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[Scott_USN]

And all of the month gone because I can't stand the air group withdraw I think it is annoying and the most annoying thing in the game. Don't even give me airgroups if they are going to be gone in weeks to a couple of months.

[dr. smith]

Playing 3 day turns, now on 12 Dec

Previous reports have the AI sending unescorted bombing raids to PI - on 10 Dec I had similar:
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Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 6

Allied aircraft
      P-40E Warhawk x 24
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 6
 
Allied aircraft
      P-40E Warhawk x 23
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
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Same on 11 Dec, then matters changed on 12 Dec, as first Nates from Vigan joined in, then got some Zeroes from Taiwan escorting, the last time with almost 40 A6M2s:

Morning Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77
 
Japanese aircraft
      G4M1 Betty x 9
      Ki-27b Nate x 10
 
Allied aircraft
      P-40B Warhawk x 6
      P-40E Warhawk x 22
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed
      Ki-27b Nate: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 18
      Ki-21-Ic Sally x 9

Allied aircraft
      P-40B Warhawk x 3
      P-40E Warhawk x 18
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
      Ki-21-Ic Sally: 8 damaged
 
Allied aircraft losses
      P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
      P-40E Warhawk: 5 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Manila at 79,77
 
Japanese aircraft
      A6M2 Zero x 39
      G4M1 Betty x 24
 
Allied aircraft
      P-40E Warhawk x 10
 
Japanese aircraft losses
      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
 
Allied aircraft losses
      P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed
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Many more raids like the last one, won't have many P-40s left in Luzon.