Yamamoto's dream (tomamars J VS Sundowners A)

[tomamars]

Time to start another AAR as IJ with my opponent being Mr.Sundowners, a seasoned player from US.
Our game will be as following:
Scen001
1 day turn
Historical first turn
PDU off

House rules:
No house rules.

My strategy:
Since this is an Scen001, PDU off game, I’ll go for auto-win since there is no way I can survive past 1944 knowing my opponents abilities. So it’s going to be an wild ride in true Bushido spirit! BANZAI!!!

[tomamars]

Dec.7.1941, Day of Japanese Glory

Pearl attack is historic and also surprising to Allied dogs:

[tomamars]

It started well...

Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 92 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 68
B5N2 Kate x 144
D3A1 Val x 126

Allied aircraft
no flights

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 11 damaged
A6M2 Zero: 12 destroyed by flak
B5N2 Kate: 11 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 13 damaged
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed by flak

Allied aircraft losses
B-17D Fortress: 49 damaged
B-17D Fortress: 2 destroyed on ground
P-40B Warhawk: 61 damaged
P-40B Warhawk: 11 destroyed on ground
A-20A Havoc: 15 damaged
A-20A Havoc: 4 destroyed on ground
P-36A Mohawk: 31 damaged
P-36A Mohawk: 5 destroyed on ground
PBY-5 Catalina: 129 damaged
PBY-5 Catalina: 19 destroyed on ground
B-17E Fortress: 15 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed on ground
B-18A Bolo: 71 damaged
B-18A Bolo: 5 destroyed on ground
F4F-3 Wildcat: 7 damaged
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed on ground
SBD-1 Dauntless: 31 damaged
SBD-1 Dauntless: 8 destroyed on ground
O-47A: 6 damaged
O-47A: 1 destroyed on ground
R3D-2: 1 damaged
R3D-2: 1 destroyed on ground
C-33: 2 damaged
C-33: 1 destroyed on ground
SNJ-3 Texan: 1 destroyed on ground
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed

Allied Ships
AV Wright
BB Arizona, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
BB Maryland, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB Oklahoma, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB West Virginia, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL St. Louis, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
CL Phoenix, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
BB California, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB Nevada, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS Wasmuth, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
DMS Perry, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD MacDonough, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AV Curtiss, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
AV Tangier, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Monaghan, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
CL Detroit, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 9, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
BB Tennessee, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 5, and is sunk
xAKL Hirondelle
DD Reid, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DM Pruitt, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Ralph Talbot, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
CM Oglala, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
CL Helena, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Patterson, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SS Narwhal, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
CL Honolulu, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Raleigh, Torpedo hits 1
DD Jarvis, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Shaw, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA San Francisco, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AD Rigel, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Dale, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AD Dobbin, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DM Gamble, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DM Sicard, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SS Tautog, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DMS Zane, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied ground losses:
16 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Repair Shipyard hits 2
Airbase hits 47
Airbase supply hits 3
Runway hits 106

Aircraft Attacking:
10 x A6M2 Zero bombing from 100 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
10 x A6M2 Zero bombing from 100 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
City Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
25 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
City Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
4 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
15 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
27 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 9000 feet
Airfield Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
City Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
1 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
11 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Airfield Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
City Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
City Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

And it continued very well with exception of Zero losses. That is usual result you get from those settings and I believe they are worth it - you don’t get second chance to catch Allies with their pants down...

[tomamars]

Mersing attack:



Morning Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 52,82

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 29 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 9

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
BC Repulse, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
BB Prince of Wales, Torpedo hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
No.488 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead


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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 52,82

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 5
G4M1 Betty x 13

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 4

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
BC Repulse, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
BB Prince of Wales, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
4 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
10 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
No.243 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead
No.488 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(2 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 10000.
Raid is overhead



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Mersing at 52,82

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 94 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 9

Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 7

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 5 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
BB Prince of Wales, heavy damage
BC Repulse, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DD Electra

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

CAP engaged:
No.488 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(5 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 5 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters between 10000 and 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 42 minutes
No.243 Sqn RAF with Buffalo I (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 12000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 3 minutes

PoW and Repulse got lucky with CAP flying overhead, more than adm.Phillips had in RL. Repulse is in real bad shape while PoW will survive to fight the other day. But there should be more work to be done on Repulse to finish him for good - I’ll give that task to subs.

[tomamars]

Only other action worthy of note is CVL Ryujo attack on ships in Davao:

Morning Air attack on Davao , at 79,91

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N1 Kate x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AVD William B. Preston, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAKL Mauban, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Montanes, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B5N1 Kate bombing from 5000 feet *
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

[tomamars]

CONCLUSION:
Dec.7-th attack in PH was a success so why not make it into total success - I’ll linger around just a little while longer. Philippines started OK but not OK enough. I’ll try to suppress Clark to prevent those B17s from going anywhere and also Manila to maybe catch some of those pesky subs while under repair. A lot of sweeping and carpet bombing will have to be done in next couple of weeks to make it so.
I’ll try to keep the schedule in Malaya and Borneo and also chase me some enemy ships. Balikpapan and Palembang are top priorities but their respective invasions will be done carefully and only after RN and ABDA are suppressed - but also not too late in order to prevent serious enemy reinforcements to take hold. We’ll see...
China: Hong Kong and Wenchow airfields are primary targets in order to prevent those forts to go up. I’ll try a surprise dash on Wenchow with those two unrestricted divisions in HI with a little help from Takao HQ and LBA. Hopefully HI won’t be totally trashed when I grab it so my supply situation in China will not suck too bad... Also I plan to employ those crappy Marys, Anns and other junk to plow through Chinese airfields in order to prevent forts and / or to deprive them of supply. AVG scares the shit out of me.
Industry and R＆D:
I’m planning to go conservative here, increase in vehicle production, heavy research of Zero and K-43 lines (10-12 factories each), some research in Judy, Jill, Frank, Jack, George and K-44 lines or those that will repair faster. I’m not concerned with late war planes and want to conserve the supply for now - I’ll think about those come 43. For now, I’ll go heavy on engines, 32, 33 and 35 being the priorities and Ha-60, Ha-43 and Ha-45 carrying the brunt of the research. Rationale here is that I want to finance my expansion as much as I can early, build my engine pools and in one year’s time react according to situation. If I could get over 1:3 during 1943 than there is really no need to invest into late war machines, is there?
I’m still not sure what to do with Musashi and Yammato, those are cool vessels but they burn fuel like mad and make sense only if I have supremacy in the air. Their existence depends on weather I’ll manage to take down CV or two early in the campaign or not. If not or if, Heaven forbid, I loose some of my own in the process, I’ll halt them and accelerate all other CV, CVL and CVEs. Hopefully, we’ll get to see those 46cm monsters in action.
My biggest concern right now are his CVs. Since I’m planning to stick around Pearl, they’ll have a free reign over my shipping lines between HI and the front lines. My search right now is crap, SIGINT not worth mentioning so I’ll have to rely heavily on PBs to at least increase the chance of stumbling on him in the drive to the HI or DEI. I think I’ll keep baby KB in the HI for a while until KB reaches Truk. This might mean a little delay in the DEI front but better save than sorry.

[tomamars]

Dec.8.1941, Day of million clicks

CENT.PAC. AREA

So I decided to stick around the Pearl for a while. Idea is to lure his surface dash and meet it with wall of subs, Vals and Kates, continuing PH disaster and in the same time sweeping Pearl. KB will position itself 7 hexes north of PH and place ton of subs and surface TF between itself and the Pearl. Let them come!

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Night action starts well with subs hitting first:

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And than screening TF VS DD Case first:

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And DD Dewey second:

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As the day breaks we came upon an interesting flotilla sailing right into the KB:

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor at 181,104

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
B5N2 Kate x 33
D3A1 Val x 44

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
PC Reliance, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
DD Phelps, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AR Vestal, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
PC Taney, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AVD Hulbert
AR Medusa, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
AVP Swan, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
DD Selfridge, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AM Grebe, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
AVD Thornton, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AM Vireo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
7 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
2 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
13 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
6 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
13 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
5 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
3 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AR Vestal
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AM Vireo

Why are those ARs out of PH is beyond me but our bombers are merciless.

[tomamars]

Day around PH is wrapped with two more attacks:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor at 181,104

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 46 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5N2 Kate x 9

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AVD Hulbert
AM Turkey, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

Magazine explodes on DD Selfridge

[tomamars]

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor at 181,106

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
D3A1 Val x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
DD Ward, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
7 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
9 x D3A1 Val releasing from 10000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Ward

[tomamars]

Allied DD losses around PH are humongous and we hope this will give me some operational freedom in months to come. Only bad thing here was failure of my sweepers to fly where only only group arrived over Pearl and got mixed results:

Morning Air attack on Pearl Harbor , at 180,107

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18

Allied aircraft
P-26A x 1
P-36A Mohawk x 17
P-40B Warhawk x 29
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
P-36A Mohawk: 1 destroyed
P-40B Warhawk: 3 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x A6M2 Zero sweeping at 15000 feet

Not happy with this at all, lost 3 veteran pilots for nothing gained. Wonder why other groups failed to show up...

[tomamars]

PI AREA:

Our minefield outside of Manila seems to do some good:

TF 295 encounters mine field at Bataan (78,77)

Allied Ships
PT-35, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
PT-34, Mine hits 1, heavy damage

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Allies have tried to make all or nothing dash against IJN assault shipping moving against PI and results are as following:

First is victory for the RN:

Night Time Surface Combat, near Swatow at 80,63, Range 7,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
PC Kaki, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
PC Sumire, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Scout
DD Thanet, Shell hits 1
DD Thracian

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Than IJN shatters MTB charge:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Hengchun at 83,67, Range 17,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Maya
CA Ashigara
CL Kuma
DD Asakaze
DD Matsukaze

Allied Ships
MTB 7, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
MTB 8, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
MTB 9, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
MTB 10, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
MTB 11, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
MTB 12, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
MTB 26, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
MTB 27, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

[tomamars]

And than payback time for our two PCs sunk during the night:

Day Time Surface Combat, near Hengchun at 82,67, Range 15,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Naka
DD Natsugumo
DD Minegumo
DD Asagumo
DD Murasame
DD Harusame, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Yudachi
DD Samidare

Allied Ships
DD Scout, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Thanet, Shell hits 2
DD Thracian, Shell hits 2, on fire


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Hengchun at 82,68, Range 15,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Naka
DD Natsugumo, Shell hits 1
DD Minegumo
DD Asagumo, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Murasame
DD Yudachi

Allied Ships
DD Scout, on fire
DD Thanet, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Thracian, Shell hits 4, heavy fires


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Day Time Surface Combat, near Hengchun at 81,68, Range 16,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Natori
DD Satsuki
DD Minazuki
DD Fumizuki
DD Nagatsuki
DD Harukaze
DD Hatakaze

Allied Ships
DD Scout, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Thanet, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Thracian, Shell hits 14, and is sunk

Japanese pursuit is relentless resulting in three separate clashes and two RN DDs sunk and one badly mauled.

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Mabels flying from Samah did great against fleeing cargo ships from Hong Kong sinking two in a day:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Hong Kong at 75,66

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5M1 Mabel x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAKL Halldor, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Halldor



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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Hong Kong at 75,66

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes

Japanese aircraft
B5M1 Mabel x 3

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
xAKL Yat Shing, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk

Aircraft Attacking:
3 x B5M1 Mabel bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Yat Shing