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, l8 g+ U/ q0 Q V$ z) vTF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,1101 N4 O, s# a6 \: S+ J
d- u0 Y: c" mAllied ground losses:
. U6 I, ~0 ^4 Y! \& a/ U128 casualties reported
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. @) x& S# k+ ?2 F/ xDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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$ L# Q2 B: P/ t* ]" E0 C( R9 kJapanese aircraft
* I5 h" z3 V/ n- [G3M Nell x 16
j+ Q& Z, P Z+ E. vG4M1 Betty x 22. }( h, Y6 W1 R, Z9 Y4 P; ]4 m
4 n$ Y7 W: L0 ]9 d/ c {
Japanese aircraft losses
; V* _6 r$ i* ~# }/ Z( t& |G3M Nell: 1 damaged6 D4 i* {7 I5 L( z) ~
( r6 T% B( j$ K3 O1 c8 K; y! m
Allied Ships
. D& _- A' } C, a& L. X9 O: \( PAP Crescent City5 S7 k9 X! G! u
DD King& n7 Y F! g! f+ y
AP St. Mihel) H: T9 ~9 b8 ]2 H
AP Hugh L. Scott, G1 {: d: G; A$ F( N
DD Gilmer
1 A( k* a! p% y! v. qAP W.A. Holbrook
0 b) O5 g/ t9 g" c# y9 ?AP Bloemfontrin, F9 p+ V; I6 A4 j1 L* ]1 s; ^
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9 U1 J( o Y* G0 e) `" JDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft
. E# B) V e5 X/ \% U% k+ aG3M Nell x 8
+ Z- U/ X' _( _! T# ^) [G4M1 Betty x 91 X. n \9 i1 u6 W% w; R6 Y
1 }+ l$ v* s1 C/ UJapanese aircraft losses5 Q! l' N7 S$ \ n, E/ h0 h
G3M Nell: 2 damaged
6 n$ e- Q3 l( a7 @7 kG4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
$ t H% W1 C; Z6 F5 {$ d* Q4 g8 L* w5 `$ O/ H8 M1 Z# \1 F# ]
Allied Ships
, h/ @8 I. l# P: WAP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* D3 a7 P# Q- C& _1 A$ C: h
AVD Hulbert
- W) T0 M) @5 G! sAP President Coolidge
6 M5 V2 C; r. U I, \AP Crescent City/ L- O: [" K/ I4 D) l) u. w4 o2 S
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整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋$ \8 Y/ I+ L* v2 W: n
Ground combat at Pago Pago
7 n8 G' A! Q `3 ^0 w. ^( p
% p" V" g1 a7 ]4 i5 M3 Y5 X# ~# wAllied Shock attack
2 p) E' a" R" D. |" A) x: w6 [- u/ g; u, s. n% g2 V6 J& P1 p
Attacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248
1 w7 P% J1 T2 ^* f6 N" ]! u ^0 X% b
/ R6 v2 l; \5 _$ x# xDefending force 2016 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56+ A! b7 n4 m7 f7 `0 B, ~6 t
7 g( s; `! h3 l2 o1 p( XAllied max assault: 520 - adjusted assault: 242 4 W+ Q$ _/ s! p9 D; c+ }
A G, ?* Y6 a9 b) U+ Z" ~' z: o
Japanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7 : _. U- I9 Y3 r! w
8 |7 X/ o' w( `7 DAllied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0)
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8 x- ^ ~% ~" G& g0 I: VAllied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!
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9 R$ s. n/ [" L A$ n7 PJapanese ground losses:
a, ?; u4 i6 }111 casualties reported
# g5 d# @! E, n4 z. xGuns lost 2
7 Y& `7 c- \; T( X1 @% J5 r; X
c- i3 J' S. W: C: K' rAllied ground losses:+ [6 m F1 S$ I* Q/ a4 B
18 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 101,112; d9 r) X- w; M! |4 y: j. p( m. j! f# ^
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Japanese aircraft
6 s' L: [7 t1 \G4M1 Betty x 15
3 w6 v8 v+ ~! [6 p: D. e: l- D8 _* P: B+ z: k: e/ A, i! i
Japanese aircraft losses1 _2 z( |( @, N1 `0 z# O
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
& E# ~, r% [8 b! X: G+ _, U
. B' U) P% C2 L- Q' W3 CAllied Ships
\% l1 v; } Q& h5 D1 jDD Grayson
[+ m- }* s4 c/ b! `$ SAK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire {( X% ?8 k1 R
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6 T0 M j7 e; \, x' u4 @5 B三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营/ D. P9 V; N* @# m, Z
Ground combat at Kunming4 v l6 T7 O! M) y( z9 n2 |
6 B- ]* T u5 `- u! H
Allied Shock attack$ @; W+ y0 w5 r- i! @( d+ ~
4 L! e# q5 i: @3 GAttacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 292
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$ r" d+ g* V, N5 b! \5 P/ W; g$ C5 [Defending force 1238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29: T2 _4 i5 l# o% J- T
: A* ~% O7 y" L% h( l: {" ~; dAllied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470
( U' ] Z& M; H/ d6 t ~$ v Z- z4 V) o' p( x% _
Japanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1
$ [' @1 r/ F+ a) ^. Y; Q" L( \. `5 T1 n1 D* z+ E
Allied assault odds: 470 to 1 T9 B b% K. t( H! g& l& i
* E+ h, ~9 I. p9 h- p' a
Japanese ground losses:
4 t+ r( Q r$ k: S; g89 casualties reported
) a( q: l6 h+ v. ?+ n# G, t; h+ v
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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日酋妄图清扫诺福克的水雷阵,岸炮立即给于警告
8 V$ a* {* b: Q( \8 I& YTF 44 encounters mine field at Norfolk Island (60,119) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!3 x# B Z1 n9 Y
2 M/ R6 F0 R! f3 i5 U3 @26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
& Y/ i4 F$ X0 C0 uJapanese Ships6 D& ~2 N; q- K4 r
MSW Tama Maru #20 E0 A6 o' o# x1 z, t: |) e/ X2 V
MSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage% }2 k) R9 T+ z7 h: S( g& R
MSW Noshiro Maru #2
! k* q" W( T. I/ r: r, TMSW Hagoromo Maru' b0 {$ I/ u! b3 u9 ?' g
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7 Q j& c' G i, h5 Z6 dDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft" ~2 \6 u$ e7 m u
G4M1 Betty x 31
$ \1 N- f1 W- h0 v0 l6 q& S. J2 a- B2 |9 \
Japanese aircraft losses4 l; a8 z5 R# A5 C) J1 ]+ ^8 q
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged, M1 y! |/ d- e4 x) i: F
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Allied Ships
0 }, s- b' m, J) U3 }& Z: NAK Robert Morris
) k- H) ^1 ^2 r CAK Empire Selwyn
4 b- e+ a& w: u) WAK Empire Heath8 L. A. o! |1 n7 [. w
AK Steel Mariner4 f3 a1 h9 ^. y
AK Californian, Torpedo hits 1
6 h* O5 S9 Z; T9 @DD Gwin
# z" q, X& B; I, ~5 uAK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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日酋的水面舰队趁夜杀入港湾,对正在卸载补给的运输队进行攻击,无奈并没有多少实际性损害
r& z) e# W% a1 y, uNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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" {, Z2 B) N8 vJapanese Ships& {6 Y8 Z( @5 w9 {3 b" _
CL Kiso, Shell hits 2
, b/ q9 v; a& m; O1 d3 pDD Ikazuchi' c5 ]! O' C1 t K. a2 X- V
DD Yuzuki
$ A' {9 `0 F4 VDD Matsukaze
1 b H7 n( v4 H+ xDD Shiokaze/ S8 h7 K) e- V7 I# G" f* W
DD Nokaze" h- |( q9 h; c4 D
DD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
/ J0 I& a2 b2 A4 f5 Z8 o* W' bDD Chidori, Shell hits 1- X, u4 n/ k4 c6 b: q
DD Manazuru0 Y# |* Y) d" v$ W; L, N, h; G" x
DD Tomozuru
+ z# M/ J1 q7 ^; U4 h5 q j8 [- c- `& `
Allied Ships4 g0 d' Q& ^* g+ q6 {' r" u0 r4 t
DD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
8 T" q2 c F) b9 c0 d2 u' ^* u! DAK Demodocus, Shell hits 19 f9 @6 R- f( e7 w/ O
AK Diomed
" _( L# L3 }. N# \$ RAK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ Q! |9 T- i. n s- O: M# x
AK Carolinian! |8 `/ o' M }0 l* o
AK Dakotan
( ^) E* x( r, w2 z2 V: cAK Georgian
4 U6 a9 ^- N9 c. kAK Iowan0 S$ e* I8 K g, j, Q) q
AK Kansan
; [0 r T! {0 n1 dAK Missourian( R2 ? D8 r( X9 @$ o4 y
AK Nevadan4 L0 }% C, J3 Z7 n2 S5 w. H. l
AK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 1
v" }) a5 m8 Z' r ?AK Challenger
$ T9 Z' i, F# b# d7 a, C7 l/ l& ^+ RAK Atlantic( u! O" M& m/ R( J9 C$ B8 e
AK Lancaster' M0 T# P& f+ Y* k
AK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& z7 w( t. N4 g# a3 O9 S2 c/ F) h
AK Santa Rita6 n- B. x& o$ E
AK Irenee Du Pont
" J1 U* A# S/ U9 z/ z oAK Atlanta City
: J5 F/ J6 F) gAK Mobile City( b( v% I: v; Z" D! O( X1 d* ~
AK Steel Age% V) H0 x* @( O1 Y$ u
AK Steel Mariner Q5 }/ W: `& s* x5 i6 a9 N
AK Steel Scientist
# L2 _( m; F7 N9 zAK Steel Worker4 o9 r) Y* j( q7 X3 l0 l1 r- K
AK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage
& m' Y# F7 U+ X2 ~AK Harry Luckenbach
1 H5 F! S, b, v2 LAK Lewis Luckenbach
( f0 e5 g6 T% k+ x$ a; E; @AK Mathew Luckenbach! t9 |: ~5 y+ U0 o! Z
AK Kailua7 c' J, F, i( k7 T+ R
AK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire
% ^: [2 L# d* R6 }AK Benjamin Franklin
) u& w5 u; q0 e B& I* J0 I1 ]6 rAK Edgar Allan Poe
. [3 f4 R) `1 b+ Q( r7 Z" lAK John Adams
3 q* a' a# n* g8 t8 j; jAK John C. Fremont- P/ w' `: B' w, N+ A9 {9 V% V
AK John Hart
6 x! F6 G; R+ h: |( J5 }6 LAK Robert Morris
8 ~- k6 }" @9 A. r2 SAK Empire Rainbow' |1 d! C2 s9 d3 b* U
AK Empire Selwyn: g' o9 O3 \' h. n
AK Empire Heath0 G; G+ D( G; G" @; l
AK Empire Eagle+ {- h+ y1 z O/ w& b8 V
AK Malda/ D, m/ I2 j7 t# V0 y
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盟军四发对古邦进行高空轰炸,日酋战斗机怎么也爬不到这个高度,但是B24的升限没能继续提高,被零战捉到。6 X. ?7 k1 @1 g* n* X* e
Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,779 v2 g7 X8 Z4 w' z0 z, X% L
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Japanese aircraft( s* K v; S' E% F1 B! g0 F2 ~
A6M2 Zero x 73
0 w$ [( H! T6 A$ f+ a7 QKi-61 KAIc Tony x 33/ C- |, a7 j! m% B0 }
% x+ A/ v: w) O3 u# rAllied aircraft4 d3 `9 u, B2 a( ]' T |
B-17E Fortress x 101
0 h& ?6 y1 a/ N) S& K5 X! F! XB-24D Liberator x 41
$ J' A, f$ U% Q/ t7 a# Z" q6 @3 b7 @9 R3 P' n' B! I" ?3 w
Japanese aircraft losses
0 ^! e5 g) k% g& QA6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged5 k. Z4 M$ W/ C4 M* h3 X
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged6 ^* l" r: ~1 a" F
/ _. P2 R: f5 E; S- ]Allied aircraft losses, S( ]2 x0 L' c
B-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed! g% o! L9 C* X C7 d7 L$ N4 c
. S/ ]! [* q6 o* e+ aJapanese ground losses:, J6 I, i5 d% U) {- X- ?
30 casualties reported# M# t! Y7 ?" x3 U
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Airbase hits 1# P2 O7 d( H' x
Airbase supply hits 1
, r) u# d) h( e6 v. DRunway hits 5) x z5 a/ ~! d* k% c0 v% X
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft, ]$ d" i2 e' T2 V7 G
A6M2 Zero x 47& K' ^. r& W2 W! d4 a3 _
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 163 p" F: X+ S g
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Allied aircraft
' `* h6 j1 M, q7 P* y: v1 ]B-17E Fortress x 88
1 r$ q. x7 S& h! W
* n2 ]% D8 {' o+ V, S: KJapanese aircraft losses0 r% \) q6 _& s% B3 D
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged2 Y# b0 \. j% z: ?4 O7 h
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed+ `$ F8 l% A' [/ d( @- ^
4 S- J' h2 n1 c& w4 j `# ]
Japanese ground losses:) p. a. S$ C% W! m. K. M( y; v
38 casualties reported: A" H: ]3 O1 g2 g: o0 o
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Airbase hits 1
5 s) j% m( j0 vRunway hits 18/ z% l. @* |: R- i1 v$ p8 M
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盟军运输队发扬牺牲精神,势要撑起这个太平洋上最后的反攻跳板。
( Q* M6 R( k% j9 ZDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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9 L( W! H- Z! z/ kJapanese aircraft
8 u8 O1 B) c2 V) K5 HG3M Nell x 26
- ?* z" c( t0 {& k) |! v- G1 O8 eG4M1 Betty x 268 }% r) d# G5 D$ ~' v
1 G* X6 v. V* v- C
Japanese aircraft losses6 f. g" G1 P3 z6 m
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
8 B; U4 s( y3 T/ r# pAK Steel Worker! D" ^ d0 L' K% m. t1 _7 X! p: ?, b
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
* a* J, f4 n& i' r2 j' ]- w XAK Steel Scientist& z6 R. w' |9 _! m% g6 |4 h
AK Atlanta City( @2 c- U( e* x% ^
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire9 g5 D6 l8 a* |1 ~- f! g
AK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage) o- _5 k+ Y) Q$ S/ I) l# m
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1
/ a5 ^- p2 B/ s) R) H. DAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& m+ L: B7 u! n& EAK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 Z* e h/ i. g( M* }AK Edgar Allan Poe9 K6 ?4 h% l* S4 C; M! m+ G+ `
AK Mobile City2 `4 A/ y. y1 ~; g2 }5 \
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& Q. b' G! ]; f' L6 GAK John Adams
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( _( g* y# }& d8 H1 Q由于补给通路被打开,被围日军得到支援,守卫重庆北三岔口侧翼的国军阵地被日军突破
3 @& |' ~! V, I E( e7 tGround combat at 45,317 \0 @& T, H" B2 n8 x" R' h q
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Japanese Shock attack
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' |* @1 [( N- K* W4 @6 QAttacking force 119925 troops, 1386 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 2271
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Defending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16586 q1 A1 P, S. c$ j6 q: |9 `/ b$ s
. P. ?% u- O. G7 g' r. uJapanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637 / m, X- H; v/ k
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Allied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91 + {# ^) h6 Q9 ^8 `
9 H( M0 }- V; V# L _7 D* BJapanese assault odds: 50 to 1
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6 o3 E$ R. p" AJapanese ground losses:9 e U* g1 B: u0 j
1647 casualties reported
( G& F5 l8 b5 JGuns lost 114- e2 y( _5 Z" ?. J, d
Vehicles lost 2
0 v+ S1 `' R5 E. a4 V H0 A/ ?1 Y# R
Allied ground losses:
" i4 U; t4 K0 \9 a% d1377 casualties reported% q) |& U& Z/ _! s1 }
Guns lost 57 o9 ~# o& y( h/ ~
9 T0 T, z" x* Q* }; ?1 ZDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
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7 ]: H1 w: @& {$ m* QDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,773 D: @; U- M) u1 z) Y5 ?
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Japanese aircraft# Y& ?% M; O( S$ W1 J9 N; k/ y6 n
A6M2 Zero x 64: d, d8 M' G( [- y) G) p7 e3 m* J4 y
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 32" B- t5 z( W. x* N1 J
& [2 T9 l7 b9 R% X5 T* q: ?7 xAllied aircraft2 L1 I: |( c! Q. u' }8 {1 I h7 Z; g/ u
B-17E Fortress x 82
3 T2 ?/ F2 g* v
' K5 V: N6 j7 o4 q1 o* wJapanese aircraft losses8 D X; V E8 N+ V: M3 Y9 p
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged
7 T+ Y# t+ R( i1 U( u, A {Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
; E$ q, e+ w) q. }: ~) `3 w. `- k9 s# o$ u+ e
Japanese ground losses:" ]' F+ W( A0 h! a
156 casualties reported( Q$ V+ n/ g O/ _
& ] S ]5 w. r# qAirbase hits 1" o. E/ I6 M5 n9 F( C( s
Runway hits 19$ v& x2 u: w& `$ Z4 P( k
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Day Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,109
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Japanese aircraft
# w* R: c' M. z# nG3M Nell x 24, ?) ~) L) B$ U8 E, s) o. S
G4M1 Betty x 48
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No Japanese losses V, \8 A5 @" }
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Allied Ships4 Y3 }4 O M+ G& f: l
AK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
A5 F8 J0 z0 C5 g$ W5 CAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 D+ g9 r' @; U* r& tAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage @* j* K- c! L( _/ x8 B
AK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
# o3 m" I% g: I" J2 v9 G. |AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage0 [3 z1 C' N, `2 o* T
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Sub attack at 99,109
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& \4 R: g( C8 @9 NJapanese Ships; n6 A' O4 q! R. c" A
SS I-173
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{ L7 c; a! P9 ZAllied Ships% U9 `: e& N2 c% w6 @) o+ i u, `
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ K5 \! Y5 {& W- Z' Z; n
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# \, B- s$ ?! I' D3 t% XNight Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,109" }. C9 z4 W8 j" t+ e/ y
2 @1 |6 \* t! q8 V1 gJapanese Ships
# T* g4 a/ X6 U w2 g0 ?$ T' n8 NCA Chikuma
7 n" C# l" `* t# W1 X! ?CL Kuma
) _5 h. f3 j. R" l! U! ?+ sCL Tama' T: G8 }5 ?1 ?3 t- n
DD Akebono! V j7 a% e9 N' D1 M# d$ _; T
DD Kikuzuki
) F2 }/ X- l: X( H7 VDD Okikaze
& j& \6 E% u8 I( ?# Y$ F% T& UDD Namikaze7 f' B$ q- |1 E$ I% q: `+ q
DD Hatsukari
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Allied Ships/ |" `5 H% u% |* F1 v y# @
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Sub attack at 100,109
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3 r0 T8 C1 E( X6 v& i# l" RJapanese Ships' u3 S7 b2 F6 H) ?
SS I-168( f. p0 w6 \% Z! D4 Z6 u9 I
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Allied Ships0 a& E; T6 ]% c% E$ W* _
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 ]- i& F5 ^, i
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& Z) ^& z- _" Q$ HDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,772 M- e# d2 a& B; p8 X% Y; J3 O5 ^
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Japanese aircraft
, ^$ K. e8 X. V2 h) i/ \A6M2 Zero x 51
; R( I$ ~9 X8 [Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 48
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Allied aircraft
6 s+ D+ I& p2 j: X# jB-17E Fortress x 78
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Japanese aircraft losses1 R8 K# t* |! g0 I# `" s4 C
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged6 l5 i7 k: |5 Y; E
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged
6 S5 r: I% g; v) M T0 b: R1 W/ L; ~& J, d' f4 K# ^+ S" ~ y0 I
Japanese ground losses:
}5 v, z. r& ~7 H$ F5 J9 J" L307 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 54 s o+ ?# B! R7 |9 P6 A
Airbase supply hits 3 ?! S0 ^: q/ u6 U+ s
Runway hits 239 A0 m. L! B; V% v. n
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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+ i9 B- x4 p; v F- N+ {Japanese aircraft" m& k2 h7 Z3 d/ j
A6M2 Zero x 51! s. x% q; C8 K* }" A A
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 483 l7 ?6 a) P3 A# S3 [
) t9 n) I9 D/ M7 x) a% wAllied aircraft
* G1 p$ f# D( y9 E; U; xB-17E Fortress x 88
4 _* |# E/ f5 @% @" G
, O( ^9 ~) D9 j7 w VJapanese aircraft losses6 a" p5 L4 Y* \6 J2 o" A: R
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
" F! } R" {) L7 Y: X2 z4 ~Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
7 q$ R1 l9 _9 ~5 B! E1 i; I' V8 R
( p% O, |& U: r) u% o+ {Japanese ground losses:
0 K& Y7 A9 _+ u! o0 k) R, d: N0 w6 R177 casualties reported1 E" S$ D. K ?/ q+ N
8 b6 _! J" |$ ]2 A- N4 G
Airbase hits 2
9 `4 i3 f: e4 n; O" c" kAirbase supply hits 2
% Q' G5 `3 r0 c8 ARunway hits 20$ ]5 S$ k; P u7 F) |
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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; r9 P! r" o) o% E9 |Japanese aircraft
: h0 N8 x) @. J' ^" I4 ~G4M1 Betty x 118 M# N' f2 c$ @, H3 i, C6 r/ D
6 ^" @( {1 ~! D8 B3 nJapanese aircraft losses5 S( s2 w; m K3 P/ `/ t9 p
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships ]$ ^& k! ], F1 X* ?, w: Q
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: a# Y* p, P, OAK Georgian, heavy damage |