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
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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; ]# S p8 O3 z3 ]" RCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
6 j2 t. c6 M/ l/ W4 zTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:, y% x/ w* C! B, o; l. h$ M
45 casualties reported
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. A$ x C- ] S4 _Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships
4 r$ w' Z% k3 @* j6 M3 V5 ?DD Mugford2 {- G! {0 Y2 E3 f
DD Ralph Talbot+ I$ t5 b1 U/ A0 v3 X( R
DD Patterson5 }. f2 {0 h* m3 L1 I
DD Ellet6 F( W- h, y4 |8 W' g) X& i O( p. I
DD Wilson
7 A7 S) ^, [; w, f1 RDD Selfridge; L$ h2 ~0 j0 L- `& j
CL Hobart$ Z, k7 G: T( J4 m$ ?+ [
CA Australia
; v& H/ ], O+ j& ~0 ~' e1 YCA Vincennes
8 a9 N1 G1 a3 P" I- h- }CA San Francisco0 y* _3 B! [' P
CA Minneapolis: L5 M0 H( G# {" t6 Q2 F
CA New Orleans/ T$ s' {: q# J$ i
CA Salt Lake City
9 m/ e6 e" h! o8 @8 ~2 }CA Chicago
: e; J4 C3 {9 s( D8 \CA Portland
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4 Q; C! n, f2 w0 J/ l' o2 O' tJapanese ground losses:5 Y3 D: A0 k# L* T3 o1 W! F1 x( n
46 casualties reported7 M& M$ a1 A8 z& M: b! v) ~* L; X
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Port hits 3
$ ~# d8 M# i2 g1 v5 WPort fuel hits 1. {, \# N, A/ Q: E" ?) I& U
Port supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 304 t1 p) J- f7 f+ [, L
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94" K, N+ U! A+ i( @4 Y: @8 B
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Japanese ground losses:
2 [1 ] U" b: l: O. I8 ?111 casualties reported) a' { Y* R. b" ^- u; o
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
( J# f. F% k( s6 C% H3 p7 q* Y( ?, ITF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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4 B& }! n9 n4 k; B1 {2 H105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
0 P3 K- \) A; z' o' cJapanese Ships
7 G0 {: y- s# z/ `* j: dDD Namikaze, Shell hits 17 Z* Y& ?0 q0 V+ I, }0 t; W( A
PC Tama Maru #84 E L# r, Y# A9 ^+ |! i' `
) k' _/ Z' ~( @! h6 QJapanese ground losses:1 g4 G% b. a! I% n1 X* c
98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97+ a# E8 N- Z/ A3 G! G6 I
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Allied ground losses:6 d+ d8 Z" X, `, k. E
18 casualties reported6 U; o5 `7 H' n {2 C0 \% J
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1 l; I4 I9 @1 K5 E8 cCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009$ L4 {6 H; U2 X5 \& X% J
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,971 i) ~, C* Q2 y& M
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1 g+ \/ i [! A: I1 r- n* f8 rAllied ground losses:
0 E: H0 A/ h' x168 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97; C) s; w' v0 S/ J& @
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Allied aircraft
: @( w8 G3 H, k1 C& TSOC-3 Seagull x 1
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3 F1 A; B; A: I: L# y( fNo Allied losses
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Allied aircraft `* h6 w. G) g& b! F. K. r
PBY Catalina x 2
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+ E" A, \2 B8 ~7 O' ZNo Allied losses
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" I, n: x% C1 b& H" z; ODay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,976 c; _0 n# f. G5 W
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Japanese aircraft
J. x5 A5 S9 B; q" rG4M1 Betty x 62) h/ }! ~9 A v& N8 f
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3 S, O! Y: c k, OF4F-3 Wildcat x 126 n+ C, F; O$ F" N. M
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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& ]- \; d' X7 V5 E; k) K+ TJapanese aircraft losses
6 [8 L3 c7 C1 E/ G! gG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
, T2 u# y P' v( m6 LF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged3 H# v! r+ w: L3 {' o+ k/ z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged; ]% ] X6 @8 `+ t
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Allied Ships8 p" [+ G4 p* U0 h
AP George F. Elliot9 j, K4 e: B( h% v2 U& g5 u
AK Libra
/ w& s+ Z: X+ |9 c& u) VAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
% R) v" W, r& U2 U+ i s# ?% C1 Z# mDMS Zane- q" [. d/ ^9 C. b9 O% e4 N
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
! p6 S2 T3 j ?( n3 Z* G" `% wAK Betelgeuse* j: C* ?" z D
DD Helm% J- f3 g' I3 c
AK Fomalhaut% W& t- \# Q( |& d
AP McCawley& X1 e' R4 E; ^# N: U) T# b/ F
DD Henley4 U0 D/ I- ~: P5 A$ F( w, \. @3 ~8 i
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 _! N3 w. S5 N0 u4 Y 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ B0 G) \ \$ d# y 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 k! F- ~& d! [/ R7 ]8 C 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 S: f- q5 l: s6 }5 T
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: W2 P& N. t6 H$ p+ X
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ B E |: O* n, F! _2 M
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' @% b+ G4 ^; b8 R
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: R$ `' p. |% T d7 V+ Q& G1 a# r
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ ]5 p, N: A! L# }
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ |' e9 w& g' K 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( \% t. c' U. d+ f+ G/ H' j2 R5 s 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, y. w4 d- D. V" Q! f 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 O8 C2 p; M) ~# ?$ N9 H, \! H 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 m. `. t8 x! ]- X& i
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 `9 L) X7 C! s$ ?1 {9 t
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- R7 a/ ` H4 x3 P9 t* H9 W6 cDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97+ [, _4 K# b& G, j3 }( E
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
: T2 R: C- s8 [! u8 l% [. s/ hF4F-3 Wildcat x 12; {) x! T/ F9 f; h% z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21- E4 Z e* V7 V) l) `4 v# I
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 I5 A6 m: v) C3 b7 j! bG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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CA Portland- u% ~; _6 ~7 K' i0 O9 z
( }; ` z, m. v/ Y ~. KAircraft Attacking:. @. m0 d. L* n6 G) o( ~
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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5 }! A; e2 d3 x. oDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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( M$ T9 f+ k; n }+ Z& wJapanese aircraft
" L6 K3 v; X& B8 B) VA6M2 Zero x 18/ Q# M1 u5 m3 d6 s1 Y
A6M3 Zero x 6
5 z8 I, D3 }4 u- C- OG4M1 Betty x 5
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Allied aircraft
j) O. p% E: q i; \$ T _. ]! Q/ eP-39D Airacobra x 24
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( Q& L/ s4 v: p5 P* ^' E* ^$ b. NJapanese aircraft losses
8 y( J. Z. ?" T& ^; vA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged! @3 e. L$ u( Y
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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" U8 b8 g, n- a1 x/ r1 h$ n0 SAllied aircraft losses
+ e: k" u8 ^, R3 n2 FP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Runway hits 3
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2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 g S& t! N1 {) f* i# K 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! Q) o7 S5 c V/ m9 j/ N" j+ k( M+ o" {/ K
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93: T7 F0 Z' ~9 g; ]8 f
! u: r; Q5 c, }6 L/ Y) f8 oJapanese aircraft
& I C1 | R6 F- ^6 T# QA6M2-N Rufe x 38 E3 ~7 ~$ g7 A0 G1 x6 S- k% a
A6M2 Zero x 6* w2 @$ `5 A* R2 H
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% Y- `7 J! X/ \# v; v3 g5 G4 p7 mSBD Dauntless x 491 `+ B5 P9 _' o" v5 y* b2 o; g
TBF Avenger x 307 J+ i0 O9 Z) B7 ?+ b3 _4 Q
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Japanese aircraft losses$ z% N* r1 m. P0 d/ D* t
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
" H6 y# R; @. Y2 w7 ?6 _ Y' \; KSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
1 B' h* I: e' I, _" U$ w* rTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged" G) \+ U0 K, l# G
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Japanese Ships
8 G. J. w& M; P9 gDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage# L; k# A% O- x, ~! J
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ y( C* ?# `. LDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 A7 k4 f# M( s' |' F b# }! j) dAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& r% Q% b ^: m$ O: ^3 Z4 E2 j
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 O4 z0 U: _) |: Z8 n$ ~APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 f/ `1 h* b! M% E3 L/ bDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# p7 U8 C& T( F( r/ O
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 C4 j- ^% W, |. {' k1 xTK Ogura Maru #30 R& K4 u* ~1 t$ t9 B0 K1 F
3 o, f4 O' P# VJapanese ground losses:
" T8 T M! l$ D" X! O% ^, Z& Z) D8 n54 casualties reported( V+ L M* g5 d) r
4 a& y4 Z, e, J8 R3 U& n- b- BAircraft Attacking:! e( A+ X7 S& p$ O0 u; e* B
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 p& T4 ] v: K- m+ }! ~ 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 s9 y# N/ r: o( q5 y2 B, C
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 q) I) i; D) p3 D) S; _ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, @( [3 r' y6 W$ X6 \ 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# U6 C9 ]3 S6 f- q7 U7 L2 o* ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ w3 z1 D" Q$ L, x/ b% I6 \4 O 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 J% A% }" @$ a% B- c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ k, c- J# v( y6 K' |! J7 c 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet% S+ o p+ J8 R9 g
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 W) o) C9 Y7 ^% {( p' `6 ]4 o2 h T5 b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: p& z! @& p: Y# y; D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 X+ ^7 i1 h8 O# q; D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 S3 K3 ?& m, e# |" q4 @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 x% f# |" u- T9 x, g3 ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 M2 E8 n2 }! X- G7 Z+ ^ 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet! J. N4 Z9 W# ?# z x4 x- x# U; X
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Sub attack at 60,86 Z8 @1 ?! K0 }/ Q! K. b/ R$ X) G: n
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Japanese Ships
8 u: m \* p' T, _5 y" _PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* o+ x4 j8 }. `: ]0 w3 n
PC Ch 233 i" i6 L4 @! Z* X
PC Ch 18# h4 c( z0 |& O2 y8 i8 f
PC Ch 17; k9 i* k. F. _* n+ p
PC Ch 16
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Allied Ships6 P( F u' x) W, Q
SS Greenling* f4 ~, v3 q" ?) A' S/ M! f
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S7 T4 |; w& ^3 l4 YGround combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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7 N( R3 D+ ?4 j/ `; [" I6 {Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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) J% d, H& E2 C9 W# z" c0 ODefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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# X" o' m. K6 b8 rAllied ground losses:% X) F* c/ s4 t; D" ~4 g: W9 Z+ |
9 casualties reported
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* }; M- G/ v( i0 Z7 EGround combat at Gili Gili0 k1 B: [/ k) x/ \, b4 r
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Allied Bombardment attack9 |- o% i6 r1 j, H( c% l( e
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1265 i) B( f0 e6 q5 t/ _4 X) e7 }+ L
5 T1 x. o, C7 j1 A9 x3 [5 BDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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: [# v: |; v6 R2 c16 casualties reported
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Allied Shock attack9 R: k0 I* c( P3 J0 s
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466% F& ]' E4 J) m4 q6 j
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 497 i+ K$ A4 l" M0 p e1 _6 s" U
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 + F& B; @8 R% L# i8 A/ _) F0 H/ {
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) [6 p+ t& q* Q
# i1 Y, X+ O" A' ^Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!% k$ N- }2 O! `8 }# }; ?; X; T
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Japanese ground losses:
4 Q) ^$ P& F c, @+ D( i" P397 casualties reported2 c. A/ t# B9 l0 R! {
Guns lost 2
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/ A7 Z7 f) _; _ [3 T4 @/ \" RAllied ground losses:
. g! g- R: z: C5 F$ d4 b# f49 casualties reported
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: j, ?. V3 i/ z2 L1 ]Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |