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。。。。3 i( y+ E+ @8 R7 `
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42- X9 Q" t+ k8 r$ I2 y
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10087 `* n5 P3 f% g
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,977 O$ z/ T) `4 I
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Allied ground losses:
+ ?0 j6 y& J% R9 F7 o( z, h: ^45 casualties reported: L0 F0 i5 P) c% x2 |9 L
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97& J- F! q' \) X
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Allied Ships& T" s2 f& K: N. q9 q5 K$ e5 N6 K" T$ |
DD Mugford$ X" a. B+ r( h. B. p. w
DD Ralph Talbot
) J& \4 K! e. dDD Patterson2 G5 t4 a) u# i6 o) G
DD Ellet
( z0 t% @- Q* l) M2 l# vDD Wilson
" s) G4 f4 Q+ c, J, fDD Selfridge
- e! ]# i$ c ZCL Hobart
4 Z& L9 J0 }5 d% Q+ G9 jCA Australia: s8 @0 [. H. i. F' q) n# c6 @. B
CA Vincennes4 }) ]5 g. G1 E* \ _0 _
CA San Francisco
- r2 P) p8 T3 X! ]; V$ S6 J1 [( mCA Minneapolis
2 n2 ~( m v2 \+ C5 \. tCA New Orleans+ L$ B3 G/ |% d9 l" Y n
CA Salt Lake City. M. ?) K0 q$ k1 U( q
CA Chicago" h) v& G6 X/ G; @
CA Portland# [# Q( P/ ]1 z* a D9 K
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Japanese ground losses:
* k; d0 M0 Q( \, z# P; b" q4 ~9 b46 casualties reported
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Port hits 39 t# P2 v1 W4 R9 g1 [
Port fuel hits 1
% N3 \( d3 t* r$ o& b A5 LPort supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
7 K) ]6 ^) v4 { B! e D; s6 t+ ZTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94$ Z5 f+ R! I+ y% z
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+ o/ u- ?& K3 [7 EJapanese ground losses:! w8 T1 |! y, ^7 y! F
111 casualties reported
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0 k6 A3 U3 L8 z1 R5 NCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 306 v$ t9 G+ Y. M4 B; _. k
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.* q% l5 \) Z2 ?/ Q3 f7 n
Japanese Ships' R8 J" J& T" k; o) L. G7 a% A* [
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1+ q2 b8 i" v; X2 ?
PC Tama Maru #8
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Japanese ground losses:
2 j, U. R: M% w4 H8 p9 p5 @- w98 casualties reported# h3 ?+ d/ p! ?0 ?! B" a
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97* d% B# l A$ K$ L
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Allied ground losses:8 q* j2 e4 z+ h2 g$ M$ o
18 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10095 @' [1 z7 _$ e( s) s
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
r1 Z0 q6 z- X( }- G3 u168 casualties reported; s, I5 A, ~+ Q2 w
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1 L8 t6 U0 d4 z: P2 vDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97# G# \/ N; } Y: G+ y
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% @$ E8 f$ u( m5 r# kAllied aircraft, ^ s! u7 H3 n
SOC-3 Seagull x 1( J# U( I, d- k5 ?% b4 i: U4 v
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4 i1 C4 C1 N* b5 M2 P0 N6 pNo Allied losses V0 @7 B7 k! B
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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. f: v5 f) w) \) K, C0 V, ^1 dAllied aircraft
: n; ?9 |5 m4 [PBY Catalina x 2( w; [2 h) Z! g. [, |% V
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No Allied losses2 A+ w/ y0 p8 v5 T, Y/ h
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' l5 ?0 R- H9 m% nDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97! K: Y8 J' `# D+ f- T- p# P
( u5 \3 C# l% ~0 T! K! x) hJapanese aircraft
( e1 [' ~2 n5 y3 RG4M1 Betty x 62- J) u% U* {' k% S/ a3 r/ {9 R* v& D
7 N7 v8 T: B) ~, q( sAllied aircraft9 o7 _+ Q; Z3 t6 p. w# p
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
8 ^/ e" W2 J: T1 z: uF4F-4 Wildcat x 224 j/ @2 K- f! E5 b8 A$ n6 q
2 M( Z& b x9 B. [Japanese aircraft losses
( Y+ c; _% J* Z6 ]7 t6 A# P' V6 ?G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged# ~. \! Y4 D: `- N% B3 w: u
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Allied aircraft losses
& u( L0 W; m" v, g1 ZF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged; {1 D. G( N* C. P8 P8 g: g
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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9 c) @+ k2 N# O7 H% v: @8 `Allied Ships" d7 Y+ {; k+ q3 w
AP George F. Elliot
0 m, Z; Q9 H: U8 U fAK Libra
7 v, R4 A: n/ W! WAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 44 _3 Q: O) V8 ]6 z8 v( \
DMS Zane+ U( Q1 n2 [; x3 {, m8 r, o% f
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
! m$ N8 F6 q. M I# m6 y, F$ u" }AK Betelgeuse8 T, w% q' U& o$ E1 h
DD Helm/ W3 O2 O w, m) c
AK Fomalhaut
& o% T4 L, x# z! e: R6 B" {( WAP McCawley
( r6 d; e: m! O) H# v: A; ~DD Henley
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) W4 o: J) ^/ n. eAircraft Attacking:
' ~& `/ V; H4 `. L 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ f! b4 [9 F$ e r
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet ^" e) C) S8 H0 l& E+ t0 f7 I
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
7 C( b# [0 V- M5 V6 m! ` 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: g& `- M2 d9 x. E2 c, w$ w 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& J' R: z' F! K# d0 g 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: [/ Q, Y4 @4 P; U" s, ^ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 I' F. s+ b# T6 ~; q( Q
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- w, S! I* ?. L: i 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 f5 i+ a6 }9 X" A0 |$ V
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, E* }& p, s7 c1 U$ u 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" O# K2 O7 C( P% r 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
/ ?7 i% A4 F5 P 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- S) ]# r' `9 w9 `9 }' `- q. Q; m 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97+ d$ I, D" q6 g9 W3 l6 O0 ^
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Japanese aircraft* i" b: X3 H! n# U
G4M1 Betty x 33 @- W9 X+ p1 h$ [; P7 S2 w8 W
% j& K! L% A* N) VAllied aircraft. A( }5 X0 M1 z" z! N( E; N
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12/ L2 a, \# I2 }, K% Z9 s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses
( j* X2 B- q C- }9 l# vG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed/ n; [6 `5 U/ a+ [+ p( ~
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Allied Ships
# j1 T3 Z8 b: C0 }1 U: K6 x4 ?4 {CA Portland
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Aircraft Attacking:, r4 @# o; l1 C2 ?1 a. O+ \* Q
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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1 V {/ C- k- Z8 _# g, ^Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91! m J0 u' n5 a
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Japanese aircraft
7 r1 d% I1 |6 E- `% w# [$ ]+ k, k9 _A6M2 Zero x 18
( H I0 s5 g3 l& T# g' TA6M3 Zero x 6' q! K7 x+ [1 e
G4M1 Betty x 5/ j1 U5 Y3 t" u& F
4 U$ r2 ?8 W' z) _, P2 m; qAllied aircraft; c. N) R7 R3 {9 p
P-39D Airacobra x 245 |8 a0 v5 @3 G3 g; ^9 a; a. e
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Japanese aircraft losses
: D) }: d, z7 oA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged8 m; S; G7 i8 ]- i
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged% W+ p/ G+ v: R
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Allied aircraft losses
, ]. v: B! C$ T1 C( AP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Runway hits 3" G9 s. [! L+ a) Q. ]) V0 y
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Aircraft Attacking:. e( K- x& A' f# C) V+ y( K8 D
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 p! n& j: c7 l7 |# C
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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7 q5 _$ n" X2 g+ k9 P# \/ i2 gDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93$ c4 g+ `7 K4 \* z& u
3 o! p4 I3 V0 c$ Q9 M9 E3 JJapanese aircraft
4 e% z4 s8 P/ G [7 iA6M2-N Rufe x 3, d! A) \6 M& M% Z m8 v
A6M2 Zero x 6; J/ j) |4 t# ^. d _
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Allied aircraft! B6 m& \% P/ W9 {+ I
SBD Dauntless x 49; `! U3 w' V& i; n+ N O
TBF Avenger x 30
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/ }2 h+ v/ ]$ M T ]6 y) @: V3 }Japanese aircraft losses
5 k& i2 }+ L% @4 P% ?& KA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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/ Q2 N- n7 m! ^9 g; z, K6 F; {9 {Allied aircraft losses3 B' s8 F" o( m& l' i
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
" ~0 F3 V# f) i2 c( M2 vTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships$ V$ ` C( J$ }7 ^! J0 Y
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
. L- D+ i. O& f3 h$ |/ KTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" A' k3 b! p' w( j2 @1 e6 _
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* k7 \6 U) l, r- \. lAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
. P8 O x, n* P F7 kAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& ?' X5 C# k; M1 ^APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& p8 u8 k! z6 W3 fDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; e$ Q) c# g) ?, I, Q, g$ Y$ hTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 z3 x$ V) h7 g3 }) h( r0 Q! CTK Ogura Maru #3
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+ {' V6 {+ ~. E& f6 s/ wJapanese ground losses:* c# E$ s" _ T- @
54 casualties reported
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7 k) x& ?8 {4 T: {" v' SAircraft Attacking:& v, @7 n/ K' u, b, Q
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 |, G7 ]# t5 T; E 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ [/ Q& _2 L% r* T, J4 J
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 b/ v8 K# h: X& i
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 I* i) B4 v0 I 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ h6 k+ S4 `, R5 Q4 | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# O/ H$ X8 ^6 A7 ?8 F
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: h! K. @ L; \& l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, C& g. v9 p: u- g* N: @% v4 z
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; g5 Q3 C+ g0 R& ]% k' A. K3 Y+ H 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 G8 d- h% t! O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 H) m8 U7 Q+ H5 Q& `; v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. Y+ r8 ~' A1 s2 b# j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 S8 `, \" D/ b* R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ F: X1 V$ j9 e) c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 @3 H( Q2 O& n7 U. c% i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 b9 ]; v: ~7 x I7 k, D9 k7 q( h 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ {! _. K: e( H3 T
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 h" m/ I7 r' [ d1 j; F0 J& ^ 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- B& C5 ?( p& |7 C2 i) D* Q- B
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Sub attack at 60,86( D6 t( P. O5 X. Q7 F) Z. a6 n* O
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Japanese Ships
$ ~: s+ Y2 U0 \, J; W4 ]PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! c [4 y9 e3 l7 q6 S, P/ x7 {( xPC Ch 23
1 F ^+ N3 {( jPC Ch 18
" I4 T) t% i2 x' H; H( KPC Ch 17, l! B; l2 I# M/ i+ F
PC Ch 16* A# C: t2 v C8 \2 J; E7 k' l
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Allied Ships
4 z9 i* ~! g5 N$ JSS Greenling
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1 Q$ f& s0 F+ F+ E# { dGround combat at Lunga
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: y7 V. l- Z5 a# }$ ?Japanese Bombardment attack
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' {9 H/ K. X& BAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 497 u5 Z# V6 p% r: o; }, v
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:
8 d$ x* J% q. q9 casualties reported
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9 W/ w2 \' B4 @4 Q0 K) x8 V( [6 z( TGround combat at Gili Gili6 d- }% ?) [" N9 J F
5 Z; K, r& i+ M: yAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126, M( i& ~) g$ [7 a' O9 e
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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) ]* A4 x3 u& K5 PJapanese ground losses:
1 e& k' ~8 p" s$ O16 casualties reported: N* B* }+ k1 K! R
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9 I! Z D: F7 z) Z" [' pGround combat at Lunga
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1 l* U0 r3 L9 h3 z" y7 V gAllied Shock attack! r9 M, L$ Z/ o$ A4 z) i* z/ _) i
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 4666 m4 f/ C' L% ]. o7 x
0 Q. M. G2 K+ z! f, JDefending 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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. w: m8 e3 @% t+ x4 hJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 0 ]5 d1 _% E' y$ B
4 M8 }# U. O5 AAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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/ i* v. m/ q* f* W8 Z) g2 FAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!4 u/ y# ~- L G; J2 D( g
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6 D. I9 B2 k$ b3 F; C$ T1 E% {Japanese ground losses:' i$ R8 R4 R8 {7 Q; a; ?
397 casualties reported8 Z1 l. \; j( V, n& P n7 R( H1 n- g
Guns lost 2/ t9 ?- k4 b# p
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Allied ground losses:
' m$ G* [; T( Q+ K49 casualties reported4 n7 C2 r/ Z. G$ m
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* c" [4 [2 U zDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |