ORIGINAL: Cap Mandrake
Fun and games Borneo and South China Sea
Remember this brilliant plan with 1,276 working parts, participants from 3 Allied nations AND an recon rider from M&M Enterprises?
It didn't work. Well, mostly. There was this. Turns out it was not a tanker.
Sub attack near Cam Ranh Bay at 72,72
Japanese Ships
xAKL Ryoyu Maru #21, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
SC CHa-25
SC CHa-1
xAK Igasa Maru
PB Seikai Maru
Allied Ships
SS Saury
And one raid from the B-25's from Iba. This is one of the best B-25C squadrons we have. They get the first skip-bombing hits of the war.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Cam Ranh Bay at 72,72
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 7
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAK Igasa Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 100 feet *
Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
We whiffed on the raid at Miri. Not sure if we turned around or they saw us coming.
