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Lowpe -> RE: Spanking Lowpe (NJP72 vs Lowpe (A)) (10/31/2021 12:40:22 PM)
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July 18th, 1942
Baker Island bombarded for the first time, by only two destroyers, but they put in a solid show.
Night Naval bombardment of Baker Island at 149,136
Allied Ships
DD Balch
DD Porter
Japanese ground losses:
18 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 5
Port hits 2
Port supply hits 2
Meanwhile we had the first day to day bombardment at Canton...
Night Naval bombardment of Canton Island at 153,143
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
H6K4 Mavis: 5 damaged
Allied Ships
BB North Carolina
CL Helena
CL St. Louis
CLAA San Juan
CLAA San Diego
CLAA Atlanta
DD Hatfield
DD Litchfield
DD Monaghan
DD Aylwin
DD Clark
DD Duncan
Japanese ground losses:
431 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 18 disabled
Non Combat: 5 destroyed, 34 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Airbase hits 4
Airbase supply hits 7
Runway hits 32
Port hits 3
Port fuel hits 1
Port supply hits 4
And on the day before:
Night Naval bombardment of Canton Island at 153,143
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
H6K4 Mavis: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
CL Phoenix
CL Honolulu
DD Selfridge
DD Patterson
DD Henley
DD Bagley
Japanese ground losses:
316 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 14 disabled
Non Combat: 2 destroyed, 25 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 8 (1 destroyed, 7 disabled)
Airbase hits 4
Runway hits 29
Port hits 7
Port fuel hits 1
[image]local://upfiles/44178/157E4227E297413B9BCB28CB645F7836.jpg[/image]
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