I fully expect a battleship bombardment of Chittagong tonight.[X(] Moonlight is 3%.
So, to try and create some "friction," to steal a term from another AAR, I am dropping two (2) fields of 40 Type 88 mines bringing the total to just shy of 300 total mines at Chittagong. These subs have been sitting for days awaiting a ripe opportunity.
The Type 88 is a very potent mine and Iboat dropped.
Then to add to the mix, I have maxed night naval search over Chittagong and restricted it to Chittagong hoping to get some good detection on the bombarding forces.
In addition, I set yesterday 45 Betties to night naval attack. So tonight they should be ready to fly.
And, I am sweeping Diamond Harbor with 40 A6M5s hoping to catch Allied bleeding CAP -- perhaps from his carriers or from Calcutta.
I have dispatched a sub to Diamond Harbor to rescue pilots. Hopefully they won't blow up on a mine or get nailed by ASW.
I have put another group of Betties at a 20,000 foot torpedo attack with lots of escorts and a range just shy of Calcutta and the uber CAP there.
And finally, this very small squadron of 2 destroyers (very nice surface destroyers) will run into Chittagong. I like using very small squadrons, and this will be a good use of the tactic (I would prefer a third destroyer).
I wish I could add some midget subs and mtbs to the mix...but can't yet.
I am hoping several things. That perhaps a mine hits a battleship, the ships are spotted at Chittagong and suffer a night torpedo attack by the destroyers, and then an aerial attack, followed on by being finished off during the morning by a daytime attack as they don't retreat far and the sweeping Zeroes divert some LRCAP.
It is a lot to ask, and probably nothing will happen, but these kind of combined holistic attacks are bread and butter to me.[:)]
