way back. At the end of the day(s) allies lose another 81 aircrafts. Japan losses are around 60 aircrafts. IJN pilots are still very good and he has still a huge pool of them by my calculation. IJA pool should be completely depleted though. Not a big thing i know. AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/01/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Yenen , at 50,26 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 66 Ki-30 Ann x 24 Ki-21 Sally x 47 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged Heavy Industry hits 27 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Darwin , at 36,84 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 26 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 32 Ki-21 Sally x 32 Ki-48 Lily x 26 Ki-49 Helen x 49 Allied aircraft Wirraway x 30 CW-21B Demon x 8 Brewster 339D x 11 Kittyhawk I x 9 P-39D Airacobra x 19 P-40B Tomahawk x 8 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 4 damaged Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 8 destroyed, 9 damaged Ki-21 Sally: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 14 damaged Allied aircraft losses Wirraway: 15 destroyed CW-21B Demon: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged Brewster 339D: 9 destroyed Kittyhawk I: 5 destroyed P-39D Airacobra: 6 destroyed, 7 damaged P-40B Tomahawk: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged Allied ground losses: 14 casualties reported Resources hits 2 Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 24 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 06/02/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Yenen , at 50,26 Japanese aircraft Ki-27 Nate x 66 Ki-30 Ann x 26 Ki-21 Sally x 38 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-30 Ann: 4 damaged Ki-21 Sally: 1 damaged Heavy Industry hits 22 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Akyab , at 30,29 Japanese aircraft A5M4 Claude x 3 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 3 Allied aircraft Wirraway x 3 Blenheim I x 19 Blenheim IV x 58 Wellington III x 7 Hudson I x 11 Japanese aircraft losses A5M4 Claude: 4 destroyed Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 8 destroyed A6M3 Zero: 4 destroyed Ki-21 Sally: 4 destroyed Ki-15 Babs: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Blenheim I: 2 destroyed, 3 damaged Blenheim IV: 3 damaged Wellington III: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 112 casualties reported Guns lost 3 Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 74 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Chandpur , at 30,25 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 23 A6M3 Zero x 5 Ki-21 Sally x 43 Ki-48 Lily x 34 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21 Sally: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 7 damaged Allied ground losses: 21 casualties reported Airbase hits 5 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 36 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Darwin , at 36,84 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 21 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 19 Ki-21 Sally x 25 Ki-48 Lily x 21 Ki-49 Helen x 41 Allied aircraft Wirraway x 22 CW-21B Demon x 8 Brewster 339D x 2 Kittyhawk I x 4 P-39D Airacobra x 5 P-40B Tomahawk x 9 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged Ki-43-Ib Oscar: 9 destroyed, 1 damaged Ki-21 Sally: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged Ki-48 Lily: 2 destroyed, 8 damaged Ki-49 Helen: 3 damaged Allied aircraft losses Wirraway: 12 destroyed CW-21B Demon: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Brewster 339D: 2 damaged Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged P-39D Airacobra: 4 damaged P-40B Tomahawk: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged Resources hits 4 Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 19 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 46,131 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 71 D3A Val x 21 B5N Kate x 75 E13A1 Jake x 9 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val: 2 damaged B5N Kate: 1 damaged E13A1 Jake: 1 damaged Allied Ships AP Koolama, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Shinkuang, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Raleigh, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Scout, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Camphuys, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Gandara, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Ravnaas AK Jalarajan AP Van Imhoff AK Empire Lake AK Empire Activity, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Loch Ranza, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Prominent, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Bulmer, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Carey, Torpedo hits 1, on fire MSW Cochin AP Wanganella, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Lionel, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Largs Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire DD Paul Jones, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Ranger, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage MSW Geelong AK Sudabar, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 46,131 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 32 D3A Val x 45 B5N Kate x 21 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val: 4 damaged B5N Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships AP Esperance Bay AK Empire Lionel, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Cato DD Benham DD Arunta AK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Empire Purcell DD Parrott AP Ormiston, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Van Imhoff, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Prominent, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Sudabar, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Van Neck, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Høegh Merchant, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Nora Moller, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Lake -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 46,131 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 5 D3A Val x 24 B5N Kate x 24 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val: 1 damaged B5N Kate: 1 damaged Allied Ships DD Benham, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AP William Ward Burrows, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Esperance Bay, Bomb hits 1, on fire AK Empire Bay, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Mabella, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Heywood, Bomb hits 3, on fire AK Shinkuang, on fire, heavy damage AP Van Neck, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AP Largs Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Needwood, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Ravnaas, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 46,131 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 9 D3A Val x 17 B5N Kate x 17 E13A1 Jake x 8 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AK Ravnaas, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Shinkuang, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Launcelot, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP William Ward Burrows, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Loch Ranza, on fire, heavy damage AK Høegh Merchant, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AP Koolama, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Homer AK Jalarajan AP Van Neck, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 46,131 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 112 D3A Val x 17 No Japanese losses Allied Ships AP William Ward Burrows, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Bay, on fire, heavy damage AP Ormiston, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Mabella, on fire, heavy damage -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF at 46,131 Japanese aircraft D3A Val x 68 B5N Kate x 124 E13A1 Jake x 14 Japanese aircraft losses D3A Val: 2 damaged B5N Kate: 2 damaged Allied Ships AK Empire Homer, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Bhima, Bomb hits 3, on fire AK Deslock DD Arunta, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage DD Parrott AK Empire Peregrine, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AP Esperance Bay, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Lake AK Empire Lakeland, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Jalarajan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK City of Manchester, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage MSW Horsham, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Purcell, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage PG Yarra AK Empire Morn, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Wyclif, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Bell, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Trust, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Patrol, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire March, Torpedo hits 1, on fire AK Empire Hawk, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Chaucer AK Chilka, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Pibroch AK Empire Tana, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage AK Empire Gilbert
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