DEI:
Two full Japanese Divisions took Malang today! My defense of Java is already in ruins. [:(] I'll post some more comments on this dreadful matter tomorrow (it's already late here):
At least I'm taking a lot of shipping with me:
Day Air attack on TF, near Malang at 22,66
Allied aircraft
Hawk 75A x 4
Vildebeest IV x 3
Hudson I x 29
P-26A x 2
A-24 Dauntless x 20
B-17D Fortress x 19
B-17E Fortress x 22
Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Dauntless: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Kyosei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Teiryu Maru
AP Ginyo Maru
AK Taigen Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kiyoshima Maru
AK Kinzyosan Maru
AP Daitei Maru, Bomb hits 1
AK Teibo Maru
DD Usugumo
AK Kenyo Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
PC Kyo Maru #12
AP Ryotaku Maru, on fire, heavy damage
DD Minekaze
DD Shirakumo
AK Takamisan Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Takatiho Maru
AP Takunan Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AK Shinrei Maru
CS Chiyoda, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Karimo Maru
AP Astuga Maru
AP Kashiwa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Nichibi Maru
AP Kanayamasan Maru, Bomb hits 1
AP Takuei Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on TF, near Malang at 22,66
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 7
Hawk 75A x 2
Hudson I x 35
P-26A x 2
A-24 Dauntless x 13
B-17D Fortress x 9
B-17E Fortress x 18
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Shirakumo
AK Toyama Maru
AP Astuga Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Toko Maru #2
CS Chiyoda, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Tsuruga Maru
AP Kobe Maru
AP Teiryu Maru
AP Daigen Maru
AP Baikal Maru
PG Aso Maru
AK Koto Maru
AP Ryotaku Maru, on fire, heavy damage
AK Nankai Maru
PG Kamitsu Maru
DD Shinonome
AK Shingetsu Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Takunan Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP Daitei Maru, Bomb hits 2
MSW Kongo Maru #2
AK Teibo Maru
AK Kikukawa Maru
AK Lisbon Maru
SoPac / CentPac
Now the good news: this screenshot should speak for itself... [:)]
My carriers went to work like a pride of wolves among sheep... In the AM phase every plane sortied against the troop transports:
In the PM phase Huyuga and Nagato were fininshed off:
The Mutsu TF was only attacked by a couple of Dauntless for no damage. No confirmed report about Ise, but she's probably that BB reported to the west.
I lost contact to Mini KB, but KB didn't sprint south this turn!?
I decided to break off the hunt with my carriers near Baker - Mini KB could be anywhere, several DDs are already low on fuel, and my carriers have already used two thirds of their air ops points and are accumulating damaged planes.
So I'm not going to hunt Mutsu and Ise with my carriers...
[dramatic pause]
... I'm going to do it with surface combat TFs. CA Astoria (New Orleans class), CA Portland, 2 Benham class DDs (Radar!) and 8 Bagleys (2x8 torpedo tubes, exactly what I need) were split off from my carriers and formed two SC TFs that are trying to intercept the two remaining Jap. BBs at night northwest of Baker. Ise and Mutsu are moving 3 hexes per phase, and I think their movement path will be fairly predictable - towards Kwajalein, and taking cover behind Baker (so that my carriers would have to move around the island should I decide to follow). It's worth a try... The carriers are retreating south, towards the fuel at Pago Pago, and might have a shot at the Wallis Island convoy (the island fell today and the APs are still around).
More details (and hopefully another exciting turn) tomorrow...
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