Cap Mandrake
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Joined: 11/15/2002 From: Southern California Status: offline
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Hong Kong: Some idiotic staff flunkie accidentally reset the range on the dive bomber at Karenko and reset the F6F's to sweep with no target...so.....naturally, the F6F's sweep over beautiful Amoy with no enemy aircraft to be seen and the dive bombers inpale themselves over HK for a couple of worthless AKL's. Morning Air attack on TF, near Hong Kong at 77,61 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 4 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 14 Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 17 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 10 destroyed, 1 damaged Japanese Ships xAKL Buyo Maru Aircraft Attacking: 1 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000' * Naval Attack: 1 x 500 lb SAP Bomb And, of course, sending one squadron to their deaths to attack 30 year old 3000 ton rust buckets isn't enough...let's send another! Morning Air attack on TF, near Hong Kong at 77,61 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid spotted at 45 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 16 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 4 Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 12 Allied aircraft SBD-5 Dauntless x 17 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 7 damaged Japanese Ships xAKL Kamishima Maru xAKL Shoan Maru xAKL Columbia Maru
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