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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 43
" `$ C; g, ?6 o日军炮击瑙鲁,Mili, 重巡战队折戟沉沙!
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4 S4 E! o8 K1 z9 q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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7 X" m1 l2 y: w7 k F日寇在马绍尔群岛作战中获得了一次惨败~
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! }( n( [4 s" j: u ^: qNight Time Surface Combat, near Nauru Island at 127,128, Range 11,000 Yards1 m0 {3 _& M. q& b: u! [; I9 B
F- i1 K {: i" ]! [% a0 WJapanese Ships0 Z# k! o+ r3 u3 J
BB Mutsu
0 [" u. Y6 Y; d5 _" ~+ r BB Fuso/ d1 j( U9 Y# x3 [& E$ M
BB Yamashiro: h i3 k t% H
BB Ise
" M- M9 V+ Y& y, t8 Y9 B BB Hyuga' s6 j, Z0 R2 d6 H; ?# w
DD Tanikaze
1 Z( B% D! ]# H) \! h2 l* e& M, Y DD Uranami
% @# o. U" E& P: w5 b0 L* ?+ K DD Shikinami
1 }" s1 r& q) Q8 z( t' c1 U7 H DD Ayanami+ N, R' ]: b+ W
DD Asagiri
7 P3 Z3 a" V8 B( ~ DD Sagiri3 y' @% Z1 y5 p3 Q Z r7 T
DD Minazuki
! d2 |6 q4 N, `2 Y DD Fumizuki! n/ C5 }! A- Y2 X
DD Kikuzuki: J" ~0 j8 d2 a) {
DD Tagonami/ `. y1 f# N. L9 [7 [
DD Suruyame
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! H# v1 P. Q7 iAllied Ships# ?$ Y3 P* K7 F
xAK Brastagi, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
- ^0 B" w3 P J( m& b1 A8 T/ e1 E xAK Day Star, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
( l+ ~; H& ^4 K2 g4 T YMS-270, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
$ x5 |+ O! L0 h" ~ YMS-85, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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$ ^ f% F* V. P4 [2 zTF 7 encounters mine field at Mili (136,121), P, Y( y* @9 U" X0 _9 g
9 _* K/ Y7 ]$ x+ Y7 `6 @Japanese Ships$ @' ^8 t8 v1 x9 B
CA Ashigara, Mine hits 1! y2 G9 O4 F7 r, _" R+ K
DD Ikazuchi, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
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Night Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,121* H0 b8 l7 f6 F. ~
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no flights
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! M$ C& O5 j3 v% j& dAllied aircraft losses3 @% Q6 a+ ^. T% Z8 c( z
PBY-5 Catalina: 5 damaged" W, B1 S* N M5 c! z9 x" W; E
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 damaged L- Z l& a y% l- f
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Japanese Ships* k8 f. @0 n1 F' b% y3 b P, g
CA Kako
; s/ l- U+ [1 x# \ CA Furutaka
/ C$ ^ G- u/ s! l' r& g2 h% v CA Kinugasa
: k* S. {- g7 N$ e) q CA Aoba
9 ?% j: |% L& {* A$ B$ @ CA Mikuma7 R! N- m9 F5 Q& F
CA Mogami5 ?1 T: U; i1 c6 c3 l
CA Ashigara
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Allied ground losses:( n: E% `/ @6 h1 ^2 w* W
357 casualties reported
" K, }0 ~( w) T5 h2 b) x Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% Y% t7 x3 ^4 F* K" C' w
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 50 disabled( r. m* [+ k N+ j
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 41 disabled
, W1 s- z. P. _. B. q( W Guns lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled)
: Y3 f: d" h% ?1 P9 f Vehicles lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled); s( e8 m4 I: F8 g8 x
/ G8 [' D5 A$ xAirbase hits 14
- o: i( c5 R8 o/ {# ?7 HAirbase supply hits 7
* W% b0 O' S- U; c- A% _Runway hits 558 n( c6 c, @( t# \; E
Port hits 245 j- e0 f8 ~7 y2 D# n' c. B) J! J
Port fuel hits 1% c f7 Y9 q( b5 A5 [! [1 r g
Port supply hits 2' s1 C( M# z/ N
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# V" n7 V% d6 [4 zNight Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128
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0 D3 P( i0 }* V+ I$ wAllied aircraft
; q9 W+ F' o: R3 C* y# n( b2 v no flights0 x, U4 {; C1 o: y) T
2 H( g8 R: Z2 c" a o# q2 y# gAllied aircraft losses
- n3 A" Y. J# g, d1 ] P-40K Warhawk: 123 damaged8 Z% j4 I- G% o+ K, I2 |5 j
P-40K Warhawk: 24 destroyed on ground
' N! l; v% r! u) G/ q! w5 h' C, b6 R( m2 [ F-5A Lightning: 7 damaged0 x* _( ]# i7 c3 X/ U0 q; J
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground7 v9 O; ^' Z* }2 P [: `
F4F-4 Wildcat: 45 damaged- U0 O8 N. c- G% ]% o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 18 destroyed on ground, D6 [: l( C$ F, J+ {% B2 @
PBY-5 Catalina: 25 damaged9 f% ^6 M7 X& O) h, ~2 x
PBY-5 Catalina: 4 destroyed on ground
( [5 z4 c5 ]$ }2 ~$ t! W3 z. T0 ] F-10 Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground4 _+ N L& p/ _2 W# {
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground. g6 j$ B5 k6 @( \- H4 m& ?+ r- C
5 ]: N) ^, Y' `4 J: D5 WJapanese Ships
; D0 r$ g6 B8 m( d" _: _7 N6 j+ [ BB Hyuga
3 V6 k0 r; A9 X6 i5 i' { BB Ise
9 q9 ^1 o$ _/ r% M% ]. i BB Yamashiro: r# q6 O9 ?1 `. k3 s8 S
BB Fuso& ~" |6 w+ R0 v. a; C
BB Mutsu
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" C7 `: a3 @0 {9 G( l; HAllied ground losses:
7 i2 e# K# j( ^* ` 852 casualties reported: |! A# l5 D7 e, A9 ^0 L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 A7 V0 L! r9 r& A; C Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 65 disabled3 w2 `" e( U5 m+ T: F: v
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 17 disabled+ L5 h3 ?1 z* q
Guns lost 23 (3 destroyed, 20 disabled)& T# ?3 B3 ~1 Q- e* ]0 i
Vehicles lost 25 (10 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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6 K# |5 D7 A& }$ M' p' l: `, [Airbase hits 17
/ |- v5 z& g. J: @, P8 TAirbase supply hits 12
+ [1 A/ M1 Z4 R% K& F: n9 dRunway hits 39( U- x$ L6 k# I" r2 E8 w
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4 l4 Y% [3 C0 d, @" j( t0 wMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud) F" @- \7 c9 O
8 i3 z5 z1 O/ rRaid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
1 j: _' m/ P3 t6 i) i4 EEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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& F$ W) I6 K, ] h0 X5 k F4F-4 Wildcat x 129 J5 `% A& s i9 W
TBF-1 Avenger x 371 C q! |! L" U8 r' K0 `! R1 y
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Allied aircraft losses
0 a' J" k0 z" S- T. |& o+ z, b TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged
( s' w* D5 A" k TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak- l6 R; j. x# i% a% R
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Japanese Ships0 _. W/ @" [5 R: r
CA Mikuma
$ U* w: i- ~8 I- ~7 G& `9 Z' B+ c! [ DD Asanagi1 A% o8 I# L7 f
CA Ashigara4 S) g f' ?/ |; q+ C" m* O% x
DD Kazegumo8 G# j1 O0 j0 R0 t5 ^
CA Aoba
* U. I) ]2 B& R CA Kako
3 T) N8 A2 z, S3 G- W) Z5 W CA Mogami! J/ I) B' ?' k( ^* V/ t( C; W
, _% N: @4 r# w( ?& v' m! R0 SAircraft Attacking:
. B |9 X/ X% o- j 16 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet r6 c7 a) \8 b, T
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo- F7 @( a, j. F( M/ I% B3 E
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: j+ e; }# k4 @" f/ W6 B5 F' f Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
7 r, u7 n: ~6 V+ _% Y 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 D' t" g: T$ P& {( I, ~% ]2 Y0 o Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
) _6 Y" c( @8 F7 a" i 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 ]; Z3 W# y0 d7 o+ z" r% b Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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3 |6 [) e, R7 m4 h( M8 }Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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$ L* \) X$ o: O' f* ^Weather in hex: Heavy cloud1 S6 t( A5 `2 }
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Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
* \% `0 V4 f0 D0 G0 Q2 |Estimated time to target is 31 minutes1 i; ]) ?4 x. F, V R) _( E
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Allied aircraft
+ B6 @/ Y( h1 y TBF-1 Avenger x 14 a) G: v+ J2 p4 i
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Allied aircraft losses
6 Z: ?8 J5 w6 o. y( T" Y% p TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged
/ K, X( q* b1 U TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak1 Q- d' g/ a. S3 h4 y+ `
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Japanese Ships
: o4 h. }0 R4 T) k6 u$ D1 H CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage2 H: l& t2 @3 A
CA Kako8 R3 z9 s2 p* s- R: Q
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 i6 l' r& b2 \" L* u- a5 m( R 14 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet, [3 t' m- Y& q J9 v" ?4 c
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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( Q0 W, S* p9 \) NMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119$ z5 Q+ y) e" V
9 Y& B0 W4 z' C7 c, A3 Z j8 @Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet., ]) Z5 ` b% ^) D- @
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Allied aircraft9 W% S# \6 Y/ F- |5 Q$ P) @$ f! v
TBF-1 Avenger x 17
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5 |9 L8 |) \7 I: K* z' C8 n, tAllied aircraft losses: k( R8 d* i2 x2 v- x$ ^
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged+ g$ k$ w2 Q: H
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Japanese Ships4 `$ R! n' H! O6 y
CA Kako
- }: b% z- P7 E CA Kinugasa
5 Q+ k3 n: @: d, Y CA Furutaka* l1 G* U. U4 H4 U( D5 S
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1
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3 {+ k# d$ f3 w1 g, }Aircraft Attacking:
+ \4 Q$ L( }5 d5 U. w9 ~ 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet! _9 _$ \" B& g+ |0 i3 O" v5 o
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo! t7 l/ W( m7 v+ ~! q% w
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 F; u( C0 T0 Q$ p+ R, X Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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# R2 e) m( K* V D9 f% H9 G# h! Y& G* NMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1197 a9 g# {' n! ], I; O! ^
8 E+ M2 {9 p. P: Z/ g Y9 ^Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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0 ^7 t$ U! E: _7 T4 Q) o$ bRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.0 B W) _; E5 Z/ }
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* P5 _$ Q& E$ o) P9 j0 ?
no flights& w4 g' U5 B, p$ |6 N+ T
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Allied aircraft
% x, S+ p: |; p+ U* x2 N/ n TBF-1 Avenger x 15! q# x$ A7 D# B
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses. f$ k! K$ T w, h
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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1 O8 T$ D k: t- `Japanese Ships
- [: J2 }4 [. v. R! N, K CA Furutaka
( w2 m& Q8 W0 f" C4 U CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 1; S* \; D, K, R& V9 M& A j
CA Aoba
8 u* Y/ K2 ?' P9 U CA Mikuma
6 d. Y; ?. s; s0 p, A- C1 z) }4 N1 x CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 l4 Y7 |. o5 |! x$ |8 Y4 t5 |* y
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Aircraft Attacking:: |; ^1 D6 p k4 X( X3 V3 B4 Y3 k7 Z
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# @. N. {0 J$ B1 t! {" ~ Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo- {% j$ Z# x/ r# Z; s1 z q$ g
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1196 @( e% W+ j n6 p, P
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Weather in hex: Severe storms4 y: P, M t( q2 a4 ^, _# ?8 o
% z* t1 [! y1 b5 qRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
% {* Z& G! P$ l+ J5 \3 z. Z+ ?Estimated time to target is 34 minutes0 R" d3 ?8 z& s2 i; ]3 o9 h
2 Y9 [) T- E6 | W" x/ UAllied aircraft
% { u- y; L8 B F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
% J9 A- P0 @5 o2 F' K* ] TBF-1 Avenger x 30+ l; m7 n f5 D( S; J: h1 e( f
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Allied aircraft losses* G0 U; v/ O) r( `
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged
# v# Z+ V `3 b7 C: H/ v1 N0 t+ e8 i2 M TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak3 H& ?4 [% ?/ K
7 C, }3 ~4 b" [. S, H; W8 b. YJapanese Ships
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CA Mogami
$ V. J% E' f! D+ s CA Aoba
3 h8 s" O( m1 q7 N CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk, S+ C% J% I. ?* ^7 r* ^3 j4 Q
CA Mikuma0 F5 K$ l2 l/ S' s0 V6 v- h
8 Y; |) V7 \- sAircraft Attacking:( a* N- }1 n& w/ [3 c- F, S
12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 H+ b& y! u$ C5 v9 c2 d. b. Y3 X9 K Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo9 m# h7 D3 w5 H' \
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 r+ I9 l. T% S Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
0 I! j3 k7 c$ B1 ^* L 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 e% z( B5 b: C% z! X: T
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo4 q7 b7 ~" N8 H& K+ C
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1192 B7 d0 H4 }6 ^+ r- s7 G; W
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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8 j, Q( l" \/ J E# I0 w, I+ cRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.# R) a. y2 z2 r. H( r
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes6 B& i5 y z" i* s9 D1 x2 [+ s
7 U; j. T8 K9 nAllied aircraft- r9 Q0 X8 C. F2 y6 i
F4F-4 Wildcat x 103 G; j5 d6 g( z9 b" c8 ?
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses# p' E# w- X4 b0 m' w" N7 p) R
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged9 J3 J# p# K' |& e& [/ V
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak C6 J3 b# ~2 ]+ i
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Japanese Ships' x, \* i% {# z" m a7 Z
DD Akatsuki, K7 r) L3 w; c3 ^
CA Mogami
' k3 M/ p# b0 t7 c. y2 e9 L/ z, u CA Aoba7 C- f3 [, U6 G! o# {9 [7 Z
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk* q3 a; h1 }! c7 B
CA Mikuma
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& [ `3 x* Z+ a! e5 ~8 L5 vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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9 ^1 d6 ^' o$ F. L1 A% D- i5 R$ ^Weather in hex: Severe storms0 u/ U$ l$ ~2 i! g
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
' |6 A! `) V* ?& M6 p8 T% z# H6 SEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Allied aircraft- K5 I& n: D( w# {3 `2 \- _/ x7 J
TBF-1 Avenger x 196 r( e7 ]% {+ B5 b
( O! L7 N0 l' S) p$ B9 ^Allied aircraft losses
: N7 G* D6 h- N/ x TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged/ K' n5 R2 ?3 s. O2 Q
6 t4 W3 y* k8 Q! m4 q& [) uJapanese Ships
6 _$ U, A8 c1 b7 O CA Mogami
" m v! @8 }+ y% K% D5 x0 t4 X9 D# D1 F CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
! g" F8 G' o( c, j, M CA Mikuma, M; A" v1 e7 o$ M( P5 J" ^9 v
DD Akatsuki" \. Y! n8 }. j% ]% M# ?
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage) |& k5 J" i7 i' s. p
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! X& u6 D( F& M, N" vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119. O( x. D) G& U1 r2 p
& [$ K* f. }' ~- b! a, H- gWeather in hex: Severe storms: ?0 f, Y+ ` |. C6 s' _9 G( q" p+ ^% C
. v$ q; E* Q7 p, a" @4 [. WRaid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.) s+ T4 G; i3 y
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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) f/ m. B4 N# a: u5 u l( SAllied aircraft) G7 y0 R+ B/ g0 G( O. [; s9 m& \0 F
TBF-1 Avenger x 11
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No Japanese losses7 g/ |1 ^9 T% ]+ F
' l9 U$ f/ x1 O4 eAllied aircraft losses. B F: e. ?9 j, V$ d5 N
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged7 c: W( L$ i2 Y F- z% `$ l$ ]
( F& N6 ^# d/ m( _Japanese Ships7 k; A9 o I$ B p: ^/ ^
CA Mikuma
; v. c$ \3 b& E: l0 v7 k CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ A7 V8 P$ e' G+ K# n CA Kako; J! A1 ?# p$ l! }, U
4 p6 H" r' x( R0 U+ b- kAircraft Attacking:8 F% J9 t, V3 U; z$ e
11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ `& J$ P2 D& g# O5 x$ B Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo |
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