12月26日,不断往恩代尼附近岛礁偷运工程兵部队的运输船队终于还是被帝国雷击队逮到,一顿鱼雷伺候,半数运输船沉没,不少盟军工程装备和人员落海损失。+ q$ n- p, k; ^4 u# ~, O* a
Morning Air attack on TF, near Utupua at 121,1446 l0 j- G) z. h3 E" l
; L* T" V& H: n: q; k0 ^! k& XWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
+ E: ^( c+ @5 u# X }( LEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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y7 I7 Y$ p( w; [( J& r% z& d. a B6N2 Jill x 23
9 I; c0 S0 `2 f Ki-84a Frank x 31) \ L: q, r; E4 k
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No Japanese losses
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5 _2 T* D+ n- g. d1 gAllied Ships
1 ^& ~ v ~0 h* ~6 m- X9 E LCT-142, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( I6 @4 E! y& o) o7 L7 {1 I3 O LCT-128, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 |4 n: q9 w+ W4 ] LCT-140, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, N1 s2 T" J* F! }. K
LCT-170, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 m3 D. a( ~5 t# o- A5 B LCT-168, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! c# Q' Q' W" D2 P YMS-130, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 P& _! l j9 f" f
LCT-1457 ]3 {& I' C Z w0 I
LCT-175
/ T/ u9 s# Q, b LCT-464. N& L: b6 o) e$ g. o- f7 p
LCT-151, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:2 G8 t4 D0 v. e$ c
17 casualties reported
2 a6 F( j* @4 m6 ^( ?$ J Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 @1 Z$ o* G s: }$ V; s9 W Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
n c+ s$ O3 {+ T$ G! c3 v6 H6 c' V! ] Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled" P/ H1 ^- I5 ]$ Y% f/ k
Vehicles lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled) |