LUNGA FELLLLLLLLLLLLL
Submarine warfare
Finally my ASW patrol got a "mini" success
Japanese Ships
APD 34
DD Hayashio
Allied Ships
SS Grayback, Shell hits 1, on fire
A "mini" naval battle
I sent a DD to surprise some ships spotted at GG. I found PTs. I thought "I may sink some of them". But the naval battle took place at 1000 yards. The poor Oshio was
by 20 mm guns and guess what...his almost scuttle with 62 sys damaged, 49 flood and 23 fires[X(]Japanese Ships
DD Oshio, Shell hits 12, on fire
Allied Ships
PT 36, Shell hits 50, on fire, heavy damage (and sunk)
PT 40
PT 43
PT 44
PT 59
Heavy attacks to my transport ships at Lunga
Too late timtom. If you´ve done this before...
Morning strike
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 9
A6M3 Zero x 21
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 7
F4F-4 Wildcat x 20
SBD Dauntless x 39
TBF Avenger x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 3 destroyed
A6M3 Zero x 1 destroyed x 1 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat x 1 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5 destroyed x 1 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 1 destroyed x 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
AP Meiten Maru
AP Canberra Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
APD 36, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
AP Kaisho Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Kashiwa Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
MSW Toshi Maru #2
AP Batavia Maru
APD 38, on fire, heavy damage
Afternoon strike
Japanese aircraft ***At last a considerable CAP, everyone made a great effort***
A6M2 Zero x 10
A6M3 Zero x 26
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 9
F4F-4 Wildcat x 23
SBD Dauntless x 32
TBF Avenger x 9
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M3 Zero x 2 destroyed x 1 damaged
A6M3 Zero Allied aircraft losses
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3 destroyed x 1 damaged
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9 destroyed x 5 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 7 destroyed x 2 damaged
TBF Avenger x 1 damaged
Japanese Ships
MSW Toshi Maru #2
AP Batavia Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
APD 36, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
AP Ceylon Maru
AP Kensho Maru
APD 38, on fire, heavy damage
Half of my ships are damaged and I´m sure some of them will sink. But all the troops have been unloaded.
The last air effort
My land based bombers made a last effort...together with some vals from the CVs
A6M2 Zero x 31
D3A Val x 27
G3M Nell x 3
G4M1 Betty x 21
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 17
Marines finally overun
I said before, I was about to get that 2:1 odds. And finally I got it. Half of the enemy rgt. surrerendered. Now I´m leading the game with 1000 up!
Ground combat at Lunga
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 64938 troops, 843 guns, 95 vehicles
Defending force 26570 troops, 293 guns, 128 vehicles
Japanese assault odds: 2 to 1 (fort level 0)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 283
Guns lost 1
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 17412
Guns lost 154
Vehicles lost 10
Some troops left. I ordered a shock attack to clean the island. Although, a Raiden Btll. still at Taivu.
Today he lost like 50 aircraft. 25 in air to air combats and 25 field losses (planes trapped at Lunga).[:'(]
Next movements
NOt much to say yet because I have no plan now. Now that I´ve conquered Lunga I don´t know what to do. Only to reinforce NG to avoid the loss of Buna or Lae.
I ordered everyone to rest. Some exceptions.
All my ships have been ordered to retire to Short and wait for fuel. I´m sooooo thirsty!!!.
Most of my aircraft stands down at my airfields.
Enemy movements
BB detected at Irau. I think he wants to attack my ships at Lunga or to Bomb Taivu to reduce my garrison to nothing. My CVs are not going to attack since they need some rest and FUEL!!!
. Some PC, which were supposed to conduct mine sweeping operations in Tulagi or Irau was caught by naval bombers. 3 Already sunk but 2 or three more will add the sunk list. And many losses due to subs this turn [:@]