Fletcher
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FROM: RADM. S. GOTO, FAST REACTION SURFACE GROUP. 4TH FLEET. NEAR SOUTHERN GILBERTS. TO: ADM. S. INOUYE, 4TH FLEET CINC. TRUK. SUBJECT: ENEMY LANDING FORCES SURPRISED AT TABITEUEA. DATE: OCTOBER 26TH, 1942 MY SHIPS HAVE SURPRISED ENEMY LARGE APs LANDING FORCES AT TABITEUEA. HIJMS TENRYU, HIJMS TATSUTA ESCORTED BY DD NATSUGUMO SPOTTED SEVERAL UNESCORTED SHIPS OFF TABITEUEA. FOLLOWING ENEMY SHIPS WERE SUNK UNDER OUR EYES: AP Arthur Middleton, Shell hits 32, and is sunk xAK Steel Trader, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAK Maliko, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAP Tjisadane, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk HEAVY HUMAN CASUALTIES, WITH 455 AMERICAN MEN LOST (113 SQUAD DESTROYED, 34 GUN LOST AND 171 VEHICLES DESTROYED!) IN A SECOND ENGAGEMENT, ANOTHER TWO SHIPS WERE SUPRISED: xAP Lurline, Shell hits 41, heavy fires, heavy damage xAK Hollywood, Shell hits 24, and is sunk ANOTHER 17 ENEMY VEHICLES WERE LOST BY ALLIED SIDE. LONG LIVE TO THE EMPEROR !! END//
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