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! Z7 J. b/ v% U* dTF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,110
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1 x9 F" _0 Z5 s& N9 SAllied ground losses:1 I w/ D& ^9 i9 d& j, U5 e
128 casualties reported
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/ P7 ^/ z5 j4 l/ y9 d6 QDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft8 s( w1 ^7 i8 z6 \0 c2 S
G3M Nell x 16
5 D% R. x0 N' F6 }: X5 ^G4M1 Betty x 22 |) x1 Y0 Z/ D& y4 h. A
' q* w4 x3 u/ N. ]. KJapanese aircraft losses8 V2 E% q6 f# e1 ]2 j" C9 _
G3M Nell: 1 damaged0 D8 F, m. R) X0 e! K
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AP Crescent City/ W1 d& ]& F. H4 p2 f' `
DD King
; E0 e- q: Q' D7 R7 ]1 u2 j! w+ OAP St. Mihel
* o( o ~0 C6 L4 f/ R7 O' l1 LAP Hugh L. Scott
, `3 c/ G: A. i# C! D8 k- UDD Gilmer: T( _9 _7 g; @0 N2 C$ G$ r6 E
AP W.A. Holbrook; \2 E( [ N3 p/ ~; Z
AP Bloemfontrin
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110' r+ e) N) P9 C3 {7 _) F& T
' V6 S- q! q4 H" q. t4 KJapanese aircraft
1 Z# h1 Q x% F$ T6 x( x$ HG3M Nell x 8
4 c B5 b( ]5 B5 @: R" I3 eG4M1 Betty x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses( J$ n6 Y4 A+ D; L( t
G3M Nell: 2 damaged' j7 \# \# R3 Q& p% j0 \
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged( B4 t" T4 i& {* C, e; G! L& Q' D
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Allied Ships h, U# ?% N$ e. O/ \% G
AP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' h9 V$ s7 _8 x7 W, A @
AVD Hulbert4 g. X9 `- J+ w* s! E
AP President Coolidge
: c* r* q, G# o# G- D! O. bAP Crescent City
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整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋, ?1 v$ Q2 Y6 {' }7 h! c, W
Ground combat at Pago Pago% z8 C" [' |/ z
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2485 ]# }! H% v6 Y1 d7 h3 A
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Defending force 2016 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56* j X" o" Z( y- a- U+ l9 E* d' k" N" f
" j0 c$ n, j* L* @! d! eAllied max assault: 520 - adjusted assault: 242 ) G5 U7 T7 }3 U6 X3 U& H9 x+ u: d' b
; b8 X8 @# K1 p' G& h9 r! WJapanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7 $ o5 \5 M! C6 D7 n, }4 K
/ U( I0 Z0 X4 K6 s$ kAllied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:
6 x7 m: a! h( U- R/ _( M9 I& f111 casualties reported& J! m8 A( M( f9 O( K5 H* L9 q
Guns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:$ {1 L! U" f, k9 L1 D0 S
18 casualties reported" F$ v m Q& B/ w% O' n; |. \1 o
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0 u* ^6 x$ I ]Day Air attack on TF at 101,112
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4 y6 W6 f3 E" O# g" v# `% @Japanese aircraft
$ ?4 ?7 r$ O% z8 v4 tG4M1 Betty x 15: D! f0 ?( `/ R/ L N
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Japanese aircraft losses
, f8 ^1 Y! X+ O. g7 ~G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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" D8 } Y8 R- q X* w6 h6 K) G2 FDD Grayson
/ f1 s2 |1 g5 rAK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 \' c' h/ H6 b" v; m
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4 v! B' b* [$ O$ D1 l, S2 t三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营
7 q* n- V& k& dGround combat at Kunming
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Allied Shock attack
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h" _$ a. m5 ?% S8 F7 n" Y8 bAttacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 292
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3 Z" P; F" v( J8 Z$ E5 a2 n& A# TDefending force 1238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29
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! O4 _7 [* j" O6 U- D3 qAllied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470 ( y% y4 T( `" a$ k2 |* k
5 S/ B! q8 O; XJapanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1
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8 B* ~8 ?$ u; T# @2 ~+ vAllied assault odds: 470 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:) j5 V7 D* W; `( a
89 casualties reported; a! Z: k! W: s% O6 h" Y
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Defeated 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
& _. ~1 E: Z$ v3 l8 Z' s6 L$ aTF 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 r7 A! \0 p. }
Japanese Ships
9 h0 I( J+ g: h+ Z/ KMSW Tama Maru #2+ H) j Y& J5 _2 w7 |; G: ?5 `: b
MSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
( b3 r9 \* Y. _) `% }: G! |MSW Noshiro Maru #2 _; }* a* \. H- L' c4 L% s; r7 N
MSW Hagoromo Maru
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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# v1 ~$ l' M3 A ]9 ]$ _8 AG4M1 Betty x 31. L5 y- {1 s1 O% c" i1 Y
$ a) P7 m, g4 U6 {3 B: u5 `Japanese aircraft losses
# B% ?$ }* {. U5 H; _G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged( Q: O5 r2 K4 n7 [4 o
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Allied Ships
1 |; U4 b" P. ~+ A4 J; F3 TAK Robert Morris) G- Q# B$ E* Q5 A% U
AK Empire Selwyn- L/ B. n, N2 ?5 s7 ], b
AK Empire Heath: g# w. e3 B3 f% ^ w1 v5 f1 A
AK Steel Mariner
5 W/ U0 P6 \, Q( v* E# |$ k2 ~AK Californian, Torpedo hits 1) P3 j- d( \. C1 F. h+ }
DD Gwin
- H! ~3 M7 P6 ` ?AK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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. b( L5 a" [& F# w5 }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 f5 k8 ~6 ^4 F- q; z f- X
Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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4 V, ?% L t. f3 ]8 W8 O0 \Japanese Ships
4 b; W; K9 m+ k3 cCL Kiso, Shell hits 2: p6 h" H6 s( n: o, ]/ Z
DD Ikazuchi+ a; Z, P% n2 z' n* S
DD Yuzuki* a f$ R3 s( @5 x; }: p6 q1 B
DD Matsukaze6 V+ k8 `# O1 I d! N' K. F: C
DD Shiokaze# R9 d2 w- r+ _& \0 B
DD Nokaze( q' m5 C: g+ k2 ?0 d% s/ @1 A
DD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
# d8 ~$ N: I: rDD Chidori, Shell hits 18 c) T/ h/ T& `4 l, `
DD Manazuru B3 [& B% d p4 B) x/ j0 G: ^
DD Tomozuru0 s" ^9 i6 q& T9 I
( g9 D) ?5 Z) BAllied Ships1 k4 G( _- @- M/ {
DD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk3 J' S o/ V! O% U# W
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 14 X5 l8 c3 I0 i/ U1 h
AK Diomed4 ~/ j. Z8 ~ o0 U1 l
AK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 ^, J- p$ F( t0 @8 XAK Carolinian* p9 n4 u: J" K5 b0 z
AK Dakotan4 c$ S% ~) B# r$ o+ i5 I- b
AK Georgian
1 [# c- v/ n) K( PAK Iowan& W0 M( n# k/ t# l4 i# F6 _
AK Kansan
6 K6 V) F4 D7 W1 }. U( I& TAK Missourian
3 F9 W4 X9 o7 j, x, QAK Nevadan
1 ~& K; n3 h) k+ \+ GAK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 1
7 B# e* P' H8 r- ^AK Challenger
: V4 {2 m$ ^ t2 d! yAK Atlantic
6 `: W8 F1 w) cAK Lancaster
; o+ z0 N% a# a& [AK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; j( Z5 n' v$ k" O& o @8 c2 m+ l; |AK Santa Rita9 u6 r) e# p6 Q
AK Irenee Du Pont
! R. {9 O8 Y% P6 bAK Atlanta City+ \7 _* c4 n- e. B+ G
AK Mobile City
3 j" u- w" j! t& s& ]: a" PAK Steel Age
$ W! A) M5 E$ o9 ^8 gAK Steel Mariner1 `8 m" n% T& n4 T8 y, Z+ \9 v2 b
AK Steel Scientist
! d* k0 j7 {! z F8 q' W" aAK Steel Worker
2 i/ M$ c; j4 p# }6 c( ~+ ~AK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage8 i6 a% m+ f$ w9 ^
AK Harry Luckenbach1 G' s& s3 L% L; c- O5 R! v
AK Lewis Luckenbach1 Y @7 `) M2 V/ |
AK Mathew Luckenbach
- K7 I. z9 {" F; t2 gAK Kailua; `% n, K- n) O x! w7 k
AK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 ]8 P$ n* H& X- g iAK Benjamin Franklin
% v; ?0 U9 R2 S {. R5 {2 ^: J CAK Edgar Allan Poe) d+ e( Z1 ]( N2 m2 }
AK John Adams
* d! z, h) W6 l e) {2 QAK John C. Fremont
2 f; O2 m, }2 A! D/ u2 \' B$ [, VAK John Hart: K$ l" ~2 Z% j# V6 y
AK Robert Morris; {: p- T5 T% }3 i; s& u5 ^2 Y+ ~# C
AK Empire Rainbow
2 F6 G, u$ e' g6 |3 X% |AK Empire Selwyn
3 g) E. j" Z4 M; yAK Empire Heath( i0 T$ @6 K, R5 P1 e
AK Empire Eagle
; G) k1 j2 a. u1 `: P! q* ~; b9 ^4 pAK Malda
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! R* T% O% h+ Q& E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。7 i6 z. e- U- Q! P3 x1 ~
Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft2 \' q7 i$ w5 w( P" F/ ^/ w
A6M2 Zero x 73
* f! ^( n5 q7 o- p# e1 ?) rKi-61 KAIc Tony x 331 W# m( ~/ D L" e7 q) g
6 L1 e2 V! N G! O) U$ o- YAllied aircraft* d( D j6 \3 F, o
B-17E Fortress x 101
0 ~ Y0 R% h( d5 A' VB-24D Liberator x 41
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5 @5 J0 O w5 r% g' P4 rJapanese aircraft losses
# W% e8 x6 q* n0 ]6 @) _: t, s4 ^0 FA6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged: c$ V3 k% o" _9 p3 ~
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged5 M9 H+ }# ~3 x' j( e2 P% l
B. t _" a9 F6 |5 H' U9 G1 g* G! MAllied aircraft losses
$ [7 J e4 x5 x; _1 v. _9 \; I/ vB-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed; U4 M2 ^) |6 w1 j6 U5 L
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Japanese ground losses:7 n0 t; F0 E7 r* y! \
30 casualties reported6 m, x* N( J3 W8 E0 f
; y, V' K0 T" G8 ?% |% o) RAirbase hits 1
5 r) r' H" \( X6 P7 KAirbase supply hits 1; s& E; o% }$ z. J0 |( T
Runway hits 5
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0 F: p- q3 \% p. {0 R( V% xDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft
% w2 S: t. @0 f/ v. `2 v6 EA6M2 Zero x 47
$ F" M4 ^: O! i- S7 QKi-61 KAIc Tony x 16
1 T4 x5 k7 m0 k- f: i! \2 }: m0 O, U4 ~( E3 k& S2 f
Allied aircraft
- I/ y7 I. m& v! I0 S0 ?B-17E Fortress x 887 O. [) b' Y1 n2 a
) B3 u3 T' L2 _4 VJapanese aircraft losses, ]% F* r4 m B( h! n7 f2 L) l7 c
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged. @( A/ z3 R( b* u9 e( a2 H
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:
9 `* C( W- O6 H! C: |; A38 casualties reported+ i# f% H* b& a' D& c
* M5 B4 M! b6 ?# V7 BAirbase hits 11 B( F5 i! i6 a* X9 L7 a! z& I: ?
Runway 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。
" A/ R" x& z. f1 P, D# n6 n- ZDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110" T7 z2 @% c$ X( e: g) J
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Japanese aircraft1 V7 d: m* z# t9 C, y& n$ B
G3M Nell x 26
/ t5 [' r1 m, |. {G4M1 Betty x 26! T+ g! I; h) j
$ A: |; E: F3 b, \+ } ]Japanese aircraft losses
T( i/ I% {6 t4 K0 ~G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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) `* Y+ u0 d& H; I* u& uAK Steel Worker- X0 W) y; k I* H: _* x
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage/ j1 Q' L) ^0 [* T
AK Steel Scientist: G8 E! q( D' o3 b' s6 y5 J) x
AK Atlanta City
) D* e# i, d/ b( u, |! KAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) x8 G. ]( i( O2 d! M6 H GAK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage" A) l, j5 }2 c, G! f7 J
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1
% `) M% A% H' g. E) tAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire# }: a% j9 R$ v- T; H; O
AK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ c9 V. o' ~: l5 |3 U
AK Edgar Allan Poe4 M) i2 Q. j5 M* o( q" i% y
AK Mobile City
0 {# B/ d, x5 Z) _* GAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 L c+ j2 x- f; q* F6 B, L9 s- J5 Q0 rAK John Adams
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7 K, [: _" P7 ]3 P1 s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! b0 r& a) M: c1 ~% I6 _8 O2 N
Ground combat at 45,31
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Japanese Shock attack$ y8 C& g( `# ]/ q! D: w( K
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Attacking force 119925 troops, 1386 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 2271, f0 E' R2 u9 [
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Defending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1658+ I2 Y1 c) {! s% I
# I8 C0 s* r8 U1 b- NJapanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637
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Allied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91
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; n, u: ~! [( Q5 k# \Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1
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1647 casualties reported1 N5 F! o4 Q! Q& R* P3 l
Guns lost 114
2 F* ?. g& r1 ]) c9 P# a' R+ [Vehicles lost 2( j2 C! o9 I; _
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Allied ground losses: {0 R9 b+ F; A' F9 N U: k p
1377 casualties reported9 M f# c! `( f8 S+ q1 P* L$ k' q
Guns lost 5! m& z- _8 s5 P4 g
1 G( A% V: M# x" `! J! Q- V! K2 cDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
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6 z* ^: M: K M, G( C1 l: }Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77# N: @% s( u# h
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Japanese aircraft1 {8 S" l$ }5 E9 g. J0 D6 T
A6M2 Zero x 64; e ~5 U; M; N& t/ ]
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 32* k4 F, \% n$ S, u- P
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Allied aircraft
" E, S, s+ r* O6 zB-17E Fortress x 82* u9 r+ N! W9 j) C
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Japanese aircraft losses6 |, x" l+ u, k3 X: G2 U' U
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged
# l* V( p* b ZKi-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged3 W2 d/ T: f( B% c$ |0 J
" }, c4 n$ X7 }! l8 iJapanese ground losses:
0 y8 ?0 e; I# S" ^, E3 ?1 L156 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 1/ b1 x8 @0 K; Z9 v9 P
Runway hits 19" P6 ?5 j4 w) C) Z) ~$ A2 J
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Day Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,109; E+ S0 I+ i) p& K
9 r* R9 L7 o! A. @% EJapanese aircraft: `- d E" Z- o
G3M Nell x 24& `9 y* b2 ]2 @" Z
G4M1 Betty x 483 j2 ^7 C* i9 y( s
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No Japanese losses
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% s& A. r! p3 e1 Y8 t* sAllied Ships
5 {6 E& D8 ]6 wAK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" b: k+ m9 W$ S) k. C
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
2 R0 n; ?5 e' m) eAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
% t- a7 q. V+ P4 Y IAK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage4 Q9 H- ~9 l. q, o
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Sub attack at 99,109
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SS I-173
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6 L/ h: ]) V: `/ b' j5 n. U! sAllied Ships
6 n# E$ Y% L9 ?( C% \AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& j4 ]' ~; ^% c# W( p) i/ q
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1 e" W8 Z& p) B4 W3 _* xNight Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,1097 J# Y# S4 _ \5 V
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Japanese Ships
( Y% N5 i: H$ O, ~. gCA Chikuma
5 Z9 [4 L7 }/ c* c) K) mCL Kuma
, _% a% @& q2 Y( Q/ ~: b$ JCL Tama
( r' \9 x- C* b0 @" }DD Akebono ^* L9 m- I |! _) e1 q7 }
DD Kikuzuki1 ^% T$ A5 y8 q \
DD Okikaze
3 i2 b. Z s3 g* j0 xDD Namikaze* y& O8 T6 D& i* v
DD Hatsukari
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Allied Ships
8 m- Q7 p( X$ |3 S2 lAK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 g) X4 }$ I( o% h! |8 v) a$ l) C
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Sub attack at 100,109
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Japanese Ships2 A2 \; V9 X" y
SS I-168
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* J$ V1 x5 I* J) B; oAllied Ships5 v8 }) ~: P5 a) g# h9 R3 n- w
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77, b ^3 F) d8 Q+ M. l" R
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Japanese aircraft
0 W) H1 u/ {8 }A6M2 Zero x 516 d# }6 i5 [! x8 J) J, k B" I2 d
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 489 ~' e/ `4 ]& u& ~6 U! i4 i s# g
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Allied aircraft
$ A, w$ e, S5 p9 D! {B-17E Fortress x 78
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5 R ^- d9 J7 jJapanese aircraft losses. s. v9 g$ O5 H( C# u
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
9 J D7 ~ c. N. j% LKi-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged9 j& g- Y; a ~: c0 ?
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Japanese ground losses:. r U' X4 @, g7 Z- f! W) e% p# f
307 casualties reported
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# `. s1 o- @" A0 oAirbase hits 5
6 J6 l! E0 R l% ]/ N1 I" L6 D" C% `Airbase supply hits 3, f3 r8 @( f9 W7 t# O
Runway hits 23
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77. _7 X3 _0 L" e
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A6M2 Zero x 51
, ?0 z' y9 @ B' m3 a3 DKi-61 KAIc Tony x 48
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Allied aircraft; I8 K I J& @! _ P: G& |6 F
B-17E Fortress x 88
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! `/ I3 d% n) q5 w* _Japanese aircraft losses1 w9 w( m& C% }" O. R
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
3 a* B% R. @* IKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
9 ?/ v) m+ d. E, f177 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 2
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Runway hits 20
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# I" e1 l& O+ b: a( }Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft
! f9 _, c5 e2 U- m8 E9 P! ?G4M1 Betty x 111 d' g2 `* j1 e6 }3 i# l8 ]
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 k* I* `' K+ u, ^5 w6 NG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged3 {/ Y4 G3 o$ p0 [# k) d
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Allied Ships; m, Z& s/ Q4 Z- A# c) n
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) P4 y8 ?: K4 g0 X5 X* f
AK Georgian, heavy damage |