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。。。。4 g4 }9 u& {! I2 _. x3 F, F8 j
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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% k% E+ M! v- w/ |: V) F
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008! r8 l+ l7 V. ?. M, L% W E6 s; S
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:7 M% Q& q9 u, r' ^& @- C2 u
45 casualties reported1 B: a1 I/ l# j& N: V# W# @& t
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97- a$ {2 \4 V' B9 C: |6 m* \
; C6 D# z* S8 }; [! d# a5 tAllied Ships7 o" r" J+ ]- v2 k
DD Mugford
: D; ]5 I. m! _1 b ^) ?; o- QDD Ralph Talbot
& l: |% T$ F+ V% l9 i. y, j" ^DD Patterson
; k- p3 y! G; S0 N7 |DD Ellet7 E, \1 V3 m& s8 h/ m: E
DD Wilson' `$ |: f7 g+ i7 S D8 D
DD Selfridge
2 U# E' z) f" @+ [; d! \CL Hobart1 k B$ U+ m0 C. J
CA Australia
: z3 X2 u' b+ v' F9 y7 wCA Vincennes
- t4 t7 x2 X- U4 o: N, v1 F0 r$ WCA San Francisco
) X2 F) W9 H" g4 l0 |& wCA Minneapolis
0 J' U- I B5 _ ?: rCA New Orleans
/ C6 L/ H5 h* n% JCA Salt Lake City7 Z+ C. }5 F1 R( ^
CA Chicago! z# b5 Z( m9 `3 w2 B1 ~
CA Portland" t8 @; {4 f- {" e7 J/ X8 f H
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Japanese ground losses:
8 J, ?6 N3 M2 ] n46 casualties reported( L. q( I3 q9 G0 o7 e- A
3 ^7 i m* L& I# \4 F" dPort hits 3+ L, {) c3 f& K. ]
Port fuel hits 1
" R" o/ f$ R, Q7 YPort supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
- k+ }6 v: A0 f- A4 Y& ^ a# C+ XTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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7 @) e. f* r' k; E3 EJapanese ground losses:
! S. N# R+ H6 |2 A) n4 i111 casualties reported2 c- B4 b! O" g8 w, s/ U
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30. j$ A5 Q- T4 L
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
% U( N9 w1 Z8 o* p4 G TJapanese Ships
/ A1 X3 [* c" O# `1 i" o) K: fDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
2 ?; i; P: S2 ]PC Tama Maru #86 ? H/ @0 s! l3 C' w$ U
2 W8 K8 g# X4 ^Japanese ground losses:4 H& J+ o* l6 [7 V2 M
98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
5 @ [9 c6 c6 |8 g( v( ]18 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10093 [2 T6 k# x0 l& p8 d4 q5 h
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97& N5 j( S3 z8 S g' I5 z8 C
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) v' M7 d. {; z0 [' f- J, d' T( bAllied ground losses:% {; t! I, l) ^0 P" V# p; x6 _
168 casualties reported2 @, X( @2 `) n) C. m+ p
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9 h. f* U ^. v; o' W& f/ Q" UDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97% J& @& N+ B) Z. P* T9 W4 o) X
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( L$ G% V2 a% J i f0 bAllied aircraft
6 g( ^! K4 E5 a9 v. T/ [SOC-3 Seagull x 1% u% U1 h: z# ^. k) @ i6 P
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1 F/ j! [. I( E4 g9 Z% ZNo Allied losses
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$ b$ U2 _# g7 l( d) nDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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PBY Catalina x 2
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4 [" `( F8 W1 K: O. j+ b& F6 N& `No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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! ~& ~- \- h4 n2 L* J ~0 d3 R, iJapanese aircraft
/ g6 y6 @0 Q* u+ M8 H) C2 hG4M1 Betty x 62! U% f; \- s% Q4 |& ^
/ u, d/ \5 q# m+ S& VAllied aircraft
7 K+ f. G' X* R+ A& Q2 c- n8 tF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
( h1 G; I* y4 n! z7 t0 n/ p1 zF4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 u. `: `+ `4 p2 b" PG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged* t8 g1 ~! I* _, P. z
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Allied aircraft losses
; m' n/ d" |7 B: D2 TF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged! d+ V7 F6 H) v# w) ^/ f
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Allied Ships
3 l7 ~8 M( R' z8 BAP George F. Elliot0 i1 \- ^9 j( s
AK Libra
6 \6 l j4 q1 K' r; W, i3 J( cAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
0 b4 J% C8 l; ~" `DMS Zane t6 Z' Y) _- L4 x! E
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
) c' r& j# y* \+ l2 J0 g" H) O# d) UAK Betelgeuse* ? k$ |; n2 o D! H# x9 U0 r
DD Helm
6 q$ }% C) B' `4 l0 M! QAK Fomalhaut
/ f8 @2 g$ ^* O0 k* wAP McCawley
6 ?7 A5 K$ L( [1 e9 E/ oDD Henley
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* J; {5 L( ]" V, W0 uAircraft Attacking:" ^9 _' x i& ?: k" k
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 V) } i! ^7 s& n 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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8 j5 m+ o. K# e1 F/ x 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 X1 }2 t0 R, ?- Q! \, K4 `+ H
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, ~# X6 r# a, [, N& s, ^
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 _0 x1 Q2 W7 q- z q 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" P$ ]1 F* ^3 N4 A) C; Z# R
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 {5 I# R6 q& D 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
' ], V' O1 H# G1 R5 G& k 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, y) d4 j# S9 a `; n1 J8 [ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- o: u8 d3 n2 ?: ?' W5 |5 a 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- {# u1 D5 d/ }
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; ~& k8 `7 Q$ M1 n+ F) \4 H0 r
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' a3 K% T% J, ]. w2 l) @# |% U
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* g! X+ a7 f" hDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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G4M1 Betty x 3# Y9 z( w; T* Y4 x, `
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Allied aircraft+ J; A% n* u& D- ]
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12+ W t: S- P, u# t5 n) f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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- o" y% b" I. y2 y. aG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed2 d% E+ z- A' Q( I/ n
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: X. p! ^- U4 _3 ~9 w* s" Y7 Q cAllied Ships
+ F" q* j% W2 e# M2 RCA Portland: _) m6 E3 e0 Z9 T2 x3 d% X( _1 b
* b0 j5 c. W" r) d' rAircraft Attacking:
0 n4 W9 F! M% _8 q 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) U* o+ @6 p7 E# ^* k1 D9 ^0 E
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft3 ]( l3 w: Q) F3 U
A6M2 Zero x 18
5 g. l% y3 w& s$ R; UA6M3 Zero x 6& I1 a) K, x* `! s% ]7 b+ S+ j7 t/ B
G4M1 Betty x 5: u% T* h ~2 {% q, z# N
& {1 ^3 T* b1 O' h, M9 NAllied aircraft- r% L; d7 l6 C+ \$ C* J1 |
P-39D Airacobra x 240 [. i' c" |! W8 j
: [$ {" E0 q7 Z* hJapanese aircraft losses
. N# }( l9 A- w% D' cA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
2 Z8 B6 ?- A# ]% [+ EG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged# _; S: X/ \. k8 m& e: `1 v
7 W7 H. z# v6 p1 X. h; m. S4 EAllied aircraft losses
3 Q0 g5 D3 Y. h6 z$ K& w8 KP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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2 f& W# o8 y, Y. gRunway hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 X0 ^* S, c. X9 K8 ~+ Z! j0 Q6 T, T5 ` B 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 ], d: X2 i" N3 N' i' E' ~2 | 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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A6M2 Zero x 6( G9 S9 Y4 I: i. u5 A, \3 Y
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SBD Dauntless x 49" D/ q- X. U! Y8 X2 W* [' z- ~
TBF Avenger x 305 h8 `* x; b; ]) l8 _( u/ h, d, _
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Japanese aircraft losses* X1 J& ~& U" b7 V, A
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged# ]$ |) l# H: S3 y* P- \( {
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! p- s% I$ T" o9 u4 o3 r7 g9 v$ R6 xSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged9 m, x3 g, |* Z3 u
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged4 `: q7 B1 J: i% H
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/ |# C) u. t d* u# Y( o6 `DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage9 _ w2 Z4 }2 h% B* {0 |" n
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 Q4 v! n D2 t F5 a( g" QDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 x) u* X8 a4 x( K% O! P
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 @/ {1 h- e) p4 O
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 w) y* O; b, i( _1 G% R3 h+ bAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& @% m7 N1 B# S' d, Q
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% B4 Z& D: u" f3 R, nTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 f' J# G) `( N9 S/ N I# Y7 F' p" W1 O% w) V
TK Ogura Maru #3
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54 casualties reported }% O* y5 d- a# h1 j
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) o3 ]1 y M/ X 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' A4 Y) Y4 h* v: C. \
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- ?' [4 h3 H6 K% k
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. r" w4 T, i9 D8 f: I) `- L+ U5 s
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 e/ d4 n6 F: r6 G
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 S6 p% n! L* l* X! o: S6 o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% E" ~- w$ e5 T# b! j& [+ k: F/ p 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 Y* M& X, D8 Q! b* o# U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, v. ]/ x. S1 D2 W' B* B( R0 z 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet. K! B' O, s2 H% z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# j# M2 j/ [( z+ z9 Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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, ]2 `! g3 f7 y7 u. e" C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. y0 H9 m6 P# W) B+ F+ `. G8 x* ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% F$ @- S. m% N/ J6 b4 l$ s7 ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 j- F. F* v, R: ~' { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% b+ [; W, ^6 E \- R! B7 t 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
x8 P8 r4 O# ~ \ 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 ^3 o. S5 J4 \& x8 f7 u0 o5 ^* | 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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, i8 G- w1 e* e7 D- B9 c* aSub attack at 60,861 c2 s4 Z# l p& r" O$ T6 |* }1 G8 C
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PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ X% p( g$ Y1 `$ {8 R+ k. |
PC Ch 23
# B4 S6 H0 S$ E- ]PC Ch 186 j3 X* q" e m4 C8 M& o) h& N
PC Ch 17
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Allied Ships
* J% h8 o& U+ V9 @SS Greenling2 r# u8 v, e1 o0 P2 F8 O
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3 `% H7 t6 _8 x3 \6 w. E" e1 _! GGround combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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' v2 b4 N2 x2 `% M8 D `5 J* }1 RAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49. p) f2 q5 C! g+ Y( X: B
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 4665 O! } l* v; l
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9 casualties reported
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4 x4 r8 }, ~/ z0 x( u- t; H8 UGround combat at Gili Gili
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0 X7 d" `& w: o; GAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1265 Z0 }: D) r/ i8 W. {. i- v" u# A
* Q; D r _; o. kDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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Japanese ground losses:5 k& B/ ]% h8 \- S9 W& f! E
16 casualties reported2 G% m" X& _2 A5 n
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Ground combat at Lunga
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Allied Shock attack4 V: X7 H4 g7 ]2 n. R
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466( c8 v4 s0 y. W% W. [+ z
- Y# F8 x7 \) ]# X5 rDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49$ d: Y8 |& k1 Z/ H& `* E8 A+ f
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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* S$ u6 c. U! M- q, ^# RAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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* y% E1 G) ~& V3 QAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!/ P H* n$ _; j5 u
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. r' R9 A, M- F" ^, Y! T; UJapanese ground losses:
: R; d( u& a- P397 casualties reported
: z& r* O6 L' U8 Q; H, z8 h' e! ]Guns lost 21 [% c) s3 U8 O) h2 c- J1 S7 L1 b
2 }3 d4 F6 b3 w/ o! }) hAllied ground losses:; o2 E* J( f6 `1 _; V$ c; ~8 a
49 casualties reported$ ?+ W8 h( _# f! u- e( E9 T3 b
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |