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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, d/ e9 H1 d9 y/ }1 K# [8 }$ ^TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97$ T' v' y' h! Q0 R. s0 H, x
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! V4 ]( q% B' R( D+ lCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10080 ^6 y' F5 p. y
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,978 e% Q+ G8 E" \
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/ W: w5 O0 n Z9 {) O* B2 R+ EAllied ground losses:1 d# \* w1 V* u5 v* u# m: e
45 casualties reported9 G; L; a3 M r3 D4 L% T# f0 e
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: V5 c- F% r4 Z+ ]% H% sNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships( p& x# j Y: q) E# \
DD Mugford* q. f Z e% z
DD Ralph Talbot. G# t% |3 u& [! e- t
DD Patterson: @2 y3 o O* w- g0 K. E' o4 P' ]$ l
DD Ellet+ I+ F) W: {7 j, I" @% C7 R/ W
DD Wilson
2 v, p6 Q5 b9 D! O; R/ H+ r9 gDD Selfridge
$ A5 K W [4 z; ?CL Hobart
% V: o+ v+ N# z0 z9 `CA Australia
- C: b5 y7 i. S A r; ZCA Vincennes
* X2 W* |+ J, |, \CA San Francisco
# k" O! y: y7 a9 w2 t7 k' pCA Minneapolis0 E# G: g4 l, [! L
CA New Orleans2 x5 t0 w$ [' ~9 Y v% O1 f
CA Salt Lake City6 F5 h& z; E% }1 y/ x
CA Chicago3 K* l# \& N1 K( ~: i# Z
CA Portland* Z. r. J; @% s- o/ R
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Japanese ground losses:% C' D( F1 j* ~$ y6 ?. m
46 casualties reported
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Port hits 3- Q8 g! {! Q! ]: S8 w% f
Port fuel hits 1. L* E8 s0 z, k" u
Port supply hits 4
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' \5 t9 m& _$ N! `# nCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
* a( I" P! c0 S$ E/ @; M1 DTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,945 b2 @0 t/ V! q4 ?
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6 ~7 _" T. h* i* N) c% lJapanese ground losses:9 Y( S9 G! ]4 ?! n# q
111 casualties reported* b: A( D! |' _8 T$ |
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/ b+ a- {) Q: i4 A3 aCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
. S5 n3 b: B0 T2 s8 iTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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* G& I" v6 O3 D2 e3 j105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
5 {. Z$ t3 O# r3 a6 n! @: O+ PJapanese Ships
4 g! G0 A; a. ?# V$ s! b9 a& nDD Namikaze, Shell hits 11 d" H! T5 F1 z2 y
PC Tama Maru #8! l" m/ _$ [# j* D( E3 j
9 Y, X5 P: i. _( W+ o: v: }+ KJapanese ground losses:
; [1 G. V" W6 {" _98 casualties reported. G1 g! i# N) U3 z
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) I! }1 V4 a2 e' l JTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97- e. T- o* j* L" T
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E% M* V& F4 o, o* j) P4 hAllied ground losses:. a2 o" y: @' P! G7 H/ Q+ H
18 casualties reported
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/ b7 ~. u4 q. ^6 i) pCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
0 N$ Y* s5 O' y& i7 OTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
( u! I, v0 u: f168 casualties reported
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9 d3 a( R8 l3 {7 D0 U" _Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft
8 p6 d5 Z; N, J7 z3 ESOC-3 Seagull x 1" | h3 Q' J+ t* D% j
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4 N j+ b" F: ?2 {' SNo Allied losses0 b" C( b$ q5 j, Z5 l* I8 l
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97; _) ?: v7 L9 x3 I/ d+ V* G7 U
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- Q& u0 k/ @* {3 b; aAllied aircraft! p- S: w2 `- Y: C3 b6 b
PBY Catalina x 2. p" D; R1 Q1 I, n- p$ U
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' f6 X0 n) P7 `6 G+ [ LNo Allied losses
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/ d: \" e& u4 [/ jDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,974 G1 p5 O. R9 x6 t
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Japanese aircraft
1 S* ]! @, p# jG4M1 Betty x 624 _) u! d4 g& J1 G; s
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Allied aircraft
* ~8 p4 H) I0 Z, ~F4F-3 Wildcat x 122 Y1 g* R) E8 { K% w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22* Q" v6 b1 s) E8 C0 \0 ?6 I1 z
) N$ Q8 Z& ` C7 a" Z% a7 j; T: v8 z" XJapanese aircraft losses
3 H% \' [, B! _; Y, `1 [G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
" b4 A7 {# O5 W8 JF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged) v/ D& V+ N+ I; [
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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3 x' V* t( A3 \, a! h' S n0 z$ x7 vAP George F. Elliot* ?! n5 u* m( g$ r* s7 ?% F/ D
AK Libra
8 ^( B; m* d, o) }, cAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4' ], l. R9 `$ y: H
DMS Zane& H2 L% Y" L3 f% ]
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
i' r. X v/ m4 \" kAK Betelgeuse
1 u+ Y" J$ g) c# p2 P1 F5 yDD Helm3 K) J! @6 E; t) y! ~
AK Fomalhaut
# \& }) ?- Z" L7 k. TAP McCawley. p& S& o7 j; r' I
DD Henley. @/ S6 g! l, ~7 q
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Aircraft Attacking:. z! F; O& }0 }. n5 I
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( v+ @1 b1 D* X 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& s7 ?$ ]4 N* M* S$ x$ A5 D9 u* F 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 A4 I/ [# g6 \" N7 n8 V
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! c: ?+ r! A3 p$ {
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- K4 H* g- }$ T4 M2 ]
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 p; j% C1 D2 C 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ E' ?: j4 \8 e 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ E+ p4 m9 Z' }# Q+ d
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 P. _0 q; P; j1 C ]7 G 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 c x" M$ u L6 h/ [( h) _2 a) E
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& R0 e4 D* I( N$ a( F9 g, F7 A 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: @8 t2 e. N6 w( C6 X3 M4 e
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 v, |, J" ~. M5 t! h
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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8 I0 b0 S; s* Y+ PDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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6 e2 h4 o( G" o" GJapanese aircraft
6 i& V9 l4 O% EG4M1 Betty x 3
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Allied aircraft' y$ y4 B" T$ e
F4F-3 Wildcat x 129 ` Y1 k9 Z" n6 F+ d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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8 B! p" N0 P& L3 e6 }3 ?Japanese aircraft losses
. E9 S: E4 N. G3 VG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
x* r( j/ b2 ?; d. D& z1 M: E
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2 @( e' b% x7 ~& r% KAllied Ships
" @9 d& g) d% r" a/ w- j% m- E, ~CA Portland3 Y+ y% N7 h4 s o: x) H7 w& T) U
5 w% I# w2 \9 v: c* G3 qAircraft Attacking:
# c* w. g: l6 M/ t6 M+ N 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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/ p; V* r6 `8 S8 E1 NJapanese aircraft9 M7 l2 w* A) d ^5 V, ]0 j
A6M2 Zero x 18* {6 j- d, i0 A' ?: t# m
A6M3 Zero x 6: u0 M: C2 I/ J! j3 u
G4M1 Betty x 5
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Allied aircraft! t( j3 a. h2 ~4 m3 s
P-39D Airacobra x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 y# B, E2 ?2 h- l# AA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged; E/ B, q& Q: h' V [8 V; I
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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9 j5 K9 |0 I* F$ q( k i, h" T" |8 CAllied aircraft losses' z ]# c" R5 t. l& I( Z s
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Runway hits 38 ^$ j0 @5 E2 S; S. F7 F' L) x
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Aircraft Attacking:) |7 Q$ \1 t4 z! Y
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 c: E; M; }0 W
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft3 x( ~, X: S% M9 `. k+ {
A6M2-N Rufe x 3" F$ N& ?# S; d. Q, A% }: ^. n$ y( R
A6M2 Zero x 6+ ]& P8 s/ b- I$ D- I: @; d
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Allied aircraft1 g7 x9 T: ? I1 y
SBD Dauntless x 49% X% y% }) o& n
TBF Avenger x 30& J) c6 D; n6 m; @* G5 D5 I; Z
# U6 Y) O: W2 H' I( I# CJapanese aircraft losses
' `9 d, E6 C7 f1 E# z- S% w( |A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged( s' V6 \! T! c
0 ~/ o$ X% X' f8 qAllied aircraft losses
) ]9 _, F* Q3 T$ Q; w- M% _) FSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
+ p* U g! s" Y. `' j6 jTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged1 ?0 E. {8 }: G( c9 e' B0 X
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Japanese Ships
6 |1 o9 ~+ ^; N( ~5 I9 q- q# D; ZDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage! T0 \ c* u4 }8 x- ], ~ B) j. @7 z
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, a& n) k# u- e& g, j4 g# U% w
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 |/ i# ]$ v. J9 C
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire! U# j; g" T; f; @! ]% [
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 ~" a4 v z, g# K2 I# f1 G* m3 J
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 `+ ]+ D2 a1 Z
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, r5 Q/ k @$ ~6 o+ U0 p, lTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" D" z. Y' y) h0 j" V7 \TK Ogura Maru #3' d% a* p! c% a6 |$ h
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Japanese ground losses:
; q2 X3 X) l8 b' N0 g t# E54 casualties reported
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9 d5 p/ D% w- L6 }! O$ aAircraft Attacking:
! o& \ G- q3 W2 K n0 T 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! U' I! j. o/ m8 k5 B8 @6 K
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 }! f5 \0 r1 } 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. G; X3 a& s3 k4 q& _& I$ @
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 }. c0 E& |* ~* p
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ ]9 F1 V$ E; M: s% x+ e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& B( w7 B* U q
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! U8 W9 Z8 }# y2 h+ A F4 ] U7 M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 p! D6 f& B: Z! _
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: }7 I3 |7 ] V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ X- v5 b; \. j3 d) }( w- D5 C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 i, v; d! F% ?, \+ \3 w/ W( W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# X. `" p; t" W9 e7 g0 g3 n- ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 b7 x! I6 H: J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ L4 f0 @# I* i+ q0 U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' A# q. e' U( J/ S8 D; a, a
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" h1 O+ \0 _5 n% J% ?
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 O+ X2 J. ]1 `
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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. ?/ Q4 U- Z( G* J0 s) k/ \' u+ ]$ XSub attack at 60,86
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Japanese Ships
5 ~: D$ f1 S- U* iPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% p; t& n9 k' H6 O2 q- ^PC Ch 23
& ]) U9 w! o3 K$ C2 d8 \PC Ch 180 R, q: E$ k- u9 ]: N- N
PC Ch 17
( J: b; M2 ?: E' f1 M* Q* r3 dPC Ch 16- _* m! [$ f: R2 _; A
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Allied Ships, y( X" D& e8 M9 _6 T: g2 a9 E: y
SS Greenling
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. c9 n, p% p, T# O( Q5 XGround combat at Lunga. U" g' [3 Y7 c$ I9 e; {
1 f0 N; v6 B* g& w! D' M2 {" N6 n; iJapanese Bombardment attack; ~- O3 f* j) d/ u3 X
) @: b# G, U! ?6 P: ]7 fAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 491 a! n2 E# E3 e1 z& K
7 U# R. g# i7 W7 Q; T2 @' N* dDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:+ V4 n$ s' }1 w
9 casualties reported) V8 d5 E3 b; X
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Ground combat at Gili Gili: B2 c% v9 y9 u. h! S+ h
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Allied Bombardment attack' r1 ], U8 S# e% \' T4 E
K* S! \1 M1 K( N4 SAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126& g8 y- b5 l6 e- d* K3 ^
5 n( x7 `1 \! s/ @6 wDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 54 X- M% R" m9 p1 k; R! T
6 {# V- Z# \9 b4 ~, i { - J+ y3 e1 o" Q
Japanese ground losses:' H. [ l$ i w! ` E1 ?/ ]: B9 N
16 casualties reported* U/ D( {3 u: X
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! i: t: O: ~- e, p; `! h: I8 e5 iGround combat at Lunga! N' k: J6 R2 i7 u& e- o2 p& z3 j
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Allied Shock attack
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; J6 f: m" Y6 `3 @9 K( v; WAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466! T/ ^" t6 d, M) D$ F7 \) E
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49* J7 Q4 ?* }5 E& S1 H& ^
: n) j0 J5 N# @( }+ I+ c9 yAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 : i7 `+ x$ i# Y7 F. V- l
0 J9 V! Z1 [$ Z& R+ O" iJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 - o2 a, w7 B. e! Z. D1 A
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) 4 r. U" ]7 h# `! X" ?
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!; u7 @ ?1 t' | `3 T
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* w! G) f! o: ^* n4 n" XJapanese ground losses:
e3 k0 d; V# I* X! K397 casualties reported a& n* z* |4 y0 V1 j9 y
Guns lost 2) _: n% r: ?+ ?# j" h: q9 U
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Allied ground losses:' y: D. K# R7 s5 b0 V( ^; k4 l
49 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |