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# y, g% G* [* w1 I' Y( }& t0 d% @1 QTF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,110
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' q) T- x9 [5 z9 x& T1 T, vAllied ground losses:
% v I$ h( F5 v7 Y! d. d# U128 casualties reported$ ]' _% {4 c! T# a" H( x4 m
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,1104 q; H) l m+ A: b& Y
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Japanese aircraft5 ?. c# c9 a) d& t5 `0 t
G3M Nell x 16& U1 X. f0 a5 h* Z
G4M1 Betty x 229 G7 A% @& C. x" W8 j& R
9 V# b# ?. D2 w7 s# XJapanese aircraft losses
5 D& k7 M( K+ c2 e7 a T5 vG3M Nell: 1 damaged: P4 T$ F1 Q! @: T+ Q5 x
3 ~5 M( u3 `) x$ mAllied Ships% }* a8 o% v% `1 I, A
AP Crescent City) c @7 T. m+ {( b( G
DD King
' G- w/ V8 Z1 Q" J- uAP St. Mihel6 _ m: w& D5 U# c4 l
AP Hugh L. Scott
& y+ e# i/ W! r& ~4 L, YDD Gilmer* j: i3 Y. I0 ?: G" |
AP W.A. Holbrook. D0 ^8 X6 S6 N
AP Bloemfontrin# o. }3 G9 J7 v9 _/ s! K
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8 P% Y5 o. C4 A9 }Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,1108 ?0 X5 D8 ^8 I" G/ E. |0 N2 n/ W" G
/ x( _" w2 |) V9 `Japanese aircraft. R; k4 b% e; ?1 H: `4 z
G3M Nell x 8' r; o/ h' y) ^# ?2 I
G4M1 Betty x 96 b5 u8 X9 ]$ P
# ]" V% d1 d) lJapanese aircraft losses
+ h% I/ g/ V! P$ K8 `4 GG3M Nell: 2 damaged- N4 o3 ] H8 ^6 c3 x1 I
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
6 s9 }: W: P3 T3 t0 k% q% g" m* T$ ?, P( I9 Z" X
Allied Ships
$ s1 C/ B5 h/ ~* j* N0 @' sAP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, t, c. H; u- v! y) k5 j5 q! RAVD Hulbert
8 ?- e5 L6 ]" M: j# O) @" hAP President Coolidge, I; S1 b6 z* {$ d$ v9 l
AP Crescent City- z+ V2 B' m: ?0 B2 T
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整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋
! r P) N- z: X7 sGround combat at Pago Pago& Z9 E0 T, ?4 E$ h$ O
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Allied Shock attack
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1 k8 ~( N1 T$ z" x i% BAttacking force 11585 troops, 112 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 248, J( ?, J- B5 y5 [4 D# b# ~
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Defending force 2016 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56
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: i0 J) ? l+ p# X" S% RAllied max assault: 520 - adjusted assault: 242 " }9 I/ _2 L) j! a* P
4 v" b1 p/ r5 o# e; RJapanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7 F' m4 F4 a. P, I) L8 w6 C. N% w5 E$ `
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Allied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0) . [4 x" h- y d+ A: ~: N: l B
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Allied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!7 z4 h2 H* V& I: n3 O
9 s1 {) ~- a7 k9 ]0 T( F
Japanese ground losses:' H& D# O1 ?4 v# y2 V8 v+ T
111 casualties reported8 n: z5 m! |9 l) X0 e
Guns lost 2- n+ w: J; x8 r% d, D9 W
P, `) d$ ]0 k' D3 U; [
Allied ground losses:- H8 V' E( P+ y& @5 _' e, b% k; W
18 casualties reported: q% ~0 ?( u7 \* q- y
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Day Air attack on TF at 101,1122 A: o8 z4 ~% x I4 X% X, m3 b
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Japanese aircraft; u4 g2 q; }+ {
G4M1 Betty x 15
4 B4 i O X7 w) A. l
6 g" ^4 R- I; F! y; @1 J9 y2 EJapanese aircraft losses5 V' m' X3 F. H; [6 i2 B
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged3 Z6 u- \5 L- i4 p. w/ P' ^
7 V) P9 D/ {( N: X9 B w! S9 }5 x4 @Allied Ships
; w p; v0 a. U( S. q4 {2 Y# IDD Grayson
" z/ s9 _4 ^2 p; K+ n4 Q( K+ {! ~AK Steel Age, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 X Q) p# y/ U& y; T
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三个伞兵特战队跑进深山长期野营+ @) @9 u; H9 X* f
Ground combat at Kunming
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Allied Shock attack' j( V: b p( n- ]
: S; ~% G9 F- o6 j, t3 A* sAttacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 292 t0 C1 M* p: O
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Defending force 1238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29* U3 Q: t( c. p a8 |8 s
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Allied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470
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' k' ]/ r- a& s4 g5 e) p8 q4 }6 u' mJapanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1
b: d- o U, H- b* I
: T, z3 N+ B' jAllied assault odds: 470 to 1 4 S1 y. F: R* d# L. o( s
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Japanese ground losses:
' P) w) ~% H7 i+ u89 casualties reported/ n3 m$ e0 T% g
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating!: a7 L" A( u' C! y. {9 G4 V0 ^& o
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# E2 _2 ^9 U, ` h日酋妄图清扫诺福克的水雷阵,岸炮立即给于警告, `- D1 w6 w& z F$ {) J
TF 44 encounters mine field at Norfolk Island (60,119) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!, o' e/ {. L3 u# W) U# E
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26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
" A6 V0 Z" K( m& u0 i0 ? w' WJapanese Ships/ A1 \0 @% O1 k! u5 P8 u0 V
MSW Tama Maru #2
* q! S+ r A7 @' q. K1 v& b, LMSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage" l4 D5 \ A' ^* Y2 H
MSW Noshiro Maru #20 a& o+ K Y6 T* Q
MSW Hagoromo Maru0 J& d/ @/ Q6 k( \3 e5 w( n
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9 l w. [' I6 KDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110- H1 q4 x" b8 L0 x1 l# }
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Japanese aircraft$ H. I8 q+ `8 }: {% E
G4M1 Betty x 31% G; q6 O, [6 i p2 K8 }
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Japanese aircraft losses; B! a8 T; C0 U/ ]. P
G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
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Allied Ships
1 `: J& T4 `3 dAK Robert Morris9 b0 F: O- y1 g, S8 \3 R
AK Empire Selwyn
0 w5 q+ q8 j. T IAK Empire Heath" r8 I6 ]9 W# J% s1 `0 e# Y
AK Steel Mariner* Y1 {0 I% ^3 v" b6 B" G. i0 m
AK Californian, Torpedo hits 1% m- S X4 A* f
DD Gwin$ H. S* f0 x) j! }( o2 X/ g( }
AK 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( v6 S, g5 v& O8 a4 G% p
Night Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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9 _' r& B7 w6 |3 y4 VJapanese Ships
1 B) l# K/ w5 ACL Kiso, Shell hits 23 U6 }6 y$ t7 u1 h! p8 S: ?4 G4 y# r
DD Ikazuchi
5 k2 ~3 k6 {4 C3 e& ]DD Yuzuki
0 h: R( @$ L: _8 ?/ K8 FDD Matsukaze/ F4 ~" [3 O8 m6 ^! a( i
DD Shiokaze5 o: {, _& K4 T8 i3 F
DD Nokaze
$ O) g1 @) [6 s1 pDD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire }) m; t1 U( Z0 H. u' x f, |& G
DD Chidori, Shell hits 1% R* W: a6 u) G; w
DD Manazuru
& J2 m9 N9 u# T7 w# [% iDD Tomozuru
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4 d. s% F' M9 u V gAllied Ships
/ C7 Q2 m: }6 y3 b5 sDD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk8 i) G9 L! |( s( o
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 1' r& }$ u1 q" u5 s& e& C
AK Diomed
. Z% G& K0 s7 v5 G1 U0 [AK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 _, j; i! j' q- m: i) |5 ~5 {) K1 kAK Carolinian! y. J2 T: x( k, C" g$ C. J/ S& G- Y: ~
AK Dakotan: }" p9 Q; `4 J" N2 Y7 T$ ^4 E- n+ U
AK Georgian' L# {: V" t) S% I
AK Iowan% \7 A' D, n7 M( ?3 p% G2 ^
AK Kansan# W/ B. N' d% A$ y# z# M2 | i- a
AK Missourian2 y" ^; ~9 @8 g8 L; d8 e, n9 k
AK Nevadan+ M+ k3 v. R) H, I: x: Y m* h
AK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 1
; p. U5 N: i5 \' r wAK Challenger- H% _6 r6 _9 u; p2 h5 M
AK Atlantic
% {3 P K1 U. l7 SAK Lancaster0 a0 A2 l! J0 N. \3 T Y7 S1 O1 H
AK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 f, m+ @* F4 C# y4 m
AK Santa Rita
/ O: l3 s. o- ?5 zAK Irenee Du Pont
2 T E! O0 e2 _7 `! P! FAK Atlanta City
$ B+ o5 H7 S5 s/ G- dAK Mobile City
2 T, c' K5 `5 G3 @2 q3 C5 m- }AK Steel Age
/ F6 W/ I' y1 o: lAK Steel Mariner, T) x0 w6 q0 Y* G
AK Steel Scientist
- l/ u/ v. o7 a: y; ~$ FAK Steel Worker$ x& M( C* x% M1 \3 g' P
AK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage0 M& T' X! Y9 D
AK Harry Luckenbach
$ R- J, |3 l1 Y8 kAK Lewis Luckenbach) H) R+ [+ T2 B
AK Mathew Luckenbach! @2 X( s+ R6 U+ S5 n1 R
AK Kailua( A' v; z6 \7 |+ g2 \% z3 `# Y
AK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire
# U7 M9 m- l4 x0 gAK Benjamin Franklin
; s) f' d7 _/ ^8 B3 XAK Edgar Allan Poe! Q% A9 P/ Y% x2 I& b: r* b
AK John Adams
7 V$ q7 ^9 M. jAK John C. Fremont% ~: M( D3 G5 g' I
AK John Hart, W: ^8 E, h' d' d V/ r
AK Robert Morris
+ d0 Q3 Y, C b9 aAK Empire Rainbow
* N; S% m1 G0 {, m/ V2 w- {AK Empire Selwyn
. Q3 Y. K& N: l- q5 b! RAK Empire Heath" q. E: n$ U+ i' W; B
AK Empire Eagle; s" O) W# S. S* R% L1 {+ y" c
AK Malda
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( |5 f5 M$ Q6 m7 {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。
. O( b' z8 U& @- p$ nDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77' {" X+ S9 o* h: x0 ]
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Japanese aircraft
( I( T! o7 ?% ^( [: L: y* {A6M2 Zero x 73
6 D) |, X0 r# _# s/ RKi-61 KAIc Tony x 33
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Allied aircraft5 Q. R: I4 _$ T2 l4 D
B-17E Fortress x 1016 H/ u" k+ ]- a
B-24D Liberator x 41
7 O3 {$ s, }4 t+ w0 A
* h& g1 H l* A/ m3 h$ CJapanese aircraft losses( O& B/ G( A! R* F
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged
' |7 j9 r5 M) t/ o+ a. g- y$ a( rKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged6 e5 v4 q r1 y7 @
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Allied aircraft losses
6 W: ~5 E; Z( s; i$ sB-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed. y; \) V' E- P* q1 r# [4 w# b
4 m( f7 B) k) w9 L7 I: H6 f# I) z
Japanese ground losses:# A' T5 R; H% q' s6 R
30 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 19 e' s2 [* X- h" T% T
Airbase supply hits 1, S, Z0 Y/ K1 h) g, T7 N3 u. J7 ]! P- O
Runway hits 5
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/ B8 I1 c) c5 I" `& Y4 A: e2 ^6 zDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,776 ^/ w" I. a& E4 Z2 Y
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Japanese aircraft: b7 [, O9 l, b' Y
A6M2 Zero x 47
; W J8 B* _0 S8 F6 [8 BKi-61 KAIc Tony x 16) Y5 @8 f0 X1 ^3 a( v N
' @6 e4 G3 C5 JAllied aircraft
1 N& l( |+ t+ F N, p) EB-17E Fortress x 88
% E4 ^# v- e" ]/ C$ V! o2 j) z3 L- S+ A0 L8 A
Japanese aircraft losses- b- J( J; w0 N& t; Z; B5 H
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged7 q9 g) K$ @) V
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:
; J Q# ^5 T5 l! s) K/ w38 casualties reported, [* Q6 [/ D6 V: X# j
+ f7 H* X) g1 K# h
Airbase hits 1# m4 i% _) S( z( f
Runway hits 18. }& F- ]1 D5 g8 u
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( j* `* L7 X2 Y6 Q# p+ ~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。# X+ [# I- f {3 Y4 C
Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft6 f+ H0 W3 k& V8 x
G3M Nell x 260 q2 O; E4 r% d2 c
G4M1 Betty x 26. A6 D! w& R- a Q
4 s, B4 S$ B( o- k. F2 a6 d
Japanese aircraft losses
# l! B$ V' V7 E9 R, Y* a- L4 T$ `G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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2 d6 l3 ~$ Z- X- W+ @Allied Ships
d" m+ U1 {1 n" u7 F. p2 V* rAK Steel Worker
$ v4 ?: F* h+ ?8 j7 f/ h4 g/ @AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
0 {9 ~/ ~* w0 r) eAK Steel Scientist6 }' u9 i1 S5 y6 {- q" `6 ~) E
AK Atlanta City
+ b& D; ^# J9 q" p5 [6 {; n7 \AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ g0 j9 v% h7 |3 F4 m$ | YAK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
2 f/ R; d1 l, c% T% E& aAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1
2 y: h7 K3 j; `2 `9 |AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
B4 l: |; D/ h5 I6 e* dAK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ M* P3 z9 {, v9 C& D* H; qAK Edgar Allan Poe# v+ ?% ?- ~3 Q: o4 |; W
AK Mobile City8 ?& M* b& n/ u r0 X% O
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' g# d0 o3 m& a% z- QAK John Adams
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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
+ ?- Z+ A! W' C- m. xGround combat at 45,31
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Japanese Shock attack; N' E& C& `& ?4 H4 c- O
% }, t- G1 H0 a8 [: k9 PAttacking force 119925 troops, 1386 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 2271
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Defending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1658
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2 `. |7 |/ ^& W2 b# _# nJapanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637 . |' n! E2 u/ w' b4 I1 T' L
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Allied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91
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Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:$ n n7 B ^' Z) B/ I! q% _7 U
1647 casualties reported8 X* K. m6 s. o; k/ D+ `/ u
Guns lost 1148 i3 y! T* l, f* @0 k* K
Vehicles lost 28 i5 n6 B" T/ ?1 d
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Allied ground losses:
/ ^& @# X: m' s& N- o1377 casualties reported9 n) N \% D. l2 R
Guns lost 5" X/ g" W! G, J8 E4 N& S
9 A# Y2 p: ]7 c! w, @; B9 CDefeated Allied Units Retreating!
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; R( I2 i( c1 l# _6 LDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77: S1 X- U1 {2 i: F
* v! ?# N- L* p8 R& B, gJapanese aircraft
5 o7 {0 u, V, ^4 gA6M2 Zero x 64
" ^( e+ n- I# m. w: JKi-61 KAIc Tony x 328 b$ U& P! j! B& O
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Allied aircraft
% g/ h( \. Y. P# hB-17E Fortress x 824 V7 Q( |( v p) m4 o/ x; W1 d2 V
) o. w/ j- J1 D
Japanese aircraft losses
9 L5 g" o0 c' `, W7 k$ B8 t3 aA6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged& v" F* X6 ?) O$ g. w: R3 H
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 k, B7 j2 ]. p1 [* c5 D- ]5 N* y( ? x
Japanese ground losses:8 L7 L4 x- a, y) G
156 casualties reported
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1 X% ]# G+ s4 p" F7 ]; p5 r- e5 XAirbase hits 14 `3 H" u, b+ p, i6 v- _1 i
Runway hits 19
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Day Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,109
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; V( l( t5 l2 y8 wJapanese aircraft3 c4 {- Y) ?" C7 ]. ]$ q) `( B
G3M Nell x 24
/ p2 n, j2 Q! t k9 pG4M1 Betty x 48% n- C* J( K# ~" R# p
1 E4 W2 L3 v: |No Japanese losses; A0 s0 W* U+ B: @; b
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Allied Ships# [9 D( n; I7 M) g7 x9 ?" x, T
AK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; t3 X" b1 c. zAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ y0 ?: T1 A3 v. J" BAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
3 h2 h# s" r! IAK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
8 b$ J$ P, x9 P5 O P. f3 j9 jAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Sub attack at 99,109
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Japanese Ships
% a5 f! `) ^; g, ESS I-173
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G0 {! V# \% W! A% t: b8 t3 I6 wAK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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( @/ x: c' S1 V3 X; r% \Night Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,109# [. |" l5 r0 [5 S3 u6 b! b* T" j
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Japanese Ships
\' T+ R1 d6 p: U8 g& t. {CA Chikuma) \. x/ _2 c' p# U% k% z
CL Kuma
. r4 |6 ^$ U: t1 U5 [; S1 R* j$ GCL Tama
: Q! s( L$ J, L# }+ QDD Akebono
E% a$ H5 F& S/ hDD Kikuzuki
+ G. a- D# ?: `: NDD Okikaze
! _( P% Q# T" Y' nDD Namikaze+ m' G0 {0 m& s: l& f
DD Hatsukari' r5 D0 U) a j
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Allied Ships- L+ o; I4 d& F2 M- a# i
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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2 V. x% D, X9 U$ YSub attack at 100,109
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Japanese Ships/ k) `: F+ ?0 Q$ G L
SS I-168
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Allied Ships
$ S/ Q, T, u$ X; ?: OAK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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" n* y' ?" [* p1 x# U" p0 ]! v5 XDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,771 ^ O6 o) R$ T$ V$ ^
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Japanese aircraft# |, D# J x8 b( ?
A6M2 Zero x 51! q! K ~) Q- f& |+ o. w
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 48" d! G2 b8 f( f$ h
* U4 `# }( ]+ O2 ~4 lAllied aircraft6 K7 }- }7 F" z6 O8 _: J( n' H
B-17E Fortress x 78
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8 W& J/ I# R- @3 t: b L" A4 oJapanese aircraft losses. F" `: F. Z: z/ G d1 P. @
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
2 W( c( f6 }& \- a# tKi-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged
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5 h6 F5 B8 s* |: U7 MJapanese ground losses:4 p+ L4 f2 x5 S9 _# J5 j& J! e* ^3 Y. c' I
307 casualties reported5 Q9 c u) L) n! s+ |6 _ W' z
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Airbase hits 5
) Y, \" _3 ?9 W, [1 a2 l* gAirbase supply hits 38 @+ `3 E& M3 \. q& A3 u! x- G
Runway hits 23" G7 q* H4 f+ L s
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77$ e: @& t- A. d
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Japanese aircraft
" I& j: z2 [. q2 A1 @- I% c0 v9 i QA6M2 Zero x 51
1 ]; a+ M. q9 S GKi-61 KAIc Tony x 48
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, y3 z: g( U! q' h: d/ p8 e( t- p3 dAllied aircraft
+ j2 N6 o g2 @B-17E Fortress x 88
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. A8 L& l: a. Q. d( Y! CJapanese aircraft losses% X! x* t0 r; r% @: D- v! P5 q% a3 n
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 O% k0 a5 ~7 OKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged
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) f4 q( d( I5 q3 w" X. ^Japanese ground losses:- c/ J( o/ r$ c/ l8 F' I
177 casualties reported/ O/ {/ e- l6 l( m( ?$ s
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Airbase hits 2/ P# H9 U0 w& n8 u3 L( {& Y5 M
Airbase supply hits 2
7 L/ b5 M9 M5 a+ y1 l4 L1 F# F6 }Runway hits 20
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft( {" {2 d7 Y7 o* _- |
G4M1 Betty x 119 J! C4 I( G. g4 a
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Japanese aircraft losses4 T. `: g6 s+ \2 a+ _4 H8 o
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships1 e8 H# }. w! T- [$ ?
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 _0 ~, Q1 Y4 g: n3 P
AK Georgian, heavy damage |