AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/04/42
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TF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,1109 x# _7 k/ \+ L4 q
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Allied ground losses:
8 }0 n) [7 L" f5 ~* y128 casualties reported
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@! a5 {9 v% {+ H. E7 _9 b, F7 pDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110: h) J; `5 K2 v- B9 _
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Japanese aircraft
5 b) z2 L1 V- p2 z0 `G3M Nell x 16
; D L, y5 y4 W- ^' R5 bG4M1 Betty x 22& U5 y6 R8 b% @$ J) x1 V8 k* \7 t
) J+ I4 I1 a% Y* T* }9 m$ l- R, GJapanese aircraft losses
# t" l7 s, X- `0 u- m) m5 Q0 e' cG3M Nell: 1 damaged
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+ }' V3 ]' m+ B+ n+ |' aAP Crescent City* i. J7 m3 s' t( [$ P: {
DD King4 \( q5 z+ B. u3 I @* b
AP St. Mihel0 Z: N) w: T7 a2 J) ?
AP Hugh L. Scott
" q7 t; l- ~! P8 YDD Gilmer6 F: G; [3 W3 n! O% x
AP W.A. Holbrook- U; D) H" J$ X8 ?1 C& E3 a( t! k
AP Bloemfontrin
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110% z; q! R. I3 G2 B- M( b
* ^# R, r( e: ^5 K0 g, CJapanese aircraft
. P% d1 y4 s! \G3M Nell x 8
7 U1 G( F6 c' ]+ |$ y5 TG4M1 Betty x 9
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+ Z, A% U" }8 k4 ]( ~* YJapanese aircraft losses
8 [6 V3 h% H0 {( |2 [G3M Nell: 2 damaged! W, e8 Q$ j9 C! F! Z
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged2 Y9 J( M% | L% C& u' `
a. C/ T. \* b$ |6 }0 oAllied Ships
- o9 _% B7 p4 u z/ S0 E0 r8 A( PAP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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@5 q1 ^6 ^+ ~$ ]7 y4 a+ A! _/ e3 @AP President Coolidge; I* D. ~+ t0 {" c8 X) }8 `
AP Crescent City, f+ h. H Y2 v, k) H2 C- [
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整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋/ l+ K4 w! C3 y- F- H/ _+ N
Ground combat at Pago Pago
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% N+ z$ x: h1 u" H" pAllied Shock attack2 G# z! Y* z p- o5 `8 {
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Attacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248
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+ X# a! {9 F6 x5 i/ hDefending force 2016 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56
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' E: q( F7 d% c" m' uAllied max assault: 520 - adjusted assault: 242
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Japanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7
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Allied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0) 2 m2 N$ r5 S$ `3 x# {# z& k: h. A
+ S; C& J1 [% f- G) j T% T8 xAllied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!
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2 ~; N9 y" Q) U9 [' M ~3 ~Japanese ground losses:
! i y, ] t( [% U H111 casualties reported& I5 p, Z2 O* p$ E, r1 `) a* q
Guns lost 2
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4 P& v. o& r. P' BAllied ground losses:
2 W* ]9 T7 e$ h, D$ k5 u5 i18 casualties reported( B# i( W$ P, |# j* p3 D8 o
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. G2 C( s% D7 o( `1 K5 C& z* JDay Air attack on TF at 101,112
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Japanese aircraft
; N# S8 O6 r4 ~( A& Z$ C3 YG4M1 Betty x 154 {, D) y* T C" |) X I. i
* C8 X7 c" d! [; D1 K& J+ h: B4 ^Japanese aircraft losses/ T0 K% Q+ r" V( N
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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% z* X0 m, _- R! K; x9 G( a- u, ~Allied Ships: M% m& P9 d# K a0 G, }
DD Grayson) O, c, r9 R7 z- c' Z' A
AK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营! _/ Z, C' p9 R
Ground combat at Kunming
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) g& s3 {* |# C1 `& g/ MAllied Shock attack$ e7 X0 N" \4 o) {; W. F0 ^
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Attacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 292
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Defending force 1238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29
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_4 `5 B: A w4 S q/ t- wAllied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470
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Japanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1
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8 _& P$ Z1 Q& @4 s1 a" ?* U GAllied assault odds: 470 to 1 ( H! r4 ^) A) h) I
Z& z( k) ^, `Japanese ground losses:0 v( I7 l! _4 z& Y! Y$ x
89 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!: F, [( `% \5 I3 M) j! n% C
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日酋妄图清扫诺福克的水雷阵,岸炮立即给于警告" x# ^: o' B2 }4 ^2 @/ Y
TF 44 encounters mine field at Norfolk Island (60,119) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.( s6 D3 w7 y! }
Japanese Ships
! d0 u2 T3 h6 p9 F# yMSW Tama Maru #2/ ~$ i& n& M5 v5 J
MSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage7 S2 r' t; [2 H% n9 y# Y2 a& k
MSW Noshiro Maru #2
2 w1 D* D* O# N% v( hMSW Hagoromo Maru* d6 k s- P3 ?
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1 h4 N6 K* W9 w- V6 YDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft
! f8 p+ t. `+ ZG4M1 Betty x 319 k/ m) o% Y- E: `2 c3 F
% |, @$ U6 E1 V5 `Japanese aircraft losses+ q- ^- ^- l6 I" p; r9 T( e( r h
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
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^* F9 s4 V- G* `/ B- w3 {Allied Ships
" e$ ]. W5 }( F- h5 u4 u0 zAK Robert Morris
& N; U$ j2 ^' F/ Y0 D2 tAK Empire Selwyn
4 t/ b9 b$ a2 aAK Empire Heath
" v/ t; w; ^' z) H. Y8 UAK Steel Mariner
3 `2 H" Q v3 y) ^( m% zAK Californian, Torpedo hits 1
" D) F' N+ d- g( x8 ZDD Gwin6 F1 X* s3 f* j5 J0 u5 h
AK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 M9 s0 O. W" D# T# E N+ A9 [4 O
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, G% ?- C: S% c0 K( [4 ?日酋的水面舰队趁夜杀入港湾,对正在卸载补给的运输队进行攻击,无奈并没有多少实际性损害
" A* E9 b* ^! W7 f5 g' p) e7 FNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese Ships/ b- C0 p# C, j% K
CL Kiso, Shell hits 2
0 c. J" J9 t5 l* `8 n! ]DD Ikazuchi* W6 B8 S" V b2 i" _; L. c5 @
DD Yuzuki* A# q) c3 g) D
DD Matsukaze
' t+ B$ ~1 @) `# d. W, _DD Shiokaze% j1 f, J7 w- g% ]" X
DD Nokaze
. |% u) I* `+ c Y, GDD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
# d5 X* m" p: \# L" D" CDD Chidori, Shell hits 1
- O& p7 I( m- b0 c, |6 V7 DDD Manazuru
. U' N; |- }. q' J% ?- JDD Tomozuru# Y9 p! n& }( Q5 ~
% b1 `. G8 x3 ~5 NAllied Ships
' i I6 j+ a2 vDD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
w @1 e! { ^) p6 Z0 wAK Demodocus, Shell hits 1+ k* n& k; C! ]& H& K# P
AK Diomed
% m" t# f+ P1 RAK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ E! G2 c8 r" `3 Q
AK Carolinian3 L' l+ K2 c0 F7 W
AK Dakotan
0 ~9 h. G, |. r- O$ u, KAK Georgian
1 f. {+ i$ H* oAK Iowan! z) u" l. Y& k, y; Z! R5 G, l
AK Kansan
- s! Z0 p) e5 [# P# j% x BAK Missourian
: B {3 q5 M* S- |AK Nevadan
* @+ X8 q, u/ W: PAK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 1
) J* h4 H: `' N: n0 s! ?AK Challenger
$ N2 X S$ m& `6 I2 f5 }AK Atlantic
2 r. U9 b# p3 @AK Lancaster! |2 u) l. @9 D, T0 @
AK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 k" ]3 L0 {" _" _% TAK Santa Rita
) h" P$ U- {* IAK Irenee Du Pont- f' h! _) i& x! u% H. q
AK Atlanta City/ V) A8 w' Y6 F& B+ C
AK Mobile City7 a! Y- Q$ P1 h
AK Steel Age
* D, a, m5 j1 h8 A$ X0 a' r" K* K4 s0 @AK Steel Mariner9 }$ m$ D; a$ N
AK Steel Scientist: `; ~% {8 R, d, [+ j4 |" A! v
AK Steel Worker' l) Y4 S6 k0 m. q- }- H
AK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage% u; |4 U* G0 Z2 v3 l4 [$ \- C
AK Harry Luckenbach% \ |- S$ e/ J& v9 \/ }5 y
AK Lewis Luckenbach
- _6 P- e# r. uAK Mathew Luckenbach
. @2 H! [: v: }7 X6 Z, lAK Kailua
. l2 ?5 ~/ z5 C8 @/ E6 `AK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire: A' [: D3 Q5 f) ^- K0 g
AK Benjamin Franklin! }! A# I! Z# H+ \7 t1 ^0 h
AK Edgar Allan Poe
; w) {6 R9 Y' I; J& bAK John Adams
9 V2 X) I9 D; _AK John C. Fremont0 z3 S2 H+ F4 [# x4 d1 w
AK John Hart
7 I* D! d: N1 {% P8 Z: ^AK Robert Morris
, E9 i; q$ S0 {# G$ }AK Empire Rainbow4 j; |- b# g. r: m1 N
AK Empire Selwyn1 l; n; [" q& k2 U$ r) `5 e
AK Empire Heath e4 P. t( S/ n0 \0 p: Z& l/ q
AK Empire Eagle
d* m) K! a4 N8 G4 |9 lAK Malda
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盟军四发对古邦进行高空轰炸,日酋战斗机怎么也爬不到这个高度,但是B24的升限没能继续提高,被零战捉到。
/ a* S% s4 Q$ f; j& G, s, kDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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# \) S& U6 R+ x$ w2 h( B6 KJapanese aircraft
/ v' h, A+ i! V+ W. VA6M2 Zero x 73
" C; i6 h( C( e& s$ ^0 lKi-61 KAIc Tony x 33
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Allied aircraft% v; i* I4 }# N% Z' p% e
B-17E Fortress x 101
4 R' m- V' c; H# U- ]/ I* fB-24D Liberator x 41$ z" T/ W* G4 z$ ]
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Japanese aircraft losses
; ~+ w: E+ ^; g4 lA6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged
$ x+ \ x O0 q" j: x) QKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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* n0 y7 K# g0 k. k/ iAllied aircraft losses
( C# ^0 Q4 C, @5 g+ w0 YB-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed
4 B, q7 K2 E4 p- A' w5 u! O- S6 I' j* @$ N1 \, X/ I% F: f) x
Japanese ground losses:! Q% @/ |" {# N7 h, z
30 casualties reported& C4 i+ k0 R2 s$ R0 S2 p- W2 t, Q3 d
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Airbase hits 12 c+ s4 O3 z5 [2 ?" v
Airbase supply hits 1% n4 i. O1 Q/ J$ Z9 d
Runway hits 5
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft
' ?, y+ z# I1 M( D GA6M2 Zero x 47, a4 I4 y s6 y3 i
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 16
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% W, n: H/ s6 M6 V; Q* d- XAllied aircraft
1 k- ]5 v" y8 ^: ^B-17E Fortress x 88- u4 c5 S7 e X Y; V4 @5 E
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Japanese aircraft losses
# ^' c; i2 Q6 m. [4 [. tA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged
. E, ^5 m: R3 f" Q8 `+ VKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed0 d2 C) e* r- W% H7 V
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Japanese ground losses:
- L* f* N0 `; F: t38 casualties reported5 C! r2 {" o W+ C. [# d
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Airbase hits 1
! [6 K' |# w" r, R/ X& X% t0 [+ u7 _Runway hits 18! b, ], g+ Z% j P: `
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盟军运输队发扬牺牲精神,势要撑起这个太平洋上最后的反攻跳板。
+ L6 ?2 N. m e; F7 }0 eDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft
% V. k* V7 ~4 kG3M Nell x 261 k, D) L `1 j7 Y4 m3 m6 K
G4M1 Betty x 26" C9 n! m; k7 C5 o2 f* z7 f
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Japanese aircraft losses2 l$ P% S3 w* Z. v8 v* B
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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5 H7 q, r1 M, A3 I7 ]. cAllied Ships
- e; n1 h* D2 ]/ zAK Steel Worker2 W2 O/ u% t5 L# }. j# T
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
M, G. I( d' U% I5 ?1 _4 fAK Steel Scientist
( Q* C) T3 I) I6 [* k" QAK Atlanta City5 {' z2 U% [! _& F
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 D& ]7 }- h( E5 gAK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
. Q1 G! e" [4 G' HAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 12 ^( H+ S" r3 ]+ Y; }6 q
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire9 C# L# r2 {0 Z/ B+ [1 n/ O
AK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& w W% v. C: G2 _' E- `
AK Edgar Allan Poe
. g8 t0 S- r# m$ j: j: u8 e- IAK Mobile City
! b0 R8 ~# z9 i$ y+ P! EAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire: S4 R, l% q7 N, h
AK John Adams
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2 e' n D, i. n由于补给通路被打开,被围日军得到支援,守卫重庆北三岔口侧翼的国军阵地被日军突破
( R5 u# x& v% FGround combat at 45,31
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% B0 W! g: d. CJapanese Shock attack) Y# x6 O3 G4 j: Q" g4 ^% |) _
- B4 a% Z% A- I2 r8 V! |Attacking force 119925 troops, 1386 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 2271, S3 b4 A2 d' {; n% ~3 [6 J8 i
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Defending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1658$ P `# e' ~0 J* X6 e
: J" x$ e3 w# y0 _2 M' s' MJapanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637 . w% V& p5 H i+ e& ^1 h# j' g$ U4 o j
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Allied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91 3 b1 ~! ^$ Y9 q: i/ V
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Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1 : ~8 l P# d9 y) ^5 Z
8 ?# `9 p$ ?( P" q. N' X6 [Japanese ground losses:* w" L2 j- w( r" j
1647 casualties reported
) {) W$ e! U9 S+ u$ l0 zGuns lost 114
0 d+ }0 s+ s; [! ?: y7 MVehicles lost 2
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. g, ?/ F, a: ~1 L" O( n( o& VAllied ground losses:$ N p* e* U" `: J
1377 casualties reported
6 ^- T% y" o5 IGuns lost 55 g; r- V# V! r/ d- A+ X2 g+ t
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Defeated Allied Units Retreating!) }4 h7 S3 F3 s( \/ m2 ~9 U
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft
; i5 g4 |, e" a8 v. D) |+ d" O# J" NA6M2 Zero x 64
7 ]1 M% Z3 C- ^. H2 jKi-61 KAIc Tony x 32
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Allied aircraft1 C! E# f1 V2 j: d- C
B-17E Fortress x 821 Z) x, |+ _9 B/ z7 n+ ^5 y9 }
1 a' R5 d, x" P ]9 D1 T2 h* VJapanese aircraft losses- F5 m# [. n, }. g1 Z) @4 c
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged; A7 L k. w3 }/ s- k1 o4 o
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged9 } G- l7 W7 I. ^/ V
$ v$ r. y5 }" ]( d+ b v% RJapanese ground losses:& J# s b! v5 C9 V9 b$ o' @ G
156 casualties reported$ f4 m' U( u+ |9 X- l! w
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Airbase hits 1
* j3 E9 t# U6 \, S0 }0 xRunway hits 19 C! C0 x- `' t3 ~9 M
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5 o( ]8 I: q6 ^" U# m% I$ dDay Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,109
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Japanese aircraft
, i, p) [% Y2 W: I/ O/ wG3M Nell x 24: E5 e" X7 _/ d" h, H$ F
G4M1 Betty x 48
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% L5 r/ w* Q9 z( j8 v$ _No Japanese losses
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. r% C! G/ Q7 {; E7 nAllied Ships3 m* r; i. o& C- {$ `
AK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* R0 g2 I0 _4 s+ H2 ^7 U, R
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" C! n2 L6 I$ y) S+ ], k
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
s9 |* m% t9 V6 q$ K" tAK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage, u2 c* g! U; u/ A5 E& M
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage7 p8 r8 X+ M/ q1 U. e
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0 |6 G9 l: \4 bSub attack at 99,109
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SS I-173
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5 s" I$ j) T9 L8 ^Allied Ships3 f) W7 p! |' d$ A: u/ n: M
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,109
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I) U$ H; ?9 n1 S3 m* YJapanese Ships
+ B0 v1 S A6 V% K5 @CA Chikuma
I- ]. F: l I+ [2 ICL Kuma
9 Y4 j! P4 z& w- @3 \9 XCL Tama, I3 H9 E# d9 _9 V* X( \2 g
DD Akebono
+ _$ h+ F# G. |- y: _- PDD Kikuzuki9 `! L$ S2 Z2 s/ Q% I' M
DD Okikaze5 `; Q# @1 ?2 w C
DD Namikaze2 M' L0 G% I( G
DD Hatsukari1 B$ O _+ y. W& Y
7 r" x4 _' U4 G1 VAllied Ships
6 Y6 i8 m- J9 T" YAK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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6 N" k+ F% c' B: |Sub attack at 100,1091 w( W# G z# A
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Japanese Ships% z* c9 W$ t3 z6 n. r- G
SS I-1681 g6 _7 {2 m( Q9 n4 {" M
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AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( \% ~6 k% P0 F1 X3 k! n+ u5 H' Q% u
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft, C8 G1 z0 T% E1 ?8 v4 W) V
A6M2 Zero x 511 R! F4 T4 K& `
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 48
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Allied aircraft
* r+ W) ~9 b! Q/ k3 dB-17E Fortress x 78" ~5 F8 [$ ]( b7 ^% U+ d5 n9 G
* r: s& Y! Z! R' n: p N7 tJapanese aircraft losses+ D: b. |+ ^* B4 Z: Y# y" f
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:( m$ X" l0 g, b" X# g0 b$ w8 T
307 casualties reported
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& Z1 V4 j& B& e* }8 IAirbase hits 5
R# \/ m# L+ P- g+ B$ FAirbase supply hits 3/ o' a" e* ?+ l3 y; F6 T1 d% \
Runway hits 23# w' x4 ~9 G, Q% k& ~$ Q- o
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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A6M2 Zero x 51
4 u1 ]0 }& L: N6 J1 YKi-61 KAIc Tony x 48
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B-17E Fortress x 889 a* L) W) W9 N, \- E+ u8 I/ B- N
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Japanese aircraft losses5 P- N+ M0 C9 g4 n9 c4 ^$ I; L
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged, Q9 }" m# H' s' C! R( c
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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# ?1 V9 L" t; V" V. d1 K ZJapanese ground losses:5 p( o7 A- T9 Q) a) q5 T& S
177 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 29 E8 t: a t+ v5 h; b- `6 J
Airbase supply hits 24 `$ {* q( p: }% r7 ^$ Y
Runway hits 20
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,1109 S$ ]5 k2 B: X8 P( q( ~4 e
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Japanese aircraft
- d+ q/ {4 U3 h; Q# F1 q% w& ?G4M1 Betty x 110 E0 ?3 j4 d1 G4 ~: y. c
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/ b& {8 Z& x% Z" p# _1 xG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
& p2 s F! [* mAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' R/ ], x: K/ u! h$ m
AK Georgian, heavy damage |