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( v( }% q( o5 Z% E, i, [
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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7 }5 U! Y' v- P- _ ' i$ M9 b* z# o% O/ l1 d
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
% Z3 q. O- E* h0 V0 sTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97& m+ R: m5 \# |) J
$ x3 A& J) D; u * Y8 v; Q% h5 `. `( f
' B; Y% O' Q3 S6 o6 ^$ ?
Allied ground losses:
2 w4 l& b. P6 S5 `! s45 casualties reported7 |6 B' [7 q1 Q/ C" U' Q' u% Z
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships
# i' ~7 \) ]' ^DD Mugford
; x0 N8 o8 r- u8 t* I kDD Ralph Talbot: E# O, r- D2 t- r" R
DD Patterson/ }, z2 L& s! b9 ]: Z
DD Ellet1 e" q; `8 x. c& i: C8 ]0 m
DD Wilson3 V' o, E' E" b5 n$ \8 g+ h1 @- u
DD Selfridge0 f" C3 ], Y. t) ]0 z* |% s
CL Hobart* b; d4 f) v8 q9 ]2 x: }! P
CA Australia- S4 ~) f4 M# @( G
CA Vincennes
' S$ X7 ?! R7 B, q7 VCA San Francisco
+ f& W' ^- t# l- v, LCA Minneapolis; a! r! _9 ]9 T9 X
CA New Orleans
# n8 c8 L/ k _2 D+ ACA Salt Lake City5 Y/ m$ Q( ?" S$ C% H
CA Chicago3 s- X8 S3 w @& T% w1 G3 w
CA Portland
# o; v P% h$ p& ]+ o( N + F& L! w; i5 U n
Japanese ground losses:
3 J8 y4 k& j4 v% {; H46 casualties reported. x; s$ X5 E' l* j- E9 _
; c. p8 I3 N- c" M% a( c% N
Port hits 3. z, s) D2 h; W
Port fuel hits 1& j/ s8 v: Y4 p8 Z _ e+ J3 E4 M
Port supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
, ]5 j3 Q1 Q6 K0 G2 uTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,949 T& m9 O4 J" H. o! X
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' e, v: G* Z/ }0 O* c$ i
Japanese ground losses:
% s, Z' h* p# M3 l9 W* P# U7 N/ Q111 casualties reported& X$ |3 i% F" W j5 ?2 n
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' H3 A' T. ?/ B1 S% |! `Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
* n* U# t. _- K+ I/ c. GTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,942 u. j' Z$ @! q* Y
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.+ n5 R6 A, k( u# Y( l1 u
Japanese Ships
$ I' s+ Z* a6 s8 ]DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1. N/ u# M0 l, R8 A4 l
PC Tama Maru #8- D; Q9 o+ F& b& m
- A) i: r1 I! A' ^3 rJapanese ground losses:
" s( W7 A s. @9 a5 r: G3 U+ ]) B98 casualties reported( d' h% M# b" [) O, m
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, [# D0 {. I5 V/ ^TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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: V/ b+ r2 u: o4 l
Allied ground losses:5 E4 [, n' d( P' `2 f I
18 casualties reported& V5 {8 ?/ q' V+ H: E
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10097 Z- o( F0 r8 C7 F; n: C/ ~
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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+ y8 i8 J/ G2 A! G 1 N3 a7 y8 I/ B, j% `4 b' X
Allied ground losses:
9 v0 F# L/ C. {( R168 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,974 b& F8 G+ }( Q9 I! `- m% [/ U4 T
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8 \3 ]3 Q& J+ T9 X7 h k9 vAllied aircraft( J5 O5 G6 l3 A l1 m# |- p x& t/ \
SOC-3 Seagull x 1
) x( ~6 G4 Y; _; H7 a: s* B5 z
+ v# f6 z! [* Y8 G2 `" B7 ]$ v 2 N" L% A- m) u; s; i
No Allied losses+ y1 t! K' j' `( w
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. `5 Q( R% A4 D% a- c9 X3 Z! nDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97% t s# t9 _# U8 S
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Allied aircraft5 m4 T9 [( C L+ z
PBY Catalina x 2
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No Allied losses% G! k |. r! |: O9 b; v
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft
+ g: K9 i2 h! u8 YG4M1 Betty x 62
& M. ~3 A! M' y4 K$ G! B
: U& M: g w7 l3 }7 q; c$ X* NAllied aircraft/ Z0 o# u [* N/ ~+ w
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12( a# E2 e* `$ w4 r$ Q& U; x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
* d4 P* D3 {& v6 [ ) P, P; ^8 D' {! O8 K. W" b( ]
Japanese aircraft losses6 i) \4 n8 `# S3 k9 Z- s. u4 u+ ?
