战局恶化了,爱头的3CV开始发挥,空袭了肖特兰岛的舰队,而拉包尔的空袭队居然没有护航战斗机跟随,损失惨重。。。。
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97& @9 ]4 T/ i( V1 v( X
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3 K7 E* k3 i F, m* c3 u' F* ~& W; { uCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008. V5 r7 v+ K$ E! P. r1 a
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97; e* r+ c: y1 Y$ c, z6 \
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Allied ground losses:2 Z! I) T- k& ~" d
45 casualties reported7 i G4 h9 J9 p! K/ ]2 o
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97% {# y- V9 E, Y- E" F+ \0 |0 l
?# w" o( h3 F B* T- PAllied Ships9 |2 A6 {7 v0 H: Z; H$ @& Y/ w
DD Mugford
8 j4 Q0 b7 Z) W2 R9 eDD Ralph Talbot
- c `/ B7 w- w! h" e) |DD Patterson- b+ }/ i1 W9 Q4 ]
DD Ellet
7 V- o6 k, l2 y9 i, j7 {1 ZDD Wilson
/ J( L5 n) ? v( w+ u- O% a+ ~DD Selfridge
( |; h% n8 {* d5 s) W1 C5 ?CL Hobart
+ d5 J/ Y& c4 A+ v6 ~CA Australia0 {# `2 i3 C( ~4 `
CA Vincennes
( T/ C# g! q# J# E1 H: n* D8 GCA San Francisco
5 k- e2 A* _6 b2 [* U' A6 UCA Minneapolis
: W) t8 P B7 z7 XCA New Orleans
& o1 G; P/ U0 x" v/ O* L/ O+ zCA Salt Lake City
% i& M( D- ~6 T' d6 aCA Chicago
. `- F% O9 U9 f( R: zCA Portland0 @, I3 \1 z0 ^$ s% n$ v6 a% m* @: b
8 O, b/ T1 a' V9 q0 B/ WJapanese ground losses:
& Z- [! `9 g: C46 casualties reported X( m5 G! h2 W8 }5 `9 @
" |: T' d( ^" X5 A( \- ?Port hits 39 i: [( {$ Y# B0 j
Port fuel hits 1
1 b: L7 l( I' {, S6 s+ XPort supply hits 44 u7 v4 e1 r, R& n. _8 F+ U+ A% a, C- H
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30' I3 o( E, Y$ {" _, C
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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$ u/ Y! W! c3 E, ^/ Z: y* yJapanese ground losses:( d& F# m+ g+ S5 m- N
111 casualties reported$ t) g8 S1 |$ X; h1 o
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 309 q% A2 e0 `; \7 `) e# }
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.) l' L) I5 k! S7 K' ?
Japanese Ships6 c, q3 j; K: \# V+ H
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
7 n" X, L5 q- w. l0 d/ }PC Tama Maru #88 b+ [4 \* z' R$ g
- h5 b% G. s- `. F$ c- gJapanese ground losses:: O1 ^7 S9 D: H1 L: j0 m
98 casualties reported$ w- O- ~4 E! h6 t7 h1 r- m" \2 d
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97" j& I' M: \& n8 y* n j
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Allied ground losses:% Z5 p; `) A( A
18 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009" q3 v4 V8 |8 |5 B c/ `% D
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97! \/ m& s+ | s8 O, [6 j$ N' ^
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0 z i9 c! |3 b H3 U( g. mAllied ground losses:( B# [4 l6 ~" o/ g% i
168 casualties reported
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3 y3 ^ @* u# p; i! YDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft7 y3 K. B( o+ k. \. I- r
SOC-3 Seagull x 10 y% z5 R* H( g3 ]; b2 z7 U& F
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* ?. M$ E" W% G1 ANo Allied losses
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n0 }( `6 x! |. Z1 W! @Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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0 Q8 W( B- e$ T* P) E9 BAllied aircraft
! ^6 f, v# b( B" ]9 N$ \9 XPBY Catalina x 2. D( r# _% z0 _6 P8 T" W
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No Allied losses
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6 @0 w( \$ Q1 r/ N. Z$ {Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97( ^. {; _$ D. C
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Japanese aircraft
7 H4 x( v" _7 oG4M1 Betty x 62
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, K2 E8 U% ^9 H8 @8 M' u$ uAllied aircraft: f& T: E% B d9 R8 R; A! R* V
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
( H# S, f9 w" S2 T% aF4F-4 Wildcat x 22- G" k" l; Y% Q
% n$ |- |, f' G! \& ?Japanese aircraft losses
6 H2 N2 L% Z$ _3 k/ x" J8 ?G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
7 f: O7 m8 J$ A; P- w8 h + X8 y3 N, }9 u6 }* S
Allied aircraft losses
6 T) S5 w6 W# ?7 ~- ?, RF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
& ]/ S/ _, t* h5 B1 XF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged( p T1 {: J- W1 U- h' d
- k% r+ B" Z; G7 @7 SAllied Ships
1 z' j" v6 ^# n5 AAP George F. Elliot# K* K. ^/ X# z8 G# V
AK Libra
$ Z; I2 J- g) N7 ~5 W! s- kAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 45 H9 J/ ~# a( v7 {: m' p1 z
DMS Zane2 x1 {' M, P8 X2 S
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
8 b& O. v4 f0 v" sAK Betelgeuse
* k) j, B' S! {, ~& p/ O0 zDD Helm
! x S9 ^; ]* _% UAK Fomalhaut& C, S3 ^( u5 ^$ P8 g, z: q
AP McCawley* R) t. [4 e- R
DD Henley
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Aircraft Attacking:
k( Q2 G8 N& l2 I; T 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 F( w; g' Q0 d, ? 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
/ F1 T8 s7 O$ M. C: r) j 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 ]# _% A: W& M; f 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; y3 X: x/ r( M7 }! U+ K
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 I }8 d5 b+ \* d1 b6 Y5 u, M
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; M/ I+ X: W. }1 Q; \
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet f. U5 [& ^7 M+ G. m! Y2 L' h
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! z5 ?$ @6 _. Y4 G$ N+ n3 p7 k
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: G* T5 A- H: q) V1 q8 g8 Q/ [ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 F Z8 j" K5 V 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 T) V( ~7 {( G6 e4 L1 y- B4 x
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 a2 o3 z! W9 D1 D
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) W: F( h* x0 ?8 v6 J1 v5 [! e( q% V. d
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" ^+ {0 o0 S+ R$ }( x! A
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97$ w- m, H% o9 H J
: e7 ~) O8 A% I* T$ s* m/ i. v" I u+ rJapanese aircraft
' U2 o2 P7 m' k7 DG4M1 Betty x 3, _; O; \$ L2 Q2 N
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Allied aircraft
' B5 x8 H7 B/ y( _9 s5 J+ aF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
) Y9 V; J/ |9 s( G6 rF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses6 s) f" f! \' v7 v7 [
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed1 R+ o( i) G2 i$ U' y% _
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Allied Ships* T9 p* k5 p8 l( j4 w' i
CA Portland
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5 f7 l: N# @: e0 t) v4 X& e/ E8 T0 E+ JAircraft Attacking:. q& O/ A) c m) M3 @7 q
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91. K6 f" _6 T% ]8 b7 L
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Japanese aircraft
( R5 ]) ?3 {$ G3 HA6M2 Zero x 18
8 i) _; K) D( `- @$ T, cA6M3 Zero x 6
4 B. P& | d- h/ kG4M1 Betty x 5
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Allied aircraft, c6 ]3 c4 z/ X% l
P-39D Airacobra x 24' F% A8 u* K9 d( n: a
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Japanese aircraft losses1 k6 ^- ]8 O1 t7 R3 f
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged+ {% k: e2 Q. j8 ~# }. K1 z
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged( [. |9 ^8 ]; T! B
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Allied aircraft losses
s% O( l0 _' N8 S' u, {P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed6 J/ C' m6 N& F5 D1 }. [% a" S$ x/ U3 c
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Runway hits 3' a2 j6 u5 p, A. N' w; x
% C j) P1 M9 BAircraft Attacking:
7 X, C" a: c) I; I, \- B" J 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ o8 R8 x. Z+ V3 x x3 K 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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u& p$ H) R9 G p& GDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,938 d5 n2 h8 P6 U* _
7 D" n E x4 Z: P5 yJapanese aircraft. U. M1 ]. X( U2 Q
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
* A. { a! D; {/ NA6M2 Zero x 6
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4 k# M/ p% w6 S& p3 OAllied aircraft
7 d+ y. J. [" ?# QSBD Dauntless x 495 H, x1 y9 y. z" _
TBF Avenger x 306 T4 ? e' K0 o& C8 S* J2 W
?; U5 c" _7 h f8 J" o4 H* S. `Japanese aircraft losses
s; I7 e) _! M+ q% m4 SA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses. E5 Z1 q- G. H% M
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged6 X5 ~1 L0 X d' {9 I7 n
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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5 x% U, T( b' U7 Q' nJapanese Ships
# b2 A! C% m s3 D: I$ x6 K" `$ sDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage! I. J `6 K3 e+ _
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. B- x" d6 q3 e8 f4 _7 `
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire) A, T2 X/ g6 \6 n! ?
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& G# S c0 C& G0 `APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" `8 w8 p) A8 k4 H* q) Q6 _APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* n, k* \+ O" e4 ADD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& R$ y* n2 x" k5 d0 @9 n
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 V l* w2 p' i2 F7 `8 C5 _* tTK Ogura Maru #3
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Japanese ground losses:- I z/ Q4 W @% A. f, ]' m0 s+ f5 B
54 casualties reported2 x2 d' g7 |5 a; S1 m# \( J
6 n( Q6 ?" J/ x6 sAircraft Attacking:
6 @ x1 v! i& j/ L9 {" y: G 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- ]. d' W0 e% f# P( k% c, u w 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet# J# \( d( G* p- l
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# P9 |: ?8 T' a0 B4 _ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ V" Q) y7 m: w* s, {
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- _) l& n& Z. H3 k$ k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; ?/ ^- m6 s6 V6 i 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ O$ J3 b. z/ K+ J3 K; |0 U- \7 W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. @. F6 n5 X" J1 b1 R# n
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet& w$ u! { I- {( F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& u8 @7 \' ?+ b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- K- M, s' @, X @ y) Y3 ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ Y# f1 U5 v& \4 ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( A5 m: X9 T0 `6 \5 F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' d+ w2 C" t5 L# ~, f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# k' Y: Z! ?( V6 i, M1 D+ h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 L, u7 R% P/ @& e+ b 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 V$ ~: i0 A$ @' E% n, { 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 {6 _0 S+ Q$ L! u: c# H5 C
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet( s/ X! \ P2 k3 _6 ]4 i% R
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Sub attack at 60,86
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4 c4 ^" m/ M3 L9 q. C4 H! TJapanese Ships5 |/ b$ a6 I5 _/ x. F
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* ?# Y/ v, ?7 A% }% q6 n8 [PC Ch 23
' f1 ]: |& {3 n1 m/ n+ ~4 HPC Ch 18
6 M( W: m4 l+ D6 \1 U5 u/ N: UPC Ch 17
' O& G; K5 m& R W- s4 k2 |5 O" rPC Ch 16
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0 D/ m- y- i6 J& P BAllied Ships& l6 D' o+ t2 S
SS Greenling4 K- o: L* u" L
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Ground combat at Lunga* ]1 D) D( Y; Q
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Japanese Bombardment attack- |( v9 a$ M! U+ I( P
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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' A( G* i) Z; `! vDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:/ x1 Q- c& e$ m. W
9 casualties reported9 C3 O' D: o# u. t+ g+ A. }
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: ?. K. [& J$ `1 ~6 s2 ^& [Ground combat at Gili Gili8 X( `& v' y8 D4 H
3 D, w" N! u G2 @, f8 x2 NAllied Bombardment attack: P7 c1 _8 y+ B3 g% D9 N
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1266 A7 H0 |! _2 {
2 B1 l6 C) N H7 m1 f& p2 aDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5! ]- ^# t& a/ o
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1 n8 e m( b6 P! n% K* vJapanese ground losses:
( n5 |2 O+ j+ i- I- `16 casualties reported
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7 W6 W3 D! J* L# ?Ground combat at Lunga
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Allied Shock attack
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" }2 k1 r5 ?4 g# UAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466+ R/ f! e' r" W: L
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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9 Q0 ~) y; J0 ?2 E3 \) |Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 " W" ~) J& v v! Q
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 # l: I+ z# z( A7 _( _
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) & }3 m. ]/ y5 p. i
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!6 ]1 Y- f+ Y% o* a; M5 N* T
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6 ^8 i1 T' Y2 r6 b1 G; g: ~$ s4 qJapanese ground losses:9 H4 L1 k* M5 s5 z9 C- `
397 casualties reported* {% B+ {% ^- r6 A
Guns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:6 N$ Q! Q, O3 M) ]/ {' V
49 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |