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4 z% l; O) W; M4 V. m0 ~TF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,1100 u) K+ `6 P4 `
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Allied ground losses:
* h6 \- B& e2 R- V) {1 f' }128 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110 W) U9 |+ `) {- w8 L2 C+ ?) ?2 M
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Japanese aircraft
. N3 v* Z/ x3 d! lG3M Nell x 16% y0 I7 t9 T- m( G& A) j1 O
G4M1 Betty x 225 }$ M" i$ N: t, M4 m" a
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Japanese aircraft losses w% ?' c) P0 u, B( J
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
# M* F h0 J8 n, O* u
. P" z* [! E3 y/ O$ p* f7 tAllied Ships, {. Q3 j/ p! F3 w$ j: R+ e
AP Crescent City% p w+ T2 b, C% F* v3 B$ ^9 k9 S
DD King7 F- z6 a% W N/ p: I. O$ n
AP St. Mihel8 M7 W& O8 q/ m7 W- `
AP Hugh L. Scott6 g' f, ]. I! t' B# E7 U q4 U
DD Gilmer
& Q: u& v: H1 A4 ^AP W.A. Holbrook
+ x) P- u1 N2 L7 N/ `9 h& l( iAP Bloemfontrin
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft4 ^, @4 m( g( G1 f4 }
G3M Nell x 82 f1 ^$ |6 F: t8 x$ h
G4M1 Betty x 94 L6 I: C+ y) |; g6 e0 A
5 ]# |& z& ]3 E9 A& B- p
Japanese aircraft losses
L L/ m+ X4 D0 j2 B9 M0 }1 RG3M Nell: 2 damaged
0 S' C8 f; ]: hG4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
4 M0 V* t$ G' F7 _) w
7 h2 e* U$ ` E: w. P9 sAllied Ships
0 }+ S; h0 I: m6 I: BAP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: \8 v+ k" g" qAVD Hulbert4 E) T6 Y2 r9 e6 s" y8 `) D. \$ ~
AP President Coolidge) S& M( l! @* e. o6 d. S0 ?
AP Crescent City1 P) F- Y2 K. x; h" n. r$ Q
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6 v& X8 T6 R: A整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋
( t5 l6 N- H# c! F0 jGround combat at Pago Pago$ O; E" w' l1 z1 q0 R: Y1 p
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2483 t: l u, E. @' i& \
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Defending force 2016 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 562 T/ R4 M5 M& P8 t4 J* o7 b# q
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Allied max assault: 520 - adjusted assault: 242 6 l- B' {' M( p a
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Japanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7
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Allied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!4 b, B e) Y6 ?9 Z7 T* X9 t
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Japanese ground losses:
* U2 {# Q$ W5 l1 R2 D1 R111 casualties reported3 R, m" R: }0 F# d- Q. ]
Guns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:6 g+ a3 Q. ?( Q& V4 j
18 casualties reported* k9 I- X7 y8 m F/ E/ p
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Day Air attack on TF at 101,112
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6 {7 f, G- U, V7 d" Y' EJapanese aircraft
5 }+ G! @! z: gG4M1 Betty x 15( N0 L+ E$ Q6 y9 l+ {8 V
7 E6 O/ D0 B) J* L3 q. z3 s
Japanese aircraft losses# Q( A$ Q' T7 B2 t2 |( S3 o/ c9 c" `
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged% @- u# z9 E6 S) F
- Q4 O4 G G2 L# oAllied Ships
. N: Y8 X4 x8 I6 k, {5 V. JDD Grayson
0 B6 b: P8 U2 k; c5 D3 {6 b& nAK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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" x' K" B) ]! U6 O! \三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营. b, d* v' |0 e& q
Ground combat at Kunming
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Allied Shock attack0 w8 h% W7 g U/ k( _0 Y7 H
- T7 r5 r; p9 E, z, j# SAttacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 292
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* h- l8 R% b; t( I) I0 }8 \/ d+ KDefending force 1238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29& K: G" A9 D2 k( Q T# x# N
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Allied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470
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& }6 Z+ u1 L4 [8 P" F: b8 XJapanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 470 to 1
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1 V( b0 `9 p1 bJapanese ground losses:
2 M3 K! ~! S; L" z- o89 casualties reported0 C1 n8 U* r' n4 I# a
* }8 S8 y$ X6 m. _Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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/ L; r, N. ~5 q日酋妄图清扫诺福克的水雷阵,岸炮立即给于警告
$ o- A; o! b/ M1 H0 ~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.) ?: m4 V4 `, I4 i( v; ]
Japanese Ships
a( [. M0 z6 B+ |/ v lMSW Tama Maru #2
0 S% x+ I+ d! I! k8 @$ A* i$ q7 {MSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage6 |* H S: j8 n+ G
MSW Noshiro Maru #2
1 j/ ^- D& s: R2 u* ~MSW Hagoromo Maru* Q3 A' O. x4 z; n1 a( B: r( q- y$ q
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* s v: f' {$ {- K( r( XDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft3 A( x+ Y8 w7 j4 K) N
G4M1 Betty x 31 a9 C; `" S3 O, ]* T O1 S9 W/ H
' M# ]' T' {1 W
Japanese aircraft losses
, ~& ?) L! I: f% g2 ~! t% HG4M1 Betty: 8 damaged& |3 o) [) ]* d8 k2 Q, P7 S
3 U- B$ J, z/ ]4 S3 \! S* pAllied Ships
V* I R% [7 j% L; ^AK Robert Morris( ~3 h8 y. B( ^, ~" s
AK Empire Selwyn
8 H( o( r' R) O6 S2 t$ T$ qAK Empire Heath
' k7 A- s1 k! p; ^/ |" B! X6 ~AK Steel Mariner
, t' D! E7 C5 V/ FAK Californian, Torpedo hits 14 R- U! \3 Z/ x* {/ |
DD Gwin3 L/ O& {0 ^( n0 |/ Q/ M
AK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage v, l9 }* m% D' S1 |
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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 f4 O) X6 ~8 J
Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,1102 X/ R7 E& u( v' F7 j' V
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Japanese Ships: Q: \; z+ a: `6 N% W! V
CL Kiso, Shell hits 2$ g* A- C4 S: o! p' i" u' r0 ]4 ]
DD Ikazuchi3 J. U* m$ J7 o1 p7 x. H
DD Yuzuki
" x: b0 S/ x# _7 \. i% yDD Matsukaze
5 |1 d( a& J" j6 k5 ZDD Shiokaze
: V8 v5 ]: k1 N, x1 ~DD Nokaze
: D# _7 V0 N1 Z- e# W, ?, gDD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire& [. ? [- n% r, _
DD Chidori, Shell hits 13 F2 S" Q5 ?# h& v/ c# E" X5 d
DD Manazuru
+ ?5 V+ [6 t- U3 ?7 L& TDD Tomozuru
6 R# p, c. L" G
]$ ~5 i$ h+ a( B' f, @Allied Ships
: _2 A y2 G+ F5 ]7 u3 c2 `' ]DD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk, t9 o; i F. \
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 1
& E# }+ q! M% W* W# x2 I% s: NAK Diomed9 S* Z6 `+ O+ M, \# X, `
AK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; B; D9 \# i! i0 @% K7 ~) R5 pAK Carolinian+ m7 o; o3 [" W* ^" @
AK Dakotan
7 b- }) o: `0 x- R$ aAK Georgian1 i4 ^: {6 s* z* `/ ?4 o- U; X6 s
AK Iowan/ _- D2 X- m# z5 F" k9 z
AK Kansan
; F: x* y, L: Z" R0 X5 F. `3 S! NAK Missourian
, W" C g( u0 c! y# N' p! wAK Nevadan
5 B- U6 B9 s* T6 ~# {6 EAK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 11 P3 Y% A% r; A
AK Challenger
" `. q% K/ c; h5 l2 v$ ^2 tAK Atlantic8 ~ \+ Z' s% s: ?$ }: }
AK Lancaster6 Q* B! ~0 [: G Z/ W; M
AK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 ^: @4 Q# F+ S/ s7 r6 ~: PAK Santa Rita% Y; g; Z* k( L L" R2 s* \: D
AK Irenee Du Pont
" G, v/ M! H$ I) x/ L# eAK Atlanta City
, i* a% B! o% ? aAK Mobile City
0 y1 H* @8 Y% e$ Y! |AK Steel Age
7 [. R E3 X3 N+ @, z$ ZAK Steel Mariner/ Y+ m7 I5 S) A: t/ f# e
AK Steel Scientist
1 d: O9 Q. t( w8 t0 fAK Steel Worker( k% D3 i, Z" G; a, z1 H
AK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage& \0 h% ~- n0 z3 p. s/ |
AK Harry Luckenbach& l+ F I* v7 r1 g* T& d* Z
AK Lewis Luckenbach) u* p& A" s7 u' d: J2 E
AK Mathew Luckenbach. Z" n: \6 y. u0 V
AK Kailua
7 k: r! _( D6 h; lAK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire/ L o6 `9 {, z4 s i6 s* C
AK Benjamin Franklin
9 F. R- Q9 J/ C& l& O5 zAK Edgar Allan Poe( [- } _/ t* u p" v6 m; M7 ~
AK John Adams9 b* B$ H% t) A g) Y# G
AK John C. Fremont
) `) d! F& A/ O. W) m$ j0 bAK John Hart s7 O, X! F& \0 Y) y0 @
AK Robert Morris
# V' d r! `8 j* lAK Empire Rainbow
* y1 U, V& c: C2 m r rAK Empire Selwyn7 R3 R' ~/ A/ y% k* d8 c& o
AK Empire Heath8 V) m0 o7 n1 G0 G) s
AK Empire Eagle5 i9 C5 d6 m: D p' ?) H
AK 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。
! `2 F$ j: H9 ^+ S$ HDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77- [1 R) J( o C
1 M0 k6 f o1 z0 E) l% G }Japanese aircraft
2 c9 k5 n$ z, T; U! U( @2 e! e, QA6M2 Zero x 73
3 [. ~7 ~' d+ E, v" W* n: R5 dKi-61 KAIc Tony x 33* z1 M3 b9 l# P; _) v1 L
8 d. f7 y% y# x9 S7 f! vAllied aircraft% ^1 }# E0 f6 |5 |: N
B-17E Fortress x 1012 n; _3 V. j* q$ y( Q; N% [
B-24D Liberator x 41% u" M' E6 K; e s. Y/ N1 A" s
+ z5 s% c5 Y+ D% K5 P5 v4 [Japanese aircraft losses
4 j3 m5 ?. {2 T9 ^& @& n8 y- t. gA6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged( E- {# F$ t5 W% `' l
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged6 r( }( i9 d0 O# i
" `9 \+ f% D- x* k2 U: m2 IAllied aircraft losses
1 B$ E% n+ X: E" F- r; e2 P2 k6 iB-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed0 P9 x6 q! o8 _/ z, v
1 L* j! \7 Z9 V$ b4 E; B, I; {Japanese ground losses:
0 X1 V& G$ Q7 H. k9 S30 casualties reported
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- V% m' B5 _: l4 t2 b- u2 T( [. IAirbase hits 1
9 l+ g, r1 h& }1 g# ^' b# j: ?Airbase supply hits 1
3 z2 `! \/ h0 `" P9 FRunway hits 54 M- J- j b* Q/ O( E1 D0 |( P/ }
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft
5 h2 z& P4 V& K2 [2 NA6M2 Zero x 47( {& E2 I3 {$ `+ p, F
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 16 Y6 R- n: i2 N1 i, W, f9 T
2 C0 v0 ?; `1 A$ n2 W# M8 g1 t9 A& LAllied aircraft
4 C; ~# c, B1 G0 P$ q# fB-17E Fortress x 88
8 j5 f& P$ f5 }* x/ j+ ?: U% z+ p5 d+ z: y5 s o* ]( {8 f O+ s
Japanese aircraft losses. L, [! L4 Y- p J
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged
# v3 M. L4 P& H# C5 JKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:
! h8 T/ G0 h' v/ ]/ F38 casualties reported% i/ [3 R+ n8 Y9 z; W3 F8 |2 u
* D; v- k) r6 P; H) jAirbase hits 1
; x( ]- F }# s, k) b, zRunway 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。
# E/ _ w, w3 u& {' c# b: Y' i$ oDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110# \/ P8 |! \" f6 @% b" L
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Japanese aircraft* W5 z5 P, o& P: j7 h; i
G3M Nell x 26
6 R0 W; s/ H$ F& `3 |0 Y9 [G4M1 Betty x 26
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 J ^* H; c: ^- n& ZG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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: c6 \# M U6 T. [Allied Ships8 M( z% s( V D0 G
AK Steel Worker3 A6 W2 U5 G. t0 C, d6 \* j# v
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage c' }2 [9 ^: A9 B2 R. S0 s. U
AK Steel Scientist. w' g! K0 T8 d+ K6 w* K' g6 I) l0 E# ~+ n
AK Atlanta City/ M7 f: {, `( y1 u2 D- ^! _# A1 i
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" ]- u. o6 X3 f) A( HAK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage6 Y- F( I& p5 X( t
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1) L2 \3 Z( i7 K) e1 G* F0 F
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( D2 ~2 F; J& d7 b" t7 bAK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. q# L- `4 n! }7 K; {2 Q- L% N( H% LAK Edgar Allan Poe
$ B! i4 {6 N( R6 L" g: \' S- lAK Mobile City, z$ s5 k8 L3 d) E; Q7 u
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire W$ B% N5 M, \$ Y" O- O! n( \/ R/ O. }
AK John Adams! R: B# r( D& p9 N) V1 x& q
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" A( z. R8 C; W* `2 ]! C1 s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) G- P+ U2 F8 e- x7 w3 t4 _
Ground combat at 45,31
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Japanese Shock attack" p0 W8 a) T* x2 G% u
! t2 `4 ^: c) Z V3 o3 a2 y( rAttacking force 119925 troops, 1386 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 2271. f3 ?; z) W3 O) }9 ~5 v. j' B
. P5 T) z+ }, s `Defending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1658$ Y* K% W6 A* c8 u a) \ g7 w
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Japanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637
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Allied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91 ! q- v# g& K X# L& Q$ B
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Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1 8 v9 D0 |1 o$ `% u& C
L- O/ u8 n8 j" S# RJapanese ground losses:
3 D0 G# j: h& b" z: x9 ]2 t: ]! a1647 casualties reported( l, J7 |2 W$ E: g$ ?6 o( ^
Guns lost 114
/ |0 k8 E2 p2 O) _- KVehicles lost 2
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Allied ground losses:1 B& o5 B, [2 y4 t5 A
1377 casualties reported
% z2 |& E3 Z- m0 Z5 F7 s6 nGuns lost 50 C" ~$ B3 O6 b: ^8 e/ U
6 b; `5 G% X, Z0 \& o" n% l
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!% T2 c9 q+ p3 p" U
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" n- b/ o$ H6 c6 _, @Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77) L- E- \5 v: Z' O7 X T$ E ]
: j8 S9 `1 Y8 k/ P. Z4 uJapanese aircraft
' K3 \/ s$ j3 L4 H5 z& y3 O: cA6M2 Zero x 64# v5 k4 e9 o& f' X; h
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 32
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5 P. p# ]- _, w5 I" X* vAllied aircraft3 J' L ^9 l0 n; S( n% n
B-17E Fortress x 82
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Japanese aircraft losses: m5 e! u& _! w' B: T6 B& s- m
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged, f2 Z1 o$ w+ K/ k4 A" t
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged. w4 n# _0 q0 _3 P- f) a
u/ q3 E- v5 d1 f- W9 {' Y
Japanese ground losses:" W% O+ c! t* V3 c2 ]+ z
156 casualties reported
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4 L6 \: E* P' f4 ^6 g/ GAirbase hits 1$ m E# H8 R" W3 k3 U
Runway hits 19* D, `# X" B" K9 s* G' W* j. C7 U3 U
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Day Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,109
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Japanese aircraft1 F. O9 N& O# B' j! I. J5 C s
G3M Nell x 24
/ P) J1 l2 D) K0 F6 f( P3 [! T' hG4M1 Betty x 48$ x8 ^ M I4 }7 X
/ l. v* r- Y9 L. [% qNo Japanese losses
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: v! d+ n1 `6 l+ ?- u, WAllied Ships/ ~8 P: a. N) S; I7 @
AK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# t% W2 ~! M' `3 o7 C6 g) b; X
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* z) D9 c# _2 S) f+ M" P6 M) z
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage5 x/ Y) K3 o: ~, }
AK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage2 }9 ~5 {8 q6 _# h5 j+ b, u
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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: i' X0 h0 i* r$ \! vSub attack at 99,109
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# ^' @$ j+ v1 J- GJapanese Ships
" Y. |8 `& |2 d2 q' \" t) u+ YSS I-173
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8 y8 E" y6 ~6 E: b; LAllied Ships
% G D4 U; S( _3 D7 M1 ]. OAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,109) o2 f5 I- H. M; F) B
6 s( A0 { o7 {2 A, xJapanese Ships
7 _9 H: m+ s/ ^CA Chikuma
& W7 M6 t) k; oCL Kuma L- r8 d. C) m5 t
CL Tama
% w1 b& l5 x7 k& L6 G. W1 yDD Akebono
5 s! Z5 p/ d" B& e8 ^8 ]1 HDD Kikuzuki
8 S# x6 y! k3 i" NDD Okikaze
* ]# X7 o8 B+ m# j5 r$ z! TDD Namikaze
) C2 C. n; K1 C3 k/ J* c) F+ ZDD Hatsukari! u E1 s3 ]- ]- g/ Y
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Allied Ships- V6 T* S; R1 s
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ r9 n6 J+ w- S$ Q3 b
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Sub attack at 100,109% E# Z& ?8 o: _& G; s- w7 J
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Japanese Ships
9 w! b' ]. s6 @; ]; B8 e! NSS I-168. q; e5 ]. [; N% A9 t. X4 f
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t& H8 E* W1 M( Y# U$ rAK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, i# F/ E7 e9 n3 Q n# T# ~
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft0 s4 Q4 \% e9 s" l: z5 b: i' u ?
A6M2 Zero x 51
# ?0 S2 F r- Y# q" k' LKi-61 KAIc Tony x 48& {' K; M) q) O) Y9 c
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B-17E Fortress x 78
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Japanese aircraft losses9 p+ e% R0 c. E
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
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: @% d- r* W; AJapanese ground losses:
5 N: M& K% Z" j- }307 casualties reported9 X$ n: [9 V$ O! Z2 z% c) \
: p, {- x4 M! xAirbase hits 59 m& I" v% B8 a: l% F5 {
Airbase supply hits 36 {! q" V" q8 o8 l, s3 [ W# a
Runway hits 239 U( l2 d( a3 F$ b/ k! _
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Japanese aircraft
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Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 48
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Allied aircraft
% ?& [. ] W& d0 ^# Y. W" _B-17E Fortress x 88
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Japanese aircraft losses( N6 X: ]1 n. ^; u
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged% a" Y7 I9 n# T4 f% V- Y1 N: s
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged) O1 `& {1 l, {% k# U
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Japanese ground losses:
2 x; g5 Y: R* \& n% O( m9 r0 C177 casualties reported# ~; v" p. ^' @1 Q& T1 s" O1 g
8 Z" `/ [2 E0 v, D% SAirbase hits 26 O8 N, M6 ? h p
Airbase supply hits 2, p$ O/ h* p7 T3 L1 s
Runway hits 20
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft) k5 M' v; d! y( a. u6 y
G4M1 Betty x 112 \* C6 B8 j: V/ x+ k# K; Y
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G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! |/ D! z' w! V$ ?/ w+ w/ l) V
AK Georgian, heavy damage |