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。。。。% M7 C2 ~2 x" |* T; E7 R 
 
0 w6 L+ C. H& Y5 L. E! c  yAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42 
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2 a/ f) F5 E- s6 e% fTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97 
1 q8 V3 c# m, U6 d) s+ _   y8 F8 v- H8 J3 L 
  
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2 W- M3 D: ^  Y4 @4 MCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008" H- ?% b  z+ E- j, w  a 
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97( L! U% y/ m" A9 p 
  
& ]1 s; g' o& |* ^% s % @$ N) D( X+ i1 H" g3 E" `. } 
  
. W+ R8 I# D. b$ Z" X% @; tAllied ground losses: 
6 B5 Q; R8 R( l4 R! X45 casualties reported) d0 b# o+ Q6 k, w, b4 d 
 / f  S- [2 d( r 
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97- P7 t# p; ?, u7 N/ M7 N 
  
0 z. u/ Q/ ~8 t7 l  l) \3 c& g4 K1 A5 HAllied Ships 
" G% @3 l- p% WDD Mugford8 Q9 v" _7 ~; I  t/ q: V0 w: B" w' V3 ` 
DD Ralph Talbot 
2 `5 _! n: z( d/ q6 L$ }7 [DD Patterson 
" ?( B- `6 R1 yDD Ellet 
+ u  |! e+ ~+ ~2 a2 CDD Wilson 
+ t! m$ T4 @: W: p; a5 j0 jDD Selfridge- g% c3 x/ c9 s3 L 
CL Hobart 
  g  n: ^) @# h; h: n- q( M- zCA Australia. O, U) V% Z8 i1 \. D 
CA Vincennes: C' i& |# h8 Z2 N) h/ l 
CA San Francisco7 g3 ^9 e8 N0 P0 F 
CA Minneapolis/ y! n; K2 a, M- h- l 
CA New Orleans 
# N# N$ g% v1 c0 Q0 @CA Salt Lake City 
4 k! C3 y" \- J  w; v& q0 RCA Chicago, H9 v7 x4 Z# A! ^( O3 o& ]+ U 
CA Portland 
; |' m+ K. O7 x, A8 N6 T; h) M 4 n: E  [4 c" z+ O+ j3 p- ? 
Japanese ground losses:! P0 r, v- _& S0 d/ b, [, n 
46 casualties reported$ g$ ?+ B& R9 e$ | 
 ! l/ w$ J8 o5 k# ^) S( y9 {. q$ ] 
Port hits 39 c5 ]6 B' T$ t! T 
Port fuel hits 1 
; }8 _* j7 e' b& O1 S" U8 nPort supply hits 4 
2 H  K& u6 O4 a2 E ) W- ]3 v; Y1 T* d6 ]5 N( A+ ^ 
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" S/ H3 x- X/ d! S7 Y* b6 LCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 305 K; k3 F0 i1 M  M: S- v 
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,943 e# F6 [0 ~( C" b2 j- h$ M 
  
6 E6 i, S% Y( ^: z4 r  
4 X' u0 h3 |* h) Z7 I4 lJapanese ground losses: 
/ A' c/ l9 I3 q1 P111 casualties reported 
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30 
& ~! g* L# \9 I$ [8 p5 O- dTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94 
0 @  c# E; t  G; n9 N- K" h' c6 o* \  
# A. l9 W( ^' g' `1 K" ^3 }  
8 T# b1 X, I% }  X% |  d) P105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 
; J/ N' u9 _, c* gJapanese Ships 
* S/ @) E% {. I7 z$ f* H) B( J! o+ EDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1 
/ F: q' K8 G5 ^+ B# ^PC Tama Maru #8 
1 I- ?. u& l' V) Q 1 W; V# S# ], |0 k" [ 
Japanese ground losses:& T4 }' X4 v0 V1 s$ K1 d0 ~8 m+ k 
98 casualties reported( i8 o8 i- A# C) i0 y6 R$ E 
  
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1 H4 ~5 Q6 U( ?TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97 
+ a* A$ {* o% X4 w% y+ R: N 8 ^+ Z1 M; R! H* P% k- z6 a 
  
5 X) O" n# l1 e% P  k( ]7 o 0 L( b9 c1 @$ \. R1 p" p2 b 
Allied ground losses: 
# l' H4 H8 i: q  Z4 _18 casualties reported 
6 m' M% Z8 E  f  
4 N0 \; y; A0 _: X! Y--------------------------------------------------------------------------------! B* |9 e" o7 y1 K0 V 
Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009 
) k- H- k% w/ q+ u! \+ h8 HTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97 
5 |) t. b5 \/ R! }* j 1 |! v+ f: v# {$ \ 
  
" {  v2 Y& Z$ x/ S0 d & Z. q, [$ Q7 `2 Y 
Allied ground losses:9 n+ x  n9 z( z- Y8 O 
168 casualties reported 
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97 
* l  Y' A9 b, f  
$ @2 C7 o$ F9 c0 p& I  
' D& E& ^7 V' L+ ~Allied aircraft% r" D& |% H8 M1 Y 
SOC-3 Seagull x 1 
) [3 R) A8 g* v+ H6 V  
, _4 P- ]. J" u/ U4 \4 E0 H! _9 Z% b  
1 @2 |, E+ |2 Q1 j, \  ZNo Allied losses, B: o' l5 R+ R% M- Q% u 
  
: h7 G7 [  S+ u8 E$ V" E! W$ T--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 d) O: T! {- z7 h4 [ 
Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97 
4 Q, u) ^, u( U& w  
+ f6 A5 ]. T2 k8 J1 ^  
% t5 A- u6 S% @' n0 LAllied aircraft5 c1 Q! U5 M1 V; } 
PBY Catalina x 2 
# v' M) }/ U) u' M  ?1 c! ]  
! [  `: \/ P6 ]% U) K" d* q3 b; ~ 4 w6 h6 L3 N9 d, e3 J$ k$ h& M1 f 
No Allied losses7 m: l7 @# O* A( b& K 
  
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7 ^+ ^/ n; L; V' \3 i8 vDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97 
' V' R7 K! t' L: G, ~ + C% z/ i+ T) ~+ z 
Japanese aircraft+ b' a- y  X) s- E. _9 W- @0 t; ~$ u 
G4M1 Betty x 62& t0 L5 Z! l2 h0 o$ t" \ 
 & l' r2 }7 t4 A/ Y4 C/ U8 V 
Allied aircraft 
% V9 u! U; K+ o: {" zF4F-3 Wildcat x 12. l: i7 ^5 B6 I4 [5 I 
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22 
% F& T! u7 h) s7 g  
8 }  W, K6 N( {Japanese aircraft losses) ?. W, J( @' `+ k8 U0 U8 i 
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged 
! V1 l* @6 K8 Y' r& g  
  q, }2 j* B5 ~8 J2 gAllied aircraft losses' G* r; V4 y5 I* Y 
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged8 n0 B# I; r0 I$ @  d7 b' { 
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged 
. N3 M, ?" I0 v' c  
" {, `# L6 z4 h* @5 |4 L, bAllied Ships9 \9 I; K  x& m! M 
AP George F. Elliot 
0 |. Y! E. E) T: ]7 uAK Libra: O9 ]4 l2 H4 j% F6 h9 R7 _ 
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4) ~) F4 L7 c" L. G: ^4 Q, t( ] 
DMS Zane 
1 w5 i- N; |- Y+ A. y1 f. HAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 43 M% _, |  P) Q; w8 v2 [2 @ 
AK Betelgeuse 
3 m$ l: o1 [/ g6 Y2 h( H4 IDD Helm 
7 P$ I- W$ {; A) }! OAK Fomalhaut 
. Z0 W2 _/ N. m3 i/ }! gAP McCawley# A; n  f: B% p6 J 
DD Henley4 ]% y+ ?- q) ?. \& d9 ~1 _9 P4 R  a 
 ) V, R, U' V2 z3 T3 C7 l 
Aircraft Attacking: 
& _# [9 y1 [; O% o7 w- K7 ^/ F# v 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 Q( K; ~" a, J& Z 
 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet 
, f4 @2 ~# a. T: F8 n 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, f+ P8 }; W5 t- m: P 
 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, z' G8 u6 y" a2 Y  }, p: v 
 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) i$ l' c7 s" f- u3 K, l 
 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 V9 c, s6 C2 S5 c" T7 m 
 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ J! k# M4 @* p% Q' F* j9 v, q# \ 
 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet 
" R4 S' k) c6 Q0 P 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- F( D8 _0 w3 J& z! M' _6 k6 O 
 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& l5 |, C8 n! ~8 z 
 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; s7 N/ I2 B- p  L" Y 
 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet 
2 y' y' n2 `" F4 B 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet 
8 a2 `0 t6 V9 i% z6 s6 B 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 q& n: T0 i( j 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 K4 p/ ?" P8 L8 \ 
Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97! {/ m1 |, m4 Y) M- z& U- G/ p 
 8 `0 B& B8 v/ @: H: h 
Japanese aircraft9 b/ O% \) ]( T# r: z7 Y 
G4M1 Betty x 3/ r5 a+ \( r% y* U! ~ 
  
4 n; N; a8 h: H; E5 Y# d3 Q" HAllied aircraft: `/ l. t) G9 u# ^2 ~) p9 K 
F4F-3 Wildcat x 122 t7 V. W% u. h7 C, l 
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21* p6 d: b2 C: x9 d& X2 Z 
  
/ U0 c6 p1 E5 e8 x% hJapanese aircraft losses7 s# ]- K1 r" ]  X2 u. X 
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed 
5 G8 N( {, p* y& u5 v  
' l- z: {6 i, a  
, w3 M3 u7 k$ C/ A* `7 t. NAllied Ships4 h: ?) o$ s! R; o 
CA Portland 
$ w, H8 w0 X. t$ ~2 R  
: F9 ~4 I; V* q# u* ~0 Y5 s7 W7 XAircraft Attacking:, N# D( c7 P. J+ q 
 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet 
% A0 J/ x& v& L- ~2 s6 e, }2 e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------/ |1 y6 e* b2 ?/ ]2 l6 l3 h- Q 
Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91 
) H9 Y3 I! \& g7 D' W+ ]: \* B  
: z5 t1 V2 M/ S6 k/ S7 [- ]: NJapanese aircraft 
: X  @. X! `  o& j: C3 CA6M2 Zero x 18 
$ t9 I" F3 g  a3 [! MA6M3 Zero x 6 
/ J( s/ J/ v1 H9 i2 h: L( VG4M1 Betty x 5! Z6 ?6 R4 p' @2 | 
 $ v7 ~& }9 I- s% I, w5 o& B8 F$ e 
Allied aircraft 
) c$ d+ |. d1 LP-39D Airacobra x 24 
# Z& W2 ]8 [' L% O1 C : O. n+ O+ F' B* N 
Japanese aircraft losses, L$ a2 Y  v% I5 S$ \ 
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged, c6 m. T; O5 M  [6 k- A 
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged! {/ U9 u/ Q* I 
  
; S, ]7 ?* t; Y5 \Allied aircraft losses 
: W5 k7 n/ Y9 J8 h( `) FP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed 
+ y" Z4 U9 E! w! q, M# b  
4 |* e: }8 h2 h: ?( x) }4 c+ o' C0 b0 eRunway hits 3! G  Z5 k2 ?- ^' D# a 
 / a# ~' p1 Z! b9 i1 u 
Aircraft Attacking:; d0 O5 `  n$ F# d3 r8 c 
 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet 
1 s% L% {8 r& C( \  T5 N 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 H5 V) l2 E& E& x# I) r 
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0 C1 C1 o4 g0 h# {( vDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,930 B' ^0 ^# t6 Q9 @! A# V) ~ 
 , C3 q, b- ^9 _) \  z4 Q6 z 
Japanese aircraft 
  m3 |3 c6 Q1 t8 x& r/ T3 W- [  PA6M2-N Rufe x 3 
& H4 p8 J+ ?' C8 i% N8 m4 ZA6M2 Zero x 6 
  W- V, ~0 k. j( V, W5 u$ j  
. k. J/ q+ j! R! ^& ?& e# yAllied aircraft 
9 x3 v* I5 R! _/ USBD Dauntless x 49 
- d/ j  x! [$ r6 qTBF Avenger x 30+ ~  Q2 }8 b9 X1 e7 c+ J 
  
- D9 f7 _/ G+ k+ F. T0 K+ ]6 _Japanese aircraft losses0 A2 @' H6 ^% \/ v+ u. K) |: E 
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged. h* Z6 Y% U( y6 f. } 
  
* P% a* D- N" Z9 m' P. k  YAllied aircraft losses' M4 E6 k; F) P/ |$ j 
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged* v2 o9 w! o" ~0 [# O, C 
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged0 f( H5 `8 X. U2 E8 a6 y- `, f% h 
 " P% I7 Q' [7 x4 h 
Japanese Ships6 F$ }1 V) F- e+ M# l% a8 z7 i 
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4,  on fire,  heavy damage 
# s( }2 U/ ?( K5 I0 D/ E' k; @TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage 
1 Q; S5 h/ h2 G6 W$ z1 N0 _4 SDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1,  on fire 
* T3 u, g+ T' W7 XAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire- ~  r# Y; l9 G# V 
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1,  on fire9 w+ M0 N) U5 u& J8 ^8 I 
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage, q2 }& x5 `2 u7 l  a. e 
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage 
  o% U" q- ]* Y' xTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire* P8 d: g# b1 |7 F 
TK Ogura Maru #3 
2 g, `( E3 B% a9 v  
1 ]7 s3 v0 i# f9 o1 m2 c. TJapanese ground losses:! u/ D% v+ }; c; b, l" y5 N6 | 
54 casualties reported 
/ j$ ?* c' V: U5 J. R8 j% R; }  
/ N8 u( l& f8 hAircraft Attacking:/ k6 O# V# ]6 H2 P: q) L 
 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 
3 z: G; W  z' M) e2 c; w, l 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
/ ^6 R" ]4 G/ n4 Q' q- a 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) a. O% _8 n$ Z2 }) G9 { 
 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet  S1 @. f3 J8 \! @9 n 
 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ W6 q7 W) R0 ]/ }5 S# w+ J 
 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: @' F- O/ B( g1 E 
 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 
8 r) i  B" A+ c3 ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 
, l. a* Q% |( {% I! s: B* h+ H 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
. A. }& j, ~$ L5 n, ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 
5 T# c) G2 m1 r! X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 
) R# p% E7 r6 k2 }- u- [7 c 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" ~+ M/ d( x2 m3 ]+ a 
 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 U& c. o( D* s( M' T 
 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 
- Y5 w. C. F% j' m6 Y( ~8 n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- Z! K6 t0 q- x 
 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ G4 ?' `  r6 Z3 B( a3 C/ C 
 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
, d2 c$ [- ?; _7 p' `& W  O6 m 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet% b. R" k! z, D; T$ v 
 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
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Sub attack at 60,868 l' e8 o4 y. R8 q! {! {* T 
   c6 }& d5 W& D7 Q( j6 j8 s* Q 
Japanese Ships! b; c+ \8 T2 u% U- S; M$ I. C 
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage1 s9 Y" I1 @9 Z. H9 n9 L3 ^  j5 o 
PC Ch 23 
5 w4 C' F' f- \% q4 DPC Ch 18 
4 k4 z7 ?+ B3 h: Q  }% OPC Ch 170 D  e. i- R! |* j- C: Q- l 
PC Ch 16 
; Z$ u, ~, J* r* [7 \6 |; ~ $ Q: R+ `' v$ u3 y 
Allied Ships+ N. |2 B  {6 [5 m; \- h- V# ? 
SS Greenling+ p$ W3 g. u. k9 T$ g* D 
 6 C! R/ k8 {) u+ i8 _0 R 
   u6 |7 X: Q* o. n 
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0 R! e3 f: w; u3 p8 T) q/ W6 LGround combat at Lunga# C# o  E+ |/ R' n 
 2 j9 L9 v4 o6 ?! C/ d" Y  I 
Japanese Bombardment attack 
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49 
# ?! d, F2 H% p0 H# ?2 ]' V ; a8 z2 Z# x, ]+ u; G/ t+ D: N0 x3 q9 t 
Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466 
# f% T) L$ S8 Y. v) X1 I7 V. O  
# V. x1 u* @2 a+ P: x+ K 2 M# r# W. G5 o. ?& j 
 * J8 }" a% O" e5 ~% e8 b+ M8 T 
Allied ground losses:) P! I/ T0 r( I) ] 
9 casualties reported2 X* N! e2 N8 I+ J9 R' @& m 
  
$ N  a5 K  A7 L% m: E. N- L  
2 k5 A- H" @2 o--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 r1 `" S: N+ i5 _. J 
Ground combat at Gili Gili% u+ D7 [( i; C! W* b 
 / x4 E1 B& K4 g/ a9 Y. o6 n' p 
Allied Bombardment attack 
4 b3 J, @) F3 n" ]  
/ h) L% s0 Q+ n' K" ZAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126, D- B- Q! o8 Y; x 
 1 i% ^6 `. U. N. F6 q3 r 
Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5 
4 a' A$ K$ q  g  ?5 e; m  
6 j" [4 w* k* t' M $ b! n1 R6 p8 a- m 
Japanese ground losses: 
7 s! O0 J: S$ q6 Z2 X# W16 casualties reported 
/ @  r# e7 P; ?  
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Ground combat at Lunga 
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Allied Shock attack! m& T$ |! H" T+ [" G- |1 \ 
  
1 V$ Q  `* F/ S+ }Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466; q- u$ k) S) z. k+ q 
  
* s( Q6 {& z3 D0 n" N9 \Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49 
. j+ C/ e0 t# o, y  
; t, `3 p6 @: v, c* h# e, U4 BAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 , z/ K2 S" y, N( L! Y7 f, @6 a 
 ' q3 D  m. c5 i 
Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 ! b  f% J# X8 D+ F0 X9 ?9 d( [4 ] 
  
- t- L( q- H% @# p% K4 y$ f% TAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) & K; @8 B) ]6 m2 s 
  
+ z( n  C5 @; X, |7 `Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!* m5 J) m" ~, V; p  I  B* Z0 l8 G# Q 
 2 D5 q2 z4 ]8 [0 s 
  
1 L* z( s; v1 {! ~Japanese ground losses: 
8 Q' T7 P3 u7 V5 a5 A: c397 casualties reported 
9 }5 t0 _, k  W; UGuns lost 2; D5 d" P1 x# _  H$ t. r+ F& y 
 ! h- v6 ^, _/ ` 
Allied ground losses: 
" \5 y& m' O& F" j49 casualties reported 
6 [' S0 j' t8 X0 Y; H+ w : a& n0 `9 R! i1 r 
 ! ~6 u5 f7 ~# n6 O 
Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |