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! z, C, P, P: {; Q1 G# s$ oTF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,110
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Allied ground losses:
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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* Z2 y; h8 e3 j$ K* `' E5 k {Japanese aircraft9 ~( K' z; F; p& p
G3M Nell x 167 ~1 }4 y( z+ F, h' @
G4M1 Betty x 22$ Y$ L8 Y! F4 Y5 G$ q0 G
# [. ~, b! N; u7 z0 C/ c1 JJapanese aircraft losses2 {3 l" C' @( S' e3 ]% Z
G3M Nell: 1 damaged8 }$ k! s* t2 S- l3 b1 _
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Allied Ships
1 v# J0 {' r. y2 q1 p6 oAP Crescent City
. p. W: t8 K' N2 T& TDD King5 O/ l4 K- N$ Q5 i( w; c2 V. r
AP St. Mihel X, B4 m2 X+ A! g
AP Hugh L. Scott5 s3 i0 k- r, s; }" {9 V
DD Gilmer) D* @ N4 e, a: s0 |
AP W.A. Holbrook2 J3 ~/ O! g$ j$ b8 y% h
AP Bloemfontrin
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110: _9 }% R; {8 J
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Japanese aircraft
* N3 r8 W q, B, T8 Y& w% I1 ?G3M Nell x 8
# ~: U$ `- z8 [G4M1 Betty x 9
5 l# x% b7 J& D0 g! s) p1 ]" ]4 T. c0 F% l. f, X# b
Japanese aircraft losses" P' C( p H+ P9 P' T L% O
G3M Nell: 2 damaged' A4 ?0 [0 ^4 k* I' O* b
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged. Y7 I3 @4 O4 A. U
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Allied Ships, E% m1 X/ B" C7 h y& d. k
AP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! M0 Q3 P: C% n6 n5 |' I* o1 t* z! m
AVD Hulbert3 g& h+ L1 F+ I# B2 U
AP President Coolidge
3 i3 s" {: e, D1 E9 x: {5 ?; VAP Crescent City
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整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋
# E0 C$ ? w) } P0 K. X' E& vGround combat at Pago Pago+ s0 x$ U( j9 ^- v* u
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248- Z }7 X3 i- t X" r
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Defending force 2016 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56
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Allied max assault: 520 - adjusted assault: 242
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Japanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7
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$ |/ d; K, `/ B3 ]7 w( q3 v0 ^/ {Allied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!- i3 X- {- H1 y4 L8 c, j
: T5 K" I. ?2 i4 {% a$ [Japanese ground losses:/ X% I% q$ G9 C, _0 R7 ^
111 casualties reported+ Z% m4 V+ I: f6 X" ^9 Q
Guns lost 20 n$ C5 Y9 f! @. }/ |4 k
0 O4 X1 t H) b. n
Allied ground losses:( q* f- i. l$ q9 T
18 casualties reported# b: p; L% t5 D
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Day Air attack on TF at 101,112
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Japanese aircraft/ d1 t( o. m( I0 A$ P" ^3 V8 D R
G4M1 Betty x 150 ~- w* w9 r' v- p$ o% t B) \$ U
' L/ H8 q z8 u; u) G4 i% N0 J+ O- vJapanese aircraft losses* }1 }! Y& r5 w7 ?, k G+ ]$ R3 T
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
% Z: }/ x* `% c
9 x+ X9 u7 }) c% m: yAllied Ships: G+ R4 j3 `! R6 Y
DD Grayson! h# N$ t, z7 M% ~0 R$ g( j
AK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营
' Y5 a1 B3 C, ]% h9 M+ QGround combat at Kunming# [7 M( f/ x* ~% z! I
. F* c+ d1 {' k0 r0 TAllied Shock attack
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Attacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 292
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0 ]2 s& Q( h; P( _" cDefending force 1238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 292 S' p# m$ u* G% o
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Allied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470 9 f" J" |3 u9 e5 |2 }4 M
. s0 f7 J4 m0 y, c* ~3 B4 kJapanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1 $ z& h7 M4 k G# }* q1 X, t6 O! D c; x
% S0 p& I7 j1 \: WAllied assault odds: 470 to 1
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Japanese ground losses: f5 V6 d1 y; v% z
89 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! v' T% r' A5 M6 _$ w A: K; t/ w: P" L
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. }; _+ a/ Y+ B: }( H% f% ^% s; T日酋妄图清扫诺福克的水雷阵,岸炮立即给于警告
$ K( N9 t( h) o' u3 `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.
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4 o$ L7 t2 O% I7 D1 _5 H5 g& p' AMSW Tama Maru #22 f* A- `$ a1 [: t2 U3 y* s
MSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
5 i2 h( Y3 G$ `7 j2 g: x3 c3 PMSW Noshiro Maru #2
8 v3 [; T4 j" v) n' L# I' R! ?; J0 MMSW Hagoromo Maru- M+ M6 W7 o8 s( B, [, B; _4 l
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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. W7 I2 B- d/ W3 E; O% u( EJapanese aircraft0 _. c9 Y- `/ l" _% c
G4M1 Betty x 31
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Japanese aircraft losses; B; d! S y/ E+ r
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
B8 T! Z4 I( j0 p" T: D- k. p
$ c3 L+ A5 t7 [( yAllied Ships% j( i7 c+ _- h0 y' y
AK Robert Morris! h) x/ U) Y* z
AK Empire Selwyn
" Y+ R- S) \$ a2 l2 RAK Empire Heath4 q& c& J' u' E2 M
AK Steel Mariner" b9 a! \+ o% O) ?1 Y: @" ~" y
AK Californian, Torpedo hits 1
5 _8 H e' }% O/ E# e( O. rDD Gwin9 d1 t6 o3 X/ X# D
AK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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0 I" O0 y$ u( P: G% U p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 g8 H |( s% y% e v* r# c- V
Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese Ships
' U D" x1 W8 x8 f K: U6 g% v- r9 JCL Kiso, Shell hits 21 ?/ G: ^) r! q9 s7 L5 J
DD Ikazuchi" ?6 }/ h# i9 _" h- ?' f
DD Yuzuki
) ?8 p: ^5 k6 v- s) ODD Matsukaze# \& O( I0 l% v
DD Shiokaze
8 C- x/ v! u- z( mDD Nokaze, c, ^9 L8 Q M" `0 W' e
DD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
. [$ s' y& d6 Y7 q& GDD Chidori, Shell hits 12 a5 A, S4 A8 _2 `: f
DD Manazuru$ @: C( ^$ \3 e8 Z; `
DD Tomozuru
2 q |+ P% N& m+ A2 ?4 A# L: n& b, r6 M" N; c# W" j
Allied Ships4 O4 b/ P+ v9 F; B0 T2 G
DD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
7 @, H% y4 o3 f$ HAK Demodocus, Shell hits 1. _( t# k( O& j- f/ n+ M) }3 L
AK Diomed
. t* S" k. k5 Q. t4 ~) e1 v8 vAK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ b" M- {$ Y; \% {8 |/ _( K
AK Carolinian$ b2 e$ e' K3 e* P" Y0 Y; c1 |6 ]9 D
AK Dakotan
3 |1 R; s. ?+ ]+ z/ o7 cAK Georgian
4 }) m+ w1 J3 ?! K& FAK Iowan: @6 Z# i) ^/ R. ]
AK Kansan
K" J w1 p( F+ D$ aAK Missourian, V7 @ n3 ~4 p' M
AK Nevadan
4 K7 }: X; E, O- JAK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 1
8 P8 P9 `7 U- s @6 b3 D/ rAK Challenger+ _# r4 J* F" c. e
AK Atlantic
. J* b% T$ Y" H& s$ FAK Lancaster. b# q4 }/ @% z* f
AK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 ^5 p4 o6 c% n! N, r0 I
AK Santa Rita
6 ~! y4 [; ]) Y9 v. `. GAK Irenee Du Pont, x, h* B% ~+ y
AK Atlanta City) A& G% q' \8 x5 `( c
AK Mobile City; d9 r0 i3 W$ O3 S/ |: v4 E: U( \
AK Steel Age
' f1 p- Z5 v* _; @AK Steel Mariner
$ D% O1 ]; _+ U, {% P# ~( {/ ]AK Steel Scientist
$ d! `, O2 d8 \8 c' d- ?) E. `, VAK Steel Worker
' H; ~1 G; E0 ~# H7 I! b$ rAK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage8 E* {/ F3 k* j" d y6 z* p5 \, B3 \+ [; l
AK Harry Luckenbach
' B) }! ]$ }' Z) A% GAK Lewis Luckenbach
% F L# w* ]; { J% j+ jAK Mathew Luckenbach
: z7 P, ^5 \; \. w$ cAK Kailua0 s* E+ q u. L! x
AK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 d6 D1 M& \) M) B6 h0 PAK Benjamin Franklin
9 B6 A+ U3 C# u+ O! jAK Edgar Allan Poe
1 X6 n6 m" o I2 R5 R1 v% OAK John Adams8 P9 T4 I% ^4 r! Y* I2 ]
AK John C. Fremont. A- g" f9 O4 B
AK John Hart
- {* R8 q/ N% e# ^( d$ ^4 }AK Robert Morris
6 u: b# R# I2 h9 g. o7 N% m* FAK Empire Rainbow1 i3 o. ]* w0 `1 I$ I
AK Empire Selwyn) o. D6 X7 Q: L4 F8 W; Z' k
AK Empire Heath1 t$ @$ \/ A a- N& M8 z4 l
AK Empire Eagle
3 S& `* y, C# KAK Malda
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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。
$ O1 `- f0 O% X6 j* `Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft: x3 d' Q m/ a5 L$ U7 o! v% Y3 J* k: V
A6M2 Zero x 73$ ^/ S" p7 l% _+ r* O5 W
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 33; w, b) _$ X2 v, U+ \
. U- [! l% G! R s5 V; O: o% eAllied aircraft5 q. P0 u* f9 c. e$ L" Y* }- i* c
B-17E Fortress x 101
- x3 i+ U2 m9 _+ MB-24D Liberator x 41$ S7 z8 J& b* G$ y( y
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Japanese aircraft losses' G9 e/ |/ R2 ~8 Q3 V
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged
8 F5 ~' h5 v* s6 p- {7 y! }. T) h9 ^Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged y/ l- L' j+ a9 ]4 T7 H
0 b" F0 A* J- _6 {Allied aircraft losses. n7 h g: |0 v, |, O- x
B-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:
% Z2 o5 r: b, ~( c2 q, H30 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 1% D& J' d" G/ W' d( w4 G
Airbase supply hits 1
m6 J- Q+ [" P& ^$ _6 e% l% lRunway hits 59 V5 B3 i: s$ E
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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A6M2 Zero x 47- f9 d: g8 R, g+ l C( E4 ^
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 16
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Allied aircraft Y& v2 B' a. |( Q
B-17E Fortress x 88, @# S. X( l% a! f
* B5 \& T+ _4 ?: WJapanese aircraft losses
; Z3 U6 O) d& m& h: |/ r* UA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged Z) {" j& B0 D
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed) J$ a; \7 S0 F
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Japanese ground losses:
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# \6 ^, p# W# x- NAirbase hits 1/ X) c, A- _" _6 Z" F9 p, u$ ]
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。
$ h7 Y. u' H E+ |1 O9 SDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110' j) L! }' f. d x& b
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G3M Nell x 26+ X0 f( q- s: [' S% s' t7 k( M
G4M1 Betty x 26+ z- L1 w+ \0 }1 R0 Z+ V% m8 W, e
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Japanese aircraft losses
& g6 i1 M7 G. wG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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, p% U' N2 G5 O+ G% LAK Steel Worker a, O5 y$ o! W. D3 B$ s
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage' p, d- N& _' i; k) A# ?
AK Steel Scientist
! [& r7 z3 ^3 F$ }AK Atlanta City
4 {$ u' S$ Y# J* x9 z9 b8 |AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! A8 ?2 t3 E0 L2 @& BAK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage6 K1 u% \0 {6 C. Y
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1
2 f, ~7 l* F+ O" B, x$ M j$ [* M. JAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* M" }* R0 j# [# m5 ], S" `AK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" D& `1 r3 L: L# @
AK Edgar Allan Poe
/ a/ [4 E e! {7 U7 z4 KAK Mobile City% E5 i/ a& T2 |( b9 P
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 f3 S5 Q) o; } W% s VAK John Adams
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2 }! j4 ?! q( e R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8 ~6 Y8 z) _" ]
Ground combat at 45,31
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6 t4 _8 r* [2 p" AJapanese Shock attack
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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- e/ {/ q, V' o1 Q8 M# Y9 s
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Japanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637 - ~; P8 j( O# B% l) G3 }
4 W& u- }3 \" z& p* F; p1 i @Allied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91 # e- j6 e" F# K# K% u$ v
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Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1 ' A; O0 C" G% v7 c& j4 i+ _0 w
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Japanese ground losses:
/ _: E. B' T7 k& n9 d1647 casualties reported* Z8 i! e5 J# m Y2 C) o. ~, ~3 g
Guns lost 114' p- a+ `/ z9 n# G( k+ C# t! Q
Vehicles lost 24 H% ?' f$ S+ t6 Q6 F7 D2 D( i
1 j; b% [) p+ s2 f& u0 cAllied ground losses:$ O0 e! l' @4 D) M. V( R
1377 casualties reported8 e k, ?: ]5 d W
Guns lost 5
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3 M0 \2 _% `/ d1 zDefeated Allied Units Retreating!0 [) h( z) _3 F
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77/ @1 v- ]4 J; P2 t4 e
' v( E3 X. P" T! wJapanese aircraft6 y5 N2 Q( I8 ?5 B
A6M2 Zero x 64' f/ ^, z& E! ]! ?0 j8 l
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 32
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2 D1 f( c3 f) vB-17E Fortress x 82
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5 \6 ?. U$ _( c0 o( LJapanese aircraft losses
; t3 N2 T/ o; ?+ R/ K; T5 e: W. MA6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged0 C" `! S1 y. T4 Q
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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/ ^% ^5 ^9 O# W% _' J) b+ }1 y9 r7 RJapanese ground losses:3 _& {# j* l/ J3 Q1 [
156 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 1+ C$ O, u1 L" p+ u
Runway hits 19# r' d! p4 J8 C" G: V4 E |# Y( p
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Day Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,109* ?2 |! W( W: s% f3 P
. |! u( W/ d' v3 UJapanese aircraft" F+ O/ f* z6 ?8 X4 n3 U7 ~
G3M Nell x 24
7 ~. N9 _2 h4 Q- xG4M1 Betty x 48% \( q, X/ o+ [
7 a: V! E6 O+ d1 uNo Japanese losses+ `$ d0 n3 M/ ~. \( h9 p+ z4 k
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AK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& j+ r. x6 q6 W; q
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 b T: M P$ l1 `' a" `9 `
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage: }1 D- E: J5 _0 w. O2 H
AK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
+ u$ r& p, Z1 T; zAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Sub attack at 99,109
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Japanese Ships
* u' ?$ [) @, p0 fSS I-173
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2 k1 f7 P$ ?" ?+ N6 F( lAllied Ships$ U$ J- C! E9 k; i
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, ` s2 W$ p. F4 S1 Y/ J5 ]/ E
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6 W! \7 J2 M. C. ?* nNight Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,109* f5 p. R6 a3 Y
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% h5 _; x! r3 k5 dCA Chikuma0 X; n$ D* {. `: z; i
CL Kuma
, |1 c0 \( \! Y( \CL Tama$ M o4 r" Q. @, x! ~2 d
DD Akebono; V t7 X9 P5 k" ~8 H' M5 v
DD Kikuzuki8 b& ]$ D n! h& \( `# l
DD Okikaze
6 L) y6 z+ Z& C/ j4 NDD Namikaze; N, o; H7 D9 ^# g# F, o3 a
DD Hatsukari
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8 r6 o3 C" |$ c9 x a7 GAllied Ships- N" `3 I* F. H9 L2 W/ ~, O
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 T8 {! z4 w8 i7 e0 K+ o
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Sub attack at 100,109
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SS I-168
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3 N! z9 O+ t+ s0 M9 q# Y; u5 uAK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! k/ I7 J3 @" }. r( C
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77% E- ]( G. D* Q$ U8 b7 t1 v7 U g
$ F! y! E3 a" g" X# KJapanese aircraft
7 e' A& j# W4 oA6M2 Zero x 51! A1 H1 z! z0 w& r% R0 i, z( u
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 48
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Allied aircraft9 ^4 i1 |) X: G6 z% z
B-17E Fortress x 78
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Japanese aircraft losses
: v# g8 M( y$ L6 p4 OA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged" f2 E4 @( K( j& Q
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged. p. t; Z+ i* s3 F1 K& s
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Japanese ground losses:0 S; ~' d" G5 U8 u. f% j! O
307 casualties reported
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! e( ~5 |8 w: v( H/ s; B9 EAirbase hits 5% b0 e4 A) `: B' c6 l; z4 f P* F6 E
Airbase supply hits 3
2 ^; |6 b" w2 Q1 b, VRunway hits 23
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft) R" E; U. E2 \. T/ M% q# P
A6M2 Zero x 518 j; u1 D& z, v; F2 P5 `; S
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 484 J* x7 _ C* |6 c( ^4 ?1 t( ?
5 c9 t$ T* D" I
Allied aircraft
; n& `: u! p1 ?; u# W% Z. KB-17E Fortress x 88; e8 V7 O7 h: L# ]8 [+ [: \) d
' X! S5 E' ^5 V/ k1 d8 \0 {Japanese aircraft losses
' d6 R, F9 z" O3 z) O. _. B/ K+ A% k! UA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged7 }1 W/ b- k$ E( x
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
* O1 H) e$ h9 }. g8 S+ V. [2 V177 casualties reported
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; H8 }" p! s7 H- k9 CAirbase hits 2% M1 }! z2 a3 I8 q7 r X- z
Airbase supply hits 2
/ l0 s$ I- C/ [! }Runway hits 206 p3 j9 T. o1 `: f
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110( ~% t+ _& P7 V: T' W) M7 T- ?* b
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Japanese aircraft
* d3 v* R" D- ~7 T; MG4M1 Betty x 116 H4 r3 ~, H( B: Z1 U
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Japanese aircraft losses) K! k0 P, p1 F* i6 O, T, v! `
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged2 g( |0 {8 O- `7 j u
3 i$ {, }% t/ Y$ I, O
Allied Ships
; V2 |) E5 M7 c0 w: h) @# PAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 W0 M4 G! x9 _+ i, v4 Q
AK Georgian, heavy damage |