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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 23, 42
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盟军增援pago pago的水面舰队被突然改变航向的KB袭击得手,沉没两艘CA4艘CL
! \9 `7 L5 ^! l5 h为开战以来水面舰队最为惨重的损失,损失的堪培拉号和英军CA多赛特郡号均是夜战经验丰富的主力舰,是盟军不可弥补的惨重损失
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain8 ~! Y, @4 U3 E1 v3 p& g
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Raid detected at 164 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 b# |# G% c/ R1 i" E/ [
Estimated time to target is 70 minutes
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9 ]* Y! v" ]: ^8 [8 C/ e9 L A6M2 Zero x 715 M% p( t) n u, b$ v& _" M
B5N2 Kate x 87
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3 S) |* C* I0 W, |Japanese aircraft losses
6 [- G3 \+ N+ P# ` B5N2 Kate: 6 damaged+ A: w+ @& `( d0 `2 G
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak J w( N, c9 k0 o# _' n
& c7 d+ H, U! E* K+ dAllied Ships
5 Y$ j" ~4 ~$ ?2 P( D! M+ E CL Nashville, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk5 c+ p; n, D7 E9 ~% i% N, s) M1 @
DD Cummings; `6 m6 P1 B6 z" n T
CL Helena7 ], B, w1 C- U1 ]
DD Ellet/ A9 q0 c. y* T* e/ z, Z8 R& [
CA Dorsetshire, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
/ ~& D# }0 A! o6 q7 i Z CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 2
, f$ J4 j1 S9 l/ L- i1 L% {6 v CA Canberra7 E4 L- `% p( N$ A. d) @
CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 3, heavy damage
4 B! e4 K" _* b& {7 [* p. O v/ H DD Downes
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" [) l& I+ y6 Z. k' GMorning Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166; f" M& P4 p: z) d1 H8 A
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 y4 |+ Z( f! l4 H0 A3 e$ cEstimated time to target is 19 minutes; d- Y% s6 X5 K4 E5 a& o
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships8 ?0 C; }. j' k$ F: ?9 s
CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk" ?& T2 z8 F8 K" C n
CL Helena& J' N4 Q r7 h6 p7 L3 V8 R3 P
CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1; ]5 L: t# J; F' D2 S$ g& }4 }) I
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0 B, D9 m# [, H+ L3 f8 iMorning Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166, V3 x! y$ s1 l8 J5 j
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain {+ [7 |) B$ Z9 v+ T# F" I
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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B5N2 Kate x 9
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B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
9 c) p/ f/ @) q: c$ ] B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
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* d1 U+ C+ l0 x7 p" J4 m CA Dorsetshire, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; ?, J5 t9 y; G B CL Helena+ S5 d0 v* |" B; t
CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166# H5 I- [5 F% B. }& k1 H6 i. K2 }
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4 S3 t5 K- s: H! @Raid detected at 155 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 b& |3 _ R( W$ B& m( REstimated time to target is 66 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 70 G) V [( H2 X
B5N2 Kate x 80; }# F. t6 g, N+ n! y% ^
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Allied Ships2 \4 v& \$ b% w8 n& v* a' ~
CL Helena1 j' m f# [2 c/ [5 c& |6 x9 n
CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage% }3 R# |7 V7 |8 T/ j7 a
DD Dunlap+ P. Q4 p! n& ^% r, W2 _
DD Cassin* }% O8 X2 `0 a* p
DD Case% Y. B6 M# F8 _6 j( K
DD Laffey, J4 w5 O, {+ S, y7 D
DD Ellet
3 e5 |1 s6 K! R CL St. Louis, heavy damage
* n& _; l2 u' b" J, t9 x$ D DD Lamson
3 a x2 B% V, k DD Downes& l: Z6 P; }9 a" r. `
DD Cummings
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/ U$ q: @! s1 g( r# T( SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,1668 w4 O; P4 `- J( h7 a s
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Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ G2 |8 q5 }2 e5 S" ^# JEstimated time to target is 18 minutes6 v' Z% n% R. p9 y" j$ i! P- ~
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! r; b& E$ [! S* U B5N2 Kate x 27
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CL Helena, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
], Z# @; d1 `6 y7 k e DD Laffey
5 S3 ^% f, o* l" W DD Shaw
' J) [2 m: w# l7 A' `. a DD Case
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166
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Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
( g/ L+ }8 T& h3 Z* C2 O5 dEstimated time to target is 4 minutes* M* `% U: B$ O0 R! }3 m a
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
; i% r, w6 I& S. b$ I" u0 L) } B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
; A! Z H& @% V0 Q1 ~6 o/ K0 G0 } B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
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- e x7 t5 a; A( b; z2 v" J CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 t% K' C) {, r- c0 d CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& v. D# X$ y. H8 o, a! d/ |4 ~ DD Downes, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 z6 |0 L: Y5 c# l+ P$ N# w$ q
DD Cassin+ h6 \* L7 n( k6 o% {3 D
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当天日军在pago pago登陆,上岸三个旅团两个联队
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Ground combat at Pago Pago (148,161)
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Attacking force 1550 troops, 31 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 80
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9 Q! o5 `' ]( V) w, p; {Defending force 8348 troops, 63 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 1896 t1 }% P; ?! {+ c# E7 Y( Z
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5 I x5 ?$ v0 U; Q3 ^6 T+ S9 hAssaulting units:
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/ S5 V( R0 q) l+ ^ J- y( l 8th Marine Defense Battalion
( Q8 T) Y" l; s! z 255th USN Base Force9 _( {# @9 i) R8 m/ E; s
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Defending units:
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0 O: \4 m+ x7 { 56th Infantry Bde /1
4 m' M, s# R0 }' r7 P1 z# n Kure 5th SNLF /18 c& K, G: K& k6 X5 i( R
8th Ind.Mixed Bde /2
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