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。。。。0 p5 r" z4 N4 n) R. B6 |( x" {
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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' |' _7 }2 L3 w& tTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97: I% a* R1 X) c4 k
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
+ G- h, u$ F5 P- i, Q: @TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:5 g* T4 c3 T; |: w4 w* ^
45 casualties reported9 m3 d, S1 G5 C, ]
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,977 N& Q! {4 a) ^8 Q* X _
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4 F8 z- r2 y4 d4 z2 T: eDD Mugford$ b0 }$ L( `2 K+ h
DD Ralph Talbot
, f1 R# k; e$ v* HDD Patterson
& |. d2 E/ u/ m" ]DD Ellet( B* G/ I p& ]
DD Wilson% w. o, u7 \0 T* _5 E) {
DD Selfridge) R1 C9 Q3 {" G. `' S* o6 j% i* `& o! L- S
CL Hobart
; g1 ~$ I3 x" p7 I+ ?7 jCA Australia3 M+ {; x2 R- x3 C% t/ N4 l
CA Vincennes5 ~5 p+ z. K$ Q( J3 e$ y
CA San Francisco
- f, ~, V3 M- V6 RCA Minneapolis' ^/ b( j( q" d- s9 w
CA New Orleans; t9 [. h& j5 R: U! ~
CA Salt Lake City1 S- [; ^8 F+ S" s [$ B9 s
CA Chicago
^2 {8 C4 ?( m8 `1 V5 a) iCA Portland
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Japanese ground losses:
! C0 w, K, d& o: ]2 k% r$ K6 z46 casualties reported
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Port hits 3/ Q' Y: g. f8 w# E# C
Port fuel hits 1
. C( G- i- V' B6 Y1 \1 pPort supply hits 4+ m5 C2 v$ k0 e: F6 e* e7 R5 ^
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0 D. t4 _% s1 c9 t. }0 oCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 301 h6 Y" @) G7 l/ j
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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$ F" b2 M9 {) ?9 X% L' }Japanese ground losses:+ \2 ^, r0 y' a7 I6 ^% y5 w
111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 307 J2 I C) _9 F3 z
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.' Y _/ Q( V5 R
Japanese Ships
" w4 ^$ }7 v2 p+ H- U/ y( R+ DDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
) N6 ?7 O( g: i: E, U a( QPC Tama Maru #8
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8 h/ t- z7 W* a- I' i9 TJapanese ground losses:
7 _6 L. y! N+ q6 r98 casualties reported+ m. _& L6 u1 B3 X
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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! O$ l i* S/ vAllied ground losses:
( M7 H$ O# R* W. o" t- g, Z18 casualties reported( }6 D# ~" Z7 c: M: L4 R( M
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10096 V; \- p+ B* x. f, M
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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5 R3 p- r3 m* {8 q% ? ]; l8 r! DAllied ground losses:( ~! m: h/ e" M3 g n* y
168 casualties reported
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0 P6 e- F# s1 r; D \: s! RDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97* T* O9 j9 h/ r7 t$ K
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Allied aircraft& q" j7 s. I8 R
SOC-3 Seagull x 1
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No Allied losses
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+ A% A8 Y* S( A3 p8 `+ l, Y$ ADay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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2 f2 |# ~' B8 l7 e! {* pAllied aircraft
1 J. o& w* V/ B9 vPBY Catalina x 2* S* E, H" C1 H+ D
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( `: ~; X" J5 W7 a: z4 W: \No Allied losses" n, W2 n+ O. Q8 z
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7 E0 g; a* F8 L/ _0 SDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97; Y# V" T% J) u# e! [4 f$ M$ B: |
# y2 S: ^3 g6 }& ?' M; o7 i4 cJapanese aircraft/ b* U2 w2 |9 Y" t$ |
G4M1 Betty x 62
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" S C2 H) d; B) _Allied aircraft* s5 c) B8 n: L8 H+ ^9 ?! |
F4F-3 Wildcat x 125 y, }' c. h: {( f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses
! |9 [4 L2 ^, l" [% E mG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses* x) f$ K$ h9 M4 ~' A
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
" B+ ]% H' {; D' P# jF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged0 B4 J: |% p' |9 W4 |; g% X
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Allied Ships
: g4 l2 C6 J2 a; d; F0 BAP George F. Elliot2 ?7 e+ X+ P, X6 K8 \! z. [- w+ m
AK Libra
% ^9 U! o. k7 xAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
5 o2 {0 H6 M; x* X' ADMS Zane
0 G, E r# U6 ]% B& |- gAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 40 p7 @3 r: {! r
AK Betelgeuse
" _+ _ S* e U" {6 C, q/ ]; @DD Helm, [7 P1 v6 m- z* ^2 P) X2 ^' v
AK Fomalhaut) D# ?- _, }2 F
AP McCawley3 L5 i7 s+ l. K; a. H O5 j
DD Henley
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( F5 j; N7 m5 N2 O9 y* v+ ZAircraft Attacking:
5 l8 u) J; z. H7 O& s 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: v+ {. u8 y: S 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' q" z6 y4 L0 ^
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ H3 ~5 A( X- q
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 W( c* j/ t9 E; L1 i! q \5 D
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, R0 Z" b2 |0 ^ x' Q/ [
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- D4 n( |. ^2 z3 [" p 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 s; j8 [1 V4 ~. z/ m 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 W* w7 ?$ d$ c' l: I
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) v3 F) X4 p! o4 T& ^( @0 H
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
) i! d y& j, |7 e" \' N' S4 Z 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 C- h" Y& W/ d 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
% G3 Q( Z T( E2 j2 J 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ l7 D! {! c) h6 B/ o8 A. Y
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 o7 s9 K7 h6 i# p1 t8 O
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,973 u9 D/ ~2 P6 U3 }8 J
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Japanese aircraft
! G# |1 h4 E; s @5 }G4M1 Betty x 3
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Allied aircraft
6 B7 W. B" ]! tF4F-3 Wildcat x 126 H+ Z: i1 M0 r( {- s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21' O3 h( [. `) }0 B
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Japanese aircraft losses
* l7 q5 c6 h, }" ]' M2 sG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed* s, O# C9 G2 R- K6 w
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4 e4 q( y3 V! _1 b5 z- u5 S2 \Allied Ships3 ?; q" N+ V9 ~9 N" i( h
CA Portland K7 }8 G5 ` s; o7 i
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Aircraft Attacking:# J* {" e& s1 S( d
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,912 v$ K3 @" S ~
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Japanese aircraft
2 \" E: M! V4 ?9 DA6M2 Zero x 18
: S3 i/ X5 l' m& e3 w% J) G# r5 |- \A6M3 Zero x 6
1 m" f! w: g* L" k% P2 O. q4 m) DG4M1 Betty x 5
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Allied aircraft
. r: _1 G7 h1 s# hP-39D Airacobra x 24 S. n# j1 r2 y
$ \" ?" E% M. s! K- {Japanese aircraft losses% C6 P6 F. ]3 G* q5 [; O& s9 c, F6 U
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged# v, W6 x5 |8 R+ z
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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+ i( X$ n+ s' D$ z- JP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed9 K3 e4 N% a6 L4 ~( [9 o
5 G6 U: ]5 v3 C. d& H1 e7 `! J, u0 YRunway hits 3/ E2 J) U/ [8 w% U: ?6 G- |% M. c2 ^1 d' x
- w# ^) Q! N$ A, QAircraft Attacking:6 E) \6 S1 X; p) n% w6 S* T( D
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& k0 C9 u' Q8 D( Z, ^8 x( p5 R 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 L* m* K+ c) o- T# k
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& A# h$ `% A+ \; Y# O4 E9 @0 ODay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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% c( \1 ]+ _; p6 E$ hJapanese aircraft
# h3 C. r( m5 h& T& HA6M2-N Rufe x 3: j- w4 Q/ w9 i9 O, O: x( ]
A6M2 Zero x 6# v6 Y0 U3 r% W3 ^& B6 Q' _
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SBD Dauntless x 498 E: ?1 p+ F2 A+ r( h; Y5 J5 F
TBF Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
& c- J4 c/ }( q: z; `A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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# {5 q1 a/ d- `+ e8 G/ TAllied aircraft losses3 U: P% |# h3 a# R$ _9 z
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
( S* `- y7 y, O3 A# ?TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged/ q3 f4 i, ?1 z
2 H$ E8 [0 c4 u4 u) ^; ?) y( m9 W( [Japanese Ships
* \4 \% ?: p- [: CDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
" D7 C( l* ^: @- uTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( h2 F6 Z* c& p! }* W& G* d; dDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! a" S+ g# u G1 z' r5 bAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire4 X/ z/ o! w# {# W2 e
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ C/ t% Q0 j9 {# [6 I. n; `/ }" K( IAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' Q& H1 I5 M: q. p! v* I
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 G5 V4 G; T2 A. Q6 Z: V/ `% KTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 X A# b9 r- P! V8 T1 sTK Ogura Maru #3/ j+ t, V7 V" U$ K9 c9 `
. C/ i$ J, {( M0 BJapanese ground losses:# K3 F5 m. N, k$ |( z
54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 _0 U9 k8 m2 o4 N7 D 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# ^( y# j/ O3 c: W 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 ], H; U! R6 t4 D
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 X$ d( T/ m5 U9 U3 _) z8 o/ C3 \
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 T+ I6 y3 z% p6 f! C 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet% e5 Z( x/ C% h3 _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 a$ h* D8 z. `3 ~7 D
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% X* E6 E! k' @8 _/ |, L0 s3 s U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ @- K- y8 r1 ]% F& Y& Z
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. e# X; {' d$ P1 O( }! J& z: x2 s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; b& g6 ?, ^( _( z8 g# i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: v/ m# r L9 ]( T5 M9 G( x 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; X" j& D; j6 E: \& n, Z ?" U( D( | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 f+ z" X, f( x3 ?# \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- e) f$ Y6 d5 M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 V2 @6 |8 Q! J% \# C! u x; P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet `, N$ k1 w1 D- N3 e5 X
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 Y9 l! z1 E# \( G: \% i 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ H' B0 \6 m8 K& i7 C
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 60,864 q: K4 C9 T2 e* d) M6 f
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PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage8 N% E# C+ \ j9 J
PC Ch 237 r. y4 l/ y' J( L" d7 `
PC Ch 186 d. V/ g1 j' I
PC Ch 17
) p5 U& w/ ^4 [0 }# LPC Ch 16
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Allied Ships( D. k& \! c" ]" G
SS Greenling l8 b% L: Q- ]) I: K A
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Ground combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack7 ~ f8 |. f' v r9 Z8 x" q
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 491 q4 ~8 m4 J- @* B% y7 t
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:1 c' J* t0 R' @3 g2 }
9 casualties reported0 J4 c2 Z6 `( z) h+ n
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack! u+ s( b0 M0 |9 ^% B6 |" {
; G! ?! P4 V9 c9 E& WAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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, X+ l* O; R0 ^- xDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 52 M/ x3 ]" ~, m4 Y5 i1 S, r
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Japanese ground losses:
& I) j8 \) T+ C( V16 casualties reported
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% m4 w- |! k# g; t* u' D0 KGround combat at Lunga
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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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1 Y( O# F4 D, X! L0 I" }3 LDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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% ^3 @% G/ r' {3 J3 BAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 ; N( _9 L1 T; o" b
) }- t: J! G9 m8 f& CJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 , f! i) f7 O3 E" U/ M5 z" P Q% B% V( T! F
9 Z% Z( i) ]0 w6 YAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) + P: i- r9 A) k; {
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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/ n* i7 \7 q: A# R9 |4 p( m0 lJapanese ground losses:4 y. ~ X/ b2 E
397 casualties reported
/ V4 u+ ~6 M& i1 iGuns lost 2$ y5 ]7 g6 P- Q) S6 H' `2 e' _
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Allied ground losses:. q( W$ y- X' a2 _7 w
49 casualties reported
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9 h1 F' l/ ~ ]- `" }. v2 W- CDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |