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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 43 Z7 m$ t3 d0 B# d
日军炮击瑙鲁,Mili, 重巡战队折戟沉沙!' ~) h4 M; G/ P/ t
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# S1 W, P$ ]5 b+ P5 ~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。" w1 ]- M) R- O0 R, s
2 O8 p) u6 ~% l$ W3 Z8 {% V3 ?日寇在马绍尔群岛作战中获得了一次惨败~3 g0 _: a F: V7 ~6 l# Y7 z- v' J
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Nauru Island at 127,128, Range 11,000 Yards D( w L. e; V) K$ _
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Japanese Ships( A0 D; R+ x" a# N1 n0 ?1 |4 _
BB Mutsu
3 c; \6 `: ^9 k. ?0 X( C- m7 v BB Fuso; x* c( [ D6 h- Y. Y
BB Yamashiro
- R- r% u2 @# P5 r) t BB Ise
1 k. X, n- y6 q0 d+ h: E& O BB Hyuga
' `* j3 j+ K8 k$ ^, q DD Tanikaze
% Y# Y3 Y3 |3 Q8 I( P DD Uranami
$ s, z' v# k5 h% M9 Y |( ^- c DD Shikinami
" o) D6 [' l' q/ }- f- R: k DD Ayanami
; n# P1 R7 Q( V- i% O3 {" f& G" D DD Asagiri) u! z9 a& z6 N( G4 U$ d
DD Sagiri2 Y( W5 [3 d& Y" l3 P% u
DD Minazuki( N/ b4 M6 n6 H. F- p
DD Fumizuki, K/ r7 A: K% O
DD Kikuzuki
$ X& }! T* ?: T1 C. j5 v; c5 N% v4 D DD Tagonami
' }9 z$ q; y4 l+ z; S0 o DD Suruyame
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Allied Ships4 N, O5 x4 g9 H$ B
xAK Brastagi, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
# |& F+ D, k- w3 l: w xAK Day Star, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
8 z7 L0 E; |: Z; x: v+ I k YMS-270, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( z; v% m1 J4 |: g YMS-85, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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2 ~8 Q7 n4 M6 E# J& s, yTF 7 encounters mine field at Mili (136,121)
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Japanese Ships
) {0 n* S: {- a. q% R CA Ashigara, Mine hits 1
/ V; Y. z2 m" A x! ]8 `/ [1 q DD Ikazuchi, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
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4 A5 Y8 S6 h( X& X7 h' ? `1 @Night Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,1215 T4 x" w2 P+ Y5 F/ g
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Allied aircraft
$ |3 g% d" i& C8 ?1 s no flights, n5 h8 b; J& n6 d1 v1 i. [
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Allied aircraft losses
6 @2 y! @: C* u* R) { PBY-5 Catalina: 5 damaged4 e3 Q6 e4 o* h
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 damaged( J+ X( u: O# z: u& }, \3 E# y
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Japanese Ships
: g) ~7 X7 B! @& S. {6 |- l) R, u% ^! Q CA Kako' H6 f1 |" _* S7 d" A
CA Furutaka# s4 g! X6 V7 f! l" C
CA Kinugasa2 |! y9 V4 y" Q% a9 Z: b4 q8 U
CA Aoba
& C' n4 R: C: p, _- ?( T. _ CA Mikuma0 t. N& V3 ^1 j- z" k! m# [
CA Mogami0 g( C! c" Q- S
CA Ashigara
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- |; \2 Z+ R( z1 XAllied ground losses:
7 {, f4 {+ d5 l) t2 l O 357 casualties reported( @* C) c2 W( ~ H" C2 g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ q: Z; U7 m& w0 M9 u Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 50 disabled
' i0 U* v$ N! @4 r! J5 d5 ^ Engineers: 7 destroyed, 41 disabled( R @% A8 [* q' N& m) q7 a
Guns lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled)- y6 t1 R1 n Q, [6 ]! Z) c
Vehicles lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled)2 m2 o1 T+ i& r/ B5 L- B
+ |! O s4 f5 J# f7 |Airbase hits 14" c" }) `) Z2 R) u$ u
Airbase supply hits 7
2 K, W% h+ ?9 E6 D G1 B' z6 I& uRunway hits 55 p! P( g& z' y1 ]) I. e
Port hits 24
7 Z' p6 D+ G/ RPort fuel hits 1 D' K2 ^9 N1 B* [
Port supply hits 2
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$ P% q7 T7 M2 n' T6 v! R4 y+ SNight Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128
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Allied aircraft
# v' m) f% \+ k ]4 S. w8 Y no flights
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& j* D8 e, {1 P" fAllied aircraft losses6 ]) w& I5 V6 h9 W8 \
P-40K Warhawk: 123 damaged
1 N9 S7 ~8 T% }8 o! Q" h P-40K Warhawk: 24 destroyed on ground
5 f+ y* _2 q2 X/ p* ?, R7 ` F-5A Lightning: 7 damaged
, B) ~" q, ?1 R$ R" r F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
$ e8 s5 m( [" Z6 Y4 `# A2 g F4F-4 Wildcat: 45 damaged
# E, v3 f( }! y4 E' Z F4F-4 Wildcat: 18 destroyed on ground
# d. t6 e: K; c/ ~& B1 M% ]/ e& X PBY-5 Catalina: 25 damaged
% o8 [; ^" T1 ], h% @. p PBY-5 Catalina: 4 destroyed on ground9 @9 T. K8 c8 X" c \7 x
F-10 Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground1 i' n' p/ f5 F0 ]7 {5 M( g
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
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, E6 v: m' N# T! Z2 @' H8 _# F/ J2 u* N BB Hyuga
; Z5 E! N7 S+ R- x4 V; k BB Ise
$ z8 \5 w9 E$ K2 f$ j( M BB Yamashiro
( i6 f; ?& ^3 N$ A" C& A% b BB Fuso2 W1 |& G) t8 d
BB Mutsu* Q# b/ o+ X9 _
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Allied ground losses:: ?% `% t- P# F8 F+ \2 Q
852 casualties reported
8 ^+ @3 T3 R. [! B/ [, w0 S! L Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# O, e7 V/ ^& q3 F' l
Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 65 disabled: S# C. h& U5 `8 G& b
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 17 disabled
7 h2 D- _% r7 o# `) e' V* d Guns lost 23 (3 destroyed, 20 disabled)% n, |1 S) ~1 s5 y
Vehicles lost 25 (10 destroyed, 15 disabled)0 C% p) Q! v7 O& d1 U8 D9 L
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Airbase hits 179 n% n2 x& T$ S: E% d5 E
Airbase supply hits 129 N$ L2 v% a- f+ X* y3 {0 r+ h2 t
Runway hits 39
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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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Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
. @; ^0 r0 V7 ~1 KEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
9 i, R6 r$ R- ^7 J% h) @- ~) Q F4F-4 Wildcat x 124 i4 d! k' U4 s* R
TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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$ z( Z0 ?, l/ Z1 g3 ?Allied aircraft losses+ i& _% d0 E8 i# V4 ]! V9 F: Y
TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged
) b; C$ X& X$ g TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
1 ` G9 \' i6 g- m( ~ CA Mikuma$ A9 f1 }3 g) d$ B" d1 F6 \
DD Asanagi" I2 I2 E) f9 t$ u$ H: E
CA Ashigara
4 H. Q+ l7 q& b$ L$ x& @; _ DD Kazegumo# q2 t9 B, Q1 W" o1 K
CA Aoba
! m5 `& e) R& o/ F9 M CA Kako
" S% d9 z. A1 \5 Q/ `$ M! | CA Mogami7 g- d: j1 w2 Y3 o' G/ A8 H" u+ x
1 Z f! K4 W8 x# qAircraft Attacking:5 \- |( a0 {* T% r F& u* h
16 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 H6 h* e7 O9 s, ^: z Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo% U5 ^1 ?, H8 g
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 h" g4 A, ~3 R. U/ h" p Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo/ I$ w3 Y9 E/ i: `
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' p& c# ?8 o/ X6 Q! j; N: Q8 D Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
) {) r" J- K3 u' b 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 `; ]5 a: d# W8 O6 F: q Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo4 J8 E* C/ b2 z4 d9 v! e" W* Z1 {( ?) G2 m
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% i: ]( X: b+ @& ~3 P% mMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119/ S z' R8 j- P$ ^, H
: \ _) {2 [' cWeather in hex: Heavy cloud5 a9 J$ V3 R) F, D: T! c
' F: j% @( r5 S2 R) K s& Y! ARaid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.4 {+ s0 k e! r* X: K9 o: a
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft2 J" S3 t8 b4 d4 A! J0 Z* B
TBF-1 Avenger x 140 e3 W9 a2 M; p# K2 Y* G
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Allied aircraft losses
/ w) y* y+ W% V- ]; ^& _& G2 y TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged
2 W. [3 Z1 \, Z- r0 C, H TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
5 }1 I) }1 I8 z! ~! N CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
0 m/ z( ?# O! e$ x CA Kako
. N& q( Z* x7 } CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1: k7 g, k1 _! J: L6 f: U0 Y, m: w
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Aircraft Attacking:
# x5 b0 l- \" Z( M& h 14 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 A- ^ [" D; E7 B7 }5 `+ l3 Q9 [
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119 T& W1 x5 y& ]7 i5 T+ T
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud. z1 d) Z5 D# k; x7 p% f r
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Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
# X" W, q. F2 T' D( N4 R# W: x5 hEstimated time to target is 26 minutes5 Z6 |5 w4 ?- ?8 x- e
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Allied aircraft7 M; |8 S8 x1 M. f8 m
TBF-1 Avenger x 17
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; V/ l, x4 ?3 e2 EAllied aircraft losses. u, o% ?# p& p; F2 V
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged+ {% g s4 ]% @/ K1 o0 y
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Japanese Ships
p9 y6 x, d+ D3 Z CA Kako
' F- o. p/ U: P1 f9 |+ h( V CA Kinugasa
9 B. X7 S3 V. g% c& H" C/ j9 r7 V CA Furutaka
) D* [4 c6 Z% C" p" I CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1+ `# u7 m* R( x: N# V2 b
6 A4 h1 m2 Y2 {' W, ?4 W% n9 |6 W7 A1 IAircraft Attacking:6 D% |# \# M# S, a
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; h$ _) Y1 a7 H- k% N/ p( z3 B, p
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
0 [7 a6 J( p2 a% A$ B 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; b# g2 V/ o F+ y# L% B- X Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo9 R0 o& C+ Q; Z( O! f! f( `' f/ o
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! G2 f; B# u% T" K: M% }8 T l% BMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119! m* {8 ~2 m2 {
3 b: E. @% \! }- [4 {0 TWeather in hex: Heavy cloud3 p# e4 k* m2 R+ ~, x, _$ o& ~
# p0 @5 b: @/ U9 U" i- @Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
0 ?) y! @0 ?, d" P+ b9 qEstimated time to target is 33 minutes
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% b: }8 u O9 C6 s* RJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
, d/ b; F' d$ s; f, W& u. C TBF-1 Avenger x 15+ U$ Z3 \0 F2 `7 \0 k! ]
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses. f4 v# `- w% _8 F8 t- S, o
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged1 a# [0 a4 ]# ~& L F( `
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Japanese Ships
8 a4 ~9 {- ]* Z/ J4 w' P5 \ CA Furutaka
! ^- m' ^! d0 f' C CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 1
9 t% S! A# i7 D7 B* h( T- L CA Aoba
2 K) S5 n- Z. ?7 d' e) S- H CA Mikuma
, l: Q6 x, A( N& |! k5 o3 _0 f CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 N- ^7 M( u L8 P3 v: }# s; ^
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 K, ~3 D: ~- D! |' v5 R2 D, X/ q 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 o) _7 F( S0 Y% U$ u6 C1 S' r Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo" f" x. T4 n1 K( q
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( W+ l; d- p9 k6 E X4 m! ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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8 ?1 F9 I% }, a+ p& W( j+ \! m, yWeather in hex: Severe storms( }9 T# X \' g$ p1 O
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.2 q: Y" d( [, K% }2 t
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes+ G2 Y" R# i, ?/ }
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Allied aircraft
3 r+ q$ {- |9 n) Y; H$ X F4F-4 Wildcat x 107 k9 {( e4 Y( b* s# U6 b
TBF-1 Avenger x 30% h9 H0 @ v0 ~- Q$ t+ q- O; t
1 m1 @# E; p4 RAllied aircraft losses
7 E' @+ c, D9 m1 M. g( {. E/ C TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged
" s% n; n+ Q2 \% ` TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak" L. c7 K, e1 I+ ?+ _
+ ~7 O0 M ^# J$ }5 rJapanese Ships
% z* G5 q. j U5 a5 J! |& l DD Akatsuki' ]& y% I5 i$ R" u) O
CA Mogami. k1 l. h. i' E! m2 J
CA Aoba
! p$ E' |( a+ A/ h! u CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk6 P' J7 g' D2 f
CA Mikuma
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 I' n/ k+ v( Y' T& H y2 r& X& ] 12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 p C" o9 v& u9 Q6 u
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
/ K# X1 g) {% p6 j 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet! s) a8 Q+ `* _5 g* |/ i L
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
7 T3 g8 z* _5 w. R& S* i 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 {1 b6 x4 S- h# D Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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: x' A* I& C1 N5 h+ z6 t2 sWeather in hex: Severe storms/ R% [8 u: ~; }( x, v2 T" ?
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.4 `: `5 H7 I8 l; T! f
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Allied aircraft6 D* v$ k5 d4 S5 m6 [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
9 u. V9 c% x4 O% N3 ?0 n0 C TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses: n1 [0 t% F6 L% m- S$ r
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged
+ i5 {, L$ d3 @. `9 f; ^% I TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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7 P% R B3 U: M2 HJapanese Ships
+ @3 K* Q8 \7 M* X) b+ t! B DD Akatsuki& s; u5 J& h2 k9 F. Q! E( S$ |
CA Mogami! P6 U9 H* j" k' H b" ^
CA Aoba
( ?& x% g4 R% ]: C8 T1 v CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk/ b* n% `2 r0 e3 z
CA Mikuma. h6 m& P" I3 I/ s6 w0 D6 p% o6 _$ u
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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7 A( F. k. F H KWeather in hex: Severe storms& V+ c( A6 x# q# B, `5 [) S
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
, }) _4 e! C2 n. ~% t; x# AEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Allied aircraft
( s+ j. A! D+ m4 c- y* B0 @4 V& x TBF-1 Avenger x 19
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?: m, A9 @4 e9 z5 [- E3 C! fAllied aircraft losses/ j( ~5 d* i3 _
TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged# f6 T! \, n) |2 d( D
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Japanese Ships
$ @# `/ C; i% [$ N1 A1 m CA Mogami- y. {( t! U- g7 w
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1- r X5 |5 ^3 D9 f
CA Mikuma/ ~5 q6 X8 m; ^, A% N2 }. q8 G
DD Akatsuki
# v. F7 X1 G& R6 C0 p CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage: V5 w; D6 N1 C! [2 }% K- q
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4 N- C* c4 g7 f+ k; M& v: Q7 G7 l8 SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Weather in hex: Severe storms) k7 I; Z) J3 \
( u$ `9 Z/ X6 r! M7 F3 \) \Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.' T& r2 L2 b# C, a0 p! z
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 D" ]/ M2 m0 y; L7 C# D
no flights2 i: s. M; A1 W4 \* ?
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Allied aircraft6 e4 w& K% ^" g6 K) G4 n* w
TBF-1 Avenger x 11
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No Japanese losses% L; {+ R, ], T6 _6 E% |
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Allied aircraft losses
: S) n. d4 v# a4 J( W' H, m% h3 z TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
( R2 F7 \( x& B" e8 E CA Mikuma; Q+ Q% Q" T3 }1 K; [
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- }3 k$ [6 X( w9 H0 T( x- s CA Kako' { E% k5 ^, U
9 N; A+ d9 Y% m0 c5 R8 |' E) q' q4 FAircraft Attacking:
; |3 k' G1 \1 w8 V+ |9 A, }6 A 11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" }9 {2 L4 y# u5 Z8 O Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo |
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