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。。。。4 v* t9 {+ @& f1 T- z$ s/ @
! [$ B9 j5 A2 ^: |AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42 }/ B" l2 _& }) m3 r
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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7 J( c* z$ w, U& ^8 B
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10088 K4 d" |. [# _! M0 S7 |1 {
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97# l/ e; b6 R/ t; H: f. z$ |
4 `% i# z2 S$ a" n/ k
6 q: I- F( \* A6 C7 M* r) v
# D: R7 t; Y3 A) HAllied ground losses:
( ?4 }, W$ \( t+ E/ \45 casualties reported
3 y% O9 |+ E7 |' V
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,977 y* g: n5 v1 ^( R' E- P% G& D! E) A
" a0 K% M( n4 i( I& TAllied Ships. E N" z3 q0 k r i
DD Mugford! Y9 a5 P6 ?0 |/ e% S2 P' x/ T% l
DD Ralph Talbot
& K" [; J$ h% m( lDD Patterson; M4 I( p( S* j" _. V7 t4 i: l
DD Ellet
4 D; c& U3 q9 p' x# R. f4 uDD Wilson9 Q$ I8 C+ R% p% j+ z
DD Selfridge
# s- t+ M6 K2 {, x9 DCL Hobart5 f7 o4 G2 a* w0 w0 ^0 A
CA Australia
* K# d1 K. y- p1 w) ` K( CCA Vincennes
/ h) _' L5 t! R$ K' `! E* ?CA San Francisco/ K2 X* T8 t9 b9 _. {
CA Minneapolis
4 H) ^% k8 L8 b; `CA New Orleans: B7 j) `( i% K8 O9 b
CA Salt Lake City
' t+ ^( ]+ h# g' C9 Q" @CA Chicago
1 D" u' m/ z) D6 GCA Portland
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2 `; O% l/ C4 j9 `3 Z, HJapanese ground losses:
: h/ h) k$ j. N, a3 ]46 casualties reported
' T6 J5 K: |4 h7 C4 k9 h4 x+ w
. m8 y+ G2 L1 SPort hits 3
( C- H9 J' G' F* \8 [7 l* @: u3 [; lPort fuel hits 10 h- R8 s3 q. O
Port supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
! x! [4 ^6 c- ^% N& I$ b8 K" M CTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94/ e( ~( R/ W& e# L
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5 t! x) ]% o) G, C& v- N6 R1 WJapanese ground losses: I: G, j5 n3 H8 e
111 casualties reported7 C8 V' ?3 z1 ?# T$ ^; U
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
9 H2 T& k8 z) k2 oTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
: \$ N" x! I7 C# lJapanese Ships
' w8 q' g( E* r' p/ w5 [3 P8 VDD Namikaze, Shell hits 12 K9 U5 b/ h: G7 r7 A
PC Tama Maru #8
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$ C6 f7 m9 P% K J( Z8 I2 ]8 pJapanese ground losses:5 D- j$ ?1 L! T4 J n' a5 G+ p
98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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$ r- ?2 d& O4 k. U4 m3 @5 _% ^% EAllied ground losses:
. I& S3 C$ N4 \4 m/ N6 }! o1 N( c18 casualties reported
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6 O' R& n. ]: K8 E# }6 nCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
8 A3 p5 P1 ]! O- p" K/ J0 jTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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8 W: z/ O1 p& F
, C! H9 I' w) j7 l1 o) C( FAllied ground losses:9 \- Z0 f3 E$ N% m
168 casualties reported
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# u9 r) Y6 ~! \0 ^5 h0 CDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft. J, _7 S$ k4 }8 n9 m! H& r9 N) B
SOC-3 Seagull x 1
; J9 F4 ~+ L: ]" e& P( L
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% j& d+ G: v! F0 }# h% WNo Allied losses
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8 @. I9 q9 b$ ]; |4 aDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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% ^0 B( E- [- D; _( e8 _/ d' }Allied aircraft
3 D' x# j# ?$ ^PBY Catalina x 2" s" o% D5 ]% x5 H% S; E
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No Allied losses
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! d. z3 F& G% W0 k( iDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,974 V$ y+ B/ g* N) W5 H
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Japanese aircraft
3 s# s3 Y1 t: H8 B) G, b$ v1 e lG4M1 Betty x 62% G T/ f) q& u' |( a3 Y
& `: M0 k% v! P+ OAllied aircraft- z+ ^- w! m- E1 p2 _& w
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
' ]' s0 U0 ~" sF4F-4 Wildcat x 22' W9 r' V+ J5 f- I4 [0 t
# N+ ~* H) C: n: K
Japanese aircraft losses# ^* y. x) g2 M& |* w! s
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged1 c6 j# V. m" o5 t7 ?2 Y8 I
# K$ J' u, a) g0 ?8 l5 n3 IAllied aircraft losses
, I2 }% Y3 J$ ^, ?& H# @/ N6 uF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
9 O; W5 P/ v% s4 wF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged1 d6 j3 r( {( C. t! E5 _
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Allied Ships8 S0 c; e5 G1 \7 F8 v
AP George F. Elliot
2 Z' ]: u) l+ h, y# _AK Libra" |: p3 m7 r) [3 U. D5 s
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4% a. S2 o; K s, b, h E
DMS Zane
: f% }8 k# K: c F5 ~1 T7 BAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 40 n& U( p! T. @* d. ?1 b
AK Betelgeuse
3 @# y) L3 t% u9 T0 N% l: ODD Helm
8 W* ?6 h( b2 B& W. n& [AK Fomalhaut
6 G3 A0 L2 r+ K6 [( YAP McCawley' q" K% f" P* O8 z
DD Henley0 c+ a: V5 G! \& K# F9 m
9 ^' w7 B4 ?- S3 K. ]: v
Aircraft Attacking:
% A( v- v) t. z; f 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
5 b' i" k) _+ s1 ^. l M0 A& o 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- g/ [0 S% C6 H, \1 m, H7 ?/ }0 K 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 S; e' {( _9 y! F: P
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( l5 q- ?4 T) [ K2 E
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
7 ~- X8 G: c5 a 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 ` S8 M5 M. }/ x 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 k% l/ ?0 w" @ 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 r% m# L0 R& _- ~0 v
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) t, `9 u2 @3 t, _7 b0 L9 M
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
) y+ P4 u# i+ y5 `% ~! o 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 S) [# D( E5 ?6 s+ G7 Y" J2 _5 \
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' j- q* t1 C* }* h4 U4 w
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! V6 O0 L: ?1 O9 a/ y3 j: ? r6 T 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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+ K2 ^0 z" D0 w( ` ~* g4 Z) KDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97/ b. b4 v& b e, H! g1 F
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Japanese aircraft& m3 k* ]6 j( V( |' P8 u) B- o
G4M1 Betty x 3
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Allied aircraft
* Z$ m7 v: P3 D9 q" q- zF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
$ H; H" n+ m1 U9 R& J C0 `F4F-4 Wildcat x 21) Y8 @, O$ N3 V+ u& D
" U; x9 R/ v: }# f8 Z1 s! eJapanese aircraft losses7 t5 [0 i: V$ E2 B1 G1 p* D% `$ O9 h7 b
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed9 N' {% Q7 i9 T
6 E5 N& L; X* Z W, ? # t- u- X5 F7 B0 ?7 e
Allied Ships5 D- L4 x- d. j# y9 s! \# |, B
CA Portland
9 J& q' ?/ Z/ A* j& k! y( H5 }1 Z
* @. N& n, y! ^7 RAircraft Attacking:
( J. Y( d2 E* M, Y1 v! B 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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2 }' {3 a2 i4 V! P3 q ~+ tDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91& x" x8 u8 E$ h2 H* A; M1 Q+ `
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Japanese aircraft* A" Z- _% x. ?5 S
A6M2 Zero x 18
, m6 K1 |& a8 s& m) ^A6M3 Zero x 65 | i- B! N7 ^& }
G4M1 Betty x 5! s6 w* _+ A! L4 f6 C
4 W5 L; y/ ^2 c" ^+ s, PAllied aircraft8 ?4 c, c% R/ k+ O W# O) f0 k: Q
P-39D Airacobra x 246 [: u. g. W& M4 _: P0 D1 I
4 ^, k: @, Q2 m& `- g
Japanese aircraft losses
$ m2 s( c/ j2 W+ ?A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged; \+ A* l F" X
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
; Z# ]3 g! i9 j+ t3 p8 i& I& j 7 H- l6 G# R' f9 R! d! J
Allied aircraft losses( g! I# `/ }( X: Y2 O
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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9 |- K) q& H& L9 F8 BRunway hits 3; m. Q% r8 J: ?
! G9 b1 M/ T: H! y: v/ QAircraft Attacking:
; y2 T g1 X( z* T 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 o+ P/ i3 l0 y+ S' _, c
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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2 W/ V# K' q! ?. iDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93, L \( Q( c S3 r2 j6 k1 Y
$ K9 K) J! m _Japanese aircraft
, y$ m) Y- ~7 k1 r: jA6M2-N Rufe x 3
8 _* _" A! G6 s3 p( L. `A6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft5 c# Z! h# f0 A8 }# i, K
SBD Dauntless x 490 ~" k' c. `% A6 A) C3 s- e
TBF Avenger x 30# F7 g' t) c5 C. ]
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Japanese aircraft losses5 I' S c' m" R: E' J
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses# v3 T- t, }( J6 v
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
. K- F; x7 J9 \: F5 e8 GTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged% a+ k# j9 M9 F$ O- U0 i$ z
9 n2 L, X( V1 u6 eJapanese Ships
6 {9 I. @& X3 e. t2 m3 W( ~9 [DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
- [* F$ z# `5 `- N3 \+ I/ Z3 \TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# S, Z/ ]; ~7 h4 ]( H
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" V* ]8 P/ n: z& H4 \8 `AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 U2 v- ?0 j; A S. D2 @6 ]APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire. m3 i) D! ^' b: K- ?
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& g6 R% ?, O8 b0 ODD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% p" d" j2 r4 V8 ]7 D6 p
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire; b2 l% A: ]; M0 O. E$ [. o
TK Ogura Maru #31 P- d" x7 K3 K5 n/ }1 [# n
- N. k+ y' j: eJapanese ground losses:
$ o0 E9 M; F5 S8 [; C54 casualties reported
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A) M! @' Y) N$ h/ | |: NAircraft Attacking:
$ ]. l4 p# D/ w7 r 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, v# s. z3 C8 [+ K d
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 w$ v. Y+ L3 L
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 a% j3 k; t& U4 B
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 \: H! y) A1 @$ r6 S 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: j/ \- W2 [5 W, H+ ]' L0 p' G5 z2 B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ \* e I; y) ^ 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 m% b. a' e1 c* L! P* V# N2 R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 R, v* |6 H8 W7 q8 w `8 U `
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ c6 C; T8 @9 t2 s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 d; A2 a3 U# A+ b. m4 X2 S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. D0 S% Q% s6 e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) r6 s- H; y' K8 O5 `4 K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) G$ w; `3 f2 ?. ? 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 `# p, \5 g* r: i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 B( H. I6 E a$ G# ?6 d5 i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# ^/ d1 I* G$ N8 c% v& w3 K
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( e3 {% X G5 M; \* T, I: v 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 i, S0 M/ `8 x v" w% V 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 Z0 _" p% u7 r, n7 W& p1 z; b2 m
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8 p- h6 L( A" G: k- E' ]Sub attack at 60,86
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; A/ g& e# k' @5 b6 YJapanese Ships
7 c4 C0 O9 O' R% p7 Q& ~PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
5 x; y3 C- y* H& G, d1 X6 z: n' `PC Ch 23
* Z# b9 x+ z# Y4 b' PPC Ch 18
0 G1 o4 q: s" W mPC Ch 171 j, t4 I! U S9 I& o! M( x
PC Ch 16
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( Y M7 z1 I) M/ x8 d; ZAllied Ships
1 J9 K& Y9 m5 E1 y* m& nSS Greenling
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* A) ?+ h* j b; }5 ~Ground combat at Lunga _/ o* O1 r/ L. E( t
5 q0 @9 e0 W- O, `Japanese Bombardment attack" u; @6 j. z Q& j+ e
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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9 H0 S- g- K* t' C+ c4 t8 kDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:8 a$ p& e8 @! `2 X5 r
9 casualties reported6 l7 R) }0 Q) n2 |$ ^5 S7 U
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack
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% E# _/ Z1 p) q* V& y2 _2 pAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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3 |: K! A8 d+ N9 ~Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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Japanese ground losses:; p: P% p4 O6 O
16 casualties reported
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( K) K/ u& W1 LGround combat at Lunga
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2 {5 e) i2 v6 d$ r* q. d2 N/ ] @& NAllied Shock attack) {6 `- d1 P% n, I0 p# I
% Z8 {' C3 B% \( J' a% P* K& F7 `Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466$ G( P. [! H8 |% J0 y8 G
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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7 Y9 d: I4 i2 a) J* W( O$ w% ?6 NJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) ; f" Q0 ~3 m1 S* ]" t
& {: d; W: E2 PAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!* h u! T; W: p+ }3 }( `1 b
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Japanese ground losses:4 A! u$ l, Q9 v8 b5 _+ b
397 casualties reported
7 m" v8 ^- Y8 s( C; Y& O% T1 p/ oGuns lost 2
8 n* R3 j% J7 c
! J/ S+ i6 \' @; I" K6 @1 DAllied ground losses:
/ p0 x4 e0 n" B- U( b1 c49 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |