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。。。。1 |" X, p+ K* ? }# }$ _6 t" V! Q: C
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/421 @0 F4 c# Y7 \. B7 F1 d
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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$ H$ b o! T4 _' BCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008+ I6 {8 g% i M" K. r
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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# K6 r) b% w% C, Y& p- o7 W 6 J7 T7 v+ y6 h7 x( w! F
Allied ground losses:4 }! U4 [; l9 C/ |9 l* \3 ?2 E b- P
45 casualties reported' i$ v" e. Y4 C
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9 }7 o0 s' Q: |2 w2 jNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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DD Mugford
0 X& Z' F+ \# Y& @* E9 oDD Ralph Talbot
0 ~% O/ Y: I3 m; P0 ?" M% \2 nDD Patterson9 h0 [& Y6 p/ K: u7 P8 A" r
DD Ellet
0 `4 [3 ?0 T A8 m) HDD Wilson
5 ]# W* D0 p5 B" q7 J0 hDD Selfridge, {; t1 L) j( [$ s
CL Hobart
, f4 y' w9 Y" r+ _. T+ ^9 MCA Australia
3 Q& ~* ?& V6 Q. cCA Vincennes
( @8 ~1 H/ F0 K! j2 c& FCA San Francisco
( H4 P9 M* C+ T+ R2 u) A. P' W4 D$ h6 yCA Minneapolis- k7 l S* ~' n4 O4 V) a
CA New Orleans
2 R: p- h' ` e6 v6 D2 m7 J {CA Salt Lake City
" B; ^0 g! a1 k' ZCA Chicago
5 o& Y: S4 c5 {; t; lCA Portland
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7 c f% ~& ]" d) ?; K' E$ a& v7 cJapanese ground losses:
8 I" a7 x" I9 Z; g9 j46 casualties reported; I' z2 O3 ^7 N Q! ]' P7 _2 w
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Port hits 3
* E2 d2 Q9 _+ hPort fuel hits 1 t3 Z+ S% x$ p0 P( w7 I1 U0 ^4 ^
Port supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
; L! X3 @5 q/ }4 {! }! oTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94, P: |+ [; H$ m) F2 t) F4 L
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" K% h. a$ }9 {# I7 {' iJapanese ground losses:
" N8 B) n, p m |111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30% q' i# z3 M L1 t' t
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,948 ~3 V6 q/ o7 H& a) ~1 t
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: j5 k" H" k% n ?! i105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.; t' F$ ?/ I; k9 l0 q+ ]- d
Japanese Ships1 v# S/ g% U8 G I- l4 G
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1) w! g4 _; k( n
PC Tama Maru #8
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( E' `! Y5 Z4 _" ^Japanese ground losses:( Q0 V }3 a. ^4 ]+ W w+ {
98 casualties reported6 B2 C" O5 I# e/ z
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. r" h2 f+ P" ~; ?. d9 DTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,978 n$ V, p6 G+ B& O9 J5 V7 s
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Allied ground losses:% h0 k& R' x6 z6 O
18 casualties reported
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& J n# G( r" p6 `Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009" ]7 A7 l; B8 Y
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97: V8 Z* }$ ^$ e1 o( d; h
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4 B y9 B/ a9 N4 @ 8 ]9 q4 ~5 A5 `4 o- _/ F5 y
Allied ground losses:/ j4 P6 @* ~/ ~- x4 x; U+ y
168 casualties reported/ a* N& p; M. q) a8 E% R( o7 I
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3 \# S/ r! t1 f6 CDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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, L6 F+ X" m) y$ ]8 tAllied aircraft& K, P4 W) c! q- l' ?: e2 Q4 r- P
SOC-3 Seagull x 1' B2 o8 F' k3 m: U
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$ u' W m9 y8 ]) kNo Allied losses. F4 U& k( t' ^
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,979 T* O f, F+ w" G$ w, r$ f. M5 h
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Allied aircraft
9 w# \# i% c8 z% WPBY Catalina x 27 a K; k+ B9 U+ e- v3 d
A) I3 p- ~9 ` k" k0 D/ x1 f
1 } C: W7 ]/ q+ g0 K: ~1 G
No Allied losses- U+ Q+ C# n4 P
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97/ q0 }4 j' {! d
8 I! A* Y) b, k; y" WJapanese aircraft
! t* T1 b( ]' oG4M1 Betty x 627 o3 Y! U6 M+ }5 L9 {0 ]+ c! f1 {( L Y
) q* W& D) a$ ?5 t/ b& {2 X3 B3 LAllied aircraft% a5 f& W+ H( ]
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
' f" b* _5 [2 h6 ?: l6 @. \F4F-4 Wildcat x 220 n+ Y% y3 ]* O% _, s
3 G2 Y# v6 w1 K( n% o$ ?4 \
Japanese aircraft losses9 P% u Q. U1 r) {6 b( z8 G
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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6 F3 N6 O$ }9 G# h2 t# aAllied aircraft losses( ]: X( r7 H; r: `9 o* l1 ?' Q
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged+ E5 J2 l, r1 p' S. p1 J
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged) V8 \8 @6 i' y% P; z
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Allied Ships& Z% n/ ]! f/ f/ }( W
AP George F. Elliot7 b# e' r4 L( p& B6 Q! G2 F# R
AK Libra: T: k% W O, q6 U6 L
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4. D4 }9 t- w; W# f
DMS Zane+ R: b" i/ e! b$ R1 d2 j; e
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 45 ]( z1 K' P( _7 n! @! f
AK Betelgeuse
/ t6 h' }# ~1 ^% N, ^DD Helm
7 j1 V; a0 O- y+ H* ]AK Fomalhaut+ A+ i+ o7 G6 b7 {$ y0 M! s' k
AP McCawley+ w. N# f$ O2 p6 W a0 [
DD Henley) Q( v- X% w3 ^% J' v1 e6 I1 B
5 k3 j; K: h! |: N/ x
Aircraft Attacking:: \3 j! Z8 V3 U: |; F* m
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ w5 l( L5 D7 Q- V( ?, c
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 [/ r8 w+ B# A8 p5 Y 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( ^6 c: j- H" Q& F; x+ `2 O/ P3 U
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ R( A7 C+ B6 s; z; l
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 D& D9 u( u: F! p: t/ Z! @' M- }
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) C: ]/ y5 b w, }# B; j" A. T P
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ q6 P+ E" G' b- j" @( }: f 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 d; \+ v2 F: `" S* @' {, u 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 W, T: l7 ~8 H' v) ?3 m5 ?* p
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 R ^, ~: z2 |. U, v 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ m/ t. E1 D4 P/ n+ ]7 V4 z+ m 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) }$ \; \% u* @$ i6 }# {$ M. y
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# n) i) u; f' G. F& }* o
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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( u! M+ C! y R1 I! r" x; D! cDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft& ?" U% p6 L+ r3 j. q# \4 p9 W
G4M1 Betty x 3
+ T1 ?5 q% n2 ~ 6 v) a3 Z/ r4 g! v* S
Allied aircraft
0 d! n4 K) m- U$ Z# c f1 EF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
2 ?( r2 M; }- H* ]0 P; \F4F-4 Wildcat x 21 e- p. g2 o4 G Y& |
$ _' \# d+ q" A) M8 p; Z+ z. v- o+ s4 eJapanese aircraft losses- u: {! n9 H5 ~1 Q
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed& M% n, t% K {, C! |, S) S
9 P" d0 `8 i/ p
8 n8 y8 a6 g1 z1 ]% E) T* [: f/ tAllied Ships$ g6 }0 q8 K" k
CA Portland
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Aircraft Attacking:
& @0 b0 d9 Q- V/ I 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet l8 ~3 L: J; A2 P! H/ P3 ]
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8 _: z9 ]/ |- H$ v, w8 r% xDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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3 }, B" ~. f U! l4 }# PJapanese aircraft. }% t8 l1 h$ t8 R8 i
A6M2 Zero x 18
& N- d+ q% ]+ g" T0 D7 {: p6 |- TA6M3 Zero x 6
, S- {5 j2 |! }7 L$ ~7 s! c2 K! J) ^G4M1 Betty x 5
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6 x/ l9 [1 k, y4 x4 }; l: W9 L3 v/ SAllied aircraft
4 F( q' H v- y# m V) @& CP-39D Airacobra x 24$ E R5 s# A7 J
8 z+ J0 h, m2 {" H8 Y& GJapanese aircraft losses
1 R( C4 p& }5 v+ ZA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged& o$ a; d& ?3 U$ n& _" ?& B, w$ s
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged) {% x: p& m& o! m
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Allied aircraft losses1 @% t6 J5 |2 K. N0 d( | p/ r7 g
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed/ G7 Z6 v0 G8 Q6 [% T
2 P8 n$ k; S# XRunway hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:
) s) K! t, y; ~( ? 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 Y) `+ Y4 A# ] Y' f
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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, ~8 Y* ?7 G2 H+ m3 v7 uDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,939 E3 t3 y' _/ V; ~% O) M d1 ?
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Japanese aircraft
0 B! b% |2 h# M# WA6M2-N Rufe x 3
8 ]7 B3 T$ |# J* y% ]A6M2 Zero x 60 M( T+ G0 D0 S. i4 p& d5 s
3 ]7 n6 U; ?/ M. J! L3 e3 p: s
Allied aircraft! O% f9 R; q3 h1 f5 {' x
SBD Dauntless x 49
" z9 z+ O( N9 C; pTBF Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses* f4 O. F6 J9 h3 v* b3 U L
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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' E. j/ `- A& A/ H! A- N- nAllied aircraft losses: Q: c; T! I, N* U/ j
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged/ r! `# k4 |7 F% w6 p" O
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
1 ~3 x& \2 P. d& N2 Z- V( \7 MDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage: d t* ~" s- e
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 B2 s" P+ V( gDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 U4 u7 V% ]1 I9 t$ u* R- [AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 n: a! C7 {% u
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire: G; p9 ?" T, q1 ^+ `2 T% H0 w
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 I1 f8 B8 }5 ?) d: p+ \5 UDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 l- D% m2 m% p/ ?TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire( Y1 n5 x- H" f E6 ]1 C$ m5 t
TK Ogura Maru #3
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3 b4 F8 W( J! M2 |- B* ~/ TJapanese ground losses:6 b5 j; K0 ^( s8 O+ k
54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:
$ H, i1 ?. Q" w# N5 K+ S 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. A+ h6 L0 [& Q. M6 e$ T
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 h1 n9 i7 i+ D1 t2 U 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 P: b, b" z% a; G
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 |) d8 o& z/ ^7 K. h( \' x
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
R: @7 |2 \2 O/ ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 c1 G( b1 g" h! \- g! R+ n
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. v" H8 i6 y0 f3 S0 ^/ v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& e |& A# L# k9 w# Q) P4 o: z+ X 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% D0 y* q2 o; ^$ ? U- Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% |2 z/ X! h3 u% k, n# E( Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- Z2 B' n: D& I) n* d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ f/ w5 p9 |- X9 i- z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 {8 r- j: h( b1 D" U$ `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 r4 w( v( @+ b! E: m) N8 b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" Y+ c9 H9 m* p8 A) n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* A y1 [; w: x
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet) J7 P/ m4 M- q- z; t( F- `
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 Q0 c3 z# D9 E# `3 {) K2 a
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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, F H C. k0 B$ g9 f: D& tSub attack at 60,86
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i# u: j1 {/ |8 T7 YJapanese Ships
; S" E' l0 t+ E- o* ZPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage; }2 y2 e( p. S1 |6 l
PC Ch 23
/ ?6 J4 M! a9 ], j$ WPC Ch 18& C/ i' P2 {2 s! R- n# U$ H
PC Ch 17
& l+ D' E# K) |3 O7 _2 [PC Ch 16' ?, r* F: _+ O3 G1 J
6 V# R# x4 X( Y9 R8 `6 ?Allied Ships
/ i5 S8 d* Z( \1 O: g( g4 T- xSS Greenling8 @" j% O' X' c" n7 F3 V' J
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Ground combat at Lunga* U$ c3 @! _8 y, c) K; O' l
% M) E( t h: C. UJapanese Bombardment attack
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$ h" \, n2 D# |, m9 U% xAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466. J/ Z* m" `9 H$ v% n' ]
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Allied ground losses:
) E0 a K" u& q2 B9 casualties reported# J' m; \3 }" C0 z2 d) j
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Ground combat at Gili Gili1 i9 j! q* |& `: v% ]# K9 ^
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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Japanese ground losses:
: v( Z: H/ V+ n2 ?2 ]4 M9 s) p16 casualties reported
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2 H! k" U8 w: f2 g! d% OGround combat at Lunga
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" T# n* ?+ Z4 mAllied Shock attack
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- G* Y& |- d) r' lAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466; U. `2 a: T. S# {
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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5 J6 W; N; q# N$ r& JAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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) x8 b9 r- E" w1 C! M' O1 cJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 " \; d8 q+ P" V
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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% y5 {" I/ i8 ~4 I# `% t$ b! DAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!) P& Y& m( B' v9 M0 H( G" f- b3 Q/ P
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$ g4 L- `, ]0 ]( X3 h" |Japanese ground losses:
: ^! ?$ @' E5 S; r: q9 Y397 casualties reported
( z) @; x) g% Q1 B8 ZGuns lost 2* ]( E1 D) t" Z% {* t
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Allied ground losses:4 |. R8 d# Q; X' `
49 casualties reported$ T+ n" [ K4 H& U9 p
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |