41年12月14日
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tarawa at 136,128, Range 2,000 Yards" N2 r% n) p4 m6 J, ]( l* D, t
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/ x9 `. f9 i* Z, U1 j PB Nagata Maru, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied Ships: ?) z, E+ `. o9 w: ]) c7 m( ^
CA Indianapolis# E0 A, F Q6 L6 @+ ?7 i
DMS Southard* w0 W/ ]1 [4 i2 A. y7 T6 O$ X
DMS Hopkins4 k* R+ }! q6 y- z* C6 F0 C6 P
DMS Dorsey5 O8 M6 T) v4 d- G4 c% D
DMS Long
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& h/ m p$ H3 U+ h1 r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。
7 Y" v( h4 L7 ZMorning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
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2 g1 X1 T. e/ }Weather in hex: Light cloud9 a9 v$ I# x5 _' ?. U
% V1 g2 q- E# J4 [' g" [Raid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
8 I1 c3 A) [. k$ G2 |, pEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; O! B9 m3 ?8 \6 a, }
A6M2 Zero x 18! d3 T' `- X8 a. Z. X
G4M1 Betty x 59
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Allied aircraft8 @; q$ p3 O) t: Q9 u5 D% r5 E
P-40B Warhawk x 40 A4 K# v U' N; Q& q, g+ `
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 p0 d( I! }! v$ R A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
7 A0 e: s& B1 |3 Q% S+ R0 _ G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
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No Allied losses) Y9 b% K0 @: o$ W5 x! d
& r, {" F) u1 _5 D0 cAllied Ships
3 u9 ^' B$ |$ K/ H AV Langley, Bomb hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage6 U# Z. q5 Z& y! l; \
AM Lark, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
. a5 z! _1 g# |/ @( {' c f% ?5 W PG Isabel, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
: s6 X _8 ]8 t; u: S ^3 p PG Asheville, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage S/ q5 J# m' g2 F) c
AM Whippoorwill, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage! A4 I% ^* i3 M# I8 s8 r! s& b
AM Quail, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 y* L& r% R7 @ AS Otus, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
* o: Y! }: Z$ B+ Q7 x0 F( }3 P5 Z AS Canopus, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 o+ m7 n* @$ }( d+ V2 y2 d7 u0 V! l AM Finch, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage G/ }" _# G0 ? N6 k9 o: ?
AS Holland, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage3 f, g+ V8 T" h0 [; S
AM Bittern, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage9 D3 F7 E: _; L+ ]& R( v' d0 {4 e
PG Tulsa, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage& I" R4 r- H3 X" Y, t
AM Tanager, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- O; f) u( P2 V
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Port hits 6
. \3 \' o* U5 j2 ~( hPort fuel hits 2# e1 Z/ G- W$ {' h; ]
Port supply hits 2 |