moore4807
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12/8/42 We are at WAR!!!, and getting our butts kicked for the most part! US Forces report a naval encounter with Japanese CVTF west of Pearl Harbor... Night Time Surface Combat, near Lihue at 177,109, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships CV Shokaku CV Zuikaku CVL Zuiho CA Tone, Shell hits 1 CA Chikuma, Shell hits 3 CL Isuzu, Shell hits 2 DD Susuzuki DD Hatsuzuki DD Yugumo DD Isokaze DD Shiranui DD Arare DD Kasumi Allied Ships CL Helena, Shell hits 1 DD Cummings DD Case DD Conyngham DD Shaw DD Downes, Shell hits 2 DD Cassin DD Reid DD Tucker, Shell hits 2 Day Time Surface Combat, near Niihau at 174,107, Range 23,000 Yards Japanese Ships CV Shokaku, Shell hits 1 CV Zuikaku, Shell hits 2, on fire CVL Zuiho, Shell hits 1 CA Tone CA Chikuma, Shell hits 3 CL Isuzu, Shell hits 1 DD Susuzuki, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Hatsuzuki, Shell hits 2 DD Yugumo DD Isokaze DD Shiranui DD Arare DD Kasumi, Shell hits 1, on fire Allied Ships CA Indianapolis, Shell hits 10, on fire DMS Dorsey DMS Long, Shell hits 1, on fire DMS Elliot DMS Southard DMS Hopkins, Shell hits 2 And the payback for not hitting the carrier's more Morning Air attack on TF, near Niihau at 175,107 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 4 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 10 B5N2 Kate x 24 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged Allied Ships CA Indianapolis, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DMS Dorsey Putting everything flying at Manila... doesn't seem to matter other than a lot less ships/subs to worry about... Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Overcast Raid detected at 104 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 41 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 83 G3M2 Nell x 32 G4M1 Betty x 35 Allied aircraft P-40B Warhawk x 12 P-40E Warhawk x 22 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed Allied Ships AS Canopus, Bomb hits 1, on fire AO Trinity, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS Sturgeon, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk AV Langley, Bomb hits 2, on fire SS Pickerel, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage SS Seadragon, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk SS Swordfish, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk AM Tanager, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS S-41, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk AS Otus, Bomb hits 2, on fire SS Sealion, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk SS Porpoise, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage SS Saury, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Allied ground losses: 7 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Pearl Harbor on the other hand... Defends itself nicely Morning Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor at 180,107 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 89 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 33 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 16 D3A1 Val x 12 Allied aircraft P-26A x 1 P-36A Mohawk x 23 P-40B Warhawk x 42 F4F-3 Wildcat x 9 SNJ-3 Texan x 1 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-26A: 1 destroyed P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Pearl Harbor at 180,107 Weather in hex: Light cloud Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 28 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 B5N2 Kate x 21 Allied aircraft P-36A Mohawk x 23 P-40B Warhawk x 40 F4F-3 Wildcat x 8 SNJ-3 Texan x 1 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 11 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-36A Mohawk: 2 destroyed P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed For the rest of the ugly truth I'm enclosing the Combat Report in it's entirety for your reading pleasure...
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