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1 p; |3 c% L6 a3 N" Z, [TF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,110 O2 ?2 a% H* k4 M2 w" n+ X
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Allied ground losses:
# @$ m, r3 v# i& W128 casualties reported$ m0 K. y9 @; }, ~) P- Q5 n# N
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# x/ Z% y2 O$ A9 DDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft5 B' E& g5 Y# G
G3M Nell x 168 s; p+ @& j: g ~& l% O
G4M1 Betty x 223 H& _$ z/ I7 L6 w5 `% |' ^( }( b l
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Japanese aircraft losses
) w6 L) F: E' u: D3 gG3M Nell: 1 damaged% `+ H6 P9 n/ \0 c4 m" r# ?( P
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Allied Ships
2 y* q- v7 g, z4 {- [2 ZAP Crescent City
; G7 ?; S; y3 q9 J& D7 J, a' kDD King! T1 T0 H) j0 [% R1 k% s9 y# A G
AP St. Mihel9 i7 g3 c% M+ H1 Y" |' v3 e3 @
AP Hugh L. Scott
3 G, J7 q6 }1 c- p. A* Y5 O9 aDD Gilmer
R, L+ }' h# x' N' \AP W.A. Holbrook1 f2 e2 I$ t3 C0 v& {8 e2 D- q
AP Bloemfontrin
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110* Y3 L* `( `0 a. O* y# r4 u) R J
6 x! s2 A' h- W: c3 l7 OJapanese aircraft/ ?+ u4 D$ M$ h2 b3 n
G3M Nell x 8
( Z; J1 U) j8 h) P/ h! K8 m! qG4M1 Betty x 97 L0 T# q2 |0 y5 c5 x) u% P
& M5 d/ \/ Z: BJapanese aircraft losses
& f( l# z7 l: H, e7 [* cG3M Nell: 2 damaged5 C4 ]6 x. G# a# w* {
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
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# ]& O( r: ?9 z2 M3 z4 e" }Allied Ships
( X' G5 f5 G7 Y- {AP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 m% B" e; e. s0 mAVD Hulbert" _1 I2 I R' t3 r
AP President Coolidge0 N0 Q0 U2 k0 l3 b' G0 D
AP Crescent City/ X, i# E4 O/ H0 Q6 O- F
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* M8 n2 K: V$ X( f7 C整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋
. T/ ?$ i* d; Y3 y- y4 AGround combat at Pago Pago9 N) K) M) X e( U: W
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Allied Shock attack3 j4 t$ r5 n: O9 m; C# t0 P
: [' m2 Y. n" F( j4 H% h1 YAttacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248- M6 J+ }5 f5 j
/ J/ M$ w5 ~, N' b9 Z4 G0 rDefending 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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Japanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7
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Allied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0) ' A) x2 V8 _5 `! y& F% K6 j
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Allied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:
! n, P0 @5 T7 g+ j3 b4 W111 casualties reported
) o- }+ F: U5 v9 BGuns lost 2
c6 \' }5 m/ m( ?# V
: ^, A+ s0 Y6 ?3 S; ], N( V1 `Allied ground losses:
+ j5 P0 c3 Z* w6 h0 b5 t18 casualties reported
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{5 e) @8 A8 X: y6 qAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/05/42
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Day Air attack on TF at 101,112) ~- c+ a9 ^9 B, G* d( X
6 D* z/ {# P) c2 s8 i% KJapanese aircraft3 F& i6 `8 |/ Y& A
G4M1 Betty x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses! P- H$ a* t0 ^
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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4 p8 K' @1 v# A3 s9 @. f! [3 H9 yAllied Ships1 } j1 J0 d9 t5 o( k" ~
DD Grayson
{( K& X# K( I% p; J1 B- ?# sAK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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4 v- X6 l& N& ^三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营
) K0 u7 T; m! XGround combat at Kunming
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$ d6 N3 E7 e4 d7 o% r hAllied Shock attack: V% z% \0 ?& t& N9 L& }
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Attacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 292
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$ o8 `$ }( i0 P: \' n( ZDefending force 1238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29+ A! G& W7 k3 W9 R
( C+ M+ x) [; T. H. aAllied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470
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Japanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1
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) d( b- q4 P5 o VAllied assault odds: 470 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:& a$ V- B4 H/ E
89 casualties reported; T( E& Q2 ?* x9 p3 F
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!) V# D5 J: U$ u- b s3 s6 U3 F
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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2 L6 _" P3 z8 E
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.
, p; z3 S3 \7 s# X" z- e: ZJapanese Ships
7 X. n! f- Z. x# p/ C; |MSW Tama Maru #2
W$ X- [' R( o6 nMSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
8 a1 N1 S x9 Z, rMSW Noshiro Maru #2
6 V" T' z! R$ H4 T% l8 O4 @MSW Hagoromo Maru# O" a: i% H9 `+ }, Z
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,1108 I* Z7 ]. w' m& D
7 V, z/ P7 t& ~; i) ^! ?Japanese aircraft
% g/ v% p2 Q! \0 kG4M1 Betty x 316 }& p" I% E9 e# U% w- D
1 E) H6 e1 i @: b2 B# q& W4 b. GJapanese aircraft losses
! p* L5 \2 t: ] K. n" z Z! WG4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
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Allied Ships
( B) q8 m6 r& M. h# v9 gAK Robert Morris0 f; J3 N* g( J0 e
AK Empire Selwyn* {0 h$ U% P9 s! L
AK Empire Heath
6 S: I1 f, N9 s4 tAK Steel Mariner
5 @, |% s1 s' {3 P+ J) pAK Californian, Torpedo hits 1; t* v7 }, W; W" q/ B" H5 n! }
DD Gwin3 x$ f, r9 T5 w! x* p( ]' S
AK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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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- A2 v! o5 t* W- b: c9 U
Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110$ _; |/ m }7 l% n+ d, i
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Japanese Ships
0 P8 V1 `; f2 ]) {7 U3 N) XCL Kiso, Shell hits 2# d! t, G- ]$ [7 J$ @4 o C& U
DD Ikazuchi) c# m6 u" o4 }! ~5 C* N/ i
DD Yuzuki: e# }2 g: H5 b9 ?& F8 D5 p( ?, i
DD Matsukaze* P8 e( ?3 h5 N0 s9 z& S0 M
DD Shiokaze% Y8 E! S9 E5 R; v7 f1 Q
DD Nokaze
5 [# p( A9 A1 vDD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire( ^: u% }% B5 w L6 _+ C D# Y
DD Chidori, Shell hits 1. \: P# O1 y. U2 }
DD Manazuru; {- F% a0 [4 e; K8 T. i0 q
DD Tomozuru
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Allied Ships/ y1 X) ]8 R8 L
DD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
; U5 E* }+ u, m( F ]AK Demodocus, Shell hits 1
" R$ h& @# ?2 c& q7 a% e5 W9 UAK Diomed
% |$ ^+ f$ a; a( K+ \AK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; U4 d$ h8 v& T2 h- o8 y2 C* WAK Carolinian
$ b! I- I7 c ]4 j0 \6 O4 iAK Dakotan: D7 H$ d% Y" i$ u& L+ Y
AK Georgian
+ M T# w) y$ k* rAK Iowan5 O9 `: G0 j6 }$ p% ^, J$ N
AK Kansan
) @: |1 V* k3 m7 X3 ]' sAK Missourian
: S, v, {! \9 t; \5 dAK Nevadan1 k1 q$ `' u/ E2 a; N" m
AK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 1
/ M( o; p6 R7 n& sAK Challenger3 j5 U5 J$ D, H9 j
AK Atlantic
5 x. g7 h9 o* D) `% R( IAK Lancaster7 a6 L% c U8 V. u) f/ }
AK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 ?) g, i: U" v$ ~3 J2 |AK Santa Rita3 v( t h7 m4 \0 O' G" j
AK Irenee Du Pont
$ R) O( ]8 W1 m2 j9 B6 YAK Atlanta City; r) P8 b3 P0 ^" o, j! ]( d( b- ?
AK Mobile City/ C0 y: V" X, V9 [
AK Steel Age: n% @' [, B4 C& g! x! J
AK Steel Mariner
O! r v O3 qAK Steel Scientist: u- T4 ~" N" O, S
AK Steel Worker& r8 w9 h' M j# H) B+ [
AK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage
& {9 h5 w; e, c2 A* aAK Harry Luckenbach5 Q" b6 r) R9 i$ ^+ `6 a/ c
AK Lewis Luckenbach; [& H" z: {% u
AK Mathew Luckenbach
' O( R; _- H+ {+ w; NAK Kailua
& ?' h% r7 K6 o7 k- H% eAK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire2 [$ v" X% H7 h: t! O
AK Benjamin Franklin
: ~6 Y0 Y7 O, F: SAK Edgar Allan Poe
! B0 ?0 v/ K3 P$ G: X p' VAK John Adams
! x [& W9 R( t! _. qAK John C. Fremont
+ [. f+ a7 e! D% U$ E# dAK John Hart% v/ u* n" j9 W4 C& M
AK Robert Morris5 f4 H- B0 p7 M/ Y% I5 y. {
AK Empire Rainbow
# x; x( ]0 g$ CAK Empire Selwyn
2 R% j' s( o) H7 V0 m" lAK Empire Heath* J/ w% I2 M9 ^3 B6 s) v
AK Empire Eagle
! }$ r" E6 F- C. u# s4 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。9 w+ K0 I. N2 p; x- e* G
Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77% `; n& g U* R' y
$ T9 m: i) G! D5 HJapanese aircraft! x/ Y7 p, R' o* l
A6M2 Zero x 738 z& z5 z. h O2 e
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 33
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Allied aircraft
1 g5 \ |; Q+ n4 A HB-17E Fortress x 101- B" P, B5 f; X$ m4 `. R
B-24D Liberator x 41
3 h' ^- s, y- ~. e) s. ]; s7 W" ^$ h( b+ D8 s2 ?3 w
Japanese aircraft losses7 ^0 Q) p) v/ L' k* z6 C
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged7 t3 I2 B9 u% D& }& ~
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
6 N2 c3 o& I3 Y7 P) Z, [0 Y
/ d* L' R2 F5 ?1 MAllied aircraft losses
/ \4 W3 A3 n2 E U8 L3 K- C4 h) \B-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed; z" }3 F/ `7 S, K+ {
5 P4 v. n0 c- ~Japanese ground losses:# D8 p6 P4 H5 J7 T; G
30 casualties reported- G. Z1 n5 t+ p, g) U2 B
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Airbase hits 1
* ]3 ? q+ h0 n7 p. EAirbase supply hits 1' @) ^' D7 ~) z
Runway hits 52 a- ~; Y- Y3 N9 D% N% M/ N/ A/ G
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8 k2 P+ G! Q2 z. j" TDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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3 t9 J, ^5 _& E2 s, H- h. a0 Z5 r! ~Japanese aircraft @+ y4 K: s9 A
A6M2 Zero x 47 t4 w$ Z! _. d0 y
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 16! f& a" v! ? y4 t/ t
* I$ m- }* T. ~8 ^8 O1 p1 H- ?" T) xAllied aircraft
* g- w8 {4 e2 E/ \: [B-17E Fortress x 88; G. H$ j6 H# S
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Japanese aircraft losses S8 n% B; b! a4 C9 h% p4 J1 j
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged4 ~- V! X, o1 v- }/ Y
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed7 J. Y' i) |% N3 f
* d2 Z. M7 f1 ^8 k6 m0 `$ sJapanese ground losses:
n2 F1 M) M) [; k; Q% Z# \38 casualties reported
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0 ~% m) B0 X) m0 M4 AAirbase hits 1. {$ p$ L" e: x2 y
Runway hits 184 o2 `- ^5 [7 v1 k: Y
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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。- ~, u, U' W0 Y3 P) P
Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110) q2 T1 e2 J( ~, e$ T+ R
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Japanese aircraft
0 F2 d" [7 j- [* ~G3M Nell x 26
$ }' k% i) a( k) |& N. F2 tG4M1 Betty x 26
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Japanese aircraft losses: a: U& [0 K4 X" l( H0 u
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged; N4 D9 v# b9 [& z3 S: a2 s; q
5 l5 U1 ^9 a; L* v- f, BAllied Ships
: O6 X8 V6 R6 i1 f- G; r0 F) GAK Steel Worker
& g& Y8 ~6 J( X5 E( ?1 yAK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage% t' O3 ?7 q: @4 A- g( X
AK Steel Scientist5 u: x* q, _- o. Y1 I
AK Atlanta City9 H2 Y+ `& g9 E0 `1 A
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 `# C' z& e' `; x1 WAK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
! b" O3 n& D4 E. x2 f6 vAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1
3 `% e: A0 j0 a7 mAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 V: }7 A' }+ C- X/ [: s* g3 mAK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 X9 g7 ]7 W4 D* R
AK Edgar Allan Poe
% G, P" u4 t% N" D/ Z7 kAK Mobile City
- H& E8 e s& g2 h+ DAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" E6 ^; q' a8 {- J4 S+ B* bAK John Adams
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7 a: s/ W# P6 V6 `2 D! 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. C' w( l9 B# Q' g4 `9 v! ?
Ground combat at 45,313 y, L' P% N: d9 z+ N
" c! d3 M/ p% v) m: N* b tJapanese Shock attack; ?: l2 Q: |; B n) I( v
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Attacking force 119925 troops, 1386 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 2271
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2 `6 G; [& t# @" T* b# WDefending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16582 T( S! a0 S) m
) h) i$ k+ p/ H- O9 V% a* AJapanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637 ' b& u! h- [# H) K& a- J" D
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Allied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91
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0 G! D! t- `/ Y2 z; W0 wJapanese assault odds: 50 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
4 Y1 I& e/ u K$ u" T- T3 f1647 casualties reported* M% v. C0 h2 e( Q5 S
Guns lost 114
; a% y" i9 b) A @+ Q( {9 |2 LVehicles lost 2' l* o6 m8 M8 Y: q
% P+ ~/ W; a4 ?Allied ground losses:, W) I+ D+ z) ^
1377 casualties reported
( f" l5 N9 S* @4 X+ J" Q: i- QGuns lost 5
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Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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4 C. B- {8 j1 O" x9 _AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/09/42
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8 a) y. d/ B h( i4 IDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,772 o6 H/ y& s4 V5 \
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Japanese aircraft, A' a6 w# d* L) K2 M( L- M7 a
A6M2 Zero x 64& C, |1 r+ O& z
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 32
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Allied aircraft- l( ^) D5 E5 x
B-17E Fortress x 82
0 {* j3 ]3 K" }8 K3 a! x2 `& z& `
2 U& ~8 f% y2 d, S( ]Japanese aircraft losses7 F" C! b* {( H
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged
, v! O7 x9 N' ?* {& Y+ LKi-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged+ F6 j, q# b7 v6 F! }
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Japanese ground losses:; O) f/ }6 X6 X
156 casualties reported" P2 \% Y7 _" R/ p3 R
$ I9 d+ \, q( T9 D
Airbase hits 1
4 Y4 q6 ?: E; j3 G$ I7 _Runway hits 19
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Day Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,109
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! V C8 Q5 g! y# AJapanese aircraft$ W- w4 a8 `8 q
G3M Nell x 24
7 E2 e: A3 K% \- ^- yG4M1 Betty x 48
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No Japanese losses' L2 R: J5 `4 l8 L9 r5 Z6 m
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Allied Ships
+ I% R" C3 Z; ]AK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 {# b; \6 \& m8 rAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. r& |6 r7 Y/ Z: O& T" ]' kAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage. u6 l/ Z9 N* @/ s" M* J
AK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
" ?4 A7 w0 C- d8 k' ?5 q4 HAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Sub attack at 99,109
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Japanese Ships
) l: u D1 R( i0 Z: h5 lSS I-1736 _$ g, m4 H4 O$ q7 ^0 w
9 a/ ?6 H( _% Y, l$ C/ C
Allied Ships% F# c N! |0 q. p# y+ x
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: X, i) R+ r0 x- m4 g2 i8 Q z
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# R$ f X* c- a* L) jNight Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,109
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* ?8 r- ^ U3 kJapanese Ships
# s: k5 e! x) h! K: S! ZCA Chikuma
/ A$ w! {4 p0 |7 ACL Kuma
4 @! O+ J. {% k1 n' m2 nCL Tama
% \1 y0 T2 K8 n) H$ H+ PDD Akebono# z2 h6 L2 C7 P6 X" c
DD Kikuzuki
& p9 V! V, j- S: c- Y7 _7 U) BDD Okikaze
1 ^- X7 M4 E5 R x6 A7 BDD Namikaze
+ N# Z5 _$ M" O% T& m/ a3 L7 p" [' ZDD Hatsukari7 u5 \# a3 {) v6 ?9 d0 |5 s/ z
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Allied Ships
# G( ?8 x, b6 p! \# x3 g$ gAK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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1 |" ]3 J- f8 L& lSub attack at 100,109
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! y( \; t j! Y/ ]& g# H5 YJapanese Ships
. x9 [! E0 M6 C3 o4 CSS I-168
1 x# `+ x( x: ~9 ?
2 I! Z. N- S Y! Q! H; [Allied Ships
! G, V# b- q7 l8 ^% xAK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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8 M& y0 T- E8 @3 G! dDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77* K; l- p3 A, Q( `
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Japanese aircraft
! d- p- Z; X0 ]+ zA6M2 Zero x 51) x5 o; [. d6 N
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 48
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Allied aircraft
& r/ V" Y: p, P. D. f5 ?# ZB-17E Fortress x 78
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Japanese aircraft losses. X% I n. x- j; R( m
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
: [4 U9 W. C l r( G8 H! cKi-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged# [+ R7 q4 d9 Y, ]. n
" w9 W1 g+ ^0 P7 TJapanese ground losses:
! m0 M* S; J( g/ I, w1 [307 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 50 \9 u' m+ z4 f" f( p8 P
Airbase supply hits 3
& P7 e6 c% X" M, C9 O% ERunway hits 23
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77) k5 ^7 j8 b% c* w
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Japanese aircraft
; L& ^9 c# L4 I+ [8 \, F% Q8 E/ SA6M2 Zero x 51( K3 M* I( p; o4 Z
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 481 {+ \9 ~2 a( T7 R( m
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Allied aircraft1 z; I) A0 D( g( r9 N, I
B-17E Fortress x 88
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$ i6 z: X$ F. ?9 |" ^Japanese aircraft losses$ G! p3 E* h5 w; N4 T
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged7 ]; n3 O- g5 i, o
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged* q7 e. j" C8 K- {1 r9 \. G: Z+ ^
, A4 l" h8 a) K( ^Japanese ground losses:
2 U- i+ e/ A- z2 L) o" s9 H177 casualties reported
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( V1 J" r- w& ~Airbase hits 2- o8 w+ r/ X, b3 q" Z- `
Airbase supply hits 2
6 v, X; |) u6 Q! BRunway hits 20
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1 B3 L6 k; T9 g" O3 v% }Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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G4M1 Betty x 11! U: R# g8 r2 m( J8 ~" }9 M @
4 g$ T! E" c. o! G9 F( R b* lJapanese aircraft losses1 v1 y/ G- y$ I+ H& p, [, {" s
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged' X3 N( p/ F4 b4 d n7 J
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Allied Ships) L3 S }* L3 ~6 V
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, I! m8 U) t: h7 D( Z4 |+ K3 j1 o! J
AK Georgian, heavy damage |