deaniks
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the date is December, 7th 1942 and this day the Japanese got what was coming for them. Because today was a real carrier battle with the Enterprise and 8 cve's for the allied side and then the Japanese bolstered Zuikaku, Shokaku, and the Zuiho aircraft number would be around 170 for the Japanese and 300 for the allied side. It was a massacre for the Japanese I bolstered around 180 fighters with 100 dive/torpedo bombers versus Souls 60 to 70 fighters and around 100 strike craft. Morning Air attack on TF, near Dutch Harbor at 168,44 Weather in hex: Light rain Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 20 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M8 Zero x 34 B5N2 Kate x 42 D4Y1 Judy x 33 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 107 Japanese aircraft losses A6M8 Zero: 3 destroyed B5N2 Kate: 8 destroyed, 4 damaged D4Y1 Judy: 10 destroyed, 4 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed Allied Ships CVE Prince William, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk BB West Virginia CVE Platte CL St. Louis CVE Long Island, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire CVE Hammondsport, Bomb hits 1, on fire CVE Nassau, Bomb hits 1, on fire BC Strasbourg CLAA Juneau Morning Air attack on TF, near Nome at 166,40 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 31 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M8 Zero x 35 Allied aircraft Albacore I x 9 F4F-4 Wildcat x 56 SBD-3 Dauntless x 67 TBF-1 Avenger x 3 No Japanese losses Allied aircraft losses Albacore I: 1 damaged F4F-4 Wildcat: 10 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 7 damaged SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak Japanese Ships CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 3, on fire CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires DD Shimozuki CL Ayase, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires DD Wakazuki, Bomb hits 1 DD Hanazuki DD Yugumo Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Nome at 166,40 Weather in hex: Heavy cloud Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 31 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M8 Zero x 21 Allied aircraft Albacore I x 9 F4F-4 Wildcat x 39 SBD-3 Dauntless x 58 TBF-1 Avenger x 3 Japanese aircraft losses A6M8 Zero: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses Albacore I: 1 damaged F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Onami, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage DD Shimozuki DD Yugumo DD Yoizuki CL Kiso DD Niizuki
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