Type 3 Mines

[ny59giants]

My last turn, March 30th '44, saw my opponent (Olorin) use Japanese bombers do this to numerous ports in Burma. Did I miss the memo on Japanese bombers being able to lay mines at night?? I'm playing DBB 30, so it may be a Babes thing.

Night Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-67-Ia Peggy x 11

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
11 x Ki-67-Ia Peggy laying Type 3 Mine from 6000 feet *



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Night Air attack on Rangoon , at 54,53

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-49-IIb Helen x 25

Allied aircraft
PV-1N Ventura x 8

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 4 damaged
Ki-49-IIb Helen: 2 destroyed by flak

No Allied losses

Aircraft Attacking:
8 x Ki-49-IIb Helen laying Type 3 Mine from 6000 feet
7 x Ki-49-IIb Helen laying Type 3 Mine from 6000 feet
7 x Ki-49-IIb Helen laying Type 3 Mine from 6000 feet

CAP engaged:
VMF(N)-531 with PV-1N Ventura (0 airborne, 5 on standby, 1 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000 , scrambling fighters between 4000 and 10000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 29 minutes

Some CAP have air radar

[Skyros]

They are in stock too.

[DOCUP]

Yes, they are in stock.

[koniu]

Air mining is nice but effectiveness of those mines is limited because enemy already know that they are there. You can have occasional success with them but comparing to unrevealed minefields placed by subs or surface ships effectiveness of those mines is poor.

[castor troy]

Japanese air mine laying was always there.

[ny59giants]

First time I've seen it used against me. May be was in other's AAR, but I missed it somehow. Regardless, minesweepers being sent to all ports.

[obvert]

They cannot be intercepted either.

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: obvert

They cannot be intercepted either.

Michael fixed that a while back and people have posted intercepts of air mining missions from combat reports.

[Gaspote]

Just dicovered this too and month ago seeing the type 3 mine in pool. Although how many mines are lay by bomber ?

[String]

I suspect most japanese bombers can lay just one per plane.

[Lecivius]

From
http://pwencycl.kgbudge.com/M/i/Mines.htm

The Aircraft Type 3 Mark 1 Model 1 Parachute Mine was an air-deliverable contact mine weighing 640 kg (1411 lbs) with a charge of 80 kg (176 lbs) of Type 97 explosive. This first became available in 1943 and could be delivered by torpedo bombers.