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* }* ~/ l$ v( n9 n# j$ yTF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,110
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Allied ground losses:+ Q$ u' U# v2 w! I O
128 casualties reported+ P0 L7 l1 L4 |& A
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110/ e; H* Q, w- o* y2 j5 u
4 j* P6 g1 J. Y6 gJapanese aircraft C9 ~, R+ p9 e3 \, D. Z* ?5 d$ l" ^
G3M Nell x 16
! y. i2 I0 I9 ~2 K+ l6 H2 I6 YG4M1 Betty x 22
6 ^! ?9 v; Y; p2 N: h
0 o4 e& }" i% H2 P* v" T" GJapanese aircraft losses
p7 V& q4 h- J/ B1 p- tG3M Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships4 p& I% t- U Y: f$ c9 t/ X" u
AP Crescent City$ o3 B/ G' u* d: C, H6 ~" a
DD King* y6 ^9 n( |: }' V7 W1 y/ |
AP St. Mihel( N2 U1 y4 D4 t( I5 K/ R( M
AP Hugh L. Scott& \- |" K+ w) q, h
DD Gilmer
: B5 J9 b& H1 a3 _) P! e# T0 kAP W.A. Holbrook4 j- T* Y! I, Z7 i+ A# O
AP Bloemfontrin
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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3 L0 a$ f6 R F9 Y9 R. p# F4 OJapanese aircraft
- O. ]# S! X! X" b1 TG3M Nell x 8
2 Q0 V4 O8 P0 N v! H% }G4M1 Betty x 94 F$ C" @) p# \; n7 r e
' @( J) H9 j5 H) z$ d' ?0 D* J* C1 FJapanese aircraft losses
- w/ }* B3 i! d E; P5 gG3M Nell: 2 damaged4 d- M c$ P! m# a9 R1 r
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
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* C7 a3 L/ q& R' E8 EAllied Ships: k8 P: }/ K0 j1 M+ X
AP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- ~# Q- o3 {" {. R" f9 o& ~% z
AVD Hulbert
4 ^, m0 j5 u& n$ {' CAP President Coolidge
( _2 Q* T( f: R) M, sAP Crescent City/ g P( e* s6 X- w. |1 g: T. b
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3 W! B! h( C, _3 H+ J" H整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋- @ Y/ |, F. d W% i
Ground combat at Pago Pago
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Allied Shock attack
0 f% e, c. r/ n1 Q3 u& ^3 w$ C1 o/ O: M
Attacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248
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/ I9 b( m+ b/ V" ]# GDefending force 2016 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56
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- O1 J U" i0 }4 {$ P+ }2 VAllied max assault: 520 - adjusted assault: 242 0 J5 w( C$ @6 v+ }, l: M5 Q
2 v6 z5 O4 L& U3 u9 F( HJapanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7 : i/ i4 ~" ~, l
- s3 x0 V7 R, m& |+ C5 N9 B% rAllied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0)
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. [( w: J: J: ~/ E1 LAllied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:
" Q2 Z+ [( [% G g111 casualties reported: i. Z& c2 V/ E( C, c- L) G c
Guns lost 2' I0 _! C- g7 M# ^& J
5 }$ R# C E( F' X+ mAllied ground losses:. T, ]& u( N, y1 y+ V
18 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF at 101,112- g& K& ?# g& I( |
3 s, A' i9 B C4 k5 {/ MJapanese aircraft6 I6 k# R" |6 H7 I/ o. H' w
G4M1 Betty x 15. h* }! A( G5 v% x
' j" m3 L/ G- V
Japanese aircraft losses+ r4 H9 T) h; L! n! `, A6 |
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
% \- C( P; V, m# A* x
. \4 K% @0 ^) O1 RAllied Ships
9 `3 A4 A* A; P( J {4 V" JDD Grayson- E8 Q9 w s: Q' K9 O- o
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, A8 n! T& O) P
Ground combat at Kunming
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 292
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% y6 Y% D9 J2 M9 RDefending force 1238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29
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6 R# @7 Z; K+ W( Z1 A" DAllied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470 1 D3 F! V& U1 y X- @4 E: `: l
5 `6 n2 `% e8 N0 p8 d* eJapanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 470 to 1
% J5 v8 u; c: Z
" @, v/ m& C: H8 t- [2 BJapanese ground losses:; j! H& d$ L5 ]$ o3 L
89 casualties reported$ W9 g- v& x) f/ g$ H
+ G7 ~7 b) n& ^1 o6 @Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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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2 | k4 j0 N8 b
TF 44 encounters mine field at Norfolk Island (60,119) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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' t# _( [/ _2 ^& V, |7 t3 ^9 @6 D26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
. o' B8 s# v# b: m; r6 z! }Japanese Ships; P) g' r6 t: J5 ?7 f
MSW Tama Maru #23 K$ }9 }$ A" g
MSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
" {7 k; @/ n( R. r# xMSW Noshiro Maru #2
) }+ M6 e9 _7 s+ s7 E; PMSW Hagoromo Maru( o! `) K# ?# ?$ x* _3 ?8 y
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, D2 T! s! r3 @6 p1 I, XDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110. J8 g! h, n3 G; S' Y* o% P
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Japanese aircraft+ U. \# f- M5 P, z( O' x6 [
G4M1 Betty x 31* }- i( Z' c# F0 H4 B% f, @; }1 r5 U
5 Y9 c+ I2 Y) n8 x% nJapanese aircraft losses2 z# ?) Y& d1 S y* H
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged$ ^: T1 C# _" I7 O0 Q# \( L; r0 P
! `/ ]8 ] F( _4 i% AAllied Ships; |" W2 K9 c! w9 `
AK Robert Morris
m+ V0 v" W& s& K9 nAK Empire Selwyn
" y6 {6 P4 T8 i3 v" S. [1 |AK Empire Heath
% n6 I8 X2 w$ H$ ]; D3 KAK Steel Mariner' X3 _- V1 V$ l5 J$ J
AK Californian, Torpedo hits 1
0 ]( q {2 h7 t. s) ? \DD Gwin! f8 e$ I N. C9 U
AK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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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
$ s9 |8 C. w/ K7 W2 \$ G0 @Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110; P& I$ P$ N7 P3 _+ j7 R1 x
9 J0 o3 s R# l, E0 x) B; \Japanese Ships
0 v, g r/ H- H/ }5 j1 aCL Kiso, Shell hits 2
0 m( }$ C9 i- [" B( Y/ t7 q* zDD Ikazuchi
4 X! R" V9 A8 _5 o# uDD Yuzuki
& @6 P1 G: R4 v) o8 ~DD Matsukaze, @$ p! d L/ x5 }
DD Shiokaze8 l0 `. T8 r$ O) g* n( X) c
DD Nokaze! n+ d# L, }9 C6 I
DD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire8 D8 m- d' u% r* N* `
DD Chidori, Shell hits 1
' l) B" B' T2 M' U# Q6 aDD Manazuru- ]: T3 d4 u6 {( O6 _5 |/ U2 ^* k
DD Tomozuru
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Allied Ships
p; }; M# z, j- k/ z% @DD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk1 y6 Y+ j9 v0 Z2 r
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 1
7 h, x% K7 [' @' ^% {AK Diomed
- s5 \% m# {" j8 ]! oAK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 j1 G2 B! Y5 |! l# u1 OAK Carolinian: F: ^* A, \4 f; G: M3 N/ S
AK Dakotan. L4 p% b) q8 n$ P( `- y/ T
AK Georgian8 ` Z+ E# J0 K' D
AK Iowan! s! N' ^+ _; U
AK Kansan
3 s( r S7 O; n( `5 dAK Missourian
/ g( E1 d7 T( j5 {, HAK Nevadan
J9 U% H* n: v6 G# H' K6 j. [' U7 NAK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 1( U ]. w0 ^" X9 A
AK Challenger
$ C1 K$ ^& t- B8 ?9 ^' m8 xAK Atlantic
! N2 h/ L! o2 e8 h: S0 e9 c' o! @AK Lancaster
4 K. U( N* K+ D3 G5 ~8 e7 HAK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 v# G# t8 ]& A, @8 y
AK Santa Rita
" _3 c% j% S7 x0 C- YAK Irenee Du Pont
5 p ], j5 C, S4 ?. G6 xAK Atlanta City3 d5 V2 Z( Z% D: o! c
AK Mobile City* \8 @% @- e$ Y
AK Steel Age
* ?% r" n( G. u$ TAK Steel Mariner
3 K# M2 H8 V2 dAK Steel Scientist
- R N$ g+ R2 [0 V! LAK Steel Worker5 e7 [2 C8 D! x5 h& r) F: o6 \
AK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage
3 M# b$ d- Q! O& E8 C: CAK Harry Luckenbach
* Y- E& |, k8 n& E1 r* K9 C0 U& cAK Lewis Luckenbach
/ O! y- y1 e1 {' i( W* }, UAK Mathew Luckenbach! k/ R- k' K: i/ i2 D# v
AK Kailua1 {& B' q7 N& w! T1 f% M$ N; z
AK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 @ D+ B# }* `# N7 kAK Benjamin Franklin' |! N5 h& I) e; ~1 t
AK Edgar Allan Poe% A6 T7 a( M' }+ C) p
AK John Adams
( \ a# `) H0 c5 e; o' VAK John C. Fremont* J9 f$ e+ s0 e( i
AK John Hart
5 P- H0 O2 R2 |: w6 C, z, GAK Robert Morris
1 ^9 ]( {. t/ h% t$ `2 UAK Empire Rainbow/ [" f5 _2 L s4 @3 J4 Z! E
AK Empire Selwyn
2 P1 K6 ~5 ?% T! V. dAK Empire Heath _) `3 @2 i% l0 P) s
AK Empire Eagle! C4 }. e" O7 ]; y. m1 N$ z+ {
AK Malda0 |$ d! J) J% J" L7 i7 z1 s4 {
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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。& O. |! s/ d0 Q: J: P9 l
Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft
' A$ j; w z" a! C2 C& B& bA6M2 Zero x 736 D' ?* E0 H Q9 a3 G$ N
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 33* q; d$ o& M2 `. P( \) G
6 ?. ?) r" Y$ B; f. d2 U
Allied aircraft
& Y$ f4 d* j" q" k! m) ]B-17E Fortress x 101# ^# g, L1 E; q4 N1 \$ ?' {
B-24D Liberator x 41
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0 D6 |' f' r4 E2 M, yJapanese aircraft losses" C2 N9 w, R0 K5 X
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged
5 L+ M0 J7 m# f2 L" j/ KKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
' \3 c# {$ m+ o5 a I+ e2 }; bB-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed* X& t4 B- c: r; E$ c
# D) {6 S7 }3 _' I+ c3 w
Japanese ground losses:' G# a4 X5 n) z5 |
30 casualties reported7 j7 L* k# _7 }+ x2 J' H: s
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Airbase hits 1
* @+ }, s1 u `: F, Q, o) gAirbase supply hits 1- w5 E0 b. H- L' I1 e% a
Runway hits 5: [) Q) N6 {- P9 e5 @( ^
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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* Z) U, K7 t: \. S3 l5 B0 ]Japanese aircraft
5 W \0 ~7 y* qA6M2 Zero x 476 P( v0 E$ d* f6 b$ L- Q
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 16. |3 C( m- l6 @; W( M, g9 |
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Allied aircraft: d8 B8 `" `+ z9 }- f, ]; q* K
B-17E Fortress x 883 P8 p1 _- c+ Z. f- h8 _; N
2 ?( X$ N- \; ~; r! Y
Japanese aircraft losses
9 g! c4 X, l( j! N/ EA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged
8 k4 d" M( E* O( E8 zKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed. C# Y2 L/ G) c, W8 @
; L. A$ w1 w0 ^$ y9 s @! C2 [+ eJapanese ground losses:
0 V3 W3 C) D- y& N* k$ g, b38 casualties reported. T1 V- v+ C9 _" r) `
% U8 ~# Y2 f3 r7 x/ [( W) \& LAirbase hits 15 c# V& v! ]9 D& @, }4 Y- }
Runway hits 187 Q1 V4 u: Z% F7 G
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3 R, T! P s0 h, r' r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。
4 L/ u- {% {* K0 {6 W8 WDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,1108 H S! H5 Q- w& g! r
) H& J3 T! d" b* j* d5 }2 @, xJapanese aircraft* q* N3 K" i: c
G3M Nell x 26
* t$ P2 ~5 r0 X3 j2 o8 _3 VG4M1 Betty x 26
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; @* Z8 V( o! z6 N8 gJapanese aircraft losses/ H/ x' ?3 ]- J$ {" Y' Y
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
& ^; ~- X' Z$ }1 ]( `& GAK Steel Worker' Z w; G* G& L7 T( Q
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage/ h) P0 [" m% Z. B) V N4 d6 C/ X) `$ O
AK Steel Scientist
8 \8 C n1 w/ D4 l% @AK Atlanta City7 U' I3 K( V# p1 T: O
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 `7 o; q! h1 ^1 D
AK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage6 u4 r# v( K- g/ [
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1
% T2 E8 r& @$ y9 D* ~AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ W! n( M& d1 g8 ^1 fAK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 F/ ?# v; U Q
AK Edgar Allan Poe
& L2 \% X9 n; q& D5 A; XAK Mobile City: Y4 s- |6 p" s4 Y
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 p# P" B# T2 a( a: BAK John Adams |! c3 a" T& T6 y0 ]
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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 y- N' ] I8 d6 o$ @1 M/ j
Ground combat at 45,31
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Japanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 119925 troops, 1386 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 2271
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5 E9 X5 Z1 v3 R' j& J3 y5 CDefending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1658
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( X7 @2 J$ L6 |) K" ]; q/ eJapanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637
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Allied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91 4 n$ J" I$ f. |7 z. n
9 r; C k0 | Q+ JJapanese assault odds: 50 to 1
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9 c% R) o6 |0 m( H6 s' N9 t0 CJapanese ground losses:. V1 H+ U9 }" }- t
1647 casualties reported* e) [: L2 i, h1 z9 E
Guns lost 114
% a5 a) L4 d$ k# B1 {. K( fVehicles lost 2
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0 z7 N0 ?* o9 w2 e" b. iAllied ground losses:
( c# C* L9 {9 E+ n9 Q* d1377 casualties reported4 D( K* q( v2 w$ h9 O( D O
Guns lost 5
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) X8 S+ G$ ?8 jDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,776 d2 Y7 j- _1 _( `
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Japanese aircraft- O8 \0 S; F& x; n# @2 ?
A6M2 Zero x 642 G4 ^$ E' G" e# Y2 f/ w' A
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 32
# p) q% @2 y4 ]: W& S2 `' r! i) [- _$ h$ U
Allied aircraft
% [5 ?! r6 u: u. yB-17E Fortress x 82% U8 k2 Z9 n# U7 i# f) n; }6 G5 P! X
{3 `9 F0 ~4 W4 h, T4 ~4 R
Japanese aircraft losses
* w# m6 l" P; c' cA6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged4 K# v7 ~3 w U* _
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged& B; k$ T: }" y- {
3 K8 Z W; j; N+ U, A# w) U. R
Japanese ground losses:
/ E/ M# y0 y& Z$ ?8 B8 z156 casualties reported% D7 v; ?% n7 ]2 N
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Airbase hits 1
6 Y Y: V! ^4 p3 H) u4 XRunway hits 194 E; B: o1 T8 _7 a) f
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0 T3 o% S. _* k* GDay Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,109- C0 j* G+ d$ ~
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Japanese aircraft5 p3 F0 X. ?( \8 S& |6 `
G3M Nell x 24. U+ a* @4 L ]$ a( \( ~' G N
G4M1 Betty x 48
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
0 v; Q$ ^/ _. c% }AK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ n+ R7 X- ?; O, {7 R( S. w& K4 l
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ G) e& X2 j% w1 IAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
$ [$ M& }2 z) r+ X: {$ ^0 FAK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
) `( z7 g0 v- h3 i2 x q6 C5 `, kAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage8 F" ?+ ] P% U, E) s7 R6 O
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Sub attack at 99,1095 b% O! D7 ?" g. T% v: Z
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Japanese Ships8 o7 U1 k; ]2 \5 k) [. P; x
SS I-173
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Allied Ships' q( ~# C9 y6 p: d
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: m4 W w( [& {5 ~
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, k* u2 X H) q4 v$ P; vNight Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,109
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8 l" f7 k/ U& h( y" J& A- k/ jJapanese Ships- Z, B/ J Y: q$ h9 L6 q
CA Chikuma
7 C- N9 w3 O8 O4 P8 H4 R9 _. gCL Kuma% I* s, b# _3 T
CL Tama/ C( k+ w1 X, z% e) f9 c, S4 L, v% B
DD Akebono
# L+ K9 o. `8 rDD Kikuzuki5 M3 V! a; p; A6 [; m3 o
DD Okikaze2 U; w. Y! H9 H1 @% \
DD Namikaze
9 g- I8 n. V% C# iDD Hatsukari9 y# \. s7 b( K( u1 f
; {2 J; J: o1 b. `$ [Allied Ships
4 Z( `/ h' J; }7 H# c: j) }1 LAK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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1 A' n5 f9 D% T0 BSub attack at 100,109) Q$ ~ m4 W2 u: T3 o8 H
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Japanese Ships
5 d5 j" F! U# h3 `6 T4 K. h2 wSS I-168
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Allied Ships
: W' F/ v+ E, s$ J1 q" @6 Y, `. v- X( xAK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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- d/ I+ h2 l" v8 U' s& yJapanese aircraft
' W& g# L# Z; v2 j. v' H3 k9 mA6M2 Zero x 51
1 ?# ^9 q$ T# r4 ]6 g/ IKi-61 KAIc Tony x 48$ w0 x& \/ G, A& g2 i
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B-17E Fortress x 78
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: \0 y3 Q! X. `- @* ?7 @0 fJapanese aircraft losses
+ z( V9 a" h1 N/ @4 [# pA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
; R" R% k0 w/ w: P* y: mKi-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged& N* m$ j! ?* l
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Japanese ground losses:0 J( z& L6 `. H) |: n; v2 S0 | ~
307 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 5 H% P$ c! V+ W9 V+ ]1 |9 {. D
Airbase supply hits 3! K* ^/ n& P1 [
Runway hits 233 M! ]8 Z) x% s/ W" x6 I! z
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' [6 F5 C' i1 t4 nDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,771 z0 a7 } \3 m' B+ M
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Japanese aircraft8 N# v6 \+ {; p0 A7 c8 c( V" W" q
A6M2 Zero x 51
) m: g8 c6 d: x6 EKi-61 KAIc Tony x 48' H. w2 |: z) i o
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Allied aircraft
! y( @8 h+ U' j- l% A3 t6 N! _- eB-17E Fortress x 88
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ S' _ g$ U9 s) y' {3 PA6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
0 k1 e; Z4 J8 m. }: ?2 J! y ]Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
$ I i7 M. O; r177 casualties reported
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' l1 _2 F; Q# @7 Y7 S' l5 ~Airbase hits 2
( s! i3 I4 N+ OAirbase supply hits 2
8 `! W$ t- b* d% ], JRunway hits 20) L. b2 Z# j ^& d! H
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft
' Z8 b! M/ H/ }8 N, R/ S9 G4 iG4M1 Betty x 11/ y. Z1 U5 J; ?
) x h- q, ]+ vJapanese aircraft losses: B/ | U" f3 i0 R
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged0 x+ [8 S! Q2 {4 p* t! p. @( z4 z
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Allied Ships8 m9 {9 Y/ F, p( n3 O5 Q% r8 j& E
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" \; r# j' }8 a. xAK Georgian, heavy damage |