Fletcher
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FROM: VADM. NAGUMO. KIDO BUTAI CINC. NEAR HAWAII ISLANDS. TO: ADM. YAMAMOTO. COMBINED FLEET HQ. KURE NAVAL DISTRICT. SUBJECT: TORA ! TORA ! TORA ! DATE: DEC 7TH 1941. TODAY UNDER A CLEAR SKY OUR AIRCRAFTS TAKEN OFF FROM OUR CARRIERS. TOTAL SURPRISE OVER ENEMY. NO CAP. OUR AIRCRAFT SMASHED BATTLE WAGONS AT PEARL. NO CARRIERS SPOTTED. OUR NAVAL BASE STRIKE FORCE REPORTING THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE OVER ENEMY DOCKED SHIPS: BB TENNESSEE, BOMB HITS 9, TORPEDO HITS 3, ON FIRE, HEAVY DAMAGES. BB MARYLAND, BOMB HITS 2, TORPEDO HITS 3, HEAVY FIRES, HEAVY DAMAGE BB PENNSYLVANIA, BOMB HITS 3, TORPEDO HITS 6, ON FIRE, HEAVY DAMAGE BB CALIFORNIA, BOMB HITS 3, TORPEDO HITS 7, HEAVY DAMAGE FIRES, HEAVY DAMAGES. BB OKLAHOMA, BOMB HITS 4, TORPEDO HITS 4, ON FIRE, HEAVY DAMAGE. BB ARIZONA, BOMB HITS 7, TORPEDO HITS 4, ON FIRE, HEAVY DAMAGE. BB MARYLAND, BOMB HITS 2, TORPEDO HITS 3, ON FIRE, HEAVY DAMAGE. BB WEST VIRGINIA, BOMB HITS 5, TORPEDO HITS 7, AND IS SUNK ! CA NEW ORLEANS, BOMB HITS 3, TORPEDO HITS 1, ON FIRE, HEAVY DAMAGE CA SAN FRANCISCO, BOMB HITS 1, TORPEDO HITS 3, AND IS SUNK ! CL RALEIGH, BOMB HITS 2, HEAVY FIRES. CL SAINT LOUIS, BOMB HITS 3, ON FIRE. CL HONOLULU, BOMB HITS 2, ON FIRE. CL DETROIT, TORPEDO HITS 1. CL PHOENIX, BOMB HITS 1, TORPEDO HITS 1, HEAVY FIRES, HEAVY DAMAGE. DD MACDONOUGH, BOMB HITS 1, ON FIRE. DM GAMBLE, BOMB HITS 1, HEAVY FIRES. DM PREBLE, BOMB HITS 1, HEAVY FIRES. DD SHAW, BOMB HITS 1, AND IS SUNK ! DM SICARD, TORPEDO HIT 1, HEAVY DAMAGE. DD DEWEY, TORPEDO HIT 1, AND IS SUNK ! DD WORDEN, TORPEDO HIT 1, AND IS SUNK ! DD DOWNES, TORPEDO HIT 1, ON FIRE, HEAVY DAMAE. DD HELM, TORPEDO HIT 1, AND IS SUNK ! AD WHITNEY, TORPEDO HITS 1, HEAVY DAMAGE. AV TANGIER, BOMB HITS 1, TORPEDO HITS 1, HEAVY FIRES, HEAVY DAMAGE. AVD THORNTON, TORPEDO HITS 1, AND IS SUNK ! AG ARIES, TORPEDO HITS 1, HEAVY DAMAGE. AR MEDUSA, BOMB HITS 1, ON FIRE. 1 Battleship was sunk with another 7 heavy damages (with probably two of them nearly to sunk or not confirmed sunk). 1 Heavy Cruiser was sunk with another one heavily damage. 4 Light Cruisers heavily damage with another one lightly damage. 4 destroyers were sunk with another 4 more damage. 1 auxiliar ship was sunk with another 4 damage. 5 Repair Shipyard hit were reported too. OUR AIRFIELD STRIKE FORCE REPORTING THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE OVER ENEMY AIR FACILITIES AND AIRCRAFTS AT GROUND: 5 B-17D destroyed at ground. (06 reported by Intelligence Service) 3 A-20A destroyed at ground. (05 reported by Intelligence Service) 2 F4F-3 destroyed at ground. 12 P-40B destroyed at ground. 17 PBY-5 destroyed at ground. 6 SBD-1 destroyed at ground. (16 reported by Intelligence Service) 4 B-18A destroyed at ground. 1 B-17E destroyed at ground. 3 P-36A destroyed at ground. 1 R3D-2 destroyed at ground. 1 O-47A destroyed at ground. 1 C-33 destroyed at ground. About 70-100 enemy aircrafts smashed at ground. 30 airbase hits, 9 airbase supply hits and 206 runway hits. The air facilities at Honolulu have been destroyed. IJN LOSSES: 1 A6M2, 3 B5N2, 1 D3A1 (!!) Following your former orders we will head to rendezvous with replenishment task force to heading home at once. Several ASW meassures taken to avoid enemy submarines in the area. Midway raid cancelled, destroyers HIJMS Ushio and HIJMS Sazanami will rendezvous with AO Shiriya in her transit to home. LONG LIVE TO EMPEROR ! END //
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