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。。。。- p" S1 c+ `, D$ c
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42* I6 }+ l/ N: p- `) {2 L ]: l
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g; V" ?; p1 ~5 ^1 \TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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5 m3 n& p; }+ p8 b5 K# l& w' K7 ~/ k( _Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
( z! R7 `' |/ g4 c B+ e2 WTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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1 s! N2 S7 d2 P( q) yAllied ground losses: _6 ?. M& T+ _5 v; h
45 casualties reported& O" I* a( f0 g/ E7 v7 `
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3 n5 @/ v( Q1 b2 {/ f! A' A- \Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97, w5 a! @' W, Y$ c+ c" f( `9 E
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Allied Ships# W: G8 L* @3 g
DD Mugford
# r) l" y3 x [- G0 b/ W, ZDD Ralph Talbot
# w" Y9 j1 I, U7 {DD Patterson
2 ]! V( l5 n' ]' N" @9 tDD Ellet
. u- Q; u& u0 a& x. j0 ?: I, V3 i6 B9 WDD Wilson
x" Y" {! d; C" e& ZDD Selfridge
S* [- @; [* r. w: ^CL Hobart
6 f$ u4 y3 E8 D7 JCA Australia L1 B' t; l' {0 C
CA Vincennes
. y( E" }; ]# N' v0 v3 [/ [) _CA San Francisco. j+ |" o2 _( Z5 t, k7 D
CA Minneapolis0 {/ I' T$ o* w7 _" |/ N
CA New Orleans
4 b8 @! U7 p3 l. jCA Salt Lake City/ a! Z4 o* f A0 C+ E* j# A
CA Chicago
% d/ F6 \: p0 S) ]" Q0 L X! J) QCA Portland9 y/ y3 |2 }. b& d
1 W4 v% ]7 }1 u/ x! x. k. P
Japanese ground losses:
8 J; L1 M8 g/ y2 F46 casualties reported
; M( w; R2 U; M% c
* I' P/ H% a& D1 K- CPort hits 3
# Y$ y3 X: a7 UPort fuel hits 1, O/ w4 M7 K3 y. u4 L1 O5 A T9 s
Port supply hits 4' D0 {; h6 t- V2 t! D2 x% ?; F
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8 W/ `/ t7 [. B6 |5 w- f* ]# K' n* YCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
* G) u( Z: P; {, LTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94& ^! c1 R, w" [4 e- \7 L% {" O
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) ~- V8 E9 w& l, A6 {5 U7 aJapanese ground losses:3 X$ c# b, A0 C& n, u
111 casualties reported/ Y, f8 T: f7 F* h: q1 @4 K1 A W* O
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 305 t* J# V, `! C: d- l' T
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
5 j' s- m4 g, y5 O# VJapanese Ships, j+ ]1 }& D" m* R- M& S3 V; s
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
+ Z7 i W/ }* f" [, D; M7 UPC Tama Maru #8
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+ c) {5 w9 d2 WJapanese ground losses:
9 l* n# X( e- s' p# e98 casualties reported
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( T3 O# u4 g Q) ?TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97; B! T) R% d: \3 S6 g* C! Q, Z% c
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" A- p$ \* o% w/ x6 m0 n( u `Allied ground losses:2 C+ U+ Q5 G- a$ d' e
18 casualties reported9 i r! n/ k# U# O7 \, Q: w- w/ M. E
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. r) I5 g% @; d, p) u% yCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
* i$ s3 a' s/ Z. X, I, [! ^0 YTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97/ s6 ^: O n0 r" K/ e, d
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! L+ _/ B" a* q" U! e& fAllied ground losses:( Q. U: s% f; ?0 ?
