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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3 k, ?( J0 t4 q7 L$ ~8 h8 zTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97$ t/ Z; B+ F& S5 _. O, z
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
) F5 Z7 N( `) C9 l# J- t. }% j+ n1 lTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
~8 U+ u/ b# _# C- ^3 p6 C$ X
/ U9 ]3 K; D/ q5 [1 D/ d3 {7 S( e / W. G: Y" c( W
& V/ Z/ N" a) t
Allied ground losses:: u( D- G( Y* t& T( e' [' c
45 casualties reported3 X9 p% t: Y2 r5 P
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,978 s6 R4 A- L) `$ F1 L7 [* n( H
, C' u& I, a1 @7 S% zAllied Ships
. |; A) o$ i. QDD Mugford
; F4 R6 E" U2 o: a1 I/ X7 HDD Ralph Talbot
; M/ t) c' y1 {6 o8 I- B PDD Patterson
* o# p9 [0 P, h5 XDD Ellet$ o8 ^) }7 t" x. G! p
DD Wilson
$ z1 ?2 T1 ?# s i+ VDD Selfridge
0 ?: u8 w- f: w' ?* RCL Hobart/ r- ^3 p0 ?2 R* ?% v' d
CA Australia$ k: V9 Z- ~: _
CA Vincennes. O J9 A3 D/ M% I/ j
CA San Francisco6 d# d6 x7 P/ X; Y; ~4 ~
CA Minneapolis
0 a6 r: `$ {" x! }8 ~, yCA New Orleans
6 {3 P" d% }5 S3 r% aCA Salt Lake City. ~5 s/ i2 ]5 h
CA Chicago
3 [# t. P e4 b, X$ K1 cCA Portland7 r8 O* X6 B3 T# Q8 p( c- J& O. M+ a
. {4 w7 H! `: W0 f1 B5 U3 FJapanese ground losses:. T- s1 ^$ ] O- S$ O6 m
46 casualties reported
% F9 R% _: J- h4 `9 U I1 @0 I- [- V6 }1 c1 a8 J
Port hits 39 w! y: P( u: `( _: Z
Port fuel hits 1$ x0 C$ L E7 g6 m: O' |
Port supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30% P9 l/ O% M/ R3 a1 k4 m
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94) J' E6 o7 Y( A" m( C& {2 p
. k+ j: ~; j( Y6 d' f1 d. _% H+ q7 |. k / j/ H5 z! J. }. E
Japanese ground losses:
+ n" u, h* L* {& {, A6 A111 casualties reported
$ t! i7 b* i4 G4 Z" R- T$ h- a
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30) L% D& M2 }. U1 S) V- V3 O
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,943 l6 F/ }( q+ v$ y; G2 Q! F
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
0 I; z1 X3 |7 s$ b oJapanese Ships
; s& H; l2 n/ d2 P) c9 RDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
6 c" p/ Q+ E1 M7 C3 |- y. m, u1 ^0 QPC Tama Maru #8
8 O2 h5 _. E+ C
8 L( Q" e6 x- H- ~+ `" @Japanese ground losses:
8 @3 E7 m S! Y5 S% r98 casualties reported" h; _5 R7 w$ `1 W$ o
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97( l! m- U4 V) U2 b# a
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Allied ground losses:0 }! _3 g1 C# U: ]2 X( ~
18 casualties reported& k: i Q% S! w0 ~7 S
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
5 [) j$ Y @: mTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:, X2 w% X8 @* }9 a8 x1 K' ~
168 casualties reported
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$ B. t! R2 v' c2 t; Z" zDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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) V4 N9 g1 x! \Allied aircraft
' M+ {: U7 v% X- {9 q7 w% ~- h$ P! v4 oSOC-3 Seagull x 19 o, T( z& d" O% \6 O( u
( h* t6 u! \& Y7 g) ~) i: p ^! s
# t/ h/ [1 W# Z! ^# b& J1 {( ?
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft
- p+ w( x7 \( e* P1 |2 ~PBY Catalina x 2
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# a( a6 g4 f- ?* p z" a" }No Allied losses' b5 P. I, a, w! v3 p6 i" V
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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- @/ F% t: g( P" E& B2 q. E) VJapanese aircraft
3 `# e1 y* h% a* u$ t( ^6 B! TG4M1 Betty x 62
+ v$ X5 h! q- U2 | 1 a7 [* _! X. n2 A4 @7 }7 X
Allied aircraft9 [. }8 [% m1 o6 }5 H5 d" S
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
# R6 y' N. a" V& D" H) [( qF4F-4 Wildcat x 22! i8 j3 [$ k7 O- ~$ H9 n' v8 w
7 z2 _& o' Q" F0 M5 {7 J
Japanese aircraft losses1 z4 B) C% F9 F- |: m5 a: e2 Y0 l+ ~4 N
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
$ R5 Z+ s: a9 ~: ?" N. b
* }! N( {' h. B) A( a- LAllied aircraft losses9 D. J. E) ]! r" M' b3 \: j
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
1 A5 ~: v2 A4 x3 P: TF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
0 l, v- ^; w% Q8 e. J5 F F( k
# h9 i7 L! O. t& IAllied Ships
$ x6 f W8 l5 U M5 Z( ^AP George F. Elliot
# h* Z- V: q5 EAK Libra
& W# l% z9 S$ sAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 47 }8 Z; f3 r) _' U
DMS Zane
, ]" ]9 s7 K% o# I) PAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4, t+ N/ h5 @; y, Y/ v
AK Betelgeuse
' ~% B7 T L( y4 ADD Helm
, n- @ d+ h7 x+ @AK Fomalhaut. b1 v; C/ ^3 r% j6 _' E3 v
AP McCawley$ c( ^+ X9 U0 e' ~9 a- e
DD Henley
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Aircraft Attacking:
; W4 z0 U6 |: W 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 C% h$ ~9 s+ v9 ^8 f+ N
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! Z9 \3 }" n% O( V
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 x E/ C& y6 a7 M 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
/ G: K# |- X+ W& Q( J4 z6 v" ]3 J 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; @+ J b/ ^4 Y g0 |/ O9 v 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 S' F5 X+ Q* ?
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& N; t3 d: T+ n( Q) F
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 z: g2 T! ]* a0 g
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet {; } Q. `; k9 j
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, l4 g+ D- D0 Q
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- H5 K, b' P0 ]; y 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 I$ |4 k0 U9 f: W 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 {9 O) [5 o- M+ H2 P* l9 b 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ a6 v2 o) ^9 ?: S/ _8 ~, j
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97. E6 t7 A& n7 T/ `
; X3 p! C! L; P) j2 fJapanese aircraft
7 O: R$ R: `* u! L6 m; tG4M1 Betty x 3, D! w8 H/ a1 V# a1 d
% ^" H+ t0 |' s) OAllied aircraft: T/ A8 i7 U/ z. W: e/ V
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12& ?' x! F4 Y+ i- q" ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21! @4 J9 c0 m8 q1 {* s% g
+ i& ? F) Y9 [5 D6 b" aJapanese aircraft losses
4 ?, c% \# l: K/ ^, f* E8 s9 x8 @G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed; _3 t9 L0 |9 t; h, P" a: p
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t P) r+ }$ S+ P7 D# c; |Allied Ships" l( ]4 Q4 I9 y& D# ]4 z
CA Portland
. w$ v; ]3 L1 |2 j
; }( d U& I3 zAircraft Attacking:
4 S* M$ ~; s, }0 d; M; V _ 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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# |/ D4 h, r4 lDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
1 |7 A; W0 N0 R6 C& T; Y0 v. F , n, K6 R3 ^4 q& j4 Z$ X
Japanese aircraft2 {$ I; d' m4 X4 U1 {; f9 u
A6M2 Zero x 18, W7 \% R: K4 @1 C+ v
A6M3 Zero x 6, T* ~& g8 m& T* f+ O
G4M1 Betty x 5
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2 D% b& A$ u( {! j/ ~. CAllied aircraft0 P9 l. \7 T& g
P-39D Airacobra x 24
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+ Z* L$ [" |, h9 LJapanese aircraft losses& N9 N" }/ k% l9 R" [, j& }
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ z+ |1 w8 s+ c! _; UG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
# n2 d. s' r# v' | H& H: p' s8 {" W 8 J8 T [1 n" r: K# V
Allied aircraft losses8 D5 c+ e# ~& i$ d! |
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
% B3 r' b6 _! Q# F9 _. i ! k' t0 I* d7 Z7 a4 }
Runway hits 3
7 D& Q, F) n$ Z! p/ u z$ Y& }0 @, ~9 w
Aircraft Attacking:
/ e: d3 W. \, {+ i( I$ b, G6 `2 s 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) ^, H4 P* C `& x
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93. ^# U5 P! [# b8 E: r
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Japanese aircraft
8 ~! S! L. v+ P; _8 m6 ~A6M2-N Rufe x 37 w5 w- e# w% }6 V. E' j
A6M2 Zero x 61 V6 g% J3 J$ K5 Y( ^
* n% n# Y% F3 {8 u9 TAllied aircraft
' k+ K6 U% d$ h! |8 \: YSBD Dauntless x 49
3 q, Z/ n: K# r' P) X' aTBF Avenger x 30
4 Q/ a& b4 B6 m* \" A! F8 k
3 @; m9 j- N6 l7 KJapanese aircraft losses) o, t7 G. }$ ]$ u6 T: K
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged5 `& }5 `5 H. z- S0 ]
: y& N& C, ?% p( x4 IAllied aircraft losses8 a% g, }8 U1 M1 _1 J; ~
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
3 `- g' p/ K/ E% a( n. `0 w6 L$ NTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships8 l, b& N7 y% f& r5 M" n. X/ {# j( O
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
' c. J7 o5 ^# j2 {1 E. gTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* K% ]: m( e2 |1 ~& R% `% aDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" v' p* H" a& h3 I9 z e( c8 kAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* q/ @1 W9 P+ S4 A, F
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire% x9 z S: _8 l( J/ W
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% J, \4 J7 u" b3 `. d( B
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 K0 Y2 ^% T: d; p$ O
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 g) M# Z& C* u3 Z: M
TK Ogura Maru #3
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Japanese ground losses:
9 g( a3 o8 l4 R, |% `54 casualties reported
8 i' g! U$ }6 R9 J
9 |. v" g% t9 d( L+ M, Y: wAircraft Attacking:! h: X: c$ m: ]6 G
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 J$ r( E6 Y' v. q- T* O8 { 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( I5 P( O' I: K) F 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ _! U- q; o0 b 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! Q N. p& U ]4 h 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: ^5 ?7 e+ @6 Z1 b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# T, l+ U& V$ N9 V5 J
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 L q, r: z; B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: P: _7 b1 G9 x& b% z/ B 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 {- f% l5 L+ m- e! d. t9 D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 f4 Z3 T2 F& r6 r: g: @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 e. {; ?- m- R! t$ a+ Y' L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 f9 R% [0 q" ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 W% e' N, f1 U1 A- h* J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 I1 m9 B" i- N$ O" j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' h$ p/ x4 Z5 K4 t( G+ ]4 E* h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, r8 e2 @& J! T/ a+ c r
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: U4 R# V7 {( B/ P& G$ l. ^ 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* Y% m3 a$ O* O/ j- ?% W, e 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet" c# e6 ]. E# t3 A# G9 C
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/ s: n. f* o, x3 v( M/ ~Sub attack at 60,86 A/ O# q2 ^! ]+ K, r
4 ]6 i0 U7 W1 N5 K& d( jJapanese Ships7 f S& @9 S' I+ P0 f/ p
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 v) P, U9 P* O1 S: R7 D% r/ s O
PC Ch 23
* J( j {5 \( a5 v3 pPC Ch 18
5 p+ z1 V6 }" G( P0 {1 {' ~PC Ch 17& n% O+ z) P6 s: n
PC Ch 16( H, `, i8 F8 o P# K- U& u0 f3 R$ X5 [
3 n# ?! O, U4 I. X% ~- qAllied Ships
1 ?! m& I) u; K) R C y1 `SS Greenling
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Ground combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack+ g; ^1 j& I( Q! P% j$ p7 j
/ O, e& L" y# Z/ w$ |; DAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466+ P( }! O/ L# U
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+ c* z3 M$ s" i: s( @3 JAllied ground losses:
) c' Z4 P. ]/ @, P+ U6 @ V9 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Gili Gili1 g3 Z# B3 s C" o$ d
2 H# w, h3 V" j5 ]" L7 F0 t2 bAllied Bombardment attack
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# G; ] K5 j( V8 L) e- ]5 KAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126+ E8 Y% H$ D% k3 E9 ?) x. A
/ a D5 Q r) M$ W( W2 \Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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4 a# F3 t3 O8 {: d. ~0 T; HJapanese ground losses:6 C4 D; g$ Y5 v( D) R
16 casualties reported
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. J8 O: S: I& \! FGround combat at Lunga/ N' N9 e: J+ I) Y
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Allied Shock attack- c0 l) Z F& z0 x% q
3 @' @$ {& J" GAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466) `. l' j2 |/ M+ f# w
7 W7 c- ~* e! I" q8 {Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 498 f4 j/ i7 a. {9 P
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 9 L( \1 S' n2 [% K- G9 v \
. _! r6 t; w6 W' l( XJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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* n# ]" Z1 Y% L; x9 \+ X# R% k5 sAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:
# C5 t& @& g: e! a7 K/ B/ Q397 casualties reported0 p- {4 h+ v2 k/ _) j9 O
Guns lost 2& v8 Y/ B# b( Z y' g
5 B- o" z0 E" I! s# T2 |Allied ground losses:
1 J3 V6 k* x/ X; z49 casualties reported
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$ [, p/ F0 i2 I5 sDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |