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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 23, 42' ?4 l( D1 h) K! L4 Y- N7 }
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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
5 q2 p* [3 j9 }* ^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. e2 N* h* ~; i& L# P/ y& {; w
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# A: c) U! d ZRaid detected at 164 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 p$ {1 u1 f" E; Q' g) w% }1 G- R2 }
Estimated time to target is 70 minutes/ b* d5 ?' {* _) q
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Japanese aircraft
" g, z/ i9 I$ U) U A6M2 Zero x 71
; u( Y. S; `/ z% A2 j7 H B5N2 Kate x 87
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B5N2 Kate: 6 damaged4 f/ D6 {. k& u8 ^2 w2 \! {
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
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) T( B' W5 t" k CL Nashville, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
0 a% w1 @0 `) ]# c) J" i' H DD Cummings5 P' N& Y: F j# A
CL Helena
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CA Dorsetshire, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
8 H% B: G$ I( ?% X W CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 2
3 c3 k$ [; H$ y CA Canberra
9 c% v9 E' ~8 s/ e' H CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 3, heavy damage
6 ?9 f ~4 J- `) j2 w- m DD Downes
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166
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Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' q: V) x" M. b5 G
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes* U U7 g. c5 L- P8 R: X
, s% Q, [$ [9 B/ U w& O+ x$ }Japanese aircraft# b" e# o Q" u5 v3 ]7 i
B5N2 Kate x 13; x ?! b1 @, J3 b
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0 M* q8 |8 d. V: zNo Japanese losses _- [1 A p; ^/ |
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! B6 A3 o J3 p9 t' b CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
: Q; X7 e3 Z; I; q CL Helena
$ u! T! @% R, Z6 A! M+ R, V CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1
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' q0 M+ }, I3 Q, y8 X, T& FMorning Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,1661 }9 y h5 j2 Y3 y* i3 j& G0 P# _" {
$ u8 E H* [4 ?( o9 jWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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# i% E5 G1 r1 URaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ y) h) B, T, I* G4 G8 }1 sEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged2 m+ `* q5 i) `8 k
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
' Z. k# b6 x( c' J1 V& o) ` CA Dorsetshire, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 m7 m( ?- q5 t, Z3 R+ s
CL Helena9 h6 q# ~$ l, Y8 t, P3 }7 U
CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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7 {- _- ]. m! ~# E" h/ s5 a" w3 |Raid detected at 155 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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, X% C# J: E6 f8 XJapanese aircraft
4 f% U. F6 r& I. o7 K- F, f; t( A A6M2 Zero x 70! k8 r/ V4 Q* ^* g) j3 t
B5N2 Kate x 80
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}% \5 y0 C( V& A" J3 S+ [ B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged
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CL Helena- Z$ [0 [$ X6 w6 m+ H
CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage" L+ f$ n9 u# m$ B: P9 Y
DD Dunlap
9 x& Z. K2 Y) X. r1 J DD Cassin
" I* z# }3 S8 \- n* m0 ~+ r DD Case
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CL St. Louis, heavy damage
$ ~! `- i0 t a' ~8 u5 N) L DD Lamson' @8 O( G1 B4 `: z3 ], i- `
DD Downes
0 P$ g+ a0 {% l; K# a! }' ~ DD Cummings
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6 K9 d0 B( j" r2 t8 G+ { m2 F) fRaid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 E u$ c5 ^- X( \# o( s4 dEstimated time to target is 18 minutes z( |( m$ f( r! I: s& G
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Japanese aircraft
, M& }4 @8 `* C B5N2 Kate x 27
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7 Z9 a1 `* l7 w2 J6 E B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged2 n' |- X4 f5 h2 j' y
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CL Helena, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% L3 }9 G3 X2 j$ F3 g* Q DD Laffey$ F* k& k: ^+ h+ @
DD Shaw, P9 R5 o. \1 g: ?
DD Case
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Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., k" A8 x1 J% @, E5 D/ ^
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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7 l$ @* U& G( ?; n6 uJapanese aircraft
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/ L" @3 K9 \, S* c5 F) s$ t* _" l2 ] B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged6 w5 m& i$ h0 k$ Z: W1 a. w* W
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
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' n z( ^( {! O; K* T/ T CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 {& Z* w( X+ n CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ E$ D9 \$ ^/ ~1 p$ I6 } DD Downes, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 _3 y3 [! i/ Y! B6 d4 V) e6 ~
DD Cassin5 b8 ~' d: x$ n9 j+ k4 R8 z
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Ground combat at Pago Pago (148,161)3 _" X) ]# ]+ ~( [7 X
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Allied Bombardment attack
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: p% V5 F! w6 p7 WAttacking 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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& Z1 \1 p. W7 Y( s6 xAssaulting units:2 C! y8 d% w2 F
Samoan Marine Battalion! J& G' d( E9 y8 p; F
8th Marine Defense Battalion3 @! {) e |) ]+ F4 p4 Z
255th USN Base Force; y+ U- Y# C& F
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1 v& G+ I6 j$ o9 c 56th Infantry Bde /10 v; D" b( u" E4 O
Kure 5th SNLF /1+ v7 Q- `0 l R; W1 r$ D
8th Ind.Mixed Bde /28 ?4 [+ }3 ^; B0 s0 n7 v
144th Infantry Rgt /4 |
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