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The enemy is in complete disarray now, erratically fleeing and straying around. Just to receive more punishment.... A bombardment force caught a major part of the supply convoy still sitting in harbour whith their engineers desperately trying to get the engins started and their stricken vessels moving.
The US fleet got some hits as well, even some of their carriers were holed...
Daylight brought not just the sun but also some bombers, merciless pounding the remaining ships.
Allied Ships
CA Quincy, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1
CA Canberra, Bomb hits 1, on fire
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Swanson, Bomb hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Luganville at 53,53
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Shell hits 2
BB Haruna, Shell hits 2
CA Takao
CA Maya
CL Yura
CL Kinu
DD Makinami
DD Takanami
DD Hatsukaze
DD Maikaze
DD Shiranui, Shell hits 1
DD Urakaze
DD Hagikaze
DD Tanikaze
DD Isonami
Allied Ships
AP Crescent City, on fire, heavy damage
AP President Hayes, on fire, heavy damage
AP President Adams
AP Heywood
AP President Jackson, and is sunk
AP George Clymer, on fire, heavy damage
AP Harry Lee, on fire, heavy damage
AP Arthur Middleton
AP Monrovia, heavy damage
AP Kanimbla, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Manunda, on fire, heavy damage
AP Katoomba
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Naval bombardment of Luganville, at 53,53
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 89
Airbase hits 17
Airbase supply hits 4
Runway hits 121
Port hits 1
Port supply hits 1
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Air attack on TF at 52,50
Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 10
A6M2 Zero x 122
A6M3 Zero x 52
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 11
P-39D Airacobra x 21
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
P-39D Airacobra x 3 destroyed
P-39D Airacobra x 1 damaged
1LT T.Cross of VMF-212 is credited with kill number 3
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Air attack on TF at 54,56
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 30
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate x 1 destroyed
B5N Kate x 2 damaged
Allied Ships
AP Largs Bay, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Leonard Wood, Torpedo hits 3, on fire
AP American Legion, Torpedo hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP J. Franklin Bell, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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Air attack on TF at 54,56
Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 5
no losses
Allied Ships
AP American Legion, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 54,56
Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake x 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AP Zeilin
AP Harris
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Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 53,53
Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 6
A6M2 Zero x 70
A6M3 Zero x 23
D3A Val x 86
B5N Kate x 27
F1M2 Pete x 23
no losses
Allied Ships
AP Arthur Middleton, Bomb hits 2
AP Crescent City, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP George Clymer, Bomb hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Harry Lee, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
AP Heywood, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Manunda, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Katoomba, Bomb hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
AP Monrovia, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP President Adams, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP President Hayes, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on Wau , at 8,35
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 41
E13A1 Jake x 7
E7K2 Alf x 3
no losses
Runway hits 4
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Air attack on TF at 54,56
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 12
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate x 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AP Esperance Bay, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 53,53
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 36
B5N Kate x 36
F1M2 Pete x 25
E13A1 Jake x 10
no losses
Allied Ships
AP President Adams, on fire, heavy damage
AP Arthur Middleton, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Heywood, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
AP George Clymer, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Katoomba, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 58,57
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 27
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 2 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Eridanus, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP George F. Elliot, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Ormsby, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 46
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Air attack on TF at 54,56
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 37
A6M3 Zero x 14
D3A Val x 24
no losses
Allied Ships
AP American Legion, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AP Leonard Wood, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP Largs Bay, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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