41年12月14日
* t0 x( k, B0 Z, r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。$ i- r7 Z& L1 h$ c* I- b
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tarawa at 136,128, Range 2,000 Yards' v. P1 g9 a. q7 P: ^
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Japanese Ships+ u7 k4 r5 B0 X
PB Nagata Maru, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage
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2 z/ s; X# B, I CA Indianapolis
5 f$ ^& R- k0 H" w, e2 [ \5 M5 j DMS Southard) ]9 b7 B" D( a S5 u' \
DMS Hopkins
9 L7 { B* s C" H- k! M DMS Dorsey
`0 I" |- E( z DMS Long
- E8 H+ Q5 y/ N/ k* v DMS Elliot
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! ~, y5 F* a+ E4 D8 ]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。
! a" h* `+ N4 y4 s$ T2 z3 O/ rMorning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
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Weather in hex: Light cloud$ w0 X/ E' z) l& E) v7 u8 D
( r6 H9 B4 Q- [( k) k( [Raid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.' D9 m) @, w: k! b0 m
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 c/ c7 S: v/ [; h7 ]0 R* Z A6M2 Zero x 181 e2 q9 K, p( n6 Y) p
G4M1 Betty x 59
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Allied aircraft
4 \+ X! Z7 y! |2 Q! B- C+ b, V P-40B Warhawk x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses' J4 v+ D) a: x+ Y$ K
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
_- b* C9 y9 N. D% Q G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
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Allied Ships
" Y, ?! T; j0 ]8 L G, n6 i% t AV Langley, Bomb hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage* |9 r& ]4 t$ Y. {# E
AM Lark, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 F+ a6 j2 |% O( X9 k/ S
PG Isabel, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# U; Y4 q6 A* D: u, h K' c( w- O PG Asheville, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 A) C8 }( e( J$ {
AM Whippoorwill, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
- S9 C3 d0 B! F" |$ l! Y: ~ AM Quail, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage3 K' s! o/ \! a% X7 E
AS Otus, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage3 F; I, j% y: f& G
AS Canopus, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ N1 [2 W9 `5 b# D- s AM Finch, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage" Q1 {9 M0 \2 |: b
AS Holland, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
_3 R0 O, z/ p1 w8 g" ^ AM Bittern, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; B: e4 ~; @: m. |9 q8 U) `- O- s
PG Tulsa, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# i0 U" i' G5 T g" r; h AM Tanager, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage0 ^( [: e- I/ A9 D
( ~- ^* `- H) Z# d. MPort hits 6 ~0 q4 T8 q7 n# f$ u
Port fuel hits 2
+ M% R9 ]2 B K5 l u* x/ O, APort supply hits 2 |