AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/04/42
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TF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,110
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Allied ground losses:8 X2 e( H. A0 P* m7 c E
128 casualties reported
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4 r$ \5 m. [( q9 U% s, `/ d/ IDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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* K0 W9 `" m0 z3 q, Z' |. |! GJapanese aircraft
5 Q' ?& e+ w; Q7 fG3M Nell x 16# E L! \1 ^5 Y+ y1 w
G4M1 Betty x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses
k; i7 B5 {2 `* [# ]G3M Nell: 1 damaged+ P& U! k. O- R. O
~- F& T Z: l2 ]9 D' m$ f, YAllied Ships
j8 `/ U3 C8 I- b, nAP Crescent City
- i' o% @1 V6 U9 D2 x+ ~DD King! ^: e. C) ?( i L) e; H
AP St. Mihel2 `6 o+ \0 d6 P) ?% x+ L
AP Hugh L. Scott
& a" F; ^7 N) o! |DD Gilmer: K" H! ]( F6 w1 l- F. X
AP W.A. Holbrook% z( y& [! e- k3 o W
AP Bloemfontrin
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: \. j2 u$ y7 \Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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: F- N; N$ p. b( {( `Japanese aircraft2 M& q9 G: Z% F! f: |, P2 ^8 ?
G3M Nell x 8
0 v! Z6 E' e1 z3 _1 gG4M1 Betty x 9
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, L5 l4 c3 U. @$ A6 L$ d3 l: d5 M8 fJapanese aircraft losses4 W" [$ B' E5 f4 D
G3M Nell: 2 damaged
T+ f* w2 z. M+ R+ b6 ~$ s& qG4M1 Betty: 2 damaged7 z C2 [$ I, s- W1 N
' Z, ]3 w* K2 d4 v% TAllied Ships
% Y5 R. v' a* S1 c5 }' ~" h5 b5 w8 X. ?AP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& r& [/ b( b0 |' Z6 |# E% t/ }AVD Hulbert. b0 H: a I1 n* f) Y
AP President Coolidge
+ C0 S, B# B' W0 c" q3 O( \AP Crescent City
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) P, @7 r+ k- ^6 u H8 p, l6 L整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋
- F; \( `. v: {Ground combat at Pago Pago
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248
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$ H, W/ \' H7 y* R. YDefending force 2016 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56
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1 i$ ^* C( L4 ]5 L' UAllied max assault: 520 - adjusted assault: 242
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2 l, p: v5 I% `$ G6 U$ [Japanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7 " |+ X0 Y8 M- `% A/ z
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Allied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0) ; `3 ]" b m7 m: Q
( x+ F. N6 E" [5 s7 `& _7 i" o RAllied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:
9 B, s% {7 @, _111 casualties reported
* G8 e. m. V: p# P6 d, [Guns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:
! x6 ^8 P% E5 F K( q1 j18 casualties reported* u- H! e, j4 z" I& {, |7 r t; r
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/05/42
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Day Air attack on TF at 101,112
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Japanese aircraft
- I# z8 N7 h" lG4M1 Betty x 159 f% h; l- x0 ^; X# H+ w
4 g% A# i% s8 d5 k4 K5 o% u+ a
Japanese aircraft losses
) `. u% s! ^9 D! l% P+ @G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged, z l4 C/ }7 ^. a1 t3 D
: w3 m% z7 P1 \! P0 K/ UAllied Ships. Q" ~* W& o( K
DD Grayson, `! {8 L; q9 k; ~+ p G
AK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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4 @2 @- f. ]; Y& @+ r/ x6 V$ [0 Y三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营
# m3 o1 }- i# i( h2 g/ e- C1 bGround combat at Kunming
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( Z9 d; F U" m6 G( g# lAllied Shock attack. s/ H; G1 L6 C) n: u
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Attacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2924 y) }2 W, x- u$ U& _2 G' H2 y
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Defending force 1238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29/ n+ H' J1 R5 {" g
+ O o5 k# u WAllied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470
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Japanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1 , T% P( @* k6 h& C
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Allied assault odds: 470 to 1
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' ]( [. }5 S6 g& c0 ~7 n9 FJapanese ground losses:
, F `& o ]6 L2 L5 i89 casualties reported
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x, n4 e, t5 E4 Y" c) o/ o# c4 PDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/06/42
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. _# |# F* {: e4 M日酋妄图清扫诺福克的水雷阵,岸炮立即给于警告 l" J, j& l* A
TF 44 encounters mine field at Norfolk Island (60,119) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!( E" P: H! C1 j+ r% B5 A. F
8 n3 ?5 x% b& Q1 _" J26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.& u; q* Y, C# T: C h7 d% u
Japanese Ships1 l% f9 j. l! K6 ?( x2 w
MSW Tama Maru #25 J5 M, w5 b7 f: o! p4 J0 J0 n$ i; D
MSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage( q4 |3 Q% F9 v+ l$ i% S
MSW Noshiro Maru #2
5 s5 m4 R: f3 I1 j* V) \MSW Hagoromo Maru7 o4 K* X1 B' A' _
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* [# {0 \8 y& b. v& ODay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft
: c/ ]' ]7 r7 O( c5 W8 HG4M1 Betty x 31
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Japanese aircraft losses/ H+ b; [6 ^% o. |
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
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9 c- i5 F7 {) S/ \! jAllied Ships
) Y6 D$ @. r$ ^ kAK Robert Morris$ |: Z; c* {4 E5 z4 ?' f4 g
AK Empire Selwyn
$ v) }" J( S# t/ d* X0 q! O" FAK Empire Heath
5 \2 j9 b! ^5 jAK Steel Mariner' \( f- L* i& c" X6 S
AK Californian, Torpedo hits 1
; L) ^; E. c" ^- mDD Gwin
6 e* n' B' a7 T( E; z$ n9 L; pAK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 E; e9 s! Q. D4 c3 s+ Y, L
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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
. P; h' p) p) J6 WNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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. f4 S; l- p0 g2 {Japanese Ships# x' P3 n9 _6 m. b' v
CL Kiso, Shell hits 2* o4 a* b7 \& g+ D# B& _
DD Ikazuchi+ b* Z. X: N$ q% e: ]9 I; k
DD Yuzuki0 F+ K' I0 m8 Z; ?! i9 ~4 b8 @
DD Matsukaze
8 i r% N# U+ {; Z. i) BDD Shiokaze
; E* {, V& P `* R" fDD Nokaze; C/ y; Q! A9 C# b+ p/ w
DD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire/ j- i" J: R, O
DD Chidori, Shell hits 1
3 D5 c! H! d4 |DD Manazuru
. w" h2 D. T6 f' N& hDD Tomozuru \( V- e/ b3 ~! C
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Allied Ships
/ G4 x& G j* g" s3 sDD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
: B+ c; O0 O2 k5 XAK Demodocus, Shell hits 1
7 w& g+ Q/ _- [6 b7 IAK Diomed, D. r5 u* G( t* |3 n
AK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 ]5 Q& U) ?4 L% @) v5 ?
AK Carolinian% n# D$ T" m1 m. b3 k( F& t
AK Dakotan
( D' S; H0 |7 W7 wAK Georgian
7 B" u. P$ P: hAK Iowan
. b6 A p, y4 WAK Kansan
+ ^8 ?) f3 d$ j0 o' p7 hAK Missourian- T) l) m* Q0 z. u
AK Nevadan9 E; i r4 b( S3 T1 \" f, ^% u
AK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 1
0 C% o% m* N) h" AAK Challenger
( X8 p m3 }6 u- U# d% hAK Atlantic
$ u- [: Q; _8 |' `AK Lancaster
% u/ o2 z7 _0 F. h! D% `- ?AK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* F( @1 W \- P5 I0 H, z2 T( O
AK Santa Rita# |9 K6 H! m+ P: Z
AK Irenee Du Pont
& r; f; u/ }: N. o, D8 \AK Atlanta City7 w0 G! H6 e( B
AK Mobile City
* W! R" |" J$ Z, j8 xAK Steel Age
, l2 x2 z% F; SAK Steel Mariner
4 S) k* u. M' PAK Steel Scientist
$ L7 E; w& ?8 ~3 A e5 Q7 ZAK Steel Worker1 W) k+ f8 g; U; G0 _. @
AK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage- s5 C6 Q6 w. z4 v0 |7 r
AK Harry Luckenbach
$ u- H x0 r2 J% L9 x8 E6 IAK Lewis Luckenbach
# ]9 v g9 t% O9 aAK Mathew Luckenbach
! S4 N6 [' F# ] ZAK Kailua
5 G8 Q2 c% R/ a6 ~; ^AK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire
6 j7 s. Y9 }) u2 v0 AAK Benjamin Franklin& a7 j/ m* X* R$ v
AK Edgar Allan Poe; G0 F( o: o3 \; Y, T
AK John Adams
$ F& x- i' h& O$ v9 MAK John C. Fremont3 |$ ~, C+ e# a/ y+ s7 M
AK John Hart
$ T# m! N' l: AAK Robert Morris
* \- x* q% m0 OAK Empire Rainbow
$ L, @1 S; f" K+ C1 U5 n* G/ gAK Empire Selwyn& n ?5 S6 Q: H2 h1 @
AK Empire Heath& G0 f `4 X6 a+ Y4 q
AK Empire Eagle" P) F: w2 K; o6 O
AK Malda9 S* A7 o4 A# w$ O) U8 M
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% D, K7 `$ }1 F1 W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/ V; c. `: O- \% c A S4 y4 V
Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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1 _) K' K; I6 d4 q+ a/ xJapanese aircraft
+ m$ ^0 p; q% S; zA6M2 Zero x 735 x# @ J; E* n( [
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 33% @; g9 L4 O! ]: a
- b& |8 ~7 S' |Allied aircraft% B/ \. }$ p, Q( M" j! {* }
B-17E Fortress x 101
) X' q5 y3 P, {/ {9 W- @B-24D Liberator x 41: j. F/ r# y) \( f- j' p8 \
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Japanese aircraft losses6 q* p* x0 S( ]. n
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged
5 `: b- n2 A" P( S; m$ Z l$ gKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
9 w" o2 o$ w% D% Q" l; w5 w B( r1 O0 @* |7 x$ }
Allied aircraft losses
& p3 n/ h) c6 _" M7 t8 N/ YB-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed1 p+ |# P3 p! m5 v7 K: M3 F$ K& l# J
8 j1 V2 H. t3 S2 Q& A2 AJapanese ground losses:
- R( H k# B4 d+ k0 f* w1 ~3 {( }30 casualties reported
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6 c7 w$ `9 G/ j5 PAirbase hits 1
2 t9 \0 ]6 j; g2 V3 @5 ZAirbase supply hits 1
+ s* C5 Z ?' }, o4 cRunway hits 5$ N. r" G8 o# ?% l* e4 S) e
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft
2 F) B2 z V+ j- N! H- bA6M2 Zero x 47
4 D4 Y0 ]4 i( J2 RKi-61 KAIc Tony x 16) |6 m- @( E D, e' z9 n) _1 W
: e+ }1 [* u. N3 ] hAllied aircraft
) h% {8 _, ~& g9 P OB-17E Fortress x 88$ g4 T3 C# V* M; k* g$ K" p+ a
- D5 i, r: p" y: JJapanese aircraft losses
: B; v; r4 _% `( g& eA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged F, X9 ~% ^+ o6 N
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed- S3 v. r& \* K; v: O6 F4 J
F4 a: ^& U* _- V2 O; E5 X ?
Japanese ground losses:4 N7 l0 a5 I, x
38 casualties reported, H. n8 C* ]2 i$ J6 Z# b! t# }1 q
/ ^& W2 v1 a& ]& lAirbase hits 1& R" f' b2 l, n; ]
Runway hits 18, z! d) Q. W9 N) `" D8 z
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& l; R8 Z# v% s" I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。0 S' ]' `' n$ z g, P
Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft5 h0 L; W( S' j
G3M Nell x 26
; b: ~7 w. {. x7 v( VG4M1 Betty x 26
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Japanese aircraft losses7 [7 H( g, R7 R# N6 W
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged$ Q5 M7 h+ u' u
9 v' Y- L; u) g: s _$ ^Allied Ships
4 z, q, Z0 l$ _% WAK Steel Worker" x* x8 E9 r- _* g
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' Y, A9 }* A: `9 zAK Steel Scientist
& P3 y' W% H& C8 U& XAK Atlanta City
3 k* Z# i' F& B2 l3 |9 B- p+ E+ nAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire A Q4 o% C6 c$ d3 Z1 f, D
AK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage& k3 v6 r) t, l1 b6 _
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1; X0 W# Q) A' U2 p& \* @& A* n8 Q/ K5 e
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; e* @3 u' `" \! `) xAK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ r* @# w1 _3 TAK Edgar Allan Poe! K: J5 _) v1 \8 l; E- D8 h
AK Mobile City! v" P( t/ A" F( R5 W
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
- f' c. t; O4 t) Q4 Z BAK John Adams4 S- K/ }& X0 x0 @
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+ G A% y% D3 t6 f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0 \6 G* Y* E. }) K; Z+ e
Ground combat at 45,31
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& Q9 V% ]" ?# Q( fJapanese Shock attack6 `+ I/ _" ?' B5 l
! K1 @/ Y! W0 O$ ^; G3 CAttacking force 119925 troops, 1386 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 2271( a) M/ {; X7 u/ Y/ @- A
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Defending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16583 e) k6 n$ v) [* W+ J
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Japanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637 ) K! t. M7 J" H
8 ~2 z+ k3 ?' x9 k4 c/ U V
Allied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91 & g% I) h M, } Z6 n
4 K, }2 V- B1 `
Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:- Q, s/ j$ T! _4 r" Y4 ]9 N
1647 casualties reported
! G) V, ^: T" Q* v1 k5 g! EGuns lost 114" Q/ F6 [& _, v& e* b' Y* _
Vehicles lost 22 s1 l* V; x6 u9 M9 O) t
6 y+ w* I6 n: g9 x2 a4 zAllied ground losses:# K! c( X& p1 d
1377 casualties reported
7 _6 p$ |, V1 B" N# KGuns lost 5
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" L; S; D" O6 D& \! `2 x, V% q0 F8 m) BDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,771 X; j i# k5 m% h1 Q, f
V+ F/ L1 ?% ~, C. nJapanese aircraft
Y6 {5 b0 f; ^ NA6M2 Zero x 64
8 q1 J* ~( S+ `8 P9 dKi-61 KAIc Tony x 32: o [* K2 E# X1 a+ J1 I k2 K
& R# [% ?* S# a% I0 H0 O+ o0 f; [
Allied aircraft
0 q5 B9 L* ]2 u1 a- KB-17E Fortress x 82
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5 |1 F7 e$ P" m. l4 zJapanese aircraft losses
' Z0 P- W, J- ^! t1 O! m* r0 v2 {: yA6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged3 o' O' ] s8 u- V/ d
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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0 G o1 i1 N0 l" [4 i7 ?3 k4 zJapanese ground losses:* o! [1 S/ y# s6 x* p
156 casualties reported
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" {- y9 X; X7 c% n" t" Z& B( zAirbase hits 1
0 f8 m, ^/ d$ G, xRunway hits 19
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3 S8 H/ R* i2 P+ PDay Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,109. k) i* G: }# M0 k7 j8 H. D) G
: w$ {8 H; _6 V- X9 Q" d& P! G, NJapanese aircraft
( G* Y9 }# A# C$ n, o1 R) {& B1 t) uG3M Nell x 24
) W) ~( {/ E; [5 mG4M1 Betty x 48: j A; H1 p5 @: Q
