Disaster. [:(]
Any chance to avoid AV is now completely gone. I´ll most likely throw in the towel tomorrow. Havn´t gotten the turn file yet only CR/Replay. But I´m pretty much looking at the total annihilation of the entire USN including all attack shipping. Deja vu! [:D]
Given the VP situation (31761:7951) was touch and go already there is no longer any chance to avoid it. Especially considering Chungking has yet to be captured. I know Tom wants to play on despite the result but given the situation I think an allied surrender is in order. Tom will most likely end up around 7:1 or even 8:1. Astounding victory!
Morning Air attack on TF, near Baker Island at 147,136
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 129
B5N2 Kate x 57
D3A1 Val x 48
Allied aircraft
F4F-3A Wildcat x 7
F4F-4 Wildcat x 33
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 10 destroyed
Allied Ships
APD Ward, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
AP W.A. Holbrook, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
AP Zeilin, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
AP American Legion, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP George F. Elliot, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
APD Kennison, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
APD Schley, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Barnett
AP Heywood, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
APD Crane
AP U.S. Grant, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 1
AP J. Franklin Bell, Bomb hits 2
AP Fuller, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires
AK Fomalhaut, Torpedo hits 1
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Baker Island at 150,134
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M5 Zero x 165
B5N2 Kate x 114
D3A1 Val x 151
Allied aircraft
Martlet II x 17
F4F-3A Wildcat x 20
F4F-4 Wildcat x 64
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 4 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 25 damaged
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
D3A1 Val: 18 destroyed, 15 damaged
D3A1 Val: 4 destroyed by flak
Allied aircraft losses
Martlet II: 2 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CV Hornet, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Portland
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
CV Illustrious, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 1
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 12, on fire
DD Blue
CA Astoria
DD Bagley
CA New Orleans, Torpedo hits 1
DD Aaron Ward
CA Chester
CLAA San Juan, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Howland Island at 150,132
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 48
A6M5 Zero x 111
Allied aircraft
Swordfish I x 11
F4F-3A Wildcat x 13
F4F-4 Wildcat x 51
SBD-3 Dauntless x 163
TBF-1 Avenger x 24
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish I: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed by flak
F4F-3A Wildcat: 3 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 46 destroyed, 24 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
TBF-1 Avenger: 8 destroyed, 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Chokai
CV Kaga
CV Akagi
BB Haruna
BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2
CV Shokaku
CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1
CV Soryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire
CVL Shoho
BB Kongo
CV Hiryu
BB Yamato, Bomb hits 1
CVL Zuiho
BB Kirishima
CA Suzuya
DD Akebono
CVL Ryujo
CA Kumano
Not really sure why the DBs couldn´t hit anything. Over 150 got through CAP but they just didn´t hit anything. If they had....well things would have looked very different. Seems like I just can´t catch a break in my CV battles. [:)]
Atleast it wasn´t a 7 hex strike or I would have been furious! [:D] Off to bed now. Don´t take my silence tomorrow as grieving or anything. I´m just back to work tomorrow and will be back tomorrow night. I´ll give it a good thinking tomorrow but when you are beat you are beat! (And yes I know the allies can back from anything. Been there remember [;)])