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。。。。0 D0 Z% z/ l- @; i
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& c# p! q2 `# Z0 c4 N+ a0 e1 eTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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, Q# l% R: Y8 {7 ?Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
" m5 G5 v8 Q! |, o7 y, X' K/ YTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
5 d7 I/ p9 c5 k" a; T3 G9 _45 casualties reported
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97) N6 V! ^$ u& W/ H; U% L5 {( i U
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Allied Ships1 N" t; _8 t R' y5 j3 m; L
DD Mugford d5 O# |( l- O/ S s4 N
DD Ralph Talbot
1 [" h8 h4 m2 K; \DD Patterson- p2 n, ?+ v7 t* V' G3 S# M
DD Ellet
8 F, t& _- N8 F3 _7 ^7 L3 `+ TDD Wilson
8 {, Z! {- ?# {$ P% M5 \DD Selfridge1 o# a' M4 K4 ]# ^! B
CL Hobart
8 ^% F) K$ F) S. t" k4 X. h+ ICA Australia \( l/ ~0 u) y) F2 m" }' @; h! p- z
CA Vincennes
& l4 N8 J3 ?* Q2 aCA San Francisco+ E- f% P+ _# ^6 L- C
CA Minneapolis
6 |8 t8 @: ]6 {( N& xCA New Orleans7 p5 A$ I5 d) e/ y# G
CA Salt Lake City& s2 p, S8 H3 v2 j5 Q7 i0 u+ o3 t
CA Chicago8 }- z1 e. J- X7 f+ V+ `5 {
CA Portland
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Japanese ground losses:
1 q* q" C4 P- D' c46 casualties reported
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Port hits 3
( i' `* P2 F1 i- [Port fuel hits 1" q. \( P5 E6 B
Port supply hits 49 R% @9 H% }0 m! y# r- d
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30' u5 E0 j4 m8 ?- S6 i
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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( x f; S7 p1 q( |/ [Japanese ground losses:
# L& u' n8 E6 ^1 @$ u" n111 casualties reported/ T, Q1 L8 G3 h# s! p8 F# k
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, v$ A- E5 b1 ~% f- B1 ]& eCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
4 F3 c0 n- D* J7 n% j' vTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,944 E; R |$ |$ I" `; u" J; v
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M( [( B( M; M7 V, S2 r* D: C105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
+ @' T; V- ~! W. VJapanese Ships4 f# [0 Y4 m9 a' k
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
% S1 f/ X7 Q" ~: j2 BPC Tama Maru #8' C+ r1 m& c9 x
5 T- i2 r2 b! W) R9 H& UJapanese ground losses:
) I/ { Z& w: Z" L" f98 casualties reported* e. C8 S) K5 ~4 p! d9 q8 k. e
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3 E: [. l% h) B+ F; W1 |TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97) e% a7 N0 Z5 D
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V" @/ k8 V# q- B' tAllied ground losses:
* [; `: N( T9 U9 Q" D18 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009; ?# l# [% p) P
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:+ {: U) P& n: J2 {
168 casualties reported ]/ _* P. C5 `, ^2 g! W
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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/ r+ `4 _ ]5 M1 A1 n0 u( \- ]Allied aircraft- o0 }; q# u: c `. a5 {/ p5 b, X9 Z
SOC-3 Seagull x 1, u5 l+ W; D- c. p9 R1 L, B
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+ l% a2 S3 s6 Q$ wNo Allied losses" R% H: b' E0 x; `* w6 U( r" i" O Q& o
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/ r( k( r& A) j, f ^+ f+ xDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97$ B5 I# K. |- ^$ T2 u" h! c2 n M
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1 s8 C1 h+ ]' c5 v( oAllied aircraft
d7 o+ B5 r7 R9 `/ YPBY Catalina x 27 m! {$ L" c2 G7 k# c/ m" O
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8 @" e" Y7 C/ f0 TNo Allied losses; H" v' I- V% a. e& M" d
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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( J0 m% K5 Z5 `Japanese aircraft
& ]/ B& g/ S' J! t# d! Y1 q( X& {. [% \2 mG4M1 Betty x 628 s* B7 t" k& I, J/ M z0 X
$ I' o, c6 I! X% P9 M) X4 ^Allied aircraft
& g* |7 K4 T$ u9 K% b' TF4F-3 Wildcat x 121 T9 \; z8 b: F( C/ m6 ~7 u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses3 R- }, f5 L1 U6 D8 W( _
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
7 h' S9 l. C0 }( a" O' GF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged; C" y4 M0 q1 O+ Q8 u5 U3 [4 f
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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% p' g# n# z/ W8 F" ?Allied Ships7 X, q: n8 c2 ~8 W4 D8 C k2 j
AP George F. Elliot
0 @, q0 K2 W) O7 A! aAK Libra
" |( D X8 W m/ M; LAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 46 K- W% [& O# W# _
DMS Zane" N9 @4 Q f! k" f7 c+ W; b: n3 D
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 44 y8 e1 l# g ?* p
AK Betelgeuse
8 D' s! ?5 g+ r2 E7 i: _DD Helm7 |8 v) ?; [# L7 U, D7 ~
AK Fomalhaut
4 ]$ ?5 @& ?9 ?+ J% PAP McCawley$ n9 X5 R6 G' X
DD Henley
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/ f$ t) h* @# U" Q: H8 ?' uAircraft Attacking: R7 T" `( I% k1 e5 N
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 e; T$ N+ ^* P7 g% i0 |# s. D 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
/ c& ^' T, ~ w% t0 m3 u. R 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 n5 U; P+ g b! |/ L3 M 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 g) @6 s& x8 [5 N- ` ~ 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 A# p; t# {, b m; R. m0 o 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* g/ M2 _4 ~6 X" g) Q/ a
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" I0 @: v' j, e) W9 G 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 Z) U/ @9 x( E% X& T( q2 ]+ } D# @
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
' ~7 y6 |; v9 F/ [ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( \/ k# m5 H8 P0 w 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 j* o; W& h! X8 W* d
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
/ A; C0 f3 G- W 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) q! }+ |+ G0 R1 _- m# {' A
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. Z7 E' S, V- O; j8 T' ?& ?& ^- W# h
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,974 W8 C% r7 O, s& P$ Z/ z
6 H# `, H- }; W# |4 {( i9 S# |Japanese aircraft1 p% e& m$ _2 w4 Z3 ?: e
G4M1 Betty x 3
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Allied aircraft5 Q' H* D E9 s2 J* H6 u
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
3 E/ ~3 G/ ?# R4 k% k9 g3 ^5 qF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses3 |, J7 V% Y+ N! R: Y" i
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed8 n7 a9 m) h' q/ A( T1 @
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Allied Ships
& C5 G$ ~8 I# R" qCA Portland
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7 r& i. X+ u# z; H% lAircraft Attacking:6 m2 O3 S% G9 |/ ]: Q0 M
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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1 O) H$ U. |. E6 e J3 j0 {( RDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft
5 |4 E9 B( {/ c7 \5 |4 FA6M2 Zero x 18+ x' ~# H3 t! E- N
A6M3 Zero x 6$ N f7 p1 J6 o: }1 q
G4M1 Betty x 5
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Allied aircraft
; U& J8 m( L/ z4 gP-39D Airacobra x 24% ?. c6 z+ U7 ]9 s& l/ b9 r' j4 p
% ^: k& ~" w _# c# H
Japanese aircraft losses
4 ], U( {9 E* w; J& o9 aA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged+ `4 z9 C9 }6 s; o) V: ~
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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7 a, Z( j+ M; ? G6 s/ @Allied aircraft losses
% Q6 e# d+ Y: N$ T0 @2 q" ?P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Runway hits 3
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% X: q8 I( P. d1 v8 E. qAircraft Attacking:
# Z6 j" v- V) X2 C$ Z' u 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' |9 Q# X; P' a# e0 Q
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. V+ ]5 O/ c1 m
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93( o7 f' N6 D1 {8 W! C4 `* u
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Japanese aircraft
1 H/ J2 `; J: g( N% I) @* ]A6M2-N Rufe x 33 i" i! `/ y) L! f6 x2 }+ r
A6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft
$ _5 A4 t, a- D+ V7 t% c! Q$ kSBD Dauntless x 491 z( V+ d" \/ p& ]
TBF Avenger x 30( T# d) [% Y/ ~/ M/ `6 I
8 c8 Y6 w" H5 m
Japanese aircraft losses
( R, E& R) }/ q! [A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged1 \- K1 q; ]$ M- F; \, Z
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships. a) W" l5 [6 g x/ ]
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
# `; _7 u3 C4 B5 r/ S' TTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ S5 t& K7 ]: c+ R# J6 SDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 r* L1 Z, r* W1 H7 k8 P2 vAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 b% B3 \- a8 @0 T4 D# K* wAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 ^* A1 k* V9 I7 PAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% P: j% z+ ]! S
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; T$ U/ b8 u! W! X' t6 ]
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire# A M3 v) W8 Q* S6 R0 E: `
TK Ogura Maru #30 E H' J/ s: y# s$ k
+ e: f% B7 o9 m- fJapanese ground losses:: B3 M4 T }3 n% c* r9 [! q! ^/ w
54 casualties reported
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^& y8 G% ]' RAircraft Attacking:
- }" p8 ]1 I, |9 \& T 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 E; |. u- P$ a% O O9 z 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 y3 N9 G0 c$ y, ` _ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ g( J$ m! F7 ?2 k- Z 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 _( }9 ~6 m* {
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ a J6 D6 t: M1 @. b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 N8 @( ^7 s5 `- c1 P+ \+ N 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% F( \$ l! W5 [2 e 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& u3 s' T# n1 ?" f/ O# L# X
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 L8 D' P# |+ L1 m: b$ G' ~- X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, ^1 `' B6 v1 _! j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 G+ U) t" L, F- q) z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 [9 n+ ~- h3 c; W3 P0 T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' ~- Y7 g7 S- U: b# x8 Y$ L) \6 `& F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 D% P+ ~& I0 X5 |8 p* b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 F; ^. A* E: E' Y5 u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 p) b% E# P4 P# E) ?, Z9 ^9 H4 ~
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( n! q& `' u! M" ~* T6 r 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet) Y) r* F* m$ }+ L5 V7 x+ a% E
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 c5 w) V/ j9 V( G( M: m
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Sub attack at 60,86
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Japanese Ships! ^* t* V( ^1 [- D/ f
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 y' E5 W* b1 v i3 D/ IPC Ch 23
; k( t1 Y; U7 P2 n. BPC Ch 18 e3 o$ W* a- ]- ]/ ~& D
PC Ch 17* E9 d5 `1 Y# ^8 b' _ m
PC Ch 16
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SS Greenling
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4 g8 i$ a1 ^/ k: BGround combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack$ H, ]( V ^& \
3 O- Y R4 |9 _ pAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49+ p0 d0 h" t# N7 ^
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466& k4 }" x. W/ w. F, P
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Allied ground losses:/ l* }& U) S8 v: h0 [* O4 [; S
9 casualties reported, X6 H5 k$ K" s+ b/ v$ K
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Ground combat at Gili Gili) q- x; p$ H$ l) X( m
/ O3 `, G) S* w) K' P4 tAllied Bombardment attack3 f$ m( x4 z+ h1 d* T& S" _" n
* ~- p4 K/ z6 Z/ B, m! v) o% mAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1267 F7 I' ^, n( G* b6 B
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 51 G2 o9 q7 n( |' @- k( t6 ?2 D
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Japanese ground losses:
% o3 Z# s; p. b* n, f16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga( Z- z! K0 k% R6 v6 Y6 j8 C; k
}5 b/ ]* q: O% Z! O% O# A: gAllied Shock attack' }% h1 P* h6 H/ ^8 _" A3 P
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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 = 495 b7 L0 t, a H% `- _ ?
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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# U% B Q& X: W0 s. XJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 - ^7 t8 S4 x. d& ^* ]# M5 d
, v) y Z$ K H7 _ BAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!, s( m o1 x8 x
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9 l: E# U2 b6 ?3 I3 U, DJapanese ground losses:
6 w/ ]9 K' ?9 P/ F2 Y2 |0 G5 g0 Z397 casualties reported
( Y, T' b8 v9 S0 LGuns lost 2# ^0 s- c$ B, o& h6 q- V# `3 i3 V
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Allied ground losses:
/ M/ P1 k; l0 z! H# ]49 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |