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。。。。# N$ }' T" T' F2 Q9 r7 i5 m* w
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/429 p. V& X; U2 ]& i- B/ q
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. F* U v' h% I0 f+ q, h0 eTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97" w" F! u9 t# }! a |
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
K6 e& ?" Z2 \: ATF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:& _% ?, f0 E9 v5 Z* s( Y
45 casualties reported
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97* k4 J0 K h8 m: J8 l' T
# l# Z2 b! D0 hAllied Ships' y: o- U9 f- G4 T) O5 h2 b
DD Mugford3 D% k' o- d) H3 k
DD Ralph Talbot+ g {$ K. ^- R" O7 `! h5 w
DD Patterson# M( R, L! j4 u4 v6 j4 \6 O
DD Ellet
& A- x5 n4 H6 }4 F1 F$ l$ FDD Wilson8 V$ x7 L9 P% t1 V$ ]2 I# p$ B/ R
DD Selfridge+ `( ^( d5 s( g [4 F. ~
CL Hobart
/ o! T& l V8 QCA Australia
" D5 c% l& t- d- ~& NCA Vincennes
6 x6 H1 \+ D; }; ]# _$ o$ o% lCA San Francisco
2 m1 p+ v5 Z& V( |5 Q' J" lCA Minneapolis; m. S1 d- r- r% g& j
CA New Orleans2 c7 i8 Q0 x/ `3 l9 F6 a u
CA Salt Lake City
7 H3 C7 K; N$ Q) uCA Chicago
" E( N$ e% ~" J0 i7 z0 F, y% RCA Portland4 M0 V/ o; s9 C2 S* O% _
8 P+ |0 [/ \: X. G
Japanese ground losses:
' F& C, b8 n7 W7 m' }& s46 casualties reported' Q8 i4 W% h# |$ A6 U" N
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Port hits 3
5 {6 _6 t5 t3 BPort fuel hits 1
7 v) \, {; ?# O; cPort supply hits 49 F0 d$ ], q' o( h
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# N' ^0 m; V7 W8 F) L7 i8 GCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
# s7 U% H" C4 C6 T- RTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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7 d T3 N7 U+ r0 ~; BJapanese ground losses:
; E- @1 w5 A4 Z6 g111 casualties reported$ X( l& l* g$ D: V3 t& ^ b+ w2 c7 u
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- b# j# ?* v8 I9 ^* {Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 306 j5 _" h/ y- G# A: q5 |; K7 M
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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' w8 h# M2 H+ v; _6 T( E) L105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense., {) d! N" w2 O; I7 \ J
Japanese Ships
9 K7 P0 `: t4 t BDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
: |: ?& K/ N5 GPC Tama Maru #8. O4 U. h9 V- N% l2 v* M. E* K
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Japanese ground losses:3 `) e! o f$ a- Z- j! p
98 casualties reported# R! D$ M& G) Q! a
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# A* ]# s% p! cTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,978 Q5 ^# i! U8 A. [' H, P
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Allied ground losses:3 q0 R. ` k4 e- W0 e& ]
18 casualties reported* j z5 l8 N* }: K
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
& v+ G4 h! Q- R+ W7 H; X$ }# \TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97$ E) Q; u# L: h+ X! Y. z2 W
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Allied ground losses:
) _& V. M% w$ ~168 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,975 Q r& w: q, R3 E8 T( t
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6 u/ k4 U- \. BAllied aircraft: O$ u2 }; [6 ^, R- b* U! j- u& g
SOC-3 Seagull x 1; a% l1 p, W, y8 _- ^' p1 D
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, B) T- N/ J; X* x1 y. Y$ `. dNo Allied losses6 C {: ~1 a/ c% b$ _
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0 W0 |; V, R5 F$ ?) [8 b- {! TDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,974 q9 f4 J, [/ q/ _% p! _$ s
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( } v x( _% K9 [1 KAllied aircraft9 ]" R! e; q3 W' @
PBY Catalina x 2" P9 J3 q' b4 A) V
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3 ?1 v' R. F+ V0 F. F# gNo Allied losses2 X2 g( h, e8 x' c
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: d/ f' I* a9 l4 b9 L- QDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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2 J6 X* @$ x) g4 W- A/ e) ~6 }Japanese aircraft( z7 ?# \& \/ Y9 x: Y3 I) {
G4M1 Betty x 62
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Allied aircraft* U/ p) s* Q9 F- D1 t# |. E; j6 h
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
. \. I$ K7 {9 M/ F/ |$ xF4F-4 Wildcat x 22
% @7 B, a8 V: }5 M' D1 c* f 8 D# N1 E, J) S9 Z' I: \2 L4 X* A
Japanese aircraft losses
8 e8 T/ {- N! P: ^! L, J8 QG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged# T. ]' [& m9 X& n) ]- `" `
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Allied aircraft losses
- \( x7 v, `9 x) u; V) jF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
6 N, Z- @7 Y8 FF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Allied Ships3 o9 d5 d5 q9 g, |, r; E
AP George F. Elliot
w2 K+ c8 n4 a# l3 A1 }0 ]8 ~AK Libra0 R0 V, c$ k4 x( k
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
+ S U \8 i- m, XDMS Zane) c! w9 e( N& M# h& k) I
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
' K8 A, U: E& B6 AAK Betelgeuse( x+ R3 V' E3 p$ _1 F; i4 t
DD Helm: w+ {1 T7 D# F0 T- a
AK Fomalhaut
$ o# b3 y; x5 l3 F1 SAP McCawley
2 ]! J) z3 u: c. hDD Henley
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6 f. g. N* l" K5 z8 M) f0 A& d# QAircraft Attacking:, j# e7 J, ^% @! F
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ `( E7 k4 y4 y! V
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
% `& r. @8 ?3 }- A 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
% I3 n7 f% g% x! b8 u+ L6 v- Z! [ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
/ ^. K* S% Y) I$ B8 m9 v7 ` 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 |( E6 w' P, k) l3 }' } 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 l) e- g+ }8 ?- P, D0 L2 e
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 i" Y( l$ d; k/ }
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ n* t" W! p: e& C! V2 i7 } 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 F+ m6 m2 ~! q- e; l
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
5 b& x4 u- G+ Q# P 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ `+ n1 c3 l3 c/ p
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 D8 h3 z1 ?- X6 m7 b
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. v% Y+ r: c1 @ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- E3 o4 d$ v- \) `7 s7 j- c
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. ~6 H) X/ I7 L" {8 c$ b$ k* bDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97" e4 r! G5 F& r. j! M7 x
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Japanese aircraft7 W+ Y1 y6 p/ U# n4 d5 U
G4M1 Betty x 3 s# b6 m% k$ u3 }2 s
4 f( d9 q) G4 K: h J/ q6 TAllied aircraft( U* L2 n$ j9 h, M* z) m/ K
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
$ Y x* H6 Z% G- t8 b* p; qF4F-4 Wildcat x 21$ o! C _; u$ T/ W
u3 Z% {7 L7 k
Japanese aircraft losses
$ u; v4 H/ `( a8 K7 ` V- aG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed3 L# {# G/ B8 i/ c1 D0 h( H1 A0 n
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Allied Ships
* @8 w# V8 x1 x- n* K3 rCA Portland& O/ P) |# ~- L* Q: a) Q
Q* V0 Y; c" p" N
Aircraft Attacking:6 b, n. Y$ V: K. V3 b7 O# p: Y
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( z: J" L: I) h. R
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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. V5 u( E2 n; Q! \Japanese aircraft% |' p) b. X4 p$ X s( T/ a
A6M2 Zero x 18
0 c `( r; Z, B. uA6M3 Zero x 6
4 s: L+ ^# B! }3 b7 w& EG4M1 Betty x 5
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9 l# g; C7 S9 y2 Q3 _ EAllied aircraft
3 \, o. u0 |9 R3 |P-39D Airacobra x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses9 y( M+ O. n( O7 q7 s' L$ d4 t9 m
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged" b5 ^* E; A: m: ^& c- t
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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2 N0 r, w) |3 A) |0 H8 \Allied aircraft losses
: `. b" K- l- g }- F& BP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed0 q( t0 q n9 K/ Y
$ v1 U' N: L$ H; a" e1 Q' @Runway hits 3
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1 e' R# B# \* a5 C3 kAircraft Attacking:
6 q0 n& @8 {* W, N 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& J/ P1 \; P1 w5 ^# K
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 F3 B$ K e% E) V
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93# Y, L7 B" e' e" N% R- w
- \& H+ e1 d' R5 H; B, \Japanese aircraft" M8 r# v" w. n/ ]9 d( R
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
: S( u+ A9 R% u) E3 a% p fA6M2 Zero x 6
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- e% y% h* _6 o* C a, ?Allied aircraft$ y3 k. Y. U6 [2 M: u- L2 d
SBD Dauntless x 49
; E! X2 R0 P0 _- ?# \. RTBF Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 s& O; K/ T* EA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
5 h7 f+ m, q: \8 h& \& T6 q/ Q6 z @/ r- \: ~, x- }% F: O" q" q& ~
Allied aircraft losses
& f# V9 Y2 u! a$ z3 \SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
- T9 b# s; c% }% CTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged1 w4 Z0 p& n! M7 m1 U
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Japanese Ships5 Y0 I C. w9 j6 G
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
' a. x. j5 d% c, HTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" I K' p& \# U. D) t; dDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 ?- q; N9 `6 W* _/ S/ T* }; E$ TAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" j8 t& \# M! Z' sAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire o% {1 u0 c6 j: R' { r
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* I5 A7 U; M. ?1 q7 fDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; K; v( T# ?! Q: C! q& oTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, r; z" f+ B0 E+ G0 i- ?0 Z$ M
TK Ogura Maru #3
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Japanese ground losses:: C- ]& v( f, r B+ B8 w( k2 s& X
54 casualties reported& Q- U+ }- v5 E# d1 b
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Aircraft Attacking:% K- p- F, h' O6 X7 `
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: M" [ d9 Y! l( Q# v! |
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* F% Y. E( \5 ? a$ {5 ? 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 B3 `# _$ ^2 w4 a0 V) d
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* n0 n7 ~9 y: A9 x9 q, z
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet# F+ Z2 t* s0 M/ t( x' @6 p6 ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; H; m" j" `2 |9 v8 u R 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" B' E* p7 x# K# T) N7 C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" r2 i6 m8 c) G9 n6 \ 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ F+ h, I9 j) z- u. |# z7 [4 v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 C8 M/ X- U0 Y2 O3 ?2 ~; l" ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' i9 U( f% D: s+ P7 e7 r9 d3 J L L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# i4 J$ G3 ]" z( f
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& T! X5 {- R, M8 V1 w6 v2 C4 E4 D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ W [% z: @. t* H+ Q: ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; N* \$ f+ |4 x+ R1 V% o 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- Q1 m5 t# W/ u 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 d% {7 ^" h* m9 y; E& U 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- X4 v# o( E! U+ O' d$ A* f 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet, R" z K- T3 d8 j3 a) }% z
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" c" V; B" l7 WSub attack at 60,863 g/ Z% M4 s! k* O w% h* S, f; Z
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Japanese Ships# J* I; g; a" V$ K" D
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 r8 T1 W5 f4 I$ W Y0 `
PC Ch 23
& G U5 R5 r" a# Q7 l* Y+ Y9 M/ dPC Ch 18
: H2 t+ h$ P e, Z( d" @PC Ch 17+ \( r- {5 Q6 n' v1 H! v" V' A
PC Ch 16
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6 X& S& V( S# B {8 |Allied Ships; R6 W1 A# I7 [3 f
SS Greenling
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1 X: d7 Y' J( X: t9 ]' o1 Q% XGround combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49- O$ Z! e0 V& Z) c* q: i
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 4666 |. ^& d5 K" X# i2 ]
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C5 i3 u- ]* f% S& gAllied ground losses:
# U. m/ N1 K2 m% N% {9 casualties reported
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6 B+ o- `3 c% eGround combat at Gili Gili7 ^( K4 Q1 l; T( N2 p: H
8 t! f7 |1 Z6 }- @% e. iAllied Bombardment attack0 o! f# C6 A9 j: Q1 C" y
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126& D1 l* H9 m% Y! C* ]
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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8 g3 y6 J4 u" r# b( xJapanese ground losses:- P* M2 l* P; k$ P! E
16 casualties reported D3 |9 m) D8 V- R1 L
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1 g; g! A4 n3 t( U' f+ a- b2 yGround combat at Lunga9 H/ P- k. |2 V P. j- T' c
& S; o. K* H# X, u) g) NAllied Shock attack$ {- d* }- P# u# ~) x1 ~5 B# M
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466& `. B- c+ w2 E$ S/ v$ p5 ^$ m
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 6 \6 z! n, Z# H0 L- E- _
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) $ y. J3 I) p! m9 R: }- q0 x
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!8 m4 }# E* ?7 h
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Japanese ground losses:
% C% d7 D: C6 {8 r& r397 casualties reported, a( H0 r G5 r# [# x0 [
Guns lost 2
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% R6 Z4 S; H. b% F7 ?7 TAllied ground losses:
3 C7 J4 F+ T' p3 B7 H49 casualties reported
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8 c4 m( a- J' k$ b5 w. [Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |