AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/04/42
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2 e2 }+ v( d6 Z4 d* {2 ?TF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,1105 R- Y0 ~ x: H) k) U& k
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Allied ground losses:
" U' [% N2 S1 ^/ J* r" P9 g& w128 casualties reported0 b* ~- A7 V% z
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,1108 g! B7 { w" i" q# I; w9 ~$ U8 m( U
* c4 i% r9 R& Z$ q6 FJapanese aircraft* K6 f8 F4 M2 q7 p3 U. @
G3M Nell x 16
- V* ]8 p6 v x) LG4M1 Betty x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses
, U. V" ~% |- p {6 K8 vG3M Nell: 1 damaged
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9 R+ ^5 J7 C; p3 X+ f2 VAllied Ships
3 { |$ [5 N3 F3 ^0 sAP Crescent City* ~: ]; L3 [8 H+ o% L( @
DD King" r0 I/ f0 l& {
AP St. Mihel
0 t9 K8 k m9 ~5 a7 W3 c i* e5 t/ ZAP Hugh L. Scott
. P, q) f2 Q* KDD Gilmer4 t: ?3 W* p0 d5 X
AP W.A. Holbrook
# j M% I2 f* E! NAP Bloemfontrin
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6 n o& V/ F I% SDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110$ T) o2 A2 W/ N' [" ~
0 X+ ]" G ?' P( z0 @9 k$ bJapanese aircraft8 u6 x. U$ q v6 A* O# B
G3M Nell x 80 m; N! V% R& ^! p/ k% }
G4M1 Betty x 9
4 N% c7 m" q- j/ l: Z; O6 J* }3 v# m ~2 L+ y5 P' P
Japanese aircraft losses
, P' W4 o" o6 z( L: ?9 u/ nG3M Nell: 2 damaged
. @ H% w4 G' q& d: kG4M1 Betty: 2 damaged$ t) o! y( T# ^% D& s* i5 D
! F2 `0 ^3 N0 b3 U# c0 y6 c7 _/ YAllied Ships% h/ G0 B4 g: l
AP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) c1 L J4 E6 X8 b6 o+ z* B4 TAVD Hulbert% M# v/ ]* H7 F+ u; H: G/ F- }
AP President Coolidge
1 x! B- h4 W# w. @9 i0 T' h0 N, yAP Crescent City
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整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋9 B; C) c. F3 b' e: n$ k) x
Ground combat at Pago Pago4 H5 L$ q+ [2 ~/ N( l. d
8 R0 B6 r7 z" V/ x3 Z& c+ Q. [: qAllied Shock attack* r1 c- Q" ~" p; s: K f# @3 w( }
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Attacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2480 S/ a0 Q5 x: Z4 c+ A, P
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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 , i8 o; F& t; {, ~
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Japanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7 ; ~6 |! f- O# b: m* f: Y. Y
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Allied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0)
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1 k# A9 r5 t" ~9 w6 s8 f4 mAllied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:: J8 o# @; U0 U. l5 ^
111 casualties reported
5 O" v$ {4 P6 k: GGuns lost 2
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2 Q, r! j7 ^3 J4 J, q/ fAllied ground losses:- V3 P# ?8 W8 T8 p
18 casualties reported
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6 V. z5 Y; Z6 Z+ O; `Day Air attack on TF at 101,112
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Japanese aircraft6 V" c. B6 ?! N, ~
G4M1 Betty x 15
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Japanese aircraft losses
- ^! y8 F0 }2 n1 wG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
% \. r+ W: B, z' L9 ~DD Grayson
- y) q: B/ r$ Y. J5 x: bAK 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
4 y3 D6 G& N7 i( g8 k" [2 WGround combat at Kunming
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Allied Shock attack4 Y! O9 |; _7 L+ G- J
S, t; w* _. L5 }$ p* d/ bAttacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 292( R! s W: l3 j# W7 y+ |
9 K* {: d4 S- ?; e) U# j* T/ c3 FDefending force 1238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29
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Allied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470
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Japanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1 % F: v* v9 S6 f7 l$ k2 q7 z# _9 A
* W, ^5 }7 h. I/ b3 c) Q3 H2 EAllied assault odds: 470 to 1 3 y) x8 e1 p2 Q& R. o! r5 G
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Japanese ground losses:
4 m, \4 d' }# h! w89 casualties reported
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, Y- M! v: C7 [$ `9 \) oDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/06/42
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日酋妄图清扫诺福克的水雷阵,岸炮立即给于警告4 R. q3 B1 I- _2 |) |* ?% D
TF 44 encounters mine field at Norfolk Island (60,119) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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' x) u1 `/ M7 c6 ` A26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
) F) H5 `/ j* s: p& RJapanese Ships
) n: `( R& x& P8 uMSW Tama Maru #2- R" W8 {. K2 `( O( F
MSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
+ X4 Y9 a: R+ v0 V) K, tMSW Noshiro Maru #2
2 R; {/ D! }& O* p( f; AMSW Hagoromo Maru
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110; {2 M2 `* z+ G9 r7 Q' d: M
* G! D s( `- Q3 z! kJapanese aircraft* b) b" ]2 K \
G4M1 Betty x 316 s Q) s4 M# A7 f6 _
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Japanese aircraft losses
& u+ V$ k9 n2 C1 H% QG4M1 Betty: 8 damaged$ V; f* \+ @6 D$ }! V
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Allied Ships
9 x) ]# i& p UAK Robert Morris. j; w( x; ]5 E$ p
AK Empire Selwyn& L! P/ r3 d+ m$ q
AK Empire Heath' \9 z1 A) o3 o( F. _
AK Steel Mariner) \4 z+ G J+ U: O3 k
AK Californian, Torpedo hits 13 }; C a, q2 g l# ~0 }% _
DD Gwin
( g+ _, ~4 Y! l3 cAK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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. w; p" ~! {# w! S6 s* w# R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8 ?8 s5 o, b9 M
Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese Ships
% e4 H- \# M, `1 WCL Kiso, Shell hits 2# C1 v" u9 u4 M5 h* D, d- s8 W# ~
DD Ikazuchi) h8 S* F: n! T8 H* Y! \" j* D
DD Yuzuki1 H' `! R. |# q7 r9 ] `
DD Matsukaze
# o, D Z' H- |$ ]DD Shiokaze9 V }3 X& H( E2 H
DD Nokaze- B/ L, @6 \8 i& _) C9 z7 b
DD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
, f0 w6 h/ Z. f( C. K. ]$ gDD Chidori, Shell hits 1
2 o& y8 L9 b7 z$ QDD Manazuru- f7 o. t# J( h6 C% h
DD Tomozuru4 @3 U9 I/ p2 I7 A, _! i
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Allied Ships# _# |# D: l p& x, q6 n
DD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk. _ o2 l. o" j, z, p) F. I
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 1
, H$ e& k! p0 A8 L0 T5 G! @AK Diomed
" |; G. @$ d; D$ ^8 bAK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ N% R) ^! Y) j' l# y% \' }' H4 N$ l7 f
AK Carolinian9 I0 G! ^1 b7 z; S! x" T! s5 b0 `
AK Dakotan$ {- Q5 a# b8 t# \) @
AK Georgian
* z3 K& w$ _: x# GAK Iowan7 B! r2 t: ?: P4 W" p4 E
AK Kansan
- }" Y3 ^0 { ~ g' T' E8 NAK Missourian; |- w1 W1 n2 z# F7 J$ K8 |' V
AK Nevadan
: E; l5 t* B/ [ Q3 bAK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 1
8 U. p% H Q7 w% |, ~" D! PAK Challenger* A+ H% R+ _1 J5 Q% _* ]
AK Atlantic4 M* p' N4 q5 z j2 ~
AK Lancaster
/ P& r4 B; [, j A$ HAK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) W; K X9 L6 r1 z2 n8 ^AK Santa Rita
1 w' f8 N- }1 I. n! b# U* n! FAK Irenee Du Pont
* |: Q5 I R# u0 |AK Atlanta City
k$ n' J c) M1 t/ iAK Mobile City
5 @. ^1 t; ~" k4 i0 u* y4 @AK Steel Age. P. l; f6 Z: |" g
AK Steel Mariner$ A9 C3 w! u" F! R3 c: K
AK Steel Scientist2 L0 Y: {. I6 D4 P$ q1 X% r9 A
AK Steel Worker7 J. [$ d6 z u' T9 z
AK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage
. b% | ~( M$ e$ ]AK Harry Luckenbach
, l9 O5 M9 e C' t. N% YAK Lewis Luckenbach
4 a; T* Y1 t5 w- \AK Mathew Luckenbach
2 V3 g! ~% e' _0 w1 _AK Kailua4 R, ?/ g/ v% X+ @$ U
AK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 V& ]" r0 l* e$ y% PAK Benjamin Franklin
6 o) O6 [& J, Q7 p2 K# E \AK Edgar Allan Poe
# }( U+ L+ D; l i5 T% l/ F1 }AK John Adams
6 r1 d" h }; M0 r0 vAK John C. Fremont
! N3 l$ x7 H. i, v" J) gAK John Hart
4 X3 z$ ]% Y- X s8 e& L- hAK Robert Morris- ]5 c: `* y1 h0 m" D
AK Empire Rainbow
% m7 b6 y6 J: @, t" cAK Empire Selwyn
- J P/ N v' [# MAK Empire Heath- e7 l" V8 O: M, X
AK Empire Eagle
0 f# F: Q! R, H+ \$ U8 T, _7 tAK 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。
1 z& ^8 _+ @! wDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,773 q! Q( T, l3 m4 L, Q3 F5 f7 D' w# B
3 _9 J: q i7 uJapanese aircraft: }, r; u9 L8 H+ u( S: ~
A6M2 Zero x 73
0 Y# q% [9 ]0 L5 O3 ^$ R, @1 UKi-61 KAIc Tony x 33
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Allied aircraft
9 Q: Q% _ F d7 TB-17E Fortress x 101
6 J0 l) H3 h! s6 G+ k( wB-24D Liberator x 41$ @) j/ S8 d8 Q! n
+ }4 l& o# f4 v5 S( rJapanese aircraft losses
H4 } h3 ~9 d6 r* t: IA6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged
3 C8 s# H1 \6 o: M% KKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged$ t6 {+ q5 M$ C# ]3 _
5 S6 ^8 o% [4 s# t0 ~Allied aircraft losses
$ y5 U3 r* c5 ?- b. TB-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:3 k* m& v( j: E% e0 E
30 casualties reported
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2 X* d( M6 X( j }Airbase hits 19 L0 f8 m( v) c2 N3 X! _" F, @
Airbase supply hits 1
( A5 T: z' D7 m* FRunway hits 5
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7 @' z- a! G) `: Q# QDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft
8 u+ _- b1 ^( {( ]: J- U' X% {A6M2 Zero x 470 Y4 @2 M( \: k# y+ E' a
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 16) s9 o2 Z/ @* k6 {: k7 C3 z* a
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Allied aircraft. Q* }, j) P; g2 l7 U0 K
B-17E Fortress x 88
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9 W8 p. [; W9 ^8 v3 }+ gJapanese aircraft losses
. g) _* x; I1 z' S Y, I- N; lA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged; K, \4 X, U& {0 _; b, m
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed+ v' N3 f) C$ k
/ f1 U9 y( J4 B# R+ M4 A" w; m$ tJapanese ground losses:4 B3 M/ Q8 R1 b) C& Y7 {8 o
38 casualties reported
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/ \/ s1 T' b' [/ tAirbase hits 1
7 v# {4 r4 M! q6 X6 G: \& H& URunway 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。
, ]/ F% `" x A1 P7 vDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft
0 L) Q6 }+ [& F4 k) h6 _- G% D3 ]! AG3M Nell x 26
- V) S1 n9 X) t% f% O8 Y; s$ xG4M1 Betty x 26
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/ d. H1 _- e7 M8 wJapanese aircraft losses
- k \7 n( R" [G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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" Y: q: u" v! u9 T& XAllied Ships
) B0 u4 g/ j1 }0 {. H n9 [AK Steel Worker
; E6 [( u0 v) l) l$ z- y' ]/ zAK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage" L; d1 ^$ W8 e0 g6 _6 O5 L
AK Steel Scientist( w9 F' k! E, z: Q& U+ X
AK Atlanta City5 C* ]+ X% U- I, ]
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! U* V' G8 }0 o+ `AK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage& n/ ~* ~8 ]7 X4 v0 U
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1
& {3 J4 U8 n/ _, BAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire% _1 S& @9 e$ k
AK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- g# ?" P) i J' v- Y
AK Edgar Allan Poe: d$ \+ c" O+ c& L# H2 B
AK Mobile City
, X; _; I& |3 p# @; q* f- BAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
4 t, w8 g0 |; B( E5 b! [AK John Adams1 u4 U3 q) [ m) K$ l" l- ~
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& _ ]! V: Y2 |2 m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 [. a4 f _+ I- L; `
Ground combat at 45,31
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+ x2 P7 q; z% f; n5 O" P; |0 ?Japanese Shock attack) a4 S* Q, E3 K, M" W: R4 u
/ J) l1 m# o( H' JAttacking force 119925 troops, 1386 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 22713 \) m" E- n+ m& ?' [- b& q3 a
l; E9 y# w' k3 eDefending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1658
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6 @0 W5 R6 ]" P* r OJapanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637
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Allied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91
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+ T0 ~4 F6 s, w. A; bJapanese assault odds: 50 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
! G( F0 M; y8 {$ s V/ P$ _1647 casualties reported
+ g2 ~0 u& N+ a- V9 n3 }Guns lost 114# E0 t6 _2 I7 }) R
Vehicles lost 21 l0 B; t3 t) f
4 d2 U4 J9 s- \$ K. e; Y' c! b( {Allied ground losses:
2 I7 [% U5 V$ w) x( ^, t1377 casualties reported7 w2 I7 h: \4 B! K; K
Guns lost 5
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Defeated Allied Units Retreating!5 d4 j) l( N. h" Z; y- a9 ~
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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6 J9 R" G7 s* O5 g5 D7 JJapanese aircraft( `. l# o. P3 r4 z( C
A6M2 Zero x 644 N; ~1 a; M1 r" U& M* O
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 32
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Allied aircraft
% n" c- R* r& I: KB-17E Fortress x 829 v) W' L1 P3 @. W
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Japanese aircraft losses9 f+ i2 f% i% S( j( Q
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged
6 \4 _" L# B4 O7 PKi-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged6 o" g# Z2 `' E8 b8 h+ \1 F( Q
4 F5 [/ A0 [1 Q) }( v: UJapanese ground losses:
" R6 z; C8 i# w5 Z) R+ P156 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 1
9 a5 j1 S. y+ D! ^* p/ cRunway hits 19
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6 N; G B# j- c/ {- X" k) G3 qDay Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,109
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Japanese aircraft5 ?$ v! j0 [/ P9 Y, U* T" P# U
G3M Nell x 24
$ r, U# [; a# t' L& pG4M1 Betty x 48
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8 x: a, Q' O9 D9 xNo Japanese losses
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# a q6 d& U# y; b, PAllied Ships. H' t' y, k/ Y1 i7 Y' s- A0 ~
AK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 L1 p: B' c1 T* ~6 O$ aAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% ~* o' R7 j0 W
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage9 X- I' q8 ^7 h4 ^3 M# h6 W: G4 g
AK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage5 c3 O5 d. f. X# @1 J
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage* K4 [1 G; {% Y
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* \4 d8 i& y: U2 N+ n9 f2 \$ fSub attack at 99,109
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Japanese Ships
( Z7 F' Z2 w9 E6 u; I$ QSS I-1733 X) L( d& z+ Z5 s E/ C. @! |
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" v: C0 x0 i0 |AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage S7 E0 w! Z, V' {
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; G, u( x1 D. M* W- nNight Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,109- ~/ ~! u7 ?# e% d) W1 H
0 ]& U3 ]( w& k# G; O8 PJapanese Ships
2 M; N" v4 Y3 r$ HCA Chikuma
3 J0 h \( W. y' F5 C% z: P/ U2 gCL Kuma$ R. Y% P% t8 l7 S) f# j
CL Tama2 j4 s5 U/ E' P
DD Akebono
5 M, |5 g. {. d' S( S7 ]DD Kikuzuki' u5 h$ O" w& m9 A
DD Okikaze3 K f1 B7 Q+ S- q4 o/ L; k
DD Namikaze
9 L8 R6 b* E2 g+ _2 iDD Hatsukari
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) ~* o4 @$ \+ ^' O+ t4 L4 q& vAllied Ships
$ w1 Y) y2 n3 y4 sAK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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# e$ A# x% T: B" kSub attack at 100,109
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Japanese Ships$ y9 _9 A ?6 `
SS I-1686 l7 G- I8 M" C/ G
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Allied Ships
4 \9 D) a. p7 JAK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' _( H' P, ?& s$ H0 b
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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: `& y& w9 v, K* W+ I; |' ~Japanese aircraft
4 P% O2 A) r& [; A; j% xA6M2 Zero x 51
* N4 x/ l9 T# Q4 ~# z G1 k+ oKi-61 KAIc Tony x 48
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B-17E Fortress x 78
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Japanese aircraft losses- B9 P" [8 k- M
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
$ v7 m% B4 k8 X7 n3 ^9 h5 XKi-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:$ `: k3 f$ Y5 I
307 casualties reported
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/ b. u& o3 T& v$ Z; V+ L7 M4 DAirbase supply hits 3
) @4 E; S- O' q: {, z( hRunway hits 235 ]6 v2 Z4 y! K3 N( O) c- ]
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% n4 e, I1 k1 Y% ^" `5 aDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft
; B* X8 X; {' P4 J, x1 JA6M2 Zero x 51* O9 o+ ]& f! s9 T$ ]; Q
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 48
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. j% R7 r" t. c4 c6 s2 rB-17E Fortress x 88# u) C7 O# P2 o5 x2 p, H" K6 a
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Japanese aircraft losses# n0 p' W, u. N( m' E
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
9 d1 f9 I. \/ p* dKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged1 X) W" C3 o4 {- t2 q
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Japanese ground losses:
" a- {. M5 y0 S177 casualties reported) I6 p" y% y, ~) V3 Y
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Airbase hits 2
: _% P# G/ i( g! t# iAirbase supply hits 2) i. }# o" O! r* s7 P+ W$ L
Runway hits 20
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,1103 L) w" q" H0 V+ l
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) ~9 A; }2 Z L- K. T. ^G4M1 Betty x 11
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9 |( d a1 E1 j( q X0 e2 [7 FJapanese aircraft losses' W. p! [* `. Q' X2 @) H. F/ z
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged- g H! w) V7 t3 `! W$ w4 t; ^- z
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Allied Ships+ y( s" E1 |* E* X8 d
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 }, j- j X' R( L1 W
AK Georgian, heavy damage |