KB既然来了,就要小赚点油钱再回去吧!!6月24日,KB小小捞了点鱼,将盟军的一小队运兵船剿灭。 2 a2 S4 o5 [, F( s# H, @1 v* j# v
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Christmas Island at 183,137
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms( ]- @: ~- r2 r7 T% }8 F
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
5 _" I2 j2 O: \5 \7 ]; aEstimated time to target is 8 minutes* ?) M! a2 @% m' S1 d. r) V5 x: z
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Japanese aircraft6 ~1 m( E; i+ h# w, G& A, V% i
A6M2 Zero x 116 R$ O2 b7 Q2 I7 f* B
B5N2 Kate x 464 `( ?, b) ^: e; _6 t- \$ Z& B% N
D3A1 Val x 454 z6 t' ~+ l/ S, ]" n
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No Japanese losses9 `$ f) R- N2 v0 \/ U
) B. t0 V" w2 AAllied Ships1 ~5 t% x, v4 S3 O, L- D; F
xAP Wanaka, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# [* w6 a, b+ O) r2 f. l+ p0 z3 O, v
xAP Centaur, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
( v1 Z0 H% |1 _+ _7 ?" q! l xAP Clan Maciver, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk6 z. }0 G) @& }
KV Dundas
, ~% e! d J0 e+ F xAP Anhui, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
S; i) E* a: s7 t) t7 W xAP Baron Cawdor, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk
5 i4 e9 p! T" z. { KV New Westminster, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
" V. x4 P# t. ?9 R xAP Tambua, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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- N' x; F* G4 `6 L/ |6 K. wAllied ground losses:
2 `, _+ p; E! X+ {$ j 7632 casualties reported
* y' a, Q; |% X4 ~ Squads: 51 destroyed, 76 disabled
" O# n/ s! V! z& C, X5 _ Non Combat: 670 destroyed, 594 disabled8 Q; l* ^ |$ B' n% n( \; }7 w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 A% k& ]2 \: n6 |4 Q6 m. t Guns lost 30 (24 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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& \- F7 a3 u$ w; BJapanese aircraft
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; p( R/ ~: v( z c4 | h% V" c% r0 iNo Japanese losses; B+ Q6 Y, {0 Y% K: b N; ^, Y
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Allied Ships3 r* r; ]2 i. M/ C- i0 Z' L( F
xAP Centaur, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
* K8 K& O& H+ J' s' Y KV Dundas, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
; S; Q9 `# o8 B7 w4 S KV New Westminster, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk: g4 z1 p+ g" s1 x9 ]* n8 u% D
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Allied ground losses:
0 Y* |# n) F7 w8 Q+ Y4 ? 2370 casualties reported$ a- t/ |" H5 I3 k+ E* w$ ` {* D7 V
Squads: 6 destroyed, 1 disabled
* P2 `0 X0 o* K! }' S/ S J Non Combat: 219 destroyed, 219 disabled
( }# l/ h. S/ g& p: H) V* H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
J/ z. k* @+ {/ ]; o Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled) |