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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 
$ I$ s$ R" L/ _2 U8 `1 @1 J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0 ]% r5 Z. g& o& z! V9 T, e 
 
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. ?% g2 C1 A  s8 n2 MMorning Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166 
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  m5 @4 x+ U* h. r# x* IWeather in hex: Heavy rain 
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Raid detected at 164 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. 
/ u( D7 D0 {6 Q. g- Z9 XEstimated time to target is 70 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft 
. c# K2 ^8 T: g0 E/ Q6 n      A6M2 Zero x 713 I$ b/ i7 M4 R0 q8 I: o3 q 
      B5N2 Kate x 87& O2 j0 D; Y2 J; L0 g+ V% D 
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" l- c; n5 M$ {/ T  I5 [0 sJapanese aircraft losses) v! Y. q" @$ o9 A 
      B5N2 Kate: 6 damaged6 o9 \, W. A1 e% O+ ]! E( n: c 
      B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak 
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5 I% H8 K; ^6 x# p- d& `Allied Ships# A" z8 Y3 a, m6 Y- E( @ 
      CL Nashville, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk 
& M& o% a2 ]5 [; }0 c5 G& c: f      DD Cummings 
- ?5 F# S4 @  T  N4 b      CL Helena( `0 k/ q8 d3 ~/ J5 }! M1 O0 w7 t 
      DD Ellet; W5 D7 n% ?+ H; m& l 
      CA Dorsetshire, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage& h+ D, g3 \1 U9 G: n 
      CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 2 
3 V2 x, P7 n' B4 u' Q* F, Y. y      CA Canberra& y/ X$ ]* ^+ N2 N 
      CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 3,  heavy damage 
; N8 Q5 ^+ T2 @. Z5 B0 a# b/ q. E7 _      DD Downes 
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* N. R2 l/ M. a# ~5 n: NRaid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& l- J( a" a  {  Q! F* H 
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft 
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No Japanese losses/ {+ L1 C& A) a3 c' j; v6 o" a 
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Allied Ships 
  E- _( m0 }: ^4 e5 A% t" f  `; W      CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk( m# E$ p9 @# h- Z3 C2 Y" w 
      CL Helena 
/ V- N- \# ]# D+ Z" m      CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1) F8 U  E0 V3 _1 q' {3 x. x 
 
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166 
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain+ v9 G% u% d- f3 B2 n: A2 c 
 
6 C" B: t; n2 x* @- ]Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. 
- B% R9 h- |) q( GEstimated time to target is 16 minutes 
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  v+ z6 m: p' d4 RJapanese aircraft# k: |' ?- N# G0 [ 
      B5N2 Kate x 94 j' @% p4 r3 A 
 
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Japanese aircraft losses 
; \0 P- [( H) D$ u3 r      B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged 
9 ?- g: t- [) Y* F      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak7 @/ m; g# p* g; A% u9 J1 }1 f, ^ 
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      CA Dorsetshire, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 
5 G/ Q" M! e. ?( [4 I7 R      CL Helena 
7 M. P' D; X% ~; t5 S3 F      CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage: w7 F, ~( W6 g% u 
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) |( e5 ^1 H% P' c; ?7 JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166 
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain 
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Raid detected at 155 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. 
  ^2 l/ `5 \, a. ?# [, rEstimated time to target is 66 minutes+ `) W! D& W8 C7 H! N" @ 
 
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      A6M2 Zero x 70 
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5 O  _: M1 ]6 l5 B; {9 MJapanese aircraft losses 
; C& R; v9 V. X- H# [7 W! u      B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged 
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Allied Ships 
; X1 H9 a/ J0 p' m      CL Helena 
  S4 C9 j, _* [7 u# b: h- \1 L. D      CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage" V- {1 E! j. i( h# w. T2 W 
      DD Dunlap' L1 ]  k" ]6 G2 F! ?4 x6 d7 B 
      DD Cassin 
! a4 s/ g9 L% q( C6 c0 }      DD Case* q1 C' C* h9 L 
      DD Laffey, ~  T5 P6 g1 E( W6 L$ O( K 
      DD Ellet7 ^& W( a1 z! r2 ^: V1 T  {6 k 
      CL St. Louis,  heavy damage 
+ h# T& _* _. r; H      DD Lamson( k$ D1 Y0 W4 \3 k8 ? 
      DD Downes5 U0 ]; v4 I$ p  M# E5 W 
      DD Cummings$ |9 t& k# A& P3 x5 ?$ f 
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain 
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Raid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., W: D; H! O* F; M0 Z; T 
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes- B8 A% P/ \1 B! v: t 
 
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      B5N2 Kate x 27  c# T  I( Y( |5 |  | 
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Japanese aircraft losses 
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Allied Ships 
. b% L( ^2 \; g' O/ _" c      CL Helena, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire5 |6 x# S- [4 T+ Y. K- D6 K4 F; c 
      DD Laffey& @% u6 X7 Z% k* T, C 
      DD Shaw: O4 S# m  s8 [( J( P 
      DD Case; N0 S8 e  \$ a) l2 p6 p. C 
 
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. f9 x  K. Y, ^8 ~" T0 QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166% U# i$ o1 x5 t. e5 ~ 
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain 
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Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. 
  L$ R3 `2 x) x) h) T0 y1 hEstimated time to target is 4 minutes 
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9 l- p" N0 V# c, oJapanese aircraft5 r( G$ W6 p; \0 O; L3 h. d5 o4 b1 F 
      B5N2 Kate x 27 
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Japanese aircraft losses 
. p3 z7 Y& U  G! ?6 B- E! z      B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged 
0 X$ {) \( ~& I; S      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak 
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      CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk 
8 r0 A; D+ v2 F7 w! I      CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 @' h5 ]  r/ P 
      DD Downes, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 t5 }! O8 P0 e0 N 
      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 
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2 D% y6 }4 i: m  d( ^& j' S) _7 @Ground combat at Pago Pago (148,161) 
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Attacking force 1550 troops, 31 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 80 
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0 T' a* \$ w( a3 D: Y! gDefending force 8348 troops, 63 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 189+ B* o3 U4 `5 @6 f% o 
 
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Assaulting units: 
. L! \' A; W' I) G7 V0 E7 X    Samoan Marine Battalion, Y) _. C0 w  a# S) x+ I 
    8th Marine Defense Battalion 
) v6 {3 v! v- u8 i. M6 R* q) k    255th USN Base Force 
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Defending units:7 @& `) s' d4 z: K  z" z0 L 
    62nd Infantry Bde /1- C, G* B3 H2 H- X4 | 
    56th Infantry Bde /1 
, O. q+ f# ]- `6 |/ [8 v  ~5 ]    Kure 5th SNLF /1 
- U# Z$ ]* A# E* J# k9 I( t1 N    8th Ind.Mixed Bde /2 
/ M% |, [! z/ K0 ]$ y    144th Infantry Rgt /4 |   
 
 
 
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