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( Y; D0 D& {+ i/ i3 E S
: ~! g* M8 g. p4 E Y. N+ ZAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42! Y' e: ^8 Z# U5 P
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97, a+ t2 j! i: q
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10081 ]; u( b, }; r) I% j1 v) U3 L
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97! q) T( G4 e& s0 K& ~3 Q' x
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7 _9 G! A0 e r8 [Allied ground losses:
* A8 ]: c+ I$ E45 casualties reported. |5 x2 [3 E$ V% U
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,976 V1 @" @. |4 w! m; ^
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Allied Ships
* u: q6 q/ k' e/ V; v& x( Q9 ADD Mugford
) f: m3 n- ]; p1 NDD Ralph Talbot
+ W# A0 t7 y: ]; H/ q% b' D* D; Z# X& FDD Patterson# D. O0 W: [% f* _: Q# h7 C$ M
DD Ellet
Z _4 s& p2 {2 G/ c8 u$ W! m' mDD Wilson; J9 j: ]2 T/ k( b- i* V
DD Selfridge
* c- ~! I" g4 E/ HCL Hobart
7 R3 r, J/ D4 l1 i( P h3 tCA Australia
' K# K }" ?8 e! x) j, VCA Vincennes
2 d. v( S/ x+ S( s) i, _CA San Francisco0 ^# r8 s: g; C5 [% D
CA Minneapolis7 f% F! _' I6 j2 Q' X/ g; t
CA New Orleans d1 O/ k% Q% D& o3 v
CA Salt Lake City5 Z3 x2 `0 j$ S
CA Chicago
" q) V6 B \/ G) r4 ?CA Portland) o. |) f. H# i
1 l4 _8 S y6 p) v! l6 C
Japanese ground losses:
' {( S& ^' K* A% _# y9 R" ^7 \* F; ^+ {46 casualties reported
1 r3 r' t+ J& i/ v0 O: W
8 e( c. p6 p1 b! b+ a9 k& RPort hits 3" h; g9 J0 J+ o, j4 U
Port fuel hits 1
+ S& D$ P; M ~Port supply hits 4) A9 Y( J. e- Y! H/ \
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30* V, z5 J$ C& r: Q4 w7 `8 ^6 X
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,944 _. i I5 R! N3 E3 y
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9 K" z- O* b# a' ~+ |& }' ]Japanese ground losses:& ]+ q) b' I( @9 c o/ P% g/ E3 M" Q
111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
5 z' v6 m# y9 o& S. pTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94 {6 U3 t. v7 m7 m6 E2 F- Q0 g/ ^; \
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e1 d }$ `# |3 [7 h3 ~105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.4 L/ ?$ d1 H8 O7 g4 E
Japanese Ships
' n8 k: Q2 R9 L3 v7 {) ]DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
* s ~* S* s* T) T1 WPC Tama Maru #88 h# @) {/ C1 [- C# ~( a5 m
; m: b6 T9 g: O- R0 rJapanese ground losses:
- R h0 |$ Z& g5 W/ O. X6 }98 casualties reported$ }! B* E" G* J- L8 \) \5 g% J/ C
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1 d+ u) v: t5 J3 oTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
1 |) ?$ v [9 o# E- q
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, i& Z) [1 ]% I! Q( P" y+ ZAllied ground losses:
; L% w) n7 \9 g0 f18 casualties reported* @, l' D% D1 u% i
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009' i7 K' T1 \% ?0 G& J& ]- C
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97- ?; i5 t. c7 W e3 @
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7 E n) @0 i: R F# L0 T% ?% \8 {4 H, vAllied ground losses:% u4 l% k5 a. h8 w
168 casualties reported; M/ t( W# k" `: l' V6 C: w
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,973 j! C& u$ W) \) T% M- x
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Allied aircraft, U1 o; h1 b6 I4 W3 g' E8 i0 l
SOC-3 Seagull x 1: f: ?* g# |; h& w3 c
# p+ ?+ U* t j4 r% a
2 H6 q; Z `7 O! E
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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6 C! y0 [6 c- f5 H* L% }& GAllied aircraft
- ~: Z" c6 z! n" K/ B BPBY Catalina x 25 |3 P) O6 \# N; w$ O3 z
7 F5 j2 d8 |: B
0 ]6 w7 |3 m& S6 L8 d) j
No Allied losses
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$ {. O0 ]7 N' P$ G, z( KDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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$ ?7 G; |; k& h5 N/ kJapanese aircraft
4 O/ H" }- y0 P, @$ |G4M1 Betty x 62# o8 b6 e3 a7 f+ u" a- {+ e9 E
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Allied aircraft
/ g7 }0 T% n* R+ l6 E; V( H" vF4F-3 Wildcat x 120 P: ~, y; w# Y- X0 ]4 t) m- ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
! z7 F* u0 O' R; S4 G - v$ b) R. K# @1 q. @: r
Japanese aircraft losses
; l( {5 [$ D. ~0 M* U% ?6 zG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged( P+ E Z3 c! u6 h) j2 R6 a; q1 A
% v% y$ c1 B8 \9 P. p+ RAllied aircraft losses
0 \! N, q5 d: ^1 d7 oF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
0 _9 D* B6 U5 K; B! ^/ M* G% f2 a3 zF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged, c$ y! V. t+ X$ r
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Allied Ships% r1 L6 \, w# }7 |; G
AP George F. Elliot
0 l$ k" |9 V. W8 x9 b& pAK Libra, M/ [# Q' h7 V7 q u4 S
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 44 {- t6 u6 X5 B2 g+ ^9 K4 q
DMS Zane
4 V* h: k( k0 Q# i uAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 48 ?- X, `: b9 t0 a- q- ^. i( x
AK Betelgeuse% r& ]/ O1 ~: j: E' x
DD Helm
: U# e! Z* Z+ sAK Fomalhaut" W9 I8 x: Y7 @3 e5 f$ U
AP McCawley
9 L0 L+ z$ }* oDD Henley* D4 V# m+ P2 Y6 j' k: c
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Aircraft Attacking:
% A5 B5 Q% j% a+ T$ o 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) [+ j/ l. j& U8 g% b
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& G X& r/ N, g 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. I) ]5 j* y8 c4 P1 _1 k 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! C$ F) m6 \3 f' K
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% N3 _2 N. `& Y3 f& _4 _# n& m6 {
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 E/ N' b; t. a/ H6 i$ p
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! s2 v( r7 D, Z' ^4 |( r
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 ^' Z1 g+ v1 h' h( r9 T 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; w( {/ ^; j- |2 g# M' T
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( W: u7 }, K0 k/ K/ |2 q
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
# P$ |' Y" V B! F8 v+ ~7 M 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 \) D% ~# w/ A) h! U 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! y0 @$ X# F( q5 W# W9 ^6 O
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97* U5 q6 w4 h2 c
! L* n9 t! \6 vJapanese aircraft
o. X/ K* d* H0 ~4 bG4M1 Betty x 3
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2 u1 l8 ^( T1 @: ?Allied aircraft \8 }. z1 x& ?! b+ U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 122 G9 }# X* `1 Y# Y+ z8 g& Y4 V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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( }0 x; _* | M1 X ZJapanese aircraft losses& a6 u3 M9 n O4 E% s- h; w0 l
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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! y$ \. q- r1 c5 f( j' [* @" uAllied Ships4 d" i, U) E0 N$ A) B1 B
CA Portland# i, K' V$ z0 g9 v9 R& e
. _( C( v0 K) U# tAircraft Attacking:7 x* ]' y; p- T# g( F+ G4 s1 e) X
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 J9 K0 t' T+ R9 d0 u# I7 M4 {
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,919 D' I/ {) f* k" ~2 T
3 T: C4 U; \* _# g, X) T& [! B+ qJapanese aircraft. }( h) P$ k c+ B' a- A' T6 X
A6M2 Zero x 18
( C0 z8 W- N h; Z. @A6M3 Zero x 6
' f# t6 H8 b5 W1 r6 x+ dG4M1 Betty x 5; {3 ~. t/ t! @2 f4 v1 T P# i; c
) R5 p: z2 s/ g6 w! k
Allied aircraft
* k- x. \5 T% I7 tP-39D Airacobra x 24 D& f" ]5 k/ j6 T
1 Q; x* {& A* Y, \& oJapanese aircraft losses
1 E& X0 |9 o, E/ m* w4 H; rA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
i- U9 q. [6 L5 K) eG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
9 }- \6 _5 ^0 A3 c" uP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
1 p% V. G& _+ X3 s6 ?7 O: S/ d0 v - W. ^; t: d8 G" D6 V( ]
Runway hits 37 P5 o5 F8 B5 r5 G. t# h
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Aircraft Attacking:' O( r$ Z. A8 R. F Z
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. E- ]0 o4 q& W
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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' D+ e: U) d2 ?' j) SJapanese aircraft
* b3 L' y0 O6 h. y- Z/ q4 d! v8 U% iA6M2-N Rufe x 3
. G p) A2 f7 b5 Q+ X; FA6M2 Zero x 6
$ }1 Z4 b. G; z8 V
- k( A* p3 }7 Z1 VAllied aircraft/ s; _* N* Z, j: o y
SBD Dauntless x 49
" W1 f! J3 `* v# [' o8 I8 OTBF Avenger x 305 R5 d9 Y+ l+ ?; Q
$ C; c1 r8 s. R, B3 Y! XJapanese aircraft losses4 x* t* l. X- x- X
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged# w' o( q( z; h( h
, x7 p5 ^ p) w w; z8 M; B; A
Allied aircraft losses m* k G; n4 i1 U: c# i- Z5 J) y
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
4 c' H& M P/ ^) \TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged( U2 J) Z/ b: U" h: l- J
7 l1 @- a- u8 n4 x0 _) NJapanese Ships. c; C" d3 ]8 q$ a
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
- ]7 d6 ^5 b, kTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ N% i6 l4 p5 k% ~
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 I1 b8 B: l- i Y* p1 h7 v1 @
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 r0 E0 Y6 H2 ^3 i- I/ h' PAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 Y# E/ X% b7 L- A/ d# j
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: ~4 `, e& W0 m5 B# bDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& W. [ a: E) Z3 m3 T4 B- U
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 }/ l+ A0 p' p' l Y8 jTK Ogura Maru #3
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# q$ y. d, b, P* u: D& `$ k! j ZJapanese ground losses:& }$ t" g$ H5 H. r' r
54 casualties reported
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3 p3 H& R! j& ]! C; oAircraft Attacking:$ C6 V7 s+ o2 U# e* M5 c5 L3 Q
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' s9 g4 Q$ O s4 c4 N; J, E. u 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ j3 X, z+ p9 p0 k- G
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% C0 W1 u' G9 d, N 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 Q7 w& j1 _6 e: ?
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 g6 z( ]2 V% R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 ^7 ~% Y1 {8 {: e
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 ]7 H/ B4 ]- x! g( y2 w6 C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 J0 m1 m: ] f( u& E
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 d9 C1 ^/ z7 y0 H/ g, J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ A; J! c, o( e. x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. a5 W) d `' |- E c$ L- n 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 S' O9 Z7 b' X G8 J* | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 G, i3 b' c9 l, z% s" {8 ?6 ^, p1 Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet I. y( y% W6 `- n: J. Y- P4 Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 B1 m: _& [9 c T1 J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! g$ N- X& n `% o4 o
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
{; e. v" U3 Y8 z' x& ^7 ]- U* n 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- N E% ~! F& I9 L2 x" g) ?' f7 ? V
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ y) Z% r, @" m# S0 }1 y$ ?
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Sub attack at 60,86
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Japanese Ships
, @0 l! T% z9 p$ Q* C% }( X1 `PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- Q! k# {- T& Z C+ X
PC Ch 23
1 ]6 c% r) ~1 rPC Ch 18; x- r% S, C. w1 o: k
PC Ch 175 G" }( k# d* ~
PC Ch 164 N9 A! X) a( k
7 c9 x( R/ ?$ ~& v5 Y2 vAllied Ships
) j8 } Y: t5 N5 H4 s, F9 ? M i: kSS Greenling
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: e) j+ j' T0 ^/ LGround combat at Lunga$ I6 x7 e! `8 a8 f4 `
+ F% d& R, E# L+ b$ m0 i4 y6 KJapanese Bombardment attack2 i0 A9 U( j8 h5 @( c2 c
5 |, t" ~7 R: \0 oAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49" Y+ V9 @# r S& W/ ?, P
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:) A1 Q+ l' _5 _3 h
9 casualties reported( T" P+ h* m- i
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( n/ _" {% h8 w n* E; yGround combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack" E8 b3 _- L! B8 l+ R+ C; L
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1268 T4 Q2 Q: u: x- J. b1 G/ C# }
; \3 c2 J% `% {Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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2 z* d% b z2 }/ k6 pJapanese ground losses:
8 U8 Q/ \: H9 i' e) b16 casualties reported* e& ?% I) I6 O9 e* v; r
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# } @7 _8 G- O5 s! XGround 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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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49" }: v9 j O: y, s* k( C
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 ( z" {! I, }9 j" e( P, z2 ]. p
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 ! i4 Z* G+ F0 f9 ? a% ]8 m% V
9 }4 A* y- p/ S: ]2 O T# K+ K XAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!% p5 W: g6 {% y
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Japanese ground losses:
4 \9 z9 x' J' C" U- X- h397 casualties reported9 {9 W4 ]4 s/ S* S
Guns lost 2
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# N: Y& V+ {+ x0 m9 O: LAllied ground losses:0 i9 A- e6 T3 M7 L6 l- C
49 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |