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。。。。0 m2 k7 V/ @& L1 }- |: Z+ t+ Z
" C) {( ^/ i! ~, [5 [+ D) g8 l" KAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/426 y( O8 M9 l" y/ D* U
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9 Q) G; k- c( m6 S: zTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008' g3 w; H9 M, u: f) a( F) M$ _( n
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
- K0 b+ d( Y% E3 r45 casualties reported1 v* J2 D/ ]) U, ^
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, y n+ q' M/ ~" z' t5 p% e Z0 mNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships A; f. ^9 A+ i3 {- z
DD Mugford5 A) W% X# w) N- s( z
DD Ralph Talbot
) _4 `$ p3 V' [2 qDD Patterson
! i x9 g0 Z" \2 m: V, qDD Ellet
& l7 ]4 [/ p1 P7 G7 t0 uDD Wilson" T0 p6 r% N6 v6 D
DD Selfridge' L& D/ {& f3 W B
CL Hobart' F! J0 M5 ~# M& M9 F s( f
CA Australia: x( G3 ~; ?# ^
CA Vincennes2 k ~8 a. X) C. J$ b5 o V
CA San Francisco. N' f8 A( e. z% m* [4 w
CA Minneapolis
; u: Q9 {% P' Q2 _CA New Orleans, |( X9 H9 i. u8 N/ _+ v
CA Salt Lake City
6 U* ]" I0 F, j3 g/ lCA Chicago
: |% A1 a: S, R+ yCA Portland2 a _8 A; I! t, B% U0 Y
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Japanese ground losses:* H$ j3 q9 j+ [5 A4 Q( @
46 casualties reported; Y7 h7 o! Z% I9 A* v
R0 g0 @- l+ [
Port hits 32 B1 o) O# Z4 H8 _4 I. T1 L
Port fuel hits 1
& I$ d. Q: Y( j; ^$ R4 D. G* l, OPort supply hits 4, w$ p4 L3 f0 v9 y
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
; M( t+ v3 ]+ e GTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94! _4 @& V( @( d& Y; K
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Japanese ground losses:
& v. t: D- [! V6 X7 q111 casualties reported& y) [( Q( J; l+ u0 E+ y1 b8 X- W) ?
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J4 ]4 c" w9 ~0 _Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
A) `1 Z7 \8 _2 QTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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$ Q) G" {; o3 l g" k2 @0 z105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.4 o8 l, k9 B" F* m7 w9 }) U4 D- m
Japanese Ships
" P/ h% s3 G3 \" y1 RDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
& G' @, f5 z R& b; V9 dPC Tama Maru #8& _& m- G( q$ m; ?& e/ \' i2 n
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Japanese ground losses:/ N* k n7 n! W
98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97. R) g8 v. C7 T4 Y y
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Allied ground losses:; ]) `2 o5 u- j: J: D: G
18 casualties reported
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8 i0 P& A, N7 W0 ^0 g' Z' RCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10091 l5 y1 r( W5 \8 B& d! P
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97) r" q$ z6 h0 N& z
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" B) k, W* G! K. J0 r) V. BAllied ground losses:0 `, t' ~* k8 W/ {! m3 Y
168 casualties reported0 K! E! ~: ]6 g& J' ]9 S3 w
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$ \3 n- l" ?: Y7 T% n1 \* s- oDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97! D( v! G' `. {
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Allied aircraft, d9 @2 T/ p% {- T
SOC-3 Seagull x 1
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3 ]6 V. y4 }7 R9 c g
( N$ P# T7 M( F7 q4 B) \9 g5 D; K) hNo Allied losses
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0 Z( H' }# M# l" R, J& ODay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97/ [" w- s( c, z5 `: a ~% G) j
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Allied aircraft2 J6 X; c3 ^7 G! c; j2 e
PBY Catalina x 2
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3 v- f5 H4 S) Q- [. INo Allied losses) U4 y% n8 k! Z$ e4 v
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft
, C0 \' `4 B) w, j% r& K/ a7 ~G4M1 Betty x 62$ B9 c" x$ n' N% }3 f0 g/ R5 ~6 e
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Allied aircraft6 L: b8 |" A" r0 i
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12: u$ t) N6 ?) F) ~ j {1 ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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0 n: z/ E# ?- v# lJapanese aircraft losses
/ j7 V- `2 N+ I2 P: z% `G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged1 O3 u* Q6 p* H% ]0 m$ M: {
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Allied aircraft losses
. C0 X) B, N% d7 Z7 L8 K cF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged7 ^% s# N' |9 R" A- |
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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4 s9 v: a# a8 z& BAllied Ships; Q$ }$ P- G5 }; b# Y% ^3 M
AP George F. Elliot; T* Z0 ~; V- ]! o
AK Libra
9 r9 w/ f! d3 @. w2 L! N1 |AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
. u8 E3 M6 r) M# H1 Y3 p; tDMS Zane
- X' y; C" X$ x! t9 e, C3 OAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
+ H2 z6 G- V- R& }AK Betelgeuse# ]& _" u5 y( _" T) v: }
DD Helm
5 j, R6 ^5 x5 L+ l# s: u2 XAK Fomalhaut$ M* ?: u- z; x5 u! p# y' `
AP McCawley, y" a2 A0 `! g/ f; P' Y
DD Henley+ A. v$ b" P8 L6 S6 E5 D+ \& n
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Aircraft Attacking: j& p6 X8 z, |- f7 z7 L( a
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ G' c) \# t6 Z7 } 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( b& c' r. F4 B+ t 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
) R' @1 E# I2 ` 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. u3 W! q9 W% k7 L 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 ~9 x- g6 K; o' b) |1 t 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- [, u" C4 v6 Z% {% O
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 S$ V- V' U' Z/ k 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
# y& V a( i- y" _ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' L9 _# j' s* ?. \7 X, a
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 @6 I9 C2 f f
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% s' x6 g; s8 I9 ^6 g
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 f9 Q6 L7 _! Q! h! Y" W/ W6 b
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 L% R0 v1 n3 j 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, o( u' S) d8 }9 l; g
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97 N6 G) I Z6 U* `4 p
# i1 J: |* G# P. B3 GJapanese aircraft$ V9 R0 q6 ^/ v1 r) I" u& `
G4M1 Betty x 3
3 ]$ J/ V' U% C% y $ s8 c5 p$ s; k
Allied aircraft' ^! g' x" Y" _9 b/ m
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
8 B1 e% X9 Z* i7 z) m8 C$ W) [& ~2 x6 _F4F-4 Wildcat x 217 H" {2 e8 t) P- _
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Japanese aircraft losses+ s/ |" V6 W. Z( u( |& @
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
6 _4 g( v: u) a* l
6 u5 a& i# H% W9 \2 Z# N# @1 E u7 B) E + B3 e( v& u9 ~3 b L: W
Allied Ships
G* @' l) S; h$ G) f0 _CA Portland' U, m) I' \1 ?( ]0 i/ s* P
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Aircraft Attacking:* g' S( g) t/ l3 u: I6 k. \( ~
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% f' {* a, d7 {( T
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6 f2 M3 f$ P' S) N9 PDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91& r) V/ |! C0 m% b& @
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Japanese aircraft, k- P6 G. g8 c. w" u. P2 u
A6M2 Zero x 18( |+ A8 n( J% z! H, o) v& Q
A6M3 Zero x 6 j# \& ]7 ?; |
G4M1 Betty x 58 S+ R, ~7 g; G( _
+ I5 J. h0 L9 y& W* gAllied aircraft R" B( t1 U1 G! N" I# S: a
P-39D Airacobra x 24% \ B* L S1 [2 j
n3 S% U. J# ?. v% m9 C7 |Japanese aircraft losses
$ I( ^% x& r: X5 B0 @A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged1 K3 e) R# i. N
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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$ H, l, m/ O+ jAllied aircraft losses
6 U) x' m1 I$ E7 ]7 J% l* `P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed3 g1 G& ^* I+ \9 M: [2 x7 A
# j2 {8 k; ^( |) K {4 A% PRunway hits 3" A) L$ |2 b0 f; q1 Z. r6 H& ?+ n) i
7 X( H! d. ~& p5 c% p( D5 t3 i$ y. W
Aircraft Attacking:4 Y% v2 d0 [( Y* y
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 ~( g9 l' a/ x: a- o 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93! ~; G; F6 G: t5 q: i7 B
5 i% a$ M* m5 j& w$ gJapanese aircraft
2 s: G6 N4 \8 A. bA6M2-N Rufe x 3# v, P: l# _' ]
A6M2 Zero x 6
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3 ~5 S; N) q, Y( Y+ u% |Allied aircraft
" r+ N+ Z1 @! S0 L0 m. M& v( k. ?9 KSBD Dauntless x 49, d- W: ?" P( } K/ @
TBF Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses2 h* W6 a7 q! T2 z
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
* t5 A5 }2 {& s; F! FTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 s; {2 Z& T ]# A( yDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage: O) q& w6 `# i& y" w L* [: T
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 r! @. B$ g; O+ }7 l
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire. n6 ]6 w. Y& P1 R6 `0 @$ z+ f
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
G7 {6 f, [5 G+ Y: W# s" O9 bAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire! s6 p8 Y/ l0 [5 [- J3 {
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ a3 L% i0 P V" g3 E" G( [
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ J9 r/ R- Y# `1 wTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire. }+ X. K% `; k* o) L
TK Ogura Maru #34 ?! M2 w. W; h! F D' {
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Japanese ground losses:0 z# ^; L5 T2 k9 w/ I
54 casualties reported
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. K9 V R( ~( b* s0 Z: lAircraft Attacking:( m6 K- Z. ~% _+ b% C
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# c- d" r5 W% v6 o g; O! b0 y' H$ L 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet* z; `( Y! ^" {, o
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 ]) N7 ?3 m& C: G. X) O 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
g$ H. u& b9 Y- O3 r" b* c! b# d 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet# i9 q1 \+ d; D/ q Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 E+ A) P* n/ z4 ], Y
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 L7 [+ m5 }+ j, k6 B& F, ^ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 Z& C8 @* E+ ~% e3 @ 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 R1 o( F5 l ]. F7 F. ?( Y9 [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 d N, _9 i5 J7 f3 a6 D7 r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) @6 b) Z. X+ R9 W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! w7 S: d* y, `) o( [/ o 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 x8 ]( c9 H& E& e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 K# B, Z; k+ ^, X, {+ R8 d 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 [- k1 t# f0 T+ B9 ^: I3 j, O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 M4 K; p6 k2 J1 H# T( n 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 `8 q. [$ C7 i I" S; k" z
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; f* Z& z: e; f: U0 t7 f
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet& g0 |$ ]7 c7 w. t F' \, ^' d
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Sub attack at 60,86
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Japanese Ships* d% ?- e+ B! j" p2 R3 K
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ [" G* Q# o" iPC Ch 23
5 G) _' }$ f5 A: H0 qPC Ch 18
9 C! U1 @8 \. \/ fPC Ch 17. l% |9 l7 Q' F+ {, `9 R9 Z+ z
PC Ch 16! N7 l5 P$ c5 R5 f; h! o+ R
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Allied Ships
" P5 O" K1 B" H a3 DSS Greenling/ x2 _+ O* F/ e9 N5 z: a
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Ground combat at Lunga! T1 d) }4 q/ M5 E K( {9 B
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Japanese Bombardment attack" q3 m! Y9 T4 L' Y7 i. G
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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:
# c f/ ?1 F4 K' X! G) M5 N/ ~2 ]9 casualties reported8 X; C; ^0 \& s# }& f( V
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3 } ]7 z7 v9 S v" K8 JGround combat at Gili Gili- B, K. c1 K- w4 r$ y; f
+ m8 ?* G2 y4 OAllied Bombardment attack
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O7 B, ~' d, W6 l3 FAttacking 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
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Japanese ground losses:
% e1 b* p* P: B" q/ p16 casualties reported: E/ x. W7 U F* ]* t
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! @. i+ \; y0 [1 C2 u6 R7 LGround combat at Lunga- W" w# n' O2 M6 K- h
7 A! D$ C. F! C6 [, PAllied Shock attack
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[: z+ H$ P- F) P" w$ JAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 7 [* O- j! K4 Q6 C8 }: i
! b/ v! k2 e1 l$ |$ n cJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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2 Q' y7 a8 H& a& j: O+ @Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!0 r1 R0 _8 n5 Y( r9 ^) u& h
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Japanese ground losses:
3 K2 }% j7 L9 c0 ]7 \397 casualties reported
2 k- |' [. a8 g% q: jGuns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:( D1 x6 y3 A* Z# y, w- B
49 casualties reported
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: d3 m0 \$ q0 B0 PDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |