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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。
" j: x7 ]% ~7 @8 h& R' |: J' f ANight Time Surface Combat, near Tarawa at 136,128, Range 2,000 Yards+ w; j# S" y* G! e; {7 U
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PB Nagata Maru, Shell hits 11, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied Ships
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DMS Southard
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DMS Dorsey
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( C8 n3 a! H, B; R DMS Elliot
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8 L$ G2 T/ b6 W! g2 d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。0 K6 D2 E* u. Z: g$ v7 ~/ k& ^
Morning Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 & W; u, M; f' {6 R- H- b4 ?7 X
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.: O0 W O5 Q6 T$ a
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 18) u7 a/ [) j! R& k3 {) r/ o
G4M1 Betty x 59: p5 }( _% C% K) ~0 c& ^5 b
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P-40B Warhawk x 4) `# U$ c& f5 ?* p( Q8 q
% Z; A; l3 t7 P. `5 @' NJapanese aircraft losses
5 z/ t. Y& R' c A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed! F" Q0 V; l9 V- Y+ I, f
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
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% L! ^. ?5 L/ x6 x }No Allied losses
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AV Langley, Bomb hits 13, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 e2 ?" }9 }/ f" s AM Lark, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 p% g# X4 B0 Q3 x
PG Isabel, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 a9 t2 ~) U' e6 J' ?" v$ d1 ^
PG Asheville, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! L5 d1 T" i) p$ n AM Whippoorwill, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage! A- S! B) Z, K5 \7 k& J# y
AM Quail, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage J& S: K# T$ _6 Y
AS Otus, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
, _& g$ C7 |% h6 c( J h AS Canopus, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 _& Q8 \; B% G- l3 ^/ D1 f f AM Finch, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 P. a p" `8 C6 L) R4 O. o
AS Holland, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage9 B9 q; b$ q7 |( r9 r$ ^6 ^
AM Bittern, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ N* _) G6 {, w: D5 { PG Tulsa, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
| j6 T, m6 E+ Q AM Tanager, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Port hits 65 I0 b8 c( [5 ]) Y* _
Port fuel hits 2# s) k/ W3 `- k1 l
Port supply hits 2 |