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TF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,110
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2 Y {6 n$ Z) v/ d; e) b- TDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110, n' R$ [% l5 m1 p: ?$ r
8 z: I4 l8 B: wJapanese aircraft
}1 N8 [7 p0 \9 J: L) gG3M Nell x 16
8 N, j8 }0 f" r5 |# Z" c$ `( AG4M1 Betty x 22' m ]- ]& i! o/ O2 _; Y
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Japanese aircraft losses8 X( {" r2 D' ^) f* p' M
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
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. D, v1 n; W3 v0 P5 O3 VAllied Ships
. {9 J; t' Q9 Q3 ?' TAP Crescent City8 @: I9 D5 Q2 e* _$ u
DD King c" W' p5 j. U3 c1 T6 h
AP St. Mihel& u B. a5 ` l: G% E2 W( P
AP Hugh L. Scott# S$ n u7 B6 h- x
DD Gilmer
2 c- W3 O$ J( y: b- |/ D: vAP W.A. Holbrook+ @- b: x9 ~" |4 E+ n% @
AP Bloemfontrin% N& |) G1 U$ v: U/ O9 e+ H, i
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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1 y, \5 \- Y0 Q( ]+ ^Japanese aircraft6 i0 C }1 K3 O& {
G3M Nell x 8' Z; T& u" Y0 F, R6 _2 c' p6 z
G4M1 Betty x 9! @( I# e3 ]/ c C$ p2 A g! [( V9 V
! [8 h8 d, ]7 r' p8 C& F! b0 EJapanese aircraft losses6 t# P9 z% C6 a N3 E
G3M Nell: 2 damaged
! X" w5 L4 }) t9 iG4M1 Betty: 2 damaged# P' J8 c5 c* s; I! F# U& K+ [1 q# k
I# \# |8 ]' ^; _( v( ?! s; zAllied Ships1 h( ^! F, f8 o6 }( b; U+ ~( I* i7 B
AP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ [$ \+ Z# F2 F0 b& \
AVD Hulbert
. L8 N* w C( e$ a$ \3 a( DAP President Coolidge# e8 W" a# `$ U6 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
/ G9 l5 `+ \# R T0 o7 gGround combat at Pago Pago
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9 @+ a$ |3 z5 Q9 U% [- CAllied Shock attack
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Attacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248
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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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) ~: f# N- L: C5 x" l9 hJapanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7
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* b7 \% c+ y! W9 k2 E( L& a0 tAllied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!
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7 z5 E# L2 E8 NJapanese ground losses:/ o8 D: T S! F4 W# P3 @
111 casualties reported
6 j9 [" E; q2 v* ~Guns lost 2- Y, \& z. A# k! T. _/ R
5 r ]7 I. X$ g3 g. j {
Allied ground losses:1 z: X+ e4 I0 M* V3 a
18 casualties reported
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. }. N2 \6 F$ g _; X" ]Day Air attack on TF at 101,112
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\" |8 }! O. Q7 Z* \Japanese aircraft
. x, b: t4 w: g. I- Q) xG4M1 Betty x 15
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# ?$ t( z8 j5 r' ^Japanese aircraft losses0 S Y* l* i- m
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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2 L8 X2 V. z6 |* XAllied Ships
5 b6 G' q1 H6 S0 x! xDD Grayson2 C# u3 u( x% F. t
AK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 D+ n; t' v. l$ F* S* i' U* d8 }
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. p: K0 N1 Q( d/ F: r" g三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营& k1 X: q! J# X
Ground combat at Kunming
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) z, E X5 M7 J* c6 @Allied Shock attack5 B2 A8 z6 B' `3 t0 T
* o B" ]) }, |$ \Attacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2924 H) g2 _3 v% Y
% r7 N( V( z& b5 yDefending 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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Japanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1
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. t) U' x6 _8 G8 iAllied assault odds: 470 to 1 , t% K6 k1 E3 a7 d2 P, u4 S: y7 y
0 |6 f% l) `: {. Q' L2 q" h
Japanese ground losses:
. e6 f9 ]$ J1 F; y6 C! N4 f9 _89 casualties reported& g: ^8 e# m `* ~9 y
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!& @+ N* d2 L* w7 h* ^: a6 B1 o/ X
0 ~2 y6 P' v+ z* R; | s
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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, u& Z+ H3 G4 T) Z
TF 44 encounters mine field at Norfolk Island (60,119) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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" W0 Z* u3 A" X6 t8 X5 S26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
, |, E' V7 I' L4 m$ y0 B- ^& nJapanese Ships- g2 ]' S+ ^$ ~5 [( C; {; L, V
MSW Tama Maru #2
4 G& M% l" ~! G) v& [$ ~& m. R9 [MSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
" f. s# u. a9 t( i6 YMSW Noshiro Maru #2
- d1 o: P T7 e0 w v( c9 ?8 cMSW Hagoromo Maru' t7 Z1 q7 z/ F* J v! g
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( u" Z+ m$ k! v7 v S9 ^( yDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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) e1 ~0 I. p- d: S) z4 N* rG4M1 Betty x 31( ?0 f1 `0 l f
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Japanese aircraft losses2 z* w9 ]2 g3 ^1 g6 Z
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
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Allied Ships
: O$ o0 M; P, U' l: E' z+ h5 |) SAK Robert Morris
' ?) R4 s5 |& r$ WAK Empire Selwyn
* u V! K2 B% U8 ~- b7 X. X* LAK Empire Heath( W6 e# D5 M1 C
AK Steel Mariner0 G) f3 @$ F! N$ J6 V
AK Californian, Torpedo hits 1" F" I' ?3 F# L: |2 }: E- j- H; r/ Z5 n
DD Gwin% ]( d2 v. c0 k3 P+ y6 ~/ G8 R2 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" v* z3 D; c( s
Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110, w( h5 l" q/ h, m. m) x6 k
, b4 F! z% H% P+ a! d( WJapanese Ships
1 ~4 {4 g* w) y. \CL Kiso, Shell hits 2- Q( N4 s8 W- A/ g, P
DD Ikazuchi
- q, H. d! a1 e) Y0 IDD Yuzuki$ v" S5 k, E$ L
DD Matsukaze1 X' f; L- o) E
DD Shiokaze9 a( L/ ~- d0 e) X5 ^
DD Nokaze6 ~& S& t6 Y/ R, }2 a3 }$ n' b( F
DD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 k& p* e w* T8 kDD Chidori, Shell hits 1' O1 s9 Y& D2 Z7 [" d
DD Manazuru
7 \2 F1 N" E N$ Q1 R* u5 kDD Tomozuru0 R+ U, J( M9 I6 }8 k# c
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Allied Ships
# k( c& \* R3 ADD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
: L2 `+ M7 z. o- RAK Demodocus, Shell hits 1 W6 `4 K3 Q% A# `8 L8 Y2 ?$ h
AK Diomed5 ~# E3 W3 o/ E8 R q) s
AK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 _ T0 r# a2 k( Z" y" T9 n
AK Carolinian
% H" u- p5 o8 k# FAK Dakotan
9 V+ u8 @ A1 ^% \AK Georgian
* U& j9 Q! [* Z% P, GAK Iowan
& l0 Q. w! P' ?- }. d. }AK Kansan, w3 g& ]) ^, O, T. N# B6 l% U) e
AK Missourian& A) N3 m% D' h( `. d% P8 i
AK Nevadan# r" ^# ?$ }" O# s
AK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 1
$ |/ S$ k3 t* jAK Challenger
/ \- U3 j# H0 z3 PAK Atlantic
- r$ v! A" ^1 d& wAK Lancaster2 F3 R3 F" X4 _1 d
AK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) ^. O5 |$ ], O* ~0 vAK Santa Rita& |7 H9 E4 R) z; y* W
AK Irenee Du Pont# q1 x' D: g& U8 f% ]: a
AK Atlanta City2 }. I5 H9 ?" e( u7 @ h- t1 m
AK Mobile City
, }$ Z% R. y: \6 K+ \/ nAK Steel Age
2 P$ \$ b- C5 }8 V; Y2 sAK Steel Mariner- p9 b% G$ H: N; T
AK Steel Scientist
3 j# D2 q! j3 ]4 yAK Steel Worker
0 }! z1 D& D1 Q1 D* G+ ^& tAK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage
4 f x4 A( M- SAK Harry Luckenbach' |3 s: N' h+ B$ E
AK Lewis Luckenbach
, q, I- q9 e, `: }AK Mathew Luckenbach% Q, D1 s& i0 W, K, R! P5 d
AK Kailua N5 z7 m$ V& y9 Q/ d
AK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire
p- |: c' W! Q; N, z' X# e0 w4 jAK Benjamin Franklin, q* [8 r6 F' z/ N/ e; a+ n
AK Edgar Allan Poe
0 ^8 U& m' ^% F/ n; }2 ~AK John Adams
! n g9 s! |' uAK John C. Fremont; Y1 Z, ]: ?- P2 p8 D
AK John Hart, C( H- r+ _+ V
AK Robert Morris
* d9 c6 A7 x; q, l1 fAK Empire Rainbow
# f: o: _! ]* S# k: uAK Empire Selwyn) q/ a. q. Y5 [4 j9 V9 [, u
AK Empire Heath8 S% f/ }3 m0 @6 z( N- |
AK Empire Eagle
( P- h: ]' Z' ^7 CAK Malda: ^6 x% E; T# R( m- [7 T
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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。
t* ]! Z# N6 ?2 HDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,775 }1 T1 O2 H4 C* w" U
) h' p. l2 I: G* oJapanese aircraft. S4 |9 C; t2 K
A6M2 Zero x 73
0 z/ w, N2 V: e' W' d9 } hKi-61 KAIc Tony x 33 e. f6 k: c& u$ R' p
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Allied aircraft
/ O& K7 `; S& ^3 T, zB-17E Fortress x 101+ @; t6 j1 ^4 Q7 Q4 _
B-24D Liberator x 41) s W( m% n% ^" }9 \+ G
4 T2 b- J% T& v1 @2 _. A0 V7 K9 E
Japanese aircraft losses
* s* Y. e2 K% W, lA6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged& F, u/ ~- Z3 ?/ H6 G6 Z; u$ I
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged. [/ ?2 y& O8 a1 ~
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Allied aircraft losses% b2 A6 T8 }2 i$ e
B-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed
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5 h- x. n) N( S S2 L% I& }1 lJapanese ground losses:
9 l/ S3 J6 g# _! c' Z30 casualties reported4 a/ ]* Z! n0 b9 b. e
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Airbase hits 1
- |% s7 |- w; g6 \$ T1 tAirbase supply hits 1" O& x" M8 R4 a- i, a
Runway hits 5
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77. d( Z$ Y' C1 u" z _- S/ z( Y& w/ g
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Japanese aircraft" s' K/ k: E: Z3 e
A6M2 Zero x 47- N. G6 m' O+ M, J+ Q
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 16
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Allied aircraft- L. l9 C8 J7 U7 y ?
B-17E Fortress x 887 f4 Y9 q/ ^7 y, r
1 h& n+ x( p+ X6 Q
Japanese aircraft losses1 e2 u0 V6 S3 Q0 h4 r( X
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged
" O& M6 g# b& M+ ~/ r% aKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed/ T* E3 C& m9 S
8 l- [2 b5 C7 j, R* f# bJapanese ground losses:' H; m. K( ^ Y" J7 O( s
38 casualties reported# ]4 g' Z$ P# ], Y: j, v
9 z9 j# |! G- r# |! ~6 e" lAirbase hits 1( Q! j; A- a! y5 ~3 z
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。- L1 V% r' L% ?
Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft
+ V3 @+ R- D% N2 K# Y/ K5 h+ CG3M Nell x 266 \' Q7 i, ]. {* p1 w
G4M1 Betty x 269 N4 ]: t" x* l; ~2 c' @
4 }& a3 `3 G. \- fJapanese aircraft losses7 g2 K, J& i! z) j9 a5 N
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged* |) Z: r9 v( ~ X5 l
* E8 Z& ^4 f9 M6 L& V4 QAllied Ships
4 Q7 [$ I5 w# L5 D# mAK Steel Worker
1 Y* q* |- t/ s$ S* \6 q3 l9 H' uAK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage! y& e7 z7 V: n/ W
AK Steel Scientist
9 A5 r# W+ W$ B9 HAK Atlanta City9 ?5 l7 v! d5 }' T* ~9 E$ `" j" g
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire/ J* D, r& y {# R7 C0 n# {
AK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
; r+ ~* H! ?! g1 G' A* a7 oAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1$ z2 L9 v9 N' w/ B8 A1 X: L1 v
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ K3 e* v- d% r* y! I' xAK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: J6 S% T" D6 J% ^% e" R# F: Q jAK Edgar Allan Poe9 f, M$ ~5 f- t1 l7 C. g6 q' p
AK Mobile City
4 i! N7 \+ F$ v+ AAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, S6 e9 B2 A8 J7 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
& u v, w/ c4 p- B! u8 ?* h7 {Ground combat at 45,31) E( }! g) i0 Q& c
! _8 a5 H6 g* v' M4 {& CJapanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 119925 troops, 1386 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 2271
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9 C* h5 Z+ n7 e' M9 c( ODefending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1658) a2 n$ d7 H$ m9 e; @4 F
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Japanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637 % b) X" k3 [9 T" F/ W! E9 b
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Allied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91 ) ^5 q0 u' c& |+ Y6 F
% e2 N! P0 y9 N8 Z& T: xJapanese assault odds: 50 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
. L! x2 y1 z% s5 Q8 Z7 C; Q1647 casualties reported
& Y( H0 k" c# q; K+ }. XGuns lost 114 C% Q' D3 Y/ u5 b
Vehicles lost 2
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& A& x. w4 t; b7 `4 }& WAllied ground losses:
: j% `" r1 M$ O$ T9 o# m7 c1377 casualties reported& v. x: Z; c, m' A; _3 Y$ T
Guns lost 5$ M9 D: u6 }3 G2 N2 M/ f( S
* h( h z) _- j2 e" V, uDefeated Allied Units Retreating!6 }/ Z2 I' j3 v# i- [9 n
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,776 X, k) c7 Z$ L% c
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Japanese aircraft
! x; c M. \% R/ a3 IA6M2 Zero x 64
8 A8 Y3 l! Y$ o4 H/ BKi-61 KAIc Tony x 327 G7 ^+ ?. m3 l- ^2 x$ f. n
I6 S* I" [7 E2 L1 YAllied aircraft& B5 D6 @$ a; i3 a; r- A) U
B-17E Fortress x 827 B* E( D4 y. p) b. |2 f6 i
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Japanese aircraft losses
* m, T' H6 U! c4 r' aA6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged2 y2 P0 G' k0 H% |
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
* r$ S: y. J9 ~ F156 casualties reported1 c3 w& e6 W$ G4 P0 ^5 q% \
8 x8 q, {% _$ J/ z' F8 e9 @Airbase hits 17 O, K+ f; C, p1 t3 T7 O$ ~# X
Runway hits 19
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% g7 s" I9 g: M: t/ s9 W3 g* eDay Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,109
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' x/ A! H- u9 Z6 M# SJapanese aircraft; t% e, c$ [% b& s9 g( Q
G3M Nell x 24
' P2 k8 q: [7 ^7 W) F7 Z+ yG4M1 Betty x 483 [4 k7 X! V, f% C0 U
3 H8 A$ A) [: L T+ u- lNo Japanese losses% S8 I4 y2 N( a4 |7 L. a: W
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AK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 n; B8 F- [9 I7 L6 V7 V8 ^: V, ~# @
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 e" E4 e& W4 k0 ?) [, ]AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
& }8 @. |- u% ?: N5 JAK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage7 o# Q) q2 d7 L. G ^: f
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage# e( D t4 U8 w" A9 X
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a7 o( r; H uSub attack at 99,109
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% _5 X# S, {4 i/ L' e' y1 o# FJapanese Ships
5 K8 k+ T# h' K) DSS I-1739 y& n+ D5 X9 T, }% O) ^( S
6 k! h$ Y' i$ I) G XAllied Ships/ T$ s6 r6 [. W! G. ^ }% F0 f) b
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- d: \% k. }7 d+ e
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,109# [2 g9 M9 J0 C9 H/ Y) A1 ^
0 `. j! a9 g/ S, U2 O6 YJapanese Ships
7 b. W7 \3 W4 j$ _) H4 jCA Chikuma
" H4 d& a. i. P' [9 eCL Kuma
3 w& h) N: R0 _4 yCL Tama. K, q9 }8 S* O# ]1 w
DD Akebono
1 u# [( \$ r g3 A& T+ m) ?DD Kikuzuki
V9 L1 }# M3 _3 u( {5 [5 HDD Okikaze
0 t1 @5 @/ U/ ]+ M2 f7 ~5 QDD Namikaze
) j7 A" y' l5 q B$ D# O; _ g) jDD Hatsukari3 P( g' ~: O8 ]: @: d
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Allied Ships1 M Y$ W% U6 b" J5 M: K5 A. o
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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: o5 M* Q$ w: P2 c" j! e+ GSub attack at 100,1093 |4 \7 B g5 q' \" Y8 e
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Japanese Ships7 }( l: d Y% p7 } b/ u( q
SS I-1685 u8 \, |) j+ ?
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Allied Ships
% P& z {( \( O) yAK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# G- X- f% s9 o
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; D* X6 j, ^3 KDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,770 o0 i5 b2 L5 F0 {3 q) T6 e
( S$ ^8 D0 I! E3 Y" J5 @$ nJapanese aircraft! }# V p4 r" s. J, E
A6M2 Zero x 51
, ]1 G( t, ~. A+ z+ O0 bKi-61 KAIc Tony x 48
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+ ]. s8 ]8 T5 }* `8 W% xAllied aircraft. e% C7 M7 O) D. _ o K
B-17E Fortress x 78
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Japanese aircraft losses# z/ ?3 M. d$ Q2 J. f5 T
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged0 Q- V0 ^) m7 }/ b
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged
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$ a0 D' ~( J- f3 c" p) gJapanese ground losses: e! {6 H( `' E/ K& p- ~9 L8 ~
307 casualties reported
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* K- D5 o. g$ L4 hAirbase hits 5
) y- Y9 t9 {" a1 e% h8 j* T ~" O' cAirbase supply hits 3" ^1 s* q& @0 B4 Y
Runway hits 23
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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9 |1 s4 }4 D0 c, U& T- b5 TJapanese aircraft
: R) `0 K/ n1 A2 _/ H+ jA6M2 Zero x 51
: Q1 N3 |% {; Z* |5 f, q/ PKi-61 KAIc Tony x 48
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* S+ v. V! Z: {/ P3 hAllied aircraft' A: T" E) e& K" E8 g
B-17E Fortress x 88
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ c2 W" d- [8 h5 z0 C6 yA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged3 m/ C3 D$ i* P0 R6 I$ L$ c! Q: O0 F
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:- y4 n, ?. o! ?* U# O. U5 w
177 casualties reported' x% ^2 q. N4 D+ X% P$ w. P
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Airbase hits 2
, j& y" Z5 J% W8 |5 K% vAirbase supply hits 2( o. U$ ~, ~- h
Runway hits 20
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( J7 u) `& A4 G, p* g, V7 cDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,1105 @% S$ Z/ A- ~! C
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G4M1 Betty x 11/ u1 q% h4 _, H. u1 e
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Japanese aircraft losses* ?% M) ` G2 b2 B: k' H' r" ], f7 g
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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6 f' f! q: }+ V6 j6 E8 CAllied Ships
2 r3 J1 v: |4 z6 S. R2 UAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. d& |$ f7 G5 e# u7 m, {9 `
AK Georgian, heavy damage |