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 |3 i0 \2 T$ v, W9 p# U5 XTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97# M3 }* ^8 ?9 k7 o" F
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008# I3 ~1 E* e0 Y2 u2 W$ m7 e' k
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,970 b9 t Q, `; ?% i7 a0 m1 V
6 c) Q. A: B! Y n& @
* c' U- m) K1 R0 P6 O
' l1 j6 t3 i; C' s# Z9 ^Allied ground losses:
- a* m m' C# O( I45 casualties reported0 B9 ]) X O! E W
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships. z6 H- n8 S, e
DD Mugford6 ^2 |8 [5 u6 R, v% h7 g9 I; v k
DD Ralph Talbot
, P2 q7 k1 i8 s: XDD Patterson% p2 a# g2 ^" T8 |: I- h1 A
DD Ellet
5 D5 V. U1 J9 p; c% i: PDD Wilson
+ A/ C& a, l6 ?& |: z$ ]DD Selfridge4 U2 L6 ^' ? `. l' [
CL Hobart/ _! O9 Q P0 G$ D
CA Australia1 m0 b' W8 A2 U7 a" @2 S' o" m
CA Vincennes
* R1 [3 j% u; `- q: i" D% i! NCA San Francisco
- r' g4 r. u0 b u+ ICA Minneapolis
- @! ^& }3 `; H# ~$ D1 [CA New Orleans+ ?: J- M& { a( x
CA Salt Lake City, [* ?: R7 H& v: e" B% X7 c" ^1 C5 O
CA Chicago
) l" c; B5 a2 E* sCA Portland
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& e Y! {$ B7 L9 V) a- eJapanese ground losses:
8 e' A6 k; _3 l3 ~46 casualties reported7 _4 t0 {# D) y g; ?
5 [! v N* \5 x1 g" {Port hits 3
! @, O9 o" I/ x* X6 _, uPort fuel hits 1
/ h5 D0 m- R4 S% C5 }' E+ ^Port supply hits 4
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5 W% {/ x1 X( }* p( aCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30' }# L6 d& \- i: a* ?0 l- T
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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Japanese ground losses:6 k! U1 D6 G/ O2 ~, ^. e5 T
111 casualties reported& ~7 k1 B& u0 f$ A( T
2 S$ f7 d! O1 c: r: g1 @
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
7 j( I2 z4 l2 {+ w0 o% J, @' n3 qTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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# G2 G3 f: j" |/ I( V/ o4 I: H105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
9 f: D& _ e! U3 r9 SJapanese Ships( l) A; m( a9 x0 Z8 \, }6 W- z
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1, Q+ D* y. d2 [1 z& W* {- p4 O" U
PC Tama Maru #8
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Japanese ground losses:* V6 }- O/ e" M! |: C8 L& t
98 casualties reported" V) K7 U9 F+ j$ y4 b
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% ^, g# z/ J; h/ W4 ^8 t4 s tTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,970 R. ~! u: c7 K/ u5 r
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Allied ground losses:
. K) |: f+ M/ K p4 x. z* j18 casualties reported0 o4 g' ]% g, t5 _0 O
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1 x1 c; {6 c# ^+ w- qCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009# D1 `" {+ O* @ A1 r
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97 c8 a$ h5 i0 l$ q5 Y% p
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Allied ground losses:: d o/ T$ K; k, O" c, f' @+ q
168 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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. X) v6 I E; KAllied aircraft
0 D$ ~: r6 Y5 }2 J% {7 f9 [SOC-3 Seagull x 1 N# [4 v7 ]% f4 p. O5 h6 |4 \
* a d: `( L4 A/ i5 w
# c2 x" n: u/ Z3 w! f0 u. H2 R) \No Allied losses
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: ?5 ]5 `4 W& i9 \9 D. K5 C( G9 DDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft9 {7 k+ T3 z! f) S) w$ ?: k
PBY Catalina x 2
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No Allied losses; B" s; L9 E5 V+ F
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. r6 I1 v, c% }/ H; }! zDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,974 a7 H7 R U/ @7 G+ K0 v7 x
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Japanese aircraft7 J- h6 r, i$ q% `& w( o0 h% X
G4M1 Betty x 62
1 G- p, s) k* H/ ~) E0 } & P) H+ w$ B0 ~; v4 j g
Allied aircraft
- O- K/ V, H) R6 zF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
3 u5 z" L5 x$ x7 S4 sF4F-4 Wildcat x 22" }+ W$ K- M1 Q- B
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Japanese aircraft losses+ A9 h) q0 n5 O4 g) w
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged; c4 O7 K; a' P& u' C1 m1 L" z' [
, ]$ m s9 T# Y; X' J6 B
Allied aircraft losses
" x9 \, @ d+ p8 g6 u3 e- yF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged; Z) H( T$ `# u6 b
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Allied Ships
! r; [& K0 @$ |0 mAP George F. Elliot! `' H' H r; q3 {+ ^' C
AK Libra" _8 ^' u, C7 {: q# Q$ ?
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4+ N$ k- X) O6 E$ i' s1 i: Z! y0 n$ Q
DMS Zane
" W3 g' g+ g4 i/ {5 v7 tAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
, J2 I1 u0 s; h: d! lAK Betelgeuse: ]- R- G. }4 j, W" v
DD Helm+ @' @9 Q6 C6 a" X( C1 \6 G7 y
AK Fomalhaut: E) F$ o4 H+ E" }+ j0 z3 G% t2 t5 @
AP McCawley' c" V" k9 A. v- L
DD Henley& n* r& ]5 e0 z6 r2 J# ]
7 K$ C, @; H5 v9 q
Aircraft Attacking:
4 X# y2 |/ Y* O3 g, q* _. j 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; q. L1 X8 W4 k* ~ r2 p- b5 W
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ V+ s% v7 I8 V2 {" I
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. H" ` e5 I+ g- K0 [+ T
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* O& n. W/ i4 V- R1 ?4 n0 K
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' n. o8 ^/ R4 N" `
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 r. w9 m& W$ o5 N6 ^8 ] 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 V1 P2 Y' ]5 Z8 z% ?' X8 f9 t
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& I* m" L* ~6 V. M$ C
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, N3 E1 v" N! `# w+ y7 B
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: Y; ?4 a# K6 O4 C$ t$ j% i" u 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ q+ g2 z0 I! G$ O" V3 i
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
% h5 Y) X. H) B5 R# ] 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- ?1 N6 u7 x) k 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97: ]( c C! A+ b' F0 I4 k0 i
Q7 V5 y) q2 Y2 Z% {9 ?( Y! yJapanese aircraft
; U8 j% e- v* s) PG4M1 Betty x 3/ I5 P9 o7 f0 v) E7 N# _ m' r
- b% C: l8 R. @" i* TAllied aircraft
# r0 q9 k4 L3 |F4F-3 Wildcat x 12/ ^" ^$ {4 H' V) T! f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 213 o- E) V5 b8 A9 s3 j5 S
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Japanese aircraft losses
! P/ Z" j. q( Y* `* l& RG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed$ q* H' m% q( r/ P3 j, f9 w
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0 t7 }; I W6 r" m6 ]& ^3 a" F" ]CA Portland. G2 r& S) f R S9 k! H
6 y9 H: j# m( r, C) I1 P! M3 z
Aircraft Attacking:
, T4 Q; `' C8 ~. U+ Q r# T 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* _, N8 i: z/ L$ [# r9 y
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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, Y! e2 w+ v: w8 b! m- oJapanese aircraft
! m% c, \# P/ ?5 u5 Y; O* }8 }A6M2 Zero x 18
% x1 j( k7 b3 c6 AA6M3 Zero x 66 l4 o8 U: ?6 d l4 ^* F/ o' w
G4M1 Betty x 5& m# ~& a% S% n) J! Y# ~7 W
( @8 u+ v' W: Z6 C2 IAllied aircraft/ P( y( h3 g. |1 J, q
P-39D Airacobra x 24
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* h) J) }* f6 S ~6 ~5 y0 f( f- i: ~Japanese aircraft losses
0 v6 k9 g1 n* d* p# ~A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
, A4 R8 C4 O- `/ x5 yG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged( z+ m3 w0 t& N8 y: t9 I" S& I
. i, F& _& g n" N5 y3 f
Allied aircraft losses i: F" e+ q) Z
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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- m7 \* E+ N6 @3 p- gRunway hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:
' Y( i8 L3 R' t! |1 s 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
# E, N" f1 P+ q7 A" O' C$ f, o 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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/ g3 @; I* v/ p; I+ G. R/ k0 I0 RDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93% l" { }& n8 H* K' F" Y i
7 w! v- J0 l8 x2 E, n$ FJapanese aircraft
( l/ I% o+ c: ]9 hA6M2-N Rufe x 3
3 \% I0 m1 J2 tA6M2 Zero x 67 W0 ?2 B3 H3 ?+ a
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Allied aircraft" S% ?6 }0 q; w
SBD Dauntless x 49( t8 {' } I, D* i- O q
TBF Avenger x 30- d' r# ?1 C/ \- m. d# e
0 X. s# V2 o- q' NJapanese aircraft losses
. ?. F; j2 D4 C/ Q/ M. IA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses }" j. B5 U# G) p0 {1 F \. K
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
+ G9 d- w/ T. _! D4 l4 p! eTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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7 f. M0 Z/ s/ f4 l% j) z3 _Japanese Ships
9 j4 u* w+ Z( O' q4 @: P; TDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage8 G0 V/ r, c7 z$ M' C) f
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 h; [6 B$ X* U6 o9 SDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire# E/ m2 w) x6 o) X' I
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, t, m$ }# B1 ~ J1 I9 x0 `APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( G4 H( W! K* u1 M3 X( d7 jAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" z$ I" V7 Z# v, s; E
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* t' `9 M- f# b7 K# L! k1 M( W
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire- J* s8 ]* E8 `
TK Ogura Maru #34 y5 L. C* d$ s; s* k# h
, m& F- b8 I2 l& i* k# Y% K7 _; l' S+ gJapanese ground losses:$ T& m( C8 |, S7 C8 d: O
54 casualties reported- y* [0 a- M+ f( b
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Aircraft Attacking:
" ]' A- b1 S2 v 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 X3 w: G$ F. a! f, D7 l 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 r+ ?$ m6 s* D% a2 [, v Z; s 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ f! ?% f" E. L2 N4 Z# r: [ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 ?, }2 d. b! j4 W& E1 N/ g 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. o. c0 _( i& d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 H5 Q5 M) u B4 J! u% A( G 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
V$ O. U) T$ ^ B3 p 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% x; A& S! R* n% h
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 I5 G9 }: q6 f4 k+ y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ f1 W! y& ]/ f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 u1 B0 w8 g+ @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 I1 x! ? Y7 q: a( C' ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ O1 h6 I/ a& n B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 u. ^) c, p" k* q! [1 [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 @0 N& }0 q5 f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ P) E2 d% l& v" [) @" Y
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- ?7 D$ v+ `( K% l
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& o0 W- m& b3 F0 ? 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet' L; F; R! C( A4 Q! i* t( j" G
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$ Y' T/ p5 [" l4 A* x' X2 USub attack at 60,868 `) `! W# |( _$ U% Y8 ]2 r: A% a
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Japanese Ships
- J3 k$ e# W: |% u* X, o, dPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 i# K! L; t; |& F) T- oPC Ch 23) ~. A3 T. |+ S e3 {
PC Ch 18
0 u/ S H& K# L- F# r2 T2 DPC Ch 17$ g$ A* q }8 c
PC Ch 16* p* T+ Z8 Q* s$ J0 {3 J1 z
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Allied Ships9 |9 u: I' m' N# U, }) ~; V0 L7 R1 q
SS Greenling
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" W6 A9 H# J; ?+ kGround combat at Lunga2 B0 I- V4 |% P* {3 s
' T D# @3 k+ P1 r6 KJapanese Bombardment attack
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- {) ] S: |) ?0 C3 I. \5 O+ rAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49; s* X& Q& m8 a3 ] d' d
0 Y0 L6 b: G" P) }+ G& |5 pDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466% h* k0 x% t9 b9 Z6 f
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Allied ground losses:! v+ t6 v# i1 c Z" e: i
9 casualties reported
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& L; V0 ]" n6 u7 p" yGround combat at Gili Gili2 ]" F" `* q' G0 \0 V# q
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Allied Bombardment attack: u2 J. r9 s" D9 T8 T! v
) X- ?$ h6 ^* Z/ t3 b b: D" _Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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) [8 m# p9 M* r$ i+ eJapanese ground losses:* U4 Y5 x/ ]5 h R7 d1 d, p
16 casualties reported0 Z' x8 v0 C% I( J6 X3 [
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Ground combat at Lunga: y5 v1 j& ]$ m( G: s7 G
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Allied Shock attack/ `' l4 U5 g1 a/ d" \/ y+ @1 l
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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
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 2 j5 ~( Z3 J) X0 K' f
1 H' U% K$ w' g. n- B' DJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) , r% ^( y6 {7 X1 _& E ]
5 C7 l$ _8 h: C" w8 b
Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:0 p5 ~& A0 Y4 `
397 casualties reported
' `! H/ d) f2 [4 gGuns lost 2
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! x. j! K* ?# @& j1 [$ |9 Z. MAllied ground losses:
* a- W0 Y* e: O+ K- {& N" ^49 casualties reported
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0 q. {0 I& n& G8 c' O7 ]4 g2 ~7 LDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |