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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 23, 42
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盟军增援pago pago的水面舰队被突然改变航向的KB袭击得手,沉没两艘CA4艘CL
6 |9 C1 N$ n# Z# D' X4 w为开战以来水面舰队最为惨重的损失,损失的堪培拉号和英军CA多赛特郡号均是夜战经验丰富的主力舰,是盟军不可弥补的惨重损失9 c- V3 e' F% y. v- Y0 j+ X/ b
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# I/ e+ |% X8 X7 h5 T; a4 `% P4 {Morning Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166, Q& R8 q! U. q, g+ e9 ^; J
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Raid detected at 164 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" I7 A1 Q( W* ^) l6 w C' O9 t8 NEstimated time to target is 70 minutes% s2 k% I& w b, P
+ S: J5 G7 a! q6 p8 Y% ?% uJapanese aircraft
. i+ N, ]0 c3 ]3 }, V& B. f" |: {6 T A6M2 Zero x 71
& M6 U$ o" H3 o4 Q; j# i B5N2 Kate x 87
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* K0 Z5 L7 v) w8 dJapanese aircraft losses7 o; H' @" p" ]# M
B5N2 Kate: 6 damaged. _3 N- i/ C! y# C
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
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, {: W5 @9 W( B# nAllied Ships# {: U: P6 }! N4 k6 j
CL Nashville, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
- n9 ~7 n5 w. o4 x DD Cummings
, V6 V, d0 r2 t CL Helena, J% w2 d" z' P$ v/ v
DD Ellet5 X5 o: d+ E% l/ u6 e, B
CA Dorsetshire, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
7 r8 P* \0 I6 R/ K7 J0 g. M- W CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 2
; J' F6 r- D) G& g$ ?- Q% `8 ` CA Canberra4 Q' m- |# r" b% E
CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 3, heavy damage
5 r: F6 Y& W$ R, R4 N5 R( u# E DD Downes1 ]* u6 l& _3 N" S
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166
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Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., x+ a9 w O4 M; ^ c. y
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes" l- O9 `) R. `/ h ?) R# _
/ K$ v; H; l6 T& w7 Y5 UJapanese aircraft
, M L% C# e7 q8 ^+ q" B B5N2 Kate x 13
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships* `( A0 w/ G \) j
CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
# |! X$ ]/ G3 u) D6 O CL Helena
0 u2 Q* `+ H# i) r* C$ o5 w! ? CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1
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& k+ B1 C" ?1 r: q2 jMorning Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,1664 \# i% K+ ^7 z' O
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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; {( S4 S) \1 QRaid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 g$ B, L/ l% n9 R% @6 M
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ {/ h2 A/ @1 w+ C
B5N2 Kate x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses1 }6 n9 G* Y: ~9 u4 I1 P0 M- o( ?
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged, L( ?) B, T \) l
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak/ I- c" Y _+ M
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Allied Ships
1 { U, Q0 `. K$ _* i; I/ Z& ]$ C6 w CA Dorsetshire, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 @+ ?: R: {/ A$ L CL Helena& @ V: v% P+ e( i/ ^$ R" G
CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain, T3 f. E j( Y1 i+ M6 ^1 \
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Raid detected at 155 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
/ h, a5 T* b9 l: p5 pEstimated time to target is 66 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& [* y0 m$ A5 H4 ]# m- `: W1 q5 _
A6M2 Zero x 70+ B" P) q0 Y) y& c7 {
B5N2 Kate x 80% m6 r9 j/ ?& i* L
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B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged# k, F4 @, d# w9 F9 o$ L: x% T9 V* W
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Allied Ships7 t( i- c/ Z- F8 ^( j* o h& W
CL Helena2 N& l: I5 a4 K1 ~. a
CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
4 _: g g% f+ I T# I0 M DD Dunlap7 D) z, y) Y1 }+ J, f1 i8 g
DD Cassin) h, i: f" {# J0 ~* w
DD Case5 B5 u2 A+ P! a [( N0 I
DD Laffey
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CL St. Louis, heavy damage8 |3 ?; q) Q) e6 P/ Q
DD Lamson
0 j7 b- q; \. Q' x4 l# u3 d' a N DD Downes! x1 \! x, ]6 \- u9 g. T
DD Cummings% m! @# V0 X; m5 i
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166
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Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ d. ^0 {! j$ B& v @
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes1 `: X6 G6 Y8 N1 _+ L6 v9 s
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Japanese aircraft
2 }* a7 ]' W% _2 Q& @4 ^* Q( v B5N2 Kate x 27
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@8 y; R8 M) r8 U) SJapanese aircraft losses
L; h2 j9 A; T: d( w# V. ? B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships5 d) Q( q2 e& h# k `4 c* L) `. K
CL Helena, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) p0 N& U' x" d5 ] DD Laffey3 ]7 X+ o4 J2 S7 Y; U/ C1 x
DD Shaw9 ?$ y0 _- U$ d7 g" ?
DD Case, D& p6 [6 D# E
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166
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Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
( O2 Y% F" f4 L. ?+ vEstimated time to target is 4 minutes+ y5 @% b N7 p7 W& h8 p
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B5N2 Kate x 27( e! ^: ]$ N5 b5 u1 e- C
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& ^2 u( w* {- @6 |$ ]+ [ B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
6 E7 E. f- i, u1 N( p: K* E B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak, T/ \8 H# i/ ^) A( }" G/ Q7 d
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Allied Ships+ y, P ?( {4 f7 I; [
CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# |" _ X$ y' K1 E$ W5 h CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 \# ~3 f2 [: g
DD Downes, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% f" z* [! X2 c( j) x( S( R+ k DD Cassin
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当天日军在pago pago登陆,上岸三个旅团两个联队3 h) t7 b2 S; m8 r/ r: o
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8 U3 A/ Y A5 v* DGround combat at Pago Pago (148,161)
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Allied Bombardment attack- K A4 M/ H5 F
}7 }) a6 G- UAttacking force 1550 troops, 31 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 803 Q& a9 \& R1 _& Q& n
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Defending force 8348 troops, 63 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 189
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8 h C# g3 c$ l$ {# ] Samoan Marine Battalion, m; A G$ _0 }$ C
8th Marine Defense Battalion4 {! l" N- z0 t
255th USN Base Force
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% X8 @. h; i3 WDefending units:
6 c& U- q* k- \6 w 62nd Infantry Bde /1
3 {2 P' G9 f: d( t 56th Infantry Bde /1
. {9 h1 J* p, V# Q Kure 5th SNLF /1
. c: Z( C0 t) @) L, C6 V, s" Z: Z 8th Ind.Mixed Bde /2
# z3 x! h3 B/ o, \' F* t! n' M) j 144th Infantry Rgt /4 |
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