[WITP AE] Le soleil sous le vent (Autoriser à Chef Chaudard !)

[Oulig]

20 juin 1943

hoho... Pas de surprise concernant le pétrole, je le savais, mais l'essence (fuel) j'ai beau faire des convois cela reste bas. Truk étant maintenant bien ravitaillé (100k), je vis concentrer mes efforts sur le Japon. Cependant mon stock de HI remonte.

Osaka/Kyoto Insufficient oil for refinery Short 1153 Major
Shimonoseki Insufficient oil for refinery Short 1457 Major
Tokyo Insufficient oil for refinery Short 1708 Major
Tokyo Insufficient fuel for HI Short 662 Major
Wakayama Insufficient oil for refinery Short 489 Major
Yokohama/Yokosuka Insufficient oil for refinery Short 1449 Major

A l’ouest de l'inde on coule un transport isolé! Pas une grosse prise mais ça devient rare.



Submarine attack near Mangalore at 28,35

Japanese Ships
SS RO-33
Allied Ships
xAK Barpeta, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage

En inde toujours on essaye de nettoyer le ciel au dessus de Chittagong, plutôt réussit comme opération



Le bilan est lourd, 11 Hurricane IIc trop détruit vs 1 Ki44 IIC tojo, avec 0 pilote de perdu.. Étrange car un de mes Ki44 s'est fait détruire au dessus de Chittagong.

Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41



Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 34 NM, estimated altitude 30,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 37

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 16

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 5 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
34 x Ki-44-IIc Tojo sweeping at 27000 feet *

CAP engaged:
No.607 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 11 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 20000 and 25000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes

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Morning Air attack on Chittagong , at 55,41

Weather in hex: Clear sky

Raid detected at 104 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 4

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 2

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed




En chine attaque à Kunming aujourd'hui, ou nous progressons dans les défenses ennemis, avec de faibles pertes. les chinois souffrent nettement plus.


Ground combat at Kunming (69,48)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 79193 troops, 839 guns, 239 vehicles, Assault Value = 2610
Defending force 20768 troops, 108 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 421

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 4

Japanese adjusted assault: 3693
Allied adjusted defense: 1357

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 4)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 4

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
3585 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 228 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 32 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 41 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1388 casualties reported
Squads: 39 destroyed, 66 disabled
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 35 disabled
Engineers: 6 destroyed, 15 disabled
Guns lost 16 (4 destroyed, 12 disabled)

[Oulig]

21 juin 1943

N1K2-J George Aircraft R&D Accelerated Production accelerated to 9/44 Information

Intense bataille aérienne à Cox's Bazar!

Nos fiers pilotes s’élancent à bord de leur Ki-44 IIc tojo afin de détruire la chasse ennemis, car des navires sont présent dans le port et nos nell vont intervenir!

C'est un véritable massacre, les chasseurs ennemis tombent comme des mouches!



Morning Air attack on Cox's Bazar , at 54,43

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 32,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 35

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 8
Kittyhawk III x 8

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 2 destroyed
Kittyhawk III: 2 destroyed

Mais nos quand nos nell arrivent sur place, il y a encore des chasseurs dans les airs qui se jettent sur nos pauvres bombardiers et font un carnage dans nos rangs. quelques torpilleurs passent et touche un des cargos.



Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cox's Bazar at 54,43

Weather in hex: Heavy rain

Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 18

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 5
Kittyhawk III x 3

Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged

No Allied losses

Allied Ships
xAK Caithness
PG Clive
xAK Bhima, Torpedo hits 1

Finalement pas une si bonne journée dans les airs....



2LT Chuzaburo O. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Aino H. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Chiba O. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
2LT Shibayama S. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
WO Ishimori L. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Miyauchi G. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
2LT Chuzaburo O. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 3

Les défenses tombent à Chihkiang, le prochain assaut sera le bon!

Ground combat at Chihkiang (78,50)

Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 83204 troops, 899 guns, 781 vehicles, Assault Value = 2368

Defending force 50153 troops, 82 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1562
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 0

Japanese adjusted assault: 1329

Allied adjusted defense: 670

Japanese assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 0)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
5896 casualties reported
Squads: 29 destroyed, 469 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 63 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 28 disabled
Guns lost 49 (2 destroyed, 47 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2302 casualties reported
Squads: 7 destroyed, 251 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 42 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 13 disabled

[Oulig]

22 juin 1943

Grosse attaque arienne à Port Moresby !!
Ce n'est pas moins de 78 appareils de bombardement qui arrivent au dessus de Port Moresby.. Ouf dur, mes nos Chasseurs vont permettre de limiter les dégâts sur la base. Il va falloir monter le plateau de nos appareils pour espérer engager ces mastodontes.

Bialn de la journée, 2x plus d'appareil détruit de mon coté, mais seulement 3 pilotes tués... nos N1K1-J george vont bientôt venir prêter main forte à ces unités.



Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 13
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 52

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 18
B-25D1 Mitchell x 18
P-38G Lightning x 44

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 3 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 5 damaged
B-25D1 Mitchell: 1 damaged

Runway hits 2

Aircraft Attacking:
15 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 23000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
15 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 23000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 23000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 23000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb


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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 42,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 37

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 9
P-38G Lightning x 19

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 37000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
3 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 37000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb


Bombers too high for some aircraft to intercept.


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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 30

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 37000 feet *
Airfield Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb



Bombers too high for some aircraft to intercept.


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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 14

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 12
P-38G Lightning x 31

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 3 destroyed

Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 7

Aircraft Attacking:
12 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 23000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb


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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Moderate rain

Raid spotted at 32 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 10

Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 11
P-38G Lightning x 12

No Japanese losses

Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 2 damaged

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x B-25C Mitchell bombing from 23000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb





2LT Inokuchi D. of 66th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
WO Notomi A. of 52nd I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 2
WO Kaguyama K. of 52nd I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 2
WO Ishimori U. of 52nd I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 3
2LT Inokuchi D. of 66th Sentai is credited with kill number 4

En chine attaque sur Kunming qui passe à un niveau de fortification de 2 (initialement 6)! c'est bientôt la fin ici aussi!

Ground combat at Kunming (69,48)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 77303 troops, 839 guns, 239 vehicles, Assault Value = 2423
Defending force 19574 troops, 105 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 338

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2
Japanese adjusted assault: 2321
Allied adjusted defense: 712

Japanese assault odds: 3 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1225 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 151 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 26 disabled

Allied ground losses:
1876 casualties reported
Squads: 17 destroyed, 115 disabled
Non Combat: 13 destroyed, 70 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 13 disabled
Guns lost 16 (4 destroyed, 12 disabled)

[Oulig]

22 juin 1943

Raid sur Chittagong

Comme notre raid de Nell n'a pas réussit, nous avons décidé d'y aller en bateau, et cette fois la messe est dite. Pas de répit pour les décadents occidentaux



Day Time Surface Combat, near Chittagong at 55,42, Range 7,000 Yards

Japanese Ships
CL Kinu
DD Umikaze
DD Yakaze

Allied Ships
xAK Bhima, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Caithness, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
PG Clive, Shell hits 17, and is sunk


En chine, c'est fait pour Kunming, plus qu'une ville et la liaison chine/Birmanie sera ouverte.


Ground combat at Kunming (69,48)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 76167 troops, 839 guns, 239 vehicles, Assault Value = 2309
Defending force 18373 troops, 101 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 240

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 2780
Allied adjusted defense: 487

Japanese assault odds: 5 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kunming !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1185 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 100 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
7715 casualties reported
Squads: 141 destroyed, 87 disabled
Non Combat: 408 destroyed, 150 disabled
Engineers: 58 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 61 (53 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 8 (8 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 9
Units destroyed 1

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

[Oulig]

24 juin 1943

On abime fortement un sous-marin ce jour



Sub attack near Adak Island at 162,50

Japanese Ships
CL Yura
DD Akebono
DD Nagatsuki
DD Satsuki

Allied Ships
SS Lapon, hits 5

Et c'est bon pour l'autre ville au centre de la chine. Nos unité vont faire route vers Chungking pour l'attaque finale sur les forces chinoises!


Ground combat at Chihkiang (78,50)
Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 80266 troops, 897 guns, 781 vehicles, Assault Value = 2075
Defending force 48595 troops, 81 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1398

Japanese adjusted assault: 1467
Allied adjusted defense: 637

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Chihkiang !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), leaders(+), experience(-), supply(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
5767 casualties reported
Squads: 25 destroyed, 536 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 58 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 50 disabled
Guns lost 41 (2 destroyed, 39 disabled)
Vehicles lost 22 (1 destroyed, 21 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
16840 casualties reported
Squads: 708 destroyed, 111 disabled
Non Combat: 527 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 67 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 10 (10 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 15

Defeated Allied Units Retreating!

[Oulig]

25 juin 1943

La nouvelle mouture du Judy arrive mais ne changera pas grand chose
D4Y2 Judy Aircraft R&D Accelerated Production accelerated to 7/43 Information



De nouveau notre sous marin RO-33 trouve une proie et frappe ...



Submarine attack near Mangalore at 29,36

Japanese Ships
SS RO-33

Allied Ships
xAK Yenangyaung, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

[Oulig]

26 juin 1943

Aircraft Ki-43-IIIa Oscar advances R&D


A coté de Rabaul un e nos destroyer en chasse anti-sous marine se fait toucher, mais avec 97 de dégât flottaison arrivera à rejoindre Rabaul!

Sub attack near Rabaul at 105,124

Japanese Ships
DD Hayashio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Pompon

[Oulig]

27 juin 1943

Ki-61-II KAI Tony Aircraft R&D Accelerated Production accelerated to 5/44 Information

RAS

Sauf

Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected Pearl Harbor (180,107)
Heavy Volume of Radio transmissions detected Pearl Harbor (180,107)

On lance le KB en interception au cas ou...

[Oulig]

28 juin 1943

RAS sauf

ASW attack near Nagoya at 110,61

Japanese Ships
E Hoko

Allied Ships
SS Shark, hits 3

[Oulig]

29 juin 1943

RAS sauf

Sub attack near Mussau Island at 105,119
Japanese Ships
DD Michishio
Allied Ships
SS Trigger, hits 2

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Sub attack near Babeldaob at 90,96
Japanese Ships
E Kari, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Drum

[Oulig]

30 juin 1943


Au centre e la chine on Attaque la petite ville de Tsuyung.


Ground combat at Tsuyung (68,46)

Japanese Deliberate attack

Attacking force 70908 troops, 784 guns, 239 vehicles, Assault Value = 2262

Defending force 18693 troops, 57 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 311

Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 2

Japanese adjusted assault: 1512

Allied adjusted defense: 556

Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 2

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker:

Japanese ground losses:
1764 casualties reported
Squads: 5 destroyed, 166 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 30 disabled
Guns lost 11 (1 destroyed, 10 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
2372 casualties reported
Squads: 18 destroyed, 248 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 75 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled

[Oulig]

1 Juillet 1943! Petit Bilan et suite

N1K2-J George Aircraft R&D Accelerated Production accelerated to 8/44 Information

Alors mois très faible en gain et perte!

coté navire...
5 petits navires du coté japonnais tous detruit par des sous-marins
xAK Zuiko Maru
TK Terukawa Maru
xAK Tuyama Maru
TK Ose Maru
E Kari

et coté alliés

D'apres nos infos 6 sous marins, mais je dirais probablement plutôt 2/3 max
SS Mingo ; SS Gar ; SS Sargo ; SS Harder ; SS Grayback; SS Lapon
Et quelques navires sans valeur
xAK Barpeta
DD Nicholas
xAK Bhima
xAK Caithness
PG Clive


Tres surpris de ne pas voir les alliés attaquer alors que le ratio est maintenant de 3.4 en faveur du japon.

C'est en chine que l'on fait la plus belle percée



Avec la prise de Tsuyung, le réduit chinois devient ridicule, même si il y a pas mal de monde la bas!


Ground combat at Tsuyung (68,46)

Japanese Shock attack

Attacking force 69748 troops, 783 guns, 239 vehicles, Assault Value = 2147

Defending force 16986 troops, 57 guns, 6 vehicles, Assault Value = 138

Japanese adjusted assault: 2557

Allied adjusted defense: 400

Japanese assault odds: 6 to 1 (fort level 2)

Japanese forces CAPTURE Tsuyung !!!

Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), preparation(-), experience(-)
Attacker: shock(+)

Japanese ground losses:
811 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 42 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Guns lost 6 (1 destroyed, 5 disabled)

Allied ground losses:
6757 casualties reported
Squads: 247 destroyed, 17 disabled
Non Combat: 486 destroyed, 59 disabled
Engineers: 46 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 20 (19 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 5 (5 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Units retreated 11
Units destroyed 2


Et puis on notera le raid sur Palmyra pour tester nos nouveaux Judy.



Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Palmyra at 170,133

Weather in hex: Light rain

Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 54
D4Y1 Judy x 32

No Japanese losses

Allied Ships
AK Crater, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
LCI-221, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
DD Aulick, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Laida, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk

Allied ground losses:
Guns lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled)
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)


Petite note, le Kazegumo, torpillé en avril vers Suva vient tout juste de rejoindre Truk, après presque 3 mois d'errance avec le risque de couler à tout moment.
DD Kazegumo in ARD Dublon ARD at Truk

[Elvis]

20 juin 1943

hoho... Pas de surprise concernant le pétrole, je le savais, mais l'essence (fuel) j'ai beau faire des convois cela reste bas. Truk étant maintenant bien ravitaillé (100k), je vis concentrer mes efforts sur le Japon. Cependant mon stock de HI remonte.

Osaka/Kyoto Insufficient oil for refinery Short 1153 Major
Shimonoseki Insufficient oil for refinery Short 1457 Major
Tokyo Insufficient oil for refinery Short 1708 Major
Tokyo Insufficient fuel for HI Short 662 Major
Wakayama Insufficient oil for refinery Short 489 Major
Yokohama/Yokosuka Insufficient oil for refinery Short 1449 Major

je le sentais effectivement venir

attention, si cela persiste, cela risque d avoir des conséquences importantes, car en plus du manque de fuel pour ravitailler tes flottes au Japon, cela va aussi réduire ta production de supply, mais aussi sur ta production industrielle (navires, appareils, moteurs, véhicules, armement et pilotes)

100k fuel a Truk, c'est bien mais cela peut rapidement tomber très bas si tu as des opérations majeures avec ravitaillement des CV et cuirassés qui sont très gourmands en fuel...

Jouer le Japon a WITPAE est très intéressant car il faut gérer la production industrielle et la logistique, et même si les opérations militaires sont victorieuses, la fin de campagne peut être très difficile à cause du manque de fuel et de petrole...

A suivre donc avec toujours grand intérêt

[Oulig]

2 juillet 1943

RAS

2 juillet 1943

D4Y3 Judy Aircraft R&D Accelerated Production accelerated to 7/44 Information
Toko Rocket Engine R&D Accelerated Production accelerated to 9/45 Information

Encore un destroyer touché par un sous marin..... mais bon il arrivera à rejoindre Rabaul pour réparation, malgré 3 autres attaques de sous marin dans le secteur. autour de Rabaul il y a au moins 6 à 10 sous marin... pire que des requins.



Sub attack near Mussau Island at 104,120

Japanese Ships
DD Asagumo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Silversides

[Oulig]

4 juillet 1943


Par deux fois le SS Trigger tentera de couler mon destroyer salement touché mais toujours capable de naviguer (Sys50 ; Flt 50)
Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,124

Japanese Ships
DD Asagumo, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Trigger

SS Trigger launches 4 torpedoes at DD Asagumo

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Submarine attack near Rabaul at 106,124

Japanese Ships
DD Asagumo, heavy damage

Allied Ships
SS Silversides

DD Asagumo is sighted by SS Silversides
SS Silversides launches 4 torpedoes at DD Asagumo



Sinon gros Raid de l'USAIR force sur Port Moresby, tout d'abord avec des B-17 mais sans dommage car ils lancent leurs bombes depuis 37000 feet et n'ont aucune précision.

Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 13
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 50

Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 17

No Japanese losses
No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
6 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 37000 feet *
Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb
11 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 37000 feet *
Port Attack: 4 x 500 lb GP Bomb


Puis une série de raid de B25 parfois sans couverture de chasseurs (P38 lighning) virent au massacre grâce à nos 50 Ki-45 et 13 Ki44 tojo!



Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 24 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 13
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 50

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 7 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
1 x B-25D1 Mitchell bombing from 23000 feet
Airfield Attack: 6 x 500 lb GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 26,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 9
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 37

Allied aircraft
B-25D1 Mitchell x 12

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
B-25D1 Mitchell: 6 destroyed




Le bilan de fin de journée est excellent avec pas moins de 34 B-25D1 Mitchell détruit!
nous organisons aussi un raid sur la seul base aérienne ou sont présent des avions en chine et nous détruisons plusieurs appareils au sol!Le bi-moteur B25D1 Mitchell, bon appareil mais qui ne peut pas opérer seul face à nos chasseurs






Feléciton sle 2LT Ochi qui a ababtus 3 appareils ennemis aujourd'hui!

WO Hiramoto S. of 50th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Degawa G. of 32nd Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Kamei W. of 50th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Ishida T. of 52nd I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 7
WO Degawa G. of 32nd Sentai is credited with kill number 3
WO Ishimori U. of 52nd I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 4
2LT Inokuchi D. of 66th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
2LT Ochi T. of 52nd I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Ochi T. of 52nd I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 3
2LT Ochi T. of 52nd I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 4
WO Suzuki B. of 52nd I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Iwaya M. of 66th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Inoue O. of 66th Sentai is credited with kill number 2