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。。。。, s6 ~9 k+ ~6 T+ I! D8 f. j
( G5 y7 `7 w# k" V9 V# |+ TAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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. A1 v5 P2 i6 QTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97( v1 L) R3 Q6 Q6 v8 [% ?
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
2 Z' C+ R% z9 U# b( D7 K9 y' y8 vTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,975 U% r. e6 s# M# u
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6 Y2 w) h6 o7 E/ i% ] 0 S9 q, C% ]# M9 V1 E8 p
Allied ground losses:# O8 |/ H u, B7 F$ K' B5 {
45 casualties reported
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" t. o: j* X4 A* m7 C _Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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" O. ^" g( W( }% F) p qAllied Ships$ |+ D* @( Z0 N% e) A2 t+ @
DD Mugford% k- Z0 f, S3 ]# e
DD Ralph Talbot
8 V8 E" e) c8 }0 Y) |8 NDD Patterson
$ r( S8 r$ W# ~2 IDD Ellet1 j& @: {. B" i7 z1 E. \" S* k
DD Wilson
$ I. R# y+ ?# \# p. W+ IDD Selfridge
9 p9 P& e6 g7 ^) K# F! h cCL Hobart
- {. K8 R5 w6 d5 |CA Australia
R+ K9 s# ~: y' pCA Vincennes* i2 N+ x4 q( c7 h- }. `
CA San Francisco5 u# y% [) z$ }2 M) E+ O4 ?
CA Minneapolis+ i t; {: L4 @6 H4 E
CA New Orleans
. F: V+ `' G& _CA Salt Lake City
5 ]5 Z% f: r* S+ eCA Chicago: I" j0 d# r( o4 q3 O0 r
CA Portland, a" E, V3 S4 O @ M4 `8 L8 ]* A" ~
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Japanese ground losses:4 z" n0 p4 m0 f' G9 W
46 casualties reported
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; H6 o4 Z2 C: j4 lPort hits 37 L- ?2 t' d* |( h7 F2 D9 `9 E0 G
Port fuel hits 12 ?6 T1 z' X+ W9 I$ U0 ]/ O
Port supply hits 4) `$ J {7 m# F# F, ]+ r) ^
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) U6 r& L- z; u( V8 V* t5 E4 O/ yCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30% p) Q! w9 u* L ?% L- [
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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6 A5 O/ q7 l7 ~1 J6 ?* WJapanese ground losses:
. t5 L- K3 N4 o. d. z$ J' I111 casualties reported
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8 i* q( g6 {: k7 z4 D0 h+ c- _/ ]+ ACoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30: J5 s/ w. Q3 t; B
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,947 q @/ ^) r$ ~* k
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" b0 ~% n6 k7 }/ {105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.1 O: L0 I; b; K( n$ f! Y
Japanese Ships" P7 X* h0 F: X, F$ W' ~. u) H
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
5 r3 ?, J- e9 b* k. E, ~PC Tama Maru #8) V# J) Z: K3 _1 }7 o/ H0 q. `
6 Q5 B/ D; ~2 u9 e* ?
Japanese ground losses:
: d. }- J) X) q# W3 {9 j98 casualties reported& T0 m9 I9 T V6 X
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' \8 e" h+ R: i6 N( d! I1 m+ ]TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:/ x& u' C) W! e% L) v1 m
18 casualties reported: {1 g2 j8 O& Q9 r2 T$ ~' [
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009- ~; z4 a5 j- t/ G
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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" ^8 a* k/ j4 s* t& B3 [$ y7 S ^
Allied ground losses:
' D! F; o# b0 }- Y168 casualties reported& w# M9 c1 W1 r* L
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft
- P% m$ X4 ^- S0 f& {% G- FSOC-3 Seagull x 1
1 s: c% S5 a! u7 F! ]5 C
/ V2 k: J5 t' `' C2 h& J8 P & j3 C/ y5 F7 ~" W9 y8 o
No Allied losses- E* w: u% V* r/ C' w- E) v! S
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$ n7 V+ i) y) E! A1 o6 q4 a+ _/ @Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97$ i% Q; ?; ~1 |5 n. z
5 a/ U" {5 q9 N6 m1 ?2 w ' m) x. m- R; x T8 }0 B
Allied aircraft8 _1 ]/ _# k. X1 e$ Q O& X
PBY Catalina x 2( ~; Y$ }) W6 E0 z! q& R- O8 u7 v
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No Allied losses$ v( Q5 z [' O2 @- q$ B6 b
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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# b* h$ |* g! F. H, t3 o2 E, l6 _Japanese aircraft
8 X. A, U* w6 ]- k+ J9 u# eG4M1 Betty x 62$ n1 \% @4 y4 A* g8 u, h, y# q
, e6 g5 X2 L4 V: F
Allied aircraft
- `" l9 i. J, B2 G: r, x9 [ C3 g' HF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
/ k; q! \2 e& R5 ?/ c1 {) n1 Q1 t& `F4F-4 Wildcat x 22' H$ s- ?* {, m. s7 [1 W- x8 Y
5 w& _9 R! z3 r/ y' K: _Japanese aircraft losses; L8 M! U3 w4 P1 m; j1 m
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged+ N7 t: z# ^0 X* e
9 `4 X, I, E9 n% I5 ]: {$ h/ e }) M+ L2 g
Allied aircraft losses2 h2 f; A, t, Z- G {' m
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
; V2 ^: U3 U `0 kF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged: G$ F6 ~- q f9 ]2 ?
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Allied Ships
$ D% w% Z0 `9 g0 `8 p- ?: C3 ]AP George F. Elliot% A } i* l3 P2 Q
AK Libra( X, y ~3 t% w; V7 R
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4; a* P* U+ M: X# R, i
DMS Zane
! t h" C9 S* A/ Z: V* W* T# S3 X# }AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
2 R2 E, B/ V/ ?& qAK Betelgeuse; q: H9 |( i) J( `: U" T
DD Helm3 t3 c% D" E! }" l: u( V' D
AK Fomalhaut E' K+ m* g% B3 {/ x0 G7 v# j# }
AP McCawley/ O" B+ b R. c/ O
DD Henley: a; M; v. n1 }! n
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Aircraft Attacking:
1 a& I& l/ a8 H1 y 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 }; u/ R6 ?; M; | 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; G$ X; ^/ P& A9 D" v9 A. T
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: f8 S8 {) K2 _9 D 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 Y( s2 N: P8 ~9 ~- U
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, C& a% _- i0 T, W5 g
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 z& d# l. f+ ] O
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, a5 a9 {2 h$ O$ @
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( |8 }' C( J& m( k9 I. Y 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 ?5 G* H3 o& ~: ?! Y4 T. @) _
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, Q5 N/ [+ b$ z: K3 S0 i
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
f$ F7 h$ W% n+ J6 c7 Q& L X* y 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
) V8 s0 d3 W5 R1 G x2 f 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
7 K4 w4 M* f# H S% p 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,975 G) O# {0 ?" g k" I
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Japanese aircraft1 {+ y7 [+ N2 f
G4M1 Betty x 36 B! b* b( x- n: I0 O
g; g/ |0 n/ aAllied aircraft9 t- x C3 c& @8 b3 o
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12' h% Z& E, g$ R& @# [0 Q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21$ H5 R; G6 h+ w, X+ r5 s
6 Y2 S2 P2 N8 P9 j* P$ @1 [Japanese aircraft losses
0 Q& n9 @0 V/ IG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed0 l' @. G) Z. K/ C. u6 u# K5 F
t' ?5 y- {3 v$ M5 Q
8 g4 y$ d9 }% @' h* w; B8 E' B; tAllied Ships; }; b3 ~( Q4 w4 t3 `' {1 ^
CA Portland) e: ]2 m! s- w9 ~% c5 a8 {2 O9 B
% y& ~8 h( ^ u
Aircraft Attacking:- B6 v2 Z$ \0 i1 _5 A
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet B/ [7 q# W9 r. A H( h q5 q
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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/ n8 ]4 R: o' q) pJapanese aircraft% n4 \( m. w B S! P
A6M2 Zero x 18' k Y \. P3 d
A6M3 Zero x 6+ |6 m4 T: H6 D
G4M1 Betty x 5
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6 N% @- w& p5 G& o' H+ ]Allied aircraft' W# j( L2 [( a% ^' J
P-39D Airacobra x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses7 |9 g) G9 L6 }( i. f6 ~
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged k* s" E$ { j* O+ w
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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5 W6 n/ u: z. O( \; `Allied aircraft losses
, @% q6 b5 V: j1 d" tP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed; X/ e, B2 ~3 u% j0 T9 q/ l# s2 [
7 \9 w# e7 Z2 ~5 r' U4 m6 r" @" lRunway hits 33 t+ f$ N" x5 m1 h, w' u, g5 E
' o* L- e. j' M. C% l
Aircraft Attacking:$ z5 g2 ?' Y4 {5 M0 ~ k% k7 e& g
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" T, w4 m; u) W8 K; A# f 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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2 B- j5 C6 Z, l" N% ~- M/ f4 `; aJapanese aircraft3 Z! t& Z$ k' p) r) _- n
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
" o3 `+ l9 O4 _2 u8 pA6M2 Zero x 6/ B( {2 o% l3 o6 y
1 }% U6 O$ Y7 Z" e: c/ b5 ?' Z6 ^Allied aircraft
; H ]5 z/ a" w: W" M$ d. E( {3 uSBD Dauntless x 49
0 B$ `6 |4 O! V& ITBF Avenger x 301 W3 _$ n" R9 u" I2 n6 |' ^
0 ~; y% R! B8 W& U- `6 JJapanese aircraft losses
f: v d( v% D$ F# T% d. i' bA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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2 z3 c) e2 j9 F4 f% e/ hAllied aircraft losses% }2 X6 ^+ G3 |, F
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged% l6 F, }7 Y. Y. v( o z& |
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged( |! y9 e& ]' O" |, U$ z: o
3 p& u% | Z9 c$ WJapanese Ships
6 O6 k! i: t' `DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage9 n8 n: h0 s ?% L# J
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 z$ B' L1 p+ u9 V0 I
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 d, [! H+ ]( N. ]. i$ p$ dAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire( K4 j s) ]- [ F8 Z
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 q T$ E7 `2 i9 u
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! e7 N8 X) }3 B; G
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& i% H J* l; L, H1 Z; f$ v5 l
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire) E7 Q( k$ F" L; \7 s
TK Ogura Maru #3) f5 a+ p6 O7 Q# L' o! I8 f1 f! p
; v Y; s% N6 l- pJapanese ground losses:+ i' ]+ i( ]/ Q$ Q* ], d* `
54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:
& u) L" H* H% X* ^9 v0 M 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 x& q1 m/ n2 H: `3 F, I 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet. X* Q$ g0 E) S) S/ F) P$ u. o
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* n I3 ]: T" F7 q% _- k1 n 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" ~: G3 ]# L6 q) T* q 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 N: o+ r) d) q, |) n0 y" r( _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" W' Y8 y0 F: I: L, ?
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# k+ S; }% B$ E3 {1 k1 q$ k- V
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& U& n$ J5 }( f
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ p w, D! q8 V0 W: k' a5 h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 y1 I3 [( y( S, R- }" V* U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ A w5 w2 A3 E& w+ p" S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! n& G7 M& z5 D" T: I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* d, k) T$ \7 d" V( X4 z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 Q, h3 b1 n/ ]3 o$ n$ x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; G% {& Q9 z1 K; ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 S2 h" Y& G/ r6 P7 z
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 m( Q) y& I% {8 d( ^0 e1 u6 T
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ l* R$ B; N) ?4 K4 Y! [! L6 A: ]% \" [ 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet% v# e3 P# Q! \, R
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, d% o" |; j6 ^. r* j3 ISub attack at 60,86( C: v) Z8 f5 C3 w P
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Japanese Ships3 j: J4 G) t% i; ]
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! N! q4 X. _; QPC Ch 23
9 L6 j4 r$ A+ k' X* ~4 OPC Ch 18
( G9 s2 \$ M+ |) H. gPC Ch 17& L" y4 c% t8 c! e
PC Ch 16( U! C" R' g/ S. _" [. |8 Q
9 i! w g4 N! U% e7 O& H! Q$ u' C) s( pAllied Ships
- ?& R, M- B3 h s( J% M& fSS Greenling# P! Y% R* |" _0 ]
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. E+ `% Y, w, G; M5 S" [/ P6 i9 l5 O# SGround combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack. j3 g9 k9 {1 P7 I. P4 _. X! @! I/ J7 s. D
' q1 _ o& B+ J& `5 L3 T: dAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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; ?2 ~7 B9 h& U; |+ {6 \% k2 W" L# HDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:2 E5 L8 O- R8 `$ `9 V5 U2 p
9 casualties reported( l* c. t7 @6 Y( Y1 ~% V
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8 b& o% Y& O' V( v8 H. UGround combat at Gili Gili
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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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! s4 Z1 H/ O8 W1 K y% UDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5( F, _$ @0 w+ d; p3 v
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" r2 }4 F1 b) ^$ _ JJapanese ground losses:
* f5 q& B6 |5 C1 U0 E/ B16 casualties reported }) h: J8 i" i8 b
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Ground combat at Lunga# h3 o J* ^; [0 n! y
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Allied Shock attack
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9 a* G) a+ _' t" bAttacking 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
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 8 `* k* C, {7 x) P+ o
% D# m( H7 z# V# g4 t6 VAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) ( S D! q5 y6 |7 x2 o0 H
) w* K6 K4 k) N% q1 [* o3 W3 LAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!5 i' @9 r X! X" _ B1 e
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* |% v! w( h) n9 ~ NJapanese ground losses:
$ j# m- n0 m3 v W2 u- i7 U397 casualties reported
) a0 K* `; Y1 h8 Q) g$ oGuns lost 2
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6 z6 x: ?5 ?; T7 [- R$ pAllied ground losses:
9 x% y/ K9 ?3 c, g" q: D* w49 casualties reported
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9 q- B' A; y8 Q d( C0 |- xDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |