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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 43. D) B8 B+ a I" g" ]. u) d
日军炮击瑙鲁,Mili, 重巡战队折戟沉沙!
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就在58及盟军主力舰队北上支援威克岛攻略战之际,联合舰队公然南下,杀入马绍尔群岛海域,当天夜里柱岛舰队完全摧毁了瑙鲁,摧毁盟军战斗机数十架,重巡编队炮击了mili,不过天亮后没有来得及撤出作战区域,被盟军布置在马绍尔的几十架鱼雷机围攻,当场沉没古鹰四兄弟里的古鹰,青叶和衣笠,以及那智级重巡足柄号。
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日寇在马绍尔群岛作战中获得了一次惨败~
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Nauru Island at 127,128, Range 11,000 Yards/ R" t8 _9 `/ Z% }6 y2 W. o
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BB Mutsu
6 \. C' l4 ?* ^5 X; Z+ b m BB Fuso
: U% I- [1 L2 Z BB Yamashiro
+ S* N+ M; A- K BB Ise
9 L. L1 U% x3 x" Y; U' \& J( z BB Hyuga7 Q# H) v+ |6 a
DD Tanikaze5 u- Z$ s1 R& P2 E& D6 D
DD Uranami& H9 |4 n4 W- W6 E3 S
DD Shikinami6 F7 {7 y& r C7 l3 k0 J7 P
DD Ayanami9 D& A0 U, J+ a5 z) `' R5 K! j: r0 O
DD Asagiri
9 u3 u# S0 W) D% r DD Sagiri
3 c9 T- H" f( T2 I7 {8 A" M DD Minazuki1 s# N' Z# V1 ^# `6 c
DD Fumizuki
0 K/ v3 A: `( J, g7 B9 ^9 n6 ^" k DD Kikuzuki
; V! R" R6 v( ~# G DD Tagonami6 g: u- L7 O9 x/ c1 ]' f
DD Suruyame3 I+ V8 q$ ?4 l+ s4 g* z& Q4 S
, y4 A. h0 f! R$ w( x' rAllied Ships' i; q/ n, |" J. i
xAK Brastagi, Shell hits 8, and is sunk3 E+ [* N) G1 A& i
xAK Day Star, Shell hits 4, and is sunk. O& g% j( {; h; X) y
YMS-270, Shell hits 1, and is sunk @: W8 @+ Q; g' X2 d# T' d
YMS-85, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; Y& s7 C/ g% h; i& H) |4 Q: b
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TF 7 encounters mine field at Mili (136,121)2 r1 _1 ^: m: t# j
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Japanese Ships
5 w2 T- g3 B' z CA Ashigara, Mine hits 1
& E$ K% G6 c/ L" L& q- x DD Ikazuchi, Mine hits 1, heavy damage2 R6 E; E/ `2 G# N
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Night Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,121* k. D+ t, F* Q8 x2 k
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
* f0 u; h: j9 B5 O2 q! ] PBY-5 Catalina: 5 damaged
/ o$ R# P. b w( b8 h( A: N F4U-1 Corsair: 2 damaged0 M+ y' a" {- ~6 `4 v( w
) Y( ?9 r$ f" r' N. KJapanese Ships
0 o7 Y+ r& k1 E CA Kako
: j$ S( u1 M. `. L CA Furutaka0 S1 h6 u' {/ d( Y
CA Kinugasa, c' O4 M* C. m
CA Aoba
+ w' E4 L5 U% I& _9 p& @2 ~/ R5 } CA Mikuma
" ^' Y# a9 F) x J CA Mogami2 c9 B/ L- _7 H4 T4 t
CA Ashigara+ R& o }7 e/ a8 H% X! j# d, b# m
, j; V$ A- X! S2 F( o' s# @Allied ground losses:
9 d _' f1 h8 x# @4 U% s5 D 357 casualties reported
0 Q- o4 w9 s" S; A Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& ?% @/ A4 U0 T' j X- t Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 50 disabled
( f% z& l; w+ H# f3 R8 a Engineers: 7 destroyed, 41 disabled2 e0 {* Q3 Z u1 c' G3 u6 p
Guns lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled)
- X; e" s) N* d X Vehicles lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled)
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Airbase hits 14% ?' e3 k W) f p5 S" A k; t# D; R+ t5 i
Airbase supply hits 7' c) R7 e% ^+ L) y" r. D$ j) j
Runway hits 55
2 |) S- o& J6 M/ s. H" BPort hits 241 [9 f; G6 k: F
Port fuel hits 1( h1 X3 n; n* p" x3 `
Port supply hits 2
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Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,1287 {, }8 t: O0 m) D
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no flights/ a. u8 d$ X3 n+ v8 L O( S
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Allied aircraft losses. n& ?2 e& [ {" K" C5 n
P-40K Warhawk: 123 damaged! X0 U" H( o, D8 F* w0 C
P-40K Warhawk: 24 destroyed on ground
& D: j4 ~+ S" P( M F-5A Lightning: 7 damaged, t' F5 l$ I" y) ^: D
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
' s) |, V- F# F" j1 Y! A0 ` F4F-4 Wildcat: 45 damaged, q9 g z0 C6 n2 f b
F4F-4 Wildcat: 18 destroyed on ground4 p3 a }2 r+ X' b& [: i% A
PBY-5 Catalina: 25 damaged
8 p3 |7 f" L- J/ i0 }; X" V PBY-5 Catalina: 4 destroyed on ground' }/ I2 D8 V7 P$ c+ z2 M
F-10 Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground% q% N. y6 U: @/ |( \* S
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships2 ?# S7 s4 T$ E' g
BB Hyuga
3 M1 a# c/ J6 ^8 b( {$ [0 m# H BB Ise
6 f! B M* i" w2 @ BB Yamashiro
, C9 q7 O* A! q$ ` BB Fuso/ l" T/ J+ M* y$ L0 l7 |
BB Mutsu; a1 E' O' e, |9 L5 f8 ]$ ^
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Allied ground losses:
* x6 |2 q8 w6 Z 852 casualties reported( q2 X; v, Q& c6 X" \7 {9 v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( C; |" v. w" R: M0 s Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 65 disabled
]+ y# b! U6 A, q0 W Engineers: 7 destroyed, 17 disabled1 x5 Z' i# O1 W: _* A
Guns lost 23 (3 destroyed, 20 disabled)
7 l& g% W3 W, O& x! i0 ^( y Vehicles lost 25 (10 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17" r# L- a! z, c
Airbase supply hits 12) @6 u/ Z( o4 }4 A: n( x( k
Runway hits 39
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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8 f" P. _: _' l6 ?9 w5 \& s) qWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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% {" V3 g$ a, } y# Z7 \) qRaid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
- ^5 m, D- N3 bEstimated time to target is 31 minutes) x5 P, S/ Y, b& |
: e6 S2 T# O# e" CAllied aircraft
9 V* O3 }) | V3 S& C1 K F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
) w& ]1 z7 J4 F3 R# n/ d% A# j$ X TBF-1 Avenger x 370 l2 s; @, k' d. ?+ o5 d/ W8 V
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Allied aircraft losses4 I, l! L) d$ z' u4 m$ a
TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged
: J) z2 h1 q7 K3 K1 y! P4 Y. C9 B7 R TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak
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CA Mikuma
8 K8 k! Q) p7 r' D- l DD Asanagi
# O7 w/ r9 c. m6 r0 y) p: d CA Ashigara
O8 N3 v) d. C DD Kazegumo
, _% r. V$ `" L; S CA Aoba
8 ?7 Q: O1 I e" O) I1 n CA Kako- ?" |$ R: I! [0 Z
CA Mogami
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Aircraft Attacking:
, U M- `; Y |; p, d* B2 b 16 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 e- B8 Z4 A/ D Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo0 F! C# N0 e4 C0 h, k" M
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet* l" e6 g* n8 n& {$ F1 v A
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
" D( m! J5 e [% M* t 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet) X/ s$ q. k! R4 w: e; T& [: r
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo& w- [& E B3 ~5 n6 i2 j6 [: t
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ d! G( v& \! W Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo: A) s4 K- `, g4 J9 Y0 m, v$ Q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud3 \. u+ B5 s2 z8 z
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Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
* K1 C7 X" W5 Z" L( MEstimated time to target is 31 minutes/ b% x. W- v0 j$ z" W+ L$ Q- _4 C
2 a* S6 S9 E! e S% }, K/ Q AAllied aircraft
+ |% m! D* y: t) D% j TBF-1 Avenger x 14
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4 s( }+ c6 H3 z- z0 r7 DAllied aircraft losses" N) }; m5 |# @
TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged/ s8 L5 t; W; A$ c$ q0 D+ @
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
Q0 Q0 N1 G8 H1 [; Z: G f CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
3 {. d( ^ ~4 z5 G( Q9 N CA Kako
! V+ C& {$ r* S9 i* d CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
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& P6 r# X+ f, A% N& ?* VAircraft Attacking:6 H$ [# |0 `2 B" }
14 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& b- e0 N I) K, Z# Y- r2 u Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.$ n7 x3 p, m. J, |# Q) t2 U6 j
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes* a) o/ g2 `7 p
/ R( C! A1 N6 f8 z$ l8 WAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses( T" q: r4 A8 C# a
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged/ r$ X1 H$ H( V
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Japanese Ships
4 ]3 |6 p: J& c6 V* d/ K CA Kako+ b! ?8 Z0 X* V: P5 ~
CA Kinugasa
8 A) q3 F+ P, B$ z6 b+ ?2 B CA Furutaka
9 h& v# |" z! S/ K# x" R CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 10 c- v4 }& n! u; L1 u- K
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Aircraft Attacking:9 G( s9 h; r% R$ B3 K3 K
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- v, Z# E7 r3 @% L' U$ d" a" [
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
" |8 ^ U+ j7 F/ S$ m 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ N: E3 }9 R+ T3 U' \! T j& ^
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119! l5 W! ?( K* s7 M. k- B
" b- e( e4 h- Z& jWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
/ Z9 f9 `+ Q! j5 h2 s* wEstimated time to target is 33 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; p6 O8 O$ t. ]0 @9 m/ R5 q& j! I- ?
no flights# z0 N) D5 j$ \7 g
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Allied aircraft4 T" e c1 L1 T* Y& Z
TBF-1 Avenger x 159 L: g# f/ J* Z) t' |
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No Japanese losses; r8 m" v$ j7 J( u( H% E$ t
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TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged& T5 ]2 z9 z4 Q" e
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CA Furutaka
: D9 I7 ^- N" e' ~+ P% g9 P2 E n9 Z CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 1. x X5 F) O2 m$ [3 |- B/ O
CA Aoba
4 q( t1 X7 k: b5 M* X5 ^0 N | CA Mikuma+ f6 `, f" x% P4 R
CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Aircraft Attacking:
9 Z) H/ j: B- d6 ~4 K 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet' d# ^( i' ~0 [3 y8 W
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo0 }* J8 T. ~5 X2 z, v) a4 g
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) a; O0 ~! y, F6 C M, aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119; p+ Y/ x+ |* h; ^
$ ^( O$ `0 z# N EWeather in hex: Severe storms. M2 B. Z2 b" _3 _% n3 j: T
e2 A' v! Z- o- ?7 L) b) pRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.1 s0 B! u6 k' T' x, c
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes) A5 G% a, P. u8 U9 c: s7 Q
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Allied aircraft
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TBF-1 Avenger x 30: }7 x: M: `0 C9 U% y: T
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Allied aircraft losses
4 }& M! T. p: h- z% v TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged
8 D7 Y9 Z- s1 c6 y9 f/ p2 R4 W TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak" _4 T0 ~( Y- e! J# L6 [ O
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Japanese Ships
4 G6 ^+ X" G: E2 q+ a6 t8 ^. {" X# Z& _ DD Akatsuki
% l- p, q% u( C* n CA Mogami$ s" C2 u4 h) y
CA Aoba
! N$ k& d5 q9 Z7 l/ p( B0 H4 m CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk% ~9 F" k% w0 S, F0 _
CA Mikuma; X$ c, E# c* q. r0 u( D4 p. P! ]
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12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 \4 m( M! U( P2 R1 p4 T
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
7 _1 L4 ~; ~8 Z6 f; g 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet' i, s( H7 s3 s, E
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
6 M: l& M( _) ?& F& k2 ~& Z 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ m8 w2 \4 }/ v0 D/ `
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo: U* Z5 n- j1 ?) \9 k: Q6 [5 V g/ V
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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1 ~: W5 t8 \& Y7 ^. \% d" xWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.: O) x' u) m% k' V4 l* X+ j
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes+ m! P7 u! ?7 l# ]( j7 k
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Allied aircraft" P6 E& B' q- x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
/ y% ~3 [/ l$ ~3 R) b9 B TBF-1 Avenger x 306 q5 c! `: K% a6 r5 k# R- ^8 `
# m) s6 u! ?9 J4 @Allied aircraft losses$ Y0 m; [- }+ S; u. s9 B
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged
) B6 C: l+ C% F+ m+ B# b$ k TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Akatsuki
- r* u. H& p% } CA Mogami
- I/ J% N7 l- W: s" C) s0 Q5 N- y CA Aoba/ I5 h3 o) } `, d6 E9 V
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk+ M( `, i( ~$ O+ t' s* M
CA Mikuma8 w! @! C2 c2 I V8 P* z; ?. Q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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: Z9 |+ a1 L6 t+ E9 z9 uRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
0 L1 J+ b7 f5 W5 Z$ F3 EEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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TBF-1 Avenger x 19
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Allied aircraft losses
6 e( o3 g& X4 p2 h: B& ] K- k' I TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged3 B9 P2 U0 I( w+ @4 b
% @4 n+ R2 V7 R7 e# u5 P6 @Japanese Ships
0 c7 z' o+ x; |& F& Z CA Mogami
. f+ a, } p. q# B( E CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
4 v- S9 n. ?& w# @$ I6 \ CA Mikuma5 T& c7 v# D9 I0 z: v+ Z
DD Akatsuki
9 q- _& Q( R$ ~" w3 ] CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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6 K$ }# J. G1 ^/ w2 M" j5 CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.& u4 C5 l& G) n+ K r
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 a# Q, Z5 d( @- Z- G
no flights
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TBF-1 Avenger x 11- a9 E: i& x$ K; x
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
5 ^# b# R) c! Z1 L$ Z TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged3 m5 W3 I) p" o! K
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Japanese Ships/ [7 p* {3 [, F; ^
CA Mikuma
+ V: R& S( v& q9 M7 f; ~ CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' h- T1 g. A+ W" v9 y6 f, m* Y
CA Kako! Y3 P8 K- J4 p$ V2 e
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Aircraft Attacking:4 U0 I0 N& u3 U8 q( S
11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* x3 ^0 w% A D" ]- I( c, @ Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo |
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