25 Sep 1943
Oops.
Once again complacency bites me in the bum in the Rangoon vicinity. I had two bombardment TFs lined up to have a go at Pegu, however the slower one could only make 18 knots, and of course this meant it was sitting a mere 5 hexes from Pegu during the day phase. Which meant that the British Vengeances and Beauforts got to operate for the first time in an anti-shipping role.
That's 3 old CLs and 4 non-DD escorts lost for no result ...
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 52,59
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
Allied aircraft
Vengeance I x 15
P-38H Lightning x 7
P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 10
Allied aircraft losses
Vengeance I: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
CL Katori, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
APD Asagao, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
E W-14, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Vengeance I releasing from 2000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
4 x Vengeance I releasing from 3000' *
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Katori
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring APD Asagao
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 52,59
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 32 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Allied aircraft
Beaufort I x 4
Allied aircraft losses
Beaufort I: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
APD Kiku, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Beaufort I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 52,59
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 42 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
Allied aircraft
Beaufort I x 4
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
APD Fuji, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
Aircraft Attacking:
4 x Beaufort I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tavoy at 52,59
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft
Beaufort I x 9
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CL Kashima, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
CL Kashii, Torpedo hits 3, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x Beaufort I launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 18in Mk XII Torpedo
