Burma
Another sweep over Akyab. Another time i am little disappointed.
10 Tojo's for 8 Hurricanes. Lucky only 4 pilots KIA
B-17 send Magwe AF to middle-ages. In process they destroy on ground 15 Tojos.
Palembang/Singer
Mines in Singer and Palembang cleaned but i lost 2 xAK before minefield was gone. I forgot to change rout to them. My fault.
China
Troops marching toward targets. Chines troop leaving positions and retreating toward Sian.
Marshals
Finally after 13 days of waiting in shadows enemy BB from Maloelap decide to try to move to PH.Lower I give you map of current situation.
Docup decide to split them in two TFs. First slower with damaged second with other two BBs.
On morning both TF find them self in bad situation only 5 hexes from KB [:D]
KB planes launch to attack but probably because of bad whether only 20% of planes decide to fly.
But result is promising. BB Tennessee sunk, if not he will. BB Pennsylvania eat another two TT(3 total). He is definitely out of action and my subs will hunt. Last BB Warspite is undamaged.
Now in nedd to decide do hunt BB Warspite or leave here alone and return Truk. I have almost no fuel. She will probably sail with full speed to hide under air cover from Johnston Island or will sail south. It all depend how many fuel she have. I am sure that she move with full speed at lest 26 hexes so probably fuel is low.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 142,117
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
A6M3a Zero x 32
B5N2 Kate x 10
D3A1 Val x 15
Allied aircraft
OS2U-3 Kingfisher x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied aircraft losses
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 10, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Reid, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
And second attack
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Maloelap at 149,116
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 116 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 34
A6M3a Zero x 32
B5N2 Kate x 18
D3A1 Val x 24
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 4 damaged
D3A1 Val: 7 damaged
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed by flak
Allied Ships
BB Warspite, Bomb hits 2
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
