It was a knife fight and most of his damaged vessels are deep inside your zone so they probably will be hunted down and killed. His big goal now is to get the Lexington out of harm's way.
Let's hope so. The POW was only in one fight, took several good 36 & 20 cm hits. She ran out of op points either thru refueling or damage or both and only made 1 hex.
The Allies are holistically playing....the beasties came yesterday here too. Luckily they are doing port or runway strikes so the oil and fuel is not being savaged.
The 500 pound bombs hit a battleship, cruiser, and a DMS. All survive...for today, in these conditions, I will take that trade.
Oscars aren't that good against beasties, but they try.
The Pete pilots are absolutely clueless....they haven't been trained for this. But, my oh my, do the Zero's know what to do!
And then they are thru, in the backfield...downing divebombers. Is it enough! Is there enough time and ammunition to stop the attack and protect my little babies?
Japanese Ships
CVL Zuiho
DD Amatsukaze
BB Ise
CVE Hosho
CA Myoko
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
Ryujo-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 15000.
Raid is overhead
3rd Ku S-1/A with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
3rd Ku S-1/C with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 5000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 9 minutes
4 planes vectored on to bombers
3rd Ku S-1/B with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 9000.
Raid is overhead
2 planes vectored on to bombers
Zuiho-1 with A6M2 Zero (4 airborne, 8 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 14000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
Hosho-1 with A6M2 Zero (5 airborne, 10 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 7000 and 15000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 10 minutes
14 planes vectored on to bombers
Chiyoda-2 with F1M2 Pete (5 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 4000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 14000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
11 planes vectored on to bombers
