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TF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,1109 W. i6 t8 X, Z5 X
7 ? z, f4 U% W: W
Allied ground losses:& g+ z2 P) Y) u/ S7 T
128 casualties reported7 [* @! B9 x+ W
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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8 @9 |6 ]. e5 x7 Z' y2 x; xJapanese aircraft$ _! Z) E, e/ O9 y, e
G3M Nell x 16, M1 ?# U4 k% o4 X
G4M1 Betty x 22) Q. q7 Q. ~" i
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Japanese aircraft losses& i5 H8 I/ v* r5 q6 S: }
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
- l2 j& z, e/ d2 K2 O. ~AP Crescent City7 E9 `1 `; q/ o% F' N# \# s% }; `! B; j
DD King
& Z2 k7 s! S+ n9 V* P" uAP St. Mihel# R2 N% O8 p% e2 z0 G* Z+ N
AP Hugh L. Scott4 \; ?% ]% w$ t) z! M M4 U" g# [
DD Gilmer
' t* Q- Q/ b |) j8 {AP W.A. Holbrook+ E7 ?- M5 Y5 Y) i. D0 ~1 s4 s
AP Bloemfontrin
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0 p, h8 y6 ?) ~2 [7 @" `0 H8 oDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110. a4 J+ ~) s. S4 r, u
' E5 a6 E) `8 F& A) w4 NJapanese aircraft
/ Y# @3 h. b& Q9 D5 {: ~- DG3M Nell x 8
& e% {0 c$ i$ l0 k+ `0 }G4M1 Betty x 9( u+ S [0 S2 i( [. m: T, j! T) Y
7 P; W/ u+ P( J* o0 T. r/ c1 dJapanese aircraft losses
+ J: X) T4 [( g, M$ bG3M Nell: 2 damaged1 {8 u# y% ]4 _% J% P/ m; {
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged( y' C8 I) j1 B
9 f7 ?+ k+ b- X* J" H6 @: jAllied Ships2 O) e) o0 H5 q7 D3 w" }. s
AP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 x8 [' b( n0 [& qAVD Hulbert! x B; N: e( x. f7 E5 @+ P+ E
AP President Coolidge
! [# v2 f1 B' H) x% t- aAP Crescent City, w1 ]( p8 t4 \. h" U. {
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整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋
q! l) m4 f7 ?4 `Ground combat at Pago Pago
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W% n! s, B7 `2 ?' }4 }Allied Shock attack$ C4 s' A R" n, o
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Attacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248' O* {* A1 _5 R' n8 ^
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Defending force 2016 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56
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/ C' y/ g2 V8 k! HAllied max assault: 520 - adjusted assault: 242
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Japanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7 * h4 M, g7 {* G! |- \
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Allied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0) ! u7 {" B; H0 s9 J
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Allied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!2 y1 Y+ ], O; J0 h0 {9 d1 t3 g
5 F5 b a# Q w% E/ I) vJapanese ground losses:9 V$ C! Q; ~; y l+ Q4 k, v
111 casualties reported3 V- d/ D# K# q- H; F
Guns lost 2: R& p1 H( ?3 E& _
1 S6 F/ r4 P+ x8 }' AAllied ground losses:
5 j/ i" p- {- L( f' J18 casualties reported
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0 Q' E0 L' M# z; O/ _& ^7 o% iDay Air attack on TF at 101,112- B3 r& E6 p8 j+ h' N/ W
: W, U2 _$ Z ?6 x3 ]% N3 KJapanese aircraft
! Q; H/ A6 O9 V. P JG4M1 Betty x 15: e$ ?% Z+ d' W& U
- U. t: p2 d y9 x- f
Japanese aircraft losses
2 `! D' q9 ^( B# HG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged+ {2 {+ x3 j8 F9 v! k! p
/ C, T4 d9 F* ~9 d5 d- Q% P: t$ ?. f0 IAllied Ships
' p' G# c3 j4 d jDD Grayson
# z: D2 d* v. VAK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营: C7 k) T6 ^; M; U1 ^) w4 {
Ground combat at Kunming2 w+ o, I: B t; u- ]" Q& u
0 U. I$ H. o) V, g) i7 ~Allied Shock attack4 H) I: p& r( l! P# O$ M8 t- ~
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Attacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 292* V Q* U* O- V0 n0 Q2 j
. Q* }2 K4 q" s& A4 D: e; u* zDefending force 1238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 294 E) R8 o! N/ G: L
+ Q3 B$ F- u8 R' a# \Allied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470
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9 f# I- K" G/ zJapanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1 $ r4 ?( T) |- W
0 |+ _% E2 P4 D! Y0 E
Allied assault odds: 470 to 1
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% w( C5 {0 e& Z1 n$ @Japanese ground losses:7 @% a2 M; Z- V; u: v g8 N
89 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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4 k- s7 f' u) `6 R- c! U日酋妄图清扫诺福克的水雷阵,岸炮立即给于警告% o2 y8 B7 Z+ L ]% J+ o
TF 44 encounters mine field at Norfolk Island (60,119) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!3 u7 E: |; |* e$ l
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26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
1 n& C2 H% m! Y6 o; J4 X: q+ NJapanese Ships
- H1 M2 a1 a2 F2 g. d, TMSW Tama Maru #2
6 D) ~+ m* E% W1 YMSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
, ]* G, a: {% Y4 BMSW Noshiro Maru #2
' g" h5 ?* H6 n I! |) U8 X/ CMSW Hagoromo Maru4 k7 I+ d, g. f/ g& ?! T
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; K* n+ L! P, U; M# M7 DDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft' ^: y6 D( B; s" s# I
G4M1 Betty x 31
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' P; d% _( Z h) _: t" xJapanese aircraft losses
' ]( h8 b, \( }( FG4M1 Betty: 8 damaged. s: e, i8 R1 ]! o/ M: I
) Y) Q T) ]. wAllied Ships
0 @! V6 A. Z2 [AK Robert Morris
4 C+ P( H5 Y6 K0 H) RAK Empire Selwyn
E8 a- k2 [ g) VAK Empire Heath
$ p! i3 m/ @* I7 e' JAK Steel Mariner5 H, D. |0 L: q. N& _# G
AK Californian, Torpedo hits 1
# _0 y- b+ k- t, v: B& ]DD Gwin- l0 G% J) A6 L; t- j( X0 [
AK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& _8 i2 j1 w H3 c' P) B
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日酋的水面舰队趁夜杀入港湾,对正在卸载补给的运输队进行攻击,无奈并没有多少实际性损害0 f+ x1 D& r8 \
Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110! |+ ]6 H; \/ A |; h
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Japanese Ships
% }% t1 M- @9 o- j+ `CL Kiso, Shell hits 2
; q/ e- g! q5 uDD Ikazuchi+ k5 p$ n. r- t
DD Yuzuki0 T: Y$ Z1 z3 l4 `, }# k+ Y$ y1 K* Q
DD Matsukaze) ]' X& K# Z$ i( O, B) R0 F- p! y
DD Shiokaze+ M. }/ T# N' _! A% ^6 W
DD Nokaze9 Z8 ?; n$ \* x/ P0 h# v, i! T
DD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire s& _% Q8 r- d# O* W, S
DD Chidori, Shell hits 1
1 [9 n6 ]# t8 H& A7 p+ IDD Manazuru
$ W3 g& _% C5 ~0 Y* iDD Tomozuru+ p% V+ M1 R7 S7 ~2 S
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Allied Ships- C0 w, @$ U; A* n! o
DD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk2 g4 G) t* E5 `, s3 k
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 1
2 A) S0 d# H; E z& N5 LAK Diomed
6 ~* y4 ?7 }! b9 N2 ]7 O+ O5 k; dAK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% M. e: k) _$ i* @; }9 O8 CAK Carolinian( T3 u" j6 g, Q u
AK Dakotan/ Q9 X0 Y9 W' V( W, R
AK Georgian( K0 V4 B( F2 g: [* f
AK Iowan! b9 e; d6 [1 J) E+ R
AK Kansan& V4 Z4 q! d1 W
AK Missourian
1 s( i; _2 P) i( x6 N* uAK Nevadan
6 }$ e: J3 r2 c E3 A3 {- W6 N* OAK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 1# N8 L* t& ]9 F |* ~6 i
AK Challenger
; H( M5 W" c+ K& K- R8 I- T6 oAK Atlantic& q* C- g) ~( G ]
AK Lancaster! N1 i" W9 z0 ^2 ~! U2 [9 A7 u3 _2 j
AK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( ?- D2 z% u0 n; F, I( Y4 M; oAK Santa Rita
# y3 w {0 P* A' i RAK Irenee Du Pont
4 V2 w: i$ A$ Z( W1 fAK Atlanta City& o, x6 A& N- c1 T$ Y
AK Mobile City
/ `" H4 i/ g0 ^, N8 HAK Steel Age
$ G% t+ N: U S5 R% EAK Steel Mariner
4 u! ?3 N) @" NAK Steel Scientist
( f6 v6 k$ E% g) a* tAK Steel Worker
; ], F0 Z2 r- ~& |' U& a) ^AK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage3 s: b* A( @8 g# o
AK Harry Luckenbach8 x$ Y0 g. f: f
AK Lewis Luckenbach
|9 U ?' P, B+ Z' @. z9 t0 g% cAK Mathew Luckenbach
4 e: {; ~& o5 I3 gAK Kailua! A' V* s- o. J/ o
AK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire
; F) G. S" X% j9 V2 I: aAK Benjamin Franklin' T+ R& @: u/ m! v
AK Edgar Allan Poe' K# @6 g' a- F, ^2 t+ Q3 `
AK John Adams
a, J- W' B: [" V1 h) e ^AK John C. Fremont
0 O/ ]. t" F! u) J7 z2 x) vAK John Hart
& s) r/ K( b' I" [ |# h8 }AK Robert Morris K6 [9 _' [$ d$ d4 q! h# K
AK Empire Rainbow* }+ K7 }/ Q# W9 H
AK Empire Selwyn
, z$ V4 u( O* _1 ?0 g1 @AK Empire Heath! n2 n5 }( z3 F9 G4 f7 G$ ^" ~
AK Empire Eagle# m4 r! k& v) B1 g; P
AK Malda
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& d2 k0 G9 P# S盟军四发对古邦进行高空轰炸,日酋战斗机怎么也爬不到这个高度,但是B24的升限没能继续提高,被零战捉到。; h& m& E5 Q# V4 |
Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,777 m! p# K2 o7 M5 v
& ?/ _( l2 U- b* M$ Z( S& pJapanese aircraft5 W- B4 ]4 h3 x+ I
A6M2 Zero x 73
' l, ?0 h) Q5 N# B6 rKi-61 KAIc Tony x 33
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( H) L( N- O5 A2 Y; V9 ?$ lAllied aircraft
5 t3 T7 n" Y% NB-17E Fortress x 101' D1 c1 [/ c( K. N6 F
B-24D Liberator x 41- b$ N2 r# q% ~0 y" K
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Japanese aircraft losses# ~* S, b5 ^; S0 @7 W! N
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged* s' E8 D, l9 [( {+ m
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
7 V2 \0 t# \1 y, O3 i/ a* ]6 |* K$ _& e# Y; s3 f
Allied aircraft losses
; F# g: _2 g8 y5 t# M6 @B-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed$ t* \" z. B! o; R
) w( ?# v2 h4 r$ |5 `Japanese ground losses:
3 R- l% z. S) M* U& {& @ j% u30 casualties reported$ i5 r# y# Y: Y1 T, y" Y( I6 _
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Airbase hits 1# M& w2 c: _0 [2 J
Airbase supply hits 1
7 m, }6 b8 D) S% x- ]' W, A; RRunway hits 5: [7 Z3 r; ?- _! \
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft
3 @: _5 m5 g0 p" o1 t1 i. @- t3 pA6M2 Zero x 47! `& u- n i, y* D4 c) G1 w
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 169 J, D$ E; Q5 U% W
2 S5 X0 B& B0 j1 LAllied aircraft
4 V! A" `$ Y# L* U) g% nB-17E Fortress x 887 Z" _+ g. o m4 V8 B5 w7 E8 A. L
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 A j# ]1 T7 p3 o8 P6 ~) GA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged! b% X% @: H( a/ n5 y
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed C d) ?$ r5 M: ~# ^6 b
6 v$ |: N, W1 b; A% D# z! V
Japanese ground losses:
a7 b# F7 a1 O1 b3 ~ i38 casualties reported y; c! M1 ^1 h$ j
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Airbase hits 1
/ m" h7 h( a9 Y2 ?7 nRunway hits 18( X- m% C( E/ z) G
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盟军运输队发扬牺牲精神,势要撑起这个太平洋上最后的反攻跳板。
5 C* I% X5 y3 j! UDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft
. p: `* @9 b( n$ Q% v7 `, O7 hG3M Nell x 26; e: v' ?' L- X; |3 j: I, n6 z: f2 K
G4M1 Betty x 26
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 X$ Z: T8 N% z5 R* S9 p6 wG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged" r$ \( r4 j. a
( S& L( Q. D* h* r% W. uAllied Ships
, v. z2 K( L" Q' NAK Steel Worker
3 [, k& Z! r! p* zAK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage+ h1 T" c# }7 Q: f C+ m$ I( e
AK Steel Scientist' l/ u$ V( L5 V; _9 R F
AK Atlanta City
, |* H' Q. V1 t: \7 d8 B. xAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire+ e; p) n, x3 H4 q
AK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
$ M( r7 B5 [5 l g" b1 HAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1, W( ]3 O+ }5 o- R/ Y
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
4 Y; ?& ~* a( Z2 Z0 jAK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 |: c9 p. {% c0 L: K! l# ^: L
AK Edgar Allan Poe* f! H0 _ w, @5 \
AK Mobile City
( Q3 c0 g O* |4 N8 W% ^AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire3 ]" t! ]4 a. w! M S/ f" Q* k
AK John Adams
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, r* I( S& N( W; _由于补给通路被打开,被围日军得到支援,守卫重庆北三岔口侧翼的国军阵地被日军突破9 b# g/ N" ^9 k$ r# r1 |8 S
Ground combat at 45,31
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' F6 e" s" k$ \. m$ S$ U& [Japanese Shock attack+ L5 p, q7 b, x
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Attacking force 119925 troops, 1386 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 22719 n: ]/ v7 }) _% T' |
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Defending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 16581 q" i! h: }( _& N# ]
; s3 B$ [/ R% R* q8 e. j. l! k/ cJapanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637 1 v& B# l6 M9 n& G
8 x a+ b6 r: d( D' \6 dAllied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91
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Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1
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1 `0 Z6 Z- h- b7 NJapanese ground losses:
/ O( x& w- @. E$ r" \; Z1647 casualties reported
: ` g, g; Z- |1 u) n: pGuns lost 1149 \) [$ I* b/ N3 ]8 _2 K
Vehicles lost 2! f$ _( b. z4 c0 W( [/ k X, T# ]
2 [! A3 R* \9 Y% x! a1 R# I( ?
Allied ground losses:
7 n7 v5 P) `2 a) `1377 casualties reported1 E! J0 S0 d! w& j
Guns lost 5
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Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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* e1 ~3 _$ X: D) L8 Y" hDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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' e% o( A3 l; z4 f# Y. Q9 sJapanese aircraft
$ t0 z0 ^" Y5 S8 O) B% m7 DA6M2 Zero x 64
- m5 ^) m# q7 fKi-61 KAIc Tony x 32; _1 ]- ^+ Y0 z- Q6 w
; d- N6 b4 W! |5 A7 j8 `, B, y( lAllied aircraft! \. K9 ^# ]9 o5 z) o6 x- l/ b% q( Y! [
B-17E Fortress x 821 b5 v2 q8 A4 f/ P8 k" `- c4 t
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ ~$ ?# J) w/ e+ Q" y' \/ e$ G+ nA6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged
( C: `$ _% v, x' W0 h6 ]8 H/ CKi-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged/ N) |, b: Q/ y' X' D8 S
' S' p+ ], O" H" @5 w
Japanese ground losses:& l/ y/ Y$ X7 d9 ]" q
156 casualties reported
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/ ?1 f8 Z7 u# u R$ h1 e' HAirbase hits 1* R/ |4 d% e! P! g; W, u
Runway hits 19+ A( q9 O" D* _* y$ ]& D r. Y9 `
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+ b2 t5 Z1 |5 `Day Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,109- j8 a1 j5 |3 N$ f6 A7 I
2 z1 z# t, r' S9 @+ PJapanese aircraft
# U, Z& i( n" G a; E- W7 Q* XG3M Nell x 24# k+ h7 E5 d3 \& h6 a1 r2 c% P
G4M1 Betty x 48
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+ [/ K1 N& i. f4 A3 d5 O( rNo Japanese losses
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" `+ P- x0 b9 t5 D0 B0 q D# R5 e! A5 PAllied Ships D) b% \( g0 M0 X0 w; ^- g/ \ ]
AK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* z3 @ ?) N3 o0 M0 ?
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ c) a! }# W4 w4 L2 h0 qAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
0 a% ~; ]7 |# ]# {) MAK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage1 p6 s8 p: M Y, K0 X
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Sub attack at 99,1091 D- H, z0 j3 W1 c, @* o7 u$ ?
1 g1 W& Y% Q8 C* F; S' |3 {8 H5 wJapanese Ships, L4 c" t# B9 I/ s
SS I-173, R" p1 ]% g+ \' o, M
4 ^& r. S3 h5 U' n0 D( e) UAllied Ships
# r$ V8 J0 `1 [8 |/ H' p" bAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: s5 _) V, n( Z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,109
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Japanese Ships4 U- J2 t: `6 N7 B
CA Chikuma
& b# e: W7 |: n. TCL Kuma
3 d& e K' x6 U; V$ q) T1 [ [4 w) yCL Tama$ B g4 X- V) v$ n$ U2 G/ V5 Z6 t
DD Akebono
" Q. I* c0 n4 f0 e& uDD Kikuzuki
# s8 W+ m" ]4 @' Z' u" X6 ODD Okikaze1 X# F' `- A4 ]( _& X' G& g; m
DD Namikaze
d4 o& x. N8 ZDD Hatsukari
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Allied Ships
5 D. s7 q9 ]$ N) [; g; ~$ SAK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# }/ j) n3 c5 G4 M
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4 ]0 f: e: k2 W- K7 D- n9 V8 a" ?! r# [Sub attack at 100,109% d O; B3 Y! f9 U
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SS I-168: [3 {( d5 l% U
7 B+ i5 |# e- P- D0 F5 S
Allied Ships% `5 J5 c! U5 N4 E1 ~
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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& R: T' B% c. z& BDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft# k; g. D B0 F& a: _
A6M2 Zero x 51
" k6 A# b/ ]: pKi-61 KAIc Tony x 48. W* a: `$ e+ S; G
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Allied aircraft0 a/ u# E( S, v) l
B-17E Fortress x 781 y, F7 N2 x% E7 F" v. F; m) t" s
, V0 _/ ^, i/ A. i1 w( D2 N2 qJapanese aircraft losses
; K5 ~6 h: k$ o" f# I6 PA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
( W6 p* s7 ~' N: ]) T1 R+ TKi-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged2 `/ c! ]3 n! L- _6 Z
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Japanese ground losses:$ x8 a+ N4 B7 F6 g% h
307 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 5: S B. j4 ~/ J- T# ]0 d, I
Airbase supply hits 34 e% J& |: j+ ?* `
Runway hits 23
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' A$ q; m& {) H7 d' d, W* o3 bA6M2 Zero x 511 s$ a$ ^0 e! U
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 483 I# \+ m$ m% n+ t
5 ~& g3 o6 {8 Y* O3 i0 l- VAllied aircraft
; b* ~' f9 k% ]! h1 f9 EB-17E Fortress x 88
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, h, B: g+ x- R! ]9 yJapanese aircraft losses* |2 s, B" K6 |1 h7 O: D) o" f
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
) M9 ~4 ~3 ?; j2 tKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged0 x# @6 Q4 R6 p3 A: ]3 {6 i
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Japanese ground losses:& [' J5 t( {! p" _$ y% ]8 a
177 casualties reported6 _7 T3 {, d* i# i6 s/ H
/ H8 K' _, \) v" J) J7 |8 iAirbase hits 2* l8 o- ~: Q8 |1 n! z- C$ V- F1 ?
Airbase supply hits 20 ]* i& y; {# i
Runway hits 20
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110& Q' I! v! O" ?
+ X% \" p6 T; u( H+ wJapanese aircraft8 q$ I# o2 t9 `, f" ^% V/ ] N, A$ }
G4M1 Betty x 11# @# C V4 q# H! U& y
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G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships) w, z, ?. Z+ v- ^
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 W7 Y& T& t3 \4 A8 A
AK Georgian, heavy damage |