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。。。。% j2 K ], J2 ^+ ~" |
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42# Q' N( T! A+ Z0 x4 b
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6 E, ^( m% _' y$ L' [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/ C+ @2 U' ~. x. [, I
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
1 K7 ^+ L( u" I! P $ u `! b. J+ S) m; N9 H
8 m% M% j; n: m
s% W$ f0 Q/ l, |% {" o
Allied ground losses:
8 d: ]& J7 x) \, b: c- H, w' W45 casualties reported
2 a( l" |# d7 O
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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7 \" [7 Q0 X* W7 ?" N1 q! G* }Allied Ships3 ?$ [% G0 P, H' n3 O3 u
DD Mugford
- }* X1 h3 E! Y- J8 Q. E VDD Ralph Talbot
' {) K/ ^- T4 |' a( X& VDD Patterson
; ]1 m5 ?" @! ^DD Ellet9 s# t S2 u! v1 e+ _0 H# m& H( x
DD Wilson/ x" } a1 n3 f4 @; e% L: a
DD Selfridge: D' t2 m+ c; D6 r j6 g/ a0 [
CL Hobart1 [; S ^' R1 L' h& ` V
CA Australia
7 n. J2 l8 m, Y7 A4 _' C C6 SCA Vincennes u& T# a0 A1 m4 i1 v# P( Z0 I
CA San Francisco d; s) ]7 `$ v3 ^
CA Minneapolis
4 M( c$ X8 {) F4 J3 z/ `CA New Orleans
) Y! l8 G4 A* @& _+ E% Z* [CA Salt Lake City, e+ L8 D9 ^2 n& p4 s
CA Chicago% P/ @2 ^+ d! z2 h; J/ ]
CA Portland7 B% r$ U( G8 G
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Japanese ground losses:- `( q3 v* O/ T# w/ D, [
46 casualties reported
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& \& m8 k0 C0 ?( b% _1 u/ Q! PPort hits 3
( g- y. v" V1 N0 j4 b. b; |Port fuel hits 1. e; ^( n: o6 U3 {2 |, ?
Port supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
. a; R3 t) o6 ^9 \2 V0 `$ H" [TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94) t4 M6 W. U9 P7 v
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Japanese ground losses:
7 M1 n4 q' L0 \1 M/ X111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 301 @# ^; e7 x& I7 E, X/ `) ?3 Z
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94- d' c' e. J6 W$ H
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.5 }1 F' A G C1 K* m
Japanese Ships& ]3 `4 I3 y! c" e3 u
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1% P0 a# Y& f( h! b c
PC Tama Maru #87 a" w1 }* ?' h+ T2 I- J$ g. J
5 W/ | \" B9 T# j# Z/ r
Japanese ground losses:
* `3 _* q2 x( I5 |$ P5 h( d98 casualties reported
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* _. R# _3 u: ^# r3 E% _TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97. Z. ]' U% P% g, a( Z2 ^. u
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Allied ground losses:! r3 S/ _- V/ f" I6 k
18 casualties reported& f& r1 d B; I. N/ z
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
8 ?% B( C: s- q2 i! w: j* ^TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,977 Q. }! _' b4 U4 v0 J2 E
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6 V$ S- r' Z$ XAllied ground losses:. X! z. Q @% P( O! S
168 casualties reported
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, i" X. Z+ A3 N$ }% b7 PDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97* `; x% C* w+ C* s
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1 C. o d5 m/ [( L! ~Allied aircraft
$ |$ |5 y# P7 V) Z% ESOC-3 Seagull x 1
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1 a3 ?3 X3 u/ G) F6 u& o
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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; H# n- ?: J: w) Y1 x" P# d+ YAllied aircraft
1 V& [7 W8 r' w! d5 G3 I, e7 C: fPBY Catalina x 2# M" ]% `+ }% X, B" [0 n2 a! I8 v- S
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No Allied losses0 u8 E+ `$ N; w' y
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97$ J( i. u, h+ H$ i0 ^
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Japanese aircraft* G, K4 q" Y* Y! K$ f* k3 R
G4M1 Betty x 62 v% a0 X% p4 {) g
3 c1 J8 @( q5 h. h
Allied aircraft% j7 c( X' n; w) V. n2 L$ ^; M( o
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
! c* _6 c& Z. J, q" }' I: j6 LF4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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( _+ }5 ?- U0 r' J+ ~. zJapanese aircraft losses, C4 ~0 H! `0 ` k+ F' q& d0 G
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
! q7 ?! I0 L0 l: o, I8 ?) j |3 t# YF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged- {1 z" h6 a& ?- D( m& e3 n2 g
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Allied Ships' o, @# L( X; Q1 o
AP George F. Elliot
- S" y4 M1 e0 R" n* E) j7 uAK Libra" l1 A) o& Y4 \, ~) M& W
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
% f; b' N- V2 {* y! WDMS Zane
( V5 n. E9 g+ k4 W; Z* dAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 48 n" Q* l- f i; ?% p3 N4 h1 i! V
AK Betelgeuse
# O/ |, g% ]! ]" bDD Helm! @% T3 c5 E6 M
AK Fomalhaut
/ L: ~/ @" Q F0 A1 ^+ OAP McCawley7 f$ B0 e) D2 |/ O: [- o
DD Henley
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Aircraft Attacking:$ g0 `; B* I* E& b0 N
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 x& r r: e7 ~/ G. c& f0 k
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. ]$ n5 `, a3 e
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
7 x, k" X1 k ^( v$ X% p 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# }+ y* p% o/ n" I1 }9 n
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ W9 T5 h/ q2 C9 p; p: z! M2 N! S
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ Q t: Z }2 ^6 x
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 O: D5 j6 g! T1 I 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& @2 g. y* c9 r& g& o 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( E; s4 l" H8 O+ \0 y- b6 d 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 D0 V! P$ L) |/ p0 x2 s 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
/ b" _' |6 h+ c" f9 ] S( Q2 ^# O& } 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ L' d, k: D- I 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 a' M4 h9 G$ I1 T& p 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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3 Y) H- a7 i' G5 cDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
6 d+ Z2 ?' o. Q5 \0 C& Q* c+ V
7 E% h1 d+ A) N; r4 q; GJapanese aircraft; h- ^' F( g8 \9 C! z
G4M1 Betty x 3
h6 x1 O! y: g1 c9 _$ H% P u
* \) O6 e( R' J6 w- X6 e' oAllied aircraft6 D- ]& G' X6 ]' ~6 V
F4F-3 Wildcat x 120 }+ U8 ?& e1 r. I7 g v) O" I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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' V7 [1 h {3 G3 o! @: VJapanese aircraft losses
$ p% ^1 c% p# ?0 m' CG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
6 s$ {& F/ b0 t$ \0 `
/ n0 s3 K- J; Z2 E/ K7 |0 G( t
1 T) t& M! l4 [" A) n6 H! r: CAllied Ships
4 G# O! a, }7 f1 f& |* {0 p; ICA Portland( B# I" l" \% ]) y# ]
1 `6 Y& \( J5 O4 b$ A, V+ RAircraft Attacking:( N! u6 E( X7 A; W
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ [7 J0 X" E5 T
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3 t0 D% e7 T8 u L5 ^( V' A$ qDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft+ X4 L+ U5 o! {1 D: a4 z$ M
A6M2 Zero x 18! B: s8 b* g( I) `% H" W; j0 Q& h
A6M3 Zero x 6
2 I) t! e0 Z! ^3 w' o' @G4M1 Betty x 5
$ p( P" P- c* ?, W: }9 [ " o% |; q7 k* ?% U! Z2 E, @
Allied aircraft7 B5 s0 m3 }, P. w
P-39D Airacobra x 24
4 \9 k4 m _4 \ . B4 _0 ^; h. Q) a$ B4 B( u
Japanese aircraft losses
5 q! j+ F% h/ W) ~1 L2 b& n; v/ b' O @A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged0 [# l( Y6 B. K J8 z3 R" R
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
; \1 R9 J8 \! E% ]& O/ O6 AP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
2 X+ O$ s( v4 d0 R & }7 h3 c% O& ^7 }9 `$ J3 W
Runway hits 39 N6 d+ u( t3 N( ]- c
) ^+ w: l6 r* k0 gAircraft Attacking:
2 J( K1 J; P* T( V+ X 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! U6 N- b* K' h- u7 g$ [
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93% _5 S5 A# c/ x' P
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Japanese aircraft: U. K! q# z+ l8 r7 P$ M4 J
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
) X: k! R$ x+ R* `# W. Y- r5 \A6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft
6 O7 g/ o0 v1 O7 U4 L$ f2 sSBD Dauntless x 49
' q, B! [+ j; [& C# K/ CTBF Avenger x 30
3 v. K; c5 E- L: n. s( C . D( h/ G' o( \( z9 }; d1 f7 X
Japanese aircraft losses
# A0 w" H8 a- a% @& n+ H# o- Z0 }A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged/ d4 \/ H5 S' T& x4 ]) r$ K2 R
. Z" ~# w- Y1 Y9 F/ u& _Allied aircraft losses; M. B0 B$ A9 r8 m6 l' d. j% n
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
; B5 T$ e3 E6 t# gTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged1 P5 R7 [. V1 B7 v
, C0 h L: d1 [) l: i! }Japanese Ships ^& ]$ v3 s; J: C: k4 Q
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
$ M8 d6 m. _, E' nTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# s0 A1 b$ |% Z" U& T
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire( o2 }2 A) N$ e" F+ a- }1 @
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire1 X( N4 R% q X p. i2 \1 w
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! t- F1 q) q& M X; y) U- [APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. j+ V. P8 Z+ A+ S1 Y7 _DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- H0 Z2 m3 P, ZTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ G. k2 J# Q" y8 q- v9 P. mTK Ogura Maru #3
4 s, s! B* \; g- Q# F( m% {3 v , n" S* u# R) S+ _7 L/ f
Japanese ground losses:8 i* a# f7 D8 W
54 casualties reported0 E' U! L' v( d
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Aircraft Attacking:/ N$ Q+ J6 X! ^2 z: O
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! S5 G$ T& f& ^# p 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ E" g7 _5 Y. \3 B% {
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 Y$ @! n6 w' _( {( T6 d7 K
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( y7 K. C9 @3 V* T$ _ 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 X! [( w. m% `& w" S$ ]4 E- I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ |+ v3 c1 o9 g& p& L- | 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ Z7 [2 ~: e% j6 \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" [5 h0 x! u" Q8 h, b+ \' v1 C 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" N1 e- k; [" a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ K: Q, x: d9 H( y; {3 ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: g7 c0 T3 P+ _' B/ u7 E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) K& F1 H$ W" }
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' R! i& V( L- O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; {3 x$ {, U( D5 R5 n3 r( z' H' }
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, ]& Q7 t, |6 ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! G% Z+ |$ j& i. e/ V
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 @( f: V3 _; A$ h; x3 a 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 f' q5 F, g, U( \: e 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet. X: N2 r& F' Y# D$ l
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Sub attack at 60,86
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Japanese Ships2 Y5 i( \! u4 [% w4 f8 y" L$ y
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 [1 e* b6 @7 Y! r; }7 t! tPC Ch 23
( ]# Y+ {9 T; ^* h( K3 WPC Ch 18
4 Y# e# J1 y! h6 A3 g! T4 j0 fPC Ch 17
5 k# d1 V1 S5 e: r v) mPC Ch 16
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Allied Ships: ~8 Q8 i, K6 s4 y' S$ l
SS Greenling5 e8 u+ F8 ]4 Q9 [
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K! _* J2 g* s6 g3 zGround combat at Lunga% T; v) a, S7 x, T5 d
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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# p9 T5 X# _4 I" AAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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, g2 A7 v. o8 G: X% B: e# h3 jDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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" e' ^( C1 U d1 _" I; bAllied ground losses:/ \- d) X1 m+ t# J' A% Y
9 casualties reported" Y; h3 ^: n9 ?5 O
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8 m7 j4 O+ F3 Q" b- x/ ]" S9 ?8 a, QGround combat at Gili Gili
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+ U9 n9 u; q7 t6 mAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126, |% S+ \, U4 e/ l% t
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5. X u# z+ o8 J% S7 Q" ]7 r
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Japanese ground losses:9 H0 Y9 |4 t+ r! v( I5 k3 _
16 casualties reported" D. @& r" w& Y7 Z* F
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Ground combat at Lunga
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466$ L" Z$ I$ s8 d! \, x; K( P( G
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 498 A3 y3 t: a- q7 P7 T; o& S* ^8 |
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 + w8 U" Z& y9 ^4 g! B" }/ I
) p6 }: s$ c9 v+ KJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 / C( I/ o& n; Z5 e; H
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!: u( u3 y0 S; |4 g
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Japanese ground losses:# p# G) h; N+ t! i+ |/ S
397 casualties reported O5 w+ d5 j* Q
Guns lost 2% @! d7 X5 x- e2 q
% Q. x8 r$ j. FAllied ground losses:
2 x) P+ }8 i( w, Y2 N49 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |