KB既然来了,就要小赚点油钱再回去吧!!6月24日,KB小小捞了点鱼,将盟军的一小队运兵船剿灭。
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Christmas Island at 183,137# `; F7 m' @' B
& u4 ]5 }5 j4 eWeather in hex: Thunderstorms! J$ E& ]' {- I$ k! \+ ~7 @4 [9 K0 V
4 `; g1 [- K" u0 e( Q( |2 |7 nRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
4 p& o# t9 M' s# VEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! ?% y8 I: V4 K9 g
A6M2 Zero x 116
8 m: ~2 ?& f# i* |- M) E6 k |! \ B5N2 Kate x 46! `& K) @3 J2 ^4 x2 A9 t. i
D3A1 Val x 45" O7 Z* F9 G: B9 a5 V
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No Japanese losses
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) V W b8 H0 u- `8 fAllied Ships; \ C3 G. o1 h- v' j! @( L
xAP Wanaka, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 H, Z* T& D! R" P2 h5 X5 j xAP Centaur, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, i4 @0 r- t3 x
xAP Clan Maciver, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
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xAP Anhui, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ X5 @7 K8 u7 S
xAP Baron Cawdor, Bomb hits 8, and is sunk' T" j/ k% X9 D u- }) Z# t* f
KV New Westminster, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
' U- v2 x- P# A/ B& u xAP Tambua, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, `1 a4 F. }! y" Y: g
, F4 s) N" S- [& hAllied ground losses:
% y' C% S/ f9 ^; o: H# J8 y 7632 casualties reported
% D4 }' j6 n$ f0 ]) [- C$ Y- {6 p! [ Squads: 51 destroyed, 76 disabled
: }, T5 m* o. f) o. | d7 F* V Non Combat: 670 destroyed, 594 disabled
9 R d1 m+ c; X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ ~6 E: L5 {0 v6 D# k4 { Guns lost 30 (24 destroyed, 6 disabled)1 g+ r4 S5 }( j& Z6 d# _# G0 A
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D3A1 Val x 18) e1 ]8 x- ~' E5 @
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships2 z8 ]5 Q, ]4 {/ v, D' D" n4 Y
xAP Centaur, Bomb hits 3, and is sunk
/ R* b$ b% I' J+ q" [. s5 z. Y% u KV Dundas, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
7 B1 u, S* L( H) [9 ]* X( Q KV New Westminster, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk$ V4 l7 U) V0 q2 A% ^6 I
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 6 destroyed, 1 disabled3 ~) q5 m. J7 X( A' r! V+ Z, @
Non Combat: 219 destroyed, 219 disabled3 ?/ G! O1 m: ]9 a j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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