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TF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,110
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Allied ground losses:! } w" G" r3 v* t% C% u
128 casualties reported8 \& y! s" i Z5 e/ @+ Y) ?
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+ r% T) o7 E! P0 VDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110& |* V4 V e J( t/ c$ s& G. x* q
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Japanese aircraft
{2 ]6 g4 C8 `$ L' ~6 ?G3M Nell x 167 @4 T' _$ s/ G+ t; n0 c4 p
G4M1 Betty x 22/ S1 {1 F5 {9 a5 y7 L0 r
" @4 E5 K) o7 w5 {5 ` {
Japanese aircraft losses
+ W3 Y: Z* Z0 l8 YG3M Nell: 1 damaged
: g: J; {/ h% Q; O8 m7 x7 g3 L3 ]* _2 v
( I* @2 T- D% R8 r5 c0 w! GAllied Ships
% ~" S8 Q6 k$ o! kAP Crescent City
0 T3 t- Z. }8 QDD King
: S9 \ Y: } ?$ F) M& A" L% ?AP St. Mihel6 K) Z9 Q5 p+ F6 k, N7 y) x
AP Hugh L. Scott
% I$ L2 w; h$ B5 {8 L. iDD Gilmer- [) c( R* o' ]# n; T# `' W, }
AP W.A. Holbrook
' W, W; e, {) w wAP Bloemfontrin
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- ^/ q3 b* l( B6 gDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,1104 Z9 B' D% M# j$ Z4 k: {. X2 i! X
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Japanese aircraft
( n4 a5 W) A9 [4 i+ JG3M Nell x 8& h6 ]& I# L# n: W k
G4M1 Betty x 9
7 q! N0 K9 N. [' M# c
( U- g. i- u4 J% MJapanese aircraft losses
. m: b& L( ~) H6 F" iG3M Nell: 2 damaged
( L& d( l$ |0 J3 b9 {; O; `; @G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
0 m7 H, n/ `% c. O$ v
w& b0 W5 j( |9 z9 c2 \* {Allied Ships7 k7 Y' L- W. k4 x y4 D7 c
AP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 b( C, Z4 d& s d
AVD Hulbert) A4 c' Y6 C3 O: x
AP President Coolidge& B4 }+ u$ K9 q. ~1 U5 T! o3 o; I
AP Crescent City
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2 A- Y3 _+ F6 s9 r% I$ d整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋
( H% Y" f8 }2 p- `Ground combat at Pago Pago. r Y N8 a7 \% W/ Q6 o& s4 h
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Allied Shock attack" V6 w V1 b- I# i+ p- [
; }0 a" w8 d5 [* f4 F% aAttacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248# B/ T$ p) x- P
# p, f' o: H& LDefending force 2016 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56- c) Q' ]1 k/ U7 U7 I
" [+ h& Z* y7 p5 n M8 q8 R, cAllied max assault: 520 - adjusted assault: 242 : e$ c) a% X" h" ?' S6 e
6 x% C* S+ W5 t2 KJapanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7
% ~( Z K4 p& B- {% K( x0 f$ {% W1 K$ r( a
Allied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0) - K* c* |% I9 j( S
* Y5 C! v- N. n; `% {Allied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!% n. r& y# E# W' x L0 _
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Japanese ground losses:
Q+ S( ]$ v# M- _" W# n! }111 casualties reported/ c+ E1 Z L; h# @% A/ ~
Guns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:% ?2 m. B& M1 o8 G
18 casualties reported" Q( `: t' M1 j6 U6 X) N8 g
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# C" x1 c: l: a LDay Air attack on TF at 101,112% P) p" f$ H7 U, \, @. h& b
6 |% t8 p7 H0 A9 a# iJapanese aircraft. e1 R- Z' l) q$ b
G4M1 Betty x 15
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% v+ @4 g1 l) @4 ~Japanese aircraft losses& i" o4 @. K" c. w% g9 V5 L+ n
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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! w% e; Z: ]8 ~ W9 |* G* q0 R+ R" oAllied Ships
. V# L1 C, |8 O0 S, F& fDD Grayson. j& G* b* `1 P4 b6 f; \3 S- e; |
AK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ @2 p1 V, A! C/ P
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. v8 F& q, |' U# T& x4 h三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营
0 Y3 r" ^, a6 ?4 i7 O" WGround combat at Kunming3 H6 F) t# L' R3 k/ z
* J8 [8 R* E1 `* `2 {6 B. LAllied Shock attack* d+ A7 V* B. ]- v
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Attacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 292
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4 P. |$ B7 R- ~- @2 LDefending force 1238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29
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/ c5 ?3 i, c' } ]0 W3 vAllied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470
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3 k3 s% A3 G3 ~2 e3 H* C1 hJapanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1 5 _8 W- g" o4 u0 p/ u8 |7 \! E
5 H$ R+ D5 ?+ u( \
Allied assault odds: 470 to 1
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% _$ g7 b+ U' V0 ?/ Z3 \3 vJapanese ground losses:
. z: i- k, ~2 @( c" G- B89 casualties reported
; ~+ T6 `0 a: {; {
. D9 @3 @1 s. J! ~: |( X" {Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!) m1 u( d' ~& e+ y A5 N" `; p9 }5 `
S1 y: N( j& s+ a
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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; y$ o8 K ~ g0 M/ O! @0 S
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.
5 J( L7 x% G8 d% {) S# rJapanese Ships
- N* m; R: L# MMSW Tama Maru #2
2 M# S2 X* |+ a' O5 m Q+ s( dMSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
* M8 w# q8 P7 B0 l" J; UMSW Noshiro Maru #2' t5 k! P0 N2 [: C" {' d U# W! c
MSW Hagoromo Maru) E" q9 H3 {3 r) E2 ]
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110# `( \" S- T0 U. {4 L. ~' T
0 ]0 c- [% z/ k+ _1 l( SJapanese aircraft: l, T' G8 @8 L
G4M1 Betty x 31$ a- F$ T- T- z
5 b) Y- r( y8 m7 [& c9 V
Japanese aircraft losses8 h8 y5 r9 N1 V' }. v
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged7 o; `2 o" n" P+ M
; L a/ ^) d+ S8 J' PAllied Ships A! E5 [( h0 B8 Q' R
AK Robert Morris
# l* \5 q# j# d# Q% ^+ BAK Empire Selwyn8 Z' z6 ]4 ~/ ]" N/ V
AK Empire Heath
! _# _, {8 ^) R x, h4 }6 w1 QAK Steel Mariner$ P* m! z; ?4 ?' B: i" {
AK Californian, Torpedo hits 1
7 ^; L: s. _$ [0 _* D9 LDD Gwin
+ A- _2 [2 p/ {, V0 ~% }! bAK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" \$ s; @) u" ^" W
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2 O) V1 g1 S a. P6 \' V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' G0 u8 }4 w- K) j8 @4 a1 U, E a" J
Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110- ~) ?3 R9 ^2 y+ h) D
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Japanese Ships
& p7 n; n8 }, E3 F8 H. `( c+ cCL Kiso, Shell hits 2( q; R9 n4 ]) v# C/ H. L& k4 @( V
DD Ikazuchi# f# y/ D& R, p. R2 I( ]) c/ m" I
DD Yuzuki9 _% K( r# z+ m. |4 g F' j
DD Matsukaze/ c; [3 v" r- q# U4 g+ [
DD Shiokaze
! K/ M% y/ _% t& \DD Nokaze
2 S! u: s5 W! i0 L' d8 cDD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
: b* r! l1 w) J+ H/ DDD Chidori, Shell hits 1
# D( w+ ^# F3 tDD Manazuru& `0 S6 h/ e2 P( H O: u# [/ T) ?
DD Tomozuru
3 E& \. V9 z. `4 Q: W, d0 p7 R9 @' V s" V
Allied Ships. _; ~& V/ `" ]; d
DD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
- G/ J$ B1 O, CAK Demodocus, Shell hits 1
8 m4 u, u9 \/ S) oAK Diomed4 I& c6 e! Y% u( [) B( x6 v" ^
AK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# _, m% F; k! z8 ]9 P* a- l" v
AK Carolinian3 S$ Z: M! j. I0 J
AK Dakotan
. F' D% C9 J n, h. t. S$ UAK Georgian, p" Q% b* {" _9 |' J) z
AK Iowan8 _6 ` t' h$ Y" J$ d& y
AK Kansan
: O4 ?1 t) ^" F* P5 HAK Missourian' Q) }, U& D7 O: @4 S
AK Nevadan
) W7 v: I) K6 c" y" C1 f0 ^2 h( OAK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 15 ~( `' k V$ g( K2 X
AK Challenger" _) F! _) f5 W0 x {3 O# B1 q: p
AK Atlantic
5 S# p3 d& p6 G% t1 w3 AAK Lancaster
; z# T, z7 ~! r% x% z/ e ]AK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 [+ h5 E3 Z/ w5 {3 e& lAK Santa Rita$ m" _3 a% u: ?5 F; c* x
AK Irenee Du Pont, W9 F2 F: G% G0 C# x
AK Atlanta City1 S* g" p9 C; e6 i9 n
AK Mobile City+ T1 h c" G1 w% b
AK Steel Age% y' N) [% |+ J& y* Q
AK Steel Mariner
9 h T+ ^8 Y$ ~& k, k% NAK Steel Scientist6 J# ]- S7 ^5 { H2 l- f% z j+ p
AK Steel Worker% {8 @1 H0 r/ `# c+ `& q+ j" ?/ H
AK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage
& G. Z" |2 i0 Y9 v/ m; d; DAK Harry Luckenbach/ T6 K5 B' e5 m$ L6 W8 ^" K3 N
AK Lewis Luckenbach
; t" u# A; t% O( Z2 }AK Mathew Luckenbach5 o, ]; u: }2 }% H. W+ u
AK Kailua
2 O6 V0 L- d$ qAK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire6 U) ~' q$ m$ ~$ D# S. f- {
AK Benjamin Franklin, C. q6 T" p( _" A6 W! {! s
AK Edgar Allan Poe
* f3 O* ~+ D7 Z6 A2 d: \1 A- |AK John Adams
. @4 y5 U; v% g/ o" \# M! _0 ~AK John C. Fremont
. M$ _- N2 X/ w. w/ n) {+ CAK John Hart
% j0 O8 Z7 h( @AK Robert Morris6 C g2 T! g/ a2 M% c" P/ U+ i5 W
AK Empire Rainbow
8 q' ~) r z' m7 Z$ }AK Empire Selwyn
, B$ q& J+ m, z6 n5 UAK Empire Heath4 L3 {* t* M8 L) b6 P
AK Empire Eagle2 V. g( D+ Y U$ E+ s
AK Malda" f% H9 {2 u* B/ s" R8 a' h
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9 `! S9 q! H6 _& Q3 P: o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。
8 q, M* y9 `6 U2 k* g v. h9 @3 TDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,770 w, x2 ^4 i r( C S! _
& g# f. K1 Y D( ~ z. q. r% NJapanese aircraft
, g5 Y$ b) b2 S! X" ~, h4 S7 [' K6 XA6M2 Zero x 739 L2 v y" T# O) {' u
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 33" G- P% T1 _) i, c& O6 a7 Y
4 ]" h& B; E! m/ t# n8 T, _ a9 u& D
Allied aircraft' O. y1 _; M& h* v8 x7 F- x
B-17E Fortress x 1011 q, u( l* f7 W
B-24D Liberator x 412 t6 j& q" O, ]) u
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Japanese aircraft losses$ I3 E" Q3 w- R' V
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged
8 N7 h' t3 C. ^+ k0 ]+ s: W, s; L3 gKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged, n; L6 T4 g0 ^0 ^4 Y8 z# ^
0 _- S g- V* m6 y; \+ O
Allied aircraft losses
$ k; c2 m! o- I& N, H e PB-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed- a {: T6 [4 g) p6 J3 d
; Y/ u+ |% }0 q* m* C
Japanese ground losses:/ B5 a, |7 f6 X) K
30 casualties reported
9 `# X$ \1 H8 K& e/ q! n
9 x, P) {: f' P: B- L# WAirbase hits 1/ T" f; Q3 {; v+ ^6 P
Airbase supply hits 1
3 i' ^3 a9 `. JRunway hits 5: K8 N3 f- a) ], P' _" w- j
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3 b; @+ ^9 S; c9 {$ I- n5 @) _/ nDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft( X# q7 b5 B& b9 Y
A6M2 Zero x 475 e; q/ t* a3 G. U. m7 |3 h5 E
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 16
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Allied aircraft
( r8 O# q" k# o5 V1 \+ k, FB-17E Fortress x 882 n( o& G: y3 k% \4 O: ]. H% s) z
?- K ? ^' _: g3 EJapanese aircraft losses
& f7 s& {# `8 i1 m1 CA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged8 m( L4 G/ F( s7 p3 c* r
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed
c0 ~; _! `, `% }9 Z4 O6 r- {* K) U P7 h: ?3 y
Japanese ground losses:
! D& q7 _# V$ y' q% |5 a38 casualties reported
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7 f3 |' C( X6 a3 ~% |: `( J" p- wAirbase hits 1$ E9 [& u5 e$ _ v# R) {7 r( V
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。
j7 W4 ]8 j* o) h6 G' @Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft8 G$ H5 l4 @ H. j/ M
G3M Nell x 261 o& b' ^+ H2 m4 a2 j% h
G4M1 Betty x 26
; N1 V9 _1 _# J2 E9 L, c8 i4 ^, y) b# J2 |' o& T
Japanese aircraft losses
4 w5 h# d+ F: U% |G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged8 M, C4 u) }1 p, g0 [& l
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Allied Ships
& e1 L6 N( V5 U5 k. ^- z/ ?* u& kAK Steel Worker/ c h# S1 v) s1 Y% f$ [4 R/ ~/ E
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
- z; }; s) _. e1 R' mAK Steel Scientist# r- q+ m0 k; ^! K/ j
AK Atlanta City+ G! w, O4 [8 _' E
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire2 _4 b: ` h, n( w; `* a" [ H
AK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage6 P1 x/ ]6 M/ {7 w- a
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1
) M% P5 d* `* j2 A; Q2 o; JAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 {# {8 O, L( z% xAK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage5 r" C$ w' c9 w6 r
AK Edgar Allan Poe# H6 R, n0 t& q* E& f1 N. @* [
AK Mobile City- ~: L1 Q4 v1 ?6 f+ s! j
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& H* m" ?. b. m- h
AK 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2 a9 {5 s% Y; I3 l
Ground combat at 45,31: k- h" D- a$ o
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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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4 z; G) k" |+ pDefending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1658
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Japanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637 4 c$ f, x$ e- u7 {1 M! U3 M, Z
/ X" O6 S7 R0 Q1 j+ J1 d. GAllied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91
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Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1
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4 V" A3 S# D, ?* x L) P6 P9 D( vJapanese ground losses:- Z5 T, p4 a# K* p, |
1647 casualties reported) Z$ b' @' I! N- L( I
Guns lost 1149 s, C8 A# A! T/ H! _
Vehicles lost 2+ }% d6 E2 B" T$ P
- E$ S l2 v0 }. BAllied ground losses:
/ ]# y' {. K, {6 X1377 casualties reported
! n$ W1 @1 Z2 Y4 c. o/ L2 BGuns lost 5( t; u4 N) j6 L5 j
; o' W s" r; Q& LDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
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+ v: z# c4 r C7 _Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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: T+ n7 }7 Y9 E, ZJapanese aircraft+ |+ |( n2 \7 i4 q1 I% N
A6M2 Zero x 64# V2 G! O! e( H0 L3 Q0 } {0 C
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 32 \* w. K" M9 h" h; A
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Allied aircraft; r1 }3 h! K& ~8 G
B-17E Fortress x 82
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Japanese aircraft losses, E7 A. |% v2 }
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged; S; G- I8 r1 F1 b
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged1 L- y; }7 v+ V" {/ @) l7 _3 I
$ [# U6 @; y* O( lJapanese ground losses:
. c& d8 s& {' K6 J( A4 ^, d156 casualties reported3 Y1 ?3 u# w" a! H$ x
% ]1 ~5 T1 O6 Z; G: T, v, K7 jAirbase hits 1' {# L. y/ w/ g( q% M3 y
Runway hits 19, J. u4 F$ L6 t& {2 b" c) ^
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Day Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,109- U* j3 g: ?- _6 U3 p' q
0 i, H: `" ` RJapanese aircraft
. |5 E: G6 n O) h0 g6 o1 S4 ^G3M Nell x 247 T8 ?2 B, P4 z6 P2 u; b. g7 F
G4M1 Betty x 481 ^* {( u# J; B6 j% l* M( \* j
" L3 E5 t/ l2 c3 Q0 q6 YNo Japanese losses; Z: E4 a8 T8 Z' ` S" K
' X' w' @8 M% e" Q& PAllied Ships
0 c' b( s$ t$ w: y6 e/ rAK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) c* r: l- _; Q7 x7 S" a ]4 z0 f5 N/ C
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 O6 u; v) s. v; u" aAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
; m3 U1 a" f; i: fAK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage- a) d1 h" r2 W, j
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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% n6 m. Y7 m" X, p6 q$ |" OSub attack at 99,109
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Japanese Ships
8 k# W! m* Z+ `) fSS I-173( e* d* N: ~9 ]3 G. u4 T
- ^. F' x/ ], E7 x7 p: ~( @ WAllied Ships/ @: ~$ G$ @* N2 I) ` i7 j7 }8 k5 V
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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J2 R2 Q7 y6 t! yNight Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,109
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. Y2 J6 @5 t5 m& P+ FJapanese Ships" b; @* M6 R1 C( m. N/ k
CA Chikuma
( \( E9 h( w" c+ _CL Kuma
7 N g6 H4 F% Q1 A- V4 _CL Tama' c# h7 J, F+ ^; S; D/ p3 r
DD Akebono' U8 \% I W7 m6 ` r, ^
DD Kikuzuki
1 w# q n. N/ W. F7 i4 fDD Okikaze7 C7 u' ^1 _2 Y z
DD Namikaze
& x5 z9 ^$ s( T$ Z- sDD Hatsukari* u$ C. ?( J' f a$ R' q( H9 ^8 ^
3 K4 C) q; X$ _% f; `0 _# L
Allied Ships
% K. m0 P- d* MAK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Sub attack at 100,109; F9 [5 O- ~" G6 o0 b- o
; J+ ]% ^3 t! S0 G% F! i* l$ u& NJapanese Ships! d/ d4 |. \; f/ X+ r
SS I-168
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6 V2 u' q* ]+ [Allied Ships) M0 @# Q: E# t4 S
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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9 N/ V* D2 _% b0 N8 [Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77& q1 z- h% y/ A3 t( L9 P. d; Q0 K& C
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Japanese aircraft( n4 h' b. \; u; F' h% [' b
A6M2 Zero x 51
8 a ^* l9 M; lKi-61 KAIc Tony x 48
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Allied aircraft$ A" B( Q1 n1 k5 |; J" y7 T
B-17E Fortress x 78: }" f. _" z6 k- ]
7 g W" a- z, n( c1 D# GJapanese aircraft losses
) ^1 H: a8 }3 l0 b9 yA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged( P* V6 w9 M) S5 [* S% x3 U
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged
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$ L5 j/ d6 Q0 P' ]& _1 cJapanese ground losses:8 d+ |! ]4 P% x% O6 w
307 casualties reported9 I' k' y+ I) ?: W4 @: J# s
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Airbase hits 5
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. Q) E+ w) L P9 m3 {& MRunway hits 23+ B( p- k1 _+ S# K5 F3 y* ]7 {
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; s+ r9 h, t7 ]! K# sDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77! ~8 u' Q& y5 g& ~
6 l! k6 x1 L0 f! l9 `2 qJapanese aircraft2 j2 e5 `( I# ?# h8 T) }0 g( }7 a! l
A6M2 Zero x 510 C: z& O/ ^ g9 S
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 48: E# e6 j' I& T" N9 U) ]) C
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B-17E Fortress x 883 E4 r4 n2 D; O6 C/ T% C: j
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+ V$ a* B! {6 e( sA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged6 p% s. y0 z$ U# u
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged% H# y% \7 s: n+ e
9 L, U: H4 C8 `: O$ X5 |Japanese ground losses: Q7 g- k0 c1 h$ d
177 casualties reported3 C! k& S/ a+ l) d, m4 y
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Airbase hits 2
: r; q4 I/ m Z4 Z& {! {! wAirbase supply hits 2: r* P8 Z, [ f9 _5 `
Runway hits 20$ d; c/ [1 C5 j6 A& t' r2 P
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110' ~2 Y$ K# k: W- Y j7 e: a% s
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G4M1 Betty x 11- i. V4 ]' ^: Q7 \1 ?3 i# \
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Japanese aircraft losses) W7 S e6 D; A3 O9 o* u
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
9 Q4 W; m! ^! N p( N# U, \1 k- M7 O1 TAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 M P/ P+ e5 }$ Y5 _! DAK Georgian, heavy damage |