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
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0 N. l# a; C; c/ Y6 ], jCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
+ G1 T5 k5 K5 f* b5 YTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,976 G8 A+ q& q4 D5 O1 e; V
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Allied ground losses:+ `1 @3 _5 T2 s" A N
45 casualties reported
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& k& q2 g2 q6 C x! u, C, @8 L: g& @Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships- ~* Z$ K+ G8 D6 |1 n9 S
DD Mugford/ r9 x4 q7 T1 T. b+ @
DD Ralph Talbot
# j, O u$ Z" i! f/ C+ P" ADD Patterson
/ m8 c5 [2 p( @' D X ^DD Ellet
/ J% V4 ^( d8 F9 x* LDD Wilson5 d3 Y- S1 ?9 a; r0 Q& u1 o# ] T
DD Selfridge0 Y' g/ T8 {! e
CL Hobart
" {, b6 j+ g( C9 O P8 pCA Australia
" a% B, v# v& ~& j$ I+ I+ E2 NCA Vincennes! @# P9 f- N2 Y2 I9 @
CA San Francisco( {/ g Z5 V6 E. j
CA Minneapolis9 m' j2 k2 T9 g; W: D
CA New Orleans! j3 S* `# X2 Z5 n8 @) s# x
CA Salt Lake City8 y8 Y8 a$ C1 o5 N! ?
CA Chicago
0 V' k. k! v; ~8 gCA Portland {% a' X% R! Y# M. N
2 q3 Y9 |/ H) ?2 J8 { C2 x4 n# g+ \5 RJapanese ground losses:2 [' d, K$ r1 Q- M
46 casualties reported
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Port hits 3
' v$ Q5 b. L$ ?6 [1 s a, S6 aPort fuel hits 1
& t: ^- ?- }7 I- N% l4 R' `Port supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 307 [% O2 o+ Z: D7 x
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94* Y8 M( F9 ~5 c6 \0 R
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# q6 {" f$ B4 Q, I# [Japanese ground losses:
, w1 [. }6 c# U c! R2 t0 S0 A111 casualties reported! Q! `% K3 ~. R+ t1 [0 H! O1 u8 ?& P4 Z1 d
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1 `* R* E$ `1 K0 g: [5 h) l5 WCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
1 ] \. g0 c) v v' f/ ZTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.4 \- m; J& ~: E1 ^% y# |
Japanese Ships
# D; h; Z1 w; }, [' @, U8 ^- YDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
" w1 V) f# X0 l% b4 \: APC Tama Maru #8
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2 n, Y% b" G4 t& }8 P6 MJapanese ground losses:
3 H$ ^. G' q# u4 K: H% h7 g1 j98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97( P; `' m" X3 A& j
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- H' C2 l7 K8 y$ a# G+ f& e, X2 a, o$ M18 casualties reported, \- ]. [& h1 ^4 x" L3 y. e0 e% t# c
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8 T2 W: c1 _, }: q' ICoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
1 f& I. P A' L2 ?TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97# P0 k& @0 U% m$ J0 q
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Allied ground losses:
1 v" S! y9 m/ z4 o! K& [1 M168 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft
$ a- E( D, d6 ^6 QSOC-3 Seagull x 1
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# s. p/ j, F$ ^2 y, q# bNo Allied losses
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: L0 g8 I5 E1 k+ m) y @& w4 QDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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, t3 Q7 V1 d; c* [6 CAllied aircraft
o1 i& ?& o8 D& m: M: ]* pPBY Catalina x 2' D# }# H/ f# w) Q M9 s
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No Allied losses# W& J1 y$ U9 s% A% r
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" B" K7 h: v! @. L0 N4 yDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97# u4 F- U5 i+ D, O ^- y1 \: D& T
% [! ?5 p1 D4 s- M# C' aJapanese aircraft4 W+ L( z9 w1 _9 [: I
G4M1 Betty x 62- U- u0 _* y4 D( K/ w, r
D+ B, n4 l" S4 n# D( }8 |- z& @Allied aircraft
3 S$ a4 g" [& A0 e' l% }9 O3 t/ o1 JF4F-3 Wildcat x 12; b. F2 h4 X k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22! c& K! P" g+ t9 {
+ {# C3 ^( s, ~& n- E
Japanese aircraft losses: j) S z( r5 p! l$ N7 r
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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8 a2 G# ?& S& L( B* o+ k) kAllied aircraft losses
[/ b Z5 C4 p, dF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged2 Y+ l; e/ v/ L0 K0 @9 g- M9 {
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged7 J) w& v, O' D2 R( N% G% `2 z* {
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Allied Ships) P1 x0 {! C" A, G% U' r/ k
AP George F. Elliot7 p/ a; |; Q$ T. J) f/ C* ?- ~; g
AK Libra
) m+ Y! Q6 `0 q' m5 p8 oAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4* @9 x- C4 F) a9 u ^- f
DMS Zane( h& Y9 u! t; s$ I! F' G+ D
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
6 t, }5 u; i8 K- G5 S" X% l# g! R8 VAK Betelgeuse
; I" r5 @/ _' |DD Helm: @& C: D5 o) h
AK Fomalhaut- R1 q8 S& v: J% F0 M
AP McCawley9 v& b# }4 `/ g+ t3 E9 U: [* b
DD Henley
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Aircraft Attacking:
a- B2 C9 }$ O 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 D' u$ J: ~8 s7 r' V 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 W# x$ Y5 @, @: Q9 Y 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- ] Z+ Z6 Z* a% q 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
) C0 ?- s6 n, ~$ U% d! c7 l 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ a) E; z( [$ f1 v4 m- w* O$ I) y( I 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
l$ t6 f6 I3 i! M+ @ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 h% E6 B6 D$ q4 M3 Z# ?! F; D& @2 ? 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 r: Q7 s9 |0 y/ z. p 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: g, L( ]5 V9 g/ b8 D2 Q 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ d6 C8 x4 _8 i; l) ~; Z 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- B& o% P3 R9 i' t# N
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( T% o3 N- m; {# O; \% W
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# C2 u9 O$ w' A8 n
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97, T1 ^8 O0 C/ H: K! j) P1 i1 r
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Japanese aircraft5 a6 D) ~, O1 @
G4M1 Betty x 3
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$ p; b' E. @2 HAllied aircraft
, }% i* w! H, HF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
2 f4 ?9 [' Z8 L6 g2 C) @4 FF4F-4 Wildcat x 213 a ^" n0 R& _9 X) }% F9 z
# r5 ^. r. {, D8 {0 M" [. J1 D. yJapanese aircraft losses, ]/ k+ e5 f' X& o# Q" ^" B
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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( V/ u) {: `' m( [" zAllied Ships" v2 Q; o% Y5 Y1 p3 J
CA Portland
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Aircraft Attacking:
9 Y/ G0 b) ]( t; r 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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Japanese aircraft
* @6 V2 ]# D# Y, Z8 ]3 zA6M2 Zero x 18
9 O) p% g6 _; u0 K) j% ~A6M3 Zero x 60 A. |- r" B' X7 }; t" q
G4M1 Betty x 50 Q6 u; T; l, ^, ? g4 i- x9 M0 E
% e9 n _3 T6 {! _Allied aircraft
2 A- S- b4 F( j+ a+ r+ [8 t. k2 }! HP-39D Airacobra x 24
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7 A: k# a# b8 ^4 u! `Japanese aircraft losses# z. o& n& S7 ~: Y! F/ l: j
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged4 Y6 r; E4 X, s" J5 n8 |
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged/ W6 B0 S6 Y: R! A, A( N
$ v0 W" e8 r1 p1 ~. @2 J7 BAllied aircraft losses2 E9 t# F6 _. x8 e J
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed+ { R N% w R& m- s
' L) g2 a L. w: `. D% S' F. F3 l& ]Runway hits 3
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+ V* H, C0 R& j/ `9 }- Q5 QAircraft Attacking:; P* n7 x/ K5 K5 X/ L4 R
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. F7 U5 h5 ]7 i7 s; k% _' ]
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, p$ [$ U: z2 ~3 y* a8 e4 u$ b9 t
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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3 h8 a: Q; V" U7 P7 B) ~Japanese aircraft
( ~9 P: P/ G; s; C2 r& o2 f* o8 WA6M2-N Rufe x 3
# f& m$ s- e/ q9 J% A9 SA6M2 Zero x 6 q6 t. w6 p: q- y6 h* @' z7 t
# {/ s B+ |* H4 J& EAllied aircraft
' u9 Z+ B. t/ A2 H+ [( {) x3 QSBD Dauntless x 49
/ L$ T8 X9 f5 I+ n/ jTBF Avenger x 30! E3 L! `1 B' ?) @8 r8 {
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Japanese aircraft losses( ?! v1 `% `1 n* z; \; |2 ~. M% p
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses& M g, v8 j% ?/ g0 G9 X# z8 V
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged: `4 U5 ^" ~: @6 ^
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships$ j1 z! H& u" H, F
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage( h8 l4 B# i7 a9 }
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' R9 L) t. M' h# |9 T9 q( R) N; o
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire& I$ j9 _6 Q [9 u
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 H( c& Z$ Q8 E! {0 v+ y& TAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- p2 ?9 M1 A1 \7 D: N) X$ ~7 ~APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, @" E" T5 z, O, y- jDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 \. h+ L& r& U& f4 c2 |9 E* d
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 s! L. P/ m# u; ^) A5 `1 XTK Ogura Maru #3) {7 L/ I2 E% \- s& c
3 T8 n4 ]5 V1 @. S* v
Japanese ground losses:
0 M' f Y6 ?& q) K54 casualties reported) E& S7 f0 M+ @/ M
6 U$ c; c; z3 p- I( vAircraft Attacking:. I3 \4 G; p9 H3 C
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* D. z# e' \" v8 @6 A$ Y0 M( E
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' M6 q/ u9 Q7 f( l% W7 h 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 N8 \# Z y( x+ u( }: z 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ {. _4 U2 U, E2 ^ 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 }5 x5 a# S- D- L' J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" J6 X& ~% Z' J# L1 z1 G 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( a( \3 ]7 A' J1 }
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; Q: D- y+ m: ^6 ~
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- e4 V0 ]# e6 n# N/ U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 y) t9 V6 b' J& o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 d; f* }6 j4 n) U9 @8 d! u% D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, F- ?5 b) N% A( j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 N! M% `. B& D) |3 V9 Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, b& Q( R% X- n+ U; b9 W7 S0 i O6 P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) x6 @# p+ z2 v; A+ v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; M+ i+ V$ ]* q6 W2 W
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 J2 e3 F8 q* ~! w
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 u6 ~3 O. N2 ~; A1 a4 Y2 q3 N 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet" Z" L8 i' @! y! _* e
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, ]& o- ]6 D+ L( [, J# A, S# RSub attack at 60,86
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$ W6 e& Z6 \* F' a' _Japanese Ships' \9 B, |! X. P. d: k' B0 h
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* r2 |' H7 x( ?# j/ M
PC Ch 23
9 c6 \! \3 A. @( I# V8 O2 oPC Ch 18% S k6 x% [/ f0 F8 _- @6 X) Z
PC Ch 17
% z# Y. I% W5 W+ YPC Ch 16) ^& \- a0 e! a6 \: l
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Allied Ships- s, O- @6 _ w" ?; O% C2 \/ u3 x
SS Greenling9 Y5 C4 \7 g* D: X
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Ground combat at Lunga! c L J9 E( z3 Z) D
8 `5 Z8 @0 r+ ?8 g$ u3 j% C2 gJapanese Bombardment attack
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: E' m- i! ]/ uAttacking 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, i" ~5 A4 E6 C1 G" J) J% v# n
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& T+ ~: e7 l1 ~% |6 x. gAllied ground losses:" Z$ P, ~& K" R& j* V# f+ S
9 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Gili Gili( j; U0 A6 Z- N2 \6 M
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Allied Bombardment attack2 |4 k4 ^4 V/ _& y
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5( B* N( S8 E3 x; {6 T
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, e) v( @: {" qJapanese ground losses:
- A7 O4 A2 U3 F% `- p16 casualties reported' o; L: k- e+ O( ^* }5 J
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Ground combat at Lunga
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Allied Shock attack
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8 B2 u4 a0 h9 KAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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; _$ j5 S2 t: ?+ v/ q' |2 ~* `Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 9 t3 M. S7 _" C
2 C( T% q" o( V; Z( i. w; K$ \Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 % K# j( @' p+ C- e
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) ! q, M" R$ `+ p$ @
4 H6 G4 R; Z* c- s1 r/ nAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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- x& p( Y' z5 c/ |. iJapanese ground losses:% d% p$ K; E' o, C$ H0 O
397 casualties reported0 }7 h6 M9 ~/ A7 g/ D
Guns lost 2. k- V" r1 X( G9 w/ l, r
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Allied ground losses:/ _$ n# L' X- h4 P% b
49 casualties reported3 i) P) h1 ?& p8 z' N
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" ]% H$ d; c7 p9 wDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |