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。。。。, {$ G5 d; [* d/ q3 ]" \2 x8 f. M% o
* q Y' ]5 h) m! c& NAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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8 Q' d* Y: l7 D7 ]Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10088 f: e1 A& z; u( }
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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, W' h" C! S5 |7 W c" @Allied ground losses:
% t1 e5 N3 T' {7 w6 E$ U45 casualties reported
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5 H* f/ z3 u' S, T2 bNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships0 O( }6 t8 ^- [( N; C
DD Mugford( W/ J$ y, \' Q, p* `
DD Ralph Talbot
9 e4 n6 ] }6 ?! Y" O& W- qDD Patterson4 q! Y' h4 C: v L- o
DD Ellet
* p1 k' O- _4 V* l( L$ R: f8 D$ t$ ODD Wilson1 }8 D' [7 j$ E: L, W1 r2 y6 {
DD Selfridge$ ~% p/ h+ M1 ]8 A' E
CL Hobart! v5 W; n7 P, r- q/ F9 }
CA Australia
6 K6 y1 {" w( WCA Vincennes' ^6 G) N- N) i5 h! \& }2 l7 E% H; x
CA San Francisco
/ Y( X! S; Q( c. n* R2 Y RCA Minneapolis% W: H8 q, H6 x# j
CA New Orleans7 r, J+ z6 f; f; j
CA Salt Lake City
# U0 ?6 h- [$ T( B( ]CA Chicago' g( }$ s4 X1 [. W
CA Portland
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9 d: i% ?9 Z4 t, P, _8 r8 [+ ^Japanese ground losses:
' l* _2 ?2 c6 A46 casualties reported
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% y% h: u) O! B+ _# F& k, F9 Q+ Y0 P) DPort hits 3
/ P g/ a- g/ O$ k4 e. fPort fuel hits 1
3 ^' A: O" o# t% V; zPort supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
* E: O j: [, x, yTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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Japanese ground losses:; l% h/ |2 l( s, W# I1 @
111 casualties reported
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4 |5 r9 g* D" {6 v" ECoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
/ t' Q% I" Y3 \; x) |, JTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,945 D' ?$ k5 l3 Q/ I$ {5 G
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' g% T( b" M" v' P0 C105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
2 e+ n& s' h' r8 h* K' H4 YJapanese Ships
. \0 X+ g0 v1 {1 l- u% |! C4 ~% uDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
+ L, B& }5 N" A8 u' u: m2 KPC Tama Maru #8
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Japanese ground losses:
! A, N( l% W$ y& e98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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& T; ?! K' A( G7 zAllied ground losses:
4 e9 Z+ _( E! o5 D/ n% k18 casualties reported( q" M3 U, |2 s! w
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
% A9 M! h; y7 S- ZTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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$ V: A- q9 ~$ J, i" lAllied ground losses:
2 T$ x) N a, h168 casualties reported
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9 X/ I7 H8 p; v" D% l5 ]; KDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97' ?) O1 p% @$ O
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: a4 w2 G2 p6 g/ O' b; {0 H0 xAllied aircraft
* [8 g% k. K1 ^/ pSOC-3 Seagull x 1
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+ C! \' A2 P4 S; m& g) x7 oNo Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97. W& A9 W% z- H- J
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) j# ^8 N/ X: p1 [( s+ [: aAllied aircraft
7 |+ r7 \& ~1 n xPBY Catalina x 2, Q7 q* K7 E! m G/ W8 |: _0 y6 ?9 O
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No Allied losses' C. ~: x9 u4 k
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' j0 `3 h% ^2 t; E9 l' gDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97: U% G8 _% V! `% N2 a+ i" ^
/ E* e! x5 J4 T$ ~1 KJapanese aircraft- D- E- Q) n4 y7 g$ K9 K, }5 [& l
G4M1 Betty x 62- \1 U# G: K+ c4 V1 R
. r; C. U( A0 vAllied aircraft0 b) k; y! j7 A# F# S& s
F4F-3 Wildcat x 121 m0 ^2 w7 l( x) Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22" x, g3 U8 b* ~8 o' t- Q
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Japanese aircraft losses
p8 M& [7 L! O5 W0 e2 aG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
& S8 J4 N! p3 P( ^, ` a) JF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
& ]+ u* }- }: }& ]0 v* L8 GF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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% J X" H9 ~( q4 i$ [1 ], A( MAllied Ships: s3 P2 n0 H" Y" j, C5 n0 I5 L
AP George F. Elliot6 I# K; l* c* R6 R+ G, n# B
AK Libra
' w; V; b) T1 W N- c+ TAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
6 W- K! J: e7 \5 n5 ^# G2 I& L) s% x: ?# vDMS Zane
- s1 n2 r+ b0 B9 U! aAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 46 K, ]* h* W6 R4 P: T; e
AK Betelgeuse
v0 y; C# }/ C! K7 dDD Helm
1 W8 ], V# j p. v: h! kAK Fomalhaut
, Q1 K- {* Q# S2 x4 p8 a, XAP McCawley
2 Q9 X+ K, ]% [' n# ?DD Henley5 D+ G) z. j0 d; k ?
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 [) d" u0 ]3 C) t" X$ h, J 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 R7 J5 y+ t" n) _& ~: D: b" F/ O 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, s6 y- h3 w9 G3 D 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
# j7 `4 O: [! m0 v% |( O# G 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" F8 D: a7 _* X/ C, h8 W 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
7 |# [* |8 B5 F" n2 Q0 m 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 P3 |9 h' Q5 ] ~" `! g 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( G3 R4 x2 j3 \$ ?& h 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ O* E# u2 q% @6 t$ R' y# \
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" a+ i5 J/ [$ G4 M
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! T# x* q: q1 O& B4 o( S% s
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ M% e, {5 E2 P5 Q; m% Z2 h
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. N. d( U) ?' k' v% `; w- @5 \ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, @5 u9 h, y8 j: G+ G# N1 t 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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* p* i, I3 ]8 QDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97$ Q. m7 |" z: a
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Japanese aircraft
( d3 E# y' B, Z7 g7 CG4M1 Betty x 3
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6 k) q6 d b/ J' O7 K6 l H, _Allied aircraft8 ?# Y7 V! Q5 ]* k
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
* j$ ^) d2 A4 j: ?$ N+ UF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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" r* \' e! ^$ m4 E3 J3 h }Japanese aircraft losses
/ `; b5 W) n$ K) NG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed8 O2 R- u5 b* u9 R' L( X
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Allied Ships) `/ r& W& w, E) R7 a# Q7 l! P
CA Portland
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1 ~& O( U6 a' r! m) s% XAircraft Attacking:9 T5 `1 T% L! {1 B! z; n
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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9 L) d# i3 k. |1 i' t; `Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91" q# ?$ c" ?9 o8 M* O) k( v
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Japanese aircraft
8 ~0 e( v% g Q. ]) g* c* tA6M2 Zero x 18
% {+ M" P$ f) e' Y& j' i8 TA6M3 Zero x 68 |6 T4 {6 {0 W% s( ~- t& @
G4M1 Betty x 51 D* b! m a1 J# D% N5 B* g# q0 V; U6 _1 }
* D; L# o; |7 c, F/ z' i7 lAllied aircraft
+ O1 A' n, a/ D# J* M3 @6 d2 PP-39D Airacobra x 24
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4 H1 v I% p1 S0 A. tJapanese aircraft losses
! C% @4 c( w0 m8 wA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged( o7 j! ?5 y n( [9 V1 |/ R7 Y
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses* {$ {' b4 F$ w& e+ e
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed) f# H M- e8 M& g
& Y! u; o" H6 e7 f8 IRunway hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:( X, Q/ [( u: A
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
) p" R& t, |+ J+ ? q 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% H/ w9 l" ~& }2 k4 P# f" Q
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft
+ g7 J3 i0 z. ?8 G2 Q& yA6M2-N Rufe x 3
, a0 w3 {' S& `A6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft/ H$ ^! G$ S# q" |: F5 U4 i
SBD Dauntless x 49
. M" ~, L0 a, P0 o) X6 Y: c" L1 XTBF Avenger x 30
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* M) o; q* W, g$ d. VJapanese aircraft losses
0 {* j: Y8 W' P. I$ z1 c" ^A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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. R/ J: J0 h* `" g! |! _9 f6 OAllied aircraft losses
. [; \: B8 ]; I) S6 O; S+ y% y. R/ hSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
/ z i% q7 I* V8 }( V3 {. tTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships: K3 d8 U R6 C2 Y0 M4 G5 K% A6 H
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage; o# }1 L6 K$ p; ^* y; P& R% U& X
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; [, P7 }6 {1 @/ ]DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 N4 u& ]+ N r! V# _/ V9 y
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire0 p, I8 V) ?, k/ y0 O7 D- Y. P6 i
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 e- m2 L' }8 T
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& v: Q1 W1 E7 Q
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* W- }# K. D% `" G! X
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 S% k- u ~ s1 P0 g5 l1 \ E* d
TK Ogura Maru #3
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8 l2 ~# G! K; b J( O# D% CJapanese ground losses:
$ a. h0 B1 G, x54 casualties reported* q, w: M8 [/ y8 Y* `( r! E+ U8 M
C; E* I+ \) m3 u" s* ]Aircraft Attacking:+ R1 X- h* j2 ~3 o$ y1 L- r
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 p# `" c2 `) F/ ~( H) }- u5 v: \ 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
Q" d+ @! _0 e, x/ X5 s! V 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 N" L3 q8 v! h* s2 @9 e
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 \0 f- @0 K. B* h- U
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. ~ c% W" J# R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 t# h; d" Y$ g$ l$ { 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet j6 b$ W; w: d" z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ m0 K7 p; H' z* _/ T 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 F8 t; y6 {* {' T4 F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" X9 P2 y& X* N7 u, R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; ^* u8 b5 W f' V) ` l7 ^& Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 b3 W: ~7 p1 B4 K7 w% @) l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) k) O9 C& S' E; b- r7 g( h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ D% G- ^) |* T* {$ ^% o5 e 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" S2 n6 R, D) |
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* D) e' y! q G: P
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ m, p8 ^) T! j4 M, g( z7 v7 ?/ f6 j T
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 T8 L, A+ P2 M 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 60,86
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& O8 I' v' L& j: M- PJapanese Ships
, U+ ^5 x& }2 t+ BPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ P/ g! z: ?, r8 ?9 X, C6 f4 uPC Ch 23. b2 s+ t( g- z6 M. `1 d4 O
PC Ch 18% B: d1 ]6 r. Z; Q0 ~( v, [
PC Ch 17# j* S, U& J: o$ H/ N! A
PC Ch 16% x ?& N2 f% v A2 I
$ [7 P6 Q$ |& _& |& x9 e/ kAllied Ships* e" S5 b* e. l9 K3 z+ m8 S
SS Greenling- E( K) k7 d) ]5 I) i
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Ground combat at Lunga9 a" M% U+ R6 C8 P9 q! U
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Japanese Bombardment attack% l+ \: G! y1 T( G
) [/ h! _1 C/ }: OAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 495 r: u7 l! \+ a, k! W; f. g
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:" V. z2 {- b, D9 J9 ^! N3 C
9 casualties reported
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7 ?8 R" h& c1 l0 V) l1 H$ b5 i; dGround combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack
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- k* [5 r9 ] |- g- W; v% n( v( B& aAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1263 B( q. G/ z+ K0 X
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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4 x. F; M9 C' J5 Z% }, O4 Y+ eJapanese ground losses:
; n( G2 p3 b' M/ Y8 p+ N( C" d16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga3 h" E% [/ q2 l7 K
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Allied Shock attack
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' D" ?2 R. n. `. e' X5 r2 G$ }Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466# H+ z) {4 S0 p7 [% e
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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+ I0 B( J; C6 x0 V: O6 mAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 ) q1 K" \- f% E. J. z$ R
, x, C- b% L+ t; ^, AJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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- c$ l; W# Y( j$ @9 vAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) `& o z" ^5 e" R
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!* ]" I) l( B& A& N; {, Q% Q/ l
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Japanese ground losses:
$ q9 t/ _0 N( g! @) y }, i; Z397 casualties reported5 n7 C6 W% A; u7 C. E
Guns lost 2( m" \ s* T' Z& o1 z9 y
% E# g# _, x6 S) V3 D% aAllied ground losses:7 t: E0 i: Z! Y9 `) J9 k. @0 J8 _
49 casualties reported$ I' `# F. E L% D; C9 W, i. O
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |