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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 23, 42' i* j% L3 R' g/ t2 x9 N, W6 Y
$ _" }% U% |5 m! p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' [8 U3 [4 K! \2 L# [- J. Q3 l, K. R
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8 O2 m4 m3 k! ]1 w" X
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* R$ y6 i$ i$ |8 r/ ?$ e1 M# zMorning Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166/ a) N3 G' j% ?9 W; `
6 w$ N7 m0 n5 Y- W# N1 wWeather in hex: Heavy rain6 N& [5 t. f5 V# M" q) z/ L
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Raid detected at 164 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ S- u9 J9 D9 g7 iEstimated time to target is 70 minutes4 Z0 W! ^8 B! j9 D- S' n
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Japanese aircraft N. O! d* s# J
A6M2 Zero x 71" ~8 u6 ]8 h3 M0 Y" ^
B5N2 Kate x 872 R! T6 x" r, U7 c6 M* Z, _) G
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% z3 s/ C4 H" c8 _Japanese aircraft losses6 L5 w. a4 Z3 ~$ `. D. z" J* M
B5N2 Kate: 6 damaged; N& ]& n$ h2 S- _& h2 G; U
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak7 A0 z9 L8 S! y' K* E* @
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Allied Ships
( i9 e3 h1 [ l6 [, F CL Nashville, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
: k+ ^& k1 R. L; o2 V n" R DD Cummings! B8 T7 S+ o1 u! o
CL Helena
. l5 v. [' K4 b5 |) o9 G3 k DD Ellet3 o3 [; v, ?5 z" O/ o
CA Dorsetshire, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage5 n% y- m$ w7 R. y3 N8 a
CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 2
. p6 |* h9 g+ K3 z8 P, \5 C) E CA Canberra
( @% [0 ~2 E) |+ I0 ^3 |. G2 o CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 3, heavy damage1 n! n, g) h/ _0 s
DD Downes$ i: q7 B1 [# U
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain2 [5 {- X; a$ c/ y8 l" `& g0 x
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Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.. @3 Y! ]8 ?9 M" m) ^
Estimated time to target is 19 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 Y) \/ a, z) t$ v4 S) f% C
B5N2 Kate x 13
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships: u1 Y( Q; L h
CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
, o! w& n8 b! S, ?+ B/ Q+ Z/ b% E CL Helena
" F( \/ G6 l3 Z. s/ ^9 i0 g CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1; I W. D8 t6 P; @+ f& b8 M1 N0 j! y
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9 W* V" ^1 k0 R' hMorning Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,1662 H+ o7 V7 `6 X
; D& f6 f3 |( KWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., \6 W/ g% p) l
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes) O4 P* [4 \. M- q* O- L$ D
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Japanese aircraft
) b7 X7 O5 J" b7 v2 \ B5N2 Kate x 9
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Japanese aircraft losses2 }. I) h9 ]" O. y5 M( f! i& m$ {
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged- K5 {( x0 H, H
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak* A- C; m5 U/ h4 {* J0 {
; J! x) h, B1 _; ]Allied Ships+ i2 s7 t9 z6 D8 q
CA Dorsetshire, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 p" i$ I" v3 t' W
CL Helena) S9 |; B5 i2 R2 F7 `
CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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5 ?' R( v* _3 N9 ~1 E4 B- _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166
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Raid detected at 155 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 n9 E3 y9 W! ~* {
Estimated time to target is 66 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 ^7 E q+ X3 y0 ^& b, N
A6M2 Zero x 70
3 L. f) m# R; v$ O: X1 S. ` k1 W B5N2 Kate x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 V; u# ?$ x1 U- B" f. X B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged# _/ p0 F* J3 A7 ~, D# F7 z
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Allied Ships
1 ]4 `+ K2 q5 [4 c/ U5 W, L CL Helena
- \' T3 [( M$ [& ?5 P( e CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
1 B. e9 Z/ f$ Z! t0 X: ^ DD Dunlap6 \/ c# |7 G- S9 |# e8 K
DD Cassin3 h. v, J I" X9 Q
DD Case
' m4 V' z9 \& I! G# n DD Laffey; x* A* `' H# ]! M0 q. V2 r
DD Ellet. M7 I v4 z) ~. s5 q
CL St. Louis, heavy damage
, H; l8 y0 ]; t, `2 v DD Lamson$ K. g& j, ]8 n1 [
DD Downes
2 s4 c1 i6 S/ w0 U DD Cummings4 d# N* P2 I$ d w! n0 v2 J2 o
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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.
9 @. F3 I7 {) p+ l6 oEstimated time to target is 18 minutes
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Japanese aircraft0 m9 o5 _; q& |4 Q4 V
B5N2 Kate x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses+ e7 `! d5 W0 a
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged6 I' c6 y. p' Z, q3 q( Z
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Allied Ships
- W4 }9 g# Q/ V, [, W* \" I CL Helena, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 c6 @! c; |# p9 N DD Laffey3 G ~- q2 T; v4 a: B, z F
DD Shaw
5 ]5 T& L+ E( ^' _9 O& s DD Case6 m. K/ ]) b4 e1 i9 T: y+ C
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, B9 L6 h }* h8 E4 Z* CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain" O8 C. C9 e/ |: j% \; r
n( U/ b# o6 T2 V3 w- |Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! x0 L) R# D. _Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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2 K9 b+ |% } H6 eJapanese aircraft2 L8 ]* V5 L9 _3 i* l; g
B5N2 Kate x 27
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C% x4 C* R7 ~ m E2 A B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged, x- p* H+ A. i9 o1 @
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak2 D1 V. T& P- w2 G! v! y
! W/ h7 w* }. V! VAllied Ships
6 R5 Z+ F# P' G/ c' e& z" x/ D" c CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ |! l3 L7 R9 S$ S
CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& D9 p: D8 H5 E4 r DD Downes, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 G& ~8 P3 Q7 A: ^9 b- L8 d
DD Cassin7 F' n/ W9 Y1 I4 `+ w" ?& ?1 ?, Q
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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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Ground combat at Pago Pago (148,161)7 A8 p0 h; s& S1 n7 L. f
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Allied Bombardment attack3 u9 F+ l1 k' D7 T6 ^; [, E8 F
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Attacking force 1550 troops, 31 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 80 C1 R2 y* [' t9 f: P7 V
" }. w0 @4 ?, bDefending force 8348 troops, 63 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 189
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Assaulting units:3 F/ F4 J4 W. W/ @7 y
Samoan Marine Battalion
( o' Q* Y. l- y2 }7 A9 D# y 8th Marine Defense Battalion. {5 j7 r. G: Q# C/ Y* I% O9 W* c
255th USN Base Force3 t6 i) }* Z( Q+ {4 Q% A
5 |8 l+ e/ ^- S: T ~Defending units:" ?& h- f3 s' x& g2 B2 B
62nd Infantry Bde /14 q; i& X; |5 A/ X
56th Infantry Bde /1
: V. s5 k+ p* l0 b9 B& ~/ S) |7 o: { Kure 5th SNLF /1, }: t" C6 B1 T8 T
8th Ind.Mixed Bde /2
( L7 K- Z/ V# C5 S- N 144th Infantry Rgt /4 |
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