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。。。。6 U8 E5 m: U& n/ q
@% _7 r" A3 V; D xAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
' \- c5 q& _$ t# O" fTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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7 w* Q) G9 o9 f+ s' }
Allied ground losses:( Z( l% T4 m# E0 j% y5 m
45 casualties reported
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& A& f2 `" n6 I j9 F/ J- e+ YNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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0 R7 n+ z1 I! T9 }1 jAllied Ships6 L" o9 H0 A9 k6 j1 o! m2 |
DD Mugford+ b& F: S) K8 n# ^" M% p- G
DD Ralph Talbot
9 e$ S; [8 v+ l+ lDD Patterson
# x5 s$ d& p9 j( n, ^# t2 s5 |DD Ellet' B& n9 Z" v" A5 a6 ` X
DD Wilson* L g! ^" r& D" h& Y4 f: S2 a# v4 \
DD Selfridge0 N6 l- X9 ~( s- P" X$ B/ y3 q
CL Hobart5 C' d+ @$ h2 m1 P* f+ |; G
CA Australia
; g$ q. H1 j& J, m0 w4 A- ECA Vincennes
" j6 A0 K# U( s' x) ]2 h M6 t- ACA San Francisco4 h) h; C! W: c% [( G9 N
CA Minneapolis
+ h4 P# e a& t5 |5 k3 tCA New Orleans$ N& h5 O+ a+ @) _6 U c, a! b
CA Salt Lake City
; H! E) _9 W' y/ o- JCA Chicago
% y6 |7 ^/ r9 s8 @4 ~4 P" aCA Portland' r$ ?6 k8 I7 }3 u* @
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Japanese ground losses:. G) H7 X9 k5 H3 r- w" q
46 casualties reported
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Port hits 3
3 F* s( j3 k2 j2 P7 ]; jPort fuel hits 1
& e) |9 U( L0 D( t& EPort supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
7 ^3 B# F6 k; U( ]7 nTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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Japanese ground losses:* {( e4 B6 |5 ^2 F
111 casualties reported
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# T: d5 S! v, T' p' |Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30; x+ w+ |- G. f. k! V# ^7 w
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,946 c) Z! ]' E; M
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.) Z$ h+ ^) _' J4 F! j* S" X" P' a
Japanese Ships( e/ I& |1 T# X- z" j
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1, R4 T* c# N( z2 r+ H
PC Tama Maru #8& r1 V1 S$ P6 t) c& i. A
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Japanese ground losses:
6 E; g, k/ \2 B4 |. b; p98 casualties reported
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6 O# h$ j- b' ITF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97& o+ I+ Z; Y- d# E( ~
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Allied ground losses:0 [9 o/ I7 M$ E* N* i1 H9 [
18 casualties reported
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6 K5 A* X: ~& Q" z. V9 LCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009' M& J' n5 j8 b' V! U6 P
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97+ g% c9 G6 M& t9 Q3 F1 x, B7 F$ Y" Y
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2 ?, [% i7 f3 v! ]Allied ground losses: U! {, s* m2 S
168 casualties reported6 g" d* F/ n& u) {
2 o8 M% v/ j1 ~- e7 C
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% t6 h' I$ x# e0 f9 O* l" ~) L9 y5 yDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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0 ?/ a* m7 j* D. NAllied aircraft
) @8 n' [1 W+ b( i5 ASOC-3 Seagull x 1, O g' S1 Y& @% r0 U+ o# Z
! ?1 x6 W. g& i2 q$ b! U
* O, c+ x* i/ _: ^No Allied losses
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+ M7 N- J. \% u3 E" z5 M6 [Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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* \9 D3 N6 e# o1 xAllied aircraft
7 H) G. p6 L8 x& M& {, }PBY Catalina x 2
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) _9 ?8 u" T( cNo Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,973 d4 w' z% e) x0 W" `
" g+ G* }: ]% f M, A9 g% S' OJapanese aircraft1 J: O' C1 Y1 J
G4M1 Betty x 628 ?( r- |0 u& s. ~
$ [8 x4 @0 [) @' B) rAllied aircraft
7 C- U! j% V$ gF4F-3 Wildcat x 12; H8 q8 { u+ Q, ^5 p
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22' b( P1 h0 R& C' ~; S: p3 ]
s/ G! o5 b; B* J- s) nJapanese aircraft losses" S: I, _2 Q: b; N
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses/ d" a/ E+ B# Y2 N9 ]
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged6 p. S$ q" r, [; ~) z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged" |+ W- h/ _- w& {. o
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Allied Ships6 f; t' w+ X/ L4 l
AP George F. Elliot
7 y( G+ Y; {; LAK Libra. w1 m, T/ b( r
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 45 B' Z( o6 Y3 D6 R
DMS Zane3 D" k& Y5 N* T( x5 V
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
! x; V1 y v }+ H0 xAK Betelgeuse: p9 \* `0 o2 M2 _( p
DD Helm! @: w* n' e6 b; Q/ o% ]
AK Fomalhaut; `, }7 L( R: }
AP McCawley
2 E- n4 C9 U& F9 C1 u. O4 xDD Henley7 d0 q, d- F! [; j# g
4 h6 |: p% E% m8 |Aircraft Attacking:
6 W) i3 P$ v+ e. _2 H 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% I$ A, y9 @8 U, x' [: _& L; D
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 X' ^" g6 d3 D- O. H. f1 b
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 u2 f2 _2 {! |2 T7 \# i- u% F' O 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- i$ W+ a" h6 C* k% b4 c# Y4 n! @
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% c) I& `- i0 I& r% s j
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, t* u- P* m8 W
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. C- h" Z# ?2 [2 [% c0 ]/ Q1 }! A 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 f- G M! g3 C5 C- M9 h( l 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, b2 ?8 B) N1 X: @: t
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; D2 L* X4 W8 r* G- @3 C4 y
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 E* I2 z) s" e$ i5 d$ N
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; {; B% C; W2 `+ \7 V( e2 s 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 m9 {/ d; G0 t! @/ }
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ A L. S3 M- W E# v
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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! D) w3 T; t O, b4 RJapanese aircraft, T/ Z8 e9 l9 a
G4M1 Betty x 3
9 d7 w) H" U8 ^$ ^
0 ~/ f# H" s" n7 u$ B1 aAllied aircraft# y# W% {3 Q6 ~9 _
F4F-3 Wildcat x 126 G. |: U, P2 `% o- b; o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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3 {) L) U$ R3 J: G' c- k$ yJapanese aircraft losses
! W6 E( ]( x, ^4 F8 A [5 e7 p. `G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed; f0 R: G* P* b) ?' [! o
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' N; q% h6 ~, eAllied Ships
. P6 W' I x: YCA Portland
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Aircraft Attacking:
1 n2 Q/ a0 U, X5 D( N! X: \ 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,916 j" }1 P4 F, w! U, Z
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Japanese aircraft8 y0 q( m! [' z x/ p
A6M2 Zero x 18
1 h# S3 q7 p9 \* vA6M3 Zero x 6$ ~4 y% M1 H% P3 }+ E2 \
G4M1 Betty x 5
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Allied aircraft# F% v$ g$ L* f3 M5 ^; n0 ?
P-39D Airacobra x 24( O. l C. W$ I! j0 g' M% o8 ]
% q7 e& c# d2 S8 d0 l, CJapanese aircraft losses+ o$ N( I+ K- M- z6 | M
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged& c0 @: H+ c! e# T- [
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged; c0 H7 M! c/ A8 }( A; \5 m6 a& Q1 N
1 j2 h( p% @6 [9 R) wAllied aircraft losses
9 d% s: P" P' Q) vP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Runway hits 3' i' O3 X, |7 @7 j8 L# |3 y
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Aircraft Attacking:) R( j& G, R8 Q. }& w
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
7 S3 u- \% p6 v, r: i 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) G* B7 V6 S, r% Y. I1 r5 n
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' z( Q% j$ c3 a& G vDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,937 @/ y$ e [' l8 m/ p. f
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Japanese aircraft- o7 T' S2 k+ i, z& f) L0 E
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
7 i2 x0 h( s; a2 e2 }6 z7 VA6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft4 D3 a4 d: f/ L; ]) p9 Y
SBD Dauntless x 490 H- x+ V7 e' \; a' l! i! z( }
TBF Avenger x 30& X, y- l0 F: @- m: d* W
+ c& I( R2 ?8 [ M7 jJapanese aircraft losses) _. y+ B! Q+ C- u
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
5 p# {4 f8 V, B9 I0 M . X" V4 F' m( t4 U
Allied aircraft losses) F8 u3 H/ O5 u+ E) x+ f8 }
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged7 v/ @; q9 K# _
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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' W3 J) c6 O6 c/ t: CJapanese Ships
( f7 S: g; Q; K9 M- EDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage4 z9 A7 S0 W7 w* E2 g: Y+ L. k
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: n7 K, b9 v8 L g; O* H' ~) j
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 F% B4 Q2 Q' q# \: i
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" b4 j, y7 [( K# m0 w
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% Q0 n) W& E- ?( G' \& F& WAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ g7 q, j J6 D4 X1 b! Y3 ]% X1 ~DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 } z; c$ s1 QTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 Y K( n' ?8 I$ ^; x5 k f* V5 a, [
TK Ogura Maru #3
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Japanese ground losses:7 @* P/ D, N0 Q2 {% w% U0 k
54 casualties reported
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9 `! B; ~/ o* p7 X& |9 |$ s' [" sAircraft Attacking:( y* i2 |, Y" m# Q" M7 u
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 N! P" R( k/ K. z
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet* Y: S5 t; r% B7 @
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" q* y/ q7 S/ T# y' g/ {% ]* a
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 q$ M+ @( r5 R 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" d2 I2 k6 v6 ?. u: C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- f" x: \8 z! u) C! }; X$ K/ ~ 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% n" U/ Y; N9 Y& k8 y* X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& G9 j9 w$ Z5 B- A9 W O
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 ?! n$ {7 U( T3 n% X' i {$ F 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# Y) ]2 ^1 d- K/ o6 D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 s8 H7 Y) [/ O3 N+ z$ ]$ x" j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! R d5 Z! s- H/ c# c/ P3 R3 v* ?0 X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: S$ N* F& {9 H7 A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 U& s0 i8 H' B. s# b/ ^6 _: ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. G3 A& J4 G3 s2 B- w( R0 W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 w( b1 O& l7 P, l0 i. z2 k
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; Y( g+ S, ^: j; K
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ F( _2 h( e: W) L9 n9 |2 l: w
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 l; v. j; j9 `8 v$ f* M
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Sub attack at 60,86
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0 m( ^$ @& \) J+ kJapanese Ships5 Q# j) k2 w7 c% w& Z9 \
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ G _1 }3 M7 @% e6 o
PC Ch 23
+ t( p" d& o k+ I' jPC Ch 188 o# i0 C( h$ E
PC Ch 17: T# K1 h B, G- w
PC Ch 164 D* X/ X% l) x3 ]# F1 {) n. U
x5 ]. D' y% y& o: D! XAllied Ships: L# [1 a# i. E* e7 Z. D! A8 Q
SS Greenling
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Ground combat at Lunga. m$ b4 | H- }3 @
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Japanese Bombardment attack; s3 j& C, }% p) @
' G$ y: j2 I6 g# I; hAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 496 Y& r" g1 L ]0 U
Q; r" k- H2 G' r& M! DDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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: _0 Z g: K- U' d. ^, z1 EAllied ground losses:
; }) o% A$ z$ k; ~) K8 {2 n8 O- {9 casualties reported: i$ \( x; `7 y% a `+ w4 l+ i2 W
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Ground combat at Gili Gili6 x9 ^" K) j. P( ]/ I& x* b
* C- F m4 K2 x- _% j3 x" X TAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126& b6 x9 C2 y. P m( X
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5& E# n. m6 l; k: f/ ?; E3 V
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Japanese ground losses:
2 z, U: l3 v; V/ Q' n" K( O/ u5 A16 casualties reported B" J5 y$ u& k) A j
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2 h4 H# a# W uGround combat at Lunga
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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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: A' J; @( q s! p# _/ {9 EDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49* c# x x$ q7 u. [9 [
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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- G( P6 k! t% ?+ K) |Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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R( L) N# m2 p7 CAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!5 r3 P8 G5 K+ A# _
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Japanese ground losses:
: J8 V) K; K: P( m k397 casualties reported8 d4 j$ @9 b7 C A8 \5 R _
Guns lost 2# `" Z" b5 T0 w4 w3 v; y
5 v& `) g1 M$ wAllied ground losses:
& H. y' d# J+ o3 d! d! } L49 casualties reported( J0 U) h2 T: C! ]! s
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |