Cap Mandrake
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Oz: Whoa! Another opportunity. At least one carrier has been detached to the Rockhampton area. The PT boats close to 9000 yds. The escort is dangerously weak. Day Time Surface Combat, near Rockhampton at 95,152, Range 9,000 Yards Japanese Ships CV Soryu DD Sazanami DD Ushio Allied Ships PT-36 PT-37 PT-38 PT-39 PT-40 PT-43 Maximum visibility in Partly Cloudy Conditions: 28,000 yards Range closes to 14,000 yards... CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 14,000 yards Range closes to 9,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 9,000 yards DD Sazanami engages PT-43 at 9,000 yards Range closes to 6,000 yards PT-43 engages DD Ushio at 6,000 yards PT-39 engages CV Soryu at 6,000 yards PT-38 engages CV Soryu at 6,000 yards Range increases to 9,000 yards DD Sazanami engages PT-40 at 9,000 yards PT-38 engages CV Soryu at 9,000 yards Range increases to 11,000 yards DD Sazanami engages PT-43 at 11,000 yards DD Ushio engages PT-38 at 11,000 yards DD Ushio engages PT-36 at 11,000 yards Range increases to 14,000 yards PT-43 engages CV Soryu at 14,000 yards DD Sazanami engages PT-43 at 14,000 yards PT-38 engages CV Soryu at 14,000 yards Range increases to 16,000 yards DD Ushio engages PT-39 at 16,000 yards Tilden, C. orders Allied TF to disengage Range increases to 18,000 yards DD Sazanami engages PT-43 at 18,000 yards DD Sazanami engages PT-37 at 18,000 yards DD Sazanami engages PT-36 at 18,000 yards Task forces break off... Another shot. Morning Air attack on TF, near Rockhampton at 95,152 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 3 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 17 Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 9 Allied aircraft A-24 Banshee x 7 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses A-24 Banshee: 1 destroyed
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