AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/04/42
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TF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,110
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Allied ground losses:
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4 Z9 ~1 Q4 V* z: J- B- u1 BDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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! H) O" S T. A3 g$ m* BJapanese aircraft
& W: v/ W* Z8 G# eG3M Nell x 16
9 P/ J6 X# r( T0 U9 p% [0 |G4M1 Betty x 226 j7 S: G) f9 @/ [0 ]- f
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Japanese aircraft losses0 m' P( D& x! p& s' w# Z; `) W
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
V: g. O V$ ?0 uAP Crescent City
# R0 N2 C. q0 K7 a- y) NDD King( E( O/ ]' y% I3 b" R+ {, M S
AP St. Mihel2 c$ N0 C0 R9 ^/ ~1 W% v# w8 {* y
AP Hugh L. Scott
@, p. p, j3 t3 x! V+ }DD Gilmer3 y0 ]8 x n6 Q! k9 E. @- I. C, F
AP W.A. Holbrook
2 q: K0 ^! N9 b5 [9 @AP Bloemfontrin
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# W, y1 N6 k5 E$ TDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft
! a0 |( }9 R3 k' N( DG3M Nell x 8, Z! Z9 A* ~! Y
G4M1 Betty x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses: e8 R( w7 a1 s, ~$ U/ Y) S
G3M Nell: 2 damaged9 R% H: U* a# R/ G$ j9 \3 H% q2 r+ G
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged- F: t' p+ P) U4 C7 k: D: d0 ^" @3 l
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Allied Ships
2 Z7 f& S7 R+ A, _& O7 i3 }AP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# u# ?' ]: c \4 s" r7 r* g
AVD Hulbert* I2 j c$ a$ I9 P. g- ~. ]
AP President Coolidge- Z: L j" w" d$ _* ^' P) m ?
AP Crescent City7 j0 n) j: o4 J: y6 U. i* \+ l# i/ ?
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5 x0 D$ y" {4 B; E2 f整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋
# Y/ L, y9 q0 K0 m2 yGround combat at Pago Pago- R6 C- G- g, ]0 [ u) Q
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Allied Shock attack5 G) \' p. K, f5 U9 G% ^
$ u( b) ^2 V& [& KAttacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248* T% I6 Z! Y% i# L- J, `+ K
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Defending force 2016 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56
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% V$ ]6 E2 w1 {4 cAllied max assault: 520 - adjusted assault: 242
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Japanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7
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# K6 e) Z4 e4 X) \Allied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0)
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& n1 r& D [3 p) ~( H# U% \: mAllied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!
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9 `) c, u, `1 b# d6 z$ t# {Japanese ground losses:2 h. @; h6 b* a3 P+ ]; ^
111 casualties reported' n5 K' _! N% p- d: L9 `8 G
Guns lost 2
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18 casualties reported
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. g4 B% G) N: N! y mAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/05/42
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' T) m% w9 p. ~4 k, v' [Day Air attack on TF at 101,112
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Japanese aircraft
/ |5 \" c4 b9 q9 n( ~, Q9 u2 N FG4M1 Betty x 15# i. }; j8 s9 c
1 i |0 U8 Z6 T6 K3 L/ l& ^Japanese aircraft losses0 A8 @8 ?; L7 ^, _! s, ]' S" B
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged" @# F6 u; \. Q. C
) ~( W" Q# M; b+ H* ?5 bAllied Ships
5 j) o/ s1 b3 W2 `* g* ZDD Grayson- P9 r( ~* b# V
AK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire- J0 M. s3 X! ]$ R- H4 C+ J
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三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营
8 e' U3 t- K$ ?4 R4 u8 HGround combat at Kunming* z5 d: L& c- N+ D* r
) [+ z; {+ H7 k) \( {! ^; |Allied Shock attack
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! j+ \- ~/ l# V' M$ W8 [# @& |Attacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 292
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Defending force 1238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29
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2 D0 I7 J1 f% aAllied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470 m& p) i% i8 X" O( S A
0 o2 d. }$ S5 r. W# _9 N# MJapanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1 - t2 E7 L% \0 ~ @# e+ @
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Allied assault odds: 470 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
5 Q; g. W8 Z W5 j% T& ~89 casualties reported) |/ i; ]- O j# J* o
6 e9 U% q: m4 mDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!& [& `) o N J, _8 l
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) E& h/ h! L2 f) u: G8 Q. @# h日酋妄图清扫诺福克的水雷阵,岸炮立即给于警告 Y0 ?5 g7 h! D2 p: Q
TF 44 encounters mine field at Norfolk Island (60,119) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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8 c) D7 `# ?7 n; d* e2 V26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense./ z; D$ ~ h+ X9 U I4 k
Japanese Ships
3 Y4 M5 F. L% L4 T( T; yMSW Tama Maru #2 ~9 ?3 p F7 Q6 u
MSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
5 u' `5 l3 Y* U) CMSW Noshiro Maru #2' D8 S3 k$ }! S
MSW Hagoromo Maru
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110! J5 u2 B- w8 _$ H' p1 y0 o
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Japanese aircraft5 f/ E6 |+ m$ e* U$ X- v! X
G4M1 Betty x 31% L% {# c+ G; Z
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 O8 @+ Y$ v/ M3 B' e P5 c vG4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
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* L9 a+ d& ?. |( W# i: w6 z1 dAllied Ships
O6 y4 y2 j* B* D, w- D# aAK Robert Morris
6 S8 Y$ `3 T7 b( D) CAK Empire Selwyn
; @/ F$ r$ p8 Z$ |: a+ Z0 c$ gAK Empire Heath' N( w! ^% g3 V: S5 N4 h
AK Steel Mariner
9 @5 P" A' ~8 m6 z1 K, K- i8 iAK Californian, Torpedo hits 1
1 A0 l3 B, y" t5 b, { a8 FDD Gwin6 ~* ]1 ?! j2 R5 n5 c: P
AK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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) ~( v$ ~( I/ b% B0 c# B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" Q2 ?: ^+ l% W' l0 }
Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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9 y& O- l/ Q3 R" S6 Q: B' NJapanese Ships2 \9 m+ x! R9 u! H& T" W
CL Kiso, Shell hits 2; \; I1 a/ z; \0 J6 }% y
DD Ikazuchi* n$ ?- G; D+ p6 e
DD Yuzuki
+ ?7 D' c/ K6 ?2 i! r( V3 m! c$ ^DD Matsukaze
) o) L+ w+ S3 {3 ]6 a1 ]! j7 vDD Shiokaze
: ]( t2 Q# _& \0 V* h) gDD Nokaze
7 u) N8 a+ v1 T5 P. JDD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
# H1 H6 T7 S2 H/ |6 Z( RDD Chidori, Shell hits 1( \ Y1 x/ M9 Y1 Q0 _& F1 \1 X
DD Manazuru
/ p6 V2 A7 S+ G) wDD Tomozuru
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& l3 F$ H4 ]# m- qAllied Ships
' u# o% C7 N& L( C, X, L& QDD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
# m% o+ Z* Y& j- z9 O+ XAK Demodocus, Shell hits 1' F& c$ N: B7 o" H- r
AK Diomed% j" R" s* ]. H4 q- \# O
AK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 p4 S; k) g+ b1 e
AK Carolinian
$ w% I; u' M LAK Dakotan4 R1 O: Q! K4 u' t w5 s O. w
AK Georgian
# c _& }$ P0 | q3 X' h0 E$ N8 hAK Iowan
5 ^ i. e, S9 t$ fAK Kansan9 q7 n: v8 L+ o4 d
AK Missourian
7 e( @5 m6 `% k$ B5 c4 pAK Nevadan8 A/ v/ V! T0 t" `: E
AK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 1: W% N& F* D/ ^% S; H
AK Challenger% U! x! [: p. p0 X- a" T
AK Atlantic
7 n" T- d9 | `7 Y& S8 kAK Lancaster7 l1 u, j5 x+ B( u; Y
AK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* m6 H( f& ^+ k) M5 K4 B1 |1 w
AK Santa Rita( Q9 O _" h) n/ G
AK Irenee Du Pont/ X) Q, |$ C' }8 @% R
AK Atlanta City+ b0 e' u# F4 y1 U3 h
AK Mobile City% y# U8 O& F4 ?- l; L& F) L
AK Steel Age
% j& }- C2 ?* }$ B8 mAK Steel Mariner- ^6 D6 c$ M: ]- Y6 C1 E* q! `
AK Steel Scientist2 Y, E1 }" v& V
AK Steel Worker
$ L @% t4 B- _8 d+ f" C* y6 W! g7 r# hAK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage
+ x" k6 H- i5 C) _( }+ [9 UAK Harry Luckenbach2 V( O( r) Y2 \" o+ w2 g
AK Lewis Luckenbach
1 _$ \7 s- P2 p* C1 p6 OAK Mathew Luckenbach
; a, r1 w* U" e( T& G6 _" n! RAK Kailua, ~: F9 |" E0 ~) ~. h# m% p
AK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire9 }6 H* A [( V n/ x- T5 l" Q
AK Benjamin Franklin
% Z7 s' a6 L3 w g3 {) P. \AK Edgar Allan Poe
! m4 L8 [8 M1 ZAK John Adams
( C' U5 m' {2 \9 u# N1 P3 N, p1 A' X# QAK John C. Fremont4 ^6 c9 |4 V, G3 T. W" s- Z
AK John Hart
+ K# T, Z- ]2 x2 ~AK Robert Morris
. G4 N+ a5 W$ d/ E1 MAK Empire Rainbow7 Q8 m( ~$ s! `# R6 w# n( n- p0 x6 d
AK Empire Selwyn, U4 N' g' V* z8 `
AK Empire Heath
' h/ s. e1 S. F0 E+ p% mAK Empire Eagle1 `# n3 s+ z2 K
AK Malda
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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。; c! S7 q" W. f
Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft
1 s# M' u0 N7 m6 _2 g0 _A6M2 Zero x 73- G5 I3 m) P& H* N
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 33- H" z! V, A2 a9 u. h* @
+ J8 j5 m! w Q. tAllied aircraft
; x( H+ w6 q: I- l" K3 U IB-17E Fortress x 1016 a# C3 B9 a2 m" G
B-24D Liberator x 418 m2 ]( {0 v! d- ~1 I! K
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Japanese aircraft losses4 a8 [( T+ O1 i) ]+ i8 f3 r
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged% Z/ O7 s7 d- U, e0 U$ l
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged0 L9 D& L+ i# s" p
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Allied aircraft losses) Y% V# j! U; {: d% [6 V& w+ B' r
B-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed/ u B0 l7 z- g7 { g4 G
# `( B+ B, j, K% vJapanese ground losses:
, A" _0 ]; ~- m3 q2 W8 \0 ^30 casualties reported- c+ P8 N/ p" w; K8 e1 T- d
1 W+ p9 ]* [% qAirbase hits 1: Q% E$ L7 P" m, b0 K b* x: k4 B6 C
Airbase supply hits 1
8 k! V( \0 A Y% m2 |9 `Runway hits 59 a/ @- P) n1 J& n7 x" X* c& q# B6 f
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8 d. V3 @0 p% i8 k4 S0 ODay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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9 R2 [4 S3 p* T" _Japanese aircraft
6 O; p3 l/ e5 Q, Y1 b! _A6M2 Zero x 476 K* ~* f+ `' |1 x6 o
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 16
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$ E2 x. b* X3 S7 j& W7 gAllied aircraft
! p) s4 v7 E" \( a. k% k mB-17E Fortress x 88' _) W5 G8 i+ `) C. `6 a: q
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Japanese aircraft losses
( K4 b3 Q7 u: x7 {8 bA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged% m' {; F1 t( D5 b8 A) D" B9 C
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed
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% s j% g1 B& k' FJapanese ground losses:9 i* _( o9 e j8 c3 I, s2 S. i s! m
38 casualties reported
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5 I+ C$ }/ `, \7 c. c" G% t0 DAirbase hits 1- |5 a1 B1 I, R* C: T: }
Runway hits 18
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0 f8 Z' k; S( K- z2 _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。
/ o! g: f* e! O& u& b( A( s) ^) SDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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: u8 s) w3 W% o) ?5 J# h+ |Japanese aircraft7 j4 ?/ W" _) c; E& d5 E: M; l
G3M Nell x 263 a" g" [, |# @' c& o& a" g! U
G4M1 Betty x 26! [6 A1 E2 R+ d* w/ g |
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Japanese aircraft losses
: `+ M# c, G, Y( ^. k$ rG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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; y) ?9 I) T4 r7 V0 V8 ^3 B& {8 |Allied Ships) G+ a* m. C5 s
AK Steel Worker
- p3 R/ Z! U! E+ ]8 v9 T, N2 [AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage( @* v$ @7 v: }$ `* @1 m3 g
AK Steel Scientist
- e8 h; Z6 ?1 t+ o4 M4 cAK Atlanta City
; M* ^0 S4 Y0 E: N; _AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, H* Q) ^7 A9 d9 x) G9 |AK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage* {7 m' x7 _1 p# G# ]
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 16 F" a* }2 x* b Q
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 ]! E, t9 {% P4 ^% S9 _AK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) h7 F4 B1 u! u: t* H7 B- _AK Edgar Allan Poe
3 l! D& c) p* ^9 Y, YAK Mobile City# X; _( ]% S c/ Z' L! Z
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( O% ?8 L# G" i3 PAK John Adams
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" _, O* \# D. A7 A4 I9 c9 o( M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
) k4 k4 J% }: p }4 rGround combat at 45,31! z/ ^$ P4 D" D+ G0 M
- A$ c: [: w/ c' q# F. M2 _1 e6 xJapanese Shock attack# R# w8 G! C% O" R5 f
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Attacking force 119925 troops, 1386 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 2271
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Defending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1658
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Japanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637 2 i3 c1 i3 V+ f1 Z" j
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Allied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91
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) n' F; D: I6 J s5 K zJapanese assault odds: 50 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:, D4 _! m' z! b
1647 casualties reported
" L9 Q u' F9 o& L; fGuns lost 114
, l8 S. O# K8 g$ c6 hVehicles lost 2: p' g8 a3 d0 q8 B
* t3 O' f, F7 _% |" b c/ UAllied ground losses:% N" _6 S2 r) \+ b' F: m. N) S q" g
1377 casualties reported
$ S+ z6 w) X2 B( K* k, |6 \* n8 LGuns lost 5
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4 l! n3 B- ^3 X+ i; `5 _( \6 VDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
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4 r: H/ z" [ M0 j& X7 ?Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77$ W. D1 j; B5 a
) U R, m% i+ H( m4 s3 C$ L, QJapanese aircraft
* E* G3 y) V( ~, eA6M2 Zero x 64" A3 I$ B" L& c! v; _
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 32" u" `# c& C' Z8 M1 `+ q' d# z. m
( ]" i2 K3 ~: h8 f% v4 a# cAllied aircraft0 m7 ]8 N& A. o# R7 C$ i# N+ E$ c
B-17E Fortress x 82
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: V$ m5 C0 F# a' ?8 e& ^5 }2 F+ c& QJapanese aircraft losses0 p, u' r/ B0 K# e3 V/ V( b s4 P
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged
9 h5 a. j) s: I$ n7 q; Y- v2 rKi-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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; F; n, _+ D8 P# ^9 HJapanese ground losses:
" J6 Q+ d5 h& O156 casualties reported5 X& r' f9 T" B8 C* V0 k9 k/ P. t
' Z$ D9 [! A7 _9 i+ _Airbase hits 1% F6 ~) v' s0 f% H* `
Runway hits 19
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; E; x1 S8 k1 {8 E+ UDay Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,1097 q/ T% e9 r0 y* I* k
* v* q8 P: h ]' j- x+ p3 i |Japanese aircraft
% d k3 t. H# c3 p$ L3 ^# LG3M Nell x 242 s6 e0 k* t& x$ P7 n/ P. D
G4M1 Betty x 48: Y/ [$ ?# z, n. X( p! X
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No Japanese losses8 T9 H; R: f0 K- `
) i* ]: U4 O1 w" aAllied Ships
. Y H" ~! z# p7 [5 tAK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' e! E! X# j4 ~2 w! [+ q; qAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 V( m" @6 @1 `' EAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
2 d: O) R. \, M, Z( UAK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
" L; K& p. ~+ FAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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4 _, J7 @+ H. W' JSub attack at 99,1099 g% z- n/ p" ]$ H) w
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Japanese Ships
" z& A" g" H; A7 x# N. bSS I-173
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Allied Ships) u8 A4 g5 |- n2 B. T: I; R! r% I
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 {2 ]7 x% E; f+ [. l
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4 d5 j* ^; p% \Night Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,109
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Japanese Ships
D. y: c# O4 p/ |; ZCA Chikuma
& J8 O# U& l4 N m5 I( gCL Kuma( a3 _) ?- Q, B% R- [
CL Tama: X6 k9 y0 B; K& b
DD Akebono5 I U7 {- `0 D9 M& E6 }" m" ^
DD Kikuzuki
% C; j/ B! h8 Q& V1 x5 [- w- X' FDD Okikaze7 z4 [$ D, ^6 L9 l: { ]
DD Namikaze
- U) t, K9 d2 |; o# ~DD Hatsukari
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) {4 V* v: A* ]+ @, _Allied Ships
- P S$ C3 h+ E) j/ G! kAK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 E. N: p- r; k I% j+ j" z. B
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# U# t( O: t2 C/ ZSub attack at 100,1096 c" |3 L3 e' `" ~/ n3 | E
1 d4 f) G+ F4 g$ W' b2 W9 @4 FJapanese Ships; j/ f5 T$ ~( t6 ]* {$ l: |
SS I-168$ T; m5 a0 I$ K5 y2 Q( P D
3 K" D' y0 M% P3 EAllied Ships4 u7 A' ]' P/ X
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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3 T- [8 p/ n# z6 t# _Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft7 `: v+ {# ]. L- K) ^
A6M2 Zero x 51
+ n W, v. ~6 P. mKi-61 KAIc Tony x 48
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6 g1 T1 x! b$ \2 h5 CAllied aircraft
4 X- ]8 @' ^1 n8 m) A0 \* IB-17E Fortress x 780 m% l3 d; ?/ N% D" D
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) }- h6 J- K) k, c7 q. pA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged/ m( W6 z3 M" }& }: b# R) ]
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged& e* f& x' N8 g3 p- c- [
7 u% V' V3 U6 jJapanese ground losses:
[. W4 F r, V i6 l4 K+ G j% j307 casualties reported
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6 x8 i4 r% I- A/ F; i2 \Airbase supply hits 3
/ b5 g/ T2 t9 D( T0 kRunway hits 23: {; M& w- G/ j3 J% t0 F
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$ {1 H) i) q" |Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft3 V6 a5 V8 Q& u2 w( F6 P: O+ r
A6M2 Zero x 51
9 ^4 @0 i1 J) ?" d) aKi-61 KAIc Tony x 48
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. s/ w' k- ~! O; k: U# v9 e7 r/ yB-17E Fortress x 88) R# d6 x% F0 Q6 x/ o. N' C8 q c
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Japanese aircraft losses( n! j* [+ }& u9 }
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
, k; |( k8 D- r* c) `; RKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
6 [4 C$ Y x& j- a' c177 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 2) H; G) c3 L6 {5 a3 _
Airbase supply hits 2
0 u) r$ B% ]4 ZRunway hits 20
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0 |5 o& Q7 F* z; T* cDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110/ k, C3 Y3 x, G1 f( {* q
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Japanese aircraft
8 H6 j+ w9 S. k( w: N3 |3 Q; ^! `G4M1 Betty x 11* d( V$ Y8 l4 S. W+ e) r! E d
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G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships/ o3 [* B2 ?; w2 a" c
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ n$ p U( ~$ _9 j5 WAK Georgian, heavy damage |