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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1 D; z, {$ [. |' n$ e( FAllied ground losses:
0 R7 A# g' u" l) Q! W- Z128 casualties reported
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/ V; J8 r! V& Z7 I/ xDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft5 K/ ~7 S+ |& k
G3M Nell x 167 k" y5 n9 d4 A, X* ^( y
G4M1 Betty x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses1 H x& ^1 L3 r/ S
G3M Nell: 1 damaged; q! h7 H: X8 k. E6 T
/ }/ T2 O/ b0 T9 RAllied Ships
& X0 n. ?0 _4 {( p& v& VAP Crescent City
- h% F6 v4 w# \& W& l) X) ^2 U, F+ G: wDD King1 ^5 k0 k6 g7 i$ c5 V
AP St. Mihel/ w; G: X) k+ {* F% a
AP Hugh L. Scott5 @! E8 h8 J. g g, F+ w
DD Gilmer
6 k2 L$ n, ^+ ?6 [3 }( }# lAP W.A. Holbrook' y1 Z1 i- T( w8 e2 Z( c9 p
AP Bloemfontrin
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110, o' y- _" h- r
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Japanese aircraft" {, ]! q) d8 ?) z1 ?
G3M Nell x 8. D! Y9 N$ n1 P5 r$ u9 p( D
G4M1 Betty x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses( O- L' I4 n% k* O
G3M Nell: 2 damaged3 s. K5 V( e$ H! z
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged% D; Y# r: t% h! v- g/ d
: B9 x! T: |5 | `2 f0 v2 ~' V) v+ I
Allied Ships3 [" D/ h3 l0 C6 Y0 s! ?% T
AP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 a q/ B" o5 p- c& Q7 M( j) N8 ^6 @
AVD Hulbert
, c u5 c& b. S ?AP President Coolidge
# q; j, r6 e, ?$ `% O5 \! BAP Crescent City+ k, {1 t5 @( n4 K9 w6 S
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* N: L/ l% A. K& V/ d. k O整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋
- X: M& O# n* |Ground combat at Pago Pago
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Allied Shock attack0 {* o+ g& L" C7 A) I: d
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Attacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248" ~2 P/ v! B1 m8 Q1 F; Y6 Z
* Q8 h' S! R2 J2 RDefending force 2016 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56
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. H* [# P: \9 UAllied max assault: 520 - adjusted assault: 242
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Japanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7
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Allied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0) : D. P* r9 m; R+ z6 B! a& f4 L
* f% _+ K( i! Q9 EAllied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!/ G; f( y3 e1 c6 n4 o) m* Y! W
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Japanese ground losses:
2 h! f! i1 }! d2 X111 casualties reported
3 g4 V3 t$ ~) w2 ZGuns lost 29 |) s1 ^, ^' X+ t$ Z1 q
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Allied ground losses:3 \* d% v" A2 K% ?
18 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 101,112
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( d" L X, H' S7 k! Z# `2 }Japanese aircraft
9 V2 o W7 h, B* b: |0 JG4M1 Betty x 15& T6 r! D/ }3 \( |7 ~# w
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Japanese aircraft losses
; G9 I7 y( Q% u0 r) RG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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4 M3 M. f8 X# L% s7 aAllied Ships T0 a4 _0 A( M8 }/ T2 ]
DD Grayson1 N) Z7 Q |% d& E+ c7 d. M- Q
AK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 T5 ]9 v; h2 E5 d. r* @* d
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三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营' K' ]7 [, B7 D S
Ground combat at Kunming: E8 f# A$ g: I% b- ?
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Allied Shock attack) U' o! c2 d: y) A0 J' k
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Attacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 292# e+ q% k0 O# ]8 K4 e
; L. h; P) k/ z4 ?/ E* PDefending force 1238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29: p! r w3 N% t8 a* f% d" M& |
/ a: e9 X( _4 X$ u7 s' hAllied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470 6 N o) e& N/ O* r; m; P& E
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Japanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1
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: L8 ^5 I( }3 a& x' |% ]' f; SAllied assault odds: 470 to 1
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( E. ~* u3 I6 J" C/ f2 xJapanese ground losses:
4 K9 z& i2 K8 p4 D1 y; B89 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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" Q5 b& T) }9 F7 y2 o% x: z日酋妄图清扫诺福克的水雷阵,岸炮立即给于警告
! Q- f Y4 b5 L5 h8 H/ Z% JTF 44 encounters mine field at Norfolk Island (60,119) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
4 P, B G$ ]/ J: q' r/ ^0 {7 _Japanese Ships8 t g+ L9 m `
MSW Tama Maru #2
: G. P: ~6 R6 w O9 X' m, U2 jMSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage% n3 J1 B6 ^( ~6 s2 Q) l) i
MSW Noshiro Maru #2
: z/ q q- B5 U0 YMSW Hagoromo Maru
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$ Z/ X- |3 y- \1 J: Y8 CDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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( ~& A i- C+ G% | mJapanese aircraft
, F% _! r% T% w4 v! ZG4M1 Betty x 31
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Japanese aircraft losses
% k c0 o$ u, J" a( ]G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
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9 o; f, d: i8 \/ H$ q) I2 V# JAllied Ships
: @: t( v; D q1 ~ ?AK Robert Morris, b* F' g' P$ x1 f( L6 J
AK Empire Selwyn+ o% P7 g5 g$ l
AK Empire Heath
; o1 l5 S) B7 {4 _AK Steel Mariner
* e N% T3 c; u- J: i7 U9 S% cAK Californian, Torpedo hits 1
7 j! o, i) I' P! K2 Z1 RDD Gwin
) N9 L: X/ O, f: ^AK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 H; ^+ }$ p5 v% d- M/ L3 w
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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
1 e2 n- x, g4 q/ L; J' c+ _: ONight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,1106 U' r' O7 s+ d( T
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: w+ D9 W+ s1 T) c& J. _1 \# b5 tCL Kiso, Shell hits 2
) n0 G- i- L( ~) q4 P) n2 N( A( {DD Ikazuchi3 [) v% [% d0 T* \1 z1 C; w
DD Yuzuki
8 |, O2 v% b: K2 fDD Matsukaze- i; q! L" _! ?' C8 M, J
DD Shiokaze9 ^3 M8 D8 T# l9 D3 }- a( U5 D
DD Nokaze
3 c" Q4 d* b8 c0 ~& N2 {9 kDD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire' J0 A3 t8 F! x" k7 n$ B
DD Chidori, Shell hits 1$ W* Z; n# J# I4 h r
DD Manazuru
+ f( w( j( X) ~: i# eDD Tomozuru5 {- }7 B, m5 P0 `& Y9 s" A: `
# q1 w T. {9 Z p# [Allied Ships
4 {6 E2 [* }6 _: Z3 DDD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
5 a- Y8 X1 J2 t n" TAK Demodocus, Shell hits 1' I% v) }& k4 _1 ]
AK Diomed+ |" W: q6 |5 p! J( u& v4 p
AK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# M# @4 \# i3 j8 @
AK Carolinian. M! k6 Q ]3 R6 k$ K2 _
AK Dakotan: z* ~7 T9 b; z# }: U1 m, W8 N
AK Georgian
- e3 y* _% m# Y0 M, ]AK Iowan
! e9 z2 V0 @1 B3 h8 sAK Kansan
3 X1 I* n: ~" e9 |5 c( V5 LAK Missourian
+ `5 Y, W1 K4 D: H0 H2 ]AK Nevadan
5 T- u$ Y0 \( T0 p: }AK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 15 I/ V; J: `( c4 P& Y
AK Challenger
, n4 s, i; ?/ R5 WAK Atlantic' x$ h; g3 b( z: Q
AK Lancaster
0 a& E Z+ X4 ?7 ]% ?5 bAK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% u/ M% V: ]7 d" n2 [
AK Santa Rita
" T4 w+ H5 F3 V1 B5 g K6 U. MAK Irenee Du Pont _' Z1 C- a& n( v' W" r
AK Atlanta City
$ o% Z+ P. f, a& R0 RAK Mobile City6 x" K0 s. L+ [# D7 k
AK Steel Age
" H+ c* \: y* i/ S {, sAK Steel Mariner
% ?& k1 g9 ^% L% KAK Steel Scientist
! V4 V; E+ P" p; OAK Steel Worker
8 Q! S) ?' | a5 F! VAK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage- V- m8 q2 d. q: l% s5 k" n% F8 M
AK Harry Luckenbach6 l+ D! B T; M2 u; q/ u, { h
AK Lewis Luckenbach# A: d( V3 i% y" U
AK Mathew Luckenbach0 @2 o3 Z! Z* N, B
AK Kailua
6 l1 B, T; N% {$ `AK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire: t2 M% b. o3 G4 u- u8 n- Z
AK Benjamin Franklin& {- V$ K5 Q" c' K# z2 D
AK Edgar Allan Poe$ G! q0 i0 O u
AK John Adams
% \/ I$ G9 s$ ^) e2 G7 _; GAK John C. Fremont
4 ] e1 P' i( e- Q7 [3 YAK John Hart4 G; ~5 `" h# Z# b3 z
AK Robert Morris4 t# f; t) U+ N# L. C3 b: ]& |) w" D
AK Empire Rainbow! x- }0 ~: z1 W/ A4 _6 m: U
AK Empire Selwyn
8 L% b, q+ G$ P1 m+ B, P- d# EAK Empire Heath0 x6 x8 j1 w4 } L* D
AK Empire Eagle, n" W B$ m. S/ }
AK Malda5 i( ?/ e' n, J) ]/ D3 y' o, U. m
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5 r% E0 W/ R7 U# j5 T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。
" R, C9 W5 p8 i# ]& gDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77+ `8 K) G8 m5 \* i- I3 M
4 b# N6 `* l# @3 ]3 PJapanese aircraft6 b3 h% }+ k' k1 z
A6M2 Zero x 73' U* T5 Z$ J* Y7 Q
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 33
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Allied aircraft
9 I5 Q; w% q# G1 l% eB-17E Fortress x 101$ z$ s' _; A+ h1 a+ R
B-24D Liberator x 41
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Japanese aircraft losses8 W8 K% a6 W2 `9 U
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged
' ?3 v' v9 }! \ }Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses6 _% B0 v) G# y( m
B-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed6 a& }9 m/ \- V+ Z0 j& C
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Japanese ground losses:
! J$ ]/ `: F5 ]30 casualties reported1 n8 a9 y0 x6 \1 W9 D
, i/ P/ ?( q# u1 JAirbase hits 1
; @& C6 @" b6 V0 B. AAirbase supply hits 1
5 R7 ]) ]% i" U; C+ yRunway hits 5
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77. {9 ~& N4 Q" E! a8 x* ?
/ X b- V9 g nJapanese aircraft
# [) b( f* I7 Y. d8 m& ]A6M2 Zero x 47
) g: `' b2 s5 qKi-61 KAIc Tony x 16) |% O. n( Y- n9 |3 E5 e) ^
: t/ s; K, B1 j5 X+ h' \Allied aircraft
% b9 G, J+ c7 o9 v0 K- D$ YB-17E Fortress x 88( ~5 r8 s! A3 z3 n% M
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Japanese aircraft losses! |# ~& W& G0 z$ r* y" b2 d7 \
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged
5 ?% [5 q. n- E1 q6 B3 fKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:
/ f: b6 P" {5 o: }, ~; S& l38 casualties reported ~6 ^) |$ B! A8 l1 Q k/ v
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Airbase hits 17 j$ @& [ l! e' Q/ D
Runway hits 18- {+ d1 ?7 F( P d2 w+ G1 y' j9 c
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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。
2 ~6 c% j4 W' T c' zDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft
* |/ r' U! b4 b$ OG3M Nell x 261 u- u( w: @7 b; c
G4M1 Betty x 269 ]% D( [0 _/ |$ t7 E4 }0 Q. p
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Japanese aircraft losses
! D4 v4 b+ U* U- B8 [- s# xG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships2 o3 |: N2 P* }, q$ _. ~ }
AK Steel Worker
" i. X! y/ Y! B: LAK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage, e2 ?$ ]' ]; @. @$ k1 a- _7 }
AK Steel Scientist% \" [: } {0 a5 Q
AK Atlanta City: @6 a; F: n6 y- A n, t7 C
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! i; H- u$ t7 yAK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
6 i' G0 r+ P" G l- n/ y6 jAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1
' H! d. B8 R* }2 g4 b9 SAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 J! h6 N( d8 V2 |2 g9 dAK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( T9 \9 D: g3 v7 u4 B
AK Edgar Allan Poe* b3 \" N5 f# W: d; e
AK Mobile City
( k. ?6 v( R$ n; m8 yAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire2 p. z& M7 [# T% ~* T \# s
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3 _) L* e& f4 }( F0 w; q
Ground combat at 45,31
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: o+ J! }& R1 p/ `! uJapanese Shock attack( }0 E4 Z8 S; `7 g2 s
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Attacking force 119925 troops, 1386 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 2271$ O7 W! Q+ N0 F/ L# D3 ^2 J
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Defending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16589 X, H, t# |, n
( c3 d# Z/ \8 @; K1 zJapanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637 $ ^$ q( \7 Q* g* x: f9 S
2 `8 M. }3 l$ k# q |Allied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91
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$ z4 r0 G9 I5 D" mJapanese assault odds: 50 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:! W/ q; w- |. D( J
1647 casualties reported
. q$ w" a& Y) Y9 A' |6 R: |% q. hGuns lost 114/ \" J$ M* h0 s- ^
Vehicles lost 20 t7 B' i; o' U* u0 C
) \3 X7 |1 ]4 i. o: r% rAllied ground losses:
0 d6 d4 p( n( s$ z) N1377 casualties reported
! i$ w( Y$ F9 S* rGuns lost 51 _3 X3 D& D/ d' g- o6 ?9 [9 M0 q4 S
. L q2 F+ z. b2 w! aDefeated Allied Units Retreating!- Z0 P. M) T$ S9 x; g' C" Q% U
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. @$ k3 b9 n8 q9 g6 b, ~& eDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77" h2 F% H, [9 P1 W5 y8 J, p
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Japanese aircraft5 p- A5 h# G& k! u4 i! q
A6M2 Zero x 64 e5 {% I. |" z8 H6 K/ f
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 32
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Allied aircraft
( Q9 R! S4 N! V& s" u( {B-17E Fortress x 82# w8 h- l. w, _$ j; S* _+ I
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 W. K$ [( f5 q# V1 Y0 TA6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged6 p4 q6 o' _) M' X7 y
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
{6 J0 X+ X# m: M! Z# q156 casualties reported
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5 z( C0 q s" u; z$ x6 m- JAirbase hits 1: d( ~" R6 T+ k) n( U- i: s0 B |
Runway hits 19- ?4 m" a I4 w2 G+ [( Y
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Day Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,1090 H: ^% P6 [/ y; ~' Z6 @6 j2 x5 I
' R8 q# w( I9 [5 `Japanese aircraft
2 F% d2 F. F$ Y$ v$ q- tG3M Nell x 24! }3 i0 U0 R2 R0 Z- {6 o% }2 ^, x
G4M1 Betty x 48
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5 I" X Q5 U7 ENo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
) m) g$ o# W" @' j: U9 |AK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 c# R# k4 d1 }; s
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# h/ l! k6 X, {+ f7 zAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
1 E3 m, ~0 g7 c' ]: R' N" VAK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
9 F6 }, s" B+ t% ~# {- zAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Sub attack at 99,109& r$ g1 H& b; ], @, p
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) `: [% ]( g5 z7 O0 SSS I-173
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9 a$ l1 e! p0 SAllied Ships7 ^. U1 E' ^' T! u! D( K
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 y5 Y% M5 k% a* j! @
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,109
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U1 U" }; U" V- TJapanese Ships" w/ o4 i4 T2 I
CA Chikuma
3 ?7 P5 J0 N% }; iCL Kuma# Y: H# x4 c; D R
CL Tama
; [7 r- s# H, j" f9 i7 {3 \2 JDD Akebono( l! W: R5 J: O9 A" W6 |, y% B9 ?
DD Kikuzuki
) f8 h( B7 n" Y" Y& b$ ~% D$ GDD Okikaze
Q# H% [1 f' U3 v; P0 uDD Namikaze
; I) w5 a8 Q( F# }* wDD Hatsukari
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AK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 D+ x; F5 d6 B5 J6 R }+ f: I2 T* D
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- V3 y8 b& u( C* k9 a) V: y) s! zSub attack at 100,1093 Q! K# }; P7 Y# t5 x( m
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SS I-168
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Allied Ships- Q1 z# y2 Q7 q M- e8 Y. b% I
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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, N9 J# Z# O8 X, i9 v6 ~- c0 _Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77- S% @' H$ c2 P6 s/ Z
0 E9 A6 w; }; H) G4 N2 q, TJapanese aircraft
8 U3 T$ A% G" J$ n9 UA6M2 Zero x 51
1 t( a' g" N+ h) HKi-61 KAIc Tony x 48! B: l0 p2 B8 {- ?
6 A, {: m6 B9 H' J: VAllied aircraft
. }/ i; ^8 y6 [" N+ u4 EB-17E Fortress x 78
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4 O2 j* [0 N$ r2 I6 m0 [- k. pJapanese aircraft losses
- Y- d) h. [# Z* X! S' ?A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
' }' l: v- @0 E" K- r+ {* s: F/ lKi-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged# @4 g5 N. m6 e; C( v+ |' \
: e7 Z! T6 X4 ^5 sJapanese ground losses:
4 `5 m* S4 y2 g# j% E307 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 58 _# g0 P- x4 o- I
Airbase supply hits 3
6 ~; r) t: J8 X2 f; w8 D7 `9 { QRunway hits 23
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,773 _) j3 {# N f3 b1 J1 i9 W1 W
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Japanese aircraft3 X/ z3 h% l! {4 }) x( U
A6M2 Zero x 51! |' |: z; w& Q8 @
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 48/ q. c2 b; n& X5 @: R. D1 I( E
0 h7 F" a0 B9 t, u, v3 k9 }/ Y# ]7 E Q
Allied aircraft: _: Q& s6 H- @+ k. n
B-17E Fortress x 88
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ _; F9 H$ v9 H3 l9 F( u! f+ I% k p% rA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged1 q1 z1 t$ D+ t8 `
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged1 [' x% m$ i) B
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Japanese ground losses:
. H3 n+ j0 q1 b5 l177 casualties reported+ y$ x. U$ L- u2 I( M
) @# h; O& u- I% D: aAirbase hits 2
$ g1 e- w2 ~" ]. ~Airbase supply hits 2
( \8 P5 m# F" ~- {Runway hits 20; d) }4 t E/ y5 z) c( Q- W1 |$ i/ Z
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; N( _! K. u Y" A" F" eDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft
( C# O/ M6 _' f* l, M% W4 ?" \' `( ZG4M1 Betty x 11/ j, `4 }0 m* @" o
" z! }7 [' I; p) p3 V9 {Japanese aircraft losses
: W& l% d6 c( R' IG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged ^4 W6 N& w7 U9 W& T. f
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Allied Ships5 E& B6 j9 j$ R* ]0 q
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" ~6 ]. V1 E+ V% _ s
AK Georgian, heavy damage |