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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/ C: R- b. P* m$ c' I# r7 {AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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" _3 @* [: K( h6 C0 z9 s+ n" MCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10089 a* y$ o: F( {0 j
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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* S7 V p# N& n; t# u
- m# o( x; ]6 C+ k7 nAllied ground losses:
& L" p$ Y! F4 u! I2 F) b45 casualties reported
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,976 |2 H I9 Q' L; z' [% `7 M
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Allied Ships
( N) Z& S. q* U/ D5 r8 sDD Mugford
% ]0 m |' o7 ^DD Ralph Talbot0 z. u9 D# o. g; m
DD Patterson/ q) b$ F& @; k5 S( @1 ]! f
DD Ellet
& h. s1 D+ i6 l2 T4 iDD Wilson
$ `- R( p* W7 G; J. v. [5 a- JDD Selfridge
# ~1 n4 ]- ]$ l4 xCL Hobart, E6 _+ w, p& c! e& G0 R( O: S
CA Australia
0 Y; e. Q9 W0 GCA Vincennes, l7 L5 G5 d( X) f
CA San Francisco
2 ~5 F0 h8 M f3 n4 T9 jCA Minneapolis5 D& e6 Q, m: N. {/ c
CA New Orleans
7 H1 N! z" h! o2 W1 j1 K' LCA Salt Lake City
/ J' b M6 k& r, W, }' hCA Chicago
& B2 E8 Q% y8 Q2 B$ C0 f: ECA Portland
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" v2 u/ n4 c( J e4 OJapanese ground losses:9 u, G# K; t& x+ K4 @" q
46 casualties reported
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% x2 M3 l( U& K2 g. `Port hits 3
4 J' g- m, X: x) R: v7 BPort fuel hits 1
' F; D8 l6 a' ~1 P5 E" n* VPort supply hits 4
# }4 c+ K0 L x( L
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 301 \9 ?" K2 g9 s6 I
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,946 G# U0 _9 Z4 N
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4 o4 \* b! H) y3 aJapanese ground losses:9 h a2 _% }" }3 n6 L
111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
) C' e; k+ X2 _3 T% t7 }TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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, G* t& o! _7 z7 G* Z6 W105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.+ f* @, a+ g" N2 ^% _( V0 k- |1 D
Japanese Ships6 F0 K0 }9 I$ O, F3 k
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
8 K8 a+ Q( E& Q# B& \' fPC Tama Maru #87 }- K6 Z7 x2 M: I$ F8 S; T
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Japanese ground losses:
) }8 ^3 |0 b+ F98 casualties reported
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w' v. d& t# R/ r' e0 q f' WTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:* X" V6 ] U* y; M8 b
18 casualties reported
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+ p1 s( @) J; T8 J7 s* ~: mCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009/ n2 F7 M" J, b5 p" H
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97+ J ~+ z w/ }0 S' Y ]1 [
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Allied ground losses:2 P5 S# M* G- j" a9 u: j, V
168 casualties reported* U+ Q# {5 N1 [; h0 g* m
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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: q+ v: b* I- ?( T8 |8 RAllied aircraft
2 b I7 ~7 O% Z4 I) h2 RSOC-3 Seagull x 1+ U, {$ D* P% | U
, W+ s+ P- A+ [4 x$ Y" ?$ @
9 ~4 t; w( d( { O# e2 h+ t4 |
No Allied losses
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. ~0 F1 g8 d7 c/ @0 B# G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------" V k/ x' L1 _. s, \( ?! m9 ?& I8 {
Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97 g' z" @# |6 U d7 R
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" K/ n) E1 B$ A* }3 v& Z: d+ rAllied aircraft
* @% C3 V) A1 F/ {7 |4 _/ dPBY Catalina x 2- `8 m& \! r9 W/ v; {: j1 m* g
6 S; z6 O# O6 j. z
8 T3 V# \) B2 D vNo Allied losses+ @/ W. C# `0 x: e; m( K
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; ^3 ~+ v8 [4 G! `7 ^ uDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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# s r$ w8 n" D5 |# w8 @8 qJapanese aircraft. N, u3 N' m$ t; [& B- E! T+ `
G4M1 Betty x 62( _& [8 }+ d5 l
: B% A1 X% f- t4 c& p; U" ]+ e1 i
Allied aircraft
* \: m3 X, U* k# o( _F4F-3 Wildcat x 128 i2 i j1 E2 T8 s7 }- h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22/ j2 L/ ^0 |3 e1 \8 c& t. Y4 ]
& Z0 w* @$ D9 j8 O1 c& j( H
Japanese aircraft losses
$ Y9 O. t; f1 H2 Z. E' }% xG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
% U# V+ o5 y) \ D ) C" i \+ n: p7 O, p
Allied aircraft losses! b; ?! H0 [8 s1 e( A8 P
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged2 `1 C' e; p7 @
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
9 Y$ z! `. g/ [6 c
. p6 V- V/ r! l* K, N$ gAllied Ships
' K3 ?: \% t2 J% kAP George F. Elliot
& C3 S8 u5 B. K" W7 M0 L6 ]AK Libra
* |; z+ K8 W( i" GAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
2 }3 X! @% V3 G ~# B' b8 S zDMS Zane
% ^+ \, S% N4 L1 |AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4; w# r. z! \/ }& O" w+ U
AK Betelgeuse) m% F# N Y q0 B
DD Helm8 ]! h( A( [( p( @3 N$ b9 R
AK Fomalhaut* Y, r- a, a) k$ q
AP McCawley/ A3 L: @9 k1 D7 N1 n9 k7 Q! V
DD Henley
; d+ d) C ^& y, V# ?7 t6 t1 q
- a% _; ]1 b ?$ VAircraft Attacking:
0 T4 T6 a8 r. H _2 b 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, a9 _ G! j* f2 \! W) Z 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
) T7 C$ w# h- | 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 c: w5 s, X# z- S/ I; Q/ P" b* K
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" ?+ s2 y, \2 K; t
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* k- X& k! f2 X2 ~
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ j' |. R* V* d, H" t5 F 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. a% T; S8 E B
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; ]7 r! g8 x9 u5 L5 N/ ? 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 b9 y9 B: M; b7 t 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 S6 Q2 X, k1 W; G4 u1 ]
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
s5 ~* y2 j6 Z 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- T; k( Q1 [' ]& W- b 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- w' O: ~' Y; A$ P% y3 |
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet B! z3 r! c! m1 I- G1 w6 O& U
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* \7 J. X4 o4 v) ADay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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! y+ U/ Y+ B7 M5 ~* kJapanese aircraft
7 o; @0 w2 y% r5 w3 Q$ H5 `G4M1 Betty x 3$ z6 q- [, u# x4 s! q2 L, d5 i R L
b. A2 j$ U+ {4 Y. B6 Q& W
Allied aircraft
& N+ }/ z+ b+ o0 Q' X' h4 X9 {. UF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
0 T/ q4 O" h& nF4F-4 Wildcat x 213 D- f* J- G- `+ a. d; b" [
4 R* q$ w1 Q: F, t+ [- q' {, TJapanese aircraft losses
8 i4 I' {; x3 x& H! BG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed" e5 f6 s) o$ `( p6 V
* U7 W- t8 y! K$ `5 S6 H7 K
6 v8 A4 s- u$ hAllied Ships
: N9 V, ^9 z0 `% P BCA Portland S1 ?/ f, @, V9 ]8 `1 j! j
& g! U6 @+ A% P1 LAircraft Attacking:. M+ V" r. {8 x# Q; @4 k3 f
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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7 h' F+ J, }" z6 F% CJapanese aircraft
' v0 j* s* S) O7 e- UA6M2 Zero x 18
4 r% W: [5 |: A! n! G# c! \A6M3 Zero x 6( S3 ^) M( v. v8 e% p. @
G4M1 Betty x 5$ A$ o: O% g8 x; C
; {% B$ |& ~# O9 D- V2 `Allied aircraft
) A) V8 o- v" x5 h" M8 MP-39D Airacobra x 24+ ]/ D7 q. M4 s5 F: ?$ z- D$ _
9 ~3 \% b0 M5 q' KJapanese aircraft losses A" ]2 O3 n: ~/ j+ U9 ~2 K* B
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
- a8 I8 O* }% \* dG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
8 X& ~9 O" c. o4 R6 c9 f) _% }! H : J+ z, \0 A7 x, l+ U# Z
Allied aircraft losses
8 z# L+ U w9 ^5 [/ h5 kP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
2 ?0 E! i7 L/ o" u
$ Q- ]3 R `* U4 g9 f3 rRunway hits 3
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" ~# R. x) t' |' u1 YAircraft Attacking:
$ \: B8 y( ~7 i& M) \: w9 k8 G/ M" l" w- F3 @ 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
/ }9 S6 ]) d* a4 B4 Q 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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/ J2 p- D, h" K) Z! lDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93) }+ d9 S; J: S& D/ m y, l
+ E- ~; p3 i+ {' `Japanese aircraft, L. h0 l7 A$ p* x
A6M2-N Rufe x 3# {$ s+ o6 n" Z/ [1 G( y
A6M2 Zero x 6! d4 m) Q4 {' S
8 F0 ?4 I: I/ |
Allied aircraft8 M! n6 ^$ l0 s/ K
SBD Dauntless x 49
& u! D u6 l6 }' U6 ^9 HTBF Avenger x 30
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3 |( I$ A7 N. k$ f- ^Japanese aircraft losses
2 U5 ~$ G! z4 \5 tA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
5 M- P8 ~9 w" o4 v) V9 U7 ?- O
3 f2 B0 L3 T X2 O- O8 WAllied aircraft losses
+ o8 `* d4 R; q4 B/ ?9 I9 ySBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
- F5 A) U( z9 ~) G% F7 uTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged( L, X" _& m6 J4 n8 ~5 V( m
- D' n: B: i. o- K, ?$ S& ]; Z9 SJapanese Ships
+ V- H* O/ D2 q! w* n7 X/ ?4 T/ ~DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
, \3 ?: T/ o8 H" YTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 N2 l9 T% U8 k1 P# w6 u
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& K- b) x, q; f: M, `* D7 c: D2 B; pAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire) F% E1 \3 b2 `6 l3 }& T
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 h5 t" c. ]: U. S# [5 W% o9 g
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
a# `, e: O2 H' BDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& [! h& n O0 R/ X
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ Y. q* u7 \) M6 H
TK Ogura Maru #3
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Japanese ground losses:
0 f6 D! X$ r+ P- s9 W; b, k54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:) s, o1 T" t, ^% C1 D" [
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ q* J& @% M q: c 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. i; F) v/ ~# ` t, ] 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 J, g" W: [6 P B' @9 \) t3 @ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet s) _ B( ?' b; u% v, H; ], M
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet) u7 X8 d$ [; y( ~* ?1 E
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 F" N3 g- u# E5 b/ U 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) C' i2 \' Q" f' Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. f* D- u$ \4 t6 C" K1 G- \ 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet, n8 B( Q9 L" c Q) q# V
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 J9 m' N5 j* w8 C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. Z1 k! i; d! i3 t) Q7 t6 E
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% i7 L t @8 F1 _2 j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 }# ], I. q. Q5 M, R( d5 n& ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( ^( o2 y6 Q' H6 W' ?* _- h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 y: i+ `# _5 Z, d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- l; {+ P& }* X' G5 I
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% V/ \9 u" S! l6 o+ P/ J 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; a6 o# _4 z1 i x, \2 p$ D
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 Q6 J& E5 x1 r+ c; `
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% h+ X: h% R8 I9 h3 {Sub attack at 60,86
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; c1 p: `1 @( u. O9 cJapanese Ships$ g! j* Y4 \1 A* W
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ n, ]( \+ v; ^* r1 J# `9 R) H
PC Ch 23
5 [4 ^3 L9 B% cPC Ch 18
5 F1 I6 C+ l+ B" xPC Ch 17) g; k7 L5 F( `" ]5 I
PC Ch 16
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8 E! j0 Z& V+ E$ |: T: T/ W# ?Allied Ships
& {* Z) i. x+ C9 b' }$ {( R* {2 I0 RSS Greenling- N! e8 n- u+ b# {3 R! @! }
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* \% N) u7 h/ T3 yGround combat at Lunga# z" [' |" m ]1 s
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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5 Z" m/ p9 Z' M3 W5 xAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49+ r# A) y: a1 q" L& _
9 {2 _( ~ a2 ZDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466; o3 o* s: i# L' _+ B
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Allied ground losses:
# e9 Q2 E6 z2 |5 T3 K9 casualties reported9 d3 o& o- h# j) Z7 z/ I8 J
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5 \2 g! H0 l1 A8 T; {4 gGround combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack* i; |; `; ?* ]% j" S$ z4 `
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126) _/ J5 p/ V8 C: O' G6 b5 ]; N
* t. i+ T% w/ M; D& t0 s, ^Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5/ F. \# ^% P% D2 i$ V
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' C6 I4 T) _3 h$ t4 I) h% G; lJapanese ground losses:& S/ b, r9 F: B- N) A( m8 L
16 casualties reported
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' e7 m3 Q1 L3 P+ KGround combat at Lunga
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, r/ r' B5 O, B' x( R* ZAllied Shock attack2 c6 l5 [6 M. g; F
4 w/ K# u; T$ O6 {! M( t# VAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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# A: U6 {3 Q& q, kDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 : C! J: m# ^- U8 l( t
4 }# S: U* j) S- F3 c% gJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) 1 ^# s1 ]! V/ q( B1 ?5 @
" b6 ^6 i6 C- C3 h* TAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!2 `3 y& c/ e' o) d& R
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7 x/ O% H" i9 Q- ]Japanese ground losses:
* Q. v2 D1 F' }397 casualties reported
% g& ?8 [; O6 O% M, m9 W; |Guns lost 2
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7 Y2 u# `( m. TAllied ground losses:
' N* ]3 v4 h. a1 x& @$ J( L49 casualties reported
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6 W- w! l% |! s2 `2 }Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |