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。。。。, R, \# B8 G* q; x
; L- R! A4 s2 C0 vAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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" l8 W$ x9 @0 oTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,977 K" g, s r, m; ?! i
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, D+ T! W6 a' }' S5 r% zCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008. V1 @' a( |8 K* h( g y
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
/ M% ^2 _ A9 z* V8 ^5 [; H# [' w( ~. r45 casualties reported- q, j3 W0 C9 s& d! ?0 Z$ k3 d2 @
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" V" E1 n1 a# [) [- Z a7 f# ANaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships
; b: z! y, R+ p, m# p4 d: HDD Mugford- m0 O" L6 l# v( q
DD Ralph Talbot
! g# j8 m4 m/ y: S4 p1 ]1 kDD Patterson
/ u) I. g+ _( J" Z' tDD Ellet l u% N+ B# w/ M
DD Wilson
; e: H0 W/ ?7 a jDD Selfridge: Y4 g, c9 r# S$ s
CL Hobart
: l' J/ Z' ~: h7 QCA Australia7 }& h; ?6 _$ x, E5 w' j1 A
CA Vincennes
# }: m1 y5 M+ p$ ?; p9 d/ oCA San Francisco
. d& Y0 W; ~5 w" d9 PCA Minneapolis
0 D- M: r7 S% y3 ~CA New Orleans% A# i. ?& ?; z9 W" v# e# h
CA Salt Lake City' S0 Q4 Y+ ?6 ~9 @0 ?' G" U
CA Chicago: j I; W( R _ t$ |( |; J! @
CA Portland0 [+ a2 p0 G @- e
+ Q6 |. M7 k" o+ Z9 h1 Z
Japanese ground losses:
" B" ^9 W3 F+ ?9 N r% I2 w. M46 casualties reported
0 `# w* O8 L9 T% Z8 c, \! S& I! I
4 T2 p( f8 U. XPort hits 3% R o; q/ A3 D
Port fuel hits 1
9 W5 `1 y$ w! }; J6 CPort supply hits 4
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6 ]* n7 A5 }# n0 vCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30( ?5 N5 H2 {, V: d4 o4 F
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94' @- n6 e0 P) G, F8 P; {
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Japanese ground losses:1 j7 T* W g8 Z# ~0 i
111 casualties reported& Z: {$ U+ }: r0 M9 a
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+ B4 z# e0 B2 D9 u7 e8 [Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
7 z. b+ R- ?/ \3 zTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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: _, f$ b% b) y1 o$ X/ j$ Q. N9 Y105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
- s4 R% Y7 Z* R3 l$ S0 w4 ^2 rJapanese Ships0 h0 D( m6 R3 Z
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
7 q7 l* i6 g: T/ ]& ZPC Tama Maru #8) K; H; h5 g7 i8 g/ D$ Q) o
: ~. Y2 y9 S9 ?' G& wJapanese ground losses:
2 E, _9 O# |! W98 casualties reported5 | H0 r/ \" [* M( D* s# E
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,979 ?- m7 z7 c2 w2 k1 j
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Allied ground losses:
7 ?* K7 F* W4 ]18 casualties reported
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- H; P7 |6 H* B6 j VCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009. k$ e9 \2 f; t7 h0 Z7 m9 t
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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: F! _. l* d, B: W WAllied ground losses:1 ^0 i0 y r# K/ K" V5 ?* m
168 casualties reported$ O- n1 N/ o8 m1 _* d
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft! E* A' K% S* b2 p/ D5 W0 n
SOC-3 Seagull x 1
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No Allied losses
: B9 J6 K2 [2 U& P) W9 i* a- K
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! _/ | `. o* G: ?5 Y _' tDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97" l- O. t5 S' v+ l
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Allied aircraft5 d( x6 D, `/ e4 h+ @1 p
PBY Catalina x 2
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. S- e- k; @1 l$ y1 \No Allied losses' U, e+ L6 k& S- ^% z4 u" G
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4 L( }# [5 I2 D6 s4 u. \3 SDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97: Y! S4 l8 G# |( f* N
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Japanese aircraft$ ~: B$ I7 D _
G4M1 Betty x 62( y* {4 n" p1 L9 {) u2 B& C
J- C7 Y* D0 k! |5 j9 b
Allied aircraft$ x! X h# K% ]
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12: L! c8 ?/ A( F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
4 n$ D" a8 ?3 k5 T4 Q
5 T/ r. W; k3 r) NJapanese aircraft losses6 w% D& R$ @+ R' \/ W* o
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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' V4 @' I) ]2 p! |Allied aircraft losses
' ?9 [! J3 d) o# W2 p R# x" zF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
- [$ q' i6 g, B sF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged( Q9 ?9 n9 W v7 v5 Y8 R# K7 B1 H
/ r# X3 z( A/ _/ HAllied Ships$ K* `' ~0 O0 l3 X) g6 ]6 y) M
AP George F. Elliot
1 _$ V6 f0 z& ]" YAK Libra
, l$ i, o. o8 R, C8 _AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
R1 o2 D: W; A. T+ CDMS Zane( Y2 h* A/ u/ {" A' R
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 42 v5 I! C( t) S8 m: L0 m
AK Betelgeuse
1 n- R5 _4 ]& F1 c7 vDD Helm) a' y' ?$ j) {9 R" h$ g+ F
AK Fomalhaut& O0 M" {, E/ p# d
AP McCawley3 K0 V) ], o, w; K+ y
DD Henley
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: M% v& v$ G' R2 w& o5 a ~Aircraft Attacking:
?3 C4 o! ^. x; d9 z 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 x' s0 p. w0 r 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
/ f5 Q, ?, t- f) K 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, G: a& B# Z( [% b; R& C; G7 q3 U
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: t# ?$ q1 S/ w# z, o! ]
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% U9 p5 ]) t* n1 u0 @2 R. ?3 x
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 b1 \" W9 n, s" [. M6 B2 U j 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 z6 Y+ P3 n. p; m3 l t2 p+ Y6 ? 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 [% x6 j. |( @' @4 d1 a; n
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# v2 b2 y u& G* K/ [" z* b
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: x, ~5 d* p- R3 o" ~
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- {. g) S: R1 C) B 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 |& G) `+ V9 D. U6 ]% r
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" |' B. m! g( B& ^0 |) _
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97* b& e) @7 c1 [7 G
+ n# o* |& f! u/ C& n% aJapanese aircraft
7 a. |( e7 D9 M4 ~. c" y" uG4M1 Betty x 3; ]) [" i! {6 Y b' k
5 L" Z4 g! C- j& M9 A7 O( CAllied aircraft
& M; D# @0 g4 J5 R5 hF4F-3 Wildcat x 12' X$ ]1 W$ M. `6 f0 m: c' E! r
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21) e6 c. Q- a$ K
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Japanese aircraft losses
( T( r8 ?+ `: k0 @' Z5 TG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships
5 M. q! H$ u: p8 v/ z9 }CA Portland
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1 A3 L; t) h% K$ pAircraft Attacking:+ R, d+ T4 H: U: A& e0 W% O
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" P9 Q* e' t6 H
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- }9 l5 d( B$ d1 H" Z* }Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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% k& U# \6 Y$ @, ~$ b- ~+ NJapanese aircraft
[, i9 s) L4 e1 j3 @7 k7 k1 tA6M2 Zero x 18
`2 F: z1 O& I9 ?& WA6M3 Zero x 6
0 Q( J3 H8 R% QG4M1 Betty x 5
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; L2 C7 b' Y; u- LAllied aircraft
! K: O; S' Q( M% oP-39D Airacobra x 24" X% ?& P& V( i* U: e7 D* d2 G
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Japanese aircraft losses
% |6 s7 Z3 y; ~+ q9 J2 h. n. |- iA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged1 H0 L1 H" U' R8 `* L
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged3 h& t1 f; o& a F
" |/ R Z. y* z8 I$ TAllied aircraft losses
* K: K8 l" k& o) i3 W: T7 sP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed5 M0 K* f/ I3 G) V+ |& V
- ~# s' l9 _3 r. Z& p$ W) ZRunway hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:# g( z" Y h( f; U3 G. g
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) n0 M5 r. [+ T3 ?
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 ^$ U( g' l% c- [- Z; T. D
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,939 K( i8 [4 K" V* V. m% N4 ]8 L7 x
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Japanese aircraft2 b; t2 y! M$ t& Y2 v8 | N
A6M2-N Rufe x 3' k/ v4 a" J. [5 P+ W. |
A6M2 Zero x 62 {8 m6 E' \2 K5 ~* t3 R ^ {
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Allied aircraft8 M8 o2 p! g+ K' Y5 a
SBD Dauntless x 490 n4 c% E. ?" O& C+ ~0 P( E' e( V
TBF Avenger x 309 F0 h0 {$ W% E: t* K& [; B
" c/ E% C. E+ F. GJapanese aircraft losses
: e3 }" p% w( P A' J! R6 `7 R. hA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
1 e w2 C; t/ t3 e$ ~) \' I( }SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged1 b/ i: K: @' C: C! ?( G& Q# N5 {
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships3 s* ^1 V$ ]( N" f# ^2 k! U6 K
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage# p. U" F6 B& H; F9 ^1 j
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 x- H9 Z0 M: m! L$ n2 z6 V$ P# e
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 @( j S8 }3 i4 G! w: g* A& W+ f) H
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 z+ o- o) U4 s U7 FAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 q& P4 ]) I1 H; g( f5 @4 e' V3 q
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 B# w2 I3 d A- rDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 L2 r& H: F: t2 |2 C9 b! n0 c2 q0 Q+ F- R" \TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire" E6 W4 Q% u, T% _. |' N
TK Ogura Maru #3( q8 U t8 v) y
& R& t9 S! U/ l" y9 O* AJapanese ground losses:
7 `* i0 [: f4 A; i6 p0 V54 casualties reported F, ^) u3 Z( Q# e0 E) s u" H- b$ k
" O2 h1 ^% _. n) qAircraft Attacking:5 x( J0 ^- r' i! w9 Y/ F% _. ? h" V
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! b* v1 j) q. \8 X* E
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet! @+ R7 x$ r& U- m
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet H4 s2 D0 F/ P' _
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ K2 E. j0 S* O! e: ?9 T8 k7 y
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 o1 D) L6 ?- X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 y5 f- X0 S0 ^% }9 } 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 u* g# F& h4 s, A! |3 V
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, {0 F! m1 n3 H- z' L! ^
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 f( q! q9 [1 K' i0 \) i& J# I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 _- X- J7 {2 K8 e7 ?! X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* m5 ^9 p; p7 B' e4 l6 m# n% f f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( U j6 `- E4 u5 V
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 _; J/ i9 a" ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( k9 j& p' k& b$ P4 b( t3 a A 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# T. ~7 M6 \/ o6 W$ a* [' T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 g! a0 Z; ~: S1 g! y0 M, t# ]6 X1 K' v
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 [' n N# J, H$ u# v' I 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! d. `. @" S: f: v& S3 S5 }' |1 f 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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' V5 H+ q) p0 O- c1 L. fSub attack at 60,86
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Japanese Ships- {7 j: c. {1 q2 _# c* O( t& ^: v6 n
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* O) ]/ P$ r. z8 DPC Ch 239 k. U+ ~ w5 e5 @
PC Ch 18: L1 f" N' F2 N1 S: {7 u
PC Ch 17
( u" p4 A6 _" m$ uPC Ch 16- H% H V% u; p$ V4 ]
4 W/ E0 R) f0 j3 l4 R6 a0 fAllied Ships
) _# T8 U2 G+ V. fSS Greenling1 A8 \$ b( G" e% u, Z. Z$ m2 q
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Ground combat at Lunga
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3 F2 v: Z' f8 O! iJapanese Bombardment attack3 I+ P: e9 i; Y
' r4 x1 p( Q. eAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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: S8 V9 y) W: l4 o$ ]/ t& A! oDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:6 G& c+ D3 l2 y
9 casualties reported
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M) o. R4 a5 E4 F& PGround combat at Gili Gili/ ]$ P& u1 R- t, `' h$ }
j5 Z# F( r2 k$ s$ `; F: RAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1265 J. J% @( Z3 |
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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^- H K: B9 w4 `Japanese ground losses:; x) M; j5 c7 a7 L1 f; e( A) A
16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga! p4 H% p. M+ U: ^2 C, I
U1 T% V9 i) m0 `; w. rAllied Shock attack
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) e( i. G9 _; f; D* F& w0 x MAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49( D1 P" @4 s) n4 _2 y
/ r; } k5 }/ YAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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: |9 R3 B$ o, X; N# lJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 & p& ?8 E5 d) |6 [/ ~
7 n7 ^- {; r: v9 f" NAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) 1 _6 O% D: D9 p- g" _9 Y5 o
0 r& k4 u9 u( a' w7 g9 ?0 e3 TAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!$ n. v6 \& B+ q: }$ b
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Japanese ground losses:0 Y l4 R0 }$ U: y
397 casualties reported$ m4 A, b2 J7 j0 d8 E
Guns lost 20 @$ u1 B. s& ]' v/ {! K
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Allied ground losses:1 a) u# F( }$ v" A) d: A+ o
49 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |