AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 03/11/42
What a turn!!!!
Storms everywhere in India...not a single plane, mine or his, was able to take off in the morning.
My Catalinas reported the enemy KB getting closer to Karachi escorting the BBs....
He sent during the night a SCTF to sink the poor MLE that was trying to leave Karachi harbour...and a DD got a mine in her stomache[:D]
Always during the night some of my night-fighter bombers managed to lunch a strike against his CVs...nothing achieved but it's good to see these guys doing something sometimes!
But the show starts in the afternoon...
Sky over Malir is clear again...
firstly 2 unescorted raids that crushed on 266 zeros CAP!!..none of my planes survived to these raid...
Then the main one...escorted by some 70 allied fighters! The last big raid i could effort...was sure that after today he would have destroyed the RAF...(with Ademabad built up to level 4 along with Jaipur...)...and my bombers got through!!!
The sacrifice of my brave fighters was well worth!!!
3 ammo storage explosion of 2 CVEs and on CV Kaga!!![:D][:D][:D][:D] The mighty power of the KB finally gets hurt somehow!!
My subs are immediately detached to hunt down to Bombay the damaged carriers...let's cross the fingers!
I know this is not resolutive...tomorrow my Indian Air Force will be wiped out from the skies...but it's however a great victory imho!! A day we've been waiting for 4 long months of war....
We've lost 156 planes today...against 40 zeros...a bad trade off but more 40 of his crack zeros are gone! and more important 2CVEs are out of action along with a CV!
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TF 52 encounters mine field at Karachi (21,3)
Japanese Ships
DD Ayanami, Mine hits 1[8D]
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Night Air attack on TF at 19,5
Allied aircraft
Blenheim IF x 6
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim IF: 4 damaged
Japanese Ships
CV Zuikaku
CV Soryu
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
4 x Blenheim IF bombing at 2000 feet
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Karachi at 21,3
Japanese Ships
CL Natori
DD Shikinami
DD Ayanami
Allied Ships
MLE Prome, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
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Day Air attack on TF at 19,5
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 232
Allied aircraft
Buffalo I x 2
Martin 139 x 5
Hudson I x 3
P-40B Tomahawk x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 14 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Buffalo I: 2 destroyed
Martin 139: 5 destroyed
Hudson I: 3 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 8 destroyed
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Day Air attack on TF at 19,5
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 232
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIb x 2
Blenheim I x 8
Blenheim IV x 6
Martin 139 x 2
A-20B Boston x 6
B-25C Mitchell x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 16 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIb: 2 destroyed
Blenheim I: 8 destroyed
Blenheim IV: 6 destroyed
Martin 139: 2 destroyed
A-20B Boston: 6 destroyed
B-25C Mitchell: 3 destroyed
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Day Air attack on TF at 20,6
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 40
Allied aircraft
Blenheim I x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Blenheim I: 2 destroyed
Japanese Ships
DD Ayanami
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x Blenheim I bombing at 11000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 19,5
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 184
Allied aircraft
Swordfish x 12
Wirraway x 3
Hurricane IIb x 32
Blenheim I x 14
Blenheim IV x 42
Hudson I x 3
P-39D Airacobra x 12
P-40B Tomahawk x 13
P-40E Warhawk x 15
A-20B Boston x 23
B-25C Mitchell x 14
B-17E Fortress x 6
P-43A Lancer x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 38 destroyed, 38 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish: 5 destroyed, 2 damaged
Wirraway: 3 destroyed
Hurricane IIb: 26 destroyed
Blenheim I: 6 destroyed, 2 damaged
Blenheim IV: 8 destroyed, 24 damaged
Hudson I: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
P-39D Airacobra: 11 destroyed
P-40B Tomahawk: 13 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 13 destroyed
A-20B Boston: 6 destroyed, 10 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 3 destroyed, 4 damaged
B-17E Fortress: 6 damaged
P-43A Lancer: 4 destroyed
Japanese Ships
BB Ise
CVE Taiyo, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
CV Kaga, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CVE Hosho, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CVL Ryujo
[:D][:D][:D][:D]
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