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。。。。: y7 f8 N' c: U& T \
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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* F0 C9 p2 ~" t: O) [9 U# uTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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h* e- x4 \+ r2 I: bCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
; f9 A! e" ^, V) B+ yTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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6 d H! t" ]5 I( KAllied ground losses:- H# p: _$ y* U- \7 {' |: J5 x
45 casualties reported
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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" G; T& G# b2 Q$ i7 i, uDD Mugford
- o. E* i5 r. xDD Ralph Talbot# y, [3 g' t7 r) @1 ]
DD Patterson8 ~) \& |4 z! }
DD Ellet
1 K7 R4 X4 u% P6 ~4 o1 Q* mDD Wilson
( a: K* z6 Z- G( {3 _ q* q% e, dDD Selfridge
- Z- b7 ~: D2 X# ^" oCL Hobart
& q& Z r4 g* a4 o: NCA Australia
8 z, X9 y d& S7 y6 q. vCA Vincennes( C' h. D0 p) S/ R& a: F: h0 |
CA San Francisco
' a+ _: e- B% w' q! [0 _* m& {CA Minneapolis
Q9 p* }; a( F* L1 TCA New Orleans
& Q. [% H9 E0 X: u* ~( m2 qCA Salt Lake City9 k n- h a) J# R
CA Chicago0 x1 Y+ ~" d% M6 T1 Z
CA Portland# U6 n/ m, {% G0 [( Q+ V, C9 ~
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Japanese ground losses:
% _/ G' O$ W5 f4 i" f3 B7 I) N; w46 casualties reported8 B& O; T. x7 E' U! l3 I) ?
7 g9 B) F0 W9 f6 Q; ~Port hits 3/ k7 @2 b2 P; x' Q
Port fuel hits 1
, T# Q l9 H( t6 x/ u: iPort supply hits 4- D, E& D' Q- K0 P* R
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0 ]5 [' s% _ r. y. tCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30& y# ?& Q8 g2 Y% [- g
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,947 A6 J5 m# j9 W+ v6 }
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2 K' P2 C4 h2 j; N+ kJapanese ground losses:4 Q8 N& ?; m5 @2 U" X( k
111 casualties reported) N; ]. l, u8 s& h+ X, S5 Z
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3 Y( l# p% u; e2 v" GCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
+ m" e# A1 E1 t. STF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.9 \! y+ F. I$ A
Japanese Ships
2 T- P/ Y' P. h) K" RDD Namikaze, Shell hits 19 \/ {& @! n# s q
PC Tama Maru #8
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Japanese ground losses:: r0 h" s9 h/ y. e% x2 N
98 casualties reported
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' B9 r8 W; u2 e$ @. ~+ J9 e9 O5 HTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97 h# I( S ^; u9 d* L: G% R
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Allied ground losses:5 a& l9 v. l& h1 ^+ P2 G' u, G
18 casualties reported: u! d5 M3 X; \) J2 U3 E# y
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0 E3 W$ |. c3 TCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10095 K( G# }$ u/ E3 ? ]
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97. g W5 R; H. b( X/ ]
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Allied ground losses:
4 P. @3 v! d* h: e }/ e168 casualties reported
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1 `; i' @; y: ~# }" xDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft
/ F; }9 o; T* j+ z/ rSOC-3 Seagull x 10 `3 U& Q; o9 c; R
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No Allied losses
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( J) |) f4 H6 v* o4 S/ ?Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97+ N% W) t1 v# E+ T3 W. \* F4 J. C
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Allied aircraft
9 X5 i" u& f( {/ mPBY Catalina x 2) s* B; A5 ~2 @; J
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7 f4 J) R' @% D7 wNo Allied losses
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. d" Z/ _" }, ]2 l% bDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97) M1 d& c9 ]+ \0 ?# N9 S
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Japanese aircraft* }' h6 g; l3 F! }: f; _
G4M1 Betty x 62
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4 \& E7 o& f: D" ]( \- v5 }Allied aircraft
# e r' M: @( ?3 U+ ^4 iF4F-3 Wildcat x 122 a1 P) ^0 z0 m1 G- g2 F! Q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22" k3 P; E$ @0 h7 [" j( C
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ Y4 J& D8 R! E/ H7 DG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged5 s8 ?) v- H" Q) K: }
C. d+ e" P, h, \Allied aircraft losses) T3 m$ { E( l* ?8 X& u
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged9 ~0 O- \/ s' r4 `
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged. C/ C! ]; Z/ K+ y' j" D4 |! U
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Allied Ships7 D& S" u& U' ]; v5 K3 b" I
AP George F. Elliot
8 C5 N, W5 _5 k9 c( E+ G$ PAK Libra' \ p+ E# n6 n- _, _+ b
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
7 t9 P) ?3 `- H5 b9 U {% A& n! [DMS Zane
6 j" e, R! U0 @AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4: G7 @3 `0 a( n- Q Y
AK Betelgeuse
6 ~" A: c$ c6 A2 lDD Helm
) q' L9 J& D4 V8 [# d: [3 nAK Fomalhaut
. ~5 w7 R) x: h/ ZAP McCawley3 L7 g0 s' ^% Q i: p; g8 s( O
DD Henley! Z& [ j! s D J; | H. \
4 F. e( \1 y* b* ~% J; aAircraft Attacking:6 r5 S, |7 ~+ O5 X: o3 ]( _9 q5 L/ |
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) P( s2 E) a8 N. j: x
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 s% m, _1 |$ x* H, i: { y 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
/ e" W t( K- B 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! r4 R8 C8 {" ~. t: ?0 b* n 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 b) x% }! a! M" h8 e/ R# c 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 Z" @9 A) r- g 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 W+ j6 j7 j8 P& R: ^) r. N8 r
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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; X5 }, T! z' Q+ r$ @7 N 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 a7 S7 C- n$ k: R) | 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 H6 q( q" ~# u$ F$ g) ~$ v8 M
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ |4 P8 H5 ^4 k5 I" R$ W
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
M- H, o4 h. I* l5 Y( f! _ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& w- J* y' S- E9 x, I4 j2 k! |
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,972 m0 x7 K" a' |& I" o
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Japanese aircraft
3 d2 b) V& b' q+ K& E( cG4M1 Betty x 3
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6 Q/ j3 k/ G0 G t+ q4 m" XAllied aircraft8 p* |% h6 T/ b: u
F4F-3 Wildcat x 127 @0 ^; i, j* D# p
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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. b5 }! a; a" j R3 ]* Y% iJapanese aircraft losses
; t! ^( y# k4 i, U7 \9 j+ xG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships1 T; J& c5 \" c& b0 B3 G
CA Portland' _# K2 ?3 n5 w& J! t
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 z" i# m3 h) O( t+ r o5 a( W) V 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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a" \ B4 m& k2 Q9 B/ G& R/ `Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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+ Q) Z7 D# S7 R( C* |( ? b: W& WJapanese aircraft' d! S( S7 y9 |8 |+ ^
A6M2 Zero x 18% w$ a1 o$ j0 h: s; G8 e8 p9 w
A6M3 Zero x 60 ^# q& s- P: d, D9 M0 N; C
G4M1 Betty x 5
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Allied aircraft' [ T3 O9 E+ ]4 {% \4 b5 y& ^$ S
P-39D Airacobra x 247 ]; Z6 N, \* O- X9 i6 X; @) _3 s
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Japanese aircraft losses' }" C4 f$ K" Q
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
- n: s2 D* R8 N0 a N' jG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
8 P2 n3 W5 `9 O: _5 OP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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" \9 w5 }# @0 ^! C/ FRunway hits 3) C: E* I2 t8 [! h) u5 @' A1 l6 l- {
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Aircraft Attacking:' V' _- i2 B2 e' z
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- V! K% a4 }0 _ 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ U" s9 a5 C* b# G& t' G! T
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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A6M2-N Rufe x 3: C5 g& M6 d5 p# Y& r- d& L# ^
A6M2 Zero x 6
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( `6 @6 t; `: WSBD Dauntless x 49
+ d* t/ X9 {" A+ Z# L# A6 ZTBF Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses: j! X( T4 ~7 _6 ?5 q; l
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses) @# V& }8 v: d( \
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged. k: E, u# y3 I; v) Q8 L
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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9 x* t8 {0 Q0 ]% B4 g0 [6 ~Japanese Ships
0 M" x5 i- \* E0 TDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage: Y+ q& o* C5 m7 U. U* n2 j
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) l( a4 D7 O/ oDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire' E/ K3 t% Q& s5 t& I+ g A
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire/ L0 I' K1 n/ l+ Y) _5 c! s& A
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire' W+ ~: |) t% U& M) t n+ N* U
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 r$ h$ C6 g& M0 X0 f( C% jDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; U; W% k) {/ R& a( d: M8 `TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire- ^# j( q* M* E% y
TK Ogura Maru #3/ w; p3 _4 A ^! Q' C' M. I9 [1 K
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Japanese ground losses:
8 |) Q" T# F1 B5 J54 casualties reported
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3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" M9 c5 s' s4 {
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 y+ q# s: V% U0 r% o 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 V2 | [# O) \ B+ ^7 O" z* [; G
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; R. r, P# ]: i9 ~% {0 q# _ 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 _/ `" \. H& r! z: N v9 D8 O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 \ T9 P) X- M- M M
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! ^6 k5 W5 p3 [0 ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. u4 }% D9 q" J+ q& v/ r0 s
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 Y- q; \2 j; p/ l3 q$ B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ y0 ~6 f& R4 \4 A- W8 o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# {0 h$ |, c/ o 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ `2 H. w9 {+ y9 ?% o5 ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 K( i% \8 Y* c' ^3 ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) C" a: `& s" C4 b4 H8 G8 N4 L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 Z7 I7 P) A1 T# v# W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 J7 |9 \/ t; v$ M 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 S/ L: K1 n: d9 D4 e& N6 x( k
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; p3 W3 @' T& e; C- g
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet" h4 I/ J2 c, g/ ?' a
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Sub attack at 60,86
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Japanese Ships+ h: P6 x6 G' K2 O! d& F6 J' ?
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 V" h8 B0 L. ]PC Ch 23
; w# U, {0 o8 H/ sPC Ch 18
9 g# l' x, t/ f. _' CPC Ch 178 Y+ F7 Y# `- v' W' s
PC Ch 16
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Allied Ships
- t8 Y. B0 z3 \2 N: J# @, ~SS Greenling n P" Q8 k' {) P* V9 k- K L
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3 k, {% s! y) @3 z- g* pGround combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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9 W+ J1 w6 n" t+ u9 jAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49) k3 n2 U( S6 W/ D$ s, W
) c T s4 v \2 v DDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:
. Q4 o3 Z) w4 _* `1 R d9 casualties reported6 R" Q- t0 C) z" J( U
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! g- `; |: Z: C# a1 q# ]' g0 oGround combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack
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' x% E9 |- N) h. b2 s2 {Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1268 V; _+ [8 D+ k/ w% H/ G. N2 L8 n
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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Japanese ground losses:
8 t6 m4 N4 m) }" U+ e16 casualties reported9 d, H4 I! J8 u+ x* O7 Z
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0 w1 o: i* f, B3 Q: E& x; K& p( W' jGround combat at Lunga8 f7 R6 u e+ P
$ s Q" Z* g- P* u, [Allied Shock attack
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- g7 S5 k5 N7 U, R5 \0 w$ G/ jAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49% k4 E& C- W; g( O- v
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 + i$ p) l: B+ F' D0 }& c9 ~" ?
, |' U% r$ e4 j OAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) % U% i0 ^6 w8 P( z
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!$ U9 x' i8 y4 t4 C
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Japanese ground losses:; ^' y4 V, M( g( J. w( j- r( @4 s
397 casualties reported5 R) b! |; T3 }" F1 \" m
Guns lost 2
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1 s G8 C/ h4 B- l4 jAllied ground losses:
) r- u" n1 G. A1 P) ^3 M8 U+ U49 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |