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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 43# `% @4 y3 J+ ^' ^$ i" P" c4 }* }$ ^
日军炮击瑙鲁,Mili, 重巡战队折戟沉沙!% N8 Y" a/ }7 f
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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。4 m. R6 V0 j5 B+ v" v1 S
/ t; t8 m0 K% i" _日寇在马绍尔群岛作战中获得了一次惨败~
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Nauru Island at 127,128, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
1 `. }/ n0 S5 f6 O* y BB Mutsu
# C) N8 h& h& r BB Fuso
+ q9 b* K" R* a BB Yamashiro
6 f1 h$ U( Y2 c# F4 @; ~6 a/ v B* _ BB Ise- Y4 t. q' E6 E6 L, T3 N
BB Hyuga
8 ^! l4 D/ h9 ], n8 y% q( X6 X DD Tanikaze1 x- o& z$ ?4 M1 Z
DD Uranami
- [$ P4 v( r% D; a DD Shikinami
. { K. E" W$ j M, _, V DD Ayanami, I7 J* Y$ d* Y, j- _
DD Asagiri
% z( E( Z% N$ o% `# P DD Sagiri
6 Q {7 [+ d6 T$ ^' c9 I) e DD Minazuki
! J$ \% m9 t2 j6 D8 O* _3 ? DD Fumizuki
3 J( w# }$ t" j" g9 V( a# ]1 m- X DD Kikuzuki
; @. i } p7 \/ S; s7 S, ]' F- N DD Tagonami
7 E3 q& i8 w. a9 y0 M* @7 s4 P DD Suruyame
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Allied Ships9 K( }& r, I T7 B, w
xAK Brastagi, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
% s: X5 O9 \( N. ?" R0 N8 X6 T) r xAK Day Star, Shell hits 4, and is sunk- R2 J- g1 F0 Q9 F% M
YMS-270, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 w; w- X% p% S* J v YMS-85, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: W3 Y2 O- \# y
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+ ?( C8 _& _( S% U5 J4 p2 T5 Z2 BTF 7 encounters mine field at Mili (136,121)
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CA Ashigara, Mine hits 1
) Y2 D5 E. g* j1 n DD Ikazuchi, Mine hits 1, heavy damage% ]! _+ F4 a' |' {
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: ^2 c. J3 J5 f" w$ n2 d0 d2 FNight Naval bombardment of Mili at 136,121
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Allied aircraft
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. S0 N3 ^) h$ |Allied aircraft losses
# y4 Y. S, {- r) p ^( y! x5 @7 ^) c PBY-5 Catalina: 5 damaged
! Y9 _' W0 c0 C1 x; J! F F4U-1 Corsair: 2 damaged
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6 d, \; P0 B; n+ w CA Kako+ X* b( T& P1 V w
CA Furutaka9 `6 ~3 {2 }# |8 p. ]4 e7 Z; \
CA Kinugasa
3 q6 i% O ^% ]8 t CA Aoba' H$ P$ ~$ z7 f& @) X
CA Mikuma
+ w. D: a" K( \* ` CA Mogami
9 i* C! U+ H( E$ \8 {9 |6 @ CA Ashigara
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Allied ground losses:( s3 `4 E& N% U1 h$ B4 |
357 casualties reported
! O- V( _! x( R* j" Y+ J% Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 m0 F3 @1 a7 T; U
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 50 disabled
9 q, ?; g5 c5 \9 h. a* g; M4 O Engineers: 7 destroyed, 41 disabled
; ?0 h2 R6 U( t. H+ C0 g Guns lost 25 (2 destroyed, 23 disabled)
0 ?4 o7 q. U% \4 ?8 W5 y Vehicles lost 30 (7 destroyed, 23 disabled)
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Airbase hits 149 s& M0 W( p, G P
Airbase supply hits 7
8 j- E" m, K0 JRunway hits 55
3 v c; O' m9 B, ~/ P5 gPort hits 24
: ?' {0 F# f: p# w8 c- _Port fuel hits 1
2 C Q" A! @% t i+ M1 P2 gPort supply hits 2
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8 [# x- a) f6 M$ \. w+ HNight Naval bombardment of Nauru Island at 127,128
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
" y3 p0 _: `# {3 v; y O P-40K Warhawk: 123 damaged0 d) M7 e" @) g- F/ H
P-40K Warhawk: 24 destroyed on ground2 C& w2 ~# _, {/ y' m! V
F-5A Lightning: 7 damaged, p0 p; N9 x9 G$ N
F-5A Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
# [, k$ c6 c1 m3 p) H F4F-4 Wildcat: 45 damaged
7 V& }& w6 c- W/ D/ M U F4F-4 Wildcat: 18 destroyed on ground
" \/ S( K5 Y+ T/ B. @1 e/ S: v PBY-5 Catalina: 25 damaged
- E. }7 k3 c* ]& U PBY-5 Catalina: 4 destroyed on ground0 V2 {, d+ V3 d# d( g
F-10 Mitchell: 1 destroyed on ground. H( v; Q4 q- J# d
P-38E Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground4 K# ~: P& N: r- I2 v9 G
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7 y. \+ d; `: a L: k: A0 j& g, b BB Hyuga5 Y! d$ E( P- @7 m. P
BB Ise0 j: S9 v7 V0 S4 Y+ h- ~$ t6 Q
BB Yamashiro8 U4 @+ j3 ?, E, j6 j& A/ c8 t5 ]
BB Fuso9 l# E+ Y% A% W* u
BB Mutsu: e' n/ X; M6 g; B! q0 E- I
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Allied ground losses:2 W" }, Z3 l: c% j6 a
852 casualties reported
0 w, Q6 M. {9 c9 q2 Z$ K Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( W6 V. s+ s; m: @5 N& o Non Combat: 66 destroyed, 65 disabled
0 @' _7 @- z z, h& P, ]/ y Engineers: 7 destroyed, 17 disabled$ m' r" t" L7 b- r3 C
Guns lost 23 (3 destroyed, 20 disabled)9 B- G, R" d: Y6 Y! f" G4 ~( [/ M
Vehicles lost 25 (10 destroyed, 15 disabled)
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" G& b5 g2 {0 P' L4 ^5 v; rAirbase hits 179 W$ @& q( S3 d2 E. @/ K! X
Airbase supply hits 12
; K. N. |" p+ B2 _9 qRunway hits 39
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1198 |& y) L+ `4 M J
" H! A1 ~2 P" j- |. mWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.4 X% v6 M6 ]$ B6 T0 A2 ]
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes* _# N8 o" w& E9 N
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Allied aircraft
+ v. w/ o8 Q1 P# _) S/ q: G5 Y) M F4F-4 Wildcat x 12* [' @; C9 A. ]5 t5 l# j
TBF-1 Avenger x 370 y+ G$ j. W0 |3 I
Q3 L' ^( i7 G' O! lAllied aircraft losses4 N& T# m% G7 C4 ~
TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged
6 v- |" q, }/ \6 x4 }/ b+ z% r TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed by flak+ a( ?: G) K6 D0 {
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Japanese Ships
& r, w: {, u* O0 x# a/ m CA Mikuma3 _; z% U- K/ G# `1 {
DD Asanagi7 r6 z4 d7 ~8 y4 q2 s' f" {
CA Ashigara; j. I: x& b9 [. G
DD Kazegumo
+ J. D: _+ o' K3 r, E) K N CA Aoba
_ X$ E0 X. ^& k7 K9 \, k CA Kako) Y9 e" A! j8 o* a6 \1 e
CA Mogami
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Aircraft Attacking:9 F+ _+ e* I+ J4 k& H
16 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet" f( ` ?) y6 Z; n* T9 X
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
2 r" h6 N3 C9 s! A+ u 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet% K, Y/ M/ G E$ E/ E
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo3 N# C$ W" n3 L6 G
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet, o" R+ F; U$ k
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1194 o' d3 j \+ z+ r9 W7 F* W
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, z% o4 \0 f6 x+ f' eRaid detected at 67 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.2 P* W) P6 J. V/ P5 q. w
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes: A' z, @1 K: U
U* _/ \) s# g8 b2 {6 B) \Allied aircraft
1 j1 a1 I* P! B5 y TBF-1 Avenger x 14
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Allied aircraft losses( R* E g( P# O3 q: [
TBF-1 Avenger: 7 damaged+ y) z* \, i: [- n; d7 \
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
8 W# ?8 L& V$ `" T2 c8 [# w CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
8 x7 I* Q1 }7 N5 }. U CA Kako5 u i1 C+ i; t( K
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1; |1 b( |1 g" e0 U0 i3 Y$ H( { I
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Aircraft Attacking:
1 x8 G% m z+ T" O/ F( ] 14 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet% r. |! i8 ], Q O# o
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1197 ^ D+ w0 K! e4 P1 p A" O
0 T- ]; E0 c" x: z& A5 AWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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4 R7 j$ } r3 I) u7 @$ m& ]Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.7 v3 y8 }( }' Q5 o" G
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Allied aircraft+ P6 j9 D& E. y/ _
TBF-1 Avenger x 17
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Allied aircraft losses4 ?) u, _( D+ H( \% T; g/ h
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged2 P1 f h. Z. y! X5 Y/ I7 Y+ H0 r/ y
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Japanese Ships
0 v$ [: o- R) M9 G CA Kako
. k3 o- g J: P+ {1 Z1 p# x- g4 a CA Kinugasa- G N+ p k5 [9 a- Z0 L
CA Furutaka
0 y2 `" v2 ?8 N, Z; n* b CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 C' H' {, w6 g- R* P4 a% W 15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet' c# Q8 z3 a) h
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo+ S8 [( v9 Y' m
2 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 S$ W: D' f+ ?5 c Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo5 p0 ?! {5 }1 j
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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4 j- p: y5 x' E% n. }9 {: l) B& u' aRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
4 a$ i% b$ b* W K/ K' K/ `Estimated time to target is 33 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. X0 j5 p- ^! E4 b8 g no flights
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Allied aircraft
* J7 a) m* Q: L% \1 ~. x9 F TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses
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$ g7 r0 @" K# n% g, o6 K0 B# N- cAllied aircraft losses
, [% z- M" m, h) w( E TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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! Z4 U+ H3 E/ k# k- Z' w- IJapanese Ships
# J- o$ K1 G! W( ~# d3 f, R; b CA Furutaka) x$ r2 v- w4 ?' D; F+ q g
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 1
% ]1 |8 }& ]1 e# ^ CA Aoba6 z: ]2 w* c0 f* s7 ]8 U
CA Mikuma! N' O/ m& B3 ~/ L
CA Ashigara, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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: m/ _# a* Q- v# I* H+ KAircraft Attacking:
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Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo& b9 Z: |3 P0 B0 _5 W# u+ d1 l
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& t$ i. `) E$ m: K6 O6 ^7 bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,1193 K6 `5 x% _$ x B1 K
- P8 o |. {: w+ |* k. s8 t1 a { DWeather in hex: Severe storms
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! u4 A- J8 ?, v( N* U% z7 T! m" vRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.0 v9 V# ?7 h3 R0 ^7 T3 C2 q
Estimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Allied aircraft7 k8 X: |3 ?# U2 _* u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
( K# \2 k- {8 F; u- V2 y3 l& x- K TBF-1 Avenger x 30/ U6 z& W4 A- ]& w% Z4 _6 y
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Allied aircraft losses
! W$ p |+ P# g0 Z9 x: v TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged$ B& J- B7 M1 @( r2 D) j) G
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak& w+ k! D! Z: d7 P/ v
# [6 y7 n4 j3 w' L, nJapanese Ships
1 X. p) c( J3 j/ p4 p; _6 N DD Akatsuki( E! L" W5 s2 K5 `' l; o
CA Mogami- z' d+ W6 `) s0 A) b* J2 i
CA Aoba( ^% A9 q. a6 N* ?4 R2 n
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 L2 h4 n- _) T3 D# t8 g" ~ CA Mikuma- x R- B0 {1 p, b# r
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Aircraft Attacking:7 z) S/ Z! d( |+ J; g" C
12 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 ^; C1 _0 S" a/ D* [' k* q2 }6 C Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo$ b5 L0 y7 |; m2 c* b. g7 D" O
15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet: d: {* m* K- H' |) e, @
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo: o3 Z- v" @4 v
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5 D3 ], d% u* t- kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119" v) S2 Z6 b3 y1 N2 [
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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' O# i0 h) m1 ~) U% x" wRaid detected at 73 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
4 R D/ O5 J/ EEstimated time to target is 34 minutes
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Allied aircraft
! S/ \7 H! j. @2 Q. t5 m F4F-4 Wildcat x 108 j% b& Z& U x/ q; m
TBF-1 Avenger x 30, ]* W$ q8 K8 m
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Allied aircraft losses) i+ J2 H3 L- w( B5 j, a
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 damaged
4 ^* B5 ~% Y9 {& @. {. y0 b TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak
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/ V7 c6 x( [, ]6 e+ EJapanese Ships2 w5 \3 x$ J/ U' q9 f
DD Akatsuki
$ m* ~# N% Z* o* B+ ?, j CA Mogami
3 M8 r$ w; ?% s$ }( ^ CA Aoba N4 f5 N% q1 @8 S
CA Kinugasa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk5 c/ B' @5 t4 K) @
CA Mikuma
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% |, P e7 d1 [6 lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119$ I* I3 {4 [; K# Y, T" B& C7 s" g/ p0 w
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 76 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.) o9 S1 Y) V' t; ]# j- m" A, M
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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TBF-1 Avenger x 19! V/ o. G& D* o9 h" v
% g3 a: Y$ Q% y& b% r$ G W' EAllied aircraft losses
' u [3 q! F9 |7 x9 \4 b6 Z, a TBF-1 Avenger: 4 damaged
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& _3 c8 Z5 R. z* ~9 o D+ YJapanese Ships9 m2 i- U% B$ O- ~: J
CA Mogami
4 Z3 ~1 q8 d9 ?. x; } CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 1# m) {) @$ `7 A0 }5 Q* m! P
CA Mikuma/ M. O" F7 L r$ p7 s# u
DD Akatsuki0 q: l; ?+ M0 e1 F7 `+ h- ~
CA Aoba, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Majuro at 135,119
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5 E5 o, u4 d, i9 Q7 tWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid detected at 70 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.6 }% o; O! L! X, `& r! b: Y3 p
Estimated time to target is 33 minutes- x/ e4 K- L; s' t) A
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Japanese aircraft
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( Z* H2 @" _# A" e! H% L; V$ hAllied aircraft% }3 p: r, C0 R( d( F M- i U
TBF-1 Avenger x 116 T/ a8 R: ^0 U+ h
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No Japanese losses$ b" [" D# ?( |* X
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Allied aircraft losses0 k) a6 A) f" f; p) F0 w
TBF-1 Avenger: 3 damaged
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! P" a6 m" v0 b' d" ~Japanese Ships
8 r7 C' x) \+ @8 q CA Mikuma3 c& O. M4 Z/ H4 ^& t; m4 G) j
CA Furutaka, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 Y; U8 y" A* L* G. n CA Kako
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( A7 `; C6 C/ {( A2 n3 }8 z7 u 11 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* l, V% M/ c' f, @2 Y Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo |
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