AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/04/42
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TF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,110
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Allied ground losses:7 b- g! X$ {4 x6 K" ^( P/ {; O
128 casualties reported1 ]: {+ B5 c3 ~' d
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft
8 K, Y# w5 E3 H& RG3M Nell x 16* `3 l9 \1 o0 W/ x4 o6 E0 B
G4M1 Betty x 22
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6 ]$ P6 l1 S q$ X0 R% aJapanese aircraft losses" O+ }; F* y3 {3 E3 I
G3M Nell: 1 damaged$ o4 O3 D+ U# T. d
( J: f% M4 j" I. z: e: xAllied Ships7 m4 o" i4 ^, c4 Y! H/ b; ?
AP Crescent City
$ T8 j. P& J$ n# S" n. NDD King
. N) T% f% _; Q. ~+ c2 i" dAP St. Mihel
1 K, ?" Q8 w& [! g' T) tAP Hugh L. Scott
9 f4 F; l/ m: {) @, r z3 X3 xDD Gilmer
+ {% U, ^, `# AAP W.A. Holbrook
5 z' S% B& M9 sAP Bloemfontrin8 e# h# a$ _3 h4 E
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,1107 b! Q- p$ x. u0 \
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Japanese aircraft2 x- ~9 l! q7 F$ U3 }
G3M Nell x 8
; u C$ K; l r& D" `G4M1 Betty x 9
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$ m5 i. g3 \0 _. J; B) JJapanese aircraft losses
f" |: J! J7 }/ D r- bG3M Nell: 2 damaged5 c0 \- ~: u% p# j
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
0 a6 t7 E Z2 z4 E: NAP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 ?9 T" w5 ]' h: WAVD Hulbert
, [' y* ?4 V$ b" TAP President Coolidge4 r% k- B$ P1 m7 l+ U! N: U
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# q9 M* v1 f$ {
Ground combat at Pago Pago
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' i. k: P% L( b9 HAllied Shock attack; k6 P0 K2 h: j
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Attacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248. x) z P9 I. i9 O
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Defending 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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1 p0 o. p9 s! `. {! ZJapanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7
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5 h8 ]/ |, \1 E; @Allied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!8 Z; v% v1 T8 S; F$ ?7 I
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Japanese ground losses:$ q* C! f# V7 w) W M' ?6 m t! J
111 casualties reported% v$ M) h9 e3 w: k
Guns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:
. S+ F3 A8 K' X- O18 casualties reported7 L( z: q% d9 c8 Q0 A1 ^+ M
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Day Air attack on TF at 101,112/ O/ H( N" @+ t6 B
8 b- G9 \$ v3 A, u8 O) |Japanese aircraft8 ]' j# b$ |& _% R0 q
G4M1 Betty x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 d( G c f1 u; l- mG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged- | p0 d+ E) A9 `7 z5 b& v
' i2 w5 L) A; @0 p0 `Allied Ships
- [& d9 Y/ ^. u0 RDD Grayson
8 r0 H& K4 x$ L0 n$ ]; xAK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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: I* M2 ~. z! `5 j三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营2 k0 N* v6 W9 n4 @# g) z5 H
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 = 2924 d( g. H1 B ^
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Defending force 1238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29
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Allied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470
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1 [# L! c- M, o7 uJapanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 470 to 1 2 S# G6 i4 u( f
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Japanese ground losses:
# i& O$ _5 d. A* x. m! X% M) E89 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/06/42
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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! a1 n% l8 e$ W
TF 44 encounters mine field at Norfolk Island (60,119) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
8 k9 ]- r" Q2 jJapanese Ships. r4 s- k2 q* e K& k' X3 A) w
MSW Tama Maru #2% e7 E! M- A7 ]$ B# R' N
MSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage C0 _3 t2 ?' W% F: j# H$ ^/ c; P
MSW Noshiro Maru #21 e/ ?( v, D( B9 k2 x5 V( Q' `
MSW Hagoromo Maru' e4 ^4 Y( A5 b2 P, J# b) k
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" m# t$ c5 a, t8 b7 H zDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,1104 Q) j" }, N) m: p9 B/ s
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Japanese aircraft
* S) |7 o+ _: D- R. EG4M1 Betty x 31
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# l+ r1 D) c5 u8 K6 M. }7 ]$ ~Japanese aircraft losses) x& @) @' n* A( s1 A3 T
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged0 |4 }, q+ J) I9 S: t2 Q( W
) u7 J1 m0 g( C) T& FAllied Ships
3 |1 ~) W/ r z6 KAK Robert Morris
2 S2 @! s) a2 }# NAK Empire Selwyn
N( E/ I" q3 G1 d' ]$ tAK Empire Heath! }& G: P& O. v1 u
AK Steel Mariner
7 i# a8 e: s( X5 dAK Californian, Torpedo hits 1
5 K% _6 N) @7 J- j0 g/ jDD Gwin" d) p0 W, m- f' Q
AK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 T8 B- v( d. ], s: f
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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/ |% t! d) d- i/ g4 w0 F
Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110& _, ?! m3 g5 E$ ~* n0 H* M& R
0 f0 {! S) K, ~/ A; [% mJapanese Ships- q$ s' o4 i- b% }+ d$ N
CL Kiso, Shell hits 2
w7 x. F0 q( hDD Ikazuchi
5 r1 p9 x( ]' Y# EDD Yuzuki
# z r7 O& w& ?& U0 s9 PDD Matsukaze
& ], {% ^0 I( xDD Shiokaze( K, z* u! @6 W: N ~( P, H% v
DD Nokaze
6 X8 G8 j$ i$ [6 fDD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
( T$ P) f- |% C8 L+ {# _DD Chidori, Shell hits 1
7 _* |; b/ q/ K9 J3 LDD Manazuru
( M9 _) J4 I, s) E* T/ CDD Tomozuru
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4 F' Z! {4 u& G- y6 |& @/ aAllied Ships) w6 H+ k, c0 r, n
DD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
: N+ q4 I1 ^; D4 \AK Demodocus, Shell hits 1
' c- b3 i6 s3 CAK Diomed0 e8 M; ^1 P) V- m
AK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# p: i7 P1 l6 M( `9 {+ \6 }0 l
AK Carolinian0 W/ ]3 N& x- Y1 U2 a
AK Dakotan9 x" K# X6 M7 [
AK Georgian
% W: R# K$ |) W; eAK Iowan# y7 c+ A2 B" L- J* r6 k+ ~
AK Kansan
: a |+ Z1 A6 q" n# ~, \2 D. BAK Missourian9 W. J# i- U9 i( A; P* h& b3 R; {
AK Nevadan
* x- I3 d# W, B! N6 c3 a) VAK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 1
& l, R9 l/ f/ H1 a' V7 b" n6 H2 g8 _) L0 jAK Challenger9 R; I$ G( d7 V% x+ q/ D% ]
AK Atlantic
/ ~$ g' P, R* I8 x5 s& PAK Lancaster
, o9 q2 b6 m$ o* m" h- wAK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- z- Q: n9 N* A
AK Santa Rita1 Y) ?* g" M0 V* B
AK Irenee Du Pont2 u2 k! g( F6 C! e
AK Atlanta City0 N2 J3 W |8 z
AK Mobile City
; N2 s: W' b0 n0 n8 j# z+ rAK Steel Age
]- M O- @, ^! zAK Steel Mariner
. z& R3 o' N; g# ^0 vAK Steel Scientist& b0 T/ K/ b! P* z
AK Steel Worker1 x& x% V2 w7 A6 C
AK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage1 a4 S/ Z4 i9 r
AK Harry Luckenbach# w, H4 [' Y& L( [$ S ~8 D) [9 l
AK Lewis Luckenbach9 K2 Z% k. O; \; h% L
AK Mathew Luckenbach
- t9 J& X9 ? k# o& S) a- f6 UAK Kailua- O2 q. K" `2 I
AK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire: k. S" i7 f( H0 L: H
AK Benjamin Franklin7 C1 Y+ r' V4 k/ {" W
AK Edgar Allan Poe8 N1 f# t7 b$ Y5 k0 `
AK John Adams8 y. z3 w% S% ]2 v8 g l2 ^* U
AK John C. Fremont _2 {, G* C- l) H
AK John Hart
* k+ B. q) D" [, ^AK Robert Morris
) `; v7 s( u8 c& a2 H( y+ X! }AK Empire Rainbow) o4 u S( Z5 Z2 O7 E
AK Empire Selwyn& C- E4 i, `' o/ O- q4 B
AK Empire Heath3 h3 b. @7 \% D' \1 t; @
AK Empire Eagle
! g! B. [* v3 L- l- A5 Y6 nAK 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。4 T( _7 W! [* Z0 q j
Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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2 Q' c' l* U3 g$ H7 W w, YJapanese aircraft- ^' Y R! ]0 X& K7 K. D; h9 \
A6M2 Zero x 73- I7 R0 _! w* a- M# a
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 33' m8 n2 C/ w1 h$ i- m" i3 _
# B7 Q: X8 \( ^Allied aircraft
' r4 \6 Q# w, ?B-17E Fortress x 101
% l6 k% a9 g. @5 F- \B-24D Liberator x 41
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Japanese aircraft losses+ H+ I/ [( m3 G2 f. k& i
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged
( a2 D1 p# e N5 GKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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! g/ Y$ a. z6 n, |0 @$ ^4 G: e- @Allied aircraft losses
/ i& ~- R- @& o6 s+ P+ uB-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed
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$ S, ?2 L( T9 _Japanese ground losses:
9 T* f+ m( S; L( N1 ?5 e# H30 casualties reported
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' X" \7 \2 f5 B0 nAirbase hits 11 Y# Q, Y& o% \# ]9 u% P
Airbase supply hits 1* p+ K2 J5 O$ B6 B2 c& G# q
Runway hits 5& H8 I7 P9 K" c. t
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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+ J* A- a, d1 B3 n+ HJapanese aircraft
9 t7 N0 M0 z5 I3 o2 Z. N( ]6 mA6M2 Zero x 471 R9 s- u% _" T3 A% E3 i* C& ?
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 16
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2 s: r3 Z, }9 `Allied aircraft* ~8 {- r: S/ N0 f* @; E \- a
B-17E Fortress x 88" M7 a! p V7 `! J. s; x0 C
3 g& [! |( V' j& Z0 ?- eJapanese aircraft losses
) Y9 Q* U! }) Q- s( `* JA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged9 q5 n6 O0 X* X! r4 H3 G
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:# p8 f9 {9 p( q! f, h' L2 {2 Y& P
38 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 1
% G, ^; W. ]! Y' d% aRunway hits 18
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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。
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Japanese aircraft$ V( C- }1 |" g3 P
G3M Nell x 26
: ^( Y' ~) T* I& q: u; BG4M1 Betty x 26: ~" k' P0 Y7 `1 v7 n- I
$ T d7 ^' S* L* J- JJapanese aircraft losses
" p( e: K9 I# D! R3 Z/ pG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
4 t4 x1 [, p( E. hAK Steel Worker* g$ { K. e @) ^. o
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage8 g/ w1 w: T( h
AK Steel Scientist8 c2 P* N5 W2 w8 u" Q, s+ Q
AK Atlanta City; i0 P! D1 D c1 b5 r/ j P. E
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire- E8 T! D# @0 R
AK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
2 ?3 ^9 h+ G" m' `/ ?6 eAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1. }- E$ Y' w) Z0 } s4 ]$ t
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
Y7 }$ \- c: ?1 p; @/ R) J" ?+ WAK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* i: V3 `9 `6 e w9 r4 ^7 p
AK Edgar Allan Poe# y r* U) \, R3 {
AK Mobile City
5 n& Z5 F7 S* GAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire: v' M* @9 O) J
AK John Adams" d4 H# y" q6 b" d K7 E2 e
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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 p+ s: b5 z: I3 W6 B3 y
Ground combat at 45,312 @9 z n, L3 c7 h& y
: h+ w. R7 a" J! VJapanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 119925 troops, 1386 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 2271! E7 v5 Q6 r) M, x' w4 Z
' d! y5 h3 \3 j' j6 a" N5 G$ lDefending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16588 w1 v, F/ U: H5 S4 |
( J, {9 X4 P9 }# ]5 B3 JJapanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637
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$ o: I$ R9 L; T+ d& h$ IAllied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91 * q' D. G0 p$ \
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Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1
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2 u8 t1 ~! w! S3 f6 q; cJapanese ground losses:
( J, _- A" _% g9 V+ K2 m: e5 M& z1647 casualties reported# K% r( k' B, R: P
Guns lost 114
. Q' w9 Y6 ~. [* o. l. zVehicles lost 2
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2 O6 O+ n( f# p) m" k3 L: c* CAllied ground losses:
( S9 h$ C6 g d3 {( w) K, i1377 casualties reported
( @9 V' l4 f( D# t" S a( L7 s; ^; @Guns lost 5
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7 [- g4 k5 K% M( t7 VDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/09/42
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft. g, p, Y1 W# w: F: u- e$ c% c/ r
A6M2 Zero x 646 K9 h; n: x) m8 ?4 F
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 328 `( j; u% Z8 G G& i0 v
1 @' h3 R. q9 L" JAllied aircraft
% s& u3 k* u1 ^1 RB-17E Fortress x 82
2 b4 ?9 S7 V; o0 ]( D9 Q, p: ?% o/ V4 v5 A2 k" _5 `# L8 R
Japanese aircraft losses
- P$ u V* q/ s9 c, G: o2 r$ SA6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged4 j F! ?% V( B" e6 Y7 _! Q
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged1 v0 I/ u3 {0 @- ]
) g: \3 T. B) M8 \Japanese ground losses:
6 |7 ~( h5 F# Z* i156 casualties reported
2 m- t% a* @) L8 l# z! r0 e" [& b$ Z7 E. b. P
Airbase hits 17 q" J0 \! W Q
Runway hits 19* f" r- Q( ]' H# l
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) u3 S+ J0 P8 s, N5 x- m: BDay Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,109' n: v$ [/ }, O
' v; J5 c/ z4 Q4 H. V* DJapanese aircraft; x0 e! u. \+ u* {4 ^; f1 Q% o! L
G3M Nell x 24
( G+ _: R3 W. v( j, k! s% GG4M1 Betty x 48* p, h0 D) u' h1 ~. l0 U
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0 a0 h! y# R. O* G* D4 PAllied Ships. O% Q! F6 E. W6 d& ]: f
AK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ x8 M. y( C- q* s2 GAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, {* F4 a( I6 w- n; t# {
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage4 M# O5 n1 M) R4 Q) |, h* a
AK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage% U2 W; A# H {* o6 o
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Sub attack at 99,109) x6 l7 m5 L! o& A' z" t1 V$ X n
\' L0 O# Q$ M5 H r2 hJapanese Ships
0 x1 h) D8 z% Z# \9 h; wSS I-173 m$ x3 R3 S5 U J) o }1 s8 o
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Allied Ships! e, \8 H3 Y+ I6 p3 Z
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; n4 |: x1 t" o, A G' D
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! Y: h2 N4 Y' s6 [/ Z. H% RNight Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,109
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$ b7 P% Z! F2 |% d7 s8 L8 P& MJapanese Ships5 f. k) m9 A( \) S. F: x
CA Chikuma3 ]6 _3 d' n8 P4 [( \
CL Kuma
C- }3 a2 v3 h; nCL Tama) `' v& n8 e, D3 T# k7 w
DD Akebono3 s* v: \. P9 [% w
DD Kikuzuki
5 L8 l0 a/ }. b( B% V1 WDD Okikaze
( o) b" P/ \8 ?9 P- i9 [$ ODD Namikaze
4 k; \3 ?: P5 ^: a, zDD Hatsukari
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Allied Ships
, w8 _1 `/ n6 W9 xAK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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2 W. d9 q# z' N( U' ]Sub attack at 100,109
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" X% G/ @7 b& M6 `" `7 zJapanese Ships
& x4 R1 I# P, s( g U% [SS I-1686 f3 h* z' s4 z5 M z) ]. {
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Allied Ships
8 d* H5 t; D, i, Z g. FAK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- I* G k4 J' G. x9 d$ {0 `
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; S4 u* Y% g* a' a; w. v& R, _Japanese aircraft
" r+ D$ u4 r. u' N3 xA6M2 Zero x 51
0 t2 X* Z. S4 _Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 48
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B-17E Fortress x 78
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Japanese aircraft losses6 m B' L$ Z+ U' B& }
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
8 W: Q1 C7 {+ j( t2 x! L* h6 CKi-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
2 k1 {, P" E7 \2 O307 casualties reported" Y7 k% Y3 B S
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Airbase hits 5
: Z% l2 e2 _% g9 P4 J, x3 z5 sAirbase supply hits 3' r4 ]: |' k* Z6 _* s
Runway hits 236 {# k: Y9 J, C2 @- ^4 U$ t5 S
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft. A1 I+ ]- k3 G6 F. }( x
A6M2 Zero x 514 q+ B% h& Q. O' d
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 48
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7 |8 O7 M2 Q0 i$ t/ oB-17E Fortress x 88
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 e1 C4 C- L# uA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
8 Z( ^% |! y: J. d1 _1 M& @Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged9 ]$ q c' E3 K7 N( q8 `- B
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Japanese ground losses:- I y$ S: @, K( [2 q
177 casualties reported
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: E5 y" m2 [3 S. h uAirbase hits 25 f" x/ y$ |' G$ z. i
Airbase supply hits 2& g& y: W* B/ b
Runway hits 20. O7 V; i% V+ n1 P# D _
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) ?; ?$ k+ ]4 k, M, W( MDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110: R7 F+ J) ]% Y! ^$ O1 ?5 w
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Japanese aircraft: G: f4 y* ]3 _8 Z k, O3 \
G4M1 Betty x 116 B6 e9 n" B+ s4 ^
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G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
w. B1 x5 _$ l1 h6 t, }' YAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# A, @4 E! b' c" e1 C2 a- a; YAK Georgian, heavy damage |