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。。。。2 j1 w% @4 F3 A+ {5 c/ s! Q1 j& S
( |' q7 Y: H' U5 w* GAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97. ~( g3 w) t$ v$ I v3 j1 r
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
Z5 X0 T; l5 y2 C# t; V7 v$ H5 gTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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7 X7 b* L3 ^) x9 E
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Allied ground losses:% @9 @0 _1 m5 _( u" ^
45 casualties reported
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9 d( ]3 K5 |8 c/ O+ m( xNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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& v, x9 k, g, [8 _Allied Ships5 N) e4 M9 S( y' e- H: q# a
DD Mugford
0 t6 u" B3 [" d; RDD Ralph Talbot
9 _9 z' `: R) |* E& Y4 |' q; kDD Patterson- [# A, i5 G1 }
DD Ellet/ r8 f$ q! j3 }! e% ]8 r/ h+ s
DD Wilson
8 c. w5 n, \4 I& Q5 F% i/ TDD Selfridge
- u1 a3 ] ?0 nCL Hobart9 G5 B9 j6 r6 }. d% S4 z y: M
CA Australia
7 W6 B. H( p' c0 A) iCA Vincennes' f! Y, i% G! v. i& J
CA San Francisco' Q6 u1 `* c) f8 X, d# G
CA Minneapolis
$ G+ S1 I" [6 z, v" Q3 D9 w, S9 dCA New Orleans
- ^0 T' C; U- h# a. d2 ?CA Salt Lake City
, E' W% G, ^ V: HCA Chicago! W( m/ E0 e; a% K- `* Z
CA Portland3 B3 [* @( \, C% h- F8 k% }
9 E) I9 B C# L8 c4 y3 m
Japanese ground losses:
" L* `# v8 W3 v46 casualties reported+ l. E( @) q. B. @
; V1 C$ p5 d3 E( I) ^8 f: IPort hits 3
4 V, c: E6 [3 i3 R6 \( rPort fuel hits 1
8 `. y* e2 c& u. U' A8 P. UPort supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
( y8 [/ j. V( TTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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Japanese ground losses:
Y9 g8 B" l/ {( L2 l! D111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
0 {) T- U) d7 O2 O$ S' l5 BTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.7 k) r( ? t3 D) X& f# X
Japanese Ships- {/ | l3 [! W' W, \, _+ d
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 11 M" i$ M8 [2 f0 l% Z8 Z- Y
PC Tama Maru #8
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! }+ I) \* `1 E7 w/ X8 l0 Q; wJapanese ground losses:+ d7 X8 @ W. q: ~, x! k! M
98 casualties reported
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7 Q. _1 k6 w2 O6 f0 VTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,976 p) E' w, @0 O7 ]- l
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Allied ground losses:; O& S) }1 G/ B1 E% S @$ S
18 casualties reported
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+ S# m% s/ C: i1 YCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009& l/ U' K6 F9 U! g
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
" O6 g8 K. K# R$ h# D168 casualties reported8 U: G5 Q, a% T; F- a
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' U9 Z, @9 h3 @* V, {3 ?' UDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97: g9 J4 q( I! @* p# g4 Q
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Allied aircraft
/ u. |+ Y0 S# L* F/ j& _SOC-3 Seagull x 1$ x8 Y5 T( M! y) e
3 B9 k3 J: c, C* ?+ p& A3 L# r. S* [
7 J" {/ T" _7 f3 t, a$ W2 G
No Allied losses9 u* t J* }4 Z4 @4 x% r; N
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k! E4 J6 h# j% w" {Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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' B/ ]& \3 @& d7 w% |4 }+ zAllied aircraft5 m6 J' x0 u2 {0 B
PBY Catalina x 25 O- }5 s7 |1 Z# L, f
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2 i$ q: m. `& c* s4 k1 t' w5 RNo Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97, L: U+ Z1 M2 v6 c! Y! ?
3 Y# ]0 {) I( b9 |; [& c
Japanese aircraft5 [6 A7 J! e# r2 z- x
G4M1 Betty x 62. g; }$ n% V: ~" [1 D) R
" q) b9 x6 b1 y$ qAllied aircraft
' `3 R' S; c- A* [, Z% S& kF4F-3 Wildcat x 12: q* {1 T/ e2 j' @7 d! ?) Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22) U* O, u2 Y9 ]2 b# v& [7 L
, |) u5 h+ D5 d
Japanese aircraft losses
3 T- Y K; p, I H. NG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
/ F9 V2 V5 I9 Z( _" a - d) s) X5 y' C9 e
Allied aircraft losses0 Z8 c1 S/ q" n) w; T& \* a% G9 e
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
; Z0 a! [- }) w! [# k5 qF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged* j& Z9 f# M! V) b3 f. N6 P
% i9 Y _9 r" ~/ e. |' zAllied Ships' k0 p! n$ p% u( h+ n# f, e
AP George F. Elliot
4 @/ V& i: H& RAK Libra8 m! Q$ V0 V1 Q2 Q: F0 {
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4: w1 L" n% ~" z4 r* g f2 g
DMS Zane8 G" Y( I' H9 [! z! o
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
+ V1 O* e9 K6 ZAK Betelgeuse
. g; h" b0 e F* U' ^DD Helm/ k, C9 ?% y8 }* O, }6 D# M
AK Fomalhaut
& Y* g: _, \ N3 H/ U! ~AP McCawley
( c! y' c# H! ^) p6 zDD Henley
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) |! Q' W( y/ d) C! { Y4 }1 fAircraft Attacking:5 U& G- U( s7 ?' {2 W
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 k( g5 Q- O. f4 @: S+ e% k1 x7 V6 c
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' q" e2 J! m8 f+ ~6 U' A
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( `/ t0 W" m6 p2 {' }! g7 ^ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; N$ n# j" ?6 I1 ^* ` 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 T H0 d# H% e+ w+ s 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 L3 d. [/ k! l# j. p7 _ y5 I5 v 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# \! N7 R& c& n3 g. ~& C' l5 W& [
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* d1 P. N7 Y3 D
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" _- Y' U# ~ Q# [8 X, t 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* C$ d* ?+ \8 ~6 y 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 S0 B8 B) ?* c" l3 t$ i 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# Z+ ~6 W! r2 E3 w$ V1 ]' V$ ?
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 L! s$ Z. G. U9 ^7 j& @
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) ]5 C$ u! o% @+ o( m4 P* B
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& D7 L( y3 Y/ G6 xDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97% T1 B, M! f; b% j! w5 |
+ a) o: c* N3 i$ }7 s; NJapanese aircraft
6 Y! Y# K8 C$ H+ s5 VG4M1 Betty x 3
) q2 z& O& Q- |# ? # c0 y8 @9 x9 g* O- Y6 _
Allied aircraft( s) x- k8 z! \
F4F-3 Wildcat x 124 V; c5 A" X+ e5 u' X3 D9 G
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21 x9 k1 x* L% [4 `4 [
; A# f7 Z7 ~2 Z9 EJapanese aircraft losses
6 h6 I" R" C5 iG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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: x) V# C( ? x
Allied Ships" T0 z0 S. \5 C7 P) o* k) D
CA Portland
3 x6 a6 R/ X! H# H+ f ) ]% z* g7 i' F) I, q- w+ Q
Aircraft Attacking:, @( |5 |' z [5 B- `/ g
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,917 Z! P o4 |% {8 H( _# F0 z: w
+ ^$ y H) L: k) H4 x4 AJapanese aircraft
' |9 t% ]3 m% x+ Z: ZA6M2 Zero x 18# Q+ V: v7 Y$ E: h6 {! Y- S
A6M3 Zero x 6
9 l8 `$ F2 |* d* n' e) k+ P2 lG4M1 Betty x 5 T$ M+ I0 S( ~) k* m: h
& @) I& M/ K; u
Allied aircraft2 C5 ?* c& p, d! Q
P-39D Airacobra x 24; ]" T& a- i6 a+ e9 j
0 @4 M& u# z+ W4 H2 Z, y
Japanese aircraft losses- P q! h' C& E; V# @1 N2 ?# W9 p
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged4 Z; H: f- T8 I& d, A
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses, |! E. V& j9 s
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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6 G! i' |$ n4 }Runway hits 3
5 A1 J7 q' m# _. j6 u
1 h2 w/ \8 q4 m6 s" U+ T+ A8 K9 fAircraft Attacking:' u# a( E0 c a/ ^3 B5 {1 O3 K4 [
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ j* O+ |4 i- ~
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! k# f9 K& z; E
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6 c1 }% N9 J/ v/ fDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft
) Q9 I- P! R) k$ e5 {! u' gA6M2-N Rufe x 3 B" \4 s6 U! h X7 c% {
A6M2 Zero x 6
Y3 h$ `/ w9 Z# `% \3 o2 x
- v. e+ d6 @+ M5 |. J- gAllied aircraft
9 U+ D h8 F! N% `* _SBD Dauntless x 49
/ |1 O5 \9 v1 x6 d! C1 `TBF Avenger x 306 |7 G4 B( x6 Q% y" e% S( z
3 C! |7 \7 B% NJapanese aircraft losses
+ Q1 j: n( o+ {0 ?, N2 ^A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
3 V2 W+ Q; c4 z& Q8 p; v
- e# @1 p7 \1 R* TAllied aircraft losses. a9 F- @' |& ]7 K# d
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged( D" l% t: I4 h" E* h4 k! b$ B
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged% `. Z- i i W) `7 W3 D1 z
7 h& r, V7 R) _3 g* ~8 @Japanese Ships
" T/ `+ [- q" \" N/ ^9 Z( w4 l2 QDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
3 b7 ?5 y8 s# dTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 u' w/ u: l# t6 {4 L/ oDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire( p( i U7 {( q- }0 _! o. p
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 C9 j5 ~1 y* C$ A1 h [( ^8 kAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 a5 N7 ~% {% X+ J2 d# [APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 Q; ~- W* ]" g* p. V) _
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 F: @% o. \: [TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 R) A N! L I9 u
TK Ogura Maru #38 m3 J# q) d1 R6 K
3 \( {, {( G N n; a+ ^Japanese ground losses:
f% U. g4 a, l& R54 casualties reported: Y( y0 d: ]9 d$ s) d
2 L! O9 T! }, ?1 W$ w6 BAircraft Attacking:. U* ^- O5 D; U! S. Q
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 h- A: I4 d+ J, @* s 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 `5 H" }5 s& H( A& ]/ Q" t 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 T# o( M. R- e8 c0 [7 ~ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( P* O9 r' Y1 B! y* T6 a 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) b5 [- {7 q! X! ?8 m 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. M( [' d# K1 P j
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ p w+ @; x; ~" T7 R0 ~: _5 r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ B- k. E+ { q' s, a' g
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; }: B- B1 Z6 v- K( ?' y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 i+ y- P6 s4 q6 T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 k3 r' R; O6 F. M4 l1 Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" s$ Z" L4 ?. N G& D8 a. r" F8 N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 e$ T8 v# B: H1 Z) \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 o3 Q" u; e) J8 f5 U% i$ x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" Z; t n F& C9 P* [2 M! Q* p 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! E- {3 Q1 M, s9 u- j$ }0 ]
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 h; x- p$ w5 Q9 U" A6 e! ^
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( l' k) |; I8 o$ h 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 60,86% ^& t d5 `; C$ n' J4 ~9 L* q) r
5 v; q) i1 U6 _7 [Japanese Ships
$ b4 Z7 v) [8 u' [PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( j% j2 u) ~( D; i9 E: b
PC Ch 23
7 y- m5 O- `& i, E! L$ ^: M3 FPC Ch 180 |) L+ n* y5 Y0 s
PC Ch 17" L3 W0 U" m3 F/ T5 \* C
PC Ch 16% @5 r' |; |3 W8 ~+ Y" E2 x3 h5 M
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Allied Ships, n1 h4 S2 \; C* a! L: ]
SS Greenling
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- H% o" W' i4 U0 g3 }# t1 j: mGround combat at Lunga
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j/ @5 I2 F9 |1 ?* g' ?: U3 WJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 491 Z6 y0 q; q k
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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& v' [0 L& N" G- S4 `Allied ground losses:5 Q9 n1 F2 P! v5 x( P+ D6 Y8 N
9 casualties reported( z3 c4 O. n7 V0 U9 }1 V! S( {
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack2 z0 N `7 \* ^5 X& E
+ x& a6 z$ K) [% n0 w, H$ a# GAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126/ i8 i& f S- C6 d! s
" ^/ X R Z4 r) Y+ T+ z9 tDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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Japanese ground losses:
+ e; ^2 \* K6 M2 t16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga% y8 H T t! T
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Allied Shock attack: P( e% d& f% k% _7 T
. z' t- t" }" c/ [. nAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466- I0 Z5 K U' b; {
1 }: n3 H% {# J; b$ S) ~Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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- t$ Z1 ~& Q" Z3 N6 Q1 AAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 5 b7 q6 e$ I( D2 m# M: |
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 ! f% c0 o- x0 L& I: e T
" ]# Y1 z- Q& y' q! x0 OAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!7 M7 _* ? d* X3 H4 e* G
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5 s3 ]3 c+ Q1 \/ V$ M) i2 G$ e- rJapanese ground losses:. g4 y8 j# |2 c' H) o; ^# l- ?3 {
397 casualties reported' m4 P1 c9 y8 V" c/ }
Guns lost 2$ u% H! l" o- Z" h2 S5 ^
# C ]; g% V5 L9 h
Allied ground losses:
4 @0 n, _5 i: J9 Y- S: ?49 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |