DBB:C -Stacking to the limits / Cannonfodder (Japan) vs Mundy (Allies)

[KenchiSulla]

So, now what... Lets say I do not run into submarines on my way back towards replenishment. My airgroups are shredded but pilot wise the losses are acceptable and I have enough replacements trained and ready. Nine fast fleet carriers (aircraft capacity 600 aircraft) will be available for operations within two weeks, along with most of the battleships, cruisers and destroyers... Mundy will have at best a few CVEs, perhaps an Essex class or two and a few CVLs with whatever he can gather surface wise. I think he will be out of the fight for at least a few months! And this is May 1943!

[JocMeister]

That is a decisive Japanese victory if I ever saw one. It will be mid-late 44 before he can challenge you in a CV fight again. Talking on the KB with only the early CVEs + 3 CVs is a very bad idea.

Well played despite some bad luck initially with the SCTF getting in among parts of the KB. [&o]

[KenchiSulla]

Thanks Joc. The situation is very good and next time I meet his carriers it will be near a Japanese base... The losses I took from surface action were scary but at the same time it was crystal clear to me that this was to good a chance to let myself be scared of... One note for Japanese players: I had huge trouble going up against the F6F.. The A6M5s got shredded and that was with over 50% of 80+ experience and skill pilots.........

[Lowpe]

Well done![&o]

[Encircled]

Is that on escort, sweep and CAP Cannonfodder?

[KenchiSulla]

Escort and CAP... On CAP the losses are lighter ofcourse but the F6Fs are hard to shoot down.... In carrier vs carrier battle sweep is not all that important to me...

Here a good example of the relative performance, about a dozen A6M5s lost for a handful Hellcats on escort duty.. Ofcourse there are so many zeroes they get through to the bombers but imagine going up against 6 fleet carriers with over a hundred escorts.....:

Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Auckland at 123,185

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 117

Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
F6F-3 Hellcat x 54
SBD-3 Dauntless x 47
TBF-1 Avenger x 25

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 4 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 18 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 2 damaged
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak

[Encircled]

Cheers

Cracking result for the IJN though.

[SqzMyLemon]

Well played taking advantage of your opportunities to punish your opponent. This is starting to look a lot like whack-a-Mundy.

[KenchiSulla]

Thanks guys...

So far the retreat is without incident on the IJN side. CL Cleveland took three torpedoes (strange amount for a undamaged CL) and I think she sank right after... Sinking modern cruisers is Always good! Allied heavy bombers are lashing out in anger but no real serious damage other then a dozen or so damaged ships at Rabaul. We upped the CAP there but Mundy will probably stay away for a while...

Production of A6M5 is turned on again since the 200 frames in the pool will get sucked into duty. We strip the training squadrons of sufficiently trained recuits to increase the pools a bit..

Sub attack near Waipapakauri at 116,181

Japanese Ships
SS I-3

Allied Ships
CL Cleveland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
BB Nevada
CA Wichita
DD Perkins
DD Case
DD Benham
DD Chevalier
APD Kilty
APD Stringham
DD Tucker
DD Cushing
DD Shaw
DD Conyngham

SS I-3 launches 4 torpedoes at CL Cleveland
DD Tucker fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Cushing fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Shaw fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Conyngham fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Tucker fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Shaw fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

[KenchiSulla]

May 31st.... All previously engaged ships have returned safely to port. I carpeted the transit area with search aircraft and routed around submarines.. All I need is some time repair ships and aircraft, fill the bunkers and replenish forward depots.

Current carrier air situation:





About a hundred aircraft are aboard ships in need of large repairs. They are on the way to a repair yard, leaving around 700 aircraft available for operations. I am forced to use B5N1 Kates on one of the decks but by now about half of my bombers are B6N2s with 3 being produced each day. I might expand to 4...

[KenchiSulla]

D-Day will be June 15th.. Around 60 fighters are protecting Brisbane. Bombardement and KB should be able to remove the direct threat only leaving LRCAP..

[KenchiSulla]

A bit of news while I'm working on next steps:

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 09, 43
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Sub attack near Tanegashima at 101,65

Japanese Ships
CVL Ryuho, Torpedo hits 1
DD Nowaki
DD Hayashio
DD Yukikaze
DD Oboro
DD Wakaba

Allied Ships
SS KXIV

SS KXIV launches 4 torpedoes at CVL Ryuho
DD Oboro fails to find sub and abandons search
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
DD Wakaba fails to find sub, continues to search...
Escort abandons search for sub

Damage is not to bad and this is actually very close to the HI (some damaged CVLs and CVEs are going to get repaired and upgraded. I can achieve superiority without these hulls for now)...

And then, more important news:

Ground combat at Suva (132,160)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 33204 troops, 323 guns, 494 vehicles, Assault Value = 1102

Defending force 30075 troops, 479 guns, 287 vehicles, Assault Value = 273

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 781

Allied adjusted defense: 317

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Suva !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
825 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 77 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 34 disabled
Guns lost 14 (1 destroyed, 13 disabled)
Vehicles lost 15 (2 destroyed, 13 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
30153 casualties reported
Squads: 472 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2282 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 327 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 259 (259 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 318 (318 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units destroyed 23

Assaulting units:
36th Division
3rd Tank Division
63rd Division
28th Engineer Regiment
17th Army
8th Medium Field Artillery Regiment

Defending units:
8th NZ Brigade
2nd Fiji Commando Battalion
34th Infantry Regiment
Fiji Brigade
Samoa Det.
33rd Medium Regiment
6th Port Maint Engineer Battalion
2nd RNZAF Base Force
41st Base Group
276th Coastal Artillery Battalion
134th Field Artillery Battalion
3rd Marine Defense Battalion
24th Base Group
46th Construction Regiment
1st RNZAF Base Force
13th MAG
12th Marine Defense Battalion
7th Port Advn Base Force
216th Coast AA Regiment
198th Coast AA Regiment
2nd Marine Defense Battalion
1st Fiji Commando Battalion
Nandi Base Force

This releases an infantry corps HQ, two infantry divisions and a tank division for new missions...

New Zealand is still on the agenda but the land based air might be something to take into account. I won't be able to suppress all bases in range of potential invasion spots...

[JocMeister]

That is a nice haul! [X(]

How many VPs did you get from that?

[KenchiSulla]

About a 1000 so that is 3000 US and New Zealand squads destroyed. Most of the support was US, most of the combat was NZ...

[JocMeister]

ORIGINAL: Cannonfodder

About a 1000 so that is 3000 US and New Zealand squads destroyed. Most of the support was US, most of the combat was NZ...

A very nice haul indeed! Congrats. [:)] That has to sting for your opponent!

[KenchiSulla]

4 days behind schedule 1943-06-19 (after KB shrugged of a torpedo strike on the 18th, claiming 50 allied aircraft for 2 A6M5s), Brisbane is struck.... The ship count is reduced to about 80 but the damage is still very decent....

Cruisers and battleships go in first to eliminate allied fighter opposition:

AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 19, 43
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Brisbane at 96,160, Range 8,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CA Kumano
CL Agano
DD Murasame
DD Harusame
DD Yudachi

Allied Ships
AMc Samuel Benbow, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
AMc Goolgwai, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
AMc Goonambee, Shell hits 2, and is sunk

Improved night sighting under 96% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 96% moonlight: 8,000 yards
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 8,000 yards
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
Kamiyama, T. crosses the 'T'
AMc Goolgwai sunk by CA Kumano at 8,000 yards
AMc Goonambee sunk by CA Kumano at 8,000 yards
CA Kumano engages AMc Samuel Benbow at 8,000 yards
Range closes to 5,000 yards
AMc Samuel Benbow sunk by CA Kumano at 5,000 yards
Combat ends with last Allied ship sunk...


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Night Naval bombardment of Brisbane at 96,160 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Boomerang C-12: 4 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 5 damaged
Anson I: 7 damaged
Anson I: 1 destroyed on ground
Kittyhawk III: 9 damaged
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed on ground
Beaufort VIII: 12 damaged
Beaufort VIII: 3 destroyed on ground
P-40K Warhawk: 12 damaged
P-40K Warhawk: 3 destroyed on ground
Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 damaged
Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed on ground
F4U-1 Corsair: 6 damaged
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 destroyed on ground
Vengeance I: 2 damaged

Japanese Ships
BB Yamato
BB Mutsu

Allied ground losses:
281 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 14 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)

Airbase hits 13
Runway hits 16

BB Yamato firing at Brisbane
F1M2 Pete acting as spotter for BB Mutsu
BB Mutsu firing at Brisbane Fortress
Brisbane Fortress firing at BB Mutsu


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Night Naval bombardment of Brisbane at 96,160

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VIII: 47 damaged
Beaufort VIII: 5 destroyed on ground
F4U-1 Corsair: 18 damaged
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground
Vengeance I: 10 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 14 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed on ground
Anson I: 20 damaged
Anson I: 2 destroyed on ground
Boomerang C-12: 3 damaged
Boomerang C-12: 1 destroyed on ground
Kittyhawk III: 3 damaged
Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed on ground
P-40K Warhawk: 25 damaged
P-40K Warhawk: 2 destroyed on ground
Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 damaged
Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Hyuga
BB Ise

Allied Ships
AVD Ballard, Shell hits 1

Allied ground losses:
689 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 21 destroyed, 33 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 4 (1 destroyed, 3 disabled)
Vehicles lost 3 (2 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Airbase hits 18
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 33
Port hits 1

BB Hyuga firing at Brisbane
BB Ise firing at Brisbane


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Night Naval bombardment of Brisbane at 96,160 - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

Allied aircraft
no flights

Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort VIII: 21 damaged
Beaufort VIII: 5 destroyed on ground
Kittyhawk III: 4 damaged
Kittyhawk III: 1 destroyed on ground
Spitfire Vc Trop: 2 damaged
Spitfire Vc Trop: 1 destroyed on ground
P-39D Airacobra: 7 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
Boomerang C-12: 5 damaged
F4U-1 Corsair: 7 damaged
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground
Vengeance I: 5 damaged
Vengeance I: 1 destroyed on ground
P-40K Warhawk: 7 damaged
Anson I: 15 damaged
Anson I: 1 destroyed on ground

Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima
BB Hiei
BB Kongo

Allied ground losses:
142 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 9 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Airbase hits 3
Runway hits 22

BB Kirishima firing at Brisbane
BB Hiei firing at Brisbane Fortress
Brisbane Fortress firing at BB Hiei
BB Kongo firing at Brisbane

Then, the port is struck by land based air and KB strike aircraft. The gun count at Brisbane is low and almost no FLAK is protecting the harbor area...

Morning Air attack on Brisbane , at 96,160

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 93 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 72

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 3 damaged
G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak

Allied Ships
AKE Mobile City, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AVD Ballard, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Diomed, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAKL Sipora, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
YO-14, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SS S-30, Bomb hits 1
xAP Van Neck, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAKL Parigi, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Tanimbar, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Port hits 2
Port fuel hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
36 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 11000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
17 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 11000 feet
City Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb
19 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 11000 feet
Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb

Massive explosion on SS S-30


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Morning Air attack on Brisbane , at 96,160

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 48 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 145
B5N2 Kate x 70
B6N2 Jill x 99
D4Y1 Judy x 127
D4Y2 Judy x 50
D4Y3 Judy x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
B6N2 Jill: 5 damaged
B6N2 Jill: 1 destroyed by flak
D4Y1 Judy: 8 damaged
D4Y2 Judy: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
xAKL Sipirok, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Republic, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS Tarpon, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
xAP Van Neck, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Van Rees, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Gulfdawn, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
xAP Swartenhondt, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AKE Mobile City, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
AVP Thrush, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AVD Sands, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Kota Gede, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Tiradentes, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
SS KXVI, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
xAP Tanimbar, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AD Dixie, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAP Limerick, Bomb hits 3
ACM Karangi, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AG Timoshenko, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
SS S-30, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
PC Yandra, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Caledon, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAP Boschfontein, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
xAP Iron Warrior, Bomb hits 2, on fire
TK War Sirdar, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
xAP Iron Master, Bomb hits 1, on fire
TK Elsa, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
AG Rata, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAP Ellaroo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
PC Bingera, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
PC Carroo, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
AKE Nisqually, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
AVD Ballard, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Iron Knob, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK Gulfpride, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
APA Sumter, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP President Fillmore, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Examiner, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAP Empire Raja, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAKL Chungking, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAP Pijnacker Hordijk, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Argus, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Ngakuta, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AVP Pelican, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Matua, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Lady Isobel, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
PC Wilcannia, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Kindur, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Prominent, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAP Diomed, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Noora, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAKL Mulubinda, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Wear, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
PC Comara, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
AVP Teal, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
TK William Sunoco, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAP Matang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
xAKL Corrimal, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAKL Oorama, Bomb hits 1, on fire

Repair Shipyard hits 5
Port hits 9
Port fuel hits 8
Port supply hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
12 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 10000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x D4Y2 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
13 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
21 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
3 x D4Y2 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
17 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
24 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
14 x D4Y2 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
19 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
6 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
7 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
19 x A6M5 Zero sweeping at 20000 feet
8 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000'
City Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
17 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
12 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
17 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
5 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
8 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 10000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 3000'
City Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
13 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
2 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
6 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000'
City Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
2 x D4Y2 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
4 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
13 x D4Y2 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
13 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
7 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
6 x D4Y2 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
4 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 10000 feet
City Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
5 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
8 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
9 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
3 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
3 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
3 x D4Y2 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
5 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
5 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
8 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
4 x D4Y2 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
8 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
4 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 3000'
City Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
4 x D4Y3 Judy releasing from 2000'
City Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
8 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 1000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb
4 x D4Y1 Judy releasing from 2000'
Port Attack: 1 x 500 kg GP Bomb



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Afternoon Air attack on Brisbane , at 96,160

Weather in hex: Overcast

Raid detected at 119 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 39 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 22
B6N2 Jill x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
B6N2 Jill: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
xAP Empire Raja, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage
TK War Sirdar, Bomb hits 1, on fire
ACM Karangi, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
PC Carroo, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk

Port hits 1

Aircraft Attacking:
17 x B6N2 Jill bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb

[KenchiSulla]

Looks like the runway is trashed, no build up airbases nearby to supply LRCAP and low FLAK...

This means KB will strike the port again tomorrow. The Nells will shift to Heavy Industry (about 50 in Brisbane)

[JocMeister]

Again...WOW! [X(]

You keep smacking your poor opponent around! [:)]

[Encircled]

I wonder though at what stage does your opponent begin to learn from his mistakes?

That collection of ships shouldn't be anywhere near the front line.

And with no or little AA?

I mean, great strike, but what is he playing at?

[SqzMyLemon]

I have to echo Jocke...Wow.

If your opponent keeps offering up the opportunities, why not keep smacking him hard. I really don't understand why he's stacking his coastal bases with aircraft when he can't protect them against naval bombardments, or in this case a left and right combo. The referee should step in and stop the beating [:D].

Well played all around.