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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 23, 42
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7 r6 `- u5 T. Y: \2 J. V8 F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
. `) c0 f3 b# D! }* P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
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: J) ~6 J# z, _% \) NMorning Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166
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* C7 L% _) N# ?) J9 vWeather in hex: Heavy rain! |7 w; m* j* m$ ~0 S
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Raid detected at 164 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' {! |6 A1 Q& H& G3 H+ R4 i2 Q
Estimated time to target is 70 minutes
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# P9 b' G3 A9 r1 Z" k' s; _Japanese aircraft
" m4 R/ b, y" o$ I! X$ V3 v8 U2 n) q) } A6M2 Zero x 71
( M9 G5 f' w5 g0 g5 A( f$ s9 S B5N2 Kate x 87/ Y& x8 S9 H. Q' P8 e9 v
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 A* Y5 V- o0 |9 a; d# B- g" ^+ j B5N2 Kate: 6 damaged3 a: s( n$ B6 E# S' s; `
B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships
0 t- W& _5 K( C! N2 c CL Nashville, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk- `% V7 B% x0 x8 i* Q
DD Cummings
; c( |' @& S- |- u% | y CL Helena
% ^0 d* }& K9 z' { DD Ellet
/ ]2 [8 ~- c+ w7 S! Z2 C CA Dorsetshire, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage5 Z% s1 T: d4 _. O: h9 E" [) l ~0 H
CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 2( Z4 ~' S# a- ?
CA Canberra
1 I H+ g6 l% z$ i CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 3, heavy damage) Y) h" S" G# ^* [; ^( K
DD Downes& b3 Z- w: }/ G2 `: k5 L
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain9 u% B Y ]0 @, L q
0 G" m( a0 z, S+ w3 g- }# I/ a6 |! ?Raid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, O6 K. ~) N- JEstimated time to target is 19 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, [& d4 g+ r. D3 F
B5N2 Kate x 13% t# K+ f- c' F3 {' `! D% V
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2 Z6 U! b5 i" pNo Japanese losses
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2 h0 v& }0 I& {' i# [5 e; A$ LAllied Ships
7 c) t- b1 {0 H0 f7 H CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
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CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1
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6 Y. ^# S5 \( s! V7 bMorning Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain# X& n8 H) N% k; V
4 V6 a" H: w3 p) [Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# f, R2 ?3 q/ V/ u8 ~
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 w j, y$ f- K* l* @0 t" @
B5N2 Kate x 9
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' p" S }4 `$ u- K, J) |Japanese aircraft losses: I1 {7 m: Y; k9 y
B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
) j" L. k3 D0 ?* S2 L& s B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak) f0 U. P7 {& `: x$ B7 K
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3 D& w9 ^6 K6 Q, J! l, b% K CA Dorsetshire, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% v ?, V: H' ?+ {0 J2 R2 a) g$ }
CL Helena2 I) b$ O( h, O. ^* S. a R4 E
CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,1660 |4 g% T* z* W4 J ]! r( f
$ k' h& ~1 x0 q0 G0 YWeather in hex: Heavy rain, G! B/ s! r, ]3 o! U$ e! S) g0 L
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Raid detected at 155 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.. V6 y ]+ t. d5 S( \6 E6 j
Estimated time to target is 66 minutes7 Q3 Y7 M3 p2 X" e* F6 T3 ^3 Y
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Japanese aircraft. a8 I: }' D- H
A6M2 Zero x 70
7 B! c7 P6 h1 [- q! @) g" b B5N2 Kate x 80
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, i; {: |* y* eJapanese aircraft losses! `9 m% Y X5 V) L9 q
B5N2 Kate: 5 damaged9 _% o( c5 K+ p- O' C. u1 [
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Allied Ships
3 W, A. [, H; M% z( {1 Q" P! P6 p CL Helena4 {5 f$ \& t. M, R& f
CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
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DD Cassin0 L+ q( u( S' t0 F+ y
DD Case6 }3 @3 ^$ X" _
DD Laffey0 Y6 z- t0 i! u
DD Ellet) |( }" J* o4 ^( O
CL St. Louis, heavy damage
$ O: Z9 h- ~3 v8 h3 v. Q" f DD Lamson
: w# _ P: a7 p6 ]. e) @ DD Downes$ u8 J8 L; `' ~, j
DD Cummings g$ y! q5 \" } D0 r, M& ~$ [3 _
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3 W7 {: {7 }0 s% `7 g# z( tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain+ k. R1 u0 \* U
! F( A0 N+ k4 H6 d, F! ORaid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: w+ t' v, P6 h
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes0 t. g: v9 t8 _" o8 ~0 a1 \5 J. N
( Y1 n7 N" M& }! Y GJapanese aircraft6 H6 x/ K$ g% K; `; f$ ?
B5N2 Kate x 27
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Japanese aircraft losses6 U, d& r2 j( Y8 \. p9 B$ T
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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, A6 h' A& N* ]Allied Ships
% I* \- I7 [5 `4 P+ S7 N/ p5 G( ? CL Helena, Torpedo hits 1, on fire |# Z- L+ ?3 ?* H
DD Laffey
0 n2 A: o7 q6 } `; j r4 h DD Shaw: N! S; X6 A& N: R- y3 w
DD Case3 r7 e- ^8 v2 P. m: \
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain# S) G5 D' C0 A( P1 x
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Raid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; m# i3 `- [/ K Q6 @2 n2 }% l
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes8 s; r& q, s- P6 O
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B5N2 Kate x 27$ U2 b- n0 Z) X: i; ^( r/ i
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B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships* S2 ~! z$ t# b
CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! S7 O9 u3 L# S7 D9 f4 e
CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 k9 o) q# E- C3 g% G& i! W DD Downes, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 ?+ L& q" [7 S+ D
DD Cassin
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& g$ f8 ]; h$ a8 _/ K当天日军在pago pago登陆,上岸三个旅团两个联队1 {2 H ~+ l. B' O/ H
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, c9 h% ^# w5 t9 k# ]$ ]% VGround combat at Pago Pago (148,161)+ M/ |: K, o) C+ u8 L% H, t! T
" A4 ~+ f( m9 G( kAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1550 troops, 31 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 80
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S; J: X' z |$ `0 e, M- X M' uDefending force 8348 troops, 63 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 189
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Samoan Marine Battalion, E% e$ J9 }; t9 M; `
8th Marine Defense Battalion
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Defending units:
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3 W1 m# @ O3 m: L 56th Infantry Bde /1
* {0 a9 n. a" B; O) _3 Z Kure 5th SNLF /1% L/ x; a7 k; |- m/ a/ L
8th Ind.Mixed Bde /28 a1 W J2 e# e9 V
144th Infantry Rgt /4 |
"I have nothing to offer but supplies, fuel and women." |
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