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。。。。, d8 u- G) a( }, i/ T
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42" `; L* }3 m& x
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0 A/ J5 k1 u8 \3 n* x2 dTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97% e9 e/ U- ?, ], _) t5 q/ l+ f
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2 R& V( k. Z, C% x! e1 G1 l$ o2 RCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10082 h' c y+ a7 y& j; {
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97. ], _3 _# A+ Y( T9 @. G1 R$ x
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Allied ground losses:
( B# m$ ~" J. l4 c9 s45 casualties reported
7 _8 Y+ S+ x o1 a' \ ]# M& v' `& Z( P* u
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97/ w0 _7 ?1 h6 G1 o
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Allied Ships
4 q7 k, I1 l7 o& l# q3 b& v: ZDD Mugford
3 B5 D7 s ~3 Y! Q6 Y4 \" ]DD Ralph Talbot
/ X* u5 f; f* Q6 [2 W! JDD Patterson
% ?" h1 e& z: \) c8 \DD Ellet
7 R( k! B7 C6 [/ G9 n+ l5 _: fDD Wilson
8 Z0 ]8 y. E7 x" q) ~DD Selfridge8 i5 Z7 ^8 w: C M* |: E1 [1 e- p
CL Hobart0 U( U5 F! [8 f/ L3 @
CA Australia! [6 d/ R1 S8 U! J
CA Vincennes8 F; n, T7 P6 L8 A" d
CA San Francisco
# A I9 _" Q$ XCA Minneapolis( P4 m o C! {2 u& I: |5 J4 o
CA New Orleans
$ o* S5 m# Q6 k" N0 o" rCA Salt Lake City
9 Q4 v) A$ Q; DCA Chicago4 B! x1 A6 F q( J; R
CA Portland
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Japanese ground losses:) I, l# E1 w0 Z$ I6 |& u
46 casualties reported5 P9 K1 c% |# J0 e! c: o
& i* e4 V( ^: K9 R8 ~% E( v1 C) HPort hits 38 j2 l7 F, a$ C# p; x! b' {( \/ u, v' H
Port fuel hits 1
' a- u) r$ u9 g: g, ^4 K+ ePort supply hits 40 x/ `/ q* R+ U2 D8 {
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' e- x' z6 y0 E8 `. aCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
4 d$ W- s0 y5 u. U+ A5 c/ x/ YTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94. W& z6 P I: c2 X$ l, D
6 A* `5 ~% u2 e* X* J% k & U1 k# `5 l4 c9 z0 s+ f3 Z0 d
Japanese ground losses:/ K V% V& J" f: ^1 n/ o
111 casualties reported
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; p# R L8 l9 ^Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30/ E( O% O: w7 C4 [
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,949 T9 N b. u7 z6 L( ]
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6 E# Y2 b* p# w$ L* n105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
7 G& F0 O3 b! U1 U, X- aJapanese Ships* v9 y3 E6 D0 b, m
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
5 C+ i& J$ I1 v! m: }$ ]" mPC Tama Maru #8
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' l' [) V& j/ v6 @# fJapanese ground losses:
, ?; z3 J( ]/ s' z7 {) U& n98 casualties reported$ D; y9 n) Q' W/ Q+ y- y3 f
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97" ~+ I$ G% t9 Z# P1 k( j3 Y
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, j% Z2 R X8 V. IAllied ground losses:& s. W2 \ P W. O
18 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
! o1 l6 y7 r7 }/ C3 Y3 e1 \1 qTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97* U6 J1 z/ q( n" K9 u! O
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6 K7 @2 d# Z& X/ q8 t' J9 rAllied ground losses:
" F2 }% `& O+ N" z+ X168 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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3 c! I k( |7 S1 G; r5 QAllied aircraft
5 Q: A T; b' ~: q9 q0 }1 nSOC-3 Seagull x 1
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No Allied losses7 T: a) z! s; F7 h- m: Y
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! B7 {0 x* s2 n+ T+ |5 F; cDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97' ^# }" [* m/ } g3 A2 f
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3 G6 M/ k4 f& z$ F. wAllied aircraft
2 V, d r/ A% q- ~% ^PBY Catalina x 2* z4 ` x3 S3 F8 V) D/ ]2 z
9 i0 }4 L g% K7 I9 e0 g7 t# } + g2 c3 s1 ]4 ~' m- r
No Allied losses
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5 `: F$ I1 v T% MDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,979 {; W8 u: v- Z) g) r/ ]0 O; F
/ }/ K* d7 l, X+ L) t( FJapanese aircraft
. J$ @( A1 K, E9 l! f) T7 a6 ZG4M1 Betty x 625 q. e: F I% N9 h5 [
0 q% B6 ~) g$ k' g( u
Allied aircraft1 t/ N8 w: l. l0 K; Y( C
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
% B7 ~' U3 a2 z( F8 E( X% a0 TF4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses( u' e0 y& d ?4 c
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged; Q$ G! U! B7 w0 H$ o0 w
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Allied aircraft losses
h' E+ T! o$ e( XF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
6 z& S! ^) T7 u7 I$ Q9 hF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged3 ?3 r0 p% I4 X3 y. j' v5 ~
$ r/ w2 t" I( V+ A& f. F% j5 \/ u9 YAllied Ships. ^, E( c5 c) i5 s
AP George F. Elliot
* b9 b; @5 Z$ i3 p$ a: x; A8 vAK Libra
0 x A8 T0 F$ L) U2 KAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
- q, k- q/ M/ U! Z8 S( l( W! oDMS Zane
+ |$ i5 `1 s3 S0 `& G1 O7 V9 eAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 41 X3 N5 [& J8 O; P0 G1 L
AK Betelgeuse( f5 C% L' K& S8 y2 ~- J
DD Helm
' H) V _8 k6 }& S% lAK Fomalhaut
8 I5 I+ H7 t; ~( M4 \2 j0 qAP McCawley2 l, W/ u. h; Q0 x t. |' z! V
DD Henley
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Aircraft Attacking:
4 b1 q/ |( D' g9 t6 q% @; r, | 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" p! J) f; q, ]3 q5 {) c* | 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! X: o. H; |& m2 ^
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( ^. @$ L( _1 X9 u, {8 B/ y5 x+ Y" z
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ n! ~2 p$ C* X) S2 f
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 \" V4 Q! S/ [4 `4 K% Q( `
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet C) }9 G9 F+ \1 E0 o: j: f
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 `: @# q( z9 ?" Y8 C! B6 p 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 D- [9 W: h, ] T0 I4 z. ?7 K- Q/ J 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 D4 j: x4 }# O/ M+ z& v" j- A
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 H/ v- h7 \" ^, D2 f/ D6 `9 h+ |; r
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
P/ u. a9 Q$ K1 V5 l 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( l$ F1 [! h! b/ t3 Z( m1 ^
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 P/ ]* k) C& g" e5 o' b% Z
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; U: }" r) c3 n( R5 z7 ^
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; X3 L9 g( @: S0 l, Q' C3 h2 x) mDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,975 |! O# @' U J. q* t- E
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Japanese aircraft
" _" T7 {2 l% j' i$ NG4M1 Betty x 3
/ h) x: f" l- v# \ 7 s8 f( @$ x: [. Y1 r6 N
Allied aircraft$ M* W- c/ \* c, ?5 s# x/ f+ p
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
4 \3 u$ V9 H3 K( j: |. zF4F-4 Wildcat x 21" t( V) l6 T* w+ \2 N, `4 e; l! P
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 k. }) N, b+ E' ]G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed6 W# {- I+ y8 ^& j' z8 U# u
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Allied Ships
+ [1 @* t1 ]2 g4 ?: JCA Portland
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Aircraft Attacking:0 W8 S' L' ~4 O, S w( u+ F; s; M4 }
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: Y: [' g* I5 s% R
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3 t$ X5 Z+ M. i0 p$ v. i! E( vDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft
# E8 [# M+ T F" c; U7 [4 g& hA6M2 Zero x 18
$ D* Q: s7 |1 L" ?* \A6M3 Zero x 6
+ Y N" |1 B: H d& K8 t" v0 lG4M1 Betty x 5
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Allied aircraft
; v, o+ ~: s) Z1 } mP-39D Airacobra x 24' @, a2 i$ W) d6 P0 f
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Japanese aircraft losses
# `- [; v8 K' ?+ b) x, bA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged+ l) n3 ?+ Q' @2 \# ^
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged) ]6 a- l% ^9 X7 G1 C( {
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Allied aircraft losses/ L ~) E: Q3 f
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
8 B) q4 e' L9 n3 q 0 y! l4 s; k/ x( E9 J5 S, W
Runway hits 3
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5 B6 ~* e7 H8 aAircraft Attacking:! C9 ?" S5 E) b5 _* C( ]' a& M
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 Z4 g( Q% [( w% [. U1 M3 D 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 ^6 r- K! \. |: q! m3 Z
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, S0 x. ] D5 l. gDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93) v* f/ |# {5 Z" [1 l$ p. S" E
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Japanese aircraft# q& ^0 ?% P: S/ D
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
: }1 F) x$ s* O: n6 b2 a7 lA6M2 Zero x 6* G+ n, c0 _. S! E
/ X( T; i7 i* oAllied aircraft2 ^# j7 f/ V5 f) s* l- F2 k! U( c
SBD Dauntless x 49+ ]5 F# c. ~) Y0 j
TBF Avenger x 303 h/ P& K. w$ d" t! c. ~) ]
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 ^7 d; b$ _8 J6 f0 ^0 i: BA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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4 }" H' ?9 I3 w6 t& Y* SSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged0 T1 ?' ^7 U' ^ m0 K
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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( g0 n' B1 U1 D& b) C7 JJapanese Ships
2 q) b* w5 T+ [- BDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
( n! d9 i" o) |. STK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ |+ w5 I/ Z) q! m3 R
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 a8 r \5 D o$ [+ l
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; j7 v' ^2 ?& l. b! r
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 @( w$ b1 |* p) kAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) u! E9 U+ D f* ]) cDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* B: c) [6 Y) ]TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! N; s* k( V: s+ ~ A* ZTK Ogura Maru #3. ^& _: T+ P4 |9 A, G" x- R
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Japanese ground losses:( A4 s P6 _) r& p% I
54 casualties reported$ B3 q! }1 _" {9 ?2 P
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Aircraft Attacking:
! y; o3 Z2 P; L) K& a 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ u+ y" l( T+ `3 G/ v$ K
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 V+ ?: \% T- V, R3 c 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 A/ {9 t7 I& [" A
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 }4 I* V! A& e! A" L( q5 J 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% u! N# g7 `5 r6 f- `6 V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( B6 F6 v8 s& v2 @+ I: C+ U 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ v9 ^ O& f2 H5 t3 U; Y( G5 {
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* N: P* y! p8 n9 |( Y; `4 ^: d
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 O3 f* M2 V/ {7 H1 F: h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, Z! o' J( A, Z, G" o8 d% `- ~! p" R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# R% G7 E9 s" F" l( Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. F2 m. u5 d2 r2 R- i( W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) O! h+ U1 t4 n0 |2 j" g2 N" u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 ?/ w+ a$ w$ N* I2 r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 G0 C' ?+ [! u7 A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# G) w" r% S( U
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ x. p9 f2 s4 Q% A
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 |! `6 l; E- Q8 X% x. a
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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8 h$ L! k* S/ ?# H9 dSub attack at 60,86
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Japanese Ships
. T' X9 h- s8 ^/ l$ d X1 m5 ]PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 g; M! w. X9 |5 u3 ?9 g8 bPC Ch 23
1 A- Q* V0 Y4 q% Y) oPC Ch 18
( l H% p8 @$ Y6 h7 ]% a/ U- P ^PC Ch 173 j7 k) _7 e9 y. H5 Y2 N/ t; F, g
PC Ch 16
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Allied Ships2 y9 S! |# R: ^1 i$ [
SS Greenling, p3 e" b$ G) z( g
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\$ ^! ^5 _/ i' CGround combat at Lunga
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% P$ e0 N9 m' C% e3 j% aJapanese 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
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: w: S) E' O/ \) BAllied ground losses:
; E: j) f4 ]& r# F; z% j* i9 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
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8 W/ }- n& N; rAllied Bombardment attack+ r4 f" Y. k5 i1 L1 |
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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B8 T! N8 V: S& g, DDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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; t2 w" ^0 i. a! k5 ?. XJapanese ground losses:. ?9 I7 q* C: O' k
16 casualties reported8 ~& [7 y# i6 x3 [
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/ i/ v' H8 J& E& JGround combat at Lunga$ l3 J4 ?, r4 N0 s
) [$ E$ `# a% p% r N% o5 cAllied Shock attack) M) d5 D% e* q4 ?7 c( c: K
( d- b" U+ L1 X- m! w5 x/ }) ^Attacking 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 ' u; W# J/ J) Z1 l7 u0 l7 w
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 . M% @* z$ P; A6 S3 o F" N
. _* p( j- f, L6 _Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!6 B& H* `: W: Y8 k' p! E& \; _
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Japanese ground losses:
% ^0 j. [! H9 o0 h5 O- c9 L397 casualties reported, b- _9 {# E+ X5 N G
Guns lost 2
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" D' L) l8 h) C% X3 c' MAllied ground losses:4 b$ J1 R& G+ G1 ^; @2 H1 a
49 casualties reported( x# ~% B& N$ W2 n" y
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) N7 U4 _" W4 }' [2 J) s. Y7 YDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |