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盟军重巡印第安纳玻璃丝号突袭了正在卸载补给的塔拉瓦环礁,击沉帝国一艘大型巡逻船。/ w) g) c3 }# H! P5 X
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tarawa at 136,128, Range 2,000 Yards/ Z) X8 v( w- {8 a1 z
% B+ _0 a, n0 g% UJapanese Ships9 o7 A4 ^8 {% o2 X0 z4 n: A
PB Nagata Maru, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage# b6 M5 f0 Y5 i
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CA Indianapolis
3 m O$ v+ V' l- n7 u. i7 X DMS Southard. ^7 S9 ~+ t! `6 i/ n
DMS Hopkins& y2 P* h5 I1 \# [8 c3 a' ?
DMS Dorsey" l% I- y, e7 a7 l
DMS Long$ O+ H6 T( n* `% T
DMS Elliot. d0 `5 d5 P/ W ?/ v7 x( \6 ?
/ G) p4 t& j. D! q2 I6 Q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。: L! N y* z. a. `& a
Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 9 c; t! {, M, U3 a' M
8 z3 p" W8 k, @. kWeather in hex: Light cloud
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u* {$ Y0 n- G' Z6 q iRaid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
3 u/ ^- t. T: x% u/ w, |: N9 D# YEstimated time to target is 22 minutes* M5 H& e" f2 X; ~. o: N& i4 M
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Japanese aircraft
! w# R5 p8 ^' y4 t A6M2 Zero x 18: k1 V6 M* k A# Q5 n. R0 f' t$ _0 U
G4M1 Betty x 59
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6 O+ u3 F% ]$ h2 Q! g! c: HAllied aircraft
# [4 q% o6 p- p- V8 \, V P-40B Warhawk x 4
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* b" T( c$ j+ K! C( k8 A1 Z+ KJapanese aircraft losses( _0 d5 [- z# V8 x- S% y
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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1 x" X7 Q7 Q1 P( ?No Allied losses
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3 a2 v$ g2 l+ T, vAllied Ships S F! {: R6 t$ m1 X. e
AV Langley, Bomb hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage4 K8 |( h/ f$ y. j4 T) q1 [
AM Lark, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. z' ^% M; ~5 q2 y; e$ \
PG Isabel, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ c9 @) P7 Q- U" a- c6 r, c+ R PG Asheville, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; R2 r( v# b' R/ T AM Whippoorwill, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: [+ t* F; K& s8 O* j* b# M
AM Quail, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage5 g6 D2 z: S u% w$ M' e
AS Otus, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
. J, @ m" V2 R8 M. _1 e' Y AS Canopus, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage# x0 }! N8 K' Q1 Q% Y6 A
AM Finch, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage d& A7 w9 Z# Y& H# n
AS Holland, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 W9 o- ?5 {( s1 T$ Z. M AM Bittern, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
, L1 x9 V3 f4 P PG Tulsa, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* C+ F8 B, J n/ z. A# h AM Tanager, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 H4 L& p4 q# o2 i- v* t6 \
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Port hits 6
% }. h. T. U- {4 zPort fuel hits 2
6 Q8 }5 p3 F$ H+ B9 X. ^0 yPort supply hits 2 |