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much to our surprise the enemy sent a DD force to Lunga for some bombardment reason. They did zero damage but took some punishment from mines & bombs.
Off Irau the fleets clashed again. Many IJN DDs sunk, but the allied naval units were badly mauled as well. In the daylight KB joined the action with fierce air attacks. At least two BBs and several other vessels were sent to the bottom.
On the shore the land battle is a stalemate, with two equal forces in strenght (about 30K troops each). But we guess the enemy will have some difficulties to reinforce his LCUs, while we should be able to do so.
Stay tuned!
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 09/01/43
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Sub attack at 19,3
Japanese Ships
AP Ceylon Maru, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS Tunny
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Sub attack near Irau at 42,43
Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
DD Shikinami
Allied Ships
SS Seadragon
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43
Japanese Ships
BB Yamato, Shell hits 1
CA Mogami, Shell hits 1
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
CL Kuma, Shell hits 1
CL Tama, Shell hits 2
DD Takanami, Shell hits 2
DD Suzunami, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
DD Kasumi
DD Isonami, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Uranami, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shikinami
DD Ayanami
DD Sazanami, Shell hits 5, on fire
Allied Ships
DD Foote
DD Spence
DD Anthony
DD Thatcher
DD Daly, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Luce, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Claxton, Shell hits 1
DD Dyson
DD Sigourney, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Chauncey, Shell hits 1
DD Calahan
DD Fullam
DD Bennett
DD Hudson
DD Braine, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43
Japanese Ships
BB Yamato, Shell hits 1
CA Mogami, Shell hits 1
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 3, on fire
CL Kuma
CL Tama, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Takanami
DD Kasumi, Shell hits 1
DD Isonami, Shell hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
DD Uranami, and is sunk
DD Shikinami, Shell hits 1
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 12, on fire, heavy damage
DD Sazanami, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
BB Colorado
BB Nevada, Shell hits 1
BB Pennsylvania
BB Idaho
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 2
BB Massachusetts
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 1
CA Salt Lake City
CA Baltimore
CA Boston, Shell hits 1
DD Radford
DD Jenkins
DD Nicholas
DD O'Bannon
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43
Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Shell hits 3, on fire
CA Takao
CA Atago
CA Maya
CA Chokai
DD Shimakaze
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Maikaze
DD Isokaze, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Hagikaze, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Tanikaze
Allied Ships
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1
BB Nevada, Shell hits 5
BB Pennsylvania, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
BB Idaho, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 4
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 4
CA Pensacola
CA Salt Lake City, Shell hits 1
CA Baltimore, Shell hits 2
CA Boston, Shell hits 2
DD Radford
DD Jenkins
DD Nicholas
DD O'Bannon
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43
Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Shell hits 2, on fire
CA Takao, Shell hits 2
CA Atago
CA Maya, Shell hits 4, on fire
CA Chokai, Shell hits 6
DD Shimakaze, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 42, and is sunk
DD Maikaze, Shell hits 1
DD Isokaze, Shell hits 22, on fire, heavy damage
DD Urakaze, Shell hits 19, on fire, heavy damage
DD Hagikaze, Shell hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
DD Tanikaze, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
BB Colorado, Shell hits 1, on fire
BB Nevada, Shell hits 6
BB Pennsylvania, Shell hits 2, on fire
BB Idaho, Shell hits 6, on fire
BB South Dakota, Shell hits 3
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 4
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 3
CA Salt Lake City
CA Baltimore, Shell hits 1
CA Boston, Shell hits 1
DD Radford
DD Jenkins, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Nicholas
DD O'Bannon
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Irau at 42,43
Japanese Ships
BB Yamato, Shell hits 1
CA Mogami, Shell hits 2
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2, on fire
CL Kuma, Shell hits 1
CL Tama, on fire, heavy damage
DD Takanami, Shell hits 3
DD Kasumi, Shell hits 3
DD Isonami, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
DD Shikinami
DD Ayanami, and is sunk
DD Sazanami, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
DD Foote
DD Spence
DD Anthony
DD Thatcher
DD Daly, on fire
DD Luce, on fire
DD Claxton
DD Dyson
DD Sigourney, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Chauncey
DD Calahan
DD Fullam
DD Bennett
DD Hudson, Shell hits 1, on fire
DD Braine
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 38,40
Japanese aircraft
no flights
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-49 Helen x 1 destroyed
Airbase hits 11
Runway hits 25
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Sub attack at 19,3
Allied Ships
SS Tunny
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Air attack on TF at 39,43
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
A6M3 Zero x 31
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 20
Allied aircraft
TBF Avenger x 9
no losses
Allied aircraft losses
TBF Avenger x 11 destroyed
LT E.Ikeda of F2/1st Daitai is credited with kill number 8
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Air attack on TF at 41,44
Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 15
SBD Dauntless x 7
no losses
Japanese Ships
CL Tama, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 40,44
Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
F1M2 Pete x 3 damaged
Allied Ships
LST 472, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
LST 463
LST 399, Bomb hits 1
LST 466
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Air attack on TF at 40,44
Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete x 13
Japanese aircraft losses
F1M2 Pete x 1 destroyed
F1M2 Pete x 5 damaged
Allied Ships
LST 457
APD Sands
LST 466
LST 459
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Air attack on TF at 40,44
Japanese aircraft
E13A1 Jake x 5
Japanese aircraft losses
E13A1 Jake x 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
LST 399
LST 472, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 40,44
Japanese aircraft
Ki-21 Sally x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-21 Sally x 2 damaged
Allied Ships
APD Sands
LST 459
LST 463
Attacking Level Bombers:
4 x Ki-21 Sally at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally at 6000 feet
4 x Ki-21 Sally at 6000 feet
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Air attack on TF at 41,49
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 31
D3A Val x 94
B5N Kate x 33
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 3 damaged
B5N Kate x 3 destroyed
B5N Kate x 13 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Laffey, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Wilkes, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Brownson
DD Bache, Bomb hits 14, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Bush, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Terry, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Eaton, Bomb hits 4, on fire
DD Monssen
DD Conway, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Swanson, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Ammen
DD Grayson
DD Philip, Bomb hits 1
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Air attack on TF at 41,49
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 17
D3A Val x 24
B5N Kate x 16
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 6 damaged
B5N Kate x 10 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Buchanan, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Conway, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Terry, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Ammen
DD Monssen
DD Meredith, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 42,47
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 19
B5N Kate x 23
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 11 damaged
B5N Kate x 5 destroyed
B5N Kate x 15 damaged
Allied Ships
BB Idaho, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
BB Pennsylvania, Bomb hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
DD Radford, Bomb hits 1
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Air attack on Gili Gili , at 17,42
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 28
B-25J Mitchell x 90
no losses
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 47
Airbase hits 2
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 70
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Air attack on Wau , at 8,35
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 19
Ki-48 Lily x 19
no losses
Runway hits 5
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Air attack on Irau , at 42,43
Allied aircraft
SBD Dauntless x 3
Allied aircraft losses
SBD Dauntless x 2 damaged
Runway hits 1
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Air attack on Irau , at 42,43
Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 18
TBF Avenger x 8
Allied aircraft losses
TBF Avenger x 3 damaged
Runway hits 3
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Air attack on Irau , at 42,43
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 30
B-17E Fortress x 34
PB4Y Liberator x 27
B-24D Liberator x 51
no losses
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 91
Guns lost 1
Airbase hits 7
Airbase supply hits 1
Runway hits 95
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Air attack on TF at 41,44
Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 11
SBD Dauntless x 4
TBF Avenger x 4
no losses
Japanese Ships
CL Tama, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 40,44
Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete x 7
Japanese aircraft losses
F1M2 Pete x 1 destroyed
F1M2 Pete x 2 damaged
Allied Ships
APD Sands, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Air attack on TF at 42,46
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 46
D3A Val x 22
B5N Kate x 3
E13A1 Jake x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 15 damaged
B5N Kate x 2 destroyed
B5N Kate x 1 damaged
E13A1 Jake x 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
DD Patterson, Bomb hits 1, on fire
DD Ellet
DD Jarvis, Bomb hits 2, on fire
DD Walke
DD Farenholt, Bomb hits 2, on fire
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Air attack on TF at 42,46
Japanese aircraft
A6M3 Zero x 8
D3A Val x 18
B5N Kate x 6
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 21 damaged
B5N Kate x 4 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Lansdowne, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Walke
DD Jarvis, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Helm
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Air attack on TF at 42,46
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 3
B5N Kate x 8
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate x 10 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Farenholt, on fire
DD Jarvis, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 47,44
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 23
Allied aircraft
F6F Hellcat x 20
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 14 destroyed
D3A Val x 15 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F6F Hellcat x 1 damaged
LTJG E.Ward of VF-26 is credited with kill number 4
Allied Ships
CVL Monterey, Bomb hits 2
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Air attack on TF, near Irau at 42,43
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 14
Allied aircraft
P-38G Lightning x 6
no losses
no losses
Allied Ships
AK Phobos, heavy damage
AK Bootes, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AK Zaurak, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 40,44
Japanese aircraft
F1M2 Pete x 9
no losses
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Air attack on TF at 41,49
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 17
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 1 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Meredith, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
DD Wilkes, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 42,47
Japanese aircraft
B5N Kate x 10
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N Kate x 2 destroyed
B5N Kate x 2 damaged
Allied Ships
DD Radford
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Ground combat at Irau
Japanese Bombardment attack
Attacking force 26847 troops, 367 guns, 0 vehicles
Defending force 28946 troops, 338 guns, 9 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 5
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 35
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Ground combat at Irau
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 26448 troops, 338 guns, 9 vehicles
Defending force 28379 troops, 383 guns, 0 vehicles
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 40
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another CV slaughter - 
Most of the deployed units aren´t aces anyway (many of them IJA). 
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