Naskra
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The Osaka raid was so much fun, I thought I would try Tokyo: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Tokyo, at 66,43 Japanese aircraft no flights Japanese aircraft losses J2M Jack: 6 destroyed Ki-54 Hickory: 4 destroyed L2D2 Tabby: 8 destroyed Ki-51 Sonia: 2 destroyed H8K Emily: 2 destroyed MC-21 Sally: 1 destroyed B5N Kate: 1 destroyed E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed Japanese Ships CVE Kaiyo, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage CVE Unyo, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage CVE Shinyo, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage CVE Chuyo, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage CL Noshiro, Shell hits 2, on fire CA Haguro, Shell hits 2, on fire CL Oyodo, Shell hits 1, on fire CA Kako, Shell hits 1 Allied Ships CA Boston CA Wichita CA Vincennes CA Quincy CA San Francisco CA Astoria CA Chester CA Northampton BB Alabama BB Massachusetts BB Indiana BB South Dakota BB North Carolina BB Mississippi BB New Mexico BB Idaho BB Tennessee BB California BB Pennsylvania BB Arizona BB Oklahoma BB Nevada BB West Virginia BB Colorado BB Maryland Japanese ground losses: 221863 casualties reported Guns lost 985 Airbase hits 77 Airbase supply hits 3 Runway hits 395 Port hits 4 Some background: It is the shank of the war vs. the AI -- Jan '44. The CVEs are sitting in port awaiting, I think, planes that will never be built. The planes destroyed on field represent the bulk of remaining Japanese airpower. The attacking TF was commanded by Tisdale.
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