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。。。。5 ~3 \2 m c$ I$ A
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42' F _- Y/ f- J% \: X- X h" S
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! X# F+ c, z% O/ ^* DTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97: ^. ?- b/ i4 V/ L$ r
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008; I7 |: @) W8 y' {1 w' _$ ?
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,973 Q2 |5 C. o6 P+ h
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- t' y1 k! q- S& b2 @3 QAllied ground losses:' ~, N7 n7 W) z6 T2 n0 M1 {
45 casualties reported' f, q6 S' W& K9 X
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,979 V. }3 w2 {6 x
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Allied Ships
9 Q2 \: X. I {* o* e# kDD Mugford
B2 J* X# \- {5 ~8 ]DD Ralph Talbot
5 m& } R, C9 B1 {DD Patterson
, c; W. j- G* ~- U7 s( L) [' iDD Ellet
) t( s: `: J2 I& k2 NDD Wilson
1 O1 T" v, Q* ^) u& mDD Selfridge1 [5 g' C- t- Y" e
CL Hobart: |! N- h6 q% o! m/ r+ M
CA Australia
4 E$ I+ U. U, ~5 ICA Vincennes' S7 o* u& M" L% E! p2 t9 \9 _, m
CA San Francisco
C I" j7 {6 FCA Minneapolis
% W, q5 F/ M3 y1 VCA New Orleans
o) q( p3 [7 m& V) yCA Salt Lake City, ^, q$ f6 z& d+ [! X) M
CA Chicago8 R- C; k' E( x. ~7 I' r3 l: u
CA Portland
4 u! U$ O2 L. H* H$ @7 Z, e0 s 5 s6 A( U* G7 o* x' _# X
Japanese ground losses:9 m" ?4 x7 G6 O5 O& V; ~
46 casualties reported
5 |9 `! p8 K9 C2 @
2 z: |$ z# m8 O* i9 cPort hits 3
4 s6 b& w; Q- ?) |. {$ i: LPort fuel hits 11 Z. y+ g7 [- l! k6 m" O* K
Port supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
# }! I4 X1 J# {. ATF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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Japanese ground losses:
7 G1 r/ H+ M8 m! n V111 casualties reported
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8 Y% T0 m3 D3 e* FCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30$ G* C" C' U! i3 s
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94$ t. L: h! [+ Z0 k
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n1 f5 k9 K: [( l! M/ C) [105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.8 g: l* |) z6 a
Japanese Ships( z0 f1 I6 Z; c- _& \ Y7 b3 K4 x5 H
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
5 K L8 h) W" E2 o. ` i$ b6 vPC Tama Maru #8, J" J4 S2 i' M- {, ~
: L7 W8 Z4 v" T; M6 j; S+ GJapanese ground losses:! v" r$ C- n' W2 z
98 casualties reported6 V8 j1 M/ ~7 J* u! o8 W
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97% D2 I k! X+ J/ Y6 M! `6 }
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Allied ground losses:* M8 n5 g" \ q% ]4 o6 w0 n
18 casualties reported9 j8 N/ G+ T z. Q8 _
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009- j+ _+ q" W/ L4 D x* h( M% Q% G
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97) A) P' j3 P0 x6 l1 `3 H
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Allied ground losses:0 f, M3 g% H# u+ F
168 casualties reported, ~2 R; z( ]0 S( E4 p2 g5 x
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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SOC-3 Seagull x 1' g5 w( Z' X. O4 b" C' H
6 @8 [3 D; ~8 ]2 x: L" H ; `+ K+ a/ G8 ?9 o% M" M
No Allied losses
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% ]* `( O& X" }: z4 ?" V2 FDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft
7 F+ @% K4 o5 e7 @5 D7 J! iPBY Catalina x 2. |& n# Y* L* {9 f7 R' V8 [
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No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,973 P# b! u: M0 J+ M2 k3 {5 Y7 u* ?/ E
& a0 `3 Z# R8 G6 K" J5 i& \* PJapanese aircraft6 [; G# n! e- I0 m E5 C4 R$ f
G4M1 Betty x 62
" u5 y7 G8 T7 j+ F6 D
5 ~ G" D. B8 Q* r" R d+ ]6 ?Allied aircraft' N* v2 ~8 g3 r m3 u: y i7 V
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
" J+ P4 C. Q# M4 U7 Z z6 {- dF4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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, M( W" K6 } Z6 U. a% T% gJapanese aircraft losses
- R6 T1 {5 }( I9 |3 J A7 _1 {G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged- }* M2 X* o0 U
p& b( M. f/ M% F1 r: J0 C7 nAllied aircraft losses
1 h/ \3 N q+ W" oF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged# V4 }+ H1 J, S3 W2 v* X2 E0 I+ d
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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$ ~; ~, |( A; J1 [% nAllied Ships2 I5 ?& K4 P, B \7 N$ i2 K$ W% K
AP George F. Elliot
* W* c- a3 Y) ^! z: ~AK Libra# P% [5 D: X" ]+ q, w& x
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4# T7 r- }" G+ A/ `3 a3 L
DMS Zane5 ~; y# o' F* @: Q
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 42 G6 e3 A/ z/ |4 ` Y3 U
AK Betelgeuse& [' N. Q6 C4 A6 k8 q2 H0 V
DD Helm
) L- [4 y' e% O1 t) IAK Fomalhaut. M" v f! v9 S1 |
AP McCawley# H7 C$ x0 e0 d p, ]$ s% Z
DD Henley. E6 {$ ?: E5 |% n
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Aircraft Attacking:8 C. U* }9 w3 Y# V# ~% F- ~
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 z$ X/ H$ }8 h6 r 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 H& M& }* J" i( E7 S c
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& u6 l- C9 t: Z h
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. H- X$ F6 t2 X5 A( D( |+ ? 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
7 D1 M: \% k0 `+ S1 W( x& G8 d l* Y 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( ~" E- A7 m7 _- J5 D) \1 ?6 b
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 |7 w2 y5 ?1 s- {, o
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 N) y/ `, R9 d9 f! N. R3 { 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% [7 M; p3 W* h. p+ ^
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ K; ^7 L7 c- u, D3 @
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 L# m' g4 O0 {9 E
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ ]; i5 \7 N& g: r/ [% R( g) C% ?
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 V) r- o* d7 f6 i
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 [( b' J, D0 p% b% N* P6 g
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Z( g) Z" i$ H1 r5 j1 ]1 N3 VDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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! N( M: X9 w( X gJapanese aircraft
, `# N# W% }) _$ U) jG4M1 Betty x 3) H3 } A w3 `
6 u M: ^/ G6 q8 t: a8 _8 wAllied aircraft
1 I; L/ d! }' w% f7 u! {' RF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
4 t6 x' v; ?8 T \F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 m! f$ ^1 F: t b: l' M$ HG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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, j8 U% j* j0 ]7 T8 E. v: E. r6 [Allied Ships
) G( w2 f( E4 i( G. w; MCA Portland: J: K* L8 B: o: n/ W5 m. d ~( `3 m$ [
( l U4 v+ O5 ^) RAircraft Attacking:
/ v, i/ G9 r5 h 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft9 {4 v3 r% L1 Z$ U7 G
A6M2 Zero x 18
1 o; a. p7 W* GA6M3 Zero x 6
3 `9 r! I" s# z( j. e' VG4M1 Betty x 5
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Allied aircraft" ]1 x9 }* B9 s6 c2 i! r
P-39D Airacobra x 24' I$ Q2 v; @# M. v8 }- I. D; `
9 o8 O' p y# x" a- ~+ K
Japanese aircraft losses' s1 K# w, K9 m' a; ~6 e( g
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
6 E5 J" [/ D9 |5 F' z! r9 q+ KG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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G7 r! p) e; ^" ]0 q" j" TAllied aircraft losses1 \3 ^2 J8 B+ Q( h
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed" }% Q3 F9 q* y
' D2 B- {: m6 \3 Q( K. eRunway hits 3& b( ^) V3 B' n& z7 x6 n
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Aircraft Attacking:0 z# U" X$ F* a, a
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 u* @. `2 P1 S6 Q Y8 x) k* z8 B 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 _' E3 P8 { t5 V1 W
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,930 E! S/ l' ^8 R7 X2 A/ }. n
) O L& Y3 @- q1 h, P- ^1 {Japanese aircraft* o9 k- v0 A* N% A
A6M2-N Rufe x 36 C& ?* y4 U: m {5 K9 [+ V
A6M2 Zero x 6
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( P7 D& p, ^/ @- b# j) vAllied aircraft% D$ A* X9 @" W( a3 l
SBD Dauntless x 490 {+ T- W" f/ D G5 a* |
TBF Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses4 M/ j( B( {, h" P& |4 T
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
5 `9 J+ T# h/ T3 u" T
% z% u" L' I0 u0 h% ~Allied aircraft losses
& N5 a' Y5 E) q) j) P+ j' KSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged+ ?" A2 z( F C8 I2 [$ _ H
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships$ n, J8 ?% k U
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
9 j! s' w' w- L( y) u* C. J+ TTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ z; ^9 p) \# c' O! ]
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. f1 ^, m1 F$ L; bAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
) D9 x% s; l; ` H) OAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 d e$ b M/ m1 u( p) t. i9 FAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- M$ b) s' z6 Z9 b2 Y
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ f: ^& X" |: o8 e+ {
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 N3 ^! q% o7 o, b& R
TK Ogura Maru #3
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% k5 [* ~: }1 A0 `, \5 s$ yJapanese ground losses:, W' v. P- u% _2 U+ u
54 casualties reported, |# E9 U" U( G$ s3 ~
2 m" X" f: U1 A3 S4 j/ cAircraft Attacking:
' L. q4 \1 K, F 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( x6 a- @4 j9 }/ E) e7 b* f0 k3 W, @ 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 J- c+ A2 B' D; x) R! p: i- r 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) s# U7 z/ m. X
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ X: Y* Q+ r: {! w* n: r. d7 o 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# `+ Q0 }( j4 o( X* m/ C; G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' Y v* `5 ^" e 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ ]! J, s; K! c6 \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; h/ y5 Z* d: B9 T# D6 X! S) y 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 `& h* J- g* H: _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 U) e1 F+ g; \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& d2 c0 J8 M" Q, {0 ~7 P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- l3 E9 c7 E5 m; i6 \) q+ t5 C9 O3 S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; E' w2 Z" b7 J/ B# D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 k' `1 b; M/ k. m 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 p; w# ~+ D. |# Z, A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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) s$ z2 I7 j q5 j) v 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet! d% Z7 i: n# K B3 G3 P' j0 S
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet, |' _# Y2 [* p, M2 J0 s8 }4 l
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, I8 q8 A* l# X! E4 g& Z. }; aSub attack at 60,86
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Japanese Ships- ~; V+ ]$ D+ y1 i; u: L& [
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
, V% N5 H1 ~( Y3 I0 J6 I1 ?0 oPC Ch 230 [6 ^7 w0 v E- E0 m* o
PC Ch 180 V$ N3 T7 m X) M0 ^ t8 N* m
PC Ch 17
3 c" H( R2 T( I* K7 |1 j5 S8 UPC Ch 168 e% L3 {+ Q- M7 W; F
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Allied Ships
9 c2 Q" x7 R% W9 U+ L2 BSS Greenling
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Ground combat at Lunga n4 H$ R8 [4 B: S( w
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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) n _6 B' B& z4 ~! mAttacking 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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Allied ground losses:7 {5 @: X; X. I2 m
9 casualties reported4 l% B3 q5 h! p0 E9 H, [
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7 t' l. B. V1 _3 dGround combat at Gili Gili; G6 @( E5 w5 r% t. g3 g' |
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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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Japanese ground losses:
1 g$ `. x5 d* `7 T& n16 casualties reported. v8 ~7 |" n/ G5 a* p0 T' m
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' N- S; P3 R) P4 RGround combat at Lunga
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* X# s# l) D/ }" w% k) ^0 t3 PAllied Shock attack. u. ^+ C% v# @* J0 X& m' t4 \: K$ B
+ P0 {! F* e k9 Z' h* q RAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466( x* n, u k$ ?" S2 U M h& G, u
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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9 C0 n5 ?* t" U0 GAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 ! A! i2 m" S# S9 I8 E) s& o$ a0 B' `
3 N1 U! B0 ~# @8 v CAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!/ g, a& D4 c! }4 Q; D! y6 l1 t6 q9 f
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) [4 y3 x5 K3 Y. [Japanese ground losses:" f8 c- u* g. Y
397 casualties reported
: [; n) V& _& t9 A. E( x# s3 WGuns lost 20 }7 ~2 M+ C5 i- A" u
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Allied ground losses:+ Z, J4 V2 x7 n* S5 C: q
49 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |