SierraJuliet
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Joined: 2/23/2009 From: Brisbane, Australia Status: offline
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20 August 1942 SS Gudgeon is located near Talasea and eludes the ASW. SS Greenling, near Truk, launches torpedoes at DD Uzuki….. duds. Greenling will try again, later in the day, against DD Uzuki. Another miss. Near Kirakira SS I-10 shoots torpedoes at DD Mugford and misses. 3 Rufes pay a visit to Lunga. The 6 Wildcats on CAP again miss a change to claim a kill or two. The Japanese bombardment on Kokoda Track nets 5 Oz casualties and 1 combat squad disabled. I forgot last turn to order the American units at Tulagi to rest. They are straight back in attack and achieve odds of 5 – 1. 327 Japanese casualties to 7 Allied casualties. By the end of the fight Det – Kure 3rd SNLF, 14th Naval Construction Battalion and 129th JNAF AF Unit have all been wiped out by attrition. Lunga now sits at 8097 supply and forts have gone to level 1 (20%). Having that port fully repaired has helped to speed up delivery of supply from the cargo ships. Ships, which I believe to be the Japanese carriers have appear well out to sea north east of Guadalcanal. All Allied transports are on the move towards the south and hopefully safety. 21 August 1942 SS I-11 is located near Ndeni. The allied ships attempt to get a fix for depth charge attack but cannot and the submarine makes good her escape. Near Rennell Island SS S-41 comes across SS I-9 running on the surface and recharging batteries. S-41 manages to hit the Japanese sub with 1 torpedo. She sinks, for sure, as the Intel Screen lists 1 Glen plane lost on the ground this turn. Nothing new on the track – no casualties. 22 August 1942 The Japanese bombardment on the Track nets 12 casualties and 2 engineer units disabled. The, believed, Japanese carriers are still well to the northeast of Lunga. All 3 American carries are now at Noumea as well as North Carolina and heaps of escorting vessels.
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