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
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( ]2 ?) L7 Y3 |4 `( U& pTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97' K$ _! i9 v H: c; p
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008 d$ b5 H& T. X( ^' d
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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( Z, ~+ t2 W& Y' q- A: u5 u# aAllied ground losses:9 M2 X5 V/ ^$ V
45 casualties reported
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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" {# @# |" g9 i P) eAllied Ships4 _+ u9 d! I8 B; j3 M+ t, p/ T1 ]
DD Mugford- }7 \$ `7 X5 G% C
DD Ralph Talbot
; j/ j2 W1 z' h; \; nDD Patterson
; `' e5 m3 c( mDD Ellet
2 J/ v9 e9 c- a: y, a, uDD Wilson! [# R7 a( n: L0 ]- P/ k
DD Selfridge
: M: J9 J C+ ? rCL Hobart+ e. P9 d, H/ L
CA Australia( E3 Z; ~/ K ]' w' |- _
CA Vincennes
8 s& l8 I9 a$ d" g: ?/ w" M9 R) ^3 a0 _CA San Francisco& @, E2 h( j: w
CA Minneapolis) [, W5 }8 L1 B/ @& {# v) {
CA New Orleans- ]) S* B/ L! p8 q. l" a5 s
CA Salt Lake City
! K6 c. I8 W2 y& E8 R( M! tCA Chicago
- X4 f& V" a5 o* H4 ]CA Portland2 C" y3 x" T: j# R
- ^7 C$ B) a$ I0 m8 J3 o
Japanese ground losses:5 ~) s4 p" ~& f) h0 V
46 casualties reported
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, V& a% V) Y8 c7 P2 `& N: BPort hits 3
7 V: J1 F6 w. `Port fuel hits 18 }! t: V( G4 z$ V- z; Z
Port supply hits 4
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8 z) {/ w* Z$ s4 v( oCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30( V4 Y5 J# F) |: o1 R
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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; @. m: h9 D) k. r& S5 mJapanese ground losses:
- D4 L( _3 | W( Y# I111 casualties reported
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0 q- V ^. \0 n( ACoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
% W* l; i \+ I2 G. _# [TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,940 q6 a9 x0 ^, T$ X
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.- n7 W0 j0 b0 F( o3 \0 b9 h& R- P
Japanese Ships
S) J0 e( f' MDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
- E b/ Y2 c* }- M: }% S4 {PC Tama Maru #8# D3 h! @+ c$ X1 R
# d# r8 G W5 T, |5 r( x, o9 j; X5 gJapanese ground losses:
! l4 ]7 A& o/ p* [) T1 X98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,979 ~% U; {( b: t
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Allied ground losses:
M4 ~' u O. g2 P' \! ?! m18 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009$ {+ n( u& _' S8 g# P
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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& }, ]% `+ m S
1 Q) }3 B3 M' m) Z6 EAllied ground losses:0 W5 i% m- a8 W" R7 W
168 casualties reported
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3 Z7 J9 }* p7 k5 `3 _$ V eDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,973 i1 x. {, p0 t
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" E% j1 T. m: YAllied aircraft; I/ x: Z0 |. M0 K5 K! R
SOC-3 Seagull x 1
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No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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5 o: S+ O4 b. F% j
& u* H! F" n2 f3 |, w8 _) @+ iAllied aircraft
. Q U* t. j" P6 v" x5 XPBY Catalina x 2
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0 c2 Y* C& q( D* v x: d5 r
$ Z k6 R9 j0 c% oNo Allied losses. q: |& V! a# Q4 R
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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$ k2 B% Q% k9 GJapanese aircraft
9 M# Z$ L. s* S) f5 |G4M1 Betty x 62
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Allied aircraft: B3 E0 u* ?0 i5 z1 @5 b2 X
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12! Y/ [ o, E7 L* k, g* e4 j
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22# k6 w1 \( E) N& _ D# |
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 F- E+ F9 E; [' N: r' yG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged, Z2 ]2 z9 K" P. S$ {: I
w! ]5 y/ |9 k, {) m' I; `
Allied aircraft losses
- m" C. w0 T6 }: C1 eF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
) x3 x/ R, S( K/ X) V1 _4 ]% E; RF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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9 V) C6 B8 D9 a# v( z* ?Allied Ships* g4 y4 H- b* o2 q8 Y. w0 Z9 g
AP George F. Elliot5 ?. v3 ?7 [$ D" H C) k D! x: X
AK Libra
. f( z' t. I" UAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
' u; W4 U5 V3 f% lDMS Zane3 o8 J& t5 \5 s2 [- Z
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4$ p) l$ \& u: z- X3 {8 e7 l/ [
AK Betelgeuse5 }0 I. x) \9 \- K: M5 K
DD Helm
) d1 e" y1 Z ?) G8 }) o+ D0 rAK Fomalhaut
- g* o, {' ?* w' zAP McCawley
. k; y! _& j7 H0 b0 o: nDD Henley
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g9 j/ @$ A* E" ^8 b# n9 w7 dAircraft Attacking:
" Z |) Y: M3 ]; W* N; ` 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" H% c3 j( t; \ ?; b& ~' K* \ 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' m. H, J3 z5 n1 [
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 W, m9 v+ L0 @/ R 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
5 C- Q! U: L5 K 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
# \+ f2 K" e, E+ o/ }/ ]; X 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. [: e$ Q3 ?6 ~$ F 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 ]! y# r) I; S8 [" I% s 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 Z, v2 K5 v e3 r$ z 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, H9 M) s% J1 p G# W 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: K) M3 Z- o6 ` Q: ^
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' |! x& |2 T' G2 d
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
7 O9 m8 ? N8 P/ a' ` 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 j" e* v2 {0 ?& l* r" s$ Z7 p" A 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 c( S& [ t' X& o! w4 s: w
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, T0 U0 s$ Q: x9 }Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97% t' ?% y0 X0 e8 D! ]* _* ^
. ?/ o$ v* t' E/ U$ TJapanese aircraft+ K; [4 W0 E/ z; t
G4M1 Betty x 3; x/ K* |0 v& r( ? b
; S+ F( [& q1 Z2 ~2 Q# V/ C0 F% L
Allied aircraft* w+ t7 u6 I1 Q
F4F-3 Wildcat x 128 t( I1 W0 U, X, C# k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21* R- K" K2 G6 G- E. I+ M, i0 o( u/ a
! h7 a ^6 V/ E! q2 Q/ UJapanese aircraft losses6 M- [3 C+ V" m0 L! t
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed$ A7 f* p9 ^8 ]
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* d) c: y- M& x+ S6 G3 v1 j& {3 yAllied Ships- Z- ]. V$ t; A" L2 s
CA Portland
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) S- @! e- u5 f5 C3 Q4 nAircraft Attacking:& p* j% H, W1 R3 m
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 c# q/ i6 e+ K
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91. K5 ?. ^2 p5 s% k+ o; g: f
0 n# I2 n) F2 g* `8 y. F# d6 zJapanese aircraft7 X$ k# h4 w( r3 \
A6M2 Zero x 18
; M( q/ D" M s) h% |% [; R2 F; aA6M3 Zero x 6 T. m' a" t3 ~( d. Y
G4M1 Betty x 51 a' W; n5 `1 R, T3 C
* j, X0 Y7 H% [/ y# ~/ A; J2 R' e: |+ WAllied aircraft* ]" f7 ^1 ?5 x* w$ v
P-39D Airacobra x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ ^. w( B3 ]% b( w9 v4 @; m9 UA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged3 q$ [% S. M+ C) z1 }' ~4 `
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
- e: A/ E5 z' L5 D0 G5 c! YP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed" [ [7 Q' P3 G$ p. w3 `6 u+ V
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Runway hits 36 F! b! O3 O" H, Q C
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Aircraft Attacking:
( I/ e1 B- ]* K- s# F" k t 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
t- b- ?9 w1 g; N. H) ` 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# B9 i, g0 Z, i4 N7 c4 S
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,937 w8 z9 Q6 b" J; l
, E! ]( w5 e- GJapanese aircraft: P/ s# Y0 c( o
A6M2-N Rufe x 3! ^+ ~ T; z: m1 j3 g7 N, j
A6M2 Zero x 67 y" o3 o: L/ t* U# x+ }
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Allied aircraft
Z0 {1 v( M8 G; g. A- `SBD Dauntless x 49
8 o4 J. z, u( M. uTBF Avenger x 30
3 K) W$ z! }& { 2 ?( j( e0 |; B* a4 }# W: V; U% w
Japanese aircraft losses' S. S1 _9 V" t5 l9 e: I
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
' q# }, h9 r" p$ N5 zSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
5 T, B. q) X8 E' q+ A/ R6 wTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage I/ z: ]1 y N" z* P1 `2 B" Z
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* b7 s( x: U1 P+ I* TDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 D( B( i) O7 h. Z
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
, D$ m* X- o" R' W& E% mAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 _' d5 E- {/ R7 tAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 z& Q* V7 D( a6 s5 i+ ~DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% t7 Q- b( _, B, ^3 B+ p' b5 z2 fTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 h, ?# ~+ Z$ I& Z% ZTK Ogura Maru #3/ d4 Y1 N+ Y! z& Q; F; Y
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Japanese ground losses:
, d7 ~8 d" {' @6 }( Z54 casualties reported
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9 q, k8 ]. ^& e( IAircraft Attacking:
( ^0 }* }9 r0 M/ g& s/ Z 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# a2 u+ w$ o2 P* S% g9 H
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 l* N: `6 R' m; H
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 a' g! @: f( V
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) Y' v* |3 A4 c+ g; K% p1 i 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 @ t+ ]' T& n3 R) L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 k4 o; ?3 S* [; W. X 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' u4 ~: }) @2 E; |( j: @: J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet A* S, K+ n: d2 G2 j% p9 l
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ \ ]' J! A+ o3 B0 V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ M8 Q, _; T4 @+ [* J% f1 d$ a, J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% J5 a; G1 ^* P9 J. V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; ^8 D4 w# G4 p8 M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 N/ @0 Q" T- o0 |+ r0 T& }/ P. ?$ ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 l2 |8 B; p+ V! v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
a% |, p7 O; g' f$ R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 }4 ?$ M T' A/ i
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ k2 M7 j! |7 i* Y
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Sub attack at 60,86
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1 |! q4 }$ z# g# a$ Z9 j$ _: OPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
) k7 N4 ^5 m- s5 _& N ~4 ePC Ch 234 w' ^: [/ _% I( w
PC Ch 18
- O: J- B& y! J2 d! BPC Ch 17
. H$ `1 y9 ]/ ~; p8 c5 _; x' [7 N* OPC Ch 161 K! N% c, K. F( I: }* P; i
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Allied Ships% q; w: @5 t/ [7 h, I
SS Greenling
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Ground combat at Lunga6 b! g; y5 I& w. i" T
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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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 = 4666 g8 d" z5 Y5 X* R
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Allied ground losses:" X+ w M1 m1 a- E2 y, k- m
9 casualties reported' G: o" o. b. {
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o F# ~; S W# S$ Z! K& dGround combat at Gili Gili- m0 }5 L* r5 m5 t! z& ]
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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2 A+ N- R2 q% k7 Y* `Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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16 casualties reported I2 O9 V) u& m5 Q0 [4 t( F
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* Z# ]$ T9 f6 n1 f9 kGround combat at Lunga
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Allied Shock attack. D0 q! C! X" _( ~# s
. ^, Y. o! B1 A6 L/ ^& yAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 4665 Y* ?) b- G5 s$ S! c
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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* Z, k" J7 U4 ^: h+ G/ I9 EAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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% n7 }' m1 L. W) k* V& J* bAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) , w7 M% m9 ~" I* j
6 v& C& A8 F; EAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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1 o- J x$ |; wJapanese ground losses:
9 X$ e" ?4 D/ X6 J3 p397 casualties reported5 U7 o. V/ A; M2 y( s
Guns lost 24 |5 z; A8 x/ K4 z% t
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Allied ground losses:' G' q0 z# A2 O2 j c/ S
49 casualties reported8 Q5 ^" w1 b9 k+ Z% g) h3 E* d P$ m
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( b- [; R! U2 }Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |