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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 43
9 }: b3 D7 w9 }/ z7 p日军炮击瑙鲁,Mili, 重巡战队折戟沉沙!
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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。! u; e3 o4 I( `+ z
( i# @. [0 `7 V$ b$ L) M: ?/ T日寇在马绍尔群岛作战中获得了一次惨败~
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Nauru Island at 127,128, Range 11,000 Yards
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( K6 S* _4 x$ jJapanese Ships
9 m; n5 {- o2 R% _& [$ D BB Mutsu
9 g% I( m0 [' ~8 U) R" d BB Fuso* r9 p- q$ R2 [7 P. Z
BB Yamashiro
: t9 q- ? Z. r9 v' C& | BB Ise: P4 ` _7 r9 D! Y% |( s0 k
BB Hyuga
2 L9 H) J( x5 n DD Tanikaze
8 h9 ]8 l$ [( f# a v Y' r DD Uranami* j( C7 {1 j" G+ W; T
DD Shikinami& h& }' j& c, T [1 M
DD Ayanami
! ]0 h5 e( ?( P+ w6 E" {+ h0 K DD Asagiri9 ^% S1 c6 ]5 A: X G
DD Sagiri H- I; H3 F. i3 h
DD Minazuki K) M/ p! r$ V5 s0 j& c
DD Fumizuki
/ I" Z L, s) Q% f5 q DD Kikuzuki4 T0 k) {3 [9 {+ e s/ u
DD Tagonami
# k! g/ C1 k( R/ X: V DD Suruyame
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Allied Ships
4 O6 q1 b5 B/ N" D5 R) Q xAK Brastagi, Shell hits 8, and is sunk8 j4 N4 S E8 ?# i$ X$ ?
xAK Day Star, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
6 l8 O9 q: m5 e) N# j3 o6 c YMS-270, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
, s0 ]3 F3 i, [1 n YMS-85, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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TF 7 encounters mine field at Mili (136,121)
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Japanese Ships
+ r& }& a; _1 o, L; C# F2 ` CA Ashigara, Mine hits 1) ~+ C) K0 Q( Q- O9 z
DD Ikazuchi, Mine hits 1, heavy damage& x' n' y: H1 U6 [* f% W
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4 a1 N# D4 v1 a: ^8 ENight Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,121, N4 Y( }" H0 \' `
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no flights# [9 ^7 a Y. L, C0 e! l
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Allied aircraft losses
4 e0 i, Y- P) D; E PBY-5 Catalina: 5 damaged
* N7 ^; J# w6 k6 P( ~- K F4U-1 Corsair: 2 damaged# V1 M5 ~% X' r
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Japanese Ships
7 Y4 F$ N) z; f+ I3 @! S+ F CA Kako' s' n# o4 x9 F0 i
CA Furutaka( |/ |# e0 h1 c3 x; Q5 N
CA Kinugasa- a) v. \+ U/ S2 l( y
CA Aoba
2 f) w3 J: i) B4 q% T0 q CA Mikuma
" r, V/ N v% n V2 }. ? CA Mogami/ \; n% w8 L7 N8 G- V
CA Ashigara
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. v8 J/ w' t, B8 k0 F0 W/ Z* \: ZAllied ground losses:
9 t8 G6 z# N+ `0 M1 d [1 _8 H 357 casualties reported
; e4 R$ @9 ]9 e" B Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 `& T% Q; ]' V* F Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 50 disabled3 c- y, Z$ u) V1 c @, \/ i
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 41 disabled
7 X9 N3 C6 `+ Q Guns lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled)' O9 A2 {3 t; A
Vehicles lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled)
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Airbase hits 14; t! I: ?9 [2 o# y. O) \& U+ F4 A
Airbase supply hits 7 m+ n5 @) H& V5 ]6 Y
Runway hits 55
0 y4 D$ P& h; o- j* bPort hits 24/ W! ?4 ]: K( y+ Q* L- o& Q
Port fuel hits 1- f9 V$ r# v# L
Port supply hits 2
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Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128
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7 p% B# w1 i/ H( t% \/ Z6 B no flights
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+ @7 o/ L0 b1 }- O) w" [Allied aircraft losses
2 G: d0 W" b% y3 ?, B$ K! @5 q P-40K Warhawk: 123 damaged; o- e$ T& A- z+ B' l: C
P-40K Warhawk: 24 destroyed on ground( {6 Z( L0 t- e8 w1 \- ]
F-5A Lightning: 7 damaged& J4 u$ G( _6 ^" f T
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground" q( J% A7 C4 y2 a# q) T0 I' ^# A
F4F-4 Wildcat: 45 damaged
, T$ P% }3 f* {2 u1 i F4F-4 Wildcat: 18 destroyed on ground
+ g4 Z" u% S9 I/ E PBY-5 Catalina: 25 damaged
8 l; D" F6 L; m1 z PBY-5 Catalina: 4 destroyed on ground
5 z" W( g1 @: q( K( j( w F-10 Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
4 q2 G# Z) U9 Y8 y# E# `- g P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground5 P$ z% U) ?& X# o: j
5 e* O% U* A7 x2 q- NJapanese Ships
( F/ ~7 }( h: s BB Hyuga6 f* k* T7 C! K
BB Ise
. ]2 z0 D. X; o+ L( j( i+ t1 S BB Yamashiro( R; y: J1 F4 U# e1 v6 C$ \
BB Fuso
5 m) Y$ s1 c) S: e BB Mutsu
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C. s& |" f8 V* nAllied ground losses:
2 h M: t) d; X0 W1 K& f2 S 852 casualties reported! A* |. H# X+ J7 x" ` }% t7 A
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. W) D. y* D; Q D. p
Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 65 disabled0 A( P: D% F! f, Y6 W# ~% q
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 17 disabled; j4 o! c9 I0 U+ a
Guns lost 23 (3 destroyed, 20 disabled)" d; ?5 V; `8 r- _: x0 b6 i
Vehicles lost 25 (10 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 179 M! G5 T2 a j4 v
Airbase supply hits 12% t; F. q1 z7 F9 q7 v
Runway hits 39* H$ e* Y/ i9 d) i
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8 {2 s7 u+ E TMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119, [( l/ P3 Q8 n, ?8 h5 Y" a
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* G. R, G, X9 F( j0 D
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Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.2 d. [, L% w( N3 p O& J
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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1 N2 E7 u% ]( a' y( gAllied aircraft, ~# k5 z5 ^3 o$ ^& o$ g4 [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12$ J5 s' k: }) y) h8 `2 R @
TBF-1 Avenger x 37# R X- p! k7 I7 [& b% P' h: B: f
. R, U k, m% \$ VAllied aircraft losses
2 m, H, j% g j TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged/ H6 i# B8 o" m' V1 E6 c) N4 e
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak _- [- a( {# r( \* W
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& E6 \8 j$ i- L! R5 e CA Mikuma
K( Z I7 |% I DD Asanagi: K' ^4 q! o. B+ x6 h% s
CA Ashigara9 k" ~: k9 ]7 m6 i
DD Kazegumo
: Q! H7 h, ~3 i+ [ CA Aoba
% d8 t. F0 w4 D* ?$ N7 C CA Kako
( p: t7 t6 G0 [5 \1 ~ CA Mogami
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Aircraft Attacking:
( a2 p. n$ j7 z+ p7 s 16 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 p5 `1 \& z. c; ?) Y5 T
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
3 Y9 p w7 M2 Y2 {6 T& X- I 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet* }! ~ L1 l8 D2 {& ]5 {
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo# q8 k# S, E5 B. L/ Q A6 r
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet! L& }( ]1 v, I- x; Z! C* M
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
# u! p# J+ X. O7 |, e9 I 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 X6 Q2 `9 f- E# r- k" E
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo, m l$ A* {0 e( q! K8 A4 m$ E' H5 w
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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.5 C8 d1 w2 A% e* \& k% b
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes9 M( Z: [+ A# d) d1 t7 A) ^
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Allied aircraft* p' z' q, C! V" E! r4 M/ @9 H# F$ I
TBF-1 Avenger x 14; C9 w6 W _: y
: Z; g+ s$ d+ w% s% U7 ]Allied aircraft losses
7 G; H. k; n# l! o8 ~1 p$ q TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged9 d6 F* M8 `2 V6 ^; t
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak9 [( d$ ]& y1 k$ L/ m/ ^
% Z' P3 d2 G9 K6 M( X& g+ N8 yJapanese Ships+ L3 g0 [% l7 u) Q9 L
CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage `! S) D/ J5 G
CA Kako. t9 |- R; q* X% I1 k$ {
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1) H; f" Q$ C9 a0 r$ r) F5 g% L
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Aircraft Attacking:
- Q1 q$ B+ m/ C" ]. k 14 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- ]8 j9 Q! Y# O0 y/ I. {3 X: U2 n* I; b Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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! J$ \" m0 ]+ vMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119& f1 i5 t7 S8 a( t( r! a
k! X1 m# T y: @0 J9 J7 O. v# KWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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* u$ h4 [+ Q: O, q) U$ T7 FRaid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
! F+ p& h+ P/ E4 ?% w4 X2 bEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Allied aircraft- F% L- B- s8 f( s! f+ ]
TBF-1 Avenger x 17* `. ~; R- V7 @) R0 @ j6 a+ A6 u
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6 D; j" d' m& n1 U TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged! R0 T. }! c6 o/ W2 i, m
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Japanese Ships
$ l$ x( B4 Y- W& q) y0 v CA Kako
. V8 G0 x6 J5 _1 s% V, E {$ Y CA Kinugasa/ p9 D$ u9 p0 v) r$ U& s W3 a
CA Furutaka. u* t+ X9 {3 }8 A F; ~
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1" Y0 X' [4 f8 W5 B0 d8 O4 Z0 b
# d; Y% _% W* M) E9 w0 w: T( s) z5 }Aircraft Attacking:
+ \4 j/ q1 W7 @$ U. s4 o 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ c0 `6 P- C4 V! {+ ^ Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
1 B) c+ e, Z9 U5 J$ I4 e 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 L: n4 {) i$ _/ n
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Z9 c- Q8 Q7 j7 u0 C* X3 |( c* k N$ MMorning 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 71 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
O# m% i8 F1 @/ X b9 M. R# VEstimated time to target is 33 minutes: J& ^$ |0 H1 l3 g& k& m: ~5 G
5 |) `0 T) W. a! ^# x' \0 T3 tJapanese aircraft
0 @; Y8 @/ ~$ `( z no flights
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, ^+ m; q& l0 k. RAllied aircraft
& h. O% y6 \4 F4 V8 n9 k1 } TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses
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TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged8 x+ `$ s2 F1 i7 f
3 d6 u( h6 E8 Q4 D8 S6 K' ^Japanese Ships
$ O0 V& L: B: U- N. \5 ~ CA Furutaka
! C5 S3 M% @# r! x1 G( g) W CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 1- C: [2 n* I; f( z* F
CA Aoba: Z5 H0 N( v2 y+ L" V) u& G* t {
CA Mikuma
" y+ c/ u4 }0 z! ~1 R CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Aircraft Attacking:
1 n7 m7 Y: C6 P1 `( G' Q8 B H 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 A# E5 O+ Y& L* s Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119( z4 r0 v/ A- s* ^$ n) h3 Q
& @$ l% Q- C; |+ s1 ^, W/ Q; eWeather in hex: Severe storms
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+ Q m1 N1 N! i$ o# }$ D8 e* hRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
, }' w/ M6 U) SEstimated time to target is 34 minutes5 Q: t/ c0 Z3 Y0 c2 Q: |$ h5 k
2 l( R( O+ k" d+ F. D+ r9 H0 R1 Y+ lAllied aircraft( q6 v j: p" k& h1 @1 L4 l) q8 t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
7 X& B+ n7 S3 a3 f TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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! ?) Y$ m8 p$ v6 n h' KAllied aircraft losses
s B6 d) P: |+ u# T- p TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged7 e r* C! a- s1 j9 j* S/ x9 l
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
5 W0 I+ f0 P4 f4 T, @( V" E7 w DD Akatsuki% X" Z! I1 }% d0 P/ h
CA Mogami
/ X. ]8 Q: N2 `/ M+ O" W CA Aoba5 u, ]( ]. H+ E1 z) l1 Y: }
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
0 V' W; f& f2 o, D CA Mikuma
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Aircraft Attacking:
; G0 ~: s0 f$ u8 l- M7 ~/ Z6 u 12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 e J, `! U# K+ W8 i Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
3 M) z6 b; K6 C# e) w; V& B: K# B 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 |: s2 ~' [* o. q2 F* M Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
; Z* t! O4 u( L b9 [ 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 V" w9 o1 q( h; y0 [) {5 U7 F) ]* x Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo' W0 |9 M2 f- b! v: j+ O- f! [
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# U$ k! r+ j$ i% l @/ ~1 x0 oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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( h8 v: w9 h& Z4 B* n1 c' fWeather in hex: Severe storms
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! p' @! I9 ~% @3 L: e, nRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
6 q1 @( D) L" A3 X9 kEstimated time to target is 34 minutes) ` y ? F1 L" X% D6 Y
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# E- h% l% m1 q# F$ O7 ~6 r F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
( ^ v! Z9 R9 l8 P TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
9 N: R. Q' V0 R) z( z8 ^ TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged" ^& W* u7 @; l/ x5 O
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak$ Y2 o/ Z, @+ _7 z0 E8 L
$ u- s! L; @ |* e5 d4 @Japanese Ships
6 R6 |" v, r) o/ l DD Akatsuki1 Z! L3 A5 o6 o0 y3 U4 a
CA Mogami) r* ?6 ?, m' w" m+ R/ j
CA Aoba
' n) ?) N5 `! V3 C0 K+ ]/ T CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk8 m( u1 C" y% t. z( v9 v0 A4 j! K* ?
CA Mikuma: [4 a6 g3 M. [ N) H1 `' t
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" }5 g+ `& E2 E Y) EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119. g, j9 |& e3 f- q0 `2 A
/ ^- O7 F6 x8 d: P# A) H% }1 yWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
+ w) ]& a: I0 C4 l7 d/ VEstimated time to target is 36 minutes! h* m7 R6 ~; x Y0 ~ u! B
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Allied aircraft5 D6 S9 ^0 H5 {% A5 B; Z; H
TBF-1 Avenger x 19
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( X& R# A& g9 T. JAllied aircraft losses
4 b1 E) \. }* n9 x) s TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged0 v8 u6 V$ c: H u: A: h `! ~
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CA Mogami% ?; p& H q: G. s0 c1 r. Z
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 16 r* H" y/ J J* G' i! G
CA Mikuma- }3 s7 b+ W6 R* q/ R0 J$ @ W
DD Akatsuki! P L" u! N6 a+ c
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage" {" J; e [0 G5 g( g9 J
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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+ _; d% N+ P% l6 e7 A! w0 DRaid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.9 y) O/ k* X I' `4 F
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes6 s ?1 p8 k$ S
! R5 ]5 K+ h9 Z7 g6 N- V) y$ E0 nJapanese aircraft {% d! ]! s; A! |" \, }
no flights
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( V& G: I# E$ N TBF-1 Avenger x 114 y% U, u) a9 E- x; c. m) R$ \
* U+ Q/ [* w0 R0 h% aNo Japanese losses
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5 R$ L* k: Z1 W1 s! aAllied aircraft losses
: a. X5 E% o) X6 c& V" t TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged8 h) P* D4 C0 S
- i' d3 @( P. D/ G- N- k& e5 KJapanese Ships
/ A. w. L9 @1 k. O# g: f5 ] CA Mikuma
' m+ a0 r9 ^5 c6 K e CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& M. t0 ^; z. e% @9 S; j
CA Kako6 ]- M9 `# d8 h8 h$ C6 E' @
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Aircraft Attacking:
f* ^: L2 y, w: ^# C8 }; f 11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 ~) V2 {1 P* Y$ z/ a/ S/ N' j: U
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo |
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