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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( x8 L# E4 r3 I+ r# k8 `AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/423 F) g6 m# G) T2 s
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0 M4 r. ]" p$ E* mTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,977 |7 R2 X- D2 a0 E" Q1 y/ u
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008' X0 G d, k' k4 G4 {+ p
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97# u: x+ K# }+ ^9 a) n
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' t, ~2 N! c \0 X$ B6 v9 H$ T) j : u+ g7 t( J- t# A% o
Allied ground losses:. {" C+ s3 E8 \) }/ j4 s5 y% A) I6 C; m
45 casualties reported
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" h3 R5 Y: Z& b% y/ vNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships
3 j- j( n, n/ ^" J; P) ~DD Mugford
" a" R1 b4 u4 T2 K7 cDD Ralph Talbot6 |. U4 o7 l( F7 W5 w6 X5 u
DD Patterson/ P8 ]/ f" S+ ~* d8 d! |
DD Ellet
/ `3 Y2 G# F9 u6 RDD Wilson
5 g) m* n7 N' T. d0 `/ o& k5 dDD Selfridge
4 W: W# ]% ?! J( X2 a9 WCL Hobart1 o# s1 m8 G" N3 }! I$ j; w
CA Australia
9 o, Q7 o' t" D+ [, KCA Vincennes1 a% q$ b9 l( }0 _# o# h" M
CA San Francisco) z- h. Z. i! d. b& E( c
CA Minneapolis @+ W7 H: U/ t4 {3 i, u
CA New Orleans
( @+ P; ?$ p* ~( MCA Salt Lake City
8 k i$ _ g) e$ R! C3 l! q! tCA Chicago6 q% E. c4 a2 T2 w: ?0 U
CA Portland& b( H& H2 [+ ~4 X( ~
8 ?1 K E5 h5 SJapanese ground losses:/ K/ f* I6 f( a* W% ?1 P- G7 C" |# z
46 casualties reported7 c/ h8 K$ x- X- E* m
4 h% |$ M0 R+ B% SPort hits 3' Q! s& ]! x6 n4 V, d
Port fuel hits 1
% I: W( H% H* I% zPort supply hits 4! h' {5 a5 `# N) I* h
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* y$ O1 R& Y9 L+ u* C% HCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
) S. I& X! A* A) P% I, mTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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, }, Q9 e" r! j0 s6 N1 zJapanese ground losses:
: V: C% `1 s: ?) c111 casualties reported3 C/ n& `3 {9 p8 _8 C, z
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30/ w" E3 |$ j$ f' n% }
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
: H5 A. S( N, N+ _Japanese Ships; m5 m9 t7 v9 B+ g. H8 c7 y* {
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 10 M6 Q& D$ X1 h
PC Tama Maru #87 l! ~/ b* Y8 t2 X
" A9 E/ |- T; I& f2 D* u/ {Japanese ground losses:
7 j8 v* T: |0 O% q' N, c" u# j/ }98 casualties reported0 l, ?% o, V2 ]! w I& }
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& E# P5 ~: f0 ]- p" b8 WTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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+ D6 s& S8 I- p2 p t- Y2 i1 W, J. OAllied ground losses:: ^9 j6 [1 ]3 `) N8 V
18 casualties reported
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) O* Y/ A" p9 `& JCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
/ t5 {" Y% Y$ hTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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1 k# Y: O/ b U* ]7 Q9 {Allied ground losses:
5 Y% [ g# {0 e+ G. H7 w' w+ c6 {168 casualties reported' [& i0 F( t' f) x6 e
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,977 I& p' I4 D+ H! C% [& \" h- L" ?
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Allied aircraft7 l7 K! F* G2 a2 X0 D
SOC-3 Seagull x 1
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. Q" i8 N" J+ y/ h' X! w, W; @8 r+ GNo Allied losses& ~* k0 g8 J# l; G \2 S1 w, |
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& ?2 U- A4 Z# Z! O" `Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft4 u9 q" N6 P5 Q
PBY Catalina x 2
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No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft
0 R F8 z; r6 R& X+ d: hG4M1 Betty x 62
( a) q6 x g" r' i. `+ ^) P9 n {, C
( T1 {' A1 n( w* JAllied aircraft* C+ p, P4 c2 W/ S# N6 F3 ~
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
- O+ \6 [# ^9 n; T- IF4F-4 Wildcat x 22
$ R( t. C, _6 h$ t, ?: _, l # t% x5 B" ?8 s: A7 F; k7 W6 H
Japanese aircraft losses
+ k5 m! a2 C: fG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
: M$ n8 M% M' W0 a 8 J) X, {7 O- s g! }% D v# [2 L
Allied aircraft losses
5 k4 {( d, y4 H$ ^+ Y8 G0 t( EF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
5 l$ ~% T! r/ l7 G/ |F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Allied Ships# j3 B, c( Z- O: [* n4 h
AP George F. Elliot) [) x J/ U* y+ b1 p. j: o0 X
AK Libra4 P V6 X, k1 j
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4/ U; S3 l1 G' {' u: P4 R! J- I- R
DMS Zane
! o' I' v( I% v0 B. RAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4; ?4 x5 U, ~/ l' r4 N
AK Betelgeuse8 n4 o! k, `* ?8 \+ {9 F
DD Helm
/ J2 f6 }9 N& t- f' O1 fAK Fomalhaut# w1 Y: @2 I0 P; p+ \8 e
AP McCawley
8 h' }$ c& V" K& t4 o0 Z6 @DD Henley
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Aircraft Attacking:' |7 O/ Q5 _% [+ }* u4 c$ `# q) t
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 x) ], E4 a: v4 a' L
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& E6 D# q" Q2 h5 v9 H& D 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ p0 r: v1 G2 @
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! v! R0 D* w" i+ ~9 [$ o. t
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 q, L' H6 o# ?+ c: f
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, `, V# j4 C9 e5 t5 l8 m 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: G# g& {; h' m& T) }. H; m5 I 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 l: @( Z4 C5 ?) U9 T" T, u9 F 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 K& l& E( y6 f; {; w 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 L' X8 R) ?6 I U6 j 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: G. E- K' ^0 z* F% U 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- {0 U: y0 }" w. M1 K" @6 h
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! f# X6 B" a) h* v( C- F: e% ? 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97" U j7 y$ q6 [7 a
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Japanese aircraft
$ Z% \+ h' y; O9 O, D9 E: \, @G4M1 Betty x 3; \* ~; G$ v( M8 ~, C2 o+ O
. X& h3 e) M0 u4 U4 S! O
Allied aircraft
0 n- K7 h/ c; ?1 i8 s, XF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
6 [8 s- A1 A/ P& ?' o+ u/ X# BF4F-4 Wildcat x 21: q2 B) f. b1 c6 e3 u5 F
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Japanese aircraft losses- M1 a5 y P" r0 P2 R
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed' U4 j3 R0 B4 k$ s( A. g; d
8 H4 R9 N% I9 H/ T' Q + b( x% r; L8 E7 L& M( H
Allied Ships
: I" K( r# h7 E! m- K7 H' C' ]: fCA Portland
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+ {# N1 X" {4 a# R5 v* W. TAircraft Attacking:. ]( {# k8 j- o* B, B: ^- P' }
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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& F8 A% u2 ?) P8 u: K1 @ S. H0 kDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91/ N4 t) y3 g& |7 K8 c* p: e
* i* Q; V h# M# ~Japanese aircraft
0 V/ E" l6 p3 ?5 \; u, `* tA6M2 Zero x 18& m; a* {2 u/ S
A6M3 Zero x 6
1 D* r1 v7 V8 h ]: K- x; VG4M1 Betty x 5% [9 I+ C' ^8 W1 h4 C8 ]/ V
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Allied aircraft
6 l' S z3 p: O! Y4 `* MP-39D Airacobra x 24* q, t/ X: {" {5 [& @
6 r" H q: T: X a2 ~! Q
Japanese aircraft losses
( W1 B6 i+ s7 YA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
) X( L7 j9 Z! r4 o- s8 L, A) Y- YG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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$ D% V+ @7 m9 ?- @7 vAllied aircraft losses
- i3 v. N0 K6 A- wP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
0 a! X/ b/ Y( y! x$ F' Z9 b6 N # p s/ i3 l N4 @3 b
Runway hits 33 x- z0 M$ E; E- k- M' J
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Aircraft Attacking:: X5 |; f% W' [; W
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: R/ X& o8 L5 J1 @ 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
( U0 d8 u9 k9 L: M! IA6M2-N Rufe x 3
# e# P: d2 q, {9 ]A6M2 Zero x 6
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b0 E3 J* T/ S% V" V2 \Allied aircraft
. i) E" T, G0 \- f" ~SBD Dauntless x 49( G& u, k# J( V% G
TBF Avenger x 30
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! h% A) L+ z5 gJapanese aircraft losses
+ W. O. [% c: a4 V2 xA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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0 F1 b p! C* c: h3 M. W( EAllied aircraft losses2 ~3 Q' `3 H" J! B
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged$ d) C6 q$ B, p3 {) M& i" o
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged6 b/ ~1 I9 W! M: j- c; A
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Japanese Ships% _0 Z$ I, q% O
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage" z Q9 e) O! J2 K* j
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( d$ O$ `; }- _DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire% H! g% @, w4 n. r o4 g! M7 D7 C
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire( w" W, Z2 k! k+ @' }8 ~ O2 e
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire( i3 H) F) _+ D5 D& s
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ [' S" x: U; r/ y2 {1 x5 jDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 J; Q: H" J% B2 LTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire" b0 o2 F. Y# B% i4 _* `0 d- s
TK Ogura Maru #3
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Japanese ground losses:: D: g. ?! N6 v7 z
54 casualties reported+ U L: w: v5 C$ ^
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Aircraft Attacking:% h* H2 I$ ?$ w, q @
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, \ Y+ C( W3 ^, d$ ]7 Z 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, X$ o# P& o- b7 o' u2 D 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& I0 l6 I1 w2 t9 y
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) }7 c' t% F8 ^( i: t2 f/ c 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 ~. v d& X! g& O2 F/ e6 N: x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- g/ Z9 V: d6 e: B 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' G- U. V5 B1 @3 \' a P. P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 `2 D5 h% a- B* h" l) N 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet* Q2 ~) I. n1 ^ j. s; x* z3 ^ I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 a1 f1 Q! c5 J" G5 R8 z2 {0 P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; V- j9 _4 {, N: H3 u/ P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 S6 C; t; b7 \7 z' C; f6 n
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 ?& n0 r( L6 N6 x2 U0 x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 B1 _) v' Y/ \! M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% K7 Y, q( y2 u5 D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, z8 J7 g7 P( A- ]* h& Y' \
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 o* \6 S9 W- P0 l+ N% o& r 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ s' x0 t- m+ b
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet' g. g& l3 B% B3 i% V3 ^4 h
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4 B8 I4 i8 m* X6 C9 q% C5 l; NSub attack at 60,860 j6 r, E" [& B# a! R m
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Japanese Ships4 m& [1 A6 v1 s
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 X3 F& T/ X, |PC Ch 23
/ E) y, V8 k" {PC Ch 18* a+ c1 @9 x o9 W- ~ I
PC Ch 17$ |* K- i, x7 D9 W$ I0 b
PC Ch 167 g, N7 b+ F& c6 B' @# U
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Allied Ships; q8 e0 Y# M7 n
SS Greenling
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; B9 J H Y: j7 K" U9 kGround combat at Lunga
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3 o# }) G$ M" f2 [" u" H- K7 t$ hJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49$ R1 j8 q9 i0 M' S. D
5 l- c4 q" ^- Y1 k8 h# X+ S) XDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466# ]. {/ L/ a9 Z; a0 o8 _
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) p; L9 ^# N3 J. p% U3 x( oAllied ground losses:
! L& U2 t, W, I6 k" g' v. f& r9 c9 casualties reported/ T7 T0 e$ c; \+ r1 G" s: m8 X: U
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+ i* k7 [; U$ t( I- W( t; JGround combat at Gili Gili( W' }9 P4 O x2 v) |# X4 n
+ b- X+ {6 u( k4 _) m; h+ y/ \Allied Bombardment attack' K/ k/ d5 k. x8 h N" b1 T9 x$ c
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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- k- G, o, M7 Y) y4 ~3 [! i7 q1 E
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! ?) @6 h: M: j/ |Japanese ground losses:
2 g% H; Y7 H M* I16 casualties reported3 J; r" `* c# Y4 t0 g7 {# q4 D. `6 S) B
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3 Z j0 d- F0 c. S P/ sGround combat at Lunga
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Allied Shock attack/ e+ R9 K- Y$ Y
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466# T b! V( W+ k( Y
* c! y$ J- z n; ADefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49! j, l+ P' g7 R- }0 Z
1 V% j% O$ ~3 i \Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 1 o! f C$ _$ Y
I0 o' n# L$ vJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 . b3 N/ y6 c% S P
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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7 Z1 q$ h* `! D& t9 XAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!8 P4 e& d9 ?- B9 P
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8 g0 e, \/ y% v/ R GJapanese ground losses:0 a4 \- O7 C$ P' {6 R9 x
397 casualties reported
1 y5 f7 N8 U! f& \9 ?0 cGuns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:
) x: K1 T/ l; h* C; @, c49 casualties reported# m4 }0 S1 V) d' i$ ]/ \5 z8 I7 x& W
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$ g- \6 P5 T% O! s% r3 IDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |