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) a7 U3 q1 R+ r$ QTF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,110
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( ?% `5 z$ C. }# `8 T$ k4 QAllied ground losses:
5 s& y9 H1 Q) z+ t128 casualties reported4 H& x, @, u0 ]( ?
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6 ~3 ^" i! V8 }; p B' t* `Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110+ b* A4 f, A) K# a+ ~4 U. B( D
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Japanese aircraft
- R5 l7 e) G' Y7 DG3M Nell x 16
2 Q- I& }5 P8 a6 ^G4M1 Betty x 221 I- B5 ~5 O( J: j
: @; s3 ^3 Q5 K( r/ O$ yJapanese aircraft losses# r0 i- x' C4 x' R# P
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships( h) U% z+ S& X
AP Crescent City) D N* b5 x1 l8 `
DD King
/ o) i5 N3 m8 H3 i- e: V$ @" g3 oAP St. Mihel
/ K; V3 U m; T: q" M' pAP Hugh L. Scott
2 w, x. F9 R! Q' H$ JDD Gilmer: z) t0 O# ]) Q) Q" p l
AP W.A. Holbrook' e' o- u- g- J/ ^
AP Bloemfontrin
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft- m/ O! R2 Y; Q) U% a) D# l* q" i1 Y
G3M Nell x 8
" k: j2 j+ m- P9 ], K( YG4M1 Betty x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses
: L" C/ X" ~7 u' Z6 @9 bG3M Nell: 2 damaged
[3 N# e+ i) r1 O9 ZG4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
* k; k S& \& B8 {AP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; I" E; c6 x1 ] A0 J
AVD Hulbert
( Y8 t9 [/ N1 M3 O4 p: pAP President Coolidge
2 b, f( N, @) f9 O: j8 j; IAP Crescent City
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% G- B7 P8 O! _: e$ m) u: ~整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋
$ s8 D3 l* H* T, |- h* AGround combat at Pago Pago
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) b& p8 A$ a- _1 t7 D8 G" ?Allied Shock attack
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! _* z+ R7 e! P, G% pAttacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2480 |2 D$ p W& |2 q& M
( l2 ]9 D* m, q# t: V5 eDefending force 2016 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56
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Allied max assault: 520 - adjusted assault: 242
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/ g5 [0 ^' X( MJapanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7
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3 I k% N2 F v) EAllied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!( n# Y! O A$ h8 ]0 `
* |% W/ e: S* cJapanese ground losses:. v L5 V3 ~ v& T6 E
111 casualties reported' s$ e1 {8 K, |
Guns lost 2! K1 d2 G& _+ C" z# K) Q9 s1 T
+ D. A" V, w) h, u3 E6 JAllied ground losses:
7 C2 j1 m, w7 R! Y18 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 101,112* Q& c0 d/ E* D, |* r& s# H& O$ O
5 Q+ \( A% C: xJapanese aircraft
1 h' ~1 Z* `$ j+ o9 n' r# [3 VG4M1 Betty x 158 t6 n% R0 H8 j1 E5 @8 ^7 R4 i
5 ?7 @7 I7 s% ~7 Z: @% H& ?Japanese aircraft losses
( q c, M# S t# |7 O; Z3 kG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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3 B" @& Q* Y$ t9 W( ]/ b, OAllied Ships
5 f/ i) b' ~% I. WDD Grayson
3 l* J" C5 e% K ?/ l2 W0 qAK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire! ]7 m- M. i$ P. `- d6 P
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~. y; b+ T' O三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营' o# E; c2 _3 W3 ^) `/ r
Ground combat at Kunming
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 292* C6 Q- C6 F5 E5 P
2 Y; N5 A3 ? S! q. z! {Defending force 1238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29) W6 w( z& l; F2 r* Y t5 V: N
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Allied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470
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! s1 Z) Y5 n \& W, U, `( i" a7 qJapanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1 / |9 g* D& D0 y) T6 q9 v
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Allied assault odds: 470 to 1
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9 n+ b: D( Q& I89 casualties reported% G% ^2 S% X4 B$ Y1 s1 w" x
9 w9 ^2 G+ T {' {$ yDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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) J9 C7 D! Y% U日酋妄图清扫诺福克的水雷阵,岸炮立即给于警告& }: R* b9 j) h% X- r* E3 z8 h. `1 \. P
TF 44 encounters mine field at Norfolk Island (60,119) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!+ A$ [8 r& [% ~, a# ^
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26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
+ W t# R9 F% c- G& q g6 KJapanese Ships( O- \" L4 S. P3 D
MSW Tama Maru #2
/ @2 v9 [* {; E) H* ]3 ZMSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage7 u4 C, h5 m5 s" F/ _8 N% n* M; B
MSW Noshiro Maru #2; a: A3 S; _: Q+ ?
MSW Hagoromo Maru
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* c4 A- `. w$ N' N- o- m; cDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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G4M1 Betty x 31, C( X0 t w8 i$ s, F4 I- f
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Japanese aircraft losses8 g4 w; b! Z' N: X
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged1 A1 A Y: \* T0 C8 Y l7 J# s
6 P5 o3 A- S- \- N8 j5 N& Z5 ~: ^Allied Ships
6 n" y/ Q+ [1 |5 e$ EAK Robert Morris
% ?! d2 _8 H z/ xAK Empire Selwyn
+ i8 ]8 Y: ~" E7 vAK Empire Heath
2 u4 a& O$ ?1 l8 ^7 F5 B4 QAK Steel Mariner
" j1 T0 K. I& k% kAK Californian, Torpedo hits 13 }) h% c3 S2 d: A* D+ U
DD Gwin
. h$ Z, z' r" }* d& J- YAK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, X; _' c5 [2 M! I9 b
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8 [( |, S4 ^- g: [8 O+ x7 S6 C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6 ?3 d1 E; a' f' y4 R; T" W
Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese Ships5 i$ ]* h. P' ?& ]) [; E" K0 J! ~* I
CL Kiso, Shell hits 2% m+ z4 t' \8 r3 }8 ~: r* \
DD Ikazuchi# j; k g6 Q; ^4 T8 f6 f
DD Yuzuki
& p* ]- l& _5 B) k4 O8 DDD Matsukaze
. D* ]8 E9 p" X4 i( i2 {5 kDD Shiokaze
' `' {0 _* P2 L" t0 TDD Nokaze
" g2 c1 {* ^: x# xDD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire& U* {8 T' }& [; y& r
DD Chidori, Shell hits 15 o/ g8 O; W, O; O
DD Manazuru
# R/ ^3 C/ }) `/ }3 qDD Tomozuru' u& T# ~ J/ e# U; x1 T0 j+ w
6 R) v# o( M: m! @( l* d( {( LAllied Ships
: ]! u6 i; d7 o# g1 N1 `& e! n3 IDD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk$ l8 M% Q/ P8 r7 b7 ]
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 1
) d6 I( o- B+ S1 o! \AK Diomed5 B1 @# h% w7 f; B9 K9 e2 i' d
AK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! w; |& A- h9 E& j. ]% B' t% Q& ~AK Carolinian/ b: E* z6 A5 g' b+ K K, y
AK Dakotan. q+ i* r4 Z. a& \- w1 w! Q, u3 L
AK Georgian
5 ]1 D# f' M* `3 F# @; R$ UAK Iowan1 E( C. J& q; |6 I3 I6 @" ~8 S4 j
AK Kansan
2 p8 n1 J* S/ g) aAK Missourian
1 b/ F$ v* g3 E, B# OAK Nevadan
( {7 a0 v( y& ?+ T. W9 }AK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 1! G3 p Y% A# [
AK Challenger
. C) s7 g$ m8 l; I8 lAK Atlantic
& w2 G/ i6 V% s* p2 `0 ?; |AK Lancaster
7 C+ O/ b% `9 Y1 B& Q" FAK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' d Q' J4 a, f8 gAK Santa Rita1 ^0 M1 i' o/ o. D$ \8 A5 [
AK Irenee Du Pont
, z9 v/ K4 [6 N, S: X0 yAK Atlanta City% K$ S5 C7 S0 I1 p/ O2 J' r/ }9 t
AK Mobile City5 m9 K c4 Y. F: d
AK Steel Age" C" b; F8 q6 H# C9 Q
AK Steel Mariner, ^4 O8 K g+ ]; J+ s# ^# A
AK Steel Scientist
' `1 k& `5 {5 MAK Steel Worker5 u0 z- ?, H7 Q1 r. q
AK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage
2 S9 ]: h) m9 b4 q1 hAK Harry Luckenbach z" P% W J: S. G V0 b
AK Lewis Luckenbach6 S$ o$ f3 r0 @7 M7 C2 R% b; o/ V4 |
AK Mathew Luckenbach
g) f8 m9 r( U% i2 W5 ~3 CAK Kailua
]! V1 V% f8 _- k4 yAK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire% D+ n, q/ E6 N+ d# K- a
AK Benjamin Franklin
6 \) V5 W/ W. J$ o' yAK Edgar Allan Poe) ]. T( s( E7 e3 b
AK John Adams! M! Y* P' e6 O
AK John C. Fremont2 z4 m1 T1 L" @( ^" B
AK John Hart
' s1 |7 Z6 k1 g4 i3 G5 q, ^5 j2 |) E) kAK Robert Morris
4 h: c8 _0 d2 s3 L# nAK Empire Rainbow3 b6 A+ l5 A- N8 @ s3 j3 g
AK Empire Selwyn$ h: N6 { {1 u; K& V$ x. }
AK Empire Heath; L; W& j# E9 ?+ E
AK Empire Eagle$ ~3 T: `+ F1 X' C7 e8 [, s+ [
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。/ h6 h, R+ Z( g% \
Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft4 m) O/ O9 E: S$ p9 Z
A6M2 Zero x 73
! n n1 O4 N& e0 x& xKi-61 KAIc Tony x 33
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+ W s9 s' ^; \- y) Z9 v9 {+ TB-17E Fortress x 101
7 ~3 n+ A% f- U, |+ oB-24D Liberator x 41
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3 g! d8 \" P n) QJapanese aircraft losses: Z' I8 Y1 V+ C6 ~9 [! v
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged
' H$ d1 [/ y) ]Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses7 S* Y. m/ }- Z$ p
B-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:
3 q( E/ Y. p: B7 V- D+ E" n30 casualties reported, a* r5 E6 g: k: i4 l
