日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,1130 M# J E9 F* t7 u. R
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Japanese aircraft
& Q. Q4 U$ X+ x: _A6M3 Zero x 27
% A' v* I7 J Y6 F5 G) oD3A Val x 1064 d0 }. O, B7 h
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Allied aircraft
- H0 d& I4 f& U( n, ?6 v) m" _Wirraway x 21
4 m g0 }; u6 F5 vP-400 Airacobra x 8& j4 Q3 d3 v3 u+ B/ m& l6 X+ B
" n. O- _( }4 {& l/ XJapanese aircraft losses
. R, h5 p; {& _; n1 [3 E6 RA6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
% J. o* Y8 M* w) l/ F+ {D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged6 F! A, x- @' I- ?! G* {' f
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Allied aircraft losses. a6 A- B( i5 P3 [$ w+ u
Wirraway: 12 destroyed( m$ U2 I* w" |% j- B
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed
% {( ^) v/ D8 X3 [4 i7 cHudson I: 13 destroyed. x F4 R4 r( G; V: y% Q# ]" M
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed; s* S6 k. H5 ~3 c0 R; w
SB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed" ~2 j6 _" K) x6 `0 R3 o1 \
C-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed3 b* l% ?, l- {. O
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Allied ground losses:7 h: e+ [* A+ E& [' T
48 casualties reported
6 Z' c) [( f6 |( g" lVehicles lost 2% _& `% R/ R: P( }! x
) k2 U( {+ _/ |7 Q* vAirbase hits 15
) R3 }/ D& {0 _8 G k0 ^7 VAirbase supply hits 2( ]; P$ {+ [* D+ l# b% b
Runway hits 709 V( W- i& i: [: i
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Aircraft Attacking:
_/ z2 p* R& }8 P, r- Y22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet( N2 _2 b$ H" `8 V- ?3 V& `
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet2 V' {& e8 N# v/ a. s! V+ g y
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
7 ]3 H5 v4 T, d T- o0 k21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- c, [3 S* p; k5 j: `# W& C
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,1138 E2 @, X' t( M3 ]6 V" v: M
+ S$ V7 v) M/ q' G( O/ q- ~Japanese aircraft$ j6 Y4 A2 I0 J7 K6 `. |
A6M2 Zero x 77* ^$ M: e" l8 M) L+ s" D$ n$ x
A6M3 Zero x 27
9 ?3 d. m! h4 I, n% k$ p" |B5N Kate x 95
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Allied aircraft
% b) C# q$ c( n0 ]; ?/ YWirraway x 10 A$ B) ]; W$ X( E" N0 ^0 N
P-400 Airacobra x 4
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D) V6 F1 o( f8 t6 J5 r) D/ JJapanese aircraft losses
# f- _) W6 ?( w, nA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged, q O. |* ?+ p7 \ u& i
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged
8 F- P% y [# s' s9 _B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
3 j3 E/ A4 h2 r I3 U& @Wirraway: 10 destroyed* B* S; S9 ?4 |* X8 b" A' ?4 d) ^/ g
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed1 s% l$ h% d* i/ Y4 `, ~" ^
: y+ B7 S6 e) Y0 sAllied Ships* Y$ O0 K9 @5 r& Q( t! d% y4 X
CL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage6 Z4 m; t* p! R
DD Mugford3 x7 m# B) b1 ]- U& a
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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+ _% r+ U3 d8 FAircraft Attacking:; @& W* o; J2 V3 F
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, A# { s- p1 g3 R+ i4 J; f0 a 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 O* L/ N; u& Z9 B2 g 1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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$ P' W2 u+ k! G 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. N+ c) N8 A/ Q0 ^ 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 N$ g( [0 `8 u) }+ k1 h
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ a: v: W. E' N; p
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet y/ T# F7 a4 @. T
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 {, Y. m) X# u, ~; U1 @; [$ s
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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7 S$ e% c4 A1 H( z 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 @1 Z' h% S$ e% Y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, ^- y- r( o5 c% r+ p7 b, a) w5 I
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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Japanese aircraft
+ K' G/ a( d% o" z8 ~4 y. @A6M2 Zero x 35
$ ?/ D$ T( j6 i) xA6M3 Zero x 22
! b- w+ |0 I0 B, I' C, rB5N Kate x 61
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4 G7 M' V4 Z# g9 [8 gAllied aircraft
' ?6 \) b& N6 H: d3 i2 \Wirraway x 58 }- u; s. g/ t, w
P-400 Airacobra x 2- q+ ]& O7 @+ E9 C& O, y6 @
/ D% e5 d$ e# Q* `% PJapanese aircraft losses( |, h1 c2 C+ n; G$ N, z
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged% k1 }: K" f, W8 M$ W! Y: \
B5N Kate: 3 damaged( j7 a. x3 r# L+ O# C
: O `: O8 X" j& s# A1 R9 x5 tAllied aircraft losses; h" X! x7 [3 y& U' z
Wirraway: 5 destroyed" G! q0 D, N) T6 W+ r1 Y
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed0 y$ P! N- n/ J1 ~# y( {
9 t$ Q4 p+ O# }Allied Ships
; ]2 F9 b9 u' _8 g) t6 NDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. A5 G$ m0 h7 l3 Q$ Z2 w: B
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:* Q1 e% j1 _( M! \/ L$ n- e
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' M7 r# Y4 J' ?+ R9 s( L
3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 C! z( [" P% Q" j+ `+ a
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet( @( _( d' r4 \2 {9 t1 t$ l
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: V5 g& i4 X; k2 Z; ^1 L
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 k$ }0 x" y" I! ?
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet |