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Morning Air attack on TF, near Hachinohe at 119,57
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 4
Allied aircraft
FM-2 Wildcat x 7
SB2C-3 Helldiver x 45
SBD-5 Dauntless x 31
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
FM-2 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
SB2C-3 Helldiver: 11 damaged
SB2C-3 Helldiver: 1 destroyed by flak
SBD-5 Dauntless: 11 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Mogami, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Kako, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Hatsuharu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CL Tenryu
CA Tone, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
CA Ashigara, Bomb hits 3, on fire
CL Oyodo, Bomb hits 2
DD Naganami, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Kuroshio
DD Katsutade, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
15 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
9 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
9 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SBD-5 Dauntless releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
17 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
24th I.F.Chutai with Ki-84a Frank (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(9 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Mogami
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Tone
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Hatsuharu
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Kako
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Iwaki at 118,59
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-84a Frank x 1
Ki-102b Randy x 3
Allied aircraft
SB2C-3 Helldiver x 26
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SB2C-3 Helldiver: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
Japanese Ships
CA Takao, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Tadeshiwa, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
Aircraft Attacking:
11 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 3000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
11 x SB2C-3 Helldiver releasing from 2000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
CAP engaged:
24th I.F.Chutai with Ki-84a Frank (1 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(1 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
1 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 14000
Raid is overhead
5th Sentai with Ki-102b Randy (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 3 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 20000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 15 minutes
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Maya class CA
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Tadeshiwa