168 casualties reported; K0 t; v& G2 ]: ^0 e: _/ h
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0 j" l' k v. uDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97% J) x" j% i: Q1 g4 O" W) K
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* g8 w) y) ]0 M7 s, |3 HAllied aircraft) S8 Q: c: D/ f$ R0 ]( {7 c+ j
SOC-3 Seagull x 1
5 f3 y! T+ c! ]- w2 }' P$ p& j
8 b' h/ r" {: Z" F# ~( A& @ @3 R ; F- z( o6 H) n7 y, a- D
No Allied losses) c9 G5 H8 s* g x
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
7 |. w( G* {6 N' }; I 9 A& l& `2 r$ w9 z( l" E
5 n! } j8 S s% V
Allied aircraft
4 ~4 M7 y2 f8 |+ P' ?$ S1 mPBY Catalina x 2
/ n* B& s7 L* o# V9 A9 i " e" t4 n7 G, q6 F# b
+ O- j! S {7 G( y1 tNo Allied losses
8 S4 v3 Y) u9 q2 W5 D& J ( L: c A$ k9 c/ m$ S
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[- O& \+ J; ^8 P1 q# T- Z6 Z* ?$ ]7 |Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97 ~& ]7 S' b' J/ t7 E
! o; m V8 ^. v3 MJapanese aircraft
7 z7 [% M3 i! V* kG4M1 Betty x 62* r1 S) M' W8 J# N& i
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Allied aircraft9 ?* I7 e+ ^# U1 x/ D
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12* e% G6 g* x, k5 \) I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
9 `4 _! p. j6 T8 l- c; L9 T
) F. G8 S/ n' U& D9 @. MJapanese aircraft losses6 \& s; T* L) Y% M3 b( a: m# X
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
+ R6 G4 A+ i7 K5 i' i i3 h* LF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged) K/ q) t2 O9 k* P8 b
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged* i4 Y- z$ Z8 V9 X' E0 m
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Allied Ships
& l1 S+ X7 y& e) NAP George F. Elliot3 j. B% d( X0 a* X; o% e: b2 |
AK Libra7 {* T# @ i: b4 `
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4# t: x, `9 V0 G- }
DMS Zane
+ G7 X# u. J2 f" q6 AAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 41 O' k8 }" p% Q& q. k% X
AK Betelgeuse
* m9 R! H+ `" J. ~3 K- J# K) X. xDD Helm1 z1 ~( t& T/ w9 J# h; l
AK Fomalhaut
" [2 z5 H3 z8 G9 K" aAP McCawley: N/ E2 S. r9 j6 U5 v+ Q% O% P* Z
DD Henley
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8 \+ h4 v3 b! Y! IAircraft Attacking:
9 v V2 w5 [8 Q5 g& |' J, w9 Q 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 a: g Y( ?) F% F( a
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 u# R0 s1 z+ c) f- V. j! s
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 Y/ M/ d5 m0 o( P5 G 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 _, @% F8 x) t* n. X3 y- U) J+ B 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 t* m$ I* t7 [, g' n
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 j) Z; ]5 b5 e; z+ r w+ B9 ^/ y- W
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* i! l# u9 n& n2 \ 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 D: m9 @) z/ E) _ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. [ r4 V. A$ i3 K; ^
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ d( p/ s M; G! s% r7 {
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 X2 t$ O! F' l. O 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 O1 |7 Q- y% N- ^0 e
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 s9 g% L- ?- c9 ~ H 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft
+ X" l: L' S" ZG4M1 Betty x 3
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Allied aircraft: W: Q! T$ g3 ? W
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
( s# {$ O9 u% d/ h8 l6 oF4F-4 Wildcat x 21) ^. l& H6 h5 k$ D6 V' o
1 u6 h: B$ S# E5 g9 |. C
Japanese aircraft losses
& W7 I3 F3 f, y' G% Y: _# P3 [8 |G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed; P& H) _& Y" E" s
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Allied Ships
4 C3 q: M" @. s6 PCA Portland
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Aircraft Attacking:
: C- y: J& R7 X! O# t 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. X6 b M, J. Y9 Y; R5 u
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$ K- c9 T3 F. [2 ~) A% w- @% DDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91; c% {; E9 S3 J! v
8 ~* @1 Y3 B2 L2 m0 e) N7 a* I JJapanese aircraft' Z: s3 ~ h: Q: |
A6M2 Zero x 18
" N+ e5 n! [0 [$ {A6M3 Zero x 6
7 v9 O$ ]. e: m3 L* i3 t" iG4M1 Betty x 54 L7 _( |% \' ]5 ~) d, k' a6 n7 U
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Allied aircraft4 B7 l1 Q7 r W) g: A
P-39D Airacobra x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses
: J. j1 e5 Y1 D, U! p2 S, XA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged( z7 v/ J! Z4 R5 g+ L
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged3 i+ `, K3 V* R& Y* z
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Allied aircraft losses
' ?+ X' l" G# @4 i& lP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed# \& j# g4 b2 q- `
6 T" k2 Y- T; d+ I# {+ i
Runway hits 3
0 |/ I& ?, ]: P$ A @: A 7 Q- y5 J% `- Z/ l7 g2 `; ?
