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    Default AAR: PTO 3: Invasion of Malaya

    Hiroyoshi Hanabusa stood on the wing of his A6M2 briefly prior to entering the cockpit. He had yet to see action since the outbreak of the war. Having seen his fair share since the war started with China it made him the most experienced pilot in the flight he was put in charge of. It seemed someone was out to rob him of his glory when his name came up to fly CAP over the Zuikaku on the very day they raided Pearl Harbor. He should have been leading the flight. "Sir! Is there an issue?" Yelled out one of the deck crew. The Captain realised he was still standing on the wing, he saluted and climbed in.

    A few hours later and their flight was returning from a raid on Commonwealth positions that were holding up the Japanese advance. At this stage in the conflict they had all but secured air supremacy, or so they thought.

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    "Are there meant to be more friendlies making a raid soon?" Daisuke Osaragi asked himself as he spotted two dots over what he was certain was friendly lines. It was in fact two enemy Gladiators, making their way back to their lines after being seperated from a portion of their flight. The two Zero pilots had no knowledge of more planes in the area so they approached with full throttle having every faith in their superior aircraft.

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    Osaragi was the first to engage, firing well placed shots into the lead Gladiator, their return fire was sporadic and appeared to miss, though the young pilot felt the pedals vibrate inexplicably.

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    In the meantime two more aircraft flew out from the clouds not far from the dogfight that was ensuing below. Hanabusa noticed them but was too engaged with the Gladiator to pay special attention that moment. "Two P-40's, wherever did they get their hands on those out here?"

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    The lead Gladiator had turned to face the Captain. He opened fire and the return fire could have proven effective if Hanabusa did not anticipate it and managed to avoid the bulk of it. Meanwhile Yoshima Ogawa flying one of the Val's joined in the action helping the flight leader out.
    The second Gladiator and Osaragi flew past each other, Osaragi going under the nimble bi-plane.

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    Daisuke Osaragi was in such haste to get on the tail of the Gladiator that he missed sight of the enemy planes bearing down on him at top speed. He thre his plane into a reverse manoeuvre and received a vicious attack from a British monoplane.

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    The hail of bullets made his job much harder and he missed the mark by a long shot. He recovered however and this time he was right on, the bi-plane succumbed to the bullets, smoke spewing out the engine and gradually lost altitude until crash landing right near the line.

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    Meanwhile the two newcomers had switched their attention to the Japanese dive bombers and they gave them an awful beating, both pilots aiming at the same aircraft. The rookie, Fusata Ichikawa got off his first combat shots and even managed some light damage to the enemy Spitfire.

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    As the Spitfire flew past, the rookie's rear gunner Saito Takumi put a well placed shot into the last flying Gladiator and it too plummeted into the ground below. (Val not pictured)

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    The gunners were keeping up the pressure.

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    Osaragi had finally turned around again into the oncoming British fighter, who was flying expertly but we'll placed rounds stopped him short even after surviving Osaragi's fire he couldn't withstand Hanabusa's, the ace's cannons ripped into the enemy plane and down he went.

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    "Fantastic" thought the two pilot's, "only one left"

    To be continued...

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    Nice job, Wes.
    Now you have me hooked like the old movie serials ...

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    Like Pete, I can't wait for episode two.

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    Nice format. Great pics supported by clear, succinct text. Looking forward to the next installment!

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    we want episode 2.....you can't leave us hanging like this!
    See you on the Dark Side......

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    Yes sorry to keep you gents hanging. I don't currently have a computer so I've been posting these from my phone. This results in shorter amounts of text than I'd like. Should have the second part up tonight after work.

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    Keep them coming Wes


    I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings
    Coming down is the hardest thing

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    Zuikaku air group are racking up the kill ratio again. And no answer, yet, from the allies.
    See you on the Dark Side......

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    Hiroyoshi was in the process of telling the story of the last sortie when they were interrupted by the arrival of Kenta Kusuhara. "Ah! Back from sickbay already my friend?!" Yelled Akio Shimamura. "Join us!" Kenta took his seat amongst the others and noticed a couple were missing. On a mission perhaps, he thought to himself. "Please Sir, carry on, apologies for interrupting". " Think nothing of it, glad to have you back" the Captain smiled for the first time since explaining the events.

    "So there we were, just one enemy pilot left, but wow was he skilled!"

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    "It was four on one, our brave pilots in the dive bombers even stuck around to fight through the whole engagement, and we were very glad for it"

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    "I had spun around at this point, Osaragi to my left had made a move to cut the enemy off but we were just out of range and our bombers couldn't seem to hit him as he pumped rounds into everyone he got his sights on"

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    "At one point he came under fire from three different guns at once, including my own" the Captain paused and only for a small moment he showed a sign of guilt, but quickly gathered himself so that only his second in command, Shimamura caught it. "He seemed invincible, often how I felt fighting the Chinese two years ago. A long range burst sent Fusata Ichikawa down behind our lines."

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    "Enraged at what had until then been a very successful engagement I aimed slightly under his aircraft as mine took some minor damage, then I flew past preparing for a reverse"

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    "Osaragi came under fire then, and my radio did not seem to reach him as he ignored my order to break off and flew directly info the enemy."

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    "Daisuke Osaragi gave it all he had and I saw pieces flying off the enemy P-40 but it wasn't enough"

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    "He too went down just behind friendly lines. Furious and having seen it all, our very own Miyaguchi did away with our skilled opponent!" The gunner received a couple pats on the back and congratulations from his fellow squadron mates.

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    When the chatter had died down the Captain took the floor once more. "Now then, one thing I would like to address before dismissing you" the room went silent at the quiet collected voice of their leader. "Up until now we have not seen such flying against us in combat, yes there have been reports of other units suffering losses but this is significant. There appears to be a misconception that I want to fix, while it is noble to die for the Emperor, it is just as noble to continue fighting and bring our aircraft back serviceable. We must become more aware of this. I hope that somehow our men managed to land and survive the crashes and we will see them again but the war carries on either way. Look out for each other out there, and give the Americans hell!"

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    Fusata Ichikawa (D3A1)
    SD/FT/Rookie/ 17 damage

    Saito Takumi (Gunner)
    SD/FT/1 kill

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    Daisuke Osaragi (A6M2)
    SD/FT/1 kill/ 19 damage (early Zero rules, 14 for standard pilot, house rule)

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    Yoshima Ogawa (D3A1)
    RTB/%50+/8 damage

    Miyaguchi Seiji (Gunner)
    RTB/%50+/1 kill/

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    Hiroyoshi Hanabusa (A6M2) Ace pilot, Evasion + Sniper
    RTB/1kill/4 damage (ignored an 8 chit)

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    Enemy P-40 pilot (Veteran, Evasion)
    SD/ET/EXP/2 Kills

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    Great finish, Wes.
    That P-40 sure held his own against terrible odds.

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    Wes great finish. I'll get onto dice rolls tonight.
    See you on the Dark Side......

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    What a shootout!

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    Thanks everyone for following.
    I messed up using these new 90 degree turns, they're going to take a bit to get used to, once or twice I should have used the slighter turn. I'm constantly learning new things each game.

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    Apologies been struck down by Manleyitis. Will post as soon as I'm able. (Dripping nose on keyboard not recommended)
    See you on the Dark Side......

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skafloc View Post
    Apologies been struck down by Manleyitis. Will post as soon as I'm able. (Dripping nose on keyboard not recommended)
    'Snot' a good thing at all!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skafloc View Post
    Apologies been struck down by Manleyitis. Will post as soon as I'm able. (Dripping nose on keyboard not recommended)
    No worries at all Neil.
    Feel better soon.

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    Top AAR's there Wes. Well Done.

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    Nice report, but, what happened with the Spitfire? You don't have it listed in the Butcher's tally, even though it looks to be shot down. Or the pair of Gladiators that were the first victims?
    Other than that a very nice FuBar.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Setarius View Post
    Nice report, but, what happened with the Spitfire? You don't have it listed in the Butcher's tally, even though it looks to be shot down. Or the pair of Gladiators that were the first victims?
    Other than that a very nice FuBar.
    Fair point, I typically leave out AI planes that don't score kills, as for the first Gladiator I failed to snag a picture. It was one hitpoint over if I remember correctly. The Spitfire was a Veteran, hit exactly 17 points, SD over his friendly territory and the second Gladiator was at 17 as well.

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    Fusata Ichikawa (D3A1)
    SD/FT/Rookie/ 17 damage
    3-1 rookie=2 KIA
    You rolled 1 die:

    Timestamp: 2016-03-03 22:18:26 UTC


    Saito Takumi (Gunner)
    SD/FT/1 kill
    Shot down rolled: 5 = Bailed out ok
    You rolled 1 die:

    Timestamp: 2016-03-03 22:20:09 UTC


    Yoshima Ogawa (D3A1)
    RTB/%50+/8 damage
    Roll Deck Landing Damaged: 6-1(50%) = 5 landed ok.
    You rolled 1 die:

    Timestamp: 2016-03-03 22:21:21 UTC

    Miyaguchi Seiji (Gunner)
    RTB/%50+/1 kill/
    (dice roll as pilot)

    Daisuke Osaragi (A6M2)
    SD/FT/1 kill/ 19 damage (early Zero rules, 14 for standard pilot, house rule)
    Shot down rolled: 5 = Bailed out ok
    You rolled 1 die:


    Timestamp: 2016-03-03 22:22:48 UTC

    Hiroyoshi Hanabusa (A6M2) Ace pilot, Evasion + Sniper
    RTB/1kill/4 damage (ignored an 8 chit)
    See you on the Dark Side......

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    Tough fight Wes. Looked good going into the 4 on 1 but then you could not hit him with countless shots. Then it looked as if you might not get him... back and forth nail biting stuff!



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