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TF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,110
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Allied ground losses:3 x# i6 C2 g) i. }4 S9 i' X
128 casualties reported$ ^& J$ c9 I6 ]+ B' J, i8 l
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: X) |0 v( [4 A! [Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,1105 v Q; `+ ?! P
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Japanese aircraft% r- g+ L! e6 l0 z$ z
G3M Nell x 16: y0 a1 L) }! l1 @1 [8 D+ `
G4M1 Betty x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses8 Q: S( v, R' W* a" q
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
" m3 p1 B/ K1 K* S* F% xAP Crescent City
% P# B4 |$ @, s3 A4 ^! ?DD King3 v% u0 g7 I5 N' |3 u. @, q
AP St. Mihel
: e5 p4 M+ n: p( d4 L* oAP Hugh L. Scott. F8 L- d- e0 @
DD Gilmer
, `5 @5 `5 C* u) z) DAP W.A. Holbrook% i/ T- Z- ?6 Z8 Z5 C$ P
AP Bloemfontrin; d2 s9 r. a9 W) ?, D* S
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft9 q9 M* j- @4 U7 O8 U- V% m# c1 R( P
G3M Nell x 8: Z |% j/ X4 a) k3 |
G4M1 Betty x 9; y0 R0 f1 u ^! _
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Japanese aircraft losses( I* A7 |+ N* W, _
G3M Nell: 2 damaged
: O0 \$ p* B: Z' ]; e$ DG4M1 Betty: 2 damaged$ ]/ ]0 F9 i. Z) R' |3 |
" |" }, O: P" E! ZAllied Ships2 a* t7 R ?) x) h+ L& q
AP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 ~4 I( ~3 w5 \4 I7 m6 BAVD Hulbert
: M9 W7 z9 Z7 b* I0 lAP President Coolidge
5 S7 P" F& D3 v" Q5 L: ^AP Crescent City- H2 g6 @# }* s$ i4 Q. O1 w( X
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! {* o! Z9 e3 N. s% p整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋
$ }8 W, i1 L i& ^+ \' `# G$ VGround combat at Pago Pago7 J/ ~8 j2 u4 o* [; Z
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Allied Shock attack/ ~1 u. f* q j& H2 V5 E8 O
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Attacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2483 O* S' b6 L& f3 k z5 m
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Defending force 2016 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56
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Allied max assault: 520 - adjusted assault: 242 + i+ o4 f8 ~0 i7 [2 a: ^; O$ ^
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Japanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7
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Allied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0)
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( z2 \1 L3 X* W8 t- S1 _Allied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!' g% k. N$ H; u
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Japanese ground losses:
# x5 o5 E, @# q: `" \4 Y$ Q! e111 casualties reported t w0 W. c7 c9 [% }
Guns lost 2 W( [% c4 g9 A
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Allied ground losses:6 t- ^! J% `# o1 n
18 casualties reported! t; N {9 u7 l! C! w1 |
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Day Air attack on TF at 101,112* I- e H: V- }
- d! H) l/ d T- z( j$ GJapanese aircraft
- ]& z1 a. _; q' ^3 o+ `6 M+ UG4M1 Betty x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses
' }4 E! d6 k D U7 ~- P- gG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged( U" e; a) p) W* A( ~+ o) R
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Allied Ships/ J, z* @( M' R9 }. O( E6 i
DD Grayson& i t& T; [% |7 J
AK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 Q' K# E( v9 j r* n$ f
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+ O( J! j7 M* S. X& z8 A三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营
1 R) [; @/ _" e! BGround combat at Kunming7 j+ S# |# d2 t
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Allied Shock attack
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. ?9 E- m( b: }- VAttacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 292: [9 b1 s3 q$ `/ ^$ d+ M3 G
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Defending force 1238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29
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Allied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470 9 F I2 ^9 v7 f% }0 ]2 y8 m
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Japanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1 4 Q+ M3 g, I" m g P3 A* F
8 D v/ ?! W, O9 \3 t; m. XAllied assault odds: 470 to 1 " {& c1 |4 X* x8 o6 B7 R2 c
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Japanese ground losses:
0 |1 L" U$ N" ~+ D# t& M89 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!6 F& j* k2 g5 O! h' Z% F6 A
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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: p7 S: v! ~; ~5 o, ~
TF 44 encounters mine field at Norfolk Island (60,119) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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8 u3 X4 I5 |4 H4 Z3 N26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
/ ~3 V6 o7 \( Y) l) A( W8 j6 t( QJapanese Ships
3 V1 b U4 N, {, M6 V) dMSW Tama Maru #2
2 ~$ v% j+ h; i% ~MSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage3 q, J6 O- N& d9 H+ Y& q
MSW Noshiro Maru #26 g M% O; J7 G& t0 E+ A
MSW Hagoromo Maru
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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) k) g: X1 w1 y6 h( y- hJapanese aircraft V+ U- H, P: j& p8 R+ n% Q, n
G4M1 Betty x 31
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Japanese aircraft losses- O/ N; t0 k5 i4 F
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
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2 |$ J7 N8 w) IAllied Ships
# @% h4 l/ x9 j+ `AK Robert Morris) I9 ^$ n% }% y* k, `! U
AK Empire Selwyn% h5 x @! x$ g2 _1 c& x1 L
AK Empire Heath3 l! |5 m$ ]1 e! Q
AK Steel Mariner8 R/ [. J9 S& `
AK Californian, Torpedo hits 1
7 b9 o2 e4 ?: f9 IDD Gwin
5 j0 _2 f/ B# d. V1 Q, v4 Y1 C) ]AK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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M! P) Q) k' a1 q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9 E" \9 q+ w- _- F7 d% M; B f
Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110. P3 Y# h% b q# y% _; T5 X4 U9 l
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Japanese Ships) C7 B& \9 @9 x' d$ i' o+ R6 ?+ |; F
CL Kiso, Shell hits 29 S/ s# H5 P, I# q5 H2 N a
DD Ikazuchi; s& O2 i- ~/ G! ?# g2 A( V
DD Yuzuki0 c! C& x8 u0 A- _3 y7 s1 x8 I- g
DD Matsukaze" \# O2 J# H, i2 f& @" e3 D
DD Shiokaze# Y/ v2 O9 u' [3 N* o- l
DD Nokaze
) u& A" e9 Z' w9 b$ a' Y6 W% ODD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire6 z# ?, e/ h( U" r7 A! Y
DD Chidori, Shell hits 1# j6 [' ?; {+ Q; O! N' }
DD Manazuru
' A+ \* c( @0 S# H0 r7 SDD Tomozuru
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Allied Ships4 z0 ]7 r$ [: S/ M I; Y" z
DD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk4 M- U& i3 G3 A- N# s* ^6 j3 X( T
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 1
4 P s% T: i6 fAK Diomed/ b; B: K3 S3 p/ O. @* x
AK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 M3 m5 N1 ]# H( s4 t2 G+ y; s5 g* [AK Carolinian, E: L$ d& u$ N9 J4 X6 C
AK Dakotan
0 `' j9 Y% A* y5 @8 H+ A' {AK Georgian
8 ?1 ]8 O1 _2 e7 Q2 t/ XAK Iowan
/ q8 y+ ^, a8 w* rAK Kansan8 \' a/ n: y% m
AK Missourian- K& }" C: d8 ?" \9 Q
AK Nevadan: Q7 ~5 A# Q3 N w; N
AK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 1
5 z7 q) P! a9 r0 ^3 S( O/ q4 cAK Challenger$ |; K9 m9 j: u0 r
AK Atlantic
[* o) B! z2 e$ a8 l3 l- aAK Lancaster4 b$ ^' K, u \" p6 [, I; R2 p' S+ q
AK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% T; W0 z3 Q% J
AK Santa Rita
' y) n: U& `, g, M; D# tAK Irenee Du Pont
. r" O' N4 s* |) `( l3 cAK Atlanta City
" C) v- n0 M8 i3 L E8 W4 B7 yAK Mobile City
3 `: O0 N: g) _; c4 Q* f: ]AK Steel Age n' [# [) z, e( W2 ?0 n C! Q
AK Steel Mariner8 i) D; L; C% r% l
AK Steel Scientist/ I) d! B4 m5 z: g% _6 I8 m
AK Steel Worker6 ?% s, S6 `& A, u; u' ]3 L5 n& G
AK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage- N6 }+ `* ^7 w% C6 t- D
AK Harry Luckenbach' Q* y& N# A* B
AK Lewis Luckenbach4 B( ^ f3 w4 h
AK Mathew Luckenbach* r# O; P: Y2 u5 D: X/ T: f
AK Kailua
; F2 b+ `* W6 [2 j- b" [: A4 nAK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire4 m% H* P/ {# o
AK Benjamin Franklin1 l1 q! O N1 }& C- ~
AK Edgar Allan Poe A& X$ _! V, B5 C9 N# `
AK John Adams
( o' e) ?# ^; Q7 N4 L, ]& J: R" ]AK John C. Fremont
# z( G- {4 u. y+ t4 n$ p" hAK John Hart: Z& N3 \: z: b. w6 d/ t
AK Robert Morris* U' `6 `6 q! o$ F5 U
AK Empire Rainbow
k; p! c! T! j% C9 pAK Empire Selwyn' J7 f- z% M ?! `- B O! L0 l
AK Empire Heath9 W' E) }4 {+ \' `* h& y) u( o# y, `
AK Empire Eagle" {3 g2 _# n: p; m8 S: j3 M( r/ T% w
AK Malda9 i$ E# z6 g! v
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" S9 V8 K) V, H' G* H, p$ g1 q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。$ P) Y- }" g2 u' g! W
Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77: h' D6 G9 K: ]7 D# @" R
k4 \# `) Y7 w C3 L) ^/ r: nJapanese aircraft8 L( d& F0 q. Q/ E5 T& m# S2 f
A6M2 Zero x 735 X1 a) n7 ]. R* S: F9 Y6 ^% F
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 33
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Allied aircraft6 x j. z* I: p5 }
B-17E Fortress x 1012 w$ g8 z/ a4 F/ y% @9 m
B-24D Liberator x 417 v0 `+ d8 \ ^( Z
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Japanese aircraft losses8 B2 S3 @& m5 B7 k1 |
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged
" W" ~2 O1 p( N0 |- N* LKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged2 P6 u4 `$ l) |) N2 _4 v2 }
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Allied aircraft losses
7 e% ]! L& R$ o% V4 C, i" OB-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed
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4 S, m# B3 V6 n1 H, f8 ?8 \Japanese ground losses:
) U: k* u' x" O) H3 N30 casualties reported+ w0 B# i" B# ]' E
8 F6 [( l, g7 ~( GAirbase hits 1& p' d' t4 m* X- @& {* }( d
Airbase supply hits 1
1 ^' y5 w9 q6 w; wRunway hits 5
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. p1 R& r) n1 a9 i4 ^+ `6 QDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,774 R/ ^( j6 Y l, n+ P: w1 V
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Japanese aircraft
/ W" B. ]8 G% F0 EA6M2 Zero x 47 v/ |: H% r; u- t: E
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 16
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$ b6 @3 k1 j+ P; R tAllied aircraft7 g. C' A# L1 e/ t
B-17E Fortress x 88/ S, v4 `& x) r: j
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ s+ g0 G% B" t2 q U& eA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged
/ ]0 f) @ C lKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed- a) b, m. V& C# r7 b
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Japanese ground losses:
% @1 K) K# X) y7 q( }" f38 casualties reported8 w$ T W3 R9 w- \7 n& u
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Airbase hits 1
& w( c) C5 A: l9 n1 t/ L" YRunway hits 18' K# t* z: P8 p% R* [+ l
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1 h2 x- r0 `4 k, B& _3 v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。
: o, w! P" x9 {- f$ W6 gDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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V C% r: ~3 I, c# o* B0 K, ?) e9 cJapanese aircraft; f+ q- N w6 s
G3M Nell x 26
& {# r8 k% s; H: D1 @' AG4M1 Betty x 26! `6 P0 a# l7 J1 }
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Japanese aircraft losses
% {4 s2 W( F0 K& bG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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- Z0 x' s! j, {" S% U2 Y3 uAK Steel Worker, w* z( Q6 q! h l3 A+ i
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
/ h1 n! r+ a5 E9 H* b: YAK Steel Scientist D$ d$ o# k( O$ |; j- J
AK Atlanta City
; _5 ^, M7 { }5 r; G8 w# J' lAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, p, E# i2 \" W* m1 K. hAK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage' v! p& {5 L k4 b0 K1 X E+ u
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1- ?/ {4 R7 L1 w; n3 X) v# h) [
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ C8 i j4 O8 J& F- A/ q PAK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ F1 {9 u; @# ~6 Q+ R. z8 j, W- d
AK Edgar Allan Poe
, v% o7 v9 Q0 N4 f n/ ~' `$ mAK Mobile City2 \# |2 _ _) ~5 { x9 @$ n" N/ t1 w
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire# l/ c% H2 ^$ c- h' E8 B3 N. O/ {+ U
AK John Adams
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# N$ S( r* Q: l4 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
' M `' v2 O" F+ S/ d( _* M0 t% DGround combat at 45,310 Q$ b2 e: f: S8 P. S
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Attacking force 119925 troops, 1386 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 2271: e. c: m3 E D% q" z! q- v" X6 L
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Defending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1658
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2 M* \& [ g# M& `& LJapanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637 / F6 n6 N& C# I. O6 q
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Allied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91 `8 j* T! @ O, n; J V
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Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:; R4 |! M) m' m& j& h
1647 casualties reported
7 s! R5 `0 x' K+ D# @Guns lost 114" u! v' U) C) b; H
Vehicles lost 2" }, m' n% m+ m. {9 J5 ~: l
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Allied ground losses:
6 F8 s$ E8 H% {' w w1377 casualties reported( r; L& ]9 ?; W$ O/ O$ l
Guns lost 5
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Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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% F0 l4 J# v2 E. WJapanese aircraft+ \# i8 d) l6 C {
A6M2 Zero x 64
4 @2 e( f2 d! _8 s$ @Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 327 F5 b7 v! u9 }
0 n" S3 h% S8 ~3 lAllied aircraft
5 ~" L( ?# U8 VB-17E Fortress x 82
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. @ Y6 i0 o& k+ H% ` P7 sJapanese aircraft losses
T$ z! h' m: l! M1 d' f) R* wA6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged
$ W9 w2 t' g- f0 f. CKi-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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3 e+ I/ R$ \( y8 H* ]) W, }+ {Japanese ground losses:
/ R% ]1 y: V9 C! q156 casualties reported0 V5 Z' c4 ^3 Y- I- t+ [/ @
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Airbase hits 15 S+ Q/ h2 v9 m$ c: j3 o
Runway hits 19# r# O3 V. w* p5 n4 G
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Day Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,109
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Japanese aircraft
' H6 A3 P( L( L" B2 QG3M Nell x 24
: z9 q X6 U1 G0 z# F5 tG4M1 Betty x 481 |+ f9 T! @4 y
) X6 l( G" N" w+ {. SNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
% b: v/ i! l6 V: `0 u3 D3 fAK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 D. r* i, Z- `AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& A6 K. B8 Q! H5 }
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage3 M# `9 f' c4 g, V) n: m3 {; A0 N& x
AK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage7 s) `- u1 H8 T1 K
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Sub attack at 99,109/ h- p% Y) f( x. Q. @7 ^4 _+ l
9 b1 e8 C. i! k! R7 nJapanese Ships/ x7 x/ G; |+ ?, x, e
SS I-173( b" u2 ?, O# v+ |0 y0 Q) U" a
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AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; p5 m9 e1 f" z6 N2 @2 i; I
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,1097 }' f& x+ ?. x# @% D- d+ D
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Japanese Ships
6 e/ [3 q7 s& l) G# MCA Chikuma
9 B! a* b( |4 E) e* B; DCL Kuma
1 m( g/ n, T+ V4 m" D8 b. [CL Tama, c9 s- M# O0 }0 V1 x
DD Akebono
4 D# x) U* A9 X' v2 l4 b. ~4 ]/ NDD Kikuzuki
8 ]% e( y5 P7 z* y8 \" IDD Okikaze' v6 x6 Y2 y; }0 r
DD Namikaze8 p7 }+ ]0 Q: W* a4 }
DD Hatsukari
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Allied Ships" Y* m7 s( H9 _2 F0 B8 L
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Sub attack at 100,1098 o% W7 `$ s X. |
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Japanese Ships
9 D" ]% P) Y+ a% L" KSS I-168
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AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage c, p2 m3 P W/ ?+ z5 v0 Y
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, C+ h+ I. a) x# i( cDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77 y# @% X- }8 H) z
: v8 n' s( |" t0 ^; tJapanese aircraft
8 X6 W1 ?) \: x: c0 Y) Y$ qA6M2 Zero x 51" L4 E% `8 d. z/ R9 h3 _
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 485 l* b( x4 U, {& g7 F+ O) T
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Allied aircraft
# n: }6 e3 Z' jB-17E Fortress x 78) i& m# ^! [2 B" x( Z# b; V
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 @/ I- V3 j, UA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
. T8 \" X6 o3 T5 B9 b4 y QKi-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged3 w) j, k n* I/ }3 J, i: x
; o$ m8 e7 l/ l, ]( E+ T8 _Japanese ground losses:; M2 U8 f( H' m1 T3 e& _2 A0 C
307 casualties reported) i8 N0 j' J4 D' U
E. U; O* h3 C- {
Airbase hits 5
# K3 e( p1 c4 ?6 @Airbase supply hits 31 v/ _6 x( h' Y+ T4 O) Z! C! i
Runway hits 23% C+ m7 g: J C) Y
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" T2 f! t0 p7 U' R* u( EDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,772 s3 b- m" r4 I# E# L
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Japanese aircraft4 X5 K" f8 ~$ w! G1 r+ K- f9 F
A6M2 Zero x 51. ~$ G, O8 ^; X: a5 i
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 48* S) _* t% S5 t; m
7 I* A! v& R& x4 s/ t. V! |
Allied aircraft
1 b+ V/ p7 i/ G+ DB-17E Fortress x 88
3 ?$ T! m+ C: p7 C) O% Y, @9 `" e0 W& g3 Y! _! \) C* N! R
Japanese aircraft losses
8 G5 k. \( x& x0 ?4 zA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
6 K; S/ J4 D7 P3 @/ d/ QKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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u# B0 \* X% N6 q0 M3 `Japanese ground losses:
3 b0 @( k+ c2 Q2 R177 casualties reported5 n) M. P: J3 Q$ ^& U9 y$ E
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Airbase hits 2/ [4 W, n; i! Z
Airbase supply hits 2
6 R# L- k2 j3 G# p( FRunway hits 20
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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c. e. y4 y9 UJapanese aircraft/ j3 P$ I" W. r+ }
G4M1 Betty x 11
. n5 v7 C+ ^7 H+ \6 Z+ \) Y0 S1 C- X4 K+ | J2 i% x
Japanese aircraft losses
3 K ~, p8 P+ {( Q7 U3 |( E7 dG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged7 ^& ?! G8 p* E
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Allied Ships) Q2 e" i( q J4 _- ~
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; A7 J: s+ Z+ b7 F8 y" m# y$ RAK Georgian, heavy damage |