Very active day. My convoy reaches Tripoli safely while two British pincers suffered continuous naval attack. Particularily grevious harm was done by the Experten in their wunderful flying machines (Bf-109's)
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 01/06/42
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Day Air attack on 9th Indian Brigade, at 44,129
Japanese aircraft
MC-202 x 7
Ju-87 D (Ger) x 21
No Japanese losses
Allied ground losses:
73 casualties reported
Guns lost 1
Aircraft Attacking:
21 x Ju-87 D (Ger) bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Tripoli at 32,127
Japanese aircraft
CR-42 x 3
Fiat G-50 x 20
Allied aircraft
Kittyhawk I x 3
Blenheim IV x 2
Wellington III x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Wellington III: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
CL Abruzzi
AK Ramb III
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Wellington III bombing at 10000 feet
2 x Blenheim IV bombing at 10000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,126
Japanese aircraft
SM 79 x 15
MC-200 x 4
Ju-88A-4 x 6
Allied aircraft
Tomahawk IIb x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
SM 79 : 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Ju-88A-4: 2 damaged
Allied Ships
BB Valiant
BB Malaya
BB Queen Elizabeth, Bomb hits 1
BB Warspite
Score a lucky hit here....the bomb doesn't penetrate the heavy deck armor of course but it still knocks out the ship's main Type 271 radar.
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 13000 feet
4 x SM 79 bombing at 13000 feet
3 x SM 79 bombing at 13000 feet
3 x SM 79 bombing at 13000 feet
3 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 13000 feet
1 x SM 79 bombing at 13000 feet
3 x SM 79 bombing at 13000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 30,120
Japanese aircraft
MC-200 x 17
MC-202 x 20
Bf-110D-3 x 19
Ju-87 B (Ita) x 9
Z-1007 Bis x 7
Allied aircraft
Fulmar x 10
Sea Hurricane Ic x 9
Martlet II x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
MC-200: 4 destroyed, 9 damaged
MC-202: 4 destroyed, 3 damaged
Bf-110D-3: 6 damaged
Ju-87 B (Ita): 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
Z-1007 Bis: 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Fulmar: 1 damaged
Sea Hurricane Ic: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
Martlet II: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
Allied Ships
CVL Furious
CV Indomitable
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x Z-1007 Bis bombing at 25000 feet
1 x Ju-87 B (Ita) bombing at 2000 feet
3 x Ju-87 B (Ita) bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Ju-87 B (Ita) bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 30,120
Japanese aircraft
CR-42 x 11
SM 84 x 3
SM 79 x 15
Allied aircraft
Fulmar x 4
Sea Hurricane Ic x 4
Martlet II x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
CR-42: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
SM 84: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
SM 79 : 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Sea Hurricane Ic: 1 damaged
Martlet II: 2 damaged
Allied Ships
CV Formidable
CVL Furious
CV Indomitable
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x SM 79 bombing at 22000 feet
8 x SM 79 bombing at 22000 feet
2 x SM 84 launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 30,120
Experten avenge the earlier bloodiness bouncing the now tired CAP over those excuses the Englander calls "carriers" [:D]
Japanese aircraft
Bf-109F-4 Trop x 25
Ju-88A-4 x 23
Allied aircraft
Fulmar x 10
Sea Hurricane Ic x 8
Martlet II x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
Ju-88A-4: 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Fulmar: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
Sea Hurricane Ic: 7 destroyed
Martlet II: 7 destroyed
Allied Ships
CV Formidable
CVL Furious
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 23000 feet
7 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 23000 feet
3 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 23000 feet
9 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 23000 feet
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Day Air attack on Malta , at 35,120
Japanese aircraft
MC-200 x 10
MC-202 x 19
Re-2001 x 12
BR 20 M x 33
Ju-88A-4 x 18
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc x 11
Spitfire Vc x 1
Kittyhawk I x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
MC-202: 1 damaged
Re-2001: 1 damaged
BR 20 M: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
Ju-88A-4: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
Kittyhawk I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 14
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 24000 feet
4 x BR 20 M bombing at 24000 feet
6 x BR 20 M bombing at 24000 feet
3 x BR 20 M bombing at 24000 feet
3 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 24000 feet
5 x BR 20 M bombing at 24000 feet
2 x BR 20 M bombing at 24000 feet
3 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 24000 feet
8 x BR 20 M bombing at 24000 feet
3 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 24000 feet
3 x BR 20 M bombing at 24000 feet
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Day Air attack on Malta , at 35,120
Japanese aircraft
Ju-88A-4 x 34
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
Ju-88A-4: 8 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc: 1 destroyed
Spitfire Vc: 1 destroyed
Baltimore II: 1 destroyed
Beaufort I: 1 destroyed
Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Airbase hits 5
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 13
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 23000 feet
2 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 23000 feet
7 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 23000 feet
5 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 23000 feet
6 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 23000 feet
3 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 23000 feet
2 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 23000 feet
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Day Air attack on Malta , at 35,120
Japanese aircraft
CR-42 x 9
SM 79 x 16
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc x 2
Spitfire Vc x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
SM 79 : 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc: 1 damaged
Port hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x SM 79 bombing at 22000 feet
4 x SM 79 bombing at 22000 feet
3 x SM 79 bombing at 22000 feet
2 x SM 79 bombing at 22000 feet
3 x SM 79 bombing at 22000 feet
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Day Air attack on Malta , at 35,120
Japanese aircraft
MC-202 x 2
Bf-110D-3 x 2
Z-1007 Bis x 3
Allied aircraft
Spitfire Vc x 1
Japanese aircraft losses
Z-1007 Bis: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc: 1 destroyed
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Z-1007 Bis bombing at 25000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 43,126
Japanese aircraft
Ju-88A-4 x 14
Allied aircraft
Tomahawk IIb x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
Ju-88A-4: 10 damaged
Two more bombs hit English battleships...but only minor damage is scored
Allied Ships
BB Malaya
BB Valiant, Bomb hits 2, on fire
BB Warspite
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 8000 feet
4 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 8000 feet
4 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 8000 feet
4 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 8000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 30,120
Japanese aircraft
MC-200 x 11
MC-202 x 16
Bf-110D-3 x 10
Z-1007 Bis x 3
Allied aircraft
Fulmar x 8
Sea Hurricane Ic x 3
Martlet II x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
MC-200: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
MC-202: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Bf-110D-3: 1 damaged
Z-1007 Bis: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Fulmar: 2 damaged
Sea Hurricane Ic: 1 damaged
Martlet II: 4 damaged
Allied Ships
CV Indomitable
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x Z-1007 Bis bombing at 25000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 30,120
Japanese aircraft
Bf-109F-4 Trop x 19
Ju-88A-4 x 4
Allied aircraft
Fulmar x 8
Sea Hurricane Ic x 3
Martlet II x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
Bf-109F-4 Trop: 1 damaged
Ju-88A-4: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Fulmar: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Sea Hurricane Ic: 1 damaged
Martlet II: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
Allied Ships
CV Indomitable
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Ju-88A-4 bombing at 23000 feet
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Sub attack near Tripoli at 32,127
Japanese Ships
AK Monte Piana
AK Col di Lana
DE Calliope
DE Perseo
DE Climene
DE Castore
DD Alfredo Oriani
DD Vincenzo Gioberti
DD Turbine
Allied Ships
SS Tempest, hits 1, on fire
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ASW attack near Tripoli at 32,127
Japanese Ships
DE Calliope
DE Perseo
DE Climene
DE Castore
DD Alfredo Oriani
DD Vincenzo Gioberti
DD Turbine
DD Euro
Allied Ships
SS Tempest, hits 1, heavy damage
We may have our first sub victim.....foolishly lurking off Tripoli harbor!
Today's catch:
