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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 43; E7 D( y$ a9 G- Q
日军炮击瑙鲁,Mili, 重巡战队折戟沉沙!
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6 A1 `2 W7 ~# K: q4 g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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7 T2 r+ u+ q/ F# A) E日寇在马绍尔群岛作战中获得了一次惨败~! I q. J6 a; \. {) c: V% N
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Nauru Island at 127,128, Range 11,000 Yards w+ |; L/ N( q# Z
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Japanese Ships
' f* d# ]: Z2 E6 S/ D6 W) r7 ? BB Mutsu* H7 G, D( S6 E( y5 X( X7 ^
BB Fuso
9 f" I: }9 V' O) X BB Yamashiro/ I7 M$ s- U* h& T5 b
BB Ise
5 ^/ l6 d% o- B- x, j4 c4 z, Y BB Hyuga6 c& R3 m" ~+ ?3 Q
DD Tanikaze5 o9 o4 N _9 z" b/ J7 f; x/ I
DD Uranami" o: K% l4 w& v. M Q
DD Shikinami
1 D% S$ y: J5 t DD Ayanami$ ^1 u3 f0 q5 T, u& H, l
DD Asagiri. Y0 S: A4 C( Y. w. U! I2 g7 A
DD Sagiri% z' `1 t. y% ^ Q0 o$ A
DD Minazuki
7 F& d' u# ~! K# Z2 h# c7 F8 N DD Fumizuki( g( b0 Q5 x3 H7 k( V
DD Kikuzuki4 {" w6 [6 c, g; l) P
DD Tagonami
' [ V+ H% h8 u: V! V- ^2 o* H% ` DD Suruyame* f9 i' S. q+ O+ H
7 I( r" H/ G: n- C2 G$ P$ R' y/ V, |Allied Ships8 H. \) V# j8 v+ Y7 T8 A1 z; e. N5 K
xAK Brastagi, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
1 x: Q* n6 a# ~6 r% y! u4 G( L- m xAK Day Star, Shell hits 4, and is sunk$ W0 E5 R; K& y" U8 I
YMS-270, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# b( E ^0 Z9 h$ P5 J. Y3 Q m
YMS-85, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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TF 7 encounters mine field at Mili (136,121)* m6 _/ T: N$ }- R
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. B/ C' ]' ~6 k b; j$ o m$ T% D9 p CA Ashigara, Mine hits 1
+ K' H& W# w0 v, w DD Ikazuchi, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
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! }- I' L$ C- D5 X4 Z, T0 YNight Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,121' c( ~3 D& [. }0 E" M, I# q% [
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses- j( w. ]0 E8 x9 V) b1 @) f
PBY-5 Catalina: 5 damaged, ]5 U0 I* i6 d
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 damaged9 a. q/ a# M5 w
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Japanese Ships u2 x# U! R- o& w# D, m: ?% D
CA Kako; n8 W( x/ r, o' o6 u
CA Furutaka! k* x( C# m; B4 r' A( ]/ F y
CA Kinugasa) P2 r( T5 k* l* ~0 V7 k
CA Aoba
; G5 T& `) C5 ?4 J# N8 V CA Mikuma
9 B4 `/ ^9 |0 {) _- R7 r CA Mogami
6 O9 _2 h" C& w* Y! R CA Ashigara
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Allied ground losses:
2 n- I6 b9 D1 ~ 357 casualties reported
! j7 v3 ]; b4 c Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- B* y8 I3 b* o( l0 y8 u( ^6 ] Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 50 disabled+ `: P2 @# A) I6 a
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 41 disabled4 h% U2 P8 V4 j: m+ T+ O# I/ n
Guns lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled)
; a. J) o( x) h- F* b8 @+ j% l Vehicles lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled)* o0 R& {2 T+ v S8 f) Q
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Airbase hits 14
4 Q, K2 g% o5 ]6 O- ?! F% `) m7 uAirbase supply hits 78 l U7 m3 V+ P. Y: l8 T& \
Runway hits 55! d% k: S& j2 _; V( L$ V& r
Port hits 24' t! C. ~0 T3 E3 A2 ^( Q! u
Port fuel hits 18 R7 z4 t2 u7 A4 o0 L
Port supply hits 2) N) j, M' }9 ?+ \4 u% S
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Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128# ]0 B; S; j7 v2 u+ l& \
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Allied aircraft) _% [" S) l+ }) q" d% M
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses7 b0 r8 j+ k7 h# s4 w
P-40K Warhawk: 123 damaged
8 z( \8 V. S+ g& M* ~1 m P-40K Warhawk: 24 destroyed on ground2 ` V! l% g+ c& z. d
F-5A Lightning: 7 damaged; N; e/ h h1 P" a- w" {# H+ G* A
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
+ U, b' Z9 P2 M F4F-4 Wildcat: 45 damaged8 ^5 [. H7 V% m1 }- {4 ~$ k y* _
F4F-4 Wildcat: 18 destroyed on ground
" k1 {1 ^) }# }' u. z3 Y! i PBY-5 Catalina: 25 damaged- j3 E3 R+ _" U2 ^8 \# G: S8 V
PBY-5 Catalina: 4 destroyed on ground9 g" Q! E1 A1 v4 y4 h
F-10 Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground1 _# ?' H; p9 s4 J
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground+ |3 L. g7 X3 t, V3 e: A _/ v+ ?
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BB Hyuga
( n' m. A; {, ~ B. q BB Ise
# y7 N+ u6 F6 I+ b% H) F BB Yamashiro
5 ~- j% Q# X U9 Z2 q: _& H' r0 V BB Fuso7 [! k! }/ z5 G, u# `* U
BB Mutsu, y0 w2 z7 ]8 r" F1 ?$ Z
& }, M% O' c5 B. P7 PAllied ground losses:; B* @+ E3 U5 A+ R
852 casualties reported) L& [6 t, f# [% k6 j+ O G& _1 T$ E8 W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 i: y5 t1 A" i3 V, E/ M
Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 65 disabled
5 L; \! w$ W) h1 W3 I Engineers: 7 destroyed, 17 disabled6 y' [" Y* K7 E* Y; [( k
Guns lost 23 (3 destroyed, 20 disabled)
" f! _, a% F& \' @' U4 u/ Y \) D2 {$ k) i Vehicles lost 25 (10 destroyed, 15 disabled)0 W2 Q, b# C5 ^. d
3 o2 U; H+ a! _' K5 L( u/ uAirbase hits 17
7 L3 v. P# n5 E- @* ?Airbase supply hits 12' ?1 k' r4 U- o7 h
Runway hits 398 [1 h, r0 ?$ T6 p6 p
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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 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
7 {% a2 O" @: Q/ x; l0 p) LEstimated time to target is 31 minutes; [8 H/ a( Z$ I0 ^( H* i
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Allied aircraft
2 p( T$ y% k' T2 y8 n E4 R4 h F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
# N9 B' ` ?+ {1 b1 d% W4 F: X TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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Allied aircraft losses
! c/ H* {: b2 H' p: h& v, S TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged$ h+ O# t- d7 L7 v* y
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak
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, n7 e: q& w' K* wJapanese Ships1 |' e; x( n9 P7 [3 r
CA Mikuma# h* D! H4 k% u- C1 t
DD Asanagi' F7 T' @) C5 P" n
CA Ashigara
" H- i& n1 I) m4 B x* a% s DD Kazegumo
1 E7 M4 u9 U0 z) ~9 T0 j) W CA Aoba
: X; X# h0 s0 N4 ^ CA Kako
, {5 X4 i6 o9 ^+ p( Y' R& \# { CA Mogami9 p& P, i9 m+ Z Y, y- z
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Aircraft Attacking:" S. U3 \! ?2 p# u
16 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, G3 c* I/ e) M( F! l Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
- z1 U, I. w; Q, r0 f 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% l; d7 U. G$ I Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
" ?8 F! w1 l7 R3 O! j. t+ L 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; J. ?1 v- T. l# t. [) U
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo9 P! n: n* x. P. H' L! p5 I& K$ D2 q
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, K {0 L" N0 d9 b4 ~& g G9 U$ `" m Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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i5 T) |$ c5 d+ k/ T8 [- OMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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% K$ `0 y# Y4 a* p$ A8 P, z2 }Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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: `; y4 j3 ~$ u9 KRaid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.+ z2 J* Y% @; o0 h+ S
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes& n9 H# n4 ]4 j
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Allied aircraft) D- e3 t' M- a
TBF-1 Avenger x 14$ ] E+ H% l/ O* ?! x4 S
0 Q+ k8 U1 g& t/ C' h$ LAllied aircraft losses' n4 b! M2 T/ d d" f# C8 L
TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged
) S7 ?1 G; H1 y TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak0 X; O5 l" [8 v: A. M% H2 v3 j+ R
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Japanese Ships
! }$ g% j+ {8 G5 r( M# b( k CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
9 q7 }6 ?# K% b' f& A4 a1 X CA Kako
- g+ N& L; ?3 x* F" K+ \ CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:0 W) v2 h- a# B+ ]3 h4 y- l( i" P
14 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 Z7 j c( W) A3 F
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo3 L' p& {& j; l" ^
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( L& f: ]# c6 D6 e4 DMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1190 b \' h a; z, }. J3 u
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.2 M5 b9 U. e4 p8 |! _" W
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes9 x9 o/ H$ J, J2 q5 k/ x# N9 a
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9 Z2 x6 F2 A" f4 x/ O; M8 x5 l TBF-1 Avenger x 17
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TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged- v8 Y6 K4 t6 h8 @* \$ [
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Japanese Ships
+ B0 s, T& b% N7 X CA Kako
. U" }' t, H; D6 O; t! i X: u CA Kinugasa/ o. }4 z/ Z; W Y9 M( e0 }: l
CA Furutaka5 d- }( W3 v- a
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1: f. [( t0 }/ C3 T) E: P& a% ?
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Aircraft Attacking:
: K* f0 A8 h7 Y- b 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ V4 Z2 V4 d" Y: M' ?4 a' ^* N
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
2 |: I! A g4 ~8 _ 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' K( \ V) s6 i, V! {. w 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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* ]$ e6 V5 \* L3 I) P( c5 ~1 pWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.! ^4 |) L+ B) ~& {" R( v8 [5 i
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes( Y1 y. L1 N5 S M2 Y
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft, U8 {+ l# i* m7 A3 O' V
TBF-1 Avenger x 15) [% f7 g" m/ _' t4 L5 D
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No Japanese losses: s7 x& }2 z# w- f
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Allied aircraft losses4 A/ J4 _# c) A% X
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged u6 v, J" a. x3 A( d
& j6 R: Z3 U( p8 s1 SJapanese Ships2 \5 J$ C a) Y9 q
CA Furutaka
. @, x) p; E2 C2 c7 S% q CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 1
6 z2 u* ]/ [3 B: w% v$ i: U4 E CA Aoba A" O: V' J4 X: I1 }* e
CA Mikuma5 L$ \# ^; x& x* P0 D
CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' E1 H1 Q: ]1 V' P* @8 U
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Aircraft Attacking:1 ~, B: q! \/ H7 u- E$ ]7 n3 B4 W
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet' a% E/ L5 { K9 j. g, T% v
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo( ?! o4 L! ~. k& O& y
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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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4 M% y) z% E9 C0 DRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
+ @! m. f* e2 C$ \Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Allied aircraft) c8 g5 E( a! b$ D
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10; L2 \; r- G2 k
TBF-1 Avenger x 30- ^6 {& H0 |! z7 t5 ]: q9 _# d2 u
1 }) ^$ ~: o- BAllied aircraft losses ~9 X8 L: S8 D/ h0 y3 o# I# b
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged# v# J0 n- K0 M/ `5 G
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak4 q. A0 [: a3 N( W# i; D+ v9 @& e
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Japanese Ships
+ L0 r) {- D. x( h( E DD Akatsuki( ~& E) F: I/ r9 L# P3 d/ E
CA Mogami
: B7 G2 C' ]1 D2 ]0 { w CA Aoba. \$ }" d& ?0 [( y/ f1 e7 x
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk( O9 L- F+ p3 g7 S* E; H9 V
CA Mikuma8 _8 A/ k, R% p1 u
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Aircraft Attacking:
- F& K" f) O) k5 k+ f 12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet, G& d% m. c" s8 P$ O
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
0 x( C4 G! U E* J3 x( ?$ X 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 W3 L( p `; Z+ n Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo# E0 r. D0 O3 \" v; T7 R
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 i. Z# R" l/ Z
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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3 h& H/ n2 o' g% H7 RRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. K% N9 S! z( ?' p+ S
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes2 a/ X+ C: S5 |1 O p% l7 ^
/ H6 J% T; ~7 u& k- l, B% QAllied aircraft
8 M# k% O& p8 W1 T* `- A) Z. g F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
8 a( t2 z# M4 L& A TBF-1 Avenger x 300 e- t5 F5 `6 I% A& S& ^
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TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged2 f. b6 z. B, P" N, z, c$ N
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
9 G: r4 g( m+ T" e DD Akatsuki( e0 {$ ?# C3 Z. v
CA Mogami; u. \% S3 g$ ]% z
CA Aoba- I+ c9 n G1 O
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk5 t% L8 [9 w! N3 m O) y
CA Mikuma
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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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: d4 {! ?' O2 L/ LRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
/ n* n4 p/ G9 r4 x, |Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Allied aircraft
& v4 j( E1 o" q& ] TBF-1 Avenger x 19
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Allied aircraft losses) E. `: E" `. q3 K
TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
) c8 x0 S. N2 Z# l, h' y: _( r CA Mogami
( L3 D: A: [) h, o& V% z9 P CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
|2 L3 h3 c6 [$ |( e+ H9 q CA Mikuma. I ]: X* z6 x1 p, l' i
DD Akatsuki( h! w0 j/ b5 ?9 @. s3 z# y
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage5 D y; n0 | f2 u( M) U/ b" m
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( f- B/ n" G) b3 BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119+ D1 h0 h% l9 q
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Weather in hex: Severe storms8 O* S, b: c6 \ f: P/ K
7 [7 Z" i. b2 B2 n, y5 \Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
" G) B5 E* t: C) l% f; sEstimated time to target is 33 minutes
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" k9 ]! W& T! }% Q3 l; Z6 aJapanese aircraft
+ z1 B& T1 j; t. ]0 _( I0 T4 T no flights
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+ X0 E# j7 x% _; ^Allied aircraft1 |/ I3 ~, y3 }: N4 g7 u, \6 D
TBF-1 Avenger x 11
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8 t0 A0 L v5 Z# rNo Japanese losses$ J2 i9 s: b _, n4 g
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Allied aircraft losses
$ ~6 t e/ {- y1 _ TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships5 j1 B s6 j4 x" B7 e/ y9 p4 V0 L
CA Mikuma# A' {) Q2 B$ n5 G3 Q) h7 U
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' {! Q! K0 @4 Q2 q- P! A# V CA Kako
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Aircraft Attacking:5 S) A2 v' ]9 R/ B* A& G
11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 `3 E: Q" ^2 r) L# u8 Q
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo |
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