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。。。。" Z; }' E! i$ I8 Z/ u
' l3 p% o: h9 wAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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; h5 [* @" o5 [. W% t+ LTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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: D% {. n, o$ \8 g8 b# }9 S8 \. h' w" N1 yCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10087 u& i/ f; K8 O# ^# r/ b: k
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
3 X, j! w, f" S6 b h p5 ?4 {45 casualties reported% J1 A, A" G6 g4 u! D' Z' I! g2 F
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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: _9 H! S F0 i7 c4 V, _" l# yAllied Ships
& v6 \; n. b: o" w2 t" ODD Mugford
( G. l, C: {6 {5 A$ c- TDD Ralph Talbot" x) }3 s# L4 `8 T" d0 b' E2 N
DD Patterson4 U: r2 {4 E# t/ s) v1 r4 v0 i
DD Ellet* H6 n& z; T, ]* S
DD Wilson# M& j3 N7 Q$ }
DD Selfridge. F' m( D- W& o5 y: |4 z* m t
CL Hobart" N) W& N7 A! B; X+ F
CA Australia
" c3 w; m6 q- p8 O z' GCA Vincennes4 I2 u0 \+ C: W
CA San Francisco/ [4 p5 P/ B; ]1 g/ I
CA Minneapolis2 H4 R$ H" }- n) W. E
CA New Orleans: U/ ~ n2 D! M( k, r9 I: E
CA Salt Lake City$ u# W& D) \1 Y+ B n' C
CA Chicago" x: o2 I e& c# B3 r9 M5 ]. a2 ?
CA Portland) ]5 B; P6 K% E
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Japanese ground losses:( D" d7 M8 n8 @5 b5 L4 P
46 casualties reported
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Port hits 3! T) J/ y' c, s0 t: T
Port fuel hits 1
+ s2 P2 g& `8 j1 IPort supply hits 42 w9 ~% V/ D2 F3 ]. d4 b8 T
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4 [7 Y% J8 r5 jCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30% p$ K4 |8 b7 }1 k9 I. n: p
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94% P5 q s# z: l" O
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: X- X) J' B- y* l' n4 a. H# ?Japanese ground losses:
; K1 V b% I# P4 o2 f111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 300 l. A* F2 {' n( X
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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8 P, |& D9 g/ F2 o" q# `105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
# H% r: D G% T/ A( |, G HJapanese Ships% T) L! ^( g7 S+ @* q
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
4 X7 C0 |# A- ~9 S+ NPC Tama Maru #8
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Z7 N9 E9 T. @" x3 d7 HJapanese ground losses:
0 K3 C; B1 C! ?, G* ]5 |# @3 b2 l" A98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,974 O+ R; I( V& [# g2 f( U4 b( d
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* d: \8 _$ C4 f8 uAllied ground losses:
' O- X* X3 v: \# D18 casualties reported
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" `. n* U- R" ?7 }Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009- y2 ]: |6 r5 ] ]1 Q) S
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,979 |8 W/ N: E* e# j1 ?1 V
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! |4 A9 V1 A5 k8 o5 M* FAllied ground losses:! U! n1 K4 E0 p+ y
168 casualties reported: \# ~# o0 ]( O: o( E* Q ^ u. A
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft5 K, E; @$ _* J% y) [2 ^% d$ f: \
SOC-3 Seagull x 1& X" u9 B, T: _& V4 H6 G- H9 n) {. ]
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No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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! A! D1 p& ]* TAllied aircraft
" [: b% m) d2 }1 U4 G- k( |' HPBY Catalina x 2, ?2 a, }; o" L, `1 n
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' S( S: j k+ xNo Allied losses7 A! v$ P) K, @
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( N- v( S6 N( u+ V. sDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft2 t4 D V9 R$ m. |4 D6 ]& M
G4M1 Betty x 626 q" X* h! ^. L# ]. V8 f A
3 t: s* \% I1 L9 _: p' CAllied aircraft
G# c/ C* N- G+ ^9 }9 fF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
& A7 {; ]4 Q- j, fF4F-4 Wildcat x 22) B2 ]1 ~" _+ f# d4 O/ w
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 A# D) [' d1 ?; O1 R7 ]# V) xG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged' _1 s; S, m9 ] j+ a' d
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Allied aircraft losses
" v$ `: j# K' T& O( N; a$ UF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
) @ E$ v/ N/ zF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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5 y% [) |. P9 Z8 g7 h- l! D. TAllied Ships* |1 _% l3 e, J" i6 | K
AP George F. Elliot
/ `+ H; D+ ^" f' GAK Libra9 p* r- B4 T. g s% t
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4; D6 C+ x' {% l# E6 B
DMS Zane0 H" A- r4 J! ~8 T5 ~
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 46 T8 R/ Q9 g! b
AK Betelgeuse
# i5 F, ^/ N1 U. e' PDD Helm% j" z* |" g) L
AK Fomalhaut
4 d& @8 M6 u% t. x+ M7 dAP McCawley4 y' h8 L6 n: |" I7 @$ k
DD Henley
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Aircraft Attacking:
) G' X1 _$ q/ Q) C7 c+ m! E% ~# V2 d 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
7 ?+ y7 R* P5 v8 l3 T7 P- j 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ c$ D: Y8 ^( _& ~
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
# \4 d4 A w. w* \( d$ p5 t 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 S9 f( ]1 C! K6 V9 ?/ D. P/ G; V 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 Q$ |: W0 r. O* K+ b ? 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. n2 T+ M9 A! m0 s) _8 U 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 I% q4 o7 C1 t" T, I( M; v 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 x3 F. H+ a1 {$ ^1 x
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# n7 E7 }4 A( K* `3 _5 [1 J
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& y& K9 }1 r2 D* Q' n6 M# ` 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ t: m0 h6 J8 G% b 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' { p) C! l E+ Y' c
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% r" s4 U: r( `! |- k3 Y/ Z2 s9 e
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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& s. y' T- g4 ^/ P# K$ KDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97( Y% y {& A, M# \
0 F# ]; B- y7 h) ]Japanese aircraft
]& X8 X& S6 D! D; LG4M1 Betty x 3
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Allied aircraft
0 U S) y8 V/ K. Q* SF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
' p: N4 j! q2 d$ [% `F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses
( b: B% k5 q; |$ PG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed2 [# ]( K0 e3 S2 K
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Allied Ships
8 a% Q4 A( z' ]" r7 Y- A, w: Q/ TCA Portland4 k& X3 M( b0 O! Y' F
# e' p- k; w4 Y, NAircraft Attacking:
. ?! F8 P2 w( s, M K% f6 z 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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Japanese aircraft
. S! y% u& I4 I/ q2 VA6M2 Zero x 18
" o% L) t4 e8 r' M2 M6 W6 ?& dA6M3 Zero x 6
) H2 U( t( C3 z5 ZG4M1 Betty x 5' I: T7 T7 p' g$ h) F# l
$ c9 u& I+ ?, ?* I$ N# SAllied aircraft/ z7 F3 d0 E" n5 Q
P-39D Airacobra x 240 s: P0 T Z" w& e6 b1 J2 c. r1 T# Z
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 j: S6 M5 v) _) W& x: d" zA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged1 E, q0 P' W( A: t x
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged7 w& W9 J0 r7 Z Z) N, [5 |
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Allied aircraft losses
* h7 }& P. R. E- _# M( i( J7 h# [P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed" z$ o$ m; W) h8 g% T5 E
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Runway hits 3& r0 O+ V' J5 h% r7 T
- H0 ~; c2 y: O# c$ J; I, VAircraft Attacking:4 z2 _ p! J- N! `
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
e9 z$ Y( B' F1 R5 m2 O; E 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 H$ h. A. ^3 L% u9 y
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- [9 p) e5 [6 h8 bDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft
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- @- ~* k8 i4 v1 ZA6M2 Zero x 6+ n9 [% ?/ s1 _+ d1 b1 G
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Allied aircraft
8 p3 |/ G/ C4 \0 J" PSBD Dauntless x 49! u1 ?* t# \5 C) \" O
TBF Avenger x 30
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& V# O( Q) x8 [/ ~ R3 o! xJapanese aircraft losses
( O" P( }) z! R( F$ z4 oA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged1 b& \: \$ I; i4 c+ c9 C( X
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Allied aircraft losses3 f0 e* m3 U* W2 c; Y
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged% _! n. n5 O' {, Y) r
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships' C9 R0 `; ? o/ l9 H7 m+ V
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
; w3 [- v0 T/ ^TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: L" [& A- Z8 A) A3 H5 cDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire. u+ X x# p X6 t
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 t O+ H+ y) c) |6 l$ Y* CAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( Q2 z' G5 w( W* A# B* vAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- ~( m& |* j5 _# d7 V1 l
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ x0 y1 ]7 w# C9 |TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire! H+ f1 D+ w0 M1 q, Z/ i
TK Ogura Maru #3
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Japanese ground losses:
" V3 m1 |/ Y8 W9 H/ Z1 Y. g1 A54 casualties reported! j- D: G8 K5 x) ?$ o
8 }5 \: g- s9 x% \, nAircraft Attacking:
u0 }; S1 X, c1 l5 N: g$ } 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 ^! r) j# N9 Z& i' q6 \0 f
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. v2 A z% X$ r5 @( s$ n! \/ I& g 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ X1 ^$ U) ^, o 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& ]9 j, e% m7 H( Z" p. O2 h 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 B* C" g4 q8 M( C3 d) _# i1 w$ n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 U6 `% _8 i: n4 C% r+ w
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 {1 s6 }, o. @+ U- M5 O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 |! Q- l; x2 `0 [- R; ?$ A" t 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet, A5 O/ c& @ b' q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' a% A2 I& K# H, }# s0 b7 N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& O. K7 P+ `# u) P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( P& u8 D! [5 S9 U% y9 g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 m# X' j$ t. z, m/ y- M$ Q- G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 _- R* v6 b- C! E4 M# [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 X( ?6 y% m7 U" I% x& C, D: Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% D+ T: @6 N6 i+ G5 Q 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 h0 {0 F% }9 n( S0 d 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% H9 d! i- a- ] 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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( F5 n- J0 a9 F* f) aSub attack at 60,865 o. r- t$ D* H5 _$ }. _
7 q! K& \3 |$ G) U+ u9 YJapanese Ships
6 F5 T/ a& b( ]( CPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 F4 O# D! `, T- F: iPC Ch 23
0 u& ~7 o6 h. u) U0 l0 k; |9 dPC Ch 188 c2 w$ I b) u' M1 D
PC Ch 177 l* d; k6 f2 J4 [7 Q
PC Ch 16
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7 n- H9 H* @4 r* F6 ^ d7 m* GSS Greenling
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: K$ E! P H; v- D6 l* {+ ?Ground combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack2 H- A9 [; k$ @* ?. E
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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3 A% f! Q/ v Z( T: qDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466; H) w# F8 s$ y6 k4 b t/ ]
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$ H& B3 O1 v+ z& }" _Allied ground losses:
, g; y; U- N" R7 }# t3 X9 casualties reported" e( q7 O3 |8 O( k* \+ @; h3 p
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- K/ W7 ~& Z4 A7 ~* P+ [' vGround combat at Gili Gili
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+ o2 R e9 p% s9 K$ a9 I. n2 aAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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1 _& a0 J% H9 L2 E5 gDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5& T: h' D# X0 M( W) L: D3 A
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Japanese ground losses:4 z0 O# X% _! F4 N6 M. F* [2 o5 n
16 casualties reported
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( x" ^0 z2 W, LGround combat at Lunga
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% D; o, w7 ]# p2 M, r6 YAllied Shock attack! C7 T( \" l) a
4 |4 K' s) i6 O& b0 S6 J) [$ [Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466# f8 F& _; P p, X6 [+ O
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 497 N' H" y5 Y% e/ Z, [
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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9 S# ?' G0 Y% Z0 tJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 + M9 s( F5 S% L
3 `# }6 @3 m5 g& w; s" [# M I% sAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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: J2 U: t, `8 a; }5 U- O; N7 EAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!% o) O5 r: G) ~( @3 J
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0 m$ ?2 e5 n# q: YJapanese ground losses:
( ]& d0 q; `3 u8 V" P! q; g397 casualties reported
1 ^* _$ Y0 P+ ]& RGuns lost 2
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L) i6 X. j) c. |. a* w5 q/ o% SAllied ground losses: r U- ^' s9 U
49 casualties reported6 k: o/ l+ H" x' r& K
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/ U, o9 {% A. t, m$ m, ]5 G ~Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |