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。。。。0 y7 i" M0 p! V: p
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/423 S9 \ ~& P9 r K; L/ G7 R
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- L3 Z. G( x/ @1 [, i& XTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97% a' k( o$ s3 Q1 P0 C
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' @# n/ z; L! B9 DCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
4 m# C1 y2 m$ d- `! ZTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97" R w, V8 {8 a! X3 Y
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Allied ground losses: q5 V. x4 i7 y4 Z
45 casualties reported
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships
9 b8 U6 [+ C9 m( t6 N% b* M3 F* dDD Mugford
+ U! b5 c5 L& g+ l0 v/ f0 {DD Ralph Talbot
' r8 t3 V d8 W( m1 t3 k% f4 L8 N. ^$ DDD Patterson
; g/ D3 z! T7 [5 b3 tDD Ellet5 Q. o' X4 \! [: M3 a3 b
DD Wilson1 i' V2 C) a# j2 d- d s2 ]
DD Selfridge" `* T- y) c4 h
CL Hobart
, S' @' d4 w7 zCA Australia: I( j, k) ]. B/ P
CA Vincennes- V; E2 ~) F; [9 c4 j
CA San Francisco* C6 p$ C2 p2 y0 G. o- U5 O3 I0 y$ a
CA Minneapolis
2 y7 b; A* y6 t) g' R e7 B% mCA New Orleans/ H- N1 L1 @, d+ L
CA Salt Lake City
2 e# R0 \5 `( cCA Chicago" o2 V; c6 Y: n, B, j7 {# B
CA Portland
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( H3 K: `; A4 {) j0 yJapanese ground losses:
# F& ], |& |0 J46 casualties reported
+ ] Z4 N8 {* X1 f: N7 A6 t+ t
L0 ] t# [4 {$ v' {Port hits 3
. G6 \: N; F0 e5 T) N& ^# HPort fuel hits 1' ^( h' g2 k3 A: |, k
Port supply hits 4
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8 b& q* s2 o% v- b, e* k1 [ PCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
3 X& e. _- S2 i! L# w& N) kTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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t8 |, K2 w) l3 [% `0 k9 {Japanese ground losses:
% v; N, y! B% Z" t/ u S111 casualties reported3 x7 U+ H3 U* P3 P4 W) I
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: e1 a, n6 J" y5 S, j! NCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
' o# s% ~% Z! YTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94* |7 V* ^% u$ U6 B% Y0 ]$ [: b- ^
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
6 k/ P @9 W8 i1 N( DJapanese Ships% u: w+ l( p2 R6 [; `) w
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 10 _+ E( g s& T
PC Tama Maru #84 f9 B2 D! C! _" Y
' z- M- ?5 S" w- ^' A6 \Japanese ground losses:* T3 n2 q( z' d" E7 S Y2 r3 B& s# n
98 casualties reported4 e A @2 {2 X! ~7 ~
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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0 A+ o5 U& ~, P! lAllied ground losses:
# |3 }5 T9 Q" b9 r2 M) P18 casualties reported
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9 Y; X* X- @& B4 j% O3 Z; n% ECoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
% |6 n5 {# p- x& UTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
" Q% e. M+ i5 w4 d- h% S168 casualties reported
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" _' o# K x- K4 U2 @" g; MDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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. i2 D% r1 a) g7 xAllied aircraft; a# J+ G$ p5 v- |. O; V
SOC-3 Seagull x 1
3 a1 S9 q+ M. K6 G- V
0 y, P4 z% R, T+ {4 E0 m: X
: e, L% k1 _0 V1 o, S3 v* U2 b0 ]No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft# C3 t" G) p% Q- S' l6 q: ]
PBY Catalina x 2& V- \% B$ F) N ^8 @- }9 o
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No Allied losses0 }. U" F. V! P8 l) Z
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7 X4 U& D( }; d: h+ F7 u# oDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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' O0 e9 N+ o% i, e: s9 ^$ V6 GJapanese aircraft2 P) C5 i* p. E! z5 C2 }+ ~2 R9 {
G4M1 Betty x 62
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! F$ i* N- A* n* N! DAllied aircraft
3 q* i( o& N4 U+ xF4F-3 Wildcat x 12 r3 R/ c# q/ Q6 X+ L9 k6 p/ i+ \1 r
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22$ R7 Q+ i" e% N1 z E* ^
; _# `- a$ I) K! MJapanese aircraft losses( _& T- _) F4 {/ Q3 j; z6 t
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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% v& x% A( p* IAllied aircraft losses
- L: @! ]% _: ~- K3 YF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
& n" r/ E# y0 g8 d$ FF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged Q2 |% P; D) I" S
& R5 n T, C, k/ Q7 `3 u* w8 CAllied Ships
* W6 L% H# j0 Y/ _- dAP George F. Elliot$ l) R$ F) j- J( U; Q& b% N) h! q
AK Libra" f; @" U" }+ G7 g3 y7 a' G
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 41 o" d7 }; w' E5 _% M
DMS Zane2 S' w- a' e2 Z# V- f! g
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4% y- t/ T- e0 }2 _% Z4 K v/ {
AK Betelgeuse
7 }# H" _5 ]) R$ }3 X7 wDD Helm
) ^5 `' Q& ~% k8 t2 [0 QAK Fomalhaut
6 g7 ^) C" E5 x+ ]) K4 Z, ~AP McCawley
6 t8 {& Q1 x0 c' f; q) H; B# BDD Henley9 |) E; W0 a* U. @
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Aircraft Attacking:3 k$ l$ q8 }5 z1 t: u4 Q& W
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 g1 m- }7 w6 f5 }* g) a 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) k5 n# d" t7 [/ m1 Q; Z
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: v9 a/ }, D) q, j1 s# r# j
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 G$ ]/ Z4 u+ L5 k
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, m4 I f+ ^& P+ X4 n/ X
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- Q6 ~4 X: ]8 G
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. B' R$ P3 E4 g; G X8 h
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! W! j5 S- l& R 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' w/ ^7 \6 l# e# K9 O9 D0 b
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* }$ Q( |) i- }, ^' l 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 P6 O" B' O8 @) T" e 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 i4 @: f. F; g0 X4 V' |9 r0 I! O 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* c0 u1 J3 z: d" y
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft7 b2 w+ R/ i V. B
G4M1 Betty x 3
3 J4 f8 a: b' _4 @* ~) k4 ]2 Q8 P , v0 X0 V8 k& Y! d7 _
Allied aircraft
& S5 j$ H# f/ h5 vF4F-3 Wildcat x 12, _5 V2 D2 A$ O+ z: }6 D3 C; G
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses
; D1 q" r! Y( B; JG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed8 |7 d# `5 v8 w% M8 h ]
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0 C+ P7 i4 `6 y; M6 O$ c7 o/ cAllied Ships' K) \) P' Q8 f
CA Portland
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Aircraft Attacking:
( w+ B1 g8 v8 o9 _- c 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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* \( b; w# B9 vDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,917 ]+ Q! |3 f" j) l7 [
1 b; M+ g' o, `, s2 @2 D7 rJapanese aircraft5 i M( P7 ]$ g' Z$ V8 ?
A6M2 Zero x 187 J% w+ ~* C; A9 Y8 N
A6M3 Zero x 63 L& b& x; Y8 q* E& O
G4M1 Betty x 5
5 i4 _4 {( I' X$ ~
/ d3 z# f7 b0 ^; [6 h( sAllied aircraft
1 Z1 Y7 C: X1 a+ h& P i# kP-39D Airacobra x 24! J% S) y; B; @% x( E2 B" L/ u
8 I! J% Q7 r6 x& a# n E: t4 k
Japanese aircraft losses
$ w$ ~6 R. ?6 s/ pA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
: O( e0 A0 q; O, J K8 aG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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$ f# i, A6 o3 \/ pAllied aircraft losses; b g1 r7 m" n g2 q
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed" P" P1 _ f1 [% T1 R
5 V. g7 h% u |+ q( B" J$ S; k+ ~Runway hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:; L$ z5 Y+ R3 T! @' a: M) `5 d0 d
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" ~8 _# @& U) C5 z 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
% W" V+ M8 v( N3 V4 O5 T FA6M2-N Rufe x 3
6 L2 r5 y8 X" R% w+ X/ m. C+ o1 KA6M2 Zero x 6
3 U( r9 j* V6 } ^; I/ Z % }* D' B1 P4 f
Allied aircraft
8 n; c# e, B4 {3 F! h+ `5 @& QSBD Dauntless x 49% P% F; [' b, f) A9 D( B* i6 r1 Z% \
TBF Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 Z4 n" c9 K# W1 n# w0 e- {! DA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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5 ?$ l$ R: n+ J& I& _3 B( eAllied aircraft losses% [; d, I/ s+ K2 L' F* k
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged! |% E# Y9 z$ g# _) N& \, m8 @, d
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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+ S5 f- v( r4 a0 ^# W: x# t! k0 U; zJapanese Ships
; b4 E- M- d4 ?* f+ V( w: m$ LDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
z* N: x& i- CTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& t! R- R, R) @4 ~3 Q+ L
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire& V# Y- E+ Q1 w' n
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
! L7 Z# A; E2 A8 r3 GAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ U9 x- _* m% qAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& q9 p y2 {/ l1 FDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, m0 [, w i `
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 S" R! g; n e* b
TK Ogura Maru #3
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- o6 C, D1 d5 a' l- }Japanese ground losses:0 ?$ I$ O g7 e: ]" v0 F
54 casualties reported
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! e) h' `6 S( S; V& f# qAircraft Attacking:
/ T& Y; a. H& C/ C$ T% t. U- q 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! u7 x$ G6 y9 D. V 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: t, X" j4 J. r0 p 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' c. l3 Z, H3 w8 l: o+ ?8 B% s 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 s* Y, s9 K1 `- w$ `) X( I3 _) X 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 ~8 C& k$ V6 C! I+ h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 V7 {6 D6 E. i- I* K& u5 q" `5 G 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' Q5 Y" Y3 D9 T1 v0 O& E
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, w* C8 y+ ~/ I" l) U ^
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ G/ G1 |; X$ D; z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& c. R8 P% s, C d6 J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" I$ y/ c, @, H6 \# Y5 i5 E; v5 D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 N# d) \8 g; \, D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, _4 x1 ~- B" o; Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 k/ M x7 ]/ r0 {" P3 v1 _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" _6 H* ^: C) h: | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 k% I [+ C9 h$ O' i
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; Y, ^4 `# G, X1 _( l8 |1 I- c
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet! Y0 o j: g- N$ C- ^
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 60,86
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Japanese Ships
/ r# a8 y- T; E5 T: U2 V" ]PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( W) x# P' u7 W! j! v3 C/ R3 g' fPC Ch 23: q0 U8 Y% @' f" T" E+ o
PC Ch 18, q% \' X. V; M% B. V7 a
PC Ch 179 L$ I- t9 t. S; ?' ~0 w" p! X: [
PC Ch 16* e. A' u9 W* t2 t/ q
' V# w3 g1 w: u0 rAllied Ships4 f% ]# j3 U- v0 }4 y
SS Greenling7 M7 n' H+ c3 s- d
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Ground combat at Lunga
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4 i% ?, k* r3 qJapanese Bombardment attack! v) O0 z3 ~" q. p8 ^. D
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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; {* _/ C( X5 Y E9 Z F [: yDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:
; C6 N2 T; F f9 v$ a% l5 W! H. ?6 g9 casualties reported( c* i4 ], U+ X. v; }
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3 x; J/ @9 `5 z, r& ?3 }Ground combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack
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3 o" s. y* {$ J, OAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126; ^$ N( h( y" }' u H+ z# D
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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Japanese ground losses:
: `- k a. t' {16 casualties reported
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& C' t- o8 _9 d: F( X/ W* W! X" {Ground combat at Lunga* I! ?8 A, `8 t2 X8 {
/ K/ I- G8 v" gAllied Shock attack- s7 Z& b9 n; n7 i. l# l
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 4664 N' F( o8 f/ m+ ]6 U
! Q( x0 g2 }$ B2 B6 ~2 C9 y) gDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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# R. u+ r* y R c: QAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 : g+ {' ^$ M, C* z. K$ R% \
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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$ ^! r7 p9 Y% e5 OAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:& O* J0 [( k+ g% x* T
397 casualties reported* R4 ]2 l3 ]3 r* m6 `
Guns lost 2* @8 [- V( R2 g3 c+ s
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Allied ground losses:$ V: n- P" w" C! ~: L; j
49 casualties reported
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( e% Y/ J" p# J9 P6 ^Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |