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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。
( d) ]7 w$ K* m1 a8 }' R! XNight Time Surface Combat, near Tarawa at 136,128, Range 2,000 Yards2 Z! d: d/ b- {" |4 e1 T" \
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Japanese Ships
t, b( V. y0 c+ R9 p PB Nagata Maru, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage7 I& h+ T& T4 {1 d
9 l n, X+ X! @; rAllied Ships
7 P/ A7 ]. A A1 I! S9 m7 \ CA Indianapolis# _. i1 W+ }2 R3 _: U E
DMS Southard
u2 N9 E) _/ ]0 |* M- f! @ DMS Hopkins s7 r" j2 O) z/ q* ?1 Z
DMS Dorsey
9 O( x/ n6 A0 n DMS Long5 q8 Y" r/ z0 ?5 M7 }7 o8 n
DMS Elliot
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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。
# O5 S' D3 I' |) V3 V& \Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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6 u6 R+ G* i0 o" T! |3 K& |Raid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.1 [% N, D8 u& M3 X% u5 \& p
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes8 w) b1 V* }7 V5 `" r; H* u/ ?
8 ], r+ ^) U2 [/ jJapanese aircraft9 k. W: x$ \: h5 Y9 G6 U
A6M2 Zero x 18, q: `& V! G% e2 y* u4 |' z j
G4M1 Betty x 59
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7 }: W0 b B t- a2 X+ cAllied aircraft
, v$ h' _# }) K' a' }0 _8 V P-40B Warhawk x 4
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$ n! T( J% \# ^1 l! iJapanese aircraft losses; F; J1 J4 T8 E6 a
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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No Allied losses/ Q6 ?1 ?" a4 N: _
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Allied Ships0 M# h8 R1 ~1 q, _" ?
AV Langley, Bomb hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage7 s# q- o. T% j) d
AM Lark, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
) W5 G+ F1 F: w: m5 n PG Isabel, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage% ?7 z, v* Q: V. T0 A& D, r4 r
PG Asheville, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" o. s. o% | w% g AM Whippoorwill, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
; s4 ~% U8 c. P: Z5 ^) m AM Quail, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage# i- Z+ T H1 V K( g& q
AS Otus, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 _8 [* m! s% Q3 R/ ]' n AS Canopus, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage, {- Y' g7 k4 b5 \2 c1 M4 B
AM Finch, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 x, m& ]4 ~2 T4 H5 [' B
AS Holland, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 M: v/ A% S& m* v- {9 Z; | AM Bittern, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage( n, _) E* @6 e
PG Tulsa, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
( f8 L- s! e9 a* d6 C( H) q AM Tanager, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! X4 t3 h4 J; \$ e0 _; Z0 ?
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Port hits 6; G9 Z1 L' M! o2 R$ r6 ?9 b
Port fuel hits 2
% s/ V7 }, o" K6 i rPort supply hits 2 |