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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% O( h- s& t/ t% [3 {AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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* g$ h2 I( { _, rTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97& q! v9 s, O0 n. X. ~" i7 a
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008, N, A( L1 i5 v/ X
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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3 b4 o) {* y; Z! C& I9 N+ R& ~. r# r
Allied ground losses:
$ q: w3 F: e$ n3 @45 casualties reported
3 G( q' m0 ~ D2 B0 C( y * `' [2 i1 [! R# l" n$ g
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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; Z) ]$ N+ g7 V* wAllied Ships
+ u$ k' D$ Q) y5 ADD Mugford3 z) s0 f+ A9 V+ ?
DD Ralph Talbot0 J# k" Z M" v9 y. N* E) |( F
DD Patterson& B/ J6 W2 }, t6 C7 y7 B* z- L
DD Ellet
5 W. h1 z+ w4 ]) k6 O h; Y: UDD Wilson
3 d" A: a8 L$ ?* yDD Selfridge
7 w6 U" [" w& J+ }! V( ]# ZCL Hobart
4 Q7 w. U$ k0 j$ K3 y" `+ HCA Australia- o1 q1 W9 d8 O7 s8 T
CA Vincennes
$ K3 b+ F0 G0 f) n; N0 PCA San Francisco
# I- i C& z* P" k! kCA Minneapolis
: L& {# r, p" ZCA New Orleans
\& r' Y! Q" w# @+ ECA Salt Lake City. U+ B& A; a5 v( x; C7 D% U# w! T
CA Chicago
* H( D; e8 K* x* A6 L0 Y% NCA Portland
W) x% e1 p8 Y5 b, i 6 W/ Y2 p0 v- {: `
Japanese ground losses:$ O; [& P! D j7 ^0 L
46 casualties reported, X/ ^" d" m) K8 {
% `: ^/ U* a. [% G) f4 Y; n
Port hits 34 s* L% `0 [+ ?8 r+ K! v1 a' o
Port fuel hits 1
$ q3 {7 W8 E) Z ~Port supply hits 4 Q1 Q& `" Q+ j$ K2 ~
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; n, v3 w. ^5 {( Z8 uCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30! I2 J, c- c& H# r' |' K4 N
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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! B% ^- l$ F' d2 F) @0 t
Japanese ground losses:
7 D8 Z! k; |3 o6 q9 K4 j111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
# q9 y+ \3 s S8 D0 aTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,947 [& N% T" q' M" g6 `4 d
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1 k" J2 e/ z! A' ^105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.! u: S4 ?) Q' a. ^
Japanese Ships5 z2 `( {' {4 I9 M
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
+ R* E: V+ H" U7 B4 XPC Tama Maru #8* ~ n, X" X2 e7 L
# z7 ?1 W/ J7 |: z6 \ k! k) O4 M% U
Japanese ground losses:
4 Y/ _' L& V) `0 `' x* F0 D( ]98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
' p' ^0 L! B9 d5 v18 casualties reported
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: K. a. ^ c2 ]Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009, R/ k7 c1 @$ i* V0 {0 S
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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9 S; ~* C7 W% o# VAllied ground losses:, v& K: n' W' t k- L
168 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97, u' O; z% U4 s2 @. I
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, ]6 {, j j4 `4 H- d% [% J2 SAllied aircraft! @! K5 k( i4 h. p
SOC-3 Seagull x 1
3 ~9 `" R8 c9 W: E( I 5 O J1 G! c' T/ |$ I
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No Allied losses
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q) j9 B9 p& J$ g0 iDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97' E0 ^9 t0 j: y! a4 X2 J/ K) s
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7 h5 w" j9 _: x8 M( Z4 xAllied aircraft% i" C" y# O, G6 A! s
PBY Catalina x 27 f3 w/ N- b( X' I
1 S) ?/ a7 x8 {4 M0 z* ~ b4 O8 v: v- Z% G$ w
No Allied losses
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" F9 L. T# g! Q# IDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97) C3 R2 P1 A& ?* w4 S) l
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Japanese aircraft
u& G2 h1 _: Y4 X% n) {" DG4M1 Betty x 625 E& m$ l& j# |
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Allied aircraft9 W* f( r0 n! `5 }- Q [
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
4 |$ r* x4 X2 Q# ZF4F-4 Wildcat x 226 \8 G# R7 \: f, k! Z. D
4 `9 `7 ?& L1 `! M- IJapanese aircraft losses
0 S4 Y" y# {9 o2 N7 p" f9 lG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
9 G6 i9 Y9 i7 B( z) j
X1 @$ u0 k( B* B& \Allied aircraft losses) p5 @7 [' G( s% ?" a/ o' W
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged1 J3 U5 ~( j1 ~5 ^- D2 u
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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7 P/ ^ ^3 E8 T/ I! h, t5 kAllied Ships
; H5 ]0 @) v$ v$ R, p1 e* |AP George F. Elliot4 E' V4 p1 _, I; E
AK Libra' s! I# ?/ A3 F' Y3 D
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
7 e9 D5 M$ E* u6 Q8 HDMS Zane
( O6 m% L: ?3 f: LAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 40 a0 p. M- B$ |. D, T
AK Betelgeuse! ^. F- o; X4 t$ O" o
DD Helm
3 `1 e% Q2 z+ g" N s$ {AK Fomalhaut) }) ?& s) T U) x2 H
AP McCawley
6 Q9 i+ i7 {. s3 h o, tDD Henley2 z! V, O" p i$ E, {
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Aircraft Attacking:* b# G* o a# e1 [
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& @' o" g1 }; }1 _% `8 u W
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' E5 ]0 S" j0 W3 Q; @
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. V- {/ g4 X1 Z% b- \& m2 g3 o3 R
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ F. o) p! c5 v3 s4 _' N 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* d1 R( O9 d) W$ g7 j, Q( L9 K 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) [+ }! W$ g4 t
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 U& H: r$ R) M+ i, l+ R
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& X5 d( O$ f' t) N u! d 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. B* r( B* W9 D6 e; w k- s" D 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet U0 [% w1 `2 |# O8 S: ?
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 L0 K3 p1 R( O
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 ?/ n9 W0 B- A; ?3 |9 W 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, _1 s7 S3 a0 h# T( ^3 a3 U
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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# ]: V3 v3 n v; w, v% VDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft
: w0 |3 N+ } T0 rG4M1 Betty x 37 U4 W0 | D; m4 c1 E* ~
2 U7 T& i- W1 e: S+ V5 R' R5 |Allied aircraft( c8 |& ?; m* {$ i. w# a! \9 `
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
/ S! Y' E) J: Z9 K V3 FF4F-4 Wildcat x 212 z5 J2 w5 F9 ]1 j9 u4 ~0 s4 x" W
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Japanese aircraft losses0 e' @& D. w/ j1 B7 c/ X0 ^/ g
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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: W, M& k1 Z/ }Allied Ships/ k: _$ m- m# y& x9 h; y) ^. f
CA Portland: |2 `* x( K8 M
4 Y$ w$ H! ?5 [) n! R+ I! jAircraft Attacking:1 g8 t) I% b1 V5 o3 G
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 D$ k# n W1 C2 d$ u
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91( v N1 b( X2 [8 m4 o" x* n* V
$ x7 i- X1 S7 L8 tJapanese aircraft
- h/ Z( l) h( T6 P: R, \+ ?; ]A6M2 Zero x 189 x$ M/ c# a4 r; n: R* N6 i
A6M3 Zero x 6
# m J/ A+ e' }/ d$ Q. E: }G4M1 Betty x 5
2 J) K5 ^7 m/ |3 g! S/ y8 M- Y% _ $ y- a' W% `7 E6 `2 U
Allied aircraft% v& R# Y: G$ L* U
P-39D Airacobra x 24 T3 u7 I0 O0 P9 ]- M
% }' w+ q; k( e: }5 X. yJapanese aircraft losses
% G% R! j4 G6 T$ W" ]1 OA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged6 A* j0 r6 X$ e3 U* a, }' l+ M f) K
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged4 s; t/ n) U3 P6 [
0 _) F5 S3 J2 J! }$ FAllied aircraft losses9 ?% M X, h9 t
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed! n( b+ i! o* t0 u5 c
$ b; v {( \/ R0 T: wRunway hits 3 S k/ w- v& q7 l, A
2 \1 h" a. T- q
Aircraft Attacking:
7 c+ Q4 Q+ D7 ^1 }; w, F0 f& I 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* H3 E( O( u) T3 _: {
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 e7 h& [- ?! ?: {
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5 B/ Z2 V- e% W8 j- d0 l) @Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
7 W& J! B( D# G# P, y0 e
( H5 @2 T* [( ^8 vJapanese aircraft
4 q i/ T; k0 }) e: _% @" c/ uA6M2-N Rufe x 3% }4 k/ w# u& _- g
A6M2 Zero x 6
H* {" T7 V/ H7 T
7 @5 Z2 }# S/ pAllied aircraft( f( F- ]. o% R9 G$ R8 U. I
SBD Dauntless x 49
, E- F9 ?) H- Q8 j7 o6 Y4 G9 U: {TBF Avenger x 304 b/ C4 K; D- P: D6 h* l
9 r9 n) _: U5 {+ c/ {+ xJapanese aircraft losses
( R/ o$ U6 E+ T- x1 [% vA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
- f+ k" i3 e, H+ G c- ] 3 [/ B; n- v3 C' D! L9 Z) l
Allied aircraft losses0 j, x9 p# [7 W }% O
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
, e: j" }4 x; O4 _8 f9 b; OTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged. `4 {0 H( m5 H. p
% D- r! V# ]- F! L6 i4 e: UJapanese Ships
@! Z5 m+ ^- q v6 w0 lDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
* J& [( N; w, [: UTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 H6 C$ L$ B- C* @( uDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 \0 {) L3 t8 q! X9 k) Y6 l5 G
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* e6 W) [3 Z5 L* K$ N
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 J$ K; p; B, b; a" c5 [APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 n5 f9 l5 i4 x2 t* d1 ]. {DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 ]$ Q* K8 A" G* [. {! cTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: n8 g. k9 T$ {/ y& C' \1 STK Ogura Maru #3- h/ E% Y5 ^9 d
2 L% | j2 S8 x t0 CJapanese ground losses:
% M; v! d$ j) Q. d2 N; y! s54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:
( }6 V( D# i$ b7 |) `( F 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 w8 z! a0 ]8 A( G( G7 Z 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet K) g, t. G J0 d5 [- }
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 O# P# P) e4 J) I9 H+ L' ], S 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( S3 R% I+ z) m1 |7 k( _ 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 b: y9 u# d ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 w9 O( T6 o8 t( j
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& c4 x1 U" Y2 D/ r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 e2 g( ?* e8 \) @
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 C* Q4 T- I" _' o( I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, j* y. Z$ K9 v8 |1 O$ P2 K4 ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 k2 l, P W& F K' L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 N7 d8 o l* k& d/ O Q/ |
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& e* C; q9 j! x2 \' H2 n% g* Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 v- y2 @8 O! [4 F- V
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet a, n& S# i6 P( U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% G$ z( z! f0 L, i+ r: e
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& V1 P$ z& r3 s$ l) L3 B1 v 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( x9 @. p/ c! P 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 j2 w. l" E7 q4 q# p( Y- e
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Sub attack at 60,868 O, B3 a. R% `9 C" A+ b: `
+ Y: r' {2 i, `Japanese Ships
4 T( Y( E3 T5 u6 ~5 Z# @PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: y+ o( t' {# Q8 S/ R9 u$ xPC Ch 23
" K, u& T2 F$ L0 j7 ?' {" Z& oPC Ch 18
) g, g- s' y' q0 T' U$ n) r' sPC Ch 17' z, X) {+ J8 c8 q* R
PC Ch 16" L, @) Z# [. N- Q' @) l
# Z4 B& w1 t8 o5 fAllied Ships8 T# o. L+ I7 Q: [% a; W
SS Greenling3 \. a6 A& T# _( t: H0 O3 W8 q3 f
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Ground combat at Lunga4 q6 r u& a3 }
# |% {8 \7 ]& ` p! S& N7 iJapanese Bombardment attack1 o0 ~/ \' q1 H1 q7 f
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49 k4 k: t4 }+ P1 X' @
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466. F g0 K [/ `( O
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$ r: X9 Q+ h7 g% p1 n! h+ bAllied ground losses:
# z+ Q0 R' q9 G% x3 ]8 x- t& J: z9 casualties reported' c3 l% |: D0 v4 f, `
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9 n/ B9 M7 d, D& `# I" Y5 WGround combat at Gili Gili3 B5 t! b+ j: r- P7 C
5 i `9 F$ W% b5 `3 wAllied Bombardment attack) f) ] s& y7 d) R; @
6 ^" g# d3 K: SAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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2 K# T3 R5 I+ F6 S$ m$ n1 l7 [Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5, h; g3 m/ s$ M2 _2 {" {
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2 q# E0 U& B& r, q0 D v1 rJapanese ground losses:
1 f% h! i: C$ u# v- T16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga: t; e4 J& P- j5 S" B
3 M* V1 Z% S$ ^+ m8 d+ w3 x5 _Allied Shock attack
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Attacking 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) X/ `$ i1 z7 r! ^
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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% o% W3 J- g% `# _9 _4 kJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) % w( Q2 F# d" E% P* |
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!9 s8 e5 z m8 l7 O
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Japanese ground losses:1 Z! d6 I g; s7 I) X4 s8 }% K4 S' t
397 casualties reported9 \; u, ?. f2 a
Guns lost 2
. w3 x) ~% W! t" c$ v |* ?9 v1 x
5 G5 Y7 Q7 s9 D7 e! fAllied ground losses: X6 n9 Z& l. c! r
49 casualties reported
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) v2 @# B2 q0 T* f6 j ` ? hDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |