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。。。。) m8 l6 A/ S, A+ i% A
+ H* O9 F" p0 }" ]; LAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
9 u3 P* O5 b& Z: J$ {* b
6 d1 i8 j+ F$ N8 M5 e
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
+ i" A* g0 G* Z. P0 UTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
* M5 P% b! u8 Q9 T
* \! F v" d3 H2 Q " @* }& n1 a' v5 U
# p+ [4 I6 r9 l& g7 m
Allied ground losses:' k- s# P( H/ S1 }
45 casualties reported# R* J% V- `- v! S1 p( G
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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+ A) ^6 |6 O t& i W$ {7 GAllied Ships
1 b2 l8 N1 m1 }" X# |& b5 L3 i' Q# gDD Mugford
7 h- Y* V! F: \+ q/ c8 |DD Ralph Talbot7 F. s' f5 c* O/ p% W; t* d& V
DD Patterson
0 I k4 T0 ?# H. @DD Ellet0 u& g0 I5 |. H& }
DD Wilson4 D: E4 w/ ]9 Q6 R6 w0 U$ v
DD Selfridge
& L5 h2 ~( l1 W( h! j) jCL Hobart
& h! }# ?. o9 k% y+ LCA Australia. g0 k$ G7 m q4 h' N! r* c
CA Vincennes2 W: ?. ^4 t! W% s8 H, r& O0 V
CA San Francisco
; O! C/ e- e" @, kCA Minneapolis
! a9 {2 K& p( \' Z r# KCA New Orleans1 }( h8 w/ w2 m q, ~
CA Salt Lake City
9 J4 V. u0 C2 x; k; P DCA Chicago
0 u" z9 h1 T0 X5 O3 v+ cCA Portland: `# z/ }$ s6 G. ^- {
" O. y T% \6 ^
Japanese ground losses:
# o! f# V6 i, N5 Y2 T% s46 casualties reported7 g K( C4 f6 p
: L. ^# ^' S- }4 \
Port hits 3
% k) O& V; L& TPort fuel hits 1% A& s4 U B5 i1 A# }1 _
Port supply hits 4' p: G2 T$ w- i+ o( t8 G
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- \/ A5 i% i3 c& B5 FCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
3 ?8 P i3 M+ {6 V0 s" |TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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; r8 G2 e# d8 n3 ~" \2 ?( d1 {Japanese ground losses:
! c, G, L! a3 G, q, ]- f4 P111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30! W6 X# u- p6 {( d+ d
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94! @( Z8 K4 H/ i. p6 q
5 s, f/ ?9 @2 @
0 Y R+ \: {: R1 a. }$ ~1 L7 j
105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
# z( X7 W) z9 n2 T0 v* |/ X! _# MJapanese Ships/ w- d; }- B- A/ G/ x2 h/ [' `, h. X, N
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 18 D2 L- R( r' v# P9 `* s
PC Tama Maru #8- _, x8 Y$ J6 ?4 S- M. I' n
; P& P3 o0 \# A8 |3 |# |# ]' E
Japanese ground losses:$ e- P) i3 V! ~) E' P
98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97) y0 J4 W5 H+ J r
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V7 d0 ^. b# K9 f; T. I1 m9 a7 H I" WAllied ground losses:
# K# @1 l1 p! c' X l18 casualties reported0 e# ]7 C0 j; j' Y. V, M/ N- J) V
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+ {: I6 L; N( V: O" C' aCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
& S- k/ |! W" b0 t# KTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,970 i8 A/ \# {0 `8 u* t2 q3 R. {
' p5 _# I/ h. ]* q$ Y" B' B
+ Z! f$ D8 N' F+ F D
) f3 b. v4 r3 S( z6 K( C0 A- F
Allied ground losses:8 ^. i# v. T9 n+ T( D
168 casualties reported
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% F) B8 `4 @: T7 ADay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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3 a: o+ T7 _; m! `
Allied aircraft( M7 f% A, M2 h. y. s; b3 s
SOC-3 Seagull x 16 Q- g, Q Q- G# I+ Z% k
4 d7 g% n+ X1 @" Y+ D: ` * a. N1 H! a1 y! A1 z
No Allied losses
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0 V) R3 G. O# e/ O0 A+ GDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft
6 h5 k0 g0 [- M8 [: [PBY Catalina x 2
3 q# {3 S6 G7 Z- M& {$ ~ 9 Q; \' ?1 T5 d, C
5 M$ _% j5 }' Z8 a7 e
No Allied losses
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# e% ]9 \! L: ~! x% v ?Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97. z# n8 z" G1 z+ S
; J6 ?4 q, s D+ \3 f$ I' tJapanese aircraft8 H4 f% K' X8 Q% P4 }+ U* R7 e
G4M1 Betty x 622 ]' }& V+ I- | J
) m( }2 B% ^( m" G& d" q8 HAllied aircraft
* z2 Q( i- ]; q+ RF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
6 X$ e, z- N+ E' n6 {5 yF4F-4 Wildcat x 22/ j/ z+ V) v% `* y+ ]' ]
0 L" b5 [2 w3 _4 u" n
Japanese aircraft losses4 O+ e) I' c, p- x" S* ]
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
# y( T- R& s! i6 r# ~& o
. g& P e$ R) C {Allied aircraft losses" C3 ^, T+ ^0 w. Q- Z; h" ^5 B
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
& W. b. o4 U: R+ j lF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged/ ?% ^5 R0 e+ |9 B. O
5 e1 C! ~# N1 Y
Allied Ships2 Z4 C" P5 ]# i. O
AP George F. Elliot
9 e5 Y; `5 p* e. ?' t1 L8 c" m$ ^AK Libra
+ u: ~* @5 q- S: ZAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
2 ]+ ?" I) F6 c o0 n9 O( ]DMS Zane
- L% T: [* X4 P( l& z7 M- B* cAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4+ n) H% [6 t' J0 t/ W% k, C
AK Betelgeuse- E/ B. I, \5 J' k# E
DD Helm
- E8 [! ~& E3 U- m$ ?* uAK Fomalhaut
* U4 {% x8 A3 v7 V* {8 g: ]. ]AP McCawley
% S; D U2 i" ODD Henley& l5 K- q3 x* S( @9 h: h/ |. a7 F, Y
0 r2 t+ }% ]1 r
Aircraft Attacking:
1 J- f) S7 c( N6 u 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) g( T5 P7 J- ]9 X: P
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! e: H4 B( x2 [+ Z. ? Y: z* g6 ? 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; A) i, c/ o+ ]6 A/ V+ Z 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 G! {1 L" B) f, i" n8 U4 Z
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( X. m! K. V; |; ^8 r' C
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* r3 w! h& K. @+ c6 C7 h
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! M% r. p; K7 B. p. k 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" N3 G- K$ ~5 C2 Y4 A! M 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 G; D- C, l( s+ d7 u# {5 j5 x 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 R# |- ~$ O6 A0 h! {3 ?, X 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ U/ W% N R0 O, R8 l
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, n! D, P5 k7 y" N# L: | 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: ?1 J0 b$ z& {
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. U" o( E' l2 k# t2 ?
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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5 \5 l& S! _$ [. a6 W5 B9 a5 b; _Japanese aircraft$ L3 l3 {1 q1 |3 A6 q! e
G4M1 Betty x 3 ]/ Y8 \8 _! k# h$ y
. w. y8 \( m5 U( I: z! F; ^Allied aircraft7 u4 D- l" h5 ~5 {' K
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12* ]& D/ b" r# P; |# Q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
& X, N& `. `, {, b5 C J$ e" ^ ( c& M( q% J/ C
Japanese aircraft losses6 J1 l( Y' V; l) z( }1 M
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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/ k; \" I$ B7 D3 O. g / c- Y( F9 x: ^
Allied Ships* T7 i5 \* p9 `9 L4 B
CA Portland
7 y) p; ~9 O/ O7 R0 ^3 Y+ _
# [4 ]5 C6 L# J' KAircraft Attacking:, w1 S1 V: A9 [
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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& \# A. D, f' B" v2 dDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft& ?- e% w' U& D" b9 F$ R
A6M2 Zero x 189 Q o. o) r" ~& l8 Q Y; P9 s
A6M3 Zero x 6, _' `' _0 A- V( z
G4M1 Betty x 5
, S: s3 b/ G7 @8 h j+ D
8 k) W. `2 D- U3 NAllied aircraft
) Z2 H; J" }7 q7 U! |2 ~0 hP-39D Airacobra x 24
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5 `4 d: s; _6 U- U$ |* F8 BJapanese aircraft losses0 u. m$ Q9 \9 [6 _( b( Y/ V/ X! q
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged: }# u3 O. A' M( \3 ^
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged A& m$ T; C% ]: ~
4 U* M1 K; b* Q! h) D9 r. M
Allied aircraft losses
; `& g# U7 D/ M5 L1 Q: f! i+ A; ]P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed7 I0 n* J c! \1 b r
" W4 Q. v8 m YRunway hits 3
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8 m7 O0 ~" _+ c6 s, w$ YAircraft Attacking:9 A) W4 ~+ [* ^# S1 o
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 n9 D: J3 K- F- O& x- j
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) O! V2 C/ j) A
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft
, k3 q" v8 g; p+ I+ PA6M2-N Rufe x 3
% ?/ A' Q( v3 zA6M2 Zero x 6$ i* _7 i1 T- m8 B1 f: e. ^ X
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Allied aircraft
0 p, A H: [& W# s0 X3 nSBD Dauntless x 49
2 z# Y* }1 c3 ]TBF Avenger x 30: n1 Q c. i* W3 }( g
1 B8 c& P; h% O. G8 V5 b6 l9 mJapanese aircraft losses
1 Y2 J3 }* k Z1 {A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
) d" o" I6 I/ r8 A' m
8 { C9 b& _4 d8 YAllied aircraft losses
3 l' k' q g3 ?" o6 s; `+ iSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
( A: W$ R0 X( [9 Z& }TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged4 C( s- u9 t! j7 W9 v
|2 {( \* @' K: z7 ~: Z1 J4 p
Japanese Ships4 e0 i. x; y; h% M9 R
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
4 g+ {/ U) |) v, G6 OTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) z; l) y6 q3 t/ i2 pDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 G1 h7 G( Z: L X' [9 E R" hAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; ^( d- p+ P! Q" Y. ?8 [
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire) ]4 K; }5 d; F7 B
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 u8 B: e- Q$ x
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. _% T0 _6 |4 L' n* J. y
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 I8 y1 j7 x, G. ~' ?
TK Ogura Maru #3: H( ?1 {) Y! L2 j; {
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Japanese ground losses:+ v* i) ]; ^ m: T8 I* U A
54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:: w" |6 f _. F; d4 u& P" C9 u
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 C; q" z8 F) ~' \ 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 y# s1 Q6 d3 U. d r( O) }
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 L* q8 Q+ c( f0 }; ?7 v: V
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 L" L% n# g. O( R) }# b# | 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ N% _3 H/ X4 D' H1 K3 {, L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 k( d# `# _. A; M# X v8 [9 k& @
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 G! w% n8 [4 {' J6 j2 Z0 S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ o; q1 B+ e6 y+ P7 }+ |8 c) \ 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet% l) t6 w9 L$ m7 C% V6 R' B! Y v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 M) [0 g: _% s4 \6 [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' X5 d- i6 S* v& l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 E% ]* g) b: R8 D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- r2 T7 ? K$ y T. N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ U4 K- G* _; A; E+ E& w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! c% F, {1 b2 A1 v. b- N- F/ K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 [, ]5 k, | i6 Z2 g- Q( a
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ b2 f# x5 w4 a* `! R
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, {: y4 m& B" Z/ w 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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. T5 j* _1 r5 F0 S3 D) tSub attack at 60,86$ f' s+ } J _- N, {5 l
# R \9 F! h4 X. C _( x, ~0 |. yJapanese Ships
# V- N M/ {) Z$ U/ \5 MPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ A4 ?! S: o# e5 y! @+ o; @
PC Ch 23
2 m0 i& G1 K6 l8 s* V4 M; uPC Ch 18
4 N4 w1 n. ]8 Y r l1 HPC Ch 17
1 L& L" l. T& E6 t6 a _/ I* M# u7 ^. X7 XPC Ch 161 s1 K6 D+ T' u3 I' P
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Allied Ships# t& p5 Y1 d8 [9 C
SS Greenling
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1 c/ Z# f+ P3 d4 BGround combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack7 J; B8 @* |5 C Q
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 493 {) H) u( a4 ~$ J
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 4665 C( M% b/ c; t+ k
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Allied ground losses:0 R. u, h& t+ r9 q8 [
9 casualties reported& J' N, ]9 L) Q4 r& q5 B
8 X" D1 d4 G+ P d/ V* @: @3 E
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0 Q1 @# m9 ~' T" E m$ K1 O6 W+ k( QGround combat at Gili Gili. Q |' l3 p; S+ U8 P) o% h
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Allied Bombardment attack7 p( ^2 v7 ^1 Z' E% u2 m
) l0 n; m6 D; w5 aAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5& Q7 E9 F; A% x( o
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Japanese ground losses:9 [1 O; r' h, x3 M5 I& @/ ]
16 casualties reported+ y0 K4 S: b$ _/ Z. x7 D
7 y. P3 f2 y1 Z. m2 U) u. M
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Ground combat at Lunga4 e7 Z7 F/ _) U* Q
, o& f* l' l3 s: R- YAllied Shock attack
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& J" A7 `4 A' K9 n6 \Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 4667 o+ D7 v( E8 @8 F/ b* h' F4 j* \
$ T* ^, @& F7 R" E. w5 [Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 497 m2 I, j: i, {' j
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 . X/ E" |7 P: T% B/ Q% I
3 y; ]# v! D7 R. tJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 % `2 V& m% G* W4 H3 D. C
2 e3 R( }( E! D7 MAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) ' b7 E# o; \- w7 I
$ I% N! f* ?: pAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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9 T$ k n7 D' L$ x& M$ N& ~& o4 FJapanese ground losses:& A' a3 D* D, ?2 h0 N
397 casualties reported* _% M5 N& o# T( }
Guns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:) m0 R- U. c+ B" |5 y D
49 casualties reported. g4 t; H! K+ c5 p
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |