AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/04/42
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TF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,110# v- i+ }% ]4 F* ~
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Allied ground losses:# m: z; r7 L7 \3 D& Y d
128 casualties reported7 A0 f' ?5 w0 N; r( Y
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft
" I" x3 S0 s R, {G3M Nell x 16
7 e; u7 O5 \: k2 p7 wG4M1 Betty x 22/ m9 m6 V6 }4 I0 m' M
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Japanese aircraft losses; l, s4 L4 `% T: \! z" v
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships8 ?2 n k% V2 v! c# @
AP Crescent City
* @4 q' t- Q( L- t: b, mDD King! ^7 ^! w% d0 j7 V, N
AP St. Mihel
2 }! \* W- l3 yAP Hugh L. Scott
% V: I- q7 [% H$ g0 HDD Gilmer. l* z+ ^! L# U6 F
AP W.A. Holbrook
( o5 L5 x U9 T/ x- o. r8 s+ PAP Bloemfontrin2 D1 |/ P: i \5 x
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,1106 G$ B" V7 j8 W/ W2 j
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Japanese aircraft
* U. E) ?2 O, @' W l. ?8 dG3M Nell x 8
v! l4 V* L9 x. U7 t) PG4M1 Betty x 9* v( o0 I4 q, v: }; v; Y/ M
6 l9 j C# h) _+ _3 J) W
Japanese aircraft losses
- W. ^" W. B' }- m& l% }8 nG3M Nell: 2 damaged
. H% P' c# F" P U' x3 {G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships, X d w! X$ n0 t! K% T5 z7 X' F
AP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) C D* F* s q2 o
AVD Hulbert
: z, f+ ?. Q7 z$ k$ }7 ]6 pAP President Coolidge
" P+ P+ Q/ p* }4 e8 X; c R+ iAP Crescent City
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整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋
/ r& R" _2 N9 B5 AGround combat at Pago Pago' A) m( U l% t" `7 \2 T. ]' \$ l
J8 H. f5 }. `) ^; ?
Allied Shock attack# }6 P: \( d; u5 {3 R% X
$ J- {# j* b6 s
Attacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248/ I1 t1 K/ P0 l% w8 L
7 T3 X- s+ z _( X6 g
Defending force 2016 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56
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8 D B/ v2 [( W# i y" F V/ CAllied max assault: 520 - adjusted assault: 242 , R _# h z! Y& G7 ~- |
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Japanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7
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+ j4 |4 W5 ~5 [4 n$ \) u7 ~* RAllied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0)
8 {7 c$ T. s8 M* v/ f! i: B @. U( Z& P" p9 d
Allied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!: E" `$ A/ J+ M; A# H5 M
: F2 k3 e0 S% y
Japanese ground losses:
( a8 g; [& W0 ^111 casualties reported' X# a2 @$ P* k- l5 n
Guns lost 2/ Q8 a2 N+ t& ]) z1 l. o: @
: E3 r' C7 G' x1 `4 w5 z DAllied ground losses:& C. b. p1 W# y4 X
18 casualties reported
a4 }6 `" t G! f+ E& `& g! D8 U: `6 x+ y" c
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Day Air attack on TF at 101,112) Z8 w# l( C: ]" J# U0 V
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Japanese aircraft
! v( O7 G0 Y& U1 ~G4M1 Betty x 156 U! f: t* { z. \+ `3 F
3 }6 e$ h9 m) e4 H) H% N2 L
Japanese aircraft losses
5 W3 }4 h" |) q! Z* DG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
" f2 k( ~3 F/ i* } |- s) k2 yDD Grayson& ?2 L, W, d; I: w' ?8 h* t1 K
AK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ ?; U2 k: |- h) N" x( x$ b+ r
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1 b% C9 k; h0 e1 y& W三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营
3 _8 ]( m: `. `/ m4 ]3 EGround combat at Kunming: x' E6 x. ?0 w; x& _' @
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Allied Shock attack. ]% `( _7 b L U, p; _
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Attacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 292+ T+ ~5 T& t1 I( l) I0 H
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Defending force 1238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29/ D, h. }4 w, r/ [1 t) S5 ?1 _
. Z- {* X3 v/ T4 VAllied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470
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0 q1 J* d& \8 _) ?Japanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1 9 g8 |0 w3 `* C3 G* N, g
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Allied assault odds: 470 to 1 3 \4 T. m( Q/ {8 W6 y
0 I# D; {% r2 f6 d" f4 Q9 h9 UJapanese ground losses:: ]5 _# p7 |$ w1 l9 {2 w! T
89 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!5 R. c" E6 Q/ ^+ D
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# K2 d. ]" b9 W* j' Z' y日酋妄图清扫诺福克的水雷阵,岸炮立即给于警告
* n% D4 T2 D% T2 UTF 44 encounters mine field at Norfolk Island (60,119) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!- W7 A2 f& T0 |, o; v8 q( B
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26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
8 X$ u. Z5 l( ^# UJapanese Ships* _+ D4 N+ T+ f3 E7 P" W
MSW Tama Maru #24 p" o V3 t' ~8 a& D
MSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
0 g8 a9 n# n$ p- U. l# k9 A; D! E/ GMSW Noshiro Maru #2
n, s, R1 c0 FMSW Hagoromo Maru2 N6 g& d2 z0 U( \! J u" ]
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3 f* P3 C: @5 j& V( FDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,1104 V5 z- p( O( |; R
* a; ^9 u: I0 G w% XJapanese aircraft
" V/ E8 W" X6 V) H$ G5 NG4M1 Betty x 31. k3 n$ Y* p" W1 }+ H
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Japanese aircraft losses7 u M% i _( s- B0 Z5 B% j
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
9 n* c+ v$ m2 ^7 D) R. X; ]0 e7 x+ x* C4 O5 ~2 x
Allied Ships
5 N f+ y- o: n" r5 D5 k8 BAK Robert Morris
& t5 d# s$ Z) G- N, I/ W% g6 Q# m0 _AK Empire Selwyn* L) g& c8 _; X% k7 O3 ~ Z1 y
AK Empire Heath$ C/ u4 ?9 n* ?! o# K P: y" u
AK Steel Mariner
2 l& [3 ?/ {: b3 bAK Californian, Torpedo hits 1
# S3 L$ P6 S% y7 p- ]+ s+ _DD Gwin
, p% m: E1 A! g( kAK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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, W3 M3 L& j% \: J9 B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
) t( [0 _% I3 \4 r: f9 TNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110. u- o9 }$ T$ [' K3 C
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Japanese Ships, Z0 O9 i( x. S, V% \
CL Kiso, Shell hits 2/ l2 u4 R5 @, J/ P
DD Ikazuchi
0 X5 [8 Y2 O- f+ cDD Yuzuki9 X: Z4 K6 O! o
DD Matsukaze* {9 G9 n' j, j, F% B
DD Shiokaze
3 }7 R8 j. ?5 L4 |# \0 {# p) \DD Nokaze; U ^1 H1 J+ L
DD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire( o5 v0 G9 e; t4 o: F, U
DD Chidori, Shell hits 1 d: y" S& Y( F/ O
DD Manazuru: {. }6 d/ z. p9 B
DD Tomozuru
2 P4 @& h5 [. h* N9 J$ D3 r' \1 |# {. t6 G! l6 h4 @/ a
Allied Ships9 i9 n; V8 m; p$ \1 K
DD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk' |! F* @+ L; Y- X) D/ i
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 1
, F) L( }% O8 E, A% uAK Diomed
$ i5 H8 {% Y& O/ A8 z4 x# x, Q3 T7 |AK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" R" E% R& n/ T) I+ Q9 [6 A. XAK Carolinian
" r, [* j1 O: N( ]9 Z5 YAK Dakotan
* w- D3 @ D( a3 KAK Georgian5 T+ G: G9 V5 A+ {: g( c: S
AK Iowan6 U4 K( C( t! v- f% ~
AK Kansan+ M* N5 m3 @) g) t
AK Missourian( k5 P/ K; \- y! {+ X5 ^7 Y- ]3 b
AK Nevadan
/ |& w. B$ J- \' ~ T0 KAK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 1
. N+ K8 R1 r1 P5 BAK Challenger
: A$ K& |" p' B$ pAK Atlantic
* x! e1 G0 |+ V3 m( `* hAK Lancaster$ a- [8 U! p* V$ z' J# x. D
AK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: [1 J6 c' [/ V$ v4 p5 z, M
AK Santa Rita
: Q3 Z% Q+ ~; QAK Irenee Du Pont- q# a6 ]; B% Z) F }
AK Atlanta City! s- {' u, ?9 ^1 r0 P; [: T1 u, Y
AK Mobile City) }% x5 K& h; i
AK Steel Age) {3 e+ {. L0 f. y
AK Steel Mariner
9 @! x# a w M# a( d; x; q' h* rAK Steel Scientist: m( z2 w. j, }! a( d1 t
AK Steel Worker0 O$ _2 M, f% A: r5 W! f, g0 T+ k- l
AK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage( y+ D$ H3 a$ J) `3 p
AK Harry Luckenbach0 i9 U; x6 y" e3 L
AK Lewis Luckenbach
! v& _/ Y; Q# J# y# u' |3 m; NAK Mathew Luckenbach3 C5 A* i" b+ l) X. Y4 S; e
AK Kailua8 D T6 J9 D% [8 E+ F: H
AK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire. q7 \2 o7 b; n; U
AK Benjamin Franklin
$ A$ M: u8 a! dAK Edgar Allan Poe8 m+ q- X/ ^3 T. b7 A7 o
AK John Adams, u7 |4 _/ ^9 L& j O
AK John C. Fremont% g$ u! K8 ]7 m# v- g( O
AK John Hart
b; R; L8 S. R8 |" }AK Robert Morris
' f! R, k* m0 f( K* gAK Empire Rainbow
! {; v0 c$ f: C3 @AK Empire Selwyn, a# B8 |9 c$ w2 A- g# v" E
AK Empire Heath6 M- c6 X4 j0 Z7 D7 B, l+ S, G
AK Empire Eagle& B, Y9 A8 p2 C# | V
AK Malda
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6 t" p" v: d' [# W A- h1 n2 X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。5 U+ q4 q2 z5 g S+ N( m" q& s. j. y( S
Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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6 B$ P* |+ d: nJapanese aircraft
* H, H: q% v* M) QA6M2 Zero x 73
2 F. Y7 M: U9 n3 ^3 BKi-61 KAIc Tony x 33! U6 v. h' `, i% v8 \9 e' ]
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Allied aircraft1 |. v. q* G& l6 O0 x2 }" l
B-17E Fortress x 101
1 ~" j4 p! a4 y/ L5 zB-24D Liberator x 410 b9 j; m. D+ Y( ~
4 z7 `* J7 @! R- ]" s9 P/ T& n" f
Japanese aircraft losses0 g1 W4 s, S$ K$ |
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged
1 r" f/ G5 i9 L0 \$ pKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged+ o2 i R6 O: E$ e+ }( M
& ^" m# I9 C9 U4 L' n' R r. a# x
Allied aircraft losses
5 r- k$ o! g) d/ \" ~7 lB-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed
% \) U) N: Q, X5 E& f, U5 f
: p% J& Y+ C' uJapanese ground losses:2 i$ g# j! ~. j# g
30 casualties reported0 ~- D. b5 Y- z% Y( f+ s
& C- K- \' ^' AAirbase hits 1+ s& L* K; b. [, e/ t1 O& r
Airbase supply hits 1
" C+ Y& F9 q1 R- d9 G' DRunway hits 5
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,772 l/ X) v$ U u2 d3 Z
2 k8 D# `$ Y+ n' c! m% CJapanese aircraft
* @+ G" i# c* j% D1 vA6M2 Zero x 47
( s4 w% ]6 y$ tKi-61 KAIc Tony x 16, {* S$ W' f5 H% _/ Q4 e ^' W
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Allied aircraft
2 k/ n' _5 B4 }B-17E Fortress x 881 }8 r4 L) @& g
8 x7 \ ]: Q0 H
Japanese aircraft losses
F7 B. u* j) n1 Z* m; ^A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged
9 [' q. u# G3 s8 f5 r' JKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed
7 n/ f+ y; B% @7 l( ]
' D1 ~: }! W; s+ n) V% h6 h' [/ IJapanese ground losses:+ s4 z1 L: P* p& W" H! @
38 casualties reported1 U( {, B0 {: }
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Airbase hits 1+ T, S" ^9 q; U- W
Runway hits 18
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# n+ @- ^; T: n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。
& l0 O$ f9 X2 h mDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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; i- J# `* z: E" F( [+ C0 J- `Japanese aircraft5 q3 C; m+ H n3 o" g
G3M Nell x 267 ]5 D ^% Q6 T, f8 ?9 d+ F
G4M1 Betty x 267 _7 @6 P; I- Y4 a
1 c' E) y) l) `
Japanese aircraft losses9 }3 F6 b% q7 I
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged7 n4 ~- J! ~ U
7 j/ s4 s+ Q& X- xAllied Ships. F5 e( U+ T& `. B! v( }
AK Steel Worker
' p* H* x) L! N: S' x0 x7 ~AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
. f4 m7 \9 u( _: V2 F3 H, {, v# \AK Steel Scientist2 |/ O. u5 ?% \' |( h
AK Atlanta City
* \" W) Y( A* P' QAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( j, z/ l4 C+ O7 t! J3 D3 aAK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage: e1 i; i9 `9 C6 z0 w9 R
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1$ n0 O( x Z% l( O0 V8 O0 t9 O
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ K/ c- h& o2 y0 t, xAK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! S! i4 u! F' Z3 [4 U- DAK Edgar Allan Poe/ v4 G4 k0 _! [5 L7 E& b4 F
AK Mobile City
) v- q% }9 g5 lAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; [& z! u; Y" ^7 M; u% H6 F" |AK John Adams
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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7 m2 f/ @, Z1 } E
Ground combat at 45,31) A N7 h6 d7 e+ D
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Japanese Shock attack0 e2 {& A. z9 ~- n5 s9 q Z. J9 X
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Attacking force 119925 troops, 1386 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 2271
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7 x) V E7 b6 q' U7 d* E( k* q1 u9 bDefending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1658
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Japanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637
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Allied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91
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Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1 ) v$ |' T. T. ^1 o2 Z
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Japanese ground losses:
, L5 o7 a' y# t1 A1647 casualties reported
9 A7 F# Q# t4 k4 |, n! qGuns lost 114
+ W r/ }& t/ s8 U+ `% f( D- |7 e# A7 sVehicles lost 2! G) @9 p V: B( W5 u% Z) m w
7 L9 d5 U9 a; e, ?7 ]! J# P
Allied ground losses:" T: d6 R5 Z: O8 e# |' V9 L
1377 casualties reported
1 Y5 N" o! _6 ?- t& qGuns lost 5
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Defeated Allied Units Retreating!! h: T% e1 W, h& g
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6 ~1 j* b" p7 e4 n, y! `Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77: @$ N6 Z$ V/ R3 _9 l1 {. z! u+ c
" _7 R2 ^( ]! d4 \3 f0 vJapanese aircraft
0 z! g+ {7 ?+ S' B$ WA6M2 Zero x 64
; B+ m) ?& l6 R2 p9 ~Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 32
4 ~. K3 K5 k0 _1 g8 ^% f* H* \" I: F: Q) O/ E8 ^+ X' q4 D
Allied aircraft
, w* {/ k# n0 ?. U, z8 G- ZB-17E Fortress x 82( H5 H6 n# p# E/ ~9 G6 r
5 _% [/ O/ _; A8 e8 Y4 OJapanese aircraft losses
}* x0 y: W+ ], j* M$ [# `; C( J# uA6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged# _& o6 i! k# j+ u! ?+ ?6 }# _3 G
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
4 m# M) s6 h! [# B$ W& P
) f P0 w/ j) F T( nJapanese ground losses:
; l# i T7 K3 O& b4 E156 casualties reported0 E* B9 a5 o1 y( F
( f. @* ^% Q/ l8 [3 S _Airbase hits 14 e. S# E7 V6 h/ y& ~: b
Runway hits 19/ P* e& ^$ k4 m& u( ]" ~
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+ i8 ^& c8 e4 w. R0 U9 d6 RDay Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,109+ I, R; K9 Z* _. J
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Japanese aircraft
0 V9 {( t2 J1 `" k1 bG3M Nell x 245 A. ?8 K2 w% g0 z: K8 `9 o& x- h! v; g
G4M1 Betty x 48/ J& T" `3 j% e6 ?5 g6 z; Z
) C( I' L7 P( Y/ D* U. k7 H! _; |
No Japanese losses
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9 K: M7 ?- e: Z6 Z0 C" mAllied Ships
: A' w2 f( m# ]; eAK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- a4 o$ C$ b- V* g4 S1 q6 I
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 N8 f+ H3 `. E5 t2 t0 N0 p; E1 S
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage0 }" ?2 |! ?6 ~
AK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
! v. G5 [# j9 AAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage, e! b z/ }) `& A1 c1 f- H X
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8 R) w( ~& F& H: ~" ~Sub attack at 99,109
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Japanese Ships( c0 U# K V' H- r
SS I-173 a, u( i4 F! F7 P: R; G. w. D( \
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Allied Ships( x7 X- K6 {9 r+ K1 Y- a
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- F% z8 f" [8 A5 k6 u6 h. U
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; _) S7 y9 _/ D! T, }, QNight Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,109
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, @; t+ |# F% c& BJapanese Ships
: X, A/ R1 B3 T% fCA Chikuma
' ?5 S7 g8 n. q1 v) E7 uCL Kuma: c' r0 m* T; n0 N
CL Tama
5 X1 F" `9 [5 v( N" f9 Q0 TDD Akebono
o6 }) k* e3 S$ Q/ kDD Kikuzuki
8 q3 s, K% U: P/ _DD Okikaze
! r7 Z8 ^9 K: _- \DD Namikaze0 o! r& ^6 k8 S
DD Hatsukari
P5 Y9 U2 [0 x; }9 M' @+ l
" }9 @& {4 T! j# C# a S% F# BAllied Ships9 t3 I( U/ u/ C/ v' ]
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 n$ T# f0 t6 G [+ M6 a1 P% \
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Sub attack at 100,109
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Japanese Ships. M/ j) n) |# v' p% `
SS I-168" Y! r4 [! h L- C0 Z9 U6 z* G
+ O! K$ Q2 M' ~" K3 U5 ^' j& dAllied Ships
! Z" A. |' z/ Q2 Q( u' I. A; WAK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ b9 [$ n" ~! ~7 _0 z
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77% d3 @; e9 H5 V: R. w; W6 n
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Japanese aircraft! K! o: p; ]' u; }3 a2 z' [5 S
A6M2 Zero x 51% Y5 ^+ u3 _& c1 ?' `
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 48
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Allied aircraft
6 M3 U+ h1 y- z# g/ A' f: ?. |; CB-17E Fortress x 78
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 u5 K! |! T( h% k$ S3 I4 z8 HA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged8 ~5 \3 W5 T+ m
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
( Q/ A4 l+ i: h+ z* i& F0 M307 casualties reported
1 u/ S" ]2 B' s; s) T" ?0 M4 W; p: y( j0 `0 u7 Y/ o1 N
Airbase hits 5
d$ C/ L* |8 D( \' `- RAirbase supply hits 3) Z- D7 T! F! d7 K* A
Runway hits 232 R- r" j, T; f; P# |
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft
/ X8 Q# T" Q0 {" d, hA6M2 Zero x 517 l5 S* ~. s; a4 o/ l) n& I+ _
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 48" b4 X. ~) r3 t9 R. E. p6 V
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" t2 y5 ]( H( [6 s f" z$ ^B-17E Fortress x 88
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Japanese aircraft losses4 R( G k' e9 B. d' w
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
4 M8 G3 \: A" }! x3 kKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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& j8 K. ^. C. H1 _Japanese ground losses:, |$ g _5 C* f4 {; a
177 casualties reported( Q \% m3 {. W* b
7 I0 w6 u& E+ F* D6 LAirbase hits 2
, Q0 H) `$ e. ?+ P. I0 E* T) h; HAirbase supply hits 2
* ~7 }6 O$ y5 F$ ^! C TRunway hits 20 ]) @+ X) u" f8 P( b
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110* `; g) M/ m9 ?5 k) f! n# j
6 I l7 v/ {* m1 a8 p) ]Japanese aircraft
/ }) C3 K) w/ B$ g8 U6 j/ b6 bG4M1 Betty x 11" K- S4 F; Y- B) f5 s6 N
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Japanese aircraft losses3 B& r, S! l; d, }4 ?
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged' M0 Z- S E7 {2 q1 j% _. Q b
~/ a* O7 S: k1 _, nAllied Ships
8 {8 v4 ?. w- B7 \AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 @) V2 }# h5 E6 v0 g1 M2 E
AK Georgian, heavy damage |