Weather: Thunderstorms
Sub attack at 19,3
Japanese Ships
AP Chowa Maru, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
SS S-40, Shell hits 2
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 38,40
Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Shell hits 1
BB Hiei, Shell hits 4
CL Yubari, Shell hits 2, on fire
DD Murasame, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yudachi, Shell hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asagiri, Shell hits 4
Allied Ships
CA Northampton, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
CA Chester, Shell hits 8, on fire
CA Louisville, Shell hits 4, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
DD Swanson
DD Mustin
DD Morris
DD Selfridge, Shell hits 2, on fire
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 38,40
Japanese Ships
BB Haruna
BB Hiei, Shell hits 1
CL Yubari, on fire
DD Murasame, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
DD Yudachi, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asagiri
Allied Ships
CA Salt Lake City
CA Astoria
CA San Francisco
CL Hobart
DD Meredith
DD Gwin
DD Helm
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 38,40
Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Shell hits 9
BB Hiei, Shell hits 1
CL Yubari, Shell hits 3, on fire
DD Murasame, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
DD Yudachi, Shell hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
DD Asagiri, Shell hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
CA Salt Lake City
CA Astoria, Shell hits 2
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 1
CL Hobart
DD Meredith, Shell hits 1
DD Gwin, Shell hits 1
DD Helm
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 38,40
Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Shell hits 2
BB Hiei, Shell hits 2
CL Yubari, Shell hits 4, on fire
DD Yudachi, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
DD Asagiri, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
CA Salt Lake City, Shell hits 1, on fire
CA Astoria, Shell hits 3
CA San Francisco
CL Hobart
DD Meredith, Shell hits 1
DD Gwin, on fire
DD Helm, Shell hits 1
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 38,40
Japanese Ships
BB Haruna, Shell hits 1
BB Hiei
CL Yubari, on fire
DD Asagiri, on fire, heavy damage
Allied Ships
PT 36
PT 40, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
PT 43
PT 46
PT 61
PT 67, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Air attack on Lunga , at 38,40
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 54
G4M1 Betty x 8
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 38
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 7 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 1 destroyed
G4M1 Betty x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 6 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 2 damaged
2LT W. Lees of VMF-223 is credited with kill number 4
LCDR T. Nakajima of F2/Tainan Daitai is KILLED
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What a brawl!
