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By Douglas Naylor
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Now the axis done goofed up. There is no way they can win now.
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Völkischer Beobachter (October 10, 1942)
Zur Versenkung des USA.-Schlachtschiffes –
Raeder an Admiral Riccardi und Kapitän Grossi
dnb. Berlin, 9. Oktober –
Der Oberbefehlshaber der Kriegsmarine, Großadmiral Raeder, übermittelte in seinem und im Namen der deutschen Kriegsmarine anläßlich der Versenkung eines amerikanischen Schlachtschiffes der Mississippi-Klasse an den Unterstaatssekretär der königlich-italienischen Marine, Admiral Riccardi und an den erfolgreichen U-Boot-Kommandanten Kapitän zur See Grossi in anerkennenden und kameradschaftlichen Worten gehaltene Glückwunschtelegramme.
U.S. Navy Department (October 10, 1942)
Communiqué No. 146
South Pacific.
During the night of October 5-6, Navy and Marine Corps dive bombers and torpedo planes from Guadalcanal attacked six enemy destroyers which had been located by our search planes. These ships were attempting to assist enemy landing operations at the northwestern end of the island. One destroyer was sunk and another damaged.
During the night of October 7-8, the enemy continued to reinforce his troops on Guadalcanal.
During the evening of October 8, Navy and Marine Corps dive bombers and torpedo planes, assisted by fighters, attacked an enemy surface force northwest of Guadalcanal. This force, containing one cruiser of the Kako class and five destroyers, was covering enemy landing operations on the northwestern tip of the island. The cruiser received one torpedo hit and was further damaged by bombs. Four enemy seaplanes were shot down during the air battle which followed our attack and two of our planes were lost. Airplane observers reported the cruiser still burning on the afternoon of October 9.
Additional details have been received of the coordinated attacks on enemy ship concentrations and Japanese bases in the northwestern Solomon Islands, which were announced in Navy Department Communiqué No. 144. These attacks, on October 5, were executed simultaneously in three phases, namely:
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Carrier-based planes from a Pacific Task Force attacked enemy ships in the Shortland Island area and bombed the airfield at Kieta (previously reported).
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Army heavy bombers from the Southwest Pacific attacked Japanese bases in nearby islands (previously reported).
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Army, Navy, and Marine Corps land-based aircraft in the South Pacific attacked enemy positions at Buka Island, Gizo Island, and Rekata Bay.
At Buka, the parking area was bombed and several planes were damaged. At Gizo, results were not observed. At Rekata Bay, beach installations were bombed and two seaplanes were shot down. One seaplane and a small launch were destroyed on the water.
The Pittsburgh Press (October 10, 1942)
U.S. FLIERS HIT 3 JAP WARSHIPS
Navy, Marine planes sink a destroyer
Cruiser, another destroyer damaged in Solomons landing operations
Washington (UP) –
A Japanese destroyer was sunk and a heavy cruiser and destroyer were damaged by American airmen fighting to halt greatly expanded enemy attempts to land reinforcements on Guadalcanal, the Navy announced today.
Seven enemy planes were also destroyed in these and other late actions in the Solomons. The total of enemy aircraft destroyed there since early August is now 245.
The new actions announced by the Navy covered a period from the night of Oct. 5 through the evening of Oct. 8.
Assisting in landing
During the night of Oct. 5-6, American dive bombers and torpedo planes from Guadalcanal attacked six enemy destroyers attempting to assist landing operations at the northwestern end of the island. A destroyer was sunk and another damaged in this engagement.
But the enemy continued to put troop reinforcements ashore on Guadalcanal during the night of Oct. 7-8.
On the night of Oct. 8, Navy and Marine Corps dive bombers and torpedo planes, assisted by fighters, intercepted an enemy naval force northwest of Guadalcanal.
Cruiser set afire
This force, including a cruiser of the 7,100-ton Kako class and five destroyers, was also engaged in covering landing operations. A torpedo hit and some bomb hits were scored on the cruiser. It was still burning the following afternoon.
In that engagement, four enemy seaplanes were shot down and two of our planes were lost.
The Navy also provided additional details concerning raids last Thursday night. Army, Navy and Marine Corps land-based aircraft attacked enemy positions at Buka Island, Gizo Island and Rekata Bay, it said.
Damage at Rekata
At Buka, 375 miles northwest of Guadalcanal, the plane parking area was bombed and several planes damaged. Results at Gizo, 215 miles from the American base, could not be observed. But at Rekata Bay, 185 miles to the northwest, beach installations were bombed, two seaplanes shot down and another seaplane and a small launch were destroyed on the water.
The latest Japanese ship casualties brought to 38 the number of enemy vessels sunk, probably sunk or damaged in the Solomons.
The Kako-class cruisers, one of which was damaged, carry normal complements of 604 men and have a length of 595 feet.