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Molon Labe · 10-27-21, 08:09 PM

23 June 1942
The Silent Service and US Army Air Corps strike back... a little.

Hawaii and the Line Islands
S-32 torpedoed a cargo ship near Pearl, which appears will survive.
I have a cargo ship docked and unloading now. I have another that could arrive tomorrow, but I'm having it hold off because there are two enemy task forces at Oahu right now... a pair of merchants and a flotilla of landing barges. Not sure if he's landing troops or removing them but I don't want my cargo ships spotted if I can avoid it.

Our airfield is now big enough to support level bombers, and today B-26s began raiding Palmyra.

Coral Sea/Solomon Sea
The KB followed the predicted exfiltration route near Milne. USS Grampus was first to attack, striking one of the KB escorting destroyers. The stricken destroyer was left behind by the KB, so Grampus tried to finish it off but missed. Further along, the KB was attacked by the S-39, which scored a hit on the Akagi. The damage does not appear to be serious.

Not only does the Akagi look OK, but it also appears that the Kaga and Shoho have resumed flight operations.

The KB launched raids against shipping near Port Moresby and the airbase Milne. At PM, the CAP clobbered the raid, shooting down 7 of 9 Zeroes and 17 of 22 Vals with no losses. At Milne, with a cost of 1 P-40, we shot down 10 Zeroes. The bombers got through and caused significant facility damage, but nothing we can't repair. Their dive bombers are nearly all shot down anyway, so reducing this base doesn't do much.

I'm moving CVW-6 to Port Moresby and sending level bombers out to make room. I don't expect the KB to stick around, but Junyo might pass through here before it meets up with the KB (it turned back around and is headed north). There are also several detachments--he may be trying to pick up those troops at Normanby island again. A PBY bombed a cargo ship near there this turn.

Burma and Thailand
Two fighters each side down over Rangoon. We lost one more Hurricane around Raheng.

The Nells that attacked port Blair made a run at cargo ships near Rangoon and found Rangoon's CAP protecting them. 4 of the 5 Nells were shot down, 1 made an attack but missed.

China
Looks like we made it. My "flank guards" main force will reinforce Chengchow tomorrow. The attack hasn't come yet, so we look on-time. We'll still be outnumbered but we'll be behind Level 5 forts. He attempted a bombardment attack with the substantial forces he already has there, but I took no casualties thanks to the forts, while counterbattery fire disabled several of his units.

Zeroes tried to stop our bombers and managed to shoot down 4 obsolete I-16s trying to protect them, but the Lancers took care of business--8 Zeroes down with no Lancers lost.

I'm also attacking an enemy army in the southeast near Chusein. We outnumber then 4-to-1 there, inflicting 1598 to 201 casualties.

N. Australia
We lost a Kittyhawk to a sweep; this squadron is already beaten down.

Japan
USS Pampano torpedoed and sank a PB that was apparently on an ASW patrol.

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Air losses today were 62 to 19, with 27 of the Japanese losses taken by Zeroes. I'm hoping the silver lining in all this is that next time we see the KB, their pilots won't be as good.

The North Carolina has arrived on the West Coast.

10-27-21, 08:09 PM	#282
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	23 June 1942 The Silent Service and US Army Air Corps strike back... a little. Hawaii and the Line Islands S-32 torpedoed a cargo ship near Pearl, which appears will survive. I have a cargo ship docked and unloading now. I have another that could arrive tomorrow, but I'm having it hold off because there are two enemy task forces at Oahu right now... a pair of merchants and a flotilla of landing barges. Not sure if he's landing troops or removing them but I don't want my cargo ships spotted if I can avoid it. Our airfield is now big enough to support level bombers, and today B-26s began raiding Palmyra. Coral Sea/Solomon Sea The KB followed the predicted exfiltration route near Milne. USS Grampus was first to attack, striking one of the KB escorting destroyers. The stricken destroyer was left behind by the KB, so Grampus tried to finish it off but missed. Further along, the KB was attacked by the S-39, which scored a hit on the Akagi. The damage does not appear to be serious. Not only does the Akagi look OK, but it also appears that the Kaga and Shoho have resumed flight operations. The KB launched raids against shipping near Port Moresby and the airbase Milne. At PM, the CAP clobbered the raid, shooting down 7 of 9 Zeroes and 17 of 22 Vals with no losses. At Milne, with a cost of 1 P-40, we shot down 10 Zeroes. The bombers got through and caused significant facility damage, but nothing we can't repair. Their dive bombers are nearly all shot down anyway, so reducing this base doesn't do much. I'm moving CVW-6 to Port Moresby and sending level bombers out to make room. I don't expect the KB to stick around, but Junyo might pass through here before it meets up with the KB (it turned back around and is headed north). There are also several detachments--he may be trying to pick up those troops at Normanby island again. A PBY bombed a cargo ship near there this turn. Burma and Thailand Two fighters each side down over Rangoon. We lost one more Hurricane around Raheng. The Nells that attacked port Blair made a run at cargo ships near Rangoon and found Rangoon's CAP protecting them. 4 of the 5 Nells were shot down, 1 made an attack but missed. China Looks like we made it. My "flank guards" main force will reinforce Chengchow tomorrow. The attack hasn't come yet, so we look on-time. We'll still be outnumbered but we'll be behind Level 5 forts. He attempted a bombardment attack with the substantial forces he already has there, but I took no casualties thanks to the forts, while counterbattery fire disabled several of his units. Zeroes tried to stop our bombers and managed to shoot down 4 obsolete I-16s trying to protect them, but the Lancers took care of business--8 Zeroes down with no Lancers lost. I'm also attacking an enemy army in the southeast near Chusein. We outnumber then 4-to-1 there, inflicting 1598 to 201 casualties. N. Australia We lost a Kittyhawk to a sweep; this squadron is already beaten down. Japan USS Pampano torpedoed and sank a PB that was apparently on an ASW patrol. ---- Air losses today were 62 to 19, with 27 of the Japanese losses taken by Zeroes. I'm hoping the silver lining in all this is that next time we see the KB, their pilots won't be as good. The North Carolina has arrived on the West Coast. __________________ Last edited by Molon Labe; 10-29-21 at 07:57 AM.