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。。。。% [+ }' w6 m$ o0 A0 P
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/420 L/ \# m/ ?, |) i8 Y! J
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2 E' b/ X, D2 M* STF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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7 ^ _6 ^% c; W8 tCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10083 @: `) P6 M6 j9 m7 p7 h T
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,977 O1 S) o9 k! Y* R
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8 J3 ?$ A& T# w$ c, x6 O y$ aAllied ground losses:
: g5 u* P1 h% R* t) `$ {45 casualties reported' B4 x% l, U, C3 v4 j3 l
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,979 B' Q, y- K. w% y% v$ _
3 A) `0 f* q$ ]9 t; y9 o0 o( yAllied Ships+ l/ K* p0 {+ e5 [& r
DD Mugford
7 k" p$ U8 f) W Q# }DD Ralph Talbot7 W; l# [' p5 d9 ?% a: Q
DD Patterson
6 {0 h2 Y! V+ u- ?, F g$ ?. f, C- wDD Ellet: Q* c) G, Y4 s" X
DD Wilson
- Q( `# M4 }" ]; i$ t n6 FDD Selfridge2 O N$ r) \, \7 f* ?& _
CL Hobart
8 |) ]7 a9 ^ A1 ]$ i4 C9 \ i0 A# jCA Australia
7 D' \. I4 P& ]& z! ]: iCA Vincennes, ?: ^, R3 A9 n% C( m
CA San Francisco2 T+ k! l: @/ z# D
CA Minneapolis- b2 R, A% p/ M% M- G
CA New Orleans
. M |- Z4 |6 J; X2 f, n9 QCA Salt Lake City
1 `3 M7 g" u- i j$ k) q: [CA Chicago
0 j6 P" c1 l# i( L4 UCA Portland
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7 H8 Q4 S; q6 R# L' {; U8 SJapanese ground losses:& M* a" d* }1 G+ N) {( L$ C
46 casualties reported
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Port hits 3: j2 r/ f) |# n. r" i; l2 T+ g
Port fuel hits 15 [7 n* ?4 ?0 n
Port supply hits 4 y% ^7 h. V$ l0 S9 _
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30" j4 l' @7 x9 \ X" N( n& M+ B
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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Japanese ground losses:
( O# v) h7 ]# X; z111 casualties reported
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( _, [* s2 ?- a! L4 W h* {4 ~Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30. ?2 W) p5 ?! q+ z& |" N5 ]
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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7 j# z" t4 N$ h8 B+ d& R/ s- f: }105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.7 L( U. d G. D3 V0 E
Japanese Ships
- F* |8 i6 u6 z. C: C, UDD Namikaze, Shell hits 12 H6 F$ U4 ~% {3 z3 d
PC Tama Maru #8
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Japanese ground losses:
Z5 e I* m6 P. \* M- b! i. D98 casualties reported7 P4 X- @) [9 D* a- H
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
4 ~7 K: N7 r+ J5 L8 n& r18 casualties reported
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5 i; y: [+ P" y+ M* _% MCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
, e3 i/ e2 ]5 o+ M& UTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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! G4 T0 j7 U1 _; _ G. G( `& HAllied ground losses:
" D/ K) l3 {4 |! n2 j" p168 casualties reported5 j7 Q: g7 }& @' Z S# P5 Y- Z
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,978 j$ q3 [: ]! _# R5 {
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$ ?9 \& q4 G7 V1 C6 D; _7 wAllied aircraft
, A3 b# G3 G3 X; P: G3 o% d8 dSOC-3 Seagull x 1; T1 }! \+ S/ R+ M/ s% @( T
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No Allied losses$ h: M: r. {" O' b/ r @1 \
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97" `! s6 n) S! Q7 }5 ?, u
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Allied aircraft
y+ `6 u3 }7 u+ OPBY Catalina x 2
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No Allied losses" Y& n7 M! P" @" B* f4 Z
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2 ]2 o: q/ i6 E+ D1 Z4 \Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
2 t6 {' z* t1 i7 U3 g+ \. Z3 f ' \# J4 y0 F9 T5 \# e
Japanese aircraft
; i2 n! H! x4 v- I. I7 z dG4M1 Betty x 621 S9 i5 b! i% C# X R3 w/ A
9 n0 A- I9 m5 D3 }3 U7 c/ d8 j
Allied aircraft
) Q0 V- h! {8 v, q& m5 X5 ] H& Q7 h" XF4F-3 Wildcat x 124 T6 x. i, ~, E+ e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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, ~8 y5 _8 F9 o% i6 ~ \, `8 @Japanese aircraft losses
" S' r3 n4 B" Q" ^5 c# v7 vG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged1 W# p" O+ m+ H" A0 a
5 P) ]# j, I" S+ S( ?
Allied aircraft losses
! s" _4 B( I! @! C( H$ ^+ KF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
3 k# V; ]5 h5 ~( h6 r2 v5 R* NF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged, `5 V- a5 S! ~' E/ Q
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Allied Ships
1 q( N$ ]) Y, b5 q) Y. N+ t7 f6 WAP George F. Elliot% T& B% \9 \/ h
AK Libra& y4 d0 |6 |$ n3 |) Q% x
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4. u# J! P- ^: m# O" ?
DMS Zane* n* z6 @9 B" G. e9 n3 n( h1 X8 ]
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4 o1 B1 ?- K9 i- V
AK Betelgeuse
1 D1 `' `" ]5 z$ Q0 Q" w. \' LDD Helm
2 [* C! w- b4 T* C$ \2 D$ K* I6 vAK Fomalhaut: n( L7 B6 Q( c1 R1 j
AP McCawley
. A- E2 E' }, E+ X1 a j" X: dDD Henley
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Aircraft Attacking:
- D, _, K$ H# B3 o! g 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* c% P7 n G& x 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% o* A0 L5 K9 u! @# w- Z
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 i; v. |+ H$ y/ `: R6 j& P
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
5 D% @+ X, a1 x" P$ n 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ \5 a9 x+ _" R Z& y8 U, _! n) {& @( `
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 z& S! ]5 q" C2 k3 B6 S; q
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 o# V Y2 r1 U8 e. j
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; M- B, g1 U3 t( N" G2 k
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 w5 l C& p: G8 @) {' O% p 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& R; E3 `7 v3 x- |! W 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 m5 P( _! [: y1 A* P5 Q0 q
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 b2 u$ ]2 S9 u9 V; i 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 J- i; w% d5 U$ i: v9 I 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 W+ {: f% j; Q
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t7 Q/ ^# M5 _" yDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,976 _7 Q& v* n# i: U/ R+ u' o8 ]& ^1 n
. ?3 M ^& V, R2 |$ _) b- }Japanese aircraft
% F% z' y! n* f/ A$ z! n4 f a6 } R8 }) KG4M1 Betty x 3$ P; C! e" N$ ?
0 r- r, o2 ]5 f( S4 nAllied aircraft a, {0 @, w: J. j4 X- V* Y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
+ e6 |7 P* {2 k: p8 X. gF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
) X: S) p' o/ B; C: g5 w" F
; D* H$ `# k4 |2 EJapanese aircraft losses
6 R+ |: J3 R* u2 A. t1 x3 ]3 }! yG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships" C! i. N7 U, c9 v- N
CA Portland2 \- j( S. k' p9 G& X- V
5 g& v1 u5 i _+ N+ [" L: E
Aircraft Attacking:! N" [, O( t1 X' D+ V
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 T3 b3 x, a, k& f0 K7 c- U
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; O2 Q3 M1 @, C) yDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft
) [+ S6 E! q" \! y* _! b, j9 T- ^5 vA6M2 Zero x 182 H4 Z. ?1 S4 R9 v9 K- W0 O
A6M3 Zero x 6' i! z1 Y2 b; n/ E7 R5 A( Z
G4M1 Betty x 53 E) H3 S' a6 p: Y8 W& [
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Allied aircraft
6 {; b* d. y& XP-39D Airacobra x 249 t3 d/ U1 ~4 Y# x* _8 a5 K
& s6 t5 x* O/ O: m. n2 N3 uJapanese aircraft losses
: T. ^. U" c% Y4 YA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged! E" m2 V" c b* {! V" m& U& {; J
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
% q: H. v+ Z; z# L, W
7 A4 `( r0 {/ d7 S( DAllied aircraft losses
) s4 P) G7 Z5 T4 m& E. c$ CP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Runway hits 3: z& M% N# F9 i8 D
2 x$ h$ ^+ R k+ {* v2 a! |9 l3 XAircraft Attacking:3 H w! D! q* G
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& o" D" P( W p% _$ h, ? 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& w+ H0 k. `9 B
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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h3 R: [$ C2 x: Y" N, rJapanese aircraft
1 x# d% v \, u. B9 a! l1 |2 ?A6M2-N Rufe x 3$ |3 J s( u6 ~! n1 V9 s- E( {
A6M2 Zero x 6
3 Z3 J. J* |" }! C, v; t6 G
+ A5 A6 p% g( I2 `Allied aircraft
7 k" H- o- G7 O1 Z2 r# PSBD Dauntless x 49' q& J& _/ k& ^% V
TBF Avenger x 302 q3 b4 W* @4 q2 s2 V! O
7 ~9 D4 D0 G. s* U# g7 Q/ lJapanese aircraft losses, m1 e f5 p2 f" A& r4 O8 p0 Y
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses& b" k$ T8 V( b; Q- B
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged6 L8 H9 J) k% a) r# J3 k9 N, u
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged `) ]0 v! ~2 T9 }; R! P4 J* `- O
2 S# ^4 f% c3 ~& A$ v% RJapanese Ships
# l5 {0 t1 }* g v0 v4 N$ IDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage9 b4 }6 ?$ n4 w
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, t8 [) c7 j1 {* uDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire( r' l3 x, ?+ N5 D5 z$ X, \' }
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 n. x Q1 d: Z7 X8 T2 C! B$ qAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire" C* N, {1 T" v: P6 w
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! l$ c% L. B+ }* `' ^
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 h' u8 ]5 W; d" Q9 {* _2 ~
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire4 o2 n$ R1 K8 ^7 `; q3 J/ \
TK Ogura Maru #3
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Japanese ground losses:
7 M0 v; a( ^; n( V54 casualties reported3 ]: N$ B/ M* T: {' ~
) k) z8 K7 P6 N# L- XAircraft Attacking:
& j. U; O7 u& T+ y& [1 S( O 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ i% o0 ~, f( n8 \2 m) a4 H
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet" L: {& D9 K( j( K/ I0 z
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ ~* I2 G$ c+ |$ o0 w9 a( d; ]. s
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 x, Y: |( @6 T8 u
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; w7 @! v5 V, j4 O. L& ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 D- U- c: _8 F5 n* q5 y1 t" D 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 \7 T, G+ ^9 W/ Z' `. i 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- |4 I( c2 b* L z8 m" Q& U
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 i8 p& o( L1 M& ~: z, _4 ~0 }7 E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ {, O; Y* c5 h. e8 j! o7 D p3 c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 h0 N$ t8 i4 G' B8 J+ ?2 Y+ D1 m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 i+ |& {+ ~) ^( D# h. N" d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 w y. V% P. G) p) K# F; K3 f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) n1 c# r, ~% }( }- |( u! r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 ?& s8 K" S& V% e8 ^! l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 [! r1 H1 r% U8 C3 ? 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 f9 A0 O( W- M9 f
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 U- C; e$ Q; S; S$ ~
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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0 }4 t' U5 i* Z# `$ M' k# d& ~Sub attack at 60,86; a( ]& o4 E4 E& X
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Japanese Ships
1 l F$ B5 x0 E+ Q6 }0 k' D- s3 p5 vPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 b4 q2 M8 Z0 I: b& `' QPC Ch 23
/ E7 J5 u1 x, z* g# p2 jPC Ch 18
( q7 k1 E0 z# O0 ~2 ^. K, F2 y' @PC Ch 17, @' ?3 t8 y( f' T) I
PC Ch 16: g- v/ o o' k
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SS Greenling
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Ground combat at Lunga
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- g* s0 z: H# FJapanese Bombardment attack+ e# P% e, g# ^% ~. t/ F& S1 I
1 E# t% P+ i4 l8 S/ R' {Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 493 b, T8 [ \1 R2 L6 n ]
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466$ i3 n8 G! g- n8 L; ^0 s
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Allied ground losses:* \$ v' k. H! b9 A* T
9 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
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6 Y8 a# i6 P0 W! j5 LAllied Bombardment attack4 V" b* W5 t" j2 U, ~1 x, L
% |+ y& {! x, q& |" e4 wAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1267 I3 x# M$ _' H/ X& ^
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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( a. E$ F$ B8 h* X; K1 d0 v0 m% F# _Japanese ground losses:
7 Y' _9 t. e6 X1 k0 l16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga; D- l, P' a9 G. p. J
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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, e4 }* q9 m* YDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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6 a/ B% ^3 K- t8 d# j E4 N) ]Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!! W8 f" V+ g- `' D: o
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Japanese ground losses:
+ m8 `( ~" e" ^' U, s. e397 casualties reported
) U( ?2 m& w0 W3 t7 C0 SGuns lost 2, r* u: }- }3 I; C; C) W2 S
3 @" M1 l1 l% o0 `: S! P
Allied ground losses:
. `( \7 B' B# y- [5 e5 l49 casualties reported
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1 A4 x+ _, m( _ x# {5 N6 h5 d% v# ^Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |