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joegrundman · 09-04-11, 10:00 AM

The Second strike

The Japanese carrier strike force sends a second strike of two waves at Pearl. But this time the cautious commander, fearing a strike by the missing three carriers leaves a combat air patrol of 6 enas squadrons to protect the carrier task force. In fact it proved unnecessary. The US carrier groups were conducting maneuvers well out of range of the Japanese, and by the time the US carrier groups got within range, the Japanese had long since left the area.

This time the Japanese airstrike squadrons found that the American defense gunners were ready, and in a performance sure to enter legend, the Americans shot down 3enas and stopped 2 more.

US rolls 12 for air defense

but still, two more battleships were sunk in the third wave

BB3 USS Nevada exploded after being hit by bombs while attempting to depart from Pearl Harbor, while BB3 USS Maryland settled to the bottom after being hit by torpedoes.

All told, 5 battleships and DD3 were sunk in the attack.

The combined fleet returned to port

09-04-11, 10:00 AM	#25
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	The Second strike The Japanese carrier strike force sends a second strike of two waves at Pearl. But this time the cautious commander, fearing a strike by the missing three carriers leaves a combat air patrol of 6 enas squadrons to protect the carrier task force. In fact it proved unnecessary. The US carrier groups were conducting maneuvers well out of range of the Japanese, and by the time the US carrier groups got within range, the Japanese had long since left the area. This time the Japanese airstrike squadrons found that the American defense gunners were ready, and in a performance sure to enter legend, the Americans shot down 3enas and stopped 2 more. US rolls 12 for air defense but still, two more battleships were sunk in the third wave BB3 USS Nevada exploded after being hit by bombs while attempting to depart from Pearl Harbor, while BB3 USS Maryland settled to the bottom after being hit by torpedoes. All told, 5 battleships and DD3 were sunk in the attack. The combined fleet returned to port __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill Last edited by joegrundman; 09-05-11 at 08:30 AM.