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z! o& T* j! p! G# eTF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,110
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8 K0 w A# y+ O% p% r* g `) eAllied ground losses:, X! U) {+ {2 W7 B- H3 t# _
128 casualties reported3 m9 }! W& p3 t* K* M- J9 M3 _7 [
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2 J r! s9 j- Y: d+ k1 cDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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. ]9 L% V, |! B0 ^) C/ d% w7 i1 jJapanese aircraft: T9 u9 J# P( S: u6 b Z
G3M Nell x 16. [' Q; e0 A6 b4 L
G4M1 Betty x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 P8 T' h* f0 oG3M Nell: 1 damaged! [) B6 K$ Y7 ~% u( W
7 M) j# q3 m4 C8 z! G- F' T& s
Allied Ships
; ~$ y( B$ w$ B p4 a. o2 sAP Crescent City4 h5 Z, B1 W8 t' E
DD King
- b8 I9 Y+ h6 b/ C R r' HAP St. Mihel
8 o2 ]& C, F7 AAP Hugh L. Scott4 [* d5 L# Y8 Y2 Y
DD Gilmer/ |( {" q% A9 ~( X
AP W.A. Holbrook
: P$ J x' p1 u- ^* C- t! `AP Bloemfontrin# W! Y2 [2 e# ^: G! \: e P# r
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,1102 c- v9 z8 p3 W4 u
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Japanese aircraft) Q% _; G/ C i4 T
G3M Nell x 8" S. f: J) G3 f r; O$ P0 V9 U3 X
G4M1 Betty x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses; \0 O, j. {6 b% h- `( ?' ?( p
G3M Nell: 2 damaged5 s/ E8 G$ T: f
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged- Z8 `+ f6 g2 d5 |2 Z/ w$ l
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Allied Ships
0 i: ]2 I" n6 Q8 ~AP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 t1 {$ L+ s7 f2 k4 A
AVD Hulbert
, \- w) F, l I3 p9 yAP President Coolidge/ k1 c3 D t0 g7 q: I/ i
AP Crescent City9 o6 ~, ?$ b) g- P
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' `" U% W: M+ W0 K! V整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋
( g( R$ Y/ D+ w |7 i) C3 SGround combat at Pago Pago" A; `1 l9 K% ?* R
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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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Defending force 2016 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 567 j/ L8 f; \+ }
" @ m% v' @, d& Y! G* KAllied max assault: 520 - adjusted assault: 242
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Japanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7
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" H x8 @- D R9 K$ GAllied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0)
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2 z: _/ U7 C4 Z3 G+ J* XAllied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:
8 d- p& n1 \5 I111 casualties reported0 n6 l8 G8 j; A' G6 g4 d
Guns lost 28 g3 b8 v: O0 @, p- Z- v
4 w! s3 W: }4 B/ \
Allied ground losses:1 r# e7 w) e& Y9 `
18 casualties reported0 r. ], o5 Q* L! ~; _; H; |
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; X6 ?- F. k: VDay Air attack on TF at 101,112
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Japanese aircraft2 A7 j3 ]6 j: |0 }
G4M1 Betty x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses# _9 N/ [9 J5 B! C' ~' o
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged0 t% y9 Z: u3 \
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Allied Ships
/ \4 X* K. c0 b+ {DD Grayson2 ~4 q3 s) g: E% y3 D
AK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire F2 _2 d+ V G2 e% ~
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2 l( |7 w2 M2 |' D4 y三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营
& f7 `& A- e( Y5 P% eGround combat at Kunming
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Allied Shock attack
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' W. E* h4 j' m: j; v1 xAttacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2925 h# o Q5 T* v3 \( J' Q
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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 * T3 D8 s! @4 _0 K
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Japanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1 3 _% `. K |0 [8 x, n% M: I3 R( }
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Allied assault odds: 470 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:# N" T4 G1 g7 _/ C
89 casualties reported. t6 ~3 Q& A' r
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!, L- K) G0 ?7 f2 t* d; ^0 k1 T
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& N7 c3 V0 L4 p* ?日酋妄图清扫诺福克的水雷阵,岸炮立即给于警告; \. o' L' o* B. A( Y
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.' f2 n& W, Z2 @* o$ r
Japanese Ships
G+ u" C. }- Q; JMSW Tama Maru #2" J7 V6 j* L* D: y" n
MSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage1 ~9 C& }7 G7 t$ k7 h8 _
MSW Noshiro Maru #2
1 [7 [) I- X/ f" r. ~MSW Hagoromo Maru
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110( ]& \* G1 c0 l' ~ O# Z
4 i: b* k1 q- [8 x" WJapanese aircraft
' g R+ I" [7 E- J) s/ N9 |G4M1 Betty x 31: P8 Q f3 {( k$ w
& H6 ?. v0 X0 E# m' t; qJapanese aircraft losses( A* Q( Z$ V) E8 k2 g: M9 m
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
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Allied Ships" ~1 `! [0 u+ |! N
AK Robert Morris; a# Y- |. o. s
AK Empire Selwyn+ v2 v+ d `0 J: Y, j
AK Empire Heath
2 {! O3 s& h2 ^( }$ P J. YAK Steel Mariner4 n7 @% b6 ~9 Z( e6 O. [
AK Californian, Torpedo hits 1
2 j2 A+ ]) a/ ^* dDD Gwin8 q' W" F7 Q% j) ~0 W# u$ n a6 j, s
AK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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7 n# v2 K2 ~5 V' o6 ]# L/ v, h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 |0 h5 G3 C" C
Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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' z% T8 Q% Y& k4 w- i. x3 ^Japanese Ships6 m' x V% g6 V* k+ e: E0 y
CL Kiso, Shell hits 2% `5 |) T9 w2 I V+ v* H
DD Ikazuchi6 k7 n. E3 G2 J9 M. ^) R
DD Yuzuki9 m' r1 \2 v' @% c& n
DD Matsukaze3 }& ?7 j: l) p: B9 r
DD Shiokaze5 ^% v! F& k# e! I* Z- Q1 E
DD Nokaze
3 F! d1 y# t0 z: u: Z- ?DD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 I, d; H9 y2 U2 _' N) \DD Chidori, Shell hits 1
4 I; c: m+ j- G% X7 PDD Manazuru
7 N4 A7 M) a; K; V) X! vDD Tomozuru3 `6 `* M, w# e- a+ N9 d$ O( W
9 V6 N& C; s8 v# g) }
Allied Ships
4 V* m6 v& K3 k. j; w4 [: JDD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk* J* C2 ^. ~" O, w% ] S
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 1, t i% A% E% ` y; b
AK Diomed
& z; f3 L# q) W' i) i9 c. z3 VAK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 p' d$ }6 V2 l2 c, JAK Carolinian
9 P* D6 |* n8 ~ `AK Dakotan8 m1 [3 E7 H) P' H- q4 t7 @) e* W
AK Georgian
# V3 q3 I; M q/ E! a4 j+ C- nAK Iowan
6 x2 O9 F: u. b& Z" LAK Kansan
' b9 y" j( B8 j; l. PAK Missourian u8 C8 [& j* ~$ h+ J
AK Nevadan
: W ^9 Z3 b: y- A" q; c' ]AK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 1$ x' V9 {) x$ Y, B" n9 T5 Z
AK Challenger* _% H" X E4 ]
AK Atlantic; F8 q( S! I7 N# k7 X z3 w8 h
AK Lancaster
; {8 N8 ^1 h% s2 j- u% {AK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ O9 K) J, r0 ]$ G4 i/ a; F3 L: ]/ FAK Santa Rita( ^5 S" {5 U" k% I/ h
AK Irenee Du Pont$ P+ M/ t, G* c
AK Atlanta City& O& E' c1 n+ d% W
AK Mobile City$ n( [& f% q- x, K
AK Steel Age
9 f7 R* N8 z4 H! yAK Steel Mariner7 J+ z- X& K* c$ A5 Q
AK Steel Scientist
" p# y: }: ]4 I- S* WAK Steel Worker- x+ U" p- z* W0 w4 x& q
AK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage3 }6 I, z3 h- @. N/ C$ B* S; f
AK Harry Luckenbach
! Y) f0 d/ J7 T1 v6 Q' Q. b& m" @! q2 xAK Lewis Luckenbach3 a. [$ w$ J/ D; d0 z/ K$ u; l
AK Mathew Luckenbach
3 p$ ~6 a/ S, B4 u$ [5 a! |" QAK Kailua+ P( p: o" Q' M
AK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 t& z/ ~, v+ q0 m/ HAK Benjamin Franklin
6 a/ }' c3 A6 PAK Edgar Allan Poe
# C& e! r. Q+ @3 ?AK John Adams
' U3 V @8 ~( C2 D( w5 m5 sAK John C. Fremont
6 ?9 y4 J( c# {7 z) ?AK John Hart' d) [, j. N9 y$ ?& e3 G; i" n
AK Robert Morris
4 ]* P' m! C3 K% fAK Empire Rainbow, R: t! [, J( A* ~
AK Empire Selwyn K0 J/ p/ K- b& Y9 r4 R s9 `+ [
AK Empire Heath
6 V4 B3 ]1 P# P- O3 hAK Empire Eagle, A7 Q9 ]( [% x7 n* Q) x+ B& G6 y% {
AK Malda2 X4 Z# c4 h3 k4 w# z9 i; E
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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。
" t* h2 Q% j: hDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77( f' O. H2 J& m; B
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Japanese aircraft
/ L& C2 M- |+ o$ e- b2 l7 Z) DA6M2 Zero x 73 D' t7 X9 e0 }3 C8 O9 Q* Y
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 33
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Allied aircraft- t( [: j" Q; p8 {
B-17E Fortress x 101( I1 e3 E! Z9 j/ M; t6 Y8 b: j" I+ o
B-24D Liberator x 41; T t, g' [' S9 o/ n5 X/ B
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Japanese aircraft losses% p+ Y r( u* ~* L# j3 c: [3 C: L
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged; M! O7 ?! C+ R8 s/ A
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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8 }, X# J, _( Y) w% s1 RAllied aircraft losses6 K8 ^" N0 Y& M& \
B-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed& f4 O) p( f& u; ^! E0 Y# K
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Japanese ground losses:% _5 m+ L) J# u3 B0 c" X, f
30 casualties reported
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" [6 C' q. {! o; W9 J9 [9 gAirbase hits 1% T7 i+ t1 `9 S3 ~
Airbase supply hits 1
4 C8 r9 l% r. n+ q1 @$ VRunway hits 53 u2 Y% v9 ]9 z- Y+ x G
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: G$ x/ @! } O, Z4 Y2 X* v! dDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft5 H0 V) U8 n, x) {
A6M2 Zero x 47
$ B# E. P* s6 j( V! Y9 rKi-61 KAIc Tony x 167 X$ _- K2 x, J2 O
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Allied aircraft
3 |( A- X6 v6 k4 C6 dB-17E Fortress x 88( c$ O) D% j9 M* Q
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Japanese aircraft losses4 P; u; s6 O1 Y; Y7 }5 I, M, K
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged4 `$ b0 {6 O5 P
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed" p3 t h5 ~9 j9 C, h5 b+ k q% h
' _2 |$ {4 _0 S$ R6 S2 YJapanese ground losses:, g; z1 Z, |2 y: \# z# A' T! ?
38 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 12 J. \) S! j- ~7 D
Runway hits 18
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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。
- @3 g1 m, {. n( xDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110$ Q0 m# q- f( |& r
9 B( M4 s7 i5 Y. S/ u$ ]; @ ^Japanese aircraft6 M- [6 c- F$ x
G3M Nell x 26" T3 i( t3 i, q# E
G4M1 Betty x 26
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' u$ }7 K( p" k3 e6 @Japanese aircraft losses
, t8 U6 L1 m# v+ w' w* fG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships" P- C3 P* Q6 A/ p5 l: n, W
AK Steel Worker1 J" J3 n; ?: z/ P7 {8 W
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
7 c' Z" R% D; r2 d$ |7 h* y! pAK Steel Scientist
8 E& y$ v2 i; j% P4 g! NAK Atlanta City
! [6 G1 w2 O& Q% M9 j4 R( xAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; y& n. X2 Y/ C: [7 S1 |& @AK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 d& V& a9 @9 S/ H% k% `. YAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1$ j& e, X \# ?7 ~% _
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire. |* q1 g3 F/ {8 u9 \! B
AK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! u* |$ e+ U y$ t: e+ \) G
AK Edgar Allan Poe: q1 C" @" A) X
AK Mobile City
% |5 r7 R! M: B' F3 O( MAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire2 q( s2 c; w9 r7 I
AK John Adams
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9 c! Q' Z& [9 D. z% U/ }- _; |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4 P7 ]" T& u7 }9 J# }) s
Ground combat at 45,31
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Japanese Shock attack" g7 {; w0 C0 a" R
/ K! E @( c- J" M( S1 `# b: C+ Z$ `Attacking force 119925 troops, 1386 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 2271
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Defending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1658* ~7 P, D+ J; u
! p. D. z! i# P# iJapanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637
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Allied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91
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+ |4 X" [! {4 k' j' y, U7 uJapanese assault odds: 50 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:& ~2 R" S7 m9 w" r2 r3 z( N) y
1647 casualties reported
# E. b2 n2 b) ?. l jGuns lost 114
' a" O- C% h' U$ ^- IVehicles lost 23 A) L% \; |+ S& ~2 O
" j4 H9 Q4 u% \8 Q6 f. I PAllied ground losses:
& X1 j* L/ h6 @# D1377 casualties reported2 t8 G7 q8 h4 U& \
Guns lost 5
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. z4 r8 g6 L3 R, r5 CDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77& D& ^; U6 ]5 F7 ^
6 B1 Z5 V/ V( JJapanese aircraft' Y2 T7 f' z. r0 u* k X
A6M2 Zero x 64& `$ Y" C A0 v6 W& S- A- j
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 32
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Allied aircraft8 _9 h: Y/ X1 G4 t2 ?. p) B
B-17E Fortress x 82
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Japanese aircraft losses
) G& \& i+ ^8 w0 W2 kA6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged' `2 M* e5 l' A$ d# X# [: G
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:# {9 M( c: x2 o. e- U
156 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 1
3 C7 @; N6 G3 k8 cRunway hits 19
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, V% q, l% |" I9 s8 i" d5 ^( V% Y8 `Day Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,109
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5 j/ y6 n: `! V! N' pJapanese aircraft
! x$ [4 T2 G* m! c+ z! HG3M Nell x 24+ I2 o$ ]0 M2 y+ n: |
G4M1 Betty x 488 B6 p+ a0 u% j7 [- R
, J! f0 D1 R5 p" MNo Japanese losses6 o9 R- a" h' W$ n. p2 r
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Allied Ships. J) m' Z: f+ s+ X5 N6 X
AK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 j. l& P: w4 \$ l3 @+ i& ?
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 Y+ _8 A# ^8 K5 S6 G. }
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage: s* W, `4 e- ]3 N* n
AK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage" j) b- F; s4 N! O; O5 H
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage' ~& ^9 n' D+ f5 z
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: i* _8 v/ L. h. i! fSub attack at 99,109( ?! P4 C$ a' M1 H8 T- O
' T/ ^; h% Z: \; _0 h9 VJapanese Ships
# W% p7 D" G1 K$ E3 C5 [SS I-173( [; d N) N4 z0 Q* z& Q2 ?( U" U8 @
" j) }6 v8 Y( P: v# j+ kAllied Ships+ h, b1 M% X: G' J: R# T' r
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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( w: I5 [2 Q( k! D; F/ mNight Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,109
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' O! T, X4 [* b8 _) ?! L) Z5 Z1 [CA Chikuma
9 e. O1 T0 ]' g- M5 U, E9 \7 CCL Kuma
8 ]5 c+ Q6 ~" {$ rCL Tama8 h+ F3 o' @% `8 l# b9 W% W
DD Akebono
, m3 b* P* |; T4 l |DD Kikuzuki
3 H0 P F/ Y1 k2 D8 R$ R9 c6 S4 @DD Okikaze5 d& R( T" A4 q0 J. h! b
DD Namikaze
& h$ A! M/ W, DDD Hatsukari
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8 ]2 ?, e! v C1 ~. G! |Allied Ships
9 S* e- S0 n6 `; Y* |- PAK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% ?( Y9 ]8 t! X% G7 H& w6 ]# B/ t9 U
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" ~! R0 h F c: o; N) y( Z# ISub attack at 100,109 x; W: F9 z/ y
. O2 Y! u0 c2 _* R% hJapanese Ships5 v& X: i1 Q8 V+ H3 u# o3 J
SS I-1685 x" u9 p2 X+ X3 X# j
& F7 e; }5 M, b$ }: j, P. y* z" ~! NAllied Ships9 O' g' [# i( h" S
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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& ~* |0 X$ C6 c( n/ K8 n; FDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft
* |+ ^2 h+ G9 x; V7 rA6M2 Zero x 51
: g6 n/ ~5 G4 j9 JKi-61 KAIc Tony x 48
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Allied aircraft! A8 C: A4 d! x4 x' C4 g
B-17E Fortress x 78
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A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged; f$ h& t9 O/ R1 P
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged/ _! h) l, u) W3 E* @- E
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Japanese ground losses:! {' s+ x2 F1 Y' }$ @9 K
307 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 5
0 E! k; L# l4 l& ]! z# v YAirbase supply hits 3
3 W( J5 d$ n7 s- T$ u9 ]Runway hits 236 w# D9 g5 i# Q
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( S3 g# j7 a% X+ @4 gDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77: A) _$ L2 }( S( r$ V2 Y4 [
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3 R f- U' o2 CA6M2 Zero x 516 U7 D4 k$ x8 z( S9 }, K J1 J
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 489 U9 v4 k% Y/ o! i; X
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Allied aircraft
" W R |5 K( z6 o/ X3 T, ?B-17E Fortress x 88. h+ q0 R3 ~+ @+ y1 b
7 _! x, f" r$ {3 O, K4 ^( I5 \ G7 rJapanese aircraft losses
0 \3 s9 Y% ~4 }' q+ J& |) o* W% r7 _A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged+ E+ \- M- a! u' U7 R, {! @
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged/ q. n& D" i1 C( `
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Japanese ground losses:
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Airbase hits 2
0 D4 r) e4 M6 L- `! JAirbase supply hits 2
/ a0 g1 j1 z J. _ VRunway hits 20' K _- `1 \6 ^. k
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* J6 O* y" ^8 e1 i% wDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110* u% k! N! j: U) M% v% l' e
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G4M1 Betty x 11 T' u# R; z. W1 Q. H9 g: o4 \
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G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged0 j( I" c( c. F" D7 v" K- `$ \
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AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 N: Z8 G2 Z2 u4 oAK Georgian, heavy damage |