Cap Mandrake
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Joined: 11/15/2002 From: Southern California Status: offline
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********************March 19, 1943(c)****************** Poor, suffering San Jose: <I always felt poor suffering San Jose..you know..Saint Joseph..was a most deserving saint. He had to go along with the whole mythology thing. One time, I heard he lost it and told a client that the company's (Saul's Cedar of Lebanon Cabinetry) cabinets were not solid cedar as advertized. They fired him, of course.> Anyway, we just sent 3 new engineer units, one of which was half destroyed at sea, the airstrip is repaired and now here comes ******* Haruna again. JJ runs over Seal on the way in. Serves him right for dumping Heidi. ASW attack near Busuanga at 76,81 Japanese Ships DD Yayoi Allied Ships SS Seal, hits 6 SS Seal is sighted by escort Seal bottoming out .... DD Yayoi attacking submerged sub .... DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yayoi fails to find sub, continues to search... DD Yayoi attacking submerged sub .... Escort abandons search for sub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near San Jose at 78,84, Range 5,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Haruna CL Naka DD Teruzuki DD Kisaragi DD Yayoi Allied Ships PT-187 PT-189 PT-191 Only one of the PT boats had torps. They did what they were told. Night Naval bombardment of San Jose at 78,84 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 12 damaged P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed on ground PBY-5A Catalina: 13 damaged PBY-5A Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground Hurricane XIIb: 1 destroyed on ground F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed on ground Japanese Ships BB Haruna CL Naka Allied ground losses: 53 casualties reported Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled Engineers: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 9 BB Haruna firing at San Jose CL Naka firing at San Jose Saury has a go at Teruzuki on the way back out. Sub attack near Lubang at 77,78 Japanese Ships DD Teruzuki DD Kisaragi DD Yayoi Allied Ships SS Saury SS Saury launches 4 torpedoes at DD Teruzuki Ouch! Then the sun comes up. Morning Air attack on San Jose , at 78,84 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 42 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 13 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 Allied aircraft Hurricane XIIb x 4 P-39D Airacobra x 5 F4F-4 Wildcat x 6 F4U-1 Corsair x 12 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed I guess Juneau turned around because the LYB carrier goes after the PT boats. The Corsairs do their magic. Morning Air attack on TF, near San Jose at 78,84 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 15 A6M3a Zero x 9 B5N2 Kate x 13 Allied aircraft Hurricane XIIb x 4 P-39D Airacobra x 2 F4F-4 Wildcat x 3 F4U-1 Corsair x 10 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed Allied Ships PT-189 PT-191 Aircraft Attacking: 12 x B5N2 Kate bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 250 kg SAP Bomb
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