41年12月14日
' h5 Z; [; |6 A* X9 S& Q盟军重巡印第安纳玻璃丝号突袭了正在卸载补给的塔拉瓦环礁,击沉帝国一艘大型巡逻船。
( B @3 ]" }9 G4 U3 N' }, k# j( W$ ?# PNight Time Surface Combat, near Tarawa at 136,128, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
6 w& Q4 A2 n c" m! y4 D! v PB Nagata Maru, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CA Indianapolis
) }9 b5 t C& n DMS Southard
3 I# S B& l* w9 a6 B DMS Hopkins i8 b' i& k# S7 L4 w/ V
DMS Dorsey
3 g# ]1 x3 w) D+ e$ x DMS Long* Q' A# @* V$ n& A1 a( g
DMS Elliot% r# W4 w; C }3 `! e. p8 V, u
. {! Y1 T% H( N4 ~% V" G; |1 L, u: r帝国海航驻高雄航空队出击马尼拉,击沉还未撤退的辅助船只一批。
C" p/ d. a* ^+ Q/ JMorning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77
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4 a( ?1 _% _+ J- F, {Weather in hex: Light cloud, T: x7 S) i2 d+ \. H
$ ]- u; Y; v1 e7 `0 ?2 L9 K# @Raid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.3 n/ f$ P- i' u2 Z. y4 e8 m6 w# j
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes2 U& d! x8 y& n) ~4 h2 R6 J9 g
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Japanese aircraft3 @7 c" g4 D* E$ n
A6M2 Zero x 184 R7 T8 W ?( a$ g5 d" p
G4M1 Betty x 590 ^! p3 r: ~4 K( u2 I' H
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Allied aircraft
6 Z5 r, k1 `+ r3 G: [ P-40B Warhawk x 43 e- _, B3 @+ ~' M
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Japanese aircraft losses' }+ f; K4 p7 `0 i( a# w
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed: U- V; ^2 }% ]! a: _# o3 |
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged) d+ `! l3 O9 Y6 m" t9 C( Z& z
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No Allied losses
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AV Langley, Bomb hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 K- d, F3 F' A E$ H AM Lark, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage" w, @% Q6 O: K3 _6 J+ j; s. o) U
PG Isabel, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) B7 ^% T1 A1 o) s( [' \
PG Asheville, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
& i! K1 ~, K1 h5 k( Y. w AM Whippoorwill, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage$ e; |# ?0 ~7 S7 G( U
AM Quail, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage+ r+ O- j0 I# t' B
AS Otus, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage$ A* h2 c$ t. ?2 G
AS Canopus, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
" N* [0 I' p$ A% v& ], N AM Finch, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* U+ e' _8 G( k3 h AS Holland, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
% l7 ^/ m1 z; T! t0 U+ h AM Bittern, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
& T Y2 t$ N2 j4 u+ k$ Z; c& _ PG Tulsa, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 u% H% x' `& y5 k AM Tanager, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage% p% y" v$ z4 W. I9 A& H
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Port hits 6
8 h* X& J, E; J- d7 TPort fuel hits 2 c1 z, u2 M( M! k R; `5 o9 `+ X Q+ Q% I
Port supply hits 2 |