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。# D# B" e; d/ \& R& l
Morning Air attack on TF, near Utupua at 121,144
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain# H1 ?& }# B6 ?1 o7 h5 V
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet., k3 Y* L! K% r7 P
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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' ~" U' X C) O! JJapanese aircraft
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Ki-84a Frank x 31" Y, }) ~" e. N; o$ _, W
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No Japanese losses
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/ W# u9 r6 |7 w4 tAllied Ships
$ o- }6 Y8 X' e/ W$ C6 a. m LCT-142, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& ~3 n& P. Z" @1 K+ }) @ LCT-128, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- I' D4 r; y4 Z; o3 i
LCT-140, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# y/ P3 {/ x' e6 z4 c LCT-170, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 W- B# h( f: O7 ]1 {* K- r
LCT-168, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 u4 m9 O' ]$ V w' }6 W$ B
YMS-130, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ B9 y# k5 g n% q J0 e! f P4 W LCT-145
5 y* N, T7 v' l2 [ LCT-175* q" ^6 ~6 S/ o& N% l% v
LCT-464
6 O& [) i+ V. O$ e LCT-151, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 i+ a# C0 ]0 n9 k LCT-159
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8 |, O. Z( |5 B7 D& o: H- lAllied ground losses:9 ^4 t' y/ e/ t1 G! h2 M6 I# X5 S" E
17 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 V5 ]2 v1 l2 T" V4 N/ d9 o! b
Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled; r* F) p( b) a
Vehicles lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled) |