Ghost-Planes?

[Gecko]

I just got this report here:
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Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 10,40

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 53
A6M3 Zero x 59
G4M1 Betty x 12

Allied aircraft
P-40E Kittyhawk x 18
P-40E Warhawk x 7
P-38G Lightning x 24

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 11 destroyed
A6M2 Zero x 1 damaged
A6M3 Zero x 9 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty x 13 damaged

Allied aircraft losses
P-40E Kittyhawk x 2 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk x 3 destroyed
P-38G Lightning x 3 destroyed
P-38G Lightning x 5 damaged

1LT W.Greer of 80th FS is credited with kill number 6

1LT W.Greer of 80th FS is KILLED

Allied Ships
AK Betelgeuse, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Fuller
DD Anderson
AP William Ward Burrows

Attacking Level Bombers:
1 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
3 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
4 x G4M1 Betty at 200 feet
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as you can see, 12 G4M attacked, but 13 were damaged? A bug?
I'm using 2.3 Euro Version. Did anyone encounter that one before?

bye, Gecko

[tabpub]

happens all the time. It's just the way that the program looks at damage. It doesn't take into account prior hits while adding up the totals. I have seen totals where dest/dam totals 2x what was present. FOW has a lot to do with it also.

[pasternakski]

Also, an aircraft can be damaged more than once in a single combat sequence. For example, a Betty on a torpedo run can be damaged by flak on the way in and again on the way out. Further, an aircraft can be damaged then shot down.

Tabpub is correct in pointing out that FoW figures in. The only way to get an accurate count of damaged aircraft is to look at your squadrons when the game "returns control of your television set to you."