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Luskan -> (7/2/2003 9:44:51 PM)
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Oz Force strikes and claims first blood!!!!!
In a daring sea raid Oz Force, lead by the capable Willis Lee swept into Gili Gili harbour last night to pounce on three unescorted transports in the middle fo unloading troops. 2 transports were sunk outright and the S-38 polished the third off with a superb display of torpedo aiming. 300 enemy troops drowned in this encounter, although the survivors swam ashore to claim the empty gili gili for themselves.
Each of the present Oz Force ships has suddenly gained a few extra points in night experience - experience that will be handy when Raver comes at port moresby. S-38 was ordered to loiter and attack the enemy supply ships that will now have to supply the marooned troops at PM (am hoping that since there were troops still on board those ships, that they hadn't got to unloading any supplies yet).
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/07/42
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Sub attack near Lunga at 38,40
Allied Ships
SS S-40
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Gili Gili at 17,42
Japanese Ships
AP Daifuku Maru, Shell hits 9, on fire, heavy damage
AP Goyo Maru, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
AP Marsue Maru, Shell hits 49, and is sunk. Almost all these hits are from the Walke.
Allied Ships
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
CA Australia, Shell hits 1
CL Hobart
DD Walke
DD Farragut
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 260
Guns lost 3
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Sub attack near Gili Gili at 17,42
Japanese Ships
AP Daifuku Maru, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS S-38
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 33
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Air attack on Port Moresby , at 10,40
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 22
D3A Val x 39
Allied aircraft
P-40E Kittyhawk x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 14 damaged
Airbase hits 8
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 27
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Ground combat at Buna
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 404 troops, 2 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 28 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Buna base !!!
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 1616 troops, 8 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 0 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 112 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Gili Gili base !!!
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