Cap Mandrake
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**************May 2, 1943(c)**************
Manira: Wichita and one DD start Manira on fire.  I'm sure we are going to hear about this.
Night Naval bombardment of Manila at 79,77
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 13 damaged
Ki-49-IIa Helen: 2 damaged
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 14 damaged
Ki-61-Ia Tony: 1 destroyed on ground
Ki-36 Ida: 6 damaged
Allied Ships
CA Wichita
DD Cony
Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 15 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 1 disabled
Manpower hits 1
Fires 185
Airbase hits 12
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 28
Vigan/Laoag: The shortening of the LRCAP flights from Aparri to Laoag, along with some return of fatigued fighters squadrons and a fresh squadron from Boela is very successful in terms of air cover. These are the big amphibious group and SCTF at Laoag under attack.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 81,72
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 7
G4M1 Betty x 3
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 7
Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 9
F4U-1 Corsair x 11
F6F-3 Hellcat x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 1 destroyed
No Allied losses
A bigger raid with 15 Bettys.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 81,72
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
A6M3a Zero x 1
G4M1 Betty x 15
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 2
Allied aircraft
P-40K Warhawk x 7
F4U-1 Corsair x 10
F6F-3 Hellcat x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed, 4 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
DD Strong
CL Montpelier
A big raid of 29 Vals and 39 fighters targets a French-sounding TF at Vigan. Bigger CAP, though with mostly Louis XiV aircraft. McCalla takes one 250 kg bomb.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Vigan at 80,73
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 108 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes
Japanese aircraft
D3A1 Val x 21
D3A2 Val x 8
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 39
Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 6
P-38G Lightning x 6
P-39D Airacobra x 20
P-40K Warhawk x 12
F6F-3 Hellcat x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed, 7 damaged
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed by flak
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 6 damaged
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 9 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F6F-3 Hellcat: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
CL St. Louis
DD LaVallette
DD McCalla, Bomb hits 1
And the afternoon. Now THEY are running out of fighters.
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 81,72
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 72 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 5
Ki-43-Ia Oscar x 4
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 6
P-39D Airacobra x 10
P-40K Warhawk x 7
F4U-1 Corsair x 8
F6F-3 Hellcat x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
Ki-43-Ia Oscar: 3 destroyed
No Allied losses
Happy days are here again....the skies are free of Zeroes again...
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 81,72
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 63 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 12
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 4
P-39D Airacobra x 8
P-40K Warhawk x 5
F4U-1 Corsair x 6
F6F-3 Hellcat x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed
No Allied losses
More Bettys coming in on the deck. I will be happy to see the plane loss summaries.
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Laoag at 81,72
Weather in hex: Overcast
Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 9
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 3
P-39D Airacobra x 8
P-40K Warhawk x 5
F4U-1 Corsair x 4
F6F-3 Hellcat x 2
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
DD O'Bannon
More at Vigan. Where did they get all these?
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Vigan at 80,73
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 99 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 12
Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 4
P-39D Airacobra x 5
P-40K Warhawk x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
AMC Kanimbla
DMS Boggs
Now two Val raids over Vigan
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Vigan at 80,73
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 55 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes
Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 3
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 15
Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 3
P-39D Airacobra x 5
P-40K Warhawk x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 2 damaged
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 5 destroyed
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
CL St. Louis
Good thing they are getting tired because our CAP is too.
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Vigan at 80,73
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid detected at 65 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 24 minutes
Japanese aircraft
D3A2 Val x 12
Allied aircraft
Hurricane XIIb x 1
P-40K Warhawk x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed
No Allied losses
Allied Ships
CL St. Louis
< Message edited by Cap Mandrake -- 8/2/2013 2:16:09 PM >
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RE: Wound my heart with a monotonous languor - 
The adults win the debate. We go to a Chinese place. The older one doesn't like the food at P F Changs except the batter fried green beans. Mind you, she doesn't actually eat the beans, just nibbles the batter off. Oh well, the martinis were good. 
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