41年12月14日
1 n+ J$ O& W9 Y A! w$ m0 N- o1 z盟军重巡印第安纳玻璃丝号突袭了正在卸载补给的塔拉瓦环礁,击沉帝国一艘大型巡逻船。2 Q6 T" X M) E! h/ d, A) \3 b* c
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tarawa at 136,128, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
( S) }# H8 O; A& T+ n* G3 `; h# l1 y PB Nagata Maru, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage( y! _5 r* H) Y3 x
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CA Indianapolis
2 I& ~ ]4 q O: }3 P# r/ d5 J. F DMS Southard
- v8 t0 ~# q8 l/ } j& g DMS Hopkins
. T: ^8 e4 t3 n7 Z* K DMS Dorsey9 ?. t1 Y6 A W! C, R- @
DMS Long
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, Q4 n( {1 S" o% C, N帝国海航驻高雄航空队出击马尼拉,击沉还未撤退的辅助船只一批。
* q& ` R8 q; i3 w! ~6 c; LMorning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 ' W N8 e5 U4 I6 \
: B. K. T# U+ _0 ~' NWeather in hex: Light cloud6 Q6 K1 G3 ?8 o' [+ N% G9 A, X
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Raid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.0 e8 ]5 u& @' b
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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% T- W" i( y2 U) B& i2 F+ ^Japanese aircraft
, n$ `, H+ z6 n) B A6M2 Zero x 18" ~0 h. o' f% L4 ~% W& I5 v. o
G4M1 Betty x 59
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Allied aircraft0 m5 O% E T6 d
P-40B Warhawk x 43 K$ K6 s/ f- W
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Japanese aircraft losses2 b z1 r$ [- D: t2 k0 l
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed$ p5 R7 T( u5 o4 M( p; _' ]2 |
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged$ G2 j- [3 y: v- H
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No Allied losses& H# ~& e$ X7 ]' e
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Allied Ships
8 \! _9 f1 a$ J$ l0 N8 ?* N AV Langley, Bomb hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage# D8 B. a1 b$ t: ^) k. U) ?3 n4 Y/ ]
AM Lark, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) h9 @" A) N5 F; e B: c% w6 b" U
PG Isabel, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* c" |* s' r" H! e
PG Asheville, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 D$ H4 e$ R/ [+ t AM Whippoorwill, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! l9 |" @6 p8 ?# n7 z8 u7 K5 X$ } AM Quail, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 ?$ o" B. l+ ~4 f. g( ?2 k! ^ AS Otus, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage* B/ H. |# ~$ b/ k# Y1 W
AS Canopus, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage$ z p9 w# q/ A, Z: N L3 {
AM Finch, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 E0 ]: C# K( E2 Q1 u* u AS Holland, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage& a9 [8 F+ H% m4 f5 F( n5 [
AM Bittern, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! j% K7 V6 m' B, t& i0 x PG Tulsa, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 p6 B: h0 p4 P$ b/ {' \/ ~ AM Tanager, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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6 c, e2 y# R3 ]: b8 d1 N: SPort hits 6! g6 A4 G6 Y5 a& m0 v
Port fuel hits 2/ a+ Y' l. z; Z: v
Port supply hits 2 |