在EUA和Tongatapu 岛的日军战舰和飞机已经走投无路。+ t+ |1 N: F& K
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 09, 42# O8 J2 S# D& a2 |/ B W& M
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4 L* t$ x$ {' l5 w f; |; CSubmarine attack near Eua at 138,169
& @* }" F6 b! J( g, SJapanese Ships# k: \1 `' V- A; R+ l
SS I-17, hits 21, heavy fires, heavy damage# R }4 ^# z3 }2 z9 Q0 w- P7 L2 d
Allied Ships
/ Q/ @/ }4 _* ~" k9 t$ Q DMS Wasmuth/ M, N. u5 y9 r% r1 ^
CL Helena
( s! H; p$ F0 @6 }' ~# n DM Sicard7 V- j& \8 C, C- r3 U+ j
DM Preble, l4 h) \4 O5 r. O
DD Alden, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 i# z0 p! r0 \1 Y( T( w+ j DD Fanning
1 c; K% }) ^+ x! A! [ DD Dunlap$ E9 \6 ~1 e2 o2 v( k* {
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3 n, a& n9 D% J. P: N5 v# j' hDay Time Surface Combat, near Eua at 138,169, Range 24,000 Yards
( ]: b1 \' a6 A, J: qJapanese Ships: {& R$ | t G. n, D3 k
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
5 v" y |6 e& ~ Q DD Hayashio, Shell hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- g2 f. y1 H2 r0 Y9 t8 [; u3 | DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 9, and is sunk$ }$ g" J+ h+ W' S7 A' @
DD Kasumi, Shell hits 20, and is sunk; _2 U: n# [" W) L) ?0 b3 r9 ~
PB Kaikei Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk: r1 c+ g* N X1 x- H! n& E) M
PB Santos Maru, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
& A$ v5 Q, o6 p" s AKE Turuga Maru, Shell hits 22, and is sunk
1 r" H' k2 A& l! k: J6 ^. t PB Yahonui Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk8 f- |% L, U/ R" E C
Allied Ships
$ d! k6 x1 T, b CA San Francisco, X6 S- y2 Q" c9 n
CL Java
) V1 T0 |) H! h. e$ C& \/ H6 f1 R5 V CL Perth
( o2 |+ \% p+ m( ~" C8 e3 P CL Enterprise
7 E. V3 R8 r4 K8 o4 D& g* z CL Concord" k& ]4 ~5 A& @7 i( M
CL Helena, Shell hits 1) n% _& K3 `0 \7 t" j: J- u& h
CL Nashville7 V: S3 m& V9 U" ^
CL Capetown, Shell hits 1
3 X! [% e/ i0 g& ^5 v: K DD Dunlap, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 @$ `# f( v6 { DD Fanning; ]; c) P. j/ j+ f* O, ?
DD Alden, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage! M8 x2 c" r. x0 d3 w' ~* X
DMS Wasmuth% G" s. |# ^. M
DM Preble
: ^; }& S2 S, e+ P6 K DM Pruitt! c/ M: G2 P$ R5 z0 b* _+ x! M
DM Sicard" @0 {# F) o, Q
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e) Q4 b2 C) F# N* j% z$ r4 e( iNaval bombardment of Tongatapu at 138,168
; P4 g$ t1 E# t8 P. LJapanese aircraft
) I i; M- C: y& d" L no flights
. f. ?3 b/ L) xJapanese aircraft losses0 P$ b' l% c8 i6 ~' Z
G3M2 Nell: 29 damaged
+ j5 u+ }1 { M7 E% v G3M2 Nell: 2 destroyed on ground
5 [* R$ t9 j8 f# P& m. s" P5 ]" Q7 H G4M1 Betty: 73 damaged
& C) H( X6 o: ?; V9 T/ R G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed on ground: z" G" w2 q" l R
A6M2 Zero: 22 damaged7 q1 s+ b0 |6 F6 x7 f
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed on ground) n5 U! C% l8 m) _& Y
H8K1 Emily: 2 damaged3 K9 i# G0 B4 g) x9 r# e7 X) K! T
Japanese Ships
6 b5 U9 ~1 x& Y/ |+ T AS Yasukuni Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage" r7 p2 ~6 o+ ~4 z2 c8 K
CL Yura, Shell hits 19, heavy fires, heavy damage5 m Q; _ i' d. S: Y
CL Kiso, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 q( f5 _( g. d; E8 g/ L CA Tone, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage1 o+ E, |8 [ V7 R2 V m
AD Shintoku Maru, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage8 r( M9 U2 `. b
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage$ g- l# m( u. o0 v
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage2 G& R! b, H0 }0 O" x% S
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% b' i* R( {( C0 p* u3 ^' r3 D DD Akebono, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 ^; m- o6 W# L0 Q. V' T* E) G7 z1 s* u' w PB Yahada Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 U* b, R0 z3 a3 z DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 A6 d3 O6 s8 yAllied Ships
O/ }( w+ |; t) o! c" u5 e" A+ Y BB Colorado' j; ?3 p, k* A+ z7 p
CA Cornwall
2 m; ?5 {7 x4 r$ ~% E0 c! s CA Canberra; z" D' P }0 ?! R
CA Australia
2 j: E0 }0 C+ g }, O7 z CA Pensacola6 |( l M/ T( d0 ~- q6 M
CA Chicago7 |! H( U- ^! t+ \0 l3 `
CA Northampton! C' Q6 n+ g$ X. }8 {! M6 B7 V) v
CA Indianapolis
& Z2 X" R! ?9 t8 ? CL Honolulu
" ^6 w: q6 \: o F0 L1 B4 G CL Trenton
8 s( K# _& ]+ ^5 ^% F- D CL Ceres; b1 [" l, S& a: Z/ l
CL Dauntless
5 d+ A6 t, f* F1 z2 d CL Leander
- B5 ]- }2 C. x a/ v4 T; u$ B0 f- e DD Dent, @: f2 w1 r6 l) }) [- h X1 D
DD Nizam6 q' s/ H) n. h) ^9 o2 p% }
DD Allen- D l9 X# |9 f& T- a
DD Aaron Ward2 I% b+ R- [9 Z/ [, m+ r
DM Montgomery |