41年12月14日
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tarawa at 136,128, Range 2,000 Yards
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6 v' c3 W, M7 n( [3 ~Japanese Ships" C) k# R% B) O) c
PB Nagata Maru, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
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DMS Southard/ d7 ]2 U7 O. ^% T# W' ?! X" _$ |
DMS Hopkins
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DMS Long. Q% ]! Y# @- F c l. w
DMS Elliot
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/ }6 g. l5 W2 ^( }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。
( c4 ] ^& G6 O8 B9 j1 e; YMorning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 % [+ _5 D _6 [+ B% Z' j: T/ n
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Weather in hex: Light cloud+ d3 W1 `* v- a' d. M. l
. k3 V! v% c0 ]- v8 m( M2 pRaid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
; e( l& D' n; y$ G$ t$ VEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ U2 c# k8 m3 W/ O0 H A6M2 Zero x 18
$ N0 R' b0 M; T e- R G4M1 Betty x 59
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Allied aircraft
, J( y/ b) {9 q7 `% L& R P-40B Warhawk x 4
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed" h/ c5 J3 |$ H
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
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AV Langley, Bomb hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 c9 z1 }' @ n, N! p% t9 j4 V AM Lark, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" x4 F6 P, {* I8 O4 X PG Isabel, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ ?/ p# l' ~& [, r+ F# o& O
PG Asheville, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage( M0 [; S! e M& Q
AM Whippoorwill, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage# n# B) E: v4 K9 r7 E7 v
AM Quail, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage. N" ]- y4 [* m) e( C# H% X- a
AS Otus, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage( ]5 E8 c7 @/ G9 s% u8 e/ p
AS Canopus, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage: G* h5 `: K) Y) B! K+ }7 [7 N
AM Finch, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ f$ o" D3 k8 g! ~9 ^. I& N AS Holland, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
% ~! N1 O& L; A9 `. o) k1 Q AM Bittern, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
, h4 h& ?- m3 X9 I# ~+ o* ^3 w PG Tulsa, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 }' {' Q4 z% U( z& h/ h" @% ] AM Tanager, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage0 r( T' b- c4 J) S' M! B
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Port hits 6
0 O; L H" Y5 J% R, g- `, z$ \Port fuel hits 2
. q1 E, W" h2 t( M6 R. K7 RPort supply hits 2 |