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。。。。. M* p; @0 D" |. _* Q" ^$ b' C
7 H6 l$ T1 L9 YAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
3 V6 Z6 ^0 Z O& y + E0 v k0 Z v) u+ w: x5 N
1 N6 E% @, _4 t& ~& K
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
# f" k$ ^/ s% I- X+ aTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
+ u5 o7 \1 b) H7 j7 g1 f ' ^# t5 q6 I+ a4 S, M7 P3 U1 a6 E
5 u" p' ^2 W4 Y7 O$ `3 O. @% N 8 r# `5 h9 G$ ^( c ~: H
Allied ground losses:
8 j4 j7 P# v# m1 @% L45 casualties reported$ g1 x: I9 T$ e/ c0 ?, e
+ q F# H: _( E/ E% O& Q. H
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0 I5 G! s; p' Z1 `* H7 c; NNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships
0 A& R" A1 `9 o: g: L; {DD Mugford- C3 V3 i M6 F& P! @3 Y
DD Ralph Talbot
9 l* B& v$ S+ @) r& f4 s5 t2 KDD Patterson
4 O/ ?1 s" @' b( oDD Ellet" E/ R) }4 O; {! k+ e1 j, D
DD Wilson% g) H+ i0 ~1 b& A( L! T
DD Selfridge! W* S4 n- h2 j; s3 z% Y9 K2 `
CL Hobart
( q; Y$ s! d! T& w. {2 p0 \9 KCA Australia: r0 ~/ }+ U7 K2 ^
CA Vincennes
% C+ X9 g% c4 K, S" z6 QCA San Francisco
C7 D# h, q& b! } e" K7 T" ~) ECA Minneapolis4 t; p- F. A1 Z' I+ s- d( T
CA New Orleans; D& l$ N6 ?9 m6 L
CA Salt Lake City- Q9 o/ R4 Z; D" A0 z; u2 `: Z
CA Chicago
. }; x" g" ^* V* B, B9 F+ ICA Portland
9 O% F" t4 S" b0 \9 p ~ 6 r" I; T& V9 I$ g4 \
Japanese ground losses:5 `! i7 p$ w6 Q, }4 x
46 casualties reported
4 a3 S o1 [- o0 a) j) `! S0 K a% y$ H+ l1 }
Port hits 3
9 E$ S/ g% Q5 ZPort fuel hits 1. o5 z# J; `3 b2 t9 Y* H" P
Port supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
5 N8 i3 E. j bTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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Japanese ground losses:/ h8 s0 M1 G1 |& k* R
111 casualties reported
7 N. H+ k7 s& ]" Z$ @$ e: i 6 s. R6 q* |# C; ^: N. T+ f! t
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% J4 U; x U! M8 F6 LCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
" y1 {6 q: J4 \ W$ f7 ? \( _TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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{# M5 z7 v# |9 }6 U: c- A$ s7 Q105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.& Z4 P& y* D+ w/ `8 W- H% F2 p
Japanese Ships& [' d! S0 T0 C
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
8 t$ J5 t1 o6 y: SPC Tama Maru #8* f w# r+ J0 C: k! b
9 l0 I' u" y! |# F3 N
Japanese ground losses:
( {8 J4 u. s) O7 |9 r98 casualties reported( D) Z0 m: }4 B4 B
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" G" I- x: o- s# {. R% pTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,979 f$ n1 ^3 x% W- Q
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Allied ground losses:
" V* }* E1 n# `5 n' U2 E18 casualties reported3 s( U1 f8 s! x- g& }0 ?1 z; Y
& k5 p0 ]" {3 n2 t+ Z. w5 n& F
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10096 Q7 p' j5 ]; Y/ N0 ^0 y2 x. p ^
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97 W8 @6 ~" s. T: u: ^: U0 m
' P7 g' m: h; M # P' P+ |3 w d3 Y( ~
! }- m* h( F" b+ [Allied ground losses:7 Q3 k) r4 M2 j- @1 S& x. k( Q, z2 x
168 casualties reported
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) _/ t( F. Q1 y1 DDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft5 f2 a0 f1 q) v! x; A
SOC-3 Seagull x 1
) I/ ^; O4 Z% p$ C. Y
* ~1 g0 D& w% ~* g
3 |$ J9 [' ]' zNo Allied losses
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- b% l# L% Y. vDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97- z, o1 X" g; I2 [$ z
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: L+ M0 P' {4 ~! sAllied aircraft
. ^1 F8 r: g. W+ H! r+ CPBY Catalina x 2* S$ f2 _: I9 I- V x8 |. j
+ i" c# M9 p$ Z( w: @# ]6 X
! ~* r2 ?' _+ \% tNo Allied losses# f7 R8 {& g9 q! {0 D' W" b
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6 }; @6 O) X- W* v" s/ D6 D$ a' f$ C: VDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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I' s$ _ c( b- W5 NJapanese aircraft
# r9 F9 E8 I0 LG4M1 Betty x 62
/ E5 n: p9 p6 r) s1 S+ m
; [) O9 f, W; C: u. qAllied aircraft
6 ~& ^4 `1 @2 f! C; R: S" U5 V# RF4F-3 Wildcat x 121 ^7 [# S$ S, u! o& Z) I! g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 227 ^- Q- m7 ^ }8 c* f# P* } Q
: Z' p b3 a6 [4 i( h# C
Japanese aircraft losses; w3 F6 O+ C8 X O* H0 G: M9 c
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged: m4 H& e' r/ n0 Y
7 Q; R! s9 ?$ A1 f1 g( ~' I
Allied aircraft losses
& F! z$ A# q, D$ U6 m& I0 oF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged. ~) [1 b5 K6 l6 D) H
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged$ w* J! I! `- \. D; [1 U6 I
: T, O# s% R N2 QAllied Ships5 _+ ?8 I& G% r3 k% Y
AP George F. Elliot# e3 B; d9 _4 I
AK Libra
# H, I! c. w& @6 KAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4& t6 l3 K' i; ]: ^. R
DMS Zane
/ D" x: \, g) q: x" v" A/ |0 @AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 43 R g. _8 b' {5 e
AK Betelgeuse% `9 P+ C: g: u! V. s. K
DD Helm0 }0 h( c4 D5 S/ n
AK Fomalhaut5 X6 n1 h; U I3 A
AP McCawley9 A9 B/ R/ ^3 m6 B
DD Henley
* S& L" a& X- |, `# S ! [7 `9 K, X1 f6 I& G
Aircraft Attacking:
, U0 S9 D% J5 K+ b! Q 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 p% |0 M+ D2 M/ C- n% \' Z 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
# W. y" |/ u. D1 j1 s 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" {( `9 O+ T$ b: p! h. _
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& K2 O# b! ~6 \3 m# K- T
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 [6 ~* e$ G" _0 \3 K
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" T0 ^. g+ V: j% T' D- X) P 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. m3 p" {$ b: v7 w- L 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( e7 Y& }( i. l& m
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ w: Y: J( B" V, a8 @6 `" n/ ~
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; i% E& x' R1 O( N4 o
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ r9 ]4 }: U$ a
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" k+ e" f/ O; a- g& t/ J* f 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 Y, ?6 q& M8 w( V3 W+ g9 i6 | 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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3 W2 S5 n& Y7 ]/ H6 X$ AJapanese aircraft
# t! `$ Q5 T5 [6 \: }- m/ DG4M1 Betty x 3
2 Z2 A, d4 l* t% k' f2 g, ?. l! M- X
7 J( }8 U, \. cAllied aircraft
2 h! {$ o4 ]5 h/ g% R- OF4F-3 Wildcat x 12 h8 J W; ?: k1 i6 v- J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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6 R5 K% R: A' D$ {: m R, WJapanese aircraft losses
8 A+ L- p: B# X9 xG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed |9 d, H- b, P/ |
/ o H6 W+ ?+ I4 M0 G
1 k* I* N: A7 @& h& I0 \- rAllied Ships9 i7 d; Q. a0 _' o$ U, J
CA Portland
2 ^2 d, r9 v% I
) V' F/ G# _9 c8 s7 a2 ]! M& x t) l" sAircraft Attacking:3 r' F0 U, p, P3 k# `
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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2 r; l4 D. c$ r/ `8 \) q5 gDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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. ^" ^/ Y7 X9 h% k+ SJapanese aircraft5 J, x$ H$ l% Z P8 r
A6M2 Zero x 18
8 o5 V; a [. p4 \/ ?; ?A6M3 Zero x 6
9 h2 D4 u* U2 w9 lG4M1 Betty x 5
; F- ^) a+ ?# v9 W9 V' O8 g
m6 i; h# p/ n" hAllied aircraft
; e9 o& z7 o; kP-39D Airacobra x 24
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% C7 a, J4 Q; z, z* q2 d$ ~3 }Japanese aircraft losses8 v8 o1 }/ ?" D0 R( H6 V' ?' @
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged0 c" p6 {; ]: ?
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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\3 J, P& o X* i) c3 `Allied aircraft losses, v' N6 i9 v/ s* g; V
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
0 |1 m |! S" ?. F* R
4 {9 E8 ]5 p* D3 J) l; f- E1 `Runway hits 3
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0 {) `# V* R: z. |" kAircraft Attacking:
( s3 m# @2 D" \5 Y 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
# ]3 O( y, ?+ c 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( m [+ J$ a6 f; V ~5 J" I
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,937 r! a" ?) [5 a# c
. V/ n+ o% D- |5 u: D' t" U) _- bJapanese aircraft
0 X( @5 {9 t' \9 ]) RA6M2-N Rufe x 3. r" g( ^, l) |8 M
A6M2 Zero x 6$ n Y/ `2 {( ]" ?7 j5 s. r5 P% S
9 L, T0 A$ |- I5 ~* K' }+ | u
Allied aircraft
" J: u- s' }1 jSBD Dauntless x 49 q. S! U2 }8 X2 K! V8 U T6 E
TBF Avenger x 30
9 [* O: W1 R# k& R" b0 ^
) L2 P: D2 x7 G% U; EJapanese aircraft losses
- ~. U% o5 T5 m# \4 t) OA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged+ g% P! Q: L9 h7 Z a5 Q
% v+ t! w9 A) }0 b! }; m# m# kAllied aircraft losses
8 j4 x9 J# _' O6 W. P) ySBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
; H: ?" R; u9 eTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
V8 p" h& P; W) `$ h2 z8 y# W
/ B a; y$ k- {* h* D8 U, u" wJapanese Ships
5 K& ?6 m* c8 ]& V& I; ^DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
6 Y6 H# u# g7 A4 JTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 K6 z! G3 H( l0 c* k5 B- ? wDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. I6 F- {1 t) d# ~! oAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 a+ a) E. \! A. \3 oAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 F/ q, W3 v0 d7 `9 [+ Q8 t9 v, M2 t
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& D8 w( Q2 o+ F$ E/ Q, Y" ~DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 r/ d% i# H, ^
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% Y. F7 P& q8 \: O3 QTK Ogura Maru #35 O0 E9 h3 C0 R' v5 S4 v4 X. W
1 F- Q/ j1 J6 I7 L: w: C
Japanese ground losses:. R* v2 C2 j7 e9 o
54 casualties reported) P. e" _! C5 a. |
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Aircraft Attacking:) X7 V" ?1 E# g3 ]; U1 E' O1 S
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. \) ?' d$ {+ e
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 K4 a& F5 q3 v 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. e, r9 I6 I {, b# I( L2 c8 s
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# T- N: T" {4 b; X 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet ]# A2 u1 K+ @8 |! b: ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 G, U% Z; _) h4 f5 H 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 {$ T9 v9 |0 W0 f# Y$ g7 F- d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! r. E% @" v( Y; o x' d5 k
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet" \: B! W8 ?- K4 P/ |+ g$ z. n
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" }" P7 C3 Y. Z' J3 u* V* B
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; h2 T) ~+ h" ~1 K+ n6 A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 A/ y: t9 q- `( _: Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' A7 N( p4 T4 V! ]- z9 H! h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. u5 [5 i- D6 {+ G4 V) m: m& L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# X# F6 F j3 z6 b" B& d! P0 Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, Z7 K/ f4 J' r8 q4 x# q5 E' y7 j( G
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 l: R; k& R$ ^/ }
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet" A9 E) A* _, {- ~# Z/ |
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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$ v. j3 c8 r* gSub attack at 60,86
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PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage. U3 T* K) c0 a% p: n+ g
PC Ch 23
3 g% j3 U- y8 N. e1 H1 l! QPC Ch 18% A7 ]$ B3 P$ A4 j
PC Ch 17. V# U$ w6 J. {2 E
PC Ch 160 [4 N) B) U& g2 U8 P: H
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Allied Ships
+ I E( \' f0 A' `% lSS Greenling
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Ground combat at Lunga5 Y& o( i( I& {; {0 o: L% q
2 c: X; n4 `4 Q) V, l* {- bJapanese Bombardment attack( r% f8 Z0 E9 h$ ]' N% P
& `& a9 Q' U8 d: J2 j) V9 uAttacking 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
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+ ~ Q$ ~. k1 P" [8 u
Allied ground losses:, ?0 J) C5 M* {! k0 g
9 casualties reported- }6 r$ z/ x+ n# i
; R9 j4 r. h& b
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+ c! C* X. ?4 h5 XGround combat at Gili Gili
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$ Y* ^) H* t; n6 D, F% QAllied Bombardment attack8 Y$ v& N5 S) C2 S* n
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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5 `) I0 l' K0 Z5 MDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 50 N. o% p: C' \* I V
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0 C, Y4 Z% J, RJapanese ground losses:( r/ s9 L0 H% @. K$ u
16 casualties reported9 O# |4 q0 k7 W% S' o* V4 @. Z
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Ground combat at Lunga% _0 U! }6 g3 u* {! H- y* b
3 O- o4 l6 ?* zAllied Shock attack
7 w+ x; c9 F9 ^- l% M' a ' s# ^) Q* O( H8 C$ e+ I2 X
Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466* h! ^% O5 H' ~8 [; w
8 O( j8 t, ^ @5 x+ ]. ?
Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 ! X, N( O) z2 M5 P- ]9 R% C
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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. ]0 X: z( _- x2 J" HAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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9 ~2 I1 c1 B% o* bAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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+ B5 l: n* L. Z0 M$ C" Q" X: LJapanese ground losses:
0 Q3 R1 K' \9 J' L, e397 casualties reported" \3 C5 { t* g( C
Guns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:# Z( K# {6 T6 A Y+ Y
49 casualties reported/ ~0 w& c% _+ v3 d* U) ^5 c# E# r
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |