Trincomalee: 8-Apr-42
Background: Fuchida leads a raid on Trincomalee, using 100 aircraft against
the 16 Hurricane IIBs of No. 261 sqdn and 5 Fulmars. The interceptors and strong
AAA were of little deterent value. The interceptors were roughly handled. However,
there were not many military targets for the Japanese to hit - HMS Hermes and
its escorts had left earlier, steaming away to the south (where they had been
passed by the attack force; more on that later...).
Map: Blue Sky
| Aircraft: |
Japanese Navy |
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12x A6M2 Zero Fighters
3x D3A2 Val dive bomber
6x B5N2 Kate attack bombers |
|
RAF and
Fleet Air Arm |
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7x Hurricane IIB (Trop)
2x Fulmar II |
Setup:
- Set the Zeros up at heading north Alt. 6.0, Speed 7.0, wings level, in a
shallow dive in hexes 1015, 1016, 1115, 1118, 1119, 1218, 1314, 1315, 1415.
- Set the Albacores up heading SE at Alt. 2.0, Speed 4.0, wings level, in
level flight in hexes 3006, 3008, 3010, 3012, 3209, 3211, 3412, 3613
Game Length: 20 turns
Special Rule: The British player scores the VP value for each
Albacore that escapes without its bombload and twice the VP value for any
ALbacre that escapes with its bombload.
Additional Rules:
- The Albacores are loaded with 1 torpedo.
- The Albacores are organized as two flights of four. Consider each flight as
Reg, Reg, Reg, Green.
- The Zeros are organized as three vics.
Variants
Different sizes:
| Aircraft |
Original |
1/2 |
1/3 |
1/4 |
1/6 |
| Hurricane II |
16 |
10 |
6/7 |
5 |
3/4 |
| Fulmar |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| A6M2 Zero |
30 |
18 |
12 |
9 |
6 |
| D3A2 Val |
18 |
13/3 |
9/3 |
7/2 |
4/5/1 |
| B5N2 Kate |
52 |
28/9 |
19/6 |
14/5 |
11/3 |
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