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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 43
" f. W* w9 h8 y: l0 n日军炮击瑙鲁,Mili, 重巡战队折戟沉沙!
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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。3 _- K/ s M- T8 {7 T
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日寇在马绍尔群岛作战中获得了一次惨败~
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* |: W6 n6 [2 J: S: GNight Time Surface Combat, near Nauru Island at 127,128, Range 11,000 Yards
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7 Y5 B; q0 [/ }$ t; g; eJapanese Ships
, l: ~: B$ C9 F1 I1 F BB Mutsu( H6 [2 Y+ b2 _' [* {4 k
BB Fuso
" D5 t/ w4 H6 Q- \& h* N4 E# v BB Yamashiro
\0 r* J4 {" y9 V9 B) `4 E BB Ise T# C5 O1 u6 {! n
BB Hyuga- q( J$ ~! w- Q% o4 z1 p7 L
DD Tanikaze
5 N% |; v8 ?6 i; c7 \ y' @- H DD Uranami
8 N) x2 i0 a ~6 M9 x4 E6 V) u6 Y" s DD Shikinami! }( B8 ~- \; ~, z% M7 @
DD Ayanami
- H! G/ T9 z$ N- I. V3 y! ~2 ] i DD Asagiri
! e( W" y/ D, w& H4 j: X DD Sagiri
2 A9 J9 Z% h5 @* x5 |" F DD Minazuki
" K% Y3 @* w5 u9 o R& S. [! v DD Fumizuki3 n) d% s- i" w; G7 [" e
DD Kikuzuki
* L6 f8 V! |, H! J/ C* O DD Tagonami
8 N1 U8 E+ ~7 r$ }8 b0 x, q/ } DD Suruyame
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* F1 H0 [) ^6 m4 f2 N/ S! dAllied Ships2 r$ C* h2 A1 ~9 H9 a7 j
xAK Brastagi, Shell hits 8, and is sunk+ U2 t6 X5 s$ b# |
xAK Day Star, Shell hits 4, and is sunk' Y. i& F" v$ V, t( d0 b
YMS-270, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ m7 i/ c: N4 b- U. ? 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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CA Ashigara, Mine hits 1
) p1 y: X2 ^: ^. ?1 c5 [ DD Ikazuchi, Mine hits 1, heavy damage7 O( u! @2 g' i6 y5 ~6 [
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Night Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,121- w K* t' Z8 T2 G2 j/ t. N* P
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no flights4 E! d0 U% E# I7 M0 h
) b1 e. }/ a6 ^2 yAllied aircraft losses* B- M: O3 l5 @7 i+ B: }% A2 W# H
PBY-5 Catalina: 5 damaged
' n0 \6 e. Y6 x; y* R F4U-1 Corsair: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships. c% K2 D$ Y9 w2 U( Q& }
CA Kako
; Y' P! [* Y% @9 n+ D CA Furutaka
B5 K) e% X/ \+ ]% [/ A. q1 x CA Kinugasa
1 s( `1 D3 c, o) P1 E/ G* ^ j3 g CA Aoba
% k7 @3 h' S" S! g6 T& Y! b CA Mikuma- w8 Q$ Z& y5 O R2 A
CA Mogami* V. V# q4 z# K: I0 w
CA Ashigara
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9 O& v. Y! U$ ^5 l9 KAllied ground losses:1 q/ j2 T* h9 Q$ L5 F; F$ T* O
357 casualties reported
0 F% X; i& U* G: N Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# X$ s; S, I' r3 l7 `
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 50 disabled; j! x3 q/ Y2 q3 O: f
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 41 disabled
, ?- Y# Y {0 @% z Guns lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled)
. Y7 j' d* Y+ \3 U5 x7 I Vehicles lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled)% p7 z! g5 q0 ]6 x( g
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Airbase hits 14
* M# _2 \6 V2 V4 JAirbase supply hits 7 }: q$ c9 b. O- w
Runway hits 55
0 k+ s* I7 M& w; ]9 c3 hPort hits 24
- P3 N& L1 e( v5 \9 v7 K9 CPort fuel hits 19 O t/ F( m1 R2 P* Z$ j
Port supply hits 2* M. _4 w; j" @3 d. Z
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Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,1287 N5 B( _9 a7 W. U
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' A/ h5 H: W3 L1 lAllied aircraft losses
$ R( S7 _ n5 L P-40K Warhawk: 123 damaged
/ C3 Z* q# Y' g9 a3 o N P-40K Warhawk: 24 destroyed on ground
- J# P! l3 v8 L F-5A Lightning: 7 damaged
: R! t# e0 O2 q F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground& o1 P1 s* J" @0 i. p* s
F4F-4 Wildcat: 45 damaged/ J P3 a, ]# P2 z9 G0 f; W W
F4F-4 Wildcat: 18 destroyed on ground
: K/ f* ?4 ?9 O4 K4 ?( [7 ^' w PBY-5 Catalina: 25 damaged
1 \5 P+ H c- q( P PBY-5 Catalina: 4 destroyed on ground* ]- b3 O2 H4 W! e: h" o8 f
F-10 Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
' C$ a* Q, U0 o) u/ |' J, d P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground- ]' n% c1 {+ f% z7 b4 [( V: o$ ^
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BB Hyuga
3 Q7 ]9 C$ w9 v! v0 [9 k BB Ise, A# j8 I1 ?* O" ~: L
BB Yamashiro
5 e$ _( x& b# v+ {8 u" }) m BB Fuso4 x6 C Q, y3 r# n1 c9 ?
BB Mutsu
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852 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 65 disabled
5 @9 ^. p6 ~ Y6 { Engineers: 7 destroyed, 17 disabled# a7 x" D1 I9 Q9 K/ j# O1 @
Guns lost 23 (3 destroyed, 20 disabled)
% r) }# A' o/ a& ? Vehicles lost 25 (10 destroyed, 15 disabled)' [$ F; D5 d `7 ]
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Airbase hits 17
( U4 e1 D+ B3 JAirbase supply hits 12
( Y: E9 o0 W. j# d8 I/ F' ZRunway hits 39
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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" o+ y) @' ?5 a8 ZRaid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
6 K( X! j& t! S, E1 _Estimated time to target is 31 minutes8 F$ `1 U7 L+ J- B) G
8 u5 M" ]3 I- h9 [- R. Q* VAllied aircraft! j7 J( b$ `# _
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12' x) @/ U% m* x/ ?7 s
TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged0 K5 w6 b* [! T* ^8 ~ x. t
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak _, _% o! K$ v9 C
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Japanese Ships4 ?7 G& ^. c, ^9 X. r9 q) l. @
CA Mikuma% w" b+ i% r- z7 G3 V
DD Asanagi
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DD Kazegumo
# z b# `/ c/ _ CA Aoba2 T8 [" ^& P& m6 S# W! q
CA Kako
! [ C! P1 M* v Q% s CA Mogami
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Aircraft Attacking:
. W) I+ r$ {; K: r, I! c' e 16 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 c% T+ |4 W0 g6 V' {: `9 H. W2 m Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo, o/ K% ?7 z) x4 O L& y. {1 o
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 { K. g/ l3 B K6 m% @ Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
2 O- o S2 q/ D0 f 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 D- C/ T6 ~# p7 o8 l8 h7 s K Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo7 w0 `. V1 u' n/ a1 o! C |
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 ]1 n" `; [) E& s: M4 t+ O
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo8 z F/ M) k5 f: H8 m
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
! X: N$ b7 @; q5 l* F) C: x1 HEstimated time to target is 31 minutes: C* @3 f/ ]8 L9 @+ u+ P3 i
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2 n! R* O) a1 f6 r; [3 D TBF-1 Avenger x 149 |) _' q2 _1 X P# M& d; ^
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* P3 g; q* ^- E" @% j6 c0 G% z2 j TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged4 C0 F' Z) H- c: u
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak0 Y" c* L( p. m' X+ a9 U
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Japanese Ships, H3 B) E8 k) _5 Y
CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage! ? d" ] \ a( C! R
CA Kako
# U, d8 k0 H( I3 l" u6 { CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking: q3 V7 q! e* C Y" \
14 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! e( L, {; {% o q Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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0 U. ?+ }& l3 a' F5 C/ [# C( r, WMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% ]" e' W- M! y8 g' y5 ~- s
+ J. |. Y( X* G4 F" s' BRaid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.# t& E. v2 `1 M* j, d
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Allied aircraft
0 a0 n8 i$ F; x TBF-1 Avenger x 17
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: t& ^3 E2 \; T4 j0 kAllied aircraft losses& O' M8 X1 r6 o# E
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged2 [* p* B, h$ P, g: j9 I
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Japanese Ships( x9 ^, T8 B0 f; u3 x) b1 A
CA Kako
. h9 X4 z# R7 I/ w+ X CA Kinugasa; ~7 U8 B' D9 @8 W- y8 l ~2 J
CA Furutaka
6 x2 D G% d' E' k* d" _+ @ CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1/ i/ c9 F: N+ H
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo' N; f( n* l8 H% I5 ]/ \. {: m
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* Z9 A5 ^+ Q4 e7 P0 U. n6 E Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo+ N, s' f- j: G( O1 ^) N5 ?( I
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' i9 L/ N, f% A/ QMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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( a* I3 X. E" J7 D1 @ MRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.% f& H0 v1 G& k* V
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: K; t* b E7 P3 y, i
no flights
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Allied aircraft7 s7 U, x) F3 u
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses
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! W- E9 ?+ [/ _: r, {3 n3 @Allied aircraft losses. g/ y+ d& V3 o- x
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged) z$ r" s: {' f( ]
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Japanese Ships" X2 ?3 U9 ~3 E n
CA Furutaka8 y& k5 c% w2 `1 e8 I: _
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 1( J* w+ T& m, C6 J: Z3 C7 g
CA Aoba. B. |# N. c2 a4 _0 m% [% _9 G
CA Mikuma
: L: T- ~* V7 K% ?9 ?6 ~ CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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7 b: I9 V; M3 I- {( r" L2 bAircraft Attacking:4 t% A8 h2 E/ N+ n; K" g
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& ?9 u i$ y* }6 k+ ^ 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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Weather in hex: Severe storms( S4 q* b$ J! ^* y; r1 l
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Estimated time to target is 34 minutes" [+ c* S- A: Y: ^
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Allied aircraft
" i( N/ N5 O" D# e F4F-4 Wildcat x 10) ^* s6 ~# Z, Y: }
TBF-1 Avenger x 30$ D6 a9 k8 y! r! L) x
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Allied aircraft losses5 B, i* h8 ^% N& Y" J
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged
; r: R6 v b) X6 I) @ TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak2 J7 \ Z: Z& B s! M \
8 @7 {$ f: j) E! g1 x* GJapanese Ships
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CA Mogami
4 y$ }5 i1 S* c/ O( P5 h/ m CA Aoba+ f% w: g* i$ N- o7 a' @7 U
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk1 a3 M, r5 ]0 n5 | V+ X# Z# x# Y
CA Mikuma
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9 v$ s# _1 m: Q3 A. s$ @Aircraft Attacking:
5 q. |( p1 @2 |/ t" m 12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ u; z. T5 \$ \+ m Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo6 R* v9 b! ^! M( o$ O9 `$ E% C: K: R
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* d W! ^0 O) C4 d! L0 _ Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
% ]5 B7 G3 {; p 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet" R2 K9 A; g9 r! h7 \* x
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo" q/ W" J3 e! M# w7 q( s1 y
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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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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.4 V( J. T' @6 i8 g9 N$ l
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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D& A: t6 Q: p0 W: C% r# ^Allied aircraft
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TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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% V6 I3 k# O% q TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged
7 P5 q; `2 |# x8 T+ ]4 y TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak1 k" {8 l' U/ Y5 a% i( z0 q, A
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Japanese Ships0 D3 g$ e6 C& n* i% B( f5 k# }
DD Akatsuki
# o2 F7 \8 [' ?. q+ d; }/ u4 n CA Mogami
$ e7 F" x4 D: j) ?( l2 ^ CA Aoba, U& W# t& Y, y# Y+ E
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
9 T; A+ Q( k! g) \ CA Mikuma
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1197 E8 y' i* Y5 j- W. M- A5 P. h
! i( G( T" W2 w4 c* dWeather in hex: Severe storms
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" H/ ]$ U0 F( x lRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
2 P& M0 x: d2 F8 V" {4 r" lEstimated time to target is 36 minutes; e$ u. t1 p7 K( j) S4 Y
; }7 u& B) @- {- z$ Q% g' \7 _6 uAllied aircraft; |1 {# X6 d$ u+ m" j ~0 l
TBF-1 Avenger x 19
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
( g' b' y8 Q. ^ \1 z1 ]9 {6 Z CA Mogami
3 u3 c9 w. w: o1 h' N- P( S CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
: Q& l3 _* [2 a CA Mikuma
( j" k! h% Z, x/ Q2 a+ E DD Akatsuki- Y r6 _6 A0 X R
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage; ~. y/ B. J9 i$ w) d# P
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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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Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.5 Y. i! U& z9 j
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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TBF-1 Avenger x 110 e# N: i, n r x- N' l) Y
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No Japanese losses+ {0 H( w8 H; ^% ?
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4 g- T$ c1 H4 u s5 ] TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged# h" x- n4 m3 {5 s, f
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CA Mikuma
2 H8 x5 C* r, Q$ w- ~2 } p: X CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 m# F, |8 Z: x5 `
CA Kako
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7 `5 f4 v! r4 a7 L9 @3 R: b, OAircraft Attacking:
! c" l4 ?, q& Y& {1 ~* o c 11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 s( Y' [- f6 y
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo |
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