Midway Act 1 Attack on Soryu (The Lost Log Book)

**THECCRICH** · 07-16-2014 18:53

The rest of the story as told from Blue Group's log book which was recovered from the floating debris... (See http://www.wingsofwar.org/forums/sho...dark-of-night) for part 1)

Group, drop your boats to 2k, gunners stand by

Top gunner, Cap I can't touch em. Tails got em...

This is Soryu, American bombers closing from the south

Group... Break it up...

Sping...Spang...Ting, Red Group in trouble

SPLOOSH...

I think we got em Cap

CUBBOOM....!!!

Yellow Group Bombs away..

CUBBOOM....!!!

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(Yellow) Lost contact with the group Cap, PRINK...PRANK...PINK

SPRANG...SPRANG...TAP..., we can't out run em. Cap it's gettin bumpy

Yellow group, I can't keep her in the...SPLOOSH...

Group leader, I'm just barely keeping blue airborne, and leaking fuel...

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Copy that blue we'll keep ya company until we can kiss the dirt on Midway.

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With Soryu still afloat yet unable to conduct flight operations. The remaining patrol is forced to ditch.

The End

(see the 1st thread to view the after action report)

**Flying Officer Kyte** · 07-17-2014 01:49

Quite a nice little cameo in its own right Chris.
I loved the close action shots and RT chatter.
Rob.

**Lt. S.Kafloc** · 07-17-2014 02:17

Nice little action there Chris.

**CappyTom** · 07-17-2014 02:26

Great job! Nice photos and AAR.

Thomas

**THECCRICH** · 07-17-2014 16:50

Thank you guys for looking at the thread... As mush as I wanted to sink the Soryu, I needed one more section of the 5 to be hit. When I lost Red Group I knew it was going to be tight. When Blue Group missed the target, I knew she wasn't going down this time... Soryu may be completely repaired by now and likely rolling into the Solomons.