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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 23, 425 Y" L% Z1 R: b- {1 l9 `7 ~5 z
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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
% c( \' _- ?! R. |1 L+ ~( T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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% ~8 o. W2 S3 P, {& m+ dMorning Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain3 S" o. G M: S k' @: h
2 ?+ g# e1 k% f; R+ f3 _4 ORaid detected at 164 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., q% z3 f- C. J* D
Estimated time to target is 70 minutes/ l& ~4 H* j( I4 s) ]% ` }8 `
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Japanese aircraft
" l0 Q& r3 q; ?- L A6M2 Zero x 71& N/ i: l' ], U# A) w2 F+ V% \
B5N2 Kate x 87
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7 I1 Y' J0 U d) n7 |. `5 wJapanese aircraft losses
4 G, O9 c$ W' m& h# r/ t" w B5N2 Kate: 6 damaged5 V1 c5 b1 e- W3 A
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak& P- T' K- K9 \( [
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Allied Ships
6 V1 T( S n0 m- U! u CL Nashville, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
3 G0 h' E i" M _, R# i( m" W7 ` DD Cummings: [7 @; v- l0 R
CL Helena% H4 T& Q, I3 h4 a
DD Ellet% @. {1 [7 f- P: M A/ z/ F8 _1 }
CA Dorsetshire, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage. v& y2 f8 S6 j: T. v& @0 b
CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 2 N$ g8 n B, ?. h7 Q
CA Canberra
4 |; ?' j+ }4 V" _ CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 3, heavy damage/ A( n0 J" K+ y9 z* b/ G
DD Downes* P: z# e: Z$ O
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/ T" k V" c1 ]. w; wWeather in hex: Heavy rain; g$ i; n; S0 ~3 e- @7 W/ F! g
5 b& s) Z" c0 [1 U NRaid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' O5 ~- Q0 ?5 }" F3 I! o& zEstimated time to target is 19 minutes* Z$ |/ R1 ~8 [8 Y/ D! _7 I& X
( ?1 k0 w2 e) b7 c3 ^$ E2 g, AJapanese aircraft
3 u T+ i) d% F- I% g2 g B5N2 Kate x 131 M& x: u, c6 q9 ^ f
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No Japanese losses
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' |, B: Q1 ]# h# d2 E CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk" r& m- F& T6 U1 q3 H
CL Helena
& q6 Y1 g: E; h, z7 t2 H6 B8 r; n CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1
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8 u) v; H: s, o3 g0 M9 @Morning Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166
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[9 s9 H7 H: nWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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c2 X; N; s. u2 y' `8 ~Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& B1 p- A* |+ e# l# a
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes/ r- r4 Y4 [4 J
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Japanese aircraft0 Q' a/ W* a8 q: w# X; w# ]
B5N2 Kate x 9) l( ]* m& U6 w/ C L, V
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2 B3 f" z1 }; g# J" y( d5 TJapanese aircraft losses5 g& r% a+ M& u" T5 |) d4 D
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged' H; b$ ` F# C2 |3 ?" B/ \8 e% x; D
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak& [' `# _' N. a0 }3 }
c' e4 m3 l, x8 sAllied Ships
2 |7 R# j' i- j1 ]5 L' [! A CA Dorsetshire, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 o9 n6 D( r$ ]% n3 O
CL Helena" A0 E8 j9 K( a5 K
CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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% h: D& I4 G8 g) z! s1 UAfternoon 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.
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A6M2 Zero x 70" P2 g z! \ L0 D
B5N2 Kate x 80) n4 t* n; z, c8 U2 c
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B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged* Q X( g. z, w4 N! h+ v" N
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CL Helena5 ?4 ]+ x: a( s
CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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DD Cassin
4 w6 Z: v& [! A4 r2 z DD Case
6 S, J. R& H3 ^/ P5 H& v0 Y I3 T DD Laffey
2 r0 E" H6 M- Z# g2 S. ^ DD Ellet' U* O; R4 j( h: w) S
CL St. Louis, heavy damage# }" m5 Q4 o' w% ], H/ V2 ]
DD Lamson
8 r( ]# g# x% M7 v! i& q* n DD Downes
2 Z$ N9 p/ t( } DD Cummings5 r9 p* R8 ^" [% D7 N
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2 r7 O# B' X+ N. u2 Z1 T9 ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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$ T. i3 ]3 k2 B3 W3 u" s" [Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 ?: } ?1 e) N7 m- { s
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes+ i3 @/ h; y9 {( W
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Japanese aircraft
7 I; X% g7 G% g1 l+ o9 P7 ? B5N2 Kate x 27
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{$ j/ T& y. k/ d8 y& ?6 AJapanese aircraft losses$ C1 r3 N) H8 a
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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3 O5 X9 D$ ]/ L7 [8 M6 N4 e0 ?! eAllied Ships; _3 p8 |4 ~8 p% A. x) Q1 e
CL Helena, Torpedo hits 1, on fire \- H) M" L W5 E
DD Laffey2 ~* U' E. p1 v2 o. x" I
DD Shaw9 ?) Z& ?+ v C) R% }: b. G0 v4 _- c
DD Case7 ?, u4 e" d) Z9 \& } a9 h
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166* L' u0 x8 H8 F. t, \( p
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{) q* q1 l! n- VRaid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 N H' { O. }4 h! ~
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes* A0 q! W4 G$ @; P* F/ x* L( A
1 Y5 N3 w, {- T0 e! N7 q' I7 L/ ~, R/ V' cJapanese aircraft
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B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
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CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 N4 @( N. r( E) @- ?- H1 @# b CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 Y# a, m1 M7 }/ r DD Downes, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. Q0 h& p% J* z3 g
DD Cassin
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& S9 }* [3 `$ ^5 TGround combat at Pago Pago (148,161)! ~- V( |( Z9 M2 b8 d$ r
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Allied Bombardment attack
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# X' `/ @! O5 i0 i9 o5 i3 f4 OAttacking force 1550 troops, 31 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 80
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Defending force 8348 troops, 63 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 189
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Assaulting units:
' d: Q: g% _6 I0 w/ J- B9 [ d4 `, x# A Samoan Marine Battalion
& k( U6 E& Q+ ]* V0 R. K3 V 8th Marine Defense Battalion
% n y/ A A0 P 255th USN Base Force) C6 b' o6 T; ?' V/ B
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62nd Infantry Bde /1
6 b6 L: X3 t- K% g6 A& H 56th Infantry Bde /1
' D2 O/ W0 G, \" @0 [# u Kure 5th SNLF /1
$ q5 E* A4 n8 C r. b* u 8th Ind.Mixed Bde /2
1 U: r+ c8 A4 T0 C# ~, w 144th Infantry Rgt /4 |
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