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发表于 2012-11-21 13:30
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 43+ R) {* }/ Z9 x! O- K/ Q
日军炮击瑙鲁,Mili, 重巡战队折戟沉沙!/ D5 ]& R) R0 I8 m! M r3 ~
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就在58及盟军主力舰队北上支援威克岛攻略战之际,联合舰队公然南下,杀入马绍尔群岛海域,当天夜里柱岛舰队完全摧毁了瑙鲁,摧毁盟军战斗机数十架,重巡编队炮击了mili,不过天亮后没有来得及撤出作战区域,被盟军布置在马绍尔的几十架鱼雷机围攻,当场沉没古鹰四兄弟里的古鹰,青叶和衣笠,以及那智级重巡足柄号。
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, Q5 e' }' v8 N# B. J日寇在马绍尔群岛作战中获得了一次惨败~" W% S1 k8 y! ?8 \
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Nauru Island at 127,128, Range 11,000 Yards- P- q0 Z4 H0 x4 e
3 ]2 c& @* C2 oJapanese Ships+ \" C l+ C! L4 `. r3 e
BB Mutsu
. R+ o% p' R; Z' K9 N8 ~ BB Fuso
2 ~ ?/ i4 r. G- a: a BB Yamashiro
# u+ s* Z0 e) h/ }* i" s BB Ise
+ l/ Z' r @ L BB Hyuga$ T9 c, |" m4 u1 C5 G! V( N
DD Tanikaze
& O) X6 X4 U/ y$ m0 X7 O DD Uranami2 Q: W9 e, f" z, z
DD Shikinami, ~ R8 j. M( g. @1 g# J
DD Ayanami
3 T0 }( }% ?) c, I% o DD Asagiri3 j: K' s {; C8 X, \7 Z' O1 V
DD Sagiri' D9 Y+ m# A& i- ] m$ J/ I
DD Minazuki
: N/ P" M5 Q9 Q; o- x DD Fumizuki
& }2 i) G9 F$ {# j' |/ ]. n DD Kikuzuki
( q8 J$ ~6 y, P: H DD Tagonami
7 B% E4 M6 \+ I4 ] DD Suruyame
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Allied Ships# E' a5 J- E7 }7 r. d# W/ k
xAK Brastagi, Shell hits 8, and is sunk0 R" k. }" j! Y
xAK Day Star, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
; ~8 f. J/ y4 L: S YMS-270, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 j) n8 Q, Z0 \( A, s& F
YMS-85, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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TF 7 encounters mine field at Mili (136,121)
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Japanese Ships
a/ g% d9 @+ H1 { CA Ashigara, Mine hits 15 S+ J; N* y O( H$ p% J) {
DD Ikazuchi, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
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Night Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,121$ O5 `" d7 S2 x! u* t
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/ H* |2 ]' Z/ I, W& N no flights" H* i, N: `! ~# B, Y
5 f- Z- \, p8 Y% ~7 C2 TAllied aircraft losses
# B2 W: y5 Y. K3 Z; H( p+ C PBY-5 Catalina: 5 damaged( W( p( G! R' ?) Y( b2 {8 i
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
- m2 \# K; N8 p% I3 r6 T CA Kako c8 b1 H$ \- f' @: v
CA Furutaka
) w$ M' `; ~8 n" K" w CA Kinugasa; V) T, Y; B5 `2 Q+ Z5 x) u
CA Aoba
2 A& A8 v" r" M& P5 y7 k1 J/ R CA Mikuma
! o: }5 O$ `# I2 T3 m/ B* _ CA Mogami( O! x" j- T5 |2 {4 q
CA Ashigara l. }7 e& c" O* J7 j* d3 S
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Allied ground losses:6 F( Z5 g; _5 T6 O
357 casualties reported" `4 u7 _* p( @0 g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& @! E0 _" x) G Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 50 disabled5 G, d, K2 V& @, ]' F0 t0 Y5 S
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 41 disabled7 M! c% |2 x# X; t# |! J: m
Guns lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled)1 y$ N& t9 i" E
Vehicles lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled)
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Airbase hits 14; Q1 o' F& V5 h
Airbase supply hits 7' c& O; C8 S [+ r+ d7 t
Runway hits 55& I, Y A/ s! ]
Port hits 242 n( I& _- A$ k: B
Port fuel hits 1' E: Q/ E- c, K8 o( }1 d5 C
Port supply hits 2
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L2 t' `. |5 Z c [$ S: T7 R1 BNight Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128, Z Y: {* ]' _
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7 K5 v3 }( w- U i! A no flights8 N. ?6 a8 @' V! _! }
5 ^8 I7 b. C0 Q/ A+ q! W) AAllied aircraft losses. ~, {- L& R; A
P-40K Warhawk: 123 damaged
3 [9 V; W# d; Q4 E P-40K Warhawk: 24 destroyed on ground0 E+ h3 x7 d$ G) t
F-5A Lightning: 7 damaged
0 y1 V1 {7 x# _1 _0 @( S F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
% n# i8 D% _: ?1 _( _ F4F-4 Wildcat: 45 damaged
0 \ t& ^' H2 ?! d) f6 ? F4F-4 Wildcat: 18 destroyed on ground
8 b4 v) T0 L/ l* i! U1 @, Y PBY-5 Catalina: 25 damaged
$ ^# o1 E) l( \8 E PBY-5 Catalina: 4 destroyed on ground' Z2 u' B. d; C w
F-10 Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground- U0 h) x* |: G
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground. n; W: x' Z3 w$ Q# ]2 W6 W1 K
" Z$ C0 L3 h2 T2 I9 Y5 xJapanese Ships
2 F7 W1 S; M8 q3 u9 ]/ g% w BB Hyuga$ O+ j$ v: _' T. d/ D0 S6 u
BB Ise4 e) W8 I# ]5 {. w
BB Yamashiro
7 F, [( @& N/ N5 b' r% S BB Fuso9 W* c- v+ ]0 U
BB Mutsu
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Allied ground losses:- Z( {0 q% M/ J" U
852 casualties reported
* f% _# `$ X2 F6 O' s6 S1 B% r; P Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 `( N+ I! U3 M- O
Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 65 disabled
3 f0 v- H$ {$ P0 {( \5 H Engineers: 7 destroyed, 17 disabled
0 M) ^$ D" Q! a# L+ I3 E4 S3 i( a Guns lost 23 (3 destroyed, 20 disabled)2 z6 ~# ?) q1 A' W8 F5 |
Vehicles lost 25 (10 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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7 E2 T) W: C8 N' f8 a% a4 z- jAirbase hits 17( S* E2 H2 t2 {. f" u1 A# M$ \) G. g
Airbase supply hits 122 ~3 B$ t9 k; T$ E8 ?8 E& D. _
Runway hits 39
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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1 u8 O7 R; t6 b: O# V# ~Weather in hex: Heavy cloud1 [3 C: i, _% m3 n- R" N
2 }- v& N8 c0 r5 N5 HRaid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.5 W) I! X/ k1 y& t) m2 a9 r$ W
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes c0 B" @/ {7 H. a5 P8 C
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Allied aircraft
2 U" U( X! L6 b" Z& p- k$ R F4F-4 Wildcat x 12% g' p5 [( g- H8 i+ _( e; I
TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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Allied aircraft losses
6 `/ S! P4 a6 P. Y TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged
; \+ }. T! l" v7 u6 L TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak" J2 g, j1 S \2 q/ r! H0 A
" A5 |$ @* o& r+ X1 M5 GJapanese Ships' o9 C) J9 c+ f; H/ S8 V
CA Mikuma* w- T* v, K( ?* o! O
DD Asanagi& g1 \/ \% ^/ H/ @2 v4 K
CA Ashigara
J! g1 r1 Y6 C) E0 E. d- c DD Kazegumo
# Q& f* V- ]5 j# y CA Aoba
! o6 ]3 O& p' n0 x# V) Y4 W% x CA Kako
& n7 S" _ G2 |: e6 b% o CA Mogami
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Aircraft Attacking:1 `" U! C' N/ }% ^: |
16 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
d; \# [- x: B Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo, C* Q3 y' ?4 l& W. J, g
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet" @' |) F2 J( _' D: G. f4 m/ E
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo( n' H4 \1 O) f$ }
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. W" h( w; d8 _: |, O& Q8 o Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo* B* a! J {. M% D+ J7 u# {
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 C7 W) u; g9 s! ~- O
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo: t" @" R- E! R( Z+ ^' H
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9 a! }4 N- c/ W5 i3 N" [Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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( r$ f. a' J% q! KWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 L) s: Q6 \+ n* X- j$ _Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.4 c0 h8 o/ @ P
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes; m+ A: i6 D& H7 U4 N
$ P- B+ s' K G- A2 qAllied aircraft
7 Y# ?* p" g I5 B6 o& N; l TBF-1 Avenger x 145 v9 D" a0 n; q0 K a, k3 e
1 J2 ? z& I. y pAllied aircraft losses B, K' W; b* c+ w' g! e/ F3 O
TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged
0 V) w; {$ F2 K9 i! m0 ~ N TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak, s& o( L4 z% O! c% |7 F* \
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CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
: e4 d% {6 t" Q% ? CA Kako# p) ~3 V# a* N/ R/ f
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
( N3 b: T6 O- F' C6 L$ } 14 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet# G5 C/ R- j) ~
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo) ?5 |3 l, \1 i1 p- h: Y% Y& B, Y, M
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1193 Y: e' Y! \/ O ]
" e7 D- j9 m. ]+ P- D( gWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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8 k3 h2 }3 Q" R# E& ^6 M/ R1 jRaid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet. h. }, w* c7 B# H; a
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Allied aircraft( Z$ I. ]0 h6 {5 W1 W! H7 f
TBF-1 Avenger x 17
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5 `" j/ Y8 o# A! |Allied aircraft losses
* ~( \ p! B' t3 k! a$ z TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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1 v& f3 s- r7 f0 F2 R fJapanese Ships! G: C4 A, R8 n8 q5 F) V7 M* K$ b
CA Kako- q2 \7 [$ u: Q- y
CA Kinugasa% d6 m8 L/ I6 s$ {
CA Furutaka
6 ?0 u& t$ r& Z5 \ CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:# r `& T; ^ K& h5 N! ?: s
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 A7 y. g- ^( b5 [4 f. S7 j
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo) K& k* d7 {$ D# Q1 }
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; r7 B1 \' |+ Z
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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) y G. S6 h) S5 A1 jMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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, Z* C4 q8 H) {. y) bRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.2 |0 i$ j: p' e! Y9 o- B6 y: y
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes
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4 p" Y: `( i/ p6 i' cJapanese aircraft* r% D( m0 D/ \; ]! |3 G, L+ e
no flights
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Allied aircraft
2 O/ w# r: i7 P' m8 n4 a5 ~( Q' ] TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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# K# [8 a% }* ANo Japanese losses0 D. N( [: W( n. |+ O* V0 c
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Allied aircraft losses8 T! n' p" T6 ?6 ~ A4 P) [, z1 \' i
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged1 y: k& B3 t3 I- T: g% C6 @! @ w) S! I
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Japanese Ships
9 X* Z, d0 t4 u; |8 l, \+ R CA Furutaka
1 Q+ B2 w* w( Y+ T6 @# G CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 1
/ A( f$ }+ B/ v+ w1 i( i3 ^4 z CA Aoba
% c: s4 ?( x+ G- A6 M( S CA Mikuma/ x& M2 H% _! Q' C# _
CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ ~1 i4 ]: r0 V/ w) \5 E9 e
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Aircraft Attacking:
" e6 b) `! E+ k# V$ E* B3 V. F 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet' Y# D, F- N% M& n
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1191 G* r T0 n+ \, J6 l/ O
& g& ]8 N) F: H) j" W9 HWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
R4 P0 Y, y# a0 G. w8 fEstimated time to target is 34 minutes- u( s; m: j4 n# b3 K) c$ U* C) q% e
; N1 Y* \ }# |$ |6 M9 k s1 s* f8 UAllied aircraft
1 e6 T. D6 L$ K& [; f F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
% D3 g0 x! ~; ? TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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4 w: z* X/ {! U& D4 ]3 ^* WAllied aircraft losses' y# c* Q9 X8 p& C# _5 z
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged0 ^ T. H" W) _" K4 n9 Y$ Y
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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! C# m! l4 J) Z4 A0 C uJapanese Ships2 F! e- _' I; P$ [- ]( s
DD Akatsuki k' W d* @1 ^7 Z. Z6 b5 }
CA Mogami9 c1 a5 Z' Q; J% G8 l& V% e
CA Aoba
1 G& O& Y, Q- t' Y CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
& l. A( K6 j( M0 I6 i3 U7 d3 } CA Mikuma' f6 I1 G6 T) v6 g( A! x3 a
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Aircraft Attacking:
! t4 l, H" ^1 n" K5 o0 g. d' @ 12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' @) m5 |4 ?( }1 R1 a6 i Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
% H8 c8 S3 C) J/ k" N# o 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 ^9 `# s' A7 q; i' F' b
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
/ S+ G9 w: z* Y# h: _; z2 I( u5 H 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 b/ ?+ t% e4 b8 T
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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8 J+ H0 j" e+ H! |Weather in hex: Severe storms" H3 u+ H7 Z; u: s
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
7 Y7 z8 E H# q5 F. O/ R' mEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Allied aircraft
3 ?, r! o$ H$ [4 | q$ b, j F4F-4 Wildcat x 10% x3 E. [# ]* H# c. }, R+ t
TBF-1 Avenger x 30- Q4 w, K8 _- e# }: b! ]9 H* {
+ T8 W ~4 G+ o/ dAllied aircraft losses
4 U: I+ ]* H4 d* D; i! k TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged. Z3 l2 W7 t% W! F+ ?
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak% R( ~4 Y+ c* r. O- R
$ F4 s H( d6 c6 h; `1 dJapanese Ships
0 c8 N4 L; f8 c) u; ?" M) | DD Akatsuki
+ n% @+ x2 r8 K) r f g4 v3 x! | CA Mogami
% w0 Q: a9 x) k ^/ A! n CA Aoba0 ]1 N1 O& p; b- C. U7 W7 y
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
/ ~& H6 ?8 ]: {; } CA Mikuma6 P" Z+ `( j# g' ?7 `, n% I
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119: [3 }6 V$ k3 W( b6 w8 G" Z" X% l
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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; I- B. p/ h- I- B9 D! VRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
5 V* q3 }2 @) U* D, x/ FEstimated time to target is 36 minutes7 |. o, R9 d5 s. u4 z
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Allied aircraft
5 B. d, [- S3 p% z. u0 ^ TBF-1 Avenger x 19
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# z9 F. G1 W, GAllied aircraft losses) _$ [! l+ R O7 p
TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged$ u; M1 v& z0 T6 z2 D% y
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Japanese Ships
$ P4 t6 B; Z/ K- Q7 G9 G5 b CA Mogami: C% X) \4 S8 Y2 d9 W' C
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1) _3 f y {% R% U
CA Mikuma$ J& ^' L( m" _4 H) h- ~
DD Akatsuki# E, b. W9 K) L w9 C/ ~% G" o
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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6 h) _7 N. s; H# | C5 QRaid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
5 Y* o& a* F8 G1 O% |: |Estimated time to target is 33 minutes, t3 ]* s# R# A8 j* u5 k7 q
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Japanese aircraft) A/ c8 w6 i% X! K& C0 d, m J+ {2 z L
no flights* b/ y+ v) e; O6 B/ x! [* X/ Q; p
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Allied aircraft5 n- ` O( D. l I
TBF-1 Avenger x 11( D2 r7 Y" w1 d) k+ p
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No Japanese losses* M$ {* V) C6 z2 x6 q1 e. ^, q7 P
0 K% F5 W3 V: l/ @Allied aircraft losses
0 y5 `/ P9 \; O- h TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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" G# g+ V6 w/ W$ [9 E, wJapanese Ships
3 p% Y3 k$ X# ]8 e8 } CA Mikuma3 ^: W& S+ \" j. ]
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ I5 E+ B; {* c( x
CA Kako- K; c! d; ^# g6 X1 x1 ]. @* l; Y! H7 g, w
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Aircraft Attacking:
9 E% I- ~$ F! u6 p 11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! k. r& l5 x$ {( c. h* c4 n Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo |
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