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。。。。* a( h; z. B. H- Y. W: E
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,977 n! g1 Y, H9 ?7 a6 a! t
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: F2 I; N* o* ~0 ?: e! c8 H7 vCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
# F9 [5 U1 Z) c! _. PTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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9 ]" q4 Q+ E1 F1 NAllied ground losses:
/ _$ ?8 t$ D C2 ]. o* M4 y45 casualties reported
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3 T" `$ l1 z: x N" }1 G' D" L7 }Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships4 w# O/ c- e: G% I! E
DD Mugford' w1 Z( \; C U( W u0 Y1 [
DD Ralph Talbot" {: j4 S4 T5 `7 ?! {% `& \
DD Patterson; K" a3 k* y. V! v
DD Ellet1 q6 l2 w$ b$ a: U% z
DD Wilson
6 M; @# r+ D* q2 xDD Selfridge; K! _- t; }3 y( Y5 y4 n( P
CL Hobart. z! p3 W9 Z! d3 B x" |2 ]4 @
CA Australia
% T: I7 t+ Q2 F5 z$ kCA Vincennes
* \7 @0 b1 b4 \8 B3 ICA San Francisco
. r2 s- |! q8 BCA Minneapolis
4 w% X4 S0 k* q- \0 i: E) t3 _CA New Orleans- u# t( h9 C0 j0 z2 P: t
CA Salt Lake City' f# Q6 C) u' T6 y8 X( v' `+ d* D+ R
CA Chicago u3 Z" b+ p; p* V5 T# r
CA Portland2 K& a# j1 b& B3 h
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Japanese ground losses:' s; n* B' {, _
46 casualties reported
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( w/ q( g1 N$ n" |/ aPort hits 33 y9 B! H% c: O; k$ f
Port fuel hits 1
" }$ c+ j( ^# o/ W# NPort supply hits 42 S! y: }9 E, c- ?* H% m% f
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' { V0 G/ Z7 \3 J4 c% c, W4 GCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
# ]/ I# ~* u1 Y0 r) j1 YTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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! X' j& S! C( t9 @& |Japanese ground losses:: U" @, W o7 x5 L& G& y
111 casualties reported- a( E n# g1 q! k" T7 k
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
4 z# ]" g/ I$ @" Y, eTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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- S2 S4 Q r+ A* h' Z105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
6 K% m- t" v/ Z1 QJapanese Ships8 {" [5 k# |' ^
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1& C! f% t' ]; d* V, O. G8 V% g' x
PC Tama Maru #8# U5 _3 Z3 V) g" Z% S
3 n |% D4 W1 _- E: ZJapanese ground losses:1 }9 b0 Y* |- E. D9 i6 V) d
98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
1 u/ N2 z0 Y+ ?* N0 n5 ^6 q1 iTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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& d2 F g" r# n" U' r( _+ Q4 ?: aAllied ground losses:
: @2 S) g9 f. ]7 `9 z5 r" B" s, S168 casualties reported7 `% l) K$ p" b) m- ]( B3 B7 p
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& M6 H7 O& Y2 ^7 v6 YDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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& |5 S5 e: W2 B' b4 y& GAllied aircraft
j8 t% g/ j/ TSOC-3 Seagull x 1* R; R( V( e0 W" `
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No Allied losses9 V4 f l1 j8 D" f
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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) F* X0 N4 g7 n+ D. f: e6 _8 oAllied aircraft
I( Y6 ?% {# Q! rPBY Catalina x 2
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" e0 k1 m: S, ?No Allied losses
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8 L7 ?6 e0 @& }7 s8 pDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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! n5 S5 E3 h6 t+ |& T0 HJapanese aircraft
3 \+ {8 S- D( C! v1 Y* } S( f6 c* KG4M1 Betty x 62
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Allied aircraft6 j5 B/ p$ }% t- x C; H( K$ E- p) j8 E
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
5 ?/ D# ^! H C3 I s' a4 V/ YF4F-4 Wildcat x 226 S5 V( V% e( f* ^
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Japanese aircraft losses, V4 B# g4 ^$ k5 t! N! n. r
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged; q! z: ?6 a1 `; }% O
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Allied aircraft losses r! g" C) w) m7 `+ {: W' _: W
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged2 G4 Z. @5 n4 U
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged$ m& t1 e* w* B4 B; O ~
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Allied Ships
5 d( k$ J: v7 a1 R+ pAP George F. Elliot6 m) ^) [1 b& A1 {6 b. a6 f3 q8 f* c
AK Libra$ ^. I* g V, F, N0 u% ?
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
3 o v" _- X: X9 k! c, [' cDMS Zane: a4 _( C- }' i ]7 N0 }! j
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
) P( E% b" [% cAK Betelgeuse& U% |, W- f) y9 P2 P- ]3 b# B
DD Helm
. h1 R/ H! c0 s# O, BAK Fomalhaut, N! b5 d5 o! d& c# c
AP McCawley: [" m7 r) l M# ~- x; V
DD Henley
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Aircraft Attacking:- K3 A* E/ s: B5 i$ M' L1 `) p) w4 T
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; w: M1 ^# r* h9 Y5 k
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ ]# ^ |, P( ~) p5 L
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 w! A0 p2 s' C, P# A5 B, t$ {
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ j1 ]/ A; q7 M2 k5 P
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
5 l' D5 C5 ]3 A! K" q 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. k2 G0 @8 w' g: k4 O
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ E: }4 U. o0 T7 W/ ~ 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet L6 v' o% B' M' {3 P1 P; u
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ [4 h" O' v5 ~
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 p; I M0 `( y4 U
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# ]8 w/ o% j w# J7 @: N
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* n# F% `7 W+ N5 }! z* B; o" K+ t
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- k" N1 |) M" K# n
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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5 J+ ~2 C* G, j( w. j0 cDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97' e- W+ C) E5 k/ u( n1 b
+ Q! x. a' P6 B# m4 j: ~9 uJapanese aircraft- ?0 L$ o' B* b+ S7 ]9 ~+ H
G4M1 Betty x 3: k3 I* ~3 q W; R% U; E
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Allied aircraft
7 t* K8 c6 P1 }) T8 e1 Z9 zF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
; z3 ~* p- g) Y# gF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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/ v. ?- y/ w* E. e; H9 OJapanese aircraft losses
; ]( b0 ]* O$ |! MG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships# ^- R2 K# k% ]# [2 V
CA Portland) U; B: _6 L( u
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6 a) ^, W0 a0 ]0 k! J; t 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. f1 \! c. Z7 e/ e7 ~" ]
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3 j ^, L' u& u' {Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91# L3 A7 l9 I, S, G- b% r) E
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Japanese aircraft
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A6M3 Zero x 6) L2 T2 ^7 x* ^3 b* v. E
G4M1 Betty x 5' o7 w4 ~; E+ ?1 l+ Q7 A* ~2 C
8 ^7 G. j, `3 d1 IAllied aircraft
2 Z( s9 W, U% W dP-39D Airacobra x 245 [, F/ @( M6 n6 x
: j: e2 d0 V; E: CJapanese aircraft losses( k9 Z2 R: J5 E5 L6 s& B f X
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
- q$ g; V: Q, j9 \& mG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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: O0 t* `1 X5 I- E- E: O) j6 JAllied aircraft losses4 i( B m. ?0 C5 M. M6 d, D
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Runway hits 3
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2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 a. b& x" K1 o( s4 J 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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! c. W( g) b. s% D9 X; X0 XDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93) o& a7 T; B8 U! i
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Japanese aircraft
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A6M2 Zero x 68 x( L1 o2 v. @# r2 o' j6 _
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Allied aircraft
8 o/ t8 m# Y5 t; @0 [( h* oSBD Dauntless x 49
, v1 [4 o9 p) }7 NTBF Avenger x 30% h4 \7 |' X( r' K
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 U% o" u7 x! ~3 U/ ^A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged0 C5 I- J' D9 A9 M1 o
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3 {% F% A$ e* N/ D ySBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged, n, A0 K( h0 ], s. ~, s
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged( E$ ~% Y7 H" N$ [; j g8 }- [
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Japanese Ships
* u u3 l# v4 n/ qDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
' x( |6 S! E& o3 n' q* B3 hTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* `9 U1 R5 |0 Z
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 H1 c5 \/ g; Y/ B$ G! q. Z' O N
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 T0 ]& x; h2 y" ~1 `3 vAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire# D0 {) _; y _- X8 `: G) j8 ^ W
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. ]5 G! V2 s* [2 N s6 E- f
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 j+ D" u0 _" t% XTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 F7 R% V$ K* N& U0 I2 c
TK Ogura Maru #3% m1 C" E- i2 L$ @' h% t
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Japanese ground losses:' @+ u6 _& n9 l! L' s. M, Z! s
54 casualties reported8 M5 s0 U5 C' I7 x1 e. n% V
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Aircraft Attacking:
* L& f# T6 a# U! ], J- w6 T& q 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 t5 G) ~, q' R: H) i( `# z 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet: o0 w+ s' {0 r1 P6 B$ P
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ T# J! B9 q4 M6 \
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) t; r$ F/ R3 t/ Y# c
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 _ q5 \1 r: @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 @* y/ @- u" g A3 l 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ j6 {# w6 D4 V% e! R* L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 x0 i: f) q. o1 S
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet! r1 A+ T+ n2 M; V' Z' \, A- p
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 b5 k8 M# I- M2 W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% F( C) I6 F; K( J" G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% b" }, b# h+ X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ }0 L$ ?2 J6 r! a- S2 Y8 ~$ ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# d; T' D) z! R7 B1 |
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 o% _* J3 t$ ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 K8 k5 b$ x+ F5 a4 V, k
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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9 q3 k& I1 j1 v( C$ s! n 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet" ~$ G' z9 `- l" `4 k6 m# Z# W a
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Sub attack at 60,86( }& u, ~" e$ O3 l
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Japanese Ships
8 s! C! N# U7 cPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 ?" u2 w0 R; g/ j" Y
PC Ch 23
}% B6 B: ~, X+ EPC Ch 18! p# w' _ m7 I4 @9 u
PC Ch 17
4 \& n' P0 W( o6 oPC Ch 16
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Allied Ships
4 k- P# I( ~) `# K3 HSS Greenling
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! h, s8 V$ Y% Q1 c) `% FGround combat at Lunga A% S/ W5 E3 K( |. E
7 b! R( o8 D C/ y) }Japanese Bombardment attack: N" x( j i. M" _$ p4 F: g' {
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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7 c3 y) H% G, x& \. f) ~4 VDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466. E* f9 I3 T9 o2 E% M: i
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Allied ground losses:/ p! k. h" U- F. r9 l. L
9 casualties reported; t1 n5 J) l2 s" t, J, X
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/ T, B4 ]- |2 e; Z7 WGround combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1266 a v2 J- q" X
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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Japanese ground losses:3 b4 c- }/ I4 V1 Z& y% f
16 casualties reported
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- B6 F/ E3 {) i; uGround combat at Lunga
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% H0 z9 f$ D8 p( l: ^Allied Shock attack: Q3 M! ~' ^, e* N% b5 T* `
, y/ P) s+ V3 t3 x: p% oAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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- H- i8 ~9 M; e% C P2 J( P" B- KDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 1 [. r8 Y2 ^' W' L/ I9 \: g; m
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 . E1 u- S& W$ n+ a/ p2 D$ Z
# v6 G$ z0 k/ x/ S! F) GAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) / k. t/ p3 D! u' U k0 t5 \ `0 u3 I+ J
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!+ R/ g5 ?! c% v6 l
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Japanese ground losses:
/ C9 t1 {' U- M4 H- @5 d- l) B6 C397 casualties reported6 I' X( I2 c4 {; f$ I+ H! P7 ~
Guns lost 2) D; O2 K; O, w9 g! ?
7 A2 e( Z, z2 Q5 @Allied ground losses:
: e9 p5 b4 l3 _ V; w6 S49 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |