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RE: February 4th, 1943
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RE: February 4th, 1943
You playing any WITP these days, Alikchi? Or just waiting for AE?
Another question (since you asked about graphics) are you doing any AAR's for some other game(s)?
Another question (since you asked about graphics) are you doing any AAR's for some other game(s)?
RE: February 4th, 1943
ORIGINAL: Feurer Krieg
You playing any WITP these days, Alikchi? Or just waiting for AE?
Another question (since you asked about graphics) are you doing any AAR's for some other game(s)?
I've got a couple game going. My housemate is new to WitP, so I'm playing a PBEM with him in the default South Pacific scenario. And I have a very interesting NikMod Guadalcanal game going with Stormwolf at the moment. I've considered doing an AAR, but I think I'll wait until AE is out and life has adjusted to the new school year.. these things are a commitment you know!
As for other games, no, not exactly. I've been uploading some videos of Team Fortress 2 (a multiplayer shooter game) to my YouTube account, but those don't really count as AARs exactly..
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February 5th, 1943
February 5th, 1943
S-47 again evaded our ASW ships in the Solomons. However, in the eastern Central Pacific, our Type 88 Sub mines paid off again at French Frigate Shoals, this time catching two APD's on their return run from Laysan. APD Humpreys and King both took heavy damage from hit a mine each. I-162 was hit by a B-17 near Madras and took some serious damage. It is unclear if the ship will make it back to Rangoon or not.
In Burma, the sleeping bear of Allied LBA stirred a bit, as many Liberators and Mitchells from Dacca hit the 2nd NLF at Cox's Bazaar. From Rangpur, Wellingtons and Blenheim IV's flew down and hit the base facilities at Cox's Bazaar also. Hopefully this isn't the start of a major air offensive in Burma. The less fighting there the better from our standpoint.
In China, for the last couple days, several lower experience (55-65) Tojo and Oscar II units have moved to Kweiyang with the intent to sweep the Chinese fighters at Chungking for some much needed combat experience. Today they launched their attack and although 3 rookie pilots were lost (2 Tojo and 1 Oscar) the other pilots made many kills and learned a lot about their craft. 12 P-43 Lancers and 3 I-16c's were brought down. Our fighters will move to Changsha ASAP to avoid enemy 4E attack.
Enemy SB-2c's bombed our troops - 9 men were wounded and 1 SB-2c was shot down by flak.
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Combat training in China[/center]
S-47 again evaded our ASW ships in the Solomons. However, in the eastern Central Pacific, our Type 88 Sub mines paid off again at French Frigate Shoals, this time catching two APD's on their return run from Laysan. APD Humpreys and King both took heavy damage from hit a mine each. I-162 was hit by a B-17 near Madras and took some serious damage. It is unclear if the ship will make it back to Rangoon or not.
In Burma, the sleeping bear of Allied LBA stirred a bit, as many Liberators and Mitchells from Dacca hit the 2nd NLF at Cox's Bazaar. From Rangpur, Wellingtons and Blenheim IV's flew down and hit the base facilities at Cox's Bazaar also. Hopefully this isn't the start of a major air offensive in Burma. The less fighting there the better from our standpoint.
In China, for the last couple days, several lower experience (55-65) Tojo and Oscar II units have moved to Kweiyang with the intent to sweep the Chinese fighters at Chungking for some much needed combat experience. Today they launched their attack and although 3 rookie pilots were lost (2 Tojo and 1 Oscar) the other pilots made many kills and learned a lot about their craft. 12 P-43 Lancers and 3 I-16c's were brought down. Our fighters will move to Changsha ASAP to avoid enemy 4E attack.
Enemy SB-2c's bombed our troops - 9 men were wounded and 1 SB-2c was shot down by flak.
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Combat training in China[/center]
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February 6th, 1943
February 6th, 1943
Mostly quiet today, no more LBA strikes from India into Burma.
SB-2cs continue to bomb us outside of Chungking.
Saigon's airfield and port both expanded today. (sz 6 for both)
Mostly quiet today, no more LBA strikes from India into Burma.
SB-2cs continue to bomb us outside of Chungking.
Saigon's airfield and port both expanded today. (sz 6 for both)
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February 7th, 1943
February 7th, 1943
Betty bombers from Canton Island hit Jarvis today. Damage to the airfield was light, but some enemy casualties were reported.
The pocket of five units in China (in the mountains west of Sian) seems to be finally expiring. Enemy resistance has been lighter the last couple days, and enemy casualties have been rising with each attack.
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Attack on Jarvis.[/center]
Betty bombers from Canton Island hit Jarvis today. Damage to the airfield was light, but some enemy casualties were reported.
The pocket of five units in China (in the mountains west of Sian) seems to be finally expiring. Enemy resistance has been lighter the last couple days, and enemy casualties have been rising with each attack.
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Attack on Jarvis.[/center]
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RE: February 7th, 1943
February 8th, 1943
Bombers from Midway hit Laysan from about 31,000ft. Little, if any, damage was caused. We'll see if Corsairs are spotted on CAP over the next couple days. They can fly higher than our bombers. If they do show on CAP, we'll switch back to night bombing.
One SB-2c shot down by flak over Chungking.
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High altitude bombing at Laysan.[/center]
Bombers from Midway hit Laysan from about 31,000ft. Little, if any, damage was caused. We'll see if Corsairs are spotted on CAP over the next couple days. They can fly higher than our bombers. If they do show on CAP, we'll switch back to night bombing.
One SB-2c shot down by flak over Chungking.
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High altitude bombing at Laysan.[/center]
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February 9th, 1943
February 9th, 1943
Burma comes alive today as Allied air strikes are launched against three major bases.
The first is Magwe. First, 76 P-40E Warhawks of the AVG from Imphal fly sweep, encountering 18 Tojos and 16 Tonys. Our planes fight well enough, even though outnumbered. 14 Tojos go down, but only 2 TOnys are lost. 11 of the P-40E's are shot down.
Following the sweep, 63 B-24D Liberators escorted by 8 P-66's fly down from Dacca and bomb the base. 14 Tonys still are on CAP and 2 P-66's are shot down and several B-24s are damaged. No Tonies are lost in the air, but several are lost on the ground. The airbase is moderately damaged. (28 service/26 runway). There are 166 Engineers that will try and get the place fixed up, but for now the Tony and Tojo units will move to Rangoon to restock airframes. Very few pilots are lost.
The next attack hit Rangoon. Rather than contend with the heavy fighter defenses, the first wave from Calcutta and Dimapur - consisting of 12 B-17D and 30 B-17E, came in at 37,000 feet - out of reach of all the fighters at the base. Their drop did little damage.
The second wave at Rangoon did not have it as easy. 57 Liberator III's from Rangpur came in at 32,000 feet. While the Zeros and Tonys could not each, our Nick and Tojo's could. The Nicks did very well, taking down 8 of the large planes. The Tojos did not get any immediate kills but did contribute to the total of 38 Lib III's damaged. Their drop was also relatively ineffective. By the end of the day, the airbase was only lightly damaged. (service 9/runway 8)
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Rangoon under attack.[/center]
The final bombing attack came at Mandalay. First 31 Hurricane IIb's from Imphal and Kohima cleared the airspace, but none of our planes were there to engage.
Next, 32 B-25C Mitchell bombers came in from Dacca and braved some heavy flak to drop their bombs.
After that, 39 Blenheim IV's and 34 Wellington IIIs flew in from Rangpur and also hit the base.
Mandalay, like Magwe was moderately damaged, but only a recon unit is based there, and there are plenty of engineers on hand for repair work. (24 serv/28 runway)
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Attack on Mandalay[/center]
And finally, although there were not any bombing runs, 38 Hurricane IIb's flew a sweep over Myitkyina.
The tally of lost planes at the end of the day was as follows:
Japan: Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 14 A2A, 8 Ground
Ki-61-1b Tony: 2 A2A, 5 Ground
Ki-15 Babs: 5 Ground
Ki-45-II Dinah: 1 A2A, 3 Ground
Total: 38
Allies: P-40E Warhawk: 11 A2A
Liberator III: 8 A2A
Wellington III: 2 Flak, 1 Ops
P-66 Vanguard: 2 A2A
B-25C Mitchell: 2 Flak
Hurricane IIb: 2 Ops
Blenheim IV: 1 Flak
Total: 29
A costly raid for the Allies for not much gain I would think - hopefully he will back off for a bit. I did learn that the Tojo's and Nick need to go to the back bases and the Tonys to the front.
Other events include another attack on the pocket near Sian. Today the enemy had over 1000 casualties compared to the normal 150-200 per day.
Burma comes alive today as Allied air strikes are launched against three major bases.
The first is Magwe. First, 76 P-40E Warhawks of the AVG from Imphal fly sweep, encountering 18 Tojos and 16 Tonys. Our planes fight well enough, even though outnumbered. 14 Tojos go down, but only 2 TOnys are lost. 11 of the P-40E's are shot down.
Following the sweep, 63 B-24D Liberators escorted by 8 P-66's fly down from Dacca and bomb the base. 14 Tonys still are on CAP and 2 P-66's are shot down and several B-24s are damaged. No Tonies are lost in the air, but several are lost on the ground. The airbase is moderately damaged. (28 service/26 runway). There are 166 Engineers that will try and get the place fixed up, but for now the Tony and Tojo units will move to Rangoon to restock airframes. Very few pilots are lost.
The next attack hit Rangoon. Rather than contend with the heavy fighter defenses, the first wave from Calcutta and Dimapur - consisting of 12 B-17D and 30 B-17E, came in at 37,000 feet - out of reach of all the fighters at the base. Their drop did little damage.
The second wave at Rangoon did not have it as easy. 57 Liberator III's from Rangpur came in at 32,000 feet. While the Zeros and Tonys could not each, our Nick and Tojo's could. The Nicks did very well, taking down 8 of the large planes. The Tojos did not get any immediate kills but did contribute to the total of 38 Lib III's damaged. Their drop was also relatively ineffective. By the end of the day, the airbase was only lightly damaged. (service 9/runway 8)
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Rangoon under attack.[/center]
The final bombing attack came at Mandalay. First 31 Hurricane IIb's from Imphal and Kohima cleared the airspace, but none of our planes were there to engage.
Next, 32 B-25C Mitchell bombers came in from Dacca and braved some heavy flak to drop their bombs.
After that, 39 Blenheim IV's and 34 Wellington IIIs flew in from Rangpur and also hit the base.
Mandalay, like Magwe was moderately damaged, but only a recon unit is based there, and there are plenty of engineers on hand for repair work. (24 serv/28 runway)
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Attack on Mandalay[/center]
And finally, although there were not any bombing runs, 38 Hurricane IIb's flew a sweep over Myitkyina.
The tally of lost planes at the end of the day was as follows:
Japan: Ki-44-IIb Tojo: 14 A2A, 8 Ground
Ki-61-1b Tony: 2 A2A, 5 Ground
Ki-15 Babs: 5 Ground
Ki-45-II Dinah: 1 A2A, 3 Ground
Total: 38
Allies: P-40E Warhawk: 11 A2A
Liberator III: 8 A2A
Wellington III: 2 Flak, 1 Ops
P-66 Vanguard: 2 A2A
B-25C Mitchell: 2 Flak
Hurricane IIb: 2 Ops
Blenheim IV: 1 Flak
Total: 29
A costly raid for the Allies for not much gain I would think - hopefully he will back off for a bit. I did learn that the Tojo's and Nick need to go to the back bases and the Tonys to the front.
Other events include another attack on the pocket near Sian. Today the enemy had over 1000 casualties compared to the normal 150-200 per day.
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February 10th, 1943
February 10th, 1943
Our Oscar IIa's stage another ambush over Chungking. Today they downed 3 P-43A Lancers and 3 SB-2Cs, with no loss of their own.
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Oscar IIa's training and fighting.[/center]
The pocket near Sian took another 1100 casualties today. I would love to press the attack, but my units there need to rest and wait a day or two for supplies to build up again.
Our Oscar IIa's stage another ambush over Chungking. Today they downed 3 P-43A Lancers and 3 SB-2Cs, with no loss of their own.
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Oscar IIa's training and fighting.[/center]
The pocket near Sian took another 1100 casualties today. I would love to press the attack, but my units there need to rest and wait a day or two for supplies to build up again.
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February 11th, 1943
February 11th, 1943
Bettys from Canton Island hit Jarvis but appear to do little damage.
With Corsairs spotted on CAP during the day over Laysan, our bombers return to the relative safety of night bombing. The enemy P-38s on nighttime CAP have a hard time finding us in the dark, so these attacks will probably continue for some time.
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Night bombing at Laysan.[/center]
Bettys from Canton Island hit Jarvis but appear to do little damage.
With Corsairs spotted on CAP during the day over Laysan, our bombers return to the relative safety of night bombing. The enemy P-38s on nighttime CAP have a hard time finding us in the dark, so these attacks will probably continue for some time.
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Night bombing at Laysan.[/center]
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February 12th, 1943
February 12th, 1943
Another night attack on Laysan, and this one inflicts some light damage and casualties.
Our Bettys hit Jarvis again, but inflict little damage.
The airfield at Shortlands in the Solomons is expanded today. (sz 3)
No more attacks in Burma so far...
Another night attack on Laysan, and this one inflicts some light damage and casualties.
Our Bettys hit Jarvis again, but inflict little damage.
The airfield at Shortlands in the Solomons is expanded today. (sz 3)
No more attacks in Burma so far...
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February 13th, 1943
February 13th, 1943
The night attack on Laysan again inflicts minor damage, but today 5 Helens and 1 Liz were lost to flak. Our planes will rest for a couple days.
At Jarvis, 8 P-38F's showed up and ruined the easy runs our Bettys were having. 4 Bettys went down from the P-38F's, and 2 more went down to flak. We will suspend these attacks for now.
The night attack on Laysan again inflicts minor damage, but today 5 Helens and 1 Liz were lost to flak. Our planes will rest for a couple days.
At Jarvis, 8 P-38F's showed up and ruined the easy runs our Bettys were having. 4 Bettys went down from the P-38F's, and 2 more went down to flak. We will suspend these attacks for now.
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February 14th, 1943
February 14th, 1943
Today our ASW ships were hunting for S-45 south of Rabaul. Although contact was made, no major hits were scored.
In China SB-2cs continue to bomb our troops at Chungking, inflict little or no damage.
Quiet at Laysan as our aircrews rest and fix up the bombers.
In Burma though, 16 B-17E and 5 B-17D Fortresses attacked a convoy unloading 100,000 supplies at Rangoon. The bombers come in at 9,000 feet into the teeth of a large assortment of our fighters. Of the attackers 9 make it through to drop bombs,and one of our AK's takes a 500lb GP hit, but is in no danger of sinking. Our CAP over Rangoon has been increased sharply in case these bombers return. 12 B-17E and 2 B-17D were brought down. Certainly more than we can normally bring down.
Across all theaters, the day was good for air losses - Japan lost 3, Allies lost 22.
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Heavy bombers going down.[/center]
Today our ASW ships were hunting for S-45 south of Rabaul. Although contact was made, no major hits were scored.
In China SB-2cs continue to bomb our troops at Chungking, inflict little or no damage.
Quiet at Laysan as our aircrews rest and fix up the bombers.
In Burma though, 16 B-17E and 5 B-17D Fortresses attacked a convoy unloading 100,000 supplies at Rangoon. The bombers come in at 9,000 feet into the teeth of a large assortment of our fighters. Of the attackers 9 make it through to drop bombs,and one of our AK's takes a 500lb GP hit, but is in no danger of sinking. Our CAP over Rangoon has been increased sharply in case these bombers return. 12 B-17E and 2 B-17D were brought down. Certainly more than we can normally bring down.
Across all theaters, the day was good for air losses - Japan lost 3, Allies lost 22.
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Heavy bombers going down.[/center]
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February 15th, 1943 - Air action in Burma
February 15th, 1943
More air action in Burma today.
First, a large P-40E sweep over Magwe catches 10 Tojos on CAP from Meiktila. 3 more Tojos join the ensueing dogfight, but all are lost against the large sweep of 73 P-40Es. They did manage to take 7 Warhawks with them at least. At least three of the Tojo pilots were rescued, possibly more.
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Sweep over Magwe.[/center]
Next, 26 British Hurricanes and 8 of a new plane - the Spitfire Vb - flew sweep over Mandalay. This time, it was 15 Tonys on CAP from Meiktila. These pilots performed great, and even outnumbered they brought down 4 Spitfires and 4 Hurricanes for the loss of only ONE Tony - and this pilot was rescued. It hopefully helps to have the enemy fighting at range, over our territory.
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Our Tony pilots are not impressed so far.[/center]
Then, like yesterday, bombers attempted to hit our ships unloading at Rangoon. This time we were more prepared and took down many of the hard to drop enemy bombers.
Wave 1: 4 B-17D, 3 B-17E - all shot down.
Wave 2: 3 B-17D - all shot down
Wave 3: 16 Liberator III - 15 shot down.
The last Liberator managed to get through and it tossed its bombs at a MSW, but easily missed.
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The last wave goes down.[/center]
Another reasonable day in the air overall - 41 Allied planes lost, 18 Japanese planes lost. If this fight continues, at least it is over friendly territory and we are definitely seeing several pilots get rescued.
More air action in Burma today.
First, a large P-40E sweep over Magwe catches 10 Tojos on CAP from Meiktila. 3 more Tojos join the ensueing dogfight, but all are lost against the large sweep of 73 P-40Es. They did manage to take 7 Warhawks with them at least. At least three of the Tojo pilots were rescued, possibly more.
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Sweep over Magwe.[/center]
Next, 26 British Hurricanes and 8 of a new plane - the Spitfire Vb - flew sweep over Mandalay. This time, it was 15 Tonys on CAP from Meiktila. These pilots performed great, and even outnumbered they brought down 4 Spitfires and 4 Hurricanes for the loss of only ONE Tony - and this pilot was rescued. It hopefully helps to have the enemy fighting at range, over our territory.
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Our Tony pilots are not impressed so far.[/center]
Then, like yesterday, bombers attempted to hit our ships unloading at Rangoon. This time we were more prepared and took down many of the hard to drop enemy bombers.
Wave 1: 4 B-17D, 3 B-17E - all shot down.
Wave 2: 3 B-17D - all shot down
Wave 3: 16 Liberator III - 15 shot down.
The last Liberator managed to get through and it tossed its bombs at a MSW, but easily missed.
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The last wave goes down.[/center]
Another reasonable day in the air overall - 41 Allied planes lost, 18 Japanese planes lost. If this fight continues, at least it is over friendly territory and we are definitely seeing several pilots get rescued.
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RE: February 15th, 1943 - Air action in Burma
February 16th, 1943
Today enemy SB-2c's bombed out troops Chungking inflicted little damage.
Two full Sentai of Oscars at Chungking flew a sweep mission over Chungking and found a few P-43A Lancer and I-16c planes. We shot down 7 of the enemy planes and lost 3 of our own. The rest of the pilots gained much need experience from the fight.
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Combat training.[/center]
Today enemy SB-2c's bombed out troops Chungking inflicted little damage.
Two full Sentai of Oscars at Chungking flew a sweep mission over Chungking and found a few P-43A Lancer and I-16c planes. We shot down 7 of the enemy planes and lost 3 of our own. The rest of the pilots gained much need experience from the fight.
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Combat training.[/center]
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February 17th, 1943
February 17th, 1943
Mostly quiet today.
Night bombing at Laysan failed to gain any hits. Given the small amount of Corsairs on CAP, we will try another daylight raid sometime this week. We will see how these new enemy planes do in combat.
Several bases in the Solomons expanded today - Green Island, Madang and Buin all expanded. (sz 1, 3 and 4 AF). Buin construction will now shift to fortifications for the defense of the island.
Our air units in Burma continue to recover from the last couple days of action. Tonys will be moved to Meiktila since they perform well against the enemy fighters. The Tojos will be concentrated at Rangoon since they can intercept any attempts at high altitude unescorted bombing.
Mostly quiet today.
Night bombing at Laysan failed to gain any hits. Given the small amount of Corsairs on CAP, we will try another daylight raid sometime this week. We will see how these new enemy planes do in combat.
Several bases in the Solomons expanded today - Green Island, Madang and Buin all expanded. (sz 1, 3 and 4 AF). Buin construction will now shift to fortifications for the defense of the island.
Our air units in Burma continue to recover from the last couple days of action. Tonys will be moved to Meiktila since they perform well against the enemy fighters. The Tojos will be concentrated at Rangoon since they can intercept any attempts at high altitude unescorted bombing.
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February 18th, 1943
February 18th, 1943
Another quiet day. Bombers resting at Laysan for their next attack. Fighters rearranging in Burma. Supplies being dispersed across the Pacific. A convoy of 200,000 supplies just reached Truk and will split up tomorrow to bring several bases back up to 20,000 or higher.
Oscars will sweep Chungking tomorrow for some more training.
Two of our CD units rescued from Palmyra and Christmas Island have been rebuilt at Osaka and are being shipped out to Canton Island and Baker Island to beef up the defenses there. Midway and Wake are already armed to the max, but Canton and Baker both have a little room for a few more guns and men.
Another quiet day. Bombers resting at Laysan for their next attack. Fighters rearranging in Burma. Supplies being dispersed across the Pacific. A convoy of 200,000 supplies just reached Truk and will split up tomorrow to bring several bases back up to 20,000 or higher.
Oscars will sweep Chungking tomorrow for some more training.
Two of our CD units rescued from Palmyra and Christmas Island have been rebuilt at Osaka and are being shipped out to Canton Island and Baker Island to beef up the defenses there. Midway and Wake are already armed to the max, but Canton and Baker both have a little room for a few more guns and men.
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February 19th, 1943
February 19th, 1943
Our Oscars flew sweep over Chungking again, taking down 5 Chinese fighters, but losing three of their own.
Near South eastern Java, a Dutch sub was caught by one of our APD hunter groups and hit twice with DC's sending it to the bottom.
Some transports were spotted leaving Dutch Harbor. Betty's have moved into Adak and will attempt to hit some of those transports if they are not under fighter cover tomorrow.
We will also try another airfield attack at Laysan. 2 Sentai of Oscars versus a small number of P-38's and Corsairs. Hopefully our pilots can hold their own and keep the bombers alive.
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A Dutch sub is sunk[/center]
Our Oscars flew sweep over Chungking again, taking down 5 Chinese fighters, but losing three of their own.
Near South eastern Java, a Dutch sub was caught by one of our APD hunter groups and hit twice with DC's sending it to the bottom.
Some transports were spotted leaving Dutch Harbor. Betty's have moved into Adak and will attempt to hit some of those transports if they are not under fighter cover tomorrow.
We will also try another airfield attack at Laysan. 2 Sentai of Oscars versus a small number of P-38's and Corsairs. Hopefully our pilots can hold their own and keep the bombers alive.
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A Dutch sub is sunk[/center]
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February 20th, 1943
February 20th, 1943
A rather anti-climatic day as our air strikes from Midway and the Aleutians do not launch. Oh well, we will try again tomorrow.
Otherwise, all quiet. Emily recon over Pearl Harbor seems to indicate the American carriers are still in place there.
A rather anti-climatic day as our air strikes from Midway and the Aleutians do not launch. Oh well, we will try again tomorrow.
Otherwise, all quiet. Emily recon over Pearl Harbor seems to indicate the American carriers are still in place there.
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February 21st, 1943 - Oscars versus Corsairs & P-38s!
February 21st, 1943
Our planes at Midway launch and do quiet well today! Their mission is accomplished, although at a fair cost. Since the air battle was the only action today, I'll go into some detail on it.
The strike force consisted of 50 Liz bombers, 27 Sallys and 26 Helens. Escorting these, at a higher altitude (sweep mission), were 70 Ki-43-IIa Oscar fighters. While the enemy planes have been flying CAP daily for weeks, our fighter pilots spent the last week or more resting up. This rest probably helped out, along with the reasonable experience they have (60-80).
The enemy CAP was 16 P-38G's and 12 F4U-1 Corsairs. This was the first time Corsairs had been encountered in an air battle. Perhaps they were tired or maybe just new pilots, but the P-38G's performed poorly today compared to how they usually do. Our Oscars were able to take down 11 of the P-38Gs and only lost 5 of their own number to them. The Corsairs were a different matter...
This enemy plane clearly needs to be respected as even when our pilots had the bounce, the Corsair was able to get in behind a couple of our pilots. On top of that, the plane is very study. Three Oscar pilots did manage to get in behind the Corsairs, but their 12.7mm guns could not bring the big enemy fighters down. On the flip side, the enemy guns blasted through our planes like a knife through butter. In total, 13 of our Oscars were brought down by the Corsairs while we did not drop a single one.
Although the Corsair was brutal, the Oscars did manage to keep them away from our bombers. One Liz was damaged by a Corsair, but other than that, all the bombers made it to target and back to base unfettered by enemy airplanes. Enemy flak was a different matter though, and two of each type of bomber didn't make it home. However, the payload was large and the airfield hit heavy. Estimates are that it was about 40% out of commission and more importantly, several enemy planes were destroyed on the ground, including some of the hated Corsairs.
While the mission went pretty well, clearly we cannot attack these Corsairs very often without some bigger guns. Our performance against the P-38G was encouraging though, since that is the plane with the range to reach Midway if they make the airfield at Laysan larger. For now, we'll lay low and maybe attack enemy shipping the next time we see a supply convoy arrive at Laysan.
Stats:
Japan losses
Oscars: 18 A2A
Liz: 2 Flak
Helen: 2 Flak
Sally: 2 Flak
US Losses
P-38G: 11 A2A, 13 Ground
Corsair: 3 Ground
PBM Mariner: 4 Ground
Total for the day (war wide): 40 Allied planes lost, 26 Japanese lost
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We finally face the Corsair[/center]
Our planes at Midway launch and do quiet well today! Their mission is accomplished, although at a fair cost. Since the air battle was the only action today, I'll go into some detail on it.
The strike force consisted of 50 Liz bombers, 27 Sallys and 26 Helens. Escorting these, at a higher altitude (sweep mission), were 70 Ki-43-IIa Oscar fighters. While the enemy planes have been flying CAP daily for weeks, our fighter pilots spent the last week or more resting up. This rest probably helped out, along with the reasonable experience they have (60-80).
The enemy CAP was 16 P-38G's and 12 F4U-1 Corsairs. This was the first time Corsairs had been encountered in an air battle. Perhaps they were tired or maybe just new pilots, but the P-38G's performed poorly today compared to how they usually do. Our Oscars were able to take down 11 of the P-38Gs and only lost 5 of their own number to them. The Corsairs were a different matter...
This enemy plane clearly needs to be respected as even when our pilots had the bounce, the Corsair was able to get in behind a couple of our pilots. On top of that, the plane is very study. Three Oscar pilots did manage to get in behind the Corsairs, but their 12.7mm guns could not bring the big enemy fighters down. On the flip side, the enemy guns blasted through our planes like a knife through butter. In total, 13 of our Oscars were brought down by the Corsairs while we did not drop a single one.
Although the Corsair was brutal, the Oscars did manage to keep them away from our bombers. One Liz was damaged by a Corsair, but other than that, all the bombers made it to target and back to base unfettered by enemy airplanes. Enemy flak was a different matter though, and two of each type of bomber didn't make it home. However, the payload was large and the airfield hit heavy. Estimates are that it was about 40% out of commission and more importantly, several enemy planes were destroyed on the ground, including some of the hated Corsairs.
While the mission went pretty well, clearly we cannot attack these Corsairs very often without some bigger guns. Our performance against the P-38G was encouraging though, since that is the plane with the range to reach Midway if they make the airfield at Laysan larger. For now, we'll lay low and maybe attack enemy shipping the next time we see a supply convoy arrive at Laysan.
Stats:
Japan losses
Oscars: 18 A2A
Liz: 2 Flak
Helen: 2 Flak
Sally: 2 Flak
US Losses
P-38G: 11 A2A, 13 Ground
Corsair: 3 Ground
PBM Mariner: 4 Ground
Total for the day (war wide): 40 Allied planes lost, 26 Japanese lost
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We finally face the Corsair[/center]