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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8 Y1 Q: k2 l7 N) e7 ZTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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$ Q- V) ]! Y! ECoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10088 N! s" B. |4 ]( J
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
" O% }* g% |# `, p5 M/ K+ e45 casualties reported
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships
8 m3 k* t, _. W! ~+ p7 y# [- ^1 U3 \DD Mugford
& f: ^8 V* j8 x6 x' P" c2 h2 ?DD Ralph Talbot% q2 N- \% G* ]) @) }9 q
DD Patterson5 K1 S1 b# \* z
DD Ellet% @% G) G& S/ o% M, t+ v( f
DD Wilson
3 M8 o8 r6 Y. JDD Selfridge6 g& B, r& X$ G/ o `0 _
CL Hobart
) P n! u$ R$ C2 XCA Australia6 W% H; y+ h& d! y
CA Vincennes" s. h- P Y% h2 j, |* Y" F& X2 H
CA San Francisco5 i# H7 w* B$ z7 i) `( }) B& r
CA Minneapolis
/ \1 l# @0 l. v4 M2 tCA New Orleans* @6 `% E8 E( G' d2 ]( G8 Z
CA Salt Lake City. |( {1 T0 X5 L. S$ w% c: f
CA Chicago1 u1 V7 q8 f9 t" C" E
CA Portland# }& T2 f+ K) ?' s2 a/ g+ k' |
. S: {) m E7 |4 SJapanese ground losses:
* L; J1 {2 d7 {# X! q4 i46 casualties reported, `2 B; O0 v6 s$ ^, {
) c. O6 b- o& W1 K; _- m- APort hits 3
, ]. m/ b. t5 r6 R$ {1 C7 ePort fuel hits 15 `0 }/ [4 K4 K
Port supply hits 4
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# A0 m; [0 e) J& E W7 d8 @* VCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
* K* ]2 P6 J9 m# n6 J' A: v, c0 w0 UTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94$ p; V6 m9 z2 R2 f
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4 }; \3 n2 y! {; d4 [& o+ cJapanese ground losses:! p5 d& g2 J! G4 [! q
111 casualties reported2 D& a' r$ R1 m: x
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30/ {7 @5 [/ T* q
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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- ^, H6 R7 b2 }# ^105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.; S9 j. x0 n6 M% e
Japanese Ships. r7 g/ k% \3 n
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 13 ~9 E- r3 T9 t3 r9 F4 J
PC Tama Maru #8
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2 O" n8 v$ L- P$ q. |' {Japanese ground losses:4 j4 p+ c" q! }
98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:0 P9 V) N5 m; f* Q
18 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
; ?) u! i+ y$ S( FTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97( \* M7 Z$ K V/ T1 [
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2 C. V5 x* _: @Allied ground losses:; |& @# b% z( y4 t
168 casualties reported3 e3 ?1 \; `" N5 ?. v% T7 l
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2 A. D- I# `2 b. s) w+ J8 l+ ]$ Q4 C" J* jDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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SOC-3 Seagull x 1
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/ _) z8 A* N" w: q2 Z; U6 vNo Allied losses" y9 G" B1 L. r' O$ I% z; N% q. |) @
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: J; M; ^7 g! W R/ h9 t: X1 S( pDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft8 }2 z, V$ y9 Z% f
PBY Catalina x 2+ j/ }8 H' q I- t
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# m/ J, k& J" X( W4 XNo Allied losses% g5 C/ D3 Z$ D
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! ]! g* q. n! G* P- dDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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* }* s/ L5 ^2 D, w3 wJapanese aircraft$ g7 M" u/ u% }1 |7 s3 f
G4M1 Betty x 626 k8 U5 J0 l4 A0 J2 s
1 v' g# h' M: k" k! G$ d9 p+ eAllied aircraft
6 d/ Y( x+ Q. \# \) @: kF4F-3 Wildcat x 12; E J; I3 V+ _1 |2 b1 p$ x0 F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses( F8 z/ c U4 `1 d1 g+ U& s
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged/ u! V, o6 u8 g* k( g: b) _: x
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Allied aircraft losses
; X% B" p; b: P6 w4 v2 n/ x. vF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged2 s6 t# |( D' d. Y8 a ?& X( C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged' }. W" e" a" r+ f/ {2 T! G
8 Z- C9 g- t( T1 F9 v& R
Allied Ships$ g" a1 u2 Z" j" w" j/ G
AP George F. Elliot o8 L" o* | j9 G3 C
AK Libra
% B0 Q( Q# O6 r) eAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4! v2 {3 L4 ^6 ]; o4 r
DMS Zane' P: A j% [" f3 F/ ?
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4- u/ W' q6 E5 A9 y8 K
AK Betelgeuse: O# |$ L, G: k3 {
DD Helm& ?+ V5 v- p9 C, S' F8 m1 S
AK Fomalhaut, T# J. j# ]2 D2 ]8 E
AP McCawley' G0 r2 [; g- p; h+ R0 D N- v
DD Henley7 c5 J' t9 p5 M9 Y+ b6 |, ]3 d5 F/ k
( _/ V# M: V9 r2 e* I: z# `- @Aircraft Attacking:
& }1 Q+ j2 a' w5 B0 [4 x `% S; J% a& g 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 _- @+ F6 W0 J2 y( w" J4 q) M& z
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- J! n& O3 A) x( }5 G
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet q# I$ U3 D7 V: ]7 ^7 C; N# J' h) S6 x
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( k6 k( Z( K" _2 o) q! q& X( g
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 K! X* m" i+ l9 A( F
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( \2 A+ Q# i' d6 Q6 x4 Y! j
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ C& C8 R& |! Q8 l
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( a, d4 f. h" c5 W+ f0 j# ` 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ }0 F4 |; \, T+ Z" [ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 Q: j: C+ j* _8 f 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 z$ B* J! {! L$ V
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 g: C1 n: t S1 _ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. n- _# ]: h6 U2 Z* K
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 x, r1 v! O% L% x- C
G4M1 Betty x 3
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+ S' a! I2 {" BAllied aircraft* k" ^2 t9 G# N b5 g5 y6 o6 s' G' L
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12; U% O% u7 D* W) L' P: a6 O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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! ?3 N3 ^" P0 H( u! nJapanese aircraft losses
3 a# n! U& l5 e) oG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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. {3 E- i6 u! x4 J; ^9 VCA Portland
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Aircraft Attacking:
9 m( r: X2 {4 R* J9 g; K 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 |+ s/ i3 [6 O/ O! V
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/ f, n4 T# h) }* UDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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6 w& ~, {- R" E" ]0 ZJapanese aircraft0 L3 R1 m" i% q$ \
A6M2 Zero x 18" X9 e6 E. ]/ c% P. e t F
A6M3 Zero x 6
; f2 \" E3 I8 {7 r1 p3 R' _* k# XG4M1 Betty x 5/ s# u' D. y3 E# y% m' b
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Allied aircraft
" W4 t. G3 V# v$ I! HP-39D Airacobra x 242 P: G+ t+ K9 B$ c. b9 ]
) W( b3 O/ e: D8 P& z% ]0 i- FJapanese aircraft losses' i3 m, X+ _1 Y
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
& U: R+ r8 x7 V2 d3 tG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged- M- \4 e$ v2 b$ t
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Allied aircraft losses
2 V& {. C# z* K1 K% u3 n8 q: d% hP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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, x a* G+ Y- ]4 f, f5 H4 b) lRunway hits 3$ i4 |: }( j+ ^2 I
4 W, K7 T2 L% ?& bAircraft Attacking:! Q9 S2 z+ _; N/ o
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 b% P h9 M" L& A, \2 w; o& T 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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( V4 ]3 R7 ] P6 ~/ {! a! U% fDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93; T H1 W6 A* y, l
7 v+ M; A* L6 e& d! iJapanese aircraft* y" ^7 |" X: R; L' d2 }7 L3 F1 d
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
9 o0 F5 N2 {3 u# \, P+ Z2 W _% u2 HA6M2 Zero x 6
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' Q* {6 v' E$ I# W2 ]Allied aircraft1 N; k* ]. T' G- m# b
SBD Dauntless x 49
; ]5 }, @4 J( S: M- v: NTBF Avenger x 30
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3 F. z2 a8 {. K- V# c- ?Japanese aircraft losses* U4 f ]4 S( l0 _+ r5 p
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged% w% }* {) I3 t+ w/ X8 t, U% g
2 F8 ?9 A8 S8 Z! `* q: z' nAllied aircraft losses
) o T: ]# X3 U4 eSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
: R" W( Z4 ^5 l& I/ I8 WTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
; h4 W) p. v Y4 IDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
8 X! J: W' ]. X& ?0 b8 h) l/ `7 ]TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- j# i8 K. Q6 B7 @1 y# r
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) x( n. w1 L* D4 X! B/ k pAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ E3 u2 E. E: E# M5 U/ u# sAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire {: T" `; a. A( Q9 k! ?
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. e# l X+ Y9 b8 I. y6 PDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: q0 S3 S5 l9 k- w
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire! Z# A- b: Y. w* l
TK Ogura Maru #3
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& q0 F, O' N# u% H( I5 k _54 casualties reported: ~6 i# X4 r6 c. P- R1 E
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Aircraft Attacking:7 B/ s7 z8 t) b7 I
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 P% z$ q+ F( R) X3 x: {! o) } 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ m) ?. u3 G& W5 C
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 R. O) G" V( e* N" ^ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
l/ Q* ^- i% K 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. {% n8 g. h) K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 S- M" ^2 D2 E2 E; c 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# ~ a0 u1 m- k& |6 Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 X7 I$ F6 u9 w0 w7 x 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet! z/ N+ g- D; L7 `/ x- V; b- G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( C$ u' N( Y+ L Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 ~( a* V1 o' V! O8 W9 V3 m1 k 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet I1 f: v6 Q, [6 |1 S( v3 w& \9 @" W, q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 a4 V8 F6 {$ [/ }! b5 @/ s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ i- [, s+ H( t. i- Q; f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( R; J8 `3 p. T- V3 ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) a/ {, j1 C1 P( d: C: G# Q
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 M7 r& p( P& V7 X% c
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 o/ w: o8 M4 G& E& l/ n
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; y) x d9 T$ q7 S- m
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4 C# p: p' u" _- C0 |3 x# M+ M; ASub attack at 60,86" n) G1 q2 A4 F3 f' G1 t
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Japanese Ships
5 Y( ~5 N/ q% hPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, U/ a* r y- h% ^ oPC Ch 23
5 g/ F8 L7 Y" q: X$ cPC Ch 18" a+ ?! a6 T' p5 Y0 Z. ]0 T$ W$ q
PC Ch 178 f" _8 p+ P" L+ h) h. n
PC Ch 16
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Allied Ships
! e" T# c5 k! c: X3 x! \SS Greenling
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Ground combat at Lunga5 o0 L( ^0 }7 T# p# x
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Japanese Bombardment attack9 T2 w+ \& i8 T, B. T
$ z2 {1 f2 [% e7 G9 P1 _/ \Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49: w: T+ n! U5 K u
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466& R: i+ O2 ], \* O" ^# y
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6 o4 g1 _2 g8 E/ a% R% y5 gAllied ground losses:+ L; w2 |+ d) U: P
9 casualties reported' N8 s& x$ c0 t
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Ground combat at Gili Gili; z' L6 ^ {8 w5 j- O; h$ h
9 I, ?6 p8 ^9 V ~2 a$ `; QAllied Bombardment attack
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4 ^ v/ w1 K( Z: o5 ~& uAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1264 d+ k5 y" G! l X
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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% @& `6 r7 D/ _, T+ h5 z P: sJapanese ground losses:7 z* A$ m0 H# _5 Y) M9 ?
16 casualties reported
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3 x1 ^) P- `6 U A: P: Y% lGround combat at Lunga: S+ w& P6 c) X$ U% K& w, k
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Allied Shock attack7 ?8 Y6 a$ k( {8 K/ T" p
1 k+ D! _9 D' E% K" yAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466' Z, Q2 }' ?5 g6 Z" }8 Z
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49" j) t$ N0 q9 @8 [7 e
2 ?( d- a. e' s. H' g F# mAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 ' J* Z$ r+ ~- C* G( d1 Y, G1 q
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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9 l+ D0 c6 C% a* b' ~- T9 [1 CAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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. n) y4 a% l& E7 D! t3 JAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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; U5 ~% K: B" ^: G5 tJapanese ground losses:
V9 j3 a4 k. u. B1 ]397 casualties reported
+ R# F" I7 A9 j( e3 W0 `Guns lost 20 L* P4 j3 k# Z' o+ l" O# H
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Allied ground losses:$ W( G* A2 T' i: j+ R
49 casualties reported1 U) _9 C6 n [5 g: e! {9 I1 `$ h
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: X5 ]# O; @. g1 x' ]* e3 WDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |