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CIC-PAC
to
POTUS
Central Pacific December 31th 1942 - More Fireworks to End the Year
Mr. President the battle for Tulagi is underway. At this time we expect several days of intense combat around Tulagi. While it was unfortunate that some Japanese surface forces hit the transports all troops are ashore safely and only supply is left to unload.
The transports will stay to keep providing the marines ashore.
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Sub Combat December 31st 1942
Sub attack near Rekata Bay at 112,135
Japanese Ships
LB-503, Shell hits 7, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Plunger
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Sub Combat December 31st 1942
Sub attack near Tulagi at 114,137
Japanese Ships
SS I-169, hits 5
Allied Ships
BB Indiana, Torpedo hits 1
DD McCall
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Surface Combat December 31st 1942
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 5,000 Yards
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake: 1 destroyed
E8N2 Dave: 2 destroyed
Japanese Ships
CA Atago, Shell hits 2
CA Mogami, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
CA Mikuma, Shell hits 1
CA Suzuya, Shell hits 18, and is sunk
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 1
CL Naka
CLAA Tatsuta, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
DD Teruzuki
DD Yugumo
DD Makigumo, Shell hits 1
DD Makinami
DD Shigure
DD Murasame, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Harusame, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Umikaze, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Ikazuchi, Shell hits 1
DD Yakaze
DD Yukaze
DD Yomogi, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
E Hayabusa, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
E Kiji, Shell hits 3
E Kamo, Shell hits 1
Allied Ships
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 4
BB Washington, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Indiana, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1
DD Fletcher, Shell hits 1
DD Chevalier, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
DD Nicholas, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD O'Bannon
DD Laffey
DD Lansdowne, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Barton, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
DD Gansevoort, Shell hits 17, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Meade
DD Gridley, Shell hits 1
DD McCall
DD Downes, Shell hits 2
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Surface Combat December 31st 1942
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CA Mikuma
CA Kinugasa
CL Naka
DD Teruzuki
DD Yugumo
DD Makigumo
DD Makinami
DD Shigure
DD Murasame, on fire
DD Harusame, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
DD Umikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Ikazuchi
DD Yakaze, Shell hits 14, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
DD Yukaze, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
E Kiji, heavy fires
E Kamo
Allied Ships
PT-82, Shell hits 1
PT-83
PT-84, Shell hits 1
PT-115, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
PT-116
PT-117, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
PT-118, Shell hits 4, and is sunk
PT-119
PT-120
PT-121, Shell hits 2
PT-122, Shell hits 19, and is sunk
PT-123
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Surface Combat December 31st 1942
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 26,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
APD Namikaze
APD Numakaze
Allied Ships
BB Washington, on fire
BB Indiana
DD Gansevoort, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Meade
DD Gridley
DD McCall
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Surface Combat December 31st 1942
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 26,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CA Mikuma
CA Kinugasa
CL Naka
DD Teruzuki
DD Yugumo
DD Makigumo
DD Makinami
DD Shigure
DD Murasame
DD Umikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Ikazuchi
DD Yukaze, heavy damage
E Kiji, on fire
E Kamo
Allied Ships
BB Washington
BB Indiana
DD Meade
DD Gridley
DD McCall
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Surface Combat December 31st 1942
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CA Atago
CA Mikuma
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 1
CL Naka
DD Teruzuki
DD Yugumo
DD Makigumo
DD Makinami
DD Shigure
DD Murasame, on fire
DD Umikaze, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Ikazuchi
DD Yukaze, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
E Kiji, on fire
E Kamo
Allied Ships
APD Manley, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
APD McKean, Shell hits 1
APD Humphreys
APD Sands
AP Harris, Shell hits 24, heavy fires, heavy damage
AP Zeilin, Shell hits 13, on fire
AP Leonard Wood
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
AP American Legion
AP Heywood, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
AP George F. Elliot, Shell hits 1
AP Fuller
AP U.S. Grant, Shell hits 2
xAP Empire Pride, Shell hits 1, on fire
xAK Colbert
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Air Combat December 31st 1942
Morning Air attack on TF, near Auki at 114,135
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
Raid spotted at 3 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 1 minutes
Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 13
No Allied losses
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Air Combat December 31st 1942
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G3M3 Nell x 13
Allied aircraft
P-39D Airacobra x 11
P-40K Warhawk x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
G3M3 Nell: 4 destroyed
No Allied losses
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Air Combat December 31st 1942
Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 110,139
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 13
Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
CL Tama
CL Isuzu
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Air Combat December 31st 1942
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 110,139
Weather in hex: Clear sky
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
Allied aircraft
A-24 Banshee x 13
Allied aircraft losses
A-24 Banshee: 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
CL Isuzu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CL Tama, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Kamikaze
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Air Combat December 31st 1942
Morning Air attack on TF, near Thousand Ships Bay at 114,136
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 6
F1M2 Pete x 2
Allied aircraft
Swordfish I x 11
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish I: 3 destroyed
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Air Combat December 31st 1942
Morning Air attack on TF, near Thousand Ships Bay at 114,136
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
Raid spotted at 11 NM, estimated altitude 6,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 3
F1M2 Pete x 2
Allied aircraft
SBD-1 Dauntless x 2
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-1 Dauntless: 1 destroyed
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Air Combat December 31st 1942
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Thousand Ships Bay at 114,136
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 6
F1M2 Pete x 2
Allied aircraft
Swordfish I x 2
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
Swordfish I: 1 destroyed
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Air Combat December 31st 1942
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Thousand Ships Bay at 114,136
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 13 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 6
F1M2 Pete x 2
Allied aircraft
SBD-1 Dauntless x 2
No Japanese losses
Allied aircraft losses
SBD-1 Dauntless: 1 destroyed
Japanese Ships
DD Yukaze, and is sunk
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Air Combat December 31st 1942
Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 115,138
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Allied aircraft
SBD-1 Dauntless x 16
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Kikuzuki, on fire
DD Matsukaze
DD Hayate
CL Nagara, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
DD Uzuki, heavy fires
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Air Combat December 31st 1942
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 115,138
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Allied aircraft
SBD-1 Dauntless x 14
No Allied losses
Japanese Ships
DD Matsukaze
DD Asakaze
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Air Combat December 31st 1942
Night Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
Runway hits 2
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Air Combat December 31st 1942
Night Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 74 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 26 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Air Combat December 31st 1942
Night Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 8
No Japanese losses
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Air Combat December 31st 1942
Night Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
Japanese aircraft
Ki-48-IIa Lily x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-48-IIa Lily: 1 damaged
Runway hits 1
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Air Combat December 31st 1942
Night Air attack on Tulagi , at 114,137
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 27 NM, estimated altitude 5,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
Japanese aircraft
G4M1 Betty x 4
Allied aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
