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Molon Labe · 12-18-23, 09:11 AM

18 April 1942
HMS Indomitable torpedoed off Perth; Suva sweep finally performed as ordered... but we lose

West Australian Coast
I-158 hit the HMS Indomitable with 1 of 6 torpedoes fired in a spread, setting of an aviation fuel explosion and setting the ship on fire. The I-158 only reported one escorting destroyer, which it evaded with little difficulty. The damage doesn't appear bad enough to sink her, and there were no telllate reports of naval aircraft taking ops or ground losses en masse, so she's not down yet. I expect she'll either continue to Perth to get patched up, or will retreat west to get off-map and eventually to Cape Town. Either way, she's probably out of action for something like 4 months, and either way, there's a chance for me to finish her off in the coming days.

SOPAC
The sweeps of Fiji finally fly after 3 consecutive scrubbed missions. The enemy Wall of Fighters holds pretty well, downing 9 of my Zeroes while we take down only 2 P-40s and 2 P-39s. I think I really need to pay close attention to my pilot training to make sure I'm not compromising on anything if I'm going to be doing sweeps like these. Nothing less than elite is working anymore. I also sent this group in at 20k feet, a little higher than usual, based on expecting to see a lot of P-39s. I'd hopefully get a dive attack and I'd lose minimal maneuverability up high. Doesn't seem that was accurate.

I've snuck the Mutsu and Yamashiro pretty close to the Fiji coast, close enough to sprint to Suva tomorrow but probably not close enough to get away from a retaliatory strike. He clearly has PBYs operating around here, but they may be distracted tracking the KB as it lingers to the east. I'm going to try to get closer.

I've also laid a minefield in Pago Pago, hopefully right in time to catch ships returning from the KB-prompted evacuation.

China
I finished off the remnants of the road block force that didn't retreat into the mountains.

12-18-23, 09:11 AM	#80
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	18 April 1942 HMS Indomitable torpedoed off Perth; Suva sweep finally performed as ordered... but we lose West Australian Coast I-158 hit the HMS Indomitable with 1 of 6 torpedoes fired in a spread, setting of an aviation fuel explosion and setting the ship on fire. The I-158 only reported one escorting destroyer, which it evaded with little difficulty. The damage doesn't appear bad enough to sink her, and there were no telllate reports of naval aircraft taking ops or ground losses en masse, so she's not down yet. I expect she'll either continue to Perth to get patched up, or will retreat west to get off-map and eventually to Cape Town. Either way, she's probably out of action for something like 4 months, and either way, there's a chance for me to finish her off in the coming days. SOPAC The sweeps of Fiji finally fly after 3 consecutive scrubbed missions. The enemy Wall of Fighters holds pretty well, downing 9 of my Zeroes while we take down only 2 P-40s and 2 P-39s. I think I really need to pay close attention to my pilot training to make sure I'm not compromising on anything if I'm going to be doing sweeps like these. Nothing less than elite is working anymore. I also sent this group in at 20k feet, a little higher than usual, based on expecting to see a lot of P-39s. I'd hopefully get a dive attack and I'd lose minimal maneuverability up high. Doesn't seem that was accurate. I've snuck the Mutsu and Yamashiro pretty close to the Fiji coast, close enough to sprint to Suva tomorrow but probably not close enough to get away from a retaliatory strike. He clearly has PBYs operating around here, but they may be distracted tracking the KB as it lingers to the east. I'm going to try to get closer. I've also laid a minefield in Pago Pago, hopefully right in time to catch ships returning from the KB-prompted evacuation. China I finished off the remnants of the road block force that didn't retreat into the mountains. __________________ Last edited by Molon Labe; 12-18-23 at 09:22 AM.