Slowly and painfully, the combined might of Japan's 17th and 13th Armies had pushed the defenders into the northwest corner of the city, but there slow progress had become no progress. The Japanese High Command long ago abandoned the idea of preserving the city's industry, ordering constant bombing and artillery fire in a pattern that would charitably be described as 'indiscriminate.' Only the bridges over the Xiangjiang River were exempt from attack. KMT units that had melted in the plains, and even in the forests, had put up determined resistance in the urban environment. Most of the Chinese city of Changsha was in ruins after a month of hard fighting. The venerable weapon was still deadly, and it was the key strongpoint in a position that had defied capture for over a week. Lieutenant Kawaii Sosuke crouched low behind a ruined wall as another burst from the Maxim-Nordenfeldt Model 1889 machine gun sprayed the rubble where his platoon was taking cover. Hopefully they will serve as chum for big fish. We need to re-fuel the 2 brave DDs that hit Luganville. Normally not an event worth reporting, but Cribtop Intel continues to wonder whether the enemy is up to something here. We shall see.Ī picket PB in the area evades surface combat. The hope is that CF chooses to pursue right into the teeth of LBA and Combined Fleet.

Several combat rounds of the IJN running away results in a single shell hit on DD Clark, then combat ends. Two hit Australia, and she is confirmed sunk during the replay, by destruction of Seagull float planes as Op losses, and by irritated e-mail from Cuttlefish. Several combat rounds of misses later, the IJN unleashes Long Lances at 3,000 yards. Both sides spot each other at 8,000 yards. They encounter CA Pensacola, CA Australia, CL Leander, DD Clark and DD Le Triomphant. 2 IJN DDs enter the harbor at Luganville, admittedly on a moonless (3% moon) night.

That said, ground attack usually targets the largest enemy LCU, so for the moment Operation Spider is still a go. There are 3 LCUs here, but no intel on the other two. Recon bombing of Baker Island hits only the 1st Marine Raider Bttn.

Glens spot an enemy BB TF moving between Luganville and Fiji. Sturgeon duds on a merchie near Palembang and endures an attack by ASW aircraft as recompense.

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