koniu
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Joined: 2/28/2011 From: Konin, Poland, European Union Status: offline
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28 January 1945 Manado Enemy ships enter Manado waters. I have only small CL SAG in range. During day and night battle both sides take hits. Japan lost CL and DD and two CL take some damage. In return i put some penetrating hits on enemy DDs and one of BBs eat TT Also i believe it was atempt to bombard base by those BBs Night Time Surface Combat, near Manado at 75,99, Range 7,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Yahagi CL Naka, Shell hits 1 CL Tama DD Kamikaze DD Yakaze DD Hokaze DD Tachikaze Allied Ships DD Halford DD Kidd, Shell hits 1, on fire --------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Manado at 75,99, Range 8,000 Yards Japanese Ships CL Yahagi, Shell hits 3, on fire CL Naka, Shell hits 2 CL Tama, Shell hits 1 DD Kamikaze, Shell hits 1 DD Yakaze DD Hokaze DD Tachikaze, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships BB Oklahoma, Shell hits 3 BB Idaho, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1 BB New Mexico, Shell hits 2 DD Fletcher, Shell hits 2 DD Brown DD Bryant DD Callaghan DD Conway ------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Manado at 75,99, Range 18,000 Yards Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses F1M2 Pete: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CL Yahagi, Shell hits 4, and is sunk CL Naka, Shell hits 1, on fire CL Tama, Shell hits 4, heavy fires DD Kamikaze DD Yakaze, Shell hits 3, and is sunk DD Hokaze, Shell hits 2 DD Tachikaze Allied Ships BB Oklahoma, Shell hits 1 BB Idaho, Shell hits 1 BB New Mexico, Shell hits 2 DD Fletcher DD Brown, Shell hits 3 DD Bryant DD Callaghan, Shell hits 1 DD Conway During day enemy CV TF show up north of Ambon (~200 planes) but only 6 bomber lunch against them Morning Air attack on TF, near Misool at 78,107 Weather in hex: Moderate rain Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 34 minutes Japanese aircraft A7M2 Sam x 44 D4Y3 Judy x 3 D4Y4 Judy x 3 Allied aircraft F4U-1A Corsair x 7 F4U-1D Corsair x 2 F6F-5 Hellcat x 70 Japanese aircraft losses A7M2 Sam: 2 destroyed D4Y3 Judy: 2 destroyed D4Y4 Judy: 2 destroyed Allied aircraft losses F6F-5 Hellcat: 1 destroyed Enemy CAP VMF-211/A VF-7 VF-11 Hornet II VF-80 VF-32 VF-50 VMF-212 Most of those groups is from already sunk carriers or begins as LBA. I believe it can be bait. Hard to believe for me that Docup is moving main offensive with so week force
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