12月26日,不断往恩代尼附近岛礁偷运工程兵部队的运输船队终于还是被帝国雷击队逮到,一顿鱼雷伺候,半数运输船沉没,不少盟军工程装备和人员落海损失。
( H0 B6 f8 t9 A$ Z6 E/ }5 K. UMorning Air attack on TF, near Utupua at 121,1443 N: x. v/ P+ c% U
! r2 h+ d9 C5 X; d: e+ I. y vWeather in hex: Heavy rain" ]1 g4 [/ a$ D' O% P; q- x
- M' [+ P, A# C @( Q6 E5 x# gRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.1 D) {! q4 l) [3 `+ c- D1 w
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes5 K2 T, v0 p' _, k
8 {, y- E [, W% H9 O9 j/ T% G/ QJapanese aircraft8 I& i& R! Q& ^+ T, Z! m' t+ B
B6N2 Jill x 230 b5 z) h6 N; k- M# I
Ki-84a Frank x 31
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No Japanese losses
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: C9 F: X: P" k1 h/ f& ~3 _3 X0 JAllied Ships
% c% |) ?" i2 Z( f6 | LCT-142, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 L; e5 K+ g# z9 X, A4 j/ P
LCT-128, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- x0 [5 S" q k1 C1 c. A: c
LCT-140, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
z5 O7 @9 A. f% }; L, a' L LCT-170, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) a! [5 `) `' e7 a3 n1 n LCT-168, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* `; `# h" ]8 m# d+ P: Q5 [$ [
YMS-130, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 V7 p0 B: R4 N& u8 O
LCT-145
; j1 B9 H: Q( F' j/ `( q LCT-175
4 X* ~+ T* D+ ^- Y$ p LCT-464
& }+ F5 k4 G4 d B LCT-151, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ h, b0 i# C7 O i
LCT-159+ ?% h' L7 I3 s' G6 H( |
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Allied ground losses:
+ g& w& _* g5 o# K- v9 ? 17 casualties reported
- w! u, }$ t3 X5 }: x- k1 {% N2 E( W" [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, E: v1 W/ g4 Y) p. r( U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 u: }4 z5 x3 N1 `! W- W Engineers: 10 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 Y4 R/ @% `6 G* b Vehicles lost 11 (11 destroyed, 0 disabled) |