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$ s1 g! T; ], V8 o6 H# O
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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$ ]4 `9 Z6 p! A4 \4 j! _Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10089 }& v+ d# D" |5 C3 ?
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,975 x3 ?4 y. u8 ?! S
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- B+ W9 h* g3 {7 n& DAllied ground losses:
8 C$ e0 m1 e0 u: l45 casualties reported4 h) A$ u) E; C( }& V6 `7 [0 m4 p
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships
+ Y. v/ Z2 J4 u; N. i3 z7 n! yDD Mugford
, q" p9 N2 q0 f" CDD Ralph Talbot
+ g+ k$ U: N1 E* m" ^0 t! @. gDD Patterson+ D# y. h& P0 [ I7 A
DD Ellet3 V, h4 f4 m2 e2 {1 \. O9 K
DD Wilson, k* B' J+ h$ G3 V3 P
DD Selfridge8 M& F+ B% ]6 O1 |" F4 Q
CL Hobart
) S. N$ x6 [0 W6 A$ O2 C- fCA Australia
( u# z3 t( k* `CA Vincennes
2 @; ?0 [/ V6 xCA San Francisco6 k& C. ~6 R$ J
CA Minneapolis" d5 H* ~2 \4 d. @, x
CA New Orleans/ _1 }% e* Q7 y/ o' o; D
CA Salt Lake City3 a9 M' n0 c. Y" c+ X3 J N
CA Chicago
$ L6 _8 s; E3 O: k- u9 w7 ACA Portland
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Japanese ground losses:) y: a' M Q# h& ]& n" s
46 casualties reported
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Port hits 3
: X' R, i! H9 yPort fuel hits 1
( l$ T3 l% ]. ^, V& u& {) _) ]Port supply hits 4
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" B3 g/ I% c# z3 u% R3 HCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30( X& ~7 g; `3 [& u5 i5 l# f9 C6 T
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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7 R4 R9 l( A7 U% \* r+ k- DJapanese ground losses:. x, l! m8 D( a) ]5 B
111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
! J6 D3 X6 K9 ]7 A/ T0 FTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94! l6 z, Z1 L8 B t2 V* k
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$ U/ e& W# \6 V% p8 b105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
1 x" [3 @, }7 iJapanese Ships
* K$ L$ z* u; W/ lDD Namikaze, Shell hits 17 X/ U# S6 |2 _- ?. ]' Y0 m3 X/ Y: `
PC Tama Maru #8+ H& N! K4 w6 A/ j
9 V3 x* }4 x% W' v( N" C |Japanese ground losses:, q9 V/ @2 y' [- A# ?
98 casualties reported
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; {+ _+ B+ f) x& L GTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:3 B N9 S0 g: f
18 casualties reported* h+ A2 g' C- r
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. _/ w4 Q- }: U- u$ e+ d) Y3 VCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
- `& b! ^6 i+ Z9 }TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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$ k' [ R l$ b# \0 o8 FAllied ground losses:1 b' p" U. z0 W1 O' T( C8 U; _$ V7 Q
168 casualties reported: o9 n6 o6 ]. A) l5 }$ Z
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3 i$ \. S+ }4 s/ yDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft r: Z% k+ o6 d/ ]$ @+ d) R. E
SOC-3 Seagull x 1" G* H% D7 i9 R* N4 S( y+ J% B
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1 k2 ~' x7 S# B3 w4 E4 KNo Allied losses
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# D# Z0 J6 S7 M# r; z+ q5 FDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97$ a8 a- B- f! w+ Y
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9 W; `3 x' y/ m' B2 K" }; FAllied aircraft/ w& z. S" o0 H& x
PBY Catalina x 2
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! j- J* ]& C' p, ^$ eNo Allied losses
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& O0 `4 S- C E1 h9 @" bDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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- A ]( ~, i; N# I& L YJapanese aircraft
0 r' U# c' }% a7 j8 _+ rG4M1 Betty x 62' M4 V, P" U' U+ a" t0 e5 {
6 x# u( N) o; B
Allied aircraft! k- @3 i8 }1 @! E6 E
F4F-3 Wildcat x 124 Y: e9 Y# E9 T4 Q5 c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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( d7 {3 c/ ?, d( UJapanese aircraft losses, [* p8 S- A- |5 i% V4 r4 }
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses7 F0 y- O& L2 f4 [
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
8 F: Q. x( g2 p0 w8 C0 K8 j' pF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged2 c; y5 G2 B5 T
{- d! h4 M7 k* X2 wAllied Ships, R9 p& I5 B& v6 l0 L" x( v
AP George F. Elliot
7 N0 S; D* I9 Y* x. `AK Libra
' P; g# ~/ p9 I2 dAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 48 m5 Q% w F! L6 I0 G
DMS Zane
; S a4 P# |* _0 P7 j# H$ CAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4' @1 {8 P3 ]- M6 Z q% I7 V2 j
AK Betelgeuse
4 N9 G* x* d! ]: @DD Helm- h! D4 Z+ E, Y/ F$ k
AK Fomalhaut
" k& M5 c2 x2 B5 @8 R9 Z: C/ lAP McCawley( F7 i) h( A k4 X4 J- k
DD Henley
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Aircraft Attacking:
: u+ v8 V% b8 R; W- l5 b2 h 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) F( x. z$ k( g6 T6 h5 H% t8 H5 v
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
7 Q2 s4 H$ m. t: P) r" _; b: @ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! V7 d* e Y$ i6 N* g2 u
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# W# m1 e/ \1 k! h- Z8 j) \& z
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 q% M( Q4 o$ m$ @ D: S6 \( K 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! Y0 a) u( w9 F# q 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; J/ |5 W A/ h9 l( [* b! A
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 S. ?/ S* e f- K8 C/ V
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 l+ z5 H+ N- i! c0 @ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
# Q0 y$ c! j" ^ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 V# N8 j0 q2 N/ M$ r
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; V- F3 |1 e& {! `8 ]' Y 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 w: C$ G" |* R/ F 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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1 c. s0 C; G% j" }Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,972 q* C% Z# o9 M. J G5 t
/ v8 ~# Z/ o* r% K* t3 L- u: YJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
3 {' S- p1 C, y. zF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
4 A; e! N% M4 L" Z# h5 {( s3 DF4F-4 Wildcat x 21; T( |- I6 z5 D
6 V& B% f' c& e8 TJapanese aircraft losses
0 j( ~! Y" [8 ]: L1 }! j1 K& e. IG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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6 ^- e& ^ b0 {/ {6 o9 h' `, c _Allied Ships
1 {9 Z, X3 ~% x% ]( JCA Portland" Y: A, Y8 S1 U1 w
# |5 K* [ k! d) Q; ?Aircraft Attacking:
~' x" v0 j& Y4 w 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* i+ N7 W7 i( H% o/ \" Z3 e5 n
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91; _5 {0 ]! V* `' w5 c+ `' l
1 z+ f8 v% a8 }% ?: bJapanese aircraft
" D! v9 u) ~8 r& C5 jA6M2 Zero x 18
, K( R. J0 {, y2 N+ pA6M3 Zero x 6
/ ]( b* X. n- ~$ J% b8 R9 t- aG4M1 Betty x 5
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2 z; ?: Z# S/ \9 b7 ^& `& p( H1 vAllied aircraft; e l" [- z/ X$ M- S. r3 b* g
P-39D Airacobra x 24* w' n. Q) D/ u( u* u& K
7 Z+ Q; F4 Y, B. b- ~, ?+ l" w+ ]. vJapanese aircraft losses
/ O/ o0 X) H, W/ j5 UA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ O) x- O5 w7 |9 U( x7 ^G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged( H/ p" V$ C- P$ A5 ]( K
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Allied aircraft losses( a; o5 t o: g+ g" W. F3 Q
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed! g" o1 z5 `& M8 h; A: c
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Runway hits 3
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T3 O/ X: q) j( w& u' N. zAircraft Attacking:) f# e2 _7 e$ V7 |. p
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 f8 f% e3 `% G
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 q, f# F' S- N; L' r) e
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$ v6 O( c; ]4 V4 C, Z4 i6 Q' f1 XDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft
: C9 ]' A- X- S6 JA6M2-N Rufe x 39 B# W' f$ ]/ x/ d. I
A6M2 Zero x 68 j$ b9 o! H' w5 D1 x1 M# w
& O" o% N- G4 m* l+ ^; G6 x# hAllied aircraft8 y& \, U6 E- c3 K* v
SBD Dauntless x 49
2 @% o. e& x9 c3 nTBF Avenger x 30% s# ~5 L8 n( H; j$ Z6 L
^% n2 L- Q' v7 u+ |& aJapanese aircraft losses
* N; F4 u2 x/ ~- ~/ aA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged7 C' m+ s8 I/ ^* y
- @) A9 o% v; \: v+ nAllied aircraft losses0 U$ S3 v: c1 p- v% Q
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged3 z. `8 H7 n$ ^; e& y8 Y& f( u
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
5 i; Q; A# Y: d. aDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
6 y) _% t4 N6 Q7 [6 _. Z. S$ zTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. c* `) P' Z E! X" SDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: x* J% n6 D" u2 n& vAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire. y9 m9 l. e; R
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ I, R, v' ~, H4 ?* @* Y$ ]APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 Q( Y% v, K c1 d, U$ _6 ~1 k
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# h) Y( R- i: p& }TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire' R( R o' C4 A! T* w
TK Ogura Maru #3$ u. C" G) [5 o, D% x
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Japanese ground losses:8 b4 i( P* a7 z# G: Q
54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:
! ~) o6 r; |3 Y1 Z! d' B1 v9 a 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 u5 Q9 W b" x+ }, C
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' E2 C/ s/ S/ B 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) q2 u Q. M& M/ z( a
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 P2 \7 [7 s7 t, C 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" g8 X( p3 @) X! v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 A$ t0 t+ |: B
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ b( Q6 u; g- b! J' u% \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 v) ], W( `6 J& v T5 z0 Z, t% X
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet" e) r5 \/ X+ g; u1 y6 _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. Q. K9 {1 \, D( m6 S3 e$ d) X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 S* m1 B1 s9 i) J4 I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" \, o, [" U0 w7 z8 s+ U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 i: F2 T2 j% g2 ~, D! P3 E& H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; W5 z* \+ w0 J f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% x4 p, i$ @9 j7 `7 {
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" f1 L/ g1 q/ Q- z' ]! H* M' e 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; [1 h7 m+ | }/ E
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Sub attack at 60,86
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PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 K* g3 S, D, z0 i) v
PC Ch 23
@; ]: [- s" w g KPC Ch 18+ m- U+ }4 ]2 c# h) v
PC Ch 17
! R9 n7 [# D+ L! r GPC Ch 16
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Allied Ships
# D% e! X) L' wSS Greenling
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. r+ [# ]1 I. s' [$ x5 cGround combat at Lunga4 R& J% B# L4 r, V2 f w7 ~0 E
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking 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/ L( L* A2 P8 J* P; H+ W
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( W5 k# M" j7 I) |( I+ A8 iAllied ground losses:3 k( u& e8 [$ Q! R* Q
9 casualties reported
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$ e2 Q5 _/ f7 ?/ Q) y: d- BGround combat at Gili Gili+ n, q+ h- Z" u! R, C: ` o7 q
+ d; d9 k U, {+ h- `$ GAllied Bombardment attack2 W* Q R( P; `% z1 q: ?8 ^, E
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126. t9 x" A, Z: a% {' t; r2 ^
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5: @% B8 U8 D- G; B
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Japanese ground losses:
5 n7 B/ s2 L4 W& u1 X9 O8 v6 V& v+ `' X16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga
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G/ ~% t* a( v; EAllied Shock attack
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 4664 Y2 s; j f. L- f- n
0 N) B7 `9 |) q) ^5 S# i$ ]! WDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 498 l- b! ?* R5 K U
1 [1 ?8 A7 d& m+ e- tAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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4 w" z; W# Q$ u# j* PJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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% M U- g% F/ _2 g g+ kAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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! `' w: J' _* Y8 EAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:
- }: \" s7 `$ v& w& `2 _397 casualties reported
3 ]7 h0 _. B) r$ q: }Guns lost 2+ B, h# P M+ { T. R, N
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Allied ground losses:
6 j1 U. Q; D1 Q5 A+ u8 M49 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |