在EUA和Tongatapu 岛的日军战舰和飞机已经走投无路。0 O: q0 K, n* D
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jul 09, 42$ W5 \% `5 z/ [( p# H9 k$ A* ?
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& T, Z3 q( c, r( u# `Submarine attack near Eua at 138,169: h' E7 ]5 T5 {& J$ h% V$ @( x
Japanese Ships2 a# g, r/ q( M/ @2 _# e; ]
SS I-17, hits 21, heavy fires, heavy damage
( S2 A b; ^, Z# CAllied Ships, x, J j% ~. O W8 r
DMS Wasmuth
! w; h/ d: m& y% g( c CL Helena* X) u$ L: G1 Q8 q5 j
DM Sicard% z2 G% g! t8 w) r
DM Preble
" {6 H5 @0 h$ ~! N0 f) B DD Alden, Shell hits 1, on fire
& ~3 D( ~/ ~1 f( L! } DD Fanning
" u, U$ t" u: l2 d. [5 x DD Dunlap
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Eua at 138,169, Range 24,000 Yards
8 O! N7 E3 q5 J8 m: r9 ]( y6 RJapanese Ships# F0 `$ B( @& ^. V" |& W! z% G
DD Yugumo, Shell hits 5, and is sunk/ e# `$ `* W* ]
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% H0 j' T& K1 _) r( G! s; j& ^
DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
: {+ n6 Y4 ]% s7 ~/ D9 ^3 I DD Kasumi, Shell hits 20, and is sunk! Y+ n7 u$ Z) [4 u. X; P6 c% e
PB Kaikei Maru, Shell hits 9, and is sunk% S! m: S4 i$ L; s. j+ @+ O
PB Santos Maru, Shell hits 11, and is sunk6 K% A: Z! G+ R' l5 P" t
AKE Turuga Maru, Shell hits 22, and is sunk
# d0 I$ l- ^3 D6 l PB Yahonui Maru, Shell hits 3, and is sunk# h! E9 _. q' D. i
Allied Ships, o. q) c% `) a3 X8 b6 W% x9 P. c0 ?
CA San Francisco
. G5 v9 f9 I! | CL Java, X6 T4 g0 ]7 c
CL Perth# G, e4 l* l& h- T9 G8 e7 H
CL Enterprise
5 b; S7 P& z; L CL Concord
: _+ g b" |6 {6 |, H' m CL Helena, Shell hits 1( d7 z) s: `, A$ t W; R7 c6 `: c
CL Nashville
2 X! @+ Y0 u! b1 r CL Capetown, Shell hits 15 Z: R2 N3 |9 l) b: e
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ }7 m' `6 D2 ?6 q
DD Fanning! ?1 b! V4 R9 `
DD Alden, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
U; P8 B* X$ _7 o& M& A& B$ H M DMS Wasmuth
6 n' w! @5 p n {( \4 x0 P DM Preble" L. S& F1 ]7 A, N8 M; y* ?( l
DM Pruitt8 W: Q6 ]2 z5 B3 D( Q$ l
DM Sicard r/ H8 b; U% g" P% j, g* y/ a" z7 C
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6 d6 _" [- u0 JNaval bombardment of Tongatapu at 138,168
" s- J6 d6 l; P$ t5 Y6 XJapanese aircraft
5 j. \/ r. w: J3 K2 n3 r no flights9 i4 g1 q+ X: d4 X5 X6 H
Japanese aircraft losses
2 o4 n- `% S: \9 k- Q G3M2 Nell: 29 damaged
! S8 d! l4 F4 g2 T( ?: u6 K G3M2 Nell: 2 destroyed on ground: d" z$ F9 y' c' o0 M
G4M1 Betty: 73 damaged
8 {8 m! h& ^0 {4 V( I, }$ B6 E; x G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed on ground
5 ^: S2 P" I* t4 a O! j3 e, w A6M2 Zero: 22 damaged
4 w4 F9 }; Z6 s) R: j A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed on ground
" L' z. {2 ~0 X' i H8K1 Emily: 2 damaged* J* A. i* |" J: r0 L+ ^$ @
Japanese Ships
' @* B( f1 n- Z% ^. t AS Yasukuni Maru, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* O$ L" d" |6 a7 g" S CL Yura, Shell hits 19, heavy fires, heavy damage' _* Y: M f- x1 A
CL Kiso, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 _: S7 U) L. T ` CA Tone, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage+ K S7 b/ K$ l7 e1 l3 P
AD Shintoku Maru, Shell hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage$ _4 J a9 I: p) C# C- z
DD Kuroshio, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage! k+ E5 N0 ~2 H* R# j
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage- m* B9 M: u% ~8 j& B! X
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 R: ^! U. p' z& j2 h DD Akebono, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 G, L! l) V9 R& x6 j
PB Yahada Maru, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 \/ `9 Q2 H: `- y4 K1 c6 F1 ` DD Harusame, Shell hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 j9 i! r* G8 i! b: r, `7 ?$ |
Allied Ships
' A0 l+ E( N! X BB Colorado
- T" T" T% r7 L" i- j CA Cornwall
7 l1 u! A& n( U. F# x; q0 E# t CA Canberra
% \1 n. d! L5 l* `, T7 H CA Australia1 w7 f# z' ~* Q& t+ x
CA Pensacola
+ t4 o/ m; W3 R) t- W7 ? CA Chicago
, n* |# B. V: o) I3 T CA Northampton% L1 w7 x( c( `7 q6 {, l
CA Indianapolis
6 g0 Q, S! `" s6 o% r CL Honolulu0 D$ K+ j4 j2 E0 T# o
CL Trenton
: x. h( `. B9 J& d/ n CL Ceres" G' v' C" K# J0 _$ M
CL Dauntless
+ J% X9 P6 j4 S# |* h5 n CL Leander
* }- P1 A' R3 [) i+ @ DD Dent1 Y0 ]/ E0 F3 Z" Q/ y
DD Nizam, w+ O9 v O* ~$ c; f
DD Allen8 O5 ?! B' N: X: Y' B3 r2 \" u2 e% h
DD Aaron Ward7 [0 C6 [5 A. ]& Y7 c" e
DM Montgomery |