GandalfWhite
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Going on to the next day:
Seeing the task force to the North and fearing the worst (though no carriers were spotted, I'll admit) I go ahead and put all fighters up on CAP. Yes, all of them. :)
Not sure I should have bothered. The task force turned West overnight and is heading towards Wake/Midway, Both of which were also untouched so far beyond two destroyers tossing a few shells at Wake and apparently missing the island altogether... 
Almost as an afterthought it seems, the fleet did throw a couple of strikes at PH area as they were leaving, but what are they saving their bombs/torps for?
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor at 180,107
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 35
B5N2 Kate x 13
Allied aircraft
P-26A x 1
P-36A Mohawk x 43
P-40B Warhawk x 93
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-36A Mohawk: 1 destroyed
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
and then in the afternoon
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor at 180,107
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 81 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 41
B5N2 Kate x 12
Allied aircraft
P-26A x 1
P-36A Mohawk x 38
P-40B Warhawk x 80
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
P-36A Mohawk: 2 destroyed
P-40B Warhawk: 2 destroyed
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Like I said, I put ALL the fighters up. LOL
Neither strike got near ANY ships... But when I chacked PH, I discovered one ship damaged and on fire (99% fire) The AG Antares.
Trying to figure out what happened, I scoured the reports and finally discovered buried in the combat events log where it had been spotted by no less tha two Kates and a Fighter Bomber... Still no idea what happened. (It was never mentioned in the Combat Report...)
Finally in the operations report, I found it:
TF 416 followed by Japanese Torpedo Bomber at 180,107 near Pearl Harbor
AG Antares has spotted a B5N2 Kate at 180,107
AG Antares is reported HIT
AMc Condor has spotted a Japanese Aircraft at 180,107
AMc Condor has spotted a B5N2 Kate at 180,107
AMc Condor is reported HIT
AMc Crossbill has spotted a B5N2 Kate at 180,107
AMc Crossbill is reported HIT
AG Antares has spotted a Japanese Fighter Bomber at 180,107
AG Antares has spotted a Japanese Aircraft at 180,107
AG Antares is reported HIT
Then, much later in the report,
EXPLOSION aboard AG Antares
So, mystery solved, with a little digging.
Now, the real mystery. Why is it so quiet east of the PIs?
And, can I save the carriers moving to guard Wake, given the IJN carriers now headed their way and still carrying all their supplies?
I have a feeling I had better get out of the way, or all I'll have is an undamaged battlefleet (21 knots) trying to catch IJN carriers. Don't think that'll work out too well...
This is starting off as the strangest game I have played of WitP...
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NO Dec 7 Pearl Harbor Attack - 
I suppose I still have to worry about six cariers full of unused ordinance that near, but they just lost the surprise effect... 
RE: NO Dec 7 Pearl Harbor Attack - 
) and see what task force Antares was part of and see if it was mentioned. I THOUGHT it was just a random ship in harbor, but you are right. I need to check that.
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