damage opinion boys

[Cavalry Corp]

i would appreciate some commensts on this damage on the following ships - what will be the result !
I will post the rest of the epiuc battle in May 43 later ( this is PBEM stock allied DC is off 14th May 1943 ).

Day Air attack on TF, near Norfolk Island at 60,119

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
D3A Val x 63
A6M3a Zero x 67
B5N Kate x 81

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 26
F4U-1 Corsair x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
D3A Val: 33 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 61 destroyed
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged
F4U-1 Corsair: 11 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVE Sangamon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CVE Chenango, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CVE Suwannee, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Fanning

thanks Cav

[tocaff]

Posted in the wrong place though as this area is for AARs.

In stock air loses are heavy in air to air combat.  What was lost to AA and what were pilot qualities? 

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: cavalry

i would appreciate some commensts on this damage on the following ships - what will be the result !
I will post the rest of the epiuc battle in May 43 later ( this is PBEM stock allied DC is off 14th May 1943 ).

Day Air attack on TF, near Norfolk Island at 60,119

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
D3A Val x 63
A6M3a Zero x 67
B5N Kate x 81

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 26
F4U-1 Corsair x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
D3A Val: 33 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 61 destroyed
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged
F4U-1 Corsair: 11 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVE Sangamon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CVE Chenango, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CVE Suwannee, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Fanning

thanks Cav

Hard to know without seeing individual shots of the ships screens, but if i saw this on a replay, i'd figure SUWANNEE is a goner, SANGAMON should be ok (unless there was a "Massive Explosion/Fuel Explosion/Ammo explosion" message). CHENANGO ditto.

[Cavalry Corp]

Sorry this will be part of an AAR

The suwanne did sink , no special damage on the others. How tough are CVE I never met them before ?
my pilot quality is variable from 60 -85

They are agood twelve hexes from a base

cav

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: cavalry

Sorry this will be part of an AAR

The suwanne did sink , no special damage on the others. How tough are CVE I never met them before ?
my pilot quality is variable from 60 -85

They are agood twelve hexes from a base

cav

If you start them back with sufficient escort and avoid further attacks, and the base is pretty good (either large base, or at least size 3 with some ARs) then they should be OK... if they get attacked again, all bets are off.

[Cavalry Corp]

I am Japs - cannot pursue them except with subs ( I imagine they must be going slow). The allied CV are close, I was wondering what their chances were.
Would they be over 50 combined damgae ?

Cav

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: cavalry

I am Japs - cannot pursue them except with subs ( I imagine they must be going slow). The allied CV are close, I was wondering what their chances were.
Would they be over 50 combined damgae ?

Cav

Over 50 sys + flood + fire? Probably, but that will go away as fire and flood are cleared... i think flight ops are limited by SYS, iirc.

As far as their chances: i'd say ~90% for either ship making it, and ~75-80% of them both making it unless something else happens, or the base they are headed for is really crummy.

[Cavalry Corp]

Nice

thanks , the base id the one N New Zealand , the battle happened at Norfolk Island ( is that what its called ?)

cav

[castor troy]

ORIGINAL: cavalry

i would appreciate some commensts on this damage on the following ships - what will be the result !
I will post the rest of the epiuc battle in May 43 later ( this is PBEM stock allied DC is off 14th May 1943 ).

Day Air attack on TF, near Norfolk Island at 60,119

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
D3A Val x 63
A6M3a Zero x 67
B5N Kate x 81

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 26
F4U-1 Corsair x 9

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
D3A Val: 33 destroyed
A6M3a Zero: 61 destroyed
B5N Kate: 42 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged
F4U-1 Corsair: 11 destroyed

Allied Ships
CVE Sangamon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CVE Chenango, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CVE Suwannee, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Fanning

thanks Cav

the result will be Suwannee being sunk for sure if all hits were true and not FOW. And once again a stock example of the absolutely off air combat when not even a dozen Corsairs alone take down 4 daitais of enemy aircraft...

[Reg]

ORIGINAL: castor troy

.... And once again a stock example of the absolutely off air combat when not even a dozen Corsairs alone take down 4 daitais of enemy aircraft...

But it must be true, I saw it happen in Baa Baa Black Sheep.... [:D] [:D]

(Hurry up AE!!)