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TF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,110
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Allied ground losses:' X, q2 X' K3 F9 i( O7 t, {
128 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft) L5 C( v, M1 q* j5 r
G3M Nell x 16
/ s) |; f8 [/ ?" {G4M1 Betty x 22: p% `" l; d; f- q8 \+ F% Y: N- D6 u
2 }& F7 m+ E& a8 O ^! F# J8 V
Japanese aircraft losses. {! a' K- d& A
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
. B1 {' A) Q; G2 \. o) gAP Crescent City$ q! g4 Q6 f- ]+ t. j
DD King# P& `/ Q/ O t7 O
AP St. Mihel
0 N9 r9 V X* t1 P. e/ Y" KAP Hugh L. Scott! l6 {& ]* ~ `( H9 M$ ~
DD Gilmer x2 N3 C3 Z$ e
AP W.A. Holbrook
; y2 h: Z" t$ m3 z! wAP Bloemfontrin1 t# z: R2 w0 E4 A I$ k9 @
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft5 L v( `8 g6 F4 M" [
G3M Nell x 8
% o6 j- B' P9 g1 S. G" }G4M1 Betty x 9" O& G t7 k% j; M* m/ q
. Z H; X3 f# v2 e3 I3 k% qJapanese aircraft losses) a8 j* r' C9 s ~0 [
G3M Nell: 2 damaged
* B% s P5 Q! L+ NG4M1 Betty: 2 damaged3 U* c( T4 n- _1 m, R7 ?1 t
% o1 E6 e% v4 {3 N% p/ U1 d/ S. c2 ~Allied Ships; R$ D/ |! b% k8 j
AP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 i! D: b6 M2 s3 ^( sAVD Hulbert. d, I+ ^: e! c- t9 V. X
AP President Coolidge
# ~$ I ^. Y6 ^ q$ ~ e3 XAP Crescent City
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4 G* p4 C; r" b& k* D4 Z整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋, y; V: q7 ^# w9 ^3 {1 a6 t5 z7 d1 H
Ground combat at Pago Pago4 [0 }0 z5 ^; b0 C, Q- Q" Y8 v
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Allied Shock attack! P* k9 Y% ~8 i9 C7 k; E/ E
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Attacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248
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( e$ e! g4 c' D1 R: h# n4 ZDefending force 2016 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 566 h" x2 Y7 n L& z* g/ o
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Allied max assault: 520 - adjusted assault: 242 h0 T# Z% b& L9 p6 i1 a
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Japanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7
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0 w- a/ D: l& yAllied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0) 0 x( |! b. [- R! [0 ?
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Allied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!4 k- x1 x7 v% ~( d
3 ]- @# B' ~+ n$ TJapanese ground losses:
% u5 M* x- t6 S' V5 ~& U! X111 casualties reported
/ J; y3 s$ o3 k; P' T# PGuns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:
$ d( w" z' v! l, |% r5 j18 casualties reported
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1 g+ l& L% o H7 F( b9 n/ I+ ~Day Air attack on TF at 101,112
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Japanese aircraft% P& e4 N+ z, a& x1 l- E- Y; y
G4M1 Betty x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses+ W0 [' U( B+ ]" ~7 B) l$ M' _
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships! M2 H, U" {$ Z" D4 C) R2 H
DD Grayson, }9 n+ }8 l* |
AK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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: n2 m- ]1 G2 u- [8 l6 G三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营+ |. d/ |4 p* Q" V6 ?" q
Ground combat at Kunming5 v Y$ h6 P7 Q: Y
' q+ s% C% m, N; ]/ a UAllied Shock attack. D3 h9 a2 F* ^/ w- Y) O3 n
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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 = 29
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) _8 L/ V" m: w( f, _+ c! I8 [0 FAllied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470 : q5 ]( t9 G6 F8 w( E1 O5 c
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Japanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1
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2 E$ X k+ G. KAllied assault odds: 470 to 1 1 T! H, F2 M: ?1 e7 E. j* `4 u8 u- {) r
# e3 S( {8 O" wJapanese ground losses:, ~- {; \& X ? |
89 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!- \1 ?" Q. d6 t7 X! |" h7 x7 Y4 x
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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+ @! E9 U- I& i( R
TF 44 encounters mine field at Norfolk Island (60,119) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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4 H, h) S1 b+ |+ x26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
' S4 X; E% K( Y X" n' w: EJapanese Ships
+ a x3 g H3 x" O: |MSW Tama Maru #23 _% x5 v) C! ~. }" x3 s
MSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage$ u. ^/ [5 m% W! A; r' t3 Z2 b
MSW Noshiro Maru #24 L. o. U# P8 S5 u. y( J1 T
MSW Hagoromo Maru" J9 D% H6 S& h/ }: }& \5 J5 b7 J, V( ^
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110$ L/ _8 |9 V' `- I( R+ h
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Japanese aircraft
9 M9 Z% \4 I# ?G4M1 Betty x 31
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Japanese aircraft losses4 Y6 ?3 z- x! h+ c& c, ^& X4 d g* q
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged9 G. o" E2 m9 s' \' q/ G* Y8 b2 K2 M
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Allied Ships/ {. U! {; ^8 L$ K, c8 }
AK Robert Morris
! ]* {! F6 x4 l7 I* C C9 |3 \8 |! mAK Empire Selwyn2 z4 R5 m& O8 b( |: k) H
AK Empire Heath
" U5 u# k0 p+ p0 ^8 L m& NAK Steel Mariner& L" w& N2 J- O# P, Q
AK Californian, Torpedo hits 1% s+ R: ?* X+ ?( j* @ ^
DD Gwin1 I; s6 S* L# g( D$ @* g( V
AK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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) s1 q7 s0 f9 w0 g5 g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& Q3 O; V9 b+ K9 }! ?
Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110: ^$ l& K+ S, k# s. D6 n' y
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CL Kiso, Shell hits 2
' U0 q/ n$ V4 l5 c+ yDD Ikazuchi
1 L, {" M. Z, J- |7 H8 YDD Yuzuki$ S* f! {, |1 y3 p- M R
DD Matsukaze; C8 w- C5 {" X P8 q
DD Shiokaze' d+ }' K/ b( ~ a( ? t L& W
DD Nokaze
+ p& G/ l6 P( H9 F, [DD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire# \5 N& |6 q# e5 E _
DD Chidori, Shell hits 1& H$ S4 L7 Z& v% ]& u: n1 R ?' F
DD Manazuru
7 q8 [# `3 V" ~# g% BDD Tomozuru
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- R* F& o. p" u+ fAllied Ships! }4 u0 ]$ k* a) [% _! O
DD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
K0 m1 e% Y% [# T3 }, ?6 ~0 NAK Demodocus, Shell hits 1$ s- C3 m" U$ Y, F
AK Diomed
+ E5 X1 B1 {1 \; W+ @AK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 Z* L$ G! O0 {! A5 J5 M
AK Carolinian
4 V4 a+ t c( I& y) V+ f3 H+ QAK Dakotan6 U$ S# c- U6 f Z7 p) D# J- |+ D
AK Georgian
8 N0 J# c' P6 [! PAK Iowan; g0 |; R, D% ]9 z4 D- w6 z. t
AK Kansan3 \) Z8 t6 S6 q( C4 l/ g, G
AK Missourian
. G5 `5 j1 L5 D- D; M+ E( U J. {% o: i5 LAK Nevadan
' M' h+ k+ F! vAK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 1
1 {4 i- a, A+ F* l0 x6 ?AK Challenger1 m5 {6 ?) d# r& V! K; m4 ?
AK Atlantic
, o9 V0 s0 ]0 f( rAK Lancaster
) B4 a$ f |! N2 y' a* M( |3 eAK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. J* `/ M, d7 t2 h: Z2 r% Q
AK Santa Rita" w( `" \5 z" D8 u, x
AK Irenee Du Pont5 s& Z1 e, J, Y/ }
AK Atlanta City
4 R% K" [2 J6 r+ \) j7 dAK Mobile City
& z& Y, {3 K& u+ I+ HAK Steel Age6 o' V Q; W. w! w' Z R; ?
AK Steel Mariner
% h s" h9 T; k' N0 @8 ^! f+ uAK Steel Scientist
E8 g1 n& a* f, z% mAK Steel Worker% u1 r0 _- ^6 V
AK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage
1 o1 G5 g5 P T7 Y* }4 E1 N3 e" wAK Harry Luckenbach; c# W( n3 E5 A% R' o
AK Lewis Luckenbach
7 ]3 X! @1 J+ W- u, o, [& BAK Mathew Luckenbach
& K- ^; S5 r. T, n( o7 sAK Kailua- Z& \) u$ _9 r% x6 y" K
AK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire4 p( \& R/ L% }) ?
AK Benjamin Franklin
0 ]% G1 t$ Q2 F) @: s" B; F# I! oAK Edgar Allan Poe! n) q; e4 s) e. R/ u! a: C
AK John Adams
' b4 ? u0 k; j. o6 gAK John C. Fremont3 e5 z4 x8 |1 _3 |% V9 n
AK John Hart0 {$ p* J6 k" b, u! S$ X+ M
AK Robert Morris
. V) _9 [/ [( x" \2 M2 s4 Y+ t, HAK Empire Rainbow0 t: ]% R& J9 F" g. D% @* D
AK Empire Selwyn! Y7 e3 i" }! D9 G) y
AK Empire Heath* k/ k8 y* g. A7 a' W
AK Empire Eagle
! E' o2 m& [0 [! X6 O7 V: MAK 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。
( H9 ~9 e. k1 m' J1 }2 ODay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft. j9 [- o! y& x
A6M2 Zero x 73
( d& z, b; M; \4 }* }; mKi-61 KAIc Tony x 33# W; _0 c0 l6 a' d+ f$ M8 g0 I) L
+ G+ @/ g7 p1 Z4 N* L. [Allied aircraft( U5 m1 ~( b: s, {( [7 T+ R/ [
B-17E Fortress x 101: j- @ J( L4 i9 d: U
B-24D Liberator x 417 |; G. K. c& |: k2 S- v. Z# j
0 U0 V4 a& r: m6 O& Z x& B' jJapanese aircraft losses
* n! i1 n) @& y4 ]; g) y! Z# O( nA6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged6 \, @" O0 \: k( b( h; y! L" f3 g
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged5 q0 j1 b) B9 h" j$ K0 q
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Allied aircraft losses$ c, K; }! l& _: Z, t3 G' l
B-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed4 M5 w3 W* N3 n% ~; v m8 d
G( I, R1 n1 D g: |9 e0 @; ZJapanese ground losses:
7 S! U" p& u' E2 D1 v, h' C1 w30 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 1& h) Z3 w8 l( G2 ]: r2 F$ w
Airbase supply hits 1
! b) X' }! y5 X0 _" ^Runway hits 5, Y3 X) r8 X3 ?1 t+ c* {3 X! \0 \
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft
5 {0 f+ o, q9 @& ?5 aA6M2 Zero x 47
: ?7 \" J5 P/ p8 D% r5 fKi-61 KAIc Tony x 16; C( B6 I4 w- N
, R& |) d8 M& b8 h; d! ~" ]2 mAllied aircraft
A$ k7 u) R/ v( d: B1 {+ R* rB-17E Fortress x 88$ f4 r* {2 _/ V7 B- z
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Japanese aircraft losses9 l4 D& I. M. \8 x' |% X- i+ C
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged3 ~2 L3 K$ O6 O! @! S
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed/ z0 U5 j l6 @( v
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Japanese ground losses:
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7 m) ?3 ]& S3 j8 u. YAirbase hits 1 X% o9 k& A6 v- x& e
Runway hits 18
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4 P/ Y$ i* a- y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。" {" P7 w$ H5 r
Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110, [: ~, j! f3 J# y& l; O
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Japanese aircraft, ^! f9 a7 Q B7 ~0 P
G3M Nell x 26
8 A* o% i. r- J4 M5 a; C6 \ C }G4M1 Betty x 26
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0 v: }/ V) H9 T% a% [' T- b# zJapanese aircraft losses
( R w7 ?: R) y* s) KG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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4 {' `+ [( a) _$ [6 EAllied Ships
3 x7 M9 A& \7 w- F1 `5 p& y yAK Steel Worker+ R: R+ R0 b& n" I7 v
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage9 x# E; b+ z8 Y
AK Steel Scientist
& S# Y' a3 g# H& X* O, rAK Atlanta City
- U' C% |2 V L, W" [: AAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& H: N0 |( j; b+ s9 wAK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
/ C7 p; P; S# K \5 J; d$ TAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1
& o- L6 _, U7 C1 U' mAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, R9 ]9 b% q* y) UAK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! u' m2 S) W, C9 n! s7 a
AK Edgar Allan Poe
7 v }) e3 F* I+ eAK Mobile City, @3 b$ P: Y6 ]0 q
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# R' A `( P9 A/ U4 {AK John Adams( I% T) R2 e2 M) ?
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& ]' u }' {* n7 B0 |1 t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
% k, }% [1 n" I$ C/ }) S, {Ground combat at 45,31
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Japanese Shock attack% N2 z) u3 q$ y- C' A4 d: M
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Attacking force 119925 troops, 1386 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 2271
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" S3 x/ F7 A6 u8 {; fDefending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1658
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Japanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637
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$ x: d: u* i4 {! ^. r/ s. Y' wAllied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91 q* }: v6 D* \
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Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1 ( b; `8 p. ?8 \; g* a
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Japanese ground losses:
# m, k( a, H1 j0 q9 S/ u( \; d: O1647 casualties reported
* T# }) R8 a/ M/ QGuns lost 114
- u! b0 X# |6 BVehicles lost 21 U4 G. H# D+ e; ?' h% A) B
" ` T/ y" U2 r6 BAllied ground losses:5 ^, M C" K3 \! ~9 B& @
1377 casualties reported6 w" I( _! t6 l7 ^% D% W) z
Guns lost 5% R0 w% K) r1 ~ I
) W/ J+ z, `8 o. Q( u: [! o) C2 F" RDefeated Allied Units Retreating!4 k4 _! G% v" a, X; J& f4 z6 g! r
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2 v& U# S4 H) T( K u, L6 ?Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77 @3 S! N2 c( |' C/ u# u, O
$ m# G' X3 _" a: [, i8 |$ M/ NJapanese aircraft$ }' J& e& H- l/ W
A6M2 Zero x 648 F( T2 U) Z' G: l5 w0 i7 L
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 32& T& ~" j6 l7 g. D, V/ {
( ]/ {% d8 F: m. z$ qAllied aircraft
8 n9 u; M- `/ _1 ^+ gB-17E Fortress x 82. f6 e! x3 v8 E" x' A
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Japanese aircraft losses
: x) N# x( e3 u* U9 _2 ]A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged4 N2 {3 s1 d( e$ ~. Q/ G
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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( a! T$ A ~! d. g, ZJapanese ground losses:
+ q, P) U, Z& j. A( V156 casualties reported
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( z1 b1 c9 U9 Z9 h, mAirbase hits 11 _; p" _1 _' g) L1 q5 N$ x
Runway hits 19: F: V& t- r% G! F% X! I' X
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Day Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,1099 ^7 X E1 \3 N! b) r4 P
) z& P4 N- _; KJapanese aircraft$ R$ _- |# a9 ~: D' X
G3M Nell x 24; s! O1 {/ ]& p' Y
G4M1 Betty x 48
4 F6 i7 l9 b* h- l- I+ V
/ l. v% o/ C. P8 Z' X" iNo Japanese losses
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9 T- q3 `4 ~) W+ k8 a) ~Allied Ships2 u2 H' I$ d6 ]# D; y6 y6 y/ W5 \
AK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; X: X+ U1 s A/ |' a5 gAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 Z" P) G: b% C2 B. |AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage( V' Q# ^; j( l- E5 @( x y+ Y: ?) F1 f
AK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
6 r' Z( g0 c) d0 d `, JAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage$ r* B, x3 c: j! z k* {+ I
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% n# w* H$ i9 PSub attack at 99,109
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Japanese Ships
3 [2 n& o2 X/ q+ D4 B, B. v; VSS I-173! u6 D+ d5 f, u3 b2 E g* J( T( }. l
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. H8 P# ~: M& Y% A) ^AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) E7 j1 b! B! Q9 v/ V M
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,109
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# O5 l! T) L. BJapanese Ships
2 x) O: ^& y CCA Chikuma
- w! Q- V& `* V4 c/ n! hCL Kuma1 p1 @) g% I; I9 F1 |
CL Tama! Y# C; Y# f- Z' _" E% C8 O
DD Akebono
; \( `/ f- \3 j7 q% j5 aDD Kikuzuki
% Y! _7 O: o7 @1 h0 IDD Okikaze- e* }% X7 {3 |# E' f" S3 e$ E
DD Namikaze! F, X0 l- A4 C4 Z
DD Hatsukari0 b s5 m4 M. L: X, s3 T
- v6 z( b9 |( \0 z3 h9 Q4 UAllied Ships
" L( H: Q s4 B8 G" ZAK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) z' p5 {+ X$ B6 N4 ~! ?
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) n7 A' I3 o" P3 ?Sub attack at 100,109
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Japanese Ships2 ?" o3 }! |4 K9 x+ b
SS I-168
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AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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A6M2 Zero x 51' l- W0 E3 r% X, O9 m* o: t
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 485 D* Z/ g7 O8 e* a; ?5 f/ N6 |
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B-17E Fortress x 784 \8 g/ Q$ } H9 }1 y
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# K8 r+ n0 |' K- Z$ yA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged. Q! a3 S7 c. l! `7 K
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged4 f; P+ w V0 y5 H" z, V
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Japanese ground losses:
3 Z7 \2 s7 x' L1 l307 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 57 g* f4 K% H+ E, y3 }1 _
Airbase supply hits 3 i% f4 \5 _' \& _) I# P
Runway hits 23" d$ U% |2 Z8 ?, l4 P
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Japanese aircraft
3 p) Q4 i P2 H3 n) UA6M2 Zero x 51
0 i; T7 t e, _2 `5 DKi-61 KAIc Tony x 48
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Allied aircraft
8 _" i) z5 [3 W& C4 {B-17E Fortress x 88
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. _1 `& N8 \; Y+ S& k4 p7 KJapanese aircraft losses
: j! q+ O( C! |, vA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged3 B* C$ p8 Q! U) I
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged! x- {# ?/ F7 m& s$ _3 }
3 _/ r k4 F: d5 d( X' V( OJapanese ground losses:9 L* ~* Y4 O5 J4 j0 H% A+ _- b& y
177 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 2 A5 ]# u R3 c9 F' y$ K7 h
Airbase supply hits 2
) W5 y* Q, k y# S1 ?( y% hRunway hits 20
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110( Z: v4 C5 G2 \: I& V u+ k) ]; @/ u
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G4M1 Betty x 11
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G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged9 V, M9 Z" z T; X- {2 H
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% h! j. Z, V! R/ S! J$ h1 r4 g/ ]AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 f. ]5 [( e( ?$ B3 z$ P- b
AK Georgian, heavy damage |