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。。。。" I* \- t/ k" P% s( r' |# s
: z- @; c9 I' H% U6 hAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,974 W$ p, l+ p# a
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1 ]* X% p8 H3 E: J- K q# @% y' CCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
2 j2 {7 |) B- [* }6 }+ o" QTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,970 ?4 u! L6 t6 ?+ m
1 p+ r* c2 d2 p5 a ( l7 Z4 g/ |" S' R
/ o1 W" i0 ?8 x- y) D
Allied ground losses:
% s" D2 c4 ]$ [! H* q45 casualties reported2 S; j0 h* O7 S2 G' A
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$ K0 `9 W8 j0 Y7 x6 C0 N) e2 d/ P& J) ONaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships- E! V, L% o' u% D0 I
DD Mugford
+ x1 h3 h) G! {7 p% g, d, c# Q$ _9 J5 tDD Ralph Talbot) j8 h4 e5 |+ S$ j h+ R; c# g7 T- Q
DD Patterson/ e5 J9 u2 r5 L3 K z9 I
DD Ellet
' s6 y/ g, `* ?2 dDD Wilson: _! c$ \) h" f- l \; Y3 ]0 ?
DD Selfridge5 I: m1 k" y1 a: S& r% c
CL Hobart% T! r4 c; n; j3 c) G! }: H
CA Australia
# O8 n9 K9 d8 b$ HCA Vincennes2 t3 g8 C* Z- J* G J$ o( i" ?
CA San Francisco
6 f: J- @+ N( P9 a8 ~6 jCA Minneapolis
+ [7 k) N3 e) W" g) l$ [0 T xCA New Orleans
+ U# U& k' S) ZCA Salt Lake City7 e3 I, A9 `0 N
CA Chicago
" {- k/ n* y. lCA Portland
+ M, P8 Q$ k; g
9 y! @- \- C! H0 j( E/ ?) _) fJapanese ground losses:2 {0 |$ K4 D, C, s5 s
46 casualties reported3 m& t1 |0 C0 s: a: O
. R, s+ ~9 b) Z
Port hits 3
+ X6 h# R7 C3 U9 c% B2 WPort fuel hits 1
9 S! d. Y5 ]7 f4 f+ H6 o% SPort supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
6 x9 `9 s6 K; ]8 j1 PTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94. b! k3 U7 b' \3 _
% r# [2 ^8 W# a9 ?4 y8 f/ A
3 [7 U+ h: Q2 S, D* S" F5 M& E6 n/ R8 P
Japanese ground losses:* E& x0 I+ p; C, ?1 S& J7 t2 v. ~
111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
8 Q* X# l! y1 p# F4 QTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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- w% w, d0 v' |# @105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
/ ~* ?9 z) t8 A O0 J) GJapanese Ships
% j5 {6 s! Y/ ^. W# h) @: h# M, RDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1, }& Y# b8 s( W! X' G! R8 E9 S
PC Tama Maru #8+ u' v5 ?6 y" J) w
$ x2 i3 n5 E& G3 n7 R
Japanese ground losses:
0 K. Y) T J e: O; g2 a* i98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97$ W3 J- Y# d t9 ?
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9 l! U4 M0 }+ d: ^# K6 x: v! E
7 g, P Z* J$ H
Allied ground losses:
7 t' K! G8 s3 p$ [18 casualties reported
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S- r0 \ m3 A5 t; B3 }" R1 g6 ?Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
8 ]; ?) ~% Q- o1 }TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97! t7 Q2 v3 Z" u) p2 e: F
1 Z% d- x1 h* `9 w
& Q5 C5 _/ [& i* y$ a/ G3 h, e % k7 {; A) @. ~$ S! G- S3 i0 Q9 C
Allied ground losses:
K0 i9 N* y. \, E* c6 ^168 casualties reported2 V! z& Z+ V- F' n% m
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: o' h- M0 I7 F9 ^& jDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,979 @9 V0 L: h. }
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Allied aircraft
5 _2 H4 U4 j5 P- |, mSOC-3 Seagull x 1& o4 v2 \) O: Y# Q; j
. B' G% [& F+ X' }" G% v, \5 P
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No Allied losses$ @1 J* q4 [- Q2 Q3 O
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
% f- |# x3 R6 }2 W7 v" E" [7 C* d # Q( Y5 ~7 L# s/ n1 s* z
8 K! l" |! q; l0 ^) [Allied aircraft
% k9 ^" }9 ~* w: x; }* }: @8 M( BPBY Catalina x 2! n2 g0 O$ ?, m& ]; V
4 n! a4 b" d5 c" z7 d" f
; {% C1 [8 C& h+ `1 i" s
No Allied losses
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3 m3 c! q6 f2 }0 u0 S% BDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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9 R0 e+ t+ |* t3 g: q3 e0 qJapanese aircraft- b% e0 ^ O9 T$ ]2 L( a
G4M1 Betty x 62
( L( K- [* q7 ] - r+ S4 j( u8 x S8 o0 g2 ^2 Z* h( c
Allied aircraft
- e. f8 s4 b* n# B/ U9 R8 k' D" RF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
$ L+ ?" l" F. |4 t$ [* l9 o+ OF4F-4 Wildcat x 224 [% f2 I9 N8 {6 v, H7 A) [
1 p- i, [) u' ~. C4 o J x- T3 fJapanese aircraft losses$ W7 p6 `5 p& j7 d- h" j. R
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
6 t0 |9 g! x! s7 iF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
( [# {% @2 p) P2 t7 W3 |0 mF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
w/ H" d2 X6 c4 X9 Z( N) p4 W 4 _( s- P) ^# c+ Z H( j5 z9 \; m
Allied Ships8 b) `3 x9 r) M$ H
AP George F. Elliot
5 V1 }, b+ ?8 |1 JAK Libra- _6 R8 v* W0 K- l0 ~( G) F, }
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
9 l S# t) B! S9 A4 d% D. R fDMS Zane
0 q; c. h! Y8 V3 n/ eAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
4 T9 E, `! {; M, ^+ o" a3 V8 KAK Betelgeuse
u/ o0 s' W) o7 p; {6 E0 jDD Helm; V% O( k) ` W# R: E
AK Fomalhaut
1 Q& H. h7 @2 M! o( IAP McCawley
. g2 q! ^* {; }9 b( S- _DD Henley: p* ]- O. i# u' L
4 y- q4 F! F- DAircraft Attacking:
/ @/ y; W5 L9 e1 h3 x5 d& j5 [$ b 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: _. D+ n6 u9 o; [ 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 w) z8 o6 L+ W; G! L 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; j+ m6 e, Q+ D b( B& O0 r: U
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* Q% G$ l9 I$ [" G7 C: u
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* g1 J' x/ ~4 X" Y- U5 G( J$ h& `& A
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; o, ^( U* F" ~, r8 b" i; F 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 N4 c& h* v h% y
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: M7 p% p) R! Y
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( n2 A% V7 U; L. P# Y. {' p 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* Q: j H! H |6 c0 i8 Z% b
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( S. u" ^- {$ v$ ?8 x) e3 b2 h 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 V6 c9 U" B6 `# W$ s 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 O6 w& g4 V' V" D/ g
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
! @4 _1 l5 \: T8 x! B( S W" B
- w# f2 g( M+ a" x0 QJapanese aircraft
8 ]; H, w0 ~; J% I; aG4M1 Betty x 3- N& @ A J7 u% U: ~8 F+ F
; Z* i1 F6 Q( ?: b# Q- Q( V* \7 MAllied aircraft
# t7 N6 R0 T' s2 ?! {F4F-3 Wildcat x 127 V" |1 V. m; L/ x, [) G: c3 Z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
+ |8 _' h/ a1 t# G 2 x* c) z! f; H0 T$ h
Japanese aircraft losses
% c% a; {8 k# `! JG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed. ]4 Q: X) d% s. i) X1 |1 R8 j) L% W
" X$ E* `: P9 Z/ Q: s$ S
" V$ b# m2 q# U3 S1 oAllied Ships
6 `& U% s; \; W# ^$ ]0 DCA Portland
: S7 V' Y: @4 B. D, i: G9 `7 w; A ! r5 m7 S" s# F+ t+ F: p
Aircraft Attacking:
2 l6 J2 E. g6 S: ? 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ }/ }4 x$ g) T/ _
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/ J, B* ]- G7 `' E+ m. ~Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91% @/ E" { \1 c
" C: N0 s- v4 ], d' M, |Japanese aircraft
9 G; H3 ]3 j5 M( SA6M2 Zero x 18
7 t) Z* V- b) q B9 B- u' L$ kA6M3 Zero x 6
, b$ s6 `# C( E. E. }G4M1 Betty x 5, Y, y* ]8 Q- N
: t% [1 J( g9 P* U& m5 qAllied aircraft
) T/ p g& u- H- N" S- t/ ?P-39D Airacobra x 24
7 p' L2 E( R/ ^& n; [4 d8 b0 [9 F
$ Q* }1 M% G0 S$ |9 y/ ?Japanese aircraft losses
' |( }9 S. g* ~0 z: bA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
; P5 o& l/ N, qG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged8 w, B& z4 `! E0 S* S' o
X( Y( A. i: r% z
Allied aircraft losses
$ M) q; h1 w, w! |P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed7 i7 Y" R$ I/ b: a. V4 r. K
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Runway hits 38 N4 ^+ z7 U/ g
9 R9 X9 ^4 w. \7 ]& k2 l; \0 _) bAircraft Attacking: z. w6 \ V7 S& w% U& ]
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& O( r- t7 g7 n7 p6 K. ~ 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 W a7 g h( u, ^4 p
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,931 T: l1 t1 x/ S: ?: W; F' b3 ]+ q3 c
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Japanese aircraft; F' g7 H: Q+ Y% ]; ]
A6M2-N Rufe x 3- [# |+ O' s; g# F P% Z1 p
A6M2 Zero x 64 p) G; E' w9 t) E: R# g% h
5 ^5 e. V% C9 D" I6 k! a [
Allied aircraft N5 I7 L* O0 V% Z( m
SBD Dauntless x 49
' U+ T' k9 A8 \. X: CTBF Avenger x 30! o( t1 y& V$ E8 P4 a
7 Q2 ]0 J. Z3 Q' I/ N. q6 TJapanese aircraft losses
0 a+ {9 d/ n9 O, U1 I' F9 B; s% IA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged- |" M. e" k4 s' i$ P! z0 o" C. j5 S
+ ?/ @4 f. E, H" a. g8 R$ O5 k
Allied aircraft losses
9 t! B4 O0 f6 a- c- v# C/ w. F3 ?SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
" ?& ^. H7 f: F2 kTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged( h0 V- |, F% x9 Y% S
9 r$ f5 Y# B* p# A
Japanese Ships& m) w" P; n, ]3 S' K; ^, u6 e
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
1 r- C8 g! g6 }. U4 m; m) q/ `0 kTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 P2 V& x8 |! h7 J( s1 R. [
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& Q2 d" G! ?; G/ r! QAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 e0 z. ]; m" hAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire g# g9 u9 b6 L/ F0 j5 S8 C
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# }0 X* K( w( bDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) `0 ~1 X2 l+ w) n
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ h' Z4 q: j e3 {/ _9 r4 b; VTK Ogura Maru #3
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% G4 t' J3 P1 K' r/ u# b/ h. qJapanese ground losses:
# r3 |. I! m; D L$ z; X54 casualties reported. g7 I! `- i! |7 a
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Aircraft Attacking:
: c$ H1 S g6 |5 | 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, b& q; m, ~# K5 y 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ {* G6 W+ A. M$ s+ g P( u7 X
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 U) Z7 g2 }$ ]# D- V9 U4 g2 t& F
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 J9 @, F7 z( O2 p 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 X4 {' K6 G' `, [/ U, G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 ^0 E$ S2 C/ E# Q7 l, J 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ ~" ?" L% N0 s3 I$ \4 G( O8 p 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# x5 M0 S2 n* L$ @! X
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet# P5 ^, ~ f. {/ v) ]2 r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ V/ W& |* i) a* l: w5 X' R6 t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ X7 S# U3 T# _$ n% o& j+ d* ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' Z" X6 x3 a/ X$ g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% i0 v4 \/ P9 g7 [- }( l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* k4 t7 p+ t- Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 w* a$ O' o) `& t5 p& q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 p8 g4 O+ ]2 C9 C 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# d0 \/ ~8 h: j# u 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet* D3 |+ r$ b9 U3 W- D! c" s
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 60,860 @6 T+ z. G# X2 u: \- B. \
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Japanese Ships
& F/ }( X7 ^8 Z6 r/ SPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) K4 X- o: H! B& \PC Ch 23
- p+ F2 U6 K A6 b6 ^3 ~" g/ wPC Ch 18
4 W0 \. P8 u/ O/ M9 X* |+ TPC Ch 17
' X; w4 ]6 f; ZPC Ch 16
7 ?1 Z( w+ ^8 L# q8 C
1 p, |0 v- S+ W8 u$ F! U% B( n5 KAllied Ships( b2 x; l* G) j/ e7 u
SS Greenling% ] W& F: W& Y! M
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4 X1 M; P2 l6 M- @& a% Y3 zGround combat at Lunga+ c0 j7 A/ F" k8 H: s1 R
! E5 `- A$ {; |* t* _- dJapanese Bombardment attack; _# h, w# @; K& b2 v
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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# _" ~5 I, ?; @( JDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 4666 b0 A+ H5 i: I; Y5 T% t
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Allied ground losses:
& r' F" }0 [3 L' @, R: k2 h6 W9 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Gili Gili4 v$ R; P! K5 q2 Q8 c. `& y
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Allied Bombardment attack
7 i5 e) J; c7 b+ E8 H* `, K
* S5 r+ P/ E0 y9 \Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1269 k/ j7 ]+ p/ ^, w8 C
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5 v1 O6 J% C* e) z
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) K! Q ]6 Y8 ?: I! JJapanese ground losses:$ B- ~) j( N0 G6 z+ p9 w8 b
16 casualties reported
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3 N# @8 P, j. S' q- r$ LGround combat at Lunga. |) R- Q K9 U# c0 p
+ v. H2 V6 e' i$ n% `) t6 lAllied Shock attack
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 4664 w, @' \7 y' l) F
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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$ M1 m% h7 i7 F+ v& M! n) @* v8 dAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
8 f+ U4 V( ?9 T. f
: f( y/ q& z1 o9 U% S5 p$ w. m2 VJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
+ ~5 N6 G3 R$ n% b
. v( S2 J- K8 a3 N* B" KAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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/ ^& \3 q0 a% {# z4 [Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:- Z3 B. p- p n- z9 y/ ~
397 casualties reported
2 a' D3 l. J0 ^8 r( J y' z7 S( `1 tGuns lost 27 O; {1 C0 i* s5 e$ |, c/ s2 o# @
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Allied ground losses:
0 E4 D, N$ D+ w6 X( l49 casualties reported
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' v s5 V& o: s. _* dDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |