bigbaba
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the current situation around luganville:
and we had our first bif surface battle. a bomb- TF under cpt. H. good (a new star in the USN with 70+71 combat values) run to a huge IJN task force containing 3 BB:
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/25/42
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Night Time Surface Combat, near Luganville at 53,53
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Shell hits 4
BB Haruna, Shell hits 8
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 5
CA Chokai, Shell hits 5, on fire
CA Nachi, Shell hits 2
CL Abukuma
DD Takanami, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Isokaze, Shell hits 2
DD Shiranui, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Samidare
DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Satsuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
Allied Ships
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 6
CA Astoria, Shell hits 7
CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 13, on fire, heavy damage
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
CA Australia, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Mugford, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Henley, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Patterson, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Jarvis
DD Mahan, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Drayton, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Lamson, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Conyngham, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
DD Dunlap, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Luganville at 53,53
Japanese Ships
BB Kongo, Shell hits 1
BB Haruna, Shell hits 26, on fire, heavy damage
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 2
CA Chokai, Shell hits 1, on fire
CA Nachi, Shell hits 1
CL Abukuma, Shell hits 1
DD Takanami, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Isokaze, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shiranui, on fire
DD Amatsukaze, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Samidare, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Akatsuki, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Satsuki, on fire
Allied Ships
CA New Orleans
CA Astoria, Shell hits 2, on fire
CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Australia, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
DD Mugford, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
DD Henley, Shell hits 65, and is sunk
DD Patterson, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Jarvis, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Mahan, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Drayton, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
DD Lamson, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Conyngham, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Dunlap, on fire
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Air attack on Luganville , at 53,53
Japanese aircraft
A6M2-N Rufe x 2
A6M2 Zero x 19
A6M3 Zero x 3
Allied aircraft
F-5A Lightning x 5
B-17E Fortress x 18
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed
G3M Nell x 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 1 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
B-17E Fortress x 2 damaged
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 256
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 1
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 10
Attacking Level Bombers:
3 x B-17E Fortress at 15000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 15000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 15000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 15000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 15000 feet
3 x B-17E Fortress at 15000 feet
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Air attack on TF, near Gavigamana at 51,47
Allied aircraft
B-25D Mitchell x 22
Allied aircraft losses
B-25D Mitchell x 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Kiyozumi Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Hikade Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Wa 2
AP Azuma Maru
AP Kashiwa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Horaisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet
4 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet
3 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet
3 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet
3 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet
4 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet
1 x B-25D Mitchell at 1000 feet
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Air attack on TF, near Gavigamana at 51,47
Allied aircraft
Hudson x 21
no losses
Japanese Ships
AP Chowa Maru
AP Kashiwa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Otori Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Keisho Maru
AP Hikade Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x Hudson at 1000 feet
3 x Hudson at 1000 feet
1 x Hudson at 1000 feet
2 x Hudson at 1000 feet
3 x Hudson at 1000 feet
4 x Hudson at 1000 feet
4 x Hudson at 1000 feet
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Ground combat at Wunpuko
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 12411 troops, 182 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 3344 troops, 40 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 8 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 112
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 2876
Guns lost 40
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Ground combat at Gavigamana
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 3947 troops, 86 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 5873 troops, 58 guns, 20 vehicles
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 8
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