Fletcher
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FROM: VADM. CHUICHI NAGUMO, KB CINC. ABOARD HIJMS AKAGI. TO: ADM. ISOROKU YAMAMOTO, COMBFLEET CINC. KURE. SUBJECT: KIDO BUTAI, COMBAT REPORT DATE: JUNE 7TH, 1942 Third day of air strikes over enemy targets at South Seas. 23 A6M2 with 87 B5N2 and 88 D3A1 take off from our carrier to end the job started yesterday. With several ships damaged in our former strike, and dismished air defense over their facilities, our air officer requested a second strike to smash enemy runways and sink the ships. Our fighters were atonished with enemy met us with 26 P-40E and 22 P-39D on C.A.P. In the dogfight 3 A6M2 were downed with 1 B5N2 destroyed by enemy flak fire. 3 P-39D and 1 P-40E were reported downed. Only one ship was reported docked with 1 bomb hit struck her (XAK CLAN MACTAGGERT). 5 casualties, 3 airbase, 1 airbase supply, 29 runway and 2 port hits were reported by our striking wave. CARDIV3 Naval Strike Group reported enemy destroyers steaming fast at south and a first wave take off from HIJMS ZUIHO. In the striking group 12 D3A1 and 12 B5N2 were escorted by 9 A6M2. Over enemy ships flying 15 P-39D on CAP. 1 A6M2, 3 D3A1 and 4 B5N2 were downed without hits over enemy ships. A dismnissed attack!. Second wave with veterans from CARDIV1 with 22 B5n2 escorted by 6 A6M2 from HIJMS AKAGI reported 2 torpedoes on each of USS PREBLE and USS SICARD. Both ships were sunk quickly, in spite of 10 P-39D were on CAP over them. 1 A6M2 was downed by enemy fighters. 02 PB5Y were downed by CAP fighters over KB ships. 03 B-17 unsuccesfully strike HIJMS HAGURO. 77 A6M2 were on CAP over CombFleet and 1 B17 was downed (with 1 A6M2 destroyed by defensive fire from this air monsters!). Tomorrow our fleet will head east trying to engage enemy carriers or enemy landing forces at south Gilberts. Long Live to the Emperor ! END//
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