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。。。。
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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9 J% H7 h+ [8 _) ]$ q3 I' yTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008( Y: o/ q& n% S* F( g
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
5 p3 N4 Y6 G1 X8 g* x5 ~, ~45 casualties reported
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships
1 j7 y5 ]( f9 Y% \7 f' G/ FDD Mugford( `: P. ~8 w+ m# E4 C1 ^- }
DD Ralph Talbot
* @6 E' M! p, u. o2 p3 n cDD Patterson
9 R1 H, v+ T1 \- ~4 {, ~DD Ellet
# \6 o! g" u! C: j2 H# aDD Wilson8 v2 X; V. b/ k. W1 }% p+ o; C
DD Selfridge
3 D( I5 O. `7 q2 A) L1 vCL Hobart1 I, G' [4 o! t, m& t
CA Australia' d. V& N3 L {
CA Vincennes9 ^0 r, w" _ N
CA San Francisco
1 V$ W; S+ g6 z1 J, c+ WCA Minneapolis/ n6 L) m7 u+ g1 R6 t8 Z6 M7 f
CA New Orleans
& V8 Z- \, b0 H5 RCA Salt Lake City) j2 x% c+ ]" }9 T
CA Chicago
9 |( R9 T: S& h( NCA Portland
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Japanese ground losses:7 u) Q) p" J! x' E, c, m
46 casualties reported
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Port hits 34 }& d! U9 S- Q0 U" @
Port fuel hits 17 H! D4 i- C1 j$ M- F1 g) L
Port supply hits 44 k& E3 z) a5 a4 f7 ]0 u* _
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( e5 D2 F0 P3 @; U) @5 T$ O' V) }Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
9 V$ F, E# v' |& KTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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& m8 k# T2 E. K+ {. _Japanese ground losses:8 _; h- h2 F+ ?
111 casualties reported+ A6 b, q; ~' P$ E( S/ L; @7 e
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30! a% W/ u8 g! `7 A6 D
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,949 J0 e" _/ A6 C; Z z9 C6 D# q" I$ M" D' N
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
9 A% I( C$ i* x7 m$ \Japanese Ships
1 I' I/ U6 T5 J, N$ C5 oDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
/ c" [4 q0 b9 B; Q& Y/ z3 \- }PC Tama Maru #8
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Japanese ground losses:2 Q" ^2 _, [+ `' ~& [
98 casualties reported8 Y5 J$ N5 ~/ p9 C, {
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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' H' Z* v% m; L. t+ G9 CAllied ground losses:
- |& M. g3 S& Z+ Q18 casualties reported
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6 g2 {. _' D/ E. t2 @Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
9 B+ A2 Q- q7 g3 Y; T6 W% JTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97( \& }$ S! R3 v4 x# c/ Y
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/ l, Q0 e2 }' K% u! F; qAllied ground losses:
7 v9 K3 W" Q5 J0 D( p168 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft
; F5 W2 d, K* Q; d4 x8 ISOC-3 Seagull x 16 ]: f$ ~5 C# Y( m2 H
5 Y9 G! y% I5 ^
7 P |+ J/ h( O; {5 kNo Allied losses' A0 _ c: ~6 Y; ]( j4 Y
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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+ G x) _* H; K! x+ j4 d) NPBY Catalina x 2/ t' ]; @1 T2 s2 }9 M9 q* R
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* h& t r; b" m! X( uNo Allied losses; ^. C% B: Z8 V+ M" x$ F
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/ P9 d& U0 h+ H1 {4 U, [, hDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,978 v4 x* m z8 h& S$ L1 j
. P$ b, e4 J$ z; e4 k8 CJapanese aircraft
0 e" [$ } Y! }! m& s ?G4M1 Betty x 62" B0 t5 `8 F7 t$ X" R* p
; l/ M2 O& O! r, zAllied aircraft' n, t3 h) j0 t
F4F-3 Wildcat x 129 u S7 b8 ~! K; p8 z. r
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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i% G' Z" H; gJapanese aircraft losses
9 V6 h. n4 h, z8 g4 z8 c% OG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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0 w9 E7 m8 m2 @1 |: \Allied aircraft losses
: h7 [) C, F E% hF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged% o' w" }1 G# `. L7 b
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged W: E8 z. Y- O& M* W
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Allied Ships
" z1 H2 G9 v5 ] E' I/ X6 mAP George F. Elliot! y% R. p5 m; K# N: Y% B9 H
AK Libra
