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FROM: VADM. TSUKAHARA, 11ST AIR FLEET CINC. MUNDA. TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBFLEET CINC. ADVANCED HQ AT MUNDA. SUBJECT: LUNGA AIRSTRIP BLASTED DATE: OCTOBER 9TH, 1942 MASSIVE AIR STRIKES OVER LUNGA TO DESTROY ENEMY AIRCRAFTS DIVERTED FROM ENEMY SUNK CARRIERS. 1ST WAVE WITH 39 A6M2, 29 A6M3 ESCORTED 19 G3M3 AND 6 G4M1. 3 P40E AND 10 F4F4 INTERCEPTED THEM OVER LUNGA SKIES. 1 A6M2 AND 1 A6M3 WERE DOWNED. 2 F4F4 AND 1 TBF-1 AND 1 SBD WERE DESTROYED ON GROUND WITH 8 AIRBASE, 7 AIRBASE SUPPLY AND 41 RUNWAY HITS. 2ND WAVE WITH 24 A6M3, 6 KI-44 (ON LRCAP OVER LUNGA), 16 A6M3, ESCORTED 9 G3M3 AND DOGFIGHTED WITH 1 P40 AND 3 F4F4. 1 G3M3 WAS DOWNED WITH 1 F4F DESTROYED BY OUR FIGHTERS AN 2 AIRBASE AND 24 RUNWAY HITS REPORTED ON STRIPS. 3RD WAVE WITH 9 A6M3, 26 A6M2 ESCORTED 10 G4M1 AND REPORTED 1 SBD AND 1 TBF DESTROYED ON GROUN WITH 2 AIRBASE AND 6 RUNWAY HITS ON STRIPS. 4TH WAVE WTIH 30 KI-45 KAI AT LOW ALTITUDE STRIKE LUNGA POINT REPORTING SEVERAL DAMAGES ON SHIPS DOCKED AT GUADALCANAL ISLAND. 5TH WAVE WITH 26 A6M2, 9 A6M3, 17 KI43, 19 KI-48 AND 11 KI21 RESPORTS 1 F4F4 AND 1 SBD DESTROYED AT GROUN, WITH 2 ARIBASE, 1 AIRBASE SUPPLY AND 17 RUNWAY HITS. 6TH WAVE WITH 9 KI-48IIA REPORTE ANOTHER 2 AIRBASE AND 10 RUNWAY HITS. 7TH WAVE WITH 36 A6M2, 9 A6M3 AND 6 G4M1 REPORTS 1 SBD AND 1 F4F4 DESTROYED ON GROUND. 8TH WAVE WITH 32 A6M2, 10 KI-43 AND 9 A6M3 FACED 2 F4F4 AND 2 P40E. 3 D3A2 REPORTED 2 RUNWAY HITS. WITH 1 F4F DOWNED BY OUR FIGHTERS. 9TH WAVE WITH 28 A6M2 AND 6 KI-43IC ESCORTED 3 D3A1. 2 P40E WERE ON LUNGA SKIES. XAP KLIPFONTEIN WAS SUNK AT GUADALCANAL HARBOR. 1ST AIR FLEET REPORTS HEAVY STRIKE FROM CARRIERS, LIKE BELLOW: - 106 A6M2 ESCORTED 143 D3A2 AND 27 D3A1 TO STRIKE LUNGA POINT (NAGUMO REPORTED THAT HE RECEIVED ORDERS TO PURSUE ENEMY SURVIVOR CARRIER, BUT SUBMARINE PATROL REPORTS SHE HAVE SUNK NEAR NDENI! AND HE TOOK DECISION TO SMASH LUNGA AIRFIELD TO BLAST ENEMY SURVIVOR CARRIER BASED AIRCRAFTS). 1 P40, 8 SBD, 5 F4F AND 3 TBF-1 WERE DESTROYED ON GROUND WITH 11 AIRBASE, 7 AIRBASE SUPPLY AND 70 RUNWAY HITS REPORTED. 11ST AIR FLEET INTEL DIVISION REPORTS: 23 SBD, 7 F4F AND 8 TBF DESTROYED AT LUNGA POINT AFTER OUR BLOWS. NAGUMO REPORTS COMBINED MOBILE FORCE-STRIKING GROUP WILL RETURNS HOME TOMORROW FOR NEW CICLE OF OPERATIONS AFTER THE HUGE VICTORY AGAINST THE ENEMY. LONG LIVE TO THE EMPERORRRR !!! END//
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