Cap Mandrake
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Joined: 11/15/2002 From: Southern California Status: offline
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You gotta know what is coming next..... Morning Air attack on TF, near Lucena at 79,79 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 94 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 33 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 18 Allied aircraft Spitfire Vc Trop x 4 P-40E Warhawk x 2 P-40K Warhawk x 11 F4U-1 Corsair x 5 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied Ships BB South Dakota, Torpedo hits 1 Looks like it isnt too bad but the CAP is getting too leaky and the BB's are all scuffed up and low on ammo. Looks like the main amphibious groups will have to retreat to the South tomrrow. BIG afternoon attack with escorts. 30 Bettys. South Dakota takes another one "up the chuff" and the transports get roughed up. Time to pull back, get Batangas airfield operational and then come back. The troops ashore are entirely sufficient to hold the place. Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lucena at 79,79 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 146 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 51 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 14 A6M3a Zero x 8 D3A2 Val x 3 G4M1 Betty x 30 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 4 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 8 Allied aircraft Spitfire Vc Trop x 2 P-40E Warhawk x 1 P-40K Warhawk x 2 F4U-1 Corsair x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 6 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed No Allied losses Allied Ships BB North Carolina xAK Fusto Arosemena xAP Harpoon, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires BB South Dakota, Torpedo hits 1 xAK Malancha, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAP Royal T. Frank, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage xAP Largs Bay, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 15 (3 destroyed, 12 disabled) Some Lilys go after the amphbious group that the staff flunkie set on "retirement". Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Bacolod at 80,85 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-48-IIa Lily x 11 Allied aircraft Hurricane XIIb x 1 P-39D Airacobra x 4 P-40K Warhawk x 9 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-48-IIa Lily: 3 damaged No Allied losses Allied Ships xAK Itola xAP David J. Brewer, Bomb hits 2, on fire xAK La Cordillera Allied ground losses: 69 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
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