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TF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,1107 v/ |& m3 W) q
# q/ S9 ^) e! ~5 t+ Q cAllied ground losses:
- l! E* e$ U, B b5 k: A128 casualties reported4 \% L Y" ]! S4 ?2 G' ^& M
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& E. E# e7 Y1 C7 N; sDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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* n" `* Q: I! e' C/ m1 m: @Japanese aircraft
0 B: N% o/ W& |0 ~6 K( c5 SG3M Nell x 16
7 L3 ] S+ c1 F" [G4M1 Betty x 228 @( L8 @8 d( m( }5 D" P# G9 P
" l: X% D, F0 O |0 w
Japanese aircraft losses; Z; {0 M9 y" Q& Z: H3 Y
G3M Nell: 1 damaged. m X2 E0 B5 w
* i: ?) @% X! k9 PAllied Ships
: W" M& M# F) B" X4 F6 X. rAP Crescent City
6 z1 U( V# h% ^DD King% t% f3 V" j# K: J$ w% l, O* V
AP St. Mihel6 N/ u& d* S7 k7 N
AP Hugh L. Scott
) R- y1 p3 H- y; DDD Gilmer: p; `0 p0 z% v$ P
AP W.A. Holbrook
- N7 \9 C" d* Q2 r, bAP Bloemfontrin# h% \' w/ z" E3 N: _! b! ^
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110( s3 ?% P) b" A' V
( X4 R$ R6 x6 W8 m" T! P5 {Japanese aircraft
5 B3 q" _* k- `7 @/ xG3M Nell x 85 V2 c: s% ~0 a8 G9 E3 b
G4M1 Betty x 9
' J, U9 Q! M" c1 X- \2 F' n, [8 b' Q. Z9 K" Y: H
Japanese aircraft losses
* _. t5 h* g: a! L- L6 Z, ]G3M Nell: 2 damaged
9 F) m' }9 r/ m1 IG4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
% L- H9 G6 J6 v8 R2 b( {, k' z& J/ H9 v3 r5 G( \8 C! o
Allied Ships
4 q0 a9 `( G% h0 d* i2 e2 `- aAP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 E! ]' j8 ^0 y; O# f. h: D
AVD Hulbert3 ]0 F( L5 J; Q: C5 `% V
AP President Coolidge* a4 p% G* r, z$ O5 X* Y
AP Crescent City5 v a4 ~$ l% a8 b7 c9 Z' u
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! N5 f' G5 J( m `! y( C* X" W/ }整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋5 z' i/ }; @5 H$ o# Z- @/ i
Ground combat at Pago Pago
[% y" y8 s' p! p/ e
5 C# w r1 G, @" m/ i: c" PAllied Shock attack
& J! X6 o" S L- Y$ a/ Y+ T, X. s4 N! R8 U1 I
Attacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248
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Defending force 2016 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 566 ?* k. P4 C( H9 Q$ H
% |% ^& Y, |! i/ q1 S4 bAllied max assault: 520 - adjusted assault: 242 + O0 w) f. d% R
- T& K1 l9 G$ ]& {; M9 YJapanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7
2 v2 l! e- Y% T
' t# V+ D: M) G/ i* K3 xAllied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0)
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1 V, R/ d8 x0 m( t* }# H* RAllied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!
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& N% p% g7 I5 j& ^Japanese ground losses:
( v8 a$ s' W' Z1 Z111 casualties reported/ O, R- N! `* x5 W5 {7 f& G
Guns lost 2
% Z7 ~4 S# a( F7 J% k
. Z! i. P# u( m) XAllied ground losses:
3 {! P' Y. [+ y) ^( a18 casualties reported* Z' x3 ]+ r% q( q$ r; N
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Day Air attack on TF at 101,112
6 S# Z$ q9 `8 }2 M* O7 C' `2 D4 Y+ J7 P7 L
Japanese aircraft
- |; W) ]) Q- L5 r5 Z4 RG4M1 Betty x 15) m' M$ l" W7 R6 p
}5 R$ W s+ a9 x" NJapanese aircraft losses
0 f E' W& ]6 {6 lG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
; T/ S% k- [6 r2 B9 z
9 K" E( P- P! e; |8 ~Allied Ships5 R- v- i0 J5 n0 ~* O9 h$ s1 h
DD Grayson
) y Q7 E3 S4 I; o) ?, gAK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营/ J0 {8 Q. }, Q) s* |# p
Ground combat at Kunming
; N" Q7 h& Y* N, n
: {6 X* u1 m9 d8 AAllied Shock attack8 v2 S9 {, ]" x$ W8 t* g
9 R [" a! ^; D! r8 OAttacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 292
/ H* j ^+ o. H8 c" _
2 x, b1 H# u; F9 B% L. PDefending force 1238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29
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8 w b9 K/ ~+ }) F9 D, e1 AAllied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470
; z G' t& { x# K W; C4 m
4 @% a/ @# m# X3 P; ]4 _- o3 @ pJapanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1 . G& B2 v0 U6 Z1 F- p' _
& V3 J: m! X T( \2 K, U
Allied assault odds: 470 to 1 3 G: K) k+ W" G; S( R3 @% | L: N2 z
5 ^; T7 y1 d9 i% P" c
Japanese ground losses:
5 O2 u! Z9 N# S4 p0 V9 w; M7 M89 casualties reported* Q* H2 S) W8 v1 D9 i
. P1 u# d9 \: I' h
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!& Y x* ~( {4 [$ o0 d% V) h
4 R1 g3 u- i+ m: u
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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( ` l! Q* x, D, C9 K: B! _
TF 44 encounters mine field at Norfolk Island (60,119) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!$ ~8 o$ Q' x; S
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26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.6 s! F- V: p; p9 K
Japanese Ships! |8 ?. Z+ g+ H$ H, U0 L+ `
MSW Tama Maru #2" I% e7 k! [" \6 |! |9 p- }
MSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage- i$ x- S' w. N# M
MSW Noshiro Maru #2
0 U7 Z) j3 j, O8 J& ~( m" bMSW Hagoromo Maru
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
9 h9 T1 X6 t( x2 l" `" a
$ W( I6 ?3 H/ f6 `0 oJapanese aircraft
8 f/ C6 t+ E, s+ J C$ O" dG4M1 Betty x 31
5 l" M/ S: `1 Y/ |) V9 Z& l2 S+ Y
Japanese aircraft losses
- C& g# ~" z: d; i! }G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged+ Z) p) O$ [0 r
3 i9 W! r$ M8 ^& bAllied Ships
- s# y+ c) T' A7 L( M% ?AK Robert Morris
3 z( B5 P- \8 |" y$ G7 q! `AK Empire Selwyn0 J* a0 |: D& U# B
AK Empire Heath4 H1 d% h- ~4 f' `* Y2 s
AK Steel Mariner5 H4 K0 P3 ?) D7 G/ Y
AK Californian, Torpedo hits 1: y, A! H! b% d/ [% x: D
DD Gwin
0 W9 C9 h, ~9 ?9 ]AK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 D6 [/ y/ Z7 f; m
$ Y' E7 M1 e7 F2 S5 W% w1 b
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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
+ V& h& R9 F9 Z U! S; [: W5 D4 tNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese Ships
4 O4 Z$ Q4 G; b. u; gCL Kiso, Shell hits 2. J: W- V8 O& |6 } [
DD Ikazuchi
! K/ a3 X4 @, lDD Yuzuki5 _9 j* R( I+ A) z$ O- x4 e
DD Matsukaze
1 \" d# b3 p7 V/ ?. s& RDD Shiokaze
+ I. H q/ q+ W( N! aDD Nokaze
2 |9 z: ?# {: Y1 O& F! n" TDD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire, B6 j1 N& q4 H
DD Chidori, Shell hits 1
) \0 U. \) C% R/ ODD Manazuru7 q" s* u z: d" H, X$ ~; E
DD Tomozuru( R& x6 O/ X) v
2 h% v* Q1 @1 ~9 j7 \Allied Ships' R; d; x; S& u: _8 L. q2 J
DD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
9 u- Q0 G6 z. F& k! `& F, p8 uAK Demodocus, Shell hits 18 J5 Q6 ]6 R4 n' B
AK Diomed8 F/ ]% ~- J- k, e7 y7 }& G
AK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 ^ S4 y2 A9 Y3 A1 Y# b
AK Carolinian% V9 l3 s2 ~3 t+ x8 M" W' {
AK Dakotan5 o. E% T1 N0 a0 I3 o9 Y
AK Georgian
% z9 a: K2 q, @- f/ c# NAK Iowan( m/ s6 V! M! p" u) U& J
AK Kansan; w( g' M4 t! ]6 `5 J* a
AK Missourian5 E7 g' X+ X* A' o6 I, R" b1 E
AK Nevadan
% O- @5 u5 F6 M3 A( w+ y* AAK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 1
) e! V; L% z" @: W/ e( R6 CAK Challenger
9 i" q1 P, F# {; m" p4 ^AK Atlantic3 p% I3 \/ E, q! w( _7 s/ l: W
AK Lancaster
' Z1 h& X1 g1 F- \# l; L$ [AK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- Y2 y' I! v! ^3 ~
AK Santa Rita
C8 v& w4 v* m1 P8 U7 {9 @AK Irenee Du Pont$ [# U% D; l) g7 E4 f# W+ F- F& @
AK Atlanta City- [ }3 P# w. o: I( U
AK Mobile City
; ~6 G. s& q- z5 j+ |1 V. L7 OAK Steel Age7 o3 ]# v6 a- r; i
AK Steel Mariner
3 g" [& K6 q) U- @7 u9 @AK Steel Scientist4 c& c- F: N% k5 R
AK Steel Worker
' q! Q) g' }; O4 a2 V- EAK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage
6 Z. o d' w) ~4 OAK Harry Luckenbach2 u& W$ r% I$ L5 n( K; ?8 ?
AK Lewis Luckenbach! M# m$ ~. e6 L8 z9 b' t* h
AK Mathew Luckenbach2 A9 b, [1 Y1 p1 Y* Z) q: |
AK Kailua( G9 \; N5 u) X9 f
AK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire
% P" @ n5 { q( h$ B; ~ nAK Benjamin Franklin
, H( E4 [3 i8 L) q( B; C \AK Edgar Allan Poe
# Z6 o, |/ `' y }$ U( N- l5 iAK John Adams
& j! S9 j" C t8 m: V5 ^AK John C. Fremont
: U) w/ B# J. U1 F1 i b8 _: R4 y1 n* ]7 dAK John Hart
0 |! Y, ?9 G+ l% p _1 Q- kAK Robert Morris
- \) D. v' h0 g* X: n: xAK Empire Rainbow
! a2 u) o5 L) u/ J, w2 d6 {8 ?0 @AK Empire Selwyn
5 _2 E5 S7 e3 H9 Y7 SAK Empire Heath8 n& U( @6 N! n ]( Y. z! Y! d
AK Empire Eagle
; s- S8 a1 f; @; [2 E/ dAK 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。
2 x/ h" f: E9 s; ^) LDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77/ ^' ~8 j z" G3 l- k
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Japanese aircraft- R$ H6 {. Y2 T
A6M2 Zero x 734 b, m: O- | D3 x# o
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 33, x( V w: _9 q2 M, V
# M6 d) m% X( g6 L, P! o. r
Allied aircraft
# D, j+ G5 w4 x7 UB-17E Fortress x 101
% ^1 T# C) _( m/ V |. A" P# T0 tB-24D Liberator x 41* z W H2 k# _$ T
1 _* a+ M4 m# h: J) IJapanese aircraft losses2 |! V' c8 T2 p4 K/ C, ~9 m+ U9 q
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged- }, Q# ?- c/ W9 K3 i- X I
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
9 O; N' _( W$ e3 ^( p2 j% _) Q3 \7 v6 X
# ~- I$ d, i7 s4 ?2 }Allied aircraft losses
7 q6 e$ Y6 A( z% ?. sB-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed
; l. N9 P/ n% g
. \. s) j& @9 g, n- B0 M+ O5 cJapanese ground losses:
! w/ S1 q. E9 M- y4 l3 Q30 casualties reported: s" K& ?, e0 s+ Q
% I' J: {7 @7 g2 k o5 j @Airbase hits 18 t, t- f$ f+ L* T6 D) A
Airbase supply hits 1# T! `9 B5 H, R% V
Runway hits 5
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. o2 C! c2 K; j1 Z3 KDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77# C1 |0 T" _ {/ C' i9 S8 _
$ V6 G/ H/ f) A; L. n+ XJapanese aircraft
8 d: s! D0 r; x7 r% T2 y) Z0 YA6M2 Zero x 47, n& {+ T; p Y$ X' a7 w7 F
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 16
& j4 ~0 s; L# I3 l" n4 v) G5 E" N6 D
e% d# Q7 s- S/ @Allied aircraft
; C3 a9 R% z2 L+ P* t MB-17E Fortress x 88
0 J) k' ?& _8 [/ w% J
, [! l5 Q/ v9 Z3 u. H9 i+ }! yJapanese aircraft losses5 e+ y) I8 s. ` {$ L! X
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged
* {7 L$ y3 Y! [3 C% v" OKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed
7 \$ J5 P l+ N2 ?7 {" b( } n+ `8 X) t4 i+ z$ X" C9 t* P
Japanese ground losses:
. ]: H( a2 y& f9 o38 casualties reported
/ E; I( K2 r8 ?: {& z0 X3 ]4 x- o5 z/ |: D! @; U$ h! w4 ]( X0 r1 h& P9 H3 l
Airbase hits 1
i2 o8 _' Z' R: [* f- E+ FRunway hits 181 K9 n3 h5 s+ C: r, N
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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。
5 Q+ G: ?" `/ j" Q; T. oDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
9 Y, e& U! \$ I6 S. u. v3 q
/ s8 a# j: s9 O/ n0 M- `# XJapanese aircraft
; E/ \8 a3 W6 Z% vG3M Nell x 26
9 i! D+ Z, e. l Y: K; L! |. nG4M1 Betty x 26
$ h" r4 j, q9 i$ ^! {: ]7 z# X& E* ?; h* i- ^- u- M
Japanese aircraft losses
" [2 k* l5 u1 qG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
4 M* p) `% @1 l2 e" V. e' G0 u" r2 l2 B/ v* d
Allied Ships
6 O: N- a; F4 d/ k6 d+ @' F% fAK Steel Worker* C; ]9 `7 S. `
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage* F1 a8 i& s3 H; t' V. y
AK Steel Scientist$ P3 [' f! m! v0 O7 _, p
AK Atlanta City- _) c! H# S1 J8 ^$ j
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 Q" ?; @( f* w. L+ T$ a* W) lAK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage1 W- A: C" D2 d
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 16 y0 |. ?' i7 o) s! R0 ]
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! v$ F3 D4 M6 U7 V; EAK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 l; \, l" F( |/ A# D' g4 ?; t8 G* D
AK Edgar Allan Poe
( f/ K: P% _* ~1 O' S/ {AK Mobile City
5 A5 L9 x# B! c0 R* Q5 w: _ _) ^AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire5 y& ~$ t0 E" H. M+ I9 G1 C
AK John Adams3 y6 B E- n* L" V
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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' y' K+ p4 o, D) c3 k" l; g a
Ground combat at 45,31, y3 ?- x/ ]4 p: K* y! v* I% t$ K2 ~
* ~7 q0 @$ G& G# X( A8 J7 K5 |/ mJapanese Shock attack! g- J8 t- X6 X
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Attacking force 119925 troops, 1386 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 2271
3 L; u, Q& P' S( \
4 m1 [) T# S1 Y2 p+ FDefending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1658
6 K! L Y- f! p' o; z! o- L
! S2 e+ L5 P& dJapanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637 + w2 Y* i, o9 ^0 h
8 h! A9 {+ @$ oAllied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91
% ^6 G0 }2 b, {
( x0 i) F6 P4 [! { BJapanese assault odds: 50 to 1 5 }6 @# y: j. B2 I
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Japanese ground losses:3 k: o# [0 K5 V' s" n
1647 casualties reported
1 ^6 B. i6 ^9 o A( HGuns lost 114, A( Y, `2 W }" q! X& z+ b
Vehicles lost 2" M4 M# E4 g! D/ O" F% r, l
. i8 ?0 e% ]: H# L/ `% C. k
Allied ground losses:
+ R. o- Y* z4 `; R1377 casualties reported# x u; r1 I, q$ W C- e
Guns lost 5
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Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,778 J8 H5 J9 I) ?- M/ m0 _
1 ?( K6 N2 f; {1 F/ [5 u* JJapanese aircraft7 V5 I" w7 y( j- B7 F6 k8 D
A6M2 Zero x 64' P' F5 g! O( N9 ~. ~, |/ r
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 32
9 I% t& c6 j5 @1 {: b0 O$ p+ |" C7 _3 q/ E6 X
Allied aircraft
. z8 [' r1 [9 u+ @: e& p# m [+ \B-17E Fortress x 82
0 t4 ~8 [% n8 W# G6 ?0 C5 ] M
Japanese aircraft losses
9 B+ Z. h) K) I1 e; UA6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged0 i8 }9 @8 c% k! z1 Q. O
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged' H3 y- I7 v5 i2 {6 a" a; E5 z
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Japanese ground losses:
$ B4 s9 \" l0 `& L" {+ M156 casualties reported. C7 e& O& Q# b
|0 W2 _) M0 H
Airbase hits 1* W8 u6 }) N* E0 {& h1 W( l5 v
Runway hits 19) `; o6 x" z3 a& ?4 ]+ n( h8 T; h
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4 O- ~: T0 X- o# l# ]* SDay Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,109
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Japanese aircraft
7 `5 C) @; B( QG3M Nell x 244 R% W9 B/ A% f
G4M1 Betty x 48; A8 ~1 v/ T9 V s
% v$ U, ]$ [& S* x/ L' V, P. h
No Japanese losses2 |6 r4 f% z/ o3 G1 d
- ]' X* A3 o" ~- A5 Q$ b; Y5 n' {3 ZAllied Ships
1 Z2 {5 M3 y7 zAK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 X) a4 T4 k3 X# n* a
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: N5 T5 g! b$ {' \: AAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 }9 {% O: t# X3 ~0 E: Y0 uAK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage! J8 h/ ?4 P9 c
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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7 |- B8 R9 C8 A* ~0 eSub attack at 99,109% N- @( ?9 z( c5 q4 _2 [! ]6 H$ ~
: S, ?( _. b) G8 z' x- ]Japanese Ships1 c7 u/ {; J5 C5 v
SS I-173
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Allied Ships
7 y: p' o, V1 w0 r6 h4 Z5 X4 zAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 F0 P/ {! ^& n9 o H
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,1090 x* h5 J% I/ O- f' t
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Japanese Ships! F8 E4 U! O& K7 `
CA Chikuma( R3 {: n% x9 A9 ?. m
CL Kuma
6 G6 Z% I$ v5 L0 R- lCL Tama/ ~0 {4 l8 T) {5 S
DD Akebono
7 c7 \0 T3 I4 D& M* Y0 \DD Kikuzuki, G! f9 ?' E! ^' P+ @, v) B
DD Okikaze
; M" _) l5 E* t: \DD Namikaze
/ U! M* D, `7 Q2 P3 i# d% y! }/ qDD Hatsukari8 \) {9 S( P; e! X1 [0 Q: D
4 `' P" J; _; [( g' C) y8 B
Allied Ships
1 q5 ^8 w9 ]5 b$ Y) S6 QAK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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6 m" E2 d% `1 j! `8 bSub attack at 100,1094 L" i# @3 _" u0 E+ {3 Z2 M. |
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Japanese Ships
( q" B. z' g$ h8 o& [SS I-168+ c# ~2 Q8 Y+ _* C' \
" ?! ]) u4 `; e; C1 y6 dAllied Ships
3 X. e) y$ c: CAK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" {& v5 m6 C7 Q7 n& |- l# u+ _
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77$ ^0 c0 q2 x; X5 m9 v& q/ l5 l
1 n9 I4 ~, B+ L4 W' g, M; j; MJapanese aircraft
+ }1 L) E6 R6 N: r3 ? b3 h( xA6M2 Zero x 51/ I& E6 B$ k) ^0 b8 o
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 48; L, ?7 i# M8 \1 _! l9 n
# o$ `& D4 K, D5 r* Z
Allied aircraft
2 e3 J Z" a* |+ PB-17E Fortress x 78
+ G5 D/ U( U! R' T6 e! T R9 T. s- E
Japanese aircraft losses. H" C0 e) d/ S8 q
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
# n- t7 z1 a. {2 ?0 T* w. T4 mKi-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged; ]1 d8 L& N1 m2 o
+ l3 l7 S2 u4 t1 }7 g5 s
Japanese ground losses:& Y) K) Z0 U1 r* ]/ i" t
307 casualties reported
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% E2 y5 p: W% M9 ]3 vAirbase hits 5
' \4 x& D4 S+ s$ O% [( |Airbase supply hits 3! _$ @" w3 d8 g) c+ k
Runway hits 239 I% f6 p4 k+ Z2 d! g) \! H
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft
/ i; M; ^% @& g- V# @* N) n9 NA6M2 Zero x 51
+ C8 x3 ~ v$ xKi-61 KAIc Tony x 487 e. h# b2 t# A: |* e
+ x$ c! a: l6 r( m+ V4 j
Allied aircraft* m) u% h1 A3 D1 r7 i' j( f
B-17E Fortress x 88. ~# U* ~ p' M5 @5 o4 E- t
: x" E1 S* V! O- e! ]Japanese aircraft losses
L: h5 `" e9 fA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged1 H$ a7 u. U7 F& a
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged( X. L8 W1 h- `% z% k, _( W: k
3 d) h* j1 m' L2 |Japanese ground losses:- E* F- @3 ~; o! a# R
177 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 2 Q8 D2 I4 ], ?, z, |: A
Airbase supply hits 2# w* i' D- J4 X! y
Runway hits 20
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" G6 r. m8 M! v2 H1 b' d# `2 [Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110) L( ?# e- ^- p3 j/ W3 b b, X' l0 X
, j- F1 h; F- J' ^/ ^" H2 j" PJapanese aircraft3 O7 [& C* |6 R" o7 H
G4M1 Betty x 11 Z/ Q5 x# y. U `
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Japanese aircraft losses
! e) \6 K; U$ x. ^2 o3 YG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
5 y" w% |5 J+ @- v7 b7 r' u+ \6 A' t5 R. c7 H% t
Allied Ships
- P1 m& w. t1 W" h/ sAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) f( l5 U m! \! }7 F7 H
AK Georgian, heavy damage |