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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U! M. W6 E, x. ?3 GAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008$ | t# {! b- l8 t$ R' m+ P
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
1 V) f$ t, | D8 `" C" M45 casualties reported, d' g/ c% T, \
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/ R) j' T* N" p' y# pNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97% _5 a6 V3 G' Y: J8 ]8 n( b
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Allied Ships
# e! v& Q9 O; |. ?/ @5 l& YDD Mugford
8 T9 o+ \0 s6 J$ rDD Ralph Talbot
) ~# b/ \3 [3 y: X) N! y9 f/ hDD Patterson
' m- O3 x5 f; U% ~6 }DD Ellet! b+ L7 x' @$ Y- v7 B }
DD Wilson4 J( \% i' C5 L J
DD Selfridge
7 B* W& X5 y6 y/ JCL Hobart
* r' |/ X; q2 a- W& d" h% }CA Australia
" y( h! ^$ q; o- Y* }2 a. c* C- vCA Vincennes5 T" v( i3 Q4 X# K3 m# ^
CA San Francisco
: n9 q& L% N# O" xCA Minneapolis3 |) t# A4 F7 s h3 b% ^" Z
CA New Orleans9 H& L% `# B5 L1 y
CA Salt Lake City
8 L: }5 Y8 a) ]4 gCA Chicago
( ^2 C0 @; b3 C& v" jCA Portland4 F# ~0 [& ]; l; S
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Japanese ground losses:) \/ }; f+ m) w1 |$ V# X1 J( B) W
46 casualties reported
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Port hits 3# Y0 H3 }$ D$ |/ E+ p' b4 [
Port fuel hits 1
* v1 n1 Q P8 j7 ]5 D( f1 L! w5 iPort supply hits 4
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! ]/ ~/ {' r9 m' X; Y5 ACoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 302 M+ j# [( I$ \3 k
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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. L' d: N. ~+ Y0 TJapanese ground losses:
. s) q( c) |8 ]111 casualties reported
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7 U9 c7 W8 y- l3 [3 \! i) mCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30- s7 L3 X& k! v" g- I/ c
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94% P. D7 r% g* N0 f2 e
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
. X, P2 ~! o! b% S8 w0 U% dJapanese Ships
& b% D/ f- L; r7 lDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1& C7 K2 P1 [6 F, y& p, b
PC Tama Maru #8
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Japanese ground losses:
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) U+ r. Q" o' w# ETF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97" h) f0 q' q8 _3 u7 ~, X4 l
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Allied ground losses:
& k; [, \ l2 Y/ a6 r5 T) D18 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009& N! R7 j1 x& T1 r
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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7 ]& g3 k* t7 ?- F# e9 u: C1 ?Allied ground losses:
* g' ^8 s7 H) V. m: U168 casualties reported! j0 B2 B8 z+ c# P0 R( s
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97( Y* W/ j, l+ K( X8 L3 r
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Allied aircraft
+ n' M# T( _- iSOC-3 Seagull x 1' e4 a$ w% k ^
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No Allied losses5 K: L8 F. r/ p
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$ c- G* ^- C! U. P hDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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PBY Catalina x 2' _$ m: B0 g) C) D9 g, `7 G
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6 l2 ? M6 G4 X3 m h! l" ~No Allied losses/ H) v# U/ f: e) Q
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97# g, A/ B: \! I8 `6 \
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Japanese aircraft
- _' e2 X* m( |* O" i8 v" VG4M1 Betty x 62
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Allied aircraft
3 M' p# ?2 b" z0 t+ j4 G% t& ?0 MF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
4 D8 x" E) _/ b" b. }$ s5 eF4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses/ w5 `+ w( b! B M
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
" S8 }) C, \+ s+ NF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged. Y+ I2 t( E S1 G3 g
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged+ N( m }1 q( d, T
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Allied Ships# W' j. _, d9 }5 B, e
AP George F. Elliot) ~# Q9 B F/ q3 x4 Y
AK Libra5 J( i, L K/ E/ `8 l# X: z* p
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4: @7 O/ k( X. m% {
DMS Zane8 H7 o, I; Q' K4 ]/ r6 c9 ] A; V
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
4 s( A: j8 I3 @9 j p/ e0 [AK Betelgeuse( Y- c# y; m# K h2 h
DD Helm
8 A! q! V, |1 kAK Fomalhaut- x/ q' a) @3 a* S3 z6 S3 t
AP McCawley+ h z3 W5 s! \9 w% R' K! M9 D
DD Henley
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Aircraft Attacking:
- }' \% }$ o' ~$ g 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 E) j' [! e* g
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) A# j1 D4 y: Z* S2 N4 e; ]7 ^+ ~
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 L/ x3 Z& c: K% x7 y6 S/ e! J2 h 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- s* W) d5 E& E! Z: U
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& j Z7 c% N( G: k
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( g. z. h' r* u, }
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( f* ~) d) w9 E/ o, n" [2 I- T) L
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 Q1 o1 D& J, p' c: W3 i
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 e% }! K' e ?! J/ _- R/ B 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 J% Y w, o0 s 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
' B/ f0 ?# C- ?: X 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! Q6 @' }" s$ W/ J6 f5 E
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; ^4 P6 `. n8 |* G* A. b7 m
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 z: r5 O) D% n1 D# E) Z8 V: ~
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: L7 |. ^& H7 u4 k6 wDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,974 u# |( J( t! [9 n6 W/ K
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Japanese aircraft/ D# z/ [2 K M* N
G4M1 Betty x 3
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Allied aircraft
1 m0 V8 t( P1 J5 @F4F-3 Wildcat x 121 ?3 [0 w2 R% M% L
F4F-4 Wildcat x 218 u6 e# V2 n& ^/ S
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Japanese aircraft losses0 e4 P3 [: ]/ E J. L# P
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed d J' J8 {4 r6 Q
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# h% C# y" ^7 p9 ~; v6 u/ FCA Portland
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I' c8 R* H& Y: H, n0 kAircraft Attacking:
6 O# B x t% n: |; { 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. N) V5 W3 j- j( ]" W
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+ y2 E* D5 Z. T8 N* ~% H! JDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,915 g) [3 N; r7 S" D e3 c1 t* \& D
4 u! B) f0 D; T( q, BJapanese aircraft
4 Z- A, ~8 s3 h/ e" MA6M2 Zero x 18
# L) W5 ]5 v/ v8 o l, CA6M3 Zero x 6/ Z8 N$ p, L, Z
G4M1 Betty x 5
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P-39D Airacobra x 24
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$ T3 j+ o( B- y9 |1 SJapanese aircraft losses
# `" \! _- `; y1 ^) `& O) I. cA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged: u) V- o7 g0 A* @) g0 M1 n
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
( [+ j J, w; t6 W! SP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed4 H9 E( h6 K; G% f0 g* T5 b: C
# z) H2 ~$ d2 CRunway hits 37 J- y0 Y1 t5 e1 M9 f
9 h8 j! _' K* L- ]6 K- M" V, s* ?Aircraft Attacking:' X( q+ E% u( y6 H2 ~8 }9 Y
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" _$ C4 U. Y6 h5 [# z3 s
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft
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A6M2 Zero x 6( H( U1 I. c) M* Q0 p, ?
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Allied aircraft h' l2 `) ~4 v
SBD Dauntless x 49# u) W! t) D- [% Q1 Q* [
TBF Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses* G/ `( X' i# s5 y6 Q( S3 N
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged" F5 _$ |$ n% [$ v+ u1 P
& X& M, m) t7 s- IAllied aircraft losses/ D: _: k& P$ X9 ~2 r3 {6 C& z
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged' g# V) [8 p0 v% ~/ p
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships2 _/ x& M+ W: X0 ^: D% f
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage: H7 b% s3 m- U/ u1 f+ C! _9 p
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- ^6 ?: m' k& O1 l# s
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 I8 f" c9 y! L, _3 n3 y J
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: X" J% J' Q+ l" }) I! ~5 K& OAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 _ a8 y) [% r
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" @. ?9 D5 R6 b0 J
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 D: Z' E# \2 [2 } e D
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& k7 Z$ A4 x+ O d- ]8 s8 uTK Ogura Maru #31 X% C' l8 p( r8 ]4 c# r. y
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Japanese ground losses:8 e0 ^& a* _" @/ \! ^
54 casualties reported5 J/ e5 l- x' H" R- w7 L4 `
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Aircraft Attacking:# M6 X5 I# r, b% D1 r
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 z3 b; v- b) {0 }( O1 \& N 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ P- q9 A% K, b5 P# [1 r6 y( N 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ D/ E: {: c* R% f: O+ C 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: \6 L( l' x# W8 a7 v1 N! x" H$ a4 Q- l
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. u* X) \* J9 B, B) s: r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" g7 b' U! d7 q: G( z/ s9 } 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 J. R8 H, O$ g* h- T' J( ^6 H& R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 A L/ Y6 D9 p2 g4 Y: s0 G 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; R ?8 E: p4 S) \. {
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 ]$ t" e8 K% `$ k- V( f' G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 Z- B4 y& O; L# x1 C1 E, { `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( H( T& }5 Z8 i1 O" c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 g2 l5 p+ H9 o2 {1 J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' ^. F) B ?4 g9 c5 l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 d, y9 q: I( M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 G* J; ]! I2 n9 u8 n
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet' Y8 y" `. k: b, K$ K" t- t
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 G) c+ a4 l4 d. j' W4 L$ u
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 O: y- ~. C' l" _( K. B
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% ?9 G5 f8 E1 |' p& e, j9 sSub attack at 60,86- p7 M9 x) s+ F2 w. n- z) D: q {
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: B1 r6 D# E- ~7 O lPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& t, l: k1 ?! N* m0 {
PC Ch 23
* Q* M5 U# K7 X7 ~5 VPC Ch 18% s8 |& i4 j! d# \
PC Ch 17
* U/ D3 Q5 T3 zPC Ch 16
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( f* l3 z& j* x$ I" `5 F! M1 WAllied Ships+ f% u4 r( s( I2 Q
SS Greenling1 Z: v- \2 C+ s1 C6 g5 S
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* [- W+ D2 U4 A7 QGround combat at Lunga
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/ m9 @/ G: T7 u5 ^4 v4 `( nJapanese Bombardment attack% M, o5 F8 e) e0 {2 b7 ^
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466' _* h( @& X' [0 g; N
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9 casualties reported, e( G0 `; r& \
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$ R& q1 P! }3 j b) q9 V YGround combat at Gili Gili! f# ^# E9 _* u! u- L T; H
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking 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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$ m& }% ~( A( t$ u+ lJapanese ground losses:
+ M8 a; d4 g" e* w4 V* _3 ~16 casualties reported" x k( z1 V* ]5 j) u2 i4 R: B
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& j8 i+ b9 n, x2 a/ p" y6 GGround combat at Lunga
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# r9 {8 N4 ?# B7 l; ]: o* YAllied Shock attack
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 4663 v4 L1 ]6 {( G! d7 X& @
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49: j# \( C4 k: y! R& R
3 F, C+ Z* t% D p$ Y1 k/ j) U- fAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 / b( B0 H: x0 Z- o6 o$ A
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 + z& V" L& H& R8 L
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!! C* j8 z/ T" L" Q0 `) a
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Japanese ground losses:6 N2 c7 e" q! K
397 casualties reported
; g$ q1 D7 Y$ K# g% _8 R, O5 _& LGuns lost 29 }% e5 c. J& ^5 Z, J7 o% R
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Allied ground losses:$ N; L! H. r" F: R! x! `0 P7 v. i
49 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |