KB既然来了,就要小赚点油钱再回去吧!!6月24日,KB小小捞了点鱼,将盟军的一小队运兵船剿灭。 ! Z" g7 n H1 I3 o9 F+ E/ Z
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& a: d. ?! o6 o' p; f8 M* F pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Christmas Island at 183,137
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms1 l# q4 [. }: W- e1 s
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.# ?0 H! p5 c' _+ g) Y S5 m
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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( ^! `2 J; h/ [# k: Z, g* SJapanese aircraft5 \7 n# P* h0 d3 |, Z
A6M2 Zero x 116( m2 {7 z& n) s+ y6 d# R
B5N2 Kate x 46
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& N3 ~* G4 k/ S$ kAllied Ships9 J. M+ ~2 F+ ^5 s
xAP Wanaka, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ C) D6 w" g% g xAP Centaur, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 k# m+ R* o0 a4 V J
xAP Clan Maciver, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk C7 J# B4 O% U/ h
KV Dundas
2 t. N3 M. K5 G* | xAP Anhui, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk h6 F `2 V9 m# b4 A: k
xAP Baron Cawdor, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk$ s1 ]6 J2 O# H `, X! b5 ^
KV New Westminster, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ F9 `! l; n! U4 X. i! s7 m/ r) I xAP Tambua, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! @* |7 T6 ^- a
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Allied ground losses:0 l6 ]( ^% U" w. ^5 ~
7632 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 670 destroyed, 594 disabled, T: S* j. P/ {" ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& i6 P3 M; U3 t! B# u
Guns lost 30 (24 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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No Japanese losses
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1 V9 m1 p; H- a# SAllied Ships9 `* _4 r2 b$ r, i$ K0 A& n! [) X6 b
xAP Centaur, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
7 A D6 q v2 z1 H2 P KV Dundas, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk3 x7 I9 [# }( Z& o1 {
KV New Westminster, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
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0 U/ o) v1 E( ~ Z2 I4 ~ Squads: 6 destroyed, 1 disabled
' h& K; R1 ]' ^0 V/ j. \1 k Non Combat: 219 destroyed, 219 disabled4 v) N! ~* L2 E* \9 e* r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ H6 o) b1 R# s
Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled) |