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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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,973 G: y# H1 z& C' H5 R* ^, d3 z
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6 o) V# {. j ~& x( R( RCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
) p% B# E1 D) c; [TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
- R& X5 {. @2 d: A2 c$ }
7 M8 m* o0 |/ J$ z E+ S3 f3 R2 v5 U/ ^6 u4 A
, ^7 M6 s f. w! [Allied ground losses:
' ?9 f6 a0 ^$ X, K5 z7 w45 casualties reported$ o) `" b% h M; i& j3 C5 z
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
$ C. q# j' F' b& {5 Y3 y. L3 c
) O. E$ Z i; a/ g# M) ~* jAllied Ships, ^. k+ [4 [' _2 a! ?/ u
DD Mugford
4 l, d3 I5 m( E/ g1 NDD Ralph Talbot
* q& @9 Z: S" v( B+ J* }( GDD Patterson
6 k2 n* `6 X P( q; hDD Ellet
: @: p2 ]8 t- i. q) j3 @+ f* WDD Wilson- E' Y) h- z3 K
DD Selfridge
; b5 y6 O) z! x2 d% o6 dCL Hobart
# h7 [+ K9 Z3 y; c( xCA Australia
9 K$ k6 g y) X# f8 ACA Vincennes
+ W5 e8 W# a, L: }! H& Z; ?, ~CA San Francisco, ^8 S! Z2 i5 Y$ Q% S ~
CA Minneapolis
- I! [9 _6 |0 \% }) X$ g( Y8 xCA New Orleans% \& O& M/ B' z8 e2 l6 B. M/ y# X
CA Salt Lake City/ }+ P' i3 x# Y# L8 ? Z& E P
CA Chicago
7 F: u, u' J }- c4 P% v8 @3 GCA Portland
8 Z! r7 d2 _; n
5 R& L$ G' G% C3 k9 e# @, qJapanese ground losses:
5 [) L3 G, U1 l, D5 Z46 casualties reported+ a& Z5 R. F! W! U& r
6 W0 S3 o! A. O8 x q4 u; w
Port hits 3
. J7 V; w" X& \3 r2 ^Port fuel hits 13 t6 U' e2 r8 p4 Z6 e) M: S
Port supply hits 4
3 F1 f: A8 u/ I- i" T' p
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30/ x, a: \. z a+ N' Y* n) W& _
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94* a& V: [9 T! {# t# u
2 `5 }3 m) T% F9 B! k
+ P# _6 s5 K% aJapanese ground losses:
( n5 F& r/ `2 V# R- c T3 l+ T7 x9 O111 casualties reported( f" j3 Q/ t* r4 f2 e
+ Z7 w+ `1 f: c7 C9 Q--------------------------------------------------------------------------------, g p4 j: y7 Q5 C& \2 c' W j4 g
Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30) J0 K3 F$ ^5 \6 c5 d) i
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94! }) u& Y! X2 _ r( W; _4 e
6 n9 s' F* r* F2 U# A2 M3 T
8 L% A) E: |! ?3 [" o105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
. H3 H7 U, I4 b. V/ Y! m. c* ~Japanese Ships
1 v6 C3 E& n9 Z% z" y" x6 tDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
) v6 Y- Q* o1 Z8 S% M' `PC Tama Maru #8
$ D4 }" c3 F6 I. C; _ ) i H7 b0 ?. R2 ]
Japanese ground losses:8 y6 [4 t1 K- P( M- ]7 Z
98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,979 y# V/ X y( r, K% ~9 I
/ ^2 Q% N% I- } a" x 3 C' C4 R; U) ~" h5 ~
1 c$ i/ {; S! B# dAllied ground losses:, H: S8 l. w$ U6 Y1 ~# A% k& N
18 casualties reported
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4 @5 x; q: x% U. v/ QCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009" Q; Z9 K) |, R2 p4 X( B/ S- V
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,974 O- n* G7 e9 e. R
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, }1 Y. Z) |3 t# v9 j0 O: zAllied ground losses:
, X( V7 E$ e$ H. \5 q168 casualties reported( u5 c! l/ o3 K$ n" m/ p$ @- ]
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8 T+ G$ J8 C! I+ @ B$ y XDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft1 v5 F. I1 W# A8 I. i5 r
SOC-3 Seagull x 1
% F0 o# v- c9 p+ f
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No Allied losses" }) `. F0 V5 t3 X7 n
8 z$ s# u6 e! ]9 b v; y( `9 B
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* ^: r8 V* m( r$ Y: @6 DDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,974 W$ }, V7 L" r) [8 F4 H
7 u$ V8 p# l$ P- q, D% b# h
& Q1 @6 Q( X5 y4 G
Allied aircraft e1 A& W/ L% Q* ?8 o; y$ s
PBY Catalina x 2
3 U3 V% D# ], m8 [$ E$ D! O
d) z) ]- `- }8 b! F , S9 z( U6 Q2 m, k
No Allied losses: l& G, l& S' w
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/ n/ C% \/ U8 g# D# VDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97% D$ z/ i$ L& D3 \$ _- k8 x
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Japanese aircraft3 o8 y; D7 w/ f$ L0 [8 r
G4M1 Betty x 62
" o4 n3 \" m! M- s- y ) g; e2 U7 a& b: H4 n+ Z9 D* _
Allied aircraft+ V5 Q& U( o! w/ D( |; K$ l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12' C( M' i1 ~$ L& ^! u g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22+ n4 N, U' o& _% k3 E
+ W9 g, x* G- h- _% K6 i- _6 h# s
Japanese aircraft losses
. `- c; Q, v+ m. z6 ?+ o" SG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged$ }+ v' O! }, R7 S4 Q
4 x) X& Y+ L, h+ _: [
Allied aircraft losses
# _- a: g0 C" o& C% mF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
0 s: ~8 d: I" x& B- p" @" \ T- v5 A; \F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged! n3 `1 r+ L% F- V. T' ?; [; N
`9 t5 t; u3 d3 e9 ?
Allied Ships$ s! }) R# p7 K7 C, ?+ Z2 {
AP George F. Elliot
( g% k; l& e5 _$ kAK Libra
y: P/ ?' U Z8 |8 E) ]6 iAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4/ d' { P% _' v/ a9 h: U; I6 J
DMS Zane" x: x% H2 b5 C, {3 n! Y7 q
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
0 v% n8 G7 s$ @3 G6 ^: A( P9 mAK Betelgeuse8 d" B, i7 ?6 @$ R4 s$ t E# d) x* S
DD Helm. a" b& e1 e; z c9 F3 c: J9 Z; A
AK Fomalhaut0 z3 F3 z% d% l# q0 A" [4 v$ f
AP McCawley: h2 [9 p+ l9 A" w/ z- B7 H% m6 n
DD Henley! i0 l: }* m S9 k; J+ d
/ Y Q/ G- B5 @Aircraft Attacking:% H/ g* ~6 y; h) b, O9 R0 d
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; q2 M5 h: O6 S0 }9 V& y: r 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 _2 O' u1 b9 |* w7 F: `/ j" N* D 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% w2 R$ B/ m' ?0 g0 J
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 s( {# I3 c: G4 w% o 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* T/ i0 y! n" ]+ W! S* U" | 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: a6 q) A0 s1 a f, s3 A$ l 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; ], U/ h0 `8 T$ C, Q% P
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, q: W; w2 j7 ]9 \. A; C( s
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 `* n) `& w Z
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ ~3 R. l9 k/ ]( u/ o- ?( x- p 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 @0 D! }, [: M; _5 h. e$ B4 f- A3 G& s" ~
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" T/ }0 \6 q" ^2 ^( B8 @
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& P9 h+ k. B) V4 F1 M2 A: g
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, G1 K- i) o5 t# [
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% O, v0 @+ {( U9 BDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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/ D0 x( `: Z4 E% J) n, dJapanese aircraft
$ s" K- |5 Y( \8 N: O, ?# ^; ?G4M1 Betty x 3
; D8 Y! r; S' x* h7 C2 D; s ~" Z Z# P- p8 g
Allied aircraft
( e# Y" l2 n6 }4 lF4F-3 Wildcat x 12) @% b6 p6 b4 ?2 Z( [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21' n: J! |1 m( ^6 D/ V2 q
2 I$ m; h h8 @1 }! V' }- j, n
Japanese aircraft losses
+ _7 o4 l! Y y J+ V% n& L7 `0 tG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed. | \3 s" A* C" i3 a, i2 @1 l
. l4 P! M/ A+ S$ b4 d8 t" O0 o
4 G& h( q1 k$ y) p7 YAllied Ships
; m9 ` ], a$ F1 V# d4 S4 X" gCA Portland
2 u5 k0 x! I. I5 O, P! C% m : k3 ~ ?- a7 j u" D8 a+ }
Aircraft Attacking:" H/ Y5 v, ^3 I) A
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ j3 z, o2 _! \% y3 g: E' K# L
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91# x* `; W( _# Z* B" p* L! r4 |
4 i: y/ P1 b( n' Z2 |6 \, OJapanese aircraft" ^8 h+ b& _9 E. S$ t8 H
A6M2 Zero x 18
$ v6 r! {) |/ R2 iA6M3 Zero x 6" c4 E& Y4 Q0 T- h- g+ z2 Y$ \
G4M1 Betty x 5
- [7 z5 g2 P6 {. F& t6 R4 R* h* \0 h $ {6 f+ P: }$ w$ @1 A! B3 L
Allied aircraft
# q" Q2 F4 J2 MP-39D Airacobra x 24
& I* b3 T4 {- [9 d * y) R2 b% D( r* j) L- d' i
Japanese aircraft losses! f- V6 L0 I6 r- C6 ~
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
* K$ c* f* l7 [1 z3 f T* s' XG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged0 b3 n8 G; \6 ?* ?! H
3 G" V/ n1 J$ r& C& C; t
Allied aircraft losses* E, |# j. p) r9 g% ]
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed7 l4 n, l2 G9 ?# N+ K' g# q
' D. i, S) {0 H8 }
Runway hits 3
B4 h* A1 y( Y7 B. Y4 N) M9 V( }2 q
- M4 a) I0 i9 X* M0 ^; b, SAircraft Attacking:
' O+ F$ z$ g8 @2 K 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 V5 n3 F8 _& u0 u2 l 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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) t7 e7 p0 V# o% j) g1 Q. m. [+ {Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93% K% p8 ^$ m# k5 u. Q
8 T2 S% u S' H$ C
Japanese aircraft1 \, Q1 T" C3 C+ b
A6M2-N Rufe x 32 r# ?" |( h& Z& u& [
A6M2 Zero x 6
7 `8 b* `( O6 j* f0 E9 X5 Q
0 D" V3 T) s0 @, f `Allied aircraft9 s9 e0 V' V0 m( T& I
SBD Dauntless x 49
W: o: l8 t$ X% _1 b! h! W4 xTBF Avenger x 303 F8 V7 K. X, T$ Z
: G+ \$ h7 ]' T, u+ nJapanese aircraft losses
3 w7 i" @! c# K9 }& M* V- jA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
8 @9 Z8 P3 {' m( m' N, ZSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged: S$ o0 T! s! d8 h2 x
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged* R2 T7 f3 a! n, z) x) f0 C% w
3 G# Y. j( F2 b! ^, h* @& w% {Japanese Ships5 }* A0 d- e# ]3 ?# Y/ H+ _
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
1 R' H. k1 O8 _; Y; K- X2 dTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) x5 s: D# j' k8 o8 ?2 X) l5 ]- }! `
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' P8 g( E3 _3 I( |3 UAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ i" T2 K! X7 u/ g7 ?
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire( N" g& N0 U/ k. \
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ |3 ?5 T/ I* Y* U
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 W( f/ a' j: Q) B `
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" R$ K) Z$ ]6 p, mTK Ogura Maru #3- X* O3 \0 o2 {0 Y% S
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Japanese ground losses:2 ?5 `# a3 h$ f2 G$ _+ V
54 casualties reported5 _! P5 d0 [! \! N) y* Z
% {- V7 ~1 R& U( _
Aircraft Attacking:; S" {1 [& x8 J @
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 ?" `4 e4 O S0 w
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) C8 r/ b H5 r' d4 U( O 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 G. ]! ]! K! ~6 }
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ Q& @5 S8 _4 q
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 |/ U3 p% R6 {5 N3 ]& M" K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. z* V- d3 S. M B0 K 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 p+ K" q, z; h: h! i4 E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 N' x/ D; t: x
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 L3 _% a/ j+ }0 l8 Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 P% J1 d- W) O" m; `- o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* j" U: r7 m2 }) y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
@& R$ X( g0 ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& Y: Y, P8 z: V' O" x7 }# u9 \* O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) v1 C4 X3 G9 W( Z7 e0 S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) V5 S5 g. a" `$ I" U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 Y& K' {) l7 T4 Z2 u! o" p 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ J4 E1 m A$ G' Q9 _$ u2 \
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: c5 C) K" B) r; Y% D! t9 U& c. L ? 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet" {4 X2 W) ^/ Y4 D
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Sub attack at 60,868 m! Q% d# d4 u# A1 k. n3 e
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Japanese Ships; R0 x5 B) z$ z' s5 G6 a2 j9 d2 n1 i
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 B' ^8 \- }" a' `PC Ch 23' L7 k; {2 \! K
PC Ch 18
* ]" |# K* x1 FPC Ch 171 B/ V6 E! k3 e8 N# s
PC Ch 166 f/ W* I8 k7 |1 ^9 N; P
' ]; @+ g& s& P) `Allied Ships& m+ o* c; r: k9 c* n
SS Greenling* Y2 F. A' G5 t1 J! }, [ O6 ]4 w
3 C2 j; y4 y+ t
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Ground combat at Lunga) U5 d/ @7 z1 `9 C, u' f- o
) O. z8 S( `) k. R- PJapanese Bombardment attack) a2 G- u2 k$ M( j# M0 t% z3 P9 N b
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 497 \$ _" n* B% Y- c! _
9 ]$ T7 I8 p: x- i6 C, iDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 4662 a9 R0 @% }3 X6 h% [" u
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Allied ground losses:
/ M9 d% d* B7 q [$ a' K: t* ~9 casualties reported* a4 b8 o: \1 y
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack
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+ `8 R: F* H# ?$ w$ T( l9 oAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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+ c! [: K. B9 |; J/ Q5 ?
Japanese ground losses:
+ m/ |* g) L( J8 b: x& `# v16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga3 f# D( e$ h- y0 e5 t) t( T6 g
8 r) R. Z8 U, T. Z, f8 OAllied Shock attack" K7 T, O2 v+ b3 ^
6 Q- s. c) p& l6 k$ J$ M( X% ?
Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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) k. [; I$ X4 nDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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) P! W, o* Z5 }1 ~# j6 wAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 0 z) k; @ L" o! v! F! Z6 i0 ?
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 * C+ P; w! @7 k. X" ~ X& i* e
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:
& t6 ~% g1 y9 U/ V+ W* z397 casualties reported! w: ?! x) S( n, A$ e1 |
Guns lost 2
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( n2 z3 D; o) iAllied ground losses:/ L6 e' \1 E1 O* |
49 casualties reported+ J q2 _# B& B# G
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |