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。。。。
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42- m2 }3 ?1 T' q& }5 c
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# w0 Q% U {+ F0 q& K1 pTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97! X8 n t! K# u7 ^
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; M% U- m7 p+ Q" O$ f5 k- hCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
( c5 R/ l& {3 H' Q0 [4 bTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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0 m4 [9 a5 O" c+ e5 o$ SAllied ground losses:) n3 J; m9 Q" G
45 casualties reported( _. E; Q! c8 S& k U8 l
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships- ^, D8 m2 q7 B
DD Mugford
; H1 U$ j2 ^, S+ V" q4 fDD Ralph Talbot2 u4 x+ F. J* M7 ^1 w
DD Patterson
' Z y- j }4 |7 X8 RDD Ellet
3 r' N: V! b; E! R; pDD Wilson8 } e# S+ c0 }4 i5 J! u' O
DD Selfridge
; P! D) j& I/ s2 Q+ R6 TCL Hobart7 Z0 M: Z$ n9 D
CA Australia; o; Y' j5 V) |" G3 H: A
CA Vincennes; y+ \/ j* r5 t0 B
CA San Francisco. @3 |, M, J9 u p9 h3 p% ]7 B s9 Z. g
CA Minneapolis3 q/ t1 t: k% K" H. _
CA New Orleans/ r$ ]( C5 |" @% I
CA Salt Lake City
+ i8 r [4 J' U$ iCA Chicago4 q, Y6 T0 V- l8 O
CA Portland
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: d/ H4 B2 k/ Z" v7 i/ QJapanese ground losses:
' g% f/ a* g# ?46 casualties reported
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Port hits 36 N1 `# j/ _* t& g0 i t" i
Port fuel hits 12 C6 a: ~" n1 v
Port supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
1 T: D' \. o4 h, J6 B5 F7 L/ ETF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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2 \% G3 V3 l/ z& J + D3 j& X, X. D( M k2 a
Japanese ground losses:7 s( v5 Z B* h2 J, r
111 casualties reported* O6 U, f# M# Q1 {
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
! V. e2 L4 p2 J2 C) ATF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94- _$ a0 T- w/ L2 L5 F
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2 g0 |' x) q" j3 P/ m7 H105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.6 a+ m9 _- C8 _( `0 K# o6 m V
Japanese Ships1 ^) m0 J* a3 y" w/ W/ W9 `
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
( P& y( r) W9 n/ R) tPC Tama Maru #8: I5 `3 {1 e; p
5 e4 L+ G* W) vJapanese ground losses:
& d$ f' W" Z' U! E0 U8 B5 q98 casualties reported1 ] i# R; ?, r1 S9 m0 N
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97; W% X2 L( p/ y8 X4 r8 H" H
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% ]3 ]1 W3 f- ?' ]( c+ kAllied ground losses:
8 ~8 t; H' X; @. [& G18 casualties reported
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6 ]" C: c3 n! [# V: Y0 y! MCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009# z) C5 K" i+ X0 [0 z. ] D% E+ b
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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+ ~" w' ?+ x3 h* k# w- Z# M: j: F 0 \3 A0 z- j/ v" R, E
7 a u- e2 V( M6 N5 t, u& g2 r: i. pAllied ground losses:/ h% r: j1 L1 k y. O/ @- ]$ i
168 casualties reported
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& M* ~% X$ z0 O' U2 F; k, lDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97, J6 H: O: S# v& z: f
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Allied aircraft
' y% p2 E% K% L' w: Q8 G7 GSOC-3 Seagull x 1
( q7 {$ l; ^1 C6 ~. V
+ l& Y+ R- ?4 P$ f $ Y! G3 n: `& X T3 w' \$ }# k$ }
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft+ ] a: ?9 [7 |6 y- l; N. J
PBY Catalina x 2
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No Allied losses) P8 o( z2 c7 u9 \* o
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
1 ~7 p/ K( P- ]7 ?# L( p ( X) c1 l* X" k7 Z8 b
Japanese aircraft& I! h! `8 Q" U8 H$ b
G4M1 Betty x 62
4 h1 t5 W# E$ m) m# ~6 N
" ]+ {( w7 @, c) \& c1 fAllied aircraft
5 s4 z- \! t- S4 w1 u' L' n4 kF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
! x/ h9 ~7 j% c/ @1 KF4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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9 A/ u( P H# r; t5 l: D. n9 C4 DJapanese aircraft losses( `, v/ r, B2 {( ~+ C2 ~( ~
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged. x# B4 i( t) b1 N
- s Z$ A2 Z/ `4 s/ ?# s0 a
Allied aircraft losses5 L* p7 O% D+ Q5 U
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
/ N' d0 r# q+ Y+ @& H5 R3 e5 f) WF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged! T& g! D* j6 ^" Z
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Allied Ships
! T1 N- {* t( B4 J; \: x) k" r: N! u2 oAP George F. Elliot
. t: s4 r- w, O: d) }AK Libra
1 F5 k i3 N3 \9 [! J# C2 pAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
: v9 ~2 R$ i6 e2 ]; nDMS Zane
+ S% A& ~0 u0 H2 N9 K9 \8 [ _AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
* H3 q6 [, t2 c1 |3 [$ m+ OAK Betelgeuse
5 X1 \0 m |7 I: a4 m" fDD Helm
8 e; k& C- m8 X6 H4 cAK Fomalhaut
% Q2 [& S& N0 M4 o0 }AP McCawley6 K+ j' r% \2 @; J; Q6 z
DD Henley# `7 l) P+ I- p
& x; H1 v9 N5 r% j# _, c6 X _4 L' e4 @
Aircraft Attacking:' K( L* r- Y, d- o4 a0 q6 e
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( u c E6 P: k& T4 _0 M
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
# N% T/ G) D, Q& ` 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( Y! a7 X, \5 V0 e! b7 V 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 o4 Y" ]; p: ~. w
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- O% k- ]9 f3 H1 e/ W0 z
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
' E" n6 d% I& S: }& Q8 a2 H- W& g 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 x6 @- w% {+ p" P9 }% l 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 T! Y& d2 H+ E1 P
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 Z3 T. }7 z" j0 E O
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. H* {7 c. j3 ~% @* q' E 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! p B- Z% i( T, g' R, r
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# B+ Y4 o- d( ]* N
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 v* e- `3 G7 f 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ m- _ F5 Y" q# R
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# q2 i# Z9 J( G; o; l# J- x( ~Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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7 G9 Y0 ^5 z4 r1 m" z' DJapanese aircraft
r% {9 K! A; n5 kG4M1 Betty x 3
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8 Z: D0 ?- q8 h& uAllied aircraft3 _* V/ i L$ p. y* `
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12( ]7 z7 K8 X6 a1 W- h) j( ?( _, A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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8 }( B7 s, e" \2 f0 l/ fJapanese aircraft losses
7 ]+ I' b& D" k" J+ cG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships
. a& R, z6 M$ y$ O% T1 \8 L" J1 XCA Portland+ D% y: E0 l0 I9 j
6 z1 v9 E Q2 jAircraft Attacking:3 K' U$ Y& k* Z- k, W
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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# P. G+ w$ h# E1 z Y! E& n) KDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,910 ^2 C' \3 }/ }, O, b
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Japanese aircraft+ N# ] a( p1 i# U1 k- B0 L! o
A6M2 Zero x 18: R7 _4 l4 d8 C/ h
A6M3 Zero x 6
0 P$ H; I& ~6 J/ t M! F1 r7 P3 {/ _G4M1 Betty x 55 z0 m* s! {2 f$ |
0 ~* F& v: e4 n# e) B I. J
Allied aircraft
; C; ~" a7 T6 U" I. U, LP-39D Airacobra x 24$ r" F1 f" v0 I3 }) z9 ^
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Japanese aircraft losses- j. Z8 |0 s. @$ G7 R/ f! T. f
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 e& ~; K( i: i+ U* v J5 t, BG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged* I* L4 U' D/ X
, I- p9 J- d9 D! q4 t2 n6 ]4 hAllied aircraft losses
* f( B3 D. S; I1 J: Q/ |' OP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed% c2 D# |- t6 ?6 i9 d2 m
9 l! z8 c0 k0 E7 \- e& p
Runway hits 3
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% N5 h/ p+ b/ J8 JAircraft Attacking:0 ?1 q% F. y+ E( l
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! G# c* t4 G& B, Y1 w5 m
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ C8 o2 K( G+ ?
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft7 e$ G4 h- C. f& ~1 q
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
% [& B% |' J- @3 oA6M2 Zero x 6
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# B. s0 L- z7 }9 WAllied aircraft
2 z; P s/ {2 U& n6 z: dSBD Dauntless x 49
0 H. y( V+ _+ CTBF Avenger x 30& p# o) U- ^' P' n" |
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Japanese aircraft losses
" k" E/ b |1 Y1 N* d# ~4 HA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
4 Y) ^# e6 n0 m$ h. P2 VSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged1 g; ^' w- L6 J C: g, i; }
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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* V2 A2 C- X Q6 Z* _( IJapanese Ships
6 |3 `4 a9 f+ H- dDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage0 B% E2 t# w0 C6 k% I! ]' u& ~& f
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* Y/ }1 \4 L) l$ }DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 Z# O8 ]0 U7 ^) g# J0 CAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 B& b6 M: k }APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 p1 Y# M% b( S9 n# U
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, j. M' d$ B& J# p4 O' i% S8 rDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 e( W6 ]* u8 l/ |TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ ]; F$ I U% c3 i/ Y, TTK Ogura Maru #3
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54 casualties reported( U w& w8 m1 B) \0 Z7 T
3 b- j/ V, m: u8 ^' s1 pAircraft Attacking:) j$ Q3 f& a7 X
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) _2 [, r( A' [$ h$ D3 t
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet [, }1 K5 A% Y) I5 h; L _
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 J" J* R( _& a$ X, f 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# H4 h+ _3 i3 F9 \8 c
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 T w( K q9 b* @2 P/ u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: \( d9 l6 i! f! m; u' p+ n1 j 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# [) k* ^; Z/ x4 \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ { q9 X. J% [' L! u 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ H4 H' o N) ~: T' s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- Z, {' J9 b( {, L0 `: i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% [% j9 m' s0 p- f0 f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 E T$ x% g$ v. O& U3 p+ Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 s, F6 N' z) v# y( O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, u; `, j0 t' k- G' i& J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- d1 ?4 Q- J8 q: Z0 u; n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet D6 p- Z7 b. W8 r$ Y1 N/ k6 X
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 `% L. R/ _( X) K! T
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- x+ I- ~" n; U$ j 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 60,863 O: s* q. E: S/ i
$ t( r# D( W: V# L5 zJapanese Ships5 M4 ~' T1 D, d7 D$ m( ~
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 ~( ]' R S4 ^* r; g' t" Q4 Q% x) D
PC Ch 230 _7 m9 @% d9 l! z( n* M
PC Ch 18
, D& I0 ^3 o% }# E( G) b2 [PC Ch 17
( p& q: P; Y0 t& }. kPC Ch 169 i1 C& A% H, p7 h8 t
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Allied Ships2 ?7 {1 W& @# M- L: K
SS Greenling& h( C+ b! }2 o) Z. c6 R
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Ground combat at Lunga
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' h9 m1 O5 u- n! P! j( iJapanese Bombardment attack
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- Z- g( h/ Z6 d) }) zAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 496 ?4 x" t3 ]: x* L& @
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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8 N7 g# |9 E L* z0 D6 P; {Allied ground losses:
* f9 X; c, Y& X; k9 casualties reported
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& E) N P9 G+ g2 YGround combat at Gili Gili2 c! F* B; W+ t0 O
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126) q. k2 c$ z( m# F. K7 _. S
/ d) p9 ^( \6 S: T/ B; f GDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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6 b& V# I8 g- m7 I5 n) D% ^Japanese ground losses:& L, ~5 d c) `8 d# n8 c* m: @
16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga) x. X; ]7 v5 B7 @5 A! ^8 z
- R0 M& I3 X2 _7 M# uAllied Shock attack9 N$ V8 x' L- h# M5 D
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466" I5 Y$ K7 J; h7 Y! D1 ^# N- Q
9 | @/ }: b3 P0 x; QDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 496 v5 U9 a3 Z ?* Y8 n" d
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 ; I$ T& G* Y, V: Z2 N# s/ n
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 4 |: F" B3 S1 f% Q4 k5 Y
9 d1 K4 E7 s( c$ q, @0 XAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) 5 P! z9 U& `/ ?7 F4 H4 {: v5 {
( h( V! Q9 ~7 F" A( gAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!( o: i5 t6 R* Q8 M
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Japanese ground losses:9 f# `! i- K) Y1 v; s
397 casualties reported) [5 U* i" K" a" i" h
Guns lost 2+ p0 _. G/ Y% V* t0 j3 k
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Allied ground losses:& k5 h, z7 U- ?& n0 W$ \7 y" i+ k
49 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |