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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: W. C$ n# }0 U5 ?4 j' Y) |Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
& I" q8 y( [2 O- s( V$ X" n" f, |( zTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:1 ?! d6 S- X: Q; M6 N
45 casualties reported
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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4 Q! _' M @! a$ {/ YAllied Ships
0 s: T% I6 ?1 P* V9 _DD Mugford5 r+ k5 M" m! E7 n
DD Ralph Talbot) Y; T1 \; Z" I
DD Patterson6 |6 D$ ^0 v0 e1 V @8 {# s
DD Ellet
8 v! i4 a9 e6 u; |) ]" x6 R$ A- wDD Wilson
0 T6 T9 [$ t Y$ r7 u5 TDD Selfridge* z/ {( D0 D8 r0 }6 b5 g
CL Hobart4 v0 G P0 V; D3 A# m. J3 h7 ~$ n2 U
CA Australia+ y4 O5 _3 w) i" u) J; V# G2 _
CA Vincennes( K# D/ s1 A& v, |) j* ~" h+ J1 J
CA San Francisco
* Z$ G5 P) L" _CA Minneapolis
A4 z; N+ v2 C, j$ a1 cCA New Orleans0 {1 y! P1 \7 v, U4 a* j
CA Salt Lake City$ V2 s- `( D; M* M
CA Chicago: v$ E4 H4 v/ f- \/ a) h
CA Portland
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6 @0 r1 b% ]/ `/ p1 m& vJapanese ground losses:
7 z( x- e, [) D8 I46 casualties reported
6 t, c5 B$ G. x- n% K 7 i7 l2 _) _+ k6 G# F
Port hits 3
+ V. W; [! u3 X5 ?5 Z5 ePort fuel hits 1& Q$ D& y2 D$ \7 X# n5 q
Port supply hits 48 m8 N8 Q0 @) {
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
4 U- X! D5 P! fTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94% d- E6 S! H: ~8 b" k' ^$ @$ l
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Japanese ground losses:3 K' d+ ?6 z9 t+ J" O& H0 l
111 casualties reported) m5 V- M. G5 ~. o
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
* N/ H" e0 Z7 s+ x3 ZTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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% t; f# i* M8 D& M q* X& Y105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
+ ` _3 d/ f9 W2 oJapanese Ships: B6 P# p* b9 f, F
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1, m" |+ q. e4 m' X5 M
PC Tama Maru #8
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7 p% l) u P4 |Japanese ground losses:9 d/ h! U: {$ O
98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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& |* A# X2 i0 w; R18 casualties reported
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6 G$ L" P9 U$ `# _! B k) fCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
9 {: s3 s9 t& jTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97+ t3 N6 [8 G( n
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5 @3 @8 `3 v. P% `! b# i- `2 z$ T3 G) qAllied ground losses:; ?3 G( B+ h6 w7 L$ j
168 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97- d! ~- |5 P: M
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Allied aircraft
+ ^. G$ `8 a3 |SOC-3 Seagull x 1, b6 n: f8 E* B7 W
, t7 ]% }4 S$ D. B. f. J
! b: C1 F# E- X7 Q$ JNo Allied losses* w q' v. U5 k' I8 r% Z* M
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9 ^/ ]) M4 u" v4 U) J2 EDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft
5 w7 J6 G( d+ u4 ?2 |' {PBY Catalina x 2. z! a/ ~3 ~$ _8 A$ I
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/ t0 ?! x5 q4 G8 H3 h7 P) }9 eNo Allied losses
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/ L1 ? F# l* dDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97/ I) I) P: u" w5 H) K3 ~
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Japanese aircraft. y Z- q/ b! m/ h
G4M1 Betty x 622 }, m5 B( i. U, b9 P7 U+ K& C
% L9 p ]. V! _, M. Q& bAllied aircraft
5 l1 y2 W2 u- w/ D- j! wF4F-3 Wildcat x 122 y/ i" N5 q( X$ P) w! Y4 V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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5 t3 J( q$ w) N! Y( s8 DJapanese aircraft losses
& J1 M5 p# h' |G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged( T' {- h1 n1 o' t8 t2 j t; H
h- q$ U0 W( f$ |' uAllied aircraft losses
+ f: Y9 r: l) _1 p9 XF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
( V5 R/ }8 ~! Y( S' d- q" p7 lF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Allied Ships! Y" W/ K3 O/ P0 }' t% b7 S j
AP George F. Elliot
. R4 i: d4 G# b% e' G$ LAK Libra
0 X) L) W3 \# ]5 K7 GAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4# W6 _1 S4 q- [ B) x, ^
DMS Zane$ r2 C' V M; T/ P
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
2 h" S2 g6 q9 }AK Betelgeuse; ` L) y8 b) `, z
DD Helm+ s$ k# w, I* M2 N6 K H
AK Fomalhaut
; Z$ z. h" H- N1 ^! j% G, ]3 e- e& FAP McCawley
" |. _# ? ~1 J/ x# I( NDD Henley7 b; [6 u6 [% m$ G
) E9 B' n* q( m& Y: OAircraft Attacking:. L1 p' k( D8 O+ N2 b% S
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- z5 s+ b8 ~" `9 }: \! P4 d 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
N1 _9 B6 ?6 u8 B- A9 w/ T 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 ]0 x* _& n4 T z6 i) p 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' ?4 K, L$ S* z2 s; N7 T
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 o( ` g' r& w! Y+ F! W
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# m0 c! }# w6 D! d+ R9 J
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; G" P* w) a+ G: o 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
/ n+ u: w* H6 @/ O& c 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! r3 s! C k. E+ l+ I L
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 @9 |" G. S+ r( m' `7 R% J 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( j3 }+ I) ]3 } 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
% r7 G6 O7 X* R3 E8 b Z 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
7 J% E, d# i% i, s 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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) U- w/ u& Q- |; B9 ZJapanese aircraft) ^( F# Q$ R: C4 A, M" A7 h$ }: _
G4M1 Betty x 39 f! ]% l9 ~, M* k
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Allied aircraft* D! @, y* T# H/ L# C5 O
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
7 L! I( s; @# L' j4 v1 l9 aF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses
. T2 x4 [& i! ]7 ~8 n1 N; EG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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l2 O. n4 b0 X% G% T" A3 }CA Portland, `2 Q$ j0 u5 V* ?
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Aircraft Attacking:! v) K+ D7 H: X3 L
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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! \: g; ^ c/ D3 \( HDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft4 t$ D& m" t- R" t
A6M2 Zero x 18: K8 [! C2 P5 [1 z1 d! }, w; n( w
A6M3 Zero x 6+ P% ~3 N/ y5 o |, e
G4M1 Betty x 5
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Allied aircraft
6 Y/ E0 \1 d$ [/ E0 H# Z* Y- RP-39D Airacobra x 245 w( l# K/ I- f0 e2 i
. K$ V9 |4 Y9 u. oJapanese aircraft losses
8 e: _) u1 _2 \7 y. k) {; x: r: AA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
% Q! t1 {% P) s. m8 @: S' c8 NG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses) ]* I& ~' _$ V# x1 \
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Runway hits 3" i( p2 [% Z7 {
$ x8 n* P! G ?+ X, G% t" EAircraft Attacking:6 X/ y% j! K4 n& z3 H5 i
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 y$ h" Z, c1 o" t3 J- { m$ [ 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* Z' s% M0 V0 R! V: f
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8 X7 O8 {; X' s% F2 zDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft
' V5 z F9 h* O/ J+ WA6M2-N Rufe x 33 f3 ]* \4 g4 I. }& S
A6M2 Zero x 6
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- X0 r' s, `( y+ x/ }, HAllied aircraft% g* g- W! x# y; ~. {* U
SBD Dauntless x 490 G9 e( ~' V/ a, x4 i2 N) b) K$ n- \# `- e
TBF Avenger x 30
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, u0 p5 ] t/ a# X4 LJapanese aircraft losses. H% ?% Z& n$ E8 v+ M# ?4 l
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged4 e& d" S2 `+ }; A; v. K
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Allied aircraft losses
9 g/ ?5 H" |+ WSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
# ]) w4 ? D$ h' J8 h TTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged9 y; p+ \& h, d. M+ l" _
# F/ `/ T9 D; oJapanese Ships
7 F6 j3 Q: g$ U( o3 Q4 R( lDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
; O4 ?, n6 o L6 [TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! X5 f! ~4 z( J+ C" s# a, L3 NDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. P7 C. {# \ m) j: P- m0 dAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire/ Q) N4 c5 X4 h) h. m, B9 h
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire# E' k3 ^) l1 s1 [$ `: B
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 z2 m6 P. G$ l }& \
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ y5 Z/ R5 B; h) S- u5 lTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 G* l/ D9 i$ F$ h8 ]) G
TK Ogura Maru #3
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& M# I9 k, m0 J4 y: B- sJapanese ground losses:
4 x2 }# g$ w0 k, \54 casualties reported
C! w! t$ }2 F" X4 x 6 d+ K" X( X# F# a+ ^
Aircraft Attacking:
7 B. ^3 y( e* p% q; c1 E$ r 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 F+ q# U; A/ i" l
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) `& i y" M# Q& }2 L 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; W/ U% \5 k" q4 i1 Y& x+ Y 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 k$ `) [6 [3 {) U8 k 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( v; e1 N% X( ~4 ^" Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 l0 L) [% f# b# N7 v2 N2 ~
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" F% ]) U% {* s- D( h+ M4 y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# R, h+ I e q# R4 _: R- @4 T 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet" j+ O4 j9 J- J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 B5 x9 S, R; u0 C) f4 _( u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 P" v5 j8 w9 q R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( _% g6 S; h, Y2 ]4 a* K2 b$ ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* X5 k; u+ b' ?/ j2 A3 c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ ]6 r" G4 ^6 p7 b% b. h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 ^! ^, R, N: @6 z' M" X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" X8 p. h/ z( e 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
K- D$ F* H1 U n( p3 ? 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 z( D% l% O. D4 R, U& H6 r9 h 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 60,86
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PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 ]! b' N+ ]) z$ ~4 OPC Ch 23, s2 A3 }5 D: l5 c7 n
PC Ch 18
7 m- g% A& N9 UPC Ch 17
! |7 N; @, H1 }$ EPC Ch 16
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Allied Ships
1 u/ j0 Z7 j9 V) eSS Greenling
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Ground combat at Lunga
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9 O4 q+ \0 E6 C9 s, KJapanese Bombardment attack/ O' h% G# \1 Y4 Q m8 D5 c& _2 l- R
! `4 A$ M* N5 v7 jAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 496 g# v' n6 ?& k* S! m! v
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 4668 K% x7 G) G* m" ?4 p/ M3 T5 y
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Allied ground losses:
4 ]) ]% H9 c9 g6 {6 K3 c9 x4 [4 Z- l9 casualties reported& {$ N( K# S8 V. G7 m4 v# ^
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Ground combat at Gili Gili* e1 d- N3 V- l9 u: |7 c9 y+ d
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1 u! o( N9 s7 o: G# U) u4 YAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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7 l1 j4 D1 E/ \3 Y4 [Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 52 e1 S- i( ]- e& b. u: I' g3 f
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Japanese ground losses:3 m0 G( ]! k2 T3 T1 o0 s6 t
16 casualties reported
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! L5 V0 {* Q k& YGround combat at Lunga
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! { o" u. Q; p: nAllied Shock attack
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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& ~+ C1 L6 Y& k8 c, zDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49+ E/ V& S8 ^/ }. A/ N& j
( } A ~% `* V* HAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 3 y3 ^# f9 x0 D+ v! F8 T- f
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 # g% Z% _, i, Z4 }: [5 `1 [
" g- z. Z( j: [5 W2 B: ^Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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* |' f- k0 K/ w2 |( _# oJapanese ground losses:6 N2 m3 U) u% t. l# g; O1 T
397 casualties reported% V7 {" [$ T* V) I
Guns lost 2" [6 ^& Q) @+ P5 V0 F) E- r
* K& I9 k1 I$ c' ~" `2 XAllied ground losses:
5 s6 R. e" S* A: {4 ]49 casualties reported1 r5 |8 _6 a5 U- Z4 Q# b( @" f
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |