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。。。。+ Y: \5 h3 b, k/ t0 H2 I
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
8 i5 t ?- j# S( U5 C1 Q. yTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:- {0 Y+ Z8 [, X9 f; @
45 casualties reported
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0 T0 z2 d4 i+ k4 v* _6 V ANaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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DD Mugford7 Q8 O, u% O* e: \1 ?2 Y
DD Ralph Talbot
7 ^2 D; l- a: u8 u- HDD Patterson
. j' ~) }* j6 m3 }/ WDD Ellet
: p3 {1 h$ }( x6 K" dDD Wilson
; J9 E# F# z8 F" V' W8 J& Q& R) PDD Selfridge. d; P5 A7 P! P) [
CL Hobart; e; d0 A. b# L
CA Australia
! Z) m' J2 `- a& A% X9 pCA Vincennes
' {8 r. l8 e7 o% Y8 fCA San Francisco. _- E" l& V' T+ n4 F
CA Minneapolis% A0 [' [- [ ~, F1 T2 \! t
CA New Orleans! r3 p; ^4 p0 O4 E+ T' P& C
CA Salt Lake City
" v& S7 g' c# G5 |0 K5 k: d& f5 yCA Chicago% n2 O% w. u6 f& Z' a7 W! a# w2 u
CA Portland
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Japanese ground losses:
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Port hits 3
/ x! ^; y$ Q9 d2 A p: CPort fuel hits 1
+ Q9 a$ K( a& x5 S# I' KPort supply hits 4/ ?( a# q$ r7 C1 R
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; f9 p0 O; [% L/ v( G6 oCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30' q7 Y' U1 s! x7 j* I0 ~8 N8 z' A
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94' x8 X4 w0 m& S- R- }
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" C. c; v( z0 i! N- {) C+ S, \Japanese ground losses:
: P8 a- f( O. ], N! y$ a111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 300 u5 A- i. ]/ u2 D! X, t
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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0 d* u }: L" `, L+ U' T9 e105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense./ Z4 ~6 K% z% d8 A# x
Japanese Ships
2 H) d! N6 c; d& A4 R6 |; aDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1: L1 Y, w) D! g, c1 i
PC Tama Maru #8
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& Y4 p9 Z* _. ]+ }Japanese ground losses:
# k( t8 F$ }: L/ g- K98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97' ~& x+ }& @4 u4 j" {
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Allied ground losses:$ V5 U j( ~: z& F
18 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
0 a7 g% C b1 g+ q7 b" G" gTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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2 I& P" K3 r% e* I; D( Z4 m" [- oAllied ground losses:
3 m- E6 s3 J8 d9 a2 J% x168 casualties reported
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6 I2 P, Q3 z& v9 s eDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97, y6 o H/ f$ {2 Z. j
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5 N( Y* S9 {+ N9 q3 H! f6 ~2 LAllied aircraft
/ b3 g F2 d% ?SOC-3 Seagull x 1
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No Allied losses
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& d5 w; A4 K( [2 UDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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7 O" Z% a2 X2 r% b+ Y8 R oAllied aircraft
# T, H& ~- @/ L- c+ E2 f* FPBY Catalina x 2
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' r& W; T6 k) t0 yNo Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,976 K5 d; D. u6 f! Z$ H
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Japanese aircraft
% O$ p& I+ g* m! v) o5 l' vG4M1 Betty x 629 \0 V% S5 Q$ D) i: I
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Allied aircraft
}: g2 U2 H6 U4 q* A) P: M& T" AF4F-3 Wildcat x 12; ] S, l7 C* J: \! V3 r$ W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22! c* {" ~! }' ?7 ^) d# O( F* l
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Japanese aircraft losses- M: A7 H3 ^8 t$ k% e
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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4 A( d% E. @8 U$ d7 H- NAllied aircraft losses
/ V- i' `3 l7 E J- tF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
. O0 B" ?# G) X5 NF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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1 g1 |0 W7 O( H2 b, @Allied Ships4 i' I) ~. ^0 ^( @. }- m: \8 k
AP George F. Elliot0 n6 c: \7 f& _. {% W( s
AK Libra- F k4 o7 i4 N
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4) d8 Q# |( x7 Y3 |' M
DMS Zane' U$ q& u$ h! p& Y. @# c
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4- b" x2 @# I( D
AK Betelgeuse
6 X! s' A, X3 h* |# \2 K- wDD Helm
3 A4 F) e) V7 A3 B: {+ EAK Fomalhaut% O. _3 V( Q9 U/ w
AP McCawley
+ P1 P. L" p$ ?* B; N5 `" GDD Henley4 z5 d! y5 L2 L1 J+ x
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Aircraft Attacking:
+ _1 Q; _5 H( c. b$ J- F9 \ 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet n. |% M& {% f% k
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! O" p: Y, k, b4 s Y$ g3 j# [
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 `* ?/ x2 I, H3 P2 I" \, X5 e 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 v( h% N* d, T" h: O/ o
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( \$ h3 ~* z Y+ k# j9 W% g
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, m- h4 g' z. b, [ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 ?1 K$ _. [0 H+ b$ u \ 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 ~3 l% b7 Q4 ?8 [; M' y
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. r/ }" J7 f! F$ `, ~, r! {
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 V+ r' U/ l1 n/ G- y( d8 w
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 {$ q- z8 J- G/ q/ ]" y3 l 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
# @ o9 A/ I! C4 |* k 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
% c% T' v) T0 K) V& Y. G 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 p: I0 v, A& e% Q& ~$ i
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft
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0 V4 q/ f( i2 B4 ^' lAllied aircraft
q7 }6 i) `+ U- U4 ]F4F-3 Wildcat x 12% F' j9 a2 g k$ \
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses
; l' T. W7 B; V$ n* Q W( CG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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/ Q* u! r/ ^5 L' F- YAllied Ships3 g+ H9 y* `- x2 ], L% F- |# B
CA Portland2 J7 S9 d4 o" d5 T' z* z
+ C2 F+ r0 T! O/ L& aAircraft Attacking:
; z. c0 f' \: D5 I 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* W& {' O( c4 D- p9 F& N9 g, f: q
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) j1 f/ N0 E- j0 q/ ?+ cDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft \/ A( w' M8 O) Y) x( |
A6M2 Zero x 18
9 c M9 {& X" UA6M3 Zero x 6
1 _ M, C- U# Y/ JG4M1 Betty x 52 W2 d! Q2 d8 S. b7 _
: H) W# ]' e/ E9 Z2 ?$ t6 Q5 lAllied aircraft* m1 I. @6 f6 W( h8 C
P-39D Airacobra x 24$ q* {* k' Y4 F
' m$ g) a" w t' s, sJapanese aircraft losses
+ r$ s; d6 U$ N0 SA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged' c' b- d- E8 v2 H5 |; g8 _- M, \
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses7 u& R( T% J5 t* U! A/ h0 o$ O
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed# b; i3 b7 m8 P8 l8 p1 ^: d
1 W9 l" |2 M* J+ z8 i: z3 Q$ HRunway hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:+ S/ V' t/ a4 J
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) R# Z6 B; y8 I( U2 x( n) U" ^/ |3 k
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft# S% p @* f5 n! Z/ x" ^
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
8 X% t) S \4 s# V$ K4 }A6M2 Zero x 6
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2 v; D2 w% v) I, k$ M! M3 K3 Z: S) zAllied aircraft
) c$ W! x+ m' w* k( MSBD Dauntless x 49) y/ W/ w3 q( i" S
TBF Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
; n8 S) \/ a) ^- Z5 X: `A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged6 E, s( l" k9 G6 j% B% ^, _5 H
; d! q1 h# |% q3 g+ M& x2 k1 ]Allied aircraft losses) c) }% V$ r/ U$ `/ P# g
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged5 |2 D( Z4 Z6 ^: s
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged1 j* R; k- R7 E/ V! W
. N2 {% v/ n, H" fJapanese Ships
3 \4 B1 y2 J' wDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
) X1 v" M0 G2 R( yTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 u* {3 d8 O/ ?% cDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# z7 _5 k( v& z2 ], }$ W: g& hAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire% e, R, x9 w' A R
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 A, [0 f1 \- j. J! }* V- B6 o; l0 uAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' k, S; a& W9 W: x4 M3 TDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; D* J5 ~4 H7 m. @# O7 m8 U: [TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. s' ~) x9 X3 rTK Ogura Maru #3, \5 _* a6 O' @1 t
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Japanese ground losses:4 W2 {- f# g5 f( G
54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 \1 L) B3 `( y! W: ] 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 t( K2 L% T$ g* w" y# F 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 F4 }/ ?' ~, a1 I5 v+ H1 [) q
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- U# V O- N$ I4 @9 u6 q v8 W 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* b& Q- p# `- N1 x
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet C7 C' l1 a9 ?6 w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" { j( d) m7 ?# B/ k9 w7 V# A, W 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, } c& K- l! r$ V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( |- T" w+ |1 {
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 A5 h9 A* i% M# I& ~& l3 f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 j+ H3 p8 {6 J( ?7 d0 k" Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 `* T: T7 p0 a, U0 O& e, r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 X" B7 F0 Z6 K. l) U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 e- @6 \# U" y/ {; O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 w# x7 ~: C( }! S# O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 i& b, V# _+ T; w7 s3 v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ z1 K" y; F" ?7 u, ?% o# f
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" d# T: N ?$ t 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 s( e1 r5 H2 g$ S. ~
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 60,86) a; V" d: L3 R+ M C" \- h# E
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Japanese Ships& Z6 v$ v) T$ r
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. f/ P8 w& y. Q+ G% h" tPC Ch 23
/ P& o' y& o- b& i. APC Ch 185 x8 M- V8 Q5 A* m5 i
PC Ch 17$ s( n3 Q. y, ?" x5 ^8 y0 D4 _
PC Ch 16- d% O, X5 K8 l+ L, H! @7 X6 i u
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Allied Ships
; @$ X7 ?* n8 @- Q" J3 C4 [6 XSS Greenling8 B8 ^% P9 R, \
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Ground 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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2 W1 R1 n# B( M2 s9 tDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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+ U+ f8 T2 Y! d) v& I1 dAllied ground losses:, P, B* r5 m" {3 f, C; x' ?# z
9 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
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; P3 ?2 h) f4 O# k2 C- C, {3 b Y/ HAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1260 o: e, }2 D0 ~4 X1 ]. H
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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; h' E! R! _$ M3 C1 z! hJapanese ground losses:
2 [/ D( {- t2 g& {3 ~16 casualties reported5 V8 P$ e, A$ v B0 d( u
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Ground combat at Lunga1 e+ `$ U# G; F
3 Y' S4 k8 a' |7 r/ aAllied Shock attack0 f" x: v4 s8 N1 Q( }) K/ Y" d/ I
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466) O% ?6 M7 A* ?) }: \
* J0 r6 J) T5 H8 p( J8 pDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49$ M6 q2 l( ^9 P [; L4 C
3 m; ~- [5 V! |/ x0 u$ ]$ p3 Q7 pAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 - m6 H* ]1 U6 C
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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5 _* O0 j. u8 t& p" qAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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- S( L9 F# {2 x# _Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!) L+ [0 i% D3 W' x
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% o1 L' |3 K6 I ^& VJapanese ground losses:
+ O$ Q' w# R N# q, G- N6 W397 casualties reported
# K2 u5 f( D) b. t% h' oGuns lost 2
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' S4 @' ?1 ?7 h4 N6 p, mAllied ground losses:
" U! s. d: M; R49 casualties reported+ Q& O5 U1 b7 s+ n% P, O2 ?
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |