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发表于 2012-11-21 13:30
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 43/ d# l! m- l. p
日军炮击瑙鲁,Mili, 重巡战队折戟沉沙!, d$ R7 U# J! P; |* |6 I$ k7 ]
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" C) L; U& ?1 J( |0 h' r& K" z就在58及盟军主力舰队北上支援威克岛攻略战之际,联合舰队公然南下,杀入马绍尔群岛海域,当天夜里柱岛舰队完全摧毁了瑙鲁,摧毁盟军战斗机数十架,重巡编队炮击了mili,不过天亮后没有来得及撤出作战区域,被盟军布置在马绍尔的几十架鱼雷机围攻,当场沉没古鹰四兄弟里的古鹰,青叶和衣笠,以及那智级重巡足柄号。7 @3 a8 l: C# \! G8 L, a9 s( f! j
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日寇在马绍尔群岛作战中获得了一次惨败~- r+ i c, h% V: U
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( L9 {% E) N) C" uNight Time Surface Combat, near Nauru Island at 127,128, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships& ~: R N" r" `2 |1 X* H
BB Mutsu# S% e3 t! k* _8 X
BB Fuso/ w3 I3 U8 j* f8 d* c# V
BB Yamashiro
7 X, q* j; d8 Y- A2 g) `4 V BB Ise
3 E6 `% L6 o: x" u; e) N5 b- {# i BB Hyuga
0 k/ p* t4 o, E$ b- a7 g9 E DD Tanikaze* Z O4 e: f3 F0 ^% ~4 o. U/ M
DD Uranami9 v# s% `2 K9 G* M6 L
DD Shikinami
/ o- u$ Z. t+ v% O* e7 W DD Ayanami
% m/ B+ f9 ^! M2 }6 n DD Asagiri+ i: c. v }- M, f$ Z' q
DD Sagiri
0 [" K( T2 Q8 u4 i: F DD Minazuki
# I4 A& T# G' E8 T Q$ Y. Y4 p DD Fumizuki0 Z1 A: @0 W# K
DD Kikuzuki* a8 k7 {) |; l& R
DD Tagonami% d2 g' h, p! i! t- ~$ i# T- X
DD Suruyame
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Allied Ships
}5 ]& V* \; o$ U- j0 [ xAK Brastagi, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
- W* {; \( P1 ~2 x! G$ m1 d3 u7 \ xAK Day Star, Shell hits 4, and is sunk1 O+ `4 Q3 d+ G- u8 X/ W. z/ i7 y; V
YMS-270, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% s% S, L: L2 f1 I Z YMS-85, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% f8 Y0 \$ i1 \; h9 l
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( \1 `; j) M6 D! M) c5 ]5 pTF 7 encounters mine field at Mili (136,121)1 |# f1 v' j, Q& t5 i+ D% O3 z
: E! y/ ]$ K& M! kJapanese Ships6 w3 }$ C* G" @3 X& a3 p
CA Ashigara, Mine hits 1& B/ `# f# c7 H- ^$ f0 C9 _& X
DD Ikazuchi, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
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Night Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,121# B! m! J4 _; b$ S& o- H% t
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Allied aircraft/ w6 ]# d* h0 Z+ G
no flights4 z1 I! H- A& p/ ^% I# x# z5 _
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Allied aircraft losses1 F0 \8 g8 d a
PBY-5 Catalina: 5 damaged
. u0 O' P0 k* {, }9 ~/ l p F4U-1 Corsair: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
, n6 @6 [3 p+ k8 \) p- c; x CA Kako
0 \0 e& f. Z$ ` CA Furutaka
[. z; R/ h& g" q, A CA Kinugasa
8 }- t# s9 @; d1 w) S CA Aoba
% P- X! b: W( Z( S( [" o) t, `7 M CA Mikuma1 P1 ~% f2 ^ C6 ~/ N7 n& @
CA Mogami
/ J5 M# W5 J# F& C- { CA Ashigara" P' S: N# ^ _# f9 W
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Allied ground losses:
$ z, K7 V; t# X9 [+ B6 ~ x( E 357 casualties reported
: T1 E5 L" [0 s4 @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 k" i* j1 G* O4 z
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 50 disabled( A- X( x: i' L3 _& M$ m/ g" {
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 41 disabled0 U4 u/ N3 n) n# {- S6 w* m- F
Guns lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled) b; P: d6 i. @* `6 X$ F
Vehicles lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled)8 ]/ v( r6 h; s
/ @2 v7 Q1 A- K: t4 E+ R R/ xAirbase hits 14
0 H5 H4 h2 Y5 W* F" dAirbase supply hits 7
8 O" z: O- S& O* ~2 W( |& U! tRunway hits 55
0 R1 `" z: ]8 I/ G) hPort hits 24 D' S3 M7 f/ w
Port fuel hits 1) b% {! `$ Q% a0 z" k# G
Port supply hits 24 h0 Z9 d" [& Y0 C. ]* {! L
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, { B4 E( Y s7 w' }8 r* kNight Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128
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4 A/ B! D1 }9 y% _Allied aircraft
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% p/ C; R+ D1 v" |Allied aircraft losses
: l4 a8 I% v8 ?( r P-40K Warhawk: 123 damaged
8 U3 Z) d6 c# [ P-40K Warhawk: 24 destroyed on ground
: n7 P2 g9 L7 J1 j; Y D5 t2 v F-5A Lightning: 7 damaged# S0 z, H( ? a0 G+ s. S* C
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
9 e7 L& l- W$ u. R F4F-4 Wildcat: 45 damaged9 C% I3 r6 J7 Z5 f" @6 O5 y2 f
F4F-4 Wildcat: 18 destroyed on ground) u" |$ ]% L: d; x+ t+ j
PBY-5 Catalina: 25 damaged* e4 S' i; C. X$ t+ y1 q+ L
PBY-5 Catalina: 4 destroyed on ground0 W( e, p6 J; X& c
F-10 Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
9 i7 ^0 i9 R( l9 _0 E P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground. [; a2 @# ^" s9 Q6 |% P
V { z' {1 S8 n9 [3 KJapanese Ships
1 z# N; R p/ d BB Hyuga
. i/ k) S. j3 t3 ? BB Ise9 b1 f& Q! M' H6 J) e, n
BB Yamashiro* g7 N6 d5 O# i' `0 _ N+ |
BB Fuso
Z6 f5 w0 W7 l! a( l" Q: N BB Mutsu
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5 k1 r& B) q+ R, k- pAllied ground losses:
- U' a8 D6 ?3 ]! K6 h/ f' n 852 casualties reported. C* e9 w/ U# T3 M0 O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 f2 R0 k; y4 ?) t" T! h4 h+ n7 x
Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 65 disabled& u8 x$ h+ w+ G5 G5 D3 {
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 17 disabled9 k: ?# p6 g ]5 u. Q1 v5 j; r
Guns lost 23 (3 destroyed, 20 disabled)0 e: w. N) N5 \1 r6 Q' V Q
Vehicles lost 25 (10 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
4 U8 n# x: V/ z1 @- EAirbase supply hits 12: D8 A- _4 g, O- I4 Y \! [
Runway hits 39$ z; g: w0 P! i' D3 P, N7 ~* A
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- J5 B* ~% v9 V9 i. ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119, D. K6 n) q4 ?
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud8 K4 F9 l; x: X4 [0 d" Z2 G
1 \! I6 j$ Y e8 z$ v" JRaid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
( s% _9 D$ y4 D7 b: l9 OEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
3 n, V d) A7 T: W! Z: k F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
; ~ \: s o/ E M0 I" b' i1 W& Y TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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Allied aircraft losses
( q4 J5 ~+ _1 ~$ R g5 k2 e TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged* n$ A) H' n5 c+ v( i( X8 p: J
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak5 }# f' R K% R a7 m( H
! Q. Z" _. e/ h9 W; S) h+ }5 V; xJapanese Ships2 g$ L# ~# r3 A
CA Mikuma
9 b3 F" y! O0 J+ x% J' O2 e$ S& _% R DD Asanagi/ d0 P) |/ d( R3 T1 ^7 |0 n
CA Ashigara! d) u$ Q7 |$ G
DD Kazegumo
B& r/ u1 X4 b3 U CA Aoba" q$ V* |6 Y* I- q: F% X g ?+ O
CA Kako
( {1 X1 E9 X/ i! t5 N: g CA Mogami
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 K" f. v; p+ z% p 16 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 S. ^+ p# }" n; s# A Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
+ V5 k& `3 N) I- f. n- }3 z 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet' ?* y3 D# t( A% I/ W$ c$ v
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
" ?3 i7 q) j, z" U 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 a7 A% v5 r! L9 y! ~ Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo# k1 I/ p( r- Z; y& P" f
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ W0 s# K8 |( u# s& t, V
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo) V3 O, u7 y% Z) p( h4 j/ n; f
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. b n- N- d! S. J+ K1 V; \8 CMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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7 T! D% U4 `+ p' k8 G* mRaid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
a+ Q$ w& N" O$ X0 N( q% vEstimated time to target is 31 minutes! X! y N* C. ^4 C b- t" P
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Allied aircraft3 d9 p) U# {: j) Z+ @2 }
TBF-1 Avenger x 14
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Allied aircraft losses5 c: W% a2 V6 Y* Y3 g1 K& c
TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged
7 n( s" d/ J8 p- N# J) o TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak/ G3 c o$ [& [5 E4 ~: o+ E
# W, c3 p, u0 i4 j9 D/ ~Japanese Ships% i& q, T q) C# b, t! K* q
CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage8 s7 j; `- B" p4 @, S# ~
CA Kako/ ~5 d2 a5 y# a6 s
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
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7 I" F9 G. D% O* L; UAircraft Attacking:$ V8 a( @3 K' ^, e2 B" o
14 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet) j! D9 Q9 p0 `, x) p: \
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 z6 g: K: H! l! _3 l c. x( c5 JRaid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
( r; r' ?$ O/ K# U _9 p0 H) s, YEstimated time to target is 26 minutes# o2 A# Y; d; H I/ v5 D
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Allied aircraft& `' f4 B# {& v: C
TBF-1 Avenger x 171 C z3 M7 ^3 B \. u+ g% {) Q
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Allied aircraft losses
P" I4 y# p8 y" ~' [* S& {- E TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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8 e; [! C; _# m, i a" l3 [Japanese Ships' J. J& x4 y% n! ]
CA Kako. x; c$ m$ ?) B9 O" V
CA Kinugasa! q7 _; Q7 V) L. e- P V
CA Furutaka# F* e9 d# f% W5 u3 ]# W
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1
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- o& r: o, ]# p& }Aircraft Attacking:4 K6 q" Z: q2 [
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet# t% D' _, Q- i( G3 O( P
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo/ ]" _ Y" C1 k# S' E' a
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 e: i$ a6 F. I. W
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo8 S0 B8 U- O0 b+ l; J' O3 _
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. m# f9 X/ |3 G# HMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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8 N4 ]: N4 W/ ?1 T6 N2 lRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.- u' J* B j, |" U" Q4 Y, t9 U ^
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes- t, ]0 z$ T9 y5 p' |! L. a6 K% t
, w$ O$ x" Q/ Q; |3 V& N5 l iJapanese aircraft
6 I$ {( K; F9 J$ i' o% b no flights
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Allied aircraft; O! h; L7 I6 W& M0 y
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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$ B" |5 l9 {& wNo Japanese losses
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& H* C) a1 w$ u) X3 L' }Allied aircraft losses
. O F$ L& ?: {% |* F TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged1 ~ Q, t8 E; T6 V
( `; }2 }: E- VJapanese Ships
( f8 C( s* _" l% g CA Furutaka4 U: K. ?/ ?0 h: l+ `2 H
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 1
: y5 ?0 n+ l. E/ M I CA Aoba- [" B# N& |& c7 Z" r% S' F
CA Mikuma3 e d/ B6 ^- ^. K+ ]+ q) F5 _
CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Aircraft Attacking:4 l' |1 s1 _5 f* V
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 d9 X+ {5 m: B- {' Q7 X. Y/ u+ i
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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9 L9 z& X& `. G7 j' R/ c, wRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.. f$ [4 A5 f9 p$ ]+ m" w
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes, k, G& A0 Z, ?) U6 [+ Z. U9 C, G( M9 z
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Allied aircraft
6 F9 R) G' N8 z5 N2 y F4F-4 Wildcat x 10/ w, \) p0 u8 N, u1 H% B5 w1 d
TBF-1 Avenger x 30; |& [8 A" g/ f
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Allied aircraft losses
# v0 r; ~1 l, c; k& H! k TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged
+ A* ~1 M8 m( J, j4 H+ T7 R TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships. M4 K; G+ h" j( o' c7 h! j; k
DD Akatsuki
* ]7 y! `5 ^$ f, X CA Mogami1 H) }% V/ B/ \1 @. ?% g
CA Aoba2 W j" X+ Z- w' s; Z( H$ h
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk. r% i% K+ N1 Q' F8 K) T+ o: v
CA Mikuma8 k& ]4 w. K6 f' n9 U4 c5 m! n
) h. `* w: X5 I C: ] n6 rAircraft Attacking:6 n; b8 J7 P( }
12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. F/ i- U3 D, x& n0 a# m( h1 i Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
3 g- o8 g4 J( X0 w# N2 r1 Q; D 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 k( S# ^' m6 }) A
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo' T9 C$ e. o# @0 j; v) c( B% s
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet \6 z& i4 u. g" K/ m
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo' l" \$ V2 n9 n% T* C K0 p" c9 ^
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6 E- {/ @; R' Y; fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119* e' U$ s# J" ]1 G! i
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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0 S$ X" J& N3 D X8 _$ ORaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. i- o( s4 y R4 ~$ q8 U% u6 J9 HEstimated time to target is 34 minutes* {9 r6 y6 x. R* u' P! u# D
' O9 ?+ U9 h$ @4 e) DAllied aircraft( K. Q a' _- B o9 D% O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 106 L# Q" O5 K. b. U$ {: v- I0 d) a
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
. Z9 i; W4 Z0 c% I TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged" e, [& ]) s- F
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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" k: G, A. L/ F( Z* l- H; ]4 fJapanese Ships2 a% P3 B/ {3 _
DD Akatsuki
! o+ L( \! P: w/ ~4 U) r9 Z! w CA Mogami; {' S0 C5 ?. O( `6 n, r
CA Aoba
1 r7 _& |% l7 d! z& F CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ r* ]4 U* S# c. Y CA Mikuma
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9 j& F) o8 T2 l0 ?- Z- r% ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119; V; B0 y4 z3 p' a g
# d3 D( z8 B8 t$ i0 G, _Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.* _- I" ]( f _( p
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Allied aircraft
, m7 E' E/ z+ U+ i TBF-1 Avenger x 19( V& r3 F' Z" [% v, n7 [
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Allied aircraft losses8 V$ _ M3 G3 R3 u
TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged7 ^/ G, ^; B) g7 F9 R7 b
& w. A' a8 I0 WJapanese Ships$ B7 S+ [! f8 z! [7 t0 n4 Q
CA Mogami. [- e8 b3 t/ J. F" N, j# B
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
: n" ?, ?1 d V) Q6 o CA Mikuma5 o3 U+ K3 B$ O& F5 f# l( ?$ I! G( G/ V
DD Akatsuki
1 d! Z" e' n2 `: L2 K: h& c- I CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage3 J9 I) U* D$ M ~0 _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
. L, N& ?9 \1 x+ F) k/ ^Estimated time to target is 33 minutes3 ?' v. [4 B" ~7 C4 \. h
* H( J0 ?( _8 c7 iJapanese aircraft; o; j% O+ m5 j* F+ {
no flights6 Q: v1 R/ D9 F2 d" }
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Allied aircraft
& G; k: z8 q/ R5 t0 Q TBF-1 Avenger x 11' U/ T* V6 }1 W, _
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No Japanese losses
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) N2 p0 ~, A5 t. H, zAllied aircraft losses( i# j2 b( W6 B5 f& H
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
# o1 }: K" n8 ~! Z/ b. q( g, D CA Mikuma9 }, w. U3 f" J
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk l$ h. V! I5 a6 x
CA Kako
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Aircraft Attacking:9 w3 P/ {- M* @& Q
11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) x9 ^& |% p* z3 U Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo |
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