Word: intercepting
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...last year, the Helena steamed into her first major engagement. She was part of the task force ordered to intercept the strong Jap force moving to reinforce their units on Guadalcanal. In the Battle of Cape Esperance, the U.S. force turned back the Japs, sank four cruisers, four destroyers and a transport. The Helena cashed in then on her gunners...
...Fifth Air Force struck again at Wewak, to which the Japs rushed another supply of planes after Kenney's pilots wiped out their nest three weeks ago. Flying Fortresses destroyed ten Jap bombers on the ground, knocked out probably 59 fighters of 70-80 that rose to intercept them...
London minimized the importance of the raid, said the garrison numbered no more than 100 Norwegians. The installations included a weather station and docks. Defenses were three 4-in. cannon and some machine guns. Allied naval units were too far away to intercept the raiding force, which may have included the battleship Tirpitz and other heavy units of the land-loving German navy...
...Japs, who have been bombed in the Kuriles within the last two and a half months, were better prepared for this one. Heavy anti-aircraft fire let loose and 25 Jap fighters rose to intercept the U.S. force of Mitchells and Liberators that roared over. In a 50-minute duel over the northernmost Jap base of Paramoshiri ten, possibly 13, of the Japs were shot down...
...Inconceivable, Terrible." Germany defended herself with desperation. Searchlights fingered the bomber fleets all the way across the continent. From German cities hundreds of night-fighter planes tried to intercept. Ack-ack fire in Berlin was light, but fighter resistance was savage and concentrated. The British Air Ministry reported that 58 of its bombers were shot down. The air battle over Nürnberg was described as the greatest air night battle of the war. The R.A.F. admitted losing 33 more planes...