Aircraft A6M5c Zero advances R&D
Comme je le pensais une flotte conséquente est partie de Colombo... pour aller ou? au secours de la flotte de transport... mais c'est déjà trop tard!
ASW attack near Colombo at 28,48
Japanese Ships
SS I-173, hits 1
Allied Ships
CA Exeter
CA Cornwall
DD Jupiter
DE Encounter
DD Nepal
Car plus au sud notre petite flotte de surface composé de seulement 2 croiseurs legers et 3 destroyers trouvent et engagent la flotte de transport, accompagné d'un croiseur lourd au moins.... Ma flotte sera-t-elle suffisante ?
Oui probablement car il n'y a finalement que 2 navires de guerre pour protéger ce convoi, dont un croiseur lourd qui a déjà reçu une torpille.
Très rapidement nos navires attaquent et touche fortement les navires de transport ainsi que le croiseur lourd qui recevra une nouvelle torpille. Finalement se sera le premier navire à couler.
Notre destroyer, le Yukaze finira sa carrière se jour....
Day Time Surface Combat, near Cocos Islands at 22,84, Range 15,000 Yards
Allied aircraft
no flights
Allied aircraft losses
Seagull V: 2 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CL Nagara, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Kiso
DD Sagiri, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Yukaze, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Tachikaze
Allied Ships
CA Shropshire, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Isaac Sweers, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
xAP Duchess of Bedford, Shell hits 17, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Lancashire, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Orna, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Tornus, Shell hits 32, and is sunk
xAK Ima, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Aorangi, Shell hits 8
Allied ground losses:
230 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 16 disabled
Non Combat: 209 destroyed, 123 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 3 disabled
Guns lost 253 (176 destroyed, 77 disabled)
Vehicles lost 273 (171 destroyed, 102 disabled)
On remarquera la proportion importante de véhicule, aurait on couler une flotte transportant une division blindée ?
Mais ce n'est pas fini, notre flotte aéronavale s'occupe des derniers survivants.
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cocos Islands at 22,84
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 13
D3A2 Val x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 3 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Isaac Sweers, on fire
xAP Duchess of Bedford, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
96 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cocos Islands at 23,86
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 13
D3A2 Val x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
xAP Aorangi, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
Allied ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Squads: 2 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Aircraft Attacking:
2 x D3A2 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A2 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring xAP Aorangi
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cocos Islands at 23,86
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 9 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5b Zero x 14
D3A2 Val x 11
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
xAP Aorangi, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
151 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 7 disabled
Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 6 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Apres discussion chef considère ces pertes comme les pires depuis le début de la guerre et est à 2 doigts de demander la paix....
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