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Mid October or so, 1942 Adak Bay... Death, destruction once again... Submarine attack near Yunaska Island at 167,52 Japanese Ships SS I-31 Allied Ships xAP Forafric, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage xAP Forafric is sighted by SS I-31 SS I-31 launches 2 torpedoes at xAP Forafric and then the cruisers: Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 2,000 Yards Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses SOC-1 Seagull: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 DD Inazuma DD Shikinami DD Ayanami, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships CL Trenton, Shell hits 3, and is sunk DD Monssen, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DD Frazier, Shell hits 1, and is sunk DD Sims DD Anderson, Shell hits 1, on fire Poor visibility due to Rain with 21% moonlight Maximum visibility in Rain and 21% moonlight: 3,000 yards Range closes to 16,000 yards... Range closes to 10,000 yards... Range closes to 6,000 yards... Range closes to 4,000 yards... Range closes to 2,000 yards... CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards Magazine explodes on CL Trenton CL Trenton sunk by CA Nachi at 2,000 yards DD Monssen engages CA Nachi at 2,000 yards DD Monssen sunk by CA Nachi at 2,000 yards CA Nachi engages DD Frazier at 2,000 yards Range increases to 5,000 yards DD Anderson engages DD Shikinami at 5,000 yards DD Ayanami engages DD Frazier at 5,000 yards Magazine explodes on DD Frazier And again: Allied Ships PT-67, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PT-75 PT-76 PT-77 PT-78, Shell hits 1 PT-79 PT-80 PT-81 PT-82 PT-83 PT-84 PT-128 And again: Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 1,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Nachi DD Inazuma DD Shikinami DD Ayanami Allied Ships DM Preble, Shell hits 6 And again: Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 1,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Nachi, Shell hits 1 DD Inazuma, Shell hits 1 DD Shikinami DD Ayanami, on fire Allied Ships APD Colhoun APD Little, Shell hits 3 APD Crane, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage APD Kilty, Shell hits 6, and is sunk AO Platte, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAP Mariposa, Shell hits 5, on fire xAP Empire Star xAK Makua xAK Alcoa Polaris xAK Alcoa Pioneer xAK Hurricane xAK Clevedon xAK William R. Gibson xAK Caleb Strong xAK Robert Morris xAK William Dawes Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! TF 59 encounters mine field at Adak Island (162,52) Japanese Ships DD Ayanami, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage And a new task cruiser task force: Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 1,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Mikuma CA Aoba CA Kinugasa CA Kako DD Naganami DD Sazanami DD Yunagi DD Yomogi DD Yanagi Allied Ships APD Colhoun, Shell hits 18, and is sunk APD Little, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk APD Crane, and is sunk xAP Mariposa, Shell hits 19, heavy fires xAP Empire Star, Shell hits 15, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Makua xAK Alcoa Polaris, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage xAK Alcoa Pioneer, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAK Hurricane xAK Clevedon xAK William R. Gibson xAK Caleb Strong, Shell hits 10, heavy fires xAK Robert Morris xAK William Dawes, Shell hits 17, heavy fires, heavy damage Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! Once again: Night Time Surface Combat, near Adak Island at 162,52, Range 2,000 Yards Japanese Ships CA Mikuma CA Aoba CA Kinugasa CA Kako DD Naganami DD Sazanami DD Yunagi DD Yomogi DD Yanagi Allied Ships xAP Mariposa, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk xAP Empire Star, Shell hits 8, and is sunk xAK Makua, Shell hits 17, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAK Alcoa Polaris, Shell hits 12, and is sunk xAK Hurricane, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAK Clevedon, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK William R. Gibson, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk xAK Caleb Strong, Shell hits 23, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Robert Morris, Shell hits 29, and is sunk xAK William Dawes, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk And the bombardment: Night Naval bombardment of Adak Island at 162,52 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses P-39D Airacobra: 8 damaged P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed on ground B-17E Fortress: 12 damaged B-17E Fortress: 2 destroyed on ground P-38F Lightning: 1 damaged P-38F Lightning: 2 destroyed on ground R4D-1 Skytrain: 4 damaged P-40K Warhawk: 2 damaged P-40K Warhawk: 1 destroyed on ground P-40E Warhawk: 12 damaged P-40E Warhawk: 3 destroyed on ground B-24D Liberator: 8 damaged B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed on ground OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 4 damaged OS2U-3 Kingfisher: 1 destroyed on ground PBY-5A Catalina: 8 damaged PBY-5A Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground F4F-4 Wildcat: 6 damaged F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed on ground C-47 Skytrain: 1 damaged P-400 Airacobra: 10 damaged P-400 Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground PBY-5 Catalina: 1 destroyed on ground Japanese Ships CA Kako CA Kinugasa CA Aoba Allied ground losses: 173 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 16 disabled Engineers: 2 destroyed, 6 disabled Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled) Vehicles lost 8 (2 destroyed, 6 disabled) Airbase hits 1 Airbase supply hits 2 Runway hits 12 then more mines: TF 78 encounters mine field at Adak Island (162,52) Japanese Ships CA Mikuma, Mine hits 1, on fire DD Yanagi, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage DD Naganami, Mine hits 1, on fire, heavy damage What carnage!
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