D-Day +3
A rather surreal day without a single Japanese plane over Lunga. One enemy subamrine, however, was reportedly heavily damaged by the escorting destroyers of the Idaho. Actions elsewhere actually took centre stage. An IJN cruiser tried to disrupt landings on Horn Island but was seen off by the heavy cruiser Honolulu.
On Lunga Point US Marines spearheaded the first unsuccessful attack on Japanese positions.
Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
Allied Deliberate attack
Attacking force 8537 troops, 231 guns, 315 vehicles, Assault Value = 479
Defending force 3340 troops, 24 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
Allied adjusted assault: 499
Japanese adjusted defense: 299
Allied assault odds: 1 to 1 (fort level 3)
Allied Assault reduces fortifications to 2
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), forts(+), fatigue(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
740 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 38 disabled
Non Combat: 4 destroyed, 49 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 10 disabled
Allied ground losses:
331 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 34 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 27 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 16 (1 destroyed, 15 disabled)
Assaulting units:
108th Infantry Regiment
7th Marine Regiment
754th Tank Battalion
8th Marine Regiment
193rd Tank Battalion
2nd USMC Tank Bn /1
627th TD Bn /1
131st Field Artillery Battalion
I US Amphib Corps
18th USN Naval Construction Battalion
115th USAAF Base Force /1
Defending units:
19th Naval Guard Unit
20th Engineer Regiment
14th Naval Guard Unit
