Cap Mandrake
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2 transports without a good escort tyring to get engineers to Lingayen. I blame the staff.
Submarine attack near Clark Field at 78,76
Japanese Ships
SS I-3
Allied Ships
xAP Kota Pinang, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
22 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 4 destroyed, 0 disabled
Vehicles lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
JJ tries to shut down Batanes...be we ready for them..we show up. Ida...hohoho
Morning Air attack on Batan Island , at 85,70
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-36 Ida x 11
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 24
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 11
Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 29
F6F-3 Hellcat x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-36 Ida: 2 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 1 destroyed
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 3 destroyed
No Allied losses
Runway hits 5
WJD AK's with E boats at Hencheng or Hunchong or Hangchang or soemthing like that ("SW" tip of Formosa). Maybe they were loading up for Batanes? Or inbound to Takao. They seem not to have troops aboard. We also learn Formosa has fighters. First some TBF's from Batanes without escort. 
Morning Air attack on TF, near Hengchun at 84,67
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 37 NM, estimated altitude 21,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 5
A6M3a Zero x 2
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 4
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4
Allied aircraft
TBF-1 Avenger x 8
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
TBF-1 Avenger: 6 destroyed
And then from the carriers off the caost of northern Luzon. We are losing a lot of planes.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Hengchun at 84,67
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 4
A6M3a Zero x 2
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 2
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 4
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
F6F-3 Hellcat x 10
SBD-3 Dauntless x 28
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Kiyo Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
xAK Shichiyo Maru
xAK Mutsuyo Maru
xAK Syunsei Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
More carrier planes. The CAP is worn out now.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Hengchun at 84,67
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 2
A6M3a Zero x 1
Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 6
SBD-3 Dauntless x 15
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAK Syunsei Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Kiyo Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Hoshin Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
TBF's from Batanes. The CAP is back.
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Hengchun at 84,67
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
A6M3a Zero x 7
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 6
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 19
Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 4
TBF-1 Avenger x 3
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed
Afternoon attack from the carriers. We get one of the E boats.
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Hengchun at 84,67
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 18
A6M3a Zero x 7
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 6
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 18
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2
F6F-3 Hellcat x 13
SBD-3 Dauntless x 34
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 2 destroyed
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 10 damaged
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
Japanese Ships
xAK Shichiyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
xAK Hoshin Maru, heavy fires
E W-25
xAK Mutsuyo Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
E Nuwashima, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
E Yurijima
Stragglers. Ach.
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Hengchun at 84,67
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
A6M3a Zero x 7
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 6
Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 15
Allied aircraft
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed
Japanese Ships
E Nuwashima, and is sunk
Whatever that TF was doing, they will have to change their orders...but we lost a lot of SBD's and TBF's
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