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TF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,110
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Allied ground losses:! q0 t# ^( i- T g
128 casualties reported+ E; t) ]0 q. i7 }/ V) V+ Z
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- j- t& h& h1 E8 b0 B4 vDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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# Z* q: ~$ ^& QJapanese aircraft( Q4 K8 Y' y6 T L; v# V
G3M Nell x 16' [3 c9 M B8 e# i k! m9 i
G4M1 Betty x 22. ?) E5 |" p+ a+ b2 D0 W5 O
2 z: M, M1 s1 I3 C& T
Japanese aircraft losses2 @; T( \9 w8 \& p! d
G3M Nell: 1 damaged/ X% C s; ^3 R$ p8 ? ?
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Allied Ships
3 c1 P9 r! H- ^) v. h' _& R7 z4 IAP Crescent City
5 Y) A2 N5 h; H; R+ jDD King3 q' B# X! w$ ]" M6 K
AP St. Mihel
4 u8 R& v: S: p( }. T- L7 vAP Hugh L. Scott
: Y" I, S4 n! G6 g6 g6 oDD Gilmer, u0 u% V! n x
AP W.A. Holbrook1 J: H9 C& {% Q1 F
AP Bloemfontrin( t; a% j y3 t0 u5 p9 \
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$ M# {! k( k# w; v: i8 m2 PDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,1105 F A4 g& n6 \1 ^6 @% r
! E* @& O9 K* Z: l1 ]# z: vJapanese aircraft! x9 g3 N u( y& z) x% Z' I, }
G3M Nell x 82 X* o, o: }+ }$ m4 D8 C: X+ y+ X
G4M1 Betty x 9- w: j3 q* W& J! N" M
n% e1 o6 a! `& n1 \Japanese aircraft losses$ `$ t) v- v1 F8 `) e {
G3M Nell: 2 damaged( h# _, g' m, d9 y* H) T _7 H
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged; d2 a* S" u% x2 c& O+ q, M
$ y3 H+ Z- E" W7 k* IAllied Ships
) ?8 f4 A' Z" y4 j5 H JAP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% A& L+ [- z' e- k
AVD Hulbert" |) U7 K+ ]2 X& o" A
AP President Coolidge# o1 P# `; G$ \
AP Crescent City% E# ]6 d, R9 u" T6 c, L. N
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+ e9 u) p( A B8 \整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋+ ~/ s I+ u' \
Ground combat at Pago Pago7 O- N- m6 I) B" u2 x( n- k
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Allied 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 = 565 O4 S, n* M3 ~# j3 l6 ?
" o! V1 c9 n6 e: q' w2 T3 EAllied max assault: 520 - adjusted assault: 242 * r7 \7 C/ F2 i3 E& P* z$ m5 r
0 y" ?+ c' u- U6 N T. j8 CJapanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7 0 n$ e2 p3 L: x, P- t
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Allied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0) 5 I5 i- `* _0 J8 W
2 V( V+ _; D6 d- g
Allied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!! ^& d3 z7 \) W3 _& J( z
+ p% h6 B% B+ NJapanese ground losses:
c4 j7 N% X( J$ y& I111 casualties reported
n) a. r$ h/ r! M/ ^8 E3 U6 OGuns lost 2
0 f: h n0 i$ B3 A" _/ w) h
& w- U5 C: y( WAllied ground losses:6 Q$ F; y/ u6 h% k
18 casualties reported
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2 o4 x& p H/ ^2 K7 R. kAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/05/42
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Day Air attack on TF at 101,112
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6 _: s! X' |3 R6 `8 }7 U [Japanese aircraft" X- {1 N" \; _7 a' d
G4M1 Betty x 15
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2 L* x- y* K x# [# eJapanese aircraft losses
) U Z0 l$ K4 Q( I( h9 kG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
0 o- ]9 Q. i" H. Z' H# P& x+ e" U/ O8 K3 r7 q/ ^' a" k# p' a
Allied Ships
" v, s% l: ]0 qDD Grayson7 c# ] j2 w7 w# L- V
AK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营
# u; T0 T9 m' D; T0 Q: w& IGround combat at Kunming
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8 W5 `# @$ F9 [' e5 XAllied Shock attack" H6 S* m$ C7 I( I& }% v6 b
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Attacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 292" C& X) q5 d$ l5 m$ T# U
- a+ {. ^% d" L0 Z+ V+ UDefending force 1238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29
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Allied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470 % ?9 X/ c. P" i
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Japanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1 . p0 A4 E$ ^- \ t6 o
. g4 u7 D: D* [ o. u% \( M! WAllied assault odds: 470 to 1 ! B" w1 S# `: ^) {# E2 }8 T' U
, G" i# A$ Y" `1 y+ e: J" p, AJapanese ground losses:
/ H5 j# y, R/ w% `+ d5 w0 v89 casualties reported
9 E" o! }5 M- ^" Y2 w$ X9 [0 ~8 F
4 T/ P! E' p' S( w5 P# j. Q rDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!
! V% P: l. |- H/ q& T# [# }+ f P x7 y. _4 |" l
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8 A7 r7 q/ X- K8 n日酋妄图清扫诺福克的水雷阵,岸炮立即给于警告
; H. A. G/ ]8 F/ L( c0 ETF 44 encounters mine field at Norfolk Island (60,119) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!6 z) m6 B* i9 p- q3 o1 P
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26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
: t3 x2 d3 b( n1 hJapanese Ships( D# @- x' w Y7 t/ d
MSW Tama Maru #2( G: t6 K% g: v r' d
MSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage* _3 m8 e8 k4 {8 K( n/ U4 m: v
MSW Noshiro Maru #2
- o, i9 W1 ]) {6 z. L4 |MSW Hagoromo Maru
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,1105 [5 [. h+ _; f0 l0 w( ~, p3 w
# c {" M) ?6 A9 a, NJapanese aircraft6 U0 z5 e: Y. H3 ^! }. [
G4M1 Betty x 31
0 x5 h) w8 Y: j
. @7 g* {$ [( g" L' PJapanese aircraft losses' b0 e# V+ g+ x* _" i( G7 Q
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
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2 |( q1 L4 C9 ?Allied Ships
: m; V2 @4 D3 S1 O1 X2 b: ^2 OAK Robert Morris
' d( q# `% g, `6 U; ZAK Empire Selwyn
5 ?7 `0 m- ]8 a9 ^; aAK Empire Heath$ K% C. M3 H& C# A8 L7 }& F
AK Steel Mariner
( \0 i3 N' L+ dAK Californian, Torpedo hits 16 W. |2 X5 r7 B( Q' E
DD Gwin
: r. K1 j" U# P. {2 o4 H( K! ~$ TAK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 z1 c7 Z% {4 z
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. |$ z7 N4 {) }; E9 |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3 c( G3 ?* b! C/ s
Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110( d: w7 @( K4 O7 t
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Japanese Ships& i' s- q: r H# X/ d1 O' T9 D
CL Kiso, Shell hits 2
/ Z D- ]0 o" s- P) hDD Ikazuchi
8 l! P( E7 |$ h9 B6 `+ ?DD Yuzuki
/ |& E* ]) b5 U% Z% s' m1 bDD Matsukaze
1 o% q9 q$ ~, ~DD Shiokaze
: l5 |6 ]- h O7 K4 LDD Nokaze4 o- W% o. u4 [
DD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire' t0 G' J$ i6 `) n
DD Chidori, Shell hits 1
# c4 E6 }+ e6 ~DD Manazuru
4 m& x9 ]0 D* Y1 Y! [ mDD Tomozuru- c$ G" p" v1 A( h0 j! T6 Q6 _( X$ M" V
4 s! L) o8 f6 ~Allied Ships0 K6 T+ H/ Z7 W
DD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk1 W0 m \4 m" t. u6 D, d0 A+ f" {
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 15 n- k5 X$ b3 Z1 B9 [/ l
AK Diomed
3 L2 s& }3 c+ `) d) hAK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 m* O$ S# A9 H
AK Carolinian k9 k( Z4 r, y5 n7 i0 K
AK Dakotan
( t1 |. V6 [. g' y1 ?AK Georgian7 I* T2 U# ]: j
AK Iowan, v% A2 @) Q6 a" l! O6 k
AK Kansan
) L( a9 r g1 z6 b' dAK Missourian
8 `) d- i" \$ e7 I, P: PAK Nevadan
- {( c m4 A: S6 H, L& t' zAK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 1
. C8 j) H& t- ?2 ?7 | U* eAK Challenger2 I! f# i9 p4 H; W9 G4 X) ~$ k
AK Atlantic
8 R& Y1 r9 ?" o% ]AK Lancaster
2 V1 Z& L6 Z: i/ Z) Q0 `. ~AK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: K; Q8 r4 q" DAK Santa Rita6 l6 k! `3 J1 q7 c
AK Irenee Du Pont, ?# P0 A$ r0 f. Y+ g- `& m
AK Atlanta City. |* p9 t- Y5 p3 N" I8 h
AK Mobile City6 m& ?0 \. o: R* o2 K, W8 ~
AK Steel Age
5 o U+ e, U- G& q1 M9 h1 w& U$ ~, k; bAK Steel Mariner
5 i. W, [- E% k, }* c( p* JAK Steel Scientist& l% r$ R! ?/ \$ f- p
AK Steel Worker$ M6 M* z. V7 P h5 c4 f( a: I k
AK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage/ Z9 D, t" ?& T8 U8 `$ s
AK Harry Luckenbach; B |; Z9 V* |2 w# d
AK Lewis Luckenbach: |6 p" h& P) u
AK Mathew Luckenbach
5 e1 Y+ A! k5 }9 {AK Kailua" y6 }7 t4 F+ V9 @' i, n7 M
AK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire$ I7 C8 q2 D% u) X k
AK Benjamin Franklin" a5 n6 }- T& N* F7 J/ W9 J
AK Edgar Allan Poe5 p9 T, n$ {% y" s! t! `' E
AK John Adams
& e1 e( P- d% n# W' r FAK John C. Fremont
; U" j) F, C5 P$ o+ WAK John Hart
3 n8 z% S4 n& F" J; yAK Robert Morris
# ^/ P* B% T3 D5 \AK Empire Rainbow9 C, {7 i: e" |! q
AK Empire Selwyn
: C& c- W5 R) j2 p( |7 GAK Empire Heath
7 x! ]. k6 m& [0 Q: U/ AAK Empire Eagle
& R& B, X- I9 o- TAK Malda
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5 h" z2 h/ A. B9 G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。
) m/ L# l* \; v8 fDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77- i& d( ^+ m& x/ F* g
* ~% P7 {9 d+ @, `Japanese aircraft
4 t( t6 B. G& U# @' ]4 q2 VA6M2 Zero x 735 j* s: n5 f, i
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 33
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* e& l( y$ i0 H; [Allied aircraft2 K2 t* q3 s7 O$ }2 e, F# j* v
B-17E Fortress x 1017 J9 }& O/ w, j$ w( c
B-24D Liberator x 410 p6 @1 c/ V0 Z7 Z9 x
1 r6 O9 B7 Y L- X: h2 \. oJapanese aircraft losses; R2 {* n# k/ s6 Y
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged
2 g' F- D" d) @+ [Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged, h, O9 m. R, t/ ?3 z0 @
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Allied aircraft losses
+ h3 D- L$ l7 ~6 LB-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed
4 f& G, C+ J O% v) Q
, \" \5 p' X5 \- F( ^Japanese ground losses:, ^ h- @8 M( z1 [% f: l3 y
30 casualties reported
1 r) F' I# h' E4 a3 ~& l( S8 R {+ C
Airbase hits 1& }$ s& X/ U/ U
Airbase supply hits 1* W0 X, {+ N/ v2 h* T7 }" ?
Runway hits 5 J! `3 E s z. M
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77* Z3 A% ^: n+ B+ K+ W# k, G; Q% t
( k- m) F7 r* F, W/ yJapanese aircraft
: Y8 O, y8 t6 y6 |1 J. B. dA6M2 Zero x 47* g% a7 F; v! Z
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 16* N* K0 |# o+ s& u3 Q& R) t
2 s5 ]1 m3 \, ]: y' l
Allied aircraft# Z E2 L4 ] q) ~
B-17E Fortress x 88: r3 q$ X! W" w( k
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 q) |. q! `* Z! ?9 O" _A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged
8 G/ K) c( V& U' [" \Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed1 J7 W% U) _5 M6 \/ z
+ e& a/ X9 x2 [. {- mJapanese ground losses:
% [, q9 \" }6 A/ c* O" ~# g38 casualties reported% v- W' V/ n _4 N# k j _! g
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Airbase hits 1
0 Q) H6 ~$ A& }8 r e) nRunway hits 18+ k: }/ W5 G# [* [- q, Y! V5 z% x
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+ Y5 Y1 [4 z7 n( x0 g$ _& T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。) ^8 H; |7 Y, o
Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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" G; w$ ]) k' u" I( S' ^Japanese aircraft( ]& a" V! S" J0 A" s6 [ [# T \
G3M Nell x 26) X& r. u; q0 M8 y: P+ M; P
G4M1 Betty x 26: T: z, {4 i7 N$ f! a
+ ?, R: U. ?/ R& qJapanese aircraft losses
! {1 @! t7 c" b5 E& E$ a1 FG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged8 ^ T1 q4 |+ w8 C# A
4 J5 X* J1 j, g8 PAllied Ships8 |- i/ [* E7 ?& }3 E
AK Steel Worker
5 k3 z* _; o7 B! v4 ?4 oAK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
" E8 e6 V" o. L, v" \2 k3 HAK Steel Scientist
% t; ]* B0 C. L+ n5 |6 O8 @* SAK Atlanta City+ B& n+ G/ }. Y
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire5 B9 d8 j% T( I+ O n
AK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
8 u$ @: s$ a( C7 W4 eAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1
- {0 M! u! @- PAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire1 d7 D W& D+ E. {$ w7 ?/ t
AK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 q+ w7 y$ |# G* v
AK Edgar Allan Poe" e) c5 \" f* B, g( u& A
AK Mobile City
* ~) K. D* \) U) T' v: rAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ k" R* U; X0 U$ @9 ~% I, SAK 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+ n5 X3 z# h% N4 n5 a* J3 ~' Y
Ground combat at 45,31
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Japanese Shock attack
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% S; l2 n% T' q$ ^! h$ o) BAttacking force 119925 troops, 1386 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 22713 v, C& Q5 c9 m& ]
' \8 f! e6 |( W. x; iDefending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1658
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3 T9 _4 J- j0 h6 HJapanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637 . ^' ^5 |' H$ `4 B' j& B) o6 h3 F
0 y) K1 t( [$ U( _* YAllied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91
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. q% ~% R: Z, q JJapanese assault odds: 50 to 1
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1 [' S5 w+ O3 aJapanese ground losses:
( T5 K2 ?- p* d j- A! C% h- p! e1647 casualties reported
3 p( |/ U2 m) MGuns lost 114* K( z& t W# F& b m
Vehicles lost 24 s y a1 X! Y% F9 [, j0 {
+ }4 P Z3 x1 d
Allied ground losses:3 I9 Y+ {0 t# U! p T" G6 l
1377 casualties reported
% K8 P8 P0 T0 N7 hGuns lost 5# ^" n& ^1 R0 g7 n
' E* o& b# m# M2 s; S; H! zDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,770 ^) _, w3 d' f$ M. C. X* O
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Japanese aircraft
, s# N( C. m* F8 M. Q- jA6M2 Zero x 64" j: x: C. K0 t+ w6 q/ X3 ~
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 32
. H: N" g- h# ?$ \+ C
; T4 J+ t. F0 {' Y* e+ e! c; {; ZAllied aircraft/ o& @# i! N& e( @& l6 Y% e6 F
B-17E Fortress x 82- D. n# x, M8 M/ F. U- d: I
3 j( u0 g+ `" v2 J" S0 f5 \
Japanese aircraft losses4 _9 t- K- K m8 c: z: }
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged3 p* i- _" X$ Y% Z0 F
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
0 [3 w" h( r& ?# E- z+ j( M$ P: k' z) q4 Z
Japanese ground losses:1 Q1 F# M! a" i. j2 w4 p
156 casualties reported4 D* \: L, T& t7 s1 \/ c( g
7 W4 V8 D+ K. R# B- J$ f% KAirbase hits 1
/ k; z4 ]8 V7 m; J* @Runway hits 19
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Day Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,109" s7 J- h: B- Z9 P
5 |. X1 |- U; s4 ZJapanese aircraft
: {) g* b) r& v$ T4 HG3M Nell x 24- W' w, }2 J% Z* a( X j
G4M1 Betty x 482 W9 A5 ], Q+ V, v2 p
/ q9 y" ]2 b/ o$ V
No Japanese losses
9 G- k* F+ h4 }+ O' n
" T' H( Q2 \. p1 u- W/ ~Allied Ships
4 T" S9 e* N2 U% G5 }AK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ e6 @1 {; ~. C/ N* S3 I$ wAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 d0 C8 m+ Y2 T3 m. JAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage$ \5 w* `, n) o; H) c9 l! m
AK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
& Z9 \* _ }( Q9 `& x3 r" xAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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9 {6 r7 j- b8 Y. \7 B/ A- o$ ]& w0 [Sub attack at 99,1091 p( c1 P0 w0 R! B4 i9 k! }4 q
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Japanese Ships7 o6 p) U0 e' m# O7 F) s3 k; O
SS I-173
, B2 F8 t# a& X, F- A( Q# ?3 A$ E2 P
Allied Ships- c l( f8 j2 L+ V
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ J+ L- ?5 o* M% u4 Y. y0 y
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: |8 E% t$ k" m3 Q: R z. a# HNight Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,1093 a! H9 ?! Q5 n8 Q9 `: g; d
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Japanese Ships% u, c l9 Q% P/ g& V& K
CA Chikuma
, t5 h+ n, m3 eCL Kuma* ?0 p3 ]" C( h0 C' `; \6 K$ S
CL Tama
, h5 F' b+ g1 zDD Akebono2 q& L A0 ] y0 @
DD Kikuzuki
* r4 a" m/ \, f7 XDD Okikaze
/ l+ K1 Q9 M2 b" s% S% T' JDD Namikaze
0 ~( A1 V# R9 i- O8 b% V" |DD Hatsukari7 l1 a4 P# T2 L5 d9 ~" s6 S
9 D' P, l2 U! @
Allied Ships' V3 H8 g: _, a) X
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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5 K I7 e2 \4 M, n! s# PSub attack at 100,109
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3 {6 }2 h, @% pJapanese Ships9 i+ q% C3 U5 r: U' F1 I
SS I-168
2 }8 M, n/ S2 @, ?% o: y- U" e6 ~
8 F- W5 j4 e% a, T0 IAllied Ships! I/ F$ @ F3 A8 [0 i5 d
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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; h+ g" L( y) T `) ]1 U& EDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77' S" y1 T( L; [1 C1 l
2 j. N0 C. X, c2 mJapanese aircraft
6 O% {! t# v8 O' m& ^6 SA6M2 Zero x 513 [+ `2 _1 X9 Y1 k
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 48: b6 O: x4 p0 d6 H# o% j
2 {; Y+ P9 S5 O( P1 D
Allied aircraft
0 V1 e$ F' @& f( f8 z0 v: EB-17E Fortress x 78
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Japanese aircraft losses
b- ~8 [: H6 j* j$ ?" uA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged9 J% |3 Z% h" k' R% D2 O! R
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged% F2 v% Q- G2 M, S
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Japanese ground losses:6 g# H+ O# e6 q# W% G
307 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 5
% h! U) M, k0 C$ U/ G( ^Airbase supply hits 3
6 u3 w9 w" R+ d+ ~; K; Y! YRunway hits 23 C: T* W1 k3 c- k
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2 `: g: }+ b! c oDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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$ M+ d) j* A" I. ^- I. `8 qJapanese aircraft
+ e! B# j2 X' i. d& v$ x& z0 rA6M2 Zero x 51
; {2 {# E* }$ y" N3 wKi-61 KAIc Tony x 487 l# M2 u" e) x/ j& T
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Allied aircraft
* b% k2 V+ P1 R5 ?! _, VB-17E Fortress x 88
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* m* j2 |2 q5 b/ a" Z+ O7 eJapanese aircraft losses7 U" _2 E' L, H/ U. [. a0 h$ W s0 W
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
% R$ Y: [" {& K8 R% M) t) TKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged7 ~" W3 D; Y8 e' {
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Japanese ground losses:7 |" M& n6 H% h( l
177 casualties reported- g2 y( a) V G" d8 y; K. D
5 \9 n& R# N. i3 T/ }Airbase hits 2
l4 w9 m) G1 g- I5 u/ d; tAirbase supply hits 2% ^7 L) P5 ]2 s& @0 W) p
Runway hits 20% v4 T- K O5 |# v8 j
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110/ A9 B; m7 p- }4 v( l! u; U' f1 ]) e
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Japanese aircraft
O9 t$ Q+ `. v4 W5 O0 a4 P* ` NG4M1 Betty x 11* ^! s1 S: W% a V$ b9 Y$ o
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Japanese aircraft losses
; i, e: F1 q2 G% N! G, ZG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged- J% v, ?1 {" h; e
3 z8 P9 o0 o& z& t, dAllied Ships
/ M. B, a. v4 S5 [AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ N3 T$ H% `& d: O' MAK Georgian, heavy damage |