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。。。。' d g7 b& J, l
2 r* Q) D5 H6 Y E3 h/ dAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42" A) B5 T8 ^! |1 v" m
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/ Z) k; r5 n7 y& {7 U3 E. M# ]TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008+ \* w4 {5 ]/ O% }/ g0 T+ A7 X+ |
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97( f5 C, Q E6 P* d( q# N7 e- [, Z
0 i( ]4 I; z- Y' u W+ u9 Q7 {& Q( y \8 X8 k6 p) i
# L/ e6 p2 m5 C2 L$ e: Z3 J1 ^& J
Allied ground losses:% `8 Z+ M5 s }6 s; Z
45 casualties reported; W6 Q5 w3 Z( C. H
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3 w0 Z Q+ v9 A# @7 vNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships+ i+ z* y0 A8 p3 u1 u
DD Mugford
: _' B! {2 u4 f4 t5 q/ l6 MDD Ralph Talbot
, @' V3 V7 D8 `6 b& C" mDD Patterson9 k) ^6 c0 T9 G1 R' Z- ]8 L
DD Ellet
/ r6 J& ~' \% X; y0 kDD Wilson
8 n: o9 c) H2 V$ d$ o" L( EDD Selfridge
. H3 u5 S1 u- y* b3 PCL Hobart
* H7 j" g1 W. N9 RCA Australia, t" g" `; l, h
CA Vincennes5 ~& L% }9 ~ o6 K' j" I4 e* O
CA San Francisco! `' a5 s1 X! ?5 A! T
CA Minneapolis
9 f; g/ q- H/ x# T. L$ [CA New Orleans$ n) B+ W- [3 \7 n2 u& I3 Z5 Z$ i
CA Salt Lake City* N5 ?- a" x4 C* @- I( {
CA Chicago
9 ]8 R) \2 K& F5 ~( GCA Portland
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7 k) ?4 E5 P" a0 Z& `Japanese ground losses:, e- `- u) b# J# N7 O4 G7 i
46 casualties reported* g' ^9 ^" j' A4 J2 B
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Port hits 34 m7 P ^9 g$ S! P4 [5 X; x
Port fuel hits 1, V. x4 J4 H. x+ k' K% }% E' b- E F$ p
Port supply hits 4
4 x. N ~! n/ }: D ) j4 ]! t' H+ h6 z, Y
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
; _7 V) Y) a1 A% q0 TTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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& P$ v4 D- G# G" i0 g8 f5 A' d1 {9 p, kJapanese ground losses:. j6 m; f5 `; _4 f
111 casualties reported
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4 o5 X3 t5 O1 X3 A! A( p, v: kCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 301 t( L8 [( Z6 ]8 g4 U$ M; j
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
2 T0 i+ M7 |& R7 v3 f% @# e$ } 8 {& h- M! E, p, W! Q
6 e3 r) C7 a% K+ E1 ]
105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
+ T! e4 w0 K' v! KJapanese Ships) S; M7 _6 X/ ]5 L0 H( B
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 19 J E1 b1 A6 X3 ?" x+ U- G
PC Tama Maru #8
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0 H: g4 X" d }, yJapanese ground losses:
j- k! \7 P# [' n5 `' M98 casualties reported, {) b. a6 ^) D' A( b# f- f
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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' j7 A2 P0 M3 w1 xAllied ground losses:
Y6 x9 i/ q' T- g! y0 b18 casualties reported
3 x7 V4 m# S$ S3 ]! _8 k2 m , } ? s1 O; Q
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: z. K2 O( f# ]4 jCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009 ~. Z4 k/ D: s! X2 w
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97" x# [+ e& G8 O: a) @" P6 H
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Allied ground losses:
Z2 q* ?$ [+ \! }1 S1 K9 V: f168 casualties reported
1 k, w+ I) L H
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) {6 e7 x; ~0 j# _Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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* ^) n! p( K9 j8 Q/ kAllied aircraft3 w# a( j9 n M) f
SOC-3 Seagull x 1
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2 e m4 Y& z4 k ` - ^7 J- J" D0 v' `$ {2 h
No Allied losses, J" W9 y1 I# z+ Z( s
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" C0 X2 T* T5 ?$ T$ _Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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_; l' V) X I7 VAllied aircraft d1 X2 V. i8 z2 X% D
PBY Catalina x 2
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]6 G7 ^) ^$ M# L4 |# y' Y $ i+ s; Z4 q' `) h4 F
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97' B4 l! w) e# O5 L: c' Y3 U% A n
) g- M' F6 a4 A8 P. x! h3 z4 o+ c2 k/ CJapanese aircraft/ {- D$ ?( @+ {! g/ j+ [1 L
G4M1 Betty x 62
, ~9 a; W3 a! A6 b& E/ S# M * Z' L$ L/ v0 a9 j7 e
Allied aircraft4 W6 {8 s. v Q$ \ N/ u
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
" g4 @" ^( y0 N1 u3 DF4F-4 Wildcat x 22
" V- K5 C7 G! n4 o; O9 {( e" b; y
, Z0 A; e7 I! l2 X$ `! KJapanese aircraft losses
% M" N# a3 \% |G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged0 B& o( t+ A/ V, a9 W) `: b
. Y c* ], j) H Q6 O* l
Allied aircraft losses' p) Y3 `/ l5 k X S' r: F! Z
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged; O6 X P6 H1 v% R- z. N
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged% P% m8 k5 u4 B. S- z0 U7 J& W
. v/ x z* ?" @7 tAllied Ships& g: l+ |' Q, G
AP George F. Elliot, n* e9 R# u8 {; G( _# Z
AK Libra2 @4 ?. g! ?5 _2 R
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
% O8 O) K+ e, W" z) m/ ZDMS Zane
, p& _" I5 K' X9 h$ W. w. bAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4' H( [0 i# i: s8 W
AK Betelgeuse5 E+ u) y3 |) D7 y: _- I/ a
DD Helm% _; p- i7 O _8 E1 |. q# A
AK Fomalhaut
5 T% \6 H1 C9 i; p7 x) D! v* BAP McCawley
5 z L) _* N9 `6 Z2 n1 UDD Henley
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$ `. C9 q5 U% KAircraft Attacking:7 [* b" _; ?4 ]5 S
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 X* Y& n9 ^; q4 i+ D* t 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, ~' p( q$ x8 W! J5 ~ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* d7 Y- U0 q( Y6 k7 I* X
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' F3 z8 q& `' {( u
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: g8 P0 t R8 s/ W+ w
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 W/ a/ f' N* s
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" X: t. b Q* I6 l7 M7 C. \2 v# H 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ S) {4 j2 j" T9 E0 C% P 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ t2 g o- e2 Q6 X/ U3 M7 f' d 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% `8 z4 C9 A6 a
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* z; V. O: w6 ^ E% P1 q# P8 H
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" N# B+ |! b, ~* j* g: v
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
/ O# _+ t) Z: ~3 W 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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& F4 U3 ^. A! A' fJapanese aircraft. G- P: K# o) p. I
G4M1 Betty x 37 R5 Z4 N |/ L- ^/ |; r( c
. r8 _) Y/ ^( g: G9 w; JAllied aircraft
# p* N1 `% M/ D! m5 [5 }9 gF4F-3 Wildcat x 12# R" }; m# b$ W& N, A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21& o- u, E, J$ Q& s" \
( }* D2 D. Z$ ?8 cJapanese aircraft losses
: t1 e5 {; K ]7 L, FG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
/ T }1 U) L$ ?1 z8 a + a3 V' }" t* Q" O. r9 ~
7 L# H" T* ]8 w. L& d# ZAllied Ships
8 {: {8 B; v* ^# i6 w0 lCA Portland# a, Z% r/ j; d k
]* Z5 d, ]' |- V6 a& q8 `& @Aircraft Attacking:
/ G ?5 I' Y; _9 U( \ N& Y) k 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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* N x- Z5 c C; A( u+ @' @Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,919 R p% M$ e" r* |
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Japanese aircraft/ {5 Y. R, t* a/ d/ [" d# @/ D B
A6M2 Zero x 18( L" _ g4 z* C
A6M3 Zero x 6* z0 h$ W6 ~! Q6 u
G4M1 Betty x 5: y- o0 E: d9 F* Y# O5 i3 ]- F
7 @; r# V; k6 Y+ N- \! K- u& f
Allied aircraft9 w' y- r6 X5 ~8 @
P-39D Airacobra x 24
j4 U" t% J ~0 u$ F6 V # ^) L2 }! J& ]+ G4 s( b, ]
Japanese aircraft losses4 s3 W7 Q& {. q7 n" v
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
$ T& }5 v1 B1 E( p5 c% `; dG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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& i/ Z& U6 J+ Y9 d: ]Allied aircraft losses7 z7 R( m. L! I; {, m- V4 v
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed" b( [2 b: [' G' Q8 F& S3 Y
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Runway hits 3
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! U; w% u8 G; x" k' x: ^Aircraft Attacking:) X" u6 [6 ^8 |' r& a: i2 B! y3 F
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ s/ U- L1 J% c
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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) ~% b! p, k% h5 j. m9 FDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft/ ]6 G' I. h8 D# r! y/ k" G- N
A6M2-N Rufe x 3. l7 S7 T% h" }8 k
A6M2 Zero x 6
7 y9 w7 b' z- j# Z7 N6 L! A
/ z* ^5 k" F4 |1 H3 H: ~! WAllied aircraft( x9 l3 N; Y8 D5 O) q8 I
SBD Dauntless x 497 t& o. ]* V) f; R9 X
TBF Avenger x 30
4 A1 v5 p' B2 ^, T 0 V$ U9 D5 a# T8 H! i# J& u3 m
Japanese aircraft losses
; h w- y g* _8 w! |) U- [' nA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged9 x" m2 z3 [7 F0 g* ]5 F
% a ?3 n0 a5 ^+ b8 J; o
Allied aircraft losses
* |. k0 Q. K$ Y! j; pSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
6 U8 T" W7 Y; s @# e1 \TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
4 y( q) B/ p$ v8 X, x" t ( q) s X* r# `1 @4 E
Japanese Ships
* ^1 N$ x3 U' b1 d! T- Q8 eDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage7 z; O' a, V# G& Z: b3 K
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 t: s9 x, V; b9 _6 s# f# R; ?
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire" }2 q, n( u' D5 v" n& s
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire3 @8 Q- l m' u' h' z& t7 _
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire* k/ c. C' H/ W) @( E+ Z1 F+ Q
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) D6 T! G# Y* n9 w% j h* O
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 Q5 h) v3 N+ ^0 A' Y
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" D1 O: v1 r l! u; i; N& YTK Ogura Maru #30 V; M! ?9 X, P$ [; [6 n I o! w; y
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Japanese ground losses:
: h9 F5 r% l& E: M6 L! e' O, }54 casualties reported
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+ K# E% o3 i( x! V8 kAircraft Attacking:+ |$ l4 D+ c+ d4 e4 \
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( l+ `5 s, v F5 L, M( s
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. ^+ _2 h! t7 F 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, R8 T. w* W/ _) ~
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# t9 G+ R5 z! c4 D0 c% B M. @2 U
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 [ N5 n: v, B t& E, j3 a
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. a2 |5 s- B$ W* ]& C0 a 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 V9 \4 z2 t, q P. N0 k 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 |* F/ ?- ?* _& v0 A 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 P& T/ D+ p* r0 e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 R) b, Q% K4 s. h! u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! V( r3 e f; l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* Y, d- C$ c9 j8 U. \3 ~' R1 M- E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" m2 a! P1 S a' z- D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& S" Z7 J- J+ e1 i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ S6 ?$ m4 T) G4 f2 y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# l4 `$ i3 i, z- Y) E* t9 j 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ `0 i3 G z- q9 s9 j
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet( F& G# J0 ~3 t
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 Q1 [0 @ s0 _- x) s7 M
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% f1 D6 J$ _3 q* M7 P5 VSub attack at 60,86 q( n- M" j) m4 `9 \
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Japanese Ships
% u1 F7 T; X( C& r' j' d" bPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 ~6 t$ V2 l: _3 Q
PC Ch 23
& \0 E4 \2 _8 b/ _& HPC Ch 18: ?" `) s% k' x1 Z
PC Ch 17( s; U& F7 ?5 F, R0 ~2 M( B
PC Ch 16
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4 _9 x. @& Y- T7 qAllied Ships4 i' | s: k8 Y8 j. Q7 g( d
SS Greenling
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Ground combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack U* H: h8 l# ^' i4 s
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49& ]5 F2 Y- d) G
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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& ?" i0 C. Z2 t6 HAllied ground losses:
7 f2 y4 a' h1 K8 } @ M9 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
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8 B! E! Z: E, b% \' k ?, ^ O1 KAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1262 _ P& g( V8 u. X! ?& W$ x& Y
( M7 Q0 }5 f$ J; TDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 54 }! t% K4 Q- Q2 @& G2 V5 i
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Japanese ground losses:5 P# m+ ^, [. Q U% F; ]7 n
16 casualties reported& o, v. c: C% k$ H
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7 N3 v" u2 ^* SGround combat at Lunga5 F8 u% ?, ^- Q! t4 R
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Allied Shock attack1 q% D2 m, j# {" S; \+ u* b+ A( {
% \# V* f) y& w1 B" L- _" X' \; Z. _Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 4669 E6 X, f# J! N3 p* R$ ~1 P# L+ f/ z
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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$ B1 O& Y5 {: I% o( Z; j: I' sAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 - ?6 X, R* M0 H! F R3 f
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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0 l1 `- F" ]: P7 ?Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) 8 h/ B& ^' ^* R7 w+ C" w
6 B( \ e- `% o3 y7 r4 k3 w
Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!! y+ m$ U+ F( B, g7 ?
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3 Z( x. c8 C! u& e) jJapanese ground losses:
+ X3 ]# F3 {. `- U2 B397 casualties reported' k! p* [; T/ \3 E
Guns lost 2; C7 a/ f, L) c( a! k3 \
& d7 g: ?. r) q l" MAllied ground losses:
( m, S# W' o. x7 ^0 G/ i# a49 casualties reported7 I' }% M) u8 w4 p* g
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& u- V' w: Z+ i1 VDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |