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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 43
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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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日寇在马绍尔群岛作战中获得了一次惨败~
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/ _3 C6 ?) Z" XNight Time Surface Combat, near Nauru Island at 127,128, Range 11,000 Yards% @$ L; i$ h( d2 I# _; e0 _
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Japanese Ships
) z. P( [1 n" r6 @ BB Mutsu- H% w+ D3 ~3 i a) @+ H7 f
BB Fuso+ r3 o: N; ]( y5 X
BB Yamashiro! G4 ]; x/ f- R) S- s0 j4 j2 D
BB Ise- [& u0 |# m' o* m# @
BB Hyuga
. d8 R6 c2 i6 ^+ d DD Tanikaze m5 B, m% a& G
DD Uranami
% o. } ^2 V: c5 p8 u DD Shikinami4 x& V; I9 ^4 M! N: j" N5 z/ _
DD Ayanami
; `' B4 \" y) p: \8 C DD Asagiri
! a" \' Q- g9 S% L DD Sagiri
: S6 {) x( ~, \ DD Minazuki
0 q) v, ?- c! D G+ d" y2 [1 b DD Fumizuki
' j9 O+ z2 m+ _; H @ DD Kikuzuki) Y! Y9 Q; r, ^! V: @9 g
DD Tagonami
1 V: a6 b7 E2 z! @3 s7 V7 V! [8 c DD Suruyame
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Allied Ships
4 o5 B% m0 ^# H; o4 p xAK Brastagi, Shell hits 8, and is sunk) N6 S7 _5 x( a# d! j) Y
xAK Day Star, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
! O1 @/ o# a6 Y6 N: ?' S YMS-270, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( u3 |4 r2 m! m; o
YMS-85, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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8 _8 ~) ~! }. r DTF 7 encounters mine field at Mili (136,121)" ?7 A) y& }! F( P2 g
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3 s. U h/ `" {) y" [9 Z7 h CA Ashigara, Mine hits 1
6 u; p/ S5 E8 a, W' a DD Ikazuchi, Mine hits 1, heavy damage# h- O: a& Q! w' y- f) n# _
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& e6 l; Y) G2 ]6 N2 l f, YNight Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,121. N) h M+ z) B7 E+ |) P! w2 Z* z
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Allied aircraft losses
1 S, y) C) ^; I- r PBY-5 Catalina: 5 damaged+ l2 z. v! P+ u7 g9 h3 i W
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
8 S1 i; l4 \4 B, q* j4 G CA Kako% Y6 E4 q& B7 o- |
CA Furutaka
. V) Q6 J8 z* M9 I$ D3 o9 | CA Kinugasa
! o9 R5 a+ \; D4 p% b# L, ~8 h CA Aoba
) R/ F: a) l2 v CA Mikuma
5 O# J) ]4 w! @4 \% |# G) k CA Mogami
9 X3 }8 a6 u6 O, P0 u3 T4 h CA Ashigara
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Allied ground losses:
0 R5 S3 _5 U% s) A 357 casualties reported
Z9 S6 @- E; B6 U- T/ O Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: o/ u+ u, w+ U l Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 50 disabled
# ]% q3 ?/ {! P Engineers: 7 destroyed, 41 disabled
0 I/ w; p Q5 r$ j0 B6 ` Guns lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled)
( w3 _/ q# h2 s, I8 w Vehicles lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled)( _& B5 P* o8 f( P ^
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Airbase hits 14! h+ P' [! o2 Z5 G) K
Airbase supply hits 7
$ V7 C' e0 g4 q) N/ C/ iRunway hits 55
+ n# H* S+ Q ~. RPort hits 24
+ V7 D8 [2 q) U9 ~Port fuel hits 1! r' D. T+ [; t% u, `' a
Port supply hits 2
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Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128: E3 ~1 Y* V- i/ c4 q) T
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no flights
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$ e+ O* f0 q% A9 J9 BAllied aircraft losses
% _, @( v1 [. ^ P-40K Warhawk: 123 damaged% o% X: a l& x8 x2 c" ?
P-40K Warhawk: 24 destroyed on ground
; \8 e* a3 H3 G! u- d F-5A Lightning: 7 damaged
5 S; P# A+ P" s2 m& K# x F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
$ B6 n( e9 {; L1 a' n3 C! ]; U F4F-4 Wildcat: 45 damaged: D5 x* i. S$ V0 N
F4F-4 Wildcat: 18 destroyed on ground, l& _! f* B6 f' n, I: w4 g- n
PBY-5 Catalina: 25 damaged
" a2 N1 j- ^8 U+ ` PBY-5 Catalina: 4 destroyed on ground
& r" L( o, l" v J F-10 Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground, @3 K$ {6 g8 C; [: i+ B/ G( H6 f
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground5 f$ c+ F) \& G" x5 n' K8 n
, _& L; ]5 c+ x" G. c- ^Japanese Ships2 ^7 q2 C( C( U
BB Hyuga; w2 E' p# {, @$ A% A$ H, o
BB Ise
) D; K( V* W+ X1 S# ~ BB Yamashiro( l2 @) M1 b2 v. q, ?; Y
BB Fuso
/ W% u/ ]7 y5 o t4 T, J BB Mutsu2 L/ e2 ]% }+ }- T
% L5 _1 I {( jAllied ground losses:
! ~5 w3 x. |0 K, S 852 casualties reported
8 d/ \) i* Y( T' d Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. g, c, d) z# d9 f( v
Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 65 disabled7 T8 g' _0 ~: W% J5 ^. r
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 17 disabled# f- j, V/ J. b( W
Guns lost 23 (3 destroyed, 20 disabled)
4 E8 F7 j$ ^4 I2 S6 o+ ]. | Vehicles lost 25 (10 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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# u' S9 \: P" T' O9 I. M7 N, BAirbase hits 17
1 w$ @2 G( @* \3 n0 K9 ZAirbase supply hits 12
! b7 U2 D3 H" g1 D; E, f: mRunway hits 39) O1 g% e+ Y- m+ r8 [6 Y" u
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/ A& e$ G* C3 i% U/ D7 ^+ WMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119 ~* R4 A9 x( \ H/ w
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud+ F8 Z$ i8 N- [( J. }$ X
6 W6 P- _ F$ u- }; }: ]Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.. a, V8 \, R- t" d' h& j4 Y3 I
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes$ U" S( n9 M6 I
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Allied aircraft; j7 u2 V0 O4 [+ M K8 W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
- @4 }! N; b4 L2 j1 }* @. k TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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* s0 O1 y5 s, C/ Q8 w. qAllied aircraft losses( `4 t0 y9 {" B8 y" A2 X
TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged
4 v% T' B: |1 G4 o TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak
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CA Mikuma
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, k. l# y. V* [! { CA Ashigara$ W* @* T2 }5 ]& E* N- ~
DD Kazegumo
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CA Kako% c3 d8 A) m1 e8 v
CA Mogami& o' p) z7 L+ ^ b2 ?# z
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Aircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo. l0 U, R2 M; M
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet( `# `; S/ B8 X) U% P& U
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
7 M0 Z1 m' a' u2 D5 E. o$ A4 X* ? 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% @5 C! i( G7 l' D7 c Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo8 y* ~+ I- H# o
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% c8 S& c0 {* I* s9 t# R: }: r Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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2 B2 T: l5 q: ~$ k i7 fMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119 q8 j3 R) G& d8 E
* k% t1 n4 }, w$ FWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.$ w' h) K2 R, C5 X, y6 x3 L- Z* {
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes% X, }0 ]7 L+ U! y/ {
) B9 |, N9 t: ?2 {# RAllied aircraft5 K' Y' o& v( s# ~$ g
TBF-1 Avenger x 146 W' R' G I4 {6 O4 C
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Allied aircraft losses
, q4 l E) r. r8 z( q7 w. x6 W TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged
9 O# O- ~4 ^6 K3 ]2 c TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships2 q2 S4 `! O2 t$ j/ M
CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage. n3 l/ M# ]9 F- @0 R% I
CA Kako1 C6 d7 h' k3 b6 \
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 19 n" A$ M4 j0 o+ o2 {
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 [" X7 D& B* F( s6 l 14 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ b6 }1 C3 ^/ B6 b. T: _* y
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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% e& r( [- ~' X: a( Q! s6 uWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
+ T) `- i& p6 MEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Allied aircraft( h' w; y. t, R
TBF-1 Avenger x 17
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Allied aircraft losses8 _9 t6 l# { L: C
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships% c, `) w2 W2 `$ |9 r
CA Kako( Z; H4 o/ V Y3 H7 e/ Z* a' \/ b
CA Kinugasa
1 e6 Z1 I% c4 u9 C: @3 R CA Furutaka; Z9 @( k1 N( q9 h
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1. Q. J$ n, y K6 t- X4 J2 T
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Aircraft Attacking:3 h" A7 N L3 k
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: p2 A2 Z4 g- ^9 U7 G2 C Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
& H. R+ h/ t7 Y5 I& f f/ ` 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 A! j: d3 C7 P: |2 u5 b; r+ Y# T
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo8 _ K: g6 Q( s" m* a
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0 ^/ x% k. Q, bMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1192 x+ G, g3 ?! |7 o9 v4 O
5 e3 W N/ F/ G8 G p U$ YWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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" {! g7 ~/ Z4 o% FRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
h- g- ]6 s9 O# F( qEstimated time to target is 33 minutes1 V) ^" `+ T3 ? N9 f' m
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Japanese aircraft# r$ E) i7 V6 r2 E y. C0 f/ w
no flights
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses. c6 X) j+ L$ E) b
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 o% T( }# Z3 I0 U% x( o5 B7 [. Y8 D6 z
CA Furutaka4 m6 w: t4 A4 ~% F
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 1
( Z! C3 w: P$ A CA Aoba
% @: k& |7 x( d# p& x CA Mikuma2 `* i% i9 Z8 E& v3 V7 d
CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 E$ M4 K/ T! e# @: O$ V$ u
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15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- W A' u+ g7 h2 B; ^
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo8 g5 ~5 ]- O; c1 f9 z, U4 A- {% }
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. |. J7 C6 p5 s3 C/ r. [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1192 I7 S0 L* U3 E' ], v; a, l! R
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
7 G( E/ O5 {; v: U; I! ]Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 10% F, x) { \# C; }4 p* I
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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- K* l* z0 K, i$ K y) xAllied aircraft losses
: E A* P' w3 s TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged
+ P- T7 p$ N q! K! {5 L4 j TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak5 L2 B0 g0 t, w7 ]
) h2 z1 x& q5 x% R8 fJapanese Ships
6 `, i K! q7 J+ p DD Akatsuki- ]# D. A' P7 n( u9 _ B' h
CA Mogami
A& K$ T; M+ n. W+ |: e6 J CA Aoba# x( v& K+ H) c& [: z
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
1 }0 z) ?) d6 E; ]: x$ M$ u CA Mikuma
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12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( O" Q7 q1 T% b. s. s Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
$ v+ `+ y1 u9 `0 b/ w3 h( M 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; i# a( b$ o/ n) R1 P7 s# c! R
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo8 h+ v1 a: ], j
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ h4 t7 D; T7 i( @
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119/ d* P: }* I- R
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Weather in hex: Severe storms8 x" J: z, E# I1 S: q3 M
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
$ `& _1 w$ f6 I k7 ]. jEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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5 k& l% @ }# T3 p- X8 C F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
2 s- f; S# G5 I TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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4 P7 k: |/ x$ `5 g TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged
5 A* R& o5 N0 |1 m0 v TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
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' Y. M3 F4 q- ?. N, X CA Mogami1 u& C3 K, y9 p, Z
CA Aoba* c6 |- `! O1 H! t: v1 `) N H
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
v, Y9 c9 n& u! ~; [ CA Mikuma8 S' y0 n& G, C
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1 A4 A. Z3 e% f' `5 U. YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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: G) H1 S6 x. }Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
- u' P6 R, W, m* DEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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TBF-1 Avenger x 19
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: U: t. L, m, b% b# M/ y# b& W5 G5 WAllied aircraft losses6 r& a K% T; S$ m( }
TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged
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CA Mogami
/ T5 [! a! U' H7 ~% o CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 17 q9 c( R: ]5 L7 ]6 ^! }
CA Mikuma
8 V6 R* L) L* D DD Akatsuki. ^( P' J+ U' _/ Y. R( M5 |: E
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage: V c6 ^7 ], J$ G: ]7 J2 o' j
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119, ~8 w+ P7 C$ l" @4 y; p' B0 Z
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Weather in hex: Severe storms/ E8 x7 l7 I6 `/ V
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Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.0 e4 T2 ^5 M5 M. d& s7 Y
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes8 r/ e4 j. d4 ]! E; T
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Japanese aircraft
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3 Q: ?& d0 }: Q- x5 P2 hAllied aircraft
0 C2 l# W( [* D( k% u TBF-1 Avenger x 11
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Allied aircraft losses
; A0 @/ K- o/ z: s X( Y0 E TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged" Y3 D: ]" X8 Y I9 \2 A8 G
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Japanese Ships0 K6 J. S+ w6 \
CA Mikuma9 r- n0 h3 A: M" c2 S
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" ?* c3 ^6 t; C* o/ b- g0 } CA Kako8 @5 H) R9 O, i6 g) O) k, I3 B
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11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ L' V, Y! [$ I7 [7 S% {9 D9 {! N5 E Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo |
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