Mission Orders: Attack AI Shipping at 4.1 cross... Secondary: Static Shipping in ports
Based at F192 We rolled a little late waiting to see if Mtdew would be able to make it, unfortunately he did not so Farout led us tonight. Present early were Farout, Coolon, Hobo & Muskyz
Plane of choice was IL2 Muskyz took 37mm anti tank to test vs shipping, others had bombs & rockets.
Half way to target I discoed hard and others continued to target.
Shipping at 4.1 had traveled well out of the area due to 10 min frame delay so we attacked the static shipping at port just north of there. We found and sank 2 boats in the harbor but lost farout in the process. Proceeded south east to find ships when Muskyz & hobo were jumped by about 4 or 5 cons and eventually dispatched.
Houndg & I were waiting in tower for the squad to return, so when they all went down we rolled to find shipping further west from the 4.1 ships. We found a destroyer all by itself and houndg attacked and caused an explosion on the ship but he fell to the fierce AA. I continued west and found the 4 transports and attacked them (37mm anti tank) at first they did not seem to go down to the cannon fire, then I repositioned to hit them in a line one after another. I succeeded in sinking two then my ammo and luck ran out. I got jumped by the cap in that area, probably at least 2 fighters, perhaps just one. eventually I fell to his guns.
Totals:
2 static ships sunk
2 AI transport ships sunk.
All 5 Nightstalkers were shot down.
Note (for consideration): in the future, it may be beneficial to attach several fighters to fly along with the stalkers under radar, then grab while we hit the targets, this should give us a chance to be successful and keep us from being dispatched by just a few defensive fighters.
Thanks Hawk for taking the reins this frame.
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