soulsilver
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Japanese Counterstrike A Japanese Strike was launched simultaneously to the American Strike but found their targets second. CAP ended up shooting down around 15 bombers but the majority of the strike got through. The first dive bombers to attack scored hits on the CVE Kittyhawk, which was followed by hits on the wasp. By the end of it both Allied fleet carriers and all of the CVEs had been hit and were burning. I don't think the fleet carriers are dead yet, so I have follow up strikes planned for tomorrow. Yorktown looks like she's a goner for sure based on the smoke obscuring her, but by the after noon the fires on wasp are no longer heavy. Morning Air attack on TF, near Yakutat at 186,41 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 30 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 27 A6M5 Zero x 58 B5N2 Kate x 109 D3A1 Val x 79 Allied aircraft F4F-3A Wildcat x 4 F4F-4 Wildcat x 75 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed A6M5 Zero: 5 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 13 destroyed, 11 damaged B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak D3A1 Val: 6 destroyed, 10 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 11 destroyed Allied Ships CVE Kittyhawk, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage CVE Tangier, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk CV Wasp, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage BB Prince of Wales, Bomb hits 2 CVE Long Island, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage CVE Hammondsport, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage DD Aylwin CVL Charlotte, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage CLAA San Diego CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 1 CA Quincy DD Sterett Fuel storage explosion on CVE Tangier Fuel storage explosion on CVE Hammondsport Fuel storage explosion on CVE Kittyhawk Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Charlotte Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Yorktown Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVE Tangier A second Afternoon strike went unopposed by CAP, not a good sign for dean. Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Yakutat at 186,41 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 29 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 23 A6M5 Zero x 53 B5N2 Kate x 61 D3A1 Val x 82 Japanese aircraft losses B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged D3A1 Val: 14 damaged D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak Allied Ships CV Wasp, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage CA Indianapolis, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage BB Prince of Wales, Bomb hits 9, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage DD Lardner CVL Charlotte, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage CA Quincy, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage CL Honolulu, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires DD Bancroft, Bomb hits 1, on fire DD Dale CVE Kittyhawk, heavy fires, heavy damage BB North Carolina, heavy damage DD Sterett, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Bancroft Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVE Kittyhawk Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CL Honolulu Magazine explodes on DD Sterett
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