1er juin 1943 - Raid massif
Aujourd'hui au menu pluie de bombe massif....
Brisbane crachin léger en fin de nuit
En Birmanie, temps très mauvais avec de nombreux raid, mais de belle éclaircie à constater dans les nuages de bombardiers

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Et à port Moresby pluie importante mais peu de dégât.
Brisbane,
Nos G3M3 nell viennent bombardés la base alliées ce qui nous permet de découvrir environ 40 navires dans le port, dont les croiseurs léger Hobart et le Sumatra... Seulement touché par des bombes de 60Kg.
Night Air attack on Brisbane , at 96,160
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 84 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 2 damaged
Port hits 1
Aircraft Attacking:
6 x G3M3 Nell bombing from 10000 feet
Port Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb, 4 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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Night Air attack on Brisbane , at 96,160
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid detected at 25 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 5
No Japanese losses
Allied Ships
CL Hobart, Bomb hits 1
CL Sumatra, Bomb hits 1
Birmanie
Puis voila les alliées au nord la Birmanie!! un premier raid de bombardiers arrive et trouve 67 chasseurs nippon tous équipés de Ki-44 Tojo, mais pas tous avec la même version. Quelques appareils sont abattus mais nos chasseurs préservent la base grâce à leurs actions.
Morning Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 15
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 52
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 12
B-25C Mitchell x 16
P-40K Warhawk x 25
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 3 damaged
B-25C Mitchell: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 7
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Puis la deuxième vague arrive sans protection, cette fois c'est moins drôle pour les bombardiers ennemis qui perdent plusieurs unités.
Morning Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 8
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 48
Allied aircraft
B-25C Mitchell x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-44-IIc Tojo: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-25C Mitchell: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
et une 3eme arrive qui cause peu de dommage
Morning Air attack on Myitkyina , at 64,42
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 4 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 6
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 25
Allied aircraft
B-24D Liberator x 12
P-40K Warhawk x 22
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 6
Bilan, 20 P-40K Warhawk & 25 B-25C Mitchell, la plupart s'ecrase en pleine jungle lors du retour, trop endommagé!
Mais ce n'est pas tout, les US attaquent encore une fois
Port Moresby....
Et la aussi ils sont bien accueillis par nos chasseurs... mais face au B-17F ce n'est pas la même et seulement une poignée de mastodonte finiront détruit (6 B-17F).
Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 13
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 19
Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 15
B-24D1 Liberator x 15
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Port supply hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 6
Allied aircraft
B-17F Fortress x 9
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-17F Fortress: 3 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
9 x B-17F Fortress bombing from 25000 feet *
Port Attack: 4 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 15 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-44-IIc Tojo x 1
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3
Allied aircraft
B-24D1 Liberator x 7
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
B-24D1 Liberator: 2 damaged
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B-24D1 Liberator bombing from 25000 feet
Port Attack: 10 x 500 lb GP Bomb
le bilan, 47 à 9 pour le Japon!!
On accueil dans nos rangs 3 nouveaux As, dont spécial dédicace au 1LT Koga qui a abattus 3 appareils ce jours!
Ce jour on ne perd que 2 pilotes et 1 pilote est blessé
1LT Koga, S. of 47th I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 5
1LT Koga, S. of 47th I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 6
WO Hayashi, T. of 47th I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 4
WO Hayashi, T. of 47th I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 5
2LT Ariyoshi J. of 24th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Hazawa, I. of 24th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Kaguyama B. of 24th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Ariyoshi J. of 24th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
2LT Emura R. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
2LT Saito, C. of 24th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Renzo C. of 24th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Daigo A. of 24th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Uchida G. of 24th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Ariyoshi V. of 24th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Sasaki, I. of 47th I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 6
WO Ofusa, Y. of 47th I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 5
2LT Ishida T. of 52nd I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 6
1LT Koga, S. of 47th I.F.Chutai is credited with kill number 7
WO Inuzuka R. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
WO Kabase O. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
2LT Renzo C. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
2LT Miyabe B. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 2
WO Koga T. of 11th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
WO Eto R. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
2LT Gyuba K. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 3
WO Koga I. of 59th Sentai is credited with kill number 4
WO Hashimoto J. of 24th Sentai is credited with kill number 2