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Molon Labe · 09-03-21, 04:21 PM

2 April 1942
CV Kaga VID by Catalina near Efate

Japan
USS Tautog torpedoed and sank an unescorted cargo ship off Kyushu. It actually attacked it twice, either missing or dud-ing the first time, breaking off, and setting up a 2nd attack. It still surprises me that ships coming through here often don't have escorts.

New Hebrides
A surface task force of 2 cruisers, 2 destroyers, and a torpedo boat shelled Efate air base, disabling 37 planes. It's aggravating that my bombers are just letting this happen. I had 3 Vindicator dive bombers attack a cargo ship and miss, and I've taken a P-39 squadron off orders to strafe and back to fighter duty because they just weren't finding anything. Shame, that 37mm cannon in the nose would probably shred anything up to light cruiser.

We shot down a Betty and a Nate trying to attack Luganville. Their army also tried to throw ours off the beach, but we held them off, just barely. Our bombers are disrupting them pretty badly, even if they have been reinforced.

A Catalina confirmed the Kaga was here and even claims to have hit it with a bomb. Sure you did, sparky.

I'm at a loss to understand why he's leaving two carriers here when he hasn't seen mine in weeks, and I can attack with as many as four of them for all he knows.

Thailand
I've assembled a CVBG around Formidable and a surface combat TF to try to catch anyone else that wants to bombard Tavoy. My Tavoy fighters swept Bangkok as I rested my decimated bombers--that didn't go well either--5 P-40s shot down by Oscars and only 2 Nate kills in exchange.

Java
An air battle over Tjilatjap cost us 2 Hurricanes and a P-400 with nothing to show for it. Our troops fought off an enemy land attack, forts level 3 and holding.

At Tjepoe, we traded 2 fighters for 2 Oscars. My land forces there were too disrupted to attack again. The bombers hit them hard as well as the BB Haruna with 3 heavy cruisers and 4 DDs.

The KB finished off the surviving tanker and escort from yesterday.

We attempted an attack on the BB Haruna with 5 Falcon light bombers, but they all missed.

09-03-21, 04:21 PM	#174
Molon Labe Silent Hunter Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Along the Watchtower Posts: 3,810 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 5	2 April 1942 CV Kaga VID by Catalina near Efate Japan USS Tautog torpedoed and sank an unescorted cargo ship off Kyushu. It actually attacked it twice, either missing or dud-ing the first time, breaking off, and setting up a 2nd attack. It still surprises me that ships coming through here often don't have escorts. New Hebrides A surface task force of 2 cruisers, 2 destroyers, and a torpedo boat shelled Efate air base, disabling 37 planes. It's aggravating that my bombers are just letting this happen. I had 3 Vindicator dive bombers attack a cargo ship and miss, and I've taken a P-39 squadron off orders to strafe and back to fighter duty because they just weren't finding anything. Shame, that 37mm cannon in the nose would probably shred anything up to light cruiser. We shot down a Betty and a Nate trying to attack Luganville. Their army also tried to throw ours off the beach, but we held them off, just barely. Our bombers are disrupting them pretty badly, even if they have been reinforced. A Catalina confirmed the Kaga was here and even claims to have hit it with a bomb. Sure you did, sparky. I'm at a loss to understand why he's leaving two carriers here when he hasn't seen mine in weeks, and I can attack with as many as four of them for all he knows. Thailand I've assembled a CVBG around Formidable and a surface combat TF to try to catch anyone else that wants to bombard Tavoy. My Tavoy fighters swept Bangkok as I rested my decimated bombers--that didn't go well either--5 P-40s shot down by Oscars and only 2 Nate kills in exchange. Java An air battle over Tjilatjap cost us 2 Hurricanes and a P-400 with nothing to show for it. Our troops fought off an enemy land attack, forts level 3 and holding. At Tjepoe, we traded 2 fighters for 2 Oscars. My land forces there were too disrupted to attack again. The bombers hit them hard as well as the BB Haruna with 3 heavy cruisers and 4 DDs. The KB finished off the surviving tanker and escort from yesterday. We attempted an attack on the BB Haruna with 5 Falcon light bombers, but they all missed. __________________