Aircraft Attacking:
0 |8 j5 {- V& P8 n$ K: b; P 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# ^3 _" c, S$ } J+ k
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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9 [# P4 w# z- X3 v. n8 M9 e! iDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft0 l0 v. ^8 t5 S" O$ U6 I
A6M2-N Rufe x 3$ b* x2 r8 E5 r; H' r! V7 B
A6M2 Zero x 6( g0 u: U- S$ t5 h
4 R; U* r( T N1 MAllied aircraft! T8 v+ B. T5 t# Q0 F# s# r
SBD Dauntless x 49
* `0 W) V2 k, E2 STBF Avenger x 30: p' x9 Z; ]6 }8 s2 R0 I
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Japanese aircraft losses1 W i- Q; _; c6 e8 {
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
0 p+ b9 w% V. s1 w* [ 9 F7 E/ P% e8 \' o( u7 @
Allied aircraft losses& s4 @' U) G6 w! @& X
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
; T' m! n E" w) [! ~, F! e1 ITBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships# A7 h+ _5 Z5 j; @( x+ m
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
I0 d* O9 W. X, T q$ ~TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 h9 @3 Z* E7 ]9 LDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ e4 P/ X/ Y' }9 y
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; w; g! z& h8 [9 s3 A
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 [: g9 t6 m( _$ J$ _ A
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( Y3 M6 O+ B6 B; g; B* Z
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- {5 L* c( e7 y/ V& O! C& t3 X
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ o2 b3 ]+ d! T6 P
TK Ogura Maru #3
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Japanese ground losses:
9 `' v- R" n0 v4 @& U, _54 casualties reported
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1 H6 [1 m& h/ A1 r0 FAircraft Attacking:
' F+ t# E8 ~) b- Z. m& ^ b+ q 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- o" L" E' S1 l- y; ^2 V
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- j5 t% k" \. i. y
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 W! B, s* d$ m4 U$ V
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' q9 m3 E( s, @( K# ?
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& H- e6 U7 z0 j3 ^9 e& W) ^9 s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ ]3 f5 |$ K, X5 }" c5 G
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; w2 i) x* F4 d' y$ Y: O4 z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ v0 E# _5 }, b9 S2 | 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet% u }) a. s# c6 N4 r- E7 h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 B& {3 {$ n; { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- h4 l Y: K0 ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 U" w) i( p& d _6 v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! x8 Z) b3 j4 U+ n. t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" n# Y- W5 K8 S) [6 H% K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ H; f. `5 e: k( O! x4 K9 i; C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" ]; K0 A- }2 ?5 @; i! p 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 \+ ]9 F5 ~$ i
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet( J3 ^+ x* W E
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- J- S5 t+ o; N$ o! `
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Sub attack at 60,86& k: L8 n5 l: o. e8 g
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Japanese Ships
' S7 S1 E3 ^+ z0 w6 xPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' p3 a2 {% [+ ^0 zPC Ch 23
3 g3 U4 ^" ^2 ~) I1 [/ tPC Ch 18/ u+ T: T0 i% i: ?
PC Ch 17
2 y& t+ I- `% m' o' ZPC Ch 16& v$ O. t" P6 _& i; p& i* l# L1 M
/ x$ e% x: H6 H9 R" G' UAllied Ships
/ w9 q/ h6 D6 E6 t7 \* [4 eSS Greenling+ u/ ]. X) U0 V! z9 G) @
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6 s5 ~3 P4 _$ I1 t) y% CGround combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack2 z9 }, L! j! \: ~9 r5 q W+ T
* n8 T$ W5 w. c$ FAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 493 B9 ~; z& p- A: m1 E+ n6 e% a
$ [; I7 Q3 q( P5 YDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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& i; A1 F9 X' o" y+ `: pAllied ground losses:
0 W( q3 P& @7 }& p- K. q9 casualties reported
7 A) b+ f! q6 G6 \) }6 h9 p V/ ^' z
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
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/ q z& k. j8 N1 F( iAllied Bombardment attack) S7 Z t9 ?7 v' w4 @; k
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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8 O7 h, w$ w% O0 F2 q% _8 B0 fDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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Japanese ground losses:
% \7 h9 W8 h3 L, a6 Q16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga
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1 C! K! M- I7 a5 _ {5 \1 d2 S. ?Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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# ]4 c- @# X/ C( J# bDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 499 A: \5 o( `# L; }% b4 J
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 * x' a! W# b3 x' u0 N# w* q: D
' p% T, z" Q1 L5 s8 w3 Y0 qJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) ; D: Q7 r1 Q* _" [5 [4 {
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!, w) A0 Z" L3 v K( |% V
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g! M$ r7 a# d3 S) EJapanese ground losses:7 g; k5 W/ w4 R0 \& k; e; _0 l
397 casualties reported
, }6 F& a% @6 Q% ]% ~9 _, XGuns lost 2% C, I8 T; n, v
5 S6 b; h0 k1 e$ }Allied ground losses:& p7 G+ Z) C) n0 x
49 casualties reported1 c# A. b4 D/ M8 y- s& J5 S: ]) Y4 L% ^
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |