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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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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+ l: j( S2 v% }% o1 C( p0 sTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97. q ~4 W3 V: ^/ I$ D0 H
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, Q# w" P5 L0 k# tCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008/ E& C @, q7 M) V, E: S q1 s2 m
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97: [7 `" P+ M! W7 p z
1 d6 ]+ @8 d+ ~7 s& H# Z0 O4 W
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5 g0 h5 q5 G' d9 T5 F2 eAllied ground losses:
1 O9 c' x( X8 T" b) g, \! _45 casualties reported
4 ?4 w7 J% a6 ~ ' D2 A; ^% w; d' G+ U
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8 B3 U- i4 M4 k" h9 ~2 Q. ^Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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5 B9 M, H* F. g+ S, G- m2 }/ @Allied Ships
( O* Q: ~6 V/ c/ dDD Mugford! n: J: `0 p& {* E \4 P e
DD Ralph Talbot
2 l( U# x C1 U% k0 {, xDD Patterson
0 H) v% J7 Z. D& GDD Ellet8 ?) T6 |- n1 q! ~! {
DD Wilson
0 O+ R2 J D% F& ?( D5 [- Q* t) a% ZDD Selfridge
( a1 Q) w7 v+ F3 t$ zCL Hobart. v1 E6 D* c$ A% Y
CA Australia
; ?( Q7 v; U0 E3 Y9 i( W cCA Vincennes
- q4 N$ j% L# ]* [; L7 @CA San Francisco/ m5 ~, `, ^5 H! [1 B
CA Minneapolis
9 g* T: a! L( k, W0 `CA New Orleans! ?+ a1 M% p7 n% W* p
CA Salt Lake City
0 J, r" ] E& B& w4 W2 c) L* vCA Chicago
- ^8 B# W. s- X% _% ^CA Portland9 ^' I; {4 X6 H3 J; o
6 |" w9 P" W" E9 c C
Japanese ground losses:3 ^; f; |' H+ H" g
46 casualties reported! B. H8 b& p, i# _# S+ [0 v
4 z* ^/ z7 K- Y- z
Port hits 3
$ s* L9 Z5 {* g+ q, PPort fuel hits 1
* F# _6 s2 }4 T3 XPort supply hits 4
4 Y3 Z0 a6 A- z! T# p$ w6 K * K4 A& l% A& ]1 b+ p' Y
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
( K2 P5 I6 `& W0 h3 j OTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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1 _9 v9 o, M; ]9 @, f! A : P6 }$ P& Z( W6 D4 U6 M3 l
Japanese ground losses:5 T0 ?5 A7 |$ h2 k) b5 b, _ I
111 casualties reported" t( ~9 T! z$ P0 Y
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
. c7 _' E& }( W# tTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,942 A& V7 U# d2 j: b6 R6 H
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.+ e' I3 y( \3 `. `2 A
Japanese Ships4 E" e- e8 `, p# [6 g& p( ~
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
% N1 c, s6 {; z' P9 U* W. r& b" e2 [PC Tama Maru #8, h- h$ S& n2 a) a0 @2 i
" ]+ W! X% Z/ h; kJapanese ground losses:7 N& G$ I0 b9 Z5 \6 b- @
98 casualties reported1 i1 T' X' T f) r( j$ ~
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( Z; R0 U8 Y8 pTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97/ a% K! B$ c3 w% R* L
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Allied ground losses:: B9 E' P7 O1 t/ m+ i
18 casualties reported
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+ i6 z8 t5 f4 G. eCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10098 a* ^ u; t. T/ a! b
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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9 P" E' L4 G! A( I " s% p; e7 c2 [' }: Q- U, g& i
Allied ground losses:! C& e( Q/ x) W
168 casualties reported
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) C. V$ ^; m8 ~ Y4 DDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,974 c# G& ?% s8 L+ E
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Allied aircraft
O/ L- i/ I* ~) XSOC-3 Seagull x 1. D9 }1 T( M- R
. J+ M5 k; o1 k. w. z# y
9 v" Q) x4 k, Y6 a2 G& M: t: Q9 L. BNo Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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8 F9 F$ u7 I3 C8 e+ W" s z& G8 g5 a$ T5 t3 _& x
Allied aircraft
% x, A. W) K+ O( G6 ?. z; @6 tPBY Catalina x 2 \% @ ], g% z; S( g+ S
% T* L& a: h2 F , H0 B$ J0 S4 i B. I
No Allied losses& Y, \/ w5 ~! t% W! m h0 X
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: W2 y* O q4 ~+ J# EDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97" k' o7 \/ d. x: _4 t
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Japanese aircraft
7 W6 c+ J$ j3 s/ H% n, r9 ?7 e* LG4M1 Betty x 624 ~+ {7 a% f5 l( U" @8 ~; X* J
1 x! _1 Z) P0 K* MAllied aircraft/ ^4 I5 C$ n( P, P& O% R2 P
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12& v$ B# Y0 o* P: d, C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
/ K2 ? W9 v3 `1 A* f 7 G' B) \7 S& g
Japanese aircraft losses
. Y+ s/ R1 o8 K* P5 [; v: nG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged/ H+ Z- E' e' V% N
- X" @9 S1 V6 N4 U
Allied aircraft losses
, y, B4 L& D7 ^+ m" ?- }) eF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
3 Y ^" U3 l% s" J3 r2 Z% D% WF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged& B1 S% q" i/ k* r: n0 ^
7 I2 y3 ?5 l) r5 n) G& H JAllied Ships
( q# m4 d7 {, Z; k+ h1 VAP George F. Elliot
+ V4 w& q; O; j- N5 @AK Libra: M7 M7 r" ^; }# N5 F
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4- ~: D) g, f% y* x0 `# X6 Q2 x* S
DMS Zane
6 U4 Z( E% e( ?! RAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4% Y9 s0 S) O" P& Y- j
AK Betelgeuse5 P8 \6 u5 {' d+ S
DD Helm) u& h& i% ]2 t0 ?2 D0 T
AK Fomalhaut4 P: ]' q, X: p( w& s2 E: l
AP McCawley
3 x$ Q5 s- ~! T/ WDD Henley
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+ C/ y* [# D$ M8 _Aircraft Attacking:3 M' y8 w* b4 k! _( m: s& v
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ G/ o! m: B4 I6 R! ` 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. o% S4 ~4 t3 | t! f
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
l" b9 n* {. M& ^: r" d 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 q h7 ]- u0 t( W0 ^; @8 Z0 D 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. g. H- n5 v" O7 o1 G
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* Q7 P4 H* h& c0 K) t 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& F5 \ g5 F# y& n9 w% i x. W 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ l6 h. ?) u( f- Y$ @ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ x! ] _: Z' a) h2 t7 N7 p) } 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 H/ W1 H$ o, n7 ^" [) V1 M 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- x+ n7 J" @1 |6 p. P5 w 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, r# F W, o2 x6 {2 I% s# D 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! C6 `: r* X( J- _
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 z: D# r9 P& \8 s7 F/ B; G% A# c
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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+ ~( p _' r! k/ s! \; f AJapanese aircraft F/ g* a0 }( q+ l
G4M1 Betty x 3
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3 V" i" H7 u! A) u6 k: OAllied aircraft
+ [0 d, O7 F8 RF4F-3 Wildcat x 12. A6 ~/ S2 w2 Q+ b6 K" o1 n/ J1 b
F4F-4 Wildcat x 213 Z9 l0 y" Q+ ]2 Y2 K
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Japanese aircraft losses4 y* Q) z7 m- `% C8 P
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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9 `$ ~% M6 k( s) T6 i) v 6 ^- t+ C1 |2 C) a) k
Allied Ships/ z, L0 F3 J( q4 S- a8 X% p
CA Portland4 J' t+ s, s% A9 s. `& V, u
) v7 S8 a0 m+ ^2 x( f/ t; v
Aircraft Attacking:! M3 z, \/ Z2 Q" v# f3 ?/ p
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,916 f$ [2 i/ o |
! g8 X2 P% d0 {$ X! yJapanese aircraft
$ A2 j* g- ?4 ?" FA6M2 Zero x 18
3 R% o& w% s- d- J% A& _$ e( bA6M3 Zero x 68 [5 m7 ?5 F" e; o' L6 Z' u: s
G4M1 Betty x 5& T+ ^8 h `2 e5 C5 L$ \1 W
: \% K. x$ S/ v, p. uAllied aircraft: o8 u/ d. i6 _, l& Q+ u! d! q; x
P-39D Airacobra x 24
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' b7 D) ~. W1 Z3 H8 _Japanese aircraft losses& x( X6 e8 ~7 |7 n& l9 x
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged7 c* s7 B7 j- M. |) N; w- I
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged- |1 X: L2 h9 C6 y( b% q `9 e' J
0 v/ _; M; F$ Q& n7 e LAllied aircraft losses5 k$ B4 |. [0 C) i; v ^' |
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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' w+ r6 a$ c/ BRunway hits 3
! S5 ~! L& N5 O5 ]1 c, ~ ; ?6 v. u# H6 O& F- e
Aircraft Attacking:) z, r5 H' F7 }+ [( l% s- u8 S
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet y7 A3 y3 u& U/ d. j
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,938 |4 u! ]7 H# e7 @( L" D' }
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Japanese aircraft5 @) Z2 M1 s) J- G1 h
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
( Y. Q; Q% q% iA6M2 Zero x 6
9 p2 w1 }/ S) m6 i
6 {- N" N8 b0 k; UAllied aircraft
) a# p; L. G; B2 J; n) {) lSBD Dauntless x 49
% b" S, i! x3 z2 w) ZTBF Avenger x 30& A, f" {7 p3 X- z
% o0 @9 ]+ y# J F6 ^% YJapanese aircraft losses. C( S! D0 v5 d% r* _0 b6 W5 @
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged* `' d2 f: l" U0 Z7 L" d. |: y' f! d
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Allied aircraft losses5 l- x+ `4 C/ G3 _" j6 S1 k
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged# L. l0 \: G* R8 I* w; }( U* l. |4 L( z
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged) \6 f' H0 ? S1 c2 U* ^: }. d7 ?, w+ i
# y: v9 V/ U4 V/ E7 n6 d7 bJapanese Ships
, z: ^: M3 H5 p3 V- N6 {DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage( ~" }, J! s( ^! K& s% G
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 \; N5 b. I- C5 p; A- GDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ N" o! N( r7 X6 ^& \
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
% d. q8 m* W" M. \5 @7 gAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ |% ^ Z2 ~" M
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 o' s- J& u8 EDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( W& `2 N( V, `TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 i" c/ @. [2 s- F+ B& hTK Ogura Maru #3
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' d% v' s j3 }9 L# v2 U$ NJapanese ground losses:' T% a) z4 z6 b5 _. N" c3 o
54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:( v- ~" m+ r2 {
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 R$ V7 y I1 M6 y! k7 O 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 _* }& O- x2 ~- V. p- t$ }
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ ~" F1 p# G5 G+ k9 V: ?, U" v) w" X. T1 J$ V 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 e0 L3 q4 K+ E/ o E6 Z
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ k8 _8 s |# }' [- g& n; i" U1 d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! d0 P- G9 w* \! a8 {. X 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ N, N/ y2 q* |% i- Z- U, m 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 G9 u+ x. ]* _( x0 w) d% @ 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! h5 W8 @1 v A" s0 k0 O s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ l0 o0 C) w) L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' ]( L3 R5 s, B& y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 Q7 @, X0 x& E# l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 o- T8 r; n! J4 n. H; ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 Y. b6 f: }$ ?) o$ i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& H( C' l, _2 G* ^7 w' z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; g: Z4 @" k7 \; V% x; ^+ y 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet% h5 n$ D$ U8 N1 \/ ^' V! V+ Y( x
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 V7 Y2 L; ]0 r9 g# @ 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ {# z6 z1 @* c( h) U
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( g9 [3 b& Z" uSub attack at 60,863 _9 \+ T' d2 ? H3 Y; }
* d+ M4 h( R2 B# I( X' RJapanese Ships' a8 R5 R5 W" q2 }2 I, F1 h+ V
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ n2 Q+ p! Y1 U7 p# |- a
PC Ch 23
: M/ ]2 {% `5 g% XPC Ch 182 P- a6 w9 Z6 W
PC Ch 17
3 b% k' ^& p. ~6 \' ^4 fPC Ch 166 J' r% `/ i2 L
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Allied Ships
2 _- r4 B+ @ L/ f# YSS Greenling; y2 N& m3 i0 w A- W" A* a* B4 K
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Ground combat at Lunga3 f0 ?& l' Z: n l
7 q& X; F( v% R- k; E: s" wJapanese Bombardment attack$ b( \2 E j' ^3 S9 J7 u) d
, M9 J+ n% g: H7 G7 { [2 ]" S, cAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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, g9 b+ R2 U7 l# E0 G" yDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 4660 ?6 @2 T1 F5 ^3 L8 ^8 ^4 M+ T3 ^
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Allied ground losses:
, C, @: }! w' d# \9 casualties reported
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6 V# J6 L% ?# [: e2 Y' DGround combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack9 [1 Z( F* E ~, P: O$ k
9 R- c8 z! T+ Y7 L- M! u* wAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126, D! I$ k) o% c8 {( K$ k/ J+ @0 v
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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: B$ ~4 D, a. P+ N) iJapanese ground losses:
& [' E3 E( Z( J! W1 d# r2 Z5 E16 casualties reported& Z: H2 {' Q. R
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Ground combat at Lunga }$ i0 K6 t. L N9 Y
F& |, H7 V6 A4 d8 rAllied Shock attack" I) G# f+ s' Q7 E! b
+ }$ n$ x' V3 L5 S. r8 M; BAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466: s# |$ `! H5 `7 K
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49 u+ C; {$ f7 c+ _ w! M' v
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 2 _7 u$ |8 k; y' d( d
! F: z7 ]# `5 n. KAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!3 n" G* |" J6 R7 f: t5 p
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Japanese ground losses:5 q: U% f1 b5 j
397 casualties reported
7 E$ U- [* F5 q' L f8 jGuns lost 2
6 r) x% N2 b; ] 9 e6 B. j5 `/ ]8 }( T4 y" }
Allied ground losses:
6 e/ e" L1 b, K J49 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |