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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7 F% C) j s0 N8 ?2 fAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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; Q6 i! b5 W# dTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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& ^4 f; z8 |. V" S6 ?$ sCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10085 c1 m. _, H5 M2 u* A3 {8 j5 O
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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3 U$ Z/ x( {3 d# d5 o( N+ ^Allied ground losses:
0 ~5 p; d0 X& d45 casualties reported
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,978 _; v& s# ~0 E. ?2 A% J
) g, j! n. w% e* T6 x+ a- O5 pAllied Ships
8 m6 P9 g' M' c4 r' @1 N; R# Q4 BDD Mugford
# [6 c: |! |: e( O3 I ^+ FDD Ralph Talbot
" [# L5 C0 X* G5 cDD Patterson
4 F% @" b! A8 p% g' B/ P* mDD Ellet* z! N, w, f8 r& A8 Q' U5 l
DD Wilson8 C0 S: |) P' O8 Z6 a; I
DD Selfridge
7 c0 J/ t. q) v5 v3 a( f2 ACL Hobart4 R! g( M- q/ i1 `7 K8 u/ u/ x
CA Australia( ^, }* Z% P! P1 w; b
CA Vincennes
$ W6 V0 S5 O2 ^) r) o- NCA San Francisco1 l$ I0 ^8 B- i: L
CA Minneapolis
( z: k8 M! Z' ?# y# y' `CA New Orleans8 Z+ C/ j/ `8 U! }9 ^ P
CA Salt Lake City
* v! Z- ~. ^( i2 pCA Chicago, C- r% f, ?0 W( B$ u
CA Portland8 T+ Y M! P- J
5 K! N# }) @9 |# gJapanese ground losses:
! D* c7 U: g F; X1 D46 casualties reported- ?2 f. Q6 t" R' j. M4 g( H, J0 L- w
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Port hits 3
) p7 E) R6 U! h) HPort fuel hits 18 F! k G& s! ~' ^7 W$ i
Port supply hits 41 B$ T4 e: I! d: ]# j) V+ Y# i. H
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% V d" i+ O7 g% DCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 302 u, x3 V) v" c* G
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94! E. Q. X4 g1 Y. O. ?6 E
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Japanese ground losses:$ B% Q9 |8 M6 m4 j% q
111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
6 H& h1 V( m/ F* aTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94! y, a& c+ N; `& U2 O$ O
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
+ J6 C) K- I3 Y% jJapanese Ships
& u: }- T }0 kDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1' J+ x N' {0 G0 ^$ n) l2 F
PC Tama Maru #8( @" [" b9 _! [3 n X# @
6 Y# o; c. ]. f C2 U
Japanese ground losses:8 W$ O2 q4 N% U) E# R/ c( A
98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97$ |- |. H3 R2 Y
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9 c$ P. w* c3 {3 ~Allied ground losses:
6 O) b8 `9 ~" _2 H18 casualties reported, x- h! a+ c6 I
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009* I. \0 C4 m1 F) V, b: o
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97 S5 c! u+ O0 D' a9 z: j9 L
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Allied ground losses:
! t6 K- u% _ N" R3 Y9 b168 casualties reported
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4 @# O$ D7 N3 n' g) V% R% fDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,976 D7 [, N: B# q: H( u! R
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7 x: K9 d' P/ \- J1 z$ ]Allied aircraft+ R. R) w1 B: i3 I# `' y. G: L
SOC-3 Seagull x 18 L9 n+ s( ~( u0 x5 S$ @8 E) X
0 X c2 p; r1 s 7 V$ `/ |- W3 x+ R$ G
No Allied losses
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7 {- u# |& M% zDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97/ N2 ?2 j, j5 G3 Q% m( E4 k
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Allied aircraft; Q3 W1 p9 N4 l" ^# m' W
PBY Catalina x 2
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No Allied losses# ?3 Y* H8 K- `$ ~$ K
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97# g( U+ \) k/ `( A1 M* I% B
5 y' w. ~5 ^% m4 h# P. |Japanese aircraft' u3 X4 `% h9 F% b$ P7 e( G9 G+ ?0 W( c
G4M1 Betty x 62
4 P* D" c( s& v- C 7 m5 [$ |, `2 F. A$ @9 i# C. \) `
Allied aircraft. K' ?* u$ [$ u8 j/ R
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12/ ^1 \+ ~1 R M( M
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22, S6 ~# @. N# D; N# s! {
$ j/ ^! j- B( b' z3 a6 D3 F# H
Japanese aircraft losses
9 [+ T4 d# J/ o" G1 cG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
3 X+ j, Y( ~0 r# f: q% f. G
7 y6 y6 W3 m. `7 B! kAllied aircraft losses: Y0 k8 ^! Q# ^6 v/ t/ N' l
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged* H' V' x" V4 N9 O* v& w* p
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged9 l+ ~8 f) y2 j- ]
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Allied Ships
N- c* W; @% `' |- b! z/ hAP George F. Elliot
7 M+ d2 b8 M2 z! E) k! _6 {8 D, g6 mAK Libra
& O1 a* B8 Q a8 t; C( hAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4' E: P- D) i3 c; M
DMS Zane
: `1 [+ D# P0 z3 ~, E8 M% ^AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4. s% s+ T$ Y1 K8 G4 Q5 K5 Y& e
AK Betelgeuse
- y& J$ D- q8 K7 FDD Helm
; w' k; U" t+ s/ ]- dAK Fomalhaut+ I! X( L7 s1 E0 u
AP McCawley
' D- ?( C& G) l4 e7 x' e7 @; ADD Henley5 {# D0 T8 w% ~4 G/ r$ F+ T5 D
7 Y/ S% f1 W) P* S$ H' b( gAircraft Attacking:: |- Q7 e: S" {& A
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" ]' q' N; P! _ 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( H7 ]5 C* k) f2 L6 r+ z. r6 i 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 Z- j1 M, W$ m/ m1 @0 W
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ P& l2 Z* C8 g5 B0 w 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( k7 @; I' n; D, y0 T- f* T' z
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ x: a4 R! E- A# n- p5 _0 I3 \
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 a5 T B0 M( G 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 W) [4 G# Q' k0 O# w: Y9 V
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( d' Q4 N- _6 T# |/ V, P& F; m 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% A9 H5 ]: n3 y5 x- D: ]7 z) }+ ]
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
# ^& H& J$ _3 _( w$ f 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ _8 b. D2 h/ Y$ m8 F6 v7 x 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: r; f, B! c u' [! F
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Z, m& l3 c. u, m! u) `9 tDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97' o2 N& h6 ~# {( T) f" z
% @% |/ G0 H/ sJapanese aircraft+ a4 q. e7 Z8 Y, ~% w- Z- V) V% r! R
G4M1 Betty x 3
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5 i# B% Z5 O7 c# {* u5 qAllied aircraft
1 V2 I5 O1 {7 e% WF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
- E+ ]6 j4 m3 Y+ n8 y5 @0 V5 mF4F-4 Wildcat x 211 x# |8 u0 f8 i7 C
& t1 x2 P% T( v( t! Z x! DJapanese aircraft losses; z& I: r7 W8 N( G$ {2 K* c
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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5 m3 B& n% W0 Z! Z5 G( f
Allied Ships
5 s' P- C- d' F0 cCA Portland
6 F9 V& t1 N0 B0 C* }7 P' D. H
5 Z8 G+ a' Q- Y: ]( \Aircraft Attacking:
' i! q. h8 i; B0 p 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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( \4 }# i; H, Z- s% lJapanese aircraft6 F; P/ J9 D" w# S# {1 {
A6M2 Zero x 18
5 ~+ A/ |% ^, ~7 i# j/ Q% a2 IA6M3 Zero x 62 f' A' S" K8 e& ?7 H' o1 v+ U
G4M1 Betty x 5
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# S1 k3 U& V- e e! \. BAllied aircraft
! i+ V, }! B+ p% wP-39D Airacobra x 24
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+ r a! C+ n! ?& i, q. H: yJapanese aircraft losses# d& \3 y T1 e0 `9 n# O0 n% {
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
1 l" G: V) e- i6 VG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses2 \' c0 i& a5 N$ V! o- T- P, o
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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, T3 a' h0 o' G) H3 G$ ]Runway hits 34 Q- `1 M: u: A5 |. Q1 [8 o
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Aircraft Attacking:" v* b3 L5 j+ F8 |$ Y
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! d1 M+ m$ @. ` O/ O1 K 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 g: t& w5 ?8 h8 l
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93/ `5 O, s0 r V3 w. y& F
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Japanese aircraft2 o% B: ~/ X( d% g a! ?
A6M2-N Rufe x 3( R. S4 v3 u" K; |
A6M2 Zero x 6/ a; I, j* G$ m- I
, g. y+ ]1 p& Q8 {' vAllied aircraft% j; w W! A" z- Y6 n
SBD Dauntless x 49
% I6 I9 f% W" U% F9 b f: R; QTBF Avenger x 307 T( z' u. H+ d
2 C: T( g7 s0 f- e. K/ Q6 F+ wJapanese aircraft losses
5 @ w& O4 t3 uA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged( d% \" v2 q# z) X' k) O2 @. q8 _
; N3 V) G; f7 h1 x7 dAllied aircraft losses
5 V7 r$ k: [/ N. C# D# JSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged9 w/ K9 _5 ?. X0 q! @4 @0 c
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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: K+ g% j# L9 s3 r$ J" A( |4 uJapanese Ships* H+ y+ `3 H; s! F+ Z+ _: M
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
4 t L. `' p1 f3 [2 o' J6 qTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" Z* [, b+ {6 M5 A& P$ J) l. u
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire! h+ e1 p0 ?% C$ Z
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" H- a3 S' i7 l/ Y) T' ~% d% |
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 x6 Z) S2 z5 _: D' k3 S z+ vAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 i8 r! d0 `2 K* U$ l0 t; B3 b
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ L2 h$ ^! i6 j$ ?1 y$ gTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire I' i7 D# q: u4 ?% p; P4 u q
TK Ogura Maru #39 w/ q/ L2 R# x* Q2 ]( k1 N
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Japanese ground losses:
0 |! j+ B& {; [54 casualties reported6 a+ A( a" H9 c/ V1 B7 ?0 A' X
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Aircraft Attacking:, {) j7 }, @% C" x
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ T6 ~& O6 l1 ]1 I: s9 X" s: X/ ]
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 k! @) z- |7 a4 k( x
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. k9 ~9 J D! e& N7 f/ ` 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: B0 H, t. D: c' y* _2 h4 p 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 n% M1 T7 V: B$ x0 y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" C$ f! f) S% g, v5 C; B- n1 j
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 u o% Q4 [% S, j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. u5 Q* y- p5 n" z0 M5 ^ 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 S+ e4 i8 E, A% k+ S( B- Y2 a
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; ~% s6 O. W1 |# D" m 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! a* d% w4 P7 w, y C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ c0 d: |8 h" ~( q5 d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; S! _2 y3 g9 j) S3 J7 m9 n# d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 Z A. S# E1 H: a2 K( f
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' [. Z9 Z9 `" z7 [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 I1 q& t3 D, j& d {! i8 k [
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet# u$ x0 c& \: r+ J; g; E
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Japanese Ships
# \$ ~5 T8 g. j5 o6 Y; oPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# Q. C: `4 `: cPC Ch 23) v! i& s2 f! R
PC Ch 18
6 U; W; w& ]6 {8 JPC Ch 17$ b3 u+ s6 U; u8 b& m2 C, T0 U
PC Ch 168 r3 }7 s/ b9 I/ \% L9 {: w& g
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Allied Ships+ Z, z! N+ g! ~, V5 g
SS Greenling
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Ground combat at Lunga
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% l7 t* t1 v- S3 uJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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" C. Q7 c+ U7 z# e( T4 ?Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 4669 r- W8 _: b9 {/ G8 ^6 |. H" b
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Allied ground losses:) y2 Z0 t2 F& J
9 casualties reported. S; {8 H5 f8 m* l
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Ground combat at Gili Gili, [# F; y3 ~4 m0 u" P. Y* \ o
) J; Q; K" W8 m$ K9 d4 C4 IAllied Bombardment attack
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9 K6 @1 }" Z7 o' f! [7 \% [Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1268 O. I4 q7 O* D5 X
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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4 j& L" v5 `; b( W* O2 R4 xJapanese ground losses:
' u! |; ]; q2 ?) m- a16 casualties reported1 A5 p% h- ~5 K/ ]1 [ c# E7 g2 \
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Ground combat at Lunga5 f1 i' w& P4 V4 u, N! j
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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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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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* c. R* K$ d: k6 k: f, b1 V& c; nAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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) p8 x) T/ w. x( V& \" g% FJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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2 A t b" g! m" zAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:3 J) P, H8 F' Z% u% Q
397 casualties reported
8 I& e6 H8 Z6 A- k( zGuns lost 2
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2 n/ Q0 x. ]+ \) S3 G1 rAllied ground losses:
! t% X" {- O" m( b; A0 G49 casualties reported
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# ]; W' f) ^1 t4 T" @" q/ T" O8 mDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |