3 Septembre 1943 -
Alerte générale, flotte aéronavale US repérée!
Aircraft P1Y2 Frances advances R&D
Backer island... pauvre petite ile sans intérêt (sauf pour la reco de mon coté)....
Notre flotte de Cuirassés est attaquée par des Bombardiers en piqué et des bombardier torpilleurs (qui n'ont que des bombes heureusement). Plusieurs bombes touchent nos cuirassés qui rigolent bien de ces piqures (max dommage système sera de 8!).
Mais vue la direction des avions, nous avons bien à faire a une flotte aéronavale! Qu'elle mouche a pris Chef de venir attaquer Backer island?
Notre flotte de 3 CV et 4 CVL est a 1 journée full speed de la zone de combat.... Passage en vitesse supraluminique activée.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Baker Island at 145,137
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
Allied aircraft
SBD-5 Dauntless x 29
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
BB Yamato, Bomb hits 5
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Baker Island at 145,137
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged
Japanese Ships
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 2
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 4
BB Yamato, Bomb hits 5, on fire
Par contre à Backer island, ce n'est pas la même , ou nos Georges accueillent les bombardiers non escortés.... qui ne rentreront pas à la maison....
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Baker Island at 149,136
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
N1K1-J George x 11
Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed
Sinon raid à Akayb ou les quelques chasseurs restant tombent comme des mouches.
Morning Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 31,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 31
Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 1
P-40N1 Warhawk x 9
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 1 destroyed
P-40N1 Warhawk: 2 destroyed
WO Noguchi, T. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
2LT Nakamura, S. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
MAJ Kato, T. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 6
WO Goto F. of 64th Sentai is credited with kill number 5
WO Hongo, I. of 201 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO2 Kusumoto J. of 201 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2
PO2 Kusumoto J. of 201 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 3
PO2 Kojima G. of 201 Ku S-1 is credited with kill number 2