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。。。。4 E5 x4 \5 Z# Q% Q J$ _$ E
2 p* r) S' f5 P( J& G, TAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97* X3 l! ^% u- Q* c
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
% Q; c9 U+ K. e, k! vTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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* W& w4 k6 Q7 X' N; AAllied ground losses:
, \4 @+ Q) o! M! V& ~2 g8 W45 casualties reported
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7 E# `# C$ i9 j+ ~. D0 e# ANaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships
. M) L1 y6 b6 Z5 l) Q& TDD Mugford( l# G& L$ G- D! {& _
DD Ralph Talbot- B' m9 j3 j2 N
DD Patterson
5 c h" ^/ y }0 G" U( E( PDD Ellet
& M& Z# X% I! V# J0 FDD Wilson
: f, F' U1 u% E5 jDD Selfridge
* i- r& D# s Y, [8 cCL Hobart
' C/ j' P) V& G6 H- |CA Australia8 B- t9 S- A# r% w
CA Vincennes
: H' f& _' F ^/ CCA San Francisco
& F- B; C$ x, `3 r( \$ aCA Minneapolis
. S' U+ J7 h5 |6 M5 {CA New Orleans- o$ E4 Y- S/ `. [2 O7 g2 ~) o# ^2 ~
CA Salt Lake City7 S- n% h1 }+ ^) t
CA Chicago) k0 t7 Y0 H, ~, n! w6 }
CA Portland
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Japanese ground losses:# y8 a* r- }9 S
46 casualties reported
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Port hits 3; g) i' D# T- i5 j: R
Port fuel hits 1
; O! _8 V/ ^1 u# L" L JPort supply hits 4
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- |% S, _' d1 c# ^& i Y0 r& d0 TCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 307 ]: |" Q9 O) F9 l$ ]% A/ K3 G
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,941 Y0 g( n' y i2 L1 f8 m# ~' V: h
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Japanese ground losses:
" S/ n9 E0 W- n8 v111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 301 i7 Y' ]: J y5 o2 {! x
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,947 M" l, H& }1 k& L& @
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[% D l/ P3 M) S) i. S) S) R105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
4 }( @" c0 _7 A/ uJapanese Ships
- ~6 a% F2 v2 N+ w( |1 v5 \* B+ ?DD Namikaze, Shell hits 17 D" C& [/ L- L/ R, N, d. n5 o
PC Tama Maru #84 }+ x# j j& a1 O+ I) [# p
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Japanese ground losses:
: ]% Z3 Y5 |9 m g9 N98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,976 c3 |/ R+ Q! F: G
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Allied ground losses:
3 n! T# _$ M# [$ f18 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
8 G+ `/ t3 u# V7 [+ @5 OTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,970 v# g9 z; ]- h5 E ^( B; g
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Allied ground losses:* ~- b F9 X1 X5 I
168 casualties reported; {: v% \/ i4 I7 Q8 ]
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft7 E6 q9 D0 X# l" s$ `' @9 g. `
SOC-3 Seagull x 1 B4 z. x, N8 M9 i& G
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No Allied losses2 v. P" i. i, F x7 f, x
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+ i* o4 e( @+ g, W2 kAllied aircraft
7 l5 X4 P v2 n! b% _3 _PBY Catalina x 2
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d0 G7 x3 r! k2 V5 G5 n4 lDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97" [0 s U& G% H
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Japanese aircraft
( ]9 X9 s7 ^8 ~7 ~5 JG4M1 Betty x 62/ {. _: T( G! ^% O; i. i0 P
3 U/ L4 ?/ n% D: V- fAllied aircraft- W: F0 ?; [7 {0 y& K
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
; t" B% _/ I c! `F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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# t# l$ I! U. z) x( @6 J7 g; n* EJapanese aircraft losses
4 V. d$ a" d T# S9 A2 tG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged- c' j4 f5 g0 g" y& Z$ B. t- E
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Allied aircraft losses& K2 I/ c; o) O& a
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
. m. a4 n. ?, z0 LF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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" u" x( G# d) s" p4 \AP George F. Elliot8 P0 k K5 @$ `3 K5 G6 t% B
AK Libra
7 Q+ T8 c+ {$ R- L* \AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
) f2 i) @" ^: d1 c0 JDMS Zane" x( t. a0 R% \) e2 C: t
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
: Z% D6 g1 P, r, g+ b! kAK Betelgeuse
9 K% I/ m& d# m# y3 J/ h9 Q$ GDD Helm
* K" H% z; Y9 J2 X; o! j! k0 XAK Fomalhaut( `/ T) y; z& ?% |4 D) @9 d2 d
AP McCawley) u* p |6 ~! H+ X/ L
DD Henley# w( x3 r# x5 s- O- G# {2 x k* E% ~
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Aircraft Attacking:
( ?* s: G* e& D! y5 D1 q+ F 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! o; x% J- q% D2 t l 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 o6 u' C/ f( N- }2 V
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* d6 M5 Z- V) s1 i/ t
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* ]' N* C, N- x* I, t3 z: J5 O 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 N3 R2 u9 l, I7 Z0 G- x 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, ]/ C( I/ B( T( r 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ A ^8 v6 q+ g6 ]/ ~
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: @* Q7 j! u0 W( I( _6 ~ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& l$ E2 v$ N- G 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 l/ }) l/ Y4 Q2 Z* L 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* ^. ? }$ o+ H% x0 e+ |) n) ^% } { 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% J+ |( f( H s
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 w1 H, R/ x- H# Z# ]
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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; z7 t; }. M1 H% lDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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5 U ?/ V* S3 oJapanese aircraft
& x& ]0 H% B- C% j0 Y, k3 ^G4M1 Betty x 3 {0 n7 T4 K( ~
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Allied aircraft6 m {; A3 B5 M# f2 w0 k$ g
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
% s/ G( f* J: k# b- { [F4F-4 Wildcat x 21) `9 ?3 ^" R2 `( w! R
& x1 ~. |; v6 I/ PJapanese aircraft losses
@5 V! @- t* c4 f* b7 PG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed3 A* Y' }) y8 Y2 O/ R
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0 N' i9 e4 F: E, L nAllied Ships
5 ~6 w7 R! N6 {) N0 E) O3 HCA Portland
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 C) N, Y0 x( H- H( U 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91" `9 B) m+ ^+ X4 h2 a/ D0 ^
) F2 Y3 ?4 k# mJapanese aircraft
X7 M: s( A! w# \/ }3 ?! q* K/ t `A6M2 Zero x 18; G a5 q" u$ I1 e1 @8 B* H
A6M3 Zero x 6. x; x' e$ T! r7 }; n @
G4M1 Betty x 5: U) _, Y- y/ K0 O/ d8 S
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Allied aircraft7 A" A4 X, o9 T
P-39D Airacobra x 24
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' e8 a& \$ t- h( d' g: dJapanese aircraft losses# d) l4 Q! l' i
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 S& l' n6 u% D7 |( gG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged, }$ E. P: b: J- T a! @
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Allied aircraft losses+ q) y8 ~5 {$ f S
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed1 a" ?1 P% U' k3 T7 B
/ Y0 B/ X0 q, p8 d. F8 A; W8 f |Runway hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:1 g1 e0 _( e. E |4 z- Q7 T
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) O" d- i+ V+ H* m0 z7 V
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& |: d6 L$ K8 ]- B
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
+ f# U# F/ E% H3 p9 tA6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft1 `! ^) r- c: q2 S% }
SBD Dauntless x 492 l( a" y5 `% x
TBF Avenger x 30; c n$ s) y& Y( L
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Japanese aircraft losses; Q/ k" C9 G7 D# c; r+ G
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
5 \9 m. g* s( L; s t7 }- R5 n$ V
4 J% E/ n% W YAllied aircraft losses3 ?& |" t; ~: p& U" x, A R
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
* ]( B3 M2 r' w3 c/ J6 V) {TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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2 f2 C! u# e2 E+ ]8 d- fJapanese Ships O6 }* m6 B. N e% h7 E
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage% y/ K" ~$ K5 `5 ]- V/ y) U
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' `* M) N/ v0 X' U3 ], D
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 r- x/ R3 n: |- d; S. m, _AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 S# O3 R+ L, E$ f9 ]( D' G' cAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 B. k/ G/ q2 l. g! _0 MAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& o" {3 n8 a% L2 s1 xDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ L3 M; ?) [9 C, G7 X9 u' M# k8 uTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 A- _" k/ E6 M4 [/ _; o7 F
TK Ogura Maru #3% g6 g! @$ |! ~ q9 i
2 ^. r& o. e+ ~0 I9 l8 XJapanese ground losses:
; N& b3 v0 d. h9 E) `54 casualties reported% B; u) J6 w+ y: D( t7 p1 K% Y
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Aircraft Attacking:8 t ~# Q0 F1 o
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% A+ S. c) Y+ I4 }7 W
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet% k$ I7 G9 V1 O" _) x- X
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- h+ n+ ^5 a+ K' G7 {/ o3 o 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- e0 X, p! j9 w4 O& R
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet G0 E" m, ~: u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ q0 S& i+ P: J' |+ l 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 ^8 x6 _. q+ i5 _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) h! y i! b' z- P U1 r' a d' N 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' y/ a) [' S, n8 H7 { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. i6 `( k6 c1 d8 s) D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; m/ I0 k9 z7 P- F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ G7 ?. O6 y; k. G2 ^$ f
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* E) |) B% ?/ { O! D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" }! A# a- `: X9 @8 x5 L- ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! l" Y5 z1 h7 k; ?" j0 h8 H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ M" _6 s+ b0 m6 t 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- ~* b8 {1 c; }: a$ Y
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 W% c' i: \9 M- a9 W4 ], m
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 60,86
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PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; O* ~6 Y* @( z- v2 ?- zPC Ch 23$ S g! T, _8 b* E- M
PC Ch 183 Q1 [ V. J4 y# [
PC Ch 174 E* X5 h A: R# m' n. Q2 q
PC Ch 162 D: E( b+ l: t) |
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SS Greenling
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Ground combat at Lunga
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9 m. y; H5 Z6 H% A4 dJapanese Bombardment attack( y6 V9 N3 C; c6 v* V2 s$ N
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49: F" g" c! \$ H' c$ y+ w- A
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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8 Q9 P' Y1 X( N& i3 s5 KAllied ground losses:
; B% m4 B$ _/ G" K9 casualties reported
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2 x7 n4 Y* C+ vGround combat at Gili Gili& W! O- \9 r; A1 j9 ^
! m7 I4 c9 m3 lAllied Bombardment attack
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6 l: e" y/ C1 }. w, ~6 nAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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; m+ N; i8 l% b( X; XDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5# U% b0 L' c5 f% b5 j
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16 casualties reported% N7 t) {- K) n* g/ i3 A, L& s
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Ground combat at Lunga
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Allied Shock attack4 g: \* O5 P5 M! g I8 m5 ]# H
+ L" v, \1 P9 u0 r* gAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466; n6 u1 c5 l( I% l7 [1 ]2 |) |
- h) d8 a2 f- ~$ vDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49! T4 q6 o6 b1 b
5 |, f4 j9 j% i- _9 @, @Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) 8 u2 q" Q, l9 m4 `% p
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!4 x r D/ j, h3 N6 @* D1 o
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! a: }4 G5 ]6 V+ d; p& [Japanese ground losses:
7 S5 s& |; _1 n- a/ ]5 B397 casualties reported5 [! \/ J7 ?; }" U6 ^, q
Guns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:# m/ p! \1 o0 Y
49 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |