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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$ ?; b. i+ d9 b8 s) hAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,973 y( d: V" ]! F4 O: m n- G: m
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008; P9 D! P; Z9 L. f( p6 y
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
; o5 s7 S9 r9 n' Z e8 h; v. m( `" i
- i& b" R2 d7 T7 X! t; r+ Q+ @* V3 s
H7 m/ H; x+ W/ B. @
- b6 Y2 ^3 g2 d3 t/ pAllied ground losses:9 T2 l) N$ }( E
45 casualties reported
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5 c/ m( ^- r/ n, z8 S6 _Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,976 |! h* m8 C( m9 ?0 _
7 Y* Y: D, p3 w4 ~Allied Ships
2 ]3 b3 x! p8 |& ?/ R8 N7 ADD Mugford1 ?, P2 k% c( t2 c! {2 W2 m
DD Ralph Talbot- |5 G. k. ?1 P9 D$ A ]
DD Patterson' l9 A6 ^& ]6 a6 `! |) t, X
DD Ellet
4 P+ _& I$ q! ?# gDD Wilson
/ e% j2 ]3 X- y8 W% `' VDD Selfridge
+ F! \* b9 T: g+ XCL Hobart
6 z5 q5 G" E5 E: v9 t, XCA Australia
R/ H% J3 E6 {) cCA Vincennes
4 G, N8 k( S/ T& hCA San Francisco7 i) W& J7 Y- v- S4 D
CA Minneapolis& @! u3 B' d1 h) S! r/ _
CA New Orleans# p* q+ F |( E' x7 w4 l
CA Salt Lake City Z! F& {& U% K! Z! m. x2 x
CA Chicago* ^( r" Q c( T3 L \ I
CA Portland, Y2 w9 \+ Y# @3 e" W
+ m F' C0 z2 P& A/ u# mJapanese ground losses:
' f1 h7 s1 Z' v2 ?46 casualties reported
( p8 E# W+ {3 \) H. V O
0 g; t0 Q x# ~: u- cPort hits 3
4 Q. i3 {* g# N, h: Y7 z( p5 M, t1 ?Port fuel hits 1
7 t2 L$ h/ h7 FPort supply hits 4
7 H1 ^6 Y6 N: O
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& y" S" X( b: h, sCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
+ D+ f3 G6 `/ K) V |6 R* |% BTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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Japanese ground losses:- N8 Z9 |, n$ z, q0 |
111 casualties reported
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, e$ U0 W4 K. J2 d l! t: a/ ~Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
- S4 m- h1 k2 i3 x7 w+ UTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
; c) A) Y. |) n" f$ wJapanese Ships: s) k0 N7 b9 }& c. M* w7 X) H
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
( C$ q& _3 O! F$ d' V' G' R) ZPC Tama Maru #8+ z5 S. a3 K# h8 Q {
; r! r" J- s" F6 xJapanese ground losses:
5 S8 I7 [8 ` l# I4 S2 v98 casualties reported' |! X5 A! p% J/ v9 N# [3 N
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,976 }7 P- h( q3 l. c, [% v
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# U8 M+ o) X. g& C! G/ \+ v( i: LAllied ground losses:3 i) h4 C! I; [0 |" N! c
18 casualties reported2 |- C5 _0 h8 k0 J9 f
2 F* W/ c* q5 ]' t0 A
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10093 S3 e) V) l0 q3 p& c. x; c# L
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,975 R% r; A9 E& @ }. h3 s: C
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* F3 Y5 @, N- \6 |Allied ground losses:& A+ p* D& {" r: u3 N' q0 e
168 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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7 w5 d$ I$ ^! m! U* g: I
Allied aircraft7 D# c/ j( T2 b/ ?9 P v' m: ]
SOC-3 Seagull x 1
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8 X7 ?; C' v \ V- X
! j7 t$ P u' D$ GNo Allied losses( F$ d/ V# k! w; W: m! y
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,977 g% U1 d% i" w0 I4 Y, [
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; \9 f5 B) B' vAllied aircraft
) S# L! N% g3 J# _PBY Catalina x 2/ s- I) x# H" ^ ]
1 G g8 Z) K: K3 ?& n G: D
! \0 k, { |/ w7 d* v# u& V
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97* {. T! L! L g: y, X, N( N" i
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Japanese aircraft) c$ w$ ?$ P* {6 P% U: k
G4M1 Betty x 62+ t/ @3 L- E# Z, O) y+ ]) @( f: s) C
R7 \& i9 W0 o5 C0 O2 [
Allied aircraft+ F4 w d, b, K+ r
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
0 `" ]$ D9 w# g3 _. V. eF4F-4 Wildcat x 22
5 E8 s9 }4 |. b0 |* ^6 c ; A4 F/ K. ^9 ]
Japanese aircraft losses
6 w" y3 D9 w' u: Q% P! _G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged- ~% |0 K9 x: n7 N9 s' W
( J" k" q- ?( N$ v
Allied aircraft losses% D+ t+ D+ {4 H1 I4 z2 U0 x
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
# I. i# Y/ p' { s. P/ L" s' CF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged- U5 R- i6 U7 T0 J+ ~8 g) O0 p
& Y3 {# m; n2 t! qAllied Ships
1 \7 M& G w" b6 a5 M8 S GAP George F. Elliot1 O' L8 @8 m1 B- M
AK Libra6 k: g, V. S, k8 c# o0 O
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4$ ?5 J2 {' ], V' V+ L( K
DMS Zane
( |( `# p/ T6 u, Z; q1 dAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 46 d, h; [: S, ^9 f
AK Betelgeuse- M! Y A, ]3 z* x. _8 d) n( I7 ?+ V
DD Helm
) K4 K& R8 A/ e/ ^; j* i+ @AK Fomalhaut
4 V8 P# Y( ?9 g- l: E% RAP McCawley
" T/ `! e7 H5 `' f8 B# k7 I& f8 C0 yDD Henley! N% \; z) ?; z G$ q* x
2 }, u' M- g# x$ F: B" Q* E: vAircraft Attacking: S/ d' }& T/ M2 P
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: o4 z2 U5 O. k9 t/ } 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" L& u) E; [4 F' k
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! n: _* G; D+ o3 m 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ x3 }% L/ T" m' v4 S
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 f: u1 H. N$ I) F! k1 ^1 Y2 ^. g 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
% d+ `2 B {) T, m 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ Y# {( q3 w3 B D
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: {* M6 D) K( [' j7 ?
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 e3 S) L a0 q% W+ O 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 \0 \6 f$ E" W: L0 W# K; i$ b
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 e- {) C/ \2 C; O 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, R% \# q, c# Z) _9 g6 Z+ q
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: p) o+ {/ N& _5 a1 N% M
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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" I6 c& H( E; n G. LDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,976 o! i$ P, Z0 k2 ~- k+ R- @
9 b8 A, d( {7 G$ q! I! M( CJapanese aircraft8 Y- d4 d( R8 p; H+ Z
G4M1 Betty x 30 ^. t( }& X- M' A, I
" Y; a0 s, i. }* n+ K4 U+ b" |Allied aircraft8 Y7 h- f8 [2 O) I9 M% R
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
# y/ C3 p) Y' j0 G, BF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
+ `8 V5 v' G6 r1 U/ p 8 ]. W" |' H4 {6 c
Japanese aircraft losses+ P! n1 G6 A5 D% o, b/ L
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
. p5 k2 r3 W0 J; q/ g z- q' b
, r# {1 X* ? h, g# e" L0 G/ _( R
w9 w5 G! Q+ L# l. m" K% i9 oAllied Ships2 d+ o# A1 ^$ [6 u+ C# L" F
CA Portland* m8 y1 u6 A3 c! P9 b9 x3 p k
- x7 I ~* l7 ?$ p* ]8 T% ~2 M
Aircraft Attacking:/ G) A" j9 N+ m5 ?& L
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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5 \# x. h+ z. p# ]" ^& \ lDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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% d8 h: T8 {9 t* j, Z+ }; ?Japanese aircraft* ]/ w- R' e* M' `/ F
A6M2 Zero x 18
, X5 J" F9 d& z HA6M3 Zero x 6
! f6 g+ h3 R4 r% {- c1 BG4M1 Betty x 52 `* {: d% H. b! H* d4 X
6 B) r1 f- ?$ z
Allied aircraft( ~4 Q% r3 N3 n# c2 h6 o$ p
P-39D Airacobra x 24
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' W( {; D, a, D& t# L0 y( aJapanese aircraft losses0 o# y, d/ A/ _7 R8 T, `' @
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
0 g+ H' U7 k: e& w( a5 H" WG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged+ o% ]6 m, Y) I" {; s. e5 B
; X$ [; k+ f. N
Allied aircraft losses7 W2 B9 t9 w. s/ J' s# X3 Q3 ?$ @
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed" O. x6 R# d8 d, {- i% V
7 W3 a: @; L0 g+ F" Y' ARunway hits 3
7 I3 D$ Z3 o& h
0 b7 ?1 l3 ^* K, M2 ]$ c( i2 wAircraft Attacking:6 q0 q. K1 H5 w7 I/ B; T
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 ]; L# v. w6 e2 @& F7 s7 E$ D
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# t4 W* T6 D% i1 b* _
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8 Q! J: [% ?5 a) }' G$ ^Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft1 O( ]# q, i( u- r/ B
A6M2-N Rufe x 38 l- u! Y k" g" v8 G* ~% y; t' ^
A6M2 Zero x 6; p# r8 ~3 l+ |7 g/ ~, X/ Z: B
4 y% J T5 H. B9 C. H
Allied aircraft! F" l9 h5 s( V9 h+ I
SBD Dauntless x 49
- z3 P$ h) ~7 O4 {TBF Avenger x 30
6 o- m0 g; j4 ~) S % @4 s, ]0 [+ Y! A, Y
Japanese aircraft losses
* _* O& p; g' |8 m: M. YA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged0 j( X( N' \0 K- x. x" Y- v+ Q5 k$ n& v
# v, X. `& _- G+ u2 v4 T
Allied aircraft losses
- s% y r; f3 |0 ]& ~( oSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged' ]" Z; q. ?! e# C& @
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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2 i) D- V% F }2 C7 p% cJapanese Ships' [- e$ q% j& e6 s, O0 L$ L% T1 {
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage5 R/ U0 _+ Y6 L5 D7 ]4 U5 M
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 ^1 f9 h6 o% ^
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# m4 s! `/ x2 nAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ H; G% m4 s4 l8 S/ j- u" h( YAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire- {: C7 W5 p1 W l" z# }
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. C" e2 I2 b- M! ^DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" }: z: D" J: \0 k2 \) V% MTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- l- j$ K# I% f3 B5 PTK Ogura Maru #39 J! |3 E5 R- k* K' O& x
0 @1 m' X9 Y1 R2 I! f8 n- J; f
Japanese ground losses: {( V0 p8 c* a8 E' H4 f- t
54 casualties reported
9 q G4 W8 G) m
+ L8 Z8 A' t6 JAircraft Attacking:
; A$ o& b- C4 I: S; c$ H 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- X8 o7 h8 Y2 n5 D0 h) ~! K+ s
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 Q. u1 a. v4 ~4 w8 L H% C
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( @8 O: s( f# @* p
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. I$ `2 J$ _0 ` ?6 c: i 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
o2 @: A- f5 ~2 v. n4 Y& M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" T7 a2 N0 i; r2 d5 |4 U 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 ]+ T2 c7 R6 K& h) P5 p( X9 m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ D1 ?9 b7 u; N7 u; t 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ D4 {9 q, D' {" o3 P* i 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 R( P) T7 _! p8 f8 a3 X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' j% y8 G" c& F& X* |. C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: s/ R5 Y" n; z$ X5 [( w: r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 E! F6 L# [9 Q8 a
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; D: m4 A; c% ]# N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) w" V8 y0 k% f0 W, x% F7 \2 G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- \/ b6 d" Z; h: o
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet' a v; O m8 s# ~1 b
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet& ^8 x9 W4 `; ] Z7 q) p
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet) F1 p8 ?- q2 _5 ^; _
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1 P7 L+ P/ G8 `4 `7 D) p# H% {% U" {Sub attack at 60,86
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& Q, ?/ j# j0 D% K$ BJapanese Ships$ B" l: [, W0 p' s
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 ^% @7 x; z6 q1 r, N/ b& A3 F ]
PC Ch 23
7 q( t% u2 m/ zPC Ch 18
8 Q( @/ U5 i- MPC Ch 17
/ j% ~5 Y" S) k# I! U; l( O. ~7 PPC Ch 16
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Allied Ships
2 p. c' s& B# ?# n! @SS Greenling2 z, w$ i; i8 R {
3 i# u, L @% i3 L- s
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Ground combat at Lunga9 g& J) h3 @! e3 [8 K
0 B8 V+ u6 {8 b; q. T0 GJapanese Bombardment attack
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- o: B6 |3 y/ }) \Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 492 v4 K( k' U9 l
, x; K6 _9 H% N$ gDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 4669 j; C# t7 a- r+ ?1 B l
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Allied ground losses: }9 f' ~, ^2 Y+ N1 j4 B9 V9 p
9 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
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: C: z( Q0 G3 d/ [Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126+ }- G$ P6 g# U5 z* k a- i1 D
9 u' a- l8 r- v4 R- c9 l1 PDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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/ B. y, A& S: f* q) R) y % `6 G8 p3 p& Y8 D- \3 r
Japanese ground losses:" k5 R( g5 Q" E! I7 a' O9 x
16 casualties reported5 ]9 d' N) d6 G; z
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& _5 X8 @" J" Z; U; g- uGround combat at Lunga
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Allied Shock attack
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( h8 M Z3 M, p: S3 X- qAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 4667 P+ H/ [& T' E$ g1 a% I2 U
* ~6 y% m0 S" s b8 c
Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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3 U! g! j+ b3 p3 s" C3 mAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) 6 M# a. k4 O7 v( d$ p5 B+ X* o
4 X+ l4 S% F. u+ J% ^9 x; K* r
Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!! N% M# H' S" l3 ^3 ]2 G. Z
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; R1 h; m( _( m1 ~0 [7 Q) aJapanese ground losses:- m! d5 @. [. i* P q
397 casualties reported
: _( [# o; @7 ]. TGuns lost 2! [8 \! i% h+ h
9 l8 h2 e2 D: h/ s# A8 p+ x* S
Allied ground losses:& j3 j" [/ _# B5 j; I' T8 @
49 casualties reported/ @/ Q/ e) a' {' ` Y" ]
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2 Q% T9 N. F- D1 P; B% j5 IDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |