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。。。。- j8 w* C) d/ O; C2 s9 Z4 u
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97! n6 i; c% B0 ~# K
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008: k1 f4 o: @* _7 Q9 v
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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1 k5 l! Y6 l4 C: WAllied ground losses:5 Y# M) Q. ?1 s+ [6 k# u8 X+ _
45 casualties reported
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b s8 t, y2 b NNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97' h/ b2 r8 P K0 n4 a ]( z5 }
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Allied Ships
+ E* S4 y6 f1 j# u( s3 z, c. HDD Mugford
; d/ q% k" L, n+ @+ e6 UDD Ralph Talbot) C8 q0 ~( C: f+ @2 B
DD Patterson
6 E1 S" Y3 b; V+ B4 R& K) A9 KDD Ellet
: ^$ `; G o9 z: A" y. D- }7 pDD Wilson: U6 E" [2 a; W5 L [
DD Selfridge
/ v" M9 N0 N/ O! rCL Hobart
2 R( j6 R0 U1 A2 z; qCA Australia1 a% W, C/ _& b1 p; c* O
CA Vincennes& e1 k* [ L8 u( n; C. }
CA San Francisco$ g0 K' b6 R- p0 A
CA Minneapolis. m1 t6 v, ]3 T
CA New Orleans9 N s4 |8 b2 X0 h/ k
CA Salt Lake City
- ]$ L( v/ b& z2 ^7 c; Z1 @- iCA Chicago% J" ]7 K6 ?% j
CA Portland9 L3 X+ l Y" V2 m- B
; _/ v& i; i& ZJapanese ground losses:
- V# V% T9 b/ v46 casualties reported
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Port hits 30 r$ l0 _9 n; N
Port fuel hits 1
1 T! S( \; j, Y: v4 J) t6 h+ ^Port supply hits 41 r0 b7 x7 Y$ B1 Q! P! x j2 J& W8 [
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
* Q/ D5 `/ d1 W# xTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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) M$ {7 \4 B4 b d ?Japanese ground losses:/ ~; g7 p$ ]7 R- L
111 casualties reported' E. D* ]' s0 v x; O
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9 D' o, G! q. [& |0 w( x' Y9 {Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30' g2 L4 e# H* s5 J" t
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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1 b: J. O" M6 p0 k, ]105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.+ G0 @4 J6 j- E# f$ b
Japanese Ships/ h1 I Z, P& R2 C' D1 j5 I+ K
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1, k2 p; n5 d) @' ~, n
PC Tama Maru #8& m1 z# q& w6 ~" h
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Japanese ground losses:
! L" n3 K1 d. |. u8 l, ?# s98 casualties reported8 d4 e; ?' ? W8 b# p9 ?
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( a. N- |2 c9 p! BTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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* x$ f, p+ X; Q" yAllied ground losses:6 B) B/ \) H! n8 W: B/ `7 D
18 casualties reported9 }! h* a% v1 ?6 s1 S
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2 C' D( _! p5 |0 XCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10099 W! e4 H2 G# w' v* v' T
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97' r' G, U% ~! j9 ~: n( {8 U$ `
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Allied ground losses:
; t% B5 H4 b- V168 casualties reported$ ~+ K7 P1 p \3 `3 X# L9 h
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0 X H; c# o/ B+ t7 L- ]8 s% NDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,977 e, P1 ?& U* w1 U) i
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9 z/ q6 G, B" u0 v: WAllied aircraft
$ j/ D5 S! w$ B9 D DSOC-3 Seagull x 19 T, G2 R# e' j8 |$ t2 j1 t) \* d
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: {% D# J, C+ uNo Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft. V' c" Q" D* D9 O- n+ O
PBY Catalina x 2) J8 n" `1 N1 o) i$ H8 o' h& T& m! C
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No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97% z T" a8 g1 _1 c4 g" T
* h3 O( H; u1 O* A( ^& rJapanese aircraft
" a& |: ^9 j* ~+ _5 bG4M1 Betty x 62( F3 B: H9 S' A) ]' R
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Allied aircraft
5 a) A; }0 d, W8 Y1 VF4F-3 Wildcat x 12. @" }2 C6 \6 H' V- }4 j4 k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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' K: N/ w2 o6 RJapanese aircraft losses
% l/ ]4 w% A, kG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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: ^/ [7 p- [) xAllied aircraft losses
) w. \! w, N6 C' t0 ~F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged& r E2 W3 i8 s- D; r1 H; y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged$ ]& x$ s! n( Q
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Allied Ships8 z9 Q, P# o. q+ |& m! E7 K
AP George F. Elliot
5 h8 K ~/ C9 N. Q: p' }* }% C: _AK Libra0 K: a2 G5 [4 \$ R6 ^8 w8 e: e
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
9 s/ D' ~% |! R* l" PDMS Zane+ }8 H0 Z! {) ^! [) x
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
+ x7 W1 w' u0 |- n1 AAK Betelgeuse
% c9 W2 R$ t' }5 o3 @& u7 SDD Helm+ ~3 P9 s }6 `; {; J$ R
AK Fomalhaut; N$ ]1 m( i6 H/ O+ A
AP McCawley
' x0 S& }3 \6 D: RDD Henley, X* k A" \# \
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Aircraft Attacking:
: L2 e7 v+ A% @ s! Q" a* Z* W 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: h( J( E c/ K" z 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ d3 @ d/ a% X- i 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ Q" O9 o6 ?( T# ^5 a
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet a9 }3 j/ i1 }& Q! k5 E
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 ]( X+ F; K' w9 V3 w 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% |5 ]( n$ d2 p+ D( S+ a0 w
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) I- ]5 `( S& V i' r6 O! e
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& y6 T8 q& E4 l) N; c
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 q8 b) s7 j/ k, ` 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
5 x4 K) ^0 I9 r 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 W8 k* v- V1 X8 H 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 z) H+ S" C8 {" M& N" }! | 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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7 J1 I/ F, B! Z- E' LDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft' ^1 }# _' ]) Q" v
G4M1 Betty x 3- `0 ^% Y" z: H/ l5 G) M
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3 |) m, g! z% c9 rF4F-3 Wildcat x 12& ~# c$ c* |! B! I$ T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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; G7 E# l0 ~4 `; e/ FJapanese aircraft losses
* n) a# I" j" u$ F& r0 HG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed! a% a) L) C" ~2 Q+ E7 A8 C }
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Allied Ships/ R" l! E' K/ [0 V) g) A7 Q
CA Portland
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,919 h! @1 Q- ^( m$ V
3 p7 H, M2 C, v% u$ NJapanese aircraft8 N( q* @+ L7 {
A6M2 Zero x 18; s; ^ h% O5 @- O
A6M3 Zero x 6! S2 n% Q0 O1 c& s7 x1 k" Y
G4M1 Betty x 53 q* c3 ^9 n5 V
* C! {3 ]0 K1 }' E$ U5 jAllied aircraft
0 H' u; H# h) {' m; I$ ]* AP-39D Airacobra x 24
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+ [ I+ S9 T, B1 L! F' SJapanese aircraft losses
7 V2 E9 z" |3 D n* |: O$ P" N% WA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
1 u% O0 N7 f/ K8 fG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
/ G4 S$ N6 _& |P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed. W: O P" d1 v. P5 v! ~
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Runway hits 3* `& X! N m8 `5 O- }4 w k
' ]* B5 H' N1 B1 F, c/ I" l4 NAircraft Attacking:1 p! M1 }: V+ L$ B3 R. w
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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' |1 v. ?. I# t1 J, [; |1 Z7 n' \Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft
* j) b7 g; m" X7 L. B; NA6M2-N Rufe x 35 E5 w* l" `! U4 J. e+ L9 m
A6M2 Zero x 63 ]4 q. }- V- [
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Allied aircraft
; u7 }) ^, s1 CSBD Dauntless x 49$ \# y- Z- @# Y9 I2 g# B0 E0 B1 B1 [
TBF Avenger x 30( s- s _8 R8 Y' y3 ^) L0 d
( B, z9 X5 Z* o% @5 w. UJapanese aircraft losses7 G" i) c8 q. G$ o7 {
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses2 X- U! c* y/ K: [+ t
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged9 C' q3 r A# U( @) I( J2 r R
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships. h- |7 B3 ]. |5 {, G+ J; w7 t
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage+ c. p6 T' ?# u3 r
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' K" Q6 o( A6 I0 `9 VDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 m/ C j2 R, k* U4 R
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ r# D8 n2 u% @$ v8 |APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: ~0 i' Z* f" A: f' DAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# `, o9 i" r; X0 }& u7 ^4 EDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. v% A" X4 K9 gTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire: t U( q3 ~4 e9 |* |
TK Ogura Maru #3
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Japanese ground losses:/ w [( k/ G3 q. n( G+ g+ N/ T
54 casualties reported
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" p& H# F9 c1 g H! y+ d& J 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% M) h) ~1 [5 |" H- K! Q/ B
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 ~) T( ?% y$ c# [9 f 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" |+ _' c# U( b
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. w% D& K/ x' x; d- J 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet: s7 b1 Q. p2 B( X0 J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* q' I- a: s$ M
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 k4 r- d# K5 ^- I4 h8 P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
`$ |* P( v9 N1 \; V5 _ 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 ^* c* j# f& F4 }! K( ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; G6 p3 b8 U& Z# N( P. T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% X* \3 J* J Z) U& V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' X+ a5 h6 p- P8 ~7 k4 b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 y- v( Q0 s) z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! y7 G& O4 x0 v; x2 S1 e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# J5 A) v% Q/ x: Y+ Q$ _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ X! O$ f+ i% Q0 ] 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet, I, p( u4 Y7 @8 s; ^% }
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. ^3 G5 f- W) h' S& p 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ V5 F, ]. R6 ~/ F( N
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# E0 U- q0 n' m6 {. `/ ?Sub attack at 60,86
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Japanese Ships
! b0 E9 ^) C; n- B& sPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ k" o3 l9 z! H+ x: Z/ C4 APC Ch 231 Q7 d* i5 h3 @5 t( V
PC Ch 18- M" V% J5 B7 o. C3 g) k+ L
PC Ch 17
% w* [' C8 ?8 n# c$ J3 c5 SPC Ch 16$ L. a3 u& d5 W2 q
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Allied Ships
0 H' r* ^. h9 T* A( b3 `) HSS Greenling
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Japanese Bombardment attack/ W. {5 Y9 e3 A' x% M& [
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Attacking 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; w, }0 l% a" `* ]" B
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. {$ ?( T) r9 L6 i* ?Allied ground losses:6 h; T; N m5 n
9 casualties reported- M1 k) q% d9 {
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Ground combat at Gili Gili) z" u; v, c1 r+ F1 W$ y: |9 C
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1269 s' }8 N: r* n: L
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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Japanese ground losses:) I" K/ R- b9 O$ m. m
16 casualties reported8 r+ s1 t$ o1 @9 m. p
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Ground combat at Lunga' M5 r$ Z: M# |
9 k+ h5 m2 V5 P! L7 v1 t# ZAllied Shock attack
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/ \3 r+ J* |# u; tAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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- ^$ i8 ~! u# E6 O- S/ ]8 tDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 ( l/ F0 R' C4 }: I4 z
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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( W! W. H& z) nAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) # A0 F7 c# o" e; B( E3 @
* e7 `4 U2 \& S; E1 KAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!7 t1 t; s& e& z6 _" B4 a) I; T/ o
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" w# x( U1 M ZJapanese ground losses:2 z3 r1 H6 X( n5 n( _
397 casualties reported5 F& T! }* C0 b& q7 j
Guns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:
# [+ {; q/ \5 _% E49 casualties reported' M0 |* P7 q( S+ z) ~6 }
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |