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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 43
! l$ i i- n" s日军炮击瑙鲁,Mili, 重巡战队折戟沉沙!( P! S& ?! |3 y9 X% I5 d% v/ _
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! j, a/ J* l' M- Q; ^* A o( ^2 m- [8 s0 e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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/ s( V1 O2 m1 ]$ o2 _日寇在马绍尔群岛作战中获得了一次惨败~% H! h- ^8 Z: p8 G& p
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Nauru Island at 127,128, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships- j) Q! y' O6 l, \
BB Mutsu
3 Y* `& E g7 X: m5 r5 M BB Fuso
3 W( g7 d2 Y/ b% b: K3 F BB Yamashiro' O! a: g7 e) i: E% R8 j
BB Ise' S0 E9 |: q9 b' h
BB Hyuga
# }! u6 ]2 `9 N* E, o DD Tanikaze
7 E1 _& K s3 j. L, A8 G DD Uranami, g2 W+ z5 J2 x$ d4 G0 k, k
DD Shikinami2 ^+ B5 G( `; K S, K* _, r: B8 o
DD Ayanami
! X- m0 B9 C* a2 d c) u8 h DD Asagiri4 x0 |$ M& N# Q& [" \
DD Sagiri3 F3 X/ J# L* ^! S, Y0 w. b1 {
DD Minazuki
3 G) q" J" p+ P DD Fumizuki
$ D, J8 p- o" H0 P7 Z1 \ DD Kikuzuki
# m: H9 g% o* t, c$ L DD Tagonami
4 a+ p) F5 g Q2 O& Q DD Suruyame
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Allied Ships# x6 X2 n; G/ _) e& a; _
xAK Brastagi, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
3 ~# |7 C) l. Y6 s" T: e xAK Day Star, Shell hits 4, and is sunk/ x L& ?, T7 K
YMS-270, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( M' W4 l$ C/ `& l YMS-85, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; E6 r0 C& X" z! b4 o( O
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TF 7 encounters mine field at Mili (136,121)
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Japanese Ships2 R! e* G2 G) e+ O( m, l
CA Ashigara, Mine hits 1
; c, X/ o) m1 p$ R7 F DD Ikazuchi, Mine hits 1, heavy damage- j: T" G: v7 s$ ]! A' ^
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2 u, S; k. o b, [8 xNight Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,121
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Allied aircraft, p1 g _7 u% J. k( u" w9 \9 Z
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses+ {; h1 L& R$ q7 R
PBY-5 Catalina: 5 damaged3 u7 w5 |: Z! A# |
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 damaged7 N6 x+ R: Q/ N8 x* v
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Japanese Ships1 V+ g( {4 U( P. q; c
CA Kako
6 p. }8 k+ i* F' r: ` CA Furutaka
; P8 w# ?8 R! i/ x" `4 e* `8 q/ h CA Kinugasa
' z" Q6 X3 ?0 C2 u* q' ` CA Aoba' e' H3 Y: ?4 E2 o
CA Mikuma. v8 s0 A8 X( I2 f! N# Q- Z0 A% g
CA Mogami$ I+ d% W ^9 P; [; z
CA Ashigara3 i K( `9 o7 M5 Z
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Allied ground losses:
6 I4 S" z6 q8 s3 f% d* Q* W 357 casualties reported
1 ^4 s( `5 C$ B Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: ^' }8 \0 Z2 ]3 u
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 50 disabled3 {! s! u1 M) M( O0 @6 O
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 41 disabled' x" W/ M; ^! u6 _5 S# [5 z2 d5 u
Guns lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled)
" V, l" @! F. b) [% G) S Vehicles lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled)
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9 h- l6 @% l$ S: nAirbase hits 14
" @2 [6 n- d0 U0 KAirbase supply hits 77 P0 [ |# U6 O) k3 s* k7 P) ]
Runway hits 558 N: z0 T" R6 F8 `7 G0 l
Port hits 24
9 z' g5 J6 A* o) n! K& g$ M+ KPort fuel hits 1$ t( Y7 U' {. J4 v; D
Port supply hits 2+ V% S* u a3 h3 T
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Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128- ]1 K& u! L. r0 x' Y
) F# p- A) o$ OAllied aircraft
. T( l C7 x3 D, @4 Y no flights# X; o; b" h; I# @5 ~- S. O
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Allied aircraft losses; l Q9 h5 p' Q$ m. L
P-40K Warhawk: 123 damaged }; w j9 \% b3 X6 D# C/ E
P-40K Warhawk: 24 destroyed on ground
- z9 n; \1 [' H8 n# A! y7 S F-5A Lightning: 7 damaged I* j+ Z3 g6 p: w6 C
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
5 w. G5 L: L9 Q; p2 T5 p& X9 j" N9 e F4F-4 Wildcat: 45 damaged- G" `6 T# k4 \( N, A. i9 L+ t
F4F-4 Wildcat: 18 destroyed on ground t, o4 F" E1 N6 U {1 l
PBY-5 Catalina: 25 damaged
1 I0 \1 N" |: O% P9 r PBY-5 Catalina: 4 destroyed on ground7 \# {% g+ p5 ~0 o5 j- L; `
F-10 Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground m% g0 l" L9 k+ z5 D( r$ R. x
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground# \' a. O1 i& ?( ~
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Japanese Ships
5 o! T8 V+ q8 B BB Hyuga4 h$ e) ?: I9 v9 \4 v9 p
BB Ise9 n7 k! K8 e2 Y% ~' D+ H& e
BB Yamashiro
" N) ?$ P8 M$ k" ^' {2 b BB Fuso# S4 q% D- h6 L& j
BB Mutsu, _) E( [7 }$ o3 A' }& ^9 X
2 o% I! @; M$ }( A% WAllied ground losses:
6 g, k; |* }* O) i" O& w 852 casualties reported
$ F9 q2 c; h2 X* V' H Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' a/ l+ ]' [% J
Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 65 disabled
" s& L- L6 Z% ] q2 Q% d Engineers: 7 destroyed, 17 disabled
6 |1 o. S U" E) b Guns lost 23 (3 destroyed, 20 disabled)
7 ?6 g4 o6 m; s2 @* k Vehicles lost 25 (10 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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) R1 d1 y0 n1 t: Q( t! CAirbase hits 172 @' n, d6 ?) ~8 K' u( Z9 `( q
Airbase supply hits 12
% y* N+ W+ j7 H1 o, ORunway hits 39
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1198 P7 p% |: u3 u' S6 Q# V3 Q1 I' \
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 M$ o/ P: { T
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Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.5 o% A9 h% D3 p p
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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( {5 k) u# p6 h( `+ |Allied aircraft* s6 b0 K7 P7 P" X& \: {
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
: e4 j) c7 j* {5 ?. b' y" X TBF-1 Avenger x 376 G& [2 L; w. {6 o+ F
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Allied aircraft losses
: R) \0 m* q+ R TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged* \ W! A* E% Q& c8 S/ H
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak0 `5 M% n. h* N; |+ T
4 D1 A3 s: g' `: Q. ]+ P/ ?1 a* {, tJapanese Ships
' ?( L5 A5 ?/ P" a; E CA Mikuma
) [! L8 h0 t1 Q DD Asanagi8 E# _+ J% R! Z
CA Ashigara6 ~7 a% r3 ] l2 Y
DD Kazegumo
; \1 t7 J+ Q7 j CA Aoba- w& j& e2 j) V* i
CA Kako- P! I" [& X$ J' x% F4 r
CA Mogami" g ]* _8 Y5 X0 }" w
4 O9 Z& o& c4 E8 t8 x5 v- qAircraft Attacking:
$ x* H; T) R5 t( I* | 16 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 Z0 U/ H- n4 B% V! @: _
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo/ K% v; q) U" p5 n5 H( l( p9 f
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet, U7 F6 k9 s( [) L; _" `7 _9 ~
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo! W- r8 ?% C' M- y2 S) J) A
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& l6 x1 Q& h6 r7 q- P, E) F# N5 K Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
8 ^; N, h9 b, s0 o 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet! q1 u- ~/ ~; r- w
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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' T! d) o L+ t% ^3 f5 A* w+ |Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1194 \! m$ J( O. e6 R8 W% O; Q# P4 j
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud- v9 M7 v$ ]# z( J0 m: d, t# K
4 t* z/ V8 M* _5 x4 _. z8 gRaid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
6 [2 _: f' x! h) p. fEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
! Q! @! e: L# Q TBF-1 Avenger x 14
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) C9 r/ C! h& l' oAllied aircraft losses
" X+ D# E4 y k% B TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged
M7 Y$ \* I! u6 `* u3 p: l TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak# i+ [' i& v3 U
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Japanese Ships
: k3 B/ i0 l% c- s CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage7 p; H6 i9 l9 h( k: u' T/ N: v
CA Kako
1 H# i- P6 }3 W$ P CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:) S; z6 T1 i+ y) W' D
14 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 ^3 r" B. o* }, a. E0 s' ]9 o7 i
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo1 f% p- R! P! Z2 ^3 H6 O
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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# ]& T/ c1 s9 V1 W: D5 TWeather in hex: Heavy cloud z% L; U. g1 t8 m
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Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.. H$ L" y7 A2 K' n) ^! V
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes+ t8 w+ r+ d; c v0 {9 Y4 _ X
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Allied aircraft3 G) X |8 ~7 r, X
TBF-1 Avenger x 17" R8 `% s" G1 j1 g/ d
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Allied aircraft losses" v/ _5 J+ q( n; G, P
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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; |! m0 z' L+ A2 x; B' j ?* B9 GJapanese Ships* b7 F' n: ^8 M5 v
CA Kako
: V4 r/ t! x3 c4 i7 i! a0 ] CA Kinugasa
; f: K! E" ]7 ], S" o CA Furutaka
4 C1 G6 P6 {3 w/ I; N6 d% W8 K CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 13 p! v) X* L1 @5 V, S1 ^% N# |
; T% S( }: l) s; IAircraft Attacking:
0 z1 y5 j( g2 F5 _9 B 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ i. E0 t1 g5 E3 i/ z
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo T" U2 W9 z$ b5 V3 @9 D
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 T$ v* q9 N4 j+ p
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo- m) A P3 h. m" V# ?0 j
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, j0 I; k' H' j( cMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119$ ?6 R6 U& q8 r# @
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# A; H7 B3 F: {, D
; E! B) z( R$ D qRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.. T! E; l3 p: @4 Z3 u/ D
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes, a2 M" k* Q# e0 k5 X4 I' q3 v9 s& K6 L
- |/ |4 t$ z) UJapanese aircraft2 K+ S# D! B5 v& z7 H& _( V0 g
no flights
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0 a5 M" o' t! n- gAllied aircraft8 t6 v1 g- W, [; w; s; T) n6 }
TBF-1 Avenger x 156 q% g& R2 I9 s1 U3 W+ a
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No Japanese losses# {4 u3 M# B9 H8 @/ t& }
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Allied aircraft losses
2 H5 H. g3 H9 A# }1 f TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged; V! h0 @/ ?( |# }
" v0 I9 r" o% c* fJapanese Ships6 S4 y% Z" h% M- g3 W
CA Furutaka$ k% @' ~$ x, p
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 1% G% r/ I. x/ c7 |
CA Aoba
( t w" V4 R7 G# Z1 R! z9 _6 Q CA Mikuma
% Y9 F3 Q+ U+ w$ L. C( B9 s. e CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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5 J9 s" Q; y4 o) t+ y7 `Aircraft Attacking:8 N3 G, u: F' A' i! V
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 J) x# e- w |( j5 g) ]( T% } Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo$ ?) T, }! I9 b8 w f3 f
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119" q3 s, d* `+ S' i1 m; [% m
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Weather in hex: Severe storms- J; D; [0 Y, z- J& O ]; j; }7 B
) E0 \% a$ `. @7 y K5 HRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.* h: S4 L; e! N! [
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes1 b7 X. p! d4 u$ Y( Z( i1 S
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Allied aircraft
0 ^' i/ n) q8 S* K# B% i F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
4 a9 _0 X) k# `, k# Y TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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# V: N9 t+ P' r2 oAllied aircraft losses; J: Q9 H0 n& y; T( \* V5 Q
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged
% n7 C- e& n8 { TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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; E9 A" R# |# f( p# aJapanese Ships3 @/ w2 |& K7 m) G- j ~% q
DD Akatsuki, C! P x4 K4 r% Y9 k. h
CA Mogami6 e7 g/ }) Z, w% X" J9 y' e
CA Aoba
' y, b9 c% T7 E- R CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk% W: b+ F* n7 ]0 a+ D$ y* S
CA Mikuma
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( ^. K7 L# d* t5 g! y: E# hAircraft Attacking:
; B7 @, y/ ~, a& U4 g 12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet% x* k# T+ i! f# B
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo+ ]- ]4 a( a! g1 h8 j
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ u7 {" c. e2 m. A$ {% n3 |3 W Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
5 D" u6 S4 l& k0 P) k 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# b- Z! |( U$ g0 q/ d0 ~ Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo; _: o" F5 N. }7 N
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Weather in hex: Severe storms8 m, \) Q+ m9 w& u# r% n& R6 ~
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
" `- A9 U! T {Estimated time to target is 34 minutes6 {& B) I# a& }
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Allied aircraft
+ Q" b H* H7 Z# u4 P+ N F4F-4 Wildcat x 109 p3 @& l4 m u
TBF-1 Avenger x 30& j) i7 g2 g6 V8 d2 S
; L) P% z% Q8 NAllied aircraft losses4 g S$ W0 ~- a: T& T
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged- l W( `0 e/ F) c: f2 \/ |' H
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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9 X Q" M! s% PJapanese Ships
0 z; l% y+ M2 z7 T DD Akatsuki
6 c4 s% R- x* N$ w3 e CA Mogami. X% |) V- q/ [5 x b
CA Aoba
! T2 N- K7 J T/ ]" b2 U CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
* {# t, l$ g' b g CA Mikuma
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1196 E+ c3 D' A I1 P- c/ g: e2 q' L
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
: A- ?8 O5 l" K ^0 ^4 n A+ pEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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$ \8 e; t/ e8 D1 I3 }7 K/ n: u! [Allied aircraft' Z, g# i6 U/ E m
TBF-1 Avenger x 19/ P3 s# ]$ U& I# ]# T8 {
: X6 }; C5 ]' k* u3 v4 ?2 nAllied aircraft losses# z8 l6 Q- g J/ g# u- p
TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships, B. M% D2 i' I% u- s' K
CA Mogami
. p, b$ V4 U# J7 _) r' U CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 13 [ K: x6 y' ]
CA Mikuma
& b6 W6 l6 G- ~9 ^ DD Akatsuki& t- K3 l+ D( i/ q$ S" L: U
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage/ F6 e* k9 |3 g8 E; Z( A
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! V9 S z) n% m! w: [: ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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5 b/ x$ d1 @9 A# VWeather in hex: Severe storms
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; Y( P! z3 d+ r2 S* k1 Y1 K2 @: CRaid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
0 J7 T- Y" s( Z, P8 ZEstimated time to target is 33 minutes3 [: g& f: r T% P) O" F: K
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Japanese aircraft
|7 p5 ^9 J% y D, _ no flights% v5 k0 I( d5 S; ~" `, ]1 [
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Allied aircraft! ^! W6 [ ^0 V+ L
TBF-1 Avenger x 11) A+ t5 l8 R2 n! z" M( V
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No Japanese losses
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; x* b, R0 c! v! a/ W$ qAllied aircraft losses( u' m. X, P/ }; c2 [
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged! ~, v7 U1 A7 P' e' W
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Japanese Ships x, }- ]8 N2 `: r2 z1 a4 {$ ?
CA Mikuma
+ l- m" Y8 e$ S8 E( o+ x, R0 E CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% S' y* n* }- i* X CA Kako5 y* w* o+ p4 N7 l/ R
3 n5 K$ Z1 p- l. a& KAircraft Attacking:
, w" j' ]. \2 O9 `+ H1 _1 y' p; L 11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 U! S: K ~8 K. F0 [$ t3 J6 z
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo |
"I have nothing to offer but supplies, fuel and women." |
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