41年12月14日
( V. n; V* v$ _& U/ P) r3 L盟军重巡印第安纳玻璃丝号突袭了正在卸载补给的塔拉瓦环礁,击沉帝国一艘大型巡逻船。
' Q) }# o8 e4 U) G! _. w8 X9 ^Night Time Surface Combat, near Tarawa at 136,128, Range 2,000 Yards4 k8 w ~: `$ H k! J
' B4 o# [3 S* Z; j8 W! XJapanese Ships
~' n/ j2 \) g& a PB Nagata Maru, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage; w1 n7 ]7 G* ?; _' z
% F# Y5 p( P/ Y9 yAllied Ships
' u* i6 U4 L) r( u L; W9 j CA Indianapolis
0 O& G! _ b1 j. O' G% m DMS Southard
/ h" I; L" c! }& r1 s DMS Hopkins
8 p: k1 w( _2 W3 j g DMS Dorsey
) G! W0 f4 w G: T* \& U, r- | DMS Long) ^+ q% R. F; B
DMS Elliot+ ?. A* d k! U/ ]" K# H: R! w8 s
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帝国海航驻高雄航空队出击马尼拉,击沉还未撤退的辅助船只一批。* @* R0 F5 V5 t; W# W: k0 F
Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
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Weather in hex: Light cloud* b- ?# s6 |0 T! E Y& g! y$ }
. j I) f( ^2 f+ ]# j8 _Raid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
% Q5 G- D- f; l- JEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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2 ~; O; q7 U3 I) {$ j9 X: VJapanese aircraft- g7 P/ q9 k9 _5 Y N! a
A6M2 Zero x 180 V+ ^8 l1 n6 l4 R% K
G4M1 Betty x 59
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Allied aircraft2 g+ ^1 i2 e; m- X& T9 U; ?
P-40B Warhawk x 4
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" c+ c. n8 v/ q; J# u, WJapanese aircraft losses
5 f9 C8 m. ]3 i0 H2 t. w8 r A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed; j i) ?* W" U
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged9 B a$ Z5 |. i, {6 w9 E2 T2 m
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No Allied losses# h& j' c( T0 L7 C' s
4 {0 \' v1 C% k2 hAllied Ships. e/ x: H$ h# w' ^) s9 u% m
AV Langley, Bomb hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage3 B {! }4 Z, R9 G: J4 f
AM Lark, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage$ Q& o8 ?1 f) C3 u* }7 y5 Y
PG Isabel, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 a! l4 ` g" f6 f9 z) m. ~1 L
PG Asheville, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# G1 v! d, s i7 D- P1 Q
AM Whippoorwill, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
. `4 P' R) k* C/ |/ U1 u- p% {8 X) q AM Quail, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ u( H- e- [- B) ? AS Otus, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
, E+ a4 G$ w9 P& t) {; B AS Canopus, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 k, P' ]" M" _ AM Finch, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
) \8 r+ O5 E$ Q; _ m( w; u/ ^ AS Holland, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage; D5 J) D9 E6 n( w4 i- V
AM Bittern, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; Y9 d# d5 \, `4 h0 B6 h
PG Tulsa, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
) ^8 }0 g2 I/ W+ _ AM Tanager, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ \6 Z% M/ m" i5 x8 @
& _- f& u) V& s8 m) p/ L r' jPort hits 6# k! [" v" x! `8 c& T7 D+ @' R! o8 ]
Port fuel hits 2
2 s# S7 m; H7 z( r1 q) APort supply hits 2 |