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
5 F$ T( ]' G4 w4 u# q" N& z& V
4 Q/ t$ u! H1 V0 u5 u) `Allied aircraft losses
; X; z! Z. {7 n7 EF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
" m I" k) `- i) \F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Allied Ships" R, R5 i! Z4 w% }/ S
AP George F. Elliot
9 Y% P6 }* c0 M. ~( v9 @9 D$ XAK Libra
8 f, v, ~5 w0 H+ o* x& ~AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4* X0 ]# q! p$ ?2 U" ?
DMS Zane
# `; d9 P+ X W/ C# p4 v S8 ]AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
. p& x& H- q ?" N" B" J/ c# _ n# q% HAK Betelgeuse
" K7 \+ j7 N ~- y2 IDD Helm6 H w5 f5 Z# D# s
AK Fomalhaut( L2 _# g1 \( V9 y7 C$ A
AP McCawley
0 M4 h) a+ Y0 N; }( U3 l$ n6 u6 s9 wDD Henley! a1 u7 [( z& L, ^3 _6 Y" b
2 I3 w* `) N$ UAircraft Attacking:4 t3 t2 K$ J- ?8 y" C' z- \: A
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 u4 \ y. q X4 c1 w2 v 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* ]* v6 C1 P3 v/ u# S$ q$ ?
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 }' e! [' d5 ]( ~' D 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 K) G) p1 w& t6 V1 R# L
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% |# e$ q0 O2 s$ C+ I$ Y7 u
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 t, S$ H! r* R4 z6 j& I- W+ x5 {& c4 y 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 u: f; T3 Q; b- O k ~$ J 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
% v5 U" A* j9 t) o 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 J" _$ r/ o9 S' n
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
/ g1 W! Y1 c0 G 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( h, Q d% U% M, \ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! _# E8 e' Q* F) s6 t3 M 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; A( e$ c) U& G+ { 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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0 r5 t, \" T) { T% {9 d/ @Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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3 `; W8 S" \9 [Japanese aircraft Y6 G, \9 z8 k" i p1 l3 p
G4M1 Betty x 3
( ?8 n7 c1 b. q/ o z" u$ l6 H a& W 0 t- \( e: B/ c1 {3 q% L3 H
Allied aircraft
7 C0 [: L8 c9 t) ?4 n& h5 _F4F-3 Wildcat x 129 q+ S4 S/ o; _9 m- H% Z; O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
4 w. a' O! @, S, j( _( U ! w4 ]( N$ h: X+ u7 M c
Japanese aircraft losses
) T! C$ e9 V4 C5 v- i wG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
: |# I7 }' c; x3 k1 K$ J s5 x3 L
. D7 v% S# I% i( C( M& S: Q% r 8 H) X+ K7 K* ~& D2 C) e! [2 j
Allied Ships
, {2 |: [: S8 RCA Portland$ J! L' W( W# B9 ]0 t: | B
2 S% ^% Q& `! a+ L* {4 pAircraft Attacking:
+ l* u, w0 G0 \" o, J# S 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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! Q$ w# D6 F6 U* mJapanese aircraft* i/ z) F0 r" i. x! A0 z
A6M2 Zero x 18
* v5 }. C4 L$ EA6M3 Zero x 6
- M3 i' x' _3 W _ a4 U& S3 iG4M1 Betty x 5
# g; H8 R/ I4 x4 [! b l! k) U
6 W, c- z9 f) ^5 f- t, VAllied aircraft4 M' G0 C$ Q! |! P- C- H" c( s
P-39D Airacobra x 24& b. w: P* A6 D! z- y
1 F4 a8 _& Z( K& e" u PJapanese aircraft losses+ p8 S- s- I7 ]9 E& [4 T
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged" ^( ?! V0 H3 V4 P& \
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged( d5 q* I/ D6 l; n& I, N4 J! @
9 e0 \+ X7 X$ d2 i
Allied aircraft losses
" J' h$ j2 f$ {% \P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
8 ]- B$ _! |) ]. U, B$ c/ V
) ]4 @3 j- L; y, L( BRunway hits 3* n& \3 V6 r. A2 b `$ `! p/ Z" G8 R
! x4 P; _# ~* N3 ^( X8 w3 FAircraft Attacking:
$ h7 E# V5 a3 X4 N7 m) Y$ R( ~ 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. y2 d: k' i! Q8 A; u7 ^4 P
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93; j% A$ k9 G2 Y$ i
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Japanese aircraft7 t# S( \4 t1 G
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
' G9 M! ]2 a" M E: C1 E% ^A6M2 Zero x 6
* d* E( v& h* m
0 F- G/ O+ T! G5 O; ?# A/ dAllied aircraft) l- z; f4 U4 x: T2 }, G% o
SBD Dauntless x 49! d8 Z$ i, {% k' R& o5 z0 N" N+ S0 T
TBF Avenger x 30% p$ s( p. I, y6 K! f
9 w7 z6 }6 l& i9 h1 H) V' NJapanese aircraft losses
7 i* t$ Z6 H7 ZA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged) I0 c0 {0 Y! [
4 N' j1 k- } M# w: f% Y1 V- }5 v+ Q
Allied aircraft losses
# }- W, G( p7 ^/ mSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged7 X' o- W* g1 W! [& u7 Z6 i
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged0 h% X: j* z' P4 l/ g% Z/ ~
* o/ g- f- f# aJapanese Ships8 c: z/ b7 w. A) |0 w
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage: t) b! E- d6 l% Q5 M+ u
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# T2 H* s7 F( o4 Z! @9 ADD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 E' a! o6 p- nAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 r# R! ^/ H; n ~" P: @APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 r3 \0 ^/ o" x+ S7 `
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 i: O1 e$ D! ~* ]! J1 h
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ q- _- E: J- |' a+ g$ u
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% L# ^" O7 b5 w PTK Ogura Maru #3' V( ^$ x/ T6 b: N
1 o! h) G" l- {2 K
Japanese ground losses:
{. v3 U- n* {6 g0 m9 s54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 M; F( m9 a5 k" }3 u# ^ 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
j" d+ ]7 A. R8 ]7 V ? 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 H; K# p" W- l w" r 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet v3 R4 n" F( a3 i
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 v& v0 u4 @& j: j0 U7 |! B
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet. }' _% l8 H, k0 H. T" O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 N. |( s* j8 j9 n% r6 @5 {2 O
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. ]1 Y8 s( R o# f6 V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ ]* W) I: h. Q& ]1 Q 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ N+ `! g# K0 X7 U- l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' V1 ]; b( Y7 |, p- F+ b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 R) q' L; c) n" S6 j; U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( H# ]+ V5 x# c) |0 }
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% h0 R1 y3 s# M3 y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ y. u% z) n" n
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' V# O2 @6 s* p 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 r- m" \. {4 ] 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ ?. @3 x# g( `0 F 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 Z- C e1 Z! ]/ ~% H
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 l! C8 Z4 I3 {4 B' _' N
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# Y( y; d' e- }Sub attack at 60,865 _$ A1 c0 i0 h
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' d* v& K9 r! I+ o; BPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 j- q" }7 L3 B& S g9 fPC Ch 23
1 u/ Z9 G4 x! y( ^% I; {PC Ch 18! E& s& z$ ]& f- [: g) J' i
PC Ch 17
* |, f- } C: wPC Ch 16
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( L6 [; G& t/ W1 UAllied Ships, |4 P( U3 T; N( S( B1 M* P4 Q
SS Greenling
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: e4 e; d, k# ~" n9 qGround combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack* h: o# v5 u9 G S/ k7 |
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 493 G& T O( Z' Q# j5 _
, F, W9 K* A3 ?7 i" T, S. KDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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: G7 {7 N( @4 `& e& q( W" s+ WAllied ground losses:4 J4 C% T% q; s0 r1 {
9 casualties reported5 N8 |$ }2 r" ^9 n& c+ h
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) A, ?, }5 n3 AGround combat at Gili Gili* `7 n- c4 D/ P/ \
, Z# R, X1 f8 [6 y. {+ cAllied Bombardment attack
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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 = 5
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j! D) d2 `5 n& B8 B3 }7 f) IJapanese ground losses:, j" H0 c# a/ E$ n8 D# Z
16 casualties reported
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& I* `! H. b" b: NGround combat at Lunga/ \7 w, W6 }' w/ I
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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: D+ S5 p* o& c3 T8 j8 pDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 & a! G' Y7 w" U$ z6 L6 M$ K$ v
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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) M7 X$ I- E4 ~7 [- ^$ U& fAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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. r4 ]1 p2 i4 c/ c N* PJapanese ground losses:& N% k) C1 I2 K/ \; ]! W( b
397 casualties reported
, E5 f i0 h! `- D" E# ?! d. aGuns lost 2
5 S5 H5 A; a; Z6 s- [3 U 3 t) d! o8 F/ A6 B7 Z
Allied ground losses:8 Y8 ~( d+ _% E9 i5 R) I8 `& A2 Z
49 casualties reported4 k8 N# {0 X# k! Q
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/ Z* @# @) P4 S% z4 MDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |