Cap Mandrake
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Joined: 11/15/2002 From: Southern California Status: offline
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In the morning, a well escorted attack on the transports. Spillover CAP from the F6F's 40 miles away. Morning Air attack on TF, near Bihoro at 123,51 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 27 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M5 Zero x 10 B5N2 Kate x 19 Allied aircraft P-38H Lightning x 4 F6F-3 Hellcat x 44 Japanese aircraft losses A6M5 Zero: 2 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 9 destroyed, 2 damaged B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak Allied aircraft losses F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed Allied Ships APA Wayne xAP Kajang Remember Indiana, (which was one of the most beautiful ships of WWII) that stopped to look at flying fish and bioluminescent wakes? Morning Air attack on TF, near Bihoro at 124,49 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 57 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 24 minutes Japanese aircraft B5N2 Kate x 7 Allied aircraft P-38H Lightning x 6 F6F-3 Hellcat x 8 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak No Allied losses Allied Ships BB Indiana, Torpedo hits 2 DAMN! It's not very bad but she will need drydock A couple of unescorted Val attacks on the landing vessels are trashed. Morning Air attack on TF, near Bihoro at 123,51 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft D3A2 Val x 6 Allied aircraft P-38H Lightning x 1 F6F-3 Hellcat x 35 Japanese aircraft losses D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed No Allied losses Some carrier SBD's break a few AK's near Hakodate (western Hokkaido) Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Hakodate at 119,53 Weather in hex: Thunderstorms Raid detected at 47 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 17 minutes Allied aircraft F6F-3 Hellcat x 24 SBD-5 Dauntless x 14 Allied aircraft losses SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Kamogawa Maru xAK Konzan Maru, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires xAK Shanghai Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAKL Taganoura Maru
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