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TF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,110
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2 u3 @+ Z, i0 O9 o9 F1 ~' KAllied ground losses:8 v$ |; G E* B
128 casualties reported% R2 {4 n4 m% A8 q" G- N
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, }) d U8 f0 J4 l7 L9 YDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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! E; ?# c; O/ W* c" rJapanese aircraft( ?+ N$ } d$ P7 s" [/ |* _, n
G3M Nell x 16
9 ?: a" c$ p$ c4 wG4M1 Betty x 22( r( _. g6 k- W6 @5 d1 T: u6 N
5 s- c4 M) L7 n4 q3 a% j8 V
Japanese aircraft losses
' ^) X5 q' c5 j* T( P8 O$ aG3M Nell: 1 damaged
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1 [* F2 W1 b: G" iAllied Ships
: x; p0 Q: W0 I) J2 x. Y/ o9 b7 Y$ yAP Crescent City
* h/ ~9 e0 M! t& vDD King8 Q" X( L# ^ n3 g7 Z9 w: D2 U
AP St. Mihel
" L2 n6 E6 E) h5 }! oAP Hugh L. Scott6 ?) U. }' W2 `( h# Z
DD Gilmer
" f0 t% o2 m! Q/ u$ V: _+ IAP W.A. Holbrook9 i+ N5 U- T' j% \/ ~
AP Bloemfontrin
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?0 n) r7 [! `/ o) Z7 RDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,1107 g; ~2 P2 y5 H. K- ~2 @" ~* j
% P# {9 `7 n" e, n, XJapanese aircraft
0 Y4 L1 S( o) N* Q Z5 YG3M Nell x 8$ w; r" h$ S6 w7 i8 E
G4M1 Betty x 9( y7 B9 R1 z6 J4 H% m: y9 b6 f
& \* ]9 v1 M$ g l" w( u: |7 B
Japanese aircraft losses$ d; ~8 p7 V: z* w
G3M Nell: 2 damaged9 S1 m9 _8 e7 }3 n, x& C- {3 q5 Q
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged8 w3 s9 p- J q. \# k* G7 t
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Allied Ships. @: I1 Q+ g4 F) |: d4 [8 ~% d
AP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, _( [* J: v. I _
AVD Hulbert
: I( x, w3 f5 pAP President Coolidge
, u* x+ X0 ?2 k8 c2 d+ h0 vAP Crescent City
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2 J+ ~! `. ]8 r: w整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋5 \4 C3 h6 X. |9 M& K, A
Ground combat at Pago Pago, a5 I6 w5 `0 c) e2 W
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248; I1 P) R/ S# c& o
c& C6 P V8 N; a; d7 a1 vDefending force 2016 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56- r! Y4 Y- S' e5 m: c5 p5 C2 I
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Allied max assault: 520 - adjusted assault: 242 " l$ y) j. d! y, J& @
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Japanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7
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( v0 {/ h0 y7 K& b" t, n% BAllied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0) 9 g3 L9 _' V! S5 f/ W. a
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Allied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!
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+ d+ g% {- s! m6 Z% tJapanese ground losses:
5 c4 [% W, G, V% @; j111 casualties reported
8 G& |: t% Y, Y$ z: TGuns lost 2 N# l8 I( H5 K3 s- a' v
, W3 x8 K+ d$ f' T3 [Allied ground losses:
1 K! L9 {( l$ \" v; i/ P18 casualties reported" c6 \' k" f6 @0 n+ g" d0 K+ K
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Day Air attack on TF at 101,112
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( r$ ?( ~$ X) X% @Japanese aircraft
, H0 F8 F* N$ Y9 M' w& q5 BG4M1 Betty x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses7 D4 _: n% Q; u) ?3 x4 m. y
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
: u! I4 ^ i# z2 oDD Grayson- L K! ~( Q3 v0 \" U
AK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ a: n1 p% r, T2 m: D8 O
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三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营, D) \8 M5 ]; p6 ^
Ground combat at Kunming
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Allied Shock attack0 s5 T' q0 i: K% {. V; T
0 E3 M2 _+ |- Y5 A& \- KAttacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 292$ @0 ]8 _! t& }) u2 R3 W
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Defending force 1238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29! }( \9 `/ k9 S3 ]
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Allied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470 . ^0 ]5 ~( g* O% l
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Japanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1 ) v0 f- j7 h3 y
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Allied assault odds: 470 to 1 1 `* E# E1 G5 E2 P' E* N, V/ S
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Japanese ground losses:
1 l8 @, v/ k) ~6 S* L, r89 casualties reported1 Q4 w% u2 z& [1 p8 H
9 M' h3 X- v* e0 H- fDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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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+ Q3 ^$ G) {2 d& }% A* Z
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.2 }4 e( i8 p. n' a8 o1 E4 M
Japanese Ships
8 ^0 Q5 n: P( I7 j2 q5 n Q8 g( wMSW Tama Maru #21 }" \9 \$ r; B! h
MSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
j, H$ |/ ^& K- A8 fMSW Noshiro Maru #2* |* d/ X( k* w$ {
MSW Hagoromo Maru# g/ u+ ~" T$ S- _5 G
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110$ C+ B4 y4 ] k, ~
. l$ O2 H: F; T: ]- W0 jJapanese aircraft5 u* M0 v) ~; M5 q# ^9 C y6 M
G4M1 Betty x 311 a" [4 Z/ v1 x4 {) q
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 I/ ]# p8 {( HG4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
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4 _: g3 c" W3 ~# w7 G: |. _Allied Ships
1 ]- q: q6 N( K, V$ ]) o7 T9 VAK Robert Morris% _+ f! o3 K& ]2 W# P8 y# a* p
AK Empire Selwyn: y: s, N+ L/ o; D9 F) p3 j
AK Empire Heath, P! o5 Q8 ]/ q3 Y' D
AK Steel Mariner
?5 U0 R" @* I9 rAK Californian, Torpedo hits 1
1 y# v, s+ x9 Q0 e% S2 C1 lDD Gwin ? J7 `9 ~- v* H
AK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 V' k7 w" E L7 W1 Q& o) |9 r; ]$ C
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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& i* W) }7 Z4 ?5 D7 F1 I
Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110! q7 F0 @3 ~4 P) l# Z
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Japanese Ships% M0 }. V- ^' U& j
CL Kiso, Shell hits 23 w4 V0 S; b% C- l( r* X
DD Ikazuchi- p2 S& Y& E& q) `
DD Yuzuki
! k2 ^7 m8 b5 b5 UDD Matsukaze
0 ?0 }9 F: }9 U( w& @DD Shiokaze: X' E: l8 ?) _9 V/ e2 }
DD Nokaze0 T, V, Z& B3 F' J7 E0 g
DD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
[9 h( k( V/ p2 _. C1 ADD Chidori, Shell hits 1
& h' p, t% q6 d' }) J- FDD Manazuru* N* \$ h/ L r& Y& ?, U
DD Tomozuru" N' A" ]/ |! T* g' I) F( ?* R
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Allied Ships, x2 t/ i, i, _4 E) m, y& T5 `- O
DD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk- K0 T2 h5 z4 j% ^2 @( y
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 1
( D: w2 z t2 iAK Diomed
_1 N% l7 P. H6 t HAK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- y# U, x: F S2 h0 a2 J& OAK Carolinian
8 J7 v) D+ j1 y1 zAK Dakotan! @# b' `) [9 ^: _; R+ i# K
AK Georgian6 Q# N j- c& B3 p8 V0 a
AK Iowan
3 i/ U1 i) D6 A' p! b9 iAK Kansan
) P5 m" T/ B% [# B0 ^# J/ n+ gAK Missourian, `! j7 G& G4 U& \" N2 ~
AK Nevadan
* a b( O# k* r9 W9 {+ n. ?AK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 1
+ w7 @6 q8 S2 ~AK Challenger4 y" D7 N8 X5 I8 p7 I W, f# f# w
AK Atlantic) O }: r+ L: I2 r' i# N6 a
AK Lancaster$ V% c5 N8 t! h7 k# J! e- V! b
AK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; ~5 z8 e( ?8 S) q0 @: H+ u9 sAK Santa Rita
3 x$ u# g \$ \( p6 o6 L9 ^) D* qAK Irenee Du Pont
+ \4 e9 }, {9 o3 m3 `5 q2 LAK Atlanta City
. w7 s$ i. r- d$ M" L' U) GAK Mobile City
5 @( P$ _# S& f% Y$ P2 vAK Steel Age( D2 W5 _; E6 S. D' g- a* D
AK Steel Mariner' F. [; ]- F# |' u" J9 l# d
AK Steel Scientist, t9 {# F+ Y- q; b- e9 h. ~
AK Steel Worker
$ v6 f$ p4 R* VAK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage
! I5 h& T3 j: u: iAK Harry Luckenbach
1 X! v2 ~* i" v! eAK Lewis Luckenbach
, `/ q8 t# ?/ C/ wAK Mathew Luckenbach
3 i# |8 I5 C! nAK Kailua
0 o7 x, C2 _6 T' ?AK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 w. C7 o3 O; b- wAK Benjamin Franklin
* {+ Y+ }3 {6 p1 cAK Edgar Allan Poe
% A7 L: l4 k; x- P( jAK John Adams
0 d8 _- @+ G' m# E1 _AK John C. Fremont- h5 e) f1 x m% g
AK John Hart- c6 H6 G# r# X/ p: h H
AK Robert Morris
}: b6 I9 M$ y! g: sAK Empire Rainbow
$ r% r- Z3 N/ a) f2 v/ qAK Empire Selwyn
$ `! i- K4 a$ A9 c1 dAK Empire Heath/ V3 J1 a" `; ~4 m
AK Empire Eagle+ q9 E* T$ K0 a# g1 j9 i6 U% H
AK Malda8 B) S* S1 p! E( h% o: r
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% v9 T, o1 }& l. m6 y3 v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。" M0 h6 o- w9 p, k' w1 v0 |, s- R
Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77& D$ v. P; \5 g7 T. w
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Japanese aircraft" A& i, d& ?% ^% g* ~7 g
A6M2 Zero x 73
: P& T( j6 x/ E, H5 |Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 33
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8 X. W6 j) ?9 {7 ^; \# [& R: wAllied aircraft
- d' Q1 j& l+ U( t1 ~1 ]9 ~B-17E Fortress x 101
) O8 M2 k4 w/ \6 G3 X% cB-24D Liberator x 41
8 T2 G; t9 L# k# ?( V7 C% p. f/ V$ [) R$ h" H; E" Q5 {+ u# R2 [& n) ~
Japanese aircraft losses
# R8 \# l* `3 l: WA6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged( @* D3 Y9 R) t8 J+ E
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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$ X. k! L ^ h" T9 s2 jAllied aircraft losses
" o/ J7 }$ q# N# @/ u( f# ]B-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed r' U) K7 {* n+ i* P! F
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Japanese ground losses:
/ S$ K1 `' Y) q* r30 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 1
$ m& c" n9 F) T5 Y3 G( _& R$ S" fAirbase supply hits 1, v- b2 `2 @+ W- Y4 r7 o
Runway hits 5
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5 g: \# {, z# bDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft
3 f' i: @6 s% h t/ a: NA6M2 Zero x 47& O2 j5 C3 E$ D4 c' [
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 16
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Allied aircraft; K' a: a$ o/ G
B-17E Fortress x 88
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; ~6 _0 }5 {: `$ w3 R* ~! b+ {Japanese aircraft losses8 d3 `! L: R5 U+ W0 u0 g, ]
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged! }0 j6 h1 h, S! ^& H4 `" c3 d( Z
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed: i. m1 z* V% G1 t
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Japanese ground losses:% G- b0 o+ d) I6 V9 {) R# d
38 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 1
% \0 b( L" H: {0 pRunway hits 18) j& H( B- F8 K% l5 ~
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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。
9 r. m' }- E, C$ d2 R0 x! ] RDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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, |" o/ D8 ]6 XJapanese aircraft" ~# a# a; M) |5 p0 _- G! c: Y
G3M Nell x 26
$ G$ m2 g3 L+ w7 E {5 rG4M1 Betty x 26
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0 ?* i' B/ d& c' s, jJapanese aircraft losses( j( O0 P& M4 ^# N* n: @
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged9 E( ?2 c o- ^
4 v e9 @9 Z9 [) I6 O( mAllied Ships
: z8 x5 W. Y, _5 E0 c5 i/ A1 ~' G- QAK Steel Worker
: ^3 I# w1 y- m6 sAK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
6 V9 C) L" e" n8 GAK Steel Scientist
' k/ l/ @4 y( z$ a7 DAK Atlanta City
. Z# s) y8 ~9 a% G0 sAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; R7 P( I$ t0 B! X0 w+ BAK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage0 b! w( t' Q( D% {
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 13 K- P- E1 Y' P9 A% g* O' o
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# r. S, u y& WAK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% \+ B. I5 F) Z5 a A
AK Edgar Allan Poe
7 O0 ^- y4 \9 T: TAK Mobile City6 T! Z2 {& W: ]: B! i
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. W }; x5 m" M2 jAK 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4 ]2 D2 e8 U% A: Q
Ground combat at 45,31: @: K5 h' {# G. p* I4 h
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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 = 1658
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Japanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637 1 | y2 j4 N) l$ b+ B/ }( C; _( ~2 b S
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Allied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91
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Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1 / L& v/ c$ m7 B
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Japanese ground losses:9 F8 {, }& o O- C
1647 casualties reported: x3 W, i" O) k' M( ~( Y/ q9 ]* v, B
Guns lost 114; h# z% ]- @, N
Vehicles lost 2
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Allied ground losses:% I0 |1 r& y3 b, i- s) t. P/ O
1377 casualties reported
( b; I+ P9 o& S- C r, WGuns lost 5* H, M3 v* z! V/ g+ T, C) t
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Defeated Allied Units Retreating!! x9 U/ h9 _6 Q$ b+ i
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77* k+ c" `9 |* Y9 r' c s
3 i1 s+ @+ C2 w, }6 r% D; D" |1 H6 uJapanese aircraft6 p- R6 U: k+ ^. y: ^
A6M2 Zero x 645 A% z6 L, g7 v5 t$ G
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 326 x8 R, _* u2 L1 v2 d2 ^
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Allied aircraft
O2 [$ m( W% Y% `0 _B-17E Fortress x 82
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Japanese aircraft losses
" D; ?( Y8 `% _. t3 xA6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged& ?4 d& z e# l
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 [- h# \; n& H2 ]- M' k3 f4 c/ X$ s9 V( w6 t+ O0 S3 C& i
Japanese ground losses:
' k! H( ^$ g$ o( t: T156 casualties reported3 u6 n6 A3 w |7 O E1 }2 @. q
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Airbase hits 14 a3 q1 B$ p) ]) R5 r& c
Runway hits 19
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Day Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,109
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Japanese aircraft: Y( a* T1 i* E
G3M Nell x 24
$ m0 X+ W' h/ p- F& w; T8 ]5 TG4M1 Betty x 48
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" c5 y4 t4 R; e. pNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
! k7 z! P( t' @- h" l5 P" E K$ {) xAK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 o5 O, W `1 R8 C, \$ pAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" f6 g& q J {3 z
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage7 `0 ]$ [* T2 E1 \4 D: t
AK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage% | Q9 s: Q$ I" r
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage' \" h6 o) T5 r% G/ \" {) r1 w4 @8 A
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6 D+ Y/ ]3 O5 g% V, z C. eSub attack at 99,109
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# M& X0 Y" a$ y5 w6 ?Japanese Ships; T4 X& k# J& C% v6 z; \
SS I-1738 ~( J/ @& R9 _% W! H" Z8 F9 l
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Allied Ships& _, u4 f4 [& u9 a/ |6 |3 {9 U2 [
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( U9 h9 D6 G0 a4 ]
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,109
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Japanese Ships9 b* _$ s; I- j. V& H
CA Chikuma" N, n Y1 r7 ~+ A& E3 q
CL Kuma! H* k2 b1 Z- v. Z
CL Tama( C \- [1 t* y" R
DD Akebono
! Q5 ?/ h, Y6 d1 y* N: W+ sDD Kikuzuki
( a U$ _0 S. p. C) s# f' PDD Okikaze) H, o) T& M9 i9 W3 | _/ M+ Z
DD Namikaze
' z4 c7 M8 q! y( Y" y; EDD Hatsukari& m/ ~3 q3 m( A. Y# r
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Allied Ships5 F1 _) x2 j. Y8 q- \
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) a5 g2 k+ i* W) K
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( s+ E6 d( ~6 _, z* J# YSub attack at 100,109! {/ K+ Z3 B0 g0 x j0 m
: R A# a6 S* B8 Z+ eJapanese Ships1 w m0 P# c* v8 Z
SS I-168, [; ?# S% i$ U4 S# b8 a. x
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Allied Ships8 x0 _- {- V) N# G- @ {
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,770 X) D0 I3 E1 z; S( z' A+ t
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Japanese aircraft
# P. E, l9 G* I/ G* i% C: XA6M2 Zero x 51' M' M; N# f0 {
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 487 Z$ g. w/ {+ a# ?1 l0 f7 B
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Allied aircraft
* B3 w$ X- j7 DB-17E Fortress x 78! t$ S: M6 e, v! `9 e
8 r( V) f8 m+ b- J) uJapanese aircraft losses
f5 d4 ~# t0 x' c, C1 WA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
0 C0 K' v6 h C/ N- k8 G6 A/ Z- pKi-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged; g7 }6 ?9 e1 K- F2 @ t3 G
! {7 W& m, m5 q% W1 d3 c9 a% wJapanese ground losses:$ [; G$ D6 q: P2 ?
307 casualties reported h% {$ N6 f* P6 ?( T; s- r9 A
$ |" ]$ z: C, j# e0 k0 zAirbase hits 5
! u8 U' L! V; i9 |1 L# B0 ZAirbase supply hits 3
/ M3 W. W/ `/ {2 |9 X+ p; ~5 o) E- nRunway hits 23
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2 q, @' j5 @. j7 a/ n C9 ^Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft6 m! o1 l7 U: r+ K8 E
A6M2 Zero x 519 J! u7 s+ s7 u; f
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 48( q2 C' ]" D# v; v2 _7 P
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Allied aircraft
0 D' \% ^& r& d6 u& z% ]3 aB-17E Fortress x 88# R0 K* R* c4 q- r% H7 R
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 P" D0 B+ r/ v9 ^A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged! s! z! M' o' ]2 ]
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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1 Y2 I& j) a: e+ M5 T) JJapanese ground losses:
. k _0 S* [; c0 f177 casualties reported
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: i% f* C9 r% g; @Airbase hits 2
9 [/ x) y6 u2 t' z' H* @8 G, T+ p+ hAirbase supply hits 2
8 |; N- a5 e, `2 \& i8 g2 tRunway hits 20
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+ ]# }) k" q: u0 ~, WDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft
. I7 o8 N, i) M! [- `# ^7 ?G4M1 Betty x 11
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G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged$ |. Z- `4 l4 o+ z
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Allied Ships8 [& \0 y3 ]1 e' Y' E
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: w' T2 ^3 l) ]
AK Georgian, heavy damage |