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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! |; D! K! }4 p0 p# X' @# \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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4 ?' @8 ~$ B8 _: t: {9 D+ ACoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008" G9 m* J/ }% U$ x
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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/ o/ {$ M! g3 c8 G! zAllied ground losses:
. A) B# f9 m' G1 q! d7 M# I( d+ V45 casualties reported" z A: m6 F0 F1 h& x# V
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97+ l" ~" H; N9 P3 X( v' b! c
$ w6 a5 O& L# H" {Allied Ships0 }- g/ y. V4 k) D! X3 y( ?
DD Mugford
/ d: h* G1 o9 T) u+ t, qDD Ralph Talbot* t2 @" N* h$ p+ n8 g
DD Patterson3 Y6 o. T3 h9 r# \8 R
DD Ellet0 [' t$ q5 {% k
DD Wilson [8 ~0 d# l5 T
DD Selfridge
8 H& U, s3 l. _CL Hobart
9 d( W9 ^5 I7 \& \. uCA Australia
+ d+ S+ F5 W7 R0 _8 B$ K7 M* }CA Vincennes- q9 F. `; ]) z/ I7 N A
CA San Francisco' R$ w! f2 M1 k. G; u+ F* S; k6 o2 S P- B: Z
CA Minneapolis
7 c; H2 c! m5 t9 M. e; NCA New Orleans' {2 [; M6 f$ t+ M$ F) r' a
CA Salt Lake City) X0 P/ j0 b' I* w- g
CA Chicago
8 W$ H5 q, I5 Q* `& r! ?, s" U8 ECA Portland
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Japanese ground losses:
3 a: p' z$ M" O46 casualties reported
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/ Y- M9 m# \( p$ e7 \Port hits 3) |0 i! g4 H/ ]9 l
Port fuel hits 1
6 q9 ?; s; A5 I1 }3 nPort supply hits 4$ j0 J, A% a- R" V( L8 k- b
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1 ~) q/ h+ n: SCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30. a' P* |, C1 h6 r, ^
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,948 S7 M% A% p! a4 T9 \5 \
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5 l5 e- T3 v$ f0 |$ D7 V/ W" vJapanese ground losses:6 m7 } }% E/ o) B- U h( c+ f( A
111 casualties reported1 Q8 y8 U3 ~, F& ]
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6 @- P+ [4 M% Y$ E/ Z& s0 RCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 301 |2 Z h+ r( `$ V8 D4 |/ M7 g& x
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94) G$ O4 m& ?9 b& m
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8 Y* H" _9 z$ c+ W0 f, l2 y( [6 j105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.8 w7 @# Q$ Z) b3 |7 p$ `0 ?
Japanese Ships
9 }7 Z+ }& Q' d6 U: j/ C3 G, {: kDD Namikaze, Shell hits 15 n" I) x0 h; v& Z4 a" F
PC Tama Maru #8
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Japanese ground losses:
) N [% N/ Q: h9 B98 casualties reported" m1 w, y0 n# n1 a( {
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# |$ s5 |+ i4 R* zTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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; g. t9 c0 R. {( b/ ^9 U4 i: n: LAllied ground losses:
/ m+ [+ x4 J% h" k( Q18 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10096 R. ]: d+ v, g5 _& M+ p
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97* \, n' F6 U4 J
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Allied ground losses:! A! M( _) M- g% B2 W0 N7 \
168 casualties reported! r+ F7 i& ~2 D
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$ K5 n1 |5 ~6 I) e: ADay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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7 q( t3 Z+ J* `0 ~Allied aircraft { J \7 A- C2 I
SOC-3 Seagull x 19 I9 g! o; y: i
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No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97+ z" T3 M, e( ]: w7 o0 ^
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2 D' q! _6 r" {8 C2 ~$ [7 IAllied aircraft
T$ h# _9 E0 s5 K$ ZPBY Catalina x 2
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1 E$ J" x) C* B2 c/ [
No Allied losses/ A* _" K9 d7 c6 J" ]8 J& J
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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) ]0 ]% u& B# |1 wJapanese aircraft% W i3 e8 g0 p+ g1 g a6 f
G4M1 Betty x 62+ q2 o* r# k6 o! }" I8 S8 ]
D& s( k- F' }/ [6 ZAllied aircraft7 ]' Q9 {* O% |1 d4 C
F4F-3 Wildcat x 124 ~' s8 M; G& E: {' ~ [ z- I1 S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses
( X. N H. e0 b# cG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged% ?' p& P5 Y- E) [* A
$ h$ n3 \2 Y# u; q# N; uAllied aircraft losses h8 k' a+ A R2 p, f" J3 N
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged6 }/ Q* Z5 T5 m, D1 r3 f7 U
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged) G: i, c. S2 p5 x! l" {
+ X% ~/ [, \( g2 _Allied Ships
& P- F7 p) |9 q( h" h- N( MAP George F. Elliot
' L/ t' \, [* ~% ]9 jAK Libra
' r% o$ m2 f9 }! AAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
y# ]; s( ?3 k1 v- P7 t0 CDMS Zane) p4 T$ Y! R X5 L6 t
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
; {0 Q! n6 e1 o# ]8 n! @AK Betelgeuse
, s' ?( i! q/ `- cDD Helm4 n+ K- K1 n8 V. d: {5 P' t' M
AK Fomalhaut
% w0 q* _1 a4 u2 K8 a, k$ sAP McCawley$ i. W" ?) P& `( U' N
DD Henley1 }, ~& L' ?+ n1 e0 |, O* [
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Aircraft Attacking:
# I$ _3 h' {* D. k 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" d1 ]* q" f( X& X 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 V4 N' M( \5 J$ m; t
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; o3 \; k/ n1 ~! y8 | 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ T* K x# I: V0 @. Q, o 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( o$ W/ V. d7 Q0 C, e- b% G
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 d8 I* R# O2 R" }7 S! m L7 N
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. @2 V3 H5 n; G3 x6 P/ N7 P 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ U0 @, \" Q6 i 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% D; R; u" e; M/ c X
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( u+ h9 r- ], j& f6 p S# ?! P$ g2 n 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 H6 Q) H3 {+ L4 A2 z: f
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 A8 [) x4 k& v2 l7 q1 R
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* V( S {* e8 q8 B; b
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 a; l! I1 h( i! @* k
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) E: G' A. `+ ]( }: F* \2 V( R/ ZDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft8 W, u- ]4 x0 i; l, I6 |6 P; j# M
G4M1 Betty x 3- Q9 |: g' l4 N" P [) w' r
9 \) H) N ?' Y; a8 H& [
Allied aircraft
+ A: b D) s- S, v a. L) Y5 V" m3 MF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
6 i& X6 C- u0 ZF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
3 m/ \( L# _/ E" x# z 5 h$ G7 v: _1 V
Japanese aircraft losses
' s2 D7 U+ h1 } S5 a7 B3 s$ iG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
6 H- X; | ~! ^+ I; t7 D
7 m' Y5 K) K! Z) G ( I6 C$ L+ P# ?, S" N$ K
Allied Ships O) T- Y* x6 v2 S
CA Portland) K1 j% a7 a& F) i6 I% o3 [
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Aircraft Attacking:$ U- |1 `9 Z: R1 l
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& a0 Q0 }) y3 v+ F5 @- `
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6 [% Z7 y9 ]' P. b/ d) cDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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9 F% a k0 n: c6 f) W9 V. I3 [Japanese aircraft
9 q6 |/ ~3 I. qA6M2 Zero x 18: p7 h8 m% j) e2 N3 z" S
A6M3 Zero x 6* ?+ K0 M% B, [ N' h( `6 z
G4M1 Betty x 5
' y1 h4 r: m g$ b- q) l 6 {+ f4 @6 {1 D
Allied aircraft9 D% w; Z- i# ~' J) _
P-39D Airacobra x 24
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5 F! R4 o0 G' Q* r9 R3 p: P- e1 Y5 EJapanese aircraft losses
/ V5 X3 k' d$ s8 h* VA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 J/ V8 ]0 } c6 x% @G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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8 G; q; u$ z' T8 X$ f9 XAllied aircraft losses
' h( p1 w9 G: c3 D( K: ~3 sP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed& Q! l7 L5 I9 Y! R) G) v1 h+ J4 [
% F/ g* s$ V( v' E
Runway hits 3
2 @; ?% |* C% @! i5 G6 b - O9 b& w6 @2 Y$ y' U
Aircraft Attacking:4 q9 b+ Q! T- p# g
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& K) K0 ]2 g: O7 H5 O( V" L; w 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 g5 \& l% w5 l e, [7 d6 m
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7 @4 }! d% p7 n. k8 nDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft
1 J# A) |! p- oA6M2-N Rufe x 3
- A( c: L: l& m8 M- J; @A6M2 Zero x 6
7 X+ `* d* j5 b- g, c/ E
7 a; K+ p F+ d7 KAllied aircraft
- w4 }% c0 m5 Z+ G" S4 i+ wSBD Dauntless x 49( J) ?0 J3 `" W8 O) M) j" V
TBF Avenger x 30, o4 e) W* t. u. t
/ k2 r' f' N6 h0 `" H5 LJapanese aircraft losses
+ n+ `# Q+ N+ w; _* |A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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; n; u' z2 z! gAllied aircraft losses
4 N$ Y1 B6 E! K# mSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
; s+ C# C6 j8 O3 dTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged- K0 q: j0 Y; f! z9 z) H# T) ?, F7 {5 K/ Z
7 z/ G4 r3 f, C: d) t6 x! GJapanese Ships
6 W$ @* [% M) x2 {DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage" d0 e4 Z; a" Z( ]0 z
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 R/ P( ^! }; g7 R; o9 m* [' ZDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# w: U- \. }% P- HAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire. [1 p V1 j+ L
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# k5 Z, U/ J7 l* G' X, nAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 l3 o; S( U% C5 a" \$ K. DDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 g/ G2 U4 g& ?2 p
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 i. D! ~* b& g) H: \# bTK Ogura Maru #3( w) g# y2 S& x& I/ ~7 w* f
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Japanese ground losses:
+ K3 C; r E3 Z- ~- C9 |* B54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:, W" r; p' R8 i# L `% l4 c
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ P5 y0 m1 V( N+ c" m
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 p8 ~! ]) K: I% M! S* O 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; _4 D8 ?2 z$ T7 [( c; c( _& Z$ o 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 m. P3 D4 c$ r$ R 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: \1 b( X9 l$ P9 Z. Q% h) G+ X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 J7 k/ t5 y: m+ y5 I
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& z: v- Z3 _* \/ ~5 |. S, S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* `0 v4 ^( @: J9 s( c6 o* f 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet% }3 _% f1 u+ i( e6 R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ v# ^5 E8 O+ w! [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) a2 b. F6 x; a) z7 D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 s$ H9 H0 X, @: X* M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; w- D' c8 D+ ~8 {& P" Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- K8 `3 W; a9 i2 s5 X. H( d( j B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 @- b f& }! p1 N1 F% R% n T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 B' z* |5 ]1 M9 q2 g
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 y A7 w) l* G& q0 Z4 C
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet) F* ~5 X" W# t* e* S$ I
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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; N0 v, G5 Y: r8 l8 k" ASub attack at 60,86
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Japanese Ships
( w5 o6 B# L# T" Y" h* G0 ]8 RPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
& t' V8 ^: a" a3 ?, i. pPC Ch 23, p1 k/ ?3 g0 q4 n$ b* L
PC Ch 18 j: U% l2 w8 ]( m! C9 n& {% y+ G; Q
PC Ch 17. Y' ~1 Y" q5 [4 \: F6 h
PC Ch 16 C6 G6 @% L! \1 T$ W
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Allied Ships2 B7 ]5 [1 ^. O1 h) B# Z" d
SS Greenling
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4 [& M9 S# E2 d( {Ground combat at Lunga
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, ^" \: S- S& q- eJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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9 t4 h7 g* i ?2 b T! LDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466- ?0 q6 t. `! J/ `
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Allied ground losses:
7 n, G# n2 c# H" S" x4 l9 casualties reported: z4 i. q% v- O6 E
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2 b' n+ {$ t! }Ground combat at Gili Gili; f: A/ V# {, t3 z
( }% V" _1 N9 f3 A" y M8 cAllied Bombardment attack5 ^ z0 A0 A: L& B3 n2 {8 w
3 {9 r% ^4 @& |; t8 D4 x a8 LAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1262 A; y! c) {" e6 D9 @
( a& F) R# e+ @+ c8 L) nDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5# G7 t7 C; \. r3 ^+ N
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1 k, n% @ S& w; k0 S" DJapanese ground losses:0 |1 ~0 C/ }& { H2 a* D
16 casualties reported0 h; e N# f5 n' {. m4 O: ]
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Ground combat at Lunga: h. H8 c' R* k# s% X
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Allied Shock attack
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/ j0 i) C% W& a, c% P5 Z) HAttacking 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
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8 W7 Y' p4 g8 w' G' Y, R0 gAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 . U5 U2 g5 u$ p( E) O8 s
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) . v4 E. k) Z$ Y7 ? W
, b: k- p: g6 h, xAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!0 U) k5 g% {" X3 s" V
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Japanese ground losses:0 B7 K( a P8 T0 H: x1 J
397 casualties reported! Q9 A: a5 s8 r/ S [% B
Guns lost 2
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: ?" L+ g6 a6 a4 ?# ]2 IAllied ground losses:7 j) v6 h ]6 `% ]4 D* Q) W
49 casualties reported3 X8 y @& k# }% }8 Q8 k |
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |