Hirose -> Ten down two too go! (9/29/2003 7:17:49 AM)
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We are getting down to the finish now so I figured I would post some stats. The battle report for today will follow. Ship Loses to date: USN: CA New Orleans DD Ellet DD Stack DD Lang APD Calhoun AK Alhena SC 521 IJN: DD Amatsukaze DD Tokitsukaze ML Takashima (scuttled) Aircraft Loses to date: USN: 28 IJN: 30 Score at this time: USN: 1324 IJN: 1466 From Imperial General HQ: Tokyo *********************************************************** AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/29/42 Weather: Overcast Sub attack near Lunga at 38,40 Japanese Ships CA Takao Allied Ships SS Grayling ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 38,40 Japanese Ships CA Chikuma CA Takao DD Oyashio DD Yukikaze DD Maikaze DD Tanikaze Allied Ships AK Alhena, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 38,40 Allied aircraft Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 destroyed F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 damaged Allied ground losses: Men lost 98 Vehicles lost 1 Airbase hits 13 Airbase supply hits 4 Runway hits 69 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Naval bombardment of Tulagi, at 38,39 Allied ground losses: Men lost 13 Guns lost 1 Port hits 2 Port fuel hits 2 Port supply hits 1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 38,40 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 35 D3A Val x 17 B5N Kate x 16 Allied aircraft F4F-3 Wildcat x 6 F4F-4 Wildcat x 14 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero x 6 destroyed B5N Kate x 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 destroyed F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 destroyed F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged FO C. Kunz of VMF-224 is credited with kill number 4 Allied Ships AK Betelgeuse, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SC 521, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage *********************************************************** Cheers
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