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. X" s$ b" S9 }5 I' c/ UTF 1002 troops unloading over beach at Pago Pago, 98,110
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Allied ground losses:/ D* Y5 {/ w9 }
128 casualties reported& |& A4 C! R3 j9 j; X6 W* W
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft
; F) r& a& L! |G3M Nell x 160 L" H# G3 ?7 K; v. O* z$ x
G4M1 Betty x 22; b' M; Q" n* [( u; Q4 |
6 Z- P; g; b0 a4 \9 q1 h" n9 jJapanese aircraft losses" ?3 d r# r* f) y/ g# U0 \
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
$ U* a p. V6 C+ g) M, T- aAP Crescent City
0 Y3 R2 R3 U) Q; VDD King
6 L8 ^2 X: {2 n+ I- fAP St. Mihel) ~: \( ]( ? d! R
AP Hugh L. Scott) A ^2 @1 ^9 q$ ~) E
DD Gilmer2 q# F) X$ ^2 o1 G, U8 c* e- g
AP W.A. Holbrook* i# P( p- |! K1 Q$ z& X
AP Bloemfontrin
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7 h G! I2 D. YDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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, s$ Z# Z) k1 L+ ?- GJapanese aircraft6 k( x6 v- L! u/ \, k( u
G3M Nell x 8: W, o8 [7 M: D5 M+ X
G4M1 Betty x 9; w/ p+ G z( ]+ K0 q( z$ E4 R
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Japanese aircraft losses, j# E+ a1 G4 e, v
G3M Nell: 2 damaged
* M2 p) _! ^5 Y! a0 IG4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
5 O; z% H! x4 u5 d0 m, QAP Meigs, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage D4 ^' I9 @9 \. z( {1 r) ^$ K
AVD Hulbert3 _( H0 p, i6 _" H, V+ p& J7 o* n
AP President Coolidge
0 y" {7 e3 D, r. V* sAP Crescent City
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整顿完毕的米军随即赶走了基地中的日酋: ^, o" N. J0 b1 k$ q
Ground combat at Pago Pago. o& Y7 \2 Y) U! [7 l0 ]
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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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) P6 }) E- U. HDefending force 2016 troops, 3 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 56' g/ A& S/ k, P e$ l8 t( \
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Allied max assault: 520 - adjusted assault: 242 - p& c7 h+ }% A
' ]3 U5 q0 Q/ U! x9 L0 dJapanese max defense: 29 - adjusted defense: 7 6 y K$ u: j5 L
2 H* m: H( u3 I: B4 {: q: A2 K$ jAllied assault odds: 34 to 1 (fort level 0) + F2 p& [5 k. o+ n- C/ }- F9 o. m5 n
! @- E& H9 @- hAllied forces CAPTURE Pago Pago base !!!
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. a- H- D7 c; ?2 G( s; f0 vJapanese ground losses:
7 z. B1 o+ a4 B5 p1 ^ u111 casualties reported! ^9 X0 d: `9 s' L! l( d7 Q0 C
Guns lost 2; e/ \( |) @4 o9 v6 h; \
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Allied ground losses:
0 H/ K% l5 e c3 n" s18 casualties reported% m% B+ I- j, D5 W: `1 k
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/05/42
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# q J, Y( ^' F; ~& aDay Air attack on TF at 101,112' u/ {/ c; ] H7 g7 |$ y
' K* E( Q; ^5 p/ P5 EJapanese aircraft8 l v$ f7 {! Y4 R' N( E# G& B
G4M1 Betty x 15: J( A2 b& \0 O0 ?1 c. |5 ?2 `
2 w2 ?0 g$ ^/ X' d. _5 V& C
Japanese aircraft losses- ~; O# u; K& H0 n5 S" f) Y0 w
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged, Q: f3 E* b' v7 W; q" M! s
8 w' ]. A4 { {Allied Ships1 G- ]9 P5 p, _& D" m
DD Grayson
; a9 V. d9 I: s+ h1 U. RAK 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6 m# C+ c/ `$ `$ H. ~+ W5 T5 n3 x
Ground combat at Kunming1 b6 c- e" b8 W3 v$ h- ~" F" z. u
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 13911 troops, 93 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 292; z$ r7 J: u* \% O
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Defending force 1238 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 29+ U; w' A2 M% a+ o$ I
. b! d8 _9 S# G% c6 o5 vAllied max assault: 566 - adjusted assault: 470 % s# D. E( c/ s8 w9 `! s" Z& z
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Japanese max defense: 22 - adjusted defense: 1
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) p0 P6 x, L6 R) v6 s2 A+ lAllied assault odds: 470 to 1
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Japanese ground losses:
/ j( w0 o1 j, I2 s89 casualties reported
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. _" I, k4 H/ T3 q3 _2 l. e7 R$ Y/ MDefeated Japanese Units Retreating!
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/ O: A4 S9 h+ o# }; ], |$ A* L日酋妄图清扫诺福克的水雷阵,岸炮立即给于警告
- V) |8 I9 X3 }2 O& E: MTF 44 encounters mine field at Norfolk Island (60,119) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!$ V1 [9 B( p* l5 Z0 r
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26 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.# Q6 P9 f. v- W& W1 V3 X
Japanese Ships; L7 v# \& ]6 c2 T7 d2 S6 {
MSW Tama Maru #2
) n( L: {/ v! L' f6 r, hMSW Tama Maru, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
; J8 s! t& N; E* o% r5 n3 nMSW Noshiro Maru #2
' d) o. `1 A4 w+ A8 D, M$ bMSW Hagoromo Maru7 |. [+ }3 I3 Z5 x& u5 O. D
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$ o' C i! v4 T$ g* f3 I) jDay Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,1104 M0 N/ _" Q* J" ~
, b4 n. W) _) f; m! }Japanese aircraft( W. i1 z" \2 k! s4 c+ y. q( L
G4M1 Betty x 31/ s$ z: @5 k; S: ~
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 o: x/ b$ L8 j- [5 m. ?G4M1 Betty: 8 damaged
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: |2 p. b6 j% }5 y7 L1 H- JAK Robert Morris! t6 v+ d" d$ h
AK Empire Selwyn& G; H5 P9 ^. r; w" ?
AK Empire Heath
# d: D0 _/ Q/ g% iAK Steel Mariner
* C& X/ F+ @! o! S' K1 |; ]- c1 KAK Californian, Torpedo hits 1
9 i- @' V% v0 f5 RDD Gwin
+ `$ S! l- |- t4 C8 }# R+ FAK Hamakua, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 X( F( P6 g+ s. q, D1 u
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4 O# c7 F7 `4 j% t, Q! D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
# x" j* ]; _8 A! s) e0 FNight Time Surface Combat, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese Ships
! F( p1 D v: l# a( TCL Kiso, Shell hits 2
0 S" t c: d% n7 M e8 ^8 ~DD Ikazuchi( i/ ^' {$ c( m% l9 h# u' V
DD Yuzuki2 z/ k% \1 A" _) H6 V4 g. k! n
DD Matsukaze
- y5 r d, k! r! Z7 W* t. fDD Shiokaze
) h7 j% W5 r$ c. O# r9 a' ?/ MDD Nokaze
3 N" f; @1 O$ T- \2 d& A% [DD Numakaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
# i8 ]* B# d# b [6 c" wDD Chidori, Shell hits 1
9 F) p" W3 Y+ W$ k0 h5 L* NDD Manazuru4 S7 Q: w# M2 D& R. U5 F# t
DD Tomozuru
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Allied Ships* ?% h$ z) K; Y' a* c
DD Grayson, Shell hits 26, and is sunk2 y6 B2 K9 V: y
AK Demodocus, Shell hits 1( e% {6 }$ I; H- q3 ` ~ q3 i9 F
AK Diomed& F) p' K0 w8 ^6 V
AK Arizonan, Shell hits 31, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* t3 d: y3 {7 h9 zAK Carolinian
- w; o% W* x: l0 t& U( J/ ?% lAK Dakotan6 F) F# T. c8 D' |2 E9 k
AK Georgian
# w) b, ^! q! {) W# H' ^) QAK Iowan
: E0 n) X$ f4 ~$ t. M0 UAK Kansan# P; A+ t; p( }7 i" U
AK Missourian
7 W7 b4 _: m) @: p1 L* m' NAK Nevadan
9 T" b$ H1 B! C1 oAK Puerto Rican, Shell hits 1( S* c9 x( F8 J/ D @/ v% A
AK Challenger
; @0 ~' s2 h* ?( {" v- o' _AK Atlantic
, a8 _) k X& @: `; R* mAK Lancaster
Q$ R. k2 r+ p7 \0 f/ |AK Sagadahoc, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* u1 `: H( d$ GAK Santa Rita
6 k% _1 u1 B; A/ q N7 lAK Irenee Du Pont% g) _9 [6 @; b' q7 {
AK Atlanta City
+ m9 O* \( e8 k) T. d' g9 fAK Mobile City
1 l. H k# K s7 SAK Steel Age' L) M2 R, |1 K% L4 t
AK Steel Mariner- v1 P7 h" s4 O$ y1 {- `9 m
AK Steel Scientist
* K: `. x/ R3 |, ^AK Steel Worker
7 d- H: w9 ?* R( b4 r: OAK Andrea Luckenbach, Shell hits 36, on fire, heavy damage2 K; H- P8 V6 Y L3 f
AK Harry Luckenbach
9 n# _# E0 K6 A& z% jAK Lewis Luckenbach
' P2 X% M$ d$ |AK Mathew Luckenbach5 ^0 J; P1 y+ J* n5 c
AK Kailua4 z% N, X) n2 t% c) ?
AK Kohala, Shell hits 1, on fire) E6 D: @" O4 S* H3 Q
AK Benjamin Franklin# i0 L" R9 N8 c0 V
AK Edgar Allan Poe) P# J$ S1 P) l# L
AK John Adams) x/ s9 n5 A4 O9 a! L) |
AK John C. Fremont
+ \$ q8 V) ^5 @4 ZAK John Hart
3 |/ S; Y* y" Y- \# Q% OAK Robert Morris Z4 f; N, V' w5 O, N1 D
AK Empire Rainbow
- S2 C! n: w: F. j8 jAK Empire Selwyn; M' f( D/ n5 F
AK Empire Heath% L: F; y; @4 f( o( u
AK Empire Eagle
4 I1 H. T- L) d; ?, CAK Malda0 |& ]8 L" j* F+ a- a
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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。3 q5 D6 N; }/ C6 m
Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77+ c1 S6 K+ {! {, y5 G5 c0 [/ ~ n
' f. n( x7 g: p7 X+ ]Japanese aircraft
6 N4 ^5 R( a8 qA6M2 Zero x 73; ?3 Q) p7 @1 v8 ]8 v0 \3 A8 H
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 33
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, _4 n" r" o6 M+ h+ t1 ^Allied aircraft# j3 n, F7 e/ D
B-17E Fortress x 101# Z# M% k L( I& k8 H! g
B-24D Liberator x 41
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Japanese aircraft losses. e' q" B1 _, D2 |0 X
A6M2 Zero: 4 destroyed, 13 damaged
- u; H9 A9 _5 [, Z& PKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged( j! e6 t2 S" J. O! D, T% K2 n Q2 e
3 T9 q' ^! R) H- C: zAllied aircraft losses
" I ^' I, i$ y6 lB-24D Liberator: 24 destroyed
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Japanese ground losses:
% ~5 s. t& j" s: [( c30 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 1
5 j0 Q) ` i) I; L8 j! eAirbase supply hits 1
$ P& N- f) | eRunway hits 5
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77$ C, U. ^. ~. X4 n/ `, I% K
9 X7 d# S; W1 k: j' |1 v; JJapanese aircraft
$ I, Q% f( V$ n3 JA6M2 Zero x 47' k3 D2 W0 ~) ]7 q6 @3 D
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 16, x- r' d0 i7 U) |
6 Z( k2 G9 U/ J) X. e3 cAllied aircraft
) l8 p3 T0 a4 |B-17E Fortress x 88
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2 _5 o- X% ^/ J/ A: qJapanese aircraft losses& t- m0 u: h. B4 C0 k
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 8 damaged. p5 u! n' T* g2 j) W1 g
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed5 d* O. v; G1 r6 b0 y
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Japanese ground losses:
( x7 v# p' E3 V5 F38 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 1
% l: S, d& ~7 R6 pRunway hits 180 x5 P5 g0 } \+ V1 b
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7 t. v/ r Q1 w$ D0 d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。' P7 z5 x! W1 n: B) ]
Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110! { u# g2 a' Y- p8 E; Q) ?
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Japanese aircraft
& v; [ e- v9 B3 G, y p @( BG3M Nell x 264 H2 a7 x: ?6 k- J) }, ^
G4M1 Betty x 26! Z5 R/ t! A' \; @; K: G
W8 F8 @% ?* @
Japanese aircraft losses
0 R& ]6 p/ j0 ?, z) DG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged9 U) L+ o6 V4 |" w- e0 m6 v; F8 N
9 O( E. g* i6 ?7 Y) ]Allied Ships
) {4 `: b3 f `2 B& y; HAK Steel Worker6 N2 H9 W, U9 E9 g+ V: O# R H
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage4 e5 y/ l& L- A2 s; Y$ _
AK Steel Scientist5 ~0 t, Z6 g" `% p: I9 T: s
AK Atlanta City
3 ?. \2 C; g+ S7 h6 aAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' r7 E1 M, O7 n) E. |6 ZAK Steel Mariner, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage/ i( p! u6 a9 j O' w9 J
AK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1
* U+ r' s6 E0 qAK Georgian, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; n0 F6 g5 h/ S, B3 R4 G0 S
AK John Hart, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' K' K3 `2 K9 a' E& pAK Edgar Allan Poe
1 B+ ^% ?2 L. }% r" Y* {" MAK Mobile City' h7 R' s" G& p5 }
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 k/ m7 {# o: _+ v' h) tAK John Adams8 h+ A. Q+ l; w7 E. z6 |
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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
3 T; ?. P( j/ J' f. L& Y7 a5 XGround combat at 45,31 m( T/ }0 V* G+ v! C
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Japanese Shock attack
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Attacking force 119925 troops, 1386 guns, 16 vehicles, Assault Value = 2271
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- Y% r& B* ~, ~ O7 {/ ^6 T, wDefending force 52465 troops, 36 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1658
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% Q- O( P# [6 ^7 M9 P( UJapanese max assault: 4586 - adjusted assault: 4637
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Allied max defense: 1598 - adjusted defense: 91 5 j5 F o% w0 i+ I4 h
3 y! i& J0 L0 d& r5 [0 ~Japanese assault odds: 50 to 1 & x9 P5 o1 z" Z! Q8 R( t
. _5 G$ {+ t1 tJapanese ground losses:/ o4 ^& I2 B" N d6 P
1647 casualties reported
5 K, Z7 O2 K6 R1 F- Y/ rGuns lost 114
5 H* S3 x" y* X1 g) IVehicles lost 28 X; c( `. J" w* y
* t2 b( b% |0 @Allied ground losses:
* Y% l- }9 U2 r1 L# _( X1377 casualties reported
0 |- s9 Q+ A4 Z, M6 {% bGuns lost 51 k$ R, |! G4 Q1 q2 t m; x- W
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Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
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5 ?2 l* m+ Y, \2 D$ Z% LDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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Japanese aircraft
: @- W8 g+ n2 E/ S0 cA6M2 Zero x 643 V, v; C: x6 A5 C( Y$ G
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 32
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Allied aircraft
) x# k" S0 X% m b) Q' l- R( T4 cB-17E Fortress x 82& X5 d( f6 w% _1 G' H) T
% }7 E c% Q( U6 P$ A* pJapanese aircraft losses. k6 @; y6 ^8 n! W* u$ [3 A; p
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed, 4 damaged4 V, ~9 |! m0 ^% E7 Z6 Y) g$ M% D& h \
Ki-61 KAIc Tony: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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$ f1 x- {6 M7 p6 I5 ~7 M: MJapanese ground losses:
; G7 ?3 c$ |" P' a' y) x156 casualties reported
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Airbase hits 1
3 P. R9 m. r3 m$ uRunway hits 19
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Day Air attack on TF, near Upolu at 97,109
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# N1 {2 I! G3 u* TJapanese aircraft
C# g* D& ~/ X" Y9 |6 fG3M Nell x 24
% g) M/ i2 L! k- R' [G4M1 Betty x 48
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No Japanese losses
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5 Y! _- o$ O; r U9 z! AAllied Ships
5 m+ V% s* E: |& [9 c/ P2 P/ S! T: FAK Kohala, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, J: r0 z& f& H
AK Georgian, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; V) D# A8 @5 t$ Z2 q" `
AK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage" O6 u) u# Y6 `. Z
AK Steel Age, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 P4 G6 @) E o5 pAK Mathew Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage3 U+ P/ d. T! T
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0 I0 z+ I! e* k2 d- a/ J' A9 \Sub attack at 99,109
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0 D; a- y7 F, `$ K; ]7 m: UJapanese Ships0 j0 p$ n7 z1 S. E
SS I-173
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7 y* W2 t7 J. H# J4 N* {3 y& {- i% vAllied Ships4 \! b, P' a" m6 H, A- P7 [" r. P G
AK Diomed, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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7 J9 f2 n2 h3 _6 E1 A2 ZNight Time Surface Combat, near Upolu at 97,109
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Japanese Ships: L* K& n/ |2 u+ r: x# _, p5 A
CA Chikuma
; y4 ^0 K/ Q! M+ c+ HCL Kuma, _6 m6 N" ]9 j. F9 \& d. b
CL Tama
S( [& u- h6 B& A9 uDD Akebono" L, j2 [% z0 l8 Y8 _" l
DD Kikuzuki
$ p' t5 g+ ~1 Q. Y6 hDD Okikaze4 o% W6 g, D. Y% ?- O
DD Namikaze7 h$ a3 Y7 o9 B T. D( _0 ^, t3 i
DD Hatsukari" R# R7 q g* X' ?
( X/ l- |/ w/ ]! I: U+ j! v* aAllied Ships
# [' b. u) W* L H( i1 \" w5 ZAK Demodocus, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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) W% Q* j% @2 CSub attack at 100,109, ^. G3 f" o; w8 M& V; W A1 ?
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Japanese Ships/ V" `+ e3 D* w$ z c+ I9 Y7 Y6 a
SS I-168
4 H" b+ o% n7 _1 q1 f' S
% ^5 i: t- s {8 M* Z- P a8 W" \) fAllied Ships2 f: G8 V9 [( ]0 j4 c8 Q4 g
AK Harry Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 X6 V. u5 w7 C/ F+ s$ G3 w5 s
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7 ]/ i: ~7 t! J4 j S, _6 ~# }5 HDay Air attack on Koepang , at 28,77
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& J- q) R# N4 K& U( P4 uA6M2 Zero x 51, E9 C( W1 S* Q W, x
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 48, b6 m7 }4 i e6 W2 e
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Allied aircraft
4 g# _4 j Z7 k1 n" I o* DB-17E Fortress x 78
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 b$ k; j4 `0 R {' ~8 UA6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged
& r2 q% p J5 r+ D) b# rKi-61 KAIc Tony: 5 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:3 C# g; a8 o8 Y! o: X, l! y7 x( @& S0 a
307 casualties reported. |& s5 T* O& D0 f, A! G
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Airbase hits 5 @, U) U6 b, V; I3 |- X2 _
Airbase supply hits 3- r/ A/ ~/ x& h k) s
Runway hits 23
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Day Air attack on Koepang , at 28,770 c& J6 I2 d- R4 H) }( P
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Japanese aircraft4 ~- `; k, N/ b$ V/ |
A6M2 Zero x 51( m% t3 X3 T" O: W4 F
Ki-61 KAIc Tony x 48
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* g: n. q( f3 ^$ \! Z& J4 VAllied aircraft
+ C" L' }5 J6 W! ~ q# q m2 YB-17E Fortress x 88* v5 Q& Q; T$ X& y0 U% F( V
$ {, \% H0 b9 X1 i: LJapanese aircraft losses9 \' D$ d3 V& r: `4 S* j
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
8 Y/ i5 c( a" y5 g+ N* C) {+ VKi-61 KAIc Tony: 2 destroyed, 5 damaged( L( k+ }! f+ c; N' o6 O
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177 casualties reported8 K3 G! I! l+ U) p, j2 p7 G- T
6 k3 M& U$ Y: r2 iAirbase hits 2
# A6 @+ C; Q5 {3 p/ sAirbase supply hits 2
" Z' e) g. P% W, M) B: K5 O) RRunway hits 20
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Day Air attack on TF, near Pago Pago at 98,110
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Japanese aircraft8 _7 P9 F5 I1 g$ j2 q. |$ e
G4M1 Betty x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 [" e. O& u" ^G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
5 x3 a) b& p8 }0 X% RAK Empire Rainbow, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ n( g. v8 {& QAK Georgian, heavy damage |