& R( D0 G1 R% z* \! `7 [0 Q( ~( wAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 45 j! R) M2 c1 {. L
DMS Zane z) b6 _/ o9 i3 x' T1 M; k: y
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
- b* k2 S/ r# z1 f- M0 EAK Betelgeuse
, n" b& P# N6 D" |. ~0 s' `$ s3 ]" @DD Helm
! p! E! t- e+ S, \$ _AK Fomalhaut# ]! x( _: {2 M7 D
AP McCawley) @6 Y1 i' n4 E
DD Henley
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5 k4 X" T" |0 ]. p; D# jAircraft Attacking:. `' n2 v! T9 i1 ?! B7 V. z% u
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* }. U% h8 T: r3 H+ ~2 E
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ _$ i1 q; s% }- x* u+ _4 H* h" \
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 \; j6 A$ r" S- ` I( P4 | 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
# X0 ?$ b; G3 w$ u1 z" b/ m+ [ 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! H1 D7 E; W; Y; O. n
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" g) z# \- k5 N# o0 g( a
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 X+ Q4 L4 h" [: b
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 W# d: g9 T8 p& q+ ~
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
k8 E& c. Y& T v& Z% D 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 U0 u% r5 u7 a9 z 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ a" {4 a1 f' ] 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 H2 T1 V; f/ k! R# o% G9 q/ _ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 Q$ B$ f4 K& x( ?% P6 ^4 o) M
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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: z8 D& L# F: bDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft- Y# l. U% b# Z; x
G4M1 Betty x 3( k) C; |$ o( P* A/ K. U
% @ C' l, m7 K% O% S
Allied aircraft
" |) f# A. `4 ?' |( F1 n' e; rF4F-3 Wildcat x 12: S7 V7 `$ D# i- |) P$ q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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( ~2 d4 j0 M4 n, S( nJapanese aircraft losses* W6 a4 Z; u; W
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed; J) |0 V+ X6 E
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Allied Ships
- H; J' |- L, _ ECA Portland: w( T4 T9 i9 [2 l3 m7 q
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Aircraft Attacking:1 ^- D9 }: c+ n* @' S7 {
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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- D; `4 D8 E3 C9 D. W* FDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft' {9 q) N) D! P4 Z, ~- Z# V
A6M2 Zero x 185 H2 X7 G1 |4 d6 R8 v( o R
A6M3 Zero x 6
2 |7 ?+ d1 _0 |) W/ x \G4M1 Betty x 5
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Allied aircraft
7 p% q, ?" Q# eP-39D Airacobra x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ a$ N. C6 R' ^( ?6 m8 q1 lA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged3 L! O8 z/ r9 e
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged( l. h2 F+ t* W" ]
9 l$ o; V, v% I% a3 }6 [: C
Allied aircraft losses
9 D; [7 r* i1 n3 n( iP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Runway hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 }' l; L$ w* G. f 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ z# f. A3 ]* `2 ^6 m- ?3 w
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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Japanese aircraft
F8 D8 r4 e, @0 u" K1 S, dA6M2-N Rufe x 3
7 D) v6 B8 b! C6 n3 cA6M2 Zero x 6
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# ]! q& A8 x* A1 P& b7 Y2 ^Allied aircraft2 `' V1 O! F# n( z; m& I" S$ e
SBD Dauntless x 494 S( ?2 t& V; f
TBF Avenger x 30( E$ k+ a7 Q1 n: r& t
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Japanese aircraft losses% ^2 J$ s4 l% _0 A+ {
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged! w# h+ \( O: R9 R" P# _
2 O7 c* r* H3 |$ d- tAllied aircraft losses
' N6 `/ v+ t8 I* `SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
t- U8 z( L1 hTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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! H" v% b8 z' S6 d' H: uJapanese Ships3 v$ U3 s1 E0 v5 ?7 s
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
4 s$ _. G8 K/ P* q5 xTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 L! D; c: v/ g5 ~) l# e% E/ }7 YDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 M0 D9 x( u1 k" M2 c( y1 XAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: l: b% W+ p+ ?APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: p. B. t K1 J# U% o( |APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 T* _5 i O/ W- s
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. ?7 ^0 a* H) k4 m" V: L/ OTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, R* g* _$ _7 U* JTK Ogura Maru #3
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54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:. T( Y4 U X; ?! K2 B8 m$ W7 N9 q* F* h7 s
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ M) G1 S, n) ]+ \7 L6 [ 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- ^+ j6 u6 ~( a! {) Q, o3 @& L 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet' F4 ?) k1 }& U$ a
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 I l: |* |" v9 n* r6 R
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, a9 M6 m, r! L' P j4 i9 b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 z2 \7 ]5 h1 R$ U* q3 ]
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; x3 M. h& P6 H0 p3 g8 w$ \. [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 y* Q% Y. G1 G0 ^9 [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# p5 f6 N; M, S5 ~( M) F 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# Y' |* n5 w$ l2 [/ F; i) Q. R7 |# S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet A1 W) {( l9 G W5 u: Y" m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' ~6 g2 p' F1 U8 O1 g 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! S0 g: m2 E) A, D( r) y. A 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 }* f: f e: k @/ R 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet& U/ O/ ]* @, m6 d, j, v/ e9 y
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: b+ \+ D2 C( ^4 n7 aPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 j; |3 Y* e; h3 u2 R
PC Ch 23
. |( H1 y9 D& E3 Z- f" B1 n5 C) IPC Ch 18
! ~$ q/ r: n# k/ ?% nPC Ch 17
, i, ?9 d- P" k* B# h G4 vPC Ch 16
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Allied Ships
! ^3 D' e# K0 SSS Greenling
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Ground combat at Lunga# ? I' a+ n$ k6 B" f1 r
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49& S: V0 d+ C& d+ D" |) x( H1 ]1 h
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466, C$ e( |. x; T8 j9 z9 g' y& J
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Allied ground losses:, Y4 H1 E, e+ Q2 p( {4 m9 v
9 casualties reported, N. B) F- S: P9 F/ G! ?
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Ground combat at Gili Gili5 X- K0 G# m# `( S: k2 v
" ]$ T: m. v l/ u+ v z* V* X; sAllied Bombardment attack
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Y' E- B7 e( m. M5 r+ B( n/ G* QAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126- n7 U$ d6 @" _* J3 w
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 55 j3 j* E1 Y" g; t C3 D
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16 casualties reported$ h' \7 D2 {4 z& d
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Ground combat at Lunga
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& b- O; g8 D6 T9 a* `- YAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466' d$ m2 K/ U- \& Y& m+ G
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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+ Y( B' e! \. [- _" ?5 j/ tAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 & @. ~' U! D# v/ q& [7 E
7 D2 o2 u. W+ a1 }$ M+ PJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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6 p1 z$ F+ e5 ~* }9 dAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!! [- [: ?# w& E1 C
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4 @. \3 Q" C+ `8 x" d( v5 |Japanese ground losses:
, D/ p% M" T7 ]) M6 P/ r/ t+ k( D397 casualties reported
) i3 v5 Y8 l- dGuns lost 2
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, [1 P& n. R' E2 F- K$ KAllied ground losses:& v- U* w- E7 t- C0 S2 x" M+ Y
49 casualties reported- @ S# R: l- G$ S/ d/ o
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |