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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 23, 42+ Y+ ?& o" o1 ^/ p7 B
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( g) \! }2 g$ {! c) m9 x, N- |4 b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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# O8 h0 Y& O: c {. RMorning Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain2 V- Q; T0 a: D( s4 L% B# ]
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Raid detected at 164 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 F" P7 ~$ K9 \' Y9 D2 aEstimated time to target is 70 minutes, K& h+ j: t% P$ Z
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Japanese aircraft
& s. ?8 O, @ A e) ]+ k$ Q A6M2 Zero x 71
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Japanese aircraft losses- F) S* K. l+ D4 G' O
B5N2 Kate: 6 damaged
) c! }, \) J, N" C# V B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
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- m( X+ t" |5 n7 h CL Nashville, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk3 [1 S; s0 p- l5 K6 k* u3 c
DD Cummings
4 I3 N" o7 q: b1 k; u CL Helena5 _( M+ V' U$ }, F7 e, \: h) C1 [
DD Ellet* P" Q# ?# o! P+ Y4 t
CA Dorsetshire, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage& S7 [; h% a/ Q7 R# C
CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 2
0 l/ H8 k3 d. `, d' U CA Canberra6 I, u [- M* k) r
CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 3, heavy damage5 x1 F5 V- p- e; p3 _! W
DD Downes7 Z7 c6 G" m6 \( W& h" ?
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# m4 m) H: x' l9 \: i, Z2 [Morning Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ H# f6 T7 f$ M* O: B' q6 CEstimated time to target is 19 minutes
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[7 b. u2 B/ d _# pJapanese aircraft
$ l4 I4 { x0 R& t) l B5N2 Kate x 13' ^3 |7 H1 W* B' U& ^: P
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: E( d: q8 d+ c- @' Y( Q3 ANo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
% i+ \+ D& a/ e: H: v CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
r, \' Z6 [: b$ u CL Helena' I* d6 H2 k- g/ G; K) S; w! @4 R
CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1" z% @. ~4 `" Z/ p2 w" J
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- o/ U H, s, ?+ [9 z& sEstimated time to target is 16 minutes9 V6 p( S/ w/ o- c
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Japanese aircraft8 R6 v R/ ?0 q$ \4 h/ g
B5N2 Kate x 95 j* R7 M9 U& k# k# e9 M8 `
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 }% K) F/ K$ ?" L B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged1 b3 _" n4 `) Y% ?3 N6 }
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak! H% n2 g. K" b& L) e/ n
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Allied Ships; j$ o8 m* ^, f, V6 f; ~5 Q
CA Dorsetshire, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk l A0 Z/ y' o( f- f5 ~( ~2 U
CL Helena
; m$ v8 x# f; E4 Z' h. R9 F3 d& P CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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# h/ b! ~9 @0 S! e! [ h ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 155 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ I5 j. g4 k/ R" h/ U
Estimated time to target is 66 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; J# S! X4 W' W; H$ c+ ? A6M2 Zero x 70
- {7 C2 b1 Z2 t8 n3 t' F' K2 Z/ p$ k B5N2 Kate x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 M- S. }' G2 P- q, x) @3 R B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged" S2 U* S) A1 V0 F- {
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CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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DD Cassin) U1 m; X Z, T* \' \
DD Case( s% x9 Q% e. T
DD Laffey
5 D8 F9 Z; @1 ~, m DD Ellet
5 J9 s6 `( V( Y& x5 y) y' S& ~* c CL St. Louis, heavy damage
" c3 {) \ s, r. G8 c$ G: D! } DD Lamson* J9 K% l L3 j( T& o% d
DD Downes
7 U: j2 O, _5 F1 k- D" R DD Cummings2 m& H% f6 ?* h! I4 d+ ^
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,1662 `% r! g" N. x) i- ]
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R. L0 U7 H% Y) z$ uRaid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( c' E, [% _0 q, z5 ?5 F$ W
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
D$ U( w! U) X9 V! D3 D4 M B5N2 Kate x 27
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% ~- f; h( G& K' e5 _& \ B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships9 G: a/ F( g* G4 Y) f2 [4 f: H
CL Helena, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; s+ G$ D+ c# s
DD Laffey8 G+ q; i/ I0 W' T4 D8 }, Z
DD Shaw! L0 N) l' H, S, }
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.
9 O" m. d2 z. i9 r! ^Estimated time to target is 4 minutes8 H4 v0 K& i3 `7 m+ j( r, x
( S- T5 t7 k: P: kJapanese aircraft
; n3 Y7 {1 O* E3 ` B5N2 Kate x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses( X" o0 B) D" S
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged' P* }' c0 N2 I6 c. y- B, N' k
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak2 C/ b. j! r& ~9 }& M& k
7 O9 h: f: Q+ E0 KAllied Ships
- G# W y& X" C5 z6 I CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 ^! @7 d4 ^$ A3 r' j( } CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# @( [* Q# X3 n
DD Downes, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' X0 j6 Z: F) E0 R* `! C( |, h DD Cassin: |; H, ~5 C+ _/ j2 C
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当天日军在pago pago登陆,上岸三个旅团两个联队- c# w. L: r- m' Y5 Q/ o
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Ground combat at Pago Pago (148,161)7 w( z. P+ d9 F& p% C
\+ O( \3 ?, z0 ZAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1550 troops, 31 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 80% {' P C7 C# u6 G% c3 c# M
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Defending force 8348 troops, 63 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 189
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Samoan Marine Battalion
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255th USN Base Force, ?, c2 w0 T1 S) Z6 J8 m& U
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62nd Infantry Bde /16 S# N1 O+ w0 l/ S3 u% w
56th Infantry Bde /15 ], v9 o$ q9 K3 m6 w3 h
Kure 5th SNLF /1& `3 |$ L% {# z& T4 p9 J2 g E3 P
8th Ind.Mixed Bde /2
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