Grisé par leurs victoires, les commandants font la fête ... un peu trop

Aux abords de Badeldaob, nous repérons plusieurs TF, et 2 raids sont lancés :

Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 25
SBD-5 Dauntless x 26
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAKL Honan Maru
xAKL Yasushima Maru
xAKL Nigitsu Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAKL Ogashima, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Eiwa Maru
xAKL Kokuyo Maru
xAKL Dori Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Banshu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
26 x SBD-5 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Nigitsu Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Ogashima
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAKL Dori Maru
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAK Banshu Maru
Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 20
TBF-1 Avenger x 17
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAK Nitiho Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
xAK Akasi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
17 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
2 raids bien escortés, j'espérais un meilleur résultat (et plus de bombardiers) sur le premier, mais on prend !
Et puis ... les commandants, ivres de leurs victoires, pensant que les japonais abandonnent le combat, lancent un raid sur une TF à quai à Badeldaob... sans escorte !

Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 1
A6M5 Zero x 26
A6M5b Zero x 1
Ki-43-Ic Oscar x 26
Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
TBF-1 Avenger x 18
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 11 destroyed, 10 damaged![]()
TBF-1 Avenger: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Nanrei Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Kanko Maru, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 1000 feet
Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb GP Bomb
10 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 5000 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
Shokaku-1 with A6M5b Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Raid is overhead
Kaga-1 with A6M5 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 38500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 36 minutes
Hiryu-1 with A6M5 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 20000.
Raid is overhead
Ominato Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 6000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 17 minutes
Soryu-1 with A6M5 Zero (2 airborne, 7 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 3000 and 38500.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
Zuiho-1 with A6M2 Zero (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 16000 , scrambling fighters between 0 and 16000.
Raid is overhead
24th Sentai with Ki-43-Ic Oscar (8 airborne, 18 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters between 1000 and 20000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 28 minutes
On remarquera que la plupart des chasseurs proviennent des CV coulés ... ils veulent leur revanche !
Le bilan de la journée, pas très brillant parce que j'espérais voir sortir plus de bombardiers et avoir plus de hits, s'assombrit fortement...

Nos TF sont poursuivies par les sous-marins (jusque-là, que des torpedo miss, heureusement), notre fuel diminue, le nombre d'avions est en chute ... il va falloir penser à rentrer avant d'avoir une catastrophe
