41年12月14日
' d( r( e7 _2 t$ T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。4 q* F% U/ V- E+ E7 y
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tarawa at 136,128, Range 2,000 Yards
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% J/ a) b4 b% D0 H" |( G0 z# mJapanese Ships
. a. f) F; f# v7 S! [ d4 ?' { PB Nagata Maru, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage: k9 f5 H! L1 B5 G9 @8 R8 [4 Q
0 h* W; m, s* E/ XAllied Ships1 h' B- [% D9 p5 o8 U
CA Indianapolis- p- t' Y8 u5 H
DMS Southard
5 d* D( X/ I+ d, c4 y: R, D DMS Hopkins
7 U. _/ z. \+ V- N( B/ q DMS Dorsey1 i' u6 k9 S/ L0 s5 f0 T0 B
DMS Long
1 m, M8 g p" K" w$ \ DMS Elliot
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6 K. }) @0 b/ f6 \# E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。0 E/ U3 I- |7 P1 Z* {* X4 Y
Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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2 {4 d6 u% b. I3 D+ XRaid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.' k% H) J4 L. f1 Y! h1 D& V
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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) t( n2 _/ v e4 K4 t5 F; gJapanese aircraft1 E" y5 F3 J6 V Q4 u% Y) E$ m, [
A6M2 Zero x 18
- r; |, k7 p; c' c1 K1 t G4M1 Betty x 59
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Allied aircraft" V# t2 y, R7 ^" C# s" d' `( r
P-40B Warhawk x 49 u, m1 ?, f# p( m- u
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
( V5 Y% `$ q: L7 f# Y G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged, y" d, z( U4 Z) l6 v* w
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No Allied losses3 r# {& a' o4 H$ B# k' q, I
& G: \% K$ H* h) QAllied Ships
( @6 h3 L' Z% k2 a. g# B4 t) M9 z AV Langley, Bomb hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage; C( i/ t% ^& i! `3 k( }7 m! c/ Y. U
AM Lark, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 ~4 A1 O/ \; j6 V, u) U
PG Isabel, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# N2 p, }$ l6 C7 V# s
PG Asheville, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ V" I/ z# s+ w" B" M7 q( Y5 E9 ^
AM Whippoorwill, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage) G9 q5 m+ }2 U) N- ]. O2 \
AM Quail, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage9 E3 l" K) f5 i5 c
AS Otus, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 {' S& W) E( j/ ]( s1 k+ | AS Canopus, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage2 J7 u- _- g( q" |0 A8 p& [) K) D! _: C/ ]
AM Finch, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" ~* T2 y; R/ D; Q3 b) x3 P AS Holland, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 N/ V8 [! U5 [7 ]) i) a AM Bittern, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. `! {9 g# n# v% Q9 \ PG Tulsa, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage: g; j+ T* u! g. D; _
AM Tanager, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- h+ Y3 w7 K5 i& g" z) x
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Port hits 6$ E$ l4 D. u! _# w' J- I/ y
Port fuel hits 2- W* {% _3 {! f- ^* X ]# t, u
Port supply hits 2 |