THE PILOT REPORTS:" A crippling hit was observed ..."
A WARSHIP IS WOUNDED: This Nachi class heavy cruiser, most formidable of all the war vessels in Simpson Harbor, is shown in the three stages of its bid to escape the narrow confines of the inner anchorage. Above, the vessel (25) is gathering headway. At right, its speed substantially increased, the warship steams out of the harbor firing great antiaircraft salvos at the invaders. The lower photograph shows a 1,000-pound bomb exploding just forward of number three turret. "I was unable to make a run on any of the merchant vessels. A heavy cruiser was sighted in the southern part of the harbor, offshore from my copilot dropped a 1,000-pound bomb on it |
  
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