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7 A; e2 F$ s3 bTF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,110
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Allied ground losses:: W$ }7 E( I! A9 Y
128 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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% y, t5 x0 N& y9 wJapanese aircraft5 X, O, q6 ]8 g
G3M Nell x 16
. h4 g4 n( S* ^& wG4M1 Betty x 222 z6 d6 k" I$ G( O; U
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 J4 r+ e! F$ r1 b3 b; @' Q& DG3M Nell: 1 damaged
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+ D9 l/ q2 N/ [. `( e+ }Allied Ships
1 e9 k& @ {$ Y, z8 i. m# u& hAP Crescent City$ V* A+ |8 ~) u" ?* Z9 Y( n: x& D
DD King
, c4 Z7 `- N( m6 A4 B' |. N; qAP St. Mihel
: y* q0 f& W' C& T) L7 c% AAP Hugh L. Scott
' T4 ]! s" k/ n( n% Y& lDD Gilmer1 |7 j& D( M7 }
AP W.A. Holbrook
0 m8 |# E. B3 H! \& BAP Bloemfontrin3 j l( r4 Y* |. d2 \
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110 v! V6 W' X+ x) t
" M3 \& n F2 Y7 u. o. s5 j5 mJapanese aircraft
! b. F" h* L9 ~6 m8 D1 @0 Y' TG3M Nell x 89 k0 t4 R4 M9 |6 W6 E- |
G4M1 Betty x 9! l4 M/ g! A' M3 W5 D" Y
( w% j" e+ d9 S6 y9 X0 o4 I9 YJapanese aircraft losses2 V" g4 N0 Y7 C- k$ d! E
G3M Nell: 2 damaged% ~8 T5 ?; A/ k' h8 T! c
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged, m' `2 t1 d2 M7 N1 ]
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Allied Ships7 v) f0 a* O8 M) w6 {
AP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! g" j d# n: e3 ?- FAVD Hulbert
2 @# o& c- |2 f. l8 K) R, E6 G4 QAP President Coolidge0 L( ]& S% _5 S" A4 H
AP Crescent City
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整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋2 _1 c( l5 B, b5 ~3 i( i
Ground combat at Pago Pago3 j I; X4 u6 O
# L2 u+ l) ]4 ?1 W. F* N( zAllied Shock attack3 e; b) ~! D% @; B8 w% u, ~ r
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Attacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2489 y1 Y q5 }7 M3 k5 ?
, t$ _4 O# K" {1 R N' r' FDefending force 2016 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56/ [7 F3 q1 |, c* `' N: Q
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Allied max assault: 520 - adjusted assault: 242 7 C$ G- u" V9 @: C+ I
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Japanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7 1 |" e [& K) G
! i* Q; u2 X0 ]% \5 E+ M3 pAllied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0) 9 K' t$ E$ o0 T( O( |
, ?; G5 o- A' ?5 K; C5 oAllied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:
9 H* b( T6 }+ {8 m2 @& i111 casualties reported4 Q% k# k7 \, U5 x7 x
Guns lost 2/ ~3 {2 L8 _3 j/ k7 h' L: [* @# z
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Allied ground losses:
. I$ e7 ^1 q, }6 W18 casualties reported7 O7 U+ y7 ?& H/ C& _. P8 C
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/ j: m: [ a2 s k/ fDay Air attack on TF at 101,112" S* q4 t2 f$ A4 B: g9 s
3 s; W# j, k j: z# H+ j" M2 hJapanese aircraft
6 N T4 h9 W9 U0 wG4M1 Betty x 15) ^# V( M3 ^. L1 | w8 D
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Japanese aircraft losses( _/ G) h5 Q( p9 w
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships j: |& \4 H2 r; ^5 U) p& X" o
DD Grayson
& z% I- P. p; m0 Z4 C& OAK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire% p6 K: u5 b3 J& m0 w2 L
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三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营
6 i/ W9 @& H/ f: a5 vGround combat at Kunming
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: i0 K, ^0 L" ]& J; p; uAllied Shock attack2 H& F& v. u* G' t3 S" |
# M' ^2 P% _4 C. ] uAttacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 292 h: L4 b, z8 x/ C1 t, A
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Defending force 1238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29# r7 X; T& x5 G& }9 ^4 u8 M* x0 A
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Allied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470
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Japanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 470 to 1
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* b8 ^6 o+ G5 P' f8 o$ eJapanese ground losses:/ Q4 C% s% f! f6 d# H8 e0 j1 d
89 casualties reported
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, x7 d( i% J* s* dDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!& K/ y4 ]! L1 g7 h
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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
7 B! a O$ M5 F/ z8 `3 {! ZTF 44 encounters mine field at Norfolk Island (60,119) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!! R2 G: N6 r' C4 @' E
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26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
! ?' H1 Z% n& u2 U, ^6 N, B; WJapanese Ships. f- d+ @. j- N V7 v' X% c- N
MSW Tama Maru #2) z) C3 T! i( q( ~ ?- L
MSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage: C3 T3 |9 K6 ?% L
MSW Noshiro Maru #2
/ ^; u" s, D2 J5 @) WMSW Hagoromo Maru
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9 u+ O+ e- u6 `Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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G4M1 Betty x 31
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Japanese aircraft losses9 n. d- b+ K" C- S2 H
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged& P; m* Q# A' |, s# Z: H+ S
- p2 B% c" |, hAllied Ships. a+ }0 D7 }) i' |7 s
AK Robert Morris8 |! A# {1 q5 w, a: `+ l7 P
AK Empire Selwyn
6 N- S, H0 @7 L4 n7 t- \AK Empire Heath
" m0 z* b' s" {( Q# HAK Steel Mariner& z/ ?( {9 N+ w$ R% J
AK Californian, Torpedo hits 13 f0 L" r, C! Y2 L$ |, C
DD Gwin
q) ~& V# I8 eAK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! y. v: E! n+ Q6 @7 v# W5 M1 ]; L
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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" c. a: m0 S+ g: D9 x5 k
Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110. f0 S& v# z8 ]% _/ b0 v1 y, q9 L
- Y: H: p) F4 ~8 { XJapanese Ships
0 s! c9 ?; Y, S+ t. m4 B9 hCL Kiso, Shell hits 2" w4 G5 c: F% h( a
DD Ikazuchi
! F& @0 W& z; i. ~2 A% G+ ADD Yuzuki% u* M% e1 T( S' s! c% H
DD Matsukaze1 j3 V/ X( D2 ~4 y
DD Shiokaze
& G% N# L7 r" z( t! [DD Nokaze
7 i( \+ _/ o" {4 s( S1 uDD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire/ @$ S" ~% a5 D. K$ P
DD Chidori, Shell hits 1
: v$ @; {3 J$ u0 a! F9 K/ u8 {DD Manazuru8 ?- i6 f# a! d% `4 E
DD Tomozuru
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Allied Ships
6 e5 ?: ?$ b$ x# Y% Y" l5 [DD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
/ z& q' l) t- ZAK Demodocus, Shell hits 1: o! x) g6 n; l& |0 v3 ]
AK Diomed; @% T X6 p6 b! m0 Z
AK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 p4 o3 t' \# c; u! a# g6 ]
AK Carolinian
: \, s/ C; L9 ~% ~AK Dakotan2 T4 |( T- ]: \9 j, a2 t" ^! Q
AK Georgian i: f- g: y, s5 f+ |& X( m% W
AK Iowan
/ R# v% G( s2 V% k4 JAK Kansan' @3 Q4 c g# I- T
AK Missourian k8 ]- k4 k& s$ Z# s! T
AK Nevadan
0 D! Z& X. f1 QAK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 1
6 B6 }: l9 Z+ e+ QAK Challenger! ~5 V/ @6 ]" j$ U3 Q! A3 K3 T
AK Atlantic
1 d5 k) j$ V) O0 N- GAK Lancaster& t3 }5 v' z% |
AK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. q! V: _ l) a3 p. C; D2 i
AK Santa Rita9 } W# }6 M1 k3 L
AK Irenee Du Pont
. ^" @$ ]9 h$ ^9 u ~AK Atlanta City
9 k) W- L" }1 s5 jAK Mobile City! [$ N# O" c8 I+ L; w* h
AK Steel Age
5 N8 f5 G4 z9 f w' {9 b! ~2 MAK Steel Mariner& Q8 Z% n5 _5 t( ?4 i" m' q
AK Steel Scientist) l( P5 I; t1 P' w
AK Steel Worker* ~3 W) w. b# A; V; `; Y
AK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage* h) {$ p( r; T9 n7 H! T
AK Harry Luckenbach1 a3 H9 O6 X$ R4 L
AK Lewis Luckenbach( `1 j/ R. W g) s+ ?- O+ R
AK Mathew Luckenbach
! w6 C: I, |$ n: M9 m/ PAK Kailua, z3 e& o$ Y6 s* T' P
AK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 B2 X: I# ?6 W7 t1 Z2 U$ hAK Benjamin Franklin8 z$ P7 [* J0 _3 P. z+ J
AK Edgar Allan Poe+ G/ M+ y/ ~* z# ~
AK John Adams
2 r$ q/ |% B& KAK John C. Fremont
+ K( f9 ~$ G5 BAK John Hart
, J/ L1 P: W& a' I$ o% W7 PAK Robert Morris7 y8 o; N* B$ F' D; P
AK Empire Rainbow
) _) ?+ J! G" S. m! ^+ wAK Empire Selwyn
( t3 W3 U* C" P' H) iAK Empire Heath
! V7 S& `9 G# I( @& v0 \( y" cAK Empire Eagle- ]6 v1 ?- }' G! D5 S2 O% }
AK Malda7 x4 R' Q* y. x* V2 }
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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。. j. ?- m" Y: b+ Q4 Q2 H* Q' Q* g, n: k
Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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" h+ L5 N- j9 UJapanese aircraft
$ ~8 M9 ~. N* G6 z; l! xA6M2 Zero x 73
( c6 S' a5 Q D! \( zKi-61 KAIc Tony x 33
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, l% W' a* @* G0 Y9 N2 G. Y2 _Allied aircraft+ J0 Q8 R( _5 R4 e
B-17E Fortress x 101/ ^3 {. k( q6 @
B-24D Liberator x 41
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" I+ ^+ x* [0 X; X+ {8 [: K# \9 WJapanese aircraft losses
7 t, \6 ~4 i8 R qA6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged) A9 q0 ^6 ]% |
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged5 J' P/ g- `3 h8 c: \( [0 c) o+ y
1 Z, F, x+ K0 M. ~" I4 Q3 s" ?Allied aircraft losses! H* U; ~0 W Q
B-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:+ H- y) O. Q# w) v$ }8 `7 F
30 casualties reported" R9 u. i; T; G- H1 J
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Airbase hits 1
, u' u. H, a* NAirbase supply hits 1
' M3 T0 N/ Q3 xRunway hits 5
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6 [1 p5 ]8 F5 a, S7 o! }Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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" {" ?7 e) y q) B# b" o Y CJapanese aircraft* f% L; a( {3 }9 x# i
A6M2 Zero x 47- b+ G: `: ^( S- s* }1 j& w
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 16% K- g( j$ k3 Q. Z7 k
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Allied aircraft- b- m8 [: D H6 W
B-17E Fortress x 88
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 a. L w( ^% Z2 O% Z2 BA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged8 \0 y9 C) `5 N% Q8 I$ y' ?) b
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed) @ A- @: ~# R U0 c/ }1 ]& O: O
2 I0 P4 C6 c$ y" o/ s! X( WJapanese ground losses:
8 K8 Q# d; _/ O4 P; O: b38 casualties reported) }: a$ a9 ?" r) I
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Airbase hits 1
1 n9 y0 L, o$ R D, iRunway hits 189 `( S" n9 |% n1 V
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% L o" L6 L5 v r6 N% m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。: d. {2 }1 u3 \* V8 H/ m; {1 m
Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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G" ?. r5 g/ w& d$ ?7 YJapanese aircraft
. H& E" \- V" o% h( F/ [G3M Nell x 26
1 U- \6 Y9 F: G" B1 a+ ^G4M1 Betty x 26; t; I- Y! _* @( q, b
8 u9 p& m! e, w6 ^( P0 vJapanese aircraft losses( |: p) P0 I0 W
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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+ C, z, c# F! A5 W0 ^" o+ u; B" C" DAllied Ships
$ [9 b7 s% v. v' u$ M+ O! K. qAK Steel Worker: C$ R ?6 S: y0 n" M$ v
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage* m. y' X/ }6 {! Q& ~3 T- \
AK Steel Scientist
8 J7 m: d- v* y# D, _: mAK Atlanta City
6 e B. x2 G; {, D' b7 V5 LAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire+ y/ G6 D& S3 P, ~3 J0 h
AK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 y" G' u* `; V0 eAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1# M+ S" \& ?: m4 V1 m9 A
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire6 Y% i* k3 N- q- T
AK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 Q& h7 ~) Z+ e* ^; lAK Edgar Allan Poe
6 _; N2 _) _! t: i. _) D4 WAK Mobile City5 O) f/ D# o% q& q9 e! E
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ V4 s: K% b0 n
AK John Adams1 _6 t, N7 A8 n% {
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7 }5 I; ^1 l8 Z) E, q, M( k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: N7 X/ w1 l G1 z
Ground combat at 45,31
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Japanese Shock attack
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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 = 16587 e& P9 C) d0 C, o+ F
+ @7 V& H& N9 hJapanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637
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Allied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91 , M- k/ m) y& i
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Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1 # b& P9 d3 k: N! Y* f6 A2 u' ^0 G
8 U: h% Y5 d2 R* M- lJapanese ground losses:! D2 t; m7 z; v3 P3 g6 P' ]
1647 casualties reported
, B' D: I' \7 ~, X1 K. p+ m/ QGuns lost 114) Y ^7 }7 s7 S+ f
Vehicles lost 2- z( T; k) H6 {
( T, u1 t# Q/ Y) u4 A8 K6 PAllied ground losses:
, }* Q- w# o" `+ ?9 H( i* Z" d1377 casualties reported) S5 z3 q1 r1 n
Guns lost 5( v$ H' Z+ n( ^) B# i! d; F# t
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Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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6 y( R; d4 B& j$ L) a8 QJapanese aircraft1 I5 D6 w H9 C9 ?; ], ~
A6M2 Zero x 64
" Q% \; `( ` a& {Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 32. `/ Z( B9 f. H0 J, I3 _
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Allied aircraft
" v* x: p) T4 r" IB-17E Fortress x 82
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3 I r: Q' ?& R# GJapanese aircraft losses2 D3 D4 T3 y/ [( i6 s. x8 e$ r+ P7 u2 D
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged
8 k0 E- w) F) tKi-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
) R* J& r3 b3 L0 t& d7 L( G/ \3 c156 casualties reported0 w* p' H- q9 H& ~$ h
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Airbase hits 1
4 h g' t; L% y6 r/ zRunway hits 19
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& f& p' N; z4 ]- k4 dDay Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,109
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1 I6 r4 h) u7 HJapanese aircraft
: k# C- ?0 Q+ f1 T2 f* C! LG3M Nell x 24* u/ E9 @+ J) x, V9 _
G4M1 Betty x 48
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. } ]3 u1 I) D4 E) `( S! iNo Japanese losses* f; g5 _$ }- F, ^& e$ P$ q+ u
! O* X+ L4 m- u+ `; r* n% C3 l3 tAllied Ships c2 E% K3 a7 J1 ?* h# z2 {+ k3 m
AK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. V9 C' ] w& z' l; a" cAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: z0 O* s* n6 T3 G
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage; V: \7 T) L& v9 h p" c+ `
AK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage" @' t" q& B$ A# ^% t& x* ~# A
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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?9 ~ T6 L3 q; HSub attack at 99,1096 }! k! r" R) r7 P3 S
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SS I-173
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# i% I, q' \6 B& t" H" ]" CAllied Ships
$ ?3 I5 F4 e0 @+ QAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: e3 ] Q" D. |* N
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) M2 L2 g) M: f# N; R, g6 xNight Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,109
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4 s/ o, `. X" Q! G" UJapanese Ships$ f+ S* F$ w/ a2 A+ o4 G
CA Chikuma
: J3 R7 }2 W H. i! ACL Kuma
/ n% F8 d! ~2 E/ u# S' Y! jCL Tama/ t; E/ l: e" @' _! z+ J5 H8 Q
DD Akebono; Q2 E) j. i" j' `: E5 ^, }
DD Kikuzuki
a$ l8 J# W5 _. FDD Okikaze
/ B/ p) {) E+ [6 W }/ nDD Namikaze2 F& K1 b: Q" u+ S
DD Hatsukari, E: X: g3 y1 Y. s* N
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Allied Ships$ n+ j& f; m) G% N2 K
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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: N& K, c1 [ ?+ b3 TSub attack at 100,109
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SS I-168# Z: A& J: g( o0 S9 y. H
* U$ q+ J/ F( w7 Y+ P3 OAllied Ships
0 M& x5 M! V. ~AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft5 Y# ]3 j3 h5 T8 K N- e1 p
A6M2 Zero x 518 v/ Y7 a; h% d& U
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 48& P2 v4 x( e2 q W" u/ H
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Allied aircraft- |1 N( }# l! f7 I. E
B-17E Fortress x 78
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2 [; X9 M. s6 S0 C0 e4 jJapanese aircraft losses
, F/ s" u3 |' }9 |& \: Y/ cA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
0 k# Y, x, v$ r; ZKi-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
1 p3 a7 [! P% Q- x* \% {307 casualties reported' d% ]9 o& ?# Q' R: U
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Airbase hits 5
) ^( \$ @# J7 d' T- @" G9 ~Airbase supply hits 3) ^2 Y- s' W0 W/ v4 E7 h; k
Runway hits 23
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4 }* [, z( w) Z1 G9 G8 J3 V ^# eDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77- E. j$ m: a. s7 o; o2 f0 g4 p
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Japanese aircraft
7 p" ^& X6 a/ V ]9 y8 G/ {# L/ AA6M2 Zero x 515 X' C/ m# T" W2 l4 w+ M
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 48
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4 I! |" }+ ]6 |Allied aircraft4 O- _% u2 d+ b" t# S
B-17E Fortress x 88
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Japanese aircraft losses& L+ x) {4 J4 {2 Z8 w* J% v9 V8 `# b
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
+ r9 r$ ?5 L/ D$ m* r3 _Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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* O2 Q$ R6 T5 c+ @) WJapanese ground losses:
# ^' e& i' h- a1 B# z4 |177 casualties reported8 \" G P( Q0 K/ |$ o
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Airbase hits 2
' C. o# ~( L& A) O( @; a9 i- ~" ~& c2 jAirbase supply hits 2
# p( h- P# \' p3 J3 e JRunway hits 201 g3 f p: Q" Y
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; K6 S+ P- u4 `7 }Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,1105 Y, i+ q" b+ }. X+ ^3 K# n
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G4M1 Betty x 11! W( m7 E, ~( I$ ~" o9 a
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Japanese aircraft losses
! `* Z: `- _; L* YG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged; [5 @/ c; m( h
. v: ~8 k: I6 z1 N! [" e6 @8 oAllied Ships% F6 g5 V2 D" J- h, P2 `/ M
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ k: y1 K/ v4 N5 _2 }8 l0 aAK Georgian, heavy damage |