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。。。。4 w, [: `" w, L o7 y
1 P- t8 m Y( nAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,978 X) Z: Z' B1 p2 B$ _
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
! H( a0 O3 y# r( K& {/ d& {TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,973 k0 e; o7 o& }; ?; r' C
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4 ^! r& [: O$ ]# ^/ FAllied ground losses:
; E( C* F" v a: X' X G. `45 casualties reported
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9 k6 i) T) Z$ }! B c6 p4 B' `Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships
( o" V: z9 X* Q4 V4 b. O/ G, eDD Mugford5 L( R8 A" j3 u# X9 y$ _! {% e
DD Ralph Talbot1 ~; w+ [" z7 i- g* ?# f
DD Patterson( F1 Q8 }/ l: L, n! o# [. J1 n
DD Ellet5 v7 R) m( B3 ]+ U
DD Wilson( r0 x+ y) Z7 G1 q) e3 f7 L. R
DD Selfridge
4 X" M, R" \( d. L' ]CL Hobart+ ]/ b: _& l D* a
CA Australia4 F b `+ ~8 G
CA Vincennes# n) i5 e9 X, m9 O% a% ~
CA San Francisco
/ ^7 Y4 t. X+ ]( d& \CA Minneapolis
- j* G, ~/ j3 bCA New Orleans% M, V# T3 w7 T
CA Salt Lake City! w1 X/ s7 x" C& E+ [( t
CA Chicago
7 H) \* r, D% ~9 _0 RCA Portland
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Japanese ground losses:
6 ]5 ~& S {& U8 _2 h8 x. U# x) w46 casualties reported
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Port hits 3/ s, i4 m7 W9 ^0 T# {
Port fuel hits 1
; ?7 O1 i' N5 A( _Port supply hits 4% f+ G0 G5 B5 ?% e% r1 h3 r3 y* C
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' ]* p" x; P/ A5 p) @Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30% M8 g$ G" s9 ]" u( K! ~' ?4 [
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94& W3 F2 K$ j( p# Z3 @ p$ P
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1 b! v9 {- p+ ]' w4 b% F' @3 JJapanese ground losses:/ `6 |! Q; _/ B% R7 j! N
111 casualties reported: J6 f7 e$ S: ?" M6 U4 N
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: J8 B! z( K2 Y) ` I* B- t8 YCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30 |+ S( o- @7 A1 Q" }" U& W
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
+ m5 F6 k' Z5 r/ CJapanese Ships ^9 a. O' t: g2 @* \0 M
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
) y7 G/ i5 {7 L5 sPC Tama Maru #8
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Japanese ground losses:# t) w! x4 ]7 s+ v% K( e3 @
98 casualties reported
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1 Z- j5 T. u% ^" R* r2 sTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97# N! B* \: W6 y5 Q& v: k6 i% f
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Allied ground losses:
1 t* e, B- O6 i! }- T18 casualties reported- @% C H$ p$ O7 Q% I
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1 q1 u0 _1 B% j4 w6 d4 `; `9 [Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
' ?. [ n6 D' Z( wTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97" l! b/ w( j8 f
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: G7 @# \, \9 B; x: HAllied ground losses:
2 K$ Q' N$ K, O/ H7 _168 casualties reported
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* v& X, `6 q2 ^: o" g' WDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,974 `* p- X# n, s; p9 p3 s+ b
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" \) h4 U/ D# X1 _Allied aircraft& c$ h2 |% a9 J/ v
SOC-3 Seagull x 1% D7 D! k' ^" T& }" C
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No Allied losses
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& ^. S U$ l" N3 R6 YDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97, m" T0 H3 [! A. G( \1 ]) Y5 x
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Allied aircraft
9 M8 h( g& z% I) WPBY Catalina x 24 h0 n: Z4 _; `. Y% I" f
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No Allied losses
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& h8 {$ m) e0 p; M4 E( jDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97$ H2 W$ e/ [4 I7 R+ w1 |
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Japanese aircraft
( T4 ^% F& C; ?3 S: T. mG4M1 Betty x 62
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Allied aircraft) m% k2 ~: m, ]7 g
F4F-3 Wildcat x 129 d$ Z: w( i4 S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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& P, G1 ^ J+ f' @1 M" a+ ^Japanese aircraft losses
- F! n2 v5 }# xG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
K' L7 i6 O0 B5 C3 d/ F7 K+ q" XF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged+ h$ I) z9 C- J
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged/ F* G O6 d; R0 V
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Allied Ships% P# v, `' w" {7 H: r2 _' X
AP George F. Elliot9 ?7 M- P+ L" p6 S7 x) |6 c+ p
AK Libra3 m; [5 R9 j4 c: A) v; r7 X7 s# O
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4( @, s2 F: u6 L5 H6 T/ s, j
DMS Zane
8 c- M1 N" i) A: tAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4( r6 D9 @/ {) i4 L/ i
AK Betelgeuse3 R! G7 {7 p9 G& C. {% `1 T6 L: F
DD Helm. E* R/ R9 @& _$ W+ x5 i! m
AK Fomalhaut
! h, u, t- u y" ^# W3 }AP McCawley
{ c7 o3 l8 f1 }- X' S$ k% N3 MDD Henley& m. u- \- r' G2 ?5 S% u
0 }" v4 E- }2 [& j2 nAircraft Attacking:. S0 m2 _2 d5 w, x( X0 ?% l
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- V0 r8 @7 U0 [1 h
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! R+ [2 v5 R# t 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' D2 J$ {+ e4 A$ s! R8 |
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 x4 `) ~! ^; V8 g" a. t5 a
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: \# T2 ]3 l4 I
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 I" ]1 W* ~) b
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
) ?5 f3 m o0 m0 Z7 d 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
% e8 e5 p0 p5 C6 h/ ` z: d 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 R! V, F+ i, P. y* m- T# z& T 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 p' }& x. U6 w6 \/ @) _
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" ?1 c8 _- O# W
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 r+ r4 w1 U+ z# d1 S3 s
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* D4 {% |( D7 T! U) \
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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) C2 k0 S/ }, Y, o$ c; g; K2 b, iDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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0 X8 i$ ?. L7 u0 wJapanese aircraft
1 e* [3 S3 G g6 M b/ v) jG4M1 Betty x 3) ?, \, b5 m- E/ @5 o+ [
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Allied aircraft
5 S+ [& [/ B9 qF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
/ C1 W- @* u* _! J$ zF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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6 i2 z: S. Y. |, W. h+ [/ l: |Japanese aircraft losses
. f+ U: S. w" t$ I! B: z3 Q0 Z' kG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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. P3 Q. o* o0 L: F* {, D# r& UAllied Ships
$ ^- ^! h" g+ W5 TCA Portland
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5 u* g! d+ E4 D5 X" uAircraft Attacking:
2 F/ [! |; ~0 W 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- J* h) M9 ]1 Q. l$ U. v. C9 X2 V
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,911 H) `/ I. ?# R; d
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; i3 Z- M- s q( J' W6 m3 E+ VA6M2 Zero x 18
4 [% @, p A- c+ g6 L# q: uA6M3 Zero x 65 a" i' l0 O/ c/ l# A& \+ P6 }
G4M1 Betty x 59 A# Y8 q; Z* y/ `0 Y8 ~2 U
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Allied aircraft) r0 ]% p! G. @3 }! O- g
P-39D Airacobra x 240 [+ I" T& Z) t p1 S7 w" F' `6 X+ D
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Japanese aircraft losses1 Z* U1 b/ |6 ?/ I+ j o; `) K
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
2 T" H+ _6 t. bG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged% T0 P; T v) t" s. G3 y/ C) u
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Allied aircraft losses
, K5 Z3 a" E* S+ RP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed$ U) ]) a" G3 t5 I4 h" ~3 ^5 s
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Runway hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:
! B* B, r2 u7 N- X1 r 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 p+ l+ o, X- x: D$ C; b) L5 J: a
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) N: y4 o9 N9 ]) G* k; ~
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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6 `" A( B6 m7 \Japanese aircraft
) V- i) x8 d9 C3 A9 b7 _A6M2-N Rufe x 3
/ C6 t* m! t" J: c& m2 jA6M2 Zero x 6
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# q! Z' F) z% ]6 X6 F1 k& ?Allied aircraft
: e8 n! d9 Q% C1 d5 u, n; ]7 X( p* JSBD Dauntless x 49% k( t) G5 ]9 |
TBF Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses B9 a7 [" f8 X( y, J3 k: n
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses- E$ u+ ^& x6 V' E$ e
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
* H% F) y( R0 O8 MTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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, R) M8 m/ x$ YDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
9 S. ], A+ X/ G' ITK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) L6 C8 b! y- P, E- I/ B% q
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 @, v) {) g, B2 @7 G% h
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; ?/ D! S& I" ^& i" L
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire' M( V' o$ a2 S
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) o2 |; S/ N. v' V, h4 M6 V0 WDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! d# G0 V; D) @& PTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) N; D" Y, g' nTK Ogura Maru #3: |+ H% E8 |" g7 p5 [) J( j
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Japanese ground losses:( Q+ L# [6 n; U) U @$ J" k2 m
54 casualties reported2 x7 ?7 T# w7 Q- ?% V* @
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Aircraft Attacking:8 X8 u! q# y" F' `6 o* |$ l2 ?( e
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: B$ [8 o7 V. ^9 ^) }. a+ ?4 V 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 B0 N5 B; f& f* L* N$ M: w- @
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# _9 a- t1 Q4 V
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( x5 q J0 y1 J+ L6 l/ u1 b
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) B* F" h& X) n% d8 n; ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 L# {2 `# |' r 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 b" u5 e! R% ^1 g" V
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( k" z; T c( I4 s" ^
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
C G# h8 n: }4 ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; i, ]) F! b$ H: p7 E- F' N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 U( c4 [1 J3 G6 |3 ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* T f4 [( v3 R& m4 ^: k6 [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 k8 X( c; W% M* E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) B: t) p8 H5 T' n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 h1 a/ e# A7 m$ h! F2 j7 \- u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" c2 l& O7 S2 Y0 J" K& E' W$ _! |
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet& @; Q* Y% K2 _/ }
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 Z; B/ ^/ \* S4 m# i 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 60,865 x! ?. {" p% l- |$ A9 ~: N! \5 F
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Japanese Ships
/ Q( c4 Y% j9 c3 F7 I' OPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! g# t# O" ]2 T+ r
PC Ch 23! J2 m2 j- u1 w) a! e! ~1 Q
PC Ch 18* t, y& x) P2 V0 x" `7 x
PC Ch 17
4 t+ d3 Q( j" w& V7 P7 @PC Ch 16
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4 _" i: X/ e7 n) tAllied Ships
6 _% r6 t9 g& W! W5 YSS Greenling. N" `- V+ {, o( V, a6 W
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# z- K- T9 g1 [* v6 }: |8 z3 vGround combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack$ U) S; `2 ]! T1 U2 {
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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- ^7 C* l; w4 D1 y6 D* kDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:
- F6 ]$ M# H/ Z, K9 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Gili Gili t. D! M( g% K( t
2 j' g7 L: P! W: t6 W) R5 EAllied Bombardment attack, e2 T, ^; s- i7 I+ [) ^+ ~
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126) \/ b) T+ A0 h% ~' p$ d
, ^: U% T" Q- y {, M4 p% mDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5' w) u% x. C6 G
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Japanese ground losses:
; _5 W Q0 e0 X* i$ ~8 C' R16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga4 Z* _$ B6 }: m. B3 c0 m
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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4 c+ W9 q# a( x2 |7 ~Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49, a6 Y% {* U6 u+ ]6 p' _; E
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 " N2 A$ a" }7 i) t) _# `
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 1 C! x/ X3 w4 r! O* I& O: o% `$ f
% \) e+ F" ?. x$ nAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) $ j S( }( j$ U5 K& V5 |
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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# c8 E$ a; Y; @* SJapanese ground losses:
9 x/ h" H. {: g! `397 casualties reported, }* Q! t" C, N6 B. m8 f0 D
Guns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:" c2 y$ C. U! T+ l9 H% b: {+ w
49 casualties reported9 q% e0 ~5 j$ l" F9 y
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; u. d7 S1 M- N2 L+ ^" Y, J+ TDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |