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。。。。" l/ l. L g6 D$ `) F4 q2 ^
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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3 g- O+ o7 E; w/ t, ATF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
/ T9 O9 H: @2 sTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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5 g- S5 t: C2 r8 ~. N
: m# z" M. k* l# }Allied ground losses:
5 e9 z8 U( z' |45 casualties reported
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# R7 @3 ~( U+ j$ P& A0 b9 |Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97& {. n$ p* ~: u! {, |% X r" l% O0 I
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Allied Ships3 i4 ?- r7 b4 a$ ^1 T
DD Mugford
5 T8 Z2 C8 K; [( {" l z, jDD Ralph Talbot! X! `/ `5 T; j3 g# V
DD Patterson
0 e5 l4 }! ?2 F( q2 m3 zDD Ellet
1 p/ R4 q! [* z/ LDD Wilson; a7 Y8 p5 T/ f4 ~( a9 K, K: E
DD Selfridge
" ~# t5 E& L5 O' E( [CL Hobart1 a: R/ O2 r) Y3 U h' Q8 m7 x
CA Australia( w$ J, |+ t- h& \; S9 ]5 w- b7 K/ z
CA Vincennes. _+ n- ~3 L' e: L6 K ?- O1 n2 g# b
CA San Francisco
, G o7 }1 w1 aCA Minneapolis% ?. R0 N' X% r; |$ V5 i2 f
CA New Orleans; g( G. g7 Q' I3 l, g
CA Salt Lake City
& R6 J- K0 F* K7 QCA Chicago/ g1 N- }4 k" k4 e* ~, `) B
CA Portland; A8 {, z9 \8 q/ s7 I1 M
; P H& Y! I+ q& OJapanese ground losses:8 E1 I- J2 E8 W. t0 ?
46 casualties reported3 F' a0 P8 ^) w& n. n) Z4 P) Y
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Port hits 3
* t' S- d5 M+ g3 ?4 V9 m: gPort fuel hits 1
' M# j" K2 u J3 `( tPort supply hits 4
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3 l1 L$ _7 U; I N6 w' P+ G; ^Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
+ [+ f2 i! ]; ]' zTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94" y) Y) r, M9 I$ K3 p0 C% t' E
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' f: u; l8 l1 M7 r) M3 H1 c8 r1 b, FJapanese ground losses:+ I1 l. _4 D. K
111 casualties reported
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6 o9 n) n$ @- A8 n0 g. _4 h! p, NCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30& A3 F( f% i8 m) a# y
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,948 b3 g$ {* Y5 |9 B
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( y( `( {) z! R* u5 k105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
) [7 d6 h2 f' V! OJapanese Ships
J/ D" M6 m3 G0 a4 ]DD Namikaze, Shell hits 14 O p9 d. G2 p) G
PC Tama Maru #8: S% U, J' C: b" [3 m
2 F* c( D# Y. u# c: g4 h2 m
Japanese ground losses:* U# C& F/ R5 r
98 casualties reported
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; f. b, x! O/ F& H! LTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97+ J& }+ m4 j1 U4 ?+ y
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0 o8 A$ [+ [9 I $ @! {* x- U3 B# q5 a( p9 L0 s
Allied ground losses:
% i. _: ?' }9 v2 e$ d T18 casualties reported r' d' `# ^, ]6 X4 I! R6 d5 ?- B u
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
7 ?% X; H! R' J% CTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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h5 c6 ]6 H5 k8 n6 j . L. ^, g7 @/ M' A
Allied ground losses:
( X* o+ j* K6 w" l! a: o- d; T( g168 casualties reported
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( r. T3 D1 c6 ~. H Y% V. K0 ~( yDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97: {5 C4 Q) q: J( p. d
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Allied aircraft
9 a0 |& X. t% A) rSOC-3 Seagull x 1
+ i& @! ~( H1 F: ?+ J
# b3 \0 Y% y5 p4 @# y
5 `6 s q% D$ G, v2 ?No Allied losses) a# _% ^; l! e$ w. ~) |1 U) g5 U
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+ m6 S6 _( I" Z8 L1 o- o9 l$ K+ SDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,970 i, S5 w$ V" ~
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Allied aircraft6 a/ K6 S! ^' d0 N4 a5 x
PBY Catalina x 2
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No Allied losses2 U& Q1 J' l$ a2 O' W/ }
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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1 @* R4 V: M: | g+ ?Japanese aircraft
, R. T( f4 p" q- s) SG4M1 Betty x 62
% A, L; }! x7 Q# E: F0 q . I. S y3 ?# f+ V. ^
Allied aircraft
- v8 T$ i r+ sF4F-3 Wildcat x 124 i( ?$ D( P1 I1 `7 T2 a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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# F; R- w# @6 i9 q' ^+ m1 b4 Z% nJapanese aircraft losses
) m. r# f F- H' CG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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; L6 T; @& q% u4 ~$ A' ?Allied aircraft losses
- e4 Y6 p+ I0 ~" u4 n- H+ ]& w$ P- nF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
' q9 M) X7 w8 \- D9 T& O1 pF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged* `. I/ ?1 I& U) {( Y
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Allied Ships6 B/ t; }# K! F& ?* j5 F
AP George F. Elliot, l6 f2 K) p! e! |4 Q; [
AK Libra3 ~3 S0 ?3 w' h) a# w
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
6 r; z5 o# s# R: A& n6 nDMS Zane# _, N) C7 `8 |, r* N
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
' F$ v/ j6 ?/ x- Q0 | S* @- pAK Betelgeuse
% O. ~' i y: @" j9 V( ]DD Helm1 X* B; H- U# j$ t7 y: R" T3 R$ h
AK Fomalhaut7 L- ?- j% W+ g0 P: d; O
AP McCawley
j: O& a+ M4 \; `DD Henley! R/ @3 c, i$ n
1 \( {9 A8 `8 q. QAircraft Attacking:) v9 ^/ x1 P$ H) m8 D9 f
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 K, g7 x* Z' Q+ T! ^
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) G4 \* D a- C; R$ D) [: [
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& S8 x# ?2 \: H& ?, P7 A 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 I) T: `, `7 i- `+ [( T 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, C4 P& a8 I& M+ f' Q0 t2 ^* t 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& C1 S y# ]) n6 I& @# H3 G 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 A3 ]/ {+ q- `# @: Q 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet g& D, [/ b* S9 l0 `% C, U! V
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* B- T+ B: r7 Q/ Q4 E 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! v. Z2 V8 ^4 m7 l7 {% g
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 \0 U! A8 y" h$ I
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet l0 g% u5 {2 w0 H
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% R( Q# L+ _3 p' t
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 ^' F$ |; _! B6 R
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97( c8 j' |8 }4 r7 p$ c2 M
0 |" ^+ z( H9 B5 zJapanese aircraft
3 m5 O- S- {0 oG4M1 Betty x 3
3 {: J/ S0 {6 g6 ]9 Z/ V" c 3 K4 F+ W" @% ^
Allied aircraft
& r% N) V7 F; `5 W2 Q6 {F4F-3 Wildcat x 12- m9 @( [! [# P% L
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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5 _# L8 K" [6 V- L% t: qJapanese aircraft losses
2 n, K6 e4 o1 DG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships5 w; U2 T; _+ @3 U
CA Portland; \3 w0 m. j k
9 m9 E1 ]- r" L1 R
Aircraft Attacking:
. b- L A' h: h# o) n' F 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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& {3 g9 P) G+ Z8 NJapanese aircraft, o/ a Q* a, U0 g8 i' X- {; [
A6M2 Zero x 18
8 Z% N3 y- p0 k3 x% q v. @A6M3 Zero x 6' k( b) x: U! r1 D
G4M1 Betty x 50 _" n8 z4 F/ Q* F6 X- z# Y# `
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Allied aircraft
* U9 Y# t% M5 V& x% aP-39D Airacobra x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses( f" w0 h* E; S1 M+ W: Y/ D* ?( o6 W
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 w" H" Y6 c/ [* m$ B1 I9 iG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged% X: d& ]9 B' O) i3 M' h
! @& N+ d' f W/ tAllied aircraft losses! h) n1 G% w0 l1 Z% ~. n ~3 o
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed7 D/ {' O+ N/ X; Z3 i% Y
, T3 x5 z, A. l( A$ jRunway hits 3% o8 S! Z# O# O1 q5 Y. {
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 h4 c4 b, f$ u \8 t7 P8 ^ 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 g* u" F( b. ?5 [ 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* M4 E! v4 Y3 u/ g% I
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; S k9 b, g$ b& x v, ?Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft
+ z# \- [8 ]* `: K& k v& rA6M2-N Rufe x 3
! u3 W# g0 r; ^- @0 Q6 cA6M2 Zero x 66 w3 Q- W. }( m
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Allied aircraft- G: ?3 C( s- |: ?# W
SBD Dauntless x 49
; A; |6 v& a2 W* T0 W7 zTBF Avenger x 304 B0 v- ~& C y# A( L
- S i* \, b: h& k v$ t% o/ aJapanese aircraft losses7 R- i/ ]0 V# g! a! X# k+ C
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged- H& S! B3 z7 h& k0 c4 d M
& V: b+ Y) Y+ k* W3 \Allied aircraft losses
( V7 k; D9 R- z- g: W; x# r4 \SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged/ _) {+ r9 q( k
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships- D. Q/ v# {2 `. g3 D( W/ [
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
* k6 u0 {; i" o# t8 j! \& ^TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ a" ^+ a5 C7 B' ]2 B5 {
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) |9 e) p8 n6 w* L$ ]0 h1 aAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
5 k8 m$ H. {+ d+ p% K3 `# @APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ |) f/ {' \* t
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% u# v: Z8 h! u0 K& w0 _! r
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: H& |9 w: f9 ~
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, Z4 r6 Q7 Q& p: J, K- P0 ~+ _
TK Ogura Maru #31 F. A2 ~: v* q8 k& E! Q
1 ^$ v! e0 r2 S2 y0 G& hJapanese ground losses:
9 ?- U; I* P- Y- _7 X54 casualties reported) H4 _' z8 i! l( F) u: A1 I5 F
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Aircraft Attacking:
: m1 j' f- M4 ?; R& S/ `* F 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 R1 ]+ M6 _8 l- w$ c& G; r0 B1 I+ x; X
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 d: `" z7 r% x! o7 P% u
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ W5 _- {5 ]9 ~0 B 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' r" G2 B1 J2 S 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 a7 u- O) q5 J8 l9 A3 j+ |! j: C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) u9 v& t- i% n2 M2 A2 e 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ Q. k* }! m4 ^& _% B/ a 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% u# v2 S* B# l 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet V% f' V4 R/ k, Q1 Q5 V# ~: d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 w( p3 U# O2 g. c w I; D0 u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* I) Z% ^4 z6 q1 [5 B2 K- F$ z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! q8 z" e6 C2 n
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) `/ v; _# H3 ^6 y* f6 w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet O0 K- H# c4 \
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 { `4 T5 K; \3 I( h 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# `/ V2 r, B! ^" y, r
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 `$ J1 y8 k0 g: l5 D% ~+ }4 o 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ m o3 {! C8 U) p7 M! u8 j* V
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- s; I8 m( j; v+ R; z! m" ~0 R
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& D3 b6 k i0 ]% o. r2 RSub attack at 60,86
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PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 X% g( q H( k3 r* S, i3 [3 m6 a, F. ZPC Ch 23
S: B2 R: y6 ?" g G- y4 a H( p0 wPC Ch 18# R- ?% p3 e& y& H& k, V; l: u
PC Ch 17
/ j: I% ] A1 I* g$ v& W: ?4 XPC Ch 16; T; f2 W+ l0 I
0 j' {- I# t- [; \Allied Ships, _) H6 {7 w- m: ^: Q7 D H3 Q
SS Greenling% o+ I& Q7 o: c9 {% n# h
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6 J D5 V7 x" h7 }! K E, vGround combat at Lunga0 B" [5 M% k0 H p0 N
/ c3 U- A9 h: ?% ~2 qJapanese Bombardment attack
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, K5 u* E6 @8 ~8 BAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 494 M% d; O3 ]. m& J
% f) T* B5 ~" i- G8 W5 [- `; y o9 {Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466. C, G4 d2 e- m
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Allied ground losses:
5 @# M* V( j! b2 W; m) u! v9 casualties reported
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6 O' I# h# e: C7 D$ t5 e: \Ground combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack* P, j" g0 ?3 y. t5 e
7 T5 i( D) f! GAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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8 h0 k" y+ {1 s$ ^, gDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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Japanese ground losses:
+ z" v* r4 d: m" s/ O8 ^/ B16 casualties reported
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3 E5 z9 w# t8 R, g5 T: b% v, L' QGround combat at Lunga7 S' N7 r( n/ s H
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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1 P1 o/ t6 {' \6 x. m8 ODefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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8 J( w, b. ?8 H# X& K3 l2 s4 EAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 1 K7 A: I: R" v) i; J. W, F% T
5 @( u% }4 s" ~, E0 \; CJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 ( U5 \. W, n0 h$ f8 t* m
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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% h2 D% P- z- Q; M5 h# Q$ aAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:3 q0 C# H# D- A- C# d6 l
397 casualties reported
( h5 l& M) u5 cGuns lost 2
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B6 T' o- Q* b# V8 s& B9 s: G) GAllied ground losses:
{3 [" L; f, R! u- ^49 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |