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。。。。
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42% |' J3 t+ q6 G& U2 X9 g; }' C0 }
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97+ U! T. d$ D9 f' i$ {3 G
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10088 D& C7 R7 G% _: C5 l0 t) p I/ ]( ~
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Q2 [$ \% }- \) L
5 f/ t% t0 u' H/ S# ~- e1 u# n2 |' ?Allied ground losses:' V# W" d) K; b- a1 M' b
45 casualties reported
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0 t' L. K- F4 Q. m5 pNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97( m6 ^+ Q: F* s l+ B& q6 e, D
) P: w% J3 k$ E1 NAllied Ships6 J" j/ i0 n& Q+ H5 F
DD Mugford
4 c% d! m1 e9 n" h: EDD Ralph Talbot! J$ _ }" U* q; m9 K7 B. h
DD Patterson
5 i3 v, T# ?1 L: }DD Ellet; T# o! i% B# S6 H/ I( v
DD Wilson
7 m q( O2 A) Z, I; V4 kDD Selfridge
* W" [5 \. r) g. K# o: RCL Hobart" j" O* e1 F( J; W s% L: ]
CA Australia
. X& ?2 |5 ?% i: R( oCA Vincennes% h3 |4 h4 V2 D' J
CA San Francisco5 |# U# Q5 E+ F+ }: G% T# H* O
CA Minneapolis2 _& H) f2 m F
CA New Orleans
8 c& l0 {7 j' {4 b& Y$ D! KCA Salt Lake City
6 B# d8 p# g3 v7 @# lCA Chicago
$ m# }# F6 _' W Y4 I; ^CA Portland
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: M+ S/ h3 ]2 j$ _% u! B! L: n4 h7 O" GJapanese ground losses:
* s4 I5 L$ ?5 V$ C+ f; X; p# J46 casualties reported: U1 {! `, y7 b+ b4 }% E
# H7 M n4 S t- CPort hits 33 @4 d M1 |9 d) B* D
Port fuel hits 18 o* @7 S# u. h4 f5 j6 Q
Port supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 309 Q3 b, I! {$ @& l$ Y R
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94- M4 n2 f* a4 q4 g
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+ V$ D) y, s- t H& L W4 iJapanese ground losses:
6 [2 r$ R: r2 M- U+ j111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30 Q I5 l, O' Z" G: r+ h
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.+ L$ _7 u5 s. W
Japanese Ships7 ?9 {% w1 H/ o* u) b2 |; ?; H
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1# S4 |( z, R2 v. F
PC Tama Maru #8: O) {+ J$ ^$ _" l
: u7 }9 ~5 z+ H! c, A0 L# zJapanese ground losses:
6 e/ m) j/ h/ L; |$ J5 v9 l* X+ ` d98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,975 d& J _1 @$ B
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Allied ground losses:
3 g( e8 ~+ a4 H18 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
# o' s4 B0 T8 h" ?; K* LTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97' ~' y: k: h. w& L
2 Z: ?0 g, J" D" }; ` - ]! ]9 W$ C$ I& U/ z0 Z# z7 G0 f
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Allied ground losses:
. d: g- s5 G5 h) V7 K168 casualties reported6 \% Y+ D/ e5 j4 m+ M/ L% w
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7 P H7 d* v# E0 J/ G; L9 i2 FDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,978 Y6 M5 Y ~% a a/ ~) ~0 T
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" T7 y6 ^( s% R4 ]Allied aircraft
: k/ S4 X8 |1 T/ E0 S R' v! J" kSOC-3 Seagull x 1
2 x- g H8 E6 A! J; C3 |+ u1 k, s % `3 y# D) `# e5 V
9 f# N( T$ t5 e' [
No Allied losses
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3 g+ u6 _& l( o9 F4 A! ~Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft
n7 `4 {- I- W( f, x: JPBY Catalina x 2
2 Y& E$ Y9 |2 L( {. _) o 0 T+ o1 o6 V" \! t5 v) Z" M
" u7 W6 R% G; @: q9 C9 `: iNo Allied losses
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. r0 W7 U- Q" O- c1 d; i+ hDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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8 C. D7 e; F; \- m( c) `+ uJapanese aircraft7 z% k5 \) c8 m0 B9 H- I
G4M1 Betty x 62
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# v$ U* ]2 `( k; cAllied aircraft# d% i# j3 s7 h" h/ }8 W
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12) J1 R. a0 _; U8 x8 o9 ]. L6 M
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22& p, k1 Q+ K w1 V
: Z" Y! R. K2 X: F fJapanese aircraft losses2 r" Z% p8 N2 a
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged# f3 A! e1 O8 V( y3 p% A
; m) g+ j, }% `2 S2 U, vAllied aircraft losses7 @% m; t. }, Y! z9 f# g/ e8 {# E& n8 g
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
; \, J% N4 z" N8 MF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged! C8 T( E9 `6 {) m
/ g9 F9 v1 @3 V- f# W$ A. BAllied Ships& q. P L; g! x" E
AP George F. Elliot
) E9 r3 R$ F1 k D/ v$ gAK Libra
# M- a7 }) K. h3 A, g$ DAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
! F8 F2 u# j. H7 ZDMS Zane
- I( \+ f- o4 w% F# F8 c/ DAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 43 c0 Z2 e! d. I7 y7 O4 T
AK Betelgeuse8 c, e9 g2 q7 U* r& D
DD Helm
0 L1 R4 }: a) |3 V! I# C6 bAK Fomalhaut
' a5 n- x5 F5 E7 `, w) zAP McCawley7 n; E5 o9 O# S' F
DD Henley$ Q/ ^5 D5 D+ e0 T4 ?
9 s7 W2 C0 D! _- n4 qAircraft Attacking: R+ k/ X ]9 b- x6 |$ s
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 m' ]4 A' ^: o: h# s. U' ]
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; m8 W- A+ W0 W" i; m H3 g 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 K' W+ R; t, Q; W+ T6 c+ v8 g" K
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# f- w0 k& ?7 D
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 K; i' s# I$ i- w& `: j 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; e; T/ I. ?6 ` C; x0 C
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 a- T" w; |7 R/ r
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& t9 j0 D) B1 K3 |6 H, b" Q+ Z 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 } Y" A: Q+ R9 R1 U8 [2 L& ~ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ W% \0 i+ l& ~1 @ K+ W: `5 a
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 E) `; t6 S: c, Q8 J7 n- g
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 V+ |4 z6 l% i. H% s" Z$ v! D# s
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, u: b3 B/ N7 ?+ A0 W, g& P5 Q; r
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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& d) m! B0 v/ ]8 f) H, dDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft+ L$ K) K1 y8 x+ P
G4M1 Betty x 3
( X) y& }- S+ k2 t, B6 ? # z8 f" z( D: H! t" S- H- S& p
Allied aircraft) {3 A& y. [# N+ X
F4F-3 Wildcat x 129 C$ B3 ` |$ _2 e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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- ]9 K* {5 w5 K7 B: @8 V x6 GJapanese aircraft losses
0 M9 n6 O: \8 m5 E# rG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed' D! }# H7 o9 Y; S" T1 |$ f8 n
2 C& O1 x, M2 E1 [* w; l+ ]' U+ \% w ' S' H. F3 p+ O, N5 n
Allied Ships- G2 S' ]$ W% R, f& j* n
CA Portland' p, A' U4 G) n/ S# `: X
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Aircraft Attacking:4 f% }0 v: V8 {# p$ L5 Y# f
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; f* l+ L( U6 m. ~, Y' U" g4 N
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5 A' S8 [4 Z9 T9 F8 W, Q' O& xDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft
/ o, r8 k( [9 u3 e5 F3 aA6M2 Zero x 18+ J! K' D& G3 D9 O
A6M3 Zero x 6
8 J0 s/ w2 i$ |' S: OG4M1 Betty x 5
& v# ^, \) H" n* {) Z
7 k) I. T8 i$ @Allied aircraft6 S: F! I/ H% B- s* j% P- `
P-39D Airacobra x 247 p; Z. L' o) U9 x$ X5 Y
- ?9 d# p7 N( X* i$ A$ T) P/ [& D1 B
Japanese aircraft losses
- f7 r, `1 P$ j! A0 H8 k/ _A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
: T* d# F/ C2 G( I3 u: j+ `. F) \. ZG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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. `6 O4 |* P* } F# HAllied aircraft losses' q5 e% A- n/ a) t9 D
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed0 w& J/ d1 i$ m% T9 `: t# U
4 p+ y B& A! N6 p( E
Runway hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 p1 e' D- a3 l, |. }3 c4 f# `; |8 u. S 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 v) |) [8 x. S/ q9 \$ j# U; S 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! v( V; t. m# ^8 D& a9 C" {9 s
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93" G( f+ @) o* n1 h
# C0 v( y3 }+ p* N; ^" U% v: EJapanese aircraft. J2 E! ~2 `; I0 `" Q1 V5 A# C$ H" S
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
. ~8 d" V2 y" i* t8 U- rA6M2 Zero x 6% R- P0 R* |5 x* Z. K. ?1 j
. I/ F9 a9 ?; E- e; m0 G
Allied aircraft) B9 P1 w5 W7 X- C
SBD Dauntless x 49$ M2 M5 U3 n+ g; L& I/ _, S9 [' Q+ O
TBF Avenger x 30
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4 x$ q4 E) B$ u7 L# z" r" l- ZJapanese aircraft losses
6 ]# |) a) L4 X: f2 [* { `4 d" IA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged; _' q7 p. a' q; H6 G
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Allied aircraft losses/ c' g6 n' q7 D- H6 \( C
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged6 F/ p$ N( q9 j' y
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged6 |9 ]+ v5 i/ _2 o9 q! q" w
) N, {6 x, h/ e3 S8 |2 b" IJapanese Ships
' e& r- a$ N1 G+ P) |9 z4 vDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage& X% I+ t# b M/ w: Q4 A* c1 M
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( c: j& K" {3 a6 H8 T4 ?6 ~DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ B" e% H( B# x1 B2 h
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ x4 |6 L- o$ EAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 Z" H& ^6 |/ T8 [3 a
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 I+ B$ t3 \# g2 o' `4 [DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 t1 O9 P k5 ?# o3 G5 x$ z5 W
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire" Z1 F- Z+ P2 L# n# W$ p
TK Ogura Maru #3
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Japanese ground losses:# j" c* K" s1 L$ K5 w3 L) q/ `
54 casualties reported, ]6 k* D7 L0 @* |) I2 j
- G, K' K# N5 P. ZAircraft Attacking:
8 v7 Y3 B" u. V" [; `8 s1 W 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 P' w# Q; j- a- _' Z l4 b V+ Q( c
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 ~+ ]0 |% }9 S; V( T* I
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' l; e& N# E) n$ Y' i+ \! a0 l
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- }* C2 a% p @* v. z
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 J3 {3 K* ~ a3 M7 Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* I5 J [/ F$ M: M2 z* P( m 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* Y0 M m, p$ c8 H5 ?& X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 R. L1 u1 |2 ` S, e. r5 t; [ 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& V% f+ @; J- R; S. V" P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ @. m6 i$ v" p$ ~* ^8 e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 {1 W, R# v+ k 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 x2 A1 c7 v$ x+ J) A( v0 ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ l2 [- l% O. z& g* \3 D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( [3 n' ^( s E T H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ m! p2 {: c& u4 y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( Y, y& Q( c) k- B
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. ~$ q! s. o, m 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ [1 X: g) \! S$ i. Y
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet. j: U+ r! U+ w4 j4 A% p
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Sub attack at 60,86
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Japanese Ships
" \- d( \- ~! z! c6 X+ x3 zPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ Q& g) s2 S( \& n9 k8 S6 `PC Ch 237 a' ^" x9 ` T3 `4 D; e/ N
PC Ch 18& O _! S2 U7 S! \) F6 w
PC Ch 17( W1 f$ Y: i8 J8 u3 A
PC Ch 16
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Allied Ships
' ?; Q# u' V1 e1 JSS Greenling
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Ground combat at Lunga% L+ r6 l- q6 O8 Q! I
' T2 f! f& N f0 {$ T) g+ q- [Japanese Bombardment attack" V0 W3 k9 b L& a4 n% _' v
- g& V6 S# f' jAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49( E: e2 k4 }# q, R; d2 R4 a
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:
|5 N5 ?6 M* t9 casualties reported
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5 O" {7 t2 N3 |0 H% ]Ground combat at Gili Gili* O9 @$ _' B3 Q0 j' t; @ G) ?
P* x9 _1 ?( H. GAllied Bombardment attack, \- e& o+ W9 r
/ E6 C, |8 H7 t* H! ^Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1269 k v8 X# l6 G7 K$ _& z9 v% D- Q# ]
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5$ g4 ]) H% H% k
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. a: ]* X& D7 }Japanese ground losses:/ a; B4 D6 g! s' u& o* o
16 casualties reported
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- d! o; T" _# CGround combat at Lunga. U _' ?8 j( u# \4 }
: q! J5 `6 X/ GAllied Shock attack$ C# e" G! Z- Z6 |2 O
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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" ]5 ~ g$ ^9 X. \0 k) nDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 495 d& Y$ h3 S8 J8 P- c3 }
/ w9 [; z2 W/ ?* {: |2 R$ ZAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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+ \& P* [* s3 D& AJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 . D/ L' X7 A1 N: G; j8 L1 ]
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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( {6 H/ n5 Z! o) w/ OAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:. X- J" N9 Y$ {3 x) n& }
397 casualties reported
+ Q2 ^% G& y, {2 X2 s& QGuns lost 22 @6 }% S: D( |. k
4 D& Q; m) a' c: o5 x2 V; t4 {
Allied ground losses:. L6 b1 v' A( `7 X' O
49 casualties reported" z5 `0 x" O$ r; N: A0 t$ X8 u! d
+ s$ F, z+ I% j2 h! O- \$ a
7 s0 g" q9 n, E) |4 W% B; VDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |