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。。。。' C5 h u7 _8 {- _8 R+ k
$ `1 Y7 n# B2 f" {/ W9 s2 gAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,977 d3 q- e! {5 s1 V
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10084 R" ` U! Q$ o
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
+ j/ \' I% e. N. O4 m6 O4 A9 n8 O
1 u. D# ^, l% \
! |3 t! P7 r0 M- L6 A5 j6 W & i2 l3 X) o! k8 f8 P2 A
Allied ground losses:
+ n2 q5 j5 C. V, x7 z45 casualties reported. r6 j- ^- _7 K' K" l0 ?
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships" M6 T: N _- X: h; F/ l$ \/ K |
DD Mugford2 k4 U5 ^! f" B$ [9 J9 ]3 w5 Z1 D$ m
DD Ralph Talbot
. Q3 }; H2 o+ f/ fDD Patterson' m$ R0 i+ {( Y$ c0 v2 E, B
DD Ellet
# R# H( @' q* ODD Wilson8 V, O4 X5 g1 r) |: g
DD Selfridge% a9 f7 g' @) ~. l) p. O
CL Hobart' p) n: V# h1 A* k' n
CA Australia+ X* z' ] n3 z; S* \
CA Vincennes
2 J1 J& p" L- D9 t. f4 ]CA San Francisco- s; l3 C* m& `2 z
CA Minneapolis! A, }, g9 ?; p
CA New Orleans
; v, R! m( @6 Z `( @, ?CA Salt Lake City: W o) E! R9 X1 h4 Z
CA Chicago
2 V$ r9 A4 `* u! y. A) WCA Portland# u! U+ x( q: F! R
+ `2 C7 f. O$ C9 b6 ], U) s& g/ I
Japanese ground losses:
! c6 n8 k5 Z' h/ f+ J+ w+ J46 casualties reported0 m) A/ B' I \ d! x; a
8 `8 V8 C) _/ O1 x. L1 D6 L8 |Port hits 3& [3 c6 Z: |. r7 v
Port fuel hits 1
% a( S4 V4 ^/ e# _Port supply hits 4 S+ J; j' w5 v0 }. U* g: R
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/ X8 P9 d* T4 k/ TCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30( c; P. l: D2 P
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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{5 m) B& P' u- }7 MJapanese ground losses:
3 n0 Y: |5 D: b, W( i" P* M, }111 casualties reported
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1 `- i% ~, J6 l4 E% H; r- x# |2 }Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
: l$ M& t8 r8 x: R9 k: ZTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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9 s {2 W3 b$ F3 u8 ~ 8 u4 @, X6 [3 I" V
105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.& v/ i8 o+ o- c, Y
Japanese Ships
! }$ N* m! _: ~5 L2 U# kDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
1 f( U5 d6 v8 ^PC Tama Maru #82 r N/ C) E8 p
0 g" t. X8 {4 N( L. J
Japanese ground losses:
8 [- A3 J9 n2 e1 c0 w98 casualties reported5 L* W% A+ g- }; ~/ E/ O N. s) T5 A
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,975 H3 \. z9 m" n
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9 l7 T+ }- E, s2 N) m+ S 9 I& j) `! M9 S1 @
Allied ground losses:% v% ?# G5 |- ~ J) r) u1 Z
18 casualties reported$ A7 v1 E3 [! n, V3 j. c
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009( m) K8 m+ N1 k x \+ j5 b
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,976 l* b8 V8 [$ q; O! A% K- j
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5 G& I; d! C( S! f# ~- A" GAllied ground losses:8 M/ K: y; F1 Z! [/ r6 X& o
168 casualties reported
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! b9 w- C7 f/ H: Y' CDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97) z/ l+ X- C% g& V4 D. l
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Allied aircraft
4 e" y: w( D& L" g. {SOC-3 Seagull x 1# E( O* E/ w8 m& y2 @
1 F) e) L M9 s a# F8 T4 R2 N2 R5 t
) D: j! Y$ f: A8 qNo Allied losses- J) j' [+ ^8 g7 r( X
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97: W' {# T" |$ o7 L4 T$ V
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, q! b7 \( J- d
Allied aircraft
; C6 a9 U: i9 ?$ d7 QPBY Catalina x 2) x- [- C, s/ Z- c
I( {8 z$ r7 w$ G8 C ?" `2 b
/ N0 ]3 g# l& J# j6 sNo Allied losses4 ^1 N! v3 Q% B/ {3 t
3 @0 z3 s+ O! f4 ~# s1 z2 H
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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; E0 J7 ?+ c( {! v3 QJapanese aircraft' j" O8 X( G* _/ O( O
G4M1 Betty x 626 e0 {2 C" O& u* i3 j
+ ^4 v0 M# j6 I8 M) X
Allied aircraft5 e+ q; ~1 I' s& B( q, t
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
6 i1 i4 Y- J6 u3 f# u bF4F-4 Wildcat x 22: f3 J0 \9 t. t
8 K/ U0 |7 }8 j" [0 e0 x
Japanese aircraft losses
" P0 b1 C: }+ n2 j' xG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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/ t. z- h% c' LAllied aircraft losses! |. `2 f$ o+ |3 U: m5 {$ d
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged' Y1 t/ T* I3 w2 Z3 \
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged7 z$ I, A: D$ D1 k2 ^* i2 ]
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Allied Ships
; Q. K8 N2 c ] }3 h. t/ OAP George F. Elliot. w8 o7 y. J" S, Q1 C. ~2 t! n
AK Libra
6 R% W! L8 c( i+ D6 B# p0 @AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
) Y# X: i1 B* o. W! o$ d9 H: tDMS Zane7 o' Y) J7 _! N) Q2 d! N+ k
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
. U* M. B0 F2 x9 sAK Betelgeuse
; d+ O$ C2 S+ M3 kDD Helm
0 [4 y, t5 k1 g* R2 `5 _AK Fomalhaut8 Q: Z Y) M; {- }# N& R
AP McCawley
; M+ _4 \& E$ j0 dDD Henley- ?' ]/ R) C/ X$ e7 g
( m" `0 J) Y9 E& D
Aircraft Attacking:
; a! o: p4 a: a. L 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' e2 ~% G% e) Y# d0 |, }2 s
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ a! O6 z& m7 N4 j6 E* i8 ~- p8 c: t, D
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" ~" z: N$ S4 t; u3 J+ ?
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 v# q' M" Z6 W3 |) b1 V& V 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" C3 q ^. W2 }$ e, I" G \
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. _9 T; e$ H( ?/ s9 r, H 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# O' C& s4 ^. O, E
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- m0 R) u7 p: X2 V$ y0 Q" ~. J 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& i# p) f1 w+ @' p% s t
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( A Q# L+ h1 H- V% h5 o- Q
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ J# Y/ b, L2 G( h; V U
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( E# d. e c# U
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 ]: z0 C5 Z1 T* p ?3 d 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet @0 y9 p' w M4 B
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6 ~* b" Y- W+ @* SDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97, Z$ |9 u- y. U4 R, x
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Japanese aircraft
) Z: C U: W- j! c# ~( IG4M1 Betty x 3& M! P# y. ]( ^) U# C! v9 Z. E; w
' M% a% w9 J. y$ VAllied aircraft0 t& U* q/ |1 G7 J
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
# v9 q4 a+ _, D3 ?* P* t. m9 qF4F-4 Wildcat x 211 |6 u* I- k9 F7 P' p* I' T& \
' l6 D- U( j1 T/ M" AJapanese aircraft losses4 \* l8 m7 J+ S; T0 e( h
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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$ s) ^. X" ]7 {$ DAllied Ships
0 u' V: J+ F8 P3 i! j" |6 N: Z- }3 FCA Portland
; _' @% w" F+ g: o8 U1 _" [+ Y. U3 G9 g , ?" o, o, {; C: h" \7 u
Aircraft Attacking:
; Y. f$ e: S7 r; u 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 aircraft
5 H D2 _$ o9 Y; ^. J; `A6M2 Zero x 189 ?: |) x: w! R/ i* F4 p
A6M3 Zero x 6+ |8 L* k4 k$ u' W9 |, P
G4M1 Betty x 5 ^, j4 ]# b3 H. T5 X+ H
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Allied aircraft
! i6 r- {0 u; w! b3 \P-39D Airacobra x 24" y3 X- H6 x) ~: J0 ~7 J8 |2 w+ M
7 {9 P- B# n3 P. OJapanese aircraft losses& H" s, `# e( ] K
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged1 d7 H/ d: H {& ]- v9 ^
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged0 j" y2 `' R# {* c4 @3 Y
+ x% d- D1 N% h8 [Allied aircraft losses& J- ?' v3 L8 u5 ^; H. Q
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
4 h) e9 ^4 S' m4 X' q1 H
9 j: P( q1 T% M* }& S: p) nRunway hits 37 V% u6 ]5 v9 M9 r: \
9 V4 N) }& j4 j5 x% w. f- fAircraft Attacking:( E: ^4 U- c; x1 x9 @- h! y& E
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 A( r4 u# T. A, T
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 R. X# d# T" P3 F9 N
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4 R8 Z6 O) k$ `; H" \Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93! {) k: j6 H: j {
! n0 m9 I1 f8 m$ F+ k! d# HJapanese aircraft8 L+ p' R1 ?/ u0 k- c% o; H8 R5 h
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
7 \5 |0 r8 U, W; eA6M2 Zero x 6) u8 r& b$ P9 _8 b$ J: S
+ ~% ?; N& K, O& K4 A' SAllied aircraft
8 z8 j% W9 W6 m$ H$ l) |! }SBD Dauntless x 49
4 @1 V' f1 `( O" D7 o4 sTBF Avenger x 30
1 l5 |- j6 @* b1 x& N+ h ( Z: g9 }$ c% Z/ L4 C
Japanese aircraft losses
`, J L7 U9 J& t* MA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
3 ?5 ?5 n0 @$ e0 O- [5 W; r # Q' z1 ^8 V; @2 I/ B" g9 H
Allied aircraft losses
. c5 G+ l, I2 \7 U. USBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
3 F' v2 ?$ g) p7 [: dTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships$ N V9 C, S7 p8 j
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
+ H0 M3 U2 b& P( X" C" j- ~TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 w9 S+ S% K3 e# A" M5 WDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% N( Y2 C( o+ e1 x6 Y5 ZAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire3 R, ~# v8 O8 U8 q* T3 x
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 ` V. ~$ Y( s1 t; J5 g/ J3 V
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: L d( O* S5 y j* m- bDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ e: P! _; v( f$ iTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 v' m @3 [) U0 h
TK Ogura Maru #3
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; r1 T& p# f. {8 Q; Q6 ^; i w FJapanese ground losses:
! o! g* B7 X2 W4 s* Q) c54 casualties reported% @+ Q3 R+ T8 C" v! Z& y. ?
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Aircraft Attacking:
! O# o# m8 ^% O7 O: C3 @ 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; I" @# v) \1 D$ l$ S& j0 v
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% n! C: O U: u5 i 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 q# o1 o- o C! _
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, j# q% s. d6 O# j% c. ? 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 C* j: `- X2 m9 t W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet m: Y! m' X0 b0 g4 w1 ~5 j
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 }$ p, F# V" k; E* L5 B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: S6 _, T0 H* C6 e" E2 q 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" i0 r4 }4 q. G6 R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- g. x" l5 f2 k* a1 ]. \' t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; _8 A7 C Y/ y, [+ f
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; m9 A9 M8 z7 T S* S- q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 [, q9 p5 _, P2 A: E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# ]$ d/ P4 _8 Z) g( X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 `$ U4 Q5 ?0 U. F! J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* a q9 s# Q5 R, s" h$ R6 P% j
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet t4 g" c* _! B4 f/ O( |+ W- s) }
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet! X2 S8 d" X% d1 L. e
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 60,868 q' r5 g0 _5 D9 x# }' `
$ u2 K& h& c; n yJapanese Ships
6 l/ {5 L8 m" W" pPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# q# |3 C8 A- p4 P$ f/ _PC Ch 23
6 m1 Q* U0 Z5 }* C: fPC Ch 18- b$ U! j& ~ z4 s
PC Ch 170 w( S* }: N- {' ?! r
PC Ch 160 o9 V, q1 T1 R/ d; w( `
, q+ z, O% s3 Y+ x- UAllied Ships
4 d; h v$ U; \SS Greenling
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Ground combat at Lunga0 e; p4 l. c5 \; k" q& X* {# `* Z
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49# q# w% k3 A( M6 @2 B. j! [( U
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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4 H y5 g! Y& ~# o : a% I* @# L8 P) [: t3 x/ f, O5 d2 A
Allied ground losses:
# ~' t0 M1 \/ f, R+ p; F) E* b9 casualties reported: e& @& `9 m5 O- O* y9 r
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack
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& p9 c7 c: L& V& gAttacking 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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3 K t( y5 Q9 R' o3 J; bJapanese ground losses:: t! I( G/ ]7 K9 Y
16 casualties reported
5 ?! j- N6 O% j4 u8 |5 p 7 z- X1 I& n+ U7 C6 R2 \- [' e
2 \7 m8 }! u9 S. m& p9 d
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Ground combat at Lunga
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9 C+ O5 C) Y6 f" @: RAllied Shock attack
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 4662 ^& F! k! ^* x9 g6 w
8 H: i9 D8 v8 h% E3 b; LDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49 k; s$ z0 A' \- q
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 B! S+ G9 E: ]" R) b" Y6 M! B% N
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) : ~- l0 i! F0 o/ J# j6 P
6 e! N+ N3 Q$ z7 X8 ?3 ?. P
Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!$ [8 j* P& y+ v* E9 Q
' m3 y5 ]4 K2 E( n
3 f! f1 @: R+ B" oJapanese ground losses:
/ H. i$ k0 _# Z( e8 l% v1 d" M$ R397 casualties reported" L$ D& U- j* j2 G
Guns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:( S1 U. o3 {1 m6 l( I- d c
49 casualties reported
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$ {4 G3 F) v" |Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |