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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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42; Z. |& K* k1 r9 t! P3 y: @/ E; D0 F
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10084 H# a7 g+ M; @2 j% p- N: Z: J x# e
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97" T9 D" R8 N0 a
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9 c; m. i3 m4 U2 R' ]Allied ground losses:- P, {5 p9 t8 Z% G
45 casualties reported
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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+ C/ |# W: a* G' f' x! D5 tDD Mugford! i! ]3 C; B5 q c! s% M2 D/ d
DD Ralph Talbot
. m3 w+ D# t/ V4 W% D9 I% ^9 oDD Patterson: F9 M4 Z$ I/ R4 {
DD Ellet% c1 o+ f- h* ^2 h
DD Wilson3 a4 s; z7 ^1 W: w
DD Selfridge0 Y$ f3 F- w( z0 h" D/ l! `
CL Hobart
! ^; Z* r! T7 F! v( _) [CA Australia
7 v0 d0 M! C9 v; u$ C3 J& [& hCA Vincennes3 r1 ]* i5 ?; J! E
CA San Francisco
. U! S0 M) r, y$ |CA Minneapolis& X8 `& H, ^" D3 ]9 L6 u
CA New Orleans
l2 Y% w6 O7 K7 H% _/ QCA Salt Lake City
' Z1 w$ }. N/ |) hCA Chicago4 ~1 m9 E( m" B5 s! j( u9 b& Y
CA Portland
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Japanese ground losses:. y# M7 r3 s8 v) }3 v0 w
46 casualties reported
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Port hits 3# n3 ~: L' _$ U- Z9 P% ~ v
Port fuel hits 1& E3 W% Z: |1 {- K
Port supply hits 4
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" V$ ^' l: b: q1 g: a! kCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
/ H) ]3 o8 q, R6 t# F& vTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,944 w. C+ `4 m" D2 M0 W/ t/ ]# B v. n6 ~
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Japanese ground losses:
% b- u$ }' `* L* B- K; j+ \111 casualties reported8 V+ K5 H; R2 U+ b8 \2 W+ m. l. T" N
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
& C! i7 Z; A) k E& E- ?8 iTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94; ~4 Q- v4 P: S7 ^) ~3 k: Y$ c
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. N6 ~! p, E+ P* N( h+ R4 g
Japanese Ships
% F7 Y: g9 F( f3 g; }; xDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
" [8 i/ a* H5 ]$ KPC Tama Maru #8
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. J& h4 N9 p' |. W2 [% \Japanese ground losses:
4 K9 ^5 c; t% `$ f2 c% a98 casualties reported! s |. w! T7 ~% B/ [( ` M
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7 c2 ^; W9 V/ Q& R) ^3 ~TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97' |5 g+ k e# W2 R
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2 @" N; ?3 }. eAllied ground losses:# L3 S3 w- x# R5 o9 q3 _
18 casualties reported. b7 o1 |$ q) S3 x3 Y* h* S' x
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! B6 I$ B8 v; Z" f C; x3 ~. R& DCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009. h f( O( k1 w5 `! \6 l( I, Q
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,976 }; d3 Q/ o8 ?
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Allied ground losses:
. k( }: v# B2 v/ w7 D) r, K# A0 b4 q168 casualties reported$ y) E5 i2 e% _& t/ X& l
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97" ?4 s9 N- `8 I. g2 X# k
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Allied aircraft
1 f# L' k9 U% W/ Y( ~% DSOC-3 Seagull x 1
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Z7 i6 P) D: R# I4 L0 R
No Allied losses, T8 ]. Y. v5 d- t/ V
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- }. J' m/ P3 q' }) KDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97* ~ w" S, [( p, u- S# c' r% j
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: y" x" W7 n8 \0 ~Allied aircraft
[- q* r8 u& [( k; I0 Z" R7 xPBY Catalina x 24 K7 A6 d; M- \0 r, j* R& ~4 ~
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5 t! X$ @- w- ~No Allied losses
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& Y6 m0 ^& T: S6 T) MDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,979 V# c. R+ ^8 x/ W3 G, H5 B$ W
1 V% g F2 u/ M7 eJapanese aircraft% b2 l7 ~$ }6 z* K3 g" t$ v( {
G4M1 Betty x 624 d6 C2 Y, _4 W9 r
+ j2 j9 A2 v# \! k' f. v' o, N6 uAllied aircraft) {, w& P3 v0 v F
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
H8 T$ Q( \6 F, j4 q/ uF4F-4 Wildcat x 22% @6 t8 @6 G a" ?6 { d( }) T5 L
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 b7 x) Q( e' N) s* xG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
4 y* {0 _, u0 Z0 q# T
9 f0 ?- I3 I4 g3 dAllied aircraft losses
0 K6 \4 |5 c% U$ \5 WF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
4 {5 J* g4 B* J l7 R! v* DF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Allied Ships* ` ^! A# V) H z& ]+ ^. _$ q" {( t
AP George F. Elliot
8 Q5 @5 \/ ^- ?# V7 U8 x% c( jAK Libra
+ u8 m1 x. n% R& u8 t/ U$ x$ A9 TAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
. m+ M j2 |& F& m8 I2 q$ U9 S: rDMS Zane& L- S2 q& s- G! _
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4* E( G7 ?3 M! |$ s; l' ~1 L
AK Betelgeuse
: ?/ V* m1 F8 T; ?( qDD Helm
& C+ J) g2 g8 I# @AK Fomalhaut
3 F4 T5 D& h) X% F/ E; VAP McCawley6 f. Z$ z9 k; N- N& {9 }
DD Henley
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$ a3 h* A1 w5 T* ^Aircraft Attacking:* b+ k6 t. b4 F3 {
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
5 n4 ^, m6 R V2 t$ v 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* v2 [: U8 l5 F& V1 Z 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* B! o( }* g$ |6 F7 Y
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: [' ^8 v* j0 E- f" @, _- h, x% W 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; g/ \$ l* S. {# N. P$ c# Z0 z; e
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! s( e( P$ C2 q5 F1 h6 }8 Y# A* I
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, A8 j+ K) M. B4 x. `% t4 z' e `4 D 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ U' e5 R7 k1 l1 u
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 p* e8 n: k! |
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 k% ]$ w2 o0 s1 f& L 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- i+ G b; ]) Q9 ]3 }2 s
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" ]: u. t0 M8 |5 [& B
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( Y6 s- f# L5 R" |1 C( t- f0 C
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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0 W: a$ ?/ K& k- B9 x6 ]8 RDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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" b' @+ H2 |+ S0 ~5 |$ iJapanese aircraft4 b" |& }6 W! O9 o# {6 a
G4M1 Betty x 3
% @8 x8 f5 }* G' y
6 U& `" S$ i0 S5 P3 k) x% d4 K3 zAllied aircraft
* f9 I7 e; J% s0 m! Z3 qF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
2 [* x3 P9 t7 Q/ SF4F-4 Wildcat x 21: a( M; d6 u A$ [ R( S( ?1 T1 x
3 y2 q* R' p0 z. c$ |Japanese aircraft losses
$ s; \9 a) h- e" I. m* k' U9 \# @G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships
' u7 n# N) o* \8 JCA Portland
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. p& `- Y3 ^9 q& oAircraft Attacking:
! d( V& i* ~8 @9 l2 ]) B1 m 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 A. V. u, E, U) _( E$ c4 n( g
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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, ~0 \: I+ ]' i. qJapanese aircraft" n5 _- H" x+ r! l
A6M2 Zero x 18
0 |8 \6 _6 y; SA6M3 Zero x 61 i& \4 Z% u# F7 K
G4M1 Betty x 5& Z! Q# _; J: i3 G9 w8 |3 \9 B+ ]
( T2 T% K a* E: Q/ dAllied aircraft
; x6 M& E5 m8 f1 \! dP-39D Airacobra x 24
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* _" Y8 r1 H) d& J3 CJapanese aircraft losses
0 H; @" x( N, `: A' SA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
+ ^1 R- `3 J! A9 YG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged/ {5 O C7 d6 x$ r
. i* q# b6 t! m5 J: ^5 a) z# RAllied aircraft losses
+ l0 o0 t6 L( D4 b vP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed+ V0 w! M+ d6 z9 Y5 c9 t
5 u' q4 V0 o) |% \6 IRunway hits 3
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: N, X2 W( G' wAircraft Attacking:- l/ h8 b, E: W' G; x
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
/ l" P2 f+ _/ S$ ]9 U$ c# Y 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! n9 o! |+ X$ R6 Q
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93- Q/ @: B% T# y/ v) B
6 e5 W5 u, H! Z/ E/ ]- kJapanese aircraft$ n( v3 m) Y9 U4 ]7 w
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
1 p* a, {, u$ M6 X- F* NA6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft9 P* {1 V/ Y: x! R# F- \1 R% r
SBD Dauntless x 49
4 t0 S$ l# d1 {, N. g& NTBF Avenger x 300 M$ S: B" ?/ e) B
3 n9 F2 R+ T8 t! d3 y8 \& a" j9 U p
Japanese aircraft losses
- e" i6 ~2 z' ^A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged7 x! W6 ?5 k- ~$ D( |8 a
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Allied aircraft losses6 \6 ]2 O: S& _, Y$ ]; e
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
2 K6 a) K+ b8 c8 }8 wTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged6 w# j% U& e R
3 N0 [7 a- I9 T8 @ H5 R1 jJapanese Ships
) i- e' Q5 Z+ U: r- A$ rDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage$ {: h: M. I6 y7 Q. G
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
W1 y; @# Q4 Q* tDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ i! |0 s4 }7 yAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
( g9 w9 H. y7 Y5 |. yAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 r3 ~ z4 t' U3 C5 I: HAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, J- u$ N a J0 o; S# N
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( b0 a9 n2 C9 D" J) Q/ s
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 T2 M$ ^+ q& p4 d! T% YTK Ogura Maru #3
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Japanese ground losses:3 L E. _6 u9 _
54 casualties reported; \) C7 a$ ~% p! y( n
; x& U3 Q; n& f! M9 @% Q2 C, FAircraft Attacking:4 k# R: G( m \% s
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 y1 }) m% U% D: }$ G$ M3 ] 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet& f- e* L! i3 g8 h9 U) l
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 i( I( o3 w! r9 X7 |0 [ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& _; ~, j' N. D% K, t: I& a$ F 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" c, t- E# D1 V* f9 S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* {5 z! ?8 c2 G. {: O. y
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& B) b4 d5 h8 N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ }/ D$ e5 R! _7 N* i3 S
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet& d7 V$ J7 H' C5 b" q( O/ a% ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( d# S8 `6 b0 N8 d, N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 Q1 E" m, \* w8 X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& K* B+ r6 v* I1 ~' O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ c* d3 k+ m) R, h3 K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( D& @! }8 G+ o" ^; r% T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ Q0 P, U) u& g0 ^: Z0 `+ c5 b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' V, H V& @9 q! V 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet, a h' w, n) E m( X+ N
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 f- a, _' H& I. V+ U
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet* S9 F+ o- d" V6 \1 w* ]
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5 B% G4 V' Y9 M7 B! b7 M6 d8 O. HSub attack at 60,86
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Japanese Ships
0 t1 \) O0 z0 J9 a m( vPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' d; B% P2 Q& _PC Ch 23
! N" r% c' Z1 Q- u! N8 V( vPC Ch 18' W' b% U& y" E' C& L
PC Ch 17: u9 w2 c6 v; [
PC Ch 16% ]3 d; I8 n3 q$ N% O
9 g" B+ x" X" W9 {, d" G8 cAllied Ships
z x+ c ^, [7 M9 bSS Greenling; r7 e5 I* ~1 T. l3 R! c
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Ground combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49. \. g$ M" D$ q" @* x0 _9 K+ |
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466& G3 I( {9 E" ?3 \# X0 M
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Allied ground losses:/ }, P( R3 g Z% Y- r. p( i* l2 t2 w
9 casualties reported
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! ~$ J" U2 ^. AGround combat at Gili Gili
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4 o0 ^3 J0 o/ M* eAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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3 j8 l" \1 _ }5 Y9 F( V6 ZDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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# n4 z0 h3 X) l n0 jJapanese ground losses:2 @$ j% B- ^/ I0 |4 I+ z
16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga
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Allied Shock attack) x+ y7 l& Y' y1 t+ V2 X, J
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49* z; D& T1 G9 J
+ W- W6 F/ @1 v! w, hAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 ( r3 B5 B! E* z/ Z5 z/ B1 ~) w
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 4 c6 M" l* v# D6 S) b
) K) z6 L: ^6 p. qAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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9 K1 c& y: x$ ^5 ~" J; t1 [Japanese ground losses:% ]1 Z# {$ j/ o( m6 @/ @
397 casualties reported: ^* ` u$ N2 T
Guns lost 2- u6 ]0 T! ` Z: A% e
j3 i; x, q2 P0 J1 \Allied ground losses:
: G3 e: j( B% t, W- E49 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |