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。。。。
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42 V$ ~! T" h6 \) j# b( }
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# y9 R; V' X: n3 j9 p* sTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97" X) ~* h$ I1 @ `4 p% c
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6 F4 }' S" H9 Y [% c! CCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008& R% s3 U2 C3 g5 S$ Q
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97, h$ ]4 P: V# c1 i
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6 E& {+ r; B0 \, z, t" BAllied ground losses:) e+ X8 z; O6 W/ K+ ~: w
45 casualties reported$ d; J" u, l! W5 C
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships% {4 m# r5 E# Z. g8 D
DD Mugford
% W8 y; e" X3 Y' Z) ]7 TDD Ralph Talbot( N' S2 x( W; U. M
DD Patterson
1 W3 o& ~& Y! \* f3 I O" D! RDD Ellet \- t/ |# ^4 `
DD Wilson9 [" G. S$ R, i! K- }1 X% P: l. u' a
DD Selfridge
0 Z, i, M, ]0 A% y. e% XCL Hobart$ b% k& @: s8 p$ f) w
CA Australia
1 e9 f9 z9 C/ XCA Vincennes1 h$ t0 z' v/ n7 d2 H
CA San Francisco, h! O% t$ J2 h; e8 ]/ e$ L, j
CA Minneapolis
& D8 z# u/ v8 u# H: V" kCA New Orleans
3 c; u/ u# q- \& H3 V7 o9 j/ xCA Salt Lake City( o4 U) e+ J# d1 Z% J6 Y( n
CA Chicago
9 M1 B2 j+ |8 x7 FCA Portland
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Japanese ground losses:
& V* c1 P) A _9 X* a2 y46 casualties reported0 [2 H8 _$ W9 g. ~6 @* q
; o+ K2 k& [- D# X1 s1 GPort hits 3' b4 G/ }) {1 Q* @. d, N
Port fuel hits 1 P! B% P4 `+ r% ^
Port supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
& V$ ^3 V$ i. X. F9 ]5 YTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,947 x7 U, w% _4 B/ X6 {6 d: U
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/ U [* n8 p FJapanese ground losses:, J- P: _0 F) h6 t
111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30; Q' T( y! E$ w, ^ p5 O' Y
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94+ ?! Y# W, _! N& i' t- q
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5 c' Z) T7 y* F+ i2 {105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.. _) ]' X2 P7 v
Japanese Ships7 g3 Z8 o8 ~& u" J9 f3 G
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1$ p$ c- ~, a N& q
PC Tama Maru #85 \1 Q" L2 [3 s% c+ P/ n0 j+ z
& _+ P/ H' x9 P4 q' P3 KJapanese ground losses:5 g- q2 |6 d- K4 o6 ~" F! T3 a
98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,975 Z% r1 H4 {. N
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Allied ground losses:
6 B& _% ]# u5 C* w5 d18 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10091 b/ E7 Y# l' L: F
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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/ p( ]- D% ?0 M0 n! y* c6 ]Allied ground losses:
/ s& G+ l% B. ^: [) Z168 casualties reported
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& P. C! U" E9 s" s& k( zDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97. c! u/ e2 k9 M5 r/ o
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Allied aircraft
+ Z! y7 r6 S; a" C3 t' T ESOC-3 Seagull x 1$ o- h) w/ Q" r$ M
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0 r8 j, [$ ?# |1 r# w# E/ ZNo Allied losses) M8 e5 Q, w- @# k
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; T% S$ b5 K/ z( @Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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4 F/ _- J' {+ k6 nAllied aircraft
+ i' ~# g" J4 Y: u! [9 KPBY Catalina x 2
6 n- n+ ]+ H5 _- Q# H i) n/ U9 A" N
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/ [7 `3 L5 b) v$ a0 [No Allied losses
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" u- y4 r3 F9 B; h: YDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97 M# g* {0 m( W% X. x$ d
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Japanese aircraft/ O# G: |" V8 G9 d4 t8 i
G4M1 Betty x 62% K; H. g% Y# }! m5 V9 B
) B8 X6 [! g+ o5 T3 C
Allied aircraft
# C+ v6 C" Y5 _F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
0 w% ] L( }: y2 R% a& cF4F-4 Wildcat x 22
1 ?& f& {2 v: h7 ]/ C7 y7 d1 m: d% E A8 f0 C2 [4 \4 ^; \: M" h
Japanese aircraft losses
* a+ |3 X2 |& s- Z/ _7 LG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
0 H) ]7 |' I8 o& l8 F
4 e2 F9 o8 J9 WAllied aircraft losses% b: y* [/ K4 O% n3 B" z
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
' Z3 j. r0 @- ^F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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; _7 J) u: P; A# sAllied Ships
3 J" j+ T, T& Y# C& zAP George F. Elliot* V' z7 y& L9 l
AK Libra: E7 q6 z% y% B) k( b0 T
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
& y- W3 e+ @+ M9 \DMS Zane
) ~- s0 Y* {: J; [ J2 `# g) fAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
7 a- F* _8 r+ BAK Betelgeuse
2 K, G. N M5 nDD Helm
' _0 y7 G# B' a1 EAK Fomalhaut
) d0 o- T' S9 H$ w" }3 XAP McCawley
0 ~; r% K$ L9 F9 Y' c' lDD Henley
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Aircraft Attacking:
1 \$ s% ^/ Y5 B$ S+ ?; \ 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" I) r! X, e0 v 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ P! d3 \& V4 D" o9 _5 x
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 S1 D* z$ z7 s+ i
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 W3 q( s% n, J- @' q6 N- @
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 P/ p, c: G3 ~9 v8 J" m y 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, Y" y) k y' {! y
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
' m! g8 v( T- u$ g" ^ 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
5 n, C3 e( r, ?0 p! C$ W! t3 o 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: a5 X7 H+ F0 \+ }$ d
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
' u3 t' f$ v5 r$ O. k- G 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 @8 c4 D6 |2 s: V 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& g5 M6 ]6 R* ^' z0 w* a4 v 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
Z2 s `* G) T4 Z" v 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' O$ V1 H8 i6 x! L% j
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97- m. ?7 _ T+ P( Z' d
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Japanese aircraft. B+ ]' t) S0 A0 U
G4M1 Betty x 33 x1 B7 A# y* B, @
F. ~4 G, k# l& I. jAllied aircraft; ^1 w0 R5 O! A( K8 d0 W8 V. w
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12 d [; Q# q. U8 w. Y( P! T; r
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
6 [1 b) V% m7 ?: H% @ & V% F- [( X8 m/ w4 x7 \ P
Japanese aircraft losses$ ?7 |- l# K$ X1 N5 V
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed7 H# V; s2 Q: I; U+ {
7 F! Z) N$ C! v/ W, x+ ?
0 W5 [: k9 s/ _1 |/ c1 K- J3 Y4 jAllied Ships
; }8 |; w' h5 n& J: p) w& r0 lCA Portland6 P4 |) N5 ]- v9 M+ T# U; n
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Aircraft Attacking:# z8 K1 n& s& B$ n" T) }' m. ~
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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# B$ L" n! }$ GDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91/ v+ {, n) t9 m H" l
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Japanese aircraft& a8 Z6 t8 {( M
A6M2 Zero x 18
9 A+ }3 e( ~3 @) f& UA6M3 Zero x 6
M" Q. ?3 k5 j7 h) lG4M1 Betty x 5
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Allied aircraft
7 L0 C3 @9 V$ J6 a/ DP-39D Airacobra x 247 z5 J5 D1 ^" J/ r
5 ~+ C5 M! G. l0 t- V
Japanese aircraft losses9 K2 j, e- T+ \: D4 O7 n' S/ k
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged7 e' O/ S5 T1 F
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged: N9 ?5 [, i* J: S$ v/ L0 c
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Allied aircraft losses! h. P1 q$ q( E3 t: y) M
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed% Q6 f9 V P# r+ I/ H2 R: A* @+ o
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Runway hits 34 O% Y1 v! L5 n( c' [5 y* I
" ^, V: ]' j8 j VAircraft Attacking: j9 v6 q! }( g2 ~8 y0 r+ k6 h4 Z: [% O
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: ], h/ U' `, ~9 V 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& l4 q; C+ q4 T! c( j
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,936 c" D7 _6 {' x+ P- M% t
/ D$ o$ l9 x, f1 O# OJapanese aircraft+ s4 t0 ]! H4 c4 |, W- u& i
A6M2-N Rufe x 33 c; z" r; s: I( h& k. b
A6M2 Zero x 6
. t0 v- y9 h" o2 ^ 9 e2 F5 Y# r! `2 N$ R: W/ x
Allied aircraft/ d. N) `# p0 I2 D. R" W
SBD Dauntless x 490 t. f9 o0 E0 c6 p, V4 T8 ~
TBF Avenger x 30* b- N7 C8 b/ |3 W @
4 x, }0 B! z0 ?' f
Japanese aircraft losses- }; z& Q$ [, A7 B0 l
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged4 z" g4 C/ V. h( `. X# B: y
$ {5 P& t+ h8 F5 Q! CAllied aircraft losses. Y* x k& L; k: @, f: B: ]
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged* e8 o+ ^6 K9 e
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged; x6 b& |- c3 B2 a
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Japanese Ships- X) F" A( S) s, J% f: h8 `
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! [0 `- V/ b3 K) Q! KTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ \. z! R# J) B: c1 _7 m1 X( ~DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 u) k1 E' n4 x% p; XAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
T$ q/ s6 B" qAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 B9 p# F3 j8 D4 H; `) ~) {7 U9 N( HAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 C4 L8 H: z k9 r5 J4 zDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage ~% k+ n/ N- O! G, _
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 f3 X- d8 G! [, {# C5 M
TK Ogura Maru #39 \0 ^- G! S9 I5 M
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Japanese ground losses:
5 [& j6 F6 S1 ?. d2 W& k/ P' a, `" Y54 casualties reported ?, R% g; K2 l! v4 k, P& y
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Aircraft Attacking:
, U" q$ u# _, r7 c, P 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( N& ?8 ~4 j1 z) S% j 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet# p- H1 S: @+ B) }* |5 b
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% U- K* ]& B1 z& Q: b; k6 m
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 M% }# X; B8 p2 c8 Q1 D: n: s 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 q( {6 e4 G U4 z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 H$ P9 c1 i' K- m
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: P1 c7 W8 }- g4 z$ L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, A' {; _; Y+ X+ D4 w. B1 h9 R' k# g
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; k- T5 d. B4 }$ J* W0 ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 z- a8 ^, \1 |8 W& O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) O6 r- E) r/ |, C5 C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ M+ Y0 G) \3 O; o9 e% v5 K% x' d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 f; Q$ h2 e6 l& G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! L- V& J5 Z; t4 J' r3 D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ J7 ~, S7 \" u7 q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 k2 x, r8 u- U
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet S& e1 q/ e9 T& x. [
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& y. ^1 Y: O) S& O 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 e* C( x2 [: n+ [, I2 \
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Sub attack at 60,86
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" J9 ^) e. u' i4 KJapanese Ships
9 ?6 e8 l; }6 z+ TPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage0 n' ^! T/ ?. h# ^, M* H
PC Ch 23
% Y- U0 T; d6 ~) {" _PC Ch 18
3 X" t% k x/ `6 P8 ~9 h/ nPC Ch 17 D9 [3 Y5 m3 B, O5 E/ f" ^
PC Ch 16
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8 H" G, i% j1 Z6 n6 a) |' Y- mSS Greenling$ R2 Y. ]% u% ~
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* i Z- t# d; D" j9 cGround combat at Lunga8 q$ }& @8 F3 k0 i: g% j
) f6 {- K6 Z# _' _# C/ F; f3 KJapanese Bombardment attack: j; G/ ]- w2 r" b
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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" u4 Y) @" Y# NDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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% ^2 D. Y3 C" K0 ^( Y" Y8 KAllied ground losses:
1 C0 T; X! E+ s5 T3 ]# x- |9 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126; g; \* A; z, [! @: x) w B
2 z4 e/ E$ [6 q0 d4 @Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5/ N8 y# L# [$ g8 u$ ]# @
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: A, C: b6 _6 `" j: {! H- N. iJapanese ground losses:+ p4 j0 H* g/ E
16 casualties reported
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* t( N& Y/ a' x. A4 H7 B+ AGround combat at Lunga% G. n( x* i" }) R% ?% n2 w0 i
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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, d# q; C+ m. r. P h; M/ xDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 492 ^ ?. j9 e# z6 E4 _; ^& F
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 . ?7 W" p9 @5 D
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) # R) x, ]7 H: ]9 u* Y
; Q1 H, y7 l- _, n; jAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!0 D4 M) e0 F! g: s
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Japanese ground losses:: [7 J( G; \" e6 k8 i8 f( ]; A
397 casualties reported, [1 ` q) C; r9 Y; C1 p3 m4 N9 u \+ W
Guns lost 24 A: k3 b* I' |3 i6 O& v- A- H* u) E
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Allied ground losses:
0 O2 q8 p# K& s9 m( Z( \7 }49 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |