What to make of this combat report...

[Ian R]

FOW I get, but they're my Meteors ...

Afternoon Air attack on Maizuru , at 110,58

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 45,500 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar x 2
Ki-94-II x 8
Ki-95 x 2
Ki-201 Karyu x 2

Allied aircraft
Meteor F.IV x 11

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIIa Oscar: 1 destroyed
Ki-94-II: 1 destroyed
Ki-95: 1 destroyed
Ki-201 Karyu: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Meteor F.IV: 1 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Meteor F.IV sweeping at 44500 feet

[Ian R]

Cleared the way apparently:

Afternoon Air attack on Maizuru , at 110,58

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 48,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
P-80A Shooting Star x 29

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
29 x P-80A Shooting Star sweeping at 45000 feet

[Ian R]

Well it was worth losing a meteor, I guess.

Afternoon Air attack on Maizuru , at 110,58

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes

Allied aircraft
Mosquito FB.VI x 18
Mosquito B.35 x 7
Tempest F.2 x 26
Mosquito FB.40 x 26
A-26C Invader x 135
P-51H Mustang x 97
F4U-4 Corsair x 50

Allied aircraft losses
Mosquito FB.VI: 2 damaged
Mosquito FB.40: 8 damaged
A-26C Invader: 26 damaged

Japanese Ships
DD Yamazuki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
DD Hatsusuki, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
CMc Ento, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
DD Ozuki, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
ML G-604, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
DD Fuyutsuki, Bomb hits 11, and is sunk
LST T-132, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
DD Akitsuki, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk
DD Benigumo, Bomb hits 10, and is sunk
DD Terutsuki, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
DD Yaegumo, Bomb hits 12, and is sunk
ML G-431, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
ML G-620, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
ML G-628, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
ML G-605, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
AMc No. 215, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
ML G-316, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
ACM Hanata Maru #6, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Port hits 47
Port supply hits 3

[Ian R]

Now to get to the point, I have a stream of jets flying sweeps out of Pusan (Fusan) right over my glorious proletarian Airborne Order of Lenin Red Star (twice) heroes at Oki Shoto.

I get the 3 hex thing, but surely they can't waltz through that lot and bomb my paras [:@]

Morning Air attack on 1st Guards Airborne Division, at 108,56 (Oki Shoto)

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A7M3-J Sam x 15
B7A2 Grace x 2

No Japanese losses

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

Aircraft Attacking:
2 x B7A2 Grace bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

[821Bobo]

Sweep works only vs CAP. It won't engage enemy airstrike.

[Ian R]

Why is that though? There were a bunch of escorting Sams to shoot up. Training missions can engage...

Something for AE2 I guess.

BTW, here are my Meteor drivers results, according to the ops report, just to muddy the waters a bit.

WO Coffey R. of No.60 Sqn RAF Det is credited with kill number 8
WO Reid U. of No.60 Sqn RAF Det is credited with kill number 4
PO Reid D. of No.60 Sqn RAF Det is credited with kill number 14
WO Ludlow U. of No.60 Sqn RAF Det is credited with kill number 13
PO Reid D. of No.60 Sqn RAF Det is credited with kill number 15
WO Ferris P. of No.60 Sqn RAF Det is credited with kill number 2
PO Cooper, A.A. of No.131 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 16
PO Picton L. of No.131 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 13
FO Middelton K. of No.131 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 14
PO Woodroffe C. of No.131 Sqn RAF is credited with kill number 11

[Hanzberger]

AE2.....when????

[Ian R]

Probably never.

[rustysi]

ORIGINAL: Hanzberger

AE2.....when????

Don't start.[:D]

[Chickenboy]

What to make of this report?

A hat?

A broach?

A pterodactyl flying?

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

What to make of this report?

A hat?

A broach?

A pterodactyl flying?