Cap Mandrake
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Joined: 11/15/2002 From: Southern California Status: offline
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Another morning attack on the cruiser force... Morning Air attack on TF, near Babar at 75,117 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 9 minutes Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 8 SBD-3 Dauntless x 22 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged Japanese Ships CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CL Kuma CL Isuzu Wildcat sweep over Darwin down 2 Oscars. Afternoon attack on Yamato and friends. Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bathurst Island at 76,123 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 6 minutes Allied aircraft Albacore I x 17 Sea Hurricane Ib x 3 Martlet II x 6 F4F-3A Wildcat x 2 F4F-4 Wildcat x 47 SBD-3 Dauntless x 59 TBF-1 Avenger x 24 Allied aircraft losses Albacore I: 4 damaged SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships DD Takanami, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk DD Oyashio, Bomb hits 1, on fire BB Yamato, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Kuroshio, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Minegumo, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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