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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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日寇在马绍尔群岛作战中获得了一次惨败~8 B1 n9 F; q7 l: f6 E" r0 \ u# V. T6 w
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Nauru Island at 127,128, Range 11,000 Yards- H' C7 h! N1 H
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Japanese Ships5 S# F6 Q9 M% f# v0 D# G
BB Mutsu& [9 m3 z. Y( \& G* p$ R
BB Fuso8 s( y& X7 |1 a
BB Yamashiro
7 J6 v' ~; @ \) T4 w* ]) x7 N: ~* H BB Ise' X2 ~7 z8 D5 a8 U* S) K0 e
BB Hyuga
+ k7 m; a0 R' F& a4 G DD Tanikaze/ b# o+ T @/ E. W' {
DD Uranami; e) ^+ X; ]: s6 M, V
DD Shikinami
/ e, T* V& N0 N DD Ayanami
2 Y/ z6 I7 o0 h3 l DD Asagiri5 o8 S) i! F+ j6 R
DD Sagiri' O8 e7 A( ]- q0 R; V+ t
DD Minazuki8 o" x) R9 r' \4 Z! r- s
DD Fumizuki
+ W) d; P9 Z! t5 m; s DD Kikuzuki
7 j7 e5 b( Z6 y2 ^/ h6 t9 x+ I DD Tagonami0 {; n. @4 y/ d% J4 ?. m
DD Suruyame/ Q7 |. }# q/ u5 |1 i$ t# x/ U8 X
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Allied Ships6 O0 @3 t! J) J7 o9 u$ t, F6 m
xAK Brastagi, Shell hits 8, and is sunk' K) a- T$ y! ?
xAK Day Star, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
2 `% V; Z4 ^( B' A YMS-270, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) \" i: ]1 i6 Q& t/ j6 s* n- j1 S! c YMS-85, Shell hits 1, and is sunk+ Q+ P1 J* x! @/ }- M
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+ P+ d1 y$ {2 }( d, NTF 7 encounters mine field at Mili (136,121)9 D E3 ^, F! Z' H) I' ?/ H
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Japanese Ships
. P6 T2 `) f( R( M8 r9 E# o. q CA Ashigara, Mine hits 1
3 u# N/ F1 _& H3 { DD Ikazuchi, Mine hits 1, heavy damage0 @1 c1 o* h! e9 m& }5 n( A: v
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Night Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,1215 m4 _4 c! q1 @- ~( y
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no flights
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8 [ ]! j9 j. m l+ @2 z* ]/ A+ S: nAllied aircraft losses' z& u$ O" C$ s( J3 Y$ L
PBY-5 Catalina: 5 damaged
; t/ N) |' E! X/ C4 m: c$ t6 F: I F4U-1 Corsair: 2 damaged' P5 _$ s2 y& }; z( o
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Japanese Ships
/ m4 {1 {5 [* [8 M" Y$ q; k CA Kako1 j; z& {& b4 Y+ t* Q3 y0 p* J/ b
CA Furutaka
5 E4 s2 i; |5 y* g# C1 Y CA Kinugasa
4 @- E- e; `7 o( o( P CA Aoba
8 Z7 t$ M" b8 A- P0 q3 m* w CA Mikuma
) ~* h2 D2 M! H9 t CA Mogami
8 W1 L% [* B! O" q* u CA Ashigara$ l, `9 F/ y( f9 y# d: i
& q1 K+ c/ F# b& v2 ~! o/ i5 K+ WAllied ground losses: ?' v# n6 P: N
357 casualties reported: u' I5 M* F( Q1 [5 V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' P- n$ n- o1 s; ]/ e5 a3 e8 Z Z
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 50 disabled
+ Z4 E) s" d" g- d( q( Z$ q Engineers: 7 destroyed, 41 disabled( c0 D# Z3 d5 [3 d4 f9 e
Guns lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled)
2 Z) B# J7 S( m" e. z4 ^' r Vehicles lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled)3 {' C6 [( T i' Q5 D
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Airbase hits 141 K+ l" T& @- d/ s6 m+ L! d0 Y
Airbase supply hits 7
- h" K6 G/ N2 j8 i1 P' LRunway hits 55
# J7 p$ S& p: A# l$ r' T4 qPort hits 24
5 F W! m B* f, {3 O Z* u1 lPort fuel hits 1- r3 q: @& `* v. y5 W w
Port supply hits 2
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Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128
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Allied aircraft
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; ~8 c* O: `8 H; h. g5 f# P- pAllied aircraft losses
' ~3 |1 ?7 k; M! Z% s* P+ ? P-40K Warhawk: 123 damaged! U8 p7 B) q- t& c
P-40K Warhawk: 24 destroyed on ground
; e9 R8 O1 e' E5 H! P+ [ z$ a* s" j F-5A Lightning: 7 damaged
+ K+ ~" k/ l! \0 t* r6 Q9 \5 n F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
( L }: y9 O( Q8 y( ~1 Z: l F4F-4 Wildcat: 45 damaged* x, D4 E9 H: g: o: c' m9 }- Z# w6 ^
F4F-4 Wildcat: 18 destroyed on ground. e" W9 z& x1 f" W
PBY-5 Catalina: 25 damaged; ~- j' P/ H1 a0 l1 l1 x6 N1 Z; X
PBY-5 Catalina: 4 destroyed on ground
# c: g& m* V K7 S9 l2 V6 g F-10 Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
0 v- ~ W. N7 v! o" J& E* ~ P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
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Japanese Ships# |& o9 {6 Q7 G) W
BB Hyuga
0 b, X! m: h; { BB Ise+ Z& a) `1 }( f7 ~4 j
BB Yamashiro
_3 s0 G' p& q0 p. d6 q BB Fuso$ T V% a* k# s+ Y5 d) x
BB Mutsu
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4 ?2 X' K, M) g) t* |Allied ground losses:/ q# j9 a9 v0 f
852 casualties reported
; L- z1 c4 \# F: o) ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 x7 O7 O7 a" X
Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 65 disabled
% [1 t2 w8 Q0 e+ k, _. n4 V/ \% O Engineers: 7 destroyed, 17 disabled$ ^& ?4 {/ z5 g: w+ J
Guns lost 23 (3 destroyed, 20 disabled)
8 D* [6 ^3 o9 p+ V Vehicles lost 25 (10 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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: ?6 e; k) J4 w/ `5 y9 iAirbase hits 17
- X4 ^2 ~7 r2 ~ v# ]0 W2 @. r8 HAirbase supply hits 12+ k/ t. \, x* G- Q4 {3 g
Runway hits 39
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119: E J. A7 l3 ?' y, A: r& c% H
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud1 S( o9 a% D6 y) l6 u6 E7 m0 d2 p
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Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.) _9 f. @6 f4 P- Y
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes5 u1 V1 M' v9 l4 O- D9 P, d
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Allied aircraft
. K( K$ O; v& n. p4 F F4F-4 Wildcat x 12, ~1 o! w' O# s/ c5 ?/ C% e
TBF-1 Avenger x 37 w2 z: ^5 d- b- z& ?
) @% V) w$ I8 m. X% CAllied aircraft losses
/ f* O' c) I3 M7 U" y( m6 }2 @ TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged$ Z0 O ^5 H( e
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
- {% K2 |+ w7 A CA Mikuma
; B0 O4 h, j+ H) u0 B DD Asanagi5 L0 p9 i; ]6 K9 ]' ]
CA Ashigara% e, r1 P. {4 }3 W- b/ K
DD Kazegumo
' y4 }8 b$ C& h) \ CA Aoba
0 g' ?( {: J& [5 V. P/ r CA Kako
' _" k, H4 w( y2 Z7 | CA Mogami3 O* a7 [2 b7 E' n1 n; _+ o$ ^
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Aircraft Attacking:
: s e/ n1 {: v$ D 16 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 \) \9 ?) p. _8 U Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
3 B# q" r8 x& H E0 v- @ 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet( K2 f3 N; R+ V7 V& p6 R
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
5 n; A" g, ?5 d: h3 ^2 c, V 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
^- c6 h; {! A* x M; X4 L Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo% n- N% D; O+ c3 v
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ a! @5 A- B* _7 z/ M" r7 M
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo8 f& H% ?# V' M. U; W6 d
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119 x) N$ W# L( q4 M; B: x
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud+ I7 U3 V/ b1 |6 u1 j. h( b6 t& f) a
' i# y9 q E: X/ D1 fRaid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.- z- |( n, _1 q- U$ U3 N. {
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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1 x: B7 a2 _+ E ^# l% v5 uAllied aircraft
7 P2 a- g7 i' s) J TBF-1 Avenger x 14# s0 o/ A6 m2 U0 J1 t
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Allied aircraft losses
! ]! |% Z5 q- X0 ~7 ^ TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged3 ], D+ v9 D. W. F
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
" n* r8 G6 `! h" K: u CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage8 |2 o7 \" Y- I1 r
CA Kako
/ _: g# K! C; I CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1( m: P* w) S: p' @$ ~9 J
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Aircraft Attacking:
9 d/ [* ?% r) S' {; w 14 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, h* e+ v2 [. H6 Z ]% L+ E Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; f/ l3 p8 P- F6 g% S
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Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.% G2 o& R& h* {: P( `* H! v: @
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes2 F$ Q2 c- x& k( n2 V
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Allied aircraft" w) h1 c6 T. N. P# u Z+ \
TBF-1 Avenger x 17 |8 q+ p# G9 w- z6 q/ Z L
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Allied aircraft losses/ D& M) i$ J b3 v
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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" Y( W) {7 o* P: q) M& qJapanese Ships7 [5 G l i2 t- s1 L
CA Kako
' H. E, o: d0 d: c2 d* [: x6 r CA Kinugasa* |6 K9 k! R. e
CA Furutaka
7 c2 G2 ~, {# c8 N+ _8 I CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 18 f5 p$ S0 c; H+ j/ S5 N2 ~
o9 z' O/ \: L( I; ?2 a. fAircraft Attacking:
3 [: T. Y2 p, j' T. Y) p 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 L. m2 T" f* U9 b$ J1 G3 p+ f
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
1 b: L- [. i5 q$ Z3 f 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: @. Z0 W" g, r. v9 t& c* ~ Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo; \+ c: J0 j: N" C* B
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119. m& y. |) `( k7 t
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud1 B& w& m" V _
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
+ E* R) S' X- SEstimated time to target is 33 minutes
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( t" q/ i. q+ r' Q1 B no flights
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Allied aircraft
$ L# D! @3 Q" S& a4 V4 b6 t! h TBF-1 Avenger x 15$ I7 A) F. F. P7 J2 t
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No Japanese losses
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; i8 [9 ^9 K4 jAllied aircraft losses9 {5 k$ Y" c9 V2 g s
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged' N8 z; g( B. Q/ L ^
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Japanese Ships1 T4 \+ \* N0 @5 Y) t; g- j3 a* [
CA Furutaka
: E6 k7 B: t0 f) G/ s CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 1
8 H6 F6 o. x# r3 M; o$ ` CA Aoba% U( Z D7 ^. e) F
CA Mikuma0 a, G4 s& K! j: W3 S
CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ c! j- D1 }, o# P$ }9 v Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo7 u8 y H9 ]; m( y# `0 D
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# v0 m) T& m/ L' P% A' D2 d4 ? HAfternoon 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 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
+ ?: x- f4 \- IEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Allied aircraft
& b) w: O4 Y0 l/ V6 G" e$ P F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
* n- R2 o3 } J TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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7 J1 F3 |- ]# @Allied aircraft losses1 `2 G6 i! \+ U1 Z. c; Q+ q
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged* D( ~ @2 F6 J5 Q
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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0 d/ b& }& \6 |9 ~7 j' {" T. Z. IJapanese Ships
1 Y' L, `/ u; A% Q0 n DD Akatsuki
7 F+ `) T6 Y+ J1 v9 t CA Mogami
) h4 S: x8 {' a1 Q: r- W CA Aoba& S) a9 G' h4 z) h% v9 k
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
) z0 w! g8 \# N' A. t/ k: D CA Mikuma
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Aircraft Attacking:5 u4 E5 F8 T; [& l# G
12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" S; v K7 |- t, u! _/ q0 ~/ ]: l Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
* p* n. ]/ o* h 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 z! p8 }5 _0 w/ s x% `& c, p Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
/ Q0 v& A( e+ K. N% `# c 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ C$ b- T; u2 F* |& r: Z$ t Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo( L. c7 S. S- |' @4 ~: V' `
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119" h( [! J4 C$ ~6 k
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
# B# Y4 }3 K8 IEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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1 n& f, T, d9 |% p* m' ?Allied aircraft! c2 o i: u h4 t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 106 z2 e* o( e% K! q/ g
TBF-1 Avenger x 309 z8 I) Z7 d$ b% R! k% y: o5 K
7 H2 o4 f. p; g+ a, v MAllied aircraft losses: l( H& H* N9 q! \& d
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged
' l; W; c. ]5 b( q f! g( L5 i4 u TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships5 I2 h& Y* P m! A+ ?8 u/ u
DD Akatsuki
' k" G( K5 t X6 o CA Mogami! |6 O/ }) [% f4 \: W+ ?) w+ l+ c
CA Aoba
: Y1 E2 {$ J; X+ C CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk7 t' x" V8 N8 ]9 {# ]0 v
CA Mikuma
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( l9 u" u( Z3 W5 DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1196 B9 o7 I* X1 H, n+ G5 b
, { c' t. j/ u& dWeather in hex: Severe storms
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7 M7 ?" [/ T9 c$ v9 ~Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
3 S; d6 F* c* Q( z G4 fEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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" u" I5 ?+ W6 xAllied aircraft
& C" G4 g2 y/ r8 _ TBF-1 Avenger x 19
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; P& ]: d6 O' |2 u7 ^6 V7 sAllied aircraft losses! I: h; v: x, a8 `# P6 O9 h$ ~
TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged
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8 }( h( g8 R' s$ F4 P. o: ]Japanese Ships( W# _# l ?& G Y3 {* R
CA Mogami& p1 y2 U T1 n5 I6 J6 I1 A8 u
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
: e8 @+ ]2 M7 I CA Mikuma) d" i$ i: o- {; s1 R
DD Akatsuki0 d0 O/ ^" @: e3 Z
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage$ A( q. {4 v$ A
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1 a) N+ J$ ?5 R. G/ w1 R6 [5 qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1196 G6 q; `: O0 K9 T4 J& l* o- o9 ~
! L- i9 K1 O8 q# O# s8 n2 ZWeather in hex: Severe storms4 {: i7 ^$ y; q6 o. m4 I I# ]
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Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
7 {5 l1 Y1 o- O3 ?Estimated time to target is 33 minutes* ?/ H* _7 B) V1 t J
4 i8 Q$ D% {: R- y7 |6 p; dJapanese aircraft! N! A) ]6 F ?3 b
no flights
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! r; l* u6 E$ dAllied aircraft
7 p5 e' U1 G! { Y9 \) s TBF-1 Avenger x 11+ d9 r2 d" @* R: k8 _% Q& r
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses% n) `1 x; e0 `. i: F: d
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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$ A; D% C' \6 V9 B/ y$ ?3 |% p5 ]Japanese Ships* O$ d2 Z8 y( i9 u. [ y$ X4 ?
CA Mikuma: r; e3 N( L1 D) g! `. M& Z$ x/ o
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 `/ f1 B5 G% d5 L3 R
CA Kako
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11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet) S( [; o% Y( N) O% I) a
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo |
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