Jabor, February 5th and 11-12th, 1942 (Turns 5, 11-12)
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| Figure 1 - A ship at port... |
VO1 scouts ahead while TGW is engaged at Mili Atoll and on February 5th spots a 9-strength Supply Ship anchored at Jabor (Figure 1). Note the general location of Jabor as displayed on the (minimap) insert.
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| Figure 2 - ...is now in Davy Jones' locker. |
After dealing with the forces on and around Mili DD429 Livermore and DD431 Plunket are detached and tasked to deal with it, which they do between February 11th and 12th (Figure 2).
Air group, Mili Atoll, February 9th, 1942 (Turn 9)
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| Figure 3 - First sorties end |
By February 9th the air units that dealt with Butaritari Is. land on the carriers. Note the minimal damage inflicted by the 75mm AA and the more substantial one dealt to VXF2 at and around Maloelap (Figure 3).
Maloelap Atoll, February 5th-13th, 1942 (Turns 5-13)
VO2 has been shadowing the Supply Ship and Troop Transport and reaches Maloelap Atoll on February 5th, finding the airfield occupied (grayscale and dated insert on Figure 4).
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| Figure 4 - Maloelap Atoll |
By February 7th the Ki-43 Hayabusa takes off and is engaged by VXF2 (main image, Figure 4).
By February 8th VXF2 and the JP Ki-43 have been dogfighting each other down to 5HP and 8HP respectively when VF4 joins the fray and reduces the Ki-43 to 5 HP (insert, Figure 4).
On February 9th VF4 decides that straffing the landed Ki-43 is pointless (grayscale insert by the February 8th color one) and instead attacks the B5N2 Kanko (T)orpedo bomber at Wotje airfield that was spottted by VO2 alongside a 25mm AA and the Wotje Fuel Depot (dated insert, Figure 4; Figure 6).
On February 10th the B5N2 flew towards Maloelap and VF4 follows suit, inflicting more damage (dated insert, Figure 4).
On February 11th VF4 is too damaged to engage the Ki-43 above Maloelap airfield and continues to harass the B5N2 to good effect. The insert's location is the actual location of the combat.
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| Figure 5 - TGW reaches Maloelap |
By February 12th I ran out of space to place inserts on Figure 4 ;) The B5N2 turned back and the Ki-43 landed at Maloelap airfield. On February 13th VXF1 and VF3 are on their 2nd sortie, engage and destroy the B5N2 (insert, Figure 5). TGW (minus Eberle and Livermore) reach Maloelap and destroy the Ki-43 Hayabusa on the ground (Figure 5).
VO reports, February 9th-13th, 1942 (Turns 9-13)
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| Figure 6 - Reconnaissance first contact |
On February 9th VO2 reaches Wotje (first contact, Figure 6). The grayscale stuff is at the starting position, the slightly pale stuff is in visual range at the midpoint (note the radar blip above the airfield, land terrain requires more "vision points" to uncover) and the full color stuff (25mm AA and B5N2 insert) is in visual range at the end of movement.
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| Figure 7 - Reconnaissance "shadowing" |
Figure 7 (February 12th) illustrates VO2 keeping tabs ("shadowing") on Wotje. Grayscale at beggining and end of turn, full color at midpoint, radar blips and clear images of ships.
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| Figure 8 - Namu? Atoll |
Figure 8 (February 13th) depicts VO1's first contact at what Google calls Namu Atoll. Again grayscale, pale and full colors indicate the relevant movement stages. The AA Gun is a 75mm AA protecting the Coastal Gun that is spotted only by the end of movement.
