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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 43& }- R ~1 ~+ Y( y. Q+ b( a
日军炮击瑙鲁,Mili, 重巡战队折戟沉沙!- O5 z2 b! o% T1 Y+ e0 F* m+ F, {3 A
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) m! t# B9 C h3 ]( ?, |. N2 J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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! J" X4 G& k' X3 Y4 H日寇在马绍尔群岛作战中获得了一次惨败~! B- v0 b/ U" D, U! n: s
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Nauru Island at 127,128, Range 11,000 Yards; L( P2 F: |9 {2 p7 F3 _( F
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Japanese Ships* Z9 b+ R9 |* w. p
BB Mutsu
' z5 a: d2 p/ q8 a BB Fuso
% X8 P. M+ l9 Q( i4 y0 ~6 q BB Yamashiro8 W" N! s9 g0 G C4 g' y, @: I2 {
BB Ise' K$ y! p* C& }' n0 i
BB Hyuga2 ?$ n; J& D2 j D* A- ]& {! y, D' ]# @
DD Tanikaze N) b# f6 x U- w2 f0 S2 B* d
DD Uranami
1 z, I4 s# @) q* }* _ DD Shikinami
- O+ N$ x* _3 a" R5 o ]: s DD Ayanami) U" [9 n& h j, i- v$ z
DD Asagiri" y- g* d8 m% j5 e
DD Sagiri
; Z% e' K8 O' S8 v2 J% Y& U. K DD Minazuki* A8 |) ?# }3 x$ n9 P9 q
DD Fumizuki% b* W) w& @+ ]/ @! r9 L
DD Kikuzuki) m; M9 m( ^; |) y7 ~! y
DD Tagonami! r) ^- t/ c# s: O
DD Suruyame, H* s: ~5 X$ `4 r9 @9 o) b
+ P j+ o" V/ U) H) k2 o e1 }. |1 SAllied Ships
8 ~2 N# j7 a' L- k$ x& H xAK Brastagi, Shell hits 8, and is sunk- w! a" m" L6 ^1 F% ^
xAK Day Star, Shell hits 4, and is sunk. } `5 p1 {- q4 b- W" e6 t
YMS-270, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. v, p% H8 b# S" w* s# l, f* J
YMS-85, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- E6 s2 d$ J) ]! X- `" l8 K
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TF 7 encounters mine field at Mili (136,121)- ]) Q9 v. ~2 @9 h& @3 |
3 S7 S; k% ?6 g$ VJapanese Ships
9 e# u, ~- Y2 N7 v* m% g: J CA Ashigara, Mine hits 1# P5 k& b% E- J& z" f* M
DD Ikazuchi, Mine hits 1, heavy damage
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9 Q( b0 A1 O/ d- V3 W. j$ l! p1 ^1 I, fNight Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,1213 h( b+ @* J: |# V
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
r$ v# z, G5 C* i/ U0 e7 p PBY-5 Catalina: 5 damaged
+ ^# k3 N! J Z2 _; L$ b8 T E- T F4U-1 Corsair: 2 damaged3 f2 H4 V7 d2 y/ i& K1 B4 q7 H) j
3 c! _0 \* B: v8 x, Q8 \- c0 ]" nJapanese Ships
$ {8 [6 g; k$ J: t1 e4 v- O CA Kako5 h# \; M" a5 b; r2 e& C
CA Furutaka$ O; K9 t! |6 x/ m0 ^/ m4 G9 X
CA Kinugasa. |3 f9 [# }9 T% p
CA Aoba$ w+ f3 [% ]+ ~( k& Q! H# |
CA Mikuma% p3 f' {( q' C) e! j& h
CA Mogami
" X0 {7 p$ o7 I CA Ashigara) l7 q6 a) D1 R: A3 v" h. {
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Allied ground losses:
; l3 Q* [0 q4 O 357 casualties reported# O/ ?$ P0 R& v K; F& {4 h. W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% g/ ^( V" A- t# d, i a' x
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 50 disabled# B, y' F7 [* k- g: _8 K; D
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 41 disabled
0 u l) s4 }9 R9 k3 m& @ `7 R Guns lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled)% b _ P( o' X' o. V2 g
Vehicles lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled)6 d0 l! ^3 w% X2 K
; m# R2 {. J# RAirbase hits 141 Y# x% [8 E; a! i& L: \( |) W
Airbase supply hits 7/ _* l4 S" } U: b
Runway hits 55
+ \ y( r# q) sPort hits 24
! p% \" `1 l- R9 J6 C1 c3 \, YPort fuel hits 1
3 o8 l5 w s+ ~ B, t& w% \- rPort supply hits 2
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Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128! `6 N2 k+ {5 I- M( ?9 F5 F' {% \
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Allied aircraft
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4 ?4 n5 s8 s+ `* |" yAllied aircraft losses# e: R$ ?% ^4 c/ l9 W
P-40K Warhawk: 123 damaged
v' J$ D$ R: V7 q P-40K Warhawk: 24 destroyed on ground
1 Z& E1 Y5 ~) | F-5A Lightning: 7 damaged- S7 a, C1 B' Z% h" [
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground2 N! k( `/ a% F- Q& I+ P
F4F-4 Wildcat: 45 damaged8 q$ K. I3 _9 ^) \; x0 e3 Q4 c
F4F-4 Wildcat: 18 destroyed on ground5 A# Y/ I& x# B T1 A% y- h
PBY-5 Catalina: 25 damaged" k8 H5 ^. U- p
PBY-5 Catalina: 4 destroyed on ground- U, W# H$ S, R* V
F-10 Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground* n6 B0 {: M2 I' Y2 @; k) g4 ~
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships/ E- q/ {& x' {6 B8 `5 N2 Q5 x
BB Hyuga
; a# q6 ]7 s' g BB Ise
7 V3 @. g. @5 I9 }2 C BB Yamashiro
5 V Y1 @% t& z( y1 m4 { BB Fuso
, Q7 R; e% d/ [ BB Mutsu9 n* s3 J( r0 \7 [. }& ]
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Allied ground losses:: V0 c" n5 i$ h* [+ |
852 casualties reported$ `5 [6 D7 i( ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 `$ N; e+ D$ c! z/ _ Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 65 disabled. l2 ^ y/ Z6 G4 c
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 17 disabled3 ^+ A, q5 t2 |- ^, @4 f
Guns lost 23 (3 destroyed, 20 disabled)
8 U) Y( \4 K' Q. r1 m Vehicles lost 25 (10 destroyed, 15 disabled)6 _! R; ^- _* c$ Y
0 W7 g9 b. N. w) k' p# n4 D \Airbase hits 17
+ Y+ x! V. D7 v0 _Airbase supply hits 12
( R1 W+ E: A1 ]Runway hits 39! p0 K4 j/ l: N) q" ~, B
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1192 {* z" b/ U) F( y7 k& R" F
! C3 l. \/ J$ `1 d, K7 t' KWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.+ _, N5 D, |3 b8 k1 q
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
1 T C u& {0 _' Q5 j* n+ f0 Q+ s F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
p. w- J4 u& @2 P5 V3 E$ M TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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Allied aircraft losses
6 ^! `5 |1 |# R# d4 v1 h TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged) a8 i5 A" w# I% ]4 M3 N0 ^
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak
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! f8 \6 Z# r$ H6 ~8 C$ UJapanese Ships4 w. Z6 z7 g5 Y3 m4 \
CA Mikuma
7 S) [# H1 ]6 s- h; m DD Asanagi/ P& J9 `' L$ ~1 g; h2 {- y8 U1 B
CA Ashigara
7 \* L7 l) K3 N7 S DD Kazegumo
' R# J9 t% C; P1 Y CA Aoba
. |! z( i/ P; I% O0 c+ | T CA Kako2 l) L1 L- S4 E
CA Mogami
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3 j* p8 S& M* r H5 cAircraft Attacking: n9 _- ?) S0 ]9 a* G! K
16 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( e( |8 P1 S' X6 C Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo: ]7 V: P+ v/ G( n# `. t
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 ~0 H$ V+ L8 w# ]8 h2 [6 Q! q
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo" M* }" x7 j3 @8 }
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# r5 h1 A5 ?& x* ^! j. a Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
* r6 e% x# p8 |$ u 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* n9 n3 w1 E+ R Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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7 E7 k0 P% M! r: _1 [" vMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1192 P2 d- u/ s A" ^! D" f
% v0 y5 h6 x) C& t. F4 pWeather in hex: Heavy cloud. H2 E X: K0 @/ I
/ m8 O k' x- x5 i tRaid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
1 _# \* l( ?3 o8 s3 `6 p+ B2 ~- `Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
$ L5 c7 M* n4 d TBF-1 Avenger x 149 M7 G! A% U$ Y# Q6 R
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Allied aircraft losses q, l/ D# c, k0 `! \) p7 s
TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged
1 L3 j) D1 V9 C TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak* M- ^: ]: p+ j0 v. [
7 r: T) _% D3 g8 P1 e2 a3 M, YJapanese Ships m; S5 r! J9 _
CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage) i9 e; L6 Q8 w! |
CA Kako
+ v$ c+ y+ J+ P5 \ CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1) X4 `# Z2 h/ E' F" t: y5 C- B
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Aircraft Attacking:9 L5 ~# P7 W% r9 m, N; V
14 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 z2 b* i& g1 ^, E9 ` Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo/ k q; n& p) V% L5 A( d$ R8 r/ y8 V
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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/ W( l0 E5 p; P7 r3 \' nWeather in hex: Heavy cloud0 ~( h% W% v* d; m1 O B+ W& W
+ v/ O0 p% F0 b% r2 H4 Y. G: YRaid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
& l$ J6 S/ V* `& ]* d0 tEstimated time to target is 26 minutes% O% ^4 B9 q" U- {' d/ Y
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Allied aircraft0 G: k5 b5 r# Q
TBF-1 Avenger x 17" X- V/ ]' K$ o- C8 D5 ? @5 ^# G
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Allied aircraft losses: Z' @9 p a5 k8 y1 S: ~" M& l
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged5 C+ y7 _; u- {+ k# W
" G+ y/ r$ w4 f! pJapanese Ships
+ y- N; f; z) D' \; y [0 X CA Kako. }. z: }% }4 `6 S5 h6 \( r' |+ O
CA Kinugasa. J% A. U% }( G
CA Furutaka% W {) _1 E& k
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
o' ^' R0 d: n0 I# d2 r: b 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 e6 L& C- w( S4 I" M
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
9 ]) ]2 g5 |0 G& m5 v9 t# Z! ] 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet, d- O/ P9 @6 ^+ Q/ ?
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo; S/ w" c! o8 _5 P
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9 C- K6 v; N( y5 fMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119( ^+ f1 b! h4 Y! b" N0 h# B( h/ H
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.( @' G" s4 Q4 z9 X3 Z# V% S/ j4 P
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes6 m# f& c0 Q# z! u, F0 d
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Japanese aircraft- d [1 z8 c+ |1 B( T
no flights) @+ B- S# J/ `* Z M A8 l
. o8 e. J- [; A! X; UAllied aircraft3 L. @! Z1 k$ G! m; |/ B5 S
TBF-1 Avenger x 15: t8 n/ H1 A* G5 `! M/ z; F
1 O7 `& g' `, A2 X1 J a4 jNo Japanese losses- B8 S7 |) _$ J4 v& h
3 C& m o- `# w: s- N; f) yAllied aircraft losses* w4 q) w3 m. Z3 O. C u. j
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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. G4 @# F7 h! A6 ^Japanese Ships1 e1 T1 k; |) u! P/ {. w, P0 Y( c
CA Furutaka1 O$ Z2 P/ c7 S/ [
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 1
' u. T+ {: K8 I3 S! u# m CA Aoba
8 A0 J4 H1 D) C) W CA Mikuma# e1 t* x3 t% T( y7 Z' o5 C
CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: b( P& R4 v6 K4 h( q( `
/ ~ v, V2 b6 A% T0 L( ~* [Aircraft Attacking:' r$ v; r, Y! \. ?1 Y
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet: a- L4 {& ]' `
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo6 F3 e1 V5 y y; `
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( Q M: Q0 R) p% c4 XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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9 [# E# x' ?. LWeather in hex: Severe storms
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+ D& h8 [3 q" Z+ {' TRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
# k9 ^0 f/ h' ?% gEstimated time to target is 34 minutes- n1 ?2 N6 \' [. V n& T `! U: |! t
) y4 K, V6 o1 [$ q2 `. GAllied aircraft% g0 Q# E$ f; c2 J# V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
" E d6 a+ j/ R3 W& m TBF-1 Avenger x 307 `; i& g. d5 N9 U: j2 T m$ E- D6 G
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Allied aircraft losses
$ P$ |# s) F) ?5 k0 w6 ?8 y" Q TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged
6 K2 \! W% w1 I; u u TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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; a) e6 G a9 o: ?( u+ K- nJapanese Ships8 I( q4 P' ~: n! o! X& R
DD Akatsuki+ k& S1 @: |1 Z. F+ \/ I
CA Mogami
. Q# B# y+ B: X; [ CA Aoba
% J2 }" h. _' X s# [ N CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk8 d: y$ Q% h& m( E
CA Mikuma
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Aircraft Attacking:
: d+ G3 u/ o+ _* v/ Y7 Y 12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 P9 N" b% Z/ e& N3 c Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo( G8 H/ J9 g1 j
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) T& v$ [3 f; e: E: w Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo& ?& U' c+ I& i2 F3 L9 C
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; K* O6 x* j" e' e9 ~
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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; ~9 t9 b% g" c6 R* b0 iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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+ n) D4 O! t' O$ fWeather in hex: Severe storms |( f Y1 |! Z3 V4 p4 `" M
z8 {1 Q) p$ }7 |+ vRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
8 z. R, [) J4 p2 R/ G, iEstimated time to target is 34 minutes) U0 m4 ]3 ]4 J1 Z* o5 v2 \# `
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Allied aircraft" X7 v6 V+ V) M% F, ^7 y3 _
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
% V9 J2 Z2 o* i+ H TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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3 B( h8 M2 u6 A0 NAllied aircraft losses2 X. u' M9 d; u5 T2 m
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged- l) J h- s. ?( V; x7 Q, q# V
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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: J* M+ D& z: C$ C1 i/ m( _- q" { DD Akatsuki7 K) O# Q' x' Z
CA Mogami
" z+ n+ n( D5 t+ @, B CA Aoba: W2 v) p) L+ S+ S+ I5 T
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk) N' }" q! P3 v+ v1 v m5 E) j! E4 N
CA Mikuma+ P; T% k9 K# K) @
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1 j9 H. D5 P" z+ XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119" s* P1 w' V$ {
3 p* K! H* V0 D E; i9 KWeather in hex: Severe storms/ K9 c2 R/ {" I# k' @! r+ x
/ _$ _% K# G" V' MRaid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.1 w$ T3 }) U [/ ]9 f$ v$ m
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Allied aircraft
% V0 U# G8 J, p! q9 {- @ TBF-1 Avenger x 19
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Allied aircraft losses
+ k. G# x1 S w9 f8 d2 ~ S+ g TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships4 y: c3 g# ^5 l) g
CA Mogami
; n6 N7 u$ ^# W, w CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
9 }5 i0 Q% D0 }& `* ? CA Mikuma
" e# E! B6 q. i+ w7 L DD Akatsuki
3 _) n {, u0 b; c, c CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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/ t; A, Z$ v+ nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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2 a; A" F0 w6 O2 L5 D; X b4 lWeather in hex: Severe storms! v! w; ]) a' k2 |" ^: ?3 D
) C. l/ d ?3 r5 G+ d$ G( K( hRaid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.) T' l# L. {# h) Q; f* V7 Y
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes. x' Z" } u: c+ r
g% k/ L0 ?, tJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft% L& A) m( J/ C3 L3 Z
TBF-1 Avenger x 117 O& p q$ s8 C1 C" q) O7 R( h
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No Japanese losses
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# N) n7 O9 q& S) T$ j2 bAllied aircraft losses3 g2 ]: c- a3 l. c+ V5 l
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged$ B: C# R L0 k$ i% x0 ]6 \' P
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Japanese Ships* u& G& m8 \/ b
CA Mikuma
/ s8 H$ `5 S5 D1 W; v CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& v+ i: U/ p" a; \ CA Kako) g1 ~% A- W9 S7 r$ j
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Aircraft Attacking:9 I% d/ o' |8 [ x6 `3 Y2 f
11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet: W' C* Z! h" |+ J& Q' j* G3 p0 q# l; h
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo |
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