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。。。。# m; c1 t- M ^" K
. N, B& L1 s8 _# v% hAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97! L" F/ g3 ~1 d! }5 Z9 [/ b" i' z
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008# Q0 P# W7 w! B2 `
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97. j, s0 ?. \ A2 p7 p( w$ j
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! l+ U, V8 X( v( I; w0 NAllied ground losses:
/ ]" J3 ?$ i3 W N. \45 casualties reported
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. ~% X; u: q1 h' e B9 Z8 PNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97) i' ]- O7 l; S" ~# x8 O9 O: l
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Allied Ships v b! l X( H/ _- N4 S
DD Mugford1 `- ]- t' d2 D5 Y
DD Ralph Talbot
5 O1 N2 x. x6 O$ }DD Patterson
. s7 W& h ?& D/ W( S4 t* s( e# T' GDD Ellet
! ~$ ?' B, P; j5 D1 E0 l" _DD Wilson: J! L# g/ g4 o: | Y+ O
DD Selfridge% Z( j; n6 q9 q
CL Hobart
- d+ D1 z3 \/ `) PCA Australia0 {2 ?9 U3 m4 M8 U
CA Vincennes+ {: Y2 S4 r" t9 w( z$ ~
CA San Francisco
, f! ~3 {4 X2 U6 J) j: ~; I" lCA Minneapolis
& T% T- [8 G! [6 B% d5 aCA New Orleans+ W' Q0 D" L1 k) K- b+ z+ |' d
CA Salt Lake City& t/ g+ s0 n T+ k% v: _
CA Chicago
* R8 K' X' V) ^2 {! B; nCA Portland
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Japanese ground losses:
. t5 ~4 F; s; R' ?8 N/ Q46 casualties reported
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Port hits 3' x, z- R! T2 }* q; \& C5 P: ^
Port fuel hits 1
* M9 `3 `) D1 k# [; tPort supply hits 4
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* W3 T; D; ]! N2 d0 r9 W& M5 mCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30- L2 U' h7 p3 d2 k# ~
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,944 x3 t9 G# F* m
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) X" |6 w5 z+ F1 F8 r: SJapanese ground losses:
/ V7 W) g' k1 J' g1 z8 Q111 casualties reported
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, V5 f/ o2 j/ f3 u; UCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30, B1 x2 ~( X/ G
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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! H- n, y6 X% O+ V2 f% n. g: L: s# y105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.) R: @8 d, b) i$ p: Z
Japanese Ships
- N3 {2 D; g# _9 _2 [9 g! YDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
- x1 h# Q- n' v' iPC Tama Maru #8
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Japanese ground losses:
1 l: t2 J- O$ x4 y. r2 P& g$ p6 a9 d98 casualties reported
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$ T" }% v$ A) }/ f0 qTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:" u8 v( R1 w% A: P- e* i3 y: B
18 casualties reported6 P0 @6 M$ r8 {( ?! w+ y3 P3 o; L6 e
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10095 i: \, _8 v% ~! A
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,974 n; t) I, B4 k3 p- A+ b q L
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Allied ground losses:' Q9 M7 |3 R( Q
168 casualties reported
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. D. Y+ N4 G5 N/ ]Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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SOC-3 Seagull x 16 I8 u( B+ ?. s, o D6 K
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No Allied losses
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8 v0 L& m( k) `" P' F2 d: k9 MDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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! h7 I3 Q" G. H- `Allied aircraft
. X3 R, u# H$ i ]6 UPBY Catalina x 2
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No Allied losses/ m" o6 x I4 Q; G6 g
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,978 i2 J! j0 w* H
8 D8 j6 }5 P; W v$ ^5 t9 F1 kJapanese aircraft/ E: m" ^! R. d/ E
G4M1 Betty x 62
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0 c3 C. i0 m* B L" P) I) ]8 wAllied aircraft
6 @) |6 _- {) d! J5 {3 wF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
9 _3 {9 A$ Q9 K. ?F4F-4 Wildcat x 22: ~1 x- c/ U0 r1 g
5 b) `1 q- f4 {$ F9 PJapanese aircraft losses+ P6 r6 `) b3 b6 a
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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" Y- l: U$ M" f* n" d$ E7 |Allied aircraft losses
O# q. d J$ r2 |( m+ PF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged, _6 Y0 {! V( g/ f" X& Z4 c
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Allied Ships
9 _8 r; ~. l0 Q- l/ `AP George F. Elliot
- i; o; a1 p! W: {, m0 vAK Libra
0 a7 w& v, ?5 B% `AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4# f+ K. S$ ]0 w4 F7 X, q0 v
DMS Zane
* a2 t; d- T+ V& H& E9 MAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 48 _2 m4 U7 l9 K5 C% M- S9 ^
AK Betelgeuse
2 J* y! O+ r5 Q/ g# x6 yDD Helm7 t' x$ x$ w4 n% x2 ]* |
AK Fomalhaut
' v/ @4 }/ Z9 J+ a: t% g( f5 FAP McCawley
6 p, a5 }, D6 LDD Henley
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Aircraft Attacking:- k8 _+ N- r$ J* L
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% Q. ^' s! q+ v3 H0 n
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 m7 v7 X1 }) X$ ]1 S3 m- V
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) U- M, P& T% u( u7 ^7 K
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" f+ i7 ^, i) @7 }9 b) Y* Y- a
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 a/ ^- @% y. {+ L4 [/ ^+ ]* y
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
/ ~7 c3 r4 y y6 i 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
# t- _0 t5 \' y) [; T, [ 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" l& N7 a/ S: a* Z. @$ Z 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 x3 C: ^9 ~! m! i. O1 N 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
# \# K1 j6 N% ^* |' b" T! t 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' r9 u. ~. H' q& {" e4 a+ g2 A
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 w; a8 d9 q. f. k
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) |6 B# B* i* M
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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# f; e4 I$ R2 j$ f3 MDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft0 a C# U, N5 ?' H# |3 O3 {
G4M1 Betty x 3, s( d9 D7 e/ K3 n
4 K3 c0 ^5 @. y' gAllied aircraft
, z) U; `( G7 z- Z3 oF4F-3 Wildcat x 12% S& h( x' \! ~, x) o5 m* S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
$ e, ^% v/ ]2 ]! A4 l 6 k% d% ^5 v% }/ Z2 M. `% e% ]: X- C
Japanese aircraft losses
' E* a" N: U" K YG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed; f; S8 d C6 D W9 C2 T. g
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Allied Ships
3 V& h. p$ ~+ {1 K( yCA Portland
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R! H( T$ }7 B q/ [! TAircraft Attacking:/ q. I `2 V$ ~5 o) q
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 aircraft1 H4 Y3 }( I: z' s
A6M2 Zero x 18( l# O& ~) `! v8 d9 O+ T' d
A6M3 Zero x 64 m& ]: f$ V* e3 o2 s# c2 e
G4M1 Betty x 5
6 w* ~/ O' @+ G/ P( }% J9 S
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* k7 z' {& n( qP-39D Airacobra x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses2 q j* ^! X2 y" X9 D9 Y W
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
0 u+ E1 r0 D- f0 l8 SG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged4 j9 y& j1 G6 o4 f- N
4 r0 C: R! V: X# KAllied aircraft losses9 K ~- z5 _8 v( G5 n
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed/ W" u: r# S- e# b
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Runway hits 3& ^1 Z$ m8 m# x. ]6 S: _
( y. }: m6 w5 a0 _/ z/ kAircraft Attacking:
6 g6 B% V! x9 ]0 O 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 T; A0 _0 O4 y; Q. `$ I9 A 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- W) _& D/ L5 T7 P4 X8 d5 o
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0 _# w! ]8 u& a$ ~8 T4 h2 xDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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5 ]9 H2 y: f$ ~- d; r O S* p( p4 yJapanese aircraft
8 K6 G! K, S! Z# Z+ ZA6M2-N Rufe x 3
5 W g: Q# J' ?6 p6 [" G7 i a! fA6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft
" m! e! o" @1 P. h8 Z9 F" l" vSBD Dauntless x 494 p- i( t) r4 g5 R( Q* A9 L' c% A
TBF Avenger x 30
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5 C% W, y. h9 s: K/ zJapanese aircraft losses
% W3 j/ J7 d- W6 |' nA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged- ]' H* J! ]& D: T
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Allied aircraft losses
% R8 k/ o2 h/ T7 U. z5 dSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
6 O. i9 J' j& G. UTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships: G* n0 x- F* z
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
( w+ a8 e, Y0 v3 B7 D- M8 CTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" t- E! ^/ y9 ^2 {8 EDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire, @' k Y# D/ E
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 J+ o/ O- o1 X) QAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ ?6 h; l0 M* m% }1 R3 v
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 h7 L( ^1 J& K
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
d4 A% u- ]+ MTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ G- s8 F: @ ?8 I" pTK Ogura Maru #3. ^. l; y8 V* j2 z$ p2 W
: j* R+ I7 U- D, _( yJapanese ground losses:
; E& Y. [) _7 ?2 W54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 T$ t+ |2 Z- @. \, @ 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) H) `! S- K4 Q& B% i& \ 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ o5 s0 q% q+ C5 J. V1 I
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# Z/ R1 l, [% _6 r) j
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 H" w* U1 a, C2 b/ e s, [ 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 s9 B& q+ L& I- @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 ^8 l% e, k* `4 Q3 w
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ s' _3 Y1 Y" m! j8 | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: C! M/ T8 ^3 s4 O# L
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: w* k/ C, b% S \5 ]$ F; E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 B! f8 Q; H0 ]$ b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ u9 n& m+ K$ i7 B, Q* Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ W) ^. H' I: h3 U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 X5 Z- p) y: i% H7 a* J4 V# l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% j; |* o4 }4 I4 R6 [' n
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 E$ {. v" Z- V7 }' ^& z/ ~4 ]' b4 a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ R0 d* ?( c% C0 G) [3 x6 e 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 b/ k g N7 K. X: I- b
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet) x# f- ?9 T- s" N7 M! v% @
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- s( a+ A3 V% _! H/ a4 x' v
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0 `# l- I* O j) GSub attack at 60,865 Z, d) C4 l! Y" i) Z; `
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Japanese Ships1 {2 N+ ~* s7 S/ j7 S/ s
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* {8 W2 ]: f% H: _# e9 Z0 NPC Ch 23& I+ L! j3 d" J
PC Ch 18
" e6 d" {5 W" R. U. [PC Ch 17
+ j; e3 B2 H$ A% L3 [! FPC Ch 16
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Allied Ships6 Z; K9 Y* }. @
SS Greenling" {4 Z( y( f: v. s4 }
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Ground combat at Lunga& N( x7 L, H" W2 m
0 q& B" j$ \2 N. W$ @/ jJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49! C2 ]8 ]; H- ?7 r0 C1 {+ a
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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$ J+ B! E. t9 }( S6 D# jAllied ground losses:
# }3 Z# |- h3 X2 [& l" v/ I- {9 casualties reported
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% T4 @7 D9 y4 `) zGround combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack
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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
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Japanese ground losses:9 g& \. z; w& p/ q. j+ X; \
16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga0 Y( e9 D( I: q# b
0 s6 P* I" H$ Z) ] J t1 LAllied Shock attack
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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* s# o$ |3 ~ H7 G' g7 O
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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- v- ]$ W7 _# y3 J5 \Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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- q8 W! d- b, BAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) 9 c5 ]' p3 a4 N/ p- y* v' i! Q& I0 o
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!5 Z; y9 N! P0 x) a; @5 o1 Y" d7 g
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Japanese ground losses:
6 B# F9 ?5 q, _. L397 casualties reported
( h2 E8 S, d2 o$ E+ y. BGuns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:* [* P: y9 o( N6 D1 G) i
49 casualties reported
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6 c4 D, ?- x- x4 f/ V" r; dDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |