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Day Air attack on TF at 64,56
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5 h8 k* ~" A1 |8 c- \. v# \Japanese aircraft2 D2 h5 ~5 Q; T: P
G4M2 Betty x 12
8 A. n. S y6 @8 @2 d5 h# {3 v8 ^- _/ |/ P3 g( J5 ^
Japanese aircraft losses( T6 K. R9 Z* z7 G+ D" K
G4M2 Betty: 9 damaged
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& n& N4 M1 ^: a: R5 ~+ nAllied Ships# c# n6 S/ ]/ d, G; y& o5 H+ I- U
TK Pueblo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 ?# K: W$ U+ b, nTK District of Columbia, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 z, R1 L) M* T) oTK Andrew Doria, |; R" M6 q' j0 g' |- Z
Two follow up raids by the Taiho:
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- S/ C( j# J; sDay Air attack on TF at 54,56
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Japanese aircraft
, A, n% q$ z& L. `0 i0 vD4Y Judy x 22/ R6 T. [# `- ^+ M! O# `
; P/ L. k! C7 a5 Q& x0 |" FJapanese aircraft losses4 c9 e. ~9 N# z7 \6 o
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed, 8 damaged9 o8 ^/ Y4 [8 n' t# O
$ T$ i- \, h" Y7 C, v) KAllied Ships
& U6 b2 H& y6 g2 KDD John D. Edwards
8 U- s2 G# D- G: R3 JDD Tillman5 G: N! ]1 l$ |* I: ~
DD Welles
/ t* h# M+ |" z$ e$ WAK Harvard Victory, Bomb hits 1
+ E( Q b. {6 w; |/ Z) a1 B, RDE Leslie L. B. Knox- J6 q0 m6 L! e6 x* l
DD Craven% t/ o/ B9 A+ l
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: b; y1 X- U n8 w; kDay Air attack on TF at 53,56
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Japanese aircraft& `! O3 _) j; C0 o' `1 a; j/ ~
A7M2 Reppu x 6$ t. X) ~2 ~. z/ y H
D4Y Judy x 2
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9 h9 B& f+ a1 M9 [Japanese aircraft losses
8 J2 w, X7 C3 GD4Y Judy: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
! ~9 ^6 {) R8 _AK E. W. Sinclair, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ B' a, r& M- H/ d' b& v5 r
: ~7 s7 E: R) U8 oAllied ground losses:
7 l, G x2 y" L# z7 casualties reported
- T" w; s/ s+ }/ p8 RVehicles lost 12 ]' Q) G- E4 ~7 D
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Aircraft Attacking:$ n; m M' v, T; [. E, {
2 x D4Y Judy bombing at 2000 feet/ W( {4 u5 u3 u6 R9 D% {. M* {
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l; ~+ R/ q' KCeylon and Bengal Sea; D2 b0 D0 w* N6 P1 I1 V2 j+ [
, W7 ^1 M* }$ k b i( O5 IDay Air attack on Trimcomalee , at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft, r8 J/ K( g1 l
A7M2 Reppu x 6
' D. ?2 Y! f5 X1 t) PJ2M Jack x 5# t- H6 y" O5 X7 y5 b
J7W Shinden x 7
0 i9 m% ^9 [! G HKi-84-Ic Frank x 6
+ Z' n+ f B- Y3 ~2 f7 q' {2 g) h- h8 h, E3 r$ B( d
Allied aircraft
, {0 z( v' |0 L' SB-29 Superfortress x 31
! x3 [6 r0 L# c' R: c3 E$ o
" M& Y: R# F0 ]3 f! x+ _* wJapanese aircraft losses
5 n8 `- j4 \% p; \A7M2 Reppu: 2 damaged
) U( [9 O* O; a6 ?5 Y) gJ2M Jack: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged2 v( t: `/ ]$ E$ J3 A
J7W Shinden: 1 damaged: }8 Y9 R8 r3 y9 {7 }* B
Ki-84-Ic Frank: 1 destroyed4 _! S- O/ n2 X
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed2 y/ i) p. r" K: N: _/ }, P
! i" Y9 d7 \4 L1 d, h( [Allied aircraft losses
|: ?/ j+ m3 c0 _" hB-29 Superfortress: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged
+ Y& J5 a! g. z
6 a( F& Y, z' R. aAirbase hits 1
1 b) {7 e! B) Y2 `- |9 f! VRunway hits 8
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Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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! ~1 w; w& x& H* ~: }& bJapanese aircraft; w) o9 y& f7 P" e
B7A Grace x 3
- J; f" K9 K9 x- C! ]/ J" IG4M2 Betty x 62 s6 b6 p9 |& `3 {( o0 h0 o
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 180 c& V' M: l3 e3 D* _ s
Ki-100 Tony x 99 c( H$ K9 L0 `1 n, W
Ki-49 Helen x 2# q* q! E* {! K* c
Ki-67 Peggy x 3 _" X' u S1 ~
, v+ n, T7 o, D% h9 h- r
Allied aircraft8 U* ?2 V; ~" E" n @5 v9 V
P-51D Mustang x 5
& g! b# s4 Y/ R. G5 f. o; ~3 O7 V
! E/ o: o) f, KJapanese aircraft losses8 R I9 S' c8 }; \9 K' j
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
. {7 O7 c7 d* U. G" dG4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged, l! `0 _8 ]8 F" M1 Z* S
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed; w; q1 V+ g9 @* ^7 S5 \- n: _
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed8 z4 B$ E) r3 z
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed- V2 m* u9 _- F
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed" q- f0 ], `1 n& N+ v' G/ z! f! o; _
/ Z( V0 m2 M2 ^$ ^( H( `& R4 v6 Z MAllied aircraft losses) X; E% s- S' k* K, l
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged8 b# E. J# d Y4 T$ E
* X0 F0 L' Q% r @# f* LAllied Ships' L3 ]+ ~0 p7 @0 @/ \
MSW Grebe
' E G/ \8 `. t9 vAK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 10 s) N0 O: \. y: v( i3 M4 a2 H
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage [' ]3 h; A. m! l8 T
1 D+ Y0 a3 I* E' f7 \6 z" ZAllied ground losses:
1 A, C' W+ ^* K( @! z9 u4 x8 S21 casualties reported P; ]" u. g& G. b, q
Day Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft
: F& g' V2 h- _: YB7A Grace x 3
+ D& V X, a5 n, t) KG4M2 Betty x 6
( u S0 U# Z% v" G7 t+ S i k! MKi-43-IIa Oscar x 181 z' J S0 c- o/ m+ R |
Ki-100 Tony x 9* [) a' E& r7 d$ |; l0 P" V
Ki-49 Helen x 2" V4 p, G/ S; {+ s) N2 H
Ki-67 Peggy x 34 \- A5 N# C& N8 j: r
' ~( w4 c% [3 _! r9 h5 IAllied aircraft
2 H% u8 T. }0 f1 z: r4 J. }) k4 ZP-51D Mustang x 5" L* w+ i9 _" `. T5 S1 m h
1 m" {! r3 W- P& J$ D
Japanese aircraft losses- d# ]+ I5 _) ^6 N5 z9 t' r4 ~
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed5 N0 @" i" G; t( _! L$ Z
G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged L, k H1 A1 e1 y$ n3 K7 {
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed
) f, W7 p" J. N' XKi-100 Tony: 4 destroyed* s" X, a* G, w# W+ I' |
Ki-49 Helen: 1 destroyed
& j. O( p2 {* D. L9 _+ X; AKi-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed
3 P- ^; U+ @1 I4 ?
- ]; B8 L# [ o; m0 OAllied aircraft losses
) c4 C8 y3 n! |; m: I& xP-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged+ x1 ]3 R$ ] x' U. _. Z3 G4 g d
- \5 ^0 ~- K# {9 L! p/ Z2 yAllied Ships
' C3 s' }- v" S4 K/ cMSW Grebe+ f3 g+ G0 y+ Q1 R- @- o- p) p
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1
s9 s* s6 s. m' O. w- ?1 SAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Allied ground losses:
, u& @0 a' t7 J7 A) g/ Z21 casualties reported9 o& r/ \8 I2 h
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' _: T1 d& B8 B* u9 ^5 D) XDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft
0 a' s+ D, z; k# h& bB7A Grace x 3: P. c2 ]' ?: w! U7 F6 Z
G4M2 Betty x 6. A- ]! J; S( a! m/ z; R
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 187 o+ ]% g+ V7 B, h, H5 I' F
Ki-100 Tony x 9
- H/ k) n, I$ _+ w4 L$ D. pKi-49 Helen x 2
$ t4 K- d$ u" S8 o# f0 D7 ?& JKi-67 Peggy x 34 t7 p( l5 m1 y" e
9 H/ n# b2 ]6 |+ e8 ]* O9 j
Allied aircraft
. [- N8 U2 q) P, ~P-51D Mustang x 51 ]: t9 G4 P& e! s# k( Z8 n: g6 {
* m- S7 _+ Y' [3 s, g( N
Japanese aircraft losses. e1 M/ F/ @( Q3 q' _9 O: C
B7A Grace: 1 destroyed
9 {; n: r' |' @7 r0 r8 Y. @( ?G4M2 Betty: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged& g3 R- a( N8 w' \: f2 Y
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 8 destroyed0 J, L4 ~4 A1 n s# a
Ki-100 Tony: 4 destroyed
* s( W9 m0 ~8 H- \5 x2 w1 IKi-49 Helen: 1 destroyed* M* y7 n) ` {& j! `) Z0 i
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 destroyed4 k1 s0 R; F4 ?: `- I
7 b; X& k: Y1 \/ ]6 X
Allied aircraft losses8 M/ c: X2 z: g: \; ]3 e/ Q
P-51D Mustang: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged7 k4 ^7 G: |( E9 J& ?/ _2 T- ]2 ^
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Allied Ships: |/ l; [4 z' H. M
MSW Grebe- X% E& i0 z' b+ D) m) {; f
AK Morton M. McCarver, Torpedo hits 1" m6 C) L! J2 T! `
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- K6 G1 A. g) j' k
) t: @2 s# x* K; eAllied ground losses:
3 s; F2 G2 l/ E* Z21 casualties reported& v/ M9 C3 {$ b) ^ f9 h3 ^/ p
The retreating Yorktown takes an another tube and is clearly in trouble with no CAP overhead!
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Day Air attack on TF at 18,30
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Japanese aircraft: |& [. a; W: o* p& k2 ` N5 J6 L. N
P1Y Frances x 3
; a# H, C$ d3 {8 s; }0 d" N0 u7 Y) P% @9 j
Japanese aircraft losses
( V: _' t, m( U6 g- h AP1Y Frances: 3 damaged
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5 t" R7 }/ g- ~3 NAllied Ships6 x# z( B- \6 J
CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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Aircraft Attacking:- y) ~. o3 A4 L7 |! o
3 x P1Y Frances launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 ]5 Y/ z: I7 V1 n# N' \ w
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: e6 |# q# I0 c% LDay Air attack on TF, near Trimcomalee at 15,25
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Japanese aircraft
' N1 q# s+ m7 R/ h7 l; }A7M2 Reppu x 58 s$ V% X3 X1 G! d* L1 U# e
J2M Jack x 6
3 ?! e1 q6 e8 L: y, S6 G9 wD4Y Judy x 3
0 |1 h" J' y4 `! [. KB7A Grace x 6
; i; ^% s7 v8 aG4M2 Betty x 3
2 |- a; {: W+ eP1Y Frances x 6
4 W6 P( [$ x6 ?% [( Q, r$ [Ki-67 Peggy x 11
9 ^5 d: x) L: ]& B# v( s
3 b* r, _" O+ j1 JAllied aircraft( l, Z- L7 L8 j+ L3 y& w$ k, H9 ]$ J
P-51D Mustang x 4
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) |9 b: ~# h& P; }Japanese aircraft losses( g. I7 ?. r# j" n i$ k; A
A7M2 Reppu: 5 destroyed
( H" J- R$ I1 ^. s5 m0 f$ ^5 k9 sJ2M Jack: 2 destroyed
) }9 Z4 O. O6 }: M( cB7A Grace: 1 destroyed" J2 Q) m0 ?% K) u! n
P1Y Frances: 1 destroyed
. u5 m/ S% a9 _( E3 gKi-67 Peggy: 1 destroyed
" J7 m; v/ _: p: \% Z& X. [) s; c$ l$ A! v% i8 ]% `- b* A! d) L
Allied aircraft losses( Z0 h' J$ ?, H" m0 r. E/ r
P-51D Mustang: 4 damaged
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Allied Ships
4 I6 u, T1 ?$ F" I9 pDE Lovelace
" C3 l$ Z: c7 q9 | h9 F7 \DE Martin
3 ~! ^) C9 {: Y! R5 j$ i) qLCI LCI-436
, l r8 l$ @, j9 A J2 nAPD Blessman8 `) r( u) y1 `0 F
APD Ruchamkin, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 o9 U, J9 O q! i$ N
AP Laurens4 K0 M9 s, W7 A2 G. O
DD Mullany2 z# q- l* R; O l: z; O* r) e0 a
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Japanese aircraft
# h0 E: n: M8 j# `G4M2 Betty x 9- P, Z! c7 b6 x' k8 n
' o3 V% G/ a. z( N! {
Allied aircraft3 B ^% t Y% }, u
P-51D Mustang x 2
# v5 e( }" \$ W7 G: k5 `: a3 D8 J$ ~( i& F
Japanese aircraft losses
5 ?7 {$ P$ B* Y* b5 r5 ?) c6 y% V9 bG4M2 Betty: 5 damaged
" \% W7 V4 r% {: B4 |) @+ V1 i9 u6 n/ H @5 p8 j
Allied Ships
/ i0 J- J" w! V* t MAP Henrico2 g8 M0 E, }9 I4 r
APD Noa, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ ^& o9 k7 z# N# I+ f7 u
LCI LCI-223, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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A7M2 Reppu x 5
& w2 ^! _ q5 t9 y6 [; C! hJ2M Jack x 2
1 B+ z' E/ U4 M* f5 ?J7W Shinden x 6
! R% q7 J, |! u( z6 I9 sKi-84-Ic Frank x 40 ]! z) ~8 S; U0 O, a. }. f+ B
* |7 B0 t5 H g) _
Allied aircraft
# V. o) k" x4 h7 g! U5 rP-38J Lightning x 16
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0 w% t. \# Q* x3 `4 ?7 u" RJapanese aircraft losses
7 n3 G' M3 k* H0 nA7M2 Reppu: 3 destroyed: o# [0 C) ?6 }/ [/ _- o# r _1 _
3 o, U4 ~- d; y) F+ L7 X
Allied aircraft losses K, V0 c1 p0 \' ~8 _: N9 u
P-38J Lightning: 3 destroyed, 3 damaged
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& T5 ? U& ~4 v, A& @. SDay Air attack on TF at 14,23! c) q- u% \" d. |
* e9 A7 u# x" S2 ?8 a6 eJapanese aircraft
( ]/ n) |; D3 YJ2M Jack x 2: _* k1 C# Y* V7 ? a8 U1 k: o" W
G4M2 Betty x 2
* p- n1 L( ]& Y; V2 D/ BP1Y Frances x 2
8 P2 _: g8 J3 uKi-67 Peggy x 45 i: w$ T ?$ K. x, E. t9 o
/ L4 D" C1 ]" M% X; }5 uJapanese aircraft losses7 C6 r* s$ O0 V/ I7 ]0 d G$ O; o& [
Ki-67 Peggy: 3 damaged) `. u& F6 x! h
5 j5 c" y; J9 J& E; j/ IAllied Ships
" [$ n/ H# h6 [: PAK Empire Johnson, Bomb hits 2, on fire
1 I- s" I/ l1 V5 {- wMSW Bittern, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 d4 N7 T& g/ B# [DM Gamble, heavy damage
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The crack Ann dive bomber units are having a field day!
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Day Air attack on TF at 14,23
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Japanese aircraft
! ?9 [3 _2 L" b. _! r8 z# FD4Y Judy x 24
3 |; L6 p: U6 B6 y E0 I3 W' }% \Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 7" {7 X- f5 e. x$ L6 O2 z5 Z3 C
Ki-100 Tony x 6
0 R8 T% |2 i0 P" SKi-30 Ann x 51) }& e8 }% r2 d! W
, [7 n) M, \! V7 s& ?
Japanese aircraft losses( i, V$ `' V- `
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
" J$ U) h- R; Q% vKi-30 Ann: 3 damaged
3 D, f! r, `' r' \8 p( W. [1 J7 L& B# y
Allied Ships
, Q) T9 q& ]1 h( n& v) h# G6 }' |1 g3 D5 LAR Hector, Bomb hits 3, on fire+ ^( R- {" w* y: o: v
AK Red Jacket, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
0 U ]5 i" x4 `* B- SDD Irwin0 O" h2 l( M' {! g+ d- c
DE Seid, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage' d! |" e7 E/ F7 v* ^. t. O
DD Quiberon, heavy damage
( `: _& W( |4 Q+ z/ p( H$ RDD Hugh W. Hadley, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 c. \- E/ A, K8 M7 iDE Mitchell, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage$ k \! V" S \& r& |/ T' D* b) }7 Q& b% W
DM Gamble, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
6 j: K% x5 V) J6 w) P6 j# Z5 m. kAK Admiral Senn, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; e9 T! y4 a& W& T4 ZDE Stadtfeld, Bomb hits 2, on fire
6 ~ h; S1 e: H$ A8 r3 v& q: ]7 mDM Ramsay, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ i4 M+ z2 F- H2 P, |9 ^7 q6 ~% x: v, VDE Rall, Bomb hits 1, on fire% D% d2 K7 |7 [% U
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Japanese aircraft; W: S* y, v8 p, o/ F- c! @5 V
D4Y Judy x 12
2 s* F# B7 Q" J! }9 |/ c, p" XG4M2 Betty x 34 L0 ^: ]: q# `& g( [* y6 m+ O
- u3 |9 ~6 N6 E" l$ ~! t
Allied aircraft9 `7 h+ t% x5 n/ d: r
P-51D Mustang x 2
0 t) B1 [# k6 d* n! y ^4 ^4 ^. e1 c1 U7 B/ I: d1 t F) ^- S, t
Japanese aircraft losses h1 d; T% f% d! {% ~& V1 p
D4Y Judy: 1 destroyed
m t# l) W$ e: A# r3 N+ h) W! s+ V. a, d& y
Allied Ships* r X. {8 b# b1 D ]& E( P
LCI(G) LCI(G)-79
9 k7 H( p& l: L! L! QDD Renshaw, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& f0 C- A4 O1 l9 |& i1 \* I' gAP Callaway, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage A2 y+ U+ F v0 e& X( r. T4 U
APD Lee Fox, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ Q+ z+ e; y) H: S0 ^- S) }8 o
APD Newman, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 @0 p& a- f. h; J3 [ O
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Day Air attack on TF at 12,286 `( I, ~4 }7 o8 v; s3 c* J) @. `5 j# S
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Japanese aircraft
3 p, n& _0 q5 a, `0 m: iG4M2 Betty x 4$ U+ d6 n8 Z3 U' ^
& n6 l5 _: j- |4 `& N
Japanese aircraft losses
3 C: ]5 `" m3 C; EG4M2 Betty: 3 damaged
6 c( I" T5 P. W$ M" D8 G! B2 ^ ?7 Y9 y' d& W- m
Allied Ships
; y8 P6 G3 s- WAP Cape Bon, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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