战局恶化了,爱头的3CV开始发挥,空袭了肖特兰岛的舰队,而拉包尔的空袭队居然没有护航战斗机跟随,损失惨重。。。。% |% d$ A# }: S& d: n! @
# ]7 {( F" Y& `9 H# [ _! a6 BAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/423 y' e, p5 H) B" Z: d) s
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! Y- u) |( V0 C) zTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97! u; x$ S( s: E0 }. {& t0 t" l
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. ^. {, ^( h1 l# vCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
, z% Y6 T6 a x, A. FTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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! j6 V* s% c a0 m4 E# e3 q7 U, TAllied ground losses:
8 L' _& j* Q, P7 v9 |45 casualties reported
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97/ D! O0 e% f6 B0 g8 ^. g) C+ s
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Allied Ships0 u+ `# W% _6 T% C0 L, C
DD Mugford
# Q: i! _1 C9 H3 E# n0 |+ PDD Ralph Talbot" x" W; @ V4 ]3 z. G
DD Patterson
F8 G+ d1 X5 F# j* Z1 p+ f& k2 DDD Ellet
4 x- L! S) n4 D* ^3 _; N8 mDD Wilson/ ^$ S8 U2 e& m, h' N) U; p$ P2 D+ R
DD Selfridge
0 n- P$ Y! [. Q5 F- u% V8 j6 ACL Hobart1 L+ y( X' A+ t2 R; }8 {& y
CA Australia1 A7 x' p/ U1 J5 v
CA Vincennes
) {4 B$ T o* bCA San Francisco
+ f% L9 g: X W" D0 d3 ?" MCA Minneapolis4 D" T' L! X- {3 y1 f
CA New Orleans
/ l E H* z' i; x4 d! eCA Salt Lake City4 e& {- h# P1 r; I# g( g. T( A
CA Chicago, ]4 y$ [5 @' `
CA Portland
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6 s: v- i$ S6 J' Q, E) x0 ~" JJapanese ground losses:& a8 u6 J6 {% u. o9 g$ [% O
46 casualties reported7 b; u6 ~0 P y; ?. O2 |
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Port hits 3
. [) f& V. N3 |' s1 A$ @' }Port fuel hits 1
) v9 l; s. e( U$ w, ?Port supply hits 4" f/ x2 d$ k/ {6 i
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0 z, r) H; q1 w5 o+ |9 E, {Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
. y" }& [+ h5 d: f1 _6 dTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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Japanese ground losses:/ I$ s3 Q- J( c& C- c
111 casualties reported ~. i0 a- {0 S% Y, l+ u) h
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
) Q% m; B- O! Y( y% sTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,941 t, ~ S2 p5 C- Y9 o4 _
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
! | f2 x6 V, n/ ^2 \! C' b9 KJapanese Ships5 Z, {$ s7 l5 k" S& j' ^
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 10 G% ]: K( M0 P1 N6 B. T
PC Tama Maru #8
6 s" p- @ q# |. z ~+ l w+ K+ K
0 p1 S( G3 y5 F8 z% jJapanese ground losses:
/ U) V6 b1 }2 Q& ]- C! A98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:3 v# j, z2 P9 v- M Q! @+ P( D
18 casualties reported# {0 D# O/ p, t5 X0 y' k
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009( b9 R( k0 u4 o9 Y5 F0 L' b
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,979 U! l3 Y$ T5 ]7 s: _
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% x. M/ `( y- r( xAllied ground losses:
: x& c- T' h' V168 casualties reported/ N, N0 Y2 u% }
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9 w( k# `9 d2 o9 t2 U7 C+ ADay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97( L1 f, R9 ]' Y& @
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Allied aircraft
( }# D" C6 j, I [$ C' ] p0 YSOC-3 Seagull x 18 J' [& d8 b1 M, q2 A. j
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/ B/ |9 @9 \/ N0 W, D5 ]No Allied losses4 P8 X% x7 s8 s* v0 K- [& s% T. I" c
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2 _- h. B+ O8 w# Q3 l* ADay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,974 C/ h* C( p( M+ ]8 _
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Allied aircraft$ [7 m) d) W2 ^9 A% @. z% w4 z/ a
PBY Catalina x 2& ~8 C8 R, R- y" x1 c* W U) I9 N( c
7 {) f* a3 ^- d4 `# n% [" X 6 A# W" O2 R2 ^. @0 b
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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8 Q! y- P0 p9 U* V+ S6 QJapanese aircraft
V# @4 f1 I# o, S9 P2 x9 {G4M1 Betty x 62
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Allied aircraft
: Y# N! X% O8 m9 S8 t, X3 c% n" }F4F-3 Wildcat x 12' N/ B. S+ U7 K2 k" w' ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22' [: L" _- z" p+ Q
0 R! x( X% G. V; }Japanese aircraft losses6 g! }3 ~# b# r
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged# U" {6 n2 i' n' r( H
2 n; G- X% X7 \) a& sAllied aircraft losses8 \( {' d. N5 [% d) t4 ~8 j, N
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged/ p9 o, P) i# D7 F! m6 e, Z" g
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged# G/ c+ Q( q; a( v4 w. d; O
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Allied Ships
0 S& j. j9 F: p% ?/ E5 FAP George F. Elliot: Q0 L; w! \* D0 L: g6 W9 v% F
AK Libra6 y5 P6 L2 o9 X) m9 J- @
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
7 B+ t6 }/ U9 D$ y% SDMS Zane( L, j" D' L& ^. y
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4( x) @4 \2 K, ~- a. |- d* u- `5 r
AK Betelgeuse8 W b* z2 A) V
DD Helm
$ K# G0 I* y1 e! O% UAK Fomalhaut3 f% k1 } ^. [+ [ A# ?/ N
AP McCawley
+ }/ i3 q7 t J5 C9 C" |DD Henley& `( }, ]/ U' }4 ?# I. ^: l
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Aircraft Attacking:& @- H% D V6 @6 w6 v( {
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
S: F0 C: ~( H. B0 Q6 R 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 h. r' R- m W& M% k. d! d
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
5 `# S% N1 U- `) b2 V+ { 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 j" i" d, I# j: T/ q5 W- _( s 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 O# S, r& f, b5 A; r: q0 Q
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; n5 J* T+ @, C' R 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
' S! C" D3 \; \ 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, M% B: I7 ^; P; k" P% O 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 ~) d+ l6 J7 A 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 M3 f, R* y7 H3 N
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 N5 u5 t0 h, H X
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- m$ o3 T& S( M' g* i8 N
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 v+ ?( Y, K6 z2 N0 R Z' f
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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8 S. l6 S0 o- w) nDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,976 J0 |4 Y! ?. [, z# s A
' s; C' d; H. ?8 r2 tJapanese aircraft: G- C/ F3 d# Q2 e1 _
G4M1 Betty x 3
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4 X3 N N9 S, o' HAllied aircraft
) S% {; i/ [7 q/ J+ ^& N3 eF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
8 }9 l4 t; h1 I6 _1 D1 _F4F-4 Wildcat x 21- ~) T# E. F$ }4 \( j8 `7 ^+ N. x i
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Japanese aircraft losses0 x' S, f4 f: A( ], y# h7 ~
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed8 q6 V/ n4 I9 ^/ M9 E* ]
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- E6 J. I" k8 m+ uAllied Ships$ W9 P! L+ V4 r( h( O
CA Portland9 B1 v# H* K# `) y
' _* R( i2 I/ F7 q x* ?Aircraft Attacking:
$ Y3 a- I! A3 }3 x 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& f, t2 |+ m/ w
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3 N! |2 ^% U! xDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91& N; o& h- l1 B, b/ }) y$ {0 o$ }
2 q4 K# A7 y8 J2 O, QJapanese aircraft
8 M" p+ f( i4 g+ B% y# D$ U a; BA6M2 Zero x 188 O" y% Q- `6 S1 a
A6M3 Zero x 6
6 U( _* Y5 c; L y- G0 ZG4M1 Betty x 5
1 y% V2 r1 R, C4 a: Y
2 T) F4 h. _% x- {+ X/ m5 JAllied aircraft
% |$ c: b+ R7 @8 U0 y5 L' T! QP-39D Airacobra x 24
4 o" x5 C0 h- R4 E
/ ]$ @5 g, ~4 Y3 l9 b9 X6 aJapanese aircraft losses
' ?. V9 n; ], a; _4 pA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged- m& A# R: E! C7 }; H, q( V
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
2 J3 m: S- c' x. vP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Runway hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 c( L. l" q: b& m* K/ ^+ [: s 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 p* T" ~% X/ S. ^' H9 B( O& h
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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8 z M: C) F, w+ n6 N( n( \9 t1 l zJapanese aircraft1 C0 V+ l, I5 F, }, N! r
A6M2-N Rufe x 3' X5 j. Q7 @. T I' `& x
A6M2 Zero x 6+ _9 p# k& J" x
1 H9 ?6 e; O7 O. L* c' O3 oAllied aircraft6 n/ B2 K' K. e' }& S. T4 T
SBD Dauntless x 49
+ a3 ^! d, l4 j, J* WTBF Avenger x 30
4 P6 S; h& p: H/ q6 Z 7 }5 T0 X$ t' U$ U) m8 e
Japanese aircraft losses
3 U: T& p+ ?6 q+ YA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged1 c3 @. l9 @2 L% J0 i! S7 s
1 B8 s5 D( p7 @; W$ YAllied aircraft losses
+ T4 F) M: Q4 P; _( q8 ]SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
) f# W% `( s8 l1 B$ CTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships4 l( N( c0 k9 H- W/ `4 D( j" n
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
1 ^+ M5 Q1 u2 ~: P+ Z! L6 fTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' R7 A) M( f" p$ Y! d0 p
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; Q2 u e6 l V! M" rAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ K& K& E. o1 B% {6 Q* f/ N) C' f3 AAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: Q4 Y( M' R. F2 aAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# E/ b- P0 `- K! R! w, P
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; G6 F) r" Y# v5 T1 S- J6 XTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! d N7 U# d, @ e* ]5 M- bTK Ogura Maru #3
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1 F% R3 F( n* ?; N( I0 h: v8 Q; iJapanese ground losses:
9 ^1 d% N9 h! m54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:" Q& ?, ]3 C% p! d8 h+ {
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ {3 n- S1 b6 v4 D) C6 o- n+ z
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; O/ c% k" \" H& ~
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 {' t& J# U1 e
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ p. C- T. }5 g8 {/ J 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 T* m2 H o' w* j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 ?9 C9 _) ^5 g7 N 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! R( S; G0 M5 m' z5 I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
d6 {$ N: X: b/ p 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* P( e6 u8 y3 e4 M+ d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 V, V# E& @/ P d7 q8 {
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 k" Y) ]& ~+ X4 v: D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 b' ?0 d; B) f- [5 x4 {' H 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* e9 C# ?- |& @! b3 W1 D4 M/ m 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 J. O/ {' F; I' E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet ~: b) |8 h0 K$ d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' w% v. T/ [& K+ q+ A; x4 |( R$ q
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ h; S7 p4 K6 w+ \* t2 P6 ^7 W
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ H2 y/ {) t* ^! j1 l K
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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: h: i; g. n" t8 j( h. q4 jSub attack at 60,86
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+ ^+ N5 Y: S3 F- [8 d8 jPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, _$ X1 q+ @7 L3 V# L
PC Ch 23& k2 G* w# E. l
PC Ch 18
' h/ x1 y1 s9 [; VPC Ch 17. Z, t: F3 s' X3 x
PC Ch 164 o% k: _) f. G8 A; v# l- @
; ~& T& k0 R9 Y; ]5 B) G( ]Allied Ships0 |* s9 F: m& E: Y, X0 f' _
SS Greenling# x2 e2 Z" m9 @4 B1 Q" i2 ^! K$ O/ Q
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Ground combat at Lunga" A A7 {7 p3 L, n" ~! E W
$ v, x; \2 E" j' l; JJapanese Bombardment attack" v; `5 M1 H9 @1 I9 k" I* f$ R; Z2 n
- Y+ y( \+ z4 ^$ tAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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& r# b2 V1 z9 l# Y! h: eDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:7 x/ S( r: I/ D* I. }
9 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
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4 `, T. L6 e: D( T+ p7 j) H8 \+ kAllied Bombardment attack" r% g, w' e% B+ k- `1 y1 m$ Z/ J
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 51 ^# h3 c: d$ h% i
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$ r) S4 F; J9 j* QJapanese ground losses:) Y8 {6 R5 O9 q; r2 U1 @: O* }
16 casualties reported
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% l7 b8 G& `# \Ground combat at Lunga
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6 B% O: g0 }9 C" i: F; w" j) G0 ]Allied Shock attack5 K& w3 O8 \( x$ Q8 K A6 h
+ E3 A! X- b( x2 _- YAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466& h: z* B1 o8 `# z, p: @
0 n! n5 c; c- E5 P, w' fDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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( s5 I( q) h' n& ~) n0 x/ Z3 sAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 ; n# Q' |, q3 @7 \/ z7 p v
0 `9 X) I/ }3 R! `2 z2 j( \4 J6 cAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:
+ K- I4 ?$ h, E5 d, Y8 ?397 casualties reported7 c( P6 r" @- Q! C4 c4 Q- \9 Y
Guns lost 21 j+ B' p) E+ n U
1 o4 N5 o# L% F8 L& lAllied ground losses:
7 N7 @9 w7 L% G" H8 }49 casualties reported! n5 x; T% K( T
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; M" n+ O7 M. k, Z$ X7 n. P4 ^Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |