Lowpe
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West of Wake Island, Lady Lex and Big E turn into the wind, launching a coordinated strike on the IJN's invasion task force....glorious! Morning Air attack on TF, near Wake Island at 131,98 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 26 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 10 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2-N Rufe x 8 Allied aircraft SB2U-3 Vindicator x 15 SBD-2 Dauntless x 44 SBD-3 Dauntless x 14 TBD-1 Devastator x 26 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged SBD-2 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged TBD-1 Devastator: 2 damaged Japanese Ships CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 2, on fire AMC Kinryu Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage AMC Amagi Maru, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage AMC Kongo Maru, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk CL Tatsuta, Bomb hits 2, on fire DD Mochizuki CL Yubari, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Mutsuki PB Kaikei Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk PB Fukui Maru PB Kaiun Maru, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk DD Hayate Japanese ground losses: 692 casualties reported Squads: 22 destroyed, 23 disabled Non Combat: 25 destroyed, 36 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Guns lost 13 (5 destroyed, 8 disabled) Aircraft Attacking: 2 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 6 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 11 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 2 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 14 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 15 x TBD-1 Devastator bombing from 5000 feet Naval Attack: 2 x 500 lb SAP Bomb 7 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 12 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 2000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-2 Dauntless releasing from 3000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SBD-3 Dauntless releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 4 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 4000' Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb CAP engaged: 790 Ku-K 28 with A6M2-N Rufe (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling) 2 plane(s) intercepting now. Group patrol altitude is 6000 , scrambling fighters to 13000. Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AMC Kongo Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AMC Kinryu Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Tenryu Heavy smoke from fires obscuring AMC Amagi Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Yubari Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Kaikei Maru Heavy smoke from fires obscuring PB Kaiun Maru
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