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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 43
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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。
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; w- X, D/ _& h. G% @) Q1 N日寇在马绍尔群岛作战中获得了一次惨败~
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4 F( d! D7 A/ g N+ ~# n) QNight Time Surface Combat, near Nauru Island at 127,128, Range 11,000 Yards
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' \' A, H* | [% ?0 K+ B: S1 iJapanese Ships T( B6 } s' `5 [
BB Mutsu
1 g8 m$ r2 l6 K7 F5 k5 M9 f, b BB Fuso
& L2 L! }! F2 k BB Yamashiro: n8 y5 j( `, f' o W# W3 y6 ]1 j
BB Ise
7 i l: G7 q( ^$ _ BB Hyuga+ Z- T) |6 A' C. r% j5 z
DD Tanikaze
6 l$ v3 T, y! n DD Uranami
7 |0 j# I, F, v7 w; G; ~1 f DD Shikinami% m8 Q% [; K. Z7 m1 n
DD Ayanami
. ]5 i; N+ s! p4 |- L: B) q0 V DD Asagiri9 d" \/ z: v, K: r* S: H/ P( m
DD Sagiri0 K' b3 m% K/ s' B. F
DD Minazuki
1 I2 Z: I- K! W& J! g9 H DD Fumizuki
" L: R& q0 O5 k. { DD Kikuzuki
" q) c; {: D* m6 L4 s' C DD Tagonami# A, N+ G- I# o! M0 F$ a, C
DD Suruyame! F! q5 y6 `* Z" k0 v
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Allied Ships5 D6 G% T1 H% I7 o- F' ~
xAK Brastagi, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
; d+ u: R8 r4 p/ |# S+ p xAK Day Star, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
+ i# T' U/ R+ W' { YMS-270, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; V9 j3 s3 Y( O0 K$ |+ ` YMS-85, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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TF 7 encounters mine field at Mili (136,121), K2 g7 A, x4 m4 U! L0 L- G
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Japanese Ships
" Y I: r+ T5 ?$ u) D$ X/ z# f9 { CA Ashigara, Mine hits 1' O% D& W, [. Q3 N% g7 v
DD Ikazuchi, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
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8 e6 z7 t/ s) s1 e4 }3 PNight Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,121% d8 s) }1 b. {9 a+ v+ `
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Allied aircraft! j+ F; {- e6 A2 W3 y6 @ v
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
, L& D# ]- R/ v PBY-5 Catalina: 5 damaged+ C }% F& Q5 s6 u: N3 ], T1 o
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 damaged0 E2 i9 x/ s( P8 L! M
2 y; x1 @# L4 I& v& lJapanese Ships
0 Y5 c7 v* s G+ i% _ CA Kako5 c& M6 d, E8 O# z W- b2 c8 O
CA Furutaka
" k4 k' m0 Y% q1 o CA Kinugasa
7 q1 m* r8 i; v; N+ [9 \ CA Aoba' d0 u6 V/ b! V/ y+ Q3 V
CA Mikuma
! t7 O0 M' M6 { C) N: U CA Mogami4 m9 w3 ]9 R3 I3 Z6 C
CA Ashigara4 S F+ Q4 U& s. S* |$ S3 l9 g
, o: }0 ]8 G( @Allied ground losses:
% r* j* N1 e; {/ [3 j/ y# p' n 357 casualties reported# a4 k5 T6 b# D- ~- | f% X# c8 y7 b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- E1 p; N! G( w* ^; K$ Q5 `6 ]) S Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 50 disabled
! P5 l9 b/ Y. W, g) T Engineers: 7 destroyed, 41 disabled8 L) z1 P. I, a: ^
Guns lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled)% Y6 c5 c5 x& S, H7 Y& j( l
Vehicles lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled)1 w+ J0 a9 `* }) Z i
. X+ d& t( E3 P$ x5 IAirbase hits 14
7 i4 V# w* ^1 mAirbase supply hits 7
J+ V2 v( K8 t S w" `- URunway hits 557 u4 L# `4 o7 `5 T
Port hits 248 u6 I! B. Z5 `; e
Port fuel hits 1, R% z8 X# g# M5 q: v% K3 f
Port supply hits 25 |3 N1 c; r9 C" `
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Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128
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- }6 |7 W; l, B/ {Allied aircraft losses
7 ~5 ^! X- a; \3 ^$ \3 G& y$ j2 e) L P-40K Warhawk: 123 damaged0 |6 q4 B# v4 D+ |
P-40K Warhawk: 24 destroyed on ground
* K1 c( k8 N% G) }0 | F-5A Lightning: 7 damaged
) `9 Q" i8 X% r F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
0 x+ [, k" m2 V& o6 r2 f& o F4F-4 Wildcat: 45 damaged9 W* d( A# m/ v1 E
F4F-4 Wildcat: 18 destroyed on ground" z. `) M: g F" ~7 s' P
PBY-5 Catalina: 25 damaged
3 ^1 K1 b8 J5 F( a& w. A PBY-5 Catalina: 4 destroyed on ground; X7 |$ W F, D6 _9 Q
F-10 Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
6 r# R% e; A) g P ^! d q$ L P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
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6 p' `2 q6 [9 q' q5 H9 T' @Japanese Ships3 C! m8 c" F) H$ e' h6 c6 C
BB Hyuga" x5 A) Z0 n- e5 S1 K
BB Ise
$ _7 {0 ?( S- N BB Yamashiro
- O3 A" |7 Z& @) G5 B7 r BB Fuso+ S0 V3 w) `9 z# b/ |
BB Mutsu
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' p9 L# ? S7 y4 M& t8 F2 AAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 L) `0 P6 C% E' {% X! C/ \# _
Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 65 disabled- F- U( N' l9 _& \" p! a7 V0 A
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 17 disabled6 |8 r% e; A2 ~# F0 W
Guns lost 23 (3 destroyed, 20 disabled)% ]4 W) V/ k$ z: M+ S
Vehicles lost 25 (10 destroyed, 15 disabled)( F5 Q% b' B3 P6 c* y
* D5 z! r, i' Q: ?Airbase hits 17' r) p* D+ E( x7 Z# |# I) O1 F
Airbase supply hits 12" f- G7 a+ a( f0 [! p
Runway hits 397 l9 P3 F& r% p \: k8 j
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" {$ D0 b, g8 I/ b" r. B9 ] @- e& bMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud1 j$ H9 g( x% t* ~% X; |
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Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.+ n6 u+ G2 B4 e w3 d* v$ J, Y: C
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes. ] j% J4 q A( T
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Allied aircraft+ o5 t& b& g" _, n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12" I9 w' w2 z# x+ x& a
TBF-1 Avenger x 37 z; M9 Z% n$ q, ^9 u$ m( _# O' X
; R% q2 m7 }* b3 u9 tAllied aircraft losses2 n: A3 U9 |; k
TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged
$ [& L, q: S. T; P! U$ k TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak3 a+ _2 i! S0 Y
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CA Mikuma! n& |1 v1 Z: k$ U8 ^( f2 r# O
DD Asanagi i4 \+ v% R) D
CA Ashigara% j+ @& h& A# @. i L6 L1 X
DD Kazegumo+ ], u/ n4 s* G1 W+ b) I
CA Aoba
: D& f% l. L0 y1 j CA Kako
& b2 S1 X: `3 ` CA Mogami
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Aircraft Attacking:
: H( ]2 y. j4 D6 ~* o( L2 g 16 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' N& }* D" ?0 w7 x0 r. P/ X Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
B! m' _9 s- a3 v% S- M, | 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet' R. `; X/ [& z% Y
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo+ n) a* e7 k8 _" e: |- {: J
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet) X6 {, f; a& f
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
( S' x- ^' s: |% z3 q& j. i 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 _5 i0 D: y3 X% j, f; N5 E7 s
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo& ?5 ~9 w& Q e; m$ c- Z" x
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4 h0 C4 `6 a* b [# z3 GMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119( U5 Q' H7 c) Q2 D% ~2 S
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet./ L# Q8 f8 q2 b! h6 o1 R
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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! T7 {- K* s8 UAllied aircraft' O+ R& e7 @* \* ?
TBF-1 Avenger x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
: ^. h5 k: `# \9 w a TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged: W. t$ O0 P( k/ @6 d3 u6 m
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
9 ~/ J [* a" s' t2 M& r CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
5 F1 P1 @4 e! E, @6 l: F0 l CA Kako
5 G! R2 Q+ N1 d0 \ CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1) W8 A0 K. h" D
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Aircraft Attacking:
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8 _' z/ U+ @2 E$ l Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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+ P# X$ }8 o3 o: \Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119. L$ ]0 I N$ i/ ]
& I6 T, y9 n% `' x2 t WWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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F2 A, k2 v* t2 bRaid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
0 h2 I: y t& {5 a4 nEstimated time to target is 26 minutes. o: ]# W7 l- n! `( o
m# n& F4 H$ T. ^Allied aircraft7 \% K* e$ p# C4 F& k/ V) k2 J$ d$ \# E
TBF-1 Avenger x 175 U# N A) T0 l; W. I3 H9 F
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Allied aircraft losses
( {' Q3 `: E8 M+ V, W TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged, V* \ n, H. v$ V3 Y
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CA Kako
1 ^; v4 S6 w# u3 B5 p& A0 \; X0 H* ] CA Kinugasa0 l$ }5 @/ G$ l K% s6 Q) o
CA Furutaka; c7 ~+ l" v9 J3 F/ @: [" H" J
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1- b9 B" o. X0 ]8 W
5 h- a$ ?0 T2 }2 o9 A" o' E4 IAircraft Attacking:8 S/ J. M c" e# q, f: v# i5 Q
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 F4 I$ V: @8 Y
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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t0 x. @* v; W* r- i$ {4 j Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo5 `( y& c: C- b/ l
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; O" ]5 K3 E2 j$ C& A3 a/ }Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1196 l" i) t4 A5 I8 Z% y
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
+ @8 ], w ?3 J& NEstimated time to target is 33 minutes
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0 [8 |& F% j" j: }4 @0 E* L* W4 pJapanese aircraft3 h0 d% r2 R5 b% d
no flights3 p- W$ G5 ~& D% ] {8 e* A
$ L7 e8 b( F, U0 i1 r8 i& l0 fAllied aircraft
9 X. M. T, M. ]! X8 R4 U* w' y TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses7 c* o8 d( u/ |5 b- w) W
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Allied aircraft losses/ j2 l i( B y& o5 n1 t$ G
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged. K: E9 q ^5 `- Z2 | F
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. _+ W1 J- q2 ~7 r. m2 _# s; O CA Furutaka; ?4 z' m+ c. c* N) u. `
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 1
2 }8 X, R% @: h5 a* c J CA Aoba
% d6 ?$ N6 y6 B0 X; B CA Mikuma
2 r# o7 l M+ \6 c: E% [1 E CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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! U, K0 E$ F) j$ y1 a6 \Aircraft Attacking:$ A" N' U2 R/ M' @
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 ? g# ?2 B. Z9 U% R
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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3 J( j5 Y2 A8 X* i- Z; ?* iRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.2 {* V3 U! P1 E" ]
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes& t7 x2 h% v, a+ k4 V' }( c
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Allied aircraft# M5 ~: z# x* ^0 }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 107 v& ]: r( M j: Q
TBF-1 Avenger x 30# X, b6 `' s$ Q
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Allied aircraft losses* h! P8 d! `( m- K R4 K9 N
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged3 K% T9 n: e8 J, p+ x( N* I
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak+ ?6 v7 d4 D4 b, G" _$ Q
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`- Z# P4 |- V! f4 T u DD Akatsuki! X+ ?9 n p: ~' I! f# U& K* _, R5 s6 O; n
CA Mogami8 d, d/ q& F- e" S
CA Aoba
f1 M/ J, J4 r x" z% N S CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
+ }# V( d+ D) R" b CA Mikuma
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12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 S! w' n6 E* A: r O0 }- R! r) U Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
2 v( \1 S/ b) K) M) ~, p! f 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 V; `6 [& E ~. X; y5 \8 i& q9 m
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
$ w( I& G+ h& x" X& U% U 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ y9 {' R- \" \9 K: W Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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- \( Z" p3 s; o4 `7 ^1 j2 VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119; ^4 a- A+ r# t K _) }
$ s- p, m# j; E% u1 Y; J$ x yWeather in hex: Severe storms
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9 `+ e1 I: ~0 p% [- LRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.+ i0 S1 q& I4 q% ?+ V( p) y, E
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Allied aircraft
" `# B- X3 H4 |1 Q& |' G6 ?, x F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
2 X" C! [4 k3 ?/ U' D TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses0 J0 O2 y& o J' T7 p6 y; i4 N
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged
6 O0 l) n: X# {. f# m TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak4 k( M: U* O# g4 o) ~3 C
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* y' y9 i- f4 m3 f' K DD Akatsuki
+ u2 C* H3 a$ Z+ | y CA Mogami" A" c. D3 l$ E7 m
CA Aoba
2 `2 m; I" G; |& n: c3 V8 O CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk( Q3 N7 D) h) b3 A
CA Mikuma$ a! N! \. r& o! j0 E1 G
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# J4 [3 O% s9 x3 _2 Y, C- AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119+ D- {+ k0 [3 R/ t
; V* f! j. V5 U/ O9 F& }" bWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
$ P2 v$ w4 N% q3 m9 k0 `* K. _Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Allied aircraft
; v" [0 F! h) Z/ b TBF-1 Avenger x 19
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8 K4 w1 l& f* l( ]) h: f' a3 C* ~Allied aircraft losses
9 _1 N9 B- S6 V" L6 \. I5 s S' D TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 {! b4 f; f* @9 @ CA Mogami6 O6 N$ t/ o/ f0 c3 O( |; e' r: m1 {
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
- t% M% P! w% j0 d8 {1 P CA Mikuma
; O8 `! ?$ m) o# j4 J+ q DD Akatsuki+ D6 c- V) e5 c$ X- p& w6 V( l) i
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
( X+ d* y1 `0 s6 Y$ z8 YEstimated time to target is 33 minutes1 O8 q/ M7 a; p, e* q
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TBF-1 Avenger x 11
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1 [( n9 Y# f; \9 eNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
3 [5 {4 J- O8 ?5 G) T* B TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
& V1 F; }* d! @1 N7 g CA Mikuma+ h( o. [+ n4 R
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' [' l% O# N: L. @
CA Kako
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11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 n+ u$ |% j& X e) u% j5 ? Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo |
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