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 08/08/429 s! t1 W5 I% O3 @! D# m. q
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
, q9 ^, M1 f3 e v. MTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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, r0 Y& f- Z" z- k
Allied ground losses:! n" J/ y8 Z2 ~/ H8 q2 P; G
45 casualties reported
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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6 ?7 ^; X4 j$ K& h, d- P0 }) wAllied Ships5 Z1 |5 k" n) q
DD Mugford
( P; d; h- s" X# x' {! qDD Ralph Talbot6 b, |+ E2 b5 l+ K) F; Y$ N! j+ b
DD Patterson
1 j3 h; u, \4 `) CDD Ellet* k; B M3 t; i5 n( @2 E
DD Wilson
5 ?' m1 f, `0 X# a ~7 S& |DD Selfridge3 Z) v! s4 p- @. ~* m
CL Hobart
1 R8 ?2 T2 I$ t+ @CA Australia
/ }6 V; v9 E. _& V, D9 `. s: OCA Vincennes4 G4 \( t% u4 A7 F
CA San Francisco- _$ Y- X* L1 I' T% v
CA Minneapolis
; F( }- S! t5 \5 R. I% n1 MCA New Orleans, W* ]+ s. U D2 m& a$ K$ W; p
CA Salt Lake City! I8 r/ X) U9 M: C
CA Chicago$ i% Q4 e& [* x
CA Portland
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Japanese ground losses:& c, r% _3 s' k/ B9 n- c
46 casualties reported
2 P/ G2 D% l( l* Z1 R8 B/ B$ ?5 j 2 x: K* q# h, ]! O
Port hits 3/ ~+ i7 M! j9 c. ^( v2 z
Port fuel hits 1$ V/ h) ?! K8 t. H
Port supply hits 4
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. ]) ?) H T1 ?. L4 GCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
8 S* t( K/ E* X1 JTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,942 t6 P% i- p# v; @' ?
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Japanese ground losses:
% R* ^! l& i) Y: f- j111 casualties reported( I- r6 q( \- L' L1 P5 E
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
; L# N2 K% Q) L+ C. {$ @7 V+ oTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.7 `# V# K$ f! E: M/ k8 C1 y
Japanese Ships
0 V9 X9 J& C V. T+ c" W# UDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1& ?3 Y/ m$ f2 T$ {% ]) S% X% x1 c
PC Tama Maru #8
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Japanese ground losses:) H% `& \$ F$ b) H
98 casualties reported
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- D; C0 `2 \- ]TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
' c z- i: a4 Q" r$ I, |18 casualties reported
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2 j1 b. c& C6 N. V. ~5 gCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10094 d3 r! H G: u% y" S- I: Y
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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% {9 K) J$ j/ Q* C0 a. ?2 v k' |/ h# p+ d* z
Allied ground losses:
9 w: w M: @' w' Z" \! v2 [168 casualties reported
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" y8 @* l/ c5 {! M$ r* FDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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w: x, U0 N/ O/ f- Z# f7 gAllied aircraft
. ?! f o+ {. t& [3 O1 ESOC-3 Seagull x 1: B! X. D+ a7 W: `" Z
! H( m# I" h$ {( d
9 P& k1 X! D% X }No Allied losses/ N: |5 i: N) O+ D9 Q! l( A _
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97% s4 ?, g- v2 k' ~6 _* G4 d
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Allied aircraft5 ~! z: U- d8 |# |0 x5 t$ O
PBY Catalina x 2
5 j* Q1 U: Q; ^4 O! t0 U
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+ Z4 H: j* c, S& PNo Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97% D: Y' u8 Z* H% q% }& M g |
+ G2 m" a, @4 p) k: q. _* n( b& vJapanese aircraft& I( r, [7 `# `' L4 |
G4M1 Betty x 62
7 n% s4 k; J. I: a. y
" D1 a. j0 l5 F' T x3 m+ EAllied aircraft5 A9 u! D% R6 B. R
F4F-3 Wildcat x 129 [ G7 K& r0 F1 ~8 R Z/ t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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" I" ?$ }# J1 B3 o5 |Japanese aircraft losses/ h7 G" j9 y. S$ W) G& J* G3 C7 D" w" r
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
3 y4 ?4 t6 [3 }; k; Z* \& k2 l . J( o* Q. ]1 I( Q' C# I- _" j
Allied aircraft losses
/ i2 H+ z8 b4 K6 [F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged9 a" r s/ w# F. I7 o; E
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged- D1 T7 t- `0 e/ d. q
6 b. ` t: I! X$ d; @Allied Ships2 G. O; f6 {0 [
AP George F. Elliot
: y1 B! G) F/ Y5 U) T! nAK Libra3 _: ^" Y. w0 n' j& [
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
3 w/ h5 ]8 y6 {. h3 K. KDMS Zane/ z5 [6 B3 u$ E
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 45 E" Z4 l! {, N6 T2 V* P
AK Betelgeuse
- m7 z; B! t d0 D" x b: K6 WDD Helm! B! W3 ?4 S" b9 l' }, \
AK Fomalhaut. }- s. O. C% f2 W# o' U% Q
AP McCawley
6 G/ d5 r$ [2 l( v/ [# iDD Henley# D4 M+ d& X8 D( w k
6 i0 s7 W" ~4 Y* T uAircraft Attacking:* a* \; q1 i" d2 s+ X0 F
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 ~3 j! ^$ J* p- D: X/ F 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 M3 N6 d+ p8 `8 R9 s9 r( m
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 o5 m3 T+ `7 i
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. w0 _! u' N# {$ I8 | p% O 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; D; g( p" r D* e E2 O
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" |- z( P$ z( }/ l
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 Q' a- [% ]* j& W6 ` 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 O: v3 [* o, k2 E) A; I 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 W9 ~7 T" t3 l U( {* `
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 x8 Y& ^$ j7 d3 R
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! C5 m& Z0 r& v* y* @8 [ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. ~ n* K% {- R7 Y; O
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, S* [' _$ U+ O$ F; B
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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* p9 g' x6 @3 I& O! J3 PDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft
% G" V9 x# h/ F! W4 x$ K' m6 KG4M1 Betty x 32 c X Y/ ]2 P% C* W6 }
# t0 e) T {+ A, X5 Z: S: [% N
Allied aircraft
; P" L! R I) {9 J, ^9 K5 sF4F-3 Wildcat x 128 @5 c( w5 D+ R0 Z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
; [0 S: X4 B6 _2 @) H. ~3 Z* }8 N% s
* m1 [- c4 w/ c3 Z/ n, k* MJapanese aircraft losses
* L$ o9 E) `8 H2 y" c' yG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed I8 c- u5 S& @9 `
9 \; o% I! l& V* Q8 x
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Allied Ships. N/ n, R( ]3 v- t
CA Portland+ y8 [. A$ G: Y- C6 A! V5 K
6 [, B; K: l( v E+ n. ^" y) B
Aircraft Attacking:! J& _" t: N; W% g
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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% A/ y+ X9 r& f2 L' BDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft
( ~1 }5 ^ O# R! q( {A6M2 Zero x 18
" F( ~% n: ~3 E: |A6M3 Zero x 6
+ w$ M/ B: b9 s; v7 J/ P4 NG4M1 Betty x 58 o/ @ m( C' S7 e3 [
3 v) s' r1 d- p1 V
Allied aircraft8 P3 k6 j; H e
P-39D Airacobra x 24 m; w2 T# A; B1 c3 ?
5 `* [0 _7 |- z+ m7 K0 IJapanese aircraft losses
4 l- I, J9 q4 B3 ^A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged! J8 f% }6 } ~" Q* s) F3 R7 D
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged4 C1 P% O4 [# O8 \
. l1 i R" t7 }" Q2 {Allied aircraft losses
% _9 l1 D( t3 E. d# w3 B4 f+ uP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Runway hits 3
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9 a, g* T, G4 ]; ~# Q7 G* hAircraft Attacking:7 ^& U" s" x2 D% D$ k/ k3 E, J
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* r6 C p5 H6 E; A" b 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 k8 x. c7 I2 i9 y6 [3 j
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- B# M$ W$ d; }8 B& E' g$ Z# qDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,935 d$ h/ @1 d i& Y
6 r* P% B# a# r* G) [Japanese aircraft
1 a, Q9 j0 V' w0 T- RA6M2-N Rufe x 3
/ F- I; C7 x0 j, {; j+ H, j WA6M2 Zero x 6
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' c: E8 B& @: j$ N" e. G2 J; hAllied aircraft
7 l* d! ^2 F* T) w4 v* m2 YSBD Dauntless x 49' M: @6 x( d" }) C$ o3 |& s" D
TBF Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 A) E6 \# f: D, n1 d5 ]$ ~A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
Y0 q% ?6 t z
, j* |' B. |% Z# [9 u( o% C% MAllied aircraft losses
+ e% @( O! {5 `: m) JSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
* R/ i1 h: o; E; TTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged6 [3 @9 c2 u! |" {
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Japanese Ships( \5 V0 X+ o& a: L
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
2 a2 L# \+ l8 X' _( j8 GTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 E _! u8 _& W$ BDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire- ]' F) u+ a# h: U) _
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% f# L0 l4 J5 Y9 N ?5 o) t' }APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ B1 ?6 V0 y& @# { O' o
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 a. b, h8 i% Y8 K
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 h. a6 i2 H$ C. v% H
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 j, F: i9 A( t* L& Y" S
TK Ogura Maru #3
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. l* q: s& U$ d5 l& hJapanese ground losses:
( R5 s. J) b I5 f54 casualties reported' k$ N5 v5 t3 C* s& k% g" b2 I
! L p, ?+ T8 l6 L% B/ zAircraft Attacking:& {7 Q9 b$ x$ v; y& q
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ |5 M/ k. |4 m1 l1 R; V
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 n: R" c& b" l* k 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- ]: Y2 T; |7 J6 t6 p
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! @3 D2 G) T" a9 f+ l: f( _9 y+ j3 n 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! @0 x5 N( C4 A1 j3 K' m# H$ a; r% j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! L/ y8 g% u+ T5 l' n# ~2 o) F 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 K: {" j$ I' d9 ~3 b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; h, [( }6 K6 C4 p/ ]
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet# T5 E) B( z: w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) ? b4 ~+ e, o4 t9 s; S! |
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. l# j2 P9 \! l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( U0 F$ S6 ]1 R7 Z" y7 E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- R* }6 m1 t' g, H, J5 |8 e! d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 c' }3 o- f* @! z+ j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 }2 v s1 y! j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: J" j! q V7 \- o- _# g
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: m+ m5 H( J' I+ Z6 a& D( W 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ U$ h4 r2 b1 M( k
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 60,86; \( M& q$ z% v$ m7 f! u
* J" Z8 u* _& L# V7 cJapanese Ships4 w; M% D% A! ~' Z3 q; |+ t
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage% ~8 k! [7 D% b7 q9 b2 N
PC Ch 23
1 y3 u: x. @# MPC Ch 18
3 N' h' Q! @7 y# J: c4 _3 hPC Ch 17
- l' r+ E, }) [/ @8 I8 sPC Ch 16, M/ R e9 H! v1 J. X
8 J. l2 ?6 t, [Allied Ships
i2 N" J6 |+ i5 n2 \* B! z" a7 XSS Greenling+ A+ r! G% d# A
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& G9 S/ E9 [) A' b1 H% _6 O- F9 Q; bGround combat at Lunga
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. s! v; }/ r! `& @8 H$ `Japanese Bombardment attack3 }0 ]: b, k' y# y- f0 l
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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. {2 f( P1 V' v) P! z& S- B3 \& gDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466% D% f6 |% f# _: i3 b: T- b# z
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Allied ground losses:
% |% G- V9 |4 R9 casualties reported. f$ w. q; n4 Y+ u% q0 i" A9 g
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* ^/ @/ m* k5 a0 c. i- gGround combat at Gili Gili0 [3 _2 w* h1 J6 K; O
# Z+ t$ K. H+ D# XAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126* o" Q7 S: }$ m* s; u- A
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 50 [7 m( U' T! ~- u
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' k7 f/ g# ]) W2 b& BJapanese ground losses:
2 g1 U' S3 l) e: h16 casualties reported& D5 A0 ?: i. O* B1 i% g- T2 R
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Ground combat at Lunga
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Allied Shock attack1 C" o8 ~, t+ Y/ s
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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& f/ k' W1 _/ {4 Q+ I! O+ h$ @Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 492 l; l8 i) f) n" F% ?6 t: i# H
. g @6 O) D' [( [! l2 [Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 2 o# J+ a" K8 ?4 F0 J, c( N
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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# J; l# _- u! UAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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9 J6 \1 [( H) F; R- i$ g: kJapanese ground losses:9 ~# c& R# P2 g# p, w- S
397 casualties reported' O$ g& R& U, ~3 N, b" G
Guns lost 2, O/ l: w/ r3 u, I
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Allied ground losses:4 X/ j/ p1 ]% H {5 V
49 casualties reported
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# U3 d% s9 e8 k7 y2 dDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |