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。。。。' S! _4 G4 [4 O
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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. Y0 d+ J: W7 j/ u7 ~8 Y1 iTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008- g" H2 J/ Z- b
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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: p7 s) a2 {1 H0 u( O2 v3 v+ SAllied ground losses:4 T. G$ s. o1 X' H2 h
45 casualties reported" z+ n/ z4 F$ `6 T. W0 E
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9 ?' [7 h' ?. t D( WNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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% i0 |2 ?/ H2 w5 Z" ^' I' uAllied Ships& w9 x2 t @* V' P
DD Mugford$ Q, m8 n. G6 E. z
DD Ralph Talbot+ c, D* Q' {! U8 k
DD Patterson3 z% L6 F6 o! A9 m
DD Ellet2 r- }3 z# j6 b8 a
DD Wilson; Z; C6 {( U/ c+ P, x
DD Selfridge
! m# d: @4 Y% B" o. H, u0 ~# ?CL Hobart# n# V5 @( M8 E# X. v& }
CA Australia* T6 E0 L, L) k. s5 c
CA Vincennes$ U- {. ~: U0 U3 [0 `
CA San Francisco' F# R6 [8 j% X2 Q0 m
CA Minneapolis
% K! Y5 e3 Q5 d' D, S0 M/ k3 MCA New Orleans, ~( L5 @& l5 n3 _9 g8 J+ i
CA Salt Lake City% ~6 r9 S/ `/ f& ]
CA Chicago. x* A* C$ L, V
CA Portland$ J. x4 B' G u Y" s* v
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Japanese ground losses:
5 M7 N- M% J& T46 casualties reported
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Port hits 3, x3 `' I. K3 h4 J0 x/ h) S! ]
Port fuel hits 1
$ e' Y0 @( Y# y2 A e1 @% {Port supply hits 4
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5 q8 w3 m6 ^4 J* \% [6 ICoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30% S/ S3 V* J7 P3 Y0 s# a% h
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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Japanese ground losses:
3 p' N0 G; I" L V6 c K/ ?0 V111 casualties reported* f9 w; y# y3 i; [/ k
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
; Y8 @% i: g; b' q2 ^4 ZTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94" N7 w9 Q) ?2 B- F5 U
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
! M+ Z4 P1 x. u# \" _4 A6 `Japanese Ships" q: |5 b* G2 D" e5 n
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 14 V* X' x3 s( V @9 g" d: W0 I' a
PC Tama Maru #8( K+ R0 V, O3 e
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Japanese ground losses:/ H- D5 m" C7 o, c4 n
98 casualties reported
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/ M; \: b9 p0 ]! ?* N- L h' S+ nTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97! d% d9 e+ c6 i, q2 E
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$ c; x& K* y: W) wAllied ground losses:$ S0 q* x& S! E' ]. Q# W
18 casualties reported. e9 w3 T, ` O; M, v) n3 y* P
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! |* \5 x9 A; e; mCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009! a" ]0 O. K7 u4 D C6 e7 Y
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:& j% r! _# m" r0 T0 i1 M H
168 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft
) X- t! K* ^- G% ASOC-3 Seagull x 1
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+ Q9 |7 }& C# o! h0 B$ f' I' i0 p0 ~No Allied losses1 I& a" X+ B Y2 [( o, T$ w* I4 C) B
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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. ^7 e, S; t4 CAllied aircraft
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No Allied losses; s O" F' V6 F. p+ u
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W0 B( z. ~3 Y3 r9 v* pDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft
0 }( @# \- M6 F+ wG4M1 Betty x 62
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3 f; F; o3 {" n! {: iAllied aircraft
- p1 e" D. V! o, @$ wF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
4 T+ Y5 M- K+ T# f/ Y. r6 \F4F-4 Wildcat x 22# `6 m- e8 t1 r S5 n9 w
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 s; X7 G+ ?- }& j( o6 z* CG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
- {% H; N1 a4 N& w/ B6 LF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
6 k: K6 B3 P }; X E3 g0 WF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Allied Ships" W3 x$ C+ r9 W0 L3 m3 C" H
AP George F. Elliot5 f, c9 }. O! p- S" o4 D
AK Libra3 d$ ^! b# @& ?8 n; `: c) h) E
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4/ b8 Q- v6 x, u5 q* e
DMS Zane) T6 n% d. b& A) L+ {3 ~- g
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
; M' E: y' W8 R! _AK Betelgeuse2 b! P& J, ], s7 C
DD Helm7 |/ }2 a2 h# O* K1 j
AK Fomalhaut; S) @, t* N6 h: t! M# Q1 R
AP McCawley
" I% O& M4 T* E, ?1 [7 L8 aDD Henley
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3 s. u$ n, @% ^3 @8 R7 n& ZAircraft Attacking:
: m4 A8 W9 j3 v# g! L* S$ F 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; @* m# Q4 f8 G- y/ B: d# S 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& @2 q% T* B+ H G
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 }3 d9 ~( y" [" _! D 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. |( h% c) \" V
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% _- C4 _: X9 e) c J7 ^
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ y. B" G- x/ S( u( u/ P+ T1 e 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 M# Y7 v" R8 Y. l/ B- |" W5 J- d3 @& Z4 X
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: @; P7 g9 `4 ~! [. h# e; I
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 H5 {/ K. t3 z. A/ g 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, t* G& K% p- N7 O) Z 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 z$ R/ ]# A3 ~$ V- |: ~ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 k1 E4 G/ Z# P0 Q! c
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,974 r8 L3 A8 K, J4 C5 r9 O$ X# W, U
) g# m/ c Q$ q2 h; {8 b7 D! lJapanese aircraft
1 m4 G* e' m$ Q0 Y- F5 HG4M1 Betty x 3* p! x4 @/ S$ a+ }" l$ C' x- `: K0 T
5 E1 X# @9 g+ q9 vAllied aircraft
/ f7 c! q2 o$ Y( i; Z# ]F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
( X4 ~3 l. m' i/ n) bF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses
( j% e/ i1 g8 z3 J$ Y* ^% K+ iG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed: m& ?/ `. Z" T0 p4 t' t9 p
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Allied Ships
( }) u: Z* }- {8 SCA Portland
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/ c3 p; @ w6 u# l ?- F- a0 KAircraft Attacking:
' W9 } V' s: O* ^" X7 n( M# c# V$ T 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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1 ?7 @5 E) ?$ x iJapanese aircraft
$ @: G; ]: ~4 C& d& jA6M2 Zero x 18
: a! Z3 \' F8 H0 o- U. |A6M3 Zero x 6
. p6 _: h% ~2 G7 j; n( aG4M1 Betty x 5
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Allied aircraft: j) k8 j$ H, x
P-39D Airacobra x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses/ A! t8 b3 u* Y+ u
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged5 G0 C z) O+ Y
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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5 f" ~& t/ Z6 Z MAllied aircraft losses4 E ?) j: y( h) k v
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Runway hits 35 d% t. p3 \2 V+ n5 n. c
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Aircraft Attacking:# Q; k. W4 v! }+ C! p
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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0 P: H$ J8 G" U6 C1 S/ sDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93$ M- g" z7 |, X8 z" r7 L! H) C
! m: A, C6 \( G. h0 B2 }8 x- TJapanese aircraft
, g3 C0 \5 i" Y: _A6M2-N Rufe x 3
, v# V7 O z f) pA6M2 Zero x 6; V8 T+ g, m/ H; i6 e0 I7 V0 E$ N
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Allied aircraft0 M5 d' y6 `* [; m6 X
SBD Dauntless x 49
1 @% R; n* Z* u4 z E2 gTBF Avenger x 30. d" H. F' ~/ R8 V% V
+ i) ^! E* E1 D. iJapanese aircraft losses
1 x$ E2 O. k6 f: ?6 s2 b' ~) L9 aA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
+ g1 U9 B0 I3 {SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged& Y) A" O% [3 v9 h1 g" I- m: T
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships' D' @$ {' W8 W. N0 p% |
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
% M! o. `& M tTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- E4 M0 b/ {- {" x
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) t! t1 F& u/ z9 _AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ W; o% q5 H9 {9 v# F( Y$ Z1 Y; sAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ L5 g3 G! h0 p/ z
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! |5 `7 g3 O) X/ v% U& [DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: l- ?- i5 o+ \) ?( \* z3 \TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 M0 _- ~1 d5 I+ H! {3 d
TK Ogura Maru #3; C. w7 l# i! R4 p: ~+ S5 n3 m% d. _
* J. R' I, c3 v/ m9 HJapanese ground losses:/ _+ O8 w4 m2 z# E4 f
54 casualties reported; [0 H, Y& r: t* v. y
) r. Q! P, X* |8 f* N' E. pAircraft Attacking:% f3 |# \+ N/ Z& v3 y" o
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. H8 L* ]9 @- I 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet& w/ f' r9 D& G' u: a
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 _# C6 [) {8 y5 q 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" d: J$ j2 A1 B# v 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- W# F& J7 Z/ o, r; B% w2 K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' _5 J2 }& g, e: t" {
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 \) r. |6 G4 t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* L0 c3 p Y' X/ ?6 ~1 f* q 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( B) a# e N! D- W5 \5 O' `. q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( f# _8 [' ~* `/ Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 {# ^' @, Q. @3 ?7 ?8 _& s( ?& Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ @2 B! f* X! J4 }
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 {! u7 J- y7 e* o& u" w# n5 {
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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+ U8 v# v/ r: U( d 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 I3 s- [& L* e# _3 B! v
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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) j }/ e( @8 uSub attack at 60,86
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Japanese Ships' L# h9 H' E2 R* [) d8 [- {
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! q$ H5 a! t# J
PC Ch 23
) {( L: E# d, j& }PC Ch 187 f$ h# _* i8 G
PC Ch 17% Z. o0 Q. r3 |% C: C P
PC Ch 16% b4 ?" a* W, ^3 k
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SS Greenling
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0 w/ B5 W: R4 n; @Ground combat at Lunga* I2 z) _& n8 r. }/ i
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Japanese Bombardment attack3 w! e6 K7 A+ T5 Z! w' `2 ^
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49. p& f6 Z7 {! J& ?; G% [" ]
B0 ?4 {8 \; i I% KDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466: p. u1 g4 ^! ^) W n, S" I
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8 o1 ^+ B( J" e8 DAllied ground losses:
! h* @# W; Y N+ `" ~3 J& L9 casualties reported6 ~9 X% h* @( q8 r4 ]
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' ^/ R! l3 r2 D9 [+ o0 G- X7 nGround combat at Gili Gili. E! o& n5 K) o
( f4 Y3 r5 B! D1 N" yAllied Bombardment attack T0 W8 @. f8 x6 s! O9 w& {* L7 s
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1266 B7 a0 p' ]- J: x+ y9 \
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5: M' @" @: @: s) K% v% z( a+ D Q
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1 l n/ s+ P$ E4 U B! f ZJapanese ground losses:
, W9 S$ ^; u* t( @# @16 casualties reported
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, x6 r; f- l7 }% p7 c4 U* `Ground combat at Lunga: B# V! v& R( o, I. Z, U+ O$ J
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Allied Shock attack: U% B6 v* A% d* p* ^* b
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 4663 @. U) r% j Z+ R
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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5 I0 W' A6 |8 y! U- kAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 , L( u# K" Q. S' Q/ P
h- ~8 X8 I3 v2 B( t% v! M6 JJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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5 p) _7 K. f: e3 ]Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!/ Y: v2 W& p" P6 z5 W0 e* B! v5 y$ P: l
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: l; M; w* o, ^% K8 t, N! E7 OJapanese ground losses:5 I3 L1 F# i6 O# z/ H$ A2 J
397 casualties reported
0 m& \- z4 G; W+ SGuns lost 2' O: g) F( g1 a. x7 H
* {/ D! k7 @& H5 m; O9 V6 c6 S/ YAllied ground losses:& |4 `/ w" f3 d* J. o: x$ U5 L
49 casualties reported4 z6 V9 W4 u5 q
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |