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。。。。( u" c! o# O8 M
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/422 ?5 e( i4 S: g: w9 a
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97% g; u9 b. S, \$ u3 S
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, M: Z- H: S: D6 o7 a+ Z0 \Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008- u t0 z% y) ]& s
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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! F/ g, ^9 [: I. y% H6 RAllied ground losses:: N# L& {- l6 _7 h# z
45 casualties reported" e* l9 W) {2 M& O0 Y
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
) _& R4 x+ \& M- G _* u3 y( [ + C3 X. R1 X& @. o$ _
Allied Ships, L. B1 b ~, M1 z7 f% d1 V
DD Mugford
/ n3 I8 S/ i- Z+ V- Q% JDD Ralph Talbot
4 p$ ~! ^6 N+ j' u7 KDD Patterson
& j" ?& |/ [8 ~2 m0 p- UDD Ellet
q( m/ g) g8 F* T; y7 u. V9 }DD Wilson I7 o. m R. v
DD Selfridge
7 t' X j! D- ?+ b0 Y: PCL Hobart" f1 z/ A9 F0 G4 V: F- z2 F
CA Australia2 T" ^- m e" U; S5 q) m6 }& R% W
CA Vincennes
+ p/ X6 r0 Q2 E3 _0 E. a+ V, OCA San Francisco% Y# F( m' F0 e5 p8 v8 m
CA Minneapolis
/ x4 ~7 i% [; eCA New Orleans
# O- {3 q/ K/ F& e: ~ f! H [CA Salt Lake City: G* _' b4 B% W' c; W
CA Chicago
2 ^+ D0 [& i7 E4 RCA Portland6 k i1 w& m% x0 d4 K( M& V
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Japanese ground losses:9 z0 {( P; K4 u8 ?9 F
46 casualties reported& W9 o* q; ^4 h
8 n3 H7 }* }6 p, [0 [0 [& Z: tPort hits 39 l- @: s. n3 Z F" b* x$ n
Port fuel hits 1
$ v N% \/ L+ j+ nPort supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
- M' k0 K( q0 Y9 yTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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Japanese ground losses:
- T+ S, E' z$ W. a4 o111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
( j' c' d9 m* P/ lTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94+ B# m) }# H+ K$ T! }1 ^9 H
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.* k- l5 q/ ?7 E7 q) {2 [, Q& V
Japanese Ships! Y5 S* L# I9 ^1 D$ D4 O: C
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
; v: r1 r h, X1 aPC Tama Maru #8! g8 y9 {, T. w% V$ V( ^
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Japanese ground losses:
# K. a( v+ v- N! u0 V5 ?0 a, _& |+ R" j98 casualties reported6 c: L6 F1 I E& ^* W
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& A4 x: q* g5 D5 x/ {" t& s @( TTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
, Q5 o& h' m) N" J18 casualties reported
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2 k+ i- c% Q- @# M) p. nCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
- I3 \5 r! z: L. b& d" mTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
: W* \$ f2 _7 X# \168 casualties reported! I9 n- `0 j7 A
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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) y( o; ]' C+ b# H3 J* y# |' ~Allied aircraft, Q" m1 L! }$ h' j5 O4 d
SOC-3 Seagull x 12 e% s/ z% c; t. B# P" V1 [
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: u0 A* X7 W$ k4 Q, ~' vNo Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97" A9 ?: v; h: H I. x) ~% D
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5 [; i& F1 F* @ XAllied aircraft ~+ |0 F2 V9 d- E: U3 Y5 ~0 `
PBY Catalina x 2+ M7 ~4 r$ D- b7 O* p
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% Z" q3 g, H1 j+ x- gNo Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,973 ]9 t: G% J ]9 P* V: o6 X
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Japanese aircraft
. f! q" D; E0 Q/ s- `9 a" xG4M1 Betty x 62
1 L4 H" |2 p, K$ J* U
) i! u! E( d: K, GAllied aircraft: T- A" P6 p# ?* B) @# b G, @- \
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
3 H1 l2 j M& ?' v) L6 E8 z+ ]F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
+ b! X9 W2 U% Y9 K - m( L0 U2 w5 v; L9 c4 d
Japanese aircraft losses
D& D) K& I( e9 O/ O: i* KG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged2 `( a5 J( \1 B7 W: b1 b e
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Allied aircraft losses. M* n: ^1 M2 y! k- T' W4 d! J
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
0 x- U. b7 p* G3 JF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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& c( f3 f! t! d6 U9 EAllied Ships5 Y$ P( V; M# `+ M$ T* [0 i/ X
AP George F. Elliot
2 Q Q! M. Z; o0 zAK Libra
$ }4 N: N7 O5 Q# oAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4 H6 \% }' @, i, @7 M
DMS Zane
( u1 n- M& r* _3 O& fAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
6 X, s% {3 Z3 i9 U0 e \AK Betelgeuse
& @$ K6 v Q) T4 T# H- kDD Helm( ~$ j. a, K7 k0 i# N% h
AK Fomalhaut
, v# n9 N6 f( ?/ ^' z' O. SAP McCawley6 a: o" O) e& e8 N9 p
DD Henley: _3 Y5 A' }/ m7 T" q
" \5 A r; J" J9 aAircraft Attacking:
1 \5 |$ ]% Q }8 l 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* W' H2 ^% m% J3 q0 G
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 U* R V9 L4 p$ H 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# l; ^' n* S( J4 w' \0 O; s
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 _9 H; u, m4 a: j4 q6 O& `$ \
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
' }( o& s. @ Q1 n9 i- {4 R2 x% t 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 ?* _$ _+ C5 b$ |6 C, H
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 o2 ] e o3 W 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 u0 h3 o0 |: [2 g( g 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( h! ^6 {7 r! V4 _' z6 P; a f: P 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: ~! z/ F; n3 Y/ k9 }) A
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. Z- ~- r% F3 t" D6 h 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: P, e3 F8 i0 p- S6 R, { 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* @: X' N# x. m7 j" A9 }
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 d7 A3 v2 g& R7 a' S, h
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) N3 N# `' c8 t TDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,975 ]/ i% ]6 R5 k, x2 Y
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Japanese aircraft) F1 b p4 Y& L9 S& T, V
G4M1 Betty x 3
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Allied aircraft
& h# l6 \* c3 v) k# ~. HF4F-3 Wildcat x 125 N4 m+ R( X" T: v4 V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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. J- r8 a- v8 ?9 o6 R: @) wJapanese aircraft losses5 J1 k- A8 a I# [% k: b7 o
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed* K3 N/ n% o- n
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Allied Ships* A1 t' d- i% w( H' G1 @$ N3 r$ U
CA Portland" H% H8 {0 j2 p2 Z6 t1 a' U+ X
3 d3 H1 v' r/ l" J
Aircraft Attacking:
4 [8 l$ f9 T4 w2 v: c1 {- }4 M 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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! m/ g. [! q' S( CDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft* x& L8 m) j* e9 D, v
A6M2 Zero x 18
* P# E& ?' ]3 h; K& }9 [4 p( kA6M3 Zero x 64 Q$ }) J9 h3 N6 \
G4M1 Betty x 5
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8 t# a. u# U8 vAllied aircraft; [0 l- z- p4 x& D+ @' u0 v
P-39D Airacobra x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses6 t& I( l% p+ o% W
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged& a9 \8 j" {5 E8 K
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged! g. w1 f5 G: X6 m
Z {- z4 I# y, LAllied aircraft losses
. c6 j/ C- P! a# sP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed% A- d' y Y& E3 Z5 T
# h+ z! S" n; _Runway hits 3# S' s( x; i' e3 O& ^$ d
# R( H/ e% U$ S) m# s; p1 A* M+ f
Aircraft Attacking:7 C' [# H* u2 }
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; W: U- I( |% E3 L 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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* _. u; F* Q) [8 ~6 B5 TDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93. w4 g9 O- ?$ e) s1 z {" q: K
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Japanese aircraft
& T. C/ Z1 D' ^. S- ^2 ~A6M2-N Rufe x 3 q) K k) K8 C5 M! B
A6M2 Zero x 6
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SBD Dauntless x 49
; e2 Q7 \3 E5 @TBF Avenger x 30
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/ z1 _; @& `! s8 f4 x' A% E( K! fJapanese aircraft losses, [1 |) `' K* |4 }( k0 T
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses; @( ]3 c2 w2 Z" c2 c6 s8 ~: v
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged8 }! s! Z/ \( }
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships' p8 Q9 M {: m$ }
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
' v( ^; k7 t* b/ vTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" t: k0 Q+ o( hDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire& w0 L+ Y" R" f
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire: T4 G- n: N5 h# [' N5 A9 Y' M/ |
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ o' E& e$ c1 M' t0 I% b A2 T$ iAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
K1 Y% M5 s. a1 L1 C P iDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 l, E( _* g5 w# U' OTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' h! n4 X( A6 j) ]( [TK Ogura Maru #3
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Japanese ground losses:& b, C( c6 K/ A2 E: @- Y+ E! j
54 casualties reported- g$ {# T2 Z7 n! \, c( C4 o0 w
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Aircraft Attacking:( }" L* v( h" l
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 f& O3 A% G2 B 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 L1 c8 P( {# D0 u& D
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 E' `2 @% i% \% v
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 d, \/ U( Q% O2 y, P0 t/ Y) u
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 B0 F0 j0 x0 a3 N% x 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# y, z$ ^ h, z; Y
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% x1 D$ C2 q5 I4 e- |
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# f o3 }2 W Q! v, ~
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 A' R! B" F, k# J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet G0 o. k4 b+ J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! M/ j" `6 u7 r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. u. m0 J/ b3 h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ o, B; Q8 D3 |$ B: B z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 W, ?& ~- U$ |& w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- g0 R! ~/ a0 r( t% y$ ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ @- Z+ m4 m# h; ]( |1 x/ L+ H
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" G3 w3 K7 y. ]) R4 `* u+ e 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet* F# Z, w' n1 ~! A# S; X
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 60,86( R1 C; p) C# V
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Japanese Ships( {2 z3 q% n9 b/ x
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
; |( Q2 r* q u5 R: F3 S( uPC Ch 237 `4 B0 X1 b( \: P+ w5 V5 R/ Y/ X
PC Ch 18- O) T, _% V( ?) F* n1 U
PC Ch 170 i3 T$ c. q2 V: W
PC Ch 16
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/ u( g4 j. S2 \2 i* ~0 pSS Greenling& m. `6 q# d6 i& O
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Ground combat at Lunga
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6 [( `+ |7 }4 r! Q, o2 z7 ]Japanese Bombardment attack
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2 E5 f2 g* c; T9 E bAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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$ l% k2 g! m6 f( b# I% nDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:
; A) o* u# e) H2 D M9 casualties reported
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& T: r! L0 \" j8 W, F+ m LGround combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack6 \4 {& Q) t/ V
% q' ^1 S+ G) {8 `Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126# \; H8 ~ k/ a8 ~. X6 W+ S2 U
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 58 g! B6 I- K$ Y' R1 U7 o; L, v7 {1 r) O
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Japanese ground losses:
$ M4 J1 [- B. \16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga
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# f( v- D7 Y. Z2 V) l: r5 `0 ZAllied Shock attack
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) Z- X, F1 p- |1 SAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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u1 Z$ h! v6 O! RDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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; M) p8 Z6 M. ?2 IJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 3 \5 V2 G) ]7 i1 I* s) v+ @
. R! f% V( P' rAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!* Y$ @: C- A6 B9 m
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Japanese ground losses:6 J" t3 ?; _ r. J
397 casualties reported
9 a& M; x2 Z! qGuns lost 2
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$ ^+ n; w! d4 y! j$ `6 i- ]. n5 hAllied ground losses:" s5 M9 k$ Z7 X' c9 @, D
49 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |