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 e. l6 s2 t9 u3 b
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6 G& Z/ e; c" j/ BTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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; ^6 Y: j7 N- Q: _+ j' bCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008" |+ T5 T k* w
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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' v9 x1 ~2 b1 B& H. j: ~8 ~% ?Allied ground losses:0 C. c. t! `( ^# c/ R" \
45 casualties reported; F& Q/ Y! L; j# l
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\) x! F- a! G! fNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships6 G2 L+ r6 T9 F+ U
DD Mugford
# {5 i( F: L) f* Z3 kDD Ralph Talbot
. P4 b- y. K1 a8 O. t- U2 W/ dDD Patterson+ V2 |" Y. V. Z1 G K
DD Ellet
" g t$ I" c) E, ]$ c8 s+ [1 N% NDD Wilson
/ O! D0 {: e. h" {2 }: b" GDD Selfridge
% U8 V. ~& d! E& zCL Hobart3 Q, f* i3 \2 O' t5 P% }/ |4 y
CA Australia
5 E& n$ w, v X3 U' @* HCA Vincennes* F: ?- [% z: a/ E. Q4 B6 p8 m+ v
CA San Francisco: C8 \" R4 l% r2 ^0 D
CA Minneapolis5 Y7 S% S+ _( h! v/ M
CA New Orleans5 _" r1 ~ H9 Y3 X
CA Salt Lake City* x* W/ ?* H9 j
CA Chicago
% W- P+ \' P4 E0 Z1 L$ ZCA Portland
( L) j4 X8 }, f: @ $ J+ o1 u% k) v7 ]3 |( P% k
Japanese ground losses:& S+ S4 U/ a* v! J) O1 E! O
46 casualties reported
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Port hits 3
% ^) O3 i+ a/ d7 e- MPort fuel hits 1
1 c9 l8 }7 B7 M& N1 UPort supply hits 4* H" V+ U$ v# s2 ~! Y/ r
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D V5 P8 q* W) \& k% g! I4 X2 N: nCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
) J- z7 m8 u1 H) W' c9 n& [TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,946 N0 N7 I$ Q, d! c
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Japanese ground losses:
9 r `3 Z0 ^1 U" V111 casualties reported# y/ A5 u2 W, e2 y3 g
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" W/ Y* n# c% f. ?) {% N! zCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
: Q% M& r0 y: F% r2 I( ETF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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" R( E/ k+ U1 ?$ F% i105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
1 r9 {# R7 i: p+ E8 O5 }+ vJapanese Ships
& B! m. F. Y" t' EDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
8 q/ z' U& I" A- ]PC Tama Maru #8
3 X5 o4 Z0 s8 z7 Y1 N
7 t0 t4 b( q& RJapanese ground losses:
r0 e* w- w1 f98 casualties reported$ j) k( z4 g, D; ~
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,975 t6 s, W: N% b1 l9 ]2 W
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2 Z `; B7 R& A# a9 P 1 f3 C4 A3 V6 Z Q0 A+ ^1 y h2 b
Allied ground losses:+ t3 ^+ L- F6 X0 M! x
18 casualties reported
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7 [6 y4 s3 N! L7 ~4 ~( xCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
9 j8 Z. k, N; S, [ jTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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, q1 v1 e$ Z; L& dAllied ground losses:
, N7 \5 w! Q) `# P168 casualties reported3 w* b" y; J T! S% @. g0 @
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& o" _, m( _( u. Q# Q; x" kDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft5 `& D/ [9 b3 z& F3 J. n3 _
SOC-3 Seagull x 18 z5 y8 w7 _' ]
% e- E3 f7 f# y# ]0 @
4 R P+ n7 o; o& v FNo Allied losses( `3 k$ c5 V, Z+ b) p& Q+ m( b
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97" m8 J+ B+ o/ m# h
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Allied aircraft
) @/ j& [0 ^5 h! o+ F9 v3 L' oPBY Catalina x 22 W- v4 l" t K
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5 G2 A' ~7 s i* |; v$ e; xNo Allied losses
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P1 x7 _ Z+ h/ [$ S9 d% L$ MDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97( s# f) b) @: p) T! S2 a6 q
( d2 d& b' \3 }0 C, f& o/ F7 q+ @Japanese aircraft* Q. ^" ~- H4 M* {$ M) I
G4M1 Betty x 62 _& K4 L! p, L
3 @2 ~6 f% ?% o$ C9 wAllied aircraft6 K9 G, q: [! y6 Q1 d, t
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12$ w6 ~4 Q& ?8 ^; t! L/ l- I& o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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& r1 @9 p# ^/ R" s8 YJapanese aircraft losses
0 }( Z7 q+ K+ m: S$ P; I# {/ XG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged" j% k) L2 I. f/ G
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Allied aircraft losses
# F; x* A. z- t0 E, c( f7 ?F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged2 R6 j! u1 q/ x! ]
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Allied Ships
3 l5 }. _1 {9 d. ?& `6 YAP George F. Elliot
0 U" p! t5 g& l# {' N; u/ A& YAK Libra
" _5 E0 {* t) d+ _6 I5 R2 `AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4. q$ q" f7 z1 d+ s& `
DMS Zane# @5 g. z- i' { q, N3 S( \9 c2 E
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
6 \& x' J: `/ B9 x1 G! }AK Betelgeuse# X% c8 V2 Q# e7 h, p, f
DD Helm# Z- }2 L! {6 i( U
AK Fomalhaut
: g% {9 K/ s3 ~9 XAP McCawley ?- W7 U- X! l( J! T6 R
DD Henley
4 f+ j& e8 q4 I5 L, _: J; A* p 4 ~4 T2 M7 X7 j7 o. c1 K
Aircraft Attacking:
+ J3 m5 f1 l8 I- Q1 v" j/ u 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
7 K* A8 k! R. f0 o8 K7 E 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( v4 \; f: P& `7 ]
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
/ ~4 t" d7 w" @# w, g$ K# H5 D 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ `% Y5 w$ Q- b( U
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 B3 `* f( Q5 E4 s
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- p" U" V6 ?3 O2 ^1 t
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 T/ ~! m0 m5 j& h. Z 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 U ^1 o& g" @5 h& a" o6 I 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% N ?8 E+ M/ r G! ~
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- ?+ B: @' c2 s6 b+ q& j
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! t1 M; e' C/ @/ n+ d. F
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
7 e5 K. V4 Y: L( [/ d# R 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) v8 v( U0 B4 u. [
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% X @) t& t4 u# o! }
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6 u# m% E$ ~) g0 M# i# PDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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) N9 a x# v# A0 b7 ^5 IJapanese aircraft
; W. D2 n7 Y3 a; y( \! @2 ]G4M1 Betty x 3
4 t8 ^7 n% _" o( A
! u0 {) `# x0 a; F* s! @+ S# gAllied aircraft# E0 R5 r1 N$ w. H% }# Z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 123 k+ s3 o4 ~& M3 C" b& F6 A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
9 d5 J8 ?$ T. u# W7 B
$ o: l3 g% j3 a, J; o L3 T# h6 @Japanese aircraft losses
3 X' o; u0 o$ x; h2 k9 ZG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed( z) [% B+ X9 o1 V1 Y" J. T4 m" E3 ~
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Allied Ships
1 a I3 F. W& H% f) V: r: JCA Portland
0 V2 \3 p3 [; M# A
8 t' q( u- f! i. A! {Aircraft Attacking:. }4 m, q3 x0 Q% o, |
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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Japanese aircraft
9 w w* ]: g" ~A6M2 Zero x 18
* d6 j; a5 b4 W: j( UA6M3 Zero x 6
8 z4 S" w$ e/ K8 H8 ^: {. {G4M1 Betty x 53 Z& S3 k) m7 y; U- X
% H2 N* o4 @3 I V) W- LAllied aircraft% J( K, q: Q! T* d. r
P-39D Airacobra x 24* _- u! k6 ~0 I5 V8 S- C$ r& Q9 N5 j
2 T* h8 Y8 I0 P3 A( d$ i5 ~Japanese aircraft losses8 i1 G( p/ s/ L' S0 M) J
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 H# W5 P7 d& c/ d* F: H- eG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
% `/ s, G7 r" {& U5 ?9 S5 q( } 5 V9 _$ x7 W b
Allied aircraft losses
6 _" P ^- g9 F, G$ b: bP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed/ R7 b& y( X6 {$ ]$ V
7 [5 ~1 F. a2 H+ ]6 n* E! V
Runway hits 3
9 v0 j0 o) i, V
4 u) n, C$ w/ [Aircraft Attacking:
# w* }7 \$ u9 O+ J m 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, _+ y; l' K8 K5 v
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet o7 X8 m p& X3 t* z& _" s2 a
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93; u* i9 I+ A0 b9 x6 @. A
, Z5 t/ {; H) {+ A, OJapanese aircraft
0 ? ]! I: m) l& O, W: N! I0 VA6M2-N Rufe x 3
4 t' {- i$ f6 i0 O* {A6M2 Zero x 60 a3 {7 l' d1 x& }
0 `# b: a7 h2 Z3 ~! H0 {" J/ z
Allied aircraft6 r/ k0 e' J! t; \- ~: Z8 Q
SBD Dauntless x 491 _" y1 g# |8 \) K
TBF Avenger x 30; v1 x3 ] H, F7 ], N
5 C* q- Q* j* X! ?5 c
Japanese aircraft losses& ~4 Q) h1 Y9 ?
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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7 @) P5 C" d& f KAllied aircraft losses$ k4 v6 Q# @* D' C9 Q1 X
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged" \2 \0 B% F' {) X! s; B
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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. q; l+ W0 J6 g- q9 j6 NJapanese Ships& s, ^9 V0 H4 c: M" ?2 m [6 y5 S' i6 ]
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage7 B( ~8 J4 t" I2 W
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" c5 D5 \6 W8 ~. ADD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# L1 z2 p9 ?! u7 e' P& y! L; @AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 g6 q: u+ Q+ [+ d. v7 QAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 y' L9 d8 E* ]7 wAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
f3 r- n7 ^ h/ V* M9 g6 `DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 b7 i ^4 c3 [ y
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire- v& y. i6 ~, h2 J/ ^) u
TK Ogura Maru #31 {! W% x: I1 i# z" z
, z2 P% K* }5 n$ t( J# U. v6 GJapanese ground losses:8 K) T+ B2 ~3 X& ]
54 casualties reported, L' V9 ~. A# t- D! ?0 P8 a% Q
% s0 @7 a$ o. L% r$ @; n9 |5 ~9 g E9 [Aircraft Attacking:0 L% A; r6 ]: F/ E8 S" `8 ?
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ X7 G) h8 |( L% \ s# B1 |. R, }' w
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# ~/ F) a% F) d& E% K 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
S6 H/ D6 ]; }9 b' G1 M 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 O8 O2 p. w g( X& h
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; o6 m) j( Y# x7 _* x: d4 D r% r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ Z; c/ y9 G8 N) v1 t* X ?
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 d! @4 Q5 Z. T+ ? h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# R) v# U/ R# b' Z2 Q 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 @7 Q9 R# u) D5 E7 s8 }
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 `* v$ X/ |# h- G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! m8 z; ^! E/ M) G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& V, e* t# G" y% t0 L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. N/ F7 S* U: i0 j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 ~. |) ~6 d7 O# [" \0 y5 C2 _( T' N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% F1 H( T$ _% s2 ^! d) \; E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ r7 P- B; f9 I" v/ T3 e
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 r# K8 e- L2 ^. Q: v0 B$ J+ e" _ 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet* f* l; U+ |2 _3 a
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet" U+ c, G5 C. G0 G. T
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Sub attack at 60,86
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; V. l# N4 K s5 }$ [8 y7 f5 RJapanese Ships0 ~6 m# u# d/ v9 H5 \8 r( I9 B
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 s. ?. ~& A: q" f& |
PC Ch 23
3 x4 G& A9 n; GPC Ch 182 z) D# D& l' K& F9 r
PC Ch 17
- [: _8 D' h/ ]0 P ]: @PC Ch 169 f' h3 G+ n$ u4 ^8 ^: N& L! ^. b
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Allied Ships! f7 R- s* n N) X# q) i
SS Greenling2 a6 [& l1 f- _/ n4 k4 T
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( ]% z. l+ g) M3 R- W8 xGround combat at Lunga
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8 K; L$ a3 L6 P6 G+ oJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49 h) b& o V- Q
; w8 n0 n [0 T1 x0 O, o2 UDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:
: x3 H" o* K5 G) y9 casualties reported( A8 J2 P4 e7 o* S4 i; C
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Ground combat at Gili Gili7 M8 x A$ v; V) ^: J& ~
- W( x5 x. v3 v# a% j0 p: n- iAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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) J0 J' x3 y/ PDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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Japanese ground losses:
0 ]' {/ j9 `* Q" c/ _4 F5 Y16 casualties reported/ \8 E; g9 ~: ]" F" N5 O+ h
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. Y; a+ u5 t8 ~9 n: G9 oGround combat at Lunga
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Allied Shock attack2 x' A5 e# _1 j- U/ H3 y" c) F' K6 ?3 i
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 4662 q& |2 M' j- r
% P* m6 B; \0 w" fDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49* ~4 l3 y2 p, B1 m; V' @/ ?
. n* p* }% P% nAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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) k3 d9 R0 D: b: K+ {Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!& S1 ^2 M) } S/ g
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?2 ~' L: k, l \* zJapanese ground losses:
2 s @ w7 F1 L) S% N397 casualties reported
- B, u) L- q5 v9 l% SGuns lost 2 Q" p% j% g0 f4 O c2 I2 E
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Allied ground losses:9 K5 d, e+ w% s9 \; P* q- o
49 casualties reported4 l& L4 y' A W
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/ V5 H0 v) v3 @) cDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |