AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 12/08/42 
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7 d! \; S* ~8 QCoastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 39 _& g" M) o% n6 K0 p7 _: n; r* k3 m 
TF 3 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84 
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663 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.% Q& p6 ^% }* U% v$ j( E9 L. E 
Japanese Ships. r8 G' Q9 q4 E4 g  [: ` 
AP Tofuku Maru, U# Y* o! ^9 e) c' m$ m 
AP Tensyo Maru, Shell hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage: l, {% L% ]6 B( E; l1 Z5 d, G 
AP Miike Maru, Shell hits 4,  on fire 
- _$ \6 c7 \8 F' H: iAP Koan Maru 
! e$ e2 l9 C+ S( NAP Kasuga Maru: L9 \1 ?$ p% w' x. m2 R 
AP Heian Maru 
8 y1 O: k6 `! T4 A0 uAP Hakuyo Maru, Shell hits 2,  on fire$ q' T7 s) z9 ]  V/ I% e/ ?8 q 
  
& [) t1 E$ u9 j6 vJapanese ground losses:5 X# ?( c$ c$ p! [4 ] 
2458 casualties reported; v* K/ o3 }8 I 
Guns lost 20# O" j9 l# ]! H! T7 | 
Vehicles lost 3 
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/ g! G1 Q- B& `) Y- y9 S0 t7 ^Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 179 
: X2 T" m9 p5 L+ X, @. vTF 179 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84* H5 t4 u) [* I 
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389 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 
8 b- |% d8 }6 H; x" p3 i- W0 eJapanese Ships1 A. b4 g4 ]9 Q( q$ m7 e 
CL Natori# H0 f- a1 ]& b  X, k" D1 ]1 ` 
MSW Choun Maru #21, Shell hits 2 
/ K7 t( }1 M; z7 ]7 I1 pCL Yura, Shell hits 4 
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! q1 Y+ B5 y* l4 z0 W2 |1 _- D+ D# JJapanese ground losses: 
! i% V& M6 d7 ~+ R6 i2075 casualties reported- s& L8 T: Z5 \4 P8 t" r# G 
Guns lost 10 
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# R! z7 g. o) f: }" b' hCoastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 185" f# B- h% C4 n& t 
TF 185 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84 
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1004 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.7 C/ k  P5 z7 c4 Z( A& U 
Japanese Ships7 Y$ ^2 E6 S  ~8 J  @ 
AP Tenran Maru, Shell hits 1,  on fire 
# Q  X, ]2 c" y# ?! b$ I5 bAP Arizana Maru, Shell hits 16,  on fire, A. b' W, u7 u: v 
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 1 
( t) _+ O: L# P  jAP Minryo Maru, Shell hits 1 
3 V- P, ~2 r' \, y+ X( ^1 HMSW Toshi Maru #5 
6 {- U, [9 T9 c, @) x' [AP Jinsai Maru, Shell hits 2,  on fire/ A. q8 O7 |1 Z" b9 d* {4 c 
CL Isuzu; `3 k! E/ d. X. x" N 
AP Humburugu Maru, Shell hits 1,  on fire 
  K* `$ l) n' t/ l& }( n! {* oCL Naka0 d; {' o% w, U+ u; W; H 
CL Sendai% o. l7 N; `* Q6 E 
  
  q; n6 ]/ p2 _6 B6 fJapanese ground losses: 
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Guns lost 12% h. C1 q3 L4 w' N5 M7 }6 n 
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Allied ground losses:+ A# p" f- x$ V 
10 casualties reported. d1 e$ ?! b  \" N, q! \ 
Guns lost 1 
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  i& D" N2 A& M! ?% ^云鹰被剑鱼咬到了!) C' N# [/ q8 B4 N0 ^ 
Sub attack at 35,83 
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CVE Unyo, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire 
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& |* [( f- U/ d; ]$ h! _Allied Ships4 L1 H$ r6 d' v. N1 E% ?) J4 L4 ` 
SS Swordfish9 G4 H* @$ F! u4 I7 f9 N0 H 
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Naval bombardment of Darwin, at 36,84 - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 
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5 |8 @1 n- Y8 Y4 |' [  o18 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 
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% W) n& |* o3 ~' [CA Kako, K/ i/ G6 Z& T0 Y* R9 K2 W" J 
CA Furutaka( U1 @$ A$ t' f- C2 Y" B% j* E9 w 
CA Kinugasa 
6 x' v3 N/ ^  O1 Z: @CA Aoba, Shell hits 1, B( k8 s) ?+ o/ X6 B 
CA Kumano 
8 C7 x+ f9 Z, A6 U, p) M) nCA Suzuya 
$ N5 Q8 s. }( B. U% h0 y" HCA Mikuma' [; o: c8 N5 A$ O: Y 
CA Mogami, Shell hits 33 m* C: _' u" E0 @" X' Z6 M 
CA Ashigara 
# M8 e( M+ `7 a  m* g' v8 yCA Haguro 
5 c# o& H4 ?. x* w) U1 P1 ZCA Chokai' w; I5 [$ D/ K8 z9 p8 `' \3 a# Y 
CA Takao- a7 `1 ~  h( k9 }% J( s4 M) H 
CA Tone 
* {! ^8 X5 M1 K" u, ~BB Ise8 M* W2 k0 i% a/ B' f/ Q/ M& | 
BB Yamato* |. U# J, E; `2 Y) r6 r+ o 
BB Mutsu 
. |7 h- q- v4 B. NBB Kirishima 
4 l+ S% I+ M8 K3 e. f8 iBB Hiei7 J1 o- J# l4 T 
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Allied ground losses:" U. f9 H3 e% m 
2934 casualties reported6 F1 F" Q( D' ` 
Guns lost 72 
: ?( G: w; `+ T7 a0 @5 CVehicles lost 17/ ?3 c, K) ]+ _% I  m% ~+ n 
  
* j2 S+ _) z- ]  s4 ]! mAirbase hits 1 
$ V, u. a; t, X4 ZRunway hits 11 
- R5 p8 o' T' h4 N8 sPort hits 113 T  c, F: ]& M% Y& a3 q4 w- r" B 
Port fuel hits 32 [5 n$ }! B' q, W 
Port supply hits 4 
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Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 3 
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: n' a* A! u/ C8 T/ }147 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.) B  S. ^+ f  @1 \ 
Japanese Ships( ?5 Y4 N/ I1 _7 {2 G 
AP Nachisan Maru, Shell hits 103 x* f7 T6 b8 K( c" c7 z3 D. S 
  
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# K' T- Z+ q! @" {! a& x) I578 casualties reported6 ^# m; K. c/ l$ Y 
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, B+ Q3 s# G0 }Coastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 179 
% n& ?% g- v& z, p, S1 uTF 179 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84& m6 E5 |- N8 b( d. z1 o 
  
0 z3 B+ O* x( ~$ U: C98 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 
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0 h9 p* T2 g5 R8 yAP Saiho Maru 
' D: R# h( E) b! f, b( cAP Bokuyo Maru, Shell hits 1 
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4 C' T4 C( n9 c$ R# U% o1 Y533 casualties reported! L+ {  y# `7 T- k+ [9 D4 ~4 z% @ 
Guns lost 2/ s; l: ]3 j: ]2 ?$ C 
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# w. \- m+ `0 e# r/ |; W" UCoastal Guns at Darwin, 36,84, firing at TF 1852 y: {; {9 J4 O- s 
TF 185 troops unloading over beach at Darwin, 36,84 
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/ Y- }* K7 q8 ]6 H  v& `四发舰队轰炸滩头!把整个53师团的登陆地趟平了5 q3 b1 |6 C, ?8 g' N: b. k( f* e3 I 
Day Air attack on 53rd Division, at 36,842 Q) }8 G. k" s2 X( ~" P4 _ 
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Allied aircraft 
1 P8 Y  B% K' g! k8 DB-17E Fortress x 237. {, p& F8 c- [' r: D 
B-24D Liberator x 84" H; D/ W- N3 ^' F 
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No Allied losses 
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! }  M) L  O9 g! d1 \/ @8 XJapanese ground losses:  Z" y) [+ K3 M6 H 
466 casualties reported 
) x( Q" j  J/ K% W' cGuns lost 221 J" ~7 Z& H6 k6 E. c) K$ I; r  a0 o 
Vehicles lost 13 U; J# I% z+ ~- W 
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( R: g4 j8 u# U+ e" {9 [& C8 U下午日酋派遣了零战来CAP滩头了, L) r! c3 L2 \2 R3 F: m 
Day Air attack on TF, near Darwin at 36,84 
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Japanese aircraft 
6 \; b0 f* N9 u. F0 j& B9 U4 i4 lA6M2 Zero x 32; d0 c$ o3 D2 |4 f 
A6M3 Zero x 57/ k' e: L+ `9 i9 @( M" r 
A6M3a Zero x 33% J6 o+ w  N8 B- B) N8 N 
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Allied aircraft 
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Japanese aircraft losses1 Z! V( v+ L  l3 I5 f 
A6M3 Zero: 3 damaged% N, u; b" y6 l 
  
8 ?" v2 s) h7 C2 I" q+ O& t* gAllied aircraft losses7 _1 j) p% I+ X9 Y0 L* l! Z 
IL-4c: 2 destroyed* ]% E0 `2 Z) Y, \ 
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+ G4 P+ G) ?" o1 Z# E9 R# wDay Air attack on TF, near Darwin at 36,84$ a, c/ I# }( B+ c7 i 
  
3 ^( m$ B& r$ w' c4 X, \Japanese aircraft 
6 ^3 k1 U- b. _: L# SA6M2 Zero x 329 f- t+ L* I+ n  R 
A6M3 Zero x 57 
% a- R. m) `, B7 W  mA6M3a Zero x 33; S( ^3 a& Q+ x( g! u% u5 _ 
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Allied aircraft2 d; ~% i/ u. d4 i$ b! x2 f 
IL-4c x 3 
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Japanese aircraft losses. ^5 `; H$ R6 Y/ T1 R; f 
A6M3 Zero: 1 damaged) x! J  m, \9 q8 b# p/ u6 y 
  
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5 V1 x/ T* k1 q- {& `0 u5 N2 }IL-4c: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged' h- _, I. ?% X 
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" O1 }/ s% ^* l( |3 R: Y7 |Day Air attack on TF, near Darwin at 36,84; h( A. ]* [" K; I 
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Japanese aircraft 
8 W6 l6 [' V+ E7 pA6M2 Zero x 32 
& d1 m' w* _# R; Y# NA6M3 Zero x 576 [% i6 u1 U8 |/ B' A 
A6M3a Zero x 33, v6 g+ J( P$ A  u% }3 l3 } 
  
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1 Z) J6 u8 C3 a+ L( J: Q( cWellington III x 26 
" ?9 a9 W- I( P: d5 c/ qHudson I x 20 
/ k9 u2 e3 a- p+ z9 W! C1 CB-25C Mitchell x 356 k, J# w' I: D- D3 d# ~ 
IL-4c x 129 [' |; z$ n; b 
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Japanese aircraft losses 
! S1 Z/ \: d* _" O3 \1 ZA6M2 Zero: 2 damaged+ W1 ?" f' O+ w# b1 ]( U 
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed, 17 damaged2 ^: M! s& s$ X* E 
A6M3a Zero: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged- s7 T% F6 t4 `5 q1 Z5 e 
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Allied aircraft losses4 ?' J) I8 w. Q* s& Q 
Wellington III: 4 destroyed, 7 damaged 
# V: Z& W; t- Q: |Hudson I: 7 destroyed 
4 i' L8 s1 a, L7 qB-25C Mitchell: 11 destroyed, 11 damaged' A% u! O+ a( L0 T/ [ 
IL-4c: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged 
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Japanese Ships 
4 ]$ |& ]5 F: B4 {1 }1 [8 lAP Tenzan Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire 
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Day Air attack on TF, near Darwin at 36,84. @! K- b$ R7 Z/ m3 O9 C 
 
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+ p  y) g% @: T9 K  \% jWellington III x 136 b$ K# h. Y# S# Q1 q9 n8 T 
Hudson I x 15) \( E: e+ v6 P# W! p  O 
B-25C Mitchell x 15, e+ P- y* }  Y+ ^4 g1 @& }; a1 @ 
IL-4c x 12 
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$ P" V1 ?; r7 XAllied aircraft losses: d6 X" [  O) L4 l  V, b, y' p- e 
Wellington III: 1 damaged 
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; l' p0 Y7 L$ K/ O/ \+ l0 |AP Jinsai Maru, Bomb hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage1 }& s! L' r8 u 
AP Hokusho Maru, Bomb hits 1 
5 k+ l5 S8 q7 ?6 \" u' N; {6 o" eAP Humburugu Maru,  on fire,  heavy damage2 e' R* W) j% C, `$ C$ G/ S 
AP Kuroshio Maru 
7 K' `6 P! I2 zAP Kaiko Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire' b  p3 h0 N8 e( y' ^ 
CL Kinu 
1 N9 @: j- Y; F  j% \: ]5 DAP Netsuda Maru 
- O3 L$ H) q9 V( f3 s/ v1 ^6 T7 `7 p; HCL Isuzu 
! d4 t: I3 E- Q/ e0 |9 m' sCL Sendai 
0 C9 g, `7 Q$ M& I3 G4 p- GAP Hino Maru #3 
# n& r+ D9 T: WCL Abukuma; N/ N) U7 q/ y% }  a5 n+ Q 
AP Hotsukawa Maru, Bomb hits 2,  on fire7 l7 W/ T( x2 e3 s$ Y 
MSW Rokko Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage 
( n7 N8 M, ^$ R1 v0 G4 d* Q6 t0 FAP Meisho Maru1 S" T0 D; B" S/ n. E2 |8 {) | 
CL Naka 
. {. T  P  i& XAK Alaska Maru1 S2 L; t" u( z, e 
AP Kashi Maru 
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国军再次集结力量,将嘉陵江以南给成都方面日军殿后的两个旅赶回了对岸 
2 @$ Y: c! _. oGround combat at 42,31 
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Allied Shock attack 
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* q7 W5 Q# e* Y7 C" F- ]Attacking force 86220 troops, 562 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 23559 S% Q  n' \% X) P/ h9 `6 i8 e 
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Defending force 31249 troops, 358 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 655/ i; |1 G0 S5 o 
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Allied max assault: 4556 - adjusted assault: 2791 3 z1 |- W4 L, O6 }4 A 
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Japanese max defense: 686 - adjusted defense: 155 4 q/ f% Z+ ?" e- n3 f( t: r8 Y 
  
/ o- p) Z, z: p1 YAllied assault odds: 18 to 1 . z0 |3 q- E" h# K0 O 
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Japanese ground losses: 
( d0 Z6 }8 K# x* n7 @1090 casualties reported0 N0 h1 g$ b6 [, ?0 D 
Guns lost 54+ Q% q- \2 N- o- Q- q+ ~+ N  D 
  
7 n+ H/ a/ o: X& i  }, F3 r' V2 ~Allied ground losses: 
# {# f" X  x0 h+ n0 ^7 ?7 {2555 casualties reported1 j- s: G" y7 r" o4 ~. H4 { 
Guns lost 52 
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+ T2 Z5 O3 R$ o. H$ ^0 n# Q* FDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! 
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! M! O; T( E) j( N4 I" U这些日军就等着饿死吧! 
3 m& ]' A# y7 u9 RGround combat at 42,30 
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% M# f9 T+ u! ^; eAllied Bombardment attack' i9 \/ d  V) \6 X- L: ~ 
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Attacking force 41275 troops, 310 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1224, s+ e, w  Z4 y$ c; ~. H9 C+ t 
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Defending force 136227 troops, 965 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2497 
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34 casualties reported 
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重庆和贵阳的派遣军都撤退了,应该是准备绕路突破重庆和成都之间的嘉陵江防线,从这里杀入西南腹地。在此警告日酋天皇,中国最不缺的就是人,有的是后备队!" f/ `! B- W2 ?, _ 
Ground combat at Chungking 
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Allied Bombardment attack. I  T0 R! a0 M 
  
/ _0 {8 v! {- O3 `( {) gAttacking force 3178 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 3948 
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Defending force 104853 troops, 1130 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1885 
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( K( _8 {* x+ }- H% _Ground combat at Kweiyang 
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Allied Bombardment attack$ d) ^8 }9 s- _- r& p: ]/ h 
  
6 m4 T% A5 Z4 K9 E7 r) uAttacking force 7604 troops, 64 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53181 n& Y: F% p7 a 
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Defending force 72505 troops, 804 guns, 19 vehicles, Assault Value = 1418. E. b/ c0 F& x: _- x, n 
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+ M" R4 K+ w! e# C7 P5 l* {  ~达尔文日军的战力增加至2600了,南方军在此下了血本了 
  v0 ?8 F/ N# i3 EGround combat at Darwin 
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Allied Bombardment attack 
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Attacking force 48399 troops, 305 guns, 10 vehicles, Assault Value = 761 
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Defending force 113990 troops, 1273 guns, 193 vehicles, Assault Value = 2570 
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& \6 S( |3 B9 k3 ~. ?3 D2 ^Japanese ground losses:( U- A; R0 {5 { 
70 casualties reported 
7 z. F% J7 J1 p7 ?+ {6 ]Guns lost 5, O; q, F1 z2 @% t0 }6 o 
Allied ground losses: 
' i) X, i* t' j7 m8 n' W6 ^9 i26 casualties reported 
9 I4 v; M( _7 L" _9 e- Z, X; HGuns lost 1 |