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发表于 2012-11-21 13:30
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 43
' a( v6 m l2 K9 g( [! K1 j日军炮击瑙鲁,Mili, 重巡战队折戟沉沙!
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3 e& \9 c' p6 r- c; e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。
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日寇在马绍尔群岛作战中获得了一次惨败~
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0 q! _4 T) i0 Y' ?. m7 y6 [( gNight Time Surface Combat, near Nauru Island at 127,128, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships1 ~% S( Q& |( M: S% Z; N
BB Mutsu
, q* e/ b% D+ C5 [; n BB Fuso
r' n, h" u+ X* E9 }/ f2 ` BB Yamashiro
, e( F, y) s+ K, k# J BB Ise$ {; s3 O7 ^5 q) y7 y# B
BB Hyuga2 s# F" M2 `! S. t8 z3 [' g: h& p; @- g
DD Tanikaze
: \" j! C& }8 \ g DD Uranami# ?3 k! V: a* q) f; t
DD Shikinami( [( ?' @) M' Y& v( t2 D
DD Ayanami
8 |1 |; c" |' ~, Q4 n DD Asagiri8 P1 n$ G2 [# K" w
DD Sagiri
i7 p& I. k/ g! b DD Minazuki2 W3 [% p: _) T& {
DD Fumizuki
: r) g. j% v( y7 y4 V DD Kikuzuki* C/ m, g$ ]9 F8 ~2 @; V- p0 e
DD Tagonami
7 a! |2 i, `$ C$ Z" ?# V* b DD Suruyame
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xAK Brastagi, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
6 w4 p: `: ^2 j V1 x0 w9 d" L* s. T xAK Day Star, Shell hits 4, and is sunk7 @: N! Q0 Y4 N# E/ n ~, `
YMS-270, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! R/ \" U+ c# w# _
YMS-85, Shell hits 1, and is sunk, I/ z( S! T: n# @ U) ?; k" I
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4 N1 H ~/ r' _TF 7 encounters mine field at Mili (136,121)$ G: J n9 X- t/ \. C
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Japanese Ships
* {( t- U! o) h7 ~- q CA Ashigara, Mine hits 18 Y3 m9 @. s! G/ z' h5 m
DD Ikazuchi, Mine hits 1, heavy damage9 T0 w* O/ A1 m) e) x
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7 B, l' |& e3 c/ w+ O3 NNight Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,121! r3 k$ s) p" b- ^- A. ]
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no flights
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1 F9 c) j/ A1 eAllied aircraft losses, x: N1 u. y, u1 o3 N- g6 L
PBY-5 Catalina: 5 damaged
! ~4 l8 }1 J. B% X F4U-1 Corsair: 2 damaged
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# d7 Q4 K, s- p& Y" |6 JJapanese Ships
$ g, h0 C4 b3 A; U) ` CA Kako( `4 r' m. E( Y& \& n& ]' @7 N
CA Furutaka; V# p8 G4 n. G7 y- X
CA Kinugasa5 a" l1 P" ?! m {
CA Aoba
, ]3 a1 G5 y/ f% z; a& \8 q4 J CA Mikuma
4 v# \+ ~4 h1 L K4 I& ? CA Mogami
# V5 j/ Q' V x. I3 P* k2 Q CA Ashigara( \/ Q M& e/ @! G
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Allied ground losses:* Z) ^3 p0 S( b! M. n+ H
357 casualties reported. ^) K( }2 J# |1 a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 R, n9 {3 o' W Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 50 disabled
" ^) p& n3 g! e% k2 `- n( @6 r Engineers: 7 destroyed, 41 disabled* E: p0 u/ S" J" m! Z F" C& P
Guns lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled)# }0 S+ H! G2 P' E& T: ~! N7 Z
Vehicles lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled)
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x; q% z5 T6 I- A1 a2 g% [ |Airbase hits 14% C @! R+ p* ~- e- S
Airbase supply hits 79 S2 o# {) X. [# z0 g
Runway hits 55
$ c3 i7 G/ ?! l& ^* \3 e, {Port hits 247 ?* u: R9 N! V! |3 r; D
Port fuel hits 1
& v6 g/ b" H& dPort supply hits 2- t) r3 \" x4 K# Y" W
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' g3 O& L9 n1 d6 j8 V7 x3 U5 g" NNight Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128) D- ~. E. F# W; _: X! ]) {
0 `9 m& O. E! C9 zAllied aircraft
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0 _1 m! z% _/ Q. z2 [& JAllied aircraft losses
% [1 t2 y+ |- i P-40K Warhawk: 123 damaged
: P$ k( h$ M2 [/ n1 ?9 r P-40K Warhawk: 24 destroyed on ground$ H& M: T5 l& W& T
F-5A Lightning: 7 damaged7 }8 y2 t2 w2 ?$ ]0 g
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
! z$ n8 c% `3 j8 G6 E# G F4F-4 Wildcat: 45 damaged
- H7 b" z/ v3 w' V* v% L1 S& I F4F-4 Wildcat: 18 destroyed on ground$ {; _, _# e2 w8 E
PBY-5 Catalina: 25 damaged
, u* z1 A0 \# X0 ?) v- L$ {2 \1 s PBY-5 Catalina: 4 destroyed on ground- X. B" f ]/ Z2 ]0 R* x
F-10 Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground1 p' `1 q6 f) Y2 X
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships4 r% `, M. S5 R5 }
BB Hyuga
0 w0 g# s2 d! J4 i5 m8 N BB Ise' Z* a$ Q% [" @& A
BB Yamashiro) t5 H9 s( j& B9 o4 Q" A( b+ m
BB Fuso
: @3 ]# F; f7 e# T# ]6 l BB Mutsu! y$ x# q/ }* m
! L9 p( G' s. HAllied ground losses:
7 \4 [/ r, c% `3 N. a- g( ]- q1 ` 852 casualties reported7 v& {" `1 H9 N2 S2 ~# P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 u4 \( R! M) F
Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 65 disabled1 b3 C9 h% d4 t. T, _" v! ~! Y7 ^
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 17 disabled
3 j9 M/ G, c2 F: X# G+ X Guns lost 23 (3 destroyed, 20 disabled)
: Q8 w# q+ Q6 e/ a9 Y4 R! n0 ? Vehicles lost 25 (10 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17) r* ^7 A: K( r, p
Airbase supply hits 12
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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# o* ~! _7 _( I+ y& IWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
+ p9 v, _5 H2 u+ n+ C9 u0 lEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
$ z" w7 U9 u; k# i. y* D F4F-4 Wildcat x 121 s5 b% H* `$ S8 B. }8 F! m
TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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Allied aircraft losses) D Q* p# }" j C+ d
TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged
! d" p; k3 Q7 P5 ~$ A; T5 e# o TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak" F6 \9 }6 }1 o. m8 z
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Japanese Ships
% N6 q) W6 p& {4 d# n* M CA Mikuma$ ?! O' u$ a. Q- r1 W. K1 c( t* K, N
DD Asanagi) h1 S1 P/ ?3 }% m# r8 W
CA Ashigara; s3 T2 p, M# n [
DD Kazegumo
1 F7 R4 g* y0 e; T5 G* F CA Aoba
2 U' J0 p( |4 p% p0 A CA Kako' \! u1 y/ H4 j6 \/ n O) p0 k
CA Mogami
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& q! h4 l) p. y) r! q( cAircraft Attacking:( }& }; o: ~0 Y+ w, u
16 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet* k2 `, T( [$ V$ c
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
4 F" p' o) N; _7 `+ l( j 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" D5 n( e4 b( B3 S( Y Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
4 Z& v" ?, M% T$ U 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 X8 c! I3 { P3 j
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo7 e6 x- k3 n. Y6 F' ?
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ m' F5 k& i1 P' U& W, P Y" L2 |
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo/ @0 Q* Y$ @5 i' E* W' p: H0 j% Q9 z
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119/ J% s( b0 s" X% m: F/ b% [$ o
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud! N: k* [* @$ _ r( {9 l& \
( S5 Q* k, X' q* _, @4 ~Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.; g* s$ V# V" a$ o/ m
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes9 V0 W' p8 ~5 M2 i! w9 B- Y" h0 N
1 t' `2 _8 j' O" W- tAllied aircraft
& I$ \$ Z5 b7 C* d! B TBF-1 Avenger x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
' E% T9 B0 \, Y* F TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged# ~5 F6 @! b6 g/ A7 n
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak, Q4 z7 d/ d `% z
$ ]7 d# |+ t KJapanese Ships
8 e, U3 V2 D' T8 a9 k# n! M CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage5 {, o# r1 ^ l+ n2 s& G
CA Kako
% X: R9 z' l; P* X CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:! g! z& y4 F0 L" j
14 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; l+ H5 i/ O6 [; _1 Q
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo6 z" E) ?$ E7 J
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* m8 \9 K* t; f) q; m' u- PMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119+ V+ z3 y/ s4 X( w8 Q/ p3 B
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud) t0 T" Q& A& g, _2 {
+ R; D6 A$ D/ C; \. N5 \Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
( @2 G- }) y, ^( ~& oEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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TBF-1 Avenger x 17$ I# ~9 ?( d. }/ I1 m
! S9 I! Q6 }+ t" iAllied aircraft losses
6 J- n$ q! t; M: I& Q% p: |# x( Z TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged+ J1 T, ]4 a1 U$ Z" S9 u/ K& U
5 a- r! P' S& u2 u/ B! H' ~+ JJapanese Ships
% G6 _. W, M% Q5 l, i: _ CA Kako
; e1 P+ i$ S6 a" f CA Kinugasa
) N9 G2 ?! J8 |& {# A CA Furutaka
2 M7 g; d; ^! S/ g1 x5 H+ F CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1) c3 ^5 O9 u5 a1 N# m- e
2 D5 X5 q$ h& o2 C: HAircraft Attacking:0 M. I8 I! K5 m1 @8 e( ~
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! S/ \. _8 Q. t3 | Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
$ A O+ L. Y5 k 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ B4 d# H$ P( i9 k$ d! s Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 l8 S0 H! T$ t i( K* W
- w5 D! F U$ w$ ~1 d2 \Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
0 C9 Q6 b/ g4 z {& |* v, u$ @0 P0 AEstimated time to target is 33 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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4 o: P' r6 [ p; fAllied aircraft" Y- G+ ~" v! u0 D0 l L1 w
TBF-1 Avenger x 15; ~9 ^0 Y. x" D' t. E3 H
9 @) z0 v7 X( p6 j0 LNo Japanese losses
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8 D, U z: W/ w4 M2 Z7 nAllied aircraft losses5 k$ D4 }; K7 V6 c. d) n
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged; A0 V: h# j& W, U: y" @% B. Z/ y
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CA Furutaka* S( {& Z# ~5 F; C$ g5 u7 ^
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 1$ W% } d! w# d" v1 H3 W, d
CA Aoba7 q. P- h9 M; q5 [8 y
CA Mikuma% A/ n% s n, p- i$ `! s& h0 L. {
CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Aircraft Attacking:
% _1 ~0 R. C; e0 v6 V 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! d( b6 V( |3 V1 Y& }% t9 Y% Q# \+ M Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo' }% k) J$ H* n9 X
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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+ l; n4 i1 D* \: u3 U: UWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
2 c& x) @3 q7 \Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Allied aircraft/ \( d# `! I2 |5 }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
! l4 C1 O1 H) _ TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses5 s3 m, G0 W1 s6 a1 A# r
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged2 r6 I% o% a1 h/ y; d5 q) c# P
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak* Z, a: {1 [5 ?$ g: l9 M& F
. C9 ?5 @7 i i/ lJapanese Ships
5 x* g j& Z3 e& ^ DD Akatsuki
+ T1 F+ [% s/ ]6 Q- C8 x; C! R) u CA Mogami
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4 ]) M" F3 k9 m( g CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" q3 A4 R; K% h' t" L6 U CA Mikuma9 p# n7 c; J5 `" a7 P Q
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Aircraft Attacking:
9 w% Y0 m; T! E9 } 12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( k5 `% t1 q& `; ?: c4 x; P$ s7 v Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo0 P3 a% W! R6 ]/ E" f$ {- W- }2 j$ I. ]
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 _8 x0 s7 Y$ l: l
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
2 p1 W6 \" g" B' X M4 k. r4 N% n 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
h6 b4 p. {' ^4 Z( q Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo3 Z" v. l0 R) H" f4 {! I
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`; ?5 K, L; Q- G1 s. A* B, ]* RAfternoon 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 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
/ u: T. g+ O3 s ]8 B) C7 aEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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9 Y( V2 m: i5 d6 F, P" mAllied aircraft7 O: G4 w/ M- f& z0 E$ i
F4F-4 Wildcat x 106 B! p) N4 T+ Q- q* G, H$ M
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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/ K3 U$ p0 [$ s& }( TAllied aircraft losses
% j1 s% |3 v0 l1 W& z2 d/ C, [2 Z5 K2 X TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged1 x1 x: ?" h4 ?5 p* `
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak$ p* p! D4 q( p# ]( K( l
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DD Akatsuki
! F- d' A; G) a) h! }+ B1 ?0 i CA Mogami
6 r) P' X/ U+ H7 u CA Aoba. S: h& J9 C# P5 C( e5 d3 C$ s
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 o- }, B8 @ N" ?( R9 v7 J* p0 ]/ [ CA Mikuma
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; K1 S0 q1 l) F! n- B6 \7 w& @6 WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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3 f9 t s; F. U5 w" R5 MWeather in hex: Severe storms4 v* W% L2 _/ b# C! P
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.# e2 a. T, B% l; K
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Allied aircraft
( _ H3 W, C. ^6 t, {, S TBF-1 Avenger x 193 {7 F9 ?* [# a! P0 |3 o
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TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
. Y; a+ X; c3 q- {2 O5 d* P* m CA Mogami
! V x7 B# J6 s$ y6 K. J7 c CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
7 S, D. e! p1 ~ { i$ R CA Mikuma
$ ]1 J0 {4 x% j6 ~5 K DD Akatsuki
3 W, f( x) w9 u5 \( c CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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& q Y9 r. C- l6 K6 xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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3 j# b( }2 d# ?+ P% j: v, wWeather in hex: Severe storms5 v; y5 g7 y# ^* [
+ i+ B' D3 `. M0 tRaid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
" G3 K7 s) G: u8 D' h5 DEstimated time to target is 33 minutes
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1 g( c' _, q* | TBF-1 Avenger x 113 S/ ?! T( w$ a Y
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No Japanese losses' y& D8 S: e, ?$ x! D
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Allied aircraft losses) o: J+ D+ n; t9 }
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships I0 J3 F6 a, _" R, o9 c6 V! c
CA Mikuma: r% ~6 g* {: I* b8 R- i5 N
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* ~1 q+ C9 J# [3 p, ?0 R/ O( ~) u
CA Kako
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Aircraft Attacking:% h6 M+ n$ i$ @: e; E; w
11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; y" v5 \! R9 w3 b& |; I! `* F4 W Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo |
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