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TF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,110
5 O9 n: x. |& G/ o9 ~9 b2 T2 d
$ l5 L! _1 X3 B( B1 @+ a% \+ S1 IAllied ground losses:
; z5 f% M* l5 e4 i0 ~: h. \9 L5 ^128 casualties reported4 g' c+ ]9 V* _- q4 D! ^
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* O6 O6 Y, f) F- kDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110; p, N, y2 F T1 J: J( f5 H
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Japanese aircraft/ F+ k* o* T. k P: W. x
G3M Nell x 16
7 ~. T5 r2 c& A; k/ }' dG4M1 Betty x 22
2 A/ Y3 V& G6 E' f# {5 b" O& O6 A2 G; p* f/ r. z* m& Z! R
Japanese aircraft losses
( h, l4 L" }. T. m' cG3M Nell: 1 damaged
) ^' \& [; A$ ^$ W
- `1 x. U4 l& {2 m% a/ L. jAllied Ships
4 v9 r* x! |, Y% `# U, [0 zAP Crescent City
, E4 b" u j1 e' B, n' vDD King% K$ `2 }; G& @7 g( j
AP St. Mihel
# \, a o, b! S9 XAP Hugh L. Scott
" R2 U3 W7 x5 {. o# ~- }; Y4 FDD Gilmer
8 I: H& b2 v6 \: R/ r$ HAP W.A. Holbrook5 U: ?0 r1 @3 r$ C1 u5 b a2 F3 H
AP Bloemfontrin
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110& o% v" @+ o5 b2 \
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Japanese aircraft
9 S" o g5 Z+ l0 ]2 \7 G5 fG3M Nell x 8
; [/ x/ G2 \7 k$ c, g2 KG4M1 Betty x 9+ [. [2 i( N' T u
4 T1 N2 Z9 }" @6 `- B; I* p
Japanese aircraft losses
R' @1 b8 J1 P1 u/ X0 g/ }G3M Nell: 2 damaged' r& G4 Y( g6 c
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
- L; y! ^7 n- {; g" f0 J, [1 @) y
7 k5 T- g& c# z5 z3 nAllied Ships
0 U B/ b% A5 {6 w, }' |AP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% E" A b0 B9 V. x
AVD Hulbert
0 z' l9 b; n4 |/ U: [, jAP President Coolidge3 W) W$ ^/ d; T! @! n* f; r. \0 }
AP Crescent City; x3 d6 r) p- Z# G# f
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: U- Z7 w+ v$ d0 N1 M; I; h+ q整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋; [; T% u: e2 s7 A4 G- y
Ground combat at Pago Pago# a) W2 i3 a" |1 X8 y: d0 [
; |# z* s' Q V% D8 T& `& _Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248) M# ~+ o0 ^! k2 T8 ~
; n' O; H0 m# M6 R( wDefending force 2016 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 561 K; ~6 e1 W ]7 e: h6 [" D
* f' ?5 Q, I$ ^" vAllied max assault: 520 - adjusted assault: 242
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v# z' w" ?1 l _" RJapanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7
2 k) w' J0 ^0 ~, w) ]* Z9 }2 o1 M" \5 H, v
Allied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0) ( f6 J7 E. y% B) l6 c' J
# s" {6 V7 M# {Allied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!0 i$ Y C* K+ f3 h
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Japanese ground losses:! y0 I( ?9 g( D, d8 K
111 casualties reported
# y( m0 y$ P4 {8 J! xGuns lost 2
* A( P# _# [3 V/ j. K2 d) | ?. [5 H( b" k: t- \7 s. X7 a
Allied ground losses:4 b; N5 s: W2 ^7 n: A
18 casualties reported
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/ Y5 ~8 z9 h! Z* h, q5 N0 zDay Air attack on TF at 101,112
! A5 v5 D- B9 j0 x# s6 j8 i! N7 i
/ {) @: G: {$ k* n4 ?Japanese aircraft
) t/ @2 k: n' K( y% k! lG4M1 Betty x 155 ?: c! M2 V2 E- S3 [) D# }1 e& I! t
. V2 T2 n2 L- s: z" fJapanese aircraft losses
% i; n2 J8 r7 t: m% c% v( nG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged5 x7 ^0 {2 a: y3 X
' V, b+ j3 }0 H
Allied Ships
1 a0 \! l# w3 W* ~; JDD Grayson& N s3 J) C+ o# h/ B
AK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 d: X% ]/ y( B9 n
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三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营3 L# ?9 N4 [. H6 u$ v( B( Y3 W* l
Ground combat at Kunming/ ^" }- v# j; O$ ?
|4 \" a5 `- ?3 K3 mAllied Shock attack- B R, |3 g: `( a, A% z( I5 _+ k/ a1 V
$ ~5 ^; t: j' W
Attacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 292
; ^' I L1 E- B' u+ w6 |3 P- B8 b+ @: h
Defending force 1238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 294 |1 A4 ?: v* Q$ I. {! }
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Allied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470 . Y4 y$ _6 j& p/ o7 d( D$ e
9 i7 l- O2 Z. C* u) p! |Japanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1 / V6 ^1 x( q% c: ^8 H
& n# }% y" N: e1 kAllied assault odds: 470 to 1
% P* s: P& Y D
) O$ J, [# r9 a* @# R" qJapanese ground losses:
5 z( R* ^. U/ G89 casualties reported
0 \% i6 f1 Y" M" g
% ]! k" ^" H# G; u6 L* }% ?Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
, P4 Q; m: A6 \: `, P, n; ~4 F ?0 {( |4 B
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/06/427 Q) Z* a% k' q* A' Y
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' M: p' [0 l0 s5 @, |5 B1 Z6 G2 U日酋妄图清扫诺福克的水雷阵,岸炮立即给于警告9 E, `* n( V+ ?
TF 44 encounters mine field at Norfolk Island (60,119) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!9 E3 G4 |, i2 g k
2 I, u4 w' y2 G* F26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.9 m6 K4 ^, n9 S% |! H! X# O4 }
Japanese Ships
9 c' V. F, n! f4 D3 ~4 ]7 d9 GMSW Tama Maru #25 J5 ]/ Z* v6 y" e" b
MSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
: U% x ?6 L% Z" G' q) lMSW Noshiro Maru #2
0 m5 v7 {+ r5 i0 r- k2 \6 |MSW Hagoromo Maru
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,1108 m6 O9 l- I/ I
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Japanese aircraft
7 N5 }3 d+ m# x. U7 P' @( A+ KG4M1 Betty x 31& \: @9 Q) w. y) d5 l
`. g; x5 ?) q, J G* w9 E
Japanese aircraft losses
) `/ @; H( Q# `' A3 h$ L7 g% l& H& hG4M1 Betty: 8 damaged' |( I6 L' c) j! x# u9 B1 }9 t
* @9 f' }% X0 L: T$ v
Allied Ships3 h( G+ y2 W0 V
AK Robert Morris+ ^" D" N b( e6 s
AK Empire Selwyn2 ^5 D" X' U! s
AK Empire Heath! x, m% \; M, N
AK Steel Mariner
8 Q6 S9 s% |* ~, \; {: e$ B! c7 lAK Californian, Torpedo hits 1% J) v, d n e. U5 u( ?7 [
DD Gwin* W3 v! T. O+ i M2 y
AK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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& a, v( J* |! H2 |/ d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
7 Z1 T/ |7 A0 x+ j/ @7 ^% wNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110# J! u$ Q0 J5 c, j! ?/ W0 I
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Japanese Ships
5 ^6 U6 H8 S1 s6 C5 |, bCL Kiso, Shell hits 2
, y2 u* [8 H' f' h% FDD Ikazuchi
# T2 n) T- d; W2 y1 xDD Yuzuki
8 q7 n; o0 F8 Q; eDD Matsukaze
$ Z% M6 i9 L* Z9 t1 L4 @DD Shiokaze
0 l/ V1 f7 J2 n2 z, SDD Nokaze# u6 k! B' }9 D& T I9 D
DD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 [' V* B' H5 k% R; h4 PDD Chidori, Shell hits 18 x! r2 x" ]7 ^2 O* c
DD Manazuru" K* F% j: x6 S; B1 y& k& f
DD Tomozuru
& V ^5 Z, [7 {3 `% Z6 s3 y3 e. y3 z1 x" n
Allied Ships* Z/ E4 T$ \& ^) h
DD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk2 `, A. M- H7 d8 g8 y
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 1
) @$ \4 V! |, fAK Diomed
- A" a8 }! ?5 R: X3 _AK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- L# a% h8 N! C/ L( HAK Carolinian
6 I* l$ z- T5 T& Y9 N4 X" TAK Dakotan9 a$ x- k+ h/ O
AK Georgian) x1 v2 J) [8 {9 E4 f' J* O9 ]( z
AK Iowan
5 I y! {" j8 ]4 P1 Y! R! WAK Kansan
0 P: @9 D3 D) k( ~, n; WAK Missourian8 A0 I% k5 t/ ]5 C" K' X% H
AK Nevadan; e9 I$ S; p$ }7 Z) v/ T. U
AK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 1* q+ d( r# ]$ b. o3 M
AK Challenger U6 Q& ?/ Y# U
AK Atlantic
0 |, D4 i6 S$ b* YAK Lancaster
x7 w$ V4 S8 _( e+ T @4 MAK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' W" ]& J7 G' h8 Q- G6 PAK Santa Rita5 ? g( H8 w* `& K+ U' t
AK Irenee Du Pont
. P s% X# X* h: yAK Atlanta City
( Y2 h! j$ I) MAK Mobile City
! h& ` a4 q9 WAK Steel Age
" u. j4 X Z! V( q4 m" s eAK Steel Mariner
; C7 O$ P# l5 w% yAK Steel Scientist* b% _8 f, i, }( R) I
AK Steel Worker
$ g- A' D4 g& K* M3 `2 _2 z# VAK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage
* ]* v9 Z# m( a9 @3 H/ JAK Harry Luckenbach
w' n9 h( [& LAK Lewis Luckenbach
: X0 S; o$ _* L2 ~- K/ WAK Mathew Luckenbach
2 ~1 D& M: y( w% g l; H- F% nAK Kailua
8 n" \' X& M8 tAK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire8 Q4 [, F# W9 b+ l; f& v
AK Benjamin Franklin& V5 ~5 D T% c! d
AK Edgar Allan Poe& W) D- P5 Y" B, d, p; l! m# ^( M3 p
AK John Adams
( y- D; M9 q& n4 r, G( qAK John C. Fremont
* Z2 \, u( ^. }' E& D" GAK John Hart2 h* u! w+ ?( Z2 F h G0 P1 v6 q
AK Robert Morris
0 l# }- J2 b2 ^% D1 U1 cAK Empire Rainbow
" i4 ]/ z; ~' b8 gAK Empire Selwyn
7 V3 l: c$ O4 Y ?0 V1 b: BAK Empire Heath/ \' ]8 K) v8 M$ S: F N
AK Empire Eagle
- Q: q: V6 `. l0 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。
, o& \0 G4 b, [; C6 s2 X# q5 ZDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77" Q M' } w: N- x
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Japanese aircraft7 G" \9 @. F; s$ s
A6M2 Zero x 737 J$ N4 A! U- h
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 333 K7 y/ e$ }4 J; a
2 X6 R& c" F4 L2 @
Allied aircraft
6 H- y+ }, s8 y$ t/ yB-17E Fortress x 101
8 D4 I) ?1 f. XB-24D Liberator x 41. B1 F% `! Y& b+ m
4 f4 U ]- n2 bJapanese aircraft losses) h. @. L0 Q0 e% ]# m( c4 f
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged& w1 ?' _) g7 C* e- y5 b
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
" X4 H" n. T+ C, {) V5 b, j) C4 w+ L$ d0 r, ^/ g3 b
Allied aircraft losses( }: G- S* {. R, I0 A
B-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed
4 ]4 s6 E$ V' d# ?# b. B$ [
1 G" g, l+ r8 ?) P8 n2 g/ }Japanese ground losses:0 X( ^, E) \8 ?1 I1 T' Q5 G
30 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 1
) [: C2 G( D; Q, fAirbase supply hits 1/ X% o) S G* h; q& s* r {
Runway hits 55 [3 w5 H. ^& R$ t
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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: A4 @: _4 G( p! q4 U. J% nJapanese aircraft8 A7 u7 Z0 L& s8 y
A6M2 Zero x 470 E8 t3 a2 g* W
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 16
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/ |1 h' J3 u; }/ \: y2 kAllied aircraft
* e! t' M$ w5 }" L/ V# dB-17E Fortress x 88' U* S9 s$ L# j
; C6 v6 _% `' a# s1 I O- g w8 p3 EJapanese aircraft losses
& d) f* h: P3 z/ u0 }. KA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged
1 _5 U) L2 f2 B) B; X0 r* [Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed3 M. ^' @( B/ U2 C
% d2 O8 X! I# n* W0 i* k3 c) I9 M3 q5 F
Japanese ground losses:( }# R) d( f- S/ _
38 casualties reported# h. h. q/ m. ~3 E3 L2 X2 r
& \! { S* H* M9 I" `! V
Airbase hits 1
; _) F# e! A) Z% s( ~9 ]Runway hits 185 |+ q( ~. A3 b$ T, o+ Y8 _
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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。- i) l" `) O7 t
Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,1101 d( r8 G. n a. [" F- ]7 K
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Japanese aircraft9 \6 O8 d# O) s! r
G3M Nell x 262 w- K9 z4 V6 T$ l
G4M1 Betty x 26
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. `$ `. V3 H3 e$ J4 y5 D- k; @Japanese aircraft losses# Q2 u$ `8 n* [1 R1 k
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged4 X7 b* S+ ^; y% I# x8 p
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Allied Ships
; @3 ^! a$ c, A6 fAK Steel Worker' Z% Y" N+ s" |) H1 l
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage2 Q( G, ?) q" E' w. ]9 C0 Y. T k
AK Steel Scientist* e4 X( Z) V3 E0 _. g1 ^: I( R: K
AK Atlanta City
. Y8 f$ e+ O2 r1 V7 @AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, L- m' H, M: m1 DAK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
7 [" o$ B$ q3 ^1 D, { I/ ]AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1
2 o% n& B9 Z. f" p0 GAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire% w6 j" e0 \" C R/ U4 t& S- I
AK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. i; b( S' O6 d4 O3 e. S
AK Edgar Allan Poe0 f2 W5 h m7 X
AK Mobile City
3 c7 N5 q. v( T3 u( Y/ e0 yAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire( {/ j, I1 z7 C) ~# N- z
AK John Adams
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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" @7 e% x8 @% n8 X
Ground combat at 45,317 }7 \6 ?8 U# F% v( b9 B
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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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6 P6 a; V+ v$ o+ {* B- ~4 n7 SDefending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1658& G+ O1 S# ~' T' y) |/ A1 K8 n
n- F# F/ \# {# m% z- u% T% ] {: AJapanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637
3 R" D9 d2 m/ P% U
' [0 W+ j7 }5 j" ?Allied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91
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Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1
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5 K; r& b/ [, \" {% rJapanese ground losses:: I. _3 T/ S# {: W! E2 U
1647 casualties reported4 m9 w" m8 v d2 J0 N) y* ]3 H9 w8 G, g
Guns lost 114
, Z# O' B+ q; W5 IVehicles lost 2
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7 l1 a2 l0 `, }Allied ground losses:: j% B5 T8 h' z
1377 casualties reported
0 R6 E' l6 h+ o) \Guns lost 5
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* P) Z* q- j+ G# uDefeated Allied Units Retreating!6 l& b) x! M. A& r
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- P4 L5 w4 H3 n& ?7 ?Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,773 y6 C1 m/ b' Q6 _" Q
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Japanese aircraft
, X& Y* S! J' {! Y7 E, T1 c2 K* [A6M2 Zero x 640 ^8 y) }$ k) X
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 32
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R9 t6 C4 \1 z+ K7 k) S# W" pAllied aircraft
( A, h9 W! C% ?5 H2 Q$ q. R& O; J. ?B-17E Fortress x 82
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1 x* Z C7 X. p( qJapanese aircraft losses
" w9 C6 y! a: L$ ?; QA6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged# w7 _, D2 U$ b" N. l+ f
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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3 b: @1 I6 U) X* n/ `Japanese ground losses:
+ Z( L' R; }" ?! E1 X# I9 k1 q156 casualties reported/ F# l$ K5 i s& w1 M {6 x# p* K! l' N
4 s" J! A5 W, S2 @1 u; c, GAirbase hits 1# p$ `9 o8 m1 S2 x4 P4 V
Runway hits 19
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- O( I4 H$ M# G/ G8 lDay Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,109) M6 q$ ?" Q5 X( ^; y! ^1 J% J+ g
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Japanese aircraft# N3 N: m* M5 y3 ^
G3M Nell x 24
6 }, i; E2 O" T. Y3 x$ e- yG4M1 Betty x 48, M% A9 d6 E6 A
6 _- h+ I. i5 K1 q L$ l4 ~& z' N
No Japanese losses
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! ^) m# _/ ~& X1 ?! g, A, kAllied Ships) ]+ _) ?+ J' }# s5 _# H8 F- G
AK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; V9 ^' f7 e( `# U) C3 p9 |
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* y& r% d5 H- g( k `AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
0 g. m/ ^& j/ ]" f; y- dAK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
: Z, u% g9 ?3 \5 ?AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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: r; O6 ~- j, Y1 f2 ?( [! l. J( n( QSub attack at 99,109
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Japanese Ships
- @9 X$ D& s5 x9 N2 V/ }SS I-173" m( C$ G$ y/ ? d6 K
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Allied Ships, y5 B% d+ t" H. x
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) z% i8 D# W: u& P$ V* k0 x
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,109& @3 G# w0 e. B+ z2 |. O; ^
1 s& [. G: W/ D. w N) W2 C4 pJapanese Ships
2 t2 p! y8 ^# R O& U6 bCA Chikuma2 e/ t# o* b& O% i" w
CL Kuma4 M p3 L2 {! ^9 j
CL Tama5 W" ^/ E0 d$ w2 M$ ^+ P
DD Akebono8 i+ ]9 z4 e% r8 {6 w, b
DD Kikuzuki6 h/ B7 d2 Y3 I6 M
DD Okikaze4 e+ m; @: Q, R! R; ~: t
DD Namikaze9 k$ {5 F8 a; u7 R" c; A# e' g
DD Hatsukari9 U, V2 Y" A8 ~: |5 W
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Allied Ships+ K6 x( [+ S+ S- X. f/ |0 A2 A0 e
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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9 @* f0 Z$ D9 a E4 K" Z1 wSub attack at 100,109! `2 d5 ]0 I/ q w" o
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Japanese Ships
Y) `$ U* a7 h6 q9 CSS I-168/ O6 {6 I/ f; r; Q
6 x! P' @" L, I# j z6 t! [ d% |Allied Ships! U/ T) S2 p0 T
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 aircraft
& H( r) i2 w4 r9 X% p, [2 B, e- U# EA6M2 Zero x 51
. M+ W0 Q: { t8 a2 f3 z2 RKi-61 KAIc Tony x 48
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Allied aircraft3 f' | H7 ?5 D
B-17E Fortress x 78
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2 ` T' G5 P4 y/ y7 \Japanese aircraft losses
4 t5 ]! b& O) V8 t7 o( oA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged- q1 U; H# h* P! _
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:. ?( [: L* q& v+ k' n
307 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 5 S5 I& {' E- f7 D/ |5 Q7 g
Airbase supply hits 3
4 o( ]" D5 p. T* P \$ HRunway hits 23* F5 F4 K. g/ I
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77) @. ?3 j( e# D% E/ S/ f) L
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Japanese aircraft" _$ J' n4 Q; d2 e* j- C S, A( H. F
A6M2 Zero x 51
$ R4 [9 P7 `; C; X5 TKi-61 KAIc Tony x 48
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Allied aircraft8 ?6 V6 O4 q9 [. F0 O
B-17E Fortress x 884 g( J* L$ y. w
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Japanese aircraft losses
; _5 }# F7 \9 Q1 f7 ^A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
" V+ n+ v, b; X- UKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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8 S) c# G2 _/ j. v/ e, QJapanese ground losses:
# l2 j6 C2 S2 c% P177 casualties reported) U$ ~' N7 | t& B7 E
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Airbase hits 2) d$ }1 o5 x2 G6 L, ? O
Airbase supply hits 21 f1 `- ?' w. N$ r
Runway hits 20
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110/ V8 X% }+ G* y' H7 A$ A7 W# C
8 G0 B; F. [: TJapanese aircraft
1 z6 i) {. o0 K1 WG4M1 Betty x 118 T t; b" L6 Z- H3 X" }7 Z
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. S% S$ ?" _% [' G! ?9 B' a' J" |G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged; Q0 A/ E+ ^- c6 G' Z3 q/ D
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Allied Ships
' M' t- Z$ }* O) Y/ }0 s; l! fAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 R4 k; \9 N$ V I4 z
AK Georgian, heavy damage |