在EUA和Tongatapu 岛的日军战舰和飞机已经走投无路。( y: u' X: \* W9 e
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 09, 42( u" L' Q; [: M4 Q, m' o1 c
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Submarine attack near Eua at 138,1691 z4 W1 K& {. R! z5 T3 R% I9 T
Japanese Ships
, p3 s9 ~, Z8 v' L5 A SS I-17, hits 21, heavy fires, heavy damage$ f- U% B' m$ |1 C9 _9 g
Allied Ships
0 G- l3 n* H0 X; F2 B8 V DMS Wasmuth
8 o) E0 ~6 A6 { n8 U& q1 T CL Helena3 v' F0 \# i7 j! L4 Q) q8 v! h
DM Sicard
( q( f" `7 E8 G* { DM Preble
) G/ N) Z* ?1 M7 q DD Alden, Shell hits 1, on fire
% ?3 Q0 P- {) Y' x DD Fanning
9 F) Q: |5 O# E" h" p3 y9 K6 z DD Dunlap M$ M2 _+ y9 Y% Z% _( }+ M A
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Eua at 138,169, Range 24,000 Yards
% J3 N1 l, p/ c$ fJapanese Ships
5 g& Y$ r+ V1 |7 g4 V! W DD Yugumo, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
9 @$ d* A8 p" J( L+ O: z8 f DD Hayashio, Shell hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 [! P+ P3 K; d1 y7 I DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
& h4 m$ c M: v: N( c# ^" f DD Kasumi, Shell hits 20, and is sunk2 ^9 R1 [2 }: d; B: B
PB Kaikei Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
. t$ m# R s: O8 u H PB Santos Maru, Shell hits 11, and is sunk9 D3 q4 ?7 D; [% U9 |3 h7 n& n
AKE Turuga Maru, Shell hits 22, and is sunk
0 C4 a0 M6 i2 C PB Yahonui Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk" q5 c/ n0 P' q1 b Z2 C4 f
Allied Ships
$ a& e! k2 H$ ]! a CA San Francisco
% b- D, j$ f* R+ A% Z0 x! `& i CL Java
& ]5 f" `: M+ i: T" T- A CL Perth9 R; F' B+ C7 L5 l* G
CL Enterprise
# `2 h6 C! T* c! t: G% N9 ? CL Concord4 U9 F7 V1 i, H+ a( k
CL Helena, Shell hits 1
, f; e$ q; P! p# e) L( i# z CL Nashville3 h! K- T( s8 i+ ~% ^
CL Capetown, Shell hits 1
, p: {+ \! [8 h+ {9 E( P DD Dunlap, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 S9 F; M. u, R+ f
DD Fanning A5 x( k2 l) e" c
DD Alden, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 x0 h2 K( s& S; N0 Z8 X
DMS Wasmuth
+ M$ x1 }1 x2 Q8 q# g9 \/ [( v DM Preble
: k s* ?! S- G6 @ DM Pruitt" \7 G6 ^9 w1 W0 e# l
DM Sicard( t8 D6 ]9 q: p& g7 V0 Q
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- x+ x8 ~( m/ G5 P, _" rNaval bombardment of Tongatapu at 138,168
; Q7 n* W4 q; @/ i2 _* v4 {, HJapanese aircraft
+ a, e" i4 j7 z4 K no flights( O, r$ }* `& t) F0 w6 t. d
Japanese aircraft losses% \5 U/ X. a% r" z) L" s
G3M2 Nell: 29 damaged' a7 }# Y' Z/ z ]+ g# q, i
G3M2 Nell: 2 destroyed on ground( M4 V. }1 p1 t' J; f+ b3 G5 a
G4M1 Betty: 73 damaged
7 Q( P3 c$ a) Y& j, I; @ G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed on ground
, L- I' }8 G5 C A6M2 Zero: 22 damaged
7 G! X% L! V& Z1 ]) @4 W A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed on ground
- c9 }* u. Q& B _$ T* r' ~ H8K1 Emily: 2 damaged. A0 z" u9 k- l9 o2 f$ {
Japanese Ships
7 T0 n( Q' u) i D+ E1 ^ AS Yasukuni Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage( Z! P4 G+ C8 q1 z, a0 B
CL Yura, Shell hits 19, heavy fires, heavy damage
. c# f- g& A# m/ W! u CL Kiso, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage; [/ U" ^: r& ^& W7 ^ K
CA Tone, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 L' d( r# {5 }/ p7 ~. n/ j AD Shintoku Maru, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage. E' c4 _$ g% B' t( }' B9 \
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
" }: y' |1 u# H# h$ t( Z DD Akigumo, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
, {7 ~+ {! X Q# k& r; n K DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage& G, p; g' \8 F n
DD Akebono, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 W# w* _/ \9 b: x K
PB Yahada Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
' i7 l9 u6 ]9 V, A& C2 s9 s4 @ DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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BB Colorado+ F+ i9 b0 ~$ Y8 o/ f& c
CA Cornwall$ U9 ~6 j$ f/ T) l$ e
CA Canberra
+ D6 U" ]3 n5 }6 H CA Australia
" S' c) l b" C CA Pensacola
$ l, N9 j3 A5 F3 ^# { CA Chicago2 c7 t( \/ S0 C+ C7 x
CA Northampton
% L6 J/ |( a; @1 C CA Indianapolis
4 |3 Y: h) l% Z3 E CL Honolulu
4 W( @% |) a, ]. T- |' n5 t4 O CL Trenton* c; U+ h: k! }* Y$ h: S
CL Ceres
R8 \* e: h% V CL Dauntless
, }4 R- W! j! \4 j/ X# G- r) F CL Leander
2 B8 X' N1 Y7 J DD Dent9 p$ t! U% V2 Z. l6 N
DD Nizam$ ~5 Y. [! M; I2 J. i9 g. U
DD Allen1 Z. T( x# d4 F- R7 }( d
DD Aaron Ward
8 h, v9 j Z8 u+ z; ~ DM Montgomery |