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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。
8 o7 @. }9 _% `. uNight Time Surface Combat, near Tarawa at 136,128, Range 2,000 Yards3 w, q1 @9 G( H
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Japanese Ships+ I- y) l6 m- |7 E7 K9 C
PB Nagata Maru, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CA Indianapolis* J* [0 {. y5 C
DMS Southard
& M( r' w2 z4 T( N! m; b DMS Hopkins
* L9 N: Z6 x L5 g5 J DMS Dorsey
9 s2 ^' V& G- _+ | DMS Long
2 V2 X. {& t$ q DMS Elliot9 p. S, R% y! z, c4 ~# \/ }
9 b7 i! O2 f2 f+ X; l: S; E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。* [$ B$ J1 u/ @- i' {% y# L* G
Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 . G+ z: Z7 e Z# [* i
; F7 l5 X. J0 p$ r5 FWeather in hex: Light cloud
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: M9 s" g- E8 X1 f: Y0 [& i- j3 vRaid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.# G" Y8 R4 Y1 S1 b
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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/ I( M c' U T( b p+ T0 B- K9 b" B0 bJapanese aircraft
5 @' d4 z8 I2 o2 r: ^+ I A6M2 Zero x 18
$ r! v& B2 c+ |+ j) ^0 K+ {7 x G4M1 Betty x 59
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& @0 d1 |' s3 d, MAllied aircraft
* y. D0 |& f% G: F; U4 H7 J2 g7 [ P-40B Warhawk x 44 E( r( i7 y9 l L
( H) Q9 M7 ~' V# Q1 @Japanese aircraft losses
" U' l. |( E7 G8 R, W" ]* Y A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
* W5 Z8 E& g7 v, L G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
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. p: r6 l3 M- T. {( i# F$ T: }9 iNo Allied losses1 u4 x/ t3 O% Q# X0 \# ~! R
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Allied Ships
$ U; D& r6 R9 m7 k8 g AV Langley, Bomb hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage2 w0 ~- [ e3 |/ H" U0 n
AM Lark, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 w4 t5 Q J( \/ Q4 r2 A6 m
PG Isabel, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
) P6 V1 W+ @6 P PG Asheville, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; |+ K) N; p* E2 ^ H3 N' j0 M1 R AM Whippoorwill, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 A' c$ p: C- a H0 Z AM Quail, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage8 F$ e8 g& w& D) j1 ]& d: _4 I
AS Otus, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage6 ~- Z1 Y w; |
AS Canopus, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage7 o( Q0 m$ p& O* ~6 g' s
AM Finch, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 g7 z) [- B8 @7 |! }, i3 d+ P
AS Holland, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
- P+ k3 Q; U% A8 _1 }$ Y2 [ AM Bittern, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ Q J- e% j7 }1 p9 Z% A+ d( o M
PG Tulsa, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 L/ q+ n# V6 z
AM Tanager, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 c; P3 N0 r7 A$ X7 X
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Port hits 65 }0 m4 [& L( H; N4 N" L7 G3 A; w
Port fuel hits 2: o* A9 L9 k) o7 I: A6 x
Port supply hits 2 |