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Airbase hits 1
. ~8 E% J1 J3 mAirbase supply hits 1
! w) |' _) R& T" c1 |Runway hits 5
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77" `" u/ R1 |% \" U5 N+ j. J
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Japanese aircraft
5 F9 w! M/ b1 BA6M2 Zero x 472 q/ ?9 C1 W2 q0 L. O
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 16
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6 o' A& c! |/ E4 d' z. F) u7 TAllied aircraft
$ }8 y6 A; w" g" K- K0 l% S7 }B-17E Fortress x 88
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1 G1 \3 n/ B) d2 eA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged
+ O; m6 x) H, d: nKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed) @/ }( E# U( h0 |8 c3 q
" w/ B! [: f9 m, B" U7 dJapanese ground losses:* J4 G2 m! s _' T; p6 Q
38 casualties reported
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: f& ]( e: G3 XAirbase hits 1
k' n, n, d6 Z7 g% uRunway hits 18# E* S% f; }6 B2 }, N: k$ Q$ `" u
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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。 Z8 e( f$ j: X9 |
Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft
0 ], \* s3 V' t$ d$ d8 o( L0 ?5 PG3M Nell x 26
$ K1 S/ y2 Q8 H4 RG4M1 Betty x 26! [" B; n8 w! E; b- c: [0 b1 o
6 u; C" w+ R5 R; m# _9 ], V4 ~0 h5 X
Japanese aircraft losses
( N g2 d1 V/ ]2 {; b1 XG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged3 h2 g% C6 A9 C1 w
. d! a B/ n+ u0 gAllied Ships
/ v2 V- @" w) B# i" lAK Steel Worker
- I, J+ C( K6 L! p7 F3 R8 s" JAK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage0 \9 u2 V7 ~3 m# `3 _1 G, k4 A {
AK Steel Scientist" q. C5 p9 A' a. [
AK Atlanta City% K) }8 B \% p9 L( G; Q
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 L5 A2 z% B4 w rAK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
( l& s/ r7 a1 @3 S* G4 F5 {AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1
! [ B1 S, E3 {3 uAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; ]* G: R7 n) ~6 F, N
AK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
" g. @2 ^# z, [" DAK Edgar Allan Poe6 ]- G1 [: ?" y, K6 e
AK Mobile City% B4 P! j4 J, k6 G; a
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; m! u+ k# a* R F9 ?9 rAK John Adams% T! E9 T) N( s/ ]8 L7 L$ i
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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8 m- J; L* D/ Z/ ?8 P* U, L
Ground combat at 45,312 \( o2 V# f. }$ E7 i0 @. L! x
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Japanese Shock attack
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7 s' t$ Y1 K/ j6 M' SAttacking force 119925 troops, 1386 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 2271- j% {' I. P/ ]
# W- v" w; m+ u. `, A! ZDefending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1658 E$ [4 @( {3 @+ t( A9 c& [
: p9 k$ C" O8 b* d$ |' q) o9 XJapanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637
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; M8 {: T3 e* {3 I+ vAllied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91
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Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1 ! Y# [' ~ u3 y( ]+ j; i: M
# `& {3 O6 j- y! M8 pJapanese ground losses:
& A8 h/ A" j4 I0 Z8 U% h1647 casualties reported& K$ Y! H. j0 L9 o# u6 e, h1 r% W
Guns lost 114
: x& d9 _ R3 X, wVehicles lost 2" J' d1 m* O. ~# A E
* @0 j4 w" Q3 O; s8 l* H; YAllied ground losses:5 N# K Z" D1 E1 b
1377 casualties reported
, D- `7 W# Y- f& V* GGuns lost 5
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) N3 M3 J$ F" `- cDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77# z* G4 N. T* n/ [( X0 _' k$ p
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A6M2 Zero x 64
" P6 t- n5 b: h5 L! s# X2 UKi-61 KAIc Tony x 32; h' S) L% u# G" q5 O
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Allied aircraft2 p$ p7 i) T2 p' T! Q1 z9 a1 e
B-17E Fortress x 82
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6 x+ h% B. V! dJapanese aircraft losses( A# A2 Y4 I2 r1 U6 a( w
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged/ J I; @1 {8 C% R/ f! y: p2 u
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged- \# Q8 J& ?) w) ]% |% W+ p {/ U7 J
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Japanese ground losses:
( ^ K, Q. C$ d* f0 W156 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 1
O0 c) A/ v$ k K) JRunway hits 19, t; a. U g8 W3 z% N6 {3 }* J2 C
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. _. I' q1 d, V; A* L: N. l% y, iDay Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,109( R& [5 o" K: S' t8 l
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G3M Nell x 24
7 {6 v: u7 {( ^# vG4M1 Betty x 48/ U* t( O5 o5 ?' k) ]5 E8 \
- t: S% s7 g* r! [7 Y) \6 p+ u# z) KNo Japanese losses
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* f6 n0 R9 X* `; D+ B4 wAllied Ships z% l0 l6 C0 X7 a9 w9 F8 G9 E
AK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' u4 W, F2 {; u8 q2 Z) e" ZAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. z: d; C, q+ x) @5 q, I+ r. |8 D0 |
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 l1 F. f, L- [; gAK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
8 _. q7 Q; _7 N4 i. @# SAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Sub attack at 99,109( Z/ V% n2 H$ x1 |; G2 `
6 f V# b. Q+ z7 mJapanese Ships
- `0 s- X8 u2 ASS I-173
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Allied Ships
1 U4 w8 _; u) RAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,109
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Japanese Ships% k T7 a1 a! U& I) }
CA Chikuma
) A0 B/ s3 c5 ~, N% t( @3 Q! i+ zCL Kuma6 @% W7 L) O* Q1 x# l6 m
CL Tama q' C" i8 U' b' W
DD Akebono
* y. r. I$ G# O- b1 bDD Kikuzuki$ E g7 f" u7 h! x, O; q* Z0 D4 r/ X
DD Okikaze
9 L. ?5 R7 o* J% cDD Namikaze0 s2 h- k- Z6 b# g2 s; s- G
DD Hatsukari
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Allied Ships6 u! e$ J1 Z9 M" l% h
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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4 P$ f) `4 H) s7 q& U5 BSub attack at 100,109
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Japanese Ships
* l# m$ i8 d' `) ASS I-168" f& {+ ^$ A! k. s6 A6 D5 r4 ]* m
# \) L. a# f' P4 d& CAllied Ships
8 y: k1 a, R4 A. zAK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,779 G8 @0 d4 a4 O% ?( F1 B4 }/ A" f. s
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Japanese aircraft
' `( }) Y6 z+ S7 c+ S7 f/ ]A6M2 Zero x 51* |; i7 i7 A7 _ M, Q. d* b
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 48
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B-17E Fortress x 785 ?; Q; y) n+ W2 c5 Q
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 i' L, J" T+ |' F0 MA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
( \ |! F, G9 V3 W5 h$ ^9 K# `# A/ F9 |Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:# z T6 i+ s) Q* w) V8 Q
307 casualties reported' I8 N1 [' r0 t- k1 K
; P, T7 Z* W) [' K" OAirbase hits 5/ |$ R- t: P1 s( |! Q- o( N5 k
Airbase supply hits 3
8 ?1 o& E# l- o! Y0 URunway hits 23
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft% `; D# e. c% u: u4 [
A6M2 Zero x 51+ c, {5 P7 O0 `) q) A" i2 i
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 488 }# H: B" P9 Q+ s
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B-17E Fortress x 88$ A8 Y* p: e8 e* M
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 {5 {0 b$ f+ w* wA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
. y. p9 k8 n! o% w7 @9 [5 }6 B6 aKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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+ C- z+ H* H( w177 casualties reported5 T; z% M) g# [* \" W
6 z9 a0 Z+ ?$ t% L- L) b1 iAirbase hits 2
. b4 k N! c: J3 E% m t3 CAirbase supply hits 2
, F( r; I8 Z0 u7 T( F3 N& BRunway hits 20/ S# x1 c: W$ e2 l) q
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,1101 Z' s/ j/ V) \4 O& P q+ B1 n
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Japanese aircraft
6 O- u4 N0 J7 o! r4 [- b& D: T( H3 JG4M1 Betty x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses
, f0 Q& Y8 g2 EG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged; a+ q$ q \ N* P, Z( K
+ G1 s* t W+ @* w6 S1 `Allied Ships
7 U% H1 v8 M* H/ @7 w& f5 e CAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ h$ O* g8 }, w0 QAK Georgian, heavy damage |