Cap Mandrake
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Joined: 11/15/2002 From: Southern California Status: offline
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**********************March 6, 1943(c)************************** Taytay: North Carolina messes things up a bit. Of course, it's only a grass strip, hard to suppress. Night Naval bombardment of Taytay at 75,82 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 13 damaged A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed on ground Allied Ships BB North Carolina DD Gridley DD Laffey DD Strong Japanese ground losses: 109 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 6 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled Airbase hits 4 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 21 Port hits 13 Port supply hits 1 An AK poking around near Basuanga. I wonder if they are landing there? Sub attack near Busuanga at 77,79 Japanese Ships xAK Nako Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DMS W-11 Allied Ships SS Barb JJ has brought in Sallys. Probably on Luzon somewhere. Huge raid. We have no LRCAP. Fortunately, they can't hit anything. Morning Air attack on TF, near Taytay at 75,82 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-21-Ic Sally x 9 Ki-21-IIa Sally x 39 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-21-IIa Sally: 3 damaged Ki-21-IIa Sally: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships CL Denver xAP Poelau Laut AK Oberon DD Jenkins DD Cony DD Conyngham xAK T. A. Johnson Looks like they might have "got there furstest with the mostest", although JJ seems to be beat up pretty good Ground combat at Taytay (75,82) Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 3398 troops, 33 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 165 Defending force 1244 troops, 23 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 43 Assaulting units: Yokosuka 4th SNLF 11th Garrison Unit /1 72nd JAAF AF Bn Defending units: 3rd/102nd Infantry Bn /1 2nd/102nd Infantry Battalion 8th Marine Rgt /1
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