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No Japanese losses2 m7 w% W% j, T [( ?: g
) B* Q, c1 k2 G4 N/ r2 ]0 _Allied Ships
; K! J- t: _9 y) j: rAK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# D9 n8 i" E! r2 QAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 q [% {" q6 h# G* `8 PAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
3 Z6 @7 A, q- {AK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
: _. z' R) z2 [* H0 SAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Sub attack at 99,1095 U, ^$ D- X# e: J
W$ Z v& [% r8 GJapanese Ships8 S7 g8 S' H [8 o. J9 @( Q# W
SS I-1731 P( _* P$ D4 W# j
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Allied Ships' \1 t: c, v" }
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: w/ o& `2 e6 R
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* P$ A0 ?9 i3 I) ]+ _/ v5 @ F1 mNight Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,109
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7 J6 }1 Y$ ^. J7 xJapanese Ships
1 Y/ S" z" E2 p! W4 u( M6 ACA Chikuma4 V( k s% y2 C$ P5 v/ q0 f
CL Kuma/ Y2 i- v% ~* [ }1 ^
CL Tama
: M+ C, i& M# c" C7 F& tDD Akebono
8 T/ y% t1 h, c- wDD Kikuzuki& M3 i2 Z, }+ O/ ]" f
DD Okikaze
6 W. i0 D- G" O6 o, H6 m4 ADD Namikaze9 t2 F# f) t, r4 F
DD Hatsukari% A7 r' c+ i5 \6 [7 s9 K8 [. |$ O4 [6 d
7 K3 p( G. L( CAllied Ships$ l1 A7 _1 A# A: J/ n8 k$ w! p
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 ?$ u& U: r9 `2 D0 H% a: v" s
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Sub attack at 100,109
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( x: R1 ?0 K2 u% e) {* j/ HJapanese Ships
! Z, D! G* @3 ? V8 b4 JSS I-1684 ~( u; |7 h6 k- z' ^; K
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Allied Ships
8 Z/ X( r% r5 A" H7 r% C; [8 I1 S2 pAK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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6 [( v8 V6 n: I. A; R( u+ r) sJapanese aircraft9 \1 Z4 e/ z, Z
A6M2 Zero x 51
! ]. M4 D+ N' yKi-61 KAIc Tony x 48$ y, Y" f# L1 H; M0 I! ^
4 i6 Z# E! o; ~ m& O) p
Allied aircraft& ]- e8 @+ E4 `7 e/ P, g5 y
B-17E Fortress x 78
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 C+ g8 `6 f |; A7 G" e) ]9 iA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
; O+ _$ G3 C, ^+ V6 {( `6 eKi-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged; x0 o$ E9 |3 M
0 e2 C- m5 U9 \4 m0 ~5 W- o
Japanese ground losses:
7 C' K3 C) S/ b307 casualties reported* V# k- u! j6 W- S
$ d- B* {5 W/ N
Airbase hits 5* n$ H& H8 l, L, B; A
Airbase supply hits 3- T: C9 h" @+ Z! @% t
Runway hits 23% E- O" d! G$ a. m7 D
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" N: U! m/ j6 s- CDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft( U3 O9 U& a* K- n5 o* r
A6M2 Zero x 510 S+ Z8 @1 |9 l* k. s
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 48
" c2 g$ @: s! V- J8 Q; ^
5 x! ?% d1 `8 W2 e! wAllied aircraft( J+ c" a, E7 _" A- y& W
B-17E Fortress x 88, g7 b9 ^: f4 ~, T7 l* S- {3 I" S
9 R5 }, {& G2 R2 o7 }
Japanese aircraft losses
# ]" j6 p( I9 N' o: S+ Y! yA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged3 f! _; u( [4 _( ]( c% ?+ W
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged( o! `8 B w3 Z
. k2 j$ T! q* R1 k
Japanese ground losses:
% P8 K5 s" Z% \% y# D3 K0 d% C177 casualties reported
1 |# \- z* v$ u
- T* i' k2 {" v/ J; h. P7 CAirbase hits 2. l. L) A4 V# `$ u& {+ K
Airbase supply hits 2
: r$ `$ O y8 L( p6 KRunway hits 20% ] {! X6 J6 ?1 L* ~4 g
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
Y+ {/ }8 C3 Z8 A8 u) ]9 C" i6 o" e' L9 U
Japanese aircraft6 w0 M1 q$ F# ]+ a7 o! R
G4M1 Betty x 11$ j( i }8 I0 ]: Q( J7 z& B
4 K+ h+ ~ ?* j) XJapanese aircraft losses
" s2 X$ m- p4 [/ x. IG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged: l" B- Z. P4 R- H% u$ E2 f
$ J/ D! v) |* D4 a: ~% r) T. S# iAllied Ships8 A9 {+ I7 M7 o% j) d
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 E4 G& R6 @/ J* N" y6 C
AK Georgian, heavy damage |