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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* f$ V: O: X. L- A$ y, KTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,977 K9 K' i d' i: i1 I) }( M
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1 k: S/ R" R& v! F/ Q$ dCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008. |" T0 l1 t3 [: `1 f* V9 Z6 H
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97; S& y# ?$ w8 Q0 f
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Allied ground losses:& h: `0 N/ t9 b0 X/ B: D# N- t
45 casualties reported
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6 {3 w2 l9 d0 ~1 o! g; I% S# R4 RNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97: {- N2 d* e5 _0 R9 c# `- K1 [
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Allied Ships$ \4 E+ x( _7 v$ F& ^0 W8 K6 ^
DD Mugford, o. Z8 _8 _1 R3 v& p
DD Ralph Talbot) D- Y% Y8 v' J3 Y1 y
DD Patterson
7 y5 a+ u, C _DD Ellet" ]( p p5 \% C6 \5 G
DD Wilson' v$ U/ D/ }& X. B: f9 B
DD Selfridge4 S7 p/ e. @0 @' Y# ]! [4 I
CL Hobart A' m. D8 W% ~
CA Australia
/ C) g. p. _; B/ N: L3 ?" VCA Vincennes
! F0 t+ t9 ?# c$ T4 |; v9 xCA San Francisco) j# R( m i5 J1 S" q4 {1 b/ _! S `. n q
CA Minneapolis
( K( R* ~6 b" Y1 h V1 f- I0 aCA New Orleans6 V m7 Q5 v" D, X% F* |
CA Salt Lake City
4 l3 ]8 k/ Z8 I1 O# TCA Chicago3 X) B6 [ d& p
CA Portland6 x) t, Y9 R1 C2 e
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Japanese ground losses:) o8 s _! p" a f7 @
46 casualties reported. G; @5 v1 _# ^4 [+ x9 K
8 Q- \$ a# u5 D) f) h# |Port hits 3
2 _- }8 s' M+ v6 S: e. j0 JPort fuel hits 1
4 i% K" ^8 i) hPort supply hits 4
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" ?5 S2 I4 m; r6 f& xCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
& n% d3 \) o8 x5 K7 _5 q/ PTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94, r, n1 T/ X* ?& z
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Japanese ground losses:4 d. ], u5 u; H
111 casualties reported7 G' W. r6 V* @! ]5 F1 ^
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
( b+ X, ^" k0 C! |% q& wTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,948 L. d3 Q' |7 U2 ]8 V+ P
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+ n8 l; M8 p$ A8 F- c) e6 \105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
}+ F; @0 i" V" |# S! W) K# DJapanese Ships1 V: y! U: f1 O* N+ k6 T
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
) z i: t8 v" F7 D/ G: iPC Tama Maru #8
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6 v5 L( H' H# }5 B- k0 G$ aJapanese ground losses:6 ?% z O- b: Q" w: K
98 casualties reported0 F* L# C% E$ }5 J
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0 f" [( R7 d' T1 g, Y6 |! bTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97# O+ L# h2 @7 g$ y9 Y9 ?- Z
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9 `0 Y% E& q, w: h. s ~4 eAllied ground losses:. o( @. u9 [7 H/ n8 R( [2 z
18 casualties reported
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6 Z7 w, r9 H! F; m1 nCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009; L6 h# U* }9 \
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
3 ~9 g* n. ]' ?168 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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& X: q8 [: b1 s: QAllied aircraft; [: d% M5 |) b/ H' T3 W+ h% C
SOC-3 Seagull x 1% |6 ^- T/ Z _' D+ O+ [0 U
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; |' B, @1 z8 @ n. d2 BNo Allied losses& H6 Y5 Z- b! {3 q9 \, `
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,974 h6 l+ W7 q* r; l0 b9 }- \
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Allied aircraft
$ G7 O5 v8 w6 f& _% {PBY Catalina x 2( ^4 |1 M! E+ T8 D* ^6 Q
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No Allied losses
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: C& P( T, u: j$ ]6 M; L( p( MDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft
4 X( h9 w- R2 Z& g( XG4M1 Betty x 62* k$ o* z- s5 o9 l( P
$ J9 K" [4 n" u5 `Allied aircraft5 s2 u! Y2 r( P: a8 o2 ]
F4F-3 Wildcat x 126 c" T* D2 P6 A* r! Q# i
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 D% ` e+ g% M3 p* H# H- @) I8 CG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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9 j) d, H0 p7 M# y1 I* `! d: h4 V3 ]Allied aircraft losses) r* k6 r! z0 L( u ~
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
+ W! O" j! A$ ?* P1 c; DF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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7 N( A( U4 y) N# a, p8 ?Allied Ships
+ v+ E ~6 e. |9 o' O0 Q9 wAP George F. Elliot
. O, n9 V! ?4 ~AK Libra
$ M- O" s" I* k5 M4 I! U8 SAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
4 N" k& A4 A1 C. _, \! v( l' qDMS Zane
7 ^ j& E* m* b! U# P. P9 ?$ KAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4! w1 t+ s' k9 ?1 M
AK Betelgeuse
* D. p/ N3 r. N0 O, D, HDD Helm
" E6 d8 T5 b4 N- OAK Fomalhaut) m/ ^( S/ e; n, j; L! P
AP McCawley: V5 ^1 V/ h a- D3 C( r$ p6 G8 w% B. D4 k) [
DD Henley4 N2 q8 i# L& J3 e% N) Z4 e
" [1 J2 }* f6 V) s# D& DAircraft Attacking:! h4 E4 U- a) ?7 n) v" e/ H
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 w+ U+ d( h ? S+ k" P 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; p, P2 ]0 ~8 p4 V
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) W: y8 m- ?2 X
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 R) v! n' B/ B' K9 E) Y 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; k8 Y7 a0 F4 Y# G# r6 e 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* M Y8 Z+ T9 I$ u/ T3 V( k( i1 x 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 r; N# D/ Q# H: k- I# E 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ m( C0 P) s; Z/ c 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' q$ G q, p9 R4 k( n" Q" e7 A
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 s* Z1 E( P- G& o- N
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 s/ I% {0 e5 C2 p# V
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 z8 L- [" {: M% A 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
/ s! O' V* S4 S" Q1 P, a) t6 q 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft
1 K$ Z, v9 p) w! ?: `# xG4M1 Betty x 3
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! G) T. N' U8 e, p0 W3 KAllied aircraft
% ~& P! w' x, A/ A% e+ C0 @8 X# pF4F-3 Wildcat x 12" R4 {% N1 Z, o7 W; C& \$ {& P: A& v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21+ b, U4 B v% Y5 {' ?- c
' I k0 ^8 m5 s( E W% C0 UJapanese aircraft losses' Z9 }9 C1 T9 `
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships
* e0 [7 o4 W1 N7 FCA Portland- ^% N3 R: ~& {, V5 V$ ~7 q/ v/ c& `( i
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Aircraft Attacking:1 G% N9 t0 W% s3 d1 E. i# H8 Y8 ^
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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8 I0 }* n) { A0 J3 I* a3 YJapanese aircraft
8 K! X' Q" ~1 p2 VA6M2 Zero x 18
4 f4 T5 s; e" d! z( |+ oA6M3 Zero x 65 V$ ?7 I# U' z( P1 ?* E
G4M1 Betty x 5/ m* y/ O: ]9 ^. l7 w
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Allied aircraft
) E- x& @2 m- b, @P-39D Airacobra x 24! |% l e; ?, m0 e' f
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ A- T) q+ q+ g6 X `; ^8 @A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged. J0 S( u3 }3 Z* T( `5 ^% r9 c
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged2 c/ P) U6 h* \ u
: A6 ]) E, Z- ]Allied aircraft losses9 N4 n1 c( Q- N% O _3 @
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed9 P: d2 P+ N. k- m5 I1 N+ E) j
{4 w$ S* b# R3 {Runway hits 3
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' _2 D' W5 ~6 L% O1 \Aircraft Attacking:* i: H$ q" i6 ^+ @
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 X, n* g/ Z2 A4 d4 t% U3 }
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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! j: {" l0 g4 d0 V( I qJapanese aircraft4 b& R5 _* E- Z- b$ P0 H
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
% n2 j' i4 n, t# x" V+ i6 T, h+ e- FA6M2 Zero x 6: a8 T2 j3 r2 i2 z. d) t
3 N5 v/ `2 l2 E A# T& ZAllied aircraft- [2 R3 }7 s' V- U
SBD Dauntless x 49
( n% e/ \+ ]# }TBF Avenger x 30
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/ K, R" V! A% n# SJapanese aircraft losses2 |8 a4 P4 d2 g4 v8 h# g
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged/ H9 X7 g4 l# T0 ~* ^4 a8 F
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Allied aircraft losses; E8 q# D( y) ]
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged1 R' ]* b, N: S! h
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged& T/ o! M, i+ x( z# ~$ s
' C2 h- j/ i& D6 w$ I1 N8 AJapanese Ships2 M% c7 Y: ?- S) I
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage8 B0 E2 |; W6 N( K: S( Q6 s9 d
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, t n# {3 X: j+ WDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ s7 ]- H7 B' n: r5 M" j' H) k
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, G- G6 H3 \+ f2 h
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. u: }+ \6 \8 {0 q5 @: k! y2 EAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! t; E4 X) Z, e
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" q, X/ Z# l& }8 a) P( m3 h3 M2 N2 \TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, I8 q: ` F# y- A
TK Ogura Maru #3
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4 M+ C, S/ o# w" ?! EJapanese ground losses:- g) }3 g8 I; _5 s2 n
54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:
" y- p E7 f3 T3 l" E 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 ?/ s2 u( k2 F9 q4 b1 J- P8 _6 n& }
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 C) H8 _- l$ ?% E) @ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ V% L$ z" |4 d$ ?9 F 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) o. U+ j6 E; h" Y1 X
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, L/ r; z& p# Y8 S) a5 W; M. u& } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 c+ o) k% B' Z% m T6 W8 U
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 L! }- M7 E# c; S% q: b2 c. L' W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 r4 c/ x7 {% F
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet( z' q0 N, ?- ~- ^/ _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, i7 W4 [" Z' c" h. r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& ]+ b) K# h/ c$ L' \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& h Y: X1 i J4 |/ A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- w* i4 a) `# A. i) r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! z' H' h0 s4 B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- c9 l% y; \) {6 K. E+ d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ @5 g7 \. h+ N' f$ C( w' S1 P. P
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 _2 \" A7 {' J6 Z6 z5 Q
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% Z: ~: u; J) f4 W. s7 D6 y 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 J- I ~, v2 @# d% |; {0 o
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Sub attack at 60,86, e# H7 C" z1 h! P3 h4 v4 \
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Japanese Ships6 S$ h! N$ P" c+ G$ X
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ q0 C9 W- B5 E' I, rPC Ch 23% d/ D& q5 L$ J/ }( `( Z& ^
PC Ch 18) G+ p3 M+ b: v
PC Ch 179 d. I y. ^' D J9 G: s
PC Ch 16" y+ g: P% @5 |5 W- G) z6 _0 H% C. G' J
- H" p' P7 _ F; xAllied Ships
# x5 u3 B) v: w6 F' NSS Greenling/ p- Y7 x$ M# X/ s) i9 u
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Ground combat at Lunga
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( R2 ]# m% q/ c& B0 z: c7 j! a/ A. oJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49" b P1 q% q7 i* g0 {" J
3 x$ U5 V$ x3 X! }, ~0 z1 KDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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5 Q& `, [$ b& gAllied ground losses:7 [, V& n0 H# G1 {2 l8 W
9 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
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5 G; n$ j1 g% X6 c5 w! zAllied Bombardment attack
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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$ Y: [3 w* U0 v
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# q$ E" J3 H+ z& jJapanese ground losses:" m1 D' ]0 g" G3 O: \
16 casualties reported' r' E1 {3 {$ F; o& ~
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Ground combat at Lunga
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Allied Shock attack
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$ _% C* o: F/ S: F- z7 ]( x5 v7 yAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466 {* s- W, v0 i
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49% D, i# k4 }4 x: X) G. Y+ e
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 7 C; g, K9 U$ D7 d0 V0 @& V) u% y
4 t) O) t3 m7 Z- u! J6 c+ AJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 6 u0 Y5 r/ P; e8 m% l& s# _* T% X- `
5 h, Z$ P/ [6 S- H4 ~Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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5 H2 T0 J! H) n, p, z( B1 xAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!! r5 b6 l! \$ [
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) V$ P/ F# }" h1 M5 [- {3 NJapanese ground losses:
5 i* `4 u3 I% A6 B: ]397 casualties reported7 ]3 ~+ P0 G9 R' `
Guns lost 29 r5 b/ X8 B/ N* r* M& g
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Allied ground losses:
6 d8 C" _! }% q# U9 E: H4 \! J49 casualties reported
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* x9 n' t! y0 o1 eDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |