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。。。。2 F9 Q: z" I" h$ p
7 n- o5 g( J+ ZAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42* R/ K5 t& ~# E. i5 ~6 A7 c" `8 F
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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O' H3 W) C& FCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008, U. ]$ H; W5 k( S# z9 z
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97* j8 e7 {3 L( b$ C c0 \4 M
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; o" o- U" a: g1 kAllied ground losses:) x4 B4 ?$ M( r+ v
45 casualties reported
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7 ~& ~! v( U1 iNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97, [7 Q+ N. u _ R/ S
, J; L0 w- b5 m1 FAllied Ships
$ m8 Z7 e; I) z4 T# N4 G8 i$ QDD Mugford# v& w0 n$ z7 n9 N" A
DD Ralph Talbot. B* W2 ^+ t" v1 h+ g
DD Patterson: [) {0 Z* s3 T8 ^
DD Ellet
& r3 M# u5 ^( r& T8 `/ i# ^+ h* GDD Wilson
3 C1 E- R/ Y4 y4 a$ a1 wDD Selfridge7 ?3 {0 H" n, f s- A7 c
CL Hobart1 T1 j" X, a6 k
CA Australia6 ^; |5 y0 W% S3 b6 Q6 b& j
CA Vincennes0 z( q, Z& ~4 [
CA San Francisco
4 ?& Y9 K; r/ X4 D2 s( [CA Minneapolis
' b' k- R) P4 N/ Z$ Z" KCA New Orleans$ B }! u) e( f* J% \( ?2 S/ O
CA Salt Lake City
. ?/ e8 ]. e' Y# q% o) \CA Chicago& r4 q9 O" ^$ R
CA Portland& E7 {+ L) C m. y6 B
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Japanese ground losses:9 l; {+ o7 k0 G
46 casualties reported
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Port hits 36 e1 B5 P# K) S1 a0 q' M
Port fuel hits 18 T4 t: _3 o: P8 f) s. a
Port supply hits 4
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/ }- D7 S# h! N0 ^7 y4 b" @! ^Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
+ y9 c9 S' P, j2 [* R5 X) |TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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4 Z0 G% S' P( P) KJapanese ground losses:
6 m1 ~9 a1 c1 K& L1 |, ^( I111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 300 n( D7 q, ~8 q8 t9 N5 s
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
4 G) X9 r$ t8 G( i: sJapanese Ships
' V! b& d) ^* Z. U. v+ HDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
0 u- b2 b5 ?( QPC Tama Maru #83 n; E9 \/ ~# m6 t5 o6 O' E$ J& A- ^
9 x" @9 [) k8 W, [) O0 y
Japanese ground losses:
2 u5 b4 k# g9 `+ W: c& k" O- p98 casualties reported
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% g) h. l: j) [2 Z. m) ~: A- @TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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- h% l% U% ?) gAllied ground losses:* f# v, f0 R/ h5 ]
18 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009' Y% E' r) @1 ?, X5 t
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
2 V% X( s/ |; C M+ B
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4 w) |( G; S! o. H3 E# G
4 F% q5 V) {3 l2 q# y" TAllied ground losses:
6 v" I5 d9 o& }168 casualties reported
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7 V5 @7 Y, m7 tDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,976 l, x+ c8 C, ~0 ^) {) _
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) D+ [ ^; G2 g/ S$ }; YAllied aircraft
: X, Y6 o% h/ KSOC-3 Seagull x 1, h$ w: p# f9 M6 W! f3 A
2 v% b) l# F; C& R 5 l6 r% o a% p8 }; c/ s1 f
No Allied losses# p: k! _& b) k$ h0 h: }7 P9 y5 `1 {
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. H* _( g2 ~% Y% m! k6 \Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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' h s9 E8 d5 v8 ~Allied aircraft
$ P# r+ [6 R& f+ P" rPBY Catalina x 2$ ?( n5 H, l& z
# D, H( e1 u; ~+ \ G1 j
9 x9 S7 L U- d( r eNo Allied losses& O1 f/ m3 p6 @" w+ H: J( e1 R
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/ `& }" \) E: D6 RDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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3 K ?# ?8 R1 q, O9 o" bJapanese aircraft F. f8 z3 t+ ~3 v
G4M1 Betty x 62( h- g) n- e; ~; T& B; p
2 R$ I' o+ V7 o) z# R
Allied aircraft
, r2 o! s3 s0 R! q* W& P3 @! u0 D0 HF4F-3 Wildcat x 12/ T) A; a, |# \# d- ?+ K; I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
2 Y' M- A) t. y* V % R$ D6 ^0 |8 _7 c# ]7 X2 |9 E& Y! c' @
Japanese aircraft losses' U/ F! x6 e }2 M" ?$ n! e9 k
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged5 M+ Y, m9 x8 A. N x: `
8 z' `" r M" a2 R9 P
Allied aircraft losses- l# n7 n0 n- C& M& i+ V( V
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged: K. l* F m& P4 i
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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) D+ U8 Q* O# gAllied Ships
% t5 q' _' b6 e' T$ a! s, BAP George F. Elliot" B( O# V8 \' M+ b6 c4 p
AK Libra/ l& M- i" W1 c; p0 O4 e: Z* a; t
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 48 J* _5 L) t0 j) m z2 C
DMS Zane! X( Q3 m% Q) W3 |0 K; E6 Y! x) ]
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
( I3 O: L/ P7 l3 FAK Betelgeuse: h0 M* |. o0 W9 M5 q5 ~9 V
DD Helm) V( o7 S) n' o5 a
AK Fomalhaut
* q. \' a6 x8 I" p" cAP McCawley
6 A6 s d0 l% Z9 `1 ?' nDD Henley" |. p( p) q3 f$ E4 e
2 P7 M" P# v5 F7 \+ NAircraft Attacking:% ^% x3 C# S2 D/ g7 _
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 U7 C' [2 U6 I1 o- u
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# k3 w2 A0 t# c0 W
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& Y( V4 G' W* P8 S$ u) J6 G 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 c) e- ?" W+ k( {
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet m w, P1 w3 F9 W* P( \2 @* z
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ L) A' f% D2 @9 [1 k6 `
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" R3 P8 E3 I' q) ^ {, K
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& z. i, a2 s/ _' o$ s d1 j 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; H1 b J1 S b# O6 L# S' ] 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet i9 K* k% @' J, y& u
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 F) m g T0 A' n* C; K4 ?
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- s( ]3 _) w5 _0 r
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- _* ^) W, q+ h @. h+ n/ ]
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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2 x/ q! p' }1 r8 _Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
6 n; Y1 T* N/ Q6 ?+ R : f- l! Q! s5 i8 ]( j& p$ q
Japanese aircraft' l1 D- q) g* W+ k% B, R: q
G4M1 Betty x 3
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8 a1 o) g5 \" p! YAllied aircraft
% ^" t( g* t& i/ R" F( vF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
, W( d2 g l+ y" x4 l7 yF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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6 z O- R5 W$ I* @Japanese aircraft losses* F+ K' n! {$ A
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
9 w; l9 p6 e2 o ! i" C7 g7 }: U* e
6 B5 r$ L" V/ k
Allied Ships. V- A0 ^' v$ | b# C0 B. J
CA Portland
9 g# b# A' A) T) y, K2 Z& X2 J+ [; e
\& l3 c2 P4 |$ s3 m* g2 nAircraft Attacking:
3 ]4 i# e# j3 ^* M/ y7 l" e- i 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ H7 e) f$ M; r; O+ W3 o1 d
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& `8 s7 p2 Y# T% h; Z# P6 w) |6 s' cDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91* q9 M0 K/ f7 q% K6 v
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Japanese aircraft
5 L( S n- _# {/ nA6M2 Zero x 18' Z5 S0 c* o9 U, N1 C* g
A6M3 Zero x 6
0 O' L) t( v! P; f; q9 v5 n0 HG4M1 Betty x 5
2 r$ r3 o, r9 c1 Y [* B# t# X 8 D% _- q Q+ J: e5 F( F7 N% h9 {! P8 v
Allied aircraft
9 _) S* Q z- F- U! n7 u3 bP-39D Airacobra x 24
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6 J2 M6 F' ^- z1 Z ~Japanese aircraft losses
8 H! z" |. Z! c+ y$ Q& bA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged5 u0 _4 w+ b! q2 ]# i5 N
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
: I) x t3 o+ D, F' uP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed: J9 h" y! r5 ` A; H. N* _* Z
9 z( z- J- ]7 ]1 g# T, N- [* }
Runway hits 3/ _9 u' K8 t8 j' J9 M& c5 b& [
6 Z( F/ Y5 c8 C* vAircraft Attacking:' Z; H, i2 @6 ?* K
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 i4 j/ T! p" ?8 ^
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft: h! W7 d5 w' D& P, ]5 d: u( R" Q3 d
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
* T$ L' \0 _7 vA6M2 Zero x 6! F" K, E) W3 x* K& G
Q0 }2 f, c, i S" R
Allied aircraft2 q6 x7 l0 o t+ g% h% g% q2 |
SBD Dauntless x 49% u+ d. m( J; ?' d
TBF Avenger x 30( |* ?" V& Y( z, X3 U3 w
( c0 q$ |- A1 C7 K
Japanese aircraft losses
# P: i1 l0 E$ a6 ^7 U& A# wA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged" e- O: g" d5 z$ Y5 ^1 n8 s
6 R8 H' z- `4 U& e3 a C+ `* ~Allied aircraft losses
* q2 [& [, Z8 HSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged8 p; ^ A- S3 A1 h" S8 D
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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) B% u2 g0 m. LJapanese Ships& C9 }/ g. ^5 G+ W
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
- B. H- T/ T$ R' G( @TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 J2 \, h% Z, q7 j" q0 L, m& {DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, b o/ R n; YAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 t3 _% O) n3 ^APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire, f; V: f5 q- U% [/ i N' ?% @
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, Q; s* K5 u" a# W
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 z6 M6 i8 r! P
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! g: t- A" I; `( a8 `TK Ogura Maru #3
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Japanese ground losses:
; V- Z5 v/ Y! r3 |9 G' D& a8 G54 casualties reported
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: W! K' P- Z2 bAircraft Attacking:
) a2 @% N d. G- x2 b 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# j! M5 \; J% }, X 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet! g0 n* o% U! q3 h
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 e7 C5 d$ Q4 `2 a* ?6 ]$ X 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: @8 y2 ^$ g: P7 ?
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. h. Y: r% z" s, g; ~' r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& O0 U6 r3 d8 A7 _4 v- | 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' ^. W n- p" w& w" B" K6 G4 o 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& w- I/ Y, v5 R/ E 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 c# ^3 E: [4 q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& D9 S6 N) b: t* r$ v* H 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" O5 X) X0 b' c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 c+ {. k8 A& p; J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 s7 M, M- X E2 E1 x" ?3 X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' b$ Q; o: d1 b2 x8 Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 h+ k4 t5 R& u. ~% T, v& I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 R( U1 G- Z3 D9 }1 F% t! D
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 G' m+ d" e, N: O/ a' L6 n' J 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* w( ~6 p( ]( C; w, a 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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, p6 ^6 F: s. z- ASub attack at 60,862 O" M! b& g4 v J7 Y
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Japanese Ships- e/ o2 N2 \7 N
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! \8 K( I; F+ l* {, F5 p9 tPC Ch 23
1 J3 ~2 \- T7 ]- [( u6 B5 ]PC Ch 183 j4 h% c0 W! G; f. {
PC Ch 172 _) D4 @) ~8 a9 c& K4 Q6 ~
PC Ch 16
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& T0 z# D s+ u7 bAllied Ships
1 _- j$ b( ^1 vSS Greenling
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/ r1 L5 v4 i. [Ground combat at Lunga: l/ ~% a) w5 Q) N1 x, \5 T6 j
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Japanese Bombardment attack$ O0 l, n% _, Y7 q3 N
: o- V2 l5 S: N# b( _. xAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 499 h+ ^0 j# q% d7 U
0 d. J$ [4 G9 k& C# P& ]Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 4662 n/ S8 n Y$ S7 v( T. e; i
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Allied ground losses:
9 S( p ^& [) |% Y( J9 casualties reported* f! R9 r6 \' M# z: \' w
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
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4 S! p* h: l! m- rAllied Bombardment attack' k4 K0 ~& Z4 g2 y
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5: c7 a$ j' e9 @' r! z) p
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) B3 v. R7 m+ C$ e \: NJapanese ground losses:
& E- u9 T" `" B* V16 casualties reported
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( |1 O3 r5 Q( k3 _" c2 [; R, bGround combat at Lunga( d3 B9 i8 h2 `& d
2 J, [( V! V( y9 d$ X5 ~: v: uAllied Shock attack
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466" B" \7 M- x1 I2 U H( p2 }
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49 ~6 s+ i6 }# W; L2 ^) Z) I
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 K" {- f! ^1 t9 }' Q ~1 L X
, F, D" b8 O6 k9 z+ UJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 ( Q# f( Q5 e, k) e2 s6 a, b
& b# h" ]! O! p5 W$ [* i7 h2 b; BAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) ' |, J, v7 s3 n$ e
8 ~! Z9 Y, b$ LAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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" j9 c- x/ E. T4 K( G5 MJapanese ground losses:# m/ @0 J) X( |3 x- Q' T1 j
397 casualties reported
0 F# l8 a: X L5 l8 O! XGuns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:6 z. ~( F, O; f5 e
49 casualties reported
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* E* M8 A# s" wDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |