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Molon Labe · 01-25-24, 04:45 PM

4 June 1942
The Curse of Midway strikes....KB may be flying too close to the sun...

CENTPAC
The USN has cleared the minefield I left at the Big Island.

Floatplanes flying out of the Marshalls reported 2 hits on enemy subs near Kwajelein.

Burma
The Brits made another night raid on Magwe but we were able to harass it with fighters enough for it to be ineffective.

SOPAC
Yet another 3 Zeroes felled by B-17s at night over Port Moresby.

Thanks in part to the enemy CAP being depleted yesterday, I attacked Newcastle's heavy industry to try to at least have something to show for my raid on Sydney other than P-39 and minesweeper kills. He did have a CAP up, though, and we took out just one P-39 while losing a Zero and 2 Vals. We got 13 HI hits in the raid, which netted us a surprisingly high 72 victory points. So not so bad after all.

We suffered a retaliatory raid, just 3 B-17s. Somehow 2 of them got through the CAP (41 Zeroes!), and one of them put a bomb right through the flight deck of the Zuikaku. Damage is pretty minor and she's still flight-ops capable.

A Kate reported a hit on an enemy S-boat.

Ceylon
The Lysanders came back, but they couldn't slip past the CAP this time. We splashed 9 of 10 of them.

01-25-24, 04:45 PM	#119
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	4 June 1942 The Curse of Midway strikes....KB may be flying too close to the sun... CENTPAC The USN has cleared the minefield I left at the Big Island. Floatplanes flying out of the Marshalls reported 2 hits on enemy subs near Kwajelein. Burma The Brits made another night raid on Magwe but we were able to harass it with fighters enough for it to be ineffective. SOPAC Yet another 3 Zeroes felled by B-17s at night over Port Moresby. Thanks in part to the enemy CAP being depleted yesterday, I attacked Newcastle's heavy industry to try to at least have something to show for my raid on Sydney other than P-39 and minesweeper kills. He did have a CAP up, though, and we took out just one P-39 while losing a Zero and 2 Vals. We got 13 HI hits in the raid, which netted us a surprisingly high 72 victory points. So not so bad after all. We suffered a retaliatory raid, just 3 B-17s. Somehow 2 of them got through the CAP (41 Zeroes!), and one of them put a bomb right through the flight deck of the Zuikaku. Damage is pretty minor and she's still flight-ops capable. A Kate reported a hit on an enemy S-boat. Ceylon The Lysanders came back, but they couldn't slip past the CAP this time. We splashed 9 of 10 of them. __________________ Last edited by Molon Labe; 01-25-24 at 05:44 PM.