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。。。。# R+ Q; e& x y7 p
6 R h! S) ~3 a' h% {4 y8 rAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42" U- k+ w/ S6 @+ I& | t6 u
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97" |4 Y: E. h* g5 U
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008& O( R/ Q# ^% |' j! a; X3 D$ u
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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8 D0 }$ _$ v$ b/ W& sAllied ground losses:7 J6 R J! l* t
45 casualties reported
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# q9 G& t0 ]1 `+ PNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships
9 x% L$ C2 q- V9 [/ G; d8 e- FDD Mugford5 \! i9 C) O) p
DD Ralph Talbot
3 L- L2 c1 S* iDD Patterson0 s: S7 G- a2 Y7 J* M; j' a! N
DD Ellet( M8 f6 T5 g) M4 |( R
DD Wilson
) K6 c" N- P, `, T1 C Z# YDD Selfridge
$ B5 S t5 p: q1 D1 gCL Hobart
$ y% Z3 @3 D9 k0 J& RCA Australia
, ?8 e4 k. j$ P* W/ YCA Vincennes
; F3 ?/ }$ N& e, m0 ?5 q! K+ ICA San Francisco
' b, T3 Q* Q# TCA Minneapolis
4 i7 m/ ], ^6 ~5 H! _: F- ICA New Orleans
( s E9 ?; { D5 q3 c- fCA Salt Lake City
" @1 _, Y/ N+ T( `: c9 v& {CA Chicago2 ^3 p6 |$ R9 {) B, B
CA Portland$ \% v# P$ ~! s1 H+ c0 N. A# n0 O
4 ~4 w( r, {5 Q! q5 M) Y! XJapanese ground losses:
0 k- Y# J) G U! b+ d9 _" D46 casualties reported
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Port hits 3
6 b4 w3 x3 P0 s8 E' ], u8 ]Port fuel hits 1
6 V* }6 {9 e3 T5 o8 Z/ p% cPort supply hits 4
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6 \# K8 P9 M0 r) K1 ?Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30+ D5 H$ a G" R8 d" s% H
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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9 G! W+ G; D0 l( e7 Q, U9 J* e& u; ?6 GJapanese ground losses:
6 k& N* r1 {) U% C! S3 H111 casualties reported7 G: |8 @: P: w9 M2 I/ }/ z1 l& e
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9 i- {8 c% u2 YCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
/ h( k2 f" @4 NTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94( J& P4 Z, a5 R) Y
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.) n9 I) K0 \; H4 A
Japanese Ships. {2 B2 u' ? @9 O) a
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
; k( L. i3 U& {& |( i& i& IPC Tama Maru #8" p$ t% _9 V" s5 T0 T1 o( ^) y
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Japanese ground losses:
5 X2 D: z% O' p9 z* V2 O98 casualties reported
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6 O* O4 T# _4 o* }TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97! p: J7 g, J* I* [, l6 G" d
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2 @/ E+ Z: H: |" d. v% @Allied ground losses:8 I9 q! t1 U$ h7 g
18 casualties reported
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( q7 t; W+ Y! ~: MCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
! `, E9 n1 g/ eTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
9 u8 S4 F$ o# j- G. b: a168 casualties reported
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- g4 a7 i9 C6 s$ V. BDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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5 E& l0 Q4 s$ u$ R% Q% _Allied aircraft+ X: U! [ ^+ E7 U" q
SOC-3 Seagull x 13 l a2 \5 k+ ]- \+ K. }* F& Z% K* i7 c
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No Allied losses
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& v2 b6 m/ }8 |Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,976 w, E P# B& t0 q
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Allied aircraft
. R: F5 O: t( y0 P9 }' ]$ F& Y, JPBY Catalina x 2* ~/ R; U/ v$ ^( d, R/ m
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No Allied losses# j) |4 a* Z: Q2 {, D( \3 b
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' S9 ?# M2 x) z. b* U" D8 y* ]Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97" |7 m6 P U3 B! @
! i0 F, O i* z; e( ]9 TJapanese aircraft
% c9 J# ^) F; B- {0 [% EG4M1 Betty x 627 Q" X- P) t* O8 } t- n- v: z/ u6 i* C
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Allied aircraft
/ W" P; }# Y' }' K5 UF4F-3 Wildcat x 12+ c# n* g" X6 D; X8 M1 a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses2 C% l* _! H7 \3 r
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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4 Z) l7 P' r3 k7 E: jAllied aircraft losses
3 P/ t7 M- g$ A: l6 t: s( Z) k' a2 a- oF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
$ r; V. \7 M9 YF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged9 V, y4 R9 p+ T) E1 U, k
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Allied Ships7 k7 D9 C: n. q" u. k% |+ e1 q' v
AP George F. Elliot+ T4 o( G; ^6 r3 `
AK Libra; C) |6 H4 e- O0 ` S% j
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
, }+ u6 z+ x/ o' p( F6 `: Z1 w/ ADMS Zane0 l5 f& B7 C' v+ F' H
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
6 u' A P9 @) @% v6 A$ CAK Betelgeuse
% t9 b8 p5 Z5 f p6 VDD Helm
5 V) r, f: ~' V. x2 v# N+ zAK Fomalhaut
9 R5 {7 g) W, bAP McCawley
8 S; P4 p ]7 a6 BDD Henley6 D+ Q- N$ |$ D
* |+ U7 X5 F2 FAircraft Attacking:
& m3 ?0 H+ x: o7 Q0 F& Z 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 B: D4 B2 B/ ` S1 N
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; }8 T. w. [# S8 Y4 F) }: j
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 Y8 z$ n7 V1 l0 i4 C- e6 J, o) R' H
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
/ o3 a, x9 m- g n$ G 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
) {8 M# `4 Q# R 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ B- N& X* r1 v 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
) S H+ E' ?' [' n6 } 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 m, g. N' A# A' o! Z4 g
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 l! S" ^$ U0 L; a" g$ C0 V% h 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ x% @7 l) P& P5 Q- X* i" |1 t( e: T% S 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
7 R: j* j$ K! W& g6 W7 A 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. g5 n7 V T# H6 g 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ m* [; H9 N. }2 D0 s3 h1 x8 e. F8 O
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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; S" d7 h7 o0 [. gJapanese aircraft
" J% N g- y5 K0 T KG4M1 Betty x 3, P0 |) _4 k1 P
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Allied aircraft
7 @8 V# x+ V3 t, @! ZF4F-3 Wildcat x 12+ k, A- p0 X3 \2 c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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2 j) D9 y& }) O9 UJapanese aircraft losses, x& U1 z, r3 h$ ?& m+ \8 v0 p. E' @
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed2 m& ], o9 R1 C
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6 x0 \- O3 ?3 v. q% V( L9 d6 [* g6 |Allied Ships9 b) Z3 I; E7 A
CA Portland9 ?4 w) b$ A' A. m2 a0 k# ~
$ m& A# G( E; L ?9 X6 ]Aircraft Attacking:% v8 v" r {% b7 D
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ Q: g# E& B2 R. _0 K2 Z
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft
0 r. e. y7 {4 V$ o6 AA6M2 Zero x 18
: V8 c S4 ]. Y' V, QA6M3 Zero x 6
+ k+ y' r, ]) K+ HG4M1 Betty x 58 p$ q6 s1 P1 F/ M+ w! @; M! d
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Allied aircraft! d5 J! a& }! D* ?
P-39D Airacobra x 246 _$ J. E% U1 j! o( D( C- P
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Japanese aircraft losses2 a% D% W" \( I+ ?$ T. X: ?0 q
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
* C; d j _' p6 HG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
2 H7 B) S% \/ p/ d4 I6 q
2 `4 L7 n$ U" B. g# M4 _0 Q: B3 }Allied aircraft losses: L% ` b! J- b) H) u) @
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed4 E9 B9 q9 N& P7 P3 g2 s9 `' ~, }
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Runway hits 33 |2 G! S d) d( D% n
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 \; C! O# ]+ [, o: U+ | 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ V( I4 p6 a9 V5 O ~1 Y1 @- p 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 f& H5 ?8 L% D8 C
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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( }9 e) e# F( E( VJapanese aircraft
/ A+ z( T: A- M$ T$ XA6M2-N Rufe x 37 `+ W6 \7 n3 T
A6M2 Zero x 6
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4 x) C' \, j4 b. aAllied aircraft5 \' X8 Z; N/ U B+ Q- k
SBD Dauntless x 49
& ?- [+ J2 E1 s& g, k9 h sTBF Avenger x 30! P) p& \7 \$ n2 N. f. A6 {
; k3 Z$ c' Q) R0 |; c3 v/ cJapanese aircraft losses5 W, `0 }, t; l( F% [8 R3 O: k
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged4 F* U2 M3 X) g: U4 s" a0 j
4 F' g r B; n& ?8 P- N! X; L FAllied aircraft losses
# P0 H8 m8 x7 I9 n1 |7 _SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged( @8 a8 D3 y [( {# ^
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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3 L' L& F* B4 Y% Y! @0 jJapanese Ships
( m; h. j: L4 l, ?DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage/ n: f ]7 i" T! ~: `/ H4 s" Z
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; U4 l( Z# }6 f B) |
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 X7 H9 E1 _5 t5 ^AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" i& [4 ?5 G3 |APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ e" Q/ Q; Q4 [2 s1 ] k+ M" }APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( r$ l0 y, o# E S) l7 RDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 o" {. S; {( J1 y5 I _TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire- X- ^" @. W |7 o
TK Ogura Maru #39 R$ J4 n8 z; _- {2 y) m; l
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Japanese ground losses:' K7 B) l% ~% p. ^0 V
54 casualties reported# m) B8 v N8 S( F+ [: Z
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Aircraft Attacking:
' v! v$ n4 q5 @' ?6 W# b$ G 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 N- H1 j4 @: M: x3 _' ]7 C& r 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# d& @: o0 h# n ~# O) E 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 o" b3 @* C+ O* t# {; B
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) s! T8 G& q5 T, V 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
i, Q2 p) M/ w3 I# ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; t0 U. ]$ \: k: M V! d# V4 U
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" s8 V/ @/ U& e+ X, j! e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: ^( o2 L: s: P |/ o* K 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet# J/ B6 z- `. u1 S$ p
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 n! m7 X% N) G. ~% m4 I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 \4 u/ C7 p+ D8 | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& ^5 G/ V9 h, u7 W( Y4 C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: ^0 e+ I, K- z \- A# C! }# p8 \/ a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. s3 {6 P6 r. k( _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; W# q! @, q2 \; \1 V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* O, L2 A( ^* a4 O! p) P* m* R
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 s+ ?$ u% ]6 p$ b q8 m
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' T& L0 ^, M9 M: j 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet" \! K! [) |( Z1 z
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) Z' `2 W& W6 ?' {6 _5 ]2 y' e3 \Sub attack at 60,86. E9 D, x* a9 d, i$ q$ ?, e+ z
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# Q% N* l+ K) {1 L& r6 gPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 r8 u: t* D2 { U U9 xPC Ch 23
; T* d6 h* m/ B" lPC Ch 18( W( i a5 t5 z
PC Ch 17. z) M2 p% r. I' M- s
PC Ch 162 d9 }5 x/ l5 K* \* b+ v
+ ^/ G4 b/ A) YAllied Ships$ y5 Z7 V' V: l- W r, B
SS Greenling6 F1 k* E! ? P9 O6 Z
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( U7 w* c. _3 r! h3 DGround combat at Lunga6 ]4 f. w) `7 @4 [8 k
% a1 Q8 R/ q2 |7 b4 zJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 495 P& S2 S' |; f$ j; y4 m% P
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:- K0 {9 ~) r* f3 L
9 casualties reported7 E* ~: S2 U# `* Y; w
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! j; ~ ]9 v4 k* Z- L' uGround combat at Gili Gili9 w* |, n0 H) A8 Z
2 T) z: \' K; D: AAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1260 w3 W% h& Y6 \2 K1 q
9 D W2 E2 B3 E i nDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5/ O% ~3 H4 E, n9 P) t
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Japanese ground losses:' R! c8 U% t3 h8 q7 t: F7 j4 g
16 casualties reported
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. l( q/ C9 Y' y0 V7 [: FGround combat at Lunga
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- h/ m( b8 ^- [Allied Shock attack: d$ [1 _ ?4 M7 O% d1 N+ Q5 @, J
e# i* b" [4 B1 \5 yAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466 o) w2 G/ K+ T$ w( S
& _, C) R g& IDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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1 g6 }1 |0 v$ H' cAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 5 D% ^# p8 Z- O
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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9 m2 ]. |7 v+ j; ~' v9 bAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) 0 d* g/ l; g; N- }2 [
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!* ~3 j @* D( O0 G3 s9 K. [4 k
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Japanese ground losses:; P! F* x4 Y& j! `! l
397 casualties reported2 z9 n) E% `5 e1 q; R
Guns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:3 ]9 i2 P# h5 y. q- T$ y8 ~
49 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |