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Title: Dateline: January 11th, 1941
Post by: Nefarious on August 20, 2006, 11:22:34 AM
Its starting to trickle in over the wire, The Axis war machine is announcing loud and clear that the HMS Illustrious has been sunk West of Malta. Even before it could be announced by the British government, the BBC intercepted Radio transmissions of the German and Italian success.Now in homes all over England, Family members stayed glued to the Radio waiting for some type of indication of survivors, and exactly what happened.

Fliegerkorps X out of Sicily launched a massive force of JU88 and Bf109s out of Sicily, and found the Illustrious and a wall of Hurricane defenders. The battle strung out over miles of open ocean, Heavy Flak and the Hurricane defense failed to stop the Initial wave of JU88s. Oberfeldwebel "Winstone" of the Unforgiven squadron has been given credit for the Illustrious, a hardened veteran of the Channel Front he delivered the death blow to the already damaged Illustrious.

The Luftwaffe did suffer heavy losses in there bomber department though.
21 Ju88s were lost to enemy fighters, Most it seems were shot down over Malta, where the Luftwaffe pounded A47. Destroying all of its Hangars and knocking out its radar.

The Allies who were looking for the Italian Cruiser Gorizia, found the Regia Aeronautica instead. The Italian Task Force sailed under the protection of both the German and Italian fighters and remained untouched. 10 Boston Bombers were destroyed while trying to sink the Gorizia.

The Royal Navy has dispatched the HMS Southampton to find and destroy the Gorizia. And it looks like a surface engagement is possible if the conditions prove right.

SCORES:

ALLIED: 455 Points
AXIS: 700 Points


Orders to be distributed tonight to the 56th FG and the JG44 Knighthawks.
Title: Dateline: January 11th, 1941
Post by: daddog on August 20, 2006, 03:03:15 PM
Oh ya!

Teach those vermin to sneak around our back door. :)

Considering the numbers were:
130 Allied
90 Axis
I was surprised we did so well.
Title: Dateline: January 11th, 1941
Post by: Mystic2 on August 20, 2006, 03:15:29 PM
I have to admit it was a total awsome sight to see that many planes in the air in one small area.  I was also totally surprised that the majority of my JU88's blew thru the fighter cover and made it to target.. and I want to be the first to our fighter escorts.  You guys did an AWSOME job.  I also wanna the allied side... you guys fought with honor.. :aok
Title: Dateline: January 11th, 1941
Post by: Dux on August 20, 2006, 07:06:23 PM
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Originally posted by Mystic2
... I was also totally surprised that the majority of my JU88's blew thru the fighter cover and made it to target..


That's why I had you guys load out the way you did... by not loading those internal bombs, you were that much faster. Sometimes less is more. ;)

The Axis did a spectacular job all around, and a special kudos goes out to the Shills who provided the all-important and critical scouting job that allowed us to head straight to the Illustrious without too much midcourse deviation.

everyone. :)