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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 434 Z7 p% v |" w+ S
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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; |6 m3 z" A' ^( ?& q! ?1 c4 r# ]! fNight Time Surface Combat, near Nauru Island at 127,128, Range 11,000 Yards, b" f4 y8 T3 t* i/ A. X8 v
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Japanese Ships
/ P1 r" g; s b _. K, W BB Mutsu. a3 Y D/ ^6 V( }3 n: i
BB Fuso. S( N* e) `) R# W# ~& c. O
BB Yamashiro; E) S0 D8 V5 h2 o" Y1 s! z1 ^
BB Ise
4 C* ]2 _1 l$ `; Y4 X9 ~ BB Hyuga
# K. j% d+ S6 B DD Tanikaze
6 A& B5 I% M4 N. Z5 Q% S! T& P! N DD Uranami4 e9 G3 c( K: ?& t; Y7 g! ?( ?
DD Shikinami
) m# n) u+ N4 {3 b DD Ayanami4 W& b# _' H& x; `# Q' S( M& l$ y
DD Asagiri) y* J$ }) H/ j! U+ m2 M
DD Sagiri
+ E/ C" E6 [3 E& U DD Minazuki
% D& `6 [$ W6 o% e DD Fumizuki
' P: W* l( `+ Y$ O DD Kikuzuki
3 `: K- o& j5 q2 p `3 y& v8 q DD Tagonami
# x1 o" Y+ V+ F* h DD Suruyame
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+ \& Q t; _7 P4 E+ w+ dAllied Ships9 ?$ p. w6 ^: ?% J. H
xAK Brastagi, Shell hits 8, and is sunk/ y4 R! l8 E+ Z9 i$ m$ W
xAK Day Star, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
* J' F- |) c* Q+ ^0 o YMS-270, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
\2 P# C& X, G* D YMS-85, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) R) K7 [% F/ z0 R8 v' p e
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. q8 D) C8 {2 ^# rTF 7 encounters mine field at Mili (136,121)
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Japanese Ships! z5 a( `8 _( G! l
CA Ashigara, Mine hits 1
1 C# I' X9 q# q: B DD Ikazuchi, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
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Night Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,1212 M& L% W1 f3 J% A* b) z/ Y
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no flights g" h2 o# [7 j6 [
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Allied aircraft losses: g" R7 w' I( [7 g, O
PBY-5 Catalina: 5 damaged
" I( [% c& A( M( Q+ ~. @4 g F4U-1 Corsair: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships$ d: U3 `8 T' A9 e( o( c% X% m
CA Kako, F4 }5 ]: S+ H0 T1 b3 |, M. H
CA Furutaka. K4 G& v1 Y- F; d
CA Kinugasa7 \( K/ ^! I. i0 z
CA Aoba; @6 Q K1 N! _3 r2 x
CA Mikuma
' Y- q1 r5 R; D- @! J* Z$ q CA Mogami
' Z1 M p5 k' D5 s& N8 f CA Ashigara& h/ T) S+ {" ~6 C' Y/ g5 D
. s5 `+ ]' ]' w, O) B+ H: m$ |* W% hAllied ground losses:
, ?( D c- }9 ~+ L5 t, u 357 casualties reported
. P* X {, G4 d* L Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled d, E1 r/ R, q1 b6 }
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 50 disabled4 `3 J$ ?; ]) [: B3 j
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 41 disabled
, Q& l7 z+ C Y$ B! ]* F Guns lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled)8 y# l! z- E9 |4 ~1 y1 e
Vehicles lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled)+ T, a# K, C& N4 {
" C# E9 B" }9 w4 A8 B% W. PAirbase hits 14& {9 B, C; b F" r0 y
Airbase supply hits 7
- l1 g, C# G4 |Runway hits 55
: U! y- x% c- u# j2 BPort hits 24# n, W, `' n( @- P3 P3 L% l" r
Port fuel hits 1
, X& [' ^. h" R7 {+ l- K/ JPort supply hits 2# R: G1 p: ]& m' u
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. o( }9 P/ }) `Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128; c5 j4 h9 U- @
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; N+ t7 g5 E4 M; wAllied aircraft losses
! ]% l( n& ^5 B7 U2 G0 ~4 C P-40K Warhawk: 123 damaged
0 P7 G. j# j% k# ?2 G0 I1 r P-40K Warhawk: 24 destroyed on ground
( o5 r4 ]4 U$ G+ z F-5A Lightning: 7 damaged2 Y# a E$ J4 {4 h5 q
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
$ z/ Y( ?/ C4 V0 n+ ?; l- X8 K/ o F4F-4 Wildcat: 45 damaged
: {& L' u- o: @+ G0 D F4F-4 Wildcat: 18 destroyed on ground
% [6 h1 n' |- M9 A2 b+ |- h0 S PBY-5 Catalina: 25 damaged
# k" M3 D6 n+ I" M PBY-5 Catalina: 4 destroyed on ground8 s& ~* j9 r% |$ }
F-10 Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
0 a Q7 V- w0 _" x2 G7 v( w% q) ~ P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
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( F6 F3 T$ c5 E# J! O0 ?Japanese Ships
1 A/ m( {) `0 b$ q* k, M8 o BB Hyuga9 k* ^! w( @+ l* b. Z
BB Ise
- }' _( q0 G" h1 I6 }, F0 V BB Yamashiro
& H1 t4 }( O. U3 P BB Fuso
7 N8 f. M9 I+ U2 Y1 ~6 h. K& c BB Mutsu
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4 E& R* O9 _ |* L: ^. MAllied ground losses:' I/ D* x- I: Z; _
852 casualties reported" m. m6 G& p9 x3 k, {- p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ W, c1 S6 N, M4 d t Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 65 disabled
: y3 N# D* T" K- ~) u Engineers: 7 destroyed, 17 disabled! k6 ^+ I( Z8 i' J+ R; x& z& ]( ]
Guns lost 23 (3 destroyed, 20 disabled)
7 P! E' a6 I0 v! Q0 M) m% ] Vehicles lost 25 (10 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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4 ?3 c% A/ I4 b$ K6 nAirbase hits 17
' W, T3 y$ v# T& f1 D8 pAirbase supply hits 12
2 O" q. C; L' ^; X% oRunway hits 39
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1192 C7 h* z9 }+ I# \, H
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
# F8 n! V) J7 ^: R: K; X' {% uEstimated time to target is 31 minutes, ~$ ]$ n' P: P+ Q/ S+ f: Q
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Allied aircraft7 ~7 ]4 K( D& H a% C7 D0 `, ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
& k$ h, K$ m; m TBF-1 Avenger x 370 I T+ {: l' D7 C
% Z k! [7 @6 y5 j: \; d8 OAllied aircraft losses
8 B1 g* U% ~. o0 X2 G% c8 n$ N TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged
6 U9 J/ l9 Z9 ]2 a4 U$ C TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak# y; a" {8 ~5 }! a3 Z
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Japanese Ships: o" p8 U* q; r6 C, R! j$ Y
CA Mikuma: E, l- {2 J7 O: J( [/ k3 n
DD Asanagi
; o+ U7 m' }6 y/ { CA Ashigara
" T ?) ^4 l* S# t DD Kazegumo
- I5 i4 q5 ^# C1 T# H, j5 i CA Aoba
. E% R% k* }: U! D4 n CA Kako
( ]. X7 l3 U5 g% L* X% h+ A: J CA Mogami
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Aircraft Attacking: s) y. t5 e2 Q! @6 c0 {
16 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 `" Y0 Y, ^7 X' e9 {0 D Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo- P% M- w" K# A5 G
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 E% _/ Z+ K0 n1 |, m Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo- [5 T2 d6 e4 s A
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet, `% _- Q+ ~1 X _1 Q+ o# d# {
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo) x8 Z! ]) p5 X- ~+ ? X( Z. J
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 o0 Q8 G/ h* L9 n2 }. f ]' s Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo+ X7 y) g. J8 m; ?- y2 [ c6 @" ?1 _
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% W t! t( H" O0 u; c0 F+ |
5 X. e' H; W J8 q0 k4 S. z% cRaid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
! U: H9 u# o \. s5 YEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft$ h5 ?# T8 G/ G) @7 F( ~0 {
TBF-1 Avenger x 141 o& \: D2 F9 j+ j& ? i
9 b' d9 b9 I1 l4 k. H/ DAllied aircraft losses
6 _, r; f6 q0 b E( a& q5 H TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged. M) O, i' n {/ G0 N/ C, F
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak9 c* K6 U$ s+ Z0 w( j
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Japanese Ships) D$ b+ \' y1 a/ p9 i; t, m
CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 17 f7 Z+ L' R$ u5 k& x
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14 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 z" L: {/ J" @4 R, L8 i) |7 N5 Y0 a Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1198 d& F0 \, u, S9 ^2 t; [9 B
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ T0 S- t7 ~% \1 V5 t! h
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Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.7 Y, v- l) W& ]2 B8 B
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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TBF-1 Avenger x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
- Q9 N# s2 l7 A8 y1 Y- y TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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CA Kako
: s0 C) F. K7 U: w/ P3 J6 b CA Kinugasa
2 e0 L# U2 y1 J: u% G CA Furutaka
' {/ j/ {" F3 P3 C! u CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1 u6 C' Z& [+ d/ l( R& e
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Aircraft Attacking:# Q# P4 r5 t8 H: ~; O
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet' a3 F j. w; Q6 T$ F
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo& k# t2 E4 v4 h1 z) G
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 i+ o) i: D# ?4 S2 A6 ~ Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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" O$ i7 V( K3 y5 pMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.0 X" E: Z! P' R3 s
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes) D8 Q$ M# ?$ i; r! m+ W
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Japanese aircraft8 @0 o4 H* G' P. X+ P
no flights
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" S7 j8 E$ }" W0 k* }Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses ~3 {! b* V, _" y3 L
5 ?! A; D: _1 H, iAllied aircraft losses
' l' W0 h; ~( O$ e TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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( I2 F6 \: g# X4 Q CA Furutaka0 T O+ o( o: c: U& T' q
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 18 g, i) s8 c: ^ G
CA Aoba2 T' f, @) x# P; K& ^' `
CA Mikuma$ d3 S# X1 {3 C+ C$ {% Z2 b
CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Aircraft Attacking:+ [0 ^3 P2 p- b" n8 J
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet# |4 a. n3 Z& @' s/ x5 p* a
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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d4 f/ q# x0 V6 _2 R* JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1193 ^) D3 J1 k) g$ l
' s' ~, M6 @- ^; T( JWeather in hex: Severe storms
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! h5 Q* y) V& }8 {+ _Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
0 a# |; |" g: |/ w6 M/ P7 r8 GEstimated time to target is 34 minutes: p& C. t7 u# _1 v( ^
% {/ D5 y' f+ E3 S9 l( O& @Allied aircraft
. ~& J0 g+ c# J- Q- W5 \5 ^0 T F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
' P% G( I8 x' ^* \# u$ \) f TBF-1 Avenger x 308 j1 p6 e$ x7 S8 {( _
/ a A2 m$ Q* hAllied aircraft losses
0 Q& v5 B6 E7 E( a: x! y; F TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged
0 K1 i! }( c0 L TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
8 R" w& a2 {+ z% o/ h6 v' B DD Akatsuki4 O- O- J0 j/ C! B5 ?% X) {
CA Mogami
0 L7 ]8 J' M, b CA Aoba
& D: r, O7 }. d& f7 K CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
# N1 ^9 K# j- r- N' ] CA Mikuma: T8 M# I. m" E2 L1 E1 x5 p6 W
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Aircraft Attacking:7 X {& T- H* j- E9 p+ y7 N
12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( O6 H( @- S5 X- e Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo8 [% D( d( M7 y; k3 p. I4 q1 j
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 E( `% L; z; r' H- t
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
: b0 {. Y' r- ] 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 B; h y) D+ v" ?5 O; Y0 m4 D Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo# b" a) K$ D( C8 G' `2 d) d# b
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1 s. p, t! [ N1 }: ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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1 l; J) n" s6 C7 rWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
4 x' w6 i! i! j' z; J& j2 K4 nEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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$ P" s: b# w. `! [( A F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
- E; k( U" s: h2 W0 I& R5 ] TBF-1 Avenger x 30- `$ E r' j" D
3 f8 k. u# U5 c9 JAllied aircraft losses
4 c8 O$ [, p+ E. { TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged
- @( b$ { o) T3 D TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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T" F' u9 j5 a% \' d8 KJapanese Ships/ {, b; s$ y" v2 c4 F& R/ \
DD Akatsuki
' C% B; s6 [. D& k) v5 L8 u CA Mogami
) t7 N3 y* a' E3 Z2 f3 f6 G# c0 x CA Aoba
7 t2 \3 `; \* W+ _( J( m CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
; \/ x6 K; y8 J! L4 N" ?" U& e r [1 M CA Mikuma
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1 m% h3 ?8 X3 s: N4 S0 a2 S% B4 Y& @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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. r5 h4 u' u1 X0 kRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.0 ?+ ^; b3 w" Z* E, Z3 u6 G
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes9 d+ ~' i0 e: B! l
# `# L" B, I' w, j8 `+ G$ PAllied aircraft
, [ G) |+ Y' y: h TBF-1 Avenger x 197 N' r; K) w' k5 k- @" J) n
! ^: u/ p$ k2 V* f' `; i# g" l% ?Allied aircraft losses
/ B( s" w4 |, w. A1 q$ k( t TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged/ z* A) ?3 u1 s& Y9 x
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4 H& o7 G& y4 V; b0 ^. \ CA Mogami
3 S$ v. b+ ]$ l5 Q CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
: N5 u# {3 o$ g- y, F6 `* G0 C CA Mikuma
0 j3 v+ e, y+ ^/ ]/ M( k DD Akatsuki; \) ^; m+ B0 W6 s
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage5 q0 i- W& T; q( h1 U
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Weather in hex: Severe storms5 E9 t1 c$ G- E
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Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.7 C/ o' A h( s
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes; x* _4 }0 |" R; m+ H; M
; s3 b% T+ B+ K0 YJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft5 N9 D$ m! v: ^7 P4 Z1 v1 x
TBF-1 Avenger x 11
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No Japanese losses2 c! e5 X5 I+ d, Q1 U6 X0 E
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Allied aircraft losses3 p! r7 B0 n/ b+ n
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
9 ^* g e& n1 l9 d8 B2 a# d9 Y CA Mikuma
$ a2 @5 P2 ~3 z- O8 S CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- r) i! B. v- E: g( F9 p
CA Kako
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Aircraft Attacking:
$ M7 ~. v9 p, W8 T3 h- ]! M 11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 q/ _* H+ C2 _# L- J0 b7 G Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo |
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