KB既然来了,就要小赚点油钱再回去吧!!6月24日,KB小小捞了点鱼,将盟军的一小队运兵船剿灭。 6 s7 A n0 `; @5 A+ {5 r/ I3 ~
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" U# ?- C0 U' I& N6 tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Christmas Island at 183,137- i' P* g8 m* q' V" {% O
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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9 C$ s5 O% L7 e3 hRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
4 s. X4 P7 y- q# |2 z& KEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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, D o+ k# S4 e. S9 T' g8 Y0 ?Japanese aircraft
; W& M: J, e/ P" w A6M2 Zero x 116 r6 ]4 p( G$ P1 r, N' ~$ t" h$ y
B5N2 Kate x 46
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& W N* @* y8 m- KNo Japanese losses) x1 u( Y4 _6 Z) M
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Allied Ships C. F+ J; c2 N* E% m/ _
xAP Wanaka, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ ]' F0 X H: T0 E6 J v9 }
xAP Centaur, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
; f5 A, a4 l* \' d; N5 l& U6 q3 c xAP Clan Maciver, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
6 F! q* v' S" b8 i KV Dundas
: V0 ^4 Z. [4 I, f! I1 b; d J) U xAP Anhui, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( R+ X; q9 g$ e" m. f
xAP Baron Cawdor, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk n6 [( a! Z4 p; |, P+ j' d2 Y
KV New Westminster, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage5 L' D& u; ?% m& R- |7 E; j
xAP Tambua, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 51 destroyed, 76 disabled6 ?% K" L! |, ~8 {
Non Combat: 670 destroyed, 594 disabled
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C' `. m ?. ~* p: } Guns lost 30 (24 destroyed, 6 disabled)
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D3A1 Val x 18
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$ I; j, h/ J8 B( P7 T( X5 c0 ENo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships4 R' T) K& q W7 v
xAP Centaur, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
E% ^' r5 i) @: ~+ B5 M$ R/ G KV Dundas, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
, h" ^7 o, Z, q KV New Westminster, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk5 @* J- Z5 C# i
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2370 casualties reported
' g( N6 s6 G/ z Squads: 6 destroyed, 1 disabled
) @' Y) g1 t) r s- Y Non Combat: 219 destroyed, 219 disabled8 G! w& s8 U2 t" ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
^3 p2 ?7 _, j: u$ c! J Guns lost 6 (6 destroyed, 0 disabled) |