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5 k/ M8 B8 G% Z# QTF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,110/ {* R2 F$ `% B2 p
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Allied ground losses:# Y. p0 z& J3 i1 X, ?5 @' q/ c5 ^+ @
128 casualties reported# |$ Q$ y9 J0 j" o: S
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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6 i) C- O$ k7 N5 z2 y& [* MJapanese aircraft$ X: L9 h, H5 J4 y$ |: q
G3M Nell x 16* B" X' g/ @* S5 [' d5 p3 k8 T0 r
G4M1 Betty x 22
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^+ O; B1 k' J5 [: }Japanese aircraft losses
+ E7 `# f$ A' e \% ZG3M Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
+ |/ |& U8 h& ]" ZAP Crescent City3 m3 g* i) @! D& d. V- s/ r* r/ J
DD King
8 a6 T. f- s' Y, G' Y4 T1 c" zAP St. Mihel0 w; F# p+ }1 F6 l0 m
AP Hugh L. Scott2 K* `, P$ w3 R( R0 ]4 E
DD Gilmer, l2 f* z: s& y
AP W.A. Holbrook, d2 K9 k; G0 d; Z& E9 K$ a8 P7 n
AP Bloemfontrin
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4 n: h4 O/ U3 \' X% z: l& |% _Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft9 e" _# e7 l1 C! T' C! X9 V6 Y' i- Y
G3M Nell x 8
0 t( T# r9 l4 g% aG4M1 Betty x 9
2 g# [2 o# i0 Y8 d8 h" G! W
! | n" y- @9 J( |Japanese aircraft losses
0 w; ] c( a0 U$ x* m2 @: F5 s4 @G3M Nell: 2 damaged" Z$ b' ^2 X- j
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged( Z3 L/ y' ?$ W( {
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Allied Ships
8 Q$ `# Y0 Q6 _7 oAP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 G& r) G% d/ @5 l0 L# dAVD Hulbert* g$ E1 O7 k0 A# X9 c. S3 G, w
AP President Coolidge2 c% {2 \5 o4 e$ P/ o
AP Crescent City1 a( I1 j; w5 Y, q) ~
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3 m9 U8 Q `0 w) s整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋
% S# K/ L$ g, ~) k# IGround combat at Pago Pago
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% X+ I$ e/ @9 E. o6 `Allied Shock attack
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0 t( z+ o0 b- ?Attacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2484 ]# R% D. S R6 P$ V, g d1 z% U
- ^9 H f" f2 L# L/ IDefending force 2016 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 564 w* M- K5 u% b! [, I" p
! W+ {# E6 m& g' V. CAllied max assault: 520 - adjusted assault: 242
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( @2 h5 [3 ]9 T& b% iJapanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7 # K. L }4 P) S
) I# m6 x7 D0 T/ Z% E5 n6 xAllied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0) + R2 J( u' U; X; ]3 Q5 c0 Q6 ~( T/ G) Q
! `! A" L5 ]$ }Allied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:
- f/ `$ L1 J- z; h4 b+ A111 casualties reported6 J3 b* k6 I% `7 \5 `5 S; Y
Guns lost 25 T' r" Q+ S$ a! p4 m! H" r \
) Z; s1 L4 G7 D# N6 u/ [Allied ground losses:) O$ C% k& m$ Z" g7 z) a& Q
18 casualties reported
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2 Z( G# J1 W. H+ @/ v V. ?# fAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/05/42
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Day Air attack on TF at 101,1125 B, L" V" k: U: M) ~
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Japanese aircraft6 o. `& _& _+ U
G4M1 Betty x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 S; ^* ?6 m3 d( v& T1 N5 CG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged; G6 o, {) _# d5 G
+ Z7 ]- n6 G0 o7 @' S
Allied Ships5 Q3 c! o( m p
DD Grayson5 p) K0 c7 n' A0 z) n6 ~
AK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ U- V7 v% t6 f" a- e% _2 W
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三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营8 B0 ?) \( t( G" ~) Z
Ground combat at Kunming
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Allied Shock attack
6 r; P3 {0 B! O
* b7 N# K) u% p4 ^2 r5 x* DAttacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 292, _$ P6 ]9 U/ p6 ~; h- r
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Defending force 1238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 291 U1 K# s& j8 y0 x% R8 ^
& k- X, C, a1 _3 c! D4 O8 P L/ f( FAllied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470 $ H T) _- _) ]8 w& I
4 B+ L, W% \7 P' O. d- S7 X+ W2 AJapanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1
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) |7 g( R' X; X# W/ pAllied assault odds: 470 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
. |# j2 [5 p9 ?5 T" ^! K6 ^) y1 F89 casualties reported
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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/ t6 C9 G5 ~' p/ `" r! J
TF 44 encounters mine field at Norfolk Island (60,119) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!1 H+ Q% E& k/ ^- R1 ` ]+ ^+ h
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26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
. G8 v2 A8 [ u6 TJapanese Ships
( x+ T+ ?5 B) x- N. \1 L) P$ hMSW Tama Maru #2" D. h3 B& K/ P7 |3 l" b3 h
MSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage2 y) W* e& g2 g, `9 |; F4 \
MSW Noshiro Maru #2- L- v" x% }5 A, c+ i) L
MSW Hagoromo Maru u" o; D" h8 X* e4 \; X7 P
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft8 P2 g% p- E0 P: V& A7 R4 M
G4M1 Betty x 315 i* @; Y3 q& } M t1 O- J
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Japanese aircraft losses) b3 u. w$ P! K3 A+ v! ^$ \
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
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Allied Ships
) w; d" Z* ^& R! s) QAK Robert Morris
, D/ H Y1 |' G7 PAK Empire Selwyn
6 D; u7 h" t/ h/ A! r X6 N: QAK Empire Heath
3 J+ U0 S9 v7 z- ?) ?AK Steel Mariner6 f/ Z" k! X3 [' @0 y" n; y, f' h
AK Californian, Torpedo hits 1& m8 B* _1 ?2 x8 P0 k8 y
DD Gwin$ R h% E" l2 d0 [8 w Q
AK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: R7 T- h$ _5 l- o+ f4 [% m
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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
5 V; C# ^3 B8 i& @Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese Ships% ], E9 x5 h8 O5 t9 }/ C" T
CL Kiso, Shell hits 2( ~4 _( }! n$ E5 b
DD Ikazuchi) ?9 G: _, j _* b' A
DD Yuzuki
& X! \5 v! q$ J. KDD Matsukaze
. f0 Q$ { N; k( ?) KDD Shiokaze5 W( ]; W! v: F8 I. Q5 o! P
DD Nokaze0 V; X9 T9 A. g& B/ c" K
DD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 ?! `' W. Q2 ]# d+ }1 e7 b4 J1 a0 DDD Chidori, Shell hits 1
+ G4 q7 r" o$ z; T+ JDD Manazuru
- L3 c9 Q* R5 \. U# hDD Tomozuru
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Allied Ships/ s6 ?- d' r( v" t
DD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk1 S% {% j' }, j6 w
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 1! w* s: T h _* X
AK Diomed
- _. H, E$ m5 I- p4 i; d' W8 _AK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 V, a( J' \, v' J; K. a, H# cAK Carolinian
7 t$ M9 T2 o* m; S4 Z7 ^AK Dakotan
# }; k; f5 o+ A5 |% hAK Georgian& K6 _+ i) d9 `5 x
AK Iowan
( F; D9 Q9 Y6 TAK Kansan
% @: X( y$ d+ \4 {, p5 d% GAK Missourian
# \- ]7 g0 `5 n% m& R' H5 pAK Nevadan: T! V0 @# E# b5 s( w# _2 T
AK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 13 _+ q0 C: Y2 a+ c1 C: b* [& }! U
AK Challenger% F8 _' a; Y0 [ W
AK Atlantic
8 ~5 x/ b5 H) |8 w d' fAK Lancaster
; F! w5 R, d# h6 A3 K) q$ ~+ PAK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. i- Z- @4 ~3 i. JAK Santa Rita+ c* ]4 P: \" N# c" E0 b
AK Irenee Du Pont
9 Z7 Z6 i2 _& ]; ~$ s" h; ?: IAK Atlanta City
4 x3 v$ Z; n/ MAK Mobile City3 i/ w/ s3 z8 x! \
AK Steel Age# J) H$ T4 @/ W7 b- V, l
AK Steel Mariner
" D \( \+ c6 X1 K( l% R, uAK Steel Scientist
8 K3 |* w8 J( S7 J- aAK Steel Worker1 Q' k% q4 R j. t' i! O
AK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage! b. x# \& i3 c. e6 [
AK Harry Luckenbach7 Z! a9 e/ S) E
AK Lewis Luckenbach
; l x4 `' U1 b" e7 Q* IAK Mathew Luckenbach
' N! H# I! q/ M/ i# nAK Kailua
3 L5 o+ s6 k, a2 C7 H: SAK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 Z6 M: b$ e/ m+ o' h+ C" _) RAK Benjamin Franklin
! u- d, P, Y4 t# T9 |* ]AK Edgar Allan Poe1 J ~2 |! w2 A! k7 S: N7 \/ Q
AK John Adams3 Z/ W. |+ \7 E0 ]' k8 {6 B
AK John C. Fremont1 c" T% T+ l9 G7 f" t' A( k3 k
AK John Hart
- X$ ?/ v/ U! m/ |. C" OAK Robert Morris
0 K, _1 ^& A$ xAK Empire Rainbow
% h) z: m0 i; M2 |% jAK Empire Selwyn/ m, Z" `) D" `
AK Empire Heath h! j. J' ?! z1 h
AK Empire Eagle& J# o4 \8 Q6 x2 O
AK Malda" b0 \7 ~; W& [9 P, x6 f* ~
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8 @+ o( V. g; L& V6 _# S! G5 e盟军四发对古邦进行高空轰炸,日酋战斗机怎么也爬不到这个高度,但是B24的升限没能继续提高,被零战捉到。
0 l# f3 u7 `- K/ LDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77$ |& K( z: c9 c1 \. \) n' X
& L: ~' `$ V& i2 Q1 v% O) h# G4 eJapanese aircraft
! N0 T5 `/ d9 f# WA6M2 Zero x 73
) B8 z; b/ E4 H4 ~+ A* XKi-61 KAIc Tony x 33
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Allied aircraft
/ V7 S q/ ^$ i, P; E/ N# i7 ]B-17E Fortress x 101; N2 ?6 U* Z3 X! k
B-24D Liberator x 41
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. r. @+ s; c# E* U- `Japanese aircraft losses* [' F+ f( M% s9 c4 T0 v
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged8 @1 p7 k$ h- e. D
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged( t2 l7 O/ K5 X6 A
7 P4 D' w" P& Z8 V' M/ j5 OAllied aircraft losses8 p5 \, b+ m) }4 N3 V6 i
B-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:9 K' d) \2 D; R: M" N
30 casualties reported8 E) n* m! @3 g6 W9 J( t8 z
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Airbase hits 15 o2 M7 J* ]. c- b5 K/ `
Airbase supply hits 19 s$ b* C0 n0 E$ M. O
Runway hits 50 d; p; t( f* I
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft
3 a. h; e: g0 v8 cA6M2 Zero x 47& W( q0 ?5 M- s- ~- G, d( B' L4 e
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 16
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Allied aircraft; P2 H5 f _0 X. B1 q/ U
B-17E Fortress x 887 @- R, g9 U7 m' \0 Z. P
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Japanese aircraft losses
- W* Y( v2 O0 r6 i( B' WA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged' f7 a& p+ g# C6 M/ }* F
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:' a; S! }3 ]$ N0 E% D- S
38 casualties reported! {, y1 Q @/ m ~: \- }" o/ d3 c
& F( {, h5 k3 ?# T' Z1 zAirbase hits 1
C% h0 S3 G8 @3 `# T6 o" MRunway hits 18
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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。- v! k! |4 A' Z
Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110$ a- Z2 O# ]; W4 W; H
- A, X! {9 q1 z% Q9 Y6 m# S7 `, cJapanese aircraft
' l6 H% }6 y: `2 u5 Z6 GG3M Nell x 26( y: a0 n' i0 ]
G4M1 Betty x 26
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/ O& @/ `* `8 z$ a" p* p `Japanese aircraft losses
+ o. }$ X5 ~+ Q) f }4 dG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged( w3 z5 B% E1 _0 X; j5 U
7 I& I" Z$ e2 Y7 {0 BAllied Ships5 U3 O& G2 \ T2 a! C
AK Steel Worker
& ~* C) n; v/ w1 zAK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
- X6 m& @2 W) r3 J. iAK Steel Scientist6 U) A1 `0 }& `3 _ `& B* @
AK Atlanta City8 H$ T0 v# P0 D3 r3 u4 u4 Z; g
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 i9 j. a( l3 S k3 pAK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' l+ p* d$ ?: TAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1
* \) E, S# r0 p1 M! yAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire- e: E" t+ j% B. J" D: j/ H
AK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' N/ v9 h$ t! P9 j
AK Edgar Allan Poe
3 D) Z- l" q* G& @AK Mobile City
% l; j {5 T) u0 G l& f8 aAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& r+ n$ h; ?; t f
AK John Adams0 G2 r4 g2 l8 _# K* \
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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9 J+ A) s4 N$ ]. ]0 i. E
Ground combat at 45,31
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4 x+ D8 u$ C' GJapanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 119925 troops, 1386 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 2271
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2 g% Y( J0 J1 f; M) M! mDefending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16585 N5 Z' w5 B8 L
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Japanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637
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+ l! Q% @: y, m5 o, D7 x- }" ]Allied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91 0 i- @1 H9 u% O. U5 I/ T: _
$ X. g& I% I( `, MJapanese assault odds: 50 to 1
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1 b5 x% ~7 G7 `0 t. p) ?- F$ QJapanese ground losses:0 G! _7 c" @& C/ K! a, p
1647 casualties reported
' r/ b. g# G- @# w. d! H$ [Guns lost 114
. U# w5 T( X/ QVehicles lost 2
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Allied ground losses:
+ S& W7 r1 d5 N' {4 j. o( x3 n y: X6 m! s1377 casualties reported( Z* E6 p1 I8 b
Guns lost 5
+ s) m- H- ] Y6 c; L, h1 y! o: C" J7 S# M; h
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!0 n9 B% z7 `8 Z4 B4 H# q# P1 F5 z
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,779 A% P- P; ?# ~
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Japanese aircraft
, D) ~% ~5 ~! |; NA6M2 Zero x 64+ a- d! @2 c7 {8 a$ B, M! a
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 32, V# c3 d) i. b" X
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Allied aircraft
% |0 y9 p; O% q/ A( A/ I3 J# sB-17E Fortress x 82
6 I, q5 s, |0 T/ w+ L+ K8 }' I6 a; Y6 }3 {6 E# r+ e
Japanese aircraft losses
+ E9 X- j& j s$ \& ]5 Y" ~A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged
/ \! o4 o1 @# f8 X) yKi-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged, D& l' H \+ R- s% x1 Y
# q M. D% `$ T% W# n8 f
Japanese ground losses:5 |0 w0 y8 ~4 P% ^7 d: X3 g
156 casualties reported
8 G$ z: y) h/ \; v, C$ s1 B& R$ h! r9 h& U3 r- x
Airbase hits 1# i5 [. l8 P6 d: g; b7 p7 K& w$ r
Runway hits 19" g* `. L9 @2 D; L" y+ B5 w
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$ d/ L* E6 P% @+ cDay Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,1094 n Z! M+ N' X @ U+ X9 ?( ?8 R. P
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Japanese aircraft
' \* `2 k" F- W' _2 ?G3M Nell x 24
) L4 D$ G. X( AG4M1 Betty x 48
0 @2 `1 I# O. U* i& ^2 @: P- B1 ~9 _7 s+ J! P# I
No Japanese losses( A' L. p. o V% I3 w
6 Y/ L O& H# h9 x: g! HAllied Ships/ a- `* d0 o6 C& d2 S
AK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 T2 _# V7 A, U# m! x
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ O* K) N8 ^" \% _* w- h
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage1 U4 f3 O5 H3 B* d' n5 d$ p4 ]8 w& L
AK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
! P z r- Z& D' C) N8 |/ K" dAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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: _; n2 ]# c/ p/ {Sub attack at 99,1099 {1 w+ n8 @1 }- F; [+ m
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Japanese Ships" l: R8 A8 B9 R) a" Y. {$ J4 m( Y
SS I-173/ B+ b" O& w5 L, S( D
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Allied Ships; |9 \6 B* u: ^; {
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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+ @& B( N" F2 ?' d! TNight Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,109
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Japanese Ships4 t* m! P% `8 h& K
CA Chikuma
0 m1 d8 [" m" e' r- i/ y1 c: LCL Kuma* j, t, q$ [7 B9 {- R; d5 Y) |# u2 |
CL Tama- ?4 N4 I9 u# J# R6 m; ~7 S
DD Akebono
9 M k4 e. A2 X2 W! H; BDD Kikuzuki
/ r8 U& g: `7 R3 a& K4 N1 NDD Okikaze( s9 g& g% D" G2 l4 v, f/ H* p U3 C
DD Namikaze: q0 K# [. W1 p& ^5 ?$ ?. @+ |6 W
DD Hatsukari
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5 r$ h7 K6 `1 m( C% J" GAllied Ships
9 F' }: K0 h. f. c1 Q- k/ K5 YAK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% \. `; R$ r4 S1 W7 a+ ?) U; _
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- D9 g% C& f8 P6 i$ a+ }, kSub attack at 100,109/ |' `/ y$ Z4 W( q' h- V
; u# l! ~- k& R3 |" K7 Z- \Japanese Ships
: {3 N9 d# S' t- \% N8 lSS I-168
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& u& p0 r( ~: ?4 YAK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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# Y" p S5 m6 H( jDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,774 F/ p" e/ T8 X+ G9 T
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" h' w; V$ r" R$ P8 u* {A6M2 Zero x 51
/ h3 z6 y, L6 [ U/ h4 f- qKi-61 KAIc Tony x 48
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B-17E Fortress x 78
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6 L2 E. G# n2 tJapanese aircraft losses# R4 `5 m6 _; h
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
. _6 r1 i. c* ~4 a. j q# KKi-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged
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# O5 c, Q" `' A2 T) b307 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 5% T) @: Z9 \* Q7 Q* R( d
Airbase supply hits 3
; [3 e" O6 H0 fRunway hits 23
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77, f% L: f- h: O! } W y
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A6M2 Zero x 51
6 ?& O5 l! s }' S) B( NKi-61 KAIc Tony x 48
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Allied aircraft7 |/ c' [2 U# D% H4 b0 G% g! Z
B-17E Fortress x 88. _7 R) F( D, O7 _. G2 F' y6 U0 T5 P
8 f5 a1 N" w% L6 s. C6 UJapanese aircraft losses3 M/ X0 g; H2 |' F9 d+ j
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged8 s- N7 H& v! E/ C) q
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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5 |2 n2 t7 x6 kJapanese ground losses:
: H. A- G, r' U+ @6 S6 N8 B& Z177 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 2. }4 w/ I3 H& D" M# W5 q" m1 J* g8 a
Airbase supply hits 2
( H) y1 I7 B) ]" _Runway hits 20
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110$ v& A( ^6 Y8 O/ h* i) i. m
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s( g# e/ R; y* O% z3 l) fG4M1 Betty x 113 D' Z# @" x3 ~8 g* F3 R B+ ]$ @5 Z5 @
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! Z' Z2 V/ a/ q+ ~G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
5 V0 H! s) m" l& L+ ZAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- P/ k! l+ Q' ]! j) L/ a
AK Georgian, heavy damage |