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。。。。, M- r6 L9 q- ~. J5 V% u0 p& t( y8 J1 F
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42" m+ \2 W- M9 Q# y$ R4 L
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97( O3 V1 w$ B7 P
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008! ~7 [9 V2 ?% Q- ~8 ?
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
1 @) Q" X: G6 p( T( V45 casualties reported
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4 W3 A" X! O2 n O" INaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships
! b2 C0 U6 x# Q' B) ADD Mugford' \" I# f9 g, r8 R2 V& N2 C( y
DD Ralph Talbot. L, @+ p3 h/ d) J9 S
DD Patterson( i) M( |. f9 b2 S0 \
DD Ellet
% i4 t0 p# Q4 l# @/ x4 ^DD Wilson5 C* m4 X \/ S" g* m
DD Selfridge8 Y# ~' Y4 D" Q' e
CL Hobart
4 T- t6 ~9 p) K9 f, Y- xCA Australia
! T: h! K2 V. t( mCA Vincennes3 r/ P* R5 E' @7 k- t" _# {' N" F
CA San Francisco: c+ r$ k q* P# b) b
CA Minneapolis
$ H: e+ M( p9 Z: @ NCA New Orleans/ u- w% f: _1 u$ X2 M- A7 T
CA Salt Lake City
0 w2 n3 q9 ]- O# Y0 nCA Chicago+ h( C5 `/ _. f
CA Portland
7 A+ k* ?7 W% d# a X# f
( n5 s6 `- w7 ~% @% y! Y! r2 a. lJapanese ground losses:/ e! z/ l; A" |" {: O
46 casualties reported
8 r9 @* z) M9 J5 a% t1 \ 7 W \# E0 D/ }* T, {6 z8 d4 I {% H
Port hits 3" F" v5 N$ J# \1 @. k0 p4 h
Port fuel hits 19 M0 s% n1 z/ K7 m6 Q% R. N
Port supply hits 4
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1 w" G8 {& r6 [+ g9 BCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
; N% K+ q4 l; tTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94% d6 n! Y% I1 R: U+ A4 Y8 T
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Japanese ground losses:
0 C2 u1 F3 P, ?9 M; s4 o# y2 c111 casualties reported
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& T( y' u* _! C1 L8 s6 O, Z# Q8 y, wCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
$ A u: G2 I. z/ ^& ETF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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6 J9 J3 V! R1 m9 L( O2 g& H* m105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.; R; [) h: [- o9 C
Japanese Ships$ i$ n- C" k+ Z1 y. Y0 w
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1. y1 [, ?% m( w5 D/ `* E* n
PC Tama Maru #8
7 _: U4 Z8 k) b5 e6 x: m0 N$ X/ s u 9 p$ B% R1 d1 i
Japanese ground losses:; w, \0 H2 I3 \6 x: c2 {
98 casualties reported! O( L2 ]$ S7 O4 C6 h: E
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% p L5 `6 L. Y4 o% x- pTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97 X* P" L: a" B4 B: p- L! `
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' |4 q, y' X p% l% e4 {( MAllied ground losses:
: I" Z, y- Z$ d1 T18 casualties reported2 j, q' n" W, d& q, t' F# A/ F
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009- B* s8 e/ |6 V3 l
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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/ k! v. O$ r: ?Allied ground losses:' z2 j! \' _( R! |9 l" l B M' b
168 casualties reported
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" b `/ f' t4 [) ^Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97( k9 U" T7 y- v# J' K* g' G# H4 s
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Allied aircraft2 S8 s2 r# U0 o6 V* [; b# T
SOC-3 Seagull x 1
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No Allied losses
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8 c. W4 `) y* c X( d6 ]; cDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,975 U: K/ v8 M2 r: {* t& x/ m( U/ I8 P
9 c3 d3 T2 @! ]: B2 E4 i* x
3 }2 I! _2 [3 A. I6 u1 ^$ wAllied aircraft
" |# a8 y+ Z9 pPBY Catalina x 2+ s0 [- u7 R+ I2 _/ o; w
; O# G Y# X( } \8 v
9 X3 R M$ q9 `3 k% C; b ONo Allied losses
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- ?/ c6 r% M5 s( G% H+ ]2 gDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97) \& D( O2 @( L' _5 I1 C3 @1 }1 P
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Japanese aircraft0 i; `) ^! u8 y( Y. b4 o% n
G4M1 Betty x 625 A! e6 l7 B) H1 q, q, S6 f
) s: E# O* f6 m6 ? @+ KAllied aircraft
. J' U: \/ a7 d, _' y% o. u3 |F4F-3 Wildcat x 12, K! g# T, t s* ?5 F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 228 T: g% B( q, N* r
" ? J/ W* ^5 @) y% W* yJapanese aircraft losses
5 `. Q: _# @' R4 z; h2 J, gG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
+ C2 p2 B0 r* n; E2 ]1 C
& P3 n- `* P" q; JAllied aircraft losses
, ?8 ~8 E1 e' x& _. ~4 Y6 Q PF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged/ d7 A6 w/ o' ?
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged' {4 d, t7 Y1 Z( E6 L
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Allied Ships% N1 [/ O n! i$ \5 U3 m8 |2 o, ~
AP George F. Elliot3 f" E( t+ J* ?0 }. Q' o" N
AK Libra
) k8 T- `/ N; qAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
5 O, d" ~) w. p" z+ ?DMS Zane
% [ J/ n8 a& J1 d( CAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 41 t9 x9 x) ~- H, V8 E; U+ K
AK Betelgeuse8 o# H2 h/ I8 ~' {8 }
DD Helm0 K: s0 j0 C" T6 h
AK Fomalhaut
& C: D# V8 F: b% c% v8 ]AP McCawley
3 E5 ~% l9 ?* j6 D2 [4 q: NDD Henley8 Z; K9 a( F5 Q8 a
. f6 t+ g6 k$ K3 H5 u5 EAircraft Attacking:$ R' j4 B& ~- f- r* v% k
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; A/ K# U9 Z; U$ Y 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" w8 k! c, P' L 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: d) h* `! n/ d' r# ~ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* d) m+ ]/ f; F- P" F$ }5 y# p P 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
5 ?4 a& q5 A3 c. R! Y4 v 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( S, b2 m$ C6 E. z! r& i0 E( M 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ h9 F" B) Q! H6 a# [. Z* O/ p) @
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* j5 x4 Q( Q f4 p- ] b( ] 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ Z2 K# \% j9 w- ^8 O+ p
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ @* ~9 m4 V3 [ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 a( q: G) V" o9 l3 s" c 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: w/ g% Y0 ^ T6 y; f
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# m% D- o2 p# Z5 G
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,974 R0 ]& g8 _4 z9 g4 I$ j
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Japanese aircraft! d7 f' O3 [1 ~
G4M1 Betty x 3+ V* j7 A3 G; T7 W* u4 }/ L
" O: N$ Y# d3 |Allied aircraft4 Z `; G; _& V- o! @
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
( x* M; d! v3 ?4 \F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
& {+ h5 X$ ^' c6 w3 n $ F% F& |4 A9 {# R7 Q" F. q6 h* f
Japanese aircraft losses' L4 k/ l* I+ g* i+ Z2 s
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed+ ?# g* j+ y& M
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7 Y) ~, y; a4 N z$ _Allied Ships" r5 c }$ Z) i1 d3 h% m% O: h/ k) t
CA Portland
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+ c/ y, m9 x/ F% eAircraft Attacking:
- m7 d" `" J C 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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' U% e% l1 V4 \ C1 I9 V2 D- BJapanese aircraft) D5 e; A8 R8 q' j- O
A6M2 Zero x 18# ^6 S: }" N9 J' R$ u2 [
A6M3 Zero x 6
& }( l/ B4 V! }; e) zG4M1 Betty x 5& k# T! u; i( x7 U# m$ d) h; c
e9 L l o7 P+ d- k
Allied aircraft$ B: a3 A) E: V
P-39D Airacobra x 249 j# S7 v" K8 `* n- r" E
2 E" @) K/ `0 D* F7 p% t; }" ZJapanese aircraft losses/ y8 X# X; }* N5 N( |
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged9 |, L+ z: F E. d; t
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged, ~0 W! Q" ]. }
. r- R, ]2 Y) K* g" B4 q# GAllied aircraft losses2 p6 N. Z2 F6 }$ N8 J
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed' U; V+ a2 p9 n
0 U9 r* H6 ~- {Runway hits 32 f$ y- q$ N1 U0 F3 b$ |
9 T8 t! [ N* }# i9 }/ u( x6 jAircraft Attacking:
+ k% ]# ]* } B- {$ {0 i 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 p/ L* L% i- C# q0 D 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: V& y' i4 K2 e% ?+ K
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- S* E2 g4 P ~* [; V0 CDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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) {+ n& y0 w7 \& ~7 N7 p9 rJapanese aircraft
: \# p, E- i. f8 ~7 GA6M2-N Rufe x 3' a; X5 P6 r% k! |( @: |, i6 Q
A6M2 Zero x 6+ q v" v0 a- W/ D
1 q; c8 L: N9 w8 c9 H5 [ X
Allied aircraft+ E( h4 U7 U) r, U# {2 |8 t/ l$ [0 G
SBD Dauntless x 49+ w. w/ s( o& D+ }
TBF Avenger x 30
6 I2 J3 k) m! x4 I3 N 7 C, ?" k: U' G# H4 [1 p
Japanese aircraft losses4 R v9 u+ j$ B( S" i* t: T
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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$ ?9 U& v+ d1 Y3 K2 EAllied aircraft losses
4 W! i3 _( U2 C4 C" Z/ U5 v& FSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged1 l" A7 G& R" t: B$ G3 {! h
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged" C/ w3 T# s( h' m0 ]' O
2 H; r- }% C0 a/ i( t& w% BJapanese Ships, C" s& _0 q7 H5 s$ r! V1 s
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage+ _+ E G. a' R/ n% u
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
s- u' ^$ V) f* tDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' x* Y, b: @: ^9 Q8 H8 @AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* S- J& r1 s+ w& f
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 {6 S' {5 n/ A& W7 {8 {( n0 NAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* q, j- J3 F0 r% F# NDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) N# y% ^- S3 ?" W- o: v6 O1 P
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 g( C% j$ v' I! a7 HTK Ogura Maru #3) B7 q0 W1 Z3 U" I$ ^ e
5 y4 |" e3 g: C: i# X) U" C) {Japanese ground losses:: d; W$ M; H- S
54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:
- o6 p& I, n2 T( y2 A9 D% z 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* p/ M c. H( J0 T+ X 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet J1 R" f/ m% I4 @6 i+ X$ h: q
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( o7 y2 K1 z8 N2 M2 Q4 x 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. w$ }0 }% H) q4 N6 K \ 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ n7 ?4 `5 U* G) L8 f& h3 a8 K) C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* A" R/ C0 {* W, x% v3 ^
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* `1 B$ X3 Y7 E# F" A 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# K3 X+ \. [9 z/ [; m, y
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- _, f4 n# v, g. {! r- L! {7 N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" h9 A; Q9 `0 _9 m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! N. v0 W( }; \4 S0 Y* b% P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 f4 M! f/ p1 x3 P5 [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- U, v4 Q4 J& Q' G% g; `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 g, k8 M x* O: n+ d, G! [* i" k- g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ q" s# |. N' P! l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ m( g9 C, w3 h; K
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* e! J; c$ |4 C. @* Z0 K 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 [/ q+ ^1 L) }- _
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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* X$ Q* e5 k, f+ tSub attack at 60,862 j$ Y ?2 F( ^: M" Z: K1 e
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Japanese Ships
& Q+ o+ q# h2 @( u0 w! j( ?# W% UPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* J6 h( q' ~; \/ C7 O
PC Ch 23
# U* z% M; F+ [6 WPC Ch 18- j( L9 L8 S$ _, w
PC Ch 17/ |" b* n6 t3 m: U) m
PC Ch 16* w: p* d" C. M2 r- ^# ?7 Q
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Allied Ships
1 A/ z$ @; `# \; e$ E8 r9 J1 n( HSS Greenling" A8 f& f1 `& y* Y
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Ground combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack: n+ L* L+ F' W* p
& q/ I* ]' A: Y% x+ Q% ]Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49% d; a3 G) S" |7 H, b9 n
* A: y/ t; r2 B( nDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 4662 D0 y: X4 B7 k- ?; @; W$ m0 o
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6 U( K* Y' \3 _" F' w: _3 D: D* \; iAllied ground losses:8 i& S3 a9 C U% h$ a& d0 _
9 casualties reported
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: k F! ]' F: Y1 c& R' }Ground combat at Gili Gili( s3 T4 q y4 H7 h1 R1 G6 P
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Allied Bombardment attack1 S& R# N& Y# U& V
. t9 h- G1 @) z0 ?" y+ JAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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0 \) w. \4 Q8 x5 r6 v: P$ y A9 J7 ODefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5# ]: t, E1 A3 `$ g* P8 ?
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7 S8 d- V+ f7 i) [
Japanese ground losses:
7 l7 D9 x% \4 a16 casualties reported) W0 _1 d, `- R8 W0 h+ `
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! A' w7 c6 t: \' tGround combat at Lunga, H9 l$ ]0 C' e
+ e1 ?$ U9 d7 E. ^5 tAllied Shock attack- {8 e* a/ b- N6 L7 Q7 u
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466% s- C) N" @3 u( W' Y: I% T# h
2 p* \1 k- S0 WDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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1 {/ v G! c$ }. W, GAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 $ B9 m+ F3 w3 K- B$ Y
2 G9 }/ `8 R2 H/ D+ ]( VJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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+ x% R/ J/ v# _3 ?& |Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!3 S, B( B; ^ R, h
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Japanese ground losses:
+ J- x) _: X% ?. H, ~397 casualties reported" d; Z' i. k. A a
Guns lost 22 K h5 ^6 I/ R6 c
! ^" d3 e: {% _Allied ground losses:" c0 j" b, s ?$ `- n( ~
49 casualties reported* k2 ?" z) z4 l* ?
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( }( n+ G/ p$ o: b1 J0 VDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |