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。。。。 x. H" y' L9 o4 y$ Y
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42" x7 j9 |/ d1 c( A4 h1 _
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, a$ H9 I) @9 l3 V* r' J" bTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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4 o: E6 e0 b& p/ S) kCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10082 {$ G1 |6 G( {5 q
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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5 ^: Y0 ?. I' J5 W. h2 E% _) J
5 Q- [$ J/ Z) \Allied ground losses:
' U2 g! N+ ]+ v% ~6 p2 O45 casualties reported
5 F3 w$ n7 Y# n: G
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7 H3 c' p' I# GNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships5 ]3 j3 v* k+ h( D3 \0 _" Q
DD Mugford
& s* ?: S) t* C( H2 R' xDD Ralph Talbot' I( _" m8 Y1 j+ g
DD Patterson: H- R9 w! w7 Z2 o& Z
DD Ellet& ~! N- @- V3 h: [
DD Wilson
! ?# A- l Y3 d9 I" mDD Selfridge9 R! |+ p+ o# b, x0 O
CL Hobart5 {0 }7 N# F% ~; f8 v$ y [- N
CA Australia
; j8 n, V# u( M: T: a7 x& [CA Vincennes. M3 ~ b$ B! ]7 Y
CA San Francisco, \$ w3 b2 F( B# g: p- g
CA Minneapolis
8 o/ Q* E! W) p; Y! TCA New Orleans
8 z+ i% C9 m% X( M) eCA Salt Lake City
( a# {+ u" [; g9 I4 L6 e# X& r/ VCA Chicago1 X. \" b8 S- {* j' N3 d
CA Portland1 ~4 d$ k4 v' h9 f/ k$ U; L- ^
; b# o$ R( k0 Y3 [2 j4 z0 s" U5 QJapanese ground losses:: u/ @& |2 G$ g, |0 M P( G
46 casualties reported( D8 X1 u4 e5 k6 Z4 k
1 a5 I: n& H7 H
Port hits 3* s q' y) R0 |
Port fuel hits 1
& { r+ K& M, v6 y8 t; ]Port supply hits 4
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) w: ?" V; s3 }7 i1 Y% c" e# ICoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 308 Q5 L2 l* d3 w I
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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Japanese ground losses:
. H9 B0 y6 i! L4 `+ t& R4 s111 casualties reported# }# k% o) m' v# r+ i
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& ?- ?3 [0 `& ]7 w; s7 hCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30# w- L$ d& k* L
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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- Q$ d. g# c' F* r9 j105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.9 B2 R ^- i! D v1 z
Japanese Ships
) X: d! W% U! |/ zDD Namikaze, Shell hits 17 v+ l" ]* [# @ l1 S# N
PC Tama Maru #8
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) b0 T- S, ?8 cJapanese ground losses:, U) j& r. W5 u% E T- {
98 casualties reported5 ]7 J3 j7 b, |3 } ]$ n* U
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97. O& h/ Z+ Q8 A- A
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$ z2 y) L( |$ L: eAllied ground losses:. W; W: I! S2 y. k9 ~
18 casualties reported0 I3 ^( Q$ r* k+ l
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
0 R& J9 I, W/ _( \TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97: B/ j, P& ?; B8 y8 v R+ n
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Allied ground losses:7 I7 v" Y6 g( y9 W6 u
168 casualties reported7 v' s" n) }) U1 c; V. r
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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3 e" V& u- u" u7 I8 h7 B- {) q% y
Allied aircraft( |1 ~. H+ J% {, g- a N
SOC-3 Seagull x 1
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4 j3 `3 w9 B i8 Y" s
No Allied losses
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, A7 N! H; V r2 R+ j' GDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,974 T7 s% ]. U* v% v. }
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3 b3 v. \7 ^" V8 G1 n; w5 JAllied aircraft
& W7 L: Q' T7 C% lPBY Catalina x 2
5 e9 C r- k R! v' P& I! X
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No Allied losses
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* m* g# [/ g' b5 n/ @2 @Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97; z0 F( ?8 O1 f/ u# T7 ?9 ?' E2 V
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Japanese aircraft
. T! _6 r! _3 B7 {G4M1 Betty x 62
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+ G) o* n) T8 Q8 B* `' ~7 AAllied aircraft
( V4 w' d, [& W, o5 YF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
* w$ I: T8 G: T& b0 u; Y" UF4F-4 Wildcat x 22! n1 N/ `( i- P- ?7 [6 p0 Q
8 s" `- ^$ w( p. [; N
Japanese aircraft losses( E5 o# S( p+ R: g7 V
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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/ o$ `/ T3 n) [Allied aircraft losses/ d- |' f% _7 \ z a" U g
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
* @ P% E( f, t5 r% T+ M/ g3 C# t7 cF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged( \# L/ \9 ^2 h" P/ b, L
: R$ w: b8 Y2 @) a; c. V, s0 eAllied Ships) K0 C4 v# s1 b' b0 S2 |
AP George F. Elliot
# }( z- h( l3 y9 Y) ^( PAK Libra
" @! }" b4 F3 }6 ~AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
1 T( v7 T- X) @2 W4 qDMS Zane* M3 N* U& q" A0 V! q
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
( J0 L% g- g, V$ u1 e) eAK Betelgeuse
- [' U' U2 h& g" h/ hDD Helm
7 S9 }; s% u9 n) n% H0 g! \0 bAK Fomalhaut! m! r K U1 n/ i$ R' G$ b
AP McCawley
5 P2 P6 Z6 }* a3 n; b8 {DD Henley
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" R8 a. n$ y( E$ q, L" nAircraft Attacking:
+ b. t5 E8 F" X, w- ~6 F5 j 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 [; n$ \/ }$ r* [7 x7 I 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 G- X5 j+ D1 m$ C @/ Y3 _
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. _% @& ?$ \ Q* U 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ y$ y& W( r- \7 a+ j# u6 u5 G
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: r% N% e! V7 j" i. t7 @% Q/ y
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( x/ C9 p$ |% b& v* h
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 M- [4 b! g0 y v& Z 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ D8 P% k+ i3 o
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
' h: ?+ m. w) ~+ C& @4 u 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( \/ q% M; J& `' c9 p
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: k+ ^5 m' J8 |! r% V
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 C. p y5 b# R 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
' Z3 u: `- {; V/ P* y 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 L, B7 U8 m: `! R- E
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; v4 k" d- p! A- y) A1 J& fDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97! w% z1 c! D# n( ?' v
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Japanese aircraft
% `: P5 c* I8 yG4M1 Betty x 3' p1 y* x: s3 c; [% q
0 f4 ?% z7 H; H+ e; g; R1 ]Allied aircraft
. l G+ r! h' f2 n8 v6 hF4F-3 Wildcat x 12& h, y/ @. q' n- M/ j
F4F-4 Wildcat x 216 R" R. {5 m8 x' U
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 d. f% O. d3 B, a7 O dG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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2 U1 N6 S1 Y5 X0 G6 mAllied Ships3 D1 p# Z/ t! Y8 C) g9 N* {2 E5 {
CA Portland
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Aircraft Attacking:3 m+ l2 A9 G* c! o
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91 x0 E& D7 C+ [8 W" G
4 i& `- C/ y& n% r6 SJapanese aircraft& Q& o2 L* j8 r, x. ^; R
A6M2 Zero x 18- x O( d6 z. m+ k. }9 H: v u3 J
A6M3 Zero x 60 H7 k) @3 c# g8 @* N/ s5 |
G4M1 Betty x 5
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9 K& L7 G* @, _) r) q+ q& z& sAllied aircraft' W$ L2 [+ @3 ^
P-39D Airacobra x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses5 a/ Q* R, d/ K$ G' F- }
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged6 i; m3 N; c+ a% }
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged7 L' e% A3 s" w
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Allied aircraft losses
* g3 j6 N% ]: L9 P: MP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed- D! Y$ [, y7 s
& A% ~) z2 \3 w* d. Z! y# B' s6 bRunway hits 3
2 } d# J9 x$ B* e/ }1 K$ J
X2 K1 Z/ K- X/ TAircraft Attacking:
. B1 r5 @4 T6 W- u# k 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
% G- x) v6 i7 }; e+ ^9 S0 C 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 c& z: _5 K8 m; T3 V
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9 @ @2 l/ o2 z' J" _2 tDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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- g x* W* k9 e$ N0 G- G2 zJapanese aircraft2 {! x0 q/ _6 j* v; g/ [! {
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
+ v4 O2 O2 _* ~9 sA6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft" A! _! j' |5 `
SBD Dauntless x 49
' ?+ D/ h# g. |4 }1 S& v+ TTBF Avenger x 30" z/ o- i E4 o% |# }7 |! A3 `
5 o6 J5 R3 V) q- {0 Q* o
Japanese aircraft losses7 v5 b$ M* U+ s6 X, z1 d
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged# f$ O8 c# N9 p& f: t
( ]' w7 y$ H. a$ z0 JAllied aircraft losses: g) r5 H# g! B" a" g6 h. c1 b
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged0 r6 B/ ?& @6 ~9 C3 ?0 O
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged, a$ Y3 \& o2 D% l) p
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Japanese Ships
; u- X6 H6 }2 P3 N+ lDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage |/ @" {3 @9 Z( q2 J+ J% q
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" Z4 g+ G( w% u4 v. D# j) aDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 O6 b( X; v7 [& F: R
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( ^% a. ?/ x6 K( j) u7 }" DAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 c! K) w! b, i, [APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 i3 r0 h* q2 G1 ~8 H8 \
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! v; A4 s# ]/ A5 C" x5 aTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ A4 r4 o- z( a+ T8 W+ ~TK Ogura Maru #32 k. {; m$ X1 c0 s# O& v
( q9 _) K8 ]6 K: |Japanese ground losses:
% O4 Z; b& @( t! K/ z, p3 f1 W54 casualties reported! E+ b# X$ V3 Z. F5 v" K- h
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Aircraft Attacking:
) q# f4 Z4 [4 ~# N6 b) m 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& [9 N# e+ T/ O: u/ J6 a 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 L- y: H! I2 j4 D! W9 _7 S& V) C
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" G( V+ Y! Q8 I8 T0 ~2 { 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; G7 {1 Z& X' k
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet* v5 r) s2 G4 I' w/ Y: t( L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 N5 v: M" o% F& w) P 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 ~5 D4 b) t0 B8 u5 c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* v% |$ T* ~. `% e/ b t. X3 _; E 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 m3 J+ O6 r* Y f
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' \2 M: t4 \% W" k, B" n/ ~- x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 {5 d' _$ s2 h) ] N2 w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( X/ ?, ~( V5 K% K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 N3 w( Z$ p& [4 @# _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. R+ r$ s) s% `( b; n' F 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 X- V4 c Q# |3 l$ e @8 }
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 z0 _* ?& l% P
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet, t' X) w6 O# p* w; g! _, n
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- x3 i6 ~3 G, [, h9 R. e% m
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet& b' i( @! [0 A( w* D
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Sub attack at 60,86( ~2 p( D* i. U! M" Y0 ?
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Japanese Ships5 _/ f {, M0 H# K6 }0 q6 K
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- I0 M& \4 q! Z2 Z7 c
PC Ch 23
: u) I3 z- j2 V: gPC Ch 18
& X+ |$ R% @ r; }2 o; \- QPC Ch 17
, X. _8 S; O* F. P) ^" wPC Ch 16: ]4 g1 O/ P- H/ N; V+ w: V1 H
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Allied Ships
2 N* J' ?! f$ d, _SS Greenling
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' A% B0 H6 @' z+ z3 h9 \Ground combat at Lunga
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Z+ r9 ]/ c8 \6 t) h6 H& zJapanese Bombardment attack$ m1 b9 P, {" R+ r
/ n% i0 Z# v# U7 FAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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& |9 ~# @+ j I9 ]" t8 jDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 4665 J- M0 s/ e4 _3 O! _
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; [0 Y4 K, U, O( P4 j( C! G' c! gAllied ground losses:
, g) t j! A0 w+ W- Z7 ^9 casualties reported
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( f d s5 k& XGround combat at Gili Gili
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) n5 m6 l+ v* D. |1 X* \5 bAllied Bombardment attack$ t# l8 u" k" W& O0 D- u1 U
/ L! T6 H7 {: p$ Q! gAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126' U7 h( L4 _! v2 S2 p
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5; B4 j7 c% J; Y! _5 j
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) \: d* S! q: B; G5 q8 ~Japanese ground losses:2 x+ Z+ U h* z, d- S3 A9 j
16 casualties reported
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/ {4 f) P4 E: J! x5 h7 AGround combat at Lunga \$ u' F* H' A$ r" e( q
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Allied Shock attack
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" N, o# D* l" T6 J/ z: aAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Defending 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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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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' o( p/ _; l3 L$ U# h) R! S mAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) 5 j9 ~6 q. I& O; B0 n% ~
; d+ C2 x. l0 `+ pAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!5 e( `' C- z) t0 U
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* i$ z+ f$ ?4 NJapanese ground losses:
* N! p2 m8 t* W7 ?9 S- r397 casualties reported
# f7 j6 I* ~+ m! _, M5 P5 NGuns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:9 W% V p6 C1 d \& N8 g
49 casualties reported T& s3 U- M2 n; Q2 } k6 n" ], h5 x3 o
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |