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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 23, 42
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$ t K* e7 z. z& J* v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
7 d9 j# D. p* ]' K7 T7 x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 154,1663 U+ z6 L" [2 k$ J+ y2 B) T" k3 @
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain1 b8 E4 j7 W; \1 M5 t9 _# v3 g
1 M2 k8 w) [+ y7 X IRaid detected at 164 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 p; g8 i$ `9 U- `4 a% s! O1 C; yEstimated time to target is 70 minutes
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! e) B- d: W) Y5 \$ ~Japanese aircraft7 p. D4 q$ G- y5 x7 S& K; E
A6M2 Zero x 71
/ q' k1 P/ x/ x' P1 j B5N2 Kate x 872 H8 M% m3 v3 I n" W
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Japanese aircraft losses
' {$ s( y: c+ v8 s7 K B5N2 Kate: 6 damaged+ D# n9 u) n+ w' F& M5 u0 P# X( t
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships0 ?. E, K" w0 \# G e( x
CL Nashville, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
* V: i. s7 _% K5 | DD Cummings* e" t5 J$ |) T7 U# X
CL Helena
* Z+ R7 O% o/ P/ K DD Ellet+ i. @% D: J" E1 y, u. q
CA Dorsetshire, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
, `6 R- \4 V: x& p: A CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 2
5 y5 b8 u* {- a u1 q CA Canberra, U2 y4 ?! J U0 v" ^
CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 3, heavy damage, N+ z$ {, ~# W& a" F A
DD Downes
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6 M$ [+ J5 w! j. H& `# P8 I1 DMorning Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166
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5 z' m5 }( i" H6 y K# _8 b! hWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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/ J5 l5 ^+ ~9 s% L) c: tRaid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* n/ d/ m( u( E; eEstimated time to target is 19 minutes V1 O$ ?& u8 H2 G* ^! l, w
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Japanese aircraft p9 o7 e ?$ X4 @# e. O* V
B5N2 Kate x 13" F& e+ D( }# O S* F* Y8 ]
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; a: r; d0 S bNo Japanese losses
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CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk. q5 v& L3 U0 F) x# r5 k
CL Helena' A) A9 r1 ^& T# j. b6 K
CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1 r; h& d8 |+ [
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain, {! c& U3 e4 l' g- r
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- D; t! n1 ]+ Q9 T+ AEstimated time to target is 16 minutes6 r3 P5 q p# I) s8 l7 Y9 B
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Japanese aircraft5 o8 ~- h$ }, z9 j! V
B5N2 Kate x 9) ~6 d0 B) a) K4 U. |
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 C0 D. N/ T" z+ y. a2 `+ k; Y B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
& [! J) B( X( P P' L. N# } B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak" a4 W1 F$ ^. C$ v5 ], U% p' u
; J* R2 U" N& [' O! _Allied Ships( ^1 R3 m% i7 ]8 m, [$ f
CA Dorsetshire, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 k2 _. V# S- Q/ w% N7 a
CL Helena1 s/ w- ^& M0 H7 O# j% @1 T
CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage' I) a0 |. k( L" t, H, N
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4 f8 V9 h* o% _& f- k: c1 |: mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166* H2 O9 _* ]$ J# k& \: B5 J: Z
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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7 d+ z2 M* Z# E- o MRaid detected at 155 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
4 ]2 O; @& Q! ^* ^- Z( H* PEstimated time to target is 66 minutes4 @( d! `8 x" N" K' W
" g0 m! m% ^ CJapanese aircraft
/ d5 c5 \( J5 x- v' @ A6M2 Zero x 70
# d4 f* F, b+ G" w' ~( K B5N2 Kate x 80
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6 g& e, h5 v8 O B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged
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3 p! s+ n* O. ? v7 K% N CL Helena
! ~' h5 K6 j3 x% q& S& V: Q CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage9 O2 U! l' L' V
DD Dunlap% I* }3 L8 X) d( c
DD Cassin
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DD Laffey
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CL St. Louis, heavy damage
6 N" U2 q' d' E DD Lamson
/ u3 ~3 r" S% `; A: l DD Downes' K, Q% N$ @0 z2 V6 S9 k
DD Cummings
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166
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" d2 Q6 r9 v% z0 p; y# EWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# P H) |7 F$ M' @/ g
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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$ w& o3 n' f; G7 R- DAllied Ships
, A5 B4 d/ b$ t, X) D" c CL Helena, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: R1 c. S/ M& U DD Laffey0 q, I/ f2 l9 }* { E( D% X" Q
DD Shaw: J; e6 Y1 c, G& ^* T. {6 }( F
DD Case5 y6 P3 w3 W6 F& y0 I: F
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( q6 ]$ M+ g. m+ z) y6 o: qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain6 X2 R" ?& F9 ~ \+ P$ \' v3 [
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Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
+ ~+ u5 w; V! z/ K0 Y- M& nEstimated time to target is 4 minutes+ ]3 W7 y1 i1 d4 f6 ^2 m
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B5N2 Kate x 27
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B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged8 X* z6 a; f! [: u1 E
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak" Y6 A0 o( Z5 v7 t5 [% Q, v
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}) T# a. a+ s: ] CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' u+ n& X% g' j' m- x7 G8 I
CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 q; m* B- Q% o0 z
DD Downes, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& d# K+ I- ~3 V4 d1 L3 P8 C DD Cassin
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3 L- k k% e- }6 D5 O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)% u( d. G# ~: w' q8 m
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Allied Bombardment attack( G( c+ v3 V( {2 W% V
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Attacking force 1550 troops, 31 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 80% Y: ^( y( `; u K& `6 c! M5 k
% X( u; Y7 X2 _/ s, y* q( `Defending force 8348 troops, 63 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 189' D* ]" Q7 g* G' r _; [
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Assaulting units:
* V# d; z2 u1 y Samoan Marine Battalion: k, K& t* F3 E' r- \8 v
8th Marine Defense Battalion
4 l( p7 Y! f3 g3 G( r 255th USN Base Force
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Defending units:
% h) @* B, }9 `6 X7 H* d0 o0 h6 h 62nd Infantry Bde /1
( G4 }4 X1 R+ Q6 [. q' H! s# d) d2 r 56th Infantry Bde /19 R2 j" e/ Z- ?4 [" m% C
Kure 5th SNLF /15 k1 F+ s N3 q" P) j
8th Ind.Mixed Bde /2
, u1 s+ a P8 R! `: \" Z 144th Infantry Rgt /4 |
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