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。。。。7 C% R2 ?* J. `* i! k$ A7 |
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42 I/ R& P( u, M3 l9 n6 D
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97% z5 [- V! J) L9 a: |3 N
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
& p" e- l# E7 u2 ]4 ]2 _5 d, o8 xTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,972 o! t0 |* Z4 c$ N! z$ I
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- }# C3 `% C% u: N: HAllied ground losses:0 O" @1 b* v1 m# A* N
45 casualties reported) S P) c, o; ?: m! }
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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- i! }; ?( g7 I n3 O% PAllied Ships
5 ?% R, H* F. i6 E2 `! A- ADD Mugford: J ]5 v) R2 Y8 N
DD Ralph Talbot8 W/ r1 ?' R0 x
DD Patterson; E/ k$ m" b; B, G
DD Ellet1 A( w# R/ c9 H) e, V
DD Wilson
* }3 U# p8 k9 E. d- sDD Selfridge
' Q# I6 Y( T! Q" k5 n' C) l" hCL Hobart/ I' B( z! X5 f0 W
CA Australia
; p* k$ B$ b" Y7 u5 ?9 ~CA Vincennes) C- Y* ]" t, ^1 U) R
CA San Francisco3 F. Z, m# g1 g& J# U
CA Minneapolis
7 g% G C5 I7 @CA New Orleans
1 F X6 s$ Y$ t/ OCA Salt Lake City
/ ^) u' `* N3 T6 h' `* VCA Chicago$ G- I2 A$ q- q* o
CA Portland# @. z) ]" l" M$ J0 Q0 y6 ~& `8 i
4 O Y( Y( j9 J
Japanese ground losses:# k1 [/ o' ]9 g. L3 o- I& l
46 casualties reported( ~6 T8 D( a2 Q/ {% o5 W' i
6 g; E( t2 o$ T5 {Port hits 3. _/ X' O; L W( T4 ? x
Port fuel hits 1
" l& X# P7 k( C% k( ePort supply hits 4
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1 ]) o$ x8 K0 L, p) C- d5 j& [Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30/ S. t+ {! L% Z7 w
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94$ P+ } `2 Y$ R* n, ?, K! X
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2 _! O% D. a) O G/ }. [Japanese ground losses:
- d3 G5 A$ ]8 X+ t5 W111 casualties reported8 L/ A/ l, X8 |( _, H' ]% h& N { a
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 308 T& l6 J `5 g
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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2 L5 M2 c. h3 m1 x1 R : P2 \4 [6 G; f, f# q" E% I
105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.6 r- g, a! M2 d- K- D# I9 o
Japanese Ships6 T( i7 a9 ]* T8 ]! l
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
; v2 c* z$ T9 R5 q; q. sPC Tama Maru #8
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% m J9 ~' x7 Q+ x# tJapanese ground losses:
) m+ D" Z# s0 Z9 i98 casualties reported8 e c1 J3 a9 {6 z' T! o- Q
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,970 a, e/ Z3 C G9 |# c; b S0 s1 V
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Allied ground losses:: @. ^( w1 V- t5 |
18 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009/ G' E+ L9 e1 e+ p: U3 A
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97: U( L0 M1 {4 Q9 W! u
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Allied ground losses:
% C$ T2 G+ Y% L; H! R168 casualties reported
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9 r) g$ q8 t1 I! e; x6 x3 }Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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& c$ A$ P; C8 D/ L) w( hAllied aircraft
: a/ C4 e6 n! o; F% ~; ASOC-3 Seagull x 10 D; X7 t2 J7 k# Z: f7 e9 B* Y
3 {- w' {% M* o5 u3 T; a
, i3 M( ^+ h& \0 H4 K! U& k3 q% gNo Allied losses
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7 @( F# n& h8 B; k5 \% ~Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97/ Y3 _& Z0 D; ?8 V- ]' z
2 @" t3 P& ]1 o6 B # U$ k, x$ F2 _0 A/ O
Allied aircraft& ~/ t1 ~5 ?- M! E: C; a
PBY Catalina x 2( n; y1 @4 p% }( {# u
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$ M9 j+ }' v* j) ^/ n- lNo Allied losses2 L) d) X& i5 n/ l! p) d
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: k3 W: g" l# U" p: t! j1 tDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft# R8 e- i' ]8 A) T
G4M1 Betty x 62% G4 h6 }3 Y) ?9 n6 S
$ Q/ M T- ~* E6 C+ RAllied aircraft
4 n4 Y( h. b5 n+ e9 ?( ~, Y! wF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
/ W U5 l" Z) ?' [ m$ s5 lF4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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, Z$ v4 t0 O6 m+ o% G7 n1 [' aJapanese aircraft losses
3 F' f3 n3 V1 C8 l' z2 EG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
" C, d! s3 y0 p& P& X
Z2 n2 e/ F V# [3 _5 [Allied aircraft losses# C6 y. z8 F( A+ a1 r+ I; k
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
( s6 X4 M& e" {F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Allied Ships" `% @2 H4 g9 {+ a. ?
AP George F. Elliot
% D2 ]3 Q4 W+ _8 ^% o! R7 Y! m rAK Libra8 ~/ T+ j" r) `( T; C k3 s1 j& u
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
# g; K# M) `- a' @. d9 |DMS Zane# K& e( u% [6 m) R/ v
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 49 B- p5 u/ O& K7 Y) S( U
AK Betelgeuse3 P2 k* P6 E6 ^
DD Helm- u4 I' v( D ^" T5 ?) D4 a" h
AK Fomalhaut+ I% i% ?0 g/ g5 N1 b) ~( W
AP McCawley0 V) H2 E( e- c6 m2 m
DD Henley. f) z: e) G; M0 S+ l7 S
$ b+ G0 S- |* l% U( a; f" r* _Aircraft Attacking:; ^0 }* Y1 N, x. L; K$ b) T* c
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
]+ ?/ ~% P" M& | 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. h. k5 L/ T' k1 W# l
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 D2 U/ O1 n! k7 F; I6 u 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; U: ?+ D6 u/ U, {9 r6 x" X1 J( u
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! ` R9 D" |- M0 W/ L" J
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ q& D* s8 Q1 ?: U: k
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* \! K4 E3 q. p7 |1 ~ 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 y3 u# E0 `' c 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" O5 X8 O9 x) N: S 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, ^+ E J5 U7 S1 }+ N' ~ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
7 F: y. W+ z0 g 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
' P0 C$ F# c7 P: Q% ]+ d7 I 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ `5 x4 I% j7 g0 G0 S/ l6 x
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 J, J! @) Z* h! S, V; @4 T
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+ B8 v$ x' E) e- y+ WDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97- d9 `7 i# T4 O V" ?' p* M) i
' \- M# w2 U- H8 E- ]# Y, nJapanese aircraft
5 K9 |* B8 h% n: i) T7 wG4M1 Betty x 3# A2 C# B1 l& G0 X2 L' H4 ^; B
% X t$ H" R u+ B' ^! C7 u
Allied aircraft# ]' }0 P: |3 K1 A) P' z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12+ T! M7 {! |) ?1 m7 h8 G
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21, v0 f. _' i% N
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Japanese aircraft losses
; I3 [" w2 o, J/ yG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships
% p6 R$ r! i+ c% Q' L. YCA Portland4 K8 V1 j' ?* z! H- |
6 I- ?: y0 K4 _6 ], x) P# N( |& {6 o/ XAircraft Attacking:( i% J' }3 \2 c
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! V# L; g# S4 Z9 p' ]3 M B
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0 D: d$ ? p! @0 Q! f& uDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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. @8 c! K$ s. b0 xJapanese aircraft5 x" Q) J' {+ i' R
A6M2 Zero x 18
, j5 f' \7 c x$ W$ iA6M3 Zero x 6
2 T8 L& F+ z9 o0 k0 kG4M1 Betty x 5
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Allied aircraft
! ]; T% E0 c1 M! B8 i% v$ @0 zP-39D Airacobra x 24# C& `9 t3 P1 R1 p9 f
6 \% D" z9 Z* P5 iJapanese aircraft losses
( G9 \8 v# w' v. v' c2 CA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged6 m5 g: x$ M9 a" r$ f8 C' d `
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged' H/ s* i0 A4 {( G8 b9 u& ^4 }8 {
^4 {$ h+ j4 s* R
Allied aircraft losses
" b7 }; f, O& I' ?/ l6 _: k6 }P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed0 @% G8 G# O! Q4 b2 u. B0 x
- U. l. ?4 f+ t. x5 ^- b2 K; n c1 d) SRunway hits 3' D6 c# l( ^( ]+ _. s+ R3 N
% r- j$ H( u% F) c3 OAircraft Attacking:
! }: T" N* I+ E, J& q( Q6 j2 i7 f 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! s! e, E H# E3 J1 A& U5 ~7 Q0 ?
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 q" i* I4 K* w! S6 [$ c9 g
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- }' g, Y4 f! E- {9 L2 f PDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93 v7 c' d+ m3 I0 a* R0 W7 q' C
" L0 y: `+ {% U# `9 y# fJapanese aircraft
* [, l" u. L7 h, q- K4 AA6M2-N Rufe x 3
5 {8 [4 N$ y# vA6M2 Zero x 6
3 b" {5 j' ?- i @
+ }" w& v* s( f& }- F2 NAllied aircraft
3 ^' \; P; n1 d: ]! oSBD Dauntless x 49
4 z) f/ f9 W ]TBF Avenger x 309 t; D3 G E2 u( x
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 L2 y# n4 @; G3 m0 e2 ?A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses" A7 E% _+ W& g4 G5 e" P
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
% l Q% z& J: L) A$ ~6 kTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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( f# j$ ?4 j4 E/ YJapanese Ships
/ u) ]3 _8 Z, [& A: KDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage' ?1 H5 D, D; ~" I8 _$ j. ?) c; |
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) [8 M! p# R" _' F1 W% Y
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 p8 L; X. }3 mAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! ?/ K- f, D. b- |$ gAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire( B, o, a6 W& C- M; F
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. r W/ U5 K/ }
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 W$ u6 L' M) bTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ J4 B# S% J) _3 I" M* B( o2 f
TK Ogura Maru #3
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Japanese ground losses:' m7 f u4 z7 K7 B& @
54 casualties reported
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5 q: h' A) P7 LAircraft Attacking:
5 T% E! W" g9 e* I' D' x2 |. F 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 h1 N: R6 A( U: P4 O
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 V5 s7 U, Y) S7 w 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( p l; b# y/ Y
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; r6 j0 ^; @, [
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ {% X, U; T& U, l& \: S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# m/ R# m% x4 l+ e8 Q" Y0 C9 f9 L
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; c, p8 z- b$ f6 |; X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* A3 q0 r! b7 g; d0 ]; N( ] 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet W5 q8 S7 U+ a$ h. s
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% k% |$ n, s+ _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- O* b4 P) P8 b8 p! W' ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 }/ u: ]! G% x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 J5 C9 `5 b+ [2 {' O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 G& n2 I* _% \' E+ z' { q& U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: ?# M3 \, e" D) d5 `0 r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& H2 y/ W$ r& B G$ X6 ]) a5 k
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 d) h1 p) C- _9 y7 z6 T# _$ y 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ D3 b; [6 } k) F' S 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 L K. r" z' W& w0 e* z% _Sub attack at 60,86
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0 {9 b8 `( h) v- j$ d7 Z% H$ IJapanese Ships
% G( F5 s6 I/ W4 nPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 L, `/ i, g9 q: G8 PPC Ch 23& V3 U* E- h+ d7 A
PC Ch 189 `3 ~) g- |& t& w: @ g
PC Ch 17
% \( R3 I8 Y6 i- C4 K8 rPC Ch 16
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Allied Ships
/ f+ D! j0 s. Q* {- mSS Greenling x4 W6 t5 e5 W( {; _
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Ground combat at Lunga
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5 c1 q* V( d3 O7 k/ AJapanese Bombardment attack' G& `7 c9 [. a; K3 E2 ~7 `( |1 B$ |* v
y) I% ~0 _8 j6 fAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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5 c" o ?+ c4 Q7 |1 o+ EAllied ground losses:
1 w% t* p! [( g% ^9 z2 ~9 casualties reported# N$ R4 D: U3 j6 A( z s
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Ground combat at Gili Gili& S- C j; M K; c& h$ P
& M; [$ ]- @# B9 ]( l4 g" U5 YAllied Bombardment attack3 T% o* f1 i- ^+ Q) e
; r( V% d, I% x' PAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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, `& x( }& e9 uDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5% l1 G1 S0 k6 k8 x0 q
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Japanese ground losses:
# r/ `* q" ^0 E" t$ | [/ G( G16 casualties reported
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+ A) p# P, N$ D2 B! u0 E, y& \Ground combat at Lunga
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: k z* v/ |3 r: Q8 CAllied Shock attack+ j: n# _7 O* R* J
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466) K% u& R- v/ X& I2 M
* W8 y* R* C: N6 n4 FDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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% K) i$ `" U* A0 M+ U3 KAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 9 _* L" O2 `& P+ j* z
9 U% r: `* o/ C8 j1 Z ?/ kJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 " `0 T' Z! X4 ?5 f2 _3 Z
2 i/ k3 ]8 Z' K0 E! FAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!* p5 _4 v1 l/ ]: i" W0 l
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& s3 A: r, Q9 }8 ZJapanese ground losses:; h! }5 J6 G! a D2 S" G( e8 N
397 casualties reported
0 w' v5 a' q( V) i( x4 IGuns lost 21 [8 T. w$ o; N& k8 d& o4 [
A0 a/ F N% yAllied ground losses:
5 o% h) h4 g% u3 d49 casualties reported2 k3 O% }& W3 i6 d: \
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7 L$ \9 l( V7 \Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |