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。。。。5 E U6 i6 @5 b$ z1 h* Q
: |/ S, }. h9 K+ v% `AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97$ n- f0 e, `, Z4 h8 O, h0 t
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- ?$ m# Y6 U$ i8 X6 M7 dCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
% ~5 i! o- j4 w% M- Q; mTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
$ J) |; {/ ]8 n6 |! _45 casualties reported4 Z. b" ?! u% A8 m8 k
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,974 x4 o9 ^3 x" G- u; v; O: g
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Allied Ships
. g+ Q& H7 S' c4 ^DD Mugford
! D! a1 d0 S& `, ?& {9 @" cDD Ralph Talbot& H3 i/ g8 Y# _
DD Patterson C+ A: V' K) l2 {' h
DD Ellet4 ]8 |% w8 [3 h) f% K
DD Wilson8 K( L7 Q8 q- U+ s0 I0 B; X
DD Selfridge4 C8 a; q1 B( h
CL Hobart
# r- P* U C; R& X2 ACA Australia
- u* |( ^ v1 ACA Vincennes
+ K& X7 }5 M# w! [CA San Francisco6 n& I, M" {7 I' }
CA Minneapolis
$ t; X, c3 `8 KCA New Orleans. w# G+ r$ q: z T
CA Salt Lake City9 }* U4 Q [4 {' q7 B
CA Chicago" B, ]) f5 f8 H# y
CA Portland
5 m' ^# |, j, S# A0 r" T 1 a% k& w. o/ Y
Japanese ground losses:
0 _9 Q5 R O4 K! \2 _/ K5 M46 casualties reported! W& }- f' t t0 x. l# e& o
# O9 ~6 J' i4 X0 O q8 UPort hits 3
2 @. t. w, R8 @" G/ v: s% L/ ~Port fuel hits 1( k1 ^7 B8 U# E6 w3 C% p
Port supply hits 47 Z5 {( @4 b, E" o6 |, ?: L
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
% j+ M+ r6 c5 K& u4 U) E- v4 |TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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Japanese ground losses:! ]- G }: t% v5 w
111 casualties reported3 x7 Y) a: J) `7 r
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30+ t6 u4 `: [) N: h
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94. V! G& A# e/ E* e, c
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
4 k& ]. u) P w! j) MJapanese Ships
/ E6 z( [& z: J' b* WDD Namikaze, Shell hits 12 O5 }. x6 m6 v$ u( o. H; H
PC Tama Maru #8
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* M% g# `& M/ H. e# T: nJapanese ground losses:
1 P3 x8 ?. _# X* {8 @9 k98 casualties reported- q/ {) G8 V0 ~/ q& b" J* M, G
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3 G+ ?; w7 @; h( O2 ?TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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4 m! b! j- t7 y6 qAllied ground losses:
- z, s* P5 ]2 K, F18 casualties reported
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6 r. `6 {4 x T* A* U; CCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
# {' h( G; k& Q. N0 mTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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3 G3 Z7 F/ P! `2 t- j+ RAllied ground losses:4 C8 m8 X' p5 I9 h
168 casualties reported, e4 F+ q5 I( B' r2 b* i2 q
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0 b! v z5 i8 V( K9 `$ NDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97% H2 F7 |7 q3 [* }8 z @
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! g3 z# c% M, j u/ d5 TAllied aircraft
/ J; _9 m9 L, Y; TSOC-3 Seagull x 1; m* g+ S3 w" s$ |( G
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9 D6 a M( y. B( k
No Allied losses+ J& B8 N- Y3 v8 p
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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* M( P' S% a, ~; E& f2 hAllied aircraft
Q l, ~, l7 T" I! ], fPBY Catalina x 2
6 @; `3 v8 g1 A7 V! D , X6 [4 r+ W! F8 R
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No Allied losses
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/ ^# W+ J/ m) Z) P: yDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97- G9 N! f Y3 F. b) A
, n: }/ J2 C" i2 H& |$ b! y: bJapanese aircraft$ {$ y3 ^' w3 F- o8 k
G4M1 Betty x 62+ \# A* ^. U; I: C
1 p* |) o! b9 A ~ ]; W
Allied aircraft o: h* x: Z% U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
8 P& U# l0 J# mF4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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5 V/ n0 w/ w: w4 H7 r3 z3 ]Japanese aircraft losses
8 o3 O9 c8 \4 u' \9 ?# uG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
. @8 O. V% b, q1 v# {. w0 yF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
0 Y. B1 l& e% D+ B- q a, ?F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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5 v4 p* d @) e3 kAllied Ships
0 q9 Z$ d0 p$ l" h+ j4 y& rAP George F. Elliot" p- L4 d" t- ]- H; l! l
AK Libra
( P* i$ n; n5 q! c0 f. n2 k& vAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
1 D( u+ a& G; O9 b% y" tDMS Zane e2 I- _6 o$ _" U# }0 o
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
5 M* R7 F. S W1 xAK Betelgeuse
+ \6 `6 O! B9 z; KDD Helm7 S w+ h$ w+ n4 v: B0 V7 K. w
AK Fomalhaut
6 Y% {7 F7 O7 [; p% x, EAP McCawley4 F& |# }- `' _/ J8 Y- N& o& K' b3 u
DD Henley
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Aircraft Attacking:
( Z. q" h; R/ r( d& l 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 X" f- N4 W5 z# b9 d- x" Q' L4 i 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 O2 S7 A. h- _
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 h8 Z6 d* s4 N$ @/ m9 [
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 \4 J/ M) [( u5 u& q$ R) u 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& y2 {" J9 ?: H3 p" F' T
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
# E4 V/ |# C t2 H9 R 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 _; r% ]; r7 X# @' q& | 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 x8 _5 L- J% {0 D, G
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* Q* }& O- n# a5 `/ d7 c
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
% n2 P1 z; P" B/ e, r4 K- b 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& A% n, J$ j! A. \3 y: b. c 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 T% q1 G/ A N) ] 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 j. B1 A: F$ C* I) X 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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8 t4 w6 `& w* v8 z1 ], eJapanese aircraft
: ^9 y+ c% |) d% i7 x1 w$ m" RG4M1 Betty x 3- \( z! _9 n, Y% `1 V- w
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Allied aircraft
: e: O0 h5 s) Z, y! OF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
, @ F1 g, h2 P4 @ c# Z8 z4 ~6 z6 PF4F-4 Wildcat x 213 [# c5 C. J7 g' R! C" |
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Japanese aircraft losses
* f8 @+ v5 b1 r0 H% Y2 GG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed" @8 U9 e6 g) S+ i' n9 Q
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Allied Ships
! K9 e, t* x) \4 Y9 a5 f/ D6 b% BCA Portland
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( Y( ^+ ~6 M5 j$ F0 S7 k2 rAircraft Attacking:' @+ T2 @- b/ L
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 v+ F0 S/ B7 P! G
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" o6 n2 y- k/ N; l/ e* UDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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- _# D5 x* `: V! g4 t0 `# T. UJapanese aircraft; K# C6 M! c$ ?2 f: j
A6M2 Zero x 18
- B# }% V7 T4 W& |4 [# ]A6M3 Zero x 6& c( Y5 V6 I* @1 F
G4M1 Betty x 5
3 m8 j. g% s# | : B/ P* f- m" _ v' s p! d
Allied aircraft2 _$ u7 m" X, P, h$ n1 h# d; U
P-39D Airacobra x 24
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' I! }; o+ l9 ]9 l2 o2 DJapanese aircraft losses
5 l- q# M1 o% G6 W6 u, ?A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged6 O$ ^" f7 K9 X- g3 S* n, w1 i
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged$ g, F) D7 `# o/ K( @/ w* G
( W6 R8 u6 W% a" XAllied aircraft losses0 u* I6 W! D2 N6 @
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed E1 M- M% O3 T1 V% H, ]
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Runway hits 3; ~5 d" j u4 N) d3 i& E, V/ ~2 c
$ L+ [. M0 y4 v( kAircraft Attacking:5 }4 P' u6 Y% p- G. `% N1 {6 B
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) \& a: k7 e- J6 o* B
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, ~9 ~" a7 h" b+ K/ B$ x
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) z% @( P# S) r0 KDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft% d" z: i! I4 Z4 L9 Y$ j
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
) k' H6 a5 C# t6 ?A6M2 Zero x 6
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* P4 [8 S5 C0 M' B& Y/ DAllied aircraft" d3 U9 y( g* P% v" l; {( M$ X7 U7 P, F
SBD Dauntless x 49
$ v% M, ^1 \. Y4 bTBF Avenger x 30* C6 F! b1 X& j% Q. H+ j
8 v$ G' ^6 Z# UJapanese aircraft losses
b& \* O0 U1 c. Y: {, j6 kA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged t; C6 F( _& g& j7 O) B
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Allied aircraft losses
5 H9 H; n' g5 @% _! |' V. mSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
0 O9 a. q4 I( E ]9 u& OTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% h: X. m; b& m' Z+ W3 mDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
) C. i2 I" M- L V- C0 ITK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 Z7 B) u+ \& [& \& h5 U
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 V- M" m# d3 @* L" A1 ~: `
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 C4 y$ M: c& l9 J7 L" x5 l5 {' GAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 r/ f$ `. ?* G3 d* {+ U; BAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, {2 s$ K1 ]4 ?6 U* ~8 PDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 u) ^* }' f6 ^% P" e8 aTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 q9 h, ^# k# |! ]TK Ogura Maru #3+ M: K" b/ J. ^/ h9 X8 i1 k' C& K
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Japanese ground losses:
2 a' T5 D* B) }! o+ g m54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:
# [$ c1 s' v3 A& ]6 O! B 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* p, m* K+ w$ h# c, o& G 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# l$ @" J$ Y! t5 L$ V0 S; } 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# b- o \- G! J- g4 b4 |. ~$ R 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ E! Q6 B/ N; T! J% H+ E/ s 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 m& Q9 s# s, O/ R P1 c& r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
O4 S; H w3 e 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( _% X+ H/ I6 U, `' h+ A 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ C/ R1 k0 J, L& O 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet& a9 M- M' N2 Y3 a! S( e7 L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ G' G4 m' F" S/ M1 Y* T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 Y7 i( |7 j: W. a0 r3 p; P! A 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! [; T6 Z( Y9 V4 h! N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& ?0 ~+ C1 O: v) X' t0 W6 \! M+ j- Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* q N) r) x2 S) a. I/ ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
I7 i1 _& u! K/ |% V2 u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. _' N) W5 ? H: @
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' p9 w* g# t* z+ h3 |( L 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 Y$ @- C) ~! M6 L9 x 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 n1 ], }% {' R7 t) Z4 T, [; f
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. e' F& `# n! I/ HSub attack at 60,86) C0 S- i/ C( b x: n0 K& U6 J8 ~
& y6 V6 M, w2 W# p' B( MJapanese Ships2 u" f5 r1 L, P' ^. B! r- }# P
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
6 _2 j) ?; i8 z' E, T' A. ^PC Ch 23
A7 r. R' e; W% G0 @/ q0 fPC Ch 18- |4 `# a# c) g O5 ^% A
PC Ch 17
( x9 m# a$ N, yPC Ch 16
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SS Greenling3 C' n2 v! u+ G% F/ r* @6 y
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3 y7 t" j% m- R. d T. g9 l7 CGround combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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6 U8 `$ D0 B' t% lAttacking 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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( F# s; Y( I& Y! V) X I/ J7 F; @& S; UAllied ground losses:5 U- s; y% T8 f
9 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Gili Gili( F' V$ E3 a( V2 S5 @, w
) }4 f3 V& f# c8 M6 c2 zAllied Bombardment attack
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. X. \% F( I' V* K/ Q8 L8 X( k1 \Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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) k) r' [0 W C" m# t6 Y& oDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5" P; {9 x& I( }" D% Y
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; }' z* z1 o0 J$ L" R" o- @Japanese ground losses:6 K3 ^( D( X7 [$ n) Y
16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga4 r" D# W3 W1 l0 g
_" z* q+ p9 t& G& T0 K! AAllied Shock attack
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5 g! B8 r: q @) x* AAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466" o9 y8 M% D$ Y, q
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49! O+ L. Z4 b! U! N" S" g5 N
2 j* v# }$ N+ F x: O5 q! B9 \Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 8 S/ m# r3 a' g- Y' l
8 Y1 U0 v$ J0 G4 HJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 ) Z! k, ?2 S, J8 c" e% E
, W9 V, u$ K G* a5 CAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) 9 F( j4 D' S [- H) D
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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! k! h, X4 g7 J5 A4 {Japanese ground losses:
9 K$ [ O0 g- g0 V/ c* T397 casualties reported
7 x1 H, s- a2 M9 E& w1 o# ?Guns lost 2' V3 `5 ^3 {4 V. R
; H! u- ~% w8 p/ D1 }' tAllied ground losses:9 h' m) K6 G$ f0 l0 I/ T3 f
49 casualties reported2 U9 T& A! O( H, R E
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |