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Morning Air attack on TF, near Makin at 144,126
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3
Ki-84a Frank x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
Allied Ships
BB North Carolina
looks like North Carolina escapes the carnage...
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kusaie Island at 127,121
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M2 Nell x 6
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M2 Nell: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
BB Idaho, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Howland Island at 152,120
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 59 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 9
D4Y4 Judy x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y4 Judy: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
I have ordered all our battlegroups to retire to Truk and today was the first day my carriers suddenly started to react around like crazy chicken despite being ordered to react 0 and follow a surface combat group... when we've detected some CVEs that were still afloat both our carrier groups reacted towards them which resulted in the upcoming attacks...
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000' *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 kg SAP Bomb
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Admiralen Batch II class DD
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Makin at 144,126
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 97 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 32 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 125
B6N2 Jill x 32
D4Y4 Judy x 41
Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2 Jill: 16 damaged
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
D4Y4 Judy: 18 damaged
Allied Ships
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 12, heavy fires
CL Cleveland, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Nashville
DD Clark
CA Wichita
a minute ago I thought North Carolina might make it out but several 800kg bomb hits put her in danger of sinking... the ship still doesn't show up as heavily damaged though... that's pretty much all KB can launch at this stage...
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
6 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
8 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
2 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
9 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 15000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
2 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
1 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
1 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
2 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB North Carolina
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Makin at 144,126
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 7
D4Y4 Judy x 4
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
CA Wichita, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
didn't expect much from four Judies on such a strike but they put no less than three bombs into a modern heavy cruiser... nice! [&o]
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Makin at 144,126
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 3
Ki-84a Frank x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 4 damaged
Allied Ships
CL Nashville
Aircraft Attacking:
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Makin at 144,126
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid detected at 100 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 41
D4Y4 Judy x 28
Japanese aircraft losses
D4Y4 Judy: 11 damaged
D4Y4 Judy: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied Ships
DD Le Triomphant
CA Wichita, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Clark
both Wichita and North Carolina should be finished now, probably sinking today or within the next couple of days...
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
1 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
10 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
3 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
4 x D4Y4 Judy releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Wichita
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring BB North Carolina
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Howland Island at 151,124
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 39
B6N2 Jill x 17
Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2 Jill: 4 damaged
Allied Ships
CVE Suwannee, Bomb hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
CVE Nassau, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
that CVE group was the reason for my carriers to react and in the afternoon the CVEs are finally attacked... glad the main strike focussed on BB North Carolina which I rate a higher target than those two CVEs that should be done too...
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
10 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 15000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
3 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 3000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring an Allied CV
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring an Allied CVE
; Julia Child
