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Cap Mandrake -> RE: RIP??? (7/13/2014 2:58:35 PM)
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**************July 24, 1943(c)*************
Hokkaido Invasion: The invasion force moves SW into the Sea of Japan from Shikuku with the carriers coming down from the Sea of Okhotsk where they have been resting their fighter crews.
Angry LYB's attack.
USS Cape Johnson get torpedoed while tied up to the DOCK at Shimishuri?? Evidentry Japan-mens invent new sharrow running torpedo.
Submarine attack near Shimushiri-jima at 133,51
Japanese Ships
SS RO-65
Allied Ships
xAP Cape Johnson, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Then the Vals come out. These are very persistent fellows.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 125,48
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 20
Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 57
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 11 destroyed
No Allied losses
BANZAI!
Morning Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 125,48
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 2
Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 52
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed
No Allied losses
BANZAI! (again). This lot brings the dreaded Rufe along. Even so, we running out of burrets and the LYB's get through.
Poor Walter Reed gets treated very shabilly.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 125,48
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 4
D3A2 Val x 27
Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 52
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 3 destroyed
D3A2 Val: 12 destroyed, 3 damaged
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
SC-632
xAP Rufus King, Bomb hits 1, on fire
SC-982
xAP Walter Reed, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
79 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 10 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
They find some more head scarves and come back in the afternoon. The P-38's from Shikuku belatedly arrive.
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 125,47
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 9
Allied aircraft
P-38H Lightning x 8
F6F-3 Hellcat x 69
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed
No Allied losses
Some Bettys too.
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Toyohara at 125,47
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid detected at 94 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 2
G4M1 Betty x 8
Allied aircraft
P-38H Lightning x 7
F6F-3 Hellcat x 63
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed
No Allied losses
Essex dive bombers attack some AK's in southern Hokkaido.
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kushiro at 123,53
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
Allied aircraft
F6F-3 Hellcat x 25
SBD-5 Dauntless x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2-N Rufe: 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-5 Dauntless: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
xAKL Kokuyo Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAKL Indus Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
Another dockside AP gets torpedoed.
Submarine attack near Shimushiri-jima at 133,51
Japanese Ships
SS I-159
Allied Ships
xAP Cape Perpetua, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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