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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 23, 427 C* L4 `- l7 M) s
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) G, l: H0 \/ C' F& c$ j; 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
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166
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. I1 U: k4 r. n! _: w/ RRaid detected at 164 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! O' W# Y9 o8 h) o
Estimated time to target is 70 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( D/ s$ w c8 |. S! K: k A6M2 Zero x 71
: g. y: U, ?) F0 U% C% V B5N2 Kate x 87
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Japanese aircraft losses+ G4 o/ p3 c6 J
B5N2 Kate: 6 damaged
2 A X3 E* ]: z+ z. i: K+ W B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak+ `% y4 W$ G. U; v9 b/ w
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c+ r# V+ q+ {# D' A( u CL Nashville, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk2 I2 ~' X. A4 a* L" e) g
DD Cummings
. F" r9 l, o1 C0 e# t CL Helena7 G% @( ~) Z2 `2 |/ }' J
DD Ellet* f2 ?! h! m" F4 a+ N* g
CA Dorsetshire, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
2 p9 M4 Q4 s, B8 L g# `8 T! e# J CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 2
. m2 [1 u* A% c0 k* p CA Canberra/ m; g L) E# ^" m- @
CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 3, heavy damage' b+ [2 n5 @% _4 \
DD Downes
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, R9 }* ~0 G' [/ r. E' uMorning Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166: ~3 X- {1 q( z0 y8 R2 `
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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& {" ?- P. a# L# T5 H' W6 Y- MRaid detected at 46 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
8 z1 {- n1 z/ A+ g# H B5N2 Kate x 13
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships/ w2 b( ]) z, j; j
CL Honolulu, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
: G5 e5 `" {' X2 G CL Helena
: A9 X1 s- |+ L0 a$ r% v CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1
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5 d8 c6 a$ C2 oMorning Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166( [% g/ Y+ \5 C" E6 Z
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 38 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* Y/ i* x* v* c& dEstimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. I) q$ i7 y6 `9 D B5N2 Kate x 90 K7 s" Q& G' Q/ W
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$ y6 N; g5 P/ G8 V& X B5N2 Kate: 2 damaged
% g% v2 p3 L q0 D$ G B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied Ships3 Y' n$ D6 R! j' n0 z6 s; {
CA Dorsetshire, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; x0 L9 V2 J% ~$ f8 j+ I
CL Helena
9 d- P, l- {+ H7 R CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage) E9 z/ C$ H o, `9 Y: v
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, J8 x+ Z; _ R" m; o# X' y8 ^' jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain/ f: P: ?. j. V5 X$ _' G b$ l
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Raid detected at 155 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 t/ L) \" i# s; W; A9 Y
Estimated time to target is 66 minutes9 |8 j, h0 a# ^* o2 C9 L. H
+ a, M1 E- Q5 v( bJapanese aircraft
3 g" e& O& W! J1 M9 E, \ A6M2 Zero x 70
' V h! m7 k. P D B5N2 Kate x 80
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CL Helena
3 D$ ]7 ?+ f$ e; W3 Z6 f CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 1, heavy damage
, _1 {1 D9 c8 e$ [ DD Dunlap
" m/ T. v- }7 y9 J- f0 U8 } DD Cassin' I. u5 N4 T+ \" o0 d1 X8 o' c: |
DD Case& K& W. U. w O3 }" J9 G
DD Laffey- W4 \ F3 k& H% j2 J1 `8 j+ Z) P
DD Ellet/ ^3 C% H* q7 K( u3 u G
CL St. Louis, heavy damage
5 e$ \% R$ N( I! }+ \/ o/ p! i DD Lamson
, b& z8 N( m$ d DD Downes; k: H' f4 i4 W
DD Cummings
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5 \4 K& N4 S5 w. l( dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Ta'u at 154,166/ w0 _2 j( U; z% u$ b4 R9 a6 ^
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+ G2 }) [6 u) U; u) H/ @9 y2 j+ k+ _7 yRaid detected at 43 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 |% Q4 [5 k7 F) ]Estimated time to target is 18 minutes
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B5N2 Kate x 27
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X! Q3 O9 H) j, M B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
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CL Helena, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! H1 a% u. b: ^! r DD Laffey4 A& N& y1 o) Z8 I
DD Shaw% z; T1 `; r0 ^( ^% N; y$ a8 }
DD Case
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& s$ P+ G- m& L! P, X+ QJapanese aircraft
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B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
# ?; u1 ]6 j/ p6 A2 K1 R" q B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak4 C$ s( h: l8 j& E' C
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CA Canberra, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
w) B q' r" j/ W CL St. Louis, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 y v% n; l0 c, ]/ C! R DD Downes, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% u$ }' F- N8 z \- g
DD Cassin) V6 W1 K8 w( o3 ^/ u0 W4 `7 w
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当天日军在pago pago登陆,上岸三个旅团两个联队: Z, o/ O. q8 o8 J
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Ground combat at Pago Pago (148,161)
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$ D* i# u! b! V: ~8 B3 p1 i7 hAllied Bombardment attack+ W* }* R. f3 m( z& |% o
$ L5 x; F6 |4 f) e- G0 t9 h! IAttacking force 1550 troops, 31 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 80. U" W7 T( ^% Z r' U
" A. W/ i6 }1 f( ~0 ^# e! ^Defending force 8348 troops, 63 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 189 |! W2 M) @+ F J9 g( N
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Assaulting units:8 o- X7 e, g: T( p: x
Samoan Marine Battalion% |, u4 a: t, u# N o6 x$ I$ b
8th Marine Defense Battalion3 p1 x- H8 k* r/ z' h/ Z6 S
255th USN Base Force
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62nd Infantry Bde /1) d. ~5 k; p$ ~
56th Infantry Bde /1
0 z: {/ s; F0 X% |- w. o! ~ Kure 5th SNLF /1/ b& j& A! h1 S
8th Ind.Mixed Bde /2( Y) @; u3 ], ?& p' k& V
144th Infantry Rgt /4 |
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