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。。。。
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F) T0 A, f) q6 @4 mAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42- d# M2 S [5 z0 H- s3 \1 w
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, V- Z* x5 i. ?, i9 M k: R& P0 a2 pTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97 A: D/ ?; c0 N7 u
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008( y% h/ \/ J& L! V
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
. F9 w' m- t1 v n2 [ ) B9 C5 M, q4 c( z
: }4 q# s" x- p& O7 x4 T
9 k) M: j' z3 w1 G* vAllied ground losses:
/ U$ x( K% d+ V! _& ]3 T45 casualties reported( J k- ~" m: w }7 t! |8 Q
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4 `4 D+ R, x8 q3 f" z# pNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,972 O5 {7 V- Y% R4 l$ @, G9 N7 T; m
' W+ D) P; F4 M$ c" LAllied Ships- a) H7 g2 Q! Z+ |; A
DD Mugford( n; H4 t/ @6 o$ X; T) i' `
DD Ralph Talbot+ N1 Z5 k# [3 O6 X- m
DD Patterson
( ` J; Y* ]; E2 Z4 f( U7 {2 S; b/ KDD Ellet
- m/ `+ U# {5 K( \6 m, M/ w. }. R0 z% vDD Wilson* z! R; A; q; t' N4 X; ^& `- P
DD Selfridge
" q0 H/ l) R( X% }0 {0 mCL Hobart
* k7 W/ y- A" H' y, d$ ~CA Australia
1 b; Z* E+ G, L7 }$ B6 E. CCA Vincennes3 i3 U; W- ^, M' K' J
CA San Francisco
m$ R% a8 j) ^# @0 z+ c* j0 k( i7 @; wCA Minneapolis
8 w4 ~, c' [& w( d j4 |; V* }, ACA New Orleans
4 x. C( U) e u. i. mCA Salt Lake City
' n, @4 j! X5 S3 Z! [0 iCA Chicago: D8 E* w/ [$ t- T2 ^8 [
CA Portland
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, D5 Z1 n D3 q ?. z3 x4 EJapanese ground losses:
! l1 Z U8 s9 ~2 ?3 S0 f46 casualties reported
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- U% X! R1 x- s9 n! F3 O9 g3 KPort hits 36 A. y% c7 E3 p
Port fuel hits 16 n' [: C2 h4 I7 J) [
Port supply hits 43 j* E0 T4 _. j( {5 ~0 ]% [
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
: x) R, x: a0 RTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94 l/ [1 _1 n; |9 ?( g* @' r
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Japanese ground losses:
) J% p6 h1 t% V4 Q: Y( c111 casualties reported
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" o8 v* W- `! [5 @Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 308 P; y6 F" ]( }
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.1 T I3 r& f3 e/ Z) b$ Y# v9 G
Japanese Ships- p# d. t# w9 f$ E
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
7 z: O% C t4 ^3 G& qPC Tama Maru #8' R2 b: F, b# U4 {, k2 d4 }7 J* ^
5 Z7 o0 h* `- N% Y1 |
Japanese ground losses:
/ M" B- A. u& g8 t/ v* {98 casualties reported6 t2 E& z* Y) u6 I" P! a; H. m7 R
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0 N' Q* V% \6 u# t9 @! xTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:* ? n6 v0 S/ U# r% ?6 t0 c6 `
18 casualties reported4 a! e" d6 _9 X6 U X
W b6 q' a* x# ]* M i# x
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6 f0 j# s& H0 A. z; ]Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
7 R' F4 `* |$ y6 DTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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7 [; n: ?1 e( ]/ l0 |! W 3 Q5 H% X4 [$ l5 J/ Z8 j* [
Allied ground losses:# j1 Z5 K! W3 Q, ^; F
168 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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4 e' R$ d+ v- U2 H; h. k* gAllied aircraft
* w' o C; o s" w1 E$ v7 t/ Q+ U# iSOC-3 Seagull x 1
$ b7 ?. m4 ?: V
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No Allied losses
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- F0 o1 i$ h! y9 y8 J4 tDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,973 j2 J& R' r9 `3 m
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Allied aircraft& S' u9 O. M# u8 H
PBY Catalina x 2
2 ]* S% x3 v {% \
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, @9 s. n! L1 k4 mNo Allied losses5 C' U. d1 b* x; H: n7 l
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft4 v& w% d9 z4 ?# v! a
G4M1 Betty x 62/ M1 l/ g& m1 c. W6 M2 Z
0 T l7 D, q7 t* i, x% J7 WAllied aircraft
3 X# D% v' f) f0 @2 T# ]5 C- _F4F-3 Wildcat x 12 f2 Y s3 r% |0 b
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
- b6 r) O2 C" x7 f- b# v 3 A, p$ w4 _" A: I; V
Japanese aircraft losses
o; b. a' z3 j. g7 HG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
" B3 D1 D( H. S' k7 v
2 u% O( U8 Q, M$ d. D5 X4 iAllied aircraft losses4 u9 e, v5 f- B! h6 |
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged) i# Q' @, F5 G1 Y6 C# D
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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7 d4 c7 \- r' N2 H( o4 `Allied Ships3 N/ @' T. Q( h3 W' F7 X
AP George F. Elliot' K- c# {" K0 A# r1 M% d( |3 x$ W
AK Libra
/ }' U* y3 ]# G+ KAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4% ]( D0 i1 S) Y+ l
DMS Zane! \2 w, S- z. Z4 l8 C- d
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
" [+ o0 {9 {' JAK Betelgeuse
, V3 w$ ^+ ~. }3 v# { x: p, [: Q; LDD Helm7 E H) ^* |& p( E g3 b4 p
AK Fomalhaut+ i7 b. d% v9 ~: P, P
AP McCawley8 d# v) ?* i. |5 S
DD Henley
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Aircraft Attacking:
) [6 C5 r; d+ O1 f4 U$ a- r 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: U0 L- o1 G6 u( b$ V# ~1 d 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 B2 V, ?1 w( G d9 S 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: a( T, d( z! c2 U4 X0 ~% t1 m. V( H
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" X+ H/ d8 b( L7 ?. r4 u 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
# |5 @( ]0 J8 p# ~0 z 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' V# { S2 ^6 |- j2 f" ?7 y9 X' C
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% ^" O2 F7 X6 l* P, G! R* I2 p
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# t( o% P0 l+ `" w# k* x/ C
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ o% l7 b) S' ^# P- f' a9 a 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 m* _$ C: n' c5 H, e 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ P( V! |! P6 b( {7 C! Q# q
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 o0 \- {# c0 e# w 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; q3 f9 Q) b, Q$ ?, r7 L 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. L( ]6 {' p) }8 U H
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4 f+ A5 j, J: k% sDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,975 n$ q% w7 p/ ?" Y
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Japanese aircraft
4 q/ a8 p3 _% K5 {: a# Q; }* M# YG4M1 Betty x 3
/ L) ^" t) F4 O: \# ^& S! |/ x
2 u- Q3 Y6 E# S `Allied aircraft
2 p1 d; m% P# U& ]) YF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
: e9 b8 T C2 n5 p9 DF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
1 e8 \& d- k: C7 t% S : ]/ V6 f n* }( X
Japanese aircraft losses
0 b8 Q! M3 k+ r" sG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
! U& {* A2 _) m. U1 }5 G1 j5 u5 ~ 9 N( {+ x; I5 Q7 e' N
0 }" J9 L2 I# G7 }; [# lAllied Ships
( r+ w& J3 Z/ ^) ~* O8 M/ I0 s! MCA Portland* A* d- Q: A! v7 v( b/ V1 ~
" \' g/ @/ m2 ]+ @8 X' \- j; vAircraft Attacking:
$ E6 J7 b" x) _ ` 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( C/ q0 \; w( n* K2 e6 U0 U
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/ |5 E2 I# m7 ^- s' x$ S/ `( WDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91/ p* |7 W" n# _1 o) L/ K
+ q+ Z1 M9 `$ O5 m* G9 mJapanese aircraft. i3 P% |! b+ S7 m2 a2 G, a6 ~
A6M2 Zero x 18 v$ r; d1 H5 f. Z" X
A6M3 Zero x 6& v% m4 t2 R1 M% \
G4M1 Betty x 5
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[0 t A# m# r6 V. f, s+ FAllied aircraft2 o, h/ A$ I" y! J) `) r
P-39D Airacobra x 244 u: U. H$ M$ O! s4 Y# v
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Japanese aircraft losses
( i* u4 d# g Y7 w6 AA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
: k# K+ D& y4 N( e& X0 f9 xG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged& b% g8 O6 y ]. [: p- E9 {( v) R
3 O4 i4 r: X; u) d$ c, P8 l9 LAllied aircraft losses( |9 k1 }& J; L2 m
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed5 `( v2 v0 b! N2 c( I' M% `& G
1 ^# y& \+ C R6 z" o
Runway hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 R8 R5 e% P. G, V6 R 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ p% s. \: d. O* D, ^ 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93* P) Q* m% h: k$ H8 U
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Japanese aircraft
5 M K/ B% J A8 z& ~A6M2-N Rufe x 35 p" T1 I0 S3 h% u% e( t
A6M2 Zero x 6
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' h- R& R3 l- kAllied aircraft' X4 w7 ?5 P7 n6 T1 p9 d: ~. [
SBD Dauntless x 49. Z4 c. g7 K' [( \2 K; F$ l8 V6 h9 G
TBF Avenger x 30
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$ C0 l/ b; ]( E; ]2 C/ z& o' tJapanese aircraft losses
* p( y' H \2 {/ P% v6 c$ I# sA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged0 g* a5 P* @& Y$ e
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Allied aircraft losses; m+ Z; T5 s9 |& x" w+ x( W; d
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged' a" ~& Z7 h. r% Y8 Z
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged9 v& q( i8 X, Q
% U+ Q6 W- k. _ eJapanese Ships m9 R. W5 @, @/ B- z
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
& ]% A! L# w9 Y6 `6 bTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 y4 E% p# F6 A) {. ~
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire: f- A! a \" n; a1 P
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire# t% P& c. Y1 r8 \7 b' C
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 l# E! Q, F6 l4 p5 J5 F" Y
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 G8 f3 \4 v/ E$ a. x5 ?9 xDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 a& p: O& T8 l* J N
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ r" j+ V+ c# B' c4 rTK Ogura Maru #3
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2 Z. y% E1 y. k5 ?# k6 `- rJapanese ground losses:
8 X4 J' b0 r, {8 h1 G; H V54 casualties reported
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2 c* U' w: l" zAircraft Attacking:# r8 N0 u3 b! d: l1 D
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 C) T/ B. `* }' E3 j; ] 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 }1 K+ K# g9 w! a6 }# n s0 m2 s. |( r
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" a" O+ \+ ?1 G, d1 n/ l
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# C& T* R( @$ P5 G# x7 Q: g! n
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: R1 M! Z9 r9 z2 x 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% R5 s4 K1 b$ K! V
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( i8 u/ b% c) L c) D! K2 G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- O7 V( b1 t6 ?9 R+ R4 D& k 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ {9 c y/ B2 |0 ^1 B* b+ @" a8 ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ ^9 v: H9 R* H$ w D6 \2 J2 z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 V3 w: r! l/ b# ]( R' N: a( E
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ m' W' |0 }$ Q; {; M1 e/ `) V4 f# \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! I% I8 W D2 I2 B3 `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% U+ C7 D6 k1 K! i+ i2 ~# @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' c6 A/ P, N/ p8 v _" W. O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% Q \- `0 c" j! I% n* W 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ G8 q3 `0 v1 v- ~2 I
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 a! @& }! n2 u/ q7 |0 K- ?8 N
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 n) c# v; c4 C; B, X/ @; n
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' D; G) D% O& W; @' HSub attack at 60,86
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' ^; n3 j c* u# ]) | }Japanese Ships
. ^5 X+ q7 N3 W2 o/ ]PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# E$ Z9 B% m: R" P( e) G8 T1 L0 K
PC Ch 23' z) m! C n+ w' \3 h& |
PC Ch 18
. [2 H+ _( E1 r9 i! H$ O! IPC Ch 17
/ X6 V1 T- a$ q7 iPC Ch 16! n# z4 Y7 A# U, U/ p" K
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Allied Ships
, c; ]* [: d" E$ n( U) fSS Greenling# k2 \4 ~5 G7 z! I# |5 ^
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3 T$ W0 k8 r# gGround combat at Lunga6 O. o( O0 t$ v
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 490 F1 J" ?- W* O: p( }
2 M( ~4 K' F1 K6 n* a! ZDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:2 q+ x$ W4 R+ _1 d5 n% j
9 casualties reported5 ?6 G& b4 y9 B$ v& R
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack
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% z4 E$ W0 b- L0 vAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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Japanese ground losses:& p) y9 |# ]- ], O' B
16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga
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Allied Shock attack
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7 l+ Q* }- [% I5 y9 cAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 4668 S6 `: |4 Y B" n" I; [7 Q
) d" h* y6 M0 T- _, K2 { U/ kDefending 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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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!, e: C) x s S! n& P4 c$ y! q
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) v7 [- O& v2 }3 G6 I6 MJapanese ground losses:1 E) |# K" E% e2 `+ c
397 casualties reported
/ R, \' `# M9 ?9 Z$ yGuns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:2 S# O$ k8 ]! \
49 casualties reported
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& x2 V: r0 D3 L6 nDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |