日本航母首次空袭努美阿!!
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Day Air attack on Noumea , at 68,113) K, I* F% N0 r0 k6 P* B( k
8 ~' h& E0 ?5 C" s' _Japanese aircraft, f$ B& X5 [4 Y, G! D, k+ W+ t
A6M3 Zero x 27
) e: x; x' y. j8 V8 VD3A Val x 1063 f' o+ F. V. C9 L3 H$ q# g' F
4 u7 D/ h. F1 h) Z+ x" S- F3 B2 H/ UAllied aircraft
; R' I, ~ Z- ^( b. y/ zWirraway x 21; u2 Q( _1 G+ H S# B4 }
P-400 Airacobra x 8
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4 _4 [- O y; G U: CJapanese aircraft losses1 h \* X, S% e; ]" Z( ?2 U1 _$ l; {
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged) C# n+ ^6 n# U4 p* b
D3A Val: 2 destroyed, 22 damaged
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. \/ U4 D; w1 d5 I1 O. DAllied aircraft losses" d$ h* W( q% W4 b; }/ D
Wirraway: 12 destroyed
9 ?8 p4 C+ d" y) ]* }, C' Z: xP-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed% M9 K: i) h( @& L7 H8 A$ U
Hudson I: 13 destroyed/ R" c. }, @) Y, B. e+ I4 Z _5 w
TBD Devastator: 5 destroyed
( p/ h2 m1 k9 l" C4 m. a8 QSB2U Vindicator: 2 destroyed
3 I/ z* n- D/ @4 _: o. aC-47 Dakota: 4 destroyed$ l' U& k* j4 d1 s) B
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* Y/ H4 s0 W. J4 | c% T }; ZAllied ground losses:
. B; }) {! o7 I' X/ N6 J/ ]( k, ?48 casualties reported8 [% A- N) P' l: ? i
Vehicles lost 2
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Airbase hits 15" n+ p$ {8 d% w" J* V( F
Airbase supply hits 2
; S/ h5 f8 V( o9 kRunway hits 709 c8 ]: _5 t- ~. j4 y
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Aircraft Attacking:/ o7 J$ x4 `1 o2 q9 `
22 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 P3 }/ Y$ q, x9 ^5 X0 @
20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
4 S% Z; @7 @+ D20 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet* y1 b* i# b V( w
21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
, k, D. c8 P* ?- k6 _% l# j' U21 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet4 [+ v0 o, l! `% o, e K6 Q9 X
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113' v4 h6 J. s" x- \- u) m, U
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Japanese aircraft
; r: Q; A5 U3 y8 I- i C6 {: UA6M2 Zero x 772 e- G' L4 [5 r, j9 D
A6M3 Zero x 27
3 i" Z, y8 k% x8 n6 w, X9 C+ @8 pB5N Kate x 95
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Allied aircraft b q0 [. y7 C
Wirraway x 10
0 K* E" `9 m% t2 r- t: U- N. d8 dP-400 Airacobra x 4' C5 G) q8 [6 j- }, ^" z; S
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Japanese aircraft losses2 K5 i9 v- t6 G: T* u I7 o3 K
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 2 damaged/ }: R$ X( l/ V( I
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged4 e0 v4 h2 A. A* q; p) Z7 n
B5N Kate: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses9 t' M2 \- f- d
Wirraway: 10 destroyed& j+ ~' A o# h2 U
P-400 Airacobra: 4 destroyed" E9 [7 z1 C+ a4 J
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Allied Ships
8 D2 l7 q; @! T9 F& vCL Leander, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
$ b6 D& T) k8 J, \4 i% ?1 aDD Mugford* o4 r6 J+ q- P6 G7 \1 S1 @
DD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 g! q* a, m. M! V
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Aircraft Attacking:9 v2 a- c7 d' [! s8 `. n
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 J! r$ i% Q- `+ d$ @) f
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet! ^; k( s3 P l
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: L% [$ h {! o# ]" w, p 3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 B$ d% o+ c( d 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ k r! J1 ]0 _& @* X3 R
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 y" Z; R6 H7 A$ s7 h0 ~
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet, o5 e$ y* v$ Y! J4 s
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- M& ?' M3 F0 _, { 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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0 T2 }) g8 b& w5 A3 U 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! W) f2 d& m7 c9 W6 C( x4 @+ m 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' Y. N8 l2 {- f [( ^+ {8 t1 R' ^6 m 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% M- |, a1 F% Q" W! a
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- B4 a) T9 m9 O5 q' r$ E
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 P; p& E# C" T2 P9 y
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; D, b p4 [& V h 2 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ g& i$ v. |! Y* N
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet* m+ k1 v7 ~- m
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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) U6 J. I' W3 M 4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ X2 e5 P9 f- N
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 x* O% P1 B( Y0 @- ~# f0 H
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 z! y! o& F+ A9 K3 |# g
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 @! b" p" }% L* K7 r" {) V
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Day Air attack on TF, near Noumea at 68,113
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1 n5 c7 Q' P3 c, P5 k' yJapanese aircraft- I' a0 u5 h) b; M3 t
A6M2 Zero x 351 n8 D; N$ ]0 A
A6M3 Zero x 22
: L( H" [) }! o; k! B0 i' XB5N Kate x 61
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Allied aircraft
) I% H9 \( m# q. `/ CWirraway x 5; ?. h' {7 Y3 h, ~
P-400 Airacobra x 2! p5 n+ }3 ]5 w3 m$ w, B. c: ?
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Japanese aircraft losses' \, J2 L% [+ P. w
A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
! {7 }" K- N/ t& X) T+ v3 ]B5N Kate: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
7 W: o2 S& `6 T" \Wirraway: 5 destroyed$ z. U! d4 S% v* l- k# w& x O8 C/ O
P-400 Airacobra: 2 destroyed/ P$ [/ s3 _2 H" t
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Allied Ships
1 H- o1 B' K% A/ [" p& DDD Selfridge, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ W! y* s# t+ v6 F% i* X7 f2 R
DD Mugford, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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3 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet a5 p( I: J9 J8 j5 L
1 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' O% s! Y6 M# n1 t
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet: \, I- }4 j" @% q" G" J9 E' f/ _
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4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet e. W9 `, S- M4 i/ c0 O( ~
4 x B5N Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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