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TF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,1108 r8 z8 B0 s* W5 D, p4 g: ?
3 `7 f0 g( p* q0 B' ~& `6 ?
Allied ground losses:( @1 @2 d* r1 r8 T) P' ?
128 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110# D5 l3 I! g; }5 }5 O7 C6 G
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Japanese aircraft. {& P' J/ q8 ?$ H& V
G3M Nell x 16
+ n$ ^' O9 K9 @ wG4M1 Betty x 22& e: ?0 B8 S8 e6 e1 z
: b& S" A O, X$ ^
Japanese aircraft losses
6 T' [* E7 N6 l" g2 K" L4 L1 AG3M Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships4 Z6 c, P6 b% E3 o$ ~0 c/ \
AP Crescent City( i( |5 D* d4 P& O' g
DD King- F: F) ~' J8 S( `9 I
AP St. Mihel. S" a" b# R& S4 W
AP Hugh L. Scott
; u% e2 G: }. O1 F5 ~8 c) z; PDD Gilmer/ K1 K" x" K) C# k/ B
AP W.A. Holbrook+ R0 h! ~4 @6 j; O: m q
AP Bloemfontrin
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) C9 \2 I- C0 {2 m d0 A. ^& fDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft
$ }/ p7 S& i. G( n' gG3M Nell x 8
3 _/ {. x3 }6 {. y3 ]- rG4M1 Betty x 9
( w3 |3 q! M' S7 ?
% x6 T8 i+ H" _# f6 C# \+ l PJapanese aircraft losses
' B |' Y& {/ u0 ~3 h; P' g* t; @G3M Nell: 2 damaged
6 k# B+ P' N3 W7 FG4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships) i+ ^4 A" ?" ]2 A
AP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 ?- I& S* e( g. i/ H
AVD Hulbert
1 x- O5 k( H1 A5 c5 gAP President Coolidge6 T7 f% l1 d% W+ @8 K
AP Crescent City# c: u: v6 W; z6 [. S- j4 {+ a. O+ b
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5 u4 C; x- z7 S6 D整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋 _0 N2 U2 e, r4 S6 T! C j
Ground combat at Pago Pago
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248
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Defending force 2016 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56" I1 Y/ Q: c D3 L4 G3 j4 [
9 h) X1 C; O9 {+ {5 {
Allied max assault: 520 - adjusted assault: 242
2 H+ Q t; i% V7 w M9 L: K
. F" \3 c# a8 D8 y! {Japanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7
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Allied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!
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- s. e0 F9 H/ bJapanese ground losses:
- W# C" i) Z U7 }111 casualties reported
2 P! n1 N1 D# w* N1 cGuns lost 2
. F! E( c B; d# K0 n; b
+ I6 _$ Q$ L1 `* k; G) _' }Allied ground losses: Y$ n2 F5 }) J/ {
18 casualties reported& L: A( Y& j$ k1 g, u. ~- R
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Day Air attack on TF at 101,112
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, c$ ]' x6 H1 U" _7 \; |5 kJapanese aircraft) U9 s9 v4 b( j
G4M1 Betty x 15
4 p/ ~& y- I1 B0 V& o$ _+ \4 u Q: D" Z
8 W( _8 f% p8 k4 [Japanese aircraft losses
, e/ ?( N+ C0 N9 p0 Z3 l `- PG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged' ~% I4 ], P2 z; q
/ t$ }# U* J- bAllied Ships
) u5 n! h: i, [" U9 RDD Grayson
: I0 X- K, _' X8 N1 e1 _' B* ]AK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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0 _# A7 l* l4 A; L& |$ |- [% T5 \三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营. h2 t$ N2 \3 ~
Ground combat at Kunming
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Allied Shock attack
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' ^2 O. K" I0 L3 B+ kAttacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 2920 K6 G/ J/ f" O/ e
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Defending force 1238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29" k1 D0 a7 D( j$ [- Y
$ _3 y- b& A- g2 J- Y& Q8 j, V3 s! tAllied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470
. m4 z2 m. D* e( r
7 A0 `6 x; |9 O" d! i q0 y- JJapanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1
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Allied assault odds: 470 to 1 $ {$ O# P1 _# R6 `
9 {: X: }1 D$ {- m! KJapanese ground losses:- {) H, ^$ W5 n/ m1 @9 W
89 casualties reported3 j5 P, _7 [+ ]- s* ^& l+ H
4 X" u. {% }( d' `
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!. H2 A; H8 k5 j2 ?5 a
$ l# x4 T8 L% [5 [, ?AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/06/42
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日酋妄图清扫诺福克的水雷阵,岸炮立即给于警告
0 }1 f1 X! p' D3 lTF 44 encounters mine field at Norfolk Island (60,119) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! ^% [# a" E+ t" y# @, R a
2 ^8 a# k0 E2 s* V- z. I26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
4 R/ ?5 ~) V' h) F- hJapanese Ships9 p. X( u4 O6 q1 s& d3 ~% p' a
MSW Tama Maru #2
. d4 l1 L7 t3 e2 g' gMSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage/ N3 c) |4 w: x) ~3 P% V4 A5 D
MSW Noshiro Maru #2, f1 j# T, a1 r
MSW Hagoromo Maru
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,1105 @" i+ N9 u/ {% G# F
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Japanese aircraft+ o- h- A% ?# e! N4 m
G4M1 Betty x 310 [6 u6 h. ?" F
, W4 T' m: |( G+ nJapanese aircraft losses
" y/ R Z: f: Q7 EG4M1 Betty: 8 damaged" |% w3 |# O$ k/ U1 M# t% J: O
4 h) |4 {9 W& _6 l3 \
Allied Ships0 V9 S1 i) D0 w0 j
AK Robert Morris$ b+ }2 t! q" d# \, x3 O' @
AK Empire Selwyn! w* V: _+ W2 t( b; ]) e. _: T* H
AK Empire Heath( T2 P7 }$ b. r! g1 J
AK Steel Mariner
9 @; C: h1 q2 k4 z: M2 YAK Californian, Torpedo hits 1) x7 m1 H' p- H
DD Gwin
' u) x/ f0 r" pAK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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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
% R1 R6 ^& Q; W, R( x5 ~0 ]Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110: X$ u% U6 S+ r3 K/ [& i) V
+ f; [) Q8 z' W6 q0 lJapanese Ships
' X B1 l" y* m; [1 |! X0 kCL Kiso, Shell hits 2
* r9 H' Z( V7 J: M9 B1 W8 cDD Ikazuchi ~1 B1 O7 ?, U" j
DD Yuzuki
+ G* X r2 { G% j6 x. T( P9 Y3 e" ]DD Matsukaze7 c& }* |# C7 j1 Y& l- m- W1 h; h
DD Shiokaze
* Y$ O6 T$ C# C: z. H! L0 vDD Nokaze
' J+ K* `8 `) l7 cDD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire8 g7 C0 |6 V; z7 \9 G; j& }
DD Chidori, Shell hits 1" s: v( l8 \5 A* Z) e
DD Manazuru
: A( p, p) W8 v. ADD Tomozuru9 }3 P, H5 U& ~3 T) n
2 K" G, d6 d1 a! @% J# ^Allied Ships
7 m2 Q+ w& D, u; t. ~) m) d% RDD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk
8 \' i* y: X+ q2 [+ L# R. D# pAK Demodocus, Shell hits 1, q/ L; N: y2 U7 L
AK Diomed
" @0 K& {/ \9 Q9 cAK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 A) K2 |6 s0 W# ~- I) hAK Carolinian
; G* M) I. q2 t2 |7 M: {AK Dakotan3 `, ?3 D* r1 k! E# F
AK Georgian8 E: ~' \+ E' a. d) c, V- Y& ~% p1 |
AK Iowan% f1 r5 O: {8 c0 |$ v5 `) b x
AK Kansan. Q% O; S6 V t% {/ h
AK Missourian/ v, d" x+ t4 e' p( G0 G/ |% l
AK Nevadan: z! }! t# [' P6 n9 b, Z7 M
AK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 1
- [$ j+ p" ]- D9 B! EAK Challenger
3 K n, }) i2 QAK Atlantic9 J. q1 |$ p" U+ D
AK Lancaster
5 W; ~. r3 N% |AK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 M: J/ X/ L8 F/ o$ i# i
AK Santa Rita
- X; J! [- o p1 T0 sAK Irenee Du Pont6 {, T, s- f/ c" }& b/ w6 ~
AK Atlanta City$ l9 v$ K. e$ q& N; H
AK Mobile City0 N4 A; g0 Q$ q1 @/ {
AK Steel Age6 t, h: [/ i# B5 s2 ]8 ~: D
AK Steel Mariner
3 V- R& g6 }6 ~, \, w/ [* tAK Steel Scientist& R: W: c# ^) |9 e8 P
AK Steel Worker
% }$ X4 y; G) L' |AK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage' g! g* U( t) {! v y
AK Harry Luckenbach6 E1 D* w. c# V) u
AK Lewis Luckenbach* x0 B$ V9 \# }' g
AK Mathew Luckenbach; x8 n9 Z- z! v3 z7 b
AK Kailua8 _8 P( X& F0 K0 U
AK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire7 t! Z' X" i0 v
AK Benjamin Franklin
% p9 M5 o7 r) G; x s' }AK Edgar Allan Poe
% }3 ]& f' [3 Y* ^AK John Adams
/ m" m, O5 B8 AAK John C. Fremont
& ?2 i) s( j: o( H. U0 oAK John Hart. n5 b) a7 C2 }
AK Robert Morris
4 f$ @9 _5 E" j2 xAK Empire Rainbow
& B- g% n$ T) d$ p! R, x" ?( }AK Empire Selwyn- p# P/ C' v5 n: U$ a! C8 U8 U
AK Empire Heath- Q1 A1 I. k+ z
AK Empire Eagle+ ^, H/ \( ]2 F5 U( }; k& U
AK Malda
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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。& [. @9 [- X; a
Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft
% v; G1 W. E3 U9 N% f" FA6M2 Zero x 73
$ j- Q2 c) ]) `' bKi-61 KAIc Tony x 33" X% |8 Y$ t1 i/ ?7 u3 l ~
/ _0 s& W3 p2 IAllied aircraft' m4 E7 d- {% _( X3 I
B-17E Fortress x 101! g5 s1 ?& G4 |/ t' e' j
B-24D Liberator x 41) d) K- s0 _% e m6 g
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Japanese aircraft losses9 q6 l/ n. } z, z' K
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged
7 i/ S. L: Y3 y& L! R d& o( lKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged: b9 D/ X& R+ k7 U7 Z8 I
2 H3 f4 }% L7 L* m; kAllied aircraft losses* V+ o6 K1 x. t' Q' m
B-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:
8 k0 U8 N" z2 r& ?7 F& C30 casualties reported1 I! b2 j- Q0 |7 C; W
j3 a1 V9 j! x9 {/ @% L% TAirbase hits 1
' k* `0 K$ W# UAirbase supply hits 1% l" A7 k* R' g
Runway hits 5
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g* U2 `8 U4 z" Q7 s/ n4 |Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft
( A3 g3 z$ C1 @" ]A6M2 Zero x 47+ ^6 A; u1 c6 g( _2 U% h
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 16- x' m# t/ |. Z Q" d1 c6 W
* @7 X* `: T7 @7 |. [Allied aircraft
" H* H$ w) |% K. @' YB-17E Fortress x 88+ b7 F* o& ]* p6 f2 n1 e8 p
' t+ {, T9 p' q" V' eJapanese aircraft losses# t F- A6 D* F# D" f% u8 _7 E* O! g2 m
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged' O, \- e# ]- X$ I [- C
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed* x5 ?7 h, @2 U k- a
' Y: M& m4 g9 k$ m% X2 K+ \
Japanese ground losses:9 t+ S% m" g" N( i# M
38 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 1
, H+ G3 y0 F: b! {7 |3 u2 wRunway hits 18+ }3 G* l {1 N/ r$ J) T2 y
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+ O- s# O+ z: S* k# `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。( m" T" Q' y$ O% J l0 y
Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110, u2 I9 `2 u5 v/ |
% H, {. m2 ^2 N a0 mJapanese aircraft
3 i$ D {7 U/ jG3M Nell x 264 F# K" F+ s0 T4 ?/ A* Y( Q
G4M1 Betty x 26
6 N. m' L0 ~# O$ d" r- o2 F
: U# b2 Y* p. hJapanese aircraft losses* \% W1 L, A$ o1 S" S8 l
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged' p7 U" N9 }' q9 \
( |5 f; \9 p% w7 j# a* q; U' vAllied Ships6 O" Q. `* p5 k: _5 l' B/ ]6 ~% l+ g
AK Steel Worker
: j, R ^5 C$ o, V, g& e& c; @AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage. t D7 }8 e; Q7 i% Z
AK Steel Scientist3 S( ^0 V$ X; ^5 D
AK Atlanta City
! b3 v/ L% y: qAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) C: E+ o8 O' P# h G8 }AK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage. K8 U& c) x, }' p- q j& M
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1
% h: `* ?% l e5 [ o& R# FAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* w/ l% l. I* U! O0 h& d& z
AK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 Q' _$ S# y- P( o4 LAK Edgar Allan Poe
7 j& s- L+ q3 ]: Z$ V6 L2 f- ~AK Mobile City$ }. K, S: u2 g% w' r
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire0 N4 R& r6 C# P D L- A
AK John Adams3 W( ?2 B/ P1 q' O; y
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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2 _- ~+ c: X/ F1 c% H# _. y6 C
Ground combat at 45,31$ b( k' X7 \2 c6 ]8 z& A! { v
9 A- n, T% S0 F, h$ u" A1 UJapanese Shock attack+ i6 D8 g3 ?2 ]7 y+ F
6 w. R, w& }/ h& Q0 xAttacking force 119925 troops, 1386 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 2271) @- o4 I& O- |. |" ^
0 j$ i0 q$ m1 M6 L \' IDefending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1658: I5 q4 E- z2 m/ A
2 f9 Q! _( P' z5 P. ]4 v% q5 nJapanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637 ' [" l/ W$ b3 b2 }$ ^6 N' B- l
$ s' R6 t: g% R/ e1 YAllied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91
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Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:' |! y2 }5 Z. w0 D+ f( w |% A
1647 casualties reported
' J9 G* h2 E) c6 ~5 w- zGuns lost 114
% A; N. q% B9 [Vehicles lost 2
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9 d( T, J7 {# ?4 ]- eAllied ground losses:
& ` }, d0 K( f5 m0 ~! N9 Q& d* I1377 casualties reported
# N3 y9 q: D, V: r% pGuns lost 5) \: t2 o; Z, D. ]' ?' h
2 s3 I5 J0 F9 e
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!; J6 E. _* e+ ?4 H. n
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/09/42
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77) N; H1 D! }. z/ V3 \4 {" v4 k; l% u
v" z* e% R+ p" D! @7 I; P( L/ {5 @Japanese aircraft2 x' \* a# g" u% V7 d
A6M2 Zero x 646 b& V4 S; Y" @1 U, W
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 32$ l( ~7 V; B- L v% G
4 U/ j0 z1 Y! E" y4 H; A+ w* u, _
Allied aircraft
8 D2 f* ~- e$ P* f3 BB-17E Fortress x 828 l3 s+ L7 t; R
. s4 F' u. N! y3 RJapanese aircraft losses
W9 [5 K" m W' f! d! _4 KA6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged
, d: D; u) w9 {8 Z+ X. eKi-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
! Y* ]' i2 q# x5 V. R2 ?. z156 casualties reported/ m3 O% w8 W$ n
$ x: @3 F, j. x# N# l
Airbase hits 19 d) g: ^: A1 I; J2 e+ `# n8 T& S
Runway hits 19' j( s& ?, Q" z# A7 Y2 R; d
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( x2 H# T" F$ G7 x0 SDay Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,109$ p$ Z- T4 T" c+ x; ]- p) K
. p, V2 x7 f# g) ]* B& I, UJapanese aircraft- S0 h4 y# g4 E% g6 ^4 K; g+ j9 d s
G3M Nell x 24% |' i/ K# [$ G, z8 d5 A$ N, P
G4M1 Betty x 48
1 t) W9 A4 s/ s
$ W" b9 B0 ]+ Q# F- xNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships; J; A0 ^. s9 w) A2 P% o
AK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, d" y$ g! e' s$ L0 ^( N! _! Z2 FAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ {7 R3 l( a# t" ~AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage$ M8 ^+ E4 M1 _6 ]' X
AK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
9 T/ O! i! Z7 i6 wAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Sub attack at 99,109, R6 O6 P! G: J
" N5 L1 w* S3 I \6 o# i; j! k. KJapanese Ships
+ @( m: U$ c4 B+ A( Q' ]8 V# DSS I-173
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Allied Ships- C" ~+ B! e$ x* i; e0 z( s# U- F$ `5 R
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,109
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# K& }, H$ Y1 N* E) W( |% @Japanese Ships
+ Z1 n: T: t: j# W# o+ V$ w; a# w! rCA Chikuma1 N$ Q: ^5 M2 C+ n5 X
CL Kuma
1 l4 L, W) S5 g. J9 L [CL Tama
. P; q' J& w2 V$ M3 l! _DD Akebono4 h1 a Z: C) b- K4 v2 K+ x% w+ H
DD Kikuzuki
0 Y0 e6 Z9 h7 W& VDD Okikaze
5 m# N/ e T% P- ^% B! g; N+ CDD Namikaze8 d7 j1 a+ G7 K1 y" s' T" v n
DD Hatsukari3 V: g/ Z: [ r* ^- m
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Allied Ships& j! @* m4 h }* l' f: |
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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$ H0 Z+ K$ b: E* eSub attack at 100,109/ c" k2 _( B0 `# Y+ G3 s1 z+ D
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Japanese Ships
6 U, \3 V, `, |" N, USS I-168
9 r; T# m% G1 R" S5 O9 S
( Z! `, k/ @1 y( r0 ~6 IAllied Ships$ X3 \0 q+ X9 X: a; S4 x+ w! P. E# K2 T
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage' g |' u. J: h" Z o+ e$ ]
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' M1 c: Z9 M/ m. \; |9 cDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft
6 D! b& V2 E4 L1 S9 eA6M2 Zero x 514 Y4 f% Q8 }; Y6 z+ Z
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 481 _/ u( C) _! Q1 v
2 h, D2 z1 W9 u- ~Allied aircraft
0 D/ l. U3 |! iB-17E Fortress x 78! B5 a1 A' v3 h5 v* ?8 l
d& I9 l, g' b4 {2 g4 ?$ V, E0 nJapanese aircraft losses5 ?% h& M' |0 I+ H% D1 p% h
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged# N* S9 w( O5 B f8 }0 k, |
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged! F# [3 W/ F+ R1 w' V6 p- u7 N
7 W) R. y- f% z( P Q1 [- R7 c0 {Japanese ground losses:
^- I% I! }" i J3 S307 casualties reported. W4 w( Q& ~2 P
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Airbase hits 5
/ i: A* G4 Y4 A( I! Q& mAirbase supply hits 3
! J+ F& |' k: fRunway hits 23
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77: Z- q& R. h, _; G; V* f1 j- q
! Y \' ]4 h$ W0 l) MJapanese aircraft+ m/ t# b, { j$ Q4 U
A6M2 Zero x 51
2 L! r5 p1 c8 c, |! ~( z) Z+ kKi-61 KAIc Tony x 48: }( ?- T. i2 v0 E6 B
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Allied aircraft1 @/ B2 \( B. M7 q1 F2 q/ ?
B-17E Fortress x 88/ f3 r. b; [, s
6 U4 k2 \6 q6 t5 K7 k! e. F+ |' dJapanese aircraft losses
/ [% o( W2 c+ W4 \A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
4 g: c: K' U( W* R6 bKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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4 X7 t* m& o0 ?- ~0 tJapanese ground losses:# y7 ~6 o$ v' U: P) G/ R
177 casualties reported
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) @' F2 X7 J0 @# N6 W5 g$ \& kAirbase hits 2
& p$ R( t8 G- L, L- |3 N, ~ s& kAirbase supply hits 2
; Q2 u& K% _* m1 \; J4 m4 fRunway hits 20
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4 d+ y# s2 ~8 |' J! `5 v+ H* k, kDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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$ G7 ?! t; P) P! E. e, M! d$ NJapanese aircraft
, }' w4 Q2 S, C7 a6 Y# w$ PG4M1 Betty x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses9 ^: W% P* K, v/ m* {
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged5 n: l( A8 E& D
! s" U8 K- U- u) vAllied Ships
5 q0 w# W% W3 d* g7 S7 y3 sAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 b Q8 x- F* |2 _AK Georgian, heavy damage |