GreyJoy
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His cruisers were retreating from Hachinoe...but too slowly...we got them!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Hachinohe at 119,57 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-84a Frank x 4 Allied aircraft FM-2 Wildcat x 7 SB2C-3 Helldiver x 45 SBD-5 Dauntless x 31 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses FM-2 Wildcat: 1 destroyed SB2C-3 Helldiver: 11 damaged SB2C-3 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak SBD-5 Dauntless: 11 damaged Japanese Ships CA Mogami, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Kako, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Hatsuharu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CL Tenryu CA Tone, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage CA Ashigara, Bomb hits 3, on fire CL Oyodo, Bomb hits 2 DD Naganami, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Kuroshio DD Katsutade, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 15 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 9 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 9 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 17 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 2 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 24th I.F.Chutai with Ki-84a Frank (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 14000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Mogami Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Tone Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hatsuharu Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Kako -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Morning Air attack on TF, near Iwaki at 118,59 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-84a Frank x 1 Ki-102b Randy x 3 Allied aircraft SB2C-3 Helldiver x 26 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SB2C-3 Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged Japanese Ships CA Takao, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Tadeshiwa, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 11 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 2 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 11 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 24th I.F.Chutai with Ki-84a Frank (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) (1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.) 1 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 14000 Raid is overhead 5th Sentai with Ki-102b Randy (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling) 0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact. Group patrol altitude is 20000 Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Maya class CA Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Tadeshiwa
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