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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. `8 u+ {4 O; s4 v jAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42) y+ j3 p p3 W
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97. Z2 o; K! ^2 K& D. T
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a0 [1 P- }- ACoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10086 b' V" e& D+ s4 \
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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0 T& F% e. T( \2 k- u( ]# Y
& v0 q; D+ O- h1 C
Allied ground losses:
" K& `8 p! i* S5 o0 T/ o7 I45 casualties reported
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97& ~$ p+ n1 M3 N& R: C
2 P5 i5 ^/ \$ p9 D0 h& r/ B+ U
Allied Ships8 L* h* i' ~! `2 i: S. K3 D
DD Mugford( T0 o! K; I6 Z/ |
DD Ralph Talbot3 m; q/ a7 f- i6 z/ `3 d
DD Patterson
, ~; w1 z- e' W' k; ]) i$ xDD Ellet
9 H3 ~: f" B+ ~1 x: oDD Wilson
# `; I' r/ n$ c" X/ \/ l4 fDD Selfridge. t3 X0 H+ {. M3 F" n
CL Hobart
. v3 x7 A; y: c& j, S2 t% Z4 }' nCA Australia+ n7 f2 c/ W# W k$ J/ g9 i5 ]
CA Vincennes) b+ S* l7 P/ n' J, ^
CA San Francisco
0 c) m8 [. g6 X$ N* mCA Minneapolis
; n; l, l. p$ f- gCA New Orleans/ j" ]0 k& u) P" p
CA Salt Lake City0 U: l' w0 k2 }
CA Chicago# Q1 C1 w: B3 ?, k7 x
CA Portland
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$ i- k, i* q" B0 ^" eJapanese ground losses:# S. ` N) z* ? v, F) |- j9 F6 j
46 casualties reported. }" x7 D: I( V& B4 E' p, V
) K$ b1 d& ~: E, g% x& LPort hits 3- k8 O! D' m- Y: S! m! ?
Port fuel hits 1
) l3 R- `* ?# O' ^+ }$ r: vPort supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
' ]6 ^- F- _, _7 f4 _$ xTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,944 n$ `1 ?" V: m" |
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Japanese ground losses:
3 R/ t' S! J$ X W, ?111 casualties reported) I- l3 s, d) S" v
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; u9 m" a# r' F; }Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
3 _3 D* P) p! R4 CTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,942 @; B% ~1 T4 N( z( n
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8 ?6 N1 ]) x$ \- _9 K7 [0 A$ e105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.0 O2 W3 I" j1 h
Japanese Ships
# h( d# E6 e: T: y$ H/ ~, _7 lDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1" F7 E$ r3 F4 S6 \4 n
PC Tama Maru #8
0 \9 K* H6 e7 E4 o/ [- l, G$ ?
0 l; E+ O! l/ P, G) nJapanese ground losses:5 p& w" ]' r8 s
98 casualties reported
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. _! \. ?* Q; o; V5 G' pTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,974 |' i1 N; G ?2 ] I
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1 T8 s( v! O8 b8 L N5 {3 k3 qAllied ground losses:+ J" ?" d8 j! r- {6 u$ ?8 c$ D; c( V
18 casualties reported
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& r& Q9 X& c) u3 v: A, W2 m# mCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
6 z* f7 O+ M; J7 ?TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97( N: R% }5 ]0 Y
3 E: s* k4 I N8 }7 E/ |- L. g
5 N+ M0 \% {' Q& ]. d) k! X# H
( p! e) u, q1 t+ B4 h
Allied ground losses:
9 ] r" X* C5 m5 `$ e5 R1 m) R( @168 casualties reported* y' Y8 C" x. V6 ~4 W( V3 W
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1 v+ _7 Q' f: D# ?$ E/ s, eDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,977 X, B! u1 F4 c3 F+ ^; t
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Allied aircraft
7 H, G+ Y$ D% t- N F' s: wSOC-3 Seagull x 1
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- R- O d2 v6 h: d3 k% L' B& U& s
2 l5 \6 Z" z$ ?8 B0 kNo Allied losses
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) v, k% G6 n' v7 jDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft
7 j6 S' a F5 ]+ QPBY Catalina x 2) w" e. M" O* D
5 B( e! C/ d' B5 k; V9 U9 y) V' O
0 ^4 D9 K6 H7 x! |- B
No Allied losses3 G3 S9 V) b3 S! n; v" |' A
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9 g v* Q7 t' B* GDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,976 C- R+ _& N5 B% W4 q
* P6 x6 t) m+ Y9 s8 s1 s2 FJapanese aircraft
* V: N/ R7 F% {6 C0 ~G4M1 Betty x 62( c2 `5 e! i, q# c2 x
% p$ h' @# @3 ]) x/ _8 G1 dAllied aircraft
1 y0 y9 F3 t- H9 j" ^+ y9 c- g& C, IF4F-3 Wildcat x 12" h5 l" }, p7 \/ O# b# x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22' H. P' i1 ~. m3 b, n; S
$ s' G3 w& f: l: Z8 ZJapanese aircraft losses, }8 w T4 g2 g% I. k. z$ Y
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
3 Y; b; s4 K, @1 b: r# }2 [
1 [2 n* l8 U3 z1 A0 O6 }. V9 @Allied aircraft losses& p/ F- Y2 q8 e
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
# V; w" U, @/ n1 p- p& |! HF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Allied Ships
) c! o/ B( N- \8 y- z9 PAP George F. Elliot6 v: f0 g9 r4 ?
AK Libra1 U& _: X* E1 U# b
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4$ e2 f Z' p* Y
DMS Zane8 P8 C0 @7 W# `/ y0 @ I! ^
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4/ A) M# e( u' T6 ~. H v8 W
AK Betelgeuse; n# {/ Z* ~! m9 z* u
DD Helm( l( C) w6 a" {
AK Fomalhaut
$ x) V/ }* ^+ y. X) pAP McCawley
4 }+ E! J8 F# p E8 e. BDD Henley ?' I( e$ ^7 A4 o
\8 T2 X @- w# U, Z6 EAircraft Attacking:- e3 c8 I4 o$ O
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 ^) M. `/ X0 Q& F3 I- J' r: `
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 s! ^& f( h- t0 G n) c: b 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( @" k4 ]9 c! T' A
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, A. T0 o; l& {
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( r$ _2 S) @' R0 `# b 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% q* v( s; Q4 W+ Q% B5 e5 K
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( V0 b$ ^' x( u( k 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 e1 y) O; W+ s& H! _5 _% ?
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 c. U! N) L% g9 p) r" |! U+ ]* t
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) K6 A o+ d, k4 }4 w f# d
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 [, _/ ]2 [; g; M6 K3 o0 N 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) K5 i; H9 y! V7 M k4 i" N6 J( n9 z
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 s% x; `) u9 o
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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, N6 r* J: o$ w; Z! |& WDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97& }6 _6 E: S' q# L t
! Q1 @8 P3 ?' p6 mJapanese aircraft
+ D& N9 `- M- gG4M1 Betty x 3
2 v/ C& e' k9 E2 {9 ^7 w
# i6 b5 `8 x8 Z* E8 `6 b; PAllied aircraft; B2 u0 S q/ f: x; l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
* Y# N7 O% q# UF4F-4 Wildcat x 213 J# w2 w/ c7 N" v6 z$ |
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Japanese aircraft losses
' R8 v1 w1 ~, g# D" n3 Z- [G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed$ k, u" \$ W6 B9 {
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7 ^. O4 a3 _- n8 \% \Allied Ships
& \7 _* m7 z9 H( g+ u# o: w+ O, d' oCA Portland
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/ O( v7 `8 I! x8 H- s2 MAircraft Attacking:
5 x4 z& ^+ e8 d* y3 D% V, W 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* B( d$ n$ Y1 [7 r
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) b5 g! C. x) w- b. d9 jDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft8 r) ?/ g1 D6 `$ f% ]4 e
A6M2 Zero x 18
! q4 | R p7 m7 P4 YA6M3 Zero x 6
+ a2 b/ r3 P% f+ A# z# a: i4 UG4M1 Betty x 5
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2 s# v! Y2 s: {7 sAllied aircraft
/ r% v: v! G- B( o7 f' ]$ `P-39D Airacobra x 240 |, O \) m8 d, x2 ^5 x/ W9 v; M
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Japanese aircraft losses
" X. L$ L- l$ O+ }( i- PA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
' `) T+ \0 B; Z9 }+ U% b9 Z1 d6 zG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged/ v& E7 q7 A- E/ J/ V2 e' N3 ?
! V5 v8 C" i! j2 Z2 KAllied aircraft losses
& K" m* v' ]! D5 K. U, d, Q' h( v0 b: MP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed8 H% P n* O- }6 ?
6 ]3 b# @$ {" C9 l; y$ VRunway hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:
6 r7 m; y1 e* v* r. v) [ 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 D0 x7 i1 Z6 z1 m( }. `0 | 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& U. L! j( f5 H
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93# [' W$ b* y( j5 p6 i2 L
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Japanese aircraft
9 U {7 A6 w) y5 a: jA6M2-N Rufe x 3
) x6 ~% c# o% h6 xA6M2 Zero x 6- q* ?( D; u/ U# ^+ U+ t ^
3 T; E+ r, Q3 }2 B, a, |) x
Allied aircraft" P# C9 T( g% l% L) Q
SBD Dauntless x 490 I$ K" q0 g9 E8 R" S! r4 ~: Y7 o
TBF Avenger x 30$ x: a6 o2 f' F @* M0 Y, n
0 H% c) L& F- O; M# `& e4 o
Japanese aircraft losses/ X, d, \% p- e
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
: |" r1 o0 _8 x/ Q* |SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
# {, ^8 }2 h% rTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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% X- ]' E/ x! u \9 g& F% f6 U* A/ IJapanese Ships. K) C2 b _* Y
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
" K. {" D1 ]& u) ]5 gTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: F2 u+ P$ F5 U" O4 u: G- iDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire) Z& p9 {, Y7 J4 _ B4 m( L x& y
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; G O0 n8 z" { F7 k n' hAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 b, _& [3 W9 g- u8 i
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 U4 |' ?4 ~5 q) Y
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' Q4 k- I: H& T bTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ J" V K. p( B) ?# P
TK Ogura Maru #3
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Japanese ground losses:& N8 X/ ^& m4 y
54 casualties reported
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; J6 l/ |9 [! D9 GAircraft Attacking:$ n% a( I: a+ `/ P, v9 U2 s% ?8 Y
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 [2 q6 Y1 a8 A% v% h 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* m, o+ @0 ^1 Y! ` 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* u6 H/ ~1 n; Q- X: f. {- N9 k: |3 X8 ^ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 p0 k+ T% l! q2 _
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 D" L F$ u6 |) q9 S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% ? @' g$ I' {
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# e s( L3 B5 r7 ^. e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. E( M. D3 c$ v9 g 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet: {8 u2 v) s6 Y* N4 C) Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 j$ p* |: _% i4 p5 P D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 q% D( z! |' C* ^* U3 m2 m6 q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: m8 A- A% K: k" n3 ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% j' \& \- h3 E! x! p7 m. F" r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& g/ f. x& E) [6 X! j2 } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 X" n* k% P+ L1 u( R1 z$ D$ L# Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 X4 _5 W- _7 s3 Y( M4 S 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet( W6 W6 m \: G6 n) X9 ?
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 [$ ^0 t' p: f5 u O4 r$ }
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet' U# G+ U% w) U" X* Q
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, ^) I4 b, O# R8 n" c' WSub attack at 60,86
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& p {6 A% G! Y& w; k' W) ~Japanese Ships- _& v# C4 K/ l9 i1 |
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ T' V( h; H/ r$ v, e8 ZPC Ch 23
5 h1 ~# o! w: C1 q$ m' L$ o( mPC Ch 18/ x8 H" X+ Z% T/ a3 ?: d0 b f
PC Ch 174 B r$ \0 ]0 r9 F4 X
PC Ch 164 c7 ?, ^) Z: V# v: X
5 s& F; s1 g) M$ Y/ D3 v* ]Allied Ships2 [! o' D$ c- W
SS Greenling
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" K' g1 w+ _( {2 C9 l) L) a3 `3 DGround combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 494 F/ i2 i( |9 q5 t
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466# Y' N+ d) {; \4 r5 V# E# t
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Allied ground losses:1 P- B8 H7 n: W' a. i) z
9 casualties reported* y! `; t5 F, o8 K
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
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/ w1 O5 e5 _9 D& d7 [4 [: g% [* uAllied Bombardment attack7 P q9 b9 h' O: M
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126, Z9 s( C. R- E( Y; E8 l; W7 |8 A X
: {3 B! I+ Z5 p- EDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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Japanese ground losses:0 v. Z5 M- I+ U% G
16 casualties reported
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) ]" Q8 x D, y: SGround combat at Lunga: E$ Y1 \. ^$ S1 C$ \' `: J
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466' l( X1 i+ E( M
! P8 M: X% _6 _/ G5 H5 ~Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49% r, k: }" m: H& i; b) h
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 6 I" _; r) J2 V- [" i, F6 B
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) + K# t' u+ Z5 }& F" f% D
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:! W- o" y3 g6 p9 r/ j7 J* s a% b
397 casualties reported
5 p1 L5 \' M! L1 K* B8 R/ k: yGuns lost 2, n( L/ D' @. Z# j; G7 k% W9 F. t0 x
8 C1 V" s: w+ B/ l- F5 f% _
Allied ground losses:; M* }/ d* K8 Q+ z8 u' N
49 casualties reported- B# p+ n4 W; }% l# o: V
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9 s! `3 {2 d: i) x. _: l/ `, Q$ SDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |