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Hirose -> "The Tokyo Freight Train" (9/26/2003 8:03:19 PM)
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Yesterday must have been the quite before the storm. Some serious night action off Lunga last night. The USN was running a couple of FT convoys to the beleaguered Marines on the canal. The IJN had spotted them coming and slipped in a surface group to put a hurting to them backed up with a CV or two. The USN and marines on Lunga took quite a beating. But it ain’t over till the fat lady sings! So I’m not going to get over confident here. The only ship of any significance that Brandon has lost is the New Orleans and in my book that is not enough of a margin to start putting in the second string.
I had managed to lay minefield, undetected, off Taivu and in what would be Lengo Channel but my worthy opponent was sharp enough to bring a MS or two with him. Drats! But there may be more!!
BTW, the weather was really rotten and I believe that he managed to pull some of his damaged ships out due to the fact that several of my air missions failed to spot some of his damaged ships. Heads are rolling!!
From Imperial General HQ: Tokyo
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/27/42
Weather: Clear
Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 38,40
Japanese Ships
CA Takao, Shell hits 3
CA Atago
CA Maya
CA Myoko
CA Haguro
CL Yura
DD Kuroshio
DD Oyashio
DD Hayashio
DD Yamagumo
DD Asagumo
Allied Ships
DD Ellet, Shell hits 51, and is sunk
DD Stack, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
APD Colhoun, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 38,40
Japanese Ships
CA Takao
CA Atago
CA Maya, Shell hits 4
CA Myoko, Shell hits 1
CA Haguro, Shell hits 2
CL Yura
DD Kuroshio
DD Oyashio, Shell hits 1
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1
DD Yamagumo
DD Asagumo
Allied Ships
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 18, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Lang, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Sterett, Shell hits 7, on fire
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 38,40
Allied aircraft
Allied aircraft losses
no losses
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 119
Airbase hits 16
Airbase supply hits 5
Runway hits 69
Port fuel hits 1
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Sub attack at 34,36
Japanese Ships
DD Oyashio
Allied Ships
SS Greenling
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Air attack on TF, near Tassafaronga at 37,39
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 33
D3A Val x 17
B5N Kate x 21
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate x 1 damaged
Allied Ships
CA New Orleans, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 38,40
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 22
B5N Kate x 15
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 10
P-400 Airacobra x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 7 destroyed
B5N Kate x 1 destroyed
CPT D. Brannon of 67th FS is credited with kill number 5
Allied Ships
MSW Ballarat, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF, near Tassafaronga at 37,39
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 14
B5N Kate x 34
no losses
Allied Ships
CA New Orleans, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 38,40
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 43
D3A Val x 18
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
P-400 Airacobra x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 destroyed
P-400 Airacobra x 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
AK Alhena, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
SC 522
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Cheers
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