Cap Mandrake
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Joined: 11/15/2002 From: Southern California Status: offline
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Okinawa: Largely wasteful use of 16/45 ammo. Night Naval bombardment of Naha at 95,66 Allied Ships BB North Carolina Japanese ground losses: 56 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 5 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) The sun come up and Japan-mens destroyer ships show up. We surprise them...our transports no show up. Day Time Surface Combat, near Naha at 95,66, Range 4,000 Yards Japanese Ships DD Tamanami DD Harusame Allied Ships PT-246 PT-248 PT-250 PT-254 PT-277, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT-279, Shell hits 2, and is sunk Japan-mens Tojos run away from Naha. Morning Air attack on Naha , at 95,66 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 44 NM, estimated altitude 36,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 1 Allied aircraft F4U-1 Corsair x 15 No Japanese losses No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 15 x F4U-1 Corsair sweeping at 33000 feet The Japan-mens Destroyer ships probably should have just been set to "retire" Morning Air attack on TF, near Naha at 95,66 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 53 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 20 minutes Allied aircraft P-40K Warhawk x 7 SBD-3 Dauntless x 23 Allied aircraft losses SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged Japanese Ships DD Yudachi DD Shirakumo DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Arare Even a TBF hits one,,already damaged Amagiri...make big boom. Morning Air attack on TF, near Naha at 95,66 Weather in hex: Heavy rain Raid detected at 54 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 25 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 14 TBF-1 Avenger x 9 No Allied losses Japanese Ships DD Amagiri, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Arare DD Yudachi
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