在EUA和Tongatapu 岛的日军战舰和飞机已经走投无路。
5 k3 T; Z+ e$ P1 _/ C, ]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 09, 42
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Submarine attack near Eua at 138,169' b' l1 f- _# o$ ^
Japanese Ships
3 g. O) }& W$ y8 f# P4 } SS I-17, hits 21, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 O% O, \) T# mAllied Ships
" J: P) n |2 K A1 r0 k DMS Wasmuth
0 l6 X0 ?# X" t1 r7 |: ~ CL Helena
% n2 H" y5 _: a y DM Sicard# A$ w) o. {- o9 }5 g
DM Preble3 R& A: r5 o# @3 q) R& V' |
DD Alden, Shell hits 1, on fire* ]7 u5 v% v* c1 D! u0 U, N
DD Fanning0 ]$ w7 N- m" y0 P4 m% {
DD Dunlap$ b& i$ _; e6 s" `- B8 D
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Eua at 138,169, Range 24,000 Yards
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7 g7 W+ k- `' [ DD Yugumo, Shell hits 5, and is sunk' {# U4 a* y$ h- E
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& M) P T" e* u( k3 j
DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
g- O- \* S7 d3 V" C$ y7 ~ DD Kasumi, Shell hits 20, and is sunk+ R8 M9 t7 S9 C+ Y0 M1 l9 J
PB Kaikei Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
* ~9 t! f3 f# ]/ G PB Santos Maru, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
) j1 Q4 w3 d# Z AKE Turuga Maru, Shell hits 22, and is sunk
8 @1 F5 e z; `+ c PB Yahonui Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
8 h0 W6 Q6 c _1 {Allied Ships
\& I' B% Y# D0 A | CA San Francisco2 i1 m+ k$ Z" m$ _
CL Java
; a$ k6 F4 w! L CL Perth
6 s4 h) I h( z0 `6 d9 t" D CL Enterprise a2 P; w( Q4 e
CL Concord
. Q" |1 s# Y( }, Z7 J7 U2 ?6 N1 P CL Helena, Shell hits 1, [6 `* e+ Z0 L! @8 P0 }
CL Nashville
5 a) f) B1 s) B/ P0 A CL Capetown, Shell hits 1* H; q" R) s% Z9 Q
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# Y$ E* B# g4 ]
DD Fanning/ f* R% X2 m5 U0 ^1 \+ |7 o6 s; M
DD Alden, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& ^# ^. \" w3 o* k g
DMS Wasmuth3 M0 x4 D! Q7 O7 D+ x/ ^
DM Preble
# t# G* W0 ]. ?0 E, I" M DM Pruitt5 u) A4 m* p. k1 T$ S
DM Sicard
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Naval bombardment of Tongatapu at 138,168
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Japanese aircraft losses+ C( E5 q! W4 `
G3M2 Nell: 29 damaged- q5 F" D) r; o: |+ W
G3M2 Nell: 2 destroyed on ground+ x6 \1 G/ F2 t M9 H1 ^5 Y
G4M1 Betty: 73 damaged+ q' o( k- t" [; f
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed on ground# R1 N8 E7 @% J* D
A6M2 Zero: 22 damaged
: \1 P, m9 e6 U' d A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed on ground, C' p: {, p* G
H8K1 Emily: 2 damaged4 x$ f# l& {/ |+ R
Japanese Ships
/ i/ ~. h5 r; z7 B9 q: E- i- [4 z AS Yasukuni Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! X( v' ]' ~" \) }) A; b CL Yura, Shell hits 19, heavy fires, heavy damage0 z; r6 j* p5 N
CL Kiso, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage7 h/ M* e8 z9 f4 K9 R4 ?
CA Tone, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage3 E4 \0 F+ Y1 f: C$ c
AD Shintoku Maru, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage9 Y& r& O: ~/ Z9 y4 o& P/ A; w
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage; I b+ _0 p9 G" m' V
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 |4 A! Y: m! V DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage0 l2 x- s+ ~; s
DD Akebono, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. j7 W6 w4 e' h# l6 d# @; U
PB Yahada Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 y9 ^ ?# s! ^4 V3 v- s9 i* [
DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
% c8 |) i- o& N4 hAllied Ships
$ I% L* C% C' n5 b BB Colorado
! @6 o/ j3 u& {: [0 o$ m4 y7 V CA Cornwall( o6 w( L# K! Y2 D/ _! l! @" t) B
CA Canberra& E0 ^; y6 O* I7 L% G' n6 B
CA Australia
) G1 V- W1 O! B% C7 E" x8 d# Z d2 e CA Pensacola: a: j4 C) \8 O; C# K, P. ~
CA Chicago
8 S& `5 G. r6 |% I3 n CA Northampton
/ v: S, {- F0 l CA Indianapolis! {5 B+ K8 M: ?( N
CL Honolulu
/ Y* Z' F2 F7 Y9 T' ?% Z CL Trenton+ ]7 V( Y/ f( L$ n' K0 v/ H6 Z1 {' l
CL Ceres
$ X) _* [9 K' [" x4 A5 T2 E CL Dauntless+ m$ @; G, c1 O& }& Y
CL Leander
( F% s; W+ I4 Z/ X6 T" W9 t# b DD Dent3 m. Z5 B# |$ I( u# [. B* u7 @
DD Nizam
, i8 N6 J: u9 h; z# T% C% K# a DD Allen
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DM Montgomery |