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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 43& K6 I- J" g0 q/ L* h
日军炮击瑙鲁,Mili, 重巡战队折戟沉沙!- r9 Z7 L- @2 Z6 q$ D( X- s
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' N0 \/ l3 M4 g) V- p8 L% |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。4 Z& E( L% L4 ^. u2 J
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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 Yards1 N) f4 A3 F8 \5 a: K
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Japanese Ships3 T$ y( ~1 E0 @, ^# M" ]
BB Mutsu) Y# ^/ t0 @# d+ K7 h" }# M' H, |
BB Fuso
) v( n7 _9 U V* Y4 A& i BB Yamashiro
3 v4 S4 E# g# b; j: q3 C( e1 F( m BB Ise% l0 ?1 l# y6 n) a! c
BB Hyuga1 K- @+ D0 ?; Z" }8 ?
DD Tanikaze& B& E* G/ y- G2 H9 x3 j' z4 h4 M
DD Uranami) W1 o" \# i( s0 M7 R
DD Shikinami+ ^2 M; C" m/ C5 o" Y
DD Ayanami9 D4 b9 f& W0 u( f2 l8 ~
DD Asagiri
3 x* L' W; m4 X6 M( V8 q DD Sagiri
1 J3 U5 E% H" z; ^; L9 s: J9 p0 v DD Minazuki+ ^9 S+ `# a ]! S+ O1 u( F
DD Fumizuki
3 ]+ Z8 X5 w2 B) c y DD Kikuzuki0 ?# a+ O( N+ s% H
DD Tagonami
0 v# k/ w* A+ N' Y& D DD Suruyame
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7 J* R7 t/ Z3 x2 u# ]9 u$ X7 u xAK Brastagi, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
: y* f' s; O, }4 \# L# w! U xAK Day Star, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
" Y3 {& c$ V3 k- ` YMS-270, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; V1 v: I1 v6 @9 \: q6 P
YMS-85, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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+ D8 `" g8 m$ [) C4 I0 ^0 h j& MTF 7 encounters mine field at Mili (136,121)1 h9 x1 j3 |( M8 I% l! |
Y T2 S+ }; TJapanese Ships
z& v6 L& w* X/ S CA Ashigara, Mine hits 1
a' x. o: s7 z5 `7 G( { DD Ikazuchi, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
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. X% B, u g% Z8 Y* I: CNight Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,121
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Allied aircraft5 A" s- K2 ]! Y4 ]! [
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
- G- y F0 D* F3 ?! W PBY-5 Catalina: 5 damaged
J# k! } d& Y- @% h2 } [ F4U-1 Corsair: 2 damaged* f" W6 l9 [$ e5 y6 L0 b$ H; v
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Japanese Ships! B$ W6 N9 T& W* y2 k
CA Kako7 z8 ^7 L; `& Q3 x! r2 F! P7 P
CA Furutaka) J! j0 {( G1 S/ v- X
CA Kinugasa
) b2 d: [) R+ [) u# Y z2 ]" I CA Aoba
& _5 ?+ s! E, _$ q CA Mikuma
* n: q2 F$ d" q6 P CA Mogami
* b4 `3 o& e/ z7 Q$ m CA Ashigara
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Allied ground losses:
, Z8 z2 `! L6 A w 357 casualties reported* c# T7 ?5 U F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; w% i/ p5 Q8 X; [1 ?, } Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 50 disabled6 i8 S3 g( z! K2 }1 l( ]" |* v
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 41 disabled8 i3 f4 Z! T7 B* I2 X j
Guns lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled)
* S l2 ~' O" l0 h8 j Vehicles lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled)* z. b$ P4 @6 ~; I7 Y8 W
( g b3 e0 w" e, _8 ZAirbase hits 142 ]- e# h# H- F3 t$ N% J
Airbase supply hits 7
) T* ~8 l/ M, }! M) ZRunway hits 55+ _) R* C" J+ r4 V8 e7 q' `1 J# v
Port hits 24
. u g: b6 u. m7 F; z3 dPort fuel hits 1& O0 q) B$ e- L* [+ t/ ~
Port supply hits 2
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% D6 G; K& G' C9 J8 E1 tNight Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128
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Allied aircraft losses) q* @* Y6 j1 m1 f8 {
P-40K Warhawk: 123 damaged
8 J+ U1 q% h+ ]* D+ x( ]3 _ P-40K Warhawk: 24 destroyed on ground7 |; j: ?! k; l4 ~; ]5 s; a% j
F-5A Lightning: 7 damaged7 a/ e5 ~, ~$ h3 h; l
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
, G7 `% y3 t k- }* @; B F4F-4 Wildcat: 45 damaged, Z0 m6 \9 E; K/ |0 ]
F4F-4 Wildcat: 18 destroyed on ground
3 c6 O; k) F Y) p( N PBY-5 Catalina: 25 damaged
+ E1 P& V- ?9 ] J2 f" Z PBY-5 Catalina: 4 destroyed on ground
" m, d& V, R U F-10 Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
+ Z0 T3 `- J! [ P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground! ~, K3 T: n) r5 G) d4 O
3 h5 Y7 `- f& m' b+ e9 Q. ^Japanese Ships2 Y' J' p( N+ ?8 Y* k: m0 k
BB Hyuga" h' H5 v4 j% l J4 a* G
BB Ise* a0 m) j9 A/ V, A. K" S
BB Yamashiro
/ r" ~% c& E, {( H; x* z$ e BB Fuso
6 v* \% u. {: o2 c' `7 \' v& X BB Mutsu
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" x" ^' ^: P1 `" T( xAllied ground losses:
' G4 y6 R# X K* h: c# l 852 casualties reported+ O; t& x) \% i+ x# |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. A& C" }" W; _6 T# t
Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 65 disabled6 }+ U1 K- Z$ G# q3 {
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 17 disabled2 V6 l9 T, b: n8 x: D$ k' x
Guns lost 23 (3 destroyed, 20 disabled)1 U- B, V" ~3 S' S: n o- E
Vehicles lost 25 (10 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 171 E8 k+ w2 p4 G8 b% p
Airbase supply hits 12 O8 b( H$ |" D1 n7 W; x$ i: E$ h
Runway hits 39
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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7 _2 Q+ R2 x6 O$ w* i/ iWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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2 {3 K4 x7 o, u; q; u( V1 R% hRaid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.. e+ R: I0 H! Q$ r) }& d0 j
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
" ^7 ]+ Z) n; b# S5 Q F4F-4 Wildcat x 12+ u8 b3 [& }7 g R2 p
TBF-1 Avenger x 37% k: r& b N( e, X
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Allied aircraft losses
" _" Q# j, C, C9 o TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged
4 b! M* u5 L/ Y4 B* X# T% l TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak8 [3 K& G# L! p" [* v* e
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1 z6 W8 ^* |+ ?6 O CA Mikuma2 c* g, X6 R# r' j7 W3 Q( F
DD Asanagi1 q0 O. H6 |) P
CA Ashigara
: R/ e/ V& Z3 |! r$ @ DD Kazegumo5 ?; u( M3 c; |2 Z, D* i
CA Aoba& |- N: X ^% ^, y8 e5 H; G
CA Kako; d& V5 c/ H# J; i% D8 o
CA Mogami2 w/ ^0 o& F+ k4 w
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 x( J/ @2 w8 J 16 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ ]6 d( H# F: Q5 S! A& f Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo/ k4 q4 ~( h G; O+ `& r3 [6 y* }
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ ^) I/ L. N1 h5 k5 P: n5 h Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
7 T" f) b( E" C' V3 p: B# X: {( Z3 Z 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 a4 `6 q1 U# o! L6 a7 |8 k) v
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo- \" i+ a* y2 u6 c) P7 v6 ^9 P* C
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet: `8 l% S3 O7 L! O& ^6 {+ J
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119* v! P( H1 m3 M8 S3 F
1 u; ]# T: w8 b) }( M: }Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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( ]$ a2 d8 [0 X( B/ A2 MRaid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
3 V" e3 i6 W* }' bEstimated time to target is 31 minutes2 L5 \3 ~' }0 A# k
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Allied aircraft6 f2 j6 ?* t- e$ v( `
TBF-1 Avenger x 14% [% S, m6 V5 B' e
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Allied aircraft losses
+ F. H% M- b3 o6 ^ TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged
) j& \# T& [1 i+ ? TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak& t, {7 n0 e* V1 x# j/ D
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Japanese Ships
* `4 U7 l; O! g CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage1 O2 } _5 ~1 Y
CA Kako, W4 X6 S) W! U, ^$ a* C5 m
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
- j t) J+ S. H h) u; F 14 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ S9 _4 \! ?5 I1 { s! @8 x# \& o Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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- f: M: I8 _/ v _, |Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119) s" W$ @- H0 a4 K
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ x2 ], a, W% n+ W
! i- ] g i7 p0 GRaid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
1 Z6 ^3 q0 J7 J- EEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Allied aircraft4 u% f7 Q% T- R9 t% n- n8 E
TBF-1 Avenger x 174 a& v. P" K3 S8 F/ N+ S
3 f! g3 d/ k( {# U) C; VAllied aircraft losses, J9 ?% U( \" L4 `
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
- p+ S5 N9 r! z# H CA Kako1 x: H. X+ A5 ?# }2 J) {' b
CA Kinugasa
, E0 d0 Z% ?( W5 H4 G# S; E7 p* R9 i CA Furutaka
% r( e/ F4 \" l9 ` CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
% m0 T7 _+ b# ?* N% G 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" d2 B& T4 D2 V( D Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo ]1 h! t2 u3 F$ N+ |) _% Q
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet& D Z1 ~3 K: ~6 I$ n# q
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo& B9 c7 O/ J6 z1 {. H7 }# L# B
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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1 G+ ] t8 @5 W" A o1 T. xWeather in hex: Heavy cloud8 O, e+ a# o' ]; G r
2 z( \8 c' p% x- XRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
) @: _9 L5 C) [: B3 R$ GEstimated time to target is 33 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 a' r9 q( I6 M7 a" S no flights
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses- s) d( j) w4 {; x$ v" B
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Allied aircraft losses! B5 s& Q ]& C1 `6 N
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged1 G. j6 G* S/ `0 z. z; O" j
+ Y4 V* F ]7 \ NJapanese Ships0 g! ?4 a8 e! ?4 j; q7 D
CA Furutaka
& ]" C( t, x; h. ?* x CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 1/ M8 Y+ u2 y" @6 j6 Z0 f
CA Aoba
5 t# c$ S C: n# H; r CA Mikuma) _5 ]+ N% I& Q s X, W
CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 F( A/ H" a, D- j( k
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Aircraft Attacking:
) B7 ]. ^: C [1 k$ B$ d+ @; a* R 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 @1 U1 @1 l0 }' x
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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0 [7 _( l" V0 L/ g: ~. c) XWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
% ]0 c. f& e* }. T0 {: d e% kEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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1 K( q5 r) }, s9 l% Y# gAllied aircraft. d4 u% g: f2 G% U- C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
: m8 z) Q% w# q" f8 G9 I" ^; u$ C TBF-1 Avenger x 300 K" @8 S( y% |4 ^ C$ P
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Allied aircraft losses* `2 q1 l4 w5 z- p) g
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged! _6 T8 c# M5 L
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak% n9 ?1 ?: V( b1 `% u
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Japanese Ships7 v0 d0 @/ o, h( a
DD Akatsuki
0 U; f6 w1 [9 e CA Mogami' \7 Q2 _7 Z7 n% b L
CA Aoba5 y& I& S2 p$ C5 }$ C! S
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk4 i; t, T( c% A9 @. g
CA Mikuma
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& Q! z# Q F" V# vAircraft Attacking:0 \6 Y! O/ S F
12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet& @* j( c9 V, a+ p3 N- a# e
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo+ T1 c0 r& ]+ H# Y
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: Y% w9 l" q( f B; Y2 k- P9 ^ Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo8 `, W2 B2 x% `
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet! J# V0 @( N3 Y9 I) f0 t
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo$ j, [# a, O% R* ]- Y
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/ ]% f8 e2 r hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1196 W! f) R% L Z& n5 h
2 d; a* `3 Q4 V2 D8 ^Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.' X3 G% K: _3 U3 p6 c2 G: s7 F) X+ @
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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, g% ^3 Y5 c/ W% Y3 x) O& N1 k1 sAllied aircraft
/ e& ~: I9 b8 |" K F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
1 _# ]' V% J! n- n# `+ C TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses
* h% ?0 j% ]2 s* h& R' c2 c: X TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged1 r: [: l. f; O, K8 @+ M# p
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak4 u! r9 X. l8 p6 ^( u' S9 F) U* _0 }
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Japanese Ships
! W9 U' S# o: D d5 Z6 c DD Akatsuki1 D+ _8 `/ o3 M
CA Mogami. C1 x4 l( k3 o1 ?7 W
CA Aoba5 P2 [1 V# S- i3 b
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
* l6 F) I/ t/ L. z' j2 n9 A CA Mikuma
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119! L4 K) P6 s% K0 h* |# ]
, {; z, E/ Q2 F$ m& a, g9 m/ vWeather in hex: Severe storms. X% a7 K5 O+ m$ b4 l$ {# i" W
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
/ M D7 s- \2 KEstimated time to target is 36 minutes0 R `* m+ c( P7 O+ s
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Allied aircraft$ q. u2 [5 ~) ?* c- R
TBF-1 Avenger x 19' U7 O7 P9 W" K& E* m- z3 D9 C
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Allied aircraft losses
& G' [) k0 j8 Y8 U2 o9 b0 H. b/ d, J TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged7 [- r; N4 @0 D9 t* A& {
1 q y; M4 O( K2 M/ V) mJapanese Ships4 q- L! _+ L" V5 P. _4 B0 r
CA Mogami
2 H' J' Q; B1 `( `; i; t3 b) N. v% A CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1) Z+ ~; e- s" W8 o
CA Mikuma
- u$ Q ]' d+ t* P. X6 i* f7 B1 N DD Akatsuki4 l; x+ X4 t. D; |( M
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage; r' J: O1 @$ o7 _& O0 G
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" n1 ~( e% D# C1 K5 p9 z+ |. kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119( H& x: @( x' {0 n
- {2 R$ o9 o* `3 w, q1 ` rWeather in hex: Severe storms* W. Y; S' Y: x
* M0 e& M) K9 n& T+ fRaid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.4 W$ x3 i6 C; E5 ? `0 g
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes) V/ @0 m' S- k. H
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Japanese aircraft
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TBF-1 Avenger x 11
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4 y& _0 `6 L4 M- r8 Y7 ?! `No Japanese losses% L- L5 W: G$ ]. J& F" c+ y
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Allied aircraft losses
( U g9 n9 p' w$ M) m3 J+ u8 k2 J TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged; O8 i" |/ Z# e* a
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Japanese Ships
# S% J$ H" K2 m" S CA Mikuma
9 B$ H& d% L n# f9 ~% x" t CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) N$ m+ A1 i( T0 e8 s, B CA Kako/ C8 _+ M: Q: r7 P
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Aircraft Attacking:
: {4 i# ]3 Q" \1 N7 U7 e 11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet' O7 u5 z l8 ^: l
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo |
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