Mar 18, 1942
My carriers don't spot any capital ships, so the local TF commander settles for hitting a number of transport targets. Oh well, we'll take it. Seem to sink a number of troops as well.
Morning Air attack on TF, near Yunaska Island at 167,52
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Allied aircraft
Fulmar II x 17
F4F-3 Wildcat x 54
SBD-2 Dauntless x 16
SBD-3 Dauntless x 67
TBD-1 Devastator x 30
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
Japanese Ships
AMC Bankok Maru, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Tsukuba Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Yamahuku Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AMC Nosiro Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Nippo Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Shanghai Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
AMC Kiyosumi Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Ikoma Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Mitsu Maru #3, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAP Katori Maru
xAK Arabia Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AMC Ukishima Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AMC Naminoue Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Batavia Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Heito Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
DMS W-14, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
DMS W-20, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AMC Akagi Maru, Torpedo hits 1
PB Fumi Maru, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Ryuko Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
2261 casualties reported
Squads: 14 destroyed, 25 disabled
Non Combat: 32 destroyed, 81 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Guns lost 20 (5 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Yunaska Island at 167,52
Weather in hex: Light cloud
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 54
SBD-2 Dauntless x 18
SBD-3 Dauntless x 49
TBD-1 Devastator x 45
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
Japanese Ships
AMC Nosiro Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
xAK Panama Maru
AMC Kiyosumi Maru, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
xAK Ryuko Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
AMC Akagi Maru, Bomb hits 7, and is sunk
xAK Tsukuba Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Heito Maru, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Batavia Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
AMC Naminoue Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Shanghai Maru, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Arabia Maru, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
PG Hai Can 11, Bomb hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
DMS W-20, heavy damage
Japanese ground losses:
5856 casualties reported
Squads: 188 destroyed, 141 disabled
Non Combat: 51 destroyed, 78 disabled
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 100 (77 destroyed, 23 disabled)
Vehicles lost 7 (7 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Adak Island at 162,52
Weather in hex: Severe storms
Raid spotted at 23 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 2
Allied aircraft
Albacore I x 16
Fulmar II x 17
SBD-2 Dauntless x 16
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
No Japanese losses
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
xAK Bordeaux Maru, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Eihuku Maru, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Montreal Maru, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Yakaze
xAK Naples Maru, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Hauraki Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
xAK Yamayuri Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
xAK Norfolk Maru
" - BBfanboy
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