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发表于 2012-11-21 13:30
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 43
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% Z$ g7 a5 M2 ]9 P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。; H& H% K u1 y$ `
+ L0 k* u" }- H( l0 l; O7 A4 Z日寇在马绍尔群岛作战中获得了一次惨败~
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6 x4 W$ W1 _8 }Night Time Surface Combat, near Nauru Island at 127,128, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
' `6 E7 m+ y3 K: q6 s" k6 e BB Mutsu
7 _, |6 ~* T% t$ B, L& b BB Fuso
2 k d( s# c' S0 k9 F. P BB Yamashiro
' ?& f0 J& G# `# A1 k4 T- y1 A9 s BB Ise( D# p, t( h! l
BB Hyuga
A$ A0 w8 H# I1 |3 o' i r% [ DD Tanikaze8 m, r! B$ \) X" I0 b
DD Uranami/ {4 L' d) z: I6 {/ o9 @8 B
DD Shikinami! K3 H3 @0 }. ^ f- J) ^
DD Ayanami
2 Q. C6 K d3 Y+ d* [ DD Asagiri, {5 u( Z8 d0 E; S1 s9 a. j: m
DD Sagiri
$ B2 o" } Y8 ]# d$ x DD Minazuki% {& ^) P# `* G. G: E h
DD Fumizuki
. o# W# W0 D( @1 W DD Kikuzuki/ S5 T' v. a& a, z/ T' U! e( U
DD Tagonami
. i: Z1 u" X1 d% u DD Suruyame8 x2 r( `8 J( I; n5 K
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xAK Brastagi, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
2 \2 ^: g& i7 N, J# H! U xAK Day Star, Shell hits 4, and is sunk% k5 N, H6 }0 z
YMS-270, Shell hits 1, and is sunk" F, o! E$ `% d$ O; H" a6 r2 |
YMS-85, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
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TF 7 encounters mine field at Mili (136,121)/ e" h) h$ @! r8 k: L! L
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Japanese Ships! q) N4 J3 G: s+ w1 {# `
CA Ashigara, Mine hits 1
* w7 M. T4 | _' A* f( d DD Ikazuchi, Mine hits 1, heavy damage5 m# q; Y6 Z& A
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. g: B" \# O* ?1 ZNight Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,121, t: k! l6 d# h. y
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
6 L' z# g+ O' Q5 |. I& p PBY-5 Catalina: 5 damaged
5 M k. N5 c( Z; e7 k) q F4U-1 Corsair: 2 damaged
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$ B. I6 ^+ `! G ^Japanese Ships
" U4 @7 n: i4 | W7 F3 ~/ G- w' x4 Y CA Kako1 p0 L$ [! m. a2 }* w" @5 O+ ^; U! c+ q
CA Furutaka
* i2 [. B5 Q- @! F# h* {5 W, y CA Kinugasa
L, B5 d6 o% U9 j) L3 S CA Aoba
( \3 B$ `* M0 U CA Mikuma2 L/ e) D: s4 E9 R8 a; N
CA Mogami1 o. ] E. z" J! ] t: V
CA Ashigara3 T; Y, R& {1 {
9 ^+ Q2 w1 ]) Z$ T8 E9 N# G rAllied ground losses:
& _2 X/ j/ S7 {; Y& R 357 casualties reported/ l- B! e- i4 g* G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- t G& T2 x$ Z6 N2 l5 u9 N8 o Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 50 disabled
. l5 E5 W/ A! S- ~6 ~: s Engineers: 7 destroyed, 41 disabled0 ~6 m; a% a1 d2 u( L a
Guns lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled): D) q' u! N$ d9 w& ~7 `
Vehicles lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled)
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Airbase hits 14
1 T9 ~2 j4 i- ~8 v( ~+ n6 _Airbase supply hits 7
! g% X, Y1 Y$ D7 ~' M2 T; [Runway hits 55
1 M- T+ J- x5 l- m/ [- hPort hits 24
$ ^/ x, D3 n3 xPort fuel hits 13 N$ C* i- i* ~
Port supply hits 2
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Night Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,1284 _$ F- L. f9 Z
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Allied aircraft4 h8 s0 g- s+ T. q2 t
no flights
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; }# ?! H' m) J0 H, q @$ h U9 vAllied aircraft losses
% q; J/ y8 G2 h( I: x! L P-40K Warhawk: 123 damaged( W. M ~1 Q) @, D k. n$ u5 D" A3 ?
P-40K Warhawk: 24 destroyed on ground) Q$ ^' w6 s7 l8 X9 D% B
F-5A Lightning: 7 damaged, } c# J: [# b. n* P4 Y1 T" A
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
# ^: h' R$ y# a3 Q& k F4F-4 Wildcat: 45 damaged8 V/ j( X/ X9 F7 }
F4F-4 Wildcat: 18 destroyed on ground
: e7 _5 K+ e" [ PBY-5 Catalina: 25 damaged
0 a0 ^( |' E3 ~9 t+ z: o PBY-5 Catalina: 4 destroyed on ground
& A4 u1 _* \9 r" H& C+ {" `- W F-10 Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground
& {) z1 `3 \. U+ I. V, P* O; j, c5 Y P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground7 w( `6 W2 `, {' P0 X
/ Q# y; b5 }' c8 P( m, `Japanese Ships
1 l, C) e3 _ E% { BB Hyuga
; A7 v" r6 V+ N) n* U6 Z BB Ise
5 v* G" Y. ]7 A1 r3 g" S BB Yamashiro
4 n8 Y# D! d, t4 d8 V" \ |3 i BB Fuso4 Y) @! c( @( u9 c: K- T; w% E; r
BB Mutsu3 ^& Y* C& S, C' D! ]( K
+ Y" U5 ?/ z- E {5 ~! d" ~" iAllied ground losses:6 x) A- z5 y6 f* D; L* M: y
852 casualties reported t$ q3 H* l' v, ` N0 L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 l* j; Y9 ] ?. f Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 65 disabled) B. Y2 S) u) _ f' J
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 17 disabled6 `- h7 ]* ?( x6 b7 v% C# @
Guns lost 23 (3 destroyed, 20 disabled)
, S2 H. t2 i; L+ l4 e5 j3 V, t5 A1 s Vehicles lost 25 (10 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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Airbase hits 17
* b1 b; ?) s. p7 R0 pAirbase supply hits 12
1 c; p1 E, l9 v1 `! I" XRunway hits 39
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119( H$ G1 X& z3 `1 |3 {
# R, ?. s# G. E: T9 y8 T& ^8 ?Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.% I+ E# u- B, k
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes9 W0 L' O: K0 O2 h% b! O I1 `
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Allied aircraft
6 _' Z+ i- U$ Y9 m* {3 Q3 L* v F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
; S z/ x# K6 i% h: c7 i TBF-1 Avenger x 37; `6 b; ?+ }9 W
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Allied aircraft losses
6 O% x) p$ x- M* I( f7 }, m. Q TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged* i0 k! t- k, [/ @! c4 Q2 _
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak
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D4 a+ y4 x9 U5 z: CJapanese Ships
! D' k5 M6 v9 `2 O CA Mikuma
7 _' \( g u; _7 x' o' p- T9 C) D DD Asanagi# \" h2 V2 s$ _$ B8 c$ i1 t
CA Ashigara
- A) ^3 k- W* ?. \ DD Kazegumo Q; ?% q# w3 c: h
CA Aoba
5 A$ f# k( `3 g: T1 z CA Kako
! P, o) |7 \8 w CA Mogami
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4 r# d: I2 F; t5 ?Aircraft Attacking:
5 n Z, @0 |0 e; V7 I6 v 16 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet% {$ R2 u4 ^: n+ y
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
# v% o6 l/ j3 w/ j& j* T 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet' \9 {7 N8 L3 I: ~* h
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo# ?, ?, t9 E0 j7 `% f
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 t* _1 B$ D: Q$ b8 v3 x) \
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
. Q! S3 B6 D: l, ^2 A1 q 2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- z( a" t% p: t
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo6 Z3 g5 d* A3 W( m9 w; s
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1192 i: w$ k! i9 _. M- s$ s0 d
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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/ n& x: Y! M3 G p6 e; \2 tRaid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
. b$ ]6 {* ?! ? v: I5 {Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft8 W% s0 A F: M1 ~; V9 d1 T
TBF-1 Avenger x 14- W* v! R. X6 }" Z
0 s+ }/ F& F* i" N5 _# }Allied aircraft losses' {. Q* F0 ]/ h$ { @% n
TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged% G% A' @+ Q" @
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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' C$ Q# s+ z' ?. @Japanese Ships2 }. h6 P% ]+ L, @9 ^7 e
CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
3 f" U: Y# C! t8 S, n CA Kako
+ Z, ~. j" m7 A8 j CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1
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+ i! P- o$ m r% ?6 wAircraft Attacking:
+ K2 s9 I0 l( Z0 L' x6 B: ] 14 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( ?5 I/ p+ j; B5 Y- ~* j/ j Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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! a1 O& ]) B2 T4 D2 l6 vMorning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1194 r9 ]5 Y3 f M& g
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 x1 U# H. {& ]9 Z. [" y& W' s
& a% v6 Y a" t4 _, N' u0 IRaid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
3 L; m0 \& U+ w% I( d7 oEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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+ j& A5 s3 I& Q( U6 S. OAllied aircraft. E6 E. p9 p4 v* l
TBF-1 Avenger x 17- h4 h& l% z9 ~! j6 B- W
. f- N! C1 a# w, PAllied aircraft losses$ Z- o8 \1 B: v9 ?6 M ?
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged0 X! }7 j' {5 D ?# H; A5 A# f" p) n
( C- ~% d! m) P+ HJapanese Ships5 v+ `3 a2 Y, P$ M
CA Kako
+ ]5 H. h; a8 @# i0 Q( T0 @ CA Kinugasa
3 Q" ^5 n8 M1 l' f- Y$ b CA Furutaka3 L( Z0 o( J+ q# N) ^
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1
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4 o# Y1 x0 s7 A# R. j1 s5 a7 MAircraft Attacking:
0 }0 S, j* p# P; t8 @ 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 K+ Z! [* }8 {5 L' y3 \: R
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo! ?3 U2 d) R/ `& \' u7 C4 h& |% r
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ T( U; Q. `8 D
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo" T; H" b1 @" g9 G& x
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1193 J u4 \2 b% S
6 c( ~& J: t# BWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.* ^, p% ?$ x* q( g
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes
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no flights/ k$ J0 E% u6 i. L9 [) ?# {
. v( ]2 y9 o) O( S3 H4 BAllied aircraft
- Y, [2 c" N" X9 N$ r TBF-1 Avenger x 156 {( T2 w- a$ L2 J( x( n
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No Japanese losses
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: m1 |$ p! H: e M) }3 Y0 B8 d) rAllied aircraft losses! t' p8 F5 B8 a6 Z
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged; \- H1 }9 C6 q0 N" Q+ r1 ^7 f
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Japanese Ships: i/ j1 x( Y$ { M
CA Furutaka4 @, j1 P' E6 x
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 1
* |* i" y- A3 t6 V+ ?$ |- C) m7 O CA Aoba
/ r& ?" u- f1 b- u CA Mikuma
7 Z1 k: d, l8 w% U" m# P: i CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk `: D) ^4 `6 e6 a: L) V# M- c A$ d
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15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* M4 L' v* R6 D+ ?( V+ I5 f1 ?$ b Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo3 q6 C: r# B8 }
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3 y1 d7 P# M: TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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Weather in hex: Severe storms0 ]( U! t/ \% |9 ~0 u
9 I3 x( p8 k; O/ ]+ iRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.9 g- J2 G- Z: Z2 ^4 O8 X7 U5 m+ K
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes8 y! K9 G6 D" V
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Allied aircraft- r% {: S/ I* T* Q) V* i" t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10, H& w/ ^: O$ | V; j
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Allied aircraft losses3 x. l& o9 R2 o/ m' f0 A
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged5 e' b0 ^! p% i
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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; d; b @, m9 g2 B3 g. hJapanese Ships4 l& i- P& t5 I! k9 I
DD Akatsuki* {/ c0 s4 \% |: E( C
CA Mogami
. ~( J0 p# f, R K6 r CA Aoba7 ]# G! |$ F3 S% R* L. w$ h5 S
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
9 S% q9 B7 r$ J, A# R: W2 @1 p5 J7 e CA Mikuma
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Aircraft Attacking:7 c* l4 S6 f8 y5 p/ g5 A
12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet( }, n& R8 D* @+ n8 d& [. [5 `: m
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo% y! W# d4 u/ L( v n* ?
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet& m. r0 E6 H( g0 o, M, {/ K
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo- [" t* W7 w. N. k( P0 U+ ], V7 ^! H
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) c# s' M# E, w& H Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo7 e; [2 O, [( r. V- U! |
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$ k) i Z( C' [+ s: ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119* o) v! ]& y/ J2 B7 _
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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* f0 r% |( k; @0 tRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.+ A6 l7 ?- |3 Q6 x0 ?
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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+ y2 }+ r! ?' J4 z6 bAllied aircraft
* ]/ u. c+ w+ i F4F-4 Wildcat x 100 L7 q- K3 k$ D2 o. A" x' ?
TBF-1 Avenger x 30( x( \ O1 m& l1 |
3 P3 `/ _" A/ D( s3 Z9 [Allied aircraft losses
6 O+ O9 a X. ^# t TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged
- h: N- t5 ?: u TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak( N" O) s/ `( _/ h V) U( w
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Japanese Ships
' c4 @' i. v) { DD Akatsuki+ ^. d, y0 u4 _( V6 B
CA Mogami
( P! [0 ?4 d. M6 a! l CA Aoba, a/ ~6 I f0 H/ ?* q( B6 i, \7 l! J+ J
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" @. V4 V2 W; d5 f S8 J: V: W CA Mikuma
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119& P/ l+ Y0 F( U# X; \- x% Y9 L M6 M
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Weather in hex: Severe storms. p! A9 @) h6 W" s& q6 a$ }" g. b$ b
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.& a8 |* v( W$ _ q+ N6 e1 Y2 s
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes3 }+ U: G0 `0 r( ~5 ~
' ?$ @* r( Z2 F8 B- O9 dAllied aircraft; b- i, j+ I$ a
TBF-1 Avenger x 19& Y% G- ]/ E. {- G0 }: q
- O) W# Q: u5 O1 C* oAllied aircraft losses
, l0 e# h3 W; V0 Z0 P TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships2 d- o' D& c1 u9 e
CA Mogami) q* `( g u9 ^& E
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1 U, v( I' |* P! N$ i& d$ X- J0 F
CA Mikuma
5 P4 F9 e' z, C7 x% ~$ m9 D3 E DD Akatsuki
, x- o5 Q- [) k! ]( q CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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- ^. \4 \ A5 |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1198 K4 z" I: ?2 E+ t3 B4 K9 Q' F5 O
* r/ l' q2 @: Y: Q9 BWeather in hex: Severe storms% ]& E" S( A( g5 P
5 r T: b8 P, G$ ?: Z' [% ~: bRaid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.: ?! r% }3 _- P, l
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 V/ `) X) d' O7 ?1 g no flights, O" g! `) M1 |- `) {
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Allied aircraft
+ v" I5 m3 I) h) I. c7 Z TBF-1 Avenger x 11
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses9 I1 W$ ?8 @* O, w. x
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 X, w$ u( v2 ?0 n CA Mikuma
3 s/ U. v; R/ m+ {4 }. q2 @* c CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! J- Y2 a2 m) z* ?" h, p: `
CA Kako
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Aircraft Attacking:& Q8 K- H4 f/ n. g, q
11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, \1 T" U1 y9 |# _/ F Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo |
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