Turn 2 Batle Report - Sector 44

Initial Deployment:  A large Japanese force invades Sector 44, defended by a destroyer squadron and a single cruiser.

Turn 1: Both sides launch heavy airstrikes, but only the Japanese ones are effective. Despite losing an Oscar to fighter cover, the Japanese strike planes sink the German cruiser and cripple one of the destroyers.  The Japanese fighters knock down a squadron of He177s and otherwise keep their ships safe from the German attack planes.

Turn 2:  The heavy Japanese air strikes again, sinking two destroyers and crippling the last one.  One of the strafing Rufe squadrons is downed by flak, but is otherwise a complete success.  The Japanese cruisers finish off the last German ship.

Conclusion:  With no more ships, the Germans launch some more airstrikes, attempting to cause some damage, but succeed only in getting a squadron of FW190s and the other He177 squadron shot down, all for only a single hit on the Shokaku.  The Japanese take the sector at the cost of only two squadrons of fighters.

Turn 2 Tacintel

SECTOR	INFORMATION	GERMANS	JAPANESE	BRITISH
5	Scout Planes	0	0	0
	Reported	N/A	Nothing detected	Nothing detected
6	Scout Planes	0	0
	Reported	N/A	Nothing detected	Nothing detected
11	Scout Planes	0	0	0
	Reported	N/A	Medium Force detected	Nothing detected
12	Scout Planes	0	0	1
	Reported	N/A	Nothing detected	Large force detected
13	Scout Planes	0	0	0
	Reported	N/A	Nothing detected	Nothing detected
18	Scout Planes	0	0	0
	Reported	N/A	Small Force detected	Nothing detected
19	Scout Planes	0	1	0
	Reported	N/A	Large force detected	Nothing detected
26	Scout Planes	0	0	0
	Reported	N/A	Nothing detected	Nothing detected
27	Scout Planes	0	1	1
	Reported	N/A	1 BB, 1 CV, 1 CA, 4 DD, 1 Aux	1 CV, 1 CA, 4 DD, Submarines
31	Scout Planes	0	0	0
	Reported	Nothing detected	Medium Force detected	N/A
32	Scout Planes	0		0
	Reported	Nothing detected	Nothing detected	N/A
33	Scout Planes	0	0	0
	Reported	Nothing detected	Nothing detected	N/A
34	Scout Planes	0	0	0
	Reported	Nothing detected	Nothing detected	N/A
35	Scout Planes	0	0
	Reported	Nothing detected	Small Force detected	Nothing detected
36	Scout Planes	0	0	0
	Reported	N/A	Nothing detected	Nothing detected
41	Scout Planes	0	0	0
	Reported	Nothing detected	Nothing detected	N/A
42	Scout Planes	1	0	0
	Reported	Large force detected	Nothing detected	N/A
43	Scout Planes	1	0	0
	Reported	Small Force detected	Nothing detected	N/A
44	Scout Planes	0	1	0
	Reported	1 CA, 3 DD	Large force detected	N/A
45	Scout Planes	1	0	0
	Reported	Small Force detected	Nothing detected	Nothing detected
46	Scout Planes	1	0	1
	Reported	1 BB, 3 CV, 2 CA, 4 DD, Submarines	Nothing detected	2 BB, 2 CV, 3 CA, 5 DD
47	Scout Planes	1	0	0
	Reported	Small Force detected	N/A	Nothing detected
52	Scout Planes	0	0	0
	Reported	Small Force detected	Nothing detected	N/A
56	Scout Planes	0	0	0
	Reported	Small Force detected	N/A	Nothing detected
57	Scout Planes	1	0	0
	Reported	Small Force detected	N/A	Nothing detected
58	Scout Planes	1	0	0
	Reported	Small Force detected	N/A	Nothing detected
66	Scout Planes	0	0	0
	Reported	Nothing detected	N/A	Nothing detected
67	Scout Planes	1	0	1
	Reported	1 BB, 2 CV, 3 CA, 5 DD, Submarines	N/A	1 BB, 1 CV, 1 CA, 3 DD, Submarines
68	Scout Planes	1	0	0
	Reported	Small Force detected	N/A	Nothing detected
75	Scout Planes	0	0	0
	Reported	Small Force detected	N/A	Nothing detected
76	Scout Planes	1	0	0
	Reported	Nothing detected	N/A	Nothing detected
77	Scout Planes	1	0	0
	Reported	Small Force detected	N/A	Nothing detected
83	Scout Planes	0	0	0
	Reported	Nothing detected	N/A	Nothing detected
84	Scout Planes	0	0	1
	Reported	Nothing detected	N/A	Large force detected
90	Scout Planes	0	0	1
	Reported	Nothing detected	N/A	Small Force detected
91	Scout Planes	0	0	0
	Reported	Nothing detected	N/A	Nothing detected