Swenslim
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Joined: 4/15/2005 From: Odessa, Ukraine Status: offline
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September 27 1942 Naval clashes around Canal and Tulagi continues, my Bombardment TF on its route to Hendersen airfield stumbled on allied screen and transport TF's Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 114,138, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2 BB Fuso, Shell hits 1 CA Nachi CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 CL Kitakami DD Akizuki, Shell hits 1 DD Natsushio DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1 DD Uzuki, Shell hits 3, on fire Allied Ships DD Farenholt, Shell hits 2 DD Hughes, Shell hits 1, on fire Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 114,138, Range 11,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Mutsu BB Fuso CA Nachi CA Ashigara CL Kitakami, Shell hits 1 DD Akizuki, Shell hits 1 DD Natsushio DD Hayashio DD Uzuki Allied Ships DE Talbot, Shell hits 11, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk DE Dent, Shell hits 22, and is sunk xAP Mount Vernon, Shell hits 25, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk xAP President Coolidge, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk xAP Thomas Barry, Shell hits 22, and is sunk xAK General Fleisher, Shell hits 30, heavy fires, heavy damage AMC Chitral, Shell hits 25, and is sunk AMC Westralia, Shell hits 5, and is sunk xAP Rangatira, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Allied ground losses: 513 casualties reported Squads: 5 destroyed, 7 disabled Non Combat: 23 destroyed, 39 disabled Engineers: 4 destroyed, 4 disabled Guns lost 9 (5 destroyed, 4 disabled) Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled) Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 114,138, Range 12,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Mutsu BB Fuso CA Nachi CA Ashigara CL Kitakami DD Natsushio DD Hayashio DD Uzuki, on fire Allied Ships AP William Ward Burrows, Shell hits 10, and is sunk xAK Iron Prince, Shell hits 9, and is sunk Allied ground losses: Vehicles lost 25 (10 destroyed, 15 disabled) Naval bombardment of Lunga at 114,138 Allied aircraft no flights Allied aircraft losses F4F-4 Wildcat: 5 destroyed on ground SBD-3 Dauntless: 14 destroyed on ground F4F-3 Wildcat: 5 destroyed on ground Japanese Ships BB Fuso BB Mutsu CA Ashigara CA Nachi CL Kitakami DD Uzuki DD Hayashio DD Natsushio At the morning on return route TF met 4 destroyers, results were bad for japan side, amy were low on ammo and tired form previous actions. DD Uzuki is finished. Day Time Surface Combat, near Tassafaronga at 113,137, Range 26,000 Yards Japanese Ships BB Mutsu, Shell hits 3 BB Fuso, Shell hits 6, on fire CA Nachi CA Ashigara, Shell hits 1 CL Kitakami, Shell hits 3 DD Natsushio, Shell hits 1 DD Hayashio DD Uzuki, Shell hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage Allied Ships DD Benham, Shell hits 1 DD Ellet, Shell hits 1, on fire DD Lang DD Stack, Shell hits 3, on fire
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