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。。。。! Q K# J1 f. r: W$ V- q! W2 U
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97. R4 \6 `4 `6 H: A
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7 q4 j9 s5 ]7 B$ |. LCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10086 ]- b# V* ^# Z
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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) G3 v" F+ [5 ~- l$ N
Allied ground losses:
' [1 Y: u- s% o2 m45 casualties reported
9 E1 N+ T: X. ?" a, e8 F
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97) R5 Z" Q- H- H& F+ C; t4 l8 M# f
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Allied Ships
$ c& f& s4 |! u+ HDD Mugford
2 H( I) Z7 M/ [& pDD Ralph Talbot4 ]! e6 z0 _2 Y4 C& C9 q
DD Patterson2 @/ c0 F) M' ?# s/ d1 i
DD Ellet
4 S6 x* J4 [2 [0 Z6 pDD Wilson
6 J7 N( t) J0 M- ^8 U/ C( VDD Selfridge5 p( i0 M1 J3 |9 U" Y, [' Z8 }
CL Hobart
, q+ D. H9 T. X8 qCA Australia
6 j/ O$ ]6 p2 C! wCA Vincennes
5 W8 F( f* J8 f. j& H" O) W5 xCA San Francisco
1 c6 H! S! U0 Z1 I7 XCA Minneapolis
' _: _# p; X: @: d) u9 N" k& B4 _& BCA New Orleans
$ _: E( ^, ]" E$ WCA Salt Lake City
1 q i- B- p3 p7 ^0 H; t7 a& VCA Chicago
1 k2 `# S% a1 V% R7 e! {4 X, ]CA Portland; Q8 K. v2 i3 D: t
6 `) q4 A, g) @* D
Japanese ground losses:& a3 m& I z& A, k+ J- O: s$ q) Q) d
46 casualties reported
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8 A: B5 T, `" W; `& o$ KPort hits 31 h9 E6 ] u5 e7 {( }
Port fuel hits 1: a; v' z( B7 C# Y3 ^+ E+ C( `% {
Port supply hits 4- ]: G0 ]7 x8 Z$ w1 J2 A0 _
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 309 ?( D. `, O* {* C2 S q* g6 e
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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1 ?/ r C& [% FJapanese ground losses:
. Q5 t$ }. m6 g$ `# [111 casualties reported% f) \7 [4 ~' B- C% b
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! p \8 G' G3 c# k! C$ T/ N9 M3 mCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
: \* z$ t" k; e- X' H: lTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94# t& ?! X/ @$ ?% @6 {/ k
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
: f: ?+ G% ?1 G- b! ZJapanese Ships
6 I0 u! b/ f7 [4 TDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1. U8 d/ W+ ^% q, ~, v9 \
PC Tama Maru #8( G) x9 @1 Q7 r# y1 |. a' a: t& `0 R
( b2 @* y8 o t- zJapanese ground losses:8 P, s+ r' ?0 E6 F3 ?
98 casualties reported3 {7 c. g1 j X. _2 q! @7 {
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) c3 \8 u2 t. m* OTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
: O( l0 Y/ V9 B# {$ s4 l( e9 `; _1 |18 casualties reported& p% O+ m+ W2 d
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6 E; X1 h5 o6 _* ` K' ~ iCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009/ n" r: Q8 z3 J) `6 K4 H. q
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,972 S$ Y9 V. T6 g% i3 m: ~0 P4 V" a) j0 O
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2 g# v- y9 ^3 \' L3 BAllied ground losses:
& _# `/ \$ L: m4 J" }8 `6 G( b+ L168 casualties reported' ]; J7 `- W) a2 u9 C6 v
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4 z4 J5 m! U% a' T6 M; `0 F% b6 ]Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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* L$ {# [! n( |- c. |/ dAllied aircraft; J5 @$ [: m8 ^
SOC-3 Seagull x 17 a6 h& B0 q" u* M
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6 J3 O# Z, ^% K9 |. Y$ i0 NNo Allied losses
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4 O$ }; T' ~$ W. B2 kDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft
+ S+ g" N1 A, i% T( v; zPBY Catalina x 2( `$ R# X4 z+ w) E) s; Y
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No Allied losses
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+ N! @( O# h" s( wDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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, } }. J. D& Q) c8 M% u) b4 WJapanese aircraft
% w2 g( A- X5 b7 z- oG4M1 Betty x 62& b$ [" X; }. X- t
i% [2 J' F4 B. Y& z8 _4 C7 N
Allied aircraft
; `4 ^- J" d7 V! F/ W- i1 kF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
; `1 P9 X2 B4 Q/ I. z" @+ ZF4F-4 Wildcat x 22
2 Y5 |' C$ b& L' C" F" i # Y: r! ^! F+ {4 N; [0 m8 J
Japanese aircraft losses
- o6 p( z+ `+ `- [6 e, A- c9 }, MG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged c, \! y7 r4 z: o* s
0 s0 G2 O; O+ b5 F2 f0 PAllied aircraft losses' G4 c& E0 b: L, C: X
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
$ W( H+ U. w. S& ]F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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# h* {0 i4 e0 t; ?Allied Ships
5 d7 }: c) X" X- ~3 mAP George F. Elliot* V' z6 w* D7 @
AK Libra
6 b4 m1 O; r2 ~' k6 xAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
, Q; O1 O' S5 n @4 O5 P3 X7 i$ v kDMS Zane
9 g4 g J" J. k1 I. ?& {3 e: ?AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 47 U3 r6 H) \# K7 x0 b1 R4 R
AK Betelgeuse
9 T& W( `7 U3 g, R [- N; {DD Helm3 X4 {) Z1 k. U2 h
AK Fomalhaut3 i3 B3 U' d2 {$ J" h) D
AP McCawley* v6 p( v, W0 S7 T, V
DD Henley+ f$ k4 e* w W- c0 p2 g
/ Q+ c$ `3 n5 o# IAircraft Attacking:& s/ `* z9 k/ O1 ^0 C! h- y
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) B( ^7 {$ z* `! a, c- o
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; y( Z Z; n" e& u1 P 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 w" z1 ]# O/ p C
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 t' t0 ?/ X" B 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
5 l9 s/ c3 [, G8 @3 w+ G4 J 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: E% \( [* A# N
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" I9 I( k, r% y 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* w; B, g; d/ I7 z
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 Q" W) t3 ]" F. s3 U# F9 j
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 n+ H' S& f1 q( e: J- L
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& j4 \$ R% q/ k! n. y4 t) A2 v
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 B9 l' J' {: Z, j" y4 v 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. w. |( x7 |8 x' h1 m 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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- ?; f2 S- r0 X- \2 S+ EDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,974 L) U0 C$ q$ T+ [) ^5 G x
$ h' ^) J; \ _! ?: x7 f. S8 TJapanese aircraft, C9 Y" m# A, W" ~
G4M1 Betty x 3% I9 F# ^' n+ H5 l! K) `
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Allied aircraft; V- J3 l% Z1 ~! V: ^1 c
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12- V! ^$ ?, n. \" N, C7 ?1 B& b6 n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21( o5 H" c/ f T( V6 L
5 |$ U1 m3 U! j& F8 h+ g7 K* x
Japanese aircraft losses2 `3 l: Z% T. b0 {
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed D2 G ~6 n4 M
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3 I* o( \4 h: TAllied Ships3 T5 A$ w& d( a! o% T
CA Portland8 K( N& @) G2 t( P1 W
8 v% H/ p3 z1 b1 E/ kAircraft Attacking:
7 r8 j: p; k+ J. ?$ v4 Y1 }5 W 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% B9 U% g9 p" q; k- W
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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% J) A/ ?% q* E" k* ~Japanese aircraft
8 Y9 e) V. o( \A6M2 Zero x 18/ s1 V2 Y6 _! c1 E7 X
A6M3 Zero x 6
1 \- _; @3 I' H1 q4 MG4M1 Betty x 53 h4 |, q4 b: R; m0 V4 a {, }
" u/ |+ M( q) D* Z0 uAllied aircraft
7 k: Y( E- D, |: l; S* L! p2 NP-39D Airacobra x 242 `, w. k5 C% r! `
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 q- I1 T6 L9 z9 v# A5 WA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
& }3 O$ `. ]/ ]G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
3 s, e* h7 P0 O0 M/ C- E" i7 d
* t7 ^/ e& Y/ o( YAllied aircraft losses$ O' O; p1 `* H% r! b0 F& O! N
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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7 ]5 y+ N ~3 X1 Z. }; v& vRunway hits 3
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, K2 T! |/ d- i5 M! n! i2 RAircraft Attacking:
4 @1 m: s# m, A 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. v/ y& N" C: v- 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
, d: q a3 b, g6 @: e- Q* I, RA6M2-N Rufe x 3
" R h1 r6 H& p5 f4 z, `) lA6M2 Zero x 6- [7 N( |4 `. c, o
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Allied aircraft5 J0 E+ s# i& h; y
SBD Dauntless x 496 d2 {8 N- H. O2 J) {8 S
TBF Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 q) j9 ]! t+ t6 r0 N8 B8 o! zA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged8 y1 c+ }7 t" r, C0 I- T
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged" Y1 [: P6 }8 l7 [0 O& v
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Japanese Ships
4 q( I- h* L0 u' d9 s! @DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
1 `1 D' X4 U1 b) Y5 r1 X* jTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 {4 t0 U1 y" D2 SDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; g& D1 f' R- W2 a' _AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" f: }( g8 `) r: I1 h, {; H
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ T0 a" a; ?& m9 t
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 J: i: d% p \' a# E; oDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 R, G# C! l( `$ z' n. L+ uTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, U# B/ W$ E5 T1 T9 A
TK Ogura Maru #3
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Japanese ground losses:1 ~5 V: D0 g4 x# A
54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:: @( H' l" ~6 x$ Z$ \2 Q
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 c8 o+ L6 b$ @5 x5 i% l
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 r9 @# }! b/ H8 U. u% x 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 J- }( j8 ^) `; t2 Y
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. H- j" G' m# q/ Z4 ]1 U0 ^ 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# c9 f; u& R1 R/ o: {( P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# V9 O6 }0 e) _ 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ y& H* r' y8 z! n0 p; H# @! l' W5 @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! I1 D) }0 _+ N8 q7 W C
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 }* G2 v! @" o! Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; B) P) ^4 n$ [6 N9 S, J! X+ K5 H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- K, A. L8 l( z; A* N4 J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
|1 D. t# @. D! i+ b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; W! e2 A) o7 n
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* M1 {( r' a {$ p7 {1 [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% o. i! i( F# k; s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' O6 z+ K/ z5 a2 R5 X7 ]
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 j9 y& ]0 t2 q# O4 @$ x# w4 d 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ K4 _8 o) g. X5 H 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ V, p; Y1 B* p% L; P- x* C& W
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. ], F1 z7 K7 BSub attack at 60,86
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1 I+ L/ e6 z! T2 P) I) `0 Y, mJapanese Ships0 j3 {# G' Q5 }" r( ~! Y
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! k% z. q. T+ B9 H/ Y; z; @* f
PC Ch 23
! H* q" J, @8 S2 Z' T" NPC Ch 18
! x w% k" K7 `3 m+ S9 I1 J3 T- rPC Ch 17( I. e h- k) W* @: H( g$ {
PC Ch 16
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Allied Ships( ?! u! W* Z0 c8 O: _ q
SS Greenling6 D+ G% H+ r+ J5 u' e6 {: {. U* ?' m
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Ground combat at Lunga$ {# y. R/ d! o2 F( ?4 v8 g8 N
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Japanese Bombardment attack1 V& q5 K9 d# l
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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7 M: ~- {2 o1 DDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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9 }0 V; y& c( w& l" I& x# uAllied ground losses:
: P1 I! Z Z6 n* l% D2 [$ N9 casualties reported8 Q" {& m/ H7 u) d( x3 X/ I- Q
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& F: s- a& H9 s; | n {; [4 |& oGround combat at Gili Gili/ E* O5 W# T" D+ `" K
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Allied Bombardment attack, b$ Z- \' S& H- `
3 f3 o$ {: v1 J% U& b# W8 U/ ?Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126# b5 C0 o- [4 d4 n. A& t; [
# \1 E1 P5 O$ T1 s3 J! Z: L dDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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Japanese ground losses:! g+ n/ [+ ^7 A2 f3 e% n
16 casualties reported
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1 M4 A5 _ B+ A- _6 _% j7 kGround combat at Lunga+ K/ L1 F% T- Y* w" p: T' X3 `
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Allied Shock attack4 y5 l1 h' ~2 S- X. f
{ Z1 E @* F" m# J1 k; TAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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+ E6 z$ |7 R5 z' ^# z1 j7 X h5 UDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49# u- A7 Q M% Q( K
# f/ i5 G# g/ b' _6 b# K& VAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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, E& @' _) u. t3 S% sAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) U2 i9 F2 f( A' c" o
& \$ a! Q }. x. [7 U0 N/ Q: X9 IAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!! z. C* z* S% ?* c' U
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Japanese ground losses:
6 a0 t2 e8 d6 d$ Q6 x+ \% L397 casualties reported
' c9 K8 `7 S h. _/ f% E$ mGuns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:2 P% k6 f. W: l. w1 J' ] O
49 casualties reported2 E& J* C+ B; a) b* X) [
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/ a# ]7 Z; N' f5 m0 ~Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |