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3 }$ l3 l! T; ~6 hTF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,110
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Allied ground losses:
5 V0 |1 X/ s# m7 e2 h128 casualties reported
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; q% \( Q V2 z/ @$ |Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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5 m( g4 M# m# _1 n* i, ~Japanese aircraft
7 P( ^; o$ k$ F: [( `G3M Nell x 16+ l8 p6 O# x$ o! a. l7 T9 M) |
G4M1 Betty x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ N6 c/ q% J- V, G" P/ @3 vG3M Nell: 1 damaged1 g/ R+ h# x* A
: \! |4 Z5 ~6 w4 p+ P5 |Allied Ships- E( ~( s! s% c& E+ f: J, k. A
AP Crescent City7 Z! ~# d2 T" a% h& j- S# T
DD King" _$ w/ p; y+ R; ?& W
AP St. Mihel) z2 A R; k, D% l+ L. i
AP Hugh L. Scott; \: T$ S# ~2 [3 ]5 m/ J) ]
DD Gilmer
* C$ X Y9 A' SAP W.A. Holbrook, `, F" Q: F% G
AP Bloemfontrin
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& K/ N+ ?/ h- |# L8 N2 d5 r$ A- lDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110; e2 i# `8 N- @4 i. H+ x+ D) o
0 E4 I, T/ G2 IJapanese aircraft
+ S$ r2 [" m3 L0 `G3M Nell x 8: X/ I0 I, N- |! D6 N8 c# Z
G4M1 Betty x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses$ [2 l1 c8 c& }- g3 k9 y0 n
G3M Nell: 2 damaged
% c; A* y. J1 g/ f9 [6 e9 {G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
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+ f/ X9 I: L6 b4 eAllied Ships; h+ [+ R. V5 B& N
AP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ S0 Y- e& L+ g2 U) y, X. G" G) Q. Q
AVD Hulbert
$ f* D2 M, z* |9 E/ n' P. ?" DAP President Coolidge
+ S. g, e/ [2 n( y+ x: dAP Crescent City
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. o$ a3 E a, u/ Y' L: ^整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋
) D% {6 f q: k' l0 I* @" ~) xGround combat at Pago Pago
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Allied Shock attack
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' E9 l c# S) ]( S/ }Attacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248, ~4 a$ W$ ~5 Y9 E# t
3 z" r' ], \5 i6 N# BDefending force 2016 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56
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Allied max assault: 520 - adjusted assault: 242
% X3 _' F& h& }& z D. S+ U5 T
, s$ @5 g$ X3 y) y$ g0 PJapanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7 / t- K. Y0 _# V& U1 c
Q/ n$ M2 V0 o- W4 K9 D
Allied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!3 T- M* M) l0 n7 K3 m! e% M
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Japanese ground losses:
) B! K# A4 b4 |8 s111 casualties reported$ ]- u/ q* B# h4 N
Guns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:# `% a4 o$ Y% l7 k
18 casualties reported) h. A9 S% f% @
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Day Air attack on TF at 101,1125 V- t( F) ]) |! K
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Japanese aircraft9 |! r( K, U* e% h
G4M1 Betty x 156 _- O b4 `% P3 _
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Japanese aircraft losses4 v9 [* u) P5 K7 ~" A
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships1 [' K1 W) |1 [. _
DD Grayson a; U/ {( `5 n- ?1 y8 K
AK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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6 N& w. F- g# l5 s* k三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营
: {* v4 Z( i/ e: L0 u$ nGround combat at Kunming! j/ a& R; c1 z% @* n+ W# O% |
" Q/ S4 I' a/ W; I8 ~ {( y0 p2 xAllied Shock attack) h$ x l+ z* y E; p5 p
0 A5 e! x+ a( k7 W/ {! MAttacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2928 x8 C$ e$ C' k0 ?+ N& N
s7 c" S) }9 q1 |Defending force 1238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29( H: V& c5 U- Z$ C8 h! M
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Allied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470 2 K; R X# @- T/ z) ^
5 j( ?6 Q, s0 t9 B/ l
Japanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1
6 V# G. S' k; t: O% ?( V0 p; @ m# X
Allied assault odds: 470 to 1 F2 P) ~: P; q4 m" B) M* q
$ ]9 g' }; w& N& ?! D* S$ `2 Q/ F( _Japanese ground losses:
4 a2 w6 r7 X( y8 P4 ^, Y89 casualties reported9 o# A- V* H6 g- I8 {
; i$ b/ m" l/ F0 Y) J& j- qDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!! x% I# S8 i4 r+ y
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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
$ D% v ^. N* M5 m! S7 ]TF 44 encounters mine field at Norfolk Island (60,119) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.# ~% t4 c8 M/ L* X
Japanese Ships
9 n2 j: k* e# h' E; l7 L" VMSW Tama Maru #2
4 }& |/ ?7 q, D$ GMSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
6 B" _3 F. W% q! G, [( c; w; R/ SMSW Noshiro Maru #2
. {0 k6 r7 S+ n7 H( \MSW Hagoromo Maru& _9 W2 R( F% x0 `
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& J8 g; F( P" m& h. ~, EDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110* ~. u' D( a* G, E5 {( r
5 m' S' `# y2 p( `5 C) p+ i/ vJapanese aircraft
' B7 {, x/ j$ s, s1 U& R+ B/ \G4M1 Betty x 319 w% c- t% b) g; Z8 L& V- s
' B4 b- t; \, m' i* J6 F3 RJapanese aircraft losses
0 q) Q3 K# @ R$ [G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged% z' W6 }; Y) u/ I6 B) T$ K/ { w
# z) v: K, y g: d, X# U: lAllied Ships
, U l3 q' V0 k6 CAK Robert Morris! K/ d& j7 j& ?4 t! c. Y4 {
AK Empire Selwyn- ~3 d1 h- `1 A4 _
AK Empire Heath
' m: f- i7 z, U* sAK Steel Mariner/ M; e/ }" t, X# B' a+ F
AK Californian, Torpedo hits 1* e/ }7 u. n9 X+ r% Z
DD Gwin0 C/ W' c- h3 C
AK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 C- R6 n. ~% q+ u8 L9 H
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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3 a. T; V' P* L$ P
Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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8 f( S4 W( x8 l PJapanese Ships0 h: `2 T. X9 u' B) ~; j7 K
CL Kiso, Shell hits 2
! T, _/ x$ U! |4 p& j' LDD Ikazuchi
( D+ J" I6 B4 p+ m' LDD Yuzuki( }/ }+ {( W2 k0 o
DD Matsukaze; N5 T- |3 U- q5 I& v7 l# U
DD Shiokaze
. k3 O) \6 W+ o rDD Nokaze: I' k1 w% a' _- p% L: ^7 e' P7 x, i
DD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 M- [( I- S6 N4 A5 n! eDD Chidori, Shell hits 1" S# R8 u/ P! I! i) [+ T# B: H
DD Manazuru
+ T. h. B# k, d0 K$ wDD Tomozuru9 f8 d: @8 V. N- c! }+ M6 G4 {4 ~
+ d1 J9 H1 W: U" y) k" o& L: S: KAllied Ships
- i2 M4 s# h& Z" XDD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk" y6 U! M# p( j- e3 \; {# f. w) y
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 1$ c! r- x& o; k. n4 f8 z( g
AK Diomed" b f# T5 R7 ]
AK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. }+ w. K" i3 I: D7 l( T" Z6 {
AK Carolinian
/ r+ f G, ^+ \. d( d7 jAK Dakotan7 h; ]. ]4 x9 x A) h% H
AK Georgian
+ u7 m& ^ F% F2 D2 B/ Z9 zAK Iowan
& A' s5 k4 g# | o* tAK Kansan
. @% e% T; h' ~2 M YAK Missourian
. e: w8 h. n1 G0 ^6 IAK Nevadan+ s6 A$ b- R* ~9 q* ]
AK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 1
; o* A% {; ]" m" |/ P8 hAK Challenger
5 f$ f% E3 [1 O) lAK Atlantic
% |- j3 q9 t$ ~, }AK Lancaster
( f+ g5 K* E" E2 QAK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% ?1 O0 @, ^9 A% a; V4 e
AK Santa Rita
, @' f6 @: W2 F) E+ ^* m; d* ?AK Irenee Du Pont2 s* @' A; s) q# J" V
AK Atlanta City
! d$ T z% I0 m- [/ E3 vAK Mobile City( S' l% i" U$ E3 f- J
AK Steel Age
! N7 _% Y C! U' w. W/ EAK Steel Mariner5 Y' J& }+ o; u: j
AK Steel Scientist0 l/ V' S0 m- m. j. A7 H
AK Steel Worker- `3 X/ A5 F3 E" }' V! n! ?
AK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage2 v) C0 H' I7 D' k$ p+ N+ ^/ m
AK Harry Luckenbach( t/ _7 g/ U+ n$ ^' \+ a! q
AK Lewis Luckenbach: A- J" n0 ?0 V" k" }, e
AK Mathew Luckenbach
& a) p! [0 l$ j9 V0 VAK Kailua
2 m2 c% o% e- U: t% wAK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire5 I) R+ U* L1 Z
AK Benjamin Franklin
8 m6 C( i. o [% t4 H/ BAK Edgar Allan Poe) f7 R8 X9 c' Q9 n/ I7 U3 \
AK John Adams
: E6 V# y6 G. M9 `1 r) ^AK John C. Fremont6 i" m) V. I2 p5 _4 b
AK John Hart
B, o9 J6 D' F X7 [/ }AK Robert Morris1 X4 U2 w1 |" u8 l
AK Empire Rainbow' r, ~/ J: [2 W
AK Empire Selwyn
1 [( t+ [6 k' f! S8 JAK Empire Heath
, D/ ?6 |! f% n. PAK Empire Eagle. W. I i0 ~ |
AK Malda5 O4 i0 M5 U8 y, P) |- E8 T
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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。- X, U6 s5 u: c. \% p: k
Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77) u+ x/ W" C( [7 \# l( o
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Japanese aircraft, f3 s1 n+ {1 b4 Y& ]8 B
A6M2 Zero x 730 L5 F, K, |" [ e. B
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 33: G5 j- \5 U1 R
; z3 ]3 i d0 ]Allied aircraft% v: S& d6 s% q) O# k+ Y
B-17E Fortress x 101
, j7 ]) |& Y% j( a) ?7 y( hB-24D Liberator x 41
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, Q2 q( U9 w' l7 ~- q( r. ^1 jJapanese aircraft losses# c5 x% a3 ?2 z( x( E
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged
5 \3 t6 [- \5 d: E! \& a; |Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged* k, h7 {: G& S3 M$ Y
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Allied aircraft losses
5 M/ z9 [5 ^9 cB-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed% ~& [, U) w9 k' l! B
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Japanese ground losses:! ~/ _. m# H$ m+ \3 d6 p
30 casualties reported6 }5 g; r2 S4 {. \; w# B' t7 j! r
$ Z' W- }( s2 e: c9 w% XAirbase hits 1
! u8 v( ~+ A% A4 E0 aAirbase supply hits 1
7 Y! U2 J# | \Runway hits 5, Z% g3 @0 f# ~ h
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77' t/ e5 f5 w2 r+ x
* R6 D- |- N" ^" X' fJapanese aircraft
+ z) I0 }4 [8 hA6M2 Zero x 476 ~9 ]6 y, ~6 E' F
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 16 X( C( J) Z& i M% g2 P
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Allied aircraft
4 T: F- ^0 g& P! MB-17E Fortress x 88' t- j' u6 g. {0 H. i
9 O! [' s% K9 v0 xJapanese aircraft losses! S H! X+ ?3 f3 n2 Y
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged# S; L5 w& P1 o2 x- I- P* H$ q
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed+ |8 D$ `6 z5 d+ z: g* ]& p* z2 G
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Japanese ground losses:
. y, r0 Q+ k: [8 J" _' V# M38 casualties reported0 e# r& t, T* Q6 T y
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Airbase hits 1
$ s# K1 r- B d, B9 _, ^8 eRunway hits 187 V) r% Y' \% S: Q* N* b5 h9 W
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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。
, n8 k: Z9 V _% LDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110( e$ e) o$ C/ Q! F' ^+ M& [
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Japanese aircraft
" n! R( a/ P+ B6 f1 x% PG3M Nell x 266 Q# {( n- b5 G8 j; C
G4M1 Betty x 26
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Japanese aircraft losses8 b- U! s) t: t
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged7 A! T% |+ G% p$ v- h1 e7 d
4 J% I. b- j' ` X( i: L+ K3 wAllied Ships8 r: M; e! d" l3 _3 J
AK Steel Worker2 T7 J: Z6 `" ~6 o- `
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' q% N9 Q1 S% EAK Steel Scientist5 M. l. `( |* o7 q
AK Atlanta City
) K$ q, B, T) p+ \7 KAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 j1 \, p2 E3 _2 J! Z: a9 \. {AK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage* }# P& j" }" p( x) u* `5 N
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1
0 Y; k& ?- R: w3 o" pAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ s: T' q+ ]- K
AK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: b) @6 G# }9 ^% K6 G [AK Edgar Allan Poe
7 ?+ X0 p0 T9 H# hAK Mobile City, }1 T, y) B) i) \6 ~5 Y b
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: g" x$ u6 q% X% p3 d- WAK John Adams3 z) ?% S' c# K/ p8 |# \! j! q2 q
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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3 d6 G* A' B2 U' q5 o, ^) I
Ground combat at 45,310 D2 O. z! A9 W# M Y, [3 b% I6 U" c
* T3 @. n* X- [! t2 OJapanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 119925 troops, 1386 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 2271
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( k& |2 {. d& N* N# _( `Defending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1658
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3 C1 H* ?0 t' ~, T4 I; O1 {Japanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637 - H% d5 u% a; w4 s
$ }/ h6 v% u" | _Allied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91
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Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
, y) j9 }- B$ w1647 casualties reported3 y5 l. [% j$ }7 U1 [- t
Guns lost 114
( o9 e& f- i% w0 vVehicles lost 2
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Allied ground losses:' J; D, g% q- t" z
1377 casualties reported
u( G" v' ?5 b7 b& _( P8 CGuns lost 5! l. r. P$ F7 o# v6 }( r( U* w# P
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Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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2 C4 v8 s4 p4 T' ~2 N$ e2 HDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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7 \# G7 f1 X) J. V& WJapanese aircraft
9 W; C' a$ l5 e5 A1 R, h$ ~, KA6M2 Zero x 648 m7 y2 J1 q/ G
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 32- o9 a" Y; Q, w( O* i7 s: k
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Allied aircraft+ s$ n: [7 h" ~ K# c% d- Q, Z" j, _2 I
B-17E Fortress x 82* w; j* v: [) V0 T" p# R9 a
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Japanese aircraft losses
* L. @$ Q! X; B6 X, eA6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged& V$ p* T; v- d, o' x
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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0 F! Z1 J" R2 ~ |4 x' J& oJapanese ground losses:( u4 M9 X6 ?3 \# X4 w2 g
156 casualties reported
2 j4 y' X- Y; T) l: Q
" R- q1 u9 z8 Y2 @' X9 ?1 oAirbase hits 1
; }# B$ X( P# r" zRunway hits 19) P( R- M' `: e7 [% v
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2 Q& d% x* u+ e" O6 Y* tDay Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,109
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Japanese aircraft' p& R4 F) |( c- `/ ]. b9 l) ^
G3M Nell x 24" e; ~1 a, S% I" C" Q
G4M1 Betty x 483 b6 Q8 M, g: y+ Q9 l/ X; K
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No Japanese losses, J8 |% N2 ^# T' T
. E2 B5 a1 S; F" gAllied Ships2 n: i3 M, o' D- z- a6 z% ?
AK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- H3 p& V0 H7 r* k+ n( b# ?, w8 XAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 G' D) A4 v; G" Y9 c( ]8 `) T/ j) GAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage& A) o" T5 K8 Z# T; j# r
AK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
3 t8 A8 o: t2 VAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage0 y, b" B7 R8 n- V7 K
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* I6 _: s4 c! X. |2 W1 [, f3 _+ E9 SSub attack at 99,109. A6 k1 y; z. Y
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Japanese Ships5 x E2 m3 ~# t d8 X3 Z
SS I-173# }2 T3 |' T9 P: w
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Allied Ships `$ y- B9 D. `3 X, u: W
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 g3 f8 r4 L: Y! i( K
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,109
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Japanese Ships
7 N. B2 {" j0 ]! G8 yCA Chikuma
6 X' r8 T0 O3 M% T% NCL Kuma3 u5 j0 g' K5 D* q* R# k `! M7 R3 N
CL Tama
. B1 R: }# P* Q7 K1 qDD Akebono
& @+ Z7 r3 `. F, j8 q( {) G1 gDD Kikuzuki5 y j1 N; m; R/ e
DD Okikaze; F. z- f5 T5 \7 ~: g i
DD Namikaze
3 m. w- H$ a5 \( y9 @* `! y( kDD Hatsukari. V# k0 t3 w* u' ?9 `
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Allied Ships
3 W+ n! f3 b+ k1 T s6 VAK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& a' @+ R/ m- ?7 B1 p* x" D! m
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Sub attack at 100,109
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Japanese Ships
/ v4 x/ ]4 q4 v9 m+ L( f! hSS I-168
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Allied Ships
# d5 l. V# Z) `; j* @( n' D2 e- C+ MAK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 |. ?. y7 ~9 A" |2 _4 J) C3 S2 F- K
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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A6M2 Zero x 514 V% K. Q8 m. P" N. m
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 480 R( r: ^ G8 S( m
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Allied aircraft
# Y# {! p! h5 Y+ v8 s hB-17E Fortress x 786 `9 b& G4 r6 _ R
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Japanese aircraft losses% v0 J2 v* S$ r/ F/ ]! y3 ^
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
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/ v9 {0 K* H9 M6 J( y: bJapanese ground losses:
4 g1 H; [7 e, F* ~# h9 R* S8 m307 casualties reported
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- g* F/ u0 `; ?3 [Airbase hits 5
/ t" D4 }% T0 `Airbase supply hits 3, H5 Q& n. R) e
Runway hits 23
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' W1 v6 {! c1 ADay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,778 J- I. j' X3 f* @% _9 y
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Allied aircraft
; Z6 k5 q8 C9 L% zB-17E Fortress x 88
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Japanese aircraft losses" T2 Y6 k0 M+ z2 s! B5 k; D
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged! r( @/ C# b# T+ q3 j! l* {6 t
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:& @& f% E$ }4 [/ @" P( [3 A
177 casualties reported: B& R8 O' m. {" q. s5 x$ R
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Airbase hits 28 s* h% P1 B: q% i, a) u' F* }, [
Airbase supply hits 2' P! p- p7 \# H. a: u
Runway hits 20
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' c/ B- y& y% ]' P" P5 I9 e5 DDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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G4M1 Betty x 11/ ~. ^' L* L+ L2 K
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G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged) z0 Z0 ]2 D$ \' Z" B1 U/ v
& }! j' y% o1 U. l' }Allied Ships& ?+ K2 l! w. c' d5 U* T# M
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# y$ Z- Z4 V/ a# ~8 v1 ?AK Georgian, heavy damage |