AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/04/42
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TF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,110: ]3 W' G( n3 g$ H' V2 u
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Allied ground losses:
' g7 y% U0 s: j; P128 casualties reported
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2 r0 j, R" t# c/ U5 F( \, MDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft
: E' A& a- L$ B1 u5 [& e! ?5 rG3M Nell x 16. O& y: H% V% u
G4M1 Betty x 22 d/ _; t6 J5 V. _5 Z/ z
; i, \2 O6 i; h- b& I% q6 b
Japanese aircraft losses
# w% h, A% u7 j0 d# sG3M Nell: 1 damaged. W7 }8 P: I9 f0 [- N( l$ r. Z
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Allied Ships! z2 L0 j& b+ A: C- Y
AP Crescent City8 ]" d9 |0 Y6 L% y8 C$ i
DD King8 [) |7 [8 O3 \% c& k. R6 a
AP St. Mihel
J B2 s" U {AP Hugh L. Scott. V- I* A& W5 G
DD Gilmer5 Y& e5 Z8 [# c4 e- m2 X: `& X
AP W.A. Holbrook
% _9 W1 i- r; R! t) VAP Bloemfontrin4 i" g; O3 Q2 N) L2 @, l) T- S3 W
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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9 z/ z" d6 u9 R7 F+ LJapanese aircraft: c8 A' @% M/ ?; l4 Z
G3M Nell x 8
% i) k" \( T6 l4 M( _% g$ _% ^# ~G4M1 Betty x 97 N+ O! a4 J' Q a( q. B( ]) `
: o" i* K- b$ B8 G4 ?* a7 u
Japanese aircraft losses( p$ v* E, l; a- a5 p$ \
G3M Nell: 2 damaged
8 q2 s5 E, w3 B7 Z# X1 cG4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
6 g; \1 o4 T' ?( Y0 r& d
2 R& i/ B- a: J2 F( DAllied Ships. U0 d4 d3 w4 M7 U; I' ~
AP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; r) k; q' U! OAVD Hulbert
8 T1 G# K: n7 B, Y' xAP President Coolidge
' v8 E/ K. ^" E; n4 ? I( C' d% NAP Crescent City/ B: z) X8 D. D# v! G* t
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整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋
3 p0 x3 y- f7 f! I1 AGround combat at Pago Pago
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Allied Shock attack6 y6 p1 D4 M o, j1 H# I" O( a
9 S9 t! V" z) C( X
Attacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2487 ?1 ] T" j0 f. d" ~) j
5 X$ K) \1 J9 Z; d$ M8 V
Defending force 2016 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56
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5 r: Q3 x0 E$ b+ a1 |Allied max assault: 520 - adjusted assault: 242 ' G" E c2 o7 b' [* L; p/ s) s
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Japanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7
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Allied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0) + u& [1 L8 ~9 u* r/ r! U5 @
( S, v r( L9 Q! _Allied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!+ {# N! N- ?* c: d) a9 B+ ^7 e
& Y0 n7 `" O9 L; C+ UJapanese ground losses:
% T8 Y( q$ ^3 X111 casualties reported' H3 I( S: [1 L: o9 N3 D% G
Guns lost 2
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4 z' k2 Y4 c4 o. a9 _5 yAllied ground losses:) }0 s* q6 N4 X) z
18 casualties reported0 b2 i% y0 f' ?0 H" F
" T7 ^& W% _6 }0 e v: c; uAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/05/42
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; N6 b6 L/ R: j8 iDay Air attack on TF at 101,112* m* M" v; c/ a- B: g- ~
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Japanese aircraft
A2 }* o5 m4 eG4M1 Betty x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses% R" X2 @) @( t- O C0 ~* z
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
6 o( P" U) y6 ?& r+ R; ^! o9 F6 m% f
Allied Ships
5 N# ?# L8 v; k% ]# f7 u1 Y& S$ m( EDD Grayson
3 P6 Z+ \6 o7 e! z: S8 wAK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 p7 f" i( Y0 e1 x
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. P! E6 z6 ]$ I三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营
8 s/ g4 P I. f4 x9 {$ CGround combat at Kunming. d" K3 [4 k" U! k
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Allied Shock attack8 D- r7 Z2 }( O) C$ P( X6 A* a# S
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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 = 292 \& p1 H! v' X" j, H; D
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Allied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470 0 r4 W7 a: G2 C$ v
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Japanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 470 to 1 % g F! s6 z) t% T, S7 o
1 V& t$ |8 v3 t! I% }; x6 j
Japanese ground losses:
n) K4 W) h* ~89 casualties reported1 E5 Q! b3 {, H q
( N2 `$ d1 C9 m C. cDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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$ z5 N+ x' |3 [% p( g. hAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/06/42
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/ }; ?0 E( P# g日酋妄图清扫诺福克的水雷阵,岸炮立即给于警告1 n( j$ [( a7 o3 e0 O5 t8 { R- w
TF 44 encounters mine field at Norfolk Island (60,119) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!/ J h( l; p" E' {- y- a! Q+ T5 L
) o% a) E& X8 N R26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
' O6 Y+ M% D9 U* }% R, C0 CJapanese Ships
6 e; k& j# O; w. a! S) L, b! t2 oMSW Tama Maru #2
9 D* Q; u2 t8 J, @0 R/ ?: PMSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
% s5 L, I2 z. P. ~MSW Noshiro Maru #2. M8 U8 ]) D+ w2 a' w0 x G7 u
MSW Hagoromo Maru& b Q% n; j7 | z* M
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+ E5 e# X* \. d/ a( |/ Y: w* p' ODay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft; k% P! O2 M8 a+ m
G4M1 Betty x 31! d( i9 p% K: ?3 c+ x
, s8 J' j- I0 G- k
Japanese aircraft losses: q# G b: L' q0 I( k9 `( m
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged5 r3 q' n+ u( G- ~9 V: @
% j" ?( z& k" A: d8 N2 R" oAllied Ships- o* j! k/ N5 z
AK Robert Morris6 V% G5 r! R1 s: q! d& a
AK Empire Selwyn7 {2 M" B8 F2 g2 j' d7 j! S
AK Empire Heath
K1 d% R, ^" i2 OAK Steel Mariner
5 _/ P6 Y* s4 e: a" Y0 |2 j8 aAK Californian, Torpedo hits 1
9 M& y- \$ \8 g4 d) oDD Gwin+ Q5 i7 P! p# W% @$ H
AK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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. R7 B, D' `+ C. z) i+ w3 }AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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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
' s# v; J1 H2 M. G' p# e9 |' M% T3 dNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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1 c- {6 z& R# F% WJapanese Ships
A+ d% n/ o4 e l% L8 eCL Kiso, Shell hits 2
' {' h* v8 w$ X- D5 X& N8 g2 p& a9 JDD Ikazuchi* c2 j( G% I7 Q/ T0 c" r
DD Yuzuki0 W1 a9 w& A! t0 ^0 Y# L' v! a
DD Matsukaze
2 P! ?# o% q3 o. e+ N" s: cDD Shiokaze/ X& w$ U l# \9 _. m
DD Nokaze
0 e) |1 F K2 {) r, S& N( C ODD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
P4 v( P( x& Q) ^5 }$ T1 i* CDD Chidori, Shell hits 14 W6 o+ S$ Z5 N3 j% j h/ _- q* i
DD Manazuru9 c2 ?2 g& e5 X4 t2 k+ d. E$ }
DD Tomozuru+ o% b; ~: y2 B! O5 B6 \
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Allied Ships
- l' g# w H# m5 |- u, {DD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk( ]1 @9 E0 u6 I7 J
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 16 D2 N0 j6 j- i, m: m2 I
AK Diomed; J5 U, z9 Q; r3 _/ z. O
AK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" x3 f/ r2 u8 C0 ~: t0 d
AK Carolinian
. W) l8 e( r7 }* lAK Dakotan* V% V* \6 `) p. d U `% d
AK Georgian
8 o: f. u4 @. yAK Iowan
Q& n' L( E+ r# pAK Kansan0 r7 s0 J" a" P# r( B
AK Missourian( |: g5 R9 X0 j' P# a, A. Z
AK Nevadan0 h, @8 O# w' p# f" g" _
AK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 1
" X2 ~9 ?. L0 r) p% K c6 V2 ~AK Challenger$ b" s% ~# E: r1 Y
AK Atlantic/ C) j o% o4 c3 k
AK Lancaster
4 F- p7 W3 L( C. F" dAK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) k* v2 C. ~% p3 U2 K+ A
AK Santa Rita
O% a' i; y+ p& tAK Irenee Du Pont
- B- N+ w2 V- W# _$ f8 I, YAK Atlanta City* ?: X0 A" F2 U8 Y7 `, m, M; u
AK Mobile City$ U9 s/ c" V5 g8 B" y. _4 f6 V' Y* A
AK Steel Age
$ x* B4 \* p" d I% n& kAK Steel Mariner- h) b$ M v* k3 K% R
AK Steel Scientist
5 o: X9 w1 `8 }5 q/ ?3 VAK Steel Worker* b Z, V, V9 B& g2 M- |' d) A' y( |+ e
AK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage
- I$ Z. ?2 s5 SAK Harry Luckenbach
& c/ ^4 O: H" `1 b9 HAK Lewis Luckenbach
[' l% n0 I5 `4 v( pAK Mathew Luckenbach" X, m3 e: i" ]% S$ L
AK Kailua
" t+ X! U, N: O& |) |1 ZAK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 {8 O4 Q! m$ @2 L P; e2 G" [AK Benjamin Franklin
* ^5 {: a9 X6 r; DAK Edgar Allan Poe
0 n( w4 w" [$ D7 GAK John Adams6 l6 N/ J6 @3 E3 S8 \! Z# P+ P' ^, A( C' n
AK John C. Fremont
6 \: {5 |) d. ^4 GAK John Hart
/ B W: R( c, U* c) t; X5 wAK Robert Morris
- E, I2 e6 e1 f1 y& KAK Empire Rainbow
% o9 w0 z6 ^( L5 l% V/ B( ~* kAK Empire Selwyn
" N. V7 F {5 d6 v. EAK Empire Heath
! j L& K7 A4 ^2 s* GAK Empire Eagle% ]1 [3 r6 d/ ^) {
AK Malda9 J) L0 |* e7 b: ?' ~
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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。) z/ A. @8 r( a; `& Q. ^/ j
Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77' E% E0 d( A" }$ v
8 t, k1 H9 m$ V8 |1 qJapanese aircraft
! }7 t3 {+ p2 B$ n" _0 d# }A6M2 Zero x 73& `5 B7 N a/ H& K8 C& N
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 33
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Allied aircraft- |9 C4 i8 B$ p" Q3 \% M% a
B-17E Fortress x 101
# A6 Q, Q$ E0 p8 w: w+ |9 iB-24D Liberator x 41- Q; s9 x; d: Y' _% I9 i" ^: v G
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Japanese aircraft losses& `7 z; g. y7 ~6 }: p: n3 Z
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged
! g7 K* ?) x8 P. |Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged% F+ ~/ N) \: B3 i
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Allied aircraft losses
% l2 M/ r6 Z5 L" VB-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:, v+ U6 `1 Q; |+ C* b
30 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 1( f1 C5 K* B3 f( t* c8 R7 S) `
Airbase supply hits 1 C' X' x: e) h* T' P, W9 \
Runway hits 5
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- I0 h( l& g% C/ G! y4 W5 fDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,770 d1 y# u2 M# i
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Japanese aircraft$ Q5 Z% F5 c7 }: ~9 T* @* i
A6M2 Zero x 47
: K: y5 U) r! f- h/ BKi-61 KAIc Tony x 16, M6 k( ^# n) F
( T5 w5 l/ d4 t9 Q0 v* dAllied aircraft. d6 B8 P! f+ ?3 W. w+ l% H
B-17E Fortress x 88
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/ `7 X+ X1 g8 [6 Q. u5 d8 MJapanese aircraft losses% c. [( n4 @: i: c$ w# D8 Y8 w0 Y
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged# g0 V! J$ H" m3 u1 N
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:
9 a. D. m* Q: o+ W38 casualties reported' d" {( h+ D: g# Q; r
* w7 ?$ w4 L* i. b0 m/ e9 ^' hAirbase hits 1
r( u8 m4 F* S0 T; VRunway hits 185 j" s% w2 S0 J6 i1 S/ h+ Z
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- E. |: h( C! a- A2 z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。7 V" w: ^ q! Z6 m
Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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8 `3 C& Z9 |# m" S9 G$ _4 cJapanese aircraft9 q2 d/ O, X* r% J5 w8 C
G3M Nell x 26
$ q* K* p$ e2 U1 b$ h+ z& wG4M1 Betty x 26
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: I: C5 i/ c* [- lJapanese aircraft losses, x. _" t3 c5 B5 v, a, }: O
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged _$ a+ B0 ` b ^( X. e* P) W
* }0 {, t3 _( X1 kAllied Ships* m" @. B1 r" r: D
AK Steel Worker5 k( R) E9 |3 y5 _
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage. Q1 C+ w2 B4 f, [; ^" K
AK Steel Scientist) Q; N% E4 m/ s0 v N6 U% D
AK Atlanta City# }7 D: p+ S' p: o# U: v
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire: W, b. ~0 W# s/ y1 O/ G# I" f2 B
AK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
$ }+ Q9 E1 f3 ]1 b4 u8 eAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1
4 R: W7 {2 H/ Y7 XAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire! |" K: H* c! t2 T
AK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: N% ?; t$ m2 \/ V: l& q& r+ `AK Edgar Allan Poe
# m* I! |( A* OAK Mobile City6 v- x2 A+ A! t" [5 I G- F
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire3 R7 _8 |" O% ?/ |1 `! k D' n$ A
AK John Adams# \+ N! A W2 I, H( c% \
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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6 P5 G" w, a2 J
Ground combat at 45,317 F% U! f2 T+ U7 I/ b8 ~
0 H9 e# @1 W# v- e* D4 k# pJapanese Shock attack+ ]# B" X+ h! h# g6 W
9 {' y" ~/ i/ o9 m' ?& \6 dAttacking force 119925 troops, 1386 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 2271
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+ k4 C' @2 k5 e( l% Y, vDefending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1658
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h* g- @4 b5 a3 TJapanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637
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Allied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91 . |; _+ t) E8 w9 h2 ?
- J; p* Z# d5 U: g4 W I* H oJapanese assault odds: 50 to 1 : J1 a, Y$ n5 S
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Japanese ground losses:
0 N- g- r# |' e, @) |: R0 n1647 casualties reported$ K5 \8 ?9 k. i5 g. [7 N
Guns lost 1145 N% Q. I, i1 c7 R3 W, ]
Vehicles lost 25 ^/ { V* y6 {! w
6 [' o8 C' n+ J4 i# r# zAllied ground losses:
, Q( H3 w5 v& o# g/ A1377 casualties reported7 f) r+ j0 O$ c+ U+ b
Guns lost 5" L5 [) Q$ o, q" R) E
, }" K, I+ o. f7 n( t: O: n
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!. Q$ n! H# t) K/ F
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77/ F6 U) S: t/ X, ]& [
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Japanese aircraft
2 h7 D1 Y* q/ g5 e0 FA6M2 Zero x 64
: |; _' [5 K( I8 R. K0 c$ iKi-61 KAIc Tony x 32
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Allied aircraft
, [3 w5 x/ {" y+ z: R4 `B-17E Fortress x 82
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ R. [: T: i/ N _- I; l0 \) ?3 hA6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged! H8 E4 Z- G& _. Z1 b/ i( U
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged: n" p0 Q0 a/ q1 V* ~
' {3 I6 l8 U) ~Japanese ground losses:
3 W/ k% T6 w4 T$ q. E156 casualties reported# W! u5 Y/ l! h$ R8 }
( f: h/ k) R9 j) A& f xAirbase hits 1
+ i) j/ C. s( Z3 _Runway hits 19
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9 s& [5 k, e/ K" F9 }( N0 ODay Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,109; D8 s+ |: ^% K+ r
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Japanese aircraft
* m* y7 z& v) a) Z6 yG3M Nell x 24
. i1 B6 A4 m0 P" M: F- PG4M1 Betty x 48- |$ x/ {) J) s8 V- ?& ^
; j6 i3 V" Q* @7 s0 S4 c+ oNo Japanese losses
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1 u0 A( f$ L; rAllied Ships7 I, o8 }: P0 y& O4 |
AK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ ^: l% |3 R; ]6 P
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 j+ C2 |7 ?+ P" f: V
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage# ]0 }. J! g, `( Y* b% A& e$ O
AK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage8 |8 H2 {2 H6 n
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage+ n! X' V1 z1 d/ u* v3 l3 V6 @
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* z9 p9 Y) c( E! V8 Y& bSub attack at 99,109
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Japanese Ships
; D, z2 E. P" g8 f) o% K" ?SS I-173 \5 v/ q7 u! @: t' [: f$ W
& @# P& Y2 u6 K' X/ A: R! i, eAllied Ships: w3 n' c. W. h5 `5 Y
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ o9 s H( I, {& w3 ?0 A( q: ^
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3 e0 C) |/ z& {Night Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,109
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2 w1 n9 M8 T& R' {7 w; [9 W$ S: }: tJapanese Ships" H' n* s h9 Z/ @
CA Chikuma' Q4 Z0 _1 Y2 M" H9 v9 b+ F$ q
CL Kuma/ o( z$ h7 v* ~7 [1 Z& p J) }& b# e, x
CL Tama
7 v0 b" Z2 D. W; F( t; WDD Akebono6 X A( |$ { a, s6 w% f2 S
DD Kikuzuki' ?' o: V" [' ?+ F- L! J" w Q
DD Okikaze4 X1 d- M& t- d; T. [
DD Namikaze
& H" r( W' d+ r; F- t, hDD Hatsukari7 y$ q A* D0 K) Y4 t# B; O
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Allied Ships! w8 P- g, I7 v, p
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; c! _8 U+ N& X- k) h+ M8 [$ X
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, e& _ U. s% {" D u6 b8 lSub attack at 100,109; ]) N+ X% e! i! n" r
% p! \& p* l5 U6 N. |Japanese Ships
$ C: g N9 ~( p0 n) G* Y) aSS I-168; a0 x! ^/ W7 d: t6 v3 p. |; _
/ o4 H, D% I' n
Allied Ships9 m n1 M8 x* ]( g
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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3 t" X5 G2 v rDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft. r7 @) V3 R. m2 s
A6M2 Zero x 51
9 N" Y w$ j) Y3 A+ K \- X3 ZKi-61 KAIc Tony x 48) [: A3 x2 _3 ^6 ~( Y1 \
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B-17E Fortress x 78
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 f( g' ?/ t$ r! gA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged& {! ~ y: _: J2 x Q
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:" U$ v+ o( H) ^' v% `$ e
307 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 5
, h/ C: p& {+ gAirbase supply hits 3
2 N9 D2 \/ l5 p$ WRunway hits 237 V7 E7 U( P% o1 v) j* Y3 n
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; v% M; m% Q: G9 W. oDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,771 b3 l; d1 Y$ A# }, u1 \1 ?! }
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2 P( J! _: g" s C( j/ o* FA6M2 Zero x 51
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B-17E Fortress x 88' U+ J$ C9 B. J y5 A( N+ d8 B, B
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Japanese aircraft losses0 m: p! z" ]# ?2 @+ i9 f! O" S3 c
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged: M+ B( N) m) |/ k9 n' b) k0 Y
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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' C+ H! e& T9 c' f* A0 ^& k2 |* GJapanese ground losses:9 [+ J: D" O1 y; z5 D
177 casualties reported$ f+ x$ Z X, f# c) {( L; F4 I) a( r
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Airbase hits 2; {; r3 ?# r* | h
Airbase supply hits 28 P3 ^5 X; ]- [" }( R
Runway hits 205 h% m" A& B. p- e; l- a! o
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4 M) ^( ?* f% a1 }- r& D5 G1 k: cDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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5 b: `8 W3 o8 N$ ^% R ?2 cG4M1 Betty x 11% a, B( O$ y/ [
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Japanese aircraft losses
) H, ~6 T- R' {G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged& I; w3 o& S; U( l( q/ y
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AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" u2 b4 N# g( A) L, C
AK Georgian, heavy damage |