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。。。。) d4 t4 O) T) F( a! @$ r: L
2 ?! s9 Y b+ d3 @* r+ v2 q W$ E% ?% ~AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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; o/ ]( a2 s- h- zTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,973 D0 m' Q: k' p9 P$ l& @& O: G
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7 C2 n2 ?- T4 P3 O% _9 bCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
9 V" H8 |" M! J* I( XTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97: \& W& }% E; [/ Z
4 y+ R* c8 n2 ~4 p % i; t1 p; ^8 w; u7 a
" d( v: E" Z! O' i( E+ U* EAllied ground losses:) Z+ [/ K: E( s) P4 P; ?
45 casualties reported
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7 l3 f' b, C8 M% M! a, C. w" L0 d2 TNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,971 w# @, ?6 S1 @8 B6 n$ t; R
1 p( _9 `. n0 q+ p# P; ]3 ]" rAllied Ships* u5 ?% g0 M* [* Y7 d! @) O3 D4 U
DD Mugford
" L' T+ _ S2 l+ K# N" hDD Ralph Talbot
/ B* n% F x* e3 y. zDD Patterson
) u' d3 e( b0 e0 `1 G/ Q; RDD Ellet: p. t5 \0 S% {/ r
DD Wilson8 P; U. T. u0 z [' K d8 x
DD Selfridge6 y3 j5 a* s& p/ }
CL Hobart9 i, }( X# A; S d8 {5 i
CA Australia
6 R( v* T+ h2 ]0 ]" N2 ?% P2 [CA Vincennes0 O" X* J4 n# @4 q& Y& c, a8 J
CA San Francisco
2 s8 s' n8 R b+ |) F- MCA Minneapolis, y5 \2 F" s+ o& i
CA New Orleans
/ \- c+ Y' {3 x' ^, G6 sCA Salt Lake City' q1 }% \" v3 D( b e; c
CA Chicago
" r/ U: C% w) \CA Portland | ^& {$ N* G2 F
5 G z. q* t( b& M4 V cJapanese ground losses:
1 O/ q$ Z" C* y; }9 e7 V/ p# q/ B5 d46 casualties reported
7 z7 i+ D% Q2 F
& p' m4 w* y$ f$ c7 B9 t) C5 P; ~Port hits 31 @" Y# b! ?9 U. ~
Port fuel hits 16 _8 ~; W, _7 D0 H* X
Port supply hits 4& d1 d5 c0 ~1 t0 e9 h
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- [* f; {+ T' f$ f# G2 VCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30% H$ [# G* V1 k6 _0 o& {# T
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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$ P( h+ I- b3 s6 Q7 oJapanese ground losses:
: W" A, T# C9 r% d# z% S; k111 casualties reported4 z* \ s* Q3 Z9 x" ~6 s
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; w# e3 R; F% v& ]$ Q+ h: @Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
2 a4 Q3 J9 e6 lTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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% v! k, |" r$ v9 s" | D105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
& Q t! l5 ?; z: x3 fJapanese Ships
- A" N3 l1 m5 S; o, ODD Namikaze, Shell hits 12 T- O4 B& a7 D2 y
PC Tama Maru #8
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+ L7 A* E0 m2 p+ J" tJapanese ground losses:6 j, w$ b; n% v u6 G! n
98 casualties reported4 C) n. { }" Q
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3 v1 c; U* B9 g% o7 w6 UTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,975 W5 T6 q' p# x+ X
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( e. s8 N4 \; H, O- m$ oAllied ground losses:
) W: g) W; @; w* b18 casualties reported( ]+ h- L- z5 N. |1 a
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5 ~# e, N) @* {: {( ]Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
1 @' D+ `9 z5 B% J5 uTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:; v1 s" S! A# F3 _9 E# a- d
168 casualties reported
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. o+ w7 p: K$ N6 oDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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( @- |; H- O$ p% UAllied aircraft4 i& _- U) S0 N) d2 t
SOC-3 Seagull x 1+ ?2 T8 z- n7 k' M2 }
" M9 s @2 x: R
5 P: ^. I% z4 r' y7 t& j# r4 T0 NNo Allied losses
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1 W# J8 c; t( A1 I, ^; B2 BDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,976 l: _1 ]6 Y! D2 I% Z/ T4 I, J
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Allied aircraft
5 J1 D$ Y3 _! z; V8 GPBY Catalina x 2
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) `' f" l2 R( E3 R0 }2 r0 JNo Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97+ f) q7 o, h& P% d
9 V( V! |: m. ~8 DJapanese aircraft1 X/ N3 h' @4 m
G4M1 Betty x 62
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Allied aircraft
9 U* W9 o) Y; UF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
% A' K8 [* e2 K J% q# U C0 t0 h$ {F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
: C& c, K$ Y+ z( {3 ^5 S) @ # F% J& Y" `- [8 h9 ? [$ {
Japanese aircraft losses
! p. r5 }/ U* A4 NG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
/ X+ I3 I5 K) u# B- z1 `/ O & |, c% P* L% c
Allied aircraft losses
) j8 c1 b* | ?) a& iF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged1 U7 @: G( `" J# ]0 k
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged2 W4 J) O, o) g) e
2 U6 a2 L: a, p4 ^: p0 m7 L% y5 Y( @Allied Ships
4 Y# ^% r- n" X: CAP George F. Elliot
# c9 U3 W+ a1 I0 F/ pAK Libra; `# _1 j8 Y! _: Q! @6 ^7 t6 e
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4$ d ~8 |4 k. K; W! G
DMS Zane
1 P% g9 K8 X4 y ]! ]6 KAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 42 I9 \8 K% r* b) H2 t' a R$ F
AK Betelgeuse9 F: Y& N; c. m% {, k7 z
DD Helm
, `) d; ?; g- D0 c! V1 k/ \AK Fomalhaut5 s6 r! Z0 x7 K0 r$ v, n0 ^5 v9 h
AP McCawley
: z# F) G9 q) v. {2 B# Z4 B- WDD Henley' G! c+ k6 m* Z N
2 M0 w. i$ D7 Z' n% cAircraft Attacking:* ^5 f- ]5 `4 |7 _ ^; e
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ v" Z" F. U% d1 u- `
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 i% |7 o( O5 v# r, V* T7 l- A
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 v1 P5 B7 ~. n% g 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
' M( g5 s+ B' C# T, d& c a# C 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
/ E0 f% m/ t! ~" ^ F8 { 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 u' q8 ~( [7 z. k- p 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! U1 C, C/ |) E
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
% L6 v# M' e+ j8 z 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
% E# b E) X9 K0 d; C 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 ]- t; q' g# ^1 e
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# z8 M8 M0 T# m" T- Q
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% [# Q) [) l1 @( [- o1 j
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" Z( U. J) l1 E, s 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ g6 ~+ }8 p0 {; y( Y8 |
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; o* z6 \) l6 i" ^& m+ \+ m" HDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97& \) N+ w9 C# M* K5 C
7 y* H. L/ S* d% g# H* |/ WJapanese aircraft
( [# [$ D; {/ [+ ^- j/ T' _G4M1 Betty x 3) J2 s, W$ H% g3 G
0 @* P w. _" J1 J RAllied aircraft& `0 F. x8 O# |( D
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12" r( _9 z: [; E+ M
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses! W$ L1 J6 g" M' ~; h, O, S8 O
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships5 Z1 Q" g9 e4 P& |& D2 w
CA Portland, k$ W( @( G5 O" t
* J3 c7 a5 a) R9 X! oAircraft Attacking:
! T% L! Q# n$ d- {0 p- V* p! S 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ o" D8 m3 y5 e2 S: U
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9 ^7 z, }9 f6 C. @. d& c1 j7 m$ sDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,912 O/ U1 C, }, I$ N: K) Y0 B4 E. \. [( v
5 I+ Y3 a8 K5 o+ e) m* PJapanese aircraft+ \* g* A, A, ?: h+ p
A6M2 Zero x 18
6 G3 m7 V9 y. X/ a$ H5 r) TA6M3 Zero x 6
& e3 _+ x! U* y; O) q8 FG4M1 Betty x 51 i6 c* _4 {6 | W
4 U# I6 R1 k4 n7 h9 j/ y/ ?Allied aircraft
7 v& L: P$ z' W+ _& kP-39D Airacobra x 24
8 C+ y- J* w. O3 [ 1 ?% O7 b0 u1 f+ w1 Q
Japanese aircraft losses
7 ~' z: F1 p* S/ y" D9 l7 S- SA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
* o! I4 D y, D- O, t3 mG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged/ K; |9 M `: o9 I8 J
: I3 k5 }% b5 ?Allied aircraft losses
1 l+ S4 K0 k; ^P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed) B5 Q7 ?& K" E! b j2 j
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Runway hits 3
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6 I) h/ W0 l$ eAircraft Attacking:) j$ ?$ P9 l0 R! B
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
5 d$ ?8 k. Z4 m/ z/ J% ? 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, \8 z* u) C% T* @+ T$ p Q) w
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,930 \$ _4 L" @8 ~+ y, E( v; i
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Japanese aircraft
' w( W6 }( L! FA6M2-N Rufe x 3: v) x/ b4 E& v+ E- u' w) a: Z
A6M2 Zero x 6# p$ f1 O( U) @) i+ l+ G
7 n8 V7 c8 a+ p# h$ K P! G
Allied aircraft+ o6 l% X L/ e7 z3 T8 i
SBD Dauntless x 49
* g3 C3 K( g$ p' k: i$ RTBF Avenger x 300 y. b6 \0 s z8 e( ]' q
0 w( C, w' a& y' @: o9 @
Japanese aircraft losses
' M2 ?, y7 o* m3 HA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
0 \; f; L& p* M0 M+ L9 x- g Q
; E2 s5 R, a! ]4 {2 k$ ^: |Allied aircraft losses
7 s0 {0 E g+ h, Q2 b0 SSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged' C6 O) x, U9 b, \- ]6 A" B4 j
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged, C5 p2 a; Z) H% x
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Japanese Ships7 p$ J+ A- y! C( t- d/ T0 y- i y/ W
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage- v$ X/ G- T; z; I
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ h9 a0 C3 Y# l/ B0 C
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 V% y! a) U' h# A8 Z* UAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
4 _8 X+ N: d3 IAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, b* _+ i1 f" x' G4 gAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, n4 i4 U3 E6 {4 X
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- ~ w- P4 |; m4 y7 L. h: g! t
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 }5 f+ Z/ d7 GTK Ogura Maru #3
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0 l4 O! A& x2 J2 o" a" pJapanese ground losses:4 Y3 M1 |: _6 t7 e+ s' G Y
54 casualties reported! ~) N( q& ~+ S7 l a/ D6 \# c
5 A! x6 p- f5 e0 v( m# [) R; V, jAircraft Attacking:0 g/ Q ^2 L- x) I9 Z. @. O4 F
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- i$ H! `7 z* {3 Q
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 Q6 D, M! U! e; J2 E6 @
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( `, M: ^; p1 p) L: [/ { 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 z/ g7 K8 j, O; U J
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 h& B' j& K- I4 D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 B1 J/ U6 K, A1 m! \$ \
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 U9 j# c7 K% K- B" v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 D/ x+ p* y- ]& n5 ?
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% o+ w- y/ E, c% Q# z; s, [8 l0 E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: ?0 t9 z) ~. e7 y% f u! w3 c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ I0 B: B; F& i+ H [+ W- j$ R) o$ P7 R) h+ { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- R. J, }9 {, q4 \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 ]1 r1 O5 Q3 k+ a2 t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& W7 F$ \5 B( e/ p! @5 J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. Z7 Y: G: Z) }# U4 J4 y3 p* s: s" x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 x9 N7 a7 I2 n) W6 r/ T9 p* g 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ ]/ \2 p# A6 b6 W$ I+ w5 a- S+ N. N 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet# n* }* S6 @, A8 V. [4 A
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 60,86 |; N: W8 r7 s2 u6 ] [
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Japanese Ships
/ f4 E0 [, z5 o2 X$ Z9 kPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- X* _% ?; A9 e6 D
PC Ch 23
1 H5 ]* i' _) Y+ L5 ^) dPC Ch 186 P% i5 Y7 t0 e
PC Ch 176 E* D6 a- P( s5 a
PC Ch 16
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9 D7 h; C2 L _% w& @$ P: `0 sAllied Ships
7 S8 L0 `$ ^9 F$ d& @0 @: LSS Greenling
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# ?3 h+ }' ]' z0 ZGround combat at Lunga% i% B3 ?( {( L$ w; u. t# Y
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Japanese Bombardment attack& A# I! V) t* Y+ \- u* J' n" D
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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 = 4662 ^+ @* L$ W4 p3 \: ?: X
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4 ?0 Z* R/ \' ~8 c
% M( M. j* U& wAllied ground losses:5 D3 E9 s% l6 D1 T( k# g
9 casualties reported
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2 h3 ?# \2 a& H3 R4 r5 tGround combat at Gili Gili) R' d- E- G+ N9 T
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Allied Bombardment attack" H, [% U0 s6 ~7 D+ c9 K
" I' Y+ ?( K$ x N! }Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126) a R1 J. i/ ~4 I
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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Japanese ground losses:
* @2 K$ j( Z. w- s7 O/ f16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga
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% i/ Y* G: A% o6 M2 W! pAllied Shock attack
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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. X3 b. u: d7 \. c) X/ w
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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* i b" j! w3 w7 [ FAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:
0 s N0 R K! ]+ z; r397 casualties reported
& o6 E" y: g! c `Guns lost 2$ {5 a$ q* J! H9 q9 m: d
. Z7 u) a% l* A: XAllied ground losses:9 Q' B. {- A( [) k+ `# R
49 casualties reported% o" Q L; ^0 m: w! s! T8 D
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |