9日も前日からの上陸作戦が続いていますが、それ以外には特筆すべき戦闘なし。
10日は機動部隊がルンガ沖に到達し、いざ上陸船団攻撃と思いきや、悪天候のため終日艦載機が出撃できず空振りに。一方中国戦線では鄭州への総攻撃、
Ground combat at Chengchow (88,44)
Japanese Deliberate attack
Attacking force 126423 troops, 1276 guns, 304 vehicles, Assault Value = 2609
Defending force 66610 troops, 404 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 406
Japanese engineers reduce fortifications to 1
Japanese adjusted assault: 2155
Allied adjusted defense: 474
Japanese assault odds: 4 to 1 (fort level 1)
Japanese forces CAPTURE Chengchow !!!
Combat modifiers
Defender: experience(-)
Attacker:
Japanese ground losses:
2782 casualties reported
Squads: 105 destroyed, 169 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 12 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 16 disabled
Guns lost 26 (1 destroyed, 25 disabled)
Allied ground losses:
15977 casualties reported
Squads: 456 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 1581 destroyed, 275 disabled
Engineers: 260 destroyed, 4 disabled
Guns lost 117 (101 destroyed, 16 disabled)
Units retreated 26
Units destroyed 3
Defeated Allied Units Retreating!
Assaulting units:
68th Division
110th Division
2nd Ind.Mixed Brigade
13th Ind.Mixed Brigade
40th Division
27th Division
9th Ind.Mixed Brigade
7th Ind.Mixed Brigade
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
63rd Division
37th Division
58th Division
13th Tank Regiment
15th Division
26th Division
8th Ind.Mixed Brigade
69th Division
138th Infantry Regiment
11th Army
1st Army
52nd Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
51st Ind.Mtn.Gun Battalion
North China Area Army
1st Mortar Battalion
2nd Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment
15th Ind.Medium Field Artillery Regiment
13th Army
Mongol Garrison Army
14th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
6th Medium Field Artillery Regiment
Defending units:
96th Chinese Corps
8th New Chinese Corps
9th Chinese Corps
22nd Chinese Corps
1st Chinese Corps
47th Chinese Corps
16th Chinese Corps
40th Chinese Corps
93rd Chinese Corps
3rd Construction Regiment
38th Chinese Corps
36th Chinese Corps
80th Chinese Corps
15th Chinese Corps
2nd Chinese Cavalry Corps
3rd Prov Chinese Corps
7th Construction Regiment
14th Group Army
36th Group Army
35th Chinese Corps
4th Group Army
15th Group Army
98th Chinese Corps
1st War Area
Jingcha War Area
39th Group Army
24th Group Army
83rd Chinese Corps
10th Chinese Base Force
と無事攻略し大打撃を与えました。敵部隊は西安方面に撤退しようとしていますので、引き続き主力はこれを追撃させます。
11日、前日の空振りを受けて、ルンガ沖の機動部隊は護衛の巡洋艦の一部を切り離し、上陸地点に突入させることとします。機動部隊本隊は引き続き周辺で艦載機出撃の機会を伺います。その結果、
Night Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 114,138, Range 1,000 Yards
Japanese Ships
CA Mogami
CA Mikuma
DD Yukikaze
DD Amatsukaze
Allied Ships
xAK Maetsuycker, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
AM Kiwi, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
xAK Aspasia Nomikos, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
Allied ground losses:
481 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 45 destroyed, 37 disabled
Engineers: 9 destroyed, 21 disabled
Guns lost 102 (93 destroyed, 9 disabled)
Vehicles lost 40 (35 destroyed, 5 disabled)
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
Weather in hex: Light rain
Raid spotted at 15 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 24
D3A1 Val x 14
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A1 Val: 1 damaged
Allied Ships
xAK Anna Odland, Bomb hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
AM Cessnock, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
Morning Air attack on TF, near Torres Islands at 116,147
Weather in hex: Heavy rain
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 8
B5N2 Kate x 22
D3A1 Val x 22
Allied aircraft
F2A-2 Buffalo x 4
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 1 damaged
D3A1 Val: 2 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F2A-2 Buffalo: 1 destroyed
Allied Ships
xAK Elisavet, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
xAKL Wollongbar, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAK Idaho, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAK Moonta, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Dumosa
xAK Coast Trader
xAK Shinkuang, Bomb hits 3, on fire
xAK Indianan, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
xAKL Carlisle
xAK Montanan, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
xAK Talune, Bomb hits 2, on fire
xAKL William McArthur, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
1857 casualties reported
Squads: 19 destroyed, 40 disabled
Non Combat: 67 destroyed, 65 disabled
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 47 (28 destroyed, 19 disabled)
Vehicles lost 29 (21 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Torres Islands at 116,147
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
B5N2 Kate x 23
Allied aircraft
F2A-2 Buffalo x 3
Japanese aircraft losses
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
F2A-2 Buffalo: 2 destroyed
Allied Ships
xAKL Darvel, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
xAK Coast Trader, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAK Bandra, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Idaho, on fire
xAK Mangola, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
xAKL Fiona, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
xAK Dumosa, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
Allied ground losses:
3055 casualties reported
Squads: 41 destroyed, 125 disabled
Non Combat: 38 destroyed, 171 disabled
Engineers: 25 destroyed, 0 disabled
Guns lost 51 (43 destroyed, 8 disabled)
Vehicles lost 33 (28 destroyed, 5 disabled)
と、上陸地点の船団を突入した巡洋艦が撃沈。さらに周辺海域の増援船団を艦載機で撃破しました。2か所合わせて上陸部隊に大きな打撃を与えたはずです。護衛の艦艇が貧弱なのは、AIの上陸作戦下手を示しているところです。一方ルンガでは、上陸した敵部隊が攻撃を仕掛けてきました。
Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
Allied Bombardment attack
Attacking force 43 troops, 12 guns, 5 vehicles, Assault Value = 46
Defending force 1101 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 10
Japanese ground losses:
6 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Assaulting units:
7th Marine Rgt /1
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
Defending units:
39th JNAF AF Unit
と海兵連隊が上陸していたようですが、後続の船団を撃破しましたので、増援の陸戦隊が到着すればこちらも殲滅できるでしょう。
12日は機動部隊をさらに南下させ、退避するであろう残りの船団を追撃、この日も大打撃を与えました。
13日は、連日の戦闘で魚雷を使い切った空母も出たことから、いったんルンガ近隣のツラギに艦隊を集結させることとしました。トラックから出撃させた弾薬を満載した貨物船や燃料を積んだタンカーの外、空母飛鷹・隼鷹も来ていますので、米軍のさらなる来週に備えて、態勢を整えることとします。
14日は引き続きツラギへの移動を続けているほか、逆上陸部隊の第1陣がルンガに上陸を開始。
15日、巡洋艦の艦砲射撃や艦載機による航空支援の下、逆上陸部隊が敵部隊に向けて突撃、
Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 2835 troops, 29 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 73
Defending force 565 troops, 57 guns, 3 vehicles, Assault Value = 34
Japanese adjusted assault: 32
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 32 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), fatigue(-)
supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)
Japanese ground losses:
49 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
81 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 10 disabled
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 5th SNLF
39th JNAF AF Unit
Defending units:
7th Marine Rgt /1
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
2nd USMC FA Bn /1
戦力差では圧倒していますが、降伏に追い込むことは出来ませんでした。
16日も再度突撃、
Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
Japanese Shock attack
Attacking force 2788 troops, 29 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 104
Defending force 473 troops, 51 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 19
Japanese adjusted assault: 28
Allied adjusted defense: 1
Japanese assault odds: 28 to 1
Combat modifiers
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), preparation(-), supply(-)
Attacker: shock(+), fatigue(-)
Japanese ground losses:
12 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Allied ground losses:
69 casualties reported
Squads: 1 destroyed, 6 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
Guns lost 2 (2 destroyed, 0 disabled)
Assaulting units:
Yokosuka 5th SNLF
86th Nav Gd /1
39th JNAF AF Unit
Defending units:
7th Marine Rgt /1
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion
1st USMC Field Artillery Battalion Wiped Out at Lunga by attrition!!!
全滅には追い込めませんでしたが、砲兵部隊が消耗で崩壊したようです。流石に米海兵隊は粘り強いですが、あと一歩といったところでしょう。
7月はソロモン南部の戦いが焦点になりそうですが、今のところ連合国に大きな被害を与えられていますので、引き続き来襲する連合国軍を撃破していきたいところです。
