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。。。。$ f7 y5 ~" n' G7 ~7 B2 g
% x( p6 E6 ]& e& V. C0 a7 FAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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% _$ n* Z) E; ?0 u) DTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97% W% k6 ]) H6 o$ Y* i; H
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10081 {8 ~1 w% W; J" y
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97/ H9 |9 e) G3 V3 }: v; a
3 f. P, J, P7 Q% O# l
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Allied ground losses:
/ [* E: u, i5 Q1 L45 casualties reported
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9 d, Z; l; F! I M' f* gNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97$ E% [# Y* M" Z6 I
# @2 i: }5 v/ nAllied Ships( N+ M" O4 D9 W, G1 ~6 Q) \3 f
DD Mugford7 P7 I! S4 x2 c. S# e" o* i6 n7 c$ z' |
DD Ralph Talbot
) Z% d8 M4 V* l6 D# |: Z" HDD Patterson+ X% d- f. G5 V3 I. y; l
DD Ellet1 Q/ w3 i2 |6 Y* u5 J
DD Wilson3 a$ J8 d* _9 w% n$ U+ B
DD Selfridge; e# h/ M- i. f! D% a" Y
CL Hobart, ^7 L2 y$ ]5 G5 ^: p7 r/ ^$ v; a
CA Australia; K$ p- H2 Y! X% t
CA Vincennes
; b+ \" q* {. Z5 H6 ?CA San Francisco& k0 q. z; o( A! s% p: T- r" X* C
CA Minneapolis
) N6 }+ B7 C' xCA New Orleans
* Z* B* R# x+ n) f* _/ d: GCA Salt Lake City: j4 J ?& w- P
CA Chicago
0 u5 Q; a9 G2 W/ cCA Portland
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1 W" @2 J/ U9 w5 H( m; JJapanese ground losses:8 j3 r' ~8 v: V3 I, C4 q! ~$ E
46 casualties reported
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Port hits 3 b* q* o2 J3 F- c3 \/ U
Port fuel hits 1
/ u- A8 d1 q0 Y2 N4 ]8 n) E2 uPort supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
% y! K4 m h% g% y: RTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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& h+ Q& X6 }% C9 _! \8 UJapanese ground losses:
2 ]: l- V$ z. r$ l% p, H( }+ ]1 l G2 k111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
4 a: z9 O! _* K! H0 j9 B% X- VTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.9 `. i6 N! ^* K
Japanese Ships: L' [# Z, l/ j
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
! D7 d% L% B0 g1 k8 ~0 K2 @$ vPC Tama Maru #8- s1 X* ?3 S: ?5 E! k
5 D2 }7 o' m y- WJapanese ground losses:
" e- @, x1 w/ l0 s3 o. R+ S. t98 casualties reported
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1 d* X7 o, d1 Y; C0 Z, u" W9 f; @7 `TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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- d2 m9 G& _% Q: u, xAllied ground losses:" L- z: p4 F% L. X& b. Q# a( _9 @
18 casualties reported1 w# c% x; H7 d4 A
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4 i. C; T4 N6 ?1 C- ^, f, h" o/ o1 o7 vCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
6 `3 O( n& o" w! l {) l, `TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:% y, [6 M# J+ i5 c4 `. g
168 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97" l/ R: c3 K; ~
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; r' U+ e/ r! V+ w: kAllied aircraft' B c8 y6 N( i+ D
SOC-3 Seagull x 1
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No Allied losses8 w( X# }# D( Q% ], e4 K
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6 {* e# L; V2 D; {% ~5 ^Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97& Z) F/ ~" G# k K" z
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$ Q- U! n" ?; ^% ^- w3 }Allied aircraft6 m3 l# r( Q" R& ]! {8 a
PBY Catalina x 2
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No Allied losses# v2 R5 ]# h1 O: a! ~, s" m6 }8 `& p
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' _, @( B0 R0 z2 IDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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' w9 A0 f3 F3 hJapanese aircraft
/ `/ [! F4 j- v' C2 l- Z% fG4M1 Betty x 62
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0 L1 F8 q5 x) n% l) i4 eAllied aircraft4 E U0 \% D; A" S( e9 \) B, D, p+ g& v
F4F-3 Wildcat x 128 v1 A3 M: `# J0 }" D
F4F-4 Wildcat x 223 ^ Z' H1 O& t% o' V
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 Q2 I0 H0 W: SG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged9 N# P B$ T' l8 p+ I4 L4 e
, i0 v' V3 m5 A+ ?% X$ B& M$ yAllied aircraft losses6 {5 a: t, k( K o$ v9 y7 B) P
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged" M/ O' D! t9 _" n* U5 D, C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Allied Ships
4 {& _) w. N. qAP George F. Elliot$ R3 `1 c# t, a9 L) z7 D
AK Libra
( ^ k( j G5 G5 h/ d0 J, w; E0 iAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
3 ]3 F/ M3 F- ^* z& t0 bDMS Zane# M' R, T4 i! R4 H
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4: R4 ^) Y* w4 k8 Q7 v
AK Betelgeuse
* Q0 P# T, f- R( R& dDD Helm, n F9 S3 |/ E- y) x! M0 O
AK Fomalhaut
: J& L9 r# }1 |1 pAP McCawley) P. m" V( e' N/ N' {/ r
DD Henley
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5 B6 y. A% P1 O$ _Aircraft Attacking:
; v, B+ w/ m: k7 V5 _ 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& ` f7 D k9 \8 s9 T* w0 G+ i
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& l: I0 d9 n$ Q: E. M 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 u O# S4 ^5 R0 m3 { 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
' q" a2 ~ O1 t' _8 Z: f/ M 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 z. M/ v) i& _! W 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% ]) }0 b- T+ {. i
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 {7 P7 |- ?- O
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 @) a% q1 }& B4 V3 s
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( K4 g9 O* i4 C% q0 k6 r
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet L( n1 a7 b3 t* c9 W
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. ?: ]! \9 x4 @* h9 a) V+ ~ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; a0 ~; d$ z+ q" E6 g 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ t. l0 f$ F/ C 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97 @" G/ u' ?$ u+ E% X- ~
5 T5 K. {8 A: u/ y* Q5 V; Z( g1 rJapanese aircraft; b" |/ z8 Q: E! V
G4M1 Betty x 3. t0 U! V6 g% O% ^- W k7 q
3 R `) h+ l* i1 Z" x6 MAllied aircraft
3 \& D( g- ]( z7 r% M( ] u( b5 xF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
: V6 S- A9 Z4 @2 D/ Y- I, oF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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6 N3 p. `& k1 v3 o" EJapanese aircraft losses. d+ x1 o0 H$ R: a9 @! E# F' U
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed* R9 m8 s% d+ B) u0 y2 [
+ V7 `( ^; |# c1 D- t% z
6 m* M! G+ P5 Z4 X) ^- j0 t3 Z
Allied Ships
- O* O. ~ v `: i! ]6 r! }CA Portland9 X3 J( N4 k+ I% Z; x5 `: j+ Y
& s. {; g! j r7 D2 Z- W
Aircraft Attacking:. l- ~2 Q4 s( ?
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
1 l2 C7 V& }- n - V: M$ r# {: n0 w9 K
Japanese aircraft
+ L# W Q" T% ]) d0 C- P" ~ n: Z, bA6M2 Zero x 18: A" c( w1 }& u& P, o
A6M3 Zero x 6
' e+ L7 i3 I' K& HG4M1 Betty x 5
0 o% l7 G% H8 t& ^9 G, ~; O) B
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, w3 l% z2 |+ `P-39D Airacobra x 243 l( l6 Q. V9 M! _/ ~' i9 ~4 R
5 @' c" \: ^( ]% i8 Y, rJapanese aircraft losses1 M& A) H% E" g# d
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 j3 I% y: z0 GG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged# k# G1 l2 G) O
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Allied aircraft losses
2 o4 i/ F+ k6 `- n a2 y4 l* [P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed2 f" K# N7 s) }- `
+ }9 j5 X5 L9 b1 k. r- K
Runway hits 3 B" q h9 f0 l3 t& j6 i" S
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Aircraft Attacking:- n, [ `2 g- R( Q. P E' S
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 z9 P |. s- f7 Y. ^7 V
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; Y8 {9 m. K- T n: _- @
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93- k; M4 D9 Y8 p: ^
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Japanese aircraft. ~* i0 k3 r# e( t' U/ z+ B
A6M2-N Rufe x 3, Y% f7 m9 V5 _" y% c
A6M2 Zero x 6
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" E4 a$ k. j5 B& Q# R( n% DAllied aircraft
+ b# a, V5 u5 nSBD Dauntless x 49
+ z: R5 w1 j/ f8 ~ Z1 STBF Avenger x 30
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7 }2 K$ e4 g3 J. a0 S# qJapanese aircraft losses
) I8 w/ C% c" R/ W# ?7 oA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged7 }6 O: J1 H0 g; b2 ~+ ?; |
1 V+ t2 {7 t# y! x
Allied aircraft losses
' i% _; D% ~$ A2 b- A1 o' d! TSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
5 r- H- W" v6 p* `& ^, a' uTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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2 P/ M4 s$ A( f3 Q- r0 CJapanese Ships
# F( l; j, Q6 zDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
4 _8 {9 V8 Y+ F7 e3 Z. @TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 {" H- N- ?% E7 B4 L) f* {: z: m! I; L
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire# g0 c$ ^7 y' p { [ p
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 ] [' u' U) P. [APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. ]' E( Z- B, Q) g4 f7 ]/ J3 P5 r0 T+ rAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- r! R7 P9 j2 E$ a- ]
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( j% A% R( w6 L" }! ?: ~
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire; s* V1 Q" z3 e. i
TK Ogura Maru #3
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Japanese ground losses:
8 K% r4 K# Z0 Q54 casualties reported
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5 `$ X) Q, |2 u% e9 xAircraft Attacking:2 h" \, g; r. U% L, M; Z. p
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# e4 E+ b6 W P. X. T+ | 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 r" i3 F0 H+ \! N 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, f9 d' X) ~5 s9 u' }" ]& Y( O
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% p7 ~* U( x5 I, N( p
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 _; @. v! Y- E- q! t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 @5 K+ N1 ~& q( x1 v
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( n, u- A, y r0 n
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ `# M: p- l; B( U7 ]# B 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: p9 b3 e/ ^( t; w* H$ X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, m3 f- R6 o% w$ [/ B2 f
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 y* y3 N9 B6 _' {, I% a# K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 Q" c! M. G/ S6 \1 ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' u. @5 h& o7 M8 M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 P* g2 J' y P- P- o$ m+ Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& q! ]7 Q3 H' N" Q& I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# K. N! q0 M4 m& ^ 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* A( K: Z* k( B 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet" ]% M, @1 H: B; Y, ^
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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7 U$ l5 H, I4 ^+ d* |Sub attack at 60,86* Y* n% P7 ^* B; E5 D0 r
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Japanese Ships# l* M+ f1 P0 G/ t8 g* {
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 j3 k7 O. z/ Q4 P& ?* n
PC Ch 23
8 U, Z& x. p' u" R) U3 ~PC Ch 18
5 M: }: [% b# S) k( kPC Ch 17$ \$ E7 v2 X: w, O+ y
PC Ch 16
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Allied Ships
# Z+ E Y. B* @. f6 ` ASS Greenling
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# b7 a6 n) U0 K+ Z; {Ground combat at Lunga' [9 d! l0 Z# k! Z
4 T. G" f0 t9 w: z6 H" R7 VJapanese Bombardment attack- ?) R. h/ c; [! T/ F1 H6 J
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:3 I, n2 ^ C l3 @
9 casualties reported
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8 k4 y( u8 |6 u; Y# i) t9 v
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9 T' v- v+ F: N' a& nGround combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack$ C& n& J9 `* [# C
! p8 j/ S; |5 L$ x+ V& r9 ?Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1269 z+ o" Q, v/ E
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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Japanese ground losses:# ~: G' t& O+ x& n0 r. C
16 casualties reported+ N0 T# [ d/ S/ \
M5 } ~0 ^7 d
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Ground combat at Lunga
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Allied Shock attack5 D, r# S7 V& O# K& d, o1 \/ a/ F" h
( {7 p5 N" K! eAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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. H- M @, }3 t- ?' N/ yDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49& O' E- ]8 n% Z
- U1 F- v, d3 L( T, G9 }6 eAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 * q8 }8 O! o. l, }6 q/ w
5 T; `& O0 k( E3 Y. o+ uJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 ; \, X. H8 d' a! I1 |. {
# Z& {* v* h. ]3 P6 XAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) " t+ q& z) N7 G+ { x3 `
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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. G, @0 V) e0 g/ I% v* f! q% YJapanese ground losses:
: g! s, O" o2 e; B5 p4 U. N397 casualties reported
4 G1 C% k. X' T2 C: Q) rGuns lost 2
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7 f3 _) P4 l2 q5 G h" ?: ~' l YAllied ground losses:
, q6 C$ K! D+ `8 b; X( v, `! Q% j49 casualties reported
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; n# Z2 V# W) n7 Z4 q0 R& z4 b2 LDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |