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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 43' |- ]9 \( {, ]3 E
日军炮击瑙鲁,Mili, 重巡战队折戟沉沙!) r- j. p' Z- T7 r3 D. u; G
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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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1 B0 ?6 j, F8 n5 I, M0 |日寇在马绍尔群岛作战中获得了一次惨败~
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6 n& E0 V7 T' i DNight Time Surface Combat, near Nauru Island at 127,128, Range 11,000 Yards$ [' W5 } k' |: X5 V
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Japanese Ships- g6 q( \! v, c8 K* G1 [7 n, t$ n
BB Mutsu
) v1 w! s& ^+ x* Q BB Fuso
5 m9 Q9 b( k' Q: U BB Yamashiro1 }, J+ F# G2 A1 \
BB Ise8 m" L& z! l1 d2 Q9 W
BB Hyuga7 b3 L$ g! ^7 c3 \% A& F
DD Tanikaze% [( g+ S+ q) B# F2 P
DD Uranami
" s" ^" i) j0 A) i; [% n' G: [8 @6 F% ]7 [ DD Shikinami
, Z- j% s+ A o! _( _/ l" P DD Ayanami
, b! e* H/ w8 O DD Asagiri" t! E* B. [' ~3 G' d" y
DD Sagiri
" ^$ m# E4 f2 I0 D$ p t$ y DD Minazuki
3 h8 j: b+ a) V4 V5 B# Q8 W DD Fumizuki; _7 \" G3 ~: c# D' Z, Q" X
DD Kikuzuki$ H* H# z0 P8 H5 }1 |5 ^
DD Tagonami
; y0 p/ g" x! @' ~/ E& }; G- Y% } DD Suruyame
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# T* E4 r% ~% v7 u- c( b2 NAllied Ships
% L9 R- j7 Y0 S1 d/ T4 t5 ` xAK Brastagi, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
( K% T5 f) v7 l0 N* G- ] xAK Day Star, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
) L9 c- h+ b- Z+ h" }' Z$ J- h4 l YMS-270, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# o( c I4 w" L2 O4 n$ e- }, Z
YMS-85, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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- ?' b5 J: T5 S3 Y& X6 U% t" j. v7 ]TF 7 encounters mine field at Mili (136,121)
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; L$ J1 C+ D& `1 W8 j CA Ashigara, Mine hits 1& X# q& g/ D9 P/ |
DD Ikazuchi, Mine hits 1, heavy damage( v4 Y' l3 k- o9 S/ K8 T; L
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Night Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,121( M) D E+ b1 X% w
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Allied aircraft$ t* c+ S$ C2 d
no flights4 ^, h& u# h- S7 D% c
9 q, Y8 [. t: W( }: N ]% OAllied aircraft losses/ Q+ D, \/ R! Z& ] z0 j9 `" c9 L
PBY-5 Catalina: 5 damaged
# z) n' d9 [& O7 v F4U-1 Corsair: 2 damaged
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0 L0 J: M% X$ M( D; c/ O2 HJapanese Ships
' G% e. C' W( R0 n4 T! o) B CA Kako
4 w* |$ R: ^; b4 t8 d5 F CA Furutaka( }9 O" c! _4 ~3 W* C
CA Kinugasa6 g Z; I3 A5 H) P* ?7 J
CA Aoba& ~- E$ I1 Z1 H* F6 V
CA Mikuma7 `" D& A/ J: M* T' M$ S& \
CA Mogami5 u: T2 q, n* ]2 L" _
CA Ashigara. }3 S, g' C! K. A
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Allied ground losses:
8 ^. z$ u- i2 @ 357 casualties reported5 M! m. t% V" E5 G( m0 z; x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. b/ W# Q% U# H" X! A Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 50 disabled8 ~0 w; u! h" V" r
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 41 disabled
% R% E: v; Y4 G Guns lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled). O: u% y: I3 `
Vehicles lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled)+ Z/ ]# Z/ S" ?# S1 g+ I
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Airbase hits 14
2 A. Z, m# D) ~Airbase supply hits 7
- h2 f/ I5 c. xRunway hits 55+ t. L: @, O: _7 ]8 A1 u+ l
Port hits 24
2 T) ^; V& h8 [" J% \) c. JPort fuel hits 1" h% S! [4 X) \' U
Port supply hits 2
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Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,1283 h# T7 x0 R" \+ @9 L, y
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/ T* l$ x4 Q# r6 Y' U2 S, | no flights
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Allied aircraft losses" m% U0 S; E! L: _1 w$ b! w% j
P-40K Warhawk: 123 damaged- S3 r3 y+ `1 V2 o6 w3 Z
P-40K Warhawk: 24 destroyed on ground. C3 q' ]# W) e& _- @
F-5A Lightning: 7 damaged$ w" q& r9 D, P0 l+ }. l
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
1 |3 p( @9 Z- n F4F-4 Wildcat: 45 damaged' U( I7 L: [. t- F9 n' Q2 l
F4F-4 Wildcat: 18 destroyed on ground% k% I8 Z& S/ M1 A
PBY-5 Catalina: 25 damaged7 @: n9 I V# p* s% B
PBY-5 Catalina: 4 destroyed on ground
$ d; c' ^$ T- Z; a F-10 Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
4 V; \6 {% p! @ P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships; e5 x: z1 y" B# s0 w; ^: ?2 c
BB Hyuga3 G. }! o ?+ l( R4 g3 J! f9 E7 Q$ I
BB Ise: R2 Z5 V3 j# v1 t
BB Yamashiro
. O0 [8 Y3 q( a* F8 M9 h9 ]- d# ] BB Fuso
5 E" N+ {6 v o/ a3 a9 e BB Mutsu# I/ M' X: e; e% f1 s
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Allied ground losses:
: ~# Z# c- [4 T T' a$ O 852 casualties reported
2 U1 l4 I# O6 h. L7 z, k. ]" i Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 y3 ~& P7 U9 M3 _. P3 I
Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 65 disabled9 d C9 O1 d8 c2 B2 a2 ?4 x
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 17 disabled
# R! Q" j' D1 Z% ?% I- @2 r Guns lost 23 (3 destroyed, 20 disabled)
1 i- \7 Q% ?$ c2 V Vehicles lost 25 (10 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
, [+ `0 l8 L8 \* j' ?$ G# [Airbase supply hits 12! V% a6 Y0 b7 H- Z6 t
Runway hits 39
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2 u6 H7 j4 T6 [& @# o: B2 \Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119! }# m3 @. x2 Y% y: V
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
+ L9 a+ j/ t1 IEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
7 e8 o, {) T) m$ Y F4F-4 Wildcat x 122 g; j6 D; \/ }" R3 J% u
TBF-1 Avenger x 375 f& y1 U5 M% O Q! L8 A3 E) M# Y
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Allied aircraft losses
9 ~& ~- V5 i z1 r4 q, u TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged
6 T" O [3 u. r9 E) K TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak6 d2 F$ L. |5 C( _% z$ J
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Japanese Ships
' G' z) A- K$ m/ g/ H$ B9 }0 V1 V CA Mikuma: k+ ?" }% Y9 d+ S3 x+ i. | c
DD Asanagi! D' N4 T& W7 u5 |, ]" j) k
CA Ashigara
! v2 b) b+ b+ [+ t2 ?3 q- m DD Kazegumo
5 Y& O* Z1 K: ~6 Q; N: K5 J1 r CA Aoba7 j& b& q8 A4 ]9 g7 C+ O( r
CA Kako
3 g6 M4 {! D7 s/ M/ C( b( o8 Q0 |5 E CA Mogami
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16 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 T- y3 h' W- s* ^ K Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo1 C6 P8 [+ |9 x k9 ~; U, v: H
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet& ~) P5 i- \. E! k0 E8 t' O
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
) m1 `' R( }2 q$ a 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 v& [* s" ~6 W6 ^+ l3 i8 c Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
8 p! P: G" E3 E9 m8 j7 w+ c# y 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 ?7 I' R+ K* _; o9 m7 @ h
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo0 W' c& w+ _- b" O: y: K6 D% A6 c E
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) r9 P) d' H/ H3 V6 M! }+ ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud- W0 a9 R: A' [7 B9 x
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Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.( w% n% t% D! |
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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7 W$ ~0 t1 j5 W( |" z* @+ [: fAllied aircraft& w9 H( k" h, E( |+ B9 ~
TBF-1 Avenger x 14
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* q8 a# A. ]+ K( l; x% w7 X/ xAllied aircraft losses* Q1 o( r6 h F" E
TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged
5 H6 l, l% c( P1 g0 Q# p# |& }* o TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak. h- C0 I) |0 {
; p3 p- P0 Y% _+ Q% vJapanese Ships
3 K# {! P- g* A% V/ n% z% U! b* Q CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
# T# U7 v& y, W" D/ m m CA Kako# m/ G' e+ J( }, h& L2 E$ @4 h
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 13 G3 o: S+ ~( {( b
8 M) L6 N) W6 f% P/ X" }. v+ MAircraft Attacking:* H- }( ~0 O- }) ~! x) {
14 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 x2 D7 |6 P; _3 \( U. f7 H9 h) u2 r
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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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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* y' `8 T) Q% m2 dRaid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
+ l0 n) P. a- GEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Allied aircraft
4 R3 B5 Q! E4 ?! v3 G TBF-1 Avenger x 17
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; j2 q9 H+ ]5 g2 W% r- |Allied aircraft losses
: m8 Q$ i) m9 W( L; C! H7 J TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
; H2 B4 }6 G" [& L7 f CA Kako
( O& Y8 E3 h( b* p# C; G/ \% I CA Kinugasa) N# d' ? N; S; a6 A0 z
CA Furutaka
- D) }8 H* I; _ CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1( |: u- Q9 E( T; e
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15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 W9 |8 c& H A% Y' n
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
9 }! ^: r4 {- G( r8 q- F. @, F9 Y 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; s) l5 J- @4 a, l. L0 P4 [
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo4 e2 A. A- v- | c* Q& ~
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$ {/ E( f, v% V: R5 fMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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4 W% p2 e; Q! @' lWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
# ?( Z" w% {: K- w! J- J" N* C6 ~& [Estimated time to target is 33 minutes
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' z$ v' O7 ]6 e$ W1 C SJapanese aircraft
" [. x1 o3 M* U) ]* x a no flights: e" a/ F9 H: [1 _- r2 W
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Allied aircraft; r/ J- x. q! w& _& Q; h
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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8 Q% X$ E% d8 Q9 H7 a( Y& p9 ~. RNo Japanese losses5 E7 t8 N/ C" U. U" G) l2 R3 X
( b/ Y- G) F* R/ R" B- e8 ?Allied aircraft losses5 k0 Y2 L6 K. _& ~' l) C
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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CA Furutaka
8 U; q3 `' n" ^: E CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 1/ Y. q+ U; f. d! D: I! o; U7 l5 i0 S
CA Aoba! d" ?# S1 G9 J: T; E
CA Mikuma
* |! p: E* d, O( O/ N% a0 A CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! ^8 Y" n# i i' P- | u. R
+ o9 }+ j/ i, d- ?4 d; X {8 SAircraft Attacking:
5 k. o( T. C' {% F( b) J1 x 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) A" r b" L0 P Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo1 G4 y9 t8 ~9 e9 C) d
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1194 ]: e3 C' v. U8 D9 s
/ L, y! X/ I1 Q5 Z; gWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
; ]: L7 C: ~$ V, c' ~/ wEstimated time to target is 34 minutes5 x/ K, I, |" q/ w- X* ]
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Allied aircraft
- A! t$ T/ S! l u* A0 o F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
4 Z% X U5 e3 b9 r5 C TBF-1 Avenger x 30' H9 E. U& h2 E9 o2 Z3 K* m
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Allied aircraft losses# h5 l9 G1 `$ v+ S
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged$ j8 N5 G4 @0 _5 U
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak C: c. Q/ c$ W; n" i k
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7 g# c Z3 K7 w4 k. | DD Akatsuki
* f5 T( i6 i: g7 ]1 M CA Mogami' _: v9 p7 K8 X9 s
CA Aoba
9 R( f7 s% n$ A8 M! y8 }, [ CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk$ G7 d% Y6 q7 b1 V% Q1 L" B( E* E
CA Mikuma
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 B3 a) h0 S" G. d- v3 \ ` 12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ W1 x3 Y+ I `6 P) v: ? Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
0 M5 K5 A( g( ~, G3 a 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 t# V2 H' C" B* Y% _+ J Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
; n) j3 @. P0 J. _; ?; w. l 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 P7 ^7 y! C6 i3 B. g& I& E
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo! `' s: j. L) ?, Y6 X
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7 M! d6 c7 g7 f- zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Weather in hex: Severe storms( s5 o8 }1 Q' p
" i3 E+ b8 ]0 c& e2 I4 x' x7 qRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.4 ~8 x( u6 s; z- g1 _) c
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes8 ]6 R) Q6 m' i* s0 n+ F, [3 \
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Allied aircraft$ U9 K) u" s2 X4 x; @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 109 [" J, |+ R" T# |1 |0 E- a4 Z) F
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
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TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Akatsuki0 m6 |' [( F8 q7 S' y1 ^
CA Mogami) k; d* N" r+ w( D4 R% M" u
CA Aoba5 c5 v5 `3 X8 \' @( K& ] Y! s% T
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
9 Y* m4 Y0 k2 `4 V CA Mikuma
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" z! Z3 D/ ]3 [1 f2 YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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7 Q$ p8 Z( g+ d! F9 E( v# aWeather in hex: Severe storms
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" c$ ?0 Z. S! j, {2 |! HRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.- f- B: g* z7 r) m0 E
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes* I) M5 Y" K b0 I& i
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Allied aircraft
0 ~. k( b3 A$ j+ g3 Y _1 Q7 t6 E TBF-1 Avenger x 199 Z. r! X) ~: k4 {
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Allied aircraft losses* f7 Q, K+ n) Z: W2 F5 s
TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged. u* ]# X# S; @* V# U# W0 h, F
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Japanese Ships! m; [- _ A- j, W1 B
CA Mogami
, H7 x1 b0 @& i CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
# m: x/ M- G- ?# C; Q0 I; Q$ | CA Mikuma7 k0 N/ Y. H* J) g1 B* [2 c
DD Akatsuki
( `% V' |% b9 r* U' T CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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5 Z5 Z) }7 b+ a3 z' J# _3 |4 J! b8 O: \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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* B3 a' w+ |# u/ F8 C* iWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet. {' w; M, A' g( m9 T
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes
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. x9 l- V9 a8 x( J; q4 o no flights
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Allied aircraft
8 _9 {. k! o" [* s4 t. g TBF-1 Avenger x 11
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+ V4 N. l% n5 m, y9 O0 j+ K$ w3 @No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses5 \$ y. v2 p$ x' F( i3 f
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships: j% s1 a- v$ v3 Z
CA Mikuma6 L- h& Q& I( i2 T& v
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 x+ g- R4 z1 C
CA Kako g0 ]8 Q; b( ? \( O
% C% R q9 T) |0 {7 R8 K" e/ ZAircraft Attacking:! F/ G) j8 }6 S( T
11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' v7 e0 `. J6 M Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo |
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