La Rose de Toyo II - interdit a Bombee

[Colonel Olrik]

Ah ben voilà je m'absente le week-end et il se passe plein de choses (j'ai pas osé le "plein de trucks" ) ; quel suspens, vivement la suite !

[Dolfo]

Que de canons de défense côtière

Du coup, n'y a t'il pas intérêt à laisser cet ennemi imprudent s'épuiser sur cette défense avant de lancer le KB à la curée ,

[Chef Chaudard]

Le bombardement côtier aurait peut-être dû s'étaler sur plusieurs jours, avec remplissage des soutes à obus des cuirassés, soit à Rabaul, soit avec des AKE...
Et je suis étonné que Bombee ne débarque pas avec des AKA, il devrait en avoir pas mal à cette période ?

[Elvis]

17 AVRIL 1944

xAK Koshu Maru arrives at Fukuoka
LST T-114 arrives at Hirosaki/Aomori

Aircraft B7A2 Grace advances R&D


L armada américaine composée d une centaine de navires poursuit ses opération de débarquement malgré les tirs meurtriers notre artillerie côtière...
De nombreux navires viennent rejoindre la liste des bâtiments désemparés et gravement endommagés...


Canon court de 20cm de l artillerie côtière japonaise : pas sur que ca traverse les blindages des cuirassés et croiseurs, mais ca doit faire bien mal quand même...






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Invasion Support action off Truk (112,108)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

352 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
xAK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 12, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Dyson
CL Achilles
xAP Monterey, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Java
DD Dortch
xAP Mariposa
xAP Merkur

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 9 (7 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 27 (17 destroyed, 10 disabled)

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Pre-Invasion action off Truk (112,108) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

348 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
DD Black, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
AP Gen. G.O.Squier, Shell hits 21, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Trenton
CL Marblehead, on fire
AP Gen. T.H.Bliss, Shell hits 13, on fire
CL Raleigh
AP Gen. O.H.Ernst, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Detroit
AP Gen. J.R.Brooke
CL Richmond

Allied ground losses:
95 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

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Invasion Support action off Truk (112,108)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Algorab, Shell hits 2, heavy fires
CL Columbia, heavy damage
CL Honolulu
CL Helena
APA Sheridan, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
CL Nashville
DD Conner
CL Montpelier

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Invasion Support action off Truk (112,108)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

93 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
LST-170, Shell hits 16, heavy fires, heavy damage
LST-167, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
LST-169, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
PF Glendale
PF Long Beach

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Pre-Invasion action off Truk (112,108) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

510 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
DD Hale, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Fullam, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAK Empire Curlew
AK Cetus
AK Eridanus
CL Perth
DD Halligan

Allied ground losses:
14 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

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Pre-Invasion action off Truk (112,108) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

333 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
DD Bennett, Shell hits 3, on fire
AP Gen. O.H.Ernst
CL Raleigh
CL Richmond
AP Gen. T.H.Bliss
CL Trenton
CL Detroit
APA Pierce
CL Marblehead

Allied ground losses:
125 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Invasion Support action off Truk (112,108)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

29 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
xAP Maui
DD Dortch
xAP Mariposa, Shell hits 1
xAP Merkur

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Invasion Support action off Truk (112,108) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

339 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
DD Hale, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Fullam, Shell hits 1, on fire
AK Cassiopeia, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Perth
xAP Cape Perpetua, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Empire Curlew, Shell hits 20, heavy fires, heavy damage
AK Eridanus
DD Halligan

Allied ground losses:
20 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 18 (2 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (1 destroyed, 6 disabled)

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Invasion Support action off Truk (112,108) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

180 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AP Gen. J.R.Brooke, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
AP Gen. T.H.Bliss, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
CL Trenton
CL Raleigh
CL Detroit
AP Gen. O.H.Ernst
CL Richmond
APA Pierce
DD Beale

Allied ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

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Invasion Support action off Truk (112,108)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

203 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
xAK Empire Curlew, Shell hits 19, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Perth
xAP Cape Perpetua, Shell hits 18, heavy fires, heavy damage
AK Cassiopeia, heavy fires, heavy damage
AK Cetus
AK Draco
AK Eridanus
DD Halligan

Allied ground losses:
67 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 20 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Guns lost 12 (12 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 14 (2 destroyed, 12 disabled)

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Invasion Support action off Truk (112,108)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

28 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
xAP Mariposa, Shell hits 4, on fire
xAP Maui
xAP Merkur

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Invasion Support action off Truk (112,108)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

154 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AP Gen. O.H.Ernst
APA Pierce
DD Beale

Allied ground losses:
58 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Invasion Support action off Truk (112,108)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

178 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Cetus, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage
CL Perth
AK Draco, Shell hits 3, on fire
AK Eridanus
DD Halligan

Allied ground losses:
44 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 7 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Invasion Support action off Truk (112,108)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
xAP Mariposa, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Dortch
xAP Maui, Shell hits 1
xAP Merkur, Shell hits 5, heavy fires
CL Java

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Amphibious Assault at Truk (112,108)

TF 216 troops unloading over beach at Truk, 112,108

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

10 troops of a US Cmbt Eng Sqd 44 accidentally lost during unload of 34th Combat Engr Rgt

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Amphibious Assault at Truk (112,108)

TF 24 troops unloading over beach at Truk, 112,108

Allied ground losses:
19 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

13 troops of a USMC Rifle Squad 43 lost from landing craft during unload of 1st Marine Div
5 troops of a US MMG Section lost in surf during unload of 1st Marine Div /3




Nos 3 dernières vedettes lance-torpille tentent une nouvelle attaque, mais l une d elle est immédiatement détruite par un tir direct d'un des canons de 6 pouces du croiseur léger Nashville...
Les 2 autres font aussitôt demi tour et trouvent rapidement refuge dans l obscurité de la nuit....



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Night Time Surface Combat, near Truk at 112,108, Range 3,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
MTB G-538
MTB G-541
MTB G-544, Shell hits 1, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CL Helena
CL Nashville
CL Honolulu
CL Columbia, heavy damage
CL Montpelier
DD Conner
DD Converse
DD Conway
DD Cotten
DD Dashiell
DD DeHaven
APA Sheridan, heavy fires
AK Algorab, heavy fires, heavy damage

Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
Allied TF begins to get underway
Reduced sighting due to 28% moonlight
Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions and 28% moonlight: 3,000 yards


Nos sous marins rodent dans les alentours, tels des requins, prêts a achever un navire blessé qui passerait à proximité...
Et ils sont nombreux a tenter de rejoindre Rabaul en trainant leur carcasse fumante après les dégâts reçus près des plages de Truk...
Mais comme le dit l adage, il faut toujours se méfier d un animal blessé, car si nous parvenons à torpiller plusieurs navires, les ripostes sont souvent très dangereuses voire meurtrières....
3 destroyer et un LST coulés, et probablement un transport de troupe pour 3 de nos sous marins coulés et plusieurs autres sévèrement endommagés...


Loss of SS I-31 on Apr 17, 1944 is admitted
Loss of SS RO-111 on Apr 17, 1944 is admitted



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ASW attack near Truk at 111,109

Japanese Ships
SS RO-103, hits 8

Allied Ships
PF Barcoo

SS RO-103 is sighted by escort
RO-103 diving deep ....

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ASW attack near Truk at 111,109

Japanese Ships
SS RO-103, hits 9, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Colahan
xAP Lurline, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Wanaka, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Cogswell

SS RO-103 is sighted by escort

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Submarine attack near Truk at 110,110

Japanese Ships
SS RO-111, hits 19, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Converse
DD Dashiell
DD Cotten
CL Montpelier

SS RO-111 is sighted by escort


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Sub attack near Truk at 111,109

Japanese Ships
SS I-31, hits 16, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Clarence Bronson, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Bullard
DD Brown

SS I-31 launches 2 torpedoes at DD Clarence Bronson

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Submarine attack near Truk at 111,109

Japanese Ships
SS I-183

Allied Ships
DD Black, heavy damage

DD Black is sighted by SS I-183
SS I-183 launches 4 torpedoes


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Submarine attack near Truk at 111,109

Japanese Ships
SS I-184

Allied Ships
DD Black, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage

SS I-184 is sighted by DD Black
SS I-184 launches 6 torpedoes

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Sub attack near Truk at 111,109

Japanese Ships
SS RO-107, hits 11, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL Montpelier
DD DeHaven
DD Dashiell
DD Cotten

SS RO-107 launches 4 torpedoes at CL Montpelier

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Sub attack near Truk at 110,111

Japanese Ships
SS RO-105

Allied Ships
LST-124, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
PF Barcoo

SS RO-105 launches 2 torpedoes at LST-124

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Submarine attack near Mussau Island at 105,118

Japanese Ships
SS I-25

Allied Ships
DD Bell, Torpedo hits 3, heavy damage

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Sub attack near Truk at 110,110

Japanese Ships
SS RO-109

Allied Ships
DD Bennett, on fire

SS RO-109 is sighted by DD Bennett
SS RO-109 launches 2 torpedoes

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ASW attack near Truk at 111,109

Japanese Ships
SS RO-113, hits 5

Allied Ships
DD McCord
CLAA Oakland
CLAA San Juan
DD Stephen Potter
DD Nicholas
DD Miller
DD John Rodgers
DD Ringgold
DD Renshaw
DD Remey

SS RO-113 launches 2 torpedoes at DD McCord

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Sub attack near Mussau Island at 108,114

Japanese Ships
SS RO-64

Allied Ships
DD Bennett, heavy fires

DD Bennett is sighted by SS RO-64
SS RO-64 launches 2 torpedoes


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Sub attack near Mussau Island at 105,117

Japanese Ships
SS I-28

Allied Ships
DD Hoel

SS I-28 launches 6 torpedoes





Le transport de troupe Monticello, bien que sévèrement endommagé, isolé et sans escorte, parvient à esquiver 2 attaques de nos sous marins, dont une première avec une salve de 6 torpilles
Mais lorsque il passe a travers le réticule du périscope du RO-116 sa chance a définitivement fini de le protéger....





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Submarine attack near Truk at 110,110

Japanese Ships
SS I-176

Allied Ships
xAP Monticello, on fire, heavy damage

xAP Monticello is sighted by SS I-176
SS I-176 launches 6 torpedoes

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Submarine attack near Truk at 110,110

Japanese Ships
SS RO-109

Allied Ships
xAP Monticello, on fire, heavy damage

xAP Monticello is sighted by SS RO-109
SS RO-109 launches 2 torpedoes

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Sub attack near Truk at 108,113

Japanese Ships
SS RO-116

Allied Ships
xAP Monticello, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

SS RO-116 launches 4 torpedoes




Le RO-116 est le héros de la journée car après avoir probablement achevé le Monticello, il torpille le croiseur léger néerlandais De Ruyter avec 2 coups au but.....



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Sub attack near Truk at 108,113

Japanese Ships
SS RO-116, hits 5, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL De Ruyter, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
xAP Lurline, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Cogswell

SS RO-116 launches 4 torpedoes at CL De Ruyter


En fait le titre de héros Impérial du 17 Avril 1944 aurait pu etre décerné, à titre posthume, au I-178, si au moins une des 6 torpilles lancées avait atteint le porte avion léger Indépendance et lui infliger de graves dégâts....
Malheureusement, l équipage du I-178 ne sera plus là pour raconter comment les 6 torpilles ont manqué leur but...



Loss of SS I-178 on Apr 17, 1944 is admitted


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Sub attack near Truk at 111,109

Japanese Ships
SS I-178, hits 27, and is sunk

Allied Ships
CVL Independence
CLAA San Diego
DD Kidd
DD Hunt
DD Burns
DD Marshall

SS I-178 launches 6 torpedoes at CVL Independence
DD Marshall attacking submerged sub ....



A notre tour de chasser les submersibles ennemis !
Jusqu à maintenant, la lutte ASW était assurée, avec un certains succès, par notre aviation, mais nous commençons à utiliser les nouveaux Escorteurs qui nous sont livrés depuis la fin 1943, et qui sont plutôt performants avec leur radar de recherche et leur grenades anti sous marine type 2.
L USS Pompon en fait ainsi les frais, surpris près de Pagan au nord des Mariannes...

Escort Ship Kurahashi : Moins rapide, moins armés, et moin blindé qu un destroyer, les Escort ships sont de très bon bâtiments pour la lutte ASW...





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Sub attack near Pagan at 110,88

Japanese Ships
E Miyake
E Kurahashi

Allied Ships
SS Pompon, hits 12

SS Pompon launches 4 torpedoes at E Miyake
Pompon diving deep ....


A Truk, les sirènes d alerte retentissent alors que nos radars ont détecté de larges formations en approche par le Sud.
Les pistes ayant été réparées depuis le passage des cuirassés américains, 50 George et 39 Nick décollent pour intercepter les bombardiers ennemis...
Mais cette fois, les B-24 Liberators et autres B-25 Mitchell vont bénéficier de la protection de plus de 150 chasseurs de l US Navy, principalement des F6F-3 Hellcat qui ont décollé des ponts de nombreux porte avions d escorte qui accompagnent la force d invasion devant Truk...

Plusieurs vagues vont ainsi se succéder, et les pilotes américains ne sont plus les bleus inexpérimentés de 1942...
Sans compter que si nos pilotes parviennent à survivre aux dogfights, ils doivent ensuite faire face aux murs de plomb et d acier dressés par les mitrailleuses des bombardiers yankees....
Heureusement les appareils ennemis qui sont passés et qui ont largué leur bombes sur la forteresse de Truk, ne lui infligent aucun dommage...



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Morning Air attack on Truk Naval Fortress, at 112,108 (Truk)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 50
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 39

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 41
B-24J Liberator x 68
B-25G Mitchell x 7
FM-2 Wildcat x 32
F6F-3 Hellcat x 125
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 2 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 10 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
B-25G Mitchell: 2 damaged
FM-2 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed
PB4Y-1 Liberator: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged

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Morning Air attack on Truk Naval Fortress, at 112,108 (Truk)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 38
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 28

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 3
B-24J Liberator x 46
FM-2 Wildcat x 25
F6F-3 Hellcat x 150

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 5 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 3 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
FM-2 Wildcat: 2 destroyed
F6F-3 Hellcat: 3 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Truk Naval Fortress, at 112,108 (Truk)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 18
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 10

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 9
B-25C Mitchell x 4
B-25D1 Mitchell x 39
FM-2 Wildcat x 50
F6F-3 Hellcat x 112

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 2 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 1 damaged
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 destroyed by flak

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Morning Air attack on 90th Infantry Regiment, at 112,108 (Truk)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 14
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 6

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 17
FM-2 Wildcat x 28
F6F-3 Hellcat x 143

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 8 damaged
FM-2 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Truk Naval Fortress, at 112,108 (Truk)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
N1K2-J George x 7
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 7
FM-2 Wildcat x 45
F6F-3 Hellcat x 90

Japanese aircraft losses
N1K2-J George: 2 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed

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Morning Air attack on Truk Naval Fortress, at 112,108 (Truk)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 22 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 7
FM-2 Wildcat x 27
F6F-3 Hellcat x 116

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged

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Morning Air attack on Truk Naval Fortress, at 112,108 (Truk)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 8
FM-2 Wildcat x 34
F6F-3 Hellcat x 113

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 1 damaged

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Morning Air attack on Truk Naval Fortress, at 112,108 (Truk)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 36
B-25G Mitchell x 6
FM-2 Wildcat x 27
F6F-3 Hellcat x 98

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 8 damaged
B-25G Mitchell: 1 damaged

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Morning Air attack on Truk Naval Fortress, at 112,108 (Truk)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 9
FM-2 Wildcat x 32
F6F-3 Hellcat x 119

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 4 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak

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Morning Air attack on Truk Naval Fortress, at 112,108 (Truk)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 6
FM-2 Wildcat x 37
F6F-3 Hellcat x 90

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 damaged



Bilan : 30 George et 14 Nick détruits contre 19 F6F-3 Hellcat, 7 Wildcat, 22 Liberator et 6 Mitchell
Sans compter la perte également de 5 Jake et 2 Emily abattus avec leur equipage lors de leur mission de patrouille par les chasseurs de l US Navy




Alors que les canons de Truk continuent de se déchainer sur les navires et barges qui approchent des plages pour débarquer les Marines, nos soldats sont restés prudemment à l abri à l intérieur de leur bunker...
En effet, nous avions envisagé la possibilité d une contre attaque pour chasser les américains des plages, mais dans la nuit, c'est presque toute la 1st US Marine division qui a débarqué, alors que le 2nd US Marne Division semblent avoir plus de difficultés mais ne tardera pas à les rejoindre...
Mais il ne fait aucun doute que d ici peu, il y aura bien 2 divisions de Marines et plusieurs unités de blindés et d artillerie prêtes à lancer un premier assaut contre nos positions....




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Ground combat at Truk (112,108)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 11053 troops, 198 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 404

Defending force 11564 troops, 400 guns, 543 vehicles, Assault Value = 538

Allied ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled




On notera que cette même journée, les américains ont lancé une opération secondaire pour renforcer leur tête de pont à Hollandia en débarquant le 503 régiment de parachutiste
Mais cela sera bien insuffisant pour pouvoir s emparer de notre base...



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Invasion Support action off Hollandia (93,116)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

23 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
DE Engstrom
DE Doneff
DE Edward C. Daly
DE McConnell
APA Elmore

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Amphibious Assault at Hollandia (93,116)

TF 254 troops unloading over beach at Hollandia, 93,116

Allied ground losses:
31 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Ground combat at Hollandia (93,116)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 4521 troops, 47 guns, 13 vehicles, Assault Value = 203

Defending force 8011 troops, 70 guns, 46 vehicles, Assault Value = 198




A Singapour, un des plus importants convois jamais constitué, avec 12 tankers, accompagnés de 4 Escort ship, appareille pour le Japon avec 148,800 tonnes de pétrole à son bord...

[Oulig]

Pas d'attaque de ta flotte aéronavale finalement?

[Dolfo]

150 chasseurs de l'US Navy seulement ? C'est deux fois moins que ce dont tu disposes.
Courageux le Bombee

[sval06]

Il doit avoir laissé la majorité des chasseurs embarqués en CAP au dessus des Porte-avions

[Esteban79]

Je viens enfin de lire l'AAR et je dois dire qu'il est excellent.
Il va me servir pour une meilleure compréhension des différents mécanismes du jeu mais surtout comme une source de renseignements pour ma partie contre Bombee.
Une sorte de service d'espionnage en quelques sortes.....

[Atollman]

Pas de nouvelles de Truk??

On a hâte de connaitre la suite de cette invasion.

[Colonel Olrik]

Elvis s'est encore endormi sous son palmier ???

[Mikaschiste]

hé ben alors? un des deux protagoniste a stoppé?
ce serait vraiment dommage...

[Elvis]

Pas de panique, la partie continue, mais j etais en vacances ces 2 dernières semaines

Je reprends l AAR bientôt, dès que j ai fini ma partie avec les Belges sur Imperator Rome...

[Elvis]

18 AVRIL 1944

E No.17 arrives at Tokyo

A Truk, les alliés poursuivent leur débarquement sous le feu nourri de notre artillerie côtière...
Les navires d escorte, destroyers et croiseurs légers sont faiblement blindés et donc vulnérables aux tirs de nos canons camouflés le long du rivage...

La 2nde vague de débarquement, composée par la 2nd US Marines Division subit de lourdes pertes alors que ses hommes prennent pied sur les plages





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Pre-Invasion action off Truk (112,108) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!

517 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
CL Biloxi, Shell hits 6
CL Mobile, Shell hits 4
CL Birmingham, Shell hits 9
CL Cleveland, Shell hits 7, on fire
DD Anthony, Shell hits 3, on fire

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Invasion Support action off Truk (112,108)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

67 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Cetus, Shell hits 22, heavy fires, heavy damage
AK Draco, Shell hits 1, on fire
CL Perth
AK Eridanus

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Invasion Support action off Truk (112,108)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

70 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AP Gen. O.H.Ernst, Shell hits 1
CL Richmond
CL Marblehead
APA Pierce, Shell hits 12, heavy fires
CL Trenton

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Invasion Support action off Truk (112,108) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

337 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AKA Libra, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
AP Zeilin
DD Harrison
DD Foote
AP Gen. W.A.Mann, Shell hits 1, heavy damage
APA Ormsby
APA La Salle
DD Hudson

Allied ground losses:
188 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 38 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Invasion Support action off Truk (112,108)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

161 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
APA Doyen
DD Harrison
DD Foote
AP Gen. W.A.Mann, heavy damage
AP Zeilin, Shell hits 1
DD Chauncey
APA La Salle
DD Hudson

Allied ground losses:
72 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Invasion Support action off Truk (112,108)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Draco, Shell hits 1, on fire
AK Eridanus
DD Fullam

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Invasion Support action off Truk (112,108)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
xAP Thomas Barry, Shell hits 1
DD Dortch
xAP Maui, Shell hits 3, on fire

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Invasion Support action off Truk (112,108)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

192 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AKA Libra, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Harrison
DD Chauncey
AP Zeilin, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Charrette
APA La Salle
DD Hudson

Allied ground losses:
72 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Invasion Support action off Truk (112,108)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

28 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
AK Eridanus
AK Draco, Shell hits 1


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Pre-Invasion action off Truk (112,108) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

467 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
DD Hudson, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Caperton, Shell hits 8, on fire
APA La Salle

Allied ground losses:
82 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Invasion Support action off Truk (112,108)
Defensive Guns engage approaching landing force

170 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.

Allied Ships
APA Pierce
CL Trenton
CL Detroit
AP Gen. O.H.Ernst, Shell hits 5, on fire
CL Raleigh
CL Richmond
CL Marblehead

Allied ground losses:
36 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

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Amphibious Assault at Truk (112,108)

TF 218 troops unloading over beach at Truk, 112,108

Allied ground losses:
9 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)

105mm M2 Howitzer accidentally lost during unload of 2nd Marine Div /9



Les américains tentent d employer leurs bombardiers lourds pour appuyer les Marines au sol...
Nous ne déplorons aucune perte, ni en homme, ni en matériel, car nos troupes sont solidement retranchées a l abri de leurs fortifications, construites et développées depuis Décembre 1941 : fort = lvl 8





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Morning Air attack on Truk Naval Fortress, at 112,108 (Truk)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 32
B-24J Liberator x 96
PB4Y-1 Liberator x 6

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 16 damaged

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Morning Air attack on Truk Naval Fortress, at 112,108 (Truk)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 11

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 6 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak

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Morning Air attack on 8th Base Force, at 112,108 (Truk)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 5
B-24J Liberator x 9

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 2 damaged

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Morning Air attack on 34th Ind.Mixed Brigade, at 112,108 (Truk)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 20

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 8 damaged

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Morning Air attack on 90th Infantry Regiment, at 112,108 (Truk)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24J Liberator x 7

Allied aircraft losses
B-24J Liberator: 3 damaged
B-24J Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak

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Morning Air attack on Truk Naval Fortress, at 112,108 (Truk)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid detected at 30 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 3

Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 damaged



Entre Truk et Rabaul, une terrible bataille fait rage, avec nos sous marins placés en embuscade pour intercepter les flottes ennemies, et surtout les navires isolés et endommagés par nos canons à Truk...

Un transport de troupes, vide, est torpillé par le I-184



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Submarine attack near Truk at 111,109

Japanese Ships
SS I-184

Allied Ships
AP Gen. T.H.Bliss, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage

AP Gen. T.H.Bliss is sighted by SS I-184
SS I-184 launches 2 torpedoes at AP Gen. T.H.Bliss



le croiseur leger Concord est également atteint à son tour...
Mais le RO-109 est sévèrement endommagé...




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ASW attack near Truk at 108,113

Japanese Ships
SS RO-109, hits 6, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL Concord, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
DD Erben, heavy damage
DD Lewis Hancock

SS RO-109 launches 4 torpedoes at CL Concord
RO-109 diving deep ....


Les croiseurs légers Honolulu et Nashville et le Transport Pierce s ajoutent à la liste de nos victimes du jour...
L équipage du I-174 ne pourra malheureusement jamais celebrer sa victoire car il finira au fond de l ocean, tout comme le Nashville qu il vient de torpiller...



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Sub attack near Mussau Island at 104,119

Japanese Ships
SS I-30

Allied Ships
CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Conner
DD Conway

SS I-30 launches 6 torpedoes at CL Honolulu
I-30 diving deep ....

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Sub attack near Mussau Island at 104,120

Japanese Ships
SS I-174, hits 10, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CL Nashville, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Conner
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Sub attack near Truk at 111,109

Japanese Ships
SS I-183

Allied Ships
APA Pierce, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage





Mais ces victoires ne sont pas sans avoir a payer le sacrifice de plusieurs de nos submersibles...

Loss of SS I-174 on Apr 18, 1944 is admitted
Loss of SS I-182 on Apr 18, 1944 is admitted
Loss of SS RO-68 on Apr 18, 1944 is admitted
Loss of SS RO-113 on Apr 18, 1944 is admitted



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Submarine attack near Mussau Island at 105,118

Japanese Ships
SS I-182, hits 14, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
DD Hoel

SS I-182 is sighted by escort
I-182 diving deep ....

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Submarine attack near Truk at 111,109

Japanese Ships
SS RO-113, hits 26, and is sunk

Allied Ships
DD Uhlmann
DD Strong
DD Sigourney
DD Schroeder
DD Blue
DD Roe
DD Wadsworth
DD Wadleigh

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ASW attack near Truk at 111,109

Japanese Ships
SS RO-48, hits 17

Allied Ships
DD McCalla
DD Gansevoort
DD Caldwell
DD Welles
DD Farenholt
DD Harding
DD Satterlee
DD Meade
DD Kalk

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ASW attack near Truk at 111,110

Japanese Ships
SS RO-68, hits 14, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
CLAA Oakland
CLAA San Juan
DD Stephen Potter
DD William Porter
DD Murray
DD John Rodgers
DD Ringgold
DD Renshaw



Petite vengeance mesquine, nous parvenons a surprendre un sous marin ennemi sur les haut fonds de la Mer de Chine, entre le Japon et le continent...
Le submersible américain est fortement endommagé, mais nous devons rompre le contact faute de munition...
il faut dire que petit subchasers n emportent qu une quantité très réduite de grenades anti-sous marine



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ASW attack near Fukue-jima at 98,58

Japanese Ships
SC CHa-63
SC CHa-64
SC CHa-66
SC CHa-65

Allied Ships
SS Grayling, hits 7

SS Grayling is located by SC CHa-63
Grayling bottoming out ....
SC CHa-66 attacking submerged sub ....
SC CHa-66 is out of ASW ammo




A Truk, notre artillerie semble être bien plus efficace pour viser les navires ennemis que pour bombarder les positions des 1st et 2nd US Marines divisions, dont les hommes sont massés sur les plages...
Néanmoins, le rapport de force est toujours largement en notre faveur, et il est fort peu probable que l ennemi soit en mesure de prendre l ile...


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Ground combat at Truk (112,108)

Japanese Bombardment attack

Attacking force 11063 troops, 198 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 405

Defending force 16072 troops, 575 guns, 605 vehicles, Assault Value = 695

Japanese ground losses:
10 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled



Il y a quelques jours, nous avons basés une escadrille de bombardiers G3M3 Nell à Peliliu afin de protéger et surveiller la cote Nord de Nouvelle Guinée grâce a leur long rayon d action...
Et il n aura pas fallu attendre longtemps avant de les voir mis en action...
Une flotte ennemie s approche de Hollandia , ou les américains ont débarqué plusieurs troupes il y a plusieurs jours, mais sans avoir pu surprendre notre garnison, qui tient toujours solidement la place...
2 transports sont torpillés, mais étrangement aucune pertes en hommes n est signalée.. Les navires voyagent à vide...
Est il possible qu il s agissait d une tentative pour évacuer les GIs isolés à Hollandia ?





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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Hollandia at 93,116

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 18

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 1 damaged

Allied Ships
APA Custer, Torpedo hits 1
DE McConnell
APA Bolivar
APA Du Page, Torpedo hits 1, on fire


Bilan de la journée :
4 de nos sous marins coulés mais, entre nos submersibles et notre artillerie cotiere, nous revendiquons 4 croiseurs légers, 5 destroyers et 2 transport coulés, ainsi qu un autre sous marin ennemi..




Nos sous mariniers payent donc le prix fort dans cette guerre du Pacifique
9 bâtiments supplémentaires sont attendus avant la fin de l année, et on notera que nous avons annulé la construction des sous marins de transport, SST, dont leur utilité est plus que douteuse...(et en meme temps, cela permet de faire des 'économies" sur nos depenses industrielles...)

[griffon]

Je suis obligé de me "palucher" les 5 pages qui précèdent pour me remettre à jour !

[Atollman]

Ca reprend!!!