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。。。。) ^) b7 Z+ b" Q- k
* C6 d% {" f0 H4 D/ M0 O9 [; i5 vAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42: N; ~" l$ e! ?1 I( ~0 z! ^
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9 J' R/ l, L% X8 nTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97! U: ?1 |& z& |
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
. `, v) z% f. [% G3 lTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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1 }- T$ e* S4 {7 _) \& M7 `, XAllied ground losses:
/ W {; F( T- u8 T45 casualties reported
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! m8 }- u: S8 p' J: u8 J4 ]Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97' v- Y: Y' w4 h2 S) T
m& j* |! B# m" k3 l( H4 cAllied Ships0 i( U7 `) x/ W
DD Mugford8 y& w9 J! f4 I- A4 J$ O
DD Ralph Talbot
/ t# K# F7 K2 d, \( `. }- JDD Patterson% }: S; Y7 o" C4 w- }( v8 ^
DD Ellet+ }2 ^, r* h0 B6 I
DD Wilson
! p4 P/ \. g5 P9 I' d, bDD Selfridge
3 b" s% o" {+ v" X* H7 aCL Hobart
1 z! o! Z, b* M4 ICA Australia
4 X# h2 I) ~* L5 m& LCA Vincennes
! I5 w! X' J! N% F, f" a+ oCA San Francisco7 x9 s& x) i# [/ j; Y8 y/ V+ S5 x- Q
CA Minneapolis6 }: L" C2 z- A9 x( z; c4 ~
CA New Orleans: X# C- x$ R. T b6 m+ u2 L0 |
CA Salt Lake City
6 [( Y# L: @/ s: h/ `- F7 _CA Chicago p3 n8 t- V! q) N% g8 ]
CA Portland
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9 M& \: Z; Q5 ~% ?+ k7 ZJapanese ground losses:+ X' q F1 C6 E4 C' k% T5 U' Y9 k
46 casualties reported6 r6 f! a' J4 m1 G: ~5 R8 q% R9 H
6 G4 e( @& m, m8 H
Port hits 3: M# Z$ Q9 F7 y0 M" K. S
Port fuel hits 16 x) u4 `, E3 W7 D4 j4 i
Port supply hits 4+ s; k) Z; p! n% u
6 L( ]# v) d! F& ?
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- }% j" ~5 w; m; A2 f& \ HCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30, s, ~( @3 {$ o& u+ {
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,944 `* y% h" Y( Z* f( v
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8 M8 R3 \5 [ j5 f; Q* v' OJapanese ground losses:( _3 k) j6 N ?/ J+ }$ L. j
111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30' k$ k5 |! V* Q
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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8 L: V( Q( Z) Q- J105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.; G9 ^% O& V; c6 C) P
Japanese Ships/ V: `: F$ p$ Z/ C6 y
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1! [; X( z" b# Z0 O: y
PC Tama Maru #8" D T9 C9 `, A1 A! L0 V
3 r3 J# J4 m; Y( m$ mJapanese ground losses:. q; E" V6 [8 O& ?+ s- O
98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,975 P* [; A; Z. w* \
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Allied ground losses:: U$ @/ d- W1 i
18 casualties reported) g9 Z5 O/ B5 N1 a
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
5 s7 X" B4 W" y! Y" e/ n0 KTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97- q8 d+ s, U4 j. b5 y
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6 e, O3 Z& c* _" r! pAllied ground losses:
, |% g; t: p! h$ k. i- t168 casualties reported' b6 ^3 ^$ K, W, o& x! b O$ L
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9 n- f$ U7 _. M) JDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,972 U0 k7 ?: C/ E7 d- y* g4 X; H
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Allied aircraft
5 P6 c5 G; C" c' P% I7 d# z7 \" iSOC-3 Seagull x 1' ], F" x5 b" U9 a* d0 J7 N
! n! a8 ?% j5 x, w, `( ?8 r
9 I1 Q' x, c4 `3 u ]1 l" j2 xNo Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft" w, k- L( L- A: l- g/ H$ w& L
PBY Catalina x 2" [7 ?- B" i, q$ P6 E- C
; h. w% h2 k% H& `; }: c
1 e. d' P6 h6 \$ j0 mNo Allied losses
( k! x* \* [2 P& B9 F " x: \. A2 e5 k& G' C
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97+ a0 x+ S/ b( n4 c: C) a
0 K5 {& m* A. C' E J* {7 SJapanese aircraft
. x n0 ^; U' x, b( I2 r' j+ {G4M1 Betty x 62
8 v7 y: ]; m, {: }, M1 N4 P8 @' x & o9 h; m+ l( W3 g y
Allied aircraft
; N3 q9 G4 v& SF4F-3 Wildcat x 12' H" h: M) {7 k; l0 E$ B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
* M7 Y; D( C, l3 W6 m4 J- W 2 N7 Y5 G0 A# c2 k
Japanese aircraft losses2 \$ O, R+ l6 C$ T
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
7 F; ~1 w' }/ N7 ] * R7 }9 W( y7 L; G' r- u$ _5 }
Allied aircraft losses2 {8 u+ }2 N* N: D; K2 R6 s
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged& C; p& B' b% T9 w) C( `
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged) ^# l7 ~: u8 k1 `
+ v+ Z7 y, y1 t
Allied Ships
/ h' h I) C; \7 [AP George F. Elliot
* ?2 b& v M5 i$ ^! k/ DAK Libra
- b3 O H3 e0 h) FAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
3 R, B+ X8 ]' g$ Y+ J& j# c7 iDMS Zane! v' b5 P% ]6 @: G" i; h' V, o
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 40 P) M5 N& a e) j% d
AK Betelgeuse
+ Y: ]4 M/ ]& g% ^! j, e5 sDD Helm. ^7 B& q0 P9 A3 V# I
AK Fomalhaut% U; e: ]0 R! f
AP McCawley* g8 `4 C4 O/ x! b- F9 o5 T
DD Henley. S% _' q3 m; P9 S4 m3 K, f; l
( g/ x; p/ T; u" _" b, s: ^Aircraft Attacking:/ @- M8 b# ^6 J% K8 ?
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* N$ p u m6 [$ c
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 j3 h \- B* a
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ E; [( H x% l# }, c$ K
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
) Z$ J- d! O$ } A% b( x. g 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% F, @& ^3 F1 P" M% D( d
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 m7 \; `+ f: w 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 e% t5 k% C% ^9 Y
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 P, g' L5 e& o
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ s) @" [) `% A
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! M7 H' ?5 k. N3 A q& p
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 W6 r6 c+ I0 a
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 _- b1 Y' E) w, R$ u7 t
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 N8 {$ x: s- O/ Q9 D8 q' `
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97& ]3 D2 u7 V. u' T
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Japanese aircraft
. _, b5 R8 k) N4 `G4M1 Betty x 3
5 ^6 ?0 H* |! K+ F4 K$ f # @3 N+ E# p, t4 }
Allied aircraft; d+ B" R9 t5 A9 D. @
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
9 c# b- N9 [# E- BF4F-4 Wildcat x 21+ Y& p. i; i# V, H" D. [( d. F; H
5 g) q/ {/ a- L& lJapanese aircraft losses
9 _% J+ U# x! o! f' BG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships3 @: f# k# o- ^, [
CA Portland
1 _% _7 B: S+ W
6 u1 K# b. K% _8 `! g9 Z' bAircraft Attacking:* t. x9 ~. Q' I) p p
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 q! s# ^# A" N3 k3 l6 q' X
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
6 _; `& i* N+ D+ N9 g0 t# ]
' a$ S5 X: y) P! u1 ?Japanese aircraft5 t' z* B' b# e7 |# H
A6M2 Zero x 18
# O+ L8 O- u/ n5 H$ n1 xA6M3 Zero x 6+ [3 A! q! R# f' R$ P7 i
G4M1 Betty x 5$ |3 k5 f+ e& J
1 _ N9 q3 K @- v0 _# ~Allied aircraft
- U) v' {; e, cP-39D Airacobra x 24/ ?- l1 u9 u; H f
7 @+ x" d2 N0 I5 v+ A& l2 {+ dJapanese aircraft losses# R! `7 g& U2 O q/ q
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged, L Q' M U R
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
6 }. `9 Q6 U9 N; h+ i7 k8 r9 y; g 7 Z0 q, z: z. A" s9 K
Allied aircraft losses5 ~7 K( U1 B" ?+ O5 t
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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3 C4 h& N6 m" [4 LRunway hits 3: c4 {/ X7 P4 w& [9 [) J/ q/ s; o
! T& p9 X& p* Y/ P$ S5 T
Aircraft Attacking:
( C/ Z! o, {" d( | 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* T3 v- N8 q* {) `6 x" P( ]+ m6 R 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
: @0 w% J7 f9 o. [ $ e% j2 T( }! ~# Q9 [; |: m
Japanese aircraft( w/ I! T6 B1 Z* Q# n
A6M2-N Rufe x 37 F2 x: o, A7 u3 n6 R
A6M2 Zero x 6
4 m, _( Y' }# S 6 p! d0 g' `5 w8 s' G
Allied aircraft# F7 t: c- N- z4 Q4 C# ]
SBD Dauntless x 49
& n8 |' w& U) `1 a; P- ATBF Avenger x 30
8 O) E- _: j, W. z+ O
( U+ R9 \6 h! }9 L1 QJapanese aircraft losses
# I) u9 n/ I% L6 z, x4 pA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
5 ^% E( h _6 B Z2 }) l, b 0 A; z9 Z, Y& `) h4 ^; ?0 _5 y
Allied aircraft losses, v' t; t) z+ s* [( q3 R5 Z
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
4 [3 q/ @: u8 X K- LTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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; R; ^4 ?/ J" C. n# ~Japanese Ships- b v8 V. D9 A) z; q4 {/ l
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage5 _; H$ l( u& D8 F
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ `+ s6 ^8 c% U3 Q
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 o3 o4 O* p3 h) U4 |- B( @& YAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 `8 b7 ~ L& `3 I" CAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" N7 r7 l% O3 OAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) x r ]: p3 k8 t+ |. C+ E) CDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! p+ X0 N# O4 K
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 ?( L) v/ Q) o; Z4 W# ]" K
TK Ogura Maru #3
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Japanese ground losses:
! i! H! q% R0 z( r/ c54 casualties reported
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; x$ f: j2 O0 s" h5 _Aircraft Attacking:
1 x9 u+ [+ u- @8 d$ T 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 Z' G r: n8 i! B
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; U4 l' m1 Q' ^5 H. q' D! B! @! e 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ x; A4 }, F$ r' g1 r( `0 ~ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! A; R3 V/ R/ s& N; G- x% c5 v 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# D( D# n* H* n! K; }9 k8 g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- D1 v3 V7 g, e 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* v* @" C# K4 L, q; z. B/ b5 m" P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 D$ S9 p" u4 M" ]+ Q( M' }! | 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet' c( `7 f# b* ?4 T! p: m+ r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: J- X1 u3 ]( C& [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 Z( x3 U3 s# G5 I% G$ P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# l9 e: j; d8 |" h$ T, i 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; x% |5 W9 I- U( v1 I- w5 t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 \0 }; P7 h; a9 C v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; p \" d3 ~+ a+ T/ {7 G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; W% e9 J7 E9 h+ b. ] 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet. b& @$ n' t" `
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet% g1 y5 n4 d! X* T) K0 P: s; P% L
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- N6 h& E" a2 h! Y
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Sub attack at 60,86
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Japanese Ships: z$ A+ m: e3 @0 r. s
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ L, p& {2 _3 r% h; x( C; _, i- K
PC Ch 23& H! L M! i+ r2 K7 ?. A& O, [# F0 v
PC Ch 180 ^6 d* U! l1 a# z; f
PC Ch 17
. F; W7 B) h9 c$ VPC Ch 16
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& F" O5 ~: J2 {, F1 w' XAllied Ships q4 U/ t! s/ U; l7 ~
SS Greenling
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1 }8 j; T# c# u- H) Z- gGround combat at Lunga
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2 w Y- X$ t, J% h5 U: w8 R4 `# ]9 I/ oJapanese Bombardment attack
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/ a2 z- b% ^8 U* KAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 498 L! s4 {( ]( b
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:
+ k0 L' y# @0 A- P% N4 d& y9 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack8 X4 W" ~. s1 P: w6 {# ~
! a& a5 f Y; u0 C2 LAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126; I( T% \& \7 a) H( t+ p) s. z8 K* \
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 54 Y6 R. l8 G6 Z: D% r2 K% V
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8 X O* S' c3 t+ xJapanese ground losses:( z+ f# i$ J0 {" o
16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga
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' F! k9 t: ^7 L2 k1 PAllied Shock attack( o9 T* h$ Q2 @6 y7 O
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 8 q; W6 M' V$ x$ g* T
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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 !!!
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2 P. ^% O O5 ^2 C; z2 h3 pJapanese ground losses:
/ j' x- t! \6 Q7 r; v c6 M$ e8 x397 casualties reported! t8 z) @* _/ \8 F' P; [# P& L
Guns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:
; l9 I# \8 z' ]8 ^- g9 ^ l; x) J49 casualties reported! H; g8 `4 Z) }5 h; I4 H r: ~* g
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! `+ V+ |! z2 S& Y6 UDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |