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...Fukuoka, Kagamigahara. Small as they were (under 325,000 population), they contained valuable war plants, arsenals, little "shadow factories" dispersed in flimsy dwellings. In some cases one raid was considered enough to write off the productive capacity of a city. One such case was the great naval arsenal at Kure, last big plant of its type...
...ships would not come out and fight, they must be hunted down in their yards. Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher's birdmen found good hunting at Kure and Kobe on the Inland Sea. In one day they damaged one or two battleships; two or three larger carriers, two medium carriers and two escort carriers; two cruisers and a dozen smaller craft. Six small freighters were definitely sunk...
...despite claims of damage inflicted on U.S. carriers by Jap aircraft, the task force remained in the area, and a repeat performance was given the following day, with the emphasis on the seaport of Kobe and the naval base of Kure...
...Chinese reports were unconfirmed elsewhere. No; it was built at the Kure naval yard...
Despatches from Tokyo state that Vice-Admiral Sunyuki, commander of the Kure naval station and formerely Vice Minister of the Navy under Kato, will be appointed to the post...