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。。。。, I6 z) v m' l. ?4 B3 s
6 C+ ]: R# {% b+ iAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/423 S. p6 R1 e; O! _' E% `
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97: t9 H& n; c7 L+ D+ G) q
9 m- [7 O+ a$ [6 h
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
1 g v6 |. M6 KTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,970 o% U# u8 u$ o9 q7 {
0 G% r2 A1 {! _$ Q; n3 L6 c + b$ V X" _( S- F# h) K" u
+ @9 d b* M$ F) N$ A3 VAllied ground losses:
3 q# o1 [4 C- c, J5 r. k P/ Z45 casualties reported
6 j) M1 P" B! h% n. {+ T8 P$ k* H : L% C! o% c+ v! Z/ p9 ^8 z8 m9 I
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& |/ k' n1 H6 b. O3 X0 Q6 rNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97+ v/ R6 n c2 b' h) g3 m) U
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H# R8 g0 Q& T, S; S1 uDD Mugford& S% ^8 { P# h7 s0 U! N9 W
DD Ralph Talbot9 M3 n% [; \- l! A$ o
DD Patterson
" Q9 I+ P; n( o) `) W" yDD Ellet, ^' O3 b& t* |/ ?, D
DD Wilson" s, e( p9 [$ N: x: S
DD Selfridge' B0 m! y7 z! |) _
CL Hobart
* X$ t5 M7 w2 v0 D& G. P! v$ e; iCA Australia; Y: K- q$ K x4 G
CA Vincennes
# m2 p, n, Q2 F& y5 ICA San Francisco
( m6 X3 [/ _: ]! K- QCA Minneapolis
7 R' X; a/ a) U' _& W9 C' `CA New Orleans. o9 @& O5 T5 _8 I5 s* ]
CA Salt Lake City% J& Q9 J0 z$ m# W+ l+ L" t: h
CA Chicago
1 c" r; y& }& WCA Portland
6 ^ _- d2 C) M$ j
- F9 J m# D" L' _* k& iJapanese ground losses:
- J9 R" X8 t, c5 [) u: X46 casualties reported2 g2 e$ T7 c- S: f8 i3 E" I
2 B; g! ?$ N: r6 d$ _) ^6 QPort hits 3
3 }) b$ R3 P9 _& p$ `8 c0 Z6 WPort fuel hits 1
7 o8 s0 V5 B) f! EPort supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
& D6 g. z3 _( KTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
2 K2 V0 F- ]! u. S+ P* T. G E $ T% W, n" a9 {' f2 F
0 ^7 ^; c1 g. s1 H+ N( V8 F
Japanese ground losses:( u& P1 T0 o( Y( V. w" L6 r
111 casualties reported5 d7 ?1 _7 I% q* q
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) R5 O% k' h7 Z) Q* n: D/ h" w* @8 V3 c7 GCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30# \( v- n* Y$ D8 X2 v/ z
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,946 U" Q# F) \8 y2 z2 h. q
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. v7 E1 x0 O( E# Y! c. a# @9 n- R. h105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.) ]# i8 e) c( Q: q
Japanese Ships9 J- i5 W a9 I# a& [8 Y
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
. A8 p! f, ?. c; wPC Tama Maru #8/ h. [ G) q# b- _( C
+ `8 }# `& f' zJapanese ground losses:
( l! e- `% h4 Q: D% o4 D7 x* _98 casualties reported5 u2 B! `2 x5 f% T0 B ~
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. S L( I- q* Y0 o! \, WTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,970 s y( w8 s1 N3 u) v4 m7 d
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Allied ground losses:9 F/ H! {3 ^8 _$ [
18 casualties reported2 U/ j' |1 P6 x0 i4 z9 y/ a
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009- ]" u1 l6 t$ D) H" M. |# }
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
) Z0 B1 E+ u% W5 c8 k168 casualties reported. r# f. \# j7 N& Z( [
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1 r0 M# R3 J \9 lDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97$ k2 x: i' d) ] J* [- p, {
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Allied aircraft5 S/ y9 P; o; I! x# o! b
SOC-3 Seagull x 15 K9 u: d2 M2 ~0 w, r4 E; B
# }6 |: {; F6 ]8 B) U* A! [" u / T% k' l2 H" b" l8 E
No Allied losses
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; z* l3 R1 x$ N6 R4 e1 S) E' M% jDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97. _+ J6 ?; N# W# j
4 a: }* ~; E2 q+ V q, z' _. r
' O/ g, ~! _6 E4 `+ [Allied aircraft
( d" |8 Z% z+ n* U, ]: YPBY Catalina x 2
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No Allied losses6 l) |3 y1 Z; J
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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0 |9 r, ] h7 ?# O0 HJapanese aircraft$ C- d" q6 a. a* u. |, g
G4M1 Betty x 62/ Z! e6 K0 F& P! |* G& C) O
r% Z }) [( q! n) P1 K K
Allied aircraft0 Q# `# P2 `2 v8 O% j
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12) l2 P) t. o; n7 J5 t: n/ h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses; O J, R. v7 j" ]
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged2 J4 Z7 i$ N7 w* _1 d9 k) T
2 ^; O- Z6 L3 N8 t( {( ^, IAllied aircraft losses" T1 I. v z' f' o# { g% [
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged9 b2 ]+ X2 u: x% K' q, U4 F* M
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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. q4 B8 }- V! \Allied Ships
9 e3 C$ P( r& V* pAP George F. Elliot' |9 l% t' r$ ?/ r
AK Libra
. I. q2 r* _0 K& j9 N3 D9 A5 yAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
5 Y' a' g0 T' @! e: KDMS Zane O6 w F( {7 b, Q. R- i
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
% W. Z8 s) \6 z. q% @9 b0 sAK Betelgeuse
9 c# b+ G6 B* }, W1 T, [6 yDD Helm1 G0 D( N4 U& h- \) X, ?1 o5 A- W
AK Fomalhaut: H/ U- y& s) ~2 t; e8 I0 Z: u
AP McCawley
) s+ e/ y" |6 ^: o! sDD Henley
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4 Y+ Y. e! J5 b( c7 W/ l" iAircraft Attacking:0 L# {8 ^* B: a; N* k2 U) k
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 V- ]. [$ X6 N8 a2 _3 F% U$ ]+ ? 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 [+ F* f6 ~$ e$ d) ] 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 N7 z& f; A0 M* L 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 s9 N+ Z+ E% I3 ~" ^5 ` 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 _) v0 K' ]: z8 J) q% L 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- t: k% L- u7 g; U% g; \9 p
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 d9 e; D2 D4 l' z& d* N1 N5 E 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 @; ^9 B o7 m- K: ]& h
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# r! v+ A/ B5 i% f8 K: R
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" m, d$ S$ P U) ^6 C 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ K z$ N2 g( B
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% P2 @. a$ Q' T
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, l, _7 ~* j) m: p 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 J- c, D/ Q5 g3 V$ d
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9 E7 |5 R; G3 m* p& P) }Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft
! F e* i2 Z: X6 ]) t$ V- aG4M1 Betty x 3. ?5 a& D# j- c
( \; {0 Z; k) H, t: A+ `) R
Allied aircraft
+ R" Y% I; C% ]# j3 J3 n4 NF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
4 D) u( ]8 @" [F4F-4 Wildcat x 21+ s1 M+ K) }* }! l
+ x/ {# t& q9 J# o6 {Japanese aircraft losses! n% W/ e% w+ ^2 I; j8 @$ `
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
2 X2 t n1 A! {/ ^* q % {9 R$ P4 }( P4 t' B& D
" t+ w3 @" \0 j, Q7 n' ?- X" jAllied Ships5 Z$ Y6 _! j' h: X2 v2 H2 L
CA Portland" |$ U* t4 T* Q2 a4 G0 ?' b
# k! ]' ?: [+ L) w' e+ @ f, q! J
Aircraft Attacking:
3 b7 k# r4 J/ z, g6 p# @: z 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 Q0 `" K4 p1 g8 n5 R
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+ k: ] d3 a2 {3 C: w# j. c6 YDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft4 H/ K) x/ o8 y3 R
A6M2 Zero x 18: q$ P! x: R0 w' N+ V
A6M3 Zero x 6
) V/ o5 s7 Z" d! q, TG4M1 Betty x 5
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' W7 P/ b: T+ f( OAllied aircraft
, \8 ^% M4 C, S; q( o/ SP-39D Airacobra x 24* d7 f; i" g$ x& U X
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Japanese aircraft losses
; g* `$ X2 G; A9 o1 GA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 L- D, ~9 K2 xG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged+ d7 J+ I- B+ b6 k$ d, G, }! ?0 z
7 b; N- S d" I2 pAllied aircraft losses4 @ ?, q, @1 |& m1 a+ Q* s" {+ @
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed" Y# K; z! l, m5 J6 V, O. T
( h6 Q( C/ |3 W! q9 \Runway hits 3
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" ]3 p# P v/ p! lAircraft Attacking: v$ I( _ Z# h2 S% z ]9 p& y( v
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ \! S% [' x2 P! b9 {% H8 z9 @
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ k+ l/ o' Z: C
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" K) ^ h, u/ S' k1 PDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,932 b3 Y& D7 p3 L; v
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Japanese aircraft
' l+ [0 [( [7 w( y4 BA6M2-N Rufe x 3. Y$ I$ W$ O2 @8 j
A6M2 Zero x 6
0 u8 ~% t' `. b4 N# @. y
# C3 C4 F) l! hAllied aircraft
" l# m+ \# }3 Y$ X& O. U1 R: s* c3 a- M" eSBD Dauntless x 49- K( Y. Z8 [" O+ K. O
TBF Avenger x 30
" Q. S# R" z6 n 8 n; p/ K$ }. B3 ^6 p V
Japanese aircraft losses
+ @* J% W- ?$ U7 \) f+ C- lA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
, Z) `0 [4 w3 M, y# b6 J8 p
, f7 a* G/ z( ]7 wAllied aircraft losses4 k3 F8 e4 q8 ^2 T: E+ |9 E/ z9 b
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged, m: i' t( B9 [: M
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged6 W( W2 l7 H$ t w& M/ p& v0 h* m
& t9 X$ Z# O- [0 N8 S+ X5 ^$ nJapanese Ships
, Z; {7 B" v; P9 f2 b$ c/ YDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
; h7 o6 c0 ~, q S: A0 }TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& e$ M- u+ y7 @2 V }. hDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 b% z; b! H m2 ~! vAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ ~( @0 j. _0 A' C
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 m* B) M1 ~& y" f) ~
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( ?3 m* F( z- S/ U: z8 K
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" @6 [& g& E: a& n" q4 N+ X
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ S% w% M! K" }" W" M) w0 S/ X
TK Ogura Maru #3; ^2 h* S/ [& _4 k8 E& Z
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Japanese ground losses:5 X5 ?, k% V7 c2 S( `9 S# f
54 casualties reported
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. ^! s1 P0 E& sAircraft Attacking:# [% R5 K# m5 Q5 D: H. {) o
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& X. G/ Q/ L w 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 F4 ?/ L T8 X3 v1 G% p- I( P1 j 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ X% ?* Q! w0 z0 E5 W# p1 i; c8 \* A 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 i- A5 w- N8 L' d
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' [' C! W3 @2 G' b1 O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
j5 @6 I6 L+ z: O; [; g1 x7 } 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 A% `3 p4 x* D6 l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 s" e! ^3 R; Z. @
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet# A- \1 z, ~% t0 K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" V6 i( s* U% P: X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- g/ Y. ?0 ^* p! Q7 u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( x) W# o V( |6 z- N- }* _2 Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 G7 l, g& _; Q( d: r' j7 N4 E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% ?+ W' ^! a; w5 l+ g( m* n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! n u% D& K' c$ u: Y; w6 `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% v! { J5 g; t- X4 n1 a; z 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- y% f, h6 ?' H7 x) [
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ N: Q2 D6 N; J( H# o 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 60,86
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/ }# L$ D: p8 _, D: {- oJapanese Ships
6 L% P0 e) v; V/ w0 qPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* r5 T3 `& `0 J0 ]* v- G0 m( t
PC Ch 23# N6 J$ A2 F/ i( l- M- L
PC Ch 18! q9 ~# g: l8 u+ B7 k1 h
PC Ch 17
' _4 J- ~, q1 u8 vPC Ch 16( ~- u4 b9 e2 `3 m# u) ?
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Allied Ships( H0 y2 f* X0 q! w- t$ j
SS Greenling
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) `- V6 m. M# FGround combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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" o) x9 f/ [' h' q+ |, ZDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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0 w. }6 {; t; L/ RAllied ground losses:
! w6 a) N( ^# B9 c# Z0 ^9 v9 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Gili Gili) Z: \% `# y ?# D
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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! r) E! D1 }9 a' }& ADefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5! Q+ O. M1 O* @; n$ R/ B
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Japanese ground losses:
) @- {9 M. c( F G! Q' _16 casualties reported' E5 u' \# q$ n1 A
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Ground combat at Lunga& T* U" Y) u4 e
$ K9 C0 N3 d7 O1 q& s! F% x8 }Allied Shock attack' @& N% t8 s- z
; D' o! X0 E0 S9 gAttacking 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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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 6 S% ^9 p- s! U
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) ) V2 J% _/ M5 k3 P- m/ E5 Q
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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- T2 k# A8 g. P' B" uJapanese ground losses:! `' g1 @% U' W7 \
397 casualties reported
0 Y( O8 l# Q) u7 O4 {Guns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:) d( K% q7 X* I" H: p
49 casualties reported
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7 {7 g* f4 H# N5 o, t7 \0 P. h5 oDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |