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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 43
. i6 R( W! T& j, U' D日军炮击瑙鲁,Mili, 重巡战队折戟沉沙!3 ^+ g3 C/ W6 Q% q! K) K: b Q
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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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! C. ]: H1 E4 T; w: d* ]日寇在马绍尔群岛作战中获得了一次惨败~
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" O8 |+ g( f j( N9 v: ~! sNight Time Surface Combat, near Nauru Island at 127,128, Range 11,000 Yards6 `. F- i: h% V
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Japanese Ships
# M5 p9 o, T5 |( G9 G/ Z* @ BB Mutsu+ Y% e* C0 S+ ^. v9 v
BB Fuso6 C, R5 p8 T4 W8 p3 [
BB Yamashiro
0 _- d: I# l: V) x5 M BB Ise! n1 e1 _5 t% z
BB Hyuga
/ ?' b# J4 J1 }1 R9 B. H DD Tanikaze' v$ X) u/ ^3 a. @8 }
DD Uranami
9 C) D0 _; {! t. n; x& ?7 Q DD Shikinami" T1 J& W$ @! m& m/ J- t2 X9 d
DD Ayanami
2 u# d0 k ~& {- p0 D DD Asagiri. F( c0 W: K- \" Y5 S
DD Sagiri' w, u9 E; J3 x3 S! o
DD Minazuki
0 B: @( a) @# `( C; w DD Fumizuki
* l5 r2 q" C$ u+ g1 c( a DD Kikuzuki; [4 e) [6 V/ T9 H
DD Tagonami
3 c7 p; I B: T; e" W DD Suruyame
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* y: ^& D+ z2 p$ gAllied Ships
+ x8 u: `7 ^; l) l) Z7 c: e4 E" C xAK Brastagi, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
. i) i3 X( `8 S1 C6 x xAK Day Star, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
5 ?, M$ F2 Z) p4 | YMS-270, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# @: d) {0 G# k, t6 C* l/ I$ q5 v
YMS-85, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* S7 [9 w- Z5 O7 A/ O
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3 w# t' \" x9 @5 p3 e4 D2 NTF 7 encounters mine field at Mili (136,121)
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CA Ashigara, Mine hits 1+ C P+ l7 l- z) `
DD Ikazuchi, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
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) i) r; z5 I1 Z" u% O& A. ]Night Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,121- u- y0 E" F+ j) q/ ^# r4 ?* e
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Allied aircraft
N+ p1 N( u. d2 X no flights! R" y2 i8 ^# P3 B" @* d
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Allied aircraft losses
! Q7 K: |/ O* [' h- w4 L PBY-5 Catalina: 5 damaged6 e+ f+ z- u8 c% S
F4U-1 Corsair: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
8 f7 Z# \4 x5 l) ^% ?, W; m5 t CA Kako$ R2 b: j( a. q ?! c
CA Furutaka
& T8 C* B# Q3 K" w# ? Y CA Kinugasa
* m4 c0 ]2 L% ]2 i+ X F' E! q# @$ s CA Aoba
) L- Q' m4 K" j- } CA Mikuma
* S) B/ o- A+ o% O CA Mogami3 S3 U: e5 K$ }5 ^! W, l$ }
CA Ashigara
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* T2 P& t V5 {. MAllied ground losses:, ?- } [8 f" K3 ]! \
357 casualties reported2 d) o. X8 U9 r2 v' H2 E& @9 b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 i/ y" ^7 G4 C& Q6 w! S- U' p
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 50 disabled0 Y) D; x7 y# X! z3 z* v9 O' |7 q4 @
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 41 disabled
s% `! D H) Y8 K. C0 b Guns lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled)7 |+ G! ~, V6 @7 _: m6 E1 V! C
Vehicles lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled): D! `4 ~% A) W8 ?
* n( i c- C b( N! [Airbase hits 14( U6 I' ^1 G( N, Z. c, i
Airbase supply hits 7
& k0 D) T7 c3 NRunway hits 55
2 b, i/ \5 p) o/ G( F" g- S% KPort hits 24. P7 G0 W; h# l5 |) C
Port fuel hits 11 R' P" J% \; t. T
Port supply hits 2
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Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,1289 K. Q q5 ^7 ^; R2 a8 a6 t6 b
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Allied aircraft
7 Q u9 z$ @6 R p no flights
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Allied aircraft losses& n7 B2 W S: ~+ u) e2 M' `
P-40K Warhawk: 123 damaged( x! ]' h p! M, \- h" x
P-40K Warhawk: 24 destroyed on ground, \$ p7 X0 l1 a! C8 l. H
F-5A Lightning: 7 damaged' Q+ E, n7 B+ \; J
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground3 Y% |: ?. r7 X* u, V6 J
F4F-4 Wildcat: 45 damaged
3 o+ b( E1 h& r F4F-4 Wildcat: 18 destroyed on ground
( K2 T4 |9 g; ~ PBY-5 Catalina: 25 damaged
0 k( {7 U9 f3 Q+ b PBY-5 Catalina: 4 destroyed on ground
4 y" ?! h6 k( R/ s' g" a F-10 Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground1 @3 E; ^4 C2 t# Y
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground: Q- B1 x& s" A6 l9 l0 ?, B/ S4 t" o% l
0 u4 z8 N& O6 Z1 h2 _6 {2 bJapanese Ships
9 Y* d& l( F9 M3 e BB Hyuga
+ P9 m1 f7 |$ C/ V* x BB Ise7 N8 }2 g5 c) Z* g: A
BB Yamashiro
/ z5 n! ^' ]* M6 ]( u, G/ l/ a: \0 Z BB Fuso2 c! v$ G, H- Q1 b( z
BB Mutsu
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Allied ground losses:! h H& T4 ~* _) j
852 casualties reported G4 f1 w$ d* i+ F' w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 U/ \" P4 B; i/ R5 E
Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 65 disabled4 _" W' I0 W; S# _+ ?( m
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 17 disabled
$ r/ F# Q& c* ? Guns lost 23 (3 destroyed, 20 disabled)0 Z, k% z- @" h2 r) ?* O
Vehicles lost 25 (10 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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) U* i+ A5 m0 ~Airbase hits 178 f; S! k) D- L' [
Airbase supply hits 12
% A* L. |0 e' KRunway hits 393 X' x3 X6 ^$ B( g. B
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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5 o* } V% f8 e& }3 HWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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2 z: Y0 V* D% l1 t+ A- U4 }Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
3 @9 I# X: }# qEstimated time to target is 31 minutes' a& K( t2 @6 D
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Allied aircraft2 ~+ U x. C' p) q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 121 J% k8 B+ h4 Y
TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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+ R, g D3 ^7 ZAllied aircraft losses
# d; N+ e; o. i2 j# H5 ~ TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged
8 j( y) G# ]4 W# q5 F. G TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
5 }8 p7 ]% |# m CA Mikuma
$ J8 S: O6 y m* K1 F( D8 C DD Asanagi1 n% N0 C1 z% @( I2 Y
CA Ashigara
H1 M4 d* B; Y3 `. p( M! \ DD Kazegumo$ ]9 _1 D2 f/ z( E% q4 N
CA Aoba
9 x' w0 {* d; X. t- I r( E l CA Kako2 [* e3 z4 ~! ~# M
CA Mogami, b5 G7 W0 b" k, b" o
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Aircraft Attacking:
/ A Y9 x7 O3 @) i5 E 16 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- Q' F+ p; m% E& {& Z( ^3 L Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo- g1 Y! P2 b- n5 ?8 A; h
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet' b: Z+ ]; I- i j$ D
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo- {) {2 r0 V3 P' O: i' _4 }- C
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 l1 I/ K9 \) \4 p* u$ G Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
. ]. F8 v* _8 H2 y/ e* ]: [2 `1 y 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ U; v, ?5 s) c/ M! a2 f& F
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo$ `6 ?! Y3 E* Z' l( e. I; h
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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2 f% r, j/ A! @1 h K0 OWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.2 x/ w/ [; t. i
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
' w% q9 o _, l3 Z% | TBF-1 Avenger x 14
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. g+ F" r0 q( K& h6 U x7 Y' f* d( vAllied aircraft losses; X0 G; L1 a4 v) v6 ]3 @
TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged4 F5 ^5 c3 R4 }% c8 g
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak% E- L' {+ |1 u3 q
' N5 \ l9 H' kJapanese Ships
2 t; n0 ~* t- { C& c: t# z( d" r CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage @' ~1 ^; \5 p' i8 h7 G
CA Kako
) J$ ?: j7 W" N; e# k CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
. C8 F2 l3 T' q9 u* W0 ~0 F 14 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- j4 C4 T8 p0 a9 L% J, W
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1194 m! G" _/ X; [7 d" Z
9 i( T x" Z$ f9 AWeather in hex: Heavy cloud% R7 {4 n) p9 y w. R# K
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Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
$ n" n) |( i9 p; B: {Estimated time to target is 26 minutes3 A% i& m( ]/ l; C+ D
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Allied aircraft8 Z9 b# p7 z! G; s
TBF-1 Avenger x 175 T) p+ H/ w! \/ u) X$ L
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Allied aircraft losses
- N, L/ g9 r6 L/ \" Z: \4 m- Y TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
$ Q, o" F* x- j2 k2 ~5 G CA Kako
z( ~ X. t6 r' k6 g CA Kinugasa/ H }% D# ]8 a- U
CA Furutaka5 s+ a. \: T4 L) X
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking: D' e+ i: z& x5 X8 S
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet: }$ b# a; v; P8 e
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
; {, t' o# ?: G6 ^; k. p5 H& h 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet% _" [. J5 X- M& i, e
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo6 Y! ? b! q6 j
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" J7 P7 s8 Y1 R3 ^' C; nMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud4 _2 b) H& m& @) n: y! Z- {" `+ b5 C: \
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.! y: G, j L. `# F
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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( X9 a9 ?! ^+ k* w% W+ gAllied aircraft
# N8 ~/ i/ ], a9 y1 O3 z/ F# j TBF-1 Avenger x 15" O2 ]2 A. N Z6 B/ m% G
- }; x H4 T9 D3 ^1 ^; e. sNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
) @3 T" w+ ?/ s5 f TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged7 O: z1 k6 x( r
: D- A" d4 a% c. W5 @* OJapanese Ships
& [% K, r' j1 _$ i: U( L CA Furutaka
% U! P+ Z Y5 S- e/ w CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 1
; x& W2 d/ e3 y9 E2 V CA Aoba
; C) R, b2 i# H1 {1 l( R" N CA Mikuma1 O- U% e" ^, X5 D! b1 ?# V v# _
CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: ~6 Q4 z( |# X# `# m, C! Y4 B+ F! v
, f+ ~8 X. n% c& PAircraft Attacking:) L5 ~$ C d* x( g1 f. t7 v* c, I
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 U9 @$ {8 N" p9 s! g* V7 B) X; p Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo& {% n( F8 j7 b; D& f
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/ B, h9 v- D) E' XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1190 C3 n: _& m% P9 ~$ j, M
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.$ K' ~6 Y- G2 m6 F8 q0 R; f( [
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes/ }' ]5 c N0 T% \; a. a$ }
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Allied aircraft. U1 P( Q3 J6 U! c/ H ^6 w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
; {% P* C9 Z8 f7 ]$ x- Y TBF-1 Avenger x 30$ X% k/ o% n8 Y0 @8 I( _7 }
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Allied aircraft losses4 i( [: }" j. p+ } u1 X* `5 k
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged' J4 P# }) g" j, N' o# Q/ ~3 g
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak* @; s/ [0 ^6 y. L2 n: r1 m' Y
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Japanese Ships' @; J: N9 u1 ]# o2 C& G
DD Akatsuki' B* G( M- e) J3 g9 J& [
CA Mogami2 L9 S, L( i. L* f9 Z( v3 [( }$ u
CA Aoba
3 J8 E$ l1 V2 I, C' `; _/ d6 F6 w CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk5 N$ \! W6 A/ Q% k* }6 V$ _
CA Mikuma
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 U" y0 L/ r; ~. L7 i+ {, L 12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 |+ {2 z B7 E4 a$ Z- k Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo/ A* g7 _/ C; V# O9 c; }
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 a9 i- P8 }$ r1 y/ g4 F2 V; \ Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo* y1 s' z7 I$ f, F$ y" m7 I
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" s+ H. p+ j F, j4 `5 B Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo U7 _0 V' i* K- t# q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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3 _; N+ W. B: N; w7 Y* b) IRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.6 T8 @0 A/ I5 m( {/ i; c* n: D$ D
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Allied aircraft4 V7 L/ P: @* D+ l& ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
3 P) N C) V! i* t4 l TBF-1 Avenger x 30" I. i! A/ a9 D: y4 R \: v) l
, V/ ~+ r3 s. O& L* S+ U* JAllied aircraft losses1 Q" M: C" r* l
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged
" Z" T$ ]/ ?3 y/ u; v9 V& G& n; w TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships5 Z% m8 P+ W% F+ @! t
DD Akatsuki- n9 S Y1 s& ~1 g7 H: g
CA Mogami
. `9 v' g; b1 A- N4 g* F CA Aoba1 q- i `% d6 z7 ^" a% b
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
, X0 B1 Y5 W: S8 w CA Mikuma
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- g' h5 a6 m& K$ O5 Y5 {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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/ ~: _5 f7 N( \6 b5 ORaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
2 B- ]# a- Q0 OEstimated time to target is 36 minutes3 r8 d3 ^: l! _2 b+ D4 z
$ i4 r9 X$ [0 s. b: \8 h) `5 q3 W" gAllied aircraft+ K; Q3 @/ N: w: u( y' s
TBF-1 Avenger x 197 I, j5 g5 z4 W0 L* Y8 L' M
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Allied aircraft losses
+ O8 v7 _/ i0 X5 t* J, {* ] TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged% N& b4 B( Q e$ r, p* ]5 ^5 z
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Japanese Ships
1 K$ l9 _ }6 c5 T5 R CA Mogami
z% ~% `' ?, I0 P3 {' @ CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
2 f) _ c+ T0 ]( I: q0 B; ~! Y CA Mikuma
0 F1 f) R9 \# h$ r DD Akatsuki6 Y3 m) U0 _$ D, Q
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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6 `8 U! [8 g z, kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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9 F4 s5 k( p9 ~3 qRaid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.' J9 B3 w: t$ L
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes
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- J5 U- k8 U7 \- w! ^/ o v" GJapanese aircraft' N `7 `7 s6 J' m5 C
no flights( v. I- Q& `4 G
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Allied aircraft" ~4 i- r3 \/ l7 A" k7 A
TBF-1 Avenger x 11
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1 V( e3 S( K/ ANo Japanese losses
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8 y' R( y/ P' K5 y9 w! A2 a; l, sAllied aircraft losses' ?( L& {" o* F: F( A* j
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged9 u) ~* V, S2 g. s& g
2 I, u# X" a/ c0 i# I5 aJapanese Ships6 [; W6 x6 ^; b
CA Mikuma
8 c" p0 g4 {' B CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# A* i0 P# l7 q CA Kako" e; w% i/ M% U4 v6 |; p
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Aircraft Attacking:8 h0 e# G7 u4 N$ w
11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# m) b) j: b; {2 I) { Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo |
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