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。。。。: C& G& _2 J% [( C7 T3 z
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97% U/ W' N, s: p4 N" _
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
+ B M7 t+ C3 W. uTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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6 M8 T1 [3 C7 D E$ F9 @; `5 m; Z
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& Q. r0 Q8 e( x, ^, X( D4 w6 L" zAllied ground losses:' z5 a6 k K* e5 R% I
45 casualties reported9 C K/ C' f" y
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e/ d% g- f8 }! U6 aNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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$ @& x1 o! Q2 c4 D! @DD Mugford% b& C" f+ K7 b" A, X
DD Ralph Talbot5 u+ t0 p; w8 q+ B# }3 R
DD Patterson
6 H3 h) g+ E& F6 vDD Ellet+ ?* ^! V' C, z1 _7 q3 A
DD Wilson2 R& e3 H9 k& X: [+ G$ M: w% a5 e
DD Selfridge: m h. k3 |7 x3 g
CL Hobart1 S& T" {$ Z: V; u9 v! g
CA Australia. n% J, r4 @4 N1 a% J
CA Vincennes
: i% ^0 x* h6 ~, b3 i* b" ICA San Francisco4 T6 d. i, ^) g
CA Minneapolis b( k) m; I- Q: [- [
CA New Orleans
3 f( K. @4 T7 zCA Salt Lake City; Q% J3 q0 w+ a1 ?: ?* l# B) Q! x
CA Chicago
8 L" d/ h2 K) }; R& x; M$ LCA Portland# d0 Y: I8 H$ u- q+ `
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Japanese ground losses:
. Z: c: e8 @3 n5 K: [) w; l46 casualties reported3 |' j" ?* _$ ^ ~7 j
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Port hits 3
) s8 _) i- A+ @7 m/ V0 j+ ]* Q2 YPort fuel hits 1
2 S3 g" m9 B0 _) s2 yPort supply hits 4
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) ]: D; A& q% ] e) G% \3 |* QCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30# L5 I1 P6 k+ I! c1 ~4 t! o( w
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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; u6 d0 v! `; {% j/ HJapanese ground losses:
4 O/ ]7 h" q6 \7 \111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30* w l$ F; c4 _' g6 |0 I: N
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
5 o( a* j$ H& e- s, F' l. l4 wJapanese Ships
! U8 i6 P9 e+ e+ B: P0 R5 C+ mDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1$ ]& |% h( z. s
PC Tama Maru #8
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: @' A$ p' Q0 T+ ~ ZJapanese ground losses:
3 S& z$ K6 \' _98 casualties reported
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% \9 `# B2 H. F% O3 g* h1 _2 STF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,979 M) W' {8 O* @+ h6 j! X9 N- Q% _
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Allied ground losses:8 Z9 H2 r8 s9 m6 g8 Q# ~# o
18 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009! G5 b1 y' t( j
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
2 s+ \3 Z: ], c5 h168 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,978 S6 w9 c% F9 [
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0 |9 x3 }6 [0 y# w# j+ b, W, K6 F( `Allied aircraft
' Q) R+ k7 B' }" j. |) s) ISOC-3 Seagull x 16 y3 o1 X7 V9 ~7 s5 s& ~
" G2 g+ Y; B+ ~- c7 e
! v9 J" N3 u- {2 o" z; bNo Allied losses9 U' e% s1 o- g* w# V
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( C: U! g4 {3 c' _; u0 j- `; z8 n. bDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97) b. ]! Q3 w; K* Y1 |
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Allied aircraft3 w+ ?4 w4 p+ _3 [
PBY Catalina x 2
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1 I8 n- t- q7 r" I% `No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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! l3 q: F/ i' u) W; S. u HJapanese aircraft' M' l3 f* O5 r- F2 L
G4M1 Betty x 62- v9 ]5 G- n$ O
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Allied aircraft& n: i( I) b0 p; U6 ?
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
c- g) g6 D1 o/ BF4F-4 Wildcat x 22! x: N" e7 h, n6 ~
9 @: X& L: }/ e# I: b P0 O% ?1 EJapanese aircraft losses7 {9 L l1 J8 r2 W
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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; C3 M6 ~( x* r; q) KAllied aircraft losses$ \/ [; K! n1 w+ r$ b
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged' ]0 U7 ?2 f: l2 ?* s" C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged7 A( Y" B( U7 t
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Allied Ships" n3 w" u, l' U A+ ~+ E c
AP George F. Elliot
# ~$ _% j: Y D1 o+ t/ WAK Libra
: `: @( Z* t" d2 SAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 44 n' t$ q* n2 z, k
DMS Zane! `' v4 N* _. k; z, Z
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
' _1 P0 `1 U# b+ k4 V* UAK Betelgeuse
+ H% ?6 r# O1 I: fDD Helm
$ [9 t6 B" n" q7 T+ bAK Fomalhaut
! r$ h- a; R( i' x% W7 hAP McCawley, l, U& Q' F+ t3 m0 N
DD Henley* `% l+ E/ e! I5 e4 |* U
; ^$ z' D/ {0 l+ I0 i; C! NAircraft Attacking:
- P2 @+ @2 p( c 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: M; K# O" x9 j; f5 P 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ m* G( n5 X8 w, H& e
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# ^' j6 g. y/ _0 V& R( Z# d; s
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) O1 Z3 g) y0 K4 B8 q; ~
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
5 B7 E7 _1 M' t: v0 } 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& K% \/ l% G T/ W5 y. l. g T 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& E$ Y5 o( `! V! [, @4 L
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% U. ~( C9 f1 ~- l
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 a, D2 z0 C) ~+ c, }
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 z' K% n" o0 B1 l% U3 ? 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 f [) A0 P+ A/ R& Z7 P# k
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- H7 e" D j1 P5 V. r. b
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 J* t8 l4 V0 X4 `- ]0 y" T" u
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' q$ O- }8 r" J& K
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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: V0 U$ a" u: Q ~8 ]5 T& mJapanese aircraft
; H; O1 K& c) bG4M1 Betty x 3
3 K) }6 b! h2 |( O* Y7 w! d# t0 a : H7 I, ]- W9 k7 _2 Y$ I$ ^6 \
Allied aircraft
, r# v+ C1 ^4 K7 E& _! ^F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
6 b, |6 v& h" Q, L, B9 }F4F-4 Wildcat x 21# K6 B: E% G# |* {
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Japanese aircraft losses6 s) {& p5 m8 `2 a0 c9 U. N
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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7 k" k2 l5 y6 B# N9 _' wAllied Ships+ i, i; @: w) |3 U) V; u
CA Portland+ K5 S: e8 Q& _" { p! F
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 G5 Y1 [" ^1 v& T) { 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 D' O8 f9 R4 h5 Y
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft3 D. L1 Z/ q7 `$ g' d( a, k0 w
A6M2 Zero x 18! A; s; p) S" m5 k7 r# l' M8 N) @
A6M3 Zero x 61 b6 P# E1 d7 |3 [
G4M1 Betty x 5
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Allied aircraft
7 `3 E* h" C/ Q0 uP-39D Airacobra x 24
6 B0 S, y8 `' E' `, {, R8 k 3 r5 B `' S3 e( e W
Japanese aircraft losses1 B; d( b2 I& b9 e6 P) G0 ~
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged1 _$ W) x7 D# T/ V7 [2 Z1 W# Z
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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3 ~) L9 E0 R1 l' M; ^Allied aircraft losses4 |6 d% w* W$ f7 p+ d: F$ r5 ]0 `
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed F+ i$ L# F) e9 _3 r; d* X8 B/ P
6 l# N" G7 q! n0 J: ?4 BRunway hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 \" W i) E: S4 N 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 t; p# _% Z9 D- c2 u* a8 v' k! j
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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% l$ o1 A" U) p6 x0 Z. P# sDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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& N, l0 L q" [0 jJapanese aircraft" o' M; R- x3 ^$ S# U g
A6M2-N Rufe x 37 ]% `3 T, A+ _; l$ C( Q
A6M2 Zero x 6( U+ k6 g+ }8 ]9 x/ d7 c
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Allied aircraft; B' O+ S! Q/ O) p8 p
SBD Dauntless x 49
# l: u. h; R7 t3 V# F' oTBF Avenger x 30- O: b' y# c4 s, i3 u) R
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Japanese aircraft losses% F- U' L& D/ K0 Z
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
7 w) a4 T4 R' e) L' wSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
* H7 F* b) N5 R" \) L( O& E8 K) ~TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged( [' b7 w O$ p! {% Z. W
+ U- J: C2 c$ J/ p" {3 P2 r qJapanese Ships( j+ k0 p1 Y( i- ^" m- m* y5 @
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage5 @5 d$ c. P4 Z
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, ^+ `9 _6 L* z. r5 H" x9 ]# XDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ Q: O# s/ s" i/ u# ?! o0 UAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
& ~8 n8 T, C) B- T: j$ qAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, n- n9 C1 t) e- B' d& n9 ~" cAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- ]" x' ?, \' [3 L+ W+ _
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' }: R6 ~1 J" \' k" q* VTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 X0 E; P. z, ^7 j0 ?/ dTK Ogura Maru #3
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Japanese ground losses:
?2 z) G# _( I+ S9 H$ v0 q" [54 casualties reported5 |. L2 r. l8 P6 u( f( C
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Aircraft Attacking:7 E% E/ V' x, _" N( T
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' L! s, r5 L" \' N; t 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ k. S5 g7 K3 |; {0 l8 s' q: e 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 f+ w4 S4 Q9 R/ n& ]2 w
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 e5 ~% _, ]7 z% C3 z6 ~. g 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! ~2 q, m1 W; l4 A; Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% P: ?$ H8 w! F
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ t* u! r) y- X( a! f& e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" I1 m6 ^1 J5 @3 g# v7 S% m 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 B$ b+ F5 { N0 ?' y# {3 F4 A 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 L3 R2 ~8 H, q+ m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# q9 O: t. s& G9 c9 T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" M- V9 @: d- o' K" i 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, {* d- b- ^; T' h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 O# E2 Y& A' l0 z, ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: k P* ]" L. K. m# B9 W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' p3 q F1 P# e5 x( g3 A1 q8 o
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 H- o/ ~6 g; D* L- v" g7 x
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
[! r: E/ ^/ w( c 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 60,86+ M9 v7 h+ i% a
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PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 H0 y; Q# x; G! Z
PC Ch 231 s9 [/ d8 E4 F
PC Ch 18
" a9 N, O# l) L) Z3 \PC Ch 17
6 }) {# b c% |PC Ch 16! Z# d, D& g* w N, x
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Allied Ships
: F1 Q$ T* Y9 p3 A$ x8 vSS Greenling) T5 u6 k& f2 Q) k; q$ y# d
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. g. L# D; V+ @8 x; ~* M+ q( mGround combat at Lunga
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$ s0 p, P) I, |& B4 t! gJapanese Bombardment attack7 U- z$ @" \) C: q: X
8 f S& X* A, G$ H8 V' F( ~Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49+ q! X" ^, q/ f$ R) Q
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466! q' H5 v+ F- @( T' k# y
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8 w4 j( O& E: A7 P1 iAllied ground losses:
* _0 Y- d2 |; e( h9 casualties reported
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h: Z) D7 ?, P5 h8 AGround combat at Gili Gili: Q {8 P* U% s* r7 b% J1 H
$ ?, o5 v) L" G& J( C' o8 rAllied Bombardment attack
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# f$ ^ E9 u! R# {8 {Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126- d4 l$ ?4 |+ Z( G
]8 P7 i8 c9 E8 L/ ~Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 54 o) u( B) `. {' \4 ?
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Japanese ground losses:
6 o- x: [, @9 g( l, g16 casualties reported
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5 V% O K( j# C, i% ^# [. Z! U+ M+ xGround combat at Lunga
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! h1 z* m9 c% F8 a0 L; {. RAllied Shock attack7 z; g! \# z- R3 S
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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% S, Z9 L4 {4 Y! DDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49 \$ {! `2 c3 K7 e# F* y- i; v
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 $ Z0 w! X4 d+ Q
( P. D+ _4 Q4 q* C/ sJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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' g! ]8 ^$ f9 n# z" UAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) ) y3 g9 H+ Q4 \, C
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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+ V+ w5 F2 R' M5 r- |Japanese ground losses:
' l" t2 u! L% j! ^397 casualties reported! Y+ N, U u% K8 @* N* J: A2 D9 O
Guns lost 2- E% S; c3 a5 W8 ]' i' A) q' _
5 B6 S \. K4 n% ~, sAllied ground losses:3 W& W# {/ r5 d6 X" |' S9 Q' V
49 casualties reported
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+ |' k) [( ^* y6 F/ f* D2 MDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |