1月19日,侦察显示盟军在埃法特停泊有大量APA和AKA,于是海航陆攻机队老爷机群组织了一波偷袭,结果发现那里全是小船。8 w) t# ^9 `* H/ D6 H: q
Morning Air attack on Efate , at 120,154 2 T+ O6 B& Q6 k. ]9 h' c
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.1 M! d9 }) q$ Q/ B+ j
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes( o) H, j4 i7 ]: Q6 T6 _
: o8 a5 Z8 A1 n2 g ?Japanese aircraft3 a0 n# `3 w% E0 C
G3M3 Nell x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses
, y! x7 `# V3 K G3M3 Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships- m1 Z9 u9 g% |* J4 O7 i
SC-742, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
4 `0 }( @3 X) X0 X4 Z AV Albemarle, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage/ E' R2 a, {- Q" D
SC-1066, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
, _' c; g- a) C' d* h: h SC-749, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* a8 k8 O+ e, A
SC-1069, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
* M3 c. i8 M* p AG Arctic, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 @+ y+ d* o8 ~ SC-744, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk" z. l$ L8 _% z8 H, K% C
ACM YP-279, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
$ X# n* r: `5 f1 l. J xAK Masaya, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# f8 P" G0 X# S
ACM YP-284, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage3 Y& f1 w: A7 m9 Z6 N. y, ]0 s
SC-1064, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
/ f7 P- t7 r( G4 s: w AG Zeeman, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage. f2 C. `; W/ l' J" P
AGP Jamestown, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
% e8 v7 S( q( i6 |5 ^ SC-706, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk: R, t5 l6 X' y6 |0 \( r
SC-648, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
1 U% m& i" d6 d3 K SC-750, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
3 ^5 N- S. u2 V- q% C6 n# s AG Argonne, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
5 o) P8 A% v0 x) _7 L3 e: K SC-1065, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
: M [( ^2 V: I" I+ i SC-1067, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
6 {9 c3 F* L7 b+ I$ o5 B; u SC-1068, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 n$ W* C. K5 Z; I8 `
ACM YP-241, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
; Z+ a! ^) y% K& i. b SC-644, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& {( _7 y' s4 P; i4 ^0 X2 k! J
/ E- {1 C8 D+ y; G2 QPort hits 8
; K# |. D9 A) k4 p6 o% kPort fuel hits 4' i3 n. ~3 R+ j# ]5 y; ]
Port supply hits 1; u5 Y( B. X3 X2 p: E/ g
: ]( ?& T! \! PMorning Air attack on Efate , at 120,154 $ K2 g, E5 u& l; T
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud5 ~) a. ?1 }7 w' y$ n
) u( m& _4 v) b3 n* VRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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G3M3 Nell x 59" E+ }! e- a# O' C2 k
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Japanese aircraft losses
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G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak7 W8 q& c6 H; N0 p( V, p
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SC-701, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
% X0 |& l7 O/ r. h' D- T4 t AG Argonne, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
G+ h3 e% l9 {. T$ ~1 a, T! g AV Albemarle, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Port hits 1 |