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, t8 t( u' d, _6 ]3 _' F* D8 H0 K
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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2 d8 l4 q* a* t1 N% p; _1 ~# ]% g2 JCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
9 I+ {9 f$ q+ h( {: \% B! H* `, WTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
4 x4 J( c. W* U- \' E+ Q : _6 H- k% M% s( {# @$ X& P& E
4 s' h! }/ i+ t# W K& A
2 E0 x+ }% L; E% iAllied ground losses:5 Y: ?: @ [- n% U# h) i
45 casualties reported
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" f. H ~- o4 @6 d" ^% NNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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* {8 b$ |$ j8 I2 X. UAllied Ships
& c" I) v6 a" F; C* G* L$ iDD Mugford
U% [8 {* N. c+ n# V% n! sDD Ralph Talbot+ C; ]: E/ D4 Z0 E! V `8 e% M
DD Patterson4 Z' f) W8 d5 f* z6 w& J
DD Ellet
6 a8 k( S( f, L3 }- }5 XDD Wilson; b; o4 n+ O) E# l7 e3 \0 N7 r" b
DD Selfridge Z* e# ]2 @) _# p+ q) l
CL Hobart
9 B7 S' t) @; E( q; o0 YCA Australia
0 B7 x! O. Y8 G# [CA Vincennes
$ G- E2 p/ Z D0 Y1 {& Z! v3 qCA San Francisco& D! ^5 [$ _0 `
CA Minneapolis
* R( {8 @/ S6 H3 CCA New Orleans: O! x/ H0 M; {8 D- h3 [1 t
CA Salt Lake City4 V/ Z3 m: D% Q! b( K9 Y
CA Chicago
o) W$ B- o+ Y9 ^CA Portland
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Japanese ground losses:
3 ]$ _8 |$ R4 o# e: v46 casualties reported) V/ X- l( j1 g/ U
3 g# R6 w7 D9 I6 V$ YPort hits 3
2 W' S f# t+ qPort fuel hits 1
# a, v. E) q( Q Y( ~' QPort supply hits 4% P) I0 I* P9 H4 B: y
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
8 I- r( y( l/ C: J- @! j0 xTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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Japanese ground losses:. Z# x7 z. S' j0 u% z( U0 s7 H
111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
7 E O8 I, k( o4 l# ?/ r$ Q) VTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
# [; Y! K' X: [: p y' S! p( `Japanese Ships0 m2 b( F0 C9 I$ W; a
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
0 W1 A! u' d& ?* O" YPC Tama Maru #85 X5 U% d, D) T: }7 ^: E0 ]
2 O0 ?% z$ o1 NJapanese ground losses:
# g6 f) H* l, H8 O' F* M0 J98 casualties reported8 y3 G4 `; B( f5 C% @/ N ^' o d
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+ i' F% p% K! i; {- jTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97# [4 R; L, ^) M" V5 C- Q
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Allied ground losses:5 c6 a% _: Y7 }! I0 \9 Q3 J
18 casualties reported9 G' i. W1 N2 A# z
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10099 v ?6 b, X9 F9 _8 I6 S6 c
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,971 \9 l- \$ l7 r( F1 O# E& j
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! q0 V9 y$ k ?9 M! g* e4 J! z* HAllied ground losses:" f& X2 z. g7 q7 T7 ^( F
168 casualties reported
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5 g8 _- {& z0 X; [0 D/ V8 hDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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2 o5 t) O0 |( N+ n, ~+ e- LAllied aircraft
3 u9 {+ B7 S. ^4 PSOC-3 Seagull x 1
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No Allied losses, p3 L2 D; v; ^$ m) n5 R- Q6 P' m
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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}( n- w% h8 v& g( ?3 [Allied aircraft
2 L( u" B: o' E! L6 r0 X6 D/ hPBY Catalina x 22 T* ~6 @% z. v# L' m; M) B5 C# P( N
9 Y3 r5 i2 A$ ^6 q3 H0 \& G
o) c) ^% G) O# K" X/ vNo Allied losses
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2 q, T. c& a5 D: ^& V, c3 TDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,974 I; f0 x, ^5 d7 k& @9 v
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Japanese aircraft
$ t$ D0 \9 ?3 | _; k6 p& hG4M1 Betty x 623 {0 l* E( e n' L3 g' O
1 T6 g2 P% ~! }+ R2 P0 ^, R. z5 a( k2 OAllied aircraft; J2 \" [3 W! }. Z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
2 C8 \3 |# v: r: x% W2 L- S& E0 IF4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses: T. a- G! E; x, N
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged: D" ~& u2 x W& G! \5 M$ J1 S
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Allied aircraft losses
7 G0 \& g p" W* E: w jF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
) W' R S: m: @8 t7 B( tF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
L2 b4 H2 y5 ]9 n( s7 L2 c ; h- B9 H5 E4 l5 J2 K% ?3 d
Allied Ships
. l% @ ?) ]- {! g8 a" d% ], s; Q2 HAP George F. Elliot
/ Q. q" |- A6 s9 M3 r& SAK Libra& o3 ^( h* u& ^7 T1 t3 F
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
) G& |7 l( m: |/ ~- n' l; ]DMS Zane
: u$ N% D7 D @- n/ {AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
% D5 L" E7 Q/ o1 Y. ]AK Betelgeuse
I) o0 \ Z) k. h' LDD Helm8 E. F7 v2 Y/ S8 a
AK Fomalhaut2 G! u9 G& O0 \9 i% z& s
AP McCawley
I! E7 W& K$ [& H% PDD Henley
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* ~$ F0 ?! v/ g5 l) YAircraft Attacking:
9 @5 R6 I3 k9 i. |, | ^) m 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet R- l4 h( o4 P4 j2 M( |: j( R
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 X0 L( I( C* J. O
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 W9 f8 V! R* | 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
% ? V0 r# |5 L, B, U I 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 a' q% H# q W# Y* k | 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
7 u$ d4 V. q W+ T$ ^! m) H 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
/ ^" Q+ V! o& f& @* t) g 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% D! t& b4 R5 O7 I6 Y
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, u4 ]; L8 `, F3 j) k4 L
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet V8 `+ Q3 W0 K/ T
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! W( C2 M0 t" [, s8 B' _& k; D' L 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 `! r$ C; K2 |8 p 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, B7 t$ e$ i, n0 p$ h 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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: G3 Q) q9 e6 `5 ADay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,976 H) x Z# U ~7 m% {& M+ z
% s- X& O1 j- ]- R+ _Japanese aircraft
9 O* f8 ^( ^$ g1 _! JG4M1 Betty x 3 f2 j: [5 H( Z/ t3 x* Q2 `
3 J6 d/ n' ^) \: q
Allied aircraft
1 `& e# C! d5 W; r/ LF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
8 h& U. {6 X) A$ [F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
2 c8 O1 Z r3 ]4 Y( S, d
/ n0 E8 _3 ?+ ?7 qJapanese aircraft losses' o2 j' E1 g1 N L
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
4 Q0 h9 ]) i# G
2 X) v- ?. N. E! S
- U/ P5 H! ?- n+ J0 E- zAllied Ships% B9 a0 X/ i( P
CA Portland
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Aircraft Attacking:, Z" [6 ], l9 t6 X: N9 q
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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9 Y& ]2 s6 I) [& l9 i0 z0 DDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,914 G5 w, h" H! Q- g
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Japanese aircraft7 J* q+ K# Y# Z+ N0 b1 [
A6M2 Zero x 18
3 n2 j' l& P4 W2 ?" kA6M3 Zero x 6
+ T& `8 v) J) }" QG4M1 Betty x 5' ~9 b" V r6 ~ h. B
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Allied aircraft K" ~, i, A+ M8 X
P-39D Airacobra x 24% _2 w8 H8 _2 E1 _* y
. O# o9 N6 p) z8 PJapanese aircraft losses
9 Y3 h% m0 }( O9 g7 UA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
! G; }! C9 |+ r# U- Q8 }" C5 N+ uG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
5 L6 ^4 q, _$ ~) v0 X T) P9 @7 G
' |4 k# n. V* k& d! {: F7 J' IAllied aircraft losses; B8 k7 H& {: W' O t' u
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed% h9 K' ]! N. I* n! n
: w3 P& [& ~' E- ^
Runway hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 _6 n! F# ~' L- S( Z- [- O 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" J0 q7 Y( u, Y$ f7 |/ ~
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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' }3 Q7 m5 h3 J% U! nDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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# S/ c; {9 r' C) z& S9 k+ Q3 HJapanese aircraft
/ ^ ]( c; @# b% I- L3 p9 }3 UA6M2-N Rufe x 3' L6 X8 p, x( L
A6M2 Zero x 6! _2 a6 n, E$ h6 ]' u" ^' w" R
* ^; V: O/ e, c* e0 Y9 UAllied aircraft
! ?( x0 G9 D- T: U9 CSBD Dauntless x 49" y4 k1 |4 o) C( d) r, `/ E" h
TBF Avenger x 30
0 R+ H5 `3 \6 Q; ~" W
2 r& D" V* a- |* x hJapanese aircraft losses9 p" H4 r# ^( w' R' d3 J/ p
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged' d5 u* @5 @# ?, ~
* t$ [$ P3 z" ?& @Allied aircraft losses
3 r1 m! F2 n0 S' o; R1 D6 j+ z9 RSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged6 {% r2 I7 t6 x" U6 l* U0 Z
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships8 b1 g7 C* x9 w
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage* E4 B( t2 b& j
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: E$ s$ X% f0 V3 jDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire- g9 W5 p) w( W) } s4 f. x5 w
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 |" s* s& ^$ o0 V* z9 }0 _APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire% O2 L4 n3 k6 j6 Q& S" e7 t2 y
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" [2 M) Y( {* e5 u* ]DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& c3 s# N9 l8 J' U4 o7 D$ XTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! N Y/ G8 r) O1 C5 |TK Ogura Maru #36 D$ D5 E% x8 Y9 s9 n3 Y
9 @ \/ L( v+ B6 j" u1 I! ZJapanese ground losses:9 w3 n' I7 U, s$ V" d" |; H
54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:: k& s# y# L0 J
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 i& N5 B! A, P0 x! O% g
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet* d1 i1 X/ C: S/ ]
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: {9 A. K i6 g- Z. P6 C1 |
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
I$ x! Q, d; u' ]0 O0 _ 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 R+ [4 D, |1 f2 i9 y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* o/ M7 r0 l7 C% a% O! b8 ~, j
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! }1 `( P$ y* ^/ o( s! Z4 ~* l# v, ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 A0 i' {9 A* z; s$ b 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet, W8 ?8 W3 x( z# G8 T( t6 k" r- d! M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: w, f# i" `6 }2 Q4 E
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 l0 a* C4 \$ P3 W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; d# S$ G* o' W0 L5 T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- P/ j' c1 A. V8 O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 v6 s" J3 x6 R9 P, }$ d0 C, b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 X" w. o; d) |- z! r/ |4 o 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 T* M/ A" s& k8 r- ]+ _6 R
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 v# q8 L& q) b P
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, Q7 e( z! s9 Y 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 60,86
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Japanese Ships% ?( d! F; ]. Z, q
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 z& M- `6 E' W7 a' DPC Ch 23, P! u; j C w! q) Q4 }
PC Ch 18
# C8 n# s% |; \- ^* X3 hPC Ch 17
/ |, J3 q4 R/ w3 f2 yPC Ch 16
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6 o1 ^% b" Y$ qAllied Ships
; A, L$ R0 \: ?+ ESS Greenling+ L- _: O7 z- e M8 C0 Y
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Ground combat at Lunga
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/ x* b/ M& Z8 I9 h( |Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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@) g, }/ M$ u& x$ [Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 4668 m5 M* N/ ~3 g) F: m. ^1 i4 d& |
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Allied ground losses:
+ U: g, T) D8 C3 z: s6 Y9 casualties reported2 E7 I( ?7 ~2 @/ }4 \& j: C
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% ]( e6 o) s: a MGround combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack
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: @* k" E# l1 _. @Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126; O' Y# J$ ]7 S, L/ F
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58 n' G: }$ }' p$ w3 m( Z
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6 `+ D2 Q$ O% b% n1 H- JJapanese ground losses:. d& W2 M% J1 n1 G. m, h
16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466' z F4 R/ x# L! l7 c I6 T* D+ d+ U. a
( }5 a/ O& l7 j& V* k6 o8 ~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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; ?; T2 H) t5 B% ^6 T h cJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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/ m; Z% U, p# FAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!! Y; Q9 G. t& j( O- R% t. [
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Japanese ground losses:' k" b* \" s2 t( e. K
397 casualties reported% N- \1 k) e$ ]
Guns lost 2/ l6 P( y# J1 Q
$ d1 g" q$ o; L# J7 J# A$ gAllied ground losses:
2 ~' C2 `+ s# f7 r49 casualties reported9 i% J( ?9 d2 j7 `
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |