Pulled out of Plmyra after bad landing and concentrating on Christmas Island 1st
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Morning Air attack on Christmas USN CPNAB , at 174,141 (Christmas Island)
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 69
B5N1 Kate x 42
B5N2 Kate x 20
D3A1 Val x 40
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
Allied ground losses:
162 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 24 disabled
Engineers: 2 destroyed, 17 disabled
Vehicles lost 7 (2 destroyed, 5 disabled)
OK I will admit this caused a sweat !!!!
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tabar Island at 109,120
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 47 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 21 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 63
Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 36
SB2U-3 Vindicator x 15
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3 Buffalo: 7 destroyed
SB2U-3 Vindicator: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
CV Akagi
Aircraft Attacking:
1 x SB2U-3 Vindicator releasing from 4000'
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
But this is where it got fun !!!
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 20 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 103
B5N2 Kate x 39
D3A1 Val x 48
Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 15
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3 Buffalo: 8 destroyed
Allied Ships
DD Le Malin, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD L'Indomptable, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Kersaint, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
DD Tartu, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
DD Darwin
DD Vauban
DD Bundaberg, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Tartu
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Kersaint
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Bundaberg
And again !!!!
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rabaul at 106,125
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 103
B5N2 Kate x 109
D3A1 Val x 112
Allied aircraft
F2A-3 Buffalo x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 6 damaged
D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F2A-3 Buffalo: 3 destroyed
Allied Ships
DD Kersaint, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Darwin, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Le Malin, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
DD Tartu, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
DD Vauban, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Bundaberg, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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Ground combat at Miri (64,87)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese Assault reduces fortifications to 0
Ground combat at Tuguegarao (82,74)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Japanese forces CAPTURE Tuguegarao !!!
Ground combat at Kiska Island (157,51)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Kiska Island !!!
Ground combat at Amchitka Island (158,52)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Amchitka Island !!!
Ground combat at Atka Island (164,52)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Atka Island !!!
; Julia Child
