41年12月14日
5 m; ]! c8 D' j t! J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。
3 ~1 |* Q* [. aNight Time Surface Combat, near Tarawa at 136,128, Range 2,000 Yards( P, ^/ d% z5 ?- Y; h0 v
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Japanese Ships# h4 @9 d& P% ~9 D2 T" m6 ^ ^
PB Nagata Maru, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage
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8 i- r5 j6 X7 m, u0 { CA Indianapolis' j. a2 V8 S: o$ ~& a) D) c
DMS Southard4 e' }+ |" g' B0 J" r
DMS Hopkins( X8 }4 p3 q) v; L/ _
DMS Dorsey% Y6 w" b6 I- h* ]( J. S
DMS Long7 i0 d. Q0 w# [5 D% j- j) h0 E6 y
DMS Elliot7 d( }. P X- u a
; w3 h ?" H! X8 I9 I& |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。& ]) d3 v6 N, `. L* [
Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 + o' H7 C" e3 k% {, |. }
/ O. w f- ^9 B# _# kWeather in hex: Light cloud
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9 J l3 ]+ Z3 f v) hRaid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
: t' |2 N8 O) U& dEstimated time to target is 22 minutes) }* R$ C6 E% d, T) U( H
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Japanese aircraft9 C9 [9 c8 n& R$ n r4 p
A6M2 Zero x 18
6 M n- L6 T* ~ G4M1 Betty x 592 l; ]% q% E+ S# K% U
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3 @; c* D+ u/ [; f P-40B Warhawk x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses
) c7 w- u" n/ Z# o0 } A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed! s+ w. m! [0 c3 c* r- Q
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged& J+ }# n" C: r1 ?! X
- k- C; {* y: [! p$ Y' l3 ENo Allied losses
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Allied Ships
# u( f8 x3 a8 F, t/ y5 i AV Langley, Bomb hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage6 A0 i2 p0 r$ E7 R" r0 n1 g
AM Lark, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 [9 y5 y7 A0 Z3 E PG Isabel, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# U1 w8 G' h3 J0 Y/ p" T% d7 n. ^ PG Asheville, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% @0 A. z7 d0 c; h% p1 ~* \8 a0 B AM Whippoorwill, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
) }$ I% k, b/ g4 }* D/ t AM Quail, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
! w, O( G6 G7 r4 z AS Otus, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage% ~. P$ r% O) c6 |& ?( Q. o
AS Canopus, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage* L4 u1 u& k K, h2 M! G: Y
AM Finch, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 [, s3 T! K& _' f& A& S* u# a% F) N AS Holland, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 X5 G' P+ B5 Z6 X5 P; x: K AM Bittern, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage8 S) r' i5 k: V
PG Tulsa, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 {9 l' j7 [5 |0 \& N
AM Tanager, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 E3 L; a; @$ |' l) t- q+ b
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Port hits 6
4 H8 ^2 S2 ^2 A$ EPort fuel hits 2- v9 p& _3 g1 h
Port supply hits 2 |