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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. l) {& X( F; C0 Z# {AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/425 n, m; ~0 D& C& a. J3 W
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,973 \6 u4 B) \- w. M/ C
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008$ K, |# K* u* f% x! e2 h# t+ `
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97# E+ [5 Y" Q6 Q
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# L- O$ j- M& I 3 j+ D/ g) I9 P k$ S
Allied ground losses:
* V: a; \/ S: q: V9 x4 C, C1 m45 casualties reported
0 y( @; ~% y/ }3 k- |0 |5 | 6 f! D# F4 V O3 y: m
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97( Y: v! X" B+ h: e
% K# \" N% S ]/ oAllied Ships
% {0 f: L! _/ L; eDD Mugford( ?. C2 b" V! M& h7 Z
DD Ralph Talbot! g. D7 c# Y1 V7 f
DD Patterson
/ |9 V4 B, h1 t* `( a: j3 DDD Ellet
* e: R* D N4 _8 J, E( c1 BDD Wilson
4 P: U: K S# l, j; d# h( i) o% t, WDD Selfridge
% t A% l) o' g2 s w: H6 S+ ~, QCL Hobart9 ?& ?( g# j6 `4 A9 h
CA Australia
. ]8 a$ H0 u4 XCA Vincennes
w: e7 @& i2 P6 K8 @CA San Francisco
2 e9 P6 F1 v3 P& ^CA Minneapolis
8 u9 E! T8 G. V4 t% u5 t' ^CA New Orleans
% T4 G" |6 d$ C& \) wCA Salt Lake City ~4 T& [2 I8 Z* H2 ?; E0 [
CA Chicago/ @, L! a. G- Q; \3 H0 o- |, C/ i
CA Portland& \# A! ?! x1 H7 A$ m6 D+ f3 S2 n
& v7 e# u8 Y* u4 b+ m; i- n; _4 Y
Japanese ground losses:" |8 W# ] @9 J' d
46 casualties reported) S) O1 H7 P0 G4 w( G4 g
0 _9 t7 U& w' E4 a" |9 LPort hits 3
' q( C% _" V# `! f. u$ ^Port fuel hits 1; }% e) L: |+ Z' g" L
Port supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
2 C8 N" r! J% n5 tTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,944 Q( O2 f2 y; r1 V
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Japanese ground losses:
* m! y% f# m3 K* B7 [111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
" o g( @: ^9 \+ R& X( G$ A' NTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,949 x4 ~* F2 \* C: ^" I
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.0 V7 Y6 C( I/ @; r) u! r7 \; ^
Japanese Ships
( n) f% [ ` V4 u- ODD Namikaze, Shell hits 1' ]9 R! y3 ~3 J9 s) b5 K
PC Tama Maru #8
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: B# ~. D' P8 E( n$ T( @2 e4 QJapanese ground losses:9 m' T: T7 Z; ~& \8 o* l. e* M
98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
$ R& N' ^. ` s$ p! x0 @18 casualties reported4 p+ A" @! ]* d
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
7 r7 l" D9 m8 `! ~# lTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97& r, v1 w' Z. ?4 V* J$ I3 }1 i
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- {* A1 f7 @) T' v% Q( T. pAllied ground losses:
4 e4 n7 K+ s: V7 y168 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft
# W$ \) t( n+ i- s' Z1 |. L& VSOC-3 Seagull x 16 _$ e8 h$ T# o
7 |* a8 r8 g; J/ u ( x e$ ~9 |9 J9 j$ I
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97& t" W( P8 q6 m" |
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Allied aircraft3 E" S, V/ k5 f; k; v8 _! B* X! D
PBY Catalina x 2
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No Allied losses! J* |8 x5 l& O1 O
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' L" n$ p4 _6 B- |, y; ^) iDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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0 Z, U5 Y; G: b! k/ DJapanese aircraft
" R1 T a( ]9 H$ YG4M1 Betty x 62
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* k1 @5 Y }1 @+ [8 E- bAllied aircraft
& Y# Q6 s/ u- n+ RF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
* g) c5 j! S/ f# { eF4F-4 Wildcat x 22
6 [" Q+ b# H$ M& O % m. f* e8 _" }/ U- w5 m V C
Japanese aircraft losses- T& C* E# o, C, x6 |
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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9 P% A( \ X2 |$ G' ^. G+ yAllied aircraft losses
' M( n; e" [3 s/ ^/ J0 VF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged$ s8 O" J5 o5 x
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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) p- I$ E- k' mAllied Ships$ U2 h0 b! X3 \: P5 X
AP George F. Elliot
$ V( D) v. f5 C- M' B/ r# nAK Libra; ?8 K* b+ u6 v! k* w4 B! {
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 49 Z& x8 O, |# n! i- k
DMS Zane
, G, R9 v# V1 ?. BAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 40 N; G: ?5 ? A! w6 r7 e) t6 |
AK Betelgeuse
* w- Q6 J) Z r# zDD Helm
+ Q" Z) k/ V/ m. fAK Fomalhaut' V- O- S+ Z) B& }2 m
AP McCawley
# z- ]9 u# k# l1 lDD Henley& t l; y$ H- _3 L
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 A, r8 T! `: I3 n. L( { 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# i, N6 D5 o$ M1 G+ S6 z+ A
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 ?+ u& x' F: y
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 {' x3 g/ K& N$ K% {' O" J/ m
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ A) @6 B# G. h1 I# X3 B 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ U, ?, m; O& `- H2 y 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 ^0 ?6 z4 W) K& N0 C
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; f3 \6 M+ l9 m' v! c5 c 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 e4 s& H: V/ N0 }+ \
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ @4 D7 G: _2 `! t1 l8 s- s- _' N$ [
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 i2 f% x/ h; B% {4 T$ z! @* h
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& b3 k) z! Z/ N2 S1 r5 V% _ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, k6 F3 h: m8 p2 h' g
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& ~" f1 d. i. b, k9 J0 z7 Z0 T9 D
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! |6 f( P( S% c! u& | e3 w
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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0 ^; G! H4 G" a; G( pJapanese aircraft
/ k% B! U5 [+ X3 bG4M1 Betty x 3
8 Z: J" \/ |. g J5 J
& V u$ d2 i% ], H/ e: bAllied aircraft) [8 {! U( v3 b' y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
A. [( |) E O Z% O! a) sF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
5 d3 S3 d) h/ c5 P, Y$ K3 H x; N, {3 o) b7 x. f) `! t7 o+ \
Japanese aircraft losses8 D1 H" k0 ]4 _+ e
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed) X4 B, W2 o: w i
3 d4 a: d4 a5 _ ! F O4 \5 Q3 K+ a0 V- V
Allied Ships
; W2 p" U# k1 j! cCA Portland4 k0 f$ h$ z; I, \/ q
$ g4 ?* Q/ \" VAircraft Attacking:
; `$ J j* p! | 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) Y- w; K+ q- c6 o( b
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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4 g' x5 v: t6 ]# X) g0 Y: VJapanese aircraft
3 w; l: D2 R# T& `/ \/ Y7 q$ cA6M2 Zero x 18
5 G+ G$ {/ w! RA6M3 Zero x 6# h: ^& ~( b9 O4 e" r
G4M1 Betty x 5
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Allied aircraft% N" e8 t. t3 m) D1 }. ]+ y& z u
P-39D Airacobra x 24. Y( b: x# O5 ~8 I, n8 ?0 f" q3 m2 J
- I* Z! g' m2 p, g5 yJapanese aircraft losses+ E" o$ c: n' R
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged2 j: f& {9 z; F) e% A. o4 k0 C. [
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged1 u. C; V5 U( t' _" [& k/ `
1 I/ }8 N& e# f9 QAllied aircraft losses2 p8 A& X# F3 e9 K% w% \
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed2 `2 T) M+ \+ Y; x
1 \$ P0 u2 N5 f! J0 a- vRunway hits 32 i* g* w$ k/ h( y7 b: t. U9 Z
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Aircraft Attacking:6 B7 h( }: Q- p' O
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: _" p$ b; {3 w+ ~# f
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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, d9 d$ W9 D/ [; d; j4 _" RDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93, z& l* i# k& [1 j9 ?
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Japanese aircraft/ h* A: k- C+ N1 `( @; i
A6M2-N Rufe x 3! m Y9 L- y* o
A6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft( n4 B4 y) u8 z: J D# b
SBD Dauntless x 49" x: [3 V/ }1 C* Y
TBF Avenger x 30
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P& K9 F6 C' r" Q( a; ]# yJapanese aircraft losses- m% [9 p. F' O0 a* y$ h! s$ J9 @
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged$ m) f! g4 F1 P2 [$ c
1 v6 F9 f( } ], d e% U( o+ RAllied aircraft losses" L" P" J8 ~: D* \* U) _
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged8 T4 a& x" m; b! }# l+ [
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged! K) g q Y9 S2 w _
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Japanese Ships
( r! a- o$ q+ n" YDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage6 |! L" g7 g& y B4 {
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ Q, g* G. o! C8 k8 hDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire: f) Q7 e& N. m# d& m
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire( q0 W6 C, D* W( _3 L2 L$ d; D
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire k W0 y6 i U% B
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: |6 k( a/ s! K8 P9 I; f: E3 sDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& X) h3 c3 T! Y6 M- WTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire# f/ c7 R' A- {. z4 D8 M( h2 x
TK Ogura Maru #3. d, X9 d& q' J7 b* ]* x
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Japanese ground losses:
% r0 m; z& T2 p% g/ r: P54 casualties reported& G" g( {$ _! d* ]3 c
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Aircraft Attacking:2 j9 x6 Y' G( ^9 @
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 X% A; A% D- ^1 M: y, T0 I6 M2 n 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet# z5 d& `: d t5 M+ F, V, Y& }
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ W O: N3 H% C
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 B, |& C t# Q; i& E
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet* H' _; f _/ K, N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- D3 ?; T _& ?' ^2 c 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( _8 ]& P& u" R% u9 D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% r- n* M& |0 E9 L& j6 Z- j
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: P; N4 Z, k8 N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' r( Z ~/ y0 } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 A. p5 R, w9 Y i6 |" s4 l& G* D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 v) w4 ]- k# J. g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. D, H1 G9 v; q* B* o$ D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 s2 y7 y p$ }4 M I0 A 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( [8 h; }# o- \! X( R2 |% u1 J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ Z2 B2 H% Q; h0 [! `# P7 f 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% }! q5 Z& M+ F7 G; m' L 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 F0 ^7 q. v0 b2 t
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 60,86
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8 u3 ?- S, Z6 vJapanese Ships
7 P- S% E2 A3 k, L4 k3 |! Y0 O, iPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: c) Y$ I" {. r* }' e8 ?* j. y
PC Ch 233 ^9 K) _7 D; k! z8 h
PC Ch 18
3 \9 W8 C* s" ^- ?& t1 qPC Ch 172 O5 y4 v! ^0 J8 h! F
PC Ch 16
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Allied Ships
3 p& u" A6 _" R- U4 d8 O' {SS Greenling& c8 F" r- W5 j0 s
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& E( x4 m9 O" v! \/ gGround combat at Lunga ~, K! v7 N0 S2 M/ [
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 497 f: _2 V5 w9 B9 f7 `
7 w2 _. w8 }, ^8 ZDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466& k z+ K( @6 J" K. a
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$ |; ^$ a+ R! u0 J% E7 |Allied ground losses:# w& k' t1 i$ p }. I& g: I
9 casualties reported
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! K5 ^2 B- H$ |3 M/ z& xGround combat at Gili Gili
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" R H# j- b5 _3 d% v A, PAllied Bombardment attack/ F2 Y6 ?2 g; Q) @2 X
% o6 t/ p5 e' TAttacking 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:% F) u6 }* P, `8 T
16 casualties reported
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! P0 [9 }3 F8 jGround combat at Lunga
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Allied Shock attack! a- P) x9 r5 U0 d2 a
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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* |$ @& v5 a1 d8 J1 UDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 498 P* a) T- Y; T* i q8 ^
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 5 T" l6 H7 k2 v d
' S+ ?% G: Z* o# u* k9 m( ^$ |; CJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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* m$ |7 h2 w( _6 J# u n/ ZAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) 7 C9 O m- {" f {& W2 m. b* Z( B0 @
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:2 e7 J' V) D& n, y2 C- P+ y
397 casualties reported5 w2 K+ L: i$ e8 E/ B# v
Guns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:, u2 \2 D, X) f8 C2 b
49 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |