Cap Mandrake
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Joined: 11/15/2002 From: Southern California Status: offline
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South of Dadjangas: I don't know what this was. Evac convoy from Davao or Borneo? Bushido overdose? The SBD's from Cagayan and Cotobato eat them up. About 50% hit rate. Morning Air attack on TF, near Dadjangas at 79,93 Weather in hex: Partial cloud Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 7 minutes Japanese aircraft Ki-45 KAIa Nick x 16 Allied aircraft Spitfire Vc Trop x 1 P-40K Warhawk x 2 F4F-4 Wildcat x 11 SBD-3 Dauntless x 56 Japanese aircraft losses Ki-45 KAIa Nick: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged Japanese Ships xAK Kurogane Maru, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk xAK Nanrei Maru, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage xAKL Misaki Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk xAKL Kikuryu Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk xAK Hirota Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk xAKL Sakae Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk Japanese ground losses: 174 casualties reported Squads: 8 destroyed, 6 disabled Non Combat: 12 destroyed, 8 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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