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Cap Mandrake -> RE: At dawn we slept.....in the cab on the way back from Olongapo (9/10/2015 1:41:58 PM)
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*****************Feb 22, 1942(e)*****************
This is where we expend some expendables to preserve the AF at Noumea. Trenton tries to cut off the pass North of Koumac but fails to find the KB, finding instead some more capable combatants in a day battle. At least we may have used up their ammo.
Mugford is lost.
Day Time Surface Combat, near Belep Islands at 113,153, Range 21,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
BB Hiei
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 2
DD Hibiki
DD Isonami, Shell hits 1
DD Uranami, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Shikinami
Allied Ships
CL Trenton, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD O'Brien, Shell hits 1, heavy fires
DD Mugford, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 of the BB's at Noumea rough up (gently) 4th Div.
Naval bombardment of Noumea at 115,160
Allied Ships
BB Mississippi
BB New Mexico
DD Dent
Japanese ground losses:
64 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
50% of the B-26's at Noumea get off the runway but do no damage.
Morning Air attack on Koumac , at 113,156
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid spotted at 8 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 2 minutes
Allied aircraft
B-26 Marauder x 3
No Allied losses
Ut-oh. Here they come. We have marginally more fighters than they have in their escort, but a lot of them are wearing those snazzy white scarves and seem unafraid of beign shot down.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 115,160
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A5M4 Claude x 17
A6M2 Zero x 42
B5N1 Kate x 8
B5N2 Kate x 45
D3A1 Val x 36
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 9
P-400 Airacobra x 4
P-40B Warhawk x 12
P-40E Warhawk x 28
F4F-3 Wildcat x 11
Japanese aircraft losses
A5M4 Claude: 3 destroyed
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
B5N2 Kate: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 11 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-40B Warhawk: 3 destroyed
P-40E Warhawk: 4 destroyed
Allied Ships
BB Arizona
BB Mississippi, Bomb hits 3
AVD Mackinac, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Agwimonte, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
AE Mauna Loa, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
BB New Mexico, Bomb hits 5
xAP Perida, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AP Zeilin, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
PC Haida, Bomb hits 2, on fire
TK Esso Balboa, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires
KV Quesnel
PC Perseus, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Alcoa Prospector, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
Allied ground losses:
117 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 22 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
Vehicles lost 31 (3 destroyed, 28 disabled)
Aircraft Attacking:
7 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
8 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
25 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm Type 91 Torp
10 x D3A1 Val releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 1000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
4 x D3A1 Val releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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