在EUA和Tongatapu 岛的日军战舰和飞机已经走投无路。- X0 j0 q; O- x
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 09, 42! e. ~* U! @3 d9 a9 w# T
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; @/ o3 S" t; S, jSubmarine attack near Eua at 138,169# D: d |; ~1 E; o. m: g
Japanese Ships
1 j) w8 m- w6 P( ^ SS I-17, hits 21, heavy fires, heavy damage
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' K0 s% x5 l& j$ B, U DMS Wasmuth
# d! a- B: m1 o# |6 w, y& @ CL Helena( M& m6 T U! p' P. g( p
DM Sicard6 e) J% @ \/ O1 f$ h7 [. x0 l
DM Preble
( Z, } b4 ]8 G, W DD Alden, Shell hits 1, on fire# _1 h, z, j- M9 ?5 U
DD Fanning
% L# s2 p+ N7 r0 [" c. ? DD Dunlap
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Eua at 138,169, Range 24,000 Yards
' k Q& _1 X6 F5 | B/ eJapanese Ships9 x+ R X$ {1 A, Z& e6 R
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
1 j5 z% f. l& R" L. m" Q/ r5 V DD Hayashio, Shell hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, j' @1 q( T! P, Y) u
DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
" s) m" r# a9 y% c) ` DD Kasumi, Shell hits 20, and is sunk5 ` q6 T5 w. b- ?
PB Kaikei Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
8 [" x% ~8 w+ A PB Santos Maru, Shell hits 11, and is sunk, }2 _$ i H& J$ P( h0 Y5 ^
AKE Turuga Maru, Shell hits 22, and is sunk
, r- q7 U. {6 W; B; `. s PB Yahonui Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk" j* Y2 m8 |/ C4 E" f( R
Allied Ships
8 G2 q+ b3 S( X) E CA San Francisco& n+ u/ a( B! K+ C/ E0 k( F' z) ^7 p
CL Java* f+ u. g% Y, k ?
CL Perth* I8 `: M! ]6 e$ v. A/ t4 T2 f
CL Enterprise
3 c- n9 F7 o! v, Y5 D CL Concord& Y/ {) L' Z! i8 n0 o, T
CL Helena, Shell hits 1
+ D0 e) p. C( ~% P& m$ {; n7 r CL Nashville% U/ w+ V, g+ [% {1 S Q
CL Capetown, Shell hits 1
2 O' a2 }6 T6 U3 I# Z* H# T DD Dunlap, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 L) U- ?- p( h7 i4 h6 u+ i5 }. k
DD Fanning3 X" q& m/ m( V/ C) z$ h& T
DD Alden, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 X; T- F$ `3 @! c- L
DMS Wasmuth
3 W4 O& r' D/ i% T, g1 Y3 b( k! S" J DM Preble2 f7 d9 @+ l9 D0 R
DM Pruitt
3 h5 j& K5 v6 S( s, w: v DM Sicard5 P4 @1 n' y, b" g. d9 }/ x
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0 D0 v5 |- R6 G5 d0 {# [Naval bombardment of Tongatapu at 138,168
6 @/ _9 u i; f* v! BJapanese aircraft
: A* K& m4 r( k% ] no flights
* b6 w& D* [+ f( i* q+ p; \0 ^Japanese aircraft losses
6 s# K+ Y# Z/ b9 b8 S6 a7 @ G3M2 Nell: 29 damaged
, D" p# ]9 X' q9 B+ R6 g G3M2 Nell: 2 destroyed on ground0 C$ W1 O) z/ `6 N( y. M
G4M1 Betty: 73 damaged; ^ ~9 C: F# @) Y' f& e
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed on ground
( w9 k/ @% }7 E) E. n( ~! W A6M2 Zero: 22 damaged- U$ s9 p8 j6 F
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed on ground* F3 t& z& h$ g. B; n
H8K1 Emily: 2 damaged1 l. t- J. t' w$ V" a( d
Japanese Ships
1 W. R, Q- U! b AS Yasukuni Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ y% I+ B1 p6 E5 Z& M CL Yura, Shell hits 19, heavy fires, heavy damage% G3 m' t: r1 h7 {
CL Kiso, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 b. l% z. l/ b$ z* K CA Tone, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 Z; l) M# U9 k$ n1 x/ ^$ S4 B+ D AD Shintoku Maru, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage D+ t+ ~# j$ K8 G% O: N
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage* _: g7 o) B! Z8 X- |
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage8 [3 J7 X6 L+ ~( `# d' h# Z
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* W4 O# P- \- n) }6 M+ g DD Akebono, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 t3 H7 a( V/ R1 X* s$ x PB Yahada Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 j! C) ?# {4 M/ T DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 ]! V) P1 ]' @" @+ J2 x* zAllied Ships
, o6 j6 U& Z8 C2 Y1 Q k8 e BB Colorado
. @0 Q \. L5 I4 T CA Cornwall
A% Q: c* `# A& {3 D& w0 F CA Canberra0 ?6 f: _1 p3 r0 J
CA Australia# n) B! b3 K q! T
CA Pensacola8 Y8 ~7 r2 t5 f% ^7 Y0 m
CA Chicago
; @3 |. g# R4 x8 j CA Northampton
7 F6 [! C1 ?2 B9 X CA Indianapolis
! _/ H, ^# s( }/ u CL Honolulu- t5 T4 ^+ z3 i* F7 E
CL Trenton- W* b2 D, R- e0 q1 A6 s
CL Ceres s0 @" g) X3 I. u7 _* X; B
CL Dauntless2 C/ r1 O# Q' X
CL Leander. R/ X' M& U/ {' {: O B. i Q
DD Dent- A: O" W5 N! I
DD Nizam9 q* |, y8 W5 Y3 l
DD Allen
6 d% J5 ~4 {& ?: q# o DD Aaron Ward* Q+ x. q: M* x( k, G4 s
DM Montgomery |