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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1 X% b' ?- N" Y9 OAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42* d- t; C) ^7 w
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97& n! F! k8 ]+ b8 V$ _
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( r3 d: n' m1 ?9 K* c2 nCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
, V1 U% h" e3 OTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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' G9 Z" k s7 a, ~7 iAllied ground losses:; L6 @2 a; \; p" Q0 N* R1 N
45 casualties reported
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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9 T V- v4 S3 E1 P2 P2 G$ B# KAllied Ships
: F& b' w% @) U8 e- m% @) XDD Mugford7 U1 ?+ v1 a; }# K
DD Ralph Talbot
9 @1 k# v- B x! k/ D" d: {; w' ODD Patterson
7 y4 ^$ Z* H% m' Z3 ?0 [DD Ellet
7 J T2 v" t- r5 EDD Wilson
0 W- U0 i1 a. [& C6 X vDD Selfridge
* v2 O' X' o* ^& _CL Hobart
1 ^9 {3 s5 S. {5 m! aCA Australia$ R8 \, f' z% j" j! J! I
CA Vincennes
+ q: a( z0 r9 @( ]9 A4 jCA San Francisco3 }$ |, Q5 G8 W. Y! i9 R
CA Minneapolis
3 A2 H5 d; Y6 i3 N% sCA New Orleans
& c# z* Q% ?6 M/ @; c' b8 YCA Salt Lake City2 a; x9 O9 b% w( H* e
CA Chicago
; Z1 g2 @1 S2 y5 CCA Portland( C1 A/ n: e1 [$ N: [! }
- A* N; {: E# DJapanese ground losses:
; {- F. v" s5 n* t3 o46 casualties reported/ P! f' G9 g5 D: d( r5 e0 p4 q
1 k8 [8 J' } X) W _* z+ L1 K3 C
Port hits 3
, U: \# w4 k, L2 F- fPort fuel hits 1
6 ~, G6 ?2 }+ t) DPort supply hits 45 M$ ]. O5 I6 i+ Z7 b' I
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30; A4 Q: Y. ~9 Y" [; X% ]' H
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94 f& f+ P" R$ m) u
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& U& i3 Q! D4 i5 k, SJapanese ground losses:% w, k6 k) |! Q8 i% |
111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 308 Y5 }' l! r2 @) Y# A% s
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94# `+ L) z/ k# m0 R
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# `. z. [4 x2 S. X4 v105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
8 J1 Q( K' E6 A+ ]* vJapanese Ships
0 w) j7 m& f( ^' t2 hDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
, n2 }# u" _/ j7 W5 X9 fPC Tama Maru #8
7 y) F& }2 n& F) e
# J, I# }) K, \2 u+ \' |4 w; }Japanese ground losses:
4 y1 m1 B3 N+ }8 P- ^, T: L98 casualties reported$ M. W- b7 f# ?0 w# i9 m
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, s! U, O/ a4 w- ^TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,976 X% p5 [. f- r( f+ ~+ _& Y
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Allied ground losses:
* O0 N% ?* }$ x; k18 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
, r7 t3 [9 }9 _TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:7 o+ g; ]+ R- z' v1 Q6 G
168 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft
- F \4 Q- U$ ~SOC-3 Seagull x 1; V8 P% j% k* f4 U6 K% W
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No Allied losses. @3 M# e$ l' X6 \0 u
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,973 `4 x) ~" G, G" A
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! [. U b% y) F9 I* N8 B' XAllied aircraft; ^7 e6 D6 u: E! C5 ^7 o( u
PBY Catalina x 2
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7 t! ?4 d3 Y. K _2 s n% ]+ L5 kNo Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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; f {& ?' c8 w6 r g1 {Japanese aircraft7 g: ]0 p% ~- ], q9 f @ ~
G4M1 Betty x 62
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& v3 }! Q P i% A; U& eAllied aircraft4 R- x2 w; t9 W; U8 _6 V. c0 |5 \
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
: q* p" f1 A0 M# \F4F-4 Wildcat x 22- |5 k2 o5 B9 l0 k; K; B+ b
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 ~) v$ M8 `- O9 i) x8 KG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
$ Q6 h: n1 \3 }' M - u! c2 v% }& B F/ P+ L' D% V# X
Allied aircraft losses# _% ]* _: N/ I `! v" v
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged' C( f- R5 G$ X, f# ~6 |' @
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged2 E% T; f7 }: g4 p2 g
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Allied Ships
; I! Q% \# u2 @% C& V% bAP George F. Elliot. S! D9 C* L6 n
AK Libra
/ _! h# e8 y" H7 k9 M3 m# vAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
% d# }7 H% l6 e) \# qDMS Zane- p0 s) n- G% E2 e O
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4! w0 u# `2 A! L& x2 ` Z! S
AK Betelgeuse
8 ^" F- l( R# Y! aDD Helm+ e [, F$ I- c& V* B$ w
AK Fomalhaut
3 Z% G+ W( B* `/ zAP McCawley1 g% X3 B( D' @5 i. ^
DD Henley
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r% ]; q5 n/ U7 I" HAircraft Attacking:& y) q/ n/ v6 d0 x
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
7 r+ z' c/ R: f8 x6 K) u7 N 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ O8 @1 e8 h# Y8 g. P% J
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% R4 ]- C: G: ^9 M
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 }, @; I9 _* y+ W9 K3 B7 y
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 D* ~( W5 b3 P
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
# f' @( H0 G; L7 a+ O! @2 A 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, ?9 a3 p- B/ _
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% i3 ]/ v& {1 t) r0 u4 F
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 H8 Q9 c: g5 z/ R" ~ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( Z2 n7 ~7 w3 u& { 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" m2 n( C2 }2 k t, L) z9 [4 U- ] 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 m6 n# @% s) |0 |9 f4 A
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- T3 J* {/ Y6 d' v 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 s4 j5 t4 j. [, y# H. _
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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4 ?1 I; T% N) d: g/ I" s5 y) yJapanese aircraft
( Y4 J) k# ]. B* uG4M1 Betty x 3' I, Q" m; n1 @" k$ T
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Allied aircraft
% T2 c4 s6 Q2 G, @4 V) T; LF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
/ Q0 I" O" c: ^4 |F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
% y7 Y% c: x, p* h& U% g4 d+ m - x& {1 [: ]" k9 c
Japanese aircraft losses
, t* _% d: i& P1 K2 QG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed" ^: B6 @9 p$ X! }" z6 ?( L2 b) q& R
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6 `9 y3 s: A% \* tAllied Ships
]- Y Z6 ]' a# rCA Portland
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6 x }& B A( k' B; p( kAircraft Attacking:; p% \: c% L' L5 L8 J* z
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# f5 H3 h4 {/ u% u
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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# H, t; N F5 h% E/ HJapanese aircraft
( `3 A1 A6 t7 T8 f3 XA6M2 Zero x 183 X, P# S2 V' U& ~
A6M3 Zero x 6
" w% b) e/ g! O) }( d; nG4M1 Betty x 5( n* H6 `6 ~2 c( w) m, t; K( K
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Allied aircraft
4 H! T) J5 M' r' }/ N! n; @P-39D Airacobra x 24 q; G, x& w- @8 z2 m- n. O
8 b& T( ?% y: j; x6 u
Japanese aircraft losses, v. |7 q7 j) n. X
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged( F' Z) h" O7 j; X
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
, ^- w, q! G* ?+ @4 y' z # `9 V* b F6 @; m% h9 s( p( t
Allied aircraft losses) n% ^( V1 d( e
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed0 {8 \! [1 X8 z$ Y; `4 u ?
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Runway hits 37 f; r+ Z" M, k5 {7 l' z3 T
7 m1 t7 ]0 V0 t" I) DAircraft Attacking:! t% i! J! B9 ?3 {) B
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 q2 I* |, w3 E' D _( q 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,937 ?8 C7 d5 e, S! k# B3 D
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Japanese aircraft
8 D, F$ v- q, lA6M2-N Rufe x 3
% H* X4 z& |, C: PA6M2 Zero x 6
2 E" t8 ~! ?. h4 R
1 s. Y% _2 V' J3 {4 xAllied aircraft- S' P0 t* t8 w1 V) \+ L% r1 s: T
SBD Dauntless x 494 E" p3 p2 _+ T4 A9 `
TBF Avenger x 30
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& E' ~; l- r# z. C/ _/ V# i% AJapanese aircraft losses
. ]" Q! U7 {; H& z! L" {% QA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
3 e' O4 u& {* j7 T" oSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged5 f/ X( e% h! Y' h& c
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged- d# z, q/ ^ D& C# a0 t
7 t$ r8 Y6 S5 }) i: zJapanese Ships" M' g5 o# b1 t6 d( x( P
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
& B1 s, M/ Q7 G2 hTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, V( J% K9 |& {) ZDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 a/ R$ h/ x1 \6 q4 l8 UAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire4 C! `* i/ a1 K
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire! |$ h7 D; s6 q0 j' G
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 S) t6 l; M, U* G, i
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ `5 p! u) M: _% N. uTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; @( _ j P3 `7 }TK Ogura Maru #3
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Japanese ground losses:
) L: H9 t3 X, m5 R/ X* ` ]) p54 casualties reported+ j2 O4 ?9 r1 F3 j( V
( c. C+ v U" w4 F: r2 u2 f3 uAircraft Attacking:6 R n9 m# _7 t
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 y6 D9 a7 F5 k/ F, G: o
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet! i4 C# X% p5 Z- p" c+ e
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* g+ k8 `0 I" P
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* a5 w7 e ?0 u$ E8 F
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet* A' F$ B T# W O. _$ l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; V, u8 y% i: W3 o, j3 F7 | 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' `$ f! t# _: c7 z7 t x 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- f( G$ \5 l8 Z. C8 H
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet R; c* R8 o, c& G/ ^( `% N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 o- c6 B1 H2 D+ g5 Q: g
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet S/ P& t8 @7 B0 i& l7 c+ ?# o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; ^( I F9 f0 L' i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 H* b- `" D8 ^; u3 H6 A; Z: ` 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
} t* ~& U' x- @6 k+ z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 p: p- T7 R+ T/ c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 ?/ e" f' w6 Y! t+ M0 A" U 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ _. k0 ~/ G) z. o' t! g; _" y" m: g2 t
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet! c" k4 ~+ h* _2 k! V
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet) b4 a9 r- j# m% q! W- r/ ^0 }
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( `# u: H- c6 A. R; v! ~Sub attack at 60,86
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Japanese Ships
. |# o9 ~1 y$ ?PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage& D4 R8 J* A" ~) X4 m; F
PC Ch 23' F% i& a' {3 D: _
PC Ch 18+ A/ b; _) Y* C, `
PC Ch 17
6 G+ V/ ^3 x2 p$ V( TPC Ch 16$ }5 g; j* H7 J+ S
! G7 q2 L" p( hAllied Ships
6 I! e }$ ]) M7 v6 ~ N9 j+ R2 J6 ySS Greenling* D: B- U9 w. e; f
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$ g7 A2 s5 J& `8 y, `( IGround combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack. [4 W0 c s' D; ]7 t1 f
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49 P9 Z& Y u% o5 R+ p5 R
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466* B8 w( c. ]& [+ h
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2 e# N' ], h# `3 t2 }Allied ground losses:2 C. t. k h: B1 F/ N! ?! Q
9 casualties reported E0 r- S9 S) D) L$ \/ \7 ~9 X8 C
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4 M( x' N3 k2 T! l/ {" H, jGround combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack" d% F$ v& e) K
4 @! K" j' }/ Q* B- U; z+ B8 QAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126- x( w7 s q+ s$ T
% `5 H" ~' D. T' n; _8 E1 ?Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 53 t: u. q8 t- } ^9 R
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9 S+ N4 ]0 o2 S, T% Q& x0 y* dJapanese ground losses:' w; G) n# o' r# b5 Y
16 casualties reported) h5 b1 C! B- e$ g6 m
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Ground combat at Lunga; C8 d( f5 K; f* }
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Allied Shock attack$ K0 I' Z/ s; \7 [% D5 u
$ |3 B$ g$ |. k& b" tAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466' I6 F. h* G1 j8 a' r: x
! N( l/ d( I! f" z3 A) mDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 490 K3 y) L) E/ I5 _+ T' \9 |
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 . ^- _5 `- i4 R, U7 [8 v' F' ?
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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- Y2 J1 y* P( b; a+ G8 W0 G) U9 qAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!6 }. ?9 w4 z2 x) q, t
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Japanese ground losses:
( z1 w" J6 s" ~# @8 u397 casualties reported
, `+ l( i( G, m, s/ kGuns lost 2% l5 q& [( L: u
4 i6 j$ E6 U& x5 E# jAllied ground losses:
; w4 P! k' I/ l/ V& r3 [- w49 casualties reported! W- O& s# l# Q7 m
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z0 P" E7 |& G8 v$ {. R; oDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |