1月19日,侦察显示盟军在埃法特停泊有大量APA和AKA,于是海航陆攻机队老爷机群组织了一波偷袭,结果发现那里全是小船。+ p' a( X! T2 c3 k% ?
Morning Air attack on Efate , at 120,154 9 T1 M( w9 `- W- _8 z
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud' H2 P6 x8 J' R2 N
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Raid detected at 79 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet./ c7 e! v g8 w" F6 K! Q
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 e( J4 y; j! ^9 e$ _+ G2 e G3M3 Nell x 34
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 b V+ Y% l. h1 k' Y2 c# O G3M3 Nell: 1 damaged* H) q# S& \! f2 W. b( t
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1 c; U; v; S( h SC-742, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
' }( U2 T0 e5 _; ]9 t! n D% G0 F AV Albemarle, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 h+ \( |( t3 \) M( i SC-1066, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
6 s! C* J* v+ A# v; E4 t& U SC-749, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
' _/ ] p7 u$ w5 F6 h( }* v' d ?1 S! D SC-1069, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk" i$ \( H6 {% _
AG Arctic, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
, [6 Q4 F2 ~( ?3 W2 p3 n SC-744, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
6 E7 l0 F$ l( E4 R# \% C+ F ACM YP-279, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
/ W4 O$ `1 n/ p0 X% a5 J xAK Masaya, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 i F+ G( U& { ACM YP-284, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: c" [. V, C* q9 z, a5 B: R
SC-1064, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ Y8 W9 J: H- l
AG Zeeman, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 ]% l6 } v. Z6 C5 T+ N# G) {
AGP Jamestown, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* q( T3 b" I7 u! F% M5 z SC-706, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
, {8 F& b$ \. ~& r6 [6 b; I0 E SC-648, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
* Q# H+ n% z% l L' S' O' z; I SC-750, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk3 ]' W$ ]0 s9 {: a/ `
AG Argonne, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires: b' |1 G, L; o0 p
SC-1065, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
: u' f0 ~7 I& }8 j" [/ e- u6 x SC-1067, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk) H, X8 T& P5 ]; q3 ]+ p; h
SC-1068, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk {. k6 e" j( n) i; v
ACM YP-241, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
0 j0 {' x$ m# x7 e SC-644, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk" N9 z; O N" M& b. T
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Port hits 8! P- h3 B$ l1 ?$ n
Port fuel hits 4: G& V5 ?& @$ s% Y) C# ^0 s
Port supply hits 1" ^: L8 ~" U: `. {3 R! u
& ? C) E7 D) jMorning Air attack on Efate , at 120,154
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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8 E# m+ k, k' \! NRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.8 L* H+ U4 f( s- F6 h
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes3 J7 b! b0 h5 q4 M. [% b2 _3 p0 f
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Japanese aircraft
/ {. ]% |* u+ ^ G3M3 Nell x 59
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9 X. v0 ~: g! l T, }' g1 C4 MJapanese aircraft losses
+ `. z$ ] o! @1 } G3M3 Nell: 2 damaged
$ A* { s5 |- Y3 y! q: d0 _ G3M3 Nell: 1 destroyed by flak
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0 U& n; q" e" T# k4 y0 Z SC-701, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. G* `- Z4 F3 C3 Q% e( Y& c3 c* C: n
AG Argonne, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% t9 \0 k1 U5 {$ U4 B, x" J
AV Albemarle, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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