I have seen far too many PBYs hitting with torpedoes on naval attack with experience below 20. And this latest run:
Pictured below is the squadron that made 75% hits (2 planes attack with 2 bombs each and 3 hit). I can only guess that the 2 pilots that made this attack are the ones with fatigue in the 20s (the ones in the teens probably were the ones that attacked yesterday). They have an average of 33 experience, 20 naval attack, 16.5 low level naval attack (it was at 100 feet), and 28.5 straf (which neither did according to the combat report but both got skill-ups for). Just wondering if someone could look into this.
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 104,129
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Allied aircraft
Beaufighter Ic x 2
P-38E Lightning x 5
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
CM Tsugaru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x Beaufighter Ic bombing from 100 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 250 lb SAP Bomb
