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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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97! l U! Y6 C. l8 u, y) i/ w* @ V
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
4 i* s% ~& I' _$ V# [TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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8 `6 q5 |, v) J5 _2 P" BAllied ground losses:+ k1 i( L0 g8 m0 L& B
45 casualties reported* M/ ~! [1 }8 u: w, i6 f& N
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& w8 Y8 l8 X. P. {. k, L6 a) aNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97$ O- x% i6 }' K; ^2 q( Z. n% V
' `- G+ o& {2 O( l) N" UAllied Ships
! x4 O) d# H. [- {4 r% W/ {DD Mugford
2 g& s. K4 N2 P' M; ^DD Ralph Talbot' B I& }- n' G0 @) w# p9 u8 G
DD Patterson5 X9 O4 O6 g( E9 N3 b( j$ @
DD Ellet
* i; B/ {, M8 @. jDD Wilson
, K) P. Q& H3 e! w& |; ^DD Selfridge! E5 w: `5 u& E* b
CL Hobart$ U F6 E* M4 d) p# J) C3 p
CA Australia, r2 M7 X. H- P8 ]0 m/ W9 d: U
CA Vincennes* { b0 y$ L V+ L" m: u2 D( m
CA San Francisco" ]; Z, p0 K" q
CA Minneapolis
; |) l: w y: R/ z# zCA New Orleans
' a( i' s0 W Y9 \/ NCA Salt Lake City$ {0 ^2 c: U g
CA Chicago
4 l3 F# S! \) B7 H1 n: w0 B! ?CA Portland
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Japanese ground losses: j' M0 Q& y. S: @! n& M! M8 s
46 casualties reported
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6 ]5 X5 _, A* h# Y5 J8 iPort hits 3
, W8 P: d* `* X+ ^6 S5 t# LPort fuel hits 1
z: o0 V& v4 w GPort supply hits 4
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) ~+ W% c! S1 C2 k( p" XCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
8 w) \) g: S1 [- R5 _) g: }TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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7 T' p, Y( L6 A3 H9 W8 DJapanese ground losses:- e0 o; h9 f- q" ]+ o( G; K% z
111 casualties reported
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& Q* h% O5 P& }$ ^Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
( c/ m9 e q3 s) }; M7 K' `8 uTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
$ r3 X0 D2 J! D# n7 TJapanese Ships# a0 {0 p+ f; Y( t8 |
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1 V& Z+ W" w9 f( T, v! e, p
PC Tama Maru #8* _' v2 A* Z7 n: W" \6 }
) l# q; N, Q% }' _$ k; OJapanese ground losses:
: \9 k: Z1 E8 x2 ~' o1 ?98 casualties reported
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B" _9 e. r5 N4 q a, L. yTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
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, K/ o' |" {2 |: `9 ]- s" [0 KCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009( l* U+ U. D( s1 w, I
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,975 B, W6 ` o# `. n- Z$ o
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& W: X2 V, n) ^* d8 GAllied ground losses:2 f% e- i. y0 ]7 h s
168 casualties reported/ e, ]" B. z8 j6 A
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft0 p% u! y% e1 D" y9 h' @
SOC-3 Seagull x 1
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No Allied losses
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! q6 O q3 t' B' KDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,972 s0 k$ k, y% |: u9 ^
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: H1 f! F b1 u1 V/ fAllied aircraft( G! d6 M6 J4 O1 x( E8 g
PBY Catalina x 2
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9 o( L) S. p! oNo Allied losses6 W8 V8 R' E( r; G& O% G0 |8 M
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97; o1 k+ X# q1 V/ M) k
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Japanese aircraft
6 d% [% y/ I6 x3 |- J9 |! ^G4M1 Betty x 622 K( h- ?8 l F) H# x
1 q0 L) A: U: g( UAllied aircraft
, ? ~5 E9 ?% l2 a; ]$ m2 qF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
/ f. x* }2 d9 o+ n$ v" }F4F-4 Wildcat x 222 m C ^5 a! _; K$ A) p9 l9 x7 E6 e
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Japanese aircraft losses" H% n) c, \! V& j
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged& T" Z) l! a' ?
* U9 T% I! N; a( E4 zAllied aircraft losses
6 a# b! ~: V' v4 I5 `1 O4 oF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged5 J$ F9 ]) W5 V$ ^; |3 q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged3 D" n7 c; `- m
8 l7 r) L5 `* a" q3 j5 k/ tAllied Ships
0 L- ~8 ~' Y7 T" f: W2 @) r3 oAP George F. Elliot
6 s ~+ s: D# uAK Libra" b0 f, \; T0 q/ I) R+ K
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
; k3 U8 o1 N m$ |+ p- V. KDMS Zane
" I( L p. J5 }% wAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4: E3 t9 {8 R2 H8 U
AK Betelgeuse p1 @) L9 ^6 `; M( M/ y, d3 Y1 Y
DD Helm
2 R2 M" ]2 s' {- r8 {0 B& G" ?AK Fomalhaut- {3 C- @ j) U
AP McCawley
, _: P, s, C& @6 Z( K# @! EDD Henley
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Aircraft Attacking:
) I# m5 ?! \; F, T; k2 ?. o2 R. y 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! Y0 \/ H1 x4 _ 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
m1 `, W0 E' w) C2 H Z9 t. L 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! |$ t* g9 A9 \+ L: O
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 I. O1 h6 K! W4 o3 j0 w' S$ E
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( s2 [8 b! j( d& K2 s3 D
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
) O( ?9 F1 F* o2 Q+ o7 t 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, Z& t& R6 |0 F9 M5 z$ U ~ 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 _, e" u' b1 b6 ~4 @0 e) @9 D 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" t$ V4 l. \: e0 |
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ }: _9 ]' _2 v) l+ @; o 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 K, g6 _! p* Q6 E7 L7 _4 G' x& L) z 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* p4 ^5 I0 D4 ~% K D7 w
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
) g' U2 p# e8 J( K; a& r" r9 C 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 N5 {+ W4 }0 r
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97, t. K7 b0 e% h7 b5 l
) J; w+ s9 _, v4 \1 tJapanese aircraft" {+ Y4 q! X0 B! G
G4M1 Betty x 3% R7 @2 N# ] j4 M2 S
% m8 F; p b! O# M( N* rAllied aircraft
: d; k J: T0 g8 k* m/ oF4F-3 Wildcat x 12. z1 T1 k3 y7 m1 P: }" N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ V3 r/ f# f" x2 wG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships
# |9 e2 R2 D- O# n% e5 _; VCA Portland
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% X- X E3 |! [5 fAircraft Attacking:
; h. r5 \' d/ z2 _* h# X- W 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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9 d5 o# g) J4 |6 w7 `1 jDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91: n0 C |! g' u! A
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Japanese aircraft* S: z$ B' f) |% L
A6M2 Zero x 18
8 y. a Z8 v$ Z4 l, Y* Z; k, zA6M3 Zero x 6
' f9 m+ f# N( `7 KG4M1 Betty x 5% F' p/ d6 G/ p
+ I7 S3 t8 B: A/ F( t" h0 pAllied aircraft1 Q* j; R! q3 j: x
P-39D Airacobra x 24/ q/ h3 e6 U+ g( |
$ x/ n7 i8 d7 GJapanese aircraft losses
1 V1 S& R. M. P Y$ s0 KA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged# @& {, z: j3 b0 [$ w
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged: e& ~7 F/ w4 z6 \) o
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Allied aircraft losses# C. p# R" i; e3 O7 X
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed: M9 Q3 J. A- K( R% Q( p- r! {/ z
+ ?! I# L, o. V0 \. g0 a3 sRunway hits 3
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/ Q+ @5 C0 ]# I2 i/ N0 F- e1 G8 g$ [Aircraft Attacking:3 k' P$ G8 q5 g; ]
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; }" W5 G# p! h2 o* `. r0 U8 d
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' Z2 \3 J! A6 f/ c
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0 O- j* P( Z$ u4 JDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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# V" c' h0 y3 Z. P9 t' P' SJapanese aircraft( O; ^% P* h! y) r% _
A6M2-N Rufe x 3# G5 h/ p. _) W/ u0 {
A6M2 Zero x 6
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7 l$ ~4 \2 H3 Z; RSBD Dauntless x 49# L. u1 [- J, d# s6 M1 S0 I
TBF Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses* ], Q) X# z Q; D6 B: o4 x7 K
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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4 c. I5 J" ?; }0 ]8 @SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged- V5 Y1 r/ k7 q
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships0 A1 z: v6 V" G/ u6 r
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
, F7 l, i; t3 u! Q! VTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 T) @ ?5 }* H6 Y+ N U7 D
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
{5 l$ t/ y/ a# x$ I7 k& e: i- LAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" x2 F' M& F, ^* _/ K2 x
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 k0 k5 L+ ]) A5 qAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 q" E& }5 A6 E4 T
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 u }8 X2 q) ]2 R4 ~. z5 u, @TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 u h9 Z9 \" W6 [7 D$ N# r" iTK Ogura Maru #38 I. n( \) p! M
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Japanese ground losses:7 I9 w+ a: ^8 y" ]4 i
54 casualties reported" V. X2 |, l& W( Z
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Aircraft Attacking: h/ a0 l, j9 l# m7 G
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' K) j. `7 }- @3 C8 @" G 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- _8 G$ w) _, I N0 d2 V
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( F5 E; K s" i% N- l6 ?3 Q7 g9 P: H 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ j1 O4 | e ]9 O
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 t2 H# v" z* g- K: n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! A- o1 @, r* p' D1 V8 S6 h2 O+ N
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) T0 [" I K/ l. h! J2 Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 B5 N2 {: {5 n& E 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 q- a; Z" a& E& ^/ e$ Q( j# M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' J/ s! y0 k2 O7 `/ _7 ~5 _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. W H3 l! s% h& ~ R! y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ a6 ~2 x# d9 K/ h2 r' _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* _, P* y" r4 [+ z' A% |* c/ [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 X7 I3 i; @) |4 B: O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ v# Z3 r) R4 F8 M% N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! Z' f c' y/ E7 m8 {& ~ 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 a) A( x9 i. s$ H 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 `( A2 Y: m4 {2 V2 c! k4 V2 e: e
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 e, u4 h, D" r& g9 Z0 { f$ t
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Sub attack at 60,861 h" y& p' g5 [3 p! T6 @; y6 u3 y
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Japanese Ships! H: J8 p9 \. }8 Q4 c3 Q1 k$ }2 F7 Q( ^
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: Z. N/ g9 R' N8 \PC Ch 23
& l i8 G4 F S7 ^PC Ch 185 w/ P/ G: {8 ~4 S% ?# N( F8 d
PC Ch 17% z* c* _) _6 \# B) @4 k8 S
PC Ch 16
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Allied Ships
' H4 [7 X4 J' _6 j4 \8 ]. x' P( cSS Greenling; r! t9 ~3 B$ ~; M% h# P; P
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" Y4 U1 L4 m* f5 uGround combat at Lunga
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C3 d6 I: @% M; \4 v' lJapanese Bombardment attack% W+ ~3 t5 c* o' \8 v9 N
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49$ `7 [) W3 e' O1 e- ?; ]6 S9 E) s) O, m
# h4 g% U5 `+ C; wDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:- K& m; B# Y6 j8 n: p6 Q+ J# F
9 casualties reported0 B/ R# }/ o4 g; r3 G5 ~' B
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack
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* D# @+ ]) c0 oAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126( w2 P D! d* b& o- I( \+ ]
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5/ L. w8 u3 |' \9 M+ H
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Japanese ground losses:" H8 _$ S" M- q4 l' w' z/ |
16 casualties reported( y3 a# c8 O: c( f, N; Y
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Ground combat at Lunga
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Allied 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
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; T5 t" C9 C8 l$ U+ o* MAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 / {6 A" i0 D# ?% J: _5 d+ @* _8 `
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) - S8 r* ~& s" {9 ^
4 @6 q$ J$ t/ c; B$ d& r9 ~* i: c3 eAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!! E4 A9 i2 m/ F9 v
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; r# \2 o9 S' }% ], v q1 V4 iJapanese ground losses:) L: r: q' s" c: p0 d
397 casualties reported2 J" Q" }$ J; X( K( b5 Q4 I9 F
Guns lost 2& r" x0 r/ x: T( _6 ]
1 L! U5 h3 q6 g, n0 pAllied ground losses:5 P5 k2 H8 X. Y7 L3 R' {
49 casualties reported
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1 C: G% U& A6 H' j9 V: m+ JDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |