Cap Mandrake
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**************April 18, 1943(c)************* Iba/Lingayen/Laoag/Aparri: At dusk on the 17th we spotted a DD or CL inbound about 150 mi NNE of Laoag. They could reach Lingayen or Iba after dark. Iba was well protected, Lingayen was not. The AK unloading at Lingayen was sent back to Iba. As a consequence, our old friend Satsuki strikes out. Night Time Surface Combat, near Lingayen at 79,75, Range 10,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Satsuki Allied Ships PT-190, Shell hits 4, and is sunk PT-258 Guardfish has a shot at Satsuki on her egress. Sub attack near Hengchun at 83,67 Japanese Ships DD Satsuki Allied Ships SS Guardfish Sweep over San Fernando. Recon showed no fighters. Recon was wrong. Morning Air attack on San Fernando , at 80,74 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 8 A6M3a Zero x 4 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 7 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 3 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4 Ki-61-Ia Tony x 8 Allied aircraft P-38G Lightning x 10 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 2 destroyed Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-38G Lightning: 1 destroyed Well, this ain't gonna work. Morning Air attack on TF, near Batangas at 79,78 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Japanese aircraft D3A1 Val x 3 G4M1 Betty x 2 Allied aircraft Martlet II x 3 Hurricane XIIb x 2 P-39D Airacobra x 12 P-40B Warhawk x 2 P-40E Warhawk x 2 P-40K Warhawk x 22 F4F-4 Wildcat x 18 F4U-1 Corsair x 6 F6F-3 Hellcat x 10 Japanese aircraft losses D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed No Allied losses Air raid San Feranando Morning Air attack on San Fernando , at 80,74 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 2 A6M3a Zero x 4 Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 1 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1 Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 3 Ki-61-Ia Tony x 7 Allied aircraft B-24D Liberator x 15 B-24D1 Liberator x 3 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-46-III Dinah: 1 destroyed on ground D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed on ground Allied aircraft losses B-24D Liberator: 3 damaged B-24D1 Liberator: 1 damaged Japanese ground losses: 16 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled Airbase hits 2 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 16 No escorts again. Morning Air attack on TF, near Batangas at 79,78 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 23 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-49-IIa Helen x 8 Allied aircraft Martlet II x 3 Hurricane XIIb x 1 P-39D Airacobra x 19 P-40B Warhawk x 3 P-40E Warhawk x 1 P-40K Warhawk x 20 F4F-4 Wildcat x 21 F4U-1 Corsair x 17 F6F-3 Hellcat x 17 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-49-IIa Helen: 1 destroyed No Allied losses Some transports 40 miles North of Panay. This might have worked. Local fighters from San Jose and Batangas come to their aid. Morning Air attack on TF, near Tablas at 78,81 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 5 minutes Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 4 Ki-61-Ia Tony x 7 Allied aircraft P-39D Airacobra x 2 P-40E Warhawk x 1 P-40K Warhawk x 7 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed No Allied losses Kirishima is back...with her forceshield. Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 80,71 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 1 Allied aircraft P-40K Warhawk x 8 F4U-1 Corsair x 3 SBD-3 Dauntless x 10 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged Japanese Ships BB Kirishima TBF's with bomb load-out from Lucena. JJ still bringing in troops. Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Aparri at 82,73 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 2 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1 Allied aircraft P-40K Warhawk x 10 TBF-1 Avenger x 21 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Amakusa Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Aki Maru xAKL Daigen Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire Japanese ground losses: Guns lost 8 (4 destroyed, 4 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 21 x TBF-1 Avenger bombing from 15000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb Carrier SBD's. Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Aparri at 82,73 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Allied aircraft Martlet II x 1 F4F-4 Wildcat x 14 F6F-3 Hellcat x 3 SBD-3 Dauntless x 12 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Daibu Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage AK Nichiyu Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Siberia Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 16 (4 destroyed, 12 disabled) The CAP is all burned out at this point. Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Aparri at 82,73 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 11 minutes Allied aircraft TBF-1 Avenger x 8 No Allied losses Japanese Ships xAK Daibu Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk AK Nichiyu Maru, on fire Japanese ground losses: Vehicles lost 34 (16 destroyed, 18 disabled) Wichita finally figures out how to aim her guns. Naval bombardment of Clark Field at 79,76 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 26 damaged A6M3a Zero: 3 damaged A6M2 Zero: 9 damaged A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground D3A2 Val: 5 damaged Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 damaged Allied Ships CA Wichita Japanese ground losses: 84 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 19 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled) Vehicles lost 10 (1 destroyed, 9 disabled) Airbase hits 3 Runway hits 4 CA Wichita firing at Clark Field
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