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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+ g' m$ S. \" O) U8 ?Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
# s! Z2 N" |4 e+ d1 o0 BTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:2 Y8 i& C2 L0 }, A+ r# v
45 casualties reported
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+ p: a: s. v3 Z, i6 c& n9 p, @7 rNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97, m, u( G# o. H
' g1 Q5 s2 |5 B! _Allied Ships7 Y/ l( L/ z, |2 R" w. {
DD Mugford
2 `5 o+ p. p) T0 P$ i6 q- }1 aDD Ralph Talbot4 g' X7 o# h, w0 i. D5 C4 k
DD Patterson
0 p8 j# a- M- t, uDD Ellet
% Q3 _2 e9 P5 n0 Y( qDD Wilson
x/ x; D$ Y4 ^4 z5 G8 hDD Selfridge* q+ o% Q( b1 _6 {8 p3 b J
CL Hobart" G+ [4 }0 Q+ G
CA Australia
0 {9 i3 a, b' ^6 R' S! YCA Vincennes
, u! p$ X7 v1 F- L9 \6 [CA San Francisco, ]4 d+ s N: n3 O' H, J
CA Minneapolis
1 {( A, q, H& U) p: R( i$ m: DCA New Orleans1 _1 T. d$ {3 e6 A
CA Salt Lake City- \- M9 t3 u: H
CA Chicago
8 |4 L3 N8 ?3 g$ _$ z. g5 h, x2 oCA Portland
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, Q4 n8 u- ^, ]+ PJapanese ground losses:7 k* S- }3 L) ^5 P' i8 \
46 casualties reported' ~* E- a' [- l, E8 s' X J: I
- P0 |8 k" l7 h8 nPort hits 3
) @0 b9 z7 W' F9 [. I( }& l! PPort fuel hits 1
1 ]; K$ d( _- e7 o; m- t. S: i& fPort supply hits 4% _+ v: Y+ x% O$ U7 q& _
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$ n# t( N6 l" R+ ?9 v* J* G/ @; {- {Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
4 s9 x$ [3 f. ?0 i! h2 s& _TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94+ e6 o, _/ c# k, {
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Japanese ground losses:
1 N; w/ s" |1 a) y2 D- B, t& ~ U- n111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
* G3 p" N' B7 q2 `3 ]TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94; |) ]6 c9 p8 Q9 Y
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. e& d9 X# |. l3 ^" Y; M105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.) W, w2 e0 _ t3 Y2 `/ w
Japanese Ships" Y3 D/ G: p/ M* {
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 13 G( A: ?; Y1 C7 T
PC Tama Maru #8' K+ a0 t1 j6 b, q& V1 Y
# a7 A V _$ l Q6 c8 _Japanese ground losses:2 @, t2 P* i$ n" X, X9 W1 f( ]
98 casualties reported# ? |1 U& w( n9 l5 g7 h
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97- g9 \0 T1 R, g b
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) y) a. t3 I5 E9 oAllied ground losses:! ~" o, [ [3 s8 |
18 casualties reported9 z: X: L. Z1 }+ O4 D
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009) i2 W1 D5 G1 e2 ]$ V
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97& R1 X8 Z% j' y9 a
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Allied ground losses:
% U Q+ n# @' [; p6 L G168 casualties reported" Q: A4 N6 B+ f* `2 I
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft' b' x& |( G% t3 \6 P* W
SOC-3 Seagull x 1
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- }) D& w, O- j" RNo Allied losses
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- V! n- r( D( }- c' g' _Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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, l; Y, K' s2 O9 w+ i0 vPBY Catalina x 2
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No Allied losses& Z4 j- t% A. B! o
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97# ~6 `) D; e2 R4 ^( g0 k
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Japanese aircraft- E5 o9 G, q! _( g2 F. h
G4M1 Betty x 62 F. M! t y+ U2 X; i; K
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Allied aircraft
. }) _, e! p! l& [F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
7 R: T$ ~4 F, z, `, K wF4F-4 Wildcat x 22% K: Y, q. |) Q& N, |# V
, ]' F* o" F/ g' D" x9 D7 iJapanese aircraft losses }' ]$ W. d* S. l
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged* w6 K1 d- S6 ~6 h1 S+ C
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Allied aircraft losses
* j$ _6 H2 d4 ~% o) H5 ^0 @9 WF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged" C& X2 V( R9 o9 N y1 J, [
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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' G% A) k; I$ e) U! ]Allied Ships8 V5 f j9 E+ S3 N
AP George F. Elliot
3 E% O; e; U xAK Libra9 Y% j( [" `, R; I# \" y
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4" s6 V+ K7 E5 g, h
DMS Zane) H0 g9 k3 E* O8 t, Y( m, m
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
' Q& B0 M b* ?AK Betelgeuse
% I4 S5 _' v( ADD Helm( P& ?5 y/ k3 |! ?. z8 w: g5 O
AK Fomalhaut
2 w k* D7 r! w, f8 ^AP McCawley
+ `2 Y2 f% E' Z+ uDD Henley2 a0 @( A+ R2 z+ C( \$ ~6 S
$ z0 b% x& K3 x7 K. \3 _* v! w6 }Aircraft Attacking:# Y1 A/ g. p3 E* H6 a& q
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
7 G* R C' d/ _3 @, N 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: W- R2 r; g- I# |9 c* X' y; v3 k7 e 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* I$ n7 z# e4 s& g$ K1 ^& S. K+ k7 d9 r 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: @0 a# {" `6 G) e1 k$ _9 R* E# V
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 ]: s) d! y. U& q; C 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- o4 x) r+ o: c$ @# \% p, q+ ]: w- D 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! M0 Q$ a6 ?% N 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! _% ]& |1 A( E* ?+ [' C
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; I: f( D9 Y% {6 w
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 @+ p0 m/ ]6 q 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! S& x8 F0 g1 X; R) `
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( {8 n0 t) X5 m! e1 J. } 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
7 z/ R0 W+ p6 V 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 F' x4 v0 L7 F L5 @9 J5 i9 n
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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+ {( b l2 P/ |3 IJapanese aircraft+ t9 [& }8 [9 g/ p2 I" I+ G
G4M1 Betty x 3/ [: p% A: F# C) |8 A2 @
: y) u5 K/ \! yAllied aircraft; z+ m7 k+ a# n7 H
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
1 P- C2 ~2 ]0 V1 f6 KF4F-4 Wildcat x 213 F; Q) P0 [# V+ L4 f, x
& U( [( b* [. r) i0 y% e uJapanese aircraft losses
3 ?* T* f0 M E$ |: I, s2 L @G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed3 y/ h/ _7 u9 y. I. v! _7 b
9 D8 v7 d6 X& B, A6 s. H7 v# O' P+ V
$ l; M# a; c! |9 c2 a% [+ `% WAllied Ships
6 I. T: C7 X9 a6 F, J$ VCA Portland8 j* r1 w {$ S7 C7 h8 f4 y
' F2 K* C4 I" ` p+ @ uAircraft Attacking:+ W# h' }8 Q$ v/ l8 w9 k! k
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' U# i- |3 s; M5 |* P* D
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$ V2 q# `+ i/ h0 J0 F5 NDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft# i; W0 Q" T% t2 \- @
A6M2 Zero x 18
( O( Z4 R0 B% VA6M3 Zero x 6
& C6 _' h( b+ t, L( pG4M1 Betty x 5
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Allied aircraft
# q6 s8 v) `& R a1 @/ ?P-39D Airacobra x 24% ^/ [- ^ B, f* U4 N
/ Q! V7 B- C" [' l$ \9 z0 }" g& MJapanese aircraft losses
7 E' k! u$ G1 J9 NA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
) Q+ e6 v9 M0 C, D7 d# zG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged* R/ y: w% ?. K
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Allied aircraft losses
3 M4 K; K3 ~, D+ y7 z9 d+ O! ^6 b; QP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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9 H$ W5 S4 k& ?+ V1 k6 ~. i# n- uRunway hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:
6 P; G$ P2 Q; W9 M0 Z 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 M& a# ~% M' D3 U! s4 t
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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/ M7 Z7 ?3 U- O H. C7 S1 _Japanese aircraft1 y: j; s1 Q* u! Y: O9 w% T
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
) y8 s, J2 C( l/ k% EA6M2 Zero x 6
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6 p1 Y3 m7 |* J. Q1 q+ rAllied aircraft
6 O3 L* v3 O. FSBD Dauntless x 49
" W- O# ]/ R' jTBF Avenger x 306 L2 v8 O+ L" o8 z7 l% K
& n x' q5 A+ _: S% W; pJapanese aircraft losses( s( W6 A) _( k3 F8 u( I* Z
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged3 N+ d0 I& b& g- t. V" @$ o
$ P# d) U, ?) [) \- w* ~Allied aircraft losses
- t/ V" ~. N9 j, Y( K2 j9 G. WSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged: ^7 \5 A+ o0 ]0 y9 B9 l
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged N: Z `3 X4 U9 W1 ^( }
! w6 Y! Y" F( [; q- Q0 |Japanese Ships5 s: V( v$ M; K6 F1 ?8 S# ?
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage/ h9 G' f) u r Q
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 u1 f* l4 o" ]
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 I4 b: a/ J* R& MAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire- o. ?( Q$ Y3 w7 }! p
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire, Y; `/ \% {8 O1 Z0 H7 q+ J
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: }6 F6 I/ R; U/ R
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 `1 q2 \/ M1 s5 `. Y fTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 c2 g+ J3 o6 O
TK Ogura Maru #3
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Japanese ground losses:
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2 V0 n1 w s& ^9 UAircraft Attacking:: W" F, ]" r6 y h& k8 G
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 t. I1 p3 N# A 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 u- n6 F" I* @7 \( d 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 F$ S! s3 {( N 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 Q9 D& s& b$ {4 p. N8 Z 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet! K" p4 D/ g- R: ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 y! ^9 m+ o6 M- {% p+ i, j
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 a# P/ K- ^' V( k. x. p
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 r3 m, x# ~: T3 D% i
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 w N& E5 v2 h* S; _8 y0 {7 K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. h8 ^0 r9 c' B: @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ T/ i5 c H5 d7 E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& Z% l/ Q9 g' y1 Q$ i: r3 Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 o/ s: Y# d, Z; V% t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 A! b9 G$ P8 Z( A$ P. b/ T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 L( u# i% h; }# A) q2 M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) i: I8 O4 c7 b& x, i( `
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* D4 N6 \8 H( M0 L( P) ^ 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- C/ E! e; y" V; a, H
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 x( d: s. _: |& W+ P9 r/ J
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Sub attack at 60,86" d# R% `5 }2 D9 V) Z! ?# v
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Japanese Ships8 s. m7 o2 d$ e: d* n
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% {# Q7 l1 W. |" x! O, \PC Ch 23
+ f: h% e9 @, E' kPC Ch 18
% |* P- R0 |" m% FPC Ch 171 G( W+ @, s" ^: ]( d" c
PC Ch 167 ~4 h4 E2 e! I. Z% j+ ~' A
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Allied Ships: n2 \4 G9 f2 t: i8 b' h; ~8 B
SS Greenling3 U9 y* T$ \$ }" z) O
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* u+ L2 w' A; n( K I8 p: E. i2 tGround combat at Lunga; x/ J) E7 b0 ]$ k0 C y
4 }/ O/ t" ` c# HJapanese Bombardment attack
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# R5 A6 M3 m9 \4 D8 rAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 494 z' v2 K+ u! z- V
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466( T) \& {5 D% M0 N
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Allied ground losses:
. z; ^$ |4 T3 V, `1 z" l5 U* F9 casualties reported4 b v( j" k, x# u) Q, L
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Ground combat at Gili Gili' R" `0 |. W0 g
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Allied Bombardment attack# Y$ O' Z. n9 s2 M8 `
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126: H: e2 Q% @ F
5 B/ X) W# a, \! p: |; fDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5+ |- _- f2 l! _! q( t
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Japanese ground losses:8 b& x9 k t" |# k. X- Y7 X8 N( _0 e' I* U
16 casualties reported
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8 J$ c. n/ g$ ZGround combat at Lunga
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+ Q* f$ m1 g0 } d3 lAllied Shock attack. s* O7 K- p. p2 W/ @
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Attacking 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, e" [8 P1 X* n1 ]5 {3 H
/ a/ B9 O3 o% i2 |# V# W5 \Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 * I j9 M7 S( \, I! C
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 & K$ P& a a7 o3 y
2 ]8 w0 l9 e7 x% r: n. n+ sAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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) `4 P% b$ y: i9 PAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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5 S% c+ I! d: m" J( C+ [9 ^Japanese ground losses:
* [' i- e; O+ \, H/ e9 Y397 casualties reported9 V3 D1 Q, @! W/ E' F
Guns lost 2
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8 Q* E0 c6 U- z1 a( NAllied ground losses:4 c+ G, y% Y# J% W% U
49 casualties reported4 b Y) {- S% w: T
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) }2 C8 I- T/ ?* gDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |