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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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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( N& Y: E% M( l+ ^& @4 nCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008. I3 c' \4 |) ~. Q
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97$ n( \9 R4 L( R- C L
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Allied ground losses:
9 |# ^) K$ T& S/ h2 R i; E1 d- q" Y45 casualties reported
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97' g3 T' o+ X% Q
5 w" \$ C! I1 Q! s X H, mAllied Ships
o) j5 n- p% Z" z8 NDD Mugford
4 I( `& n! t$ c9 `4 }DD Ralph Talbot
( v" r$ d5 E# EDD Patterson) c( d- c% [+ r
DD Ellet7 T9 T% P' S: A# T2 L
DD Wilson
1 ~4 x/ V+ p9 O T, l! Q- ]4 C, wDD Selfridge0 J$ ]3 r: \9 W: ?( P1 @& m
CL Hobart: }7 u2 v( u1 ~
CA Australia
0 J$ ?9 d# Y' o9 n' k, ?CA Vincennes
) G8 V4 ^' ]: F0 Y" H0 ?CA San Francisco
1 W- ?- h- v) } S- _" ?CA Minneapolis$ b, o: ]7 j4 e# ?
CA New Orleans- {4 ]: K: u% J$ x
CA Salt Lake City
; Z; E& q, z6 JCA Chicago
# [6 T$ a, d1 f, _+ | ^! FCA Portland* Z" L; |: K" p- H/ v
: b8 a9 c) l" uJapanese ground losses:$ ~, q1 f7 [2 v% h, O
46 casualties reported7 Y" a1 Y& c; _( N6 h$ C) o4 z
! ^* |% b, {1 e/ hPort hits 31 Q9 c. A* x, F7 e
Port fuel hits 1
/ @: w& a$ X! d; uPort supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30# K/ t% t% P. Y1 M
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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2 A. g2 z7 a5 V9 X$ Y7 h eJapanese ground losses:
9 q( j8 O9 H3 I" c111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
, G! {% s+ x6 B: E+ A6 MTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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' _; T) Z) Z" N+ S2 T105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.- X0 z0 ]7 S: `+ E2 g9 H" \
Japanese Ships; j- G/ H$ p; {+ Y$ s/ o
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
3 n: o1 L3 b# |PC Tama Maru #8
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7 K$ p9 Y: h& i7 e, J8 \0 ?Japanese ground losses:) L* a8 ?9 l2 [5 I8 i5 G
98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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& |' k; {4 w+ g. } DAllied ground losses:
2 b+ r( \$ k2 Y% X18 casualties reported
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0 c( ]+ M8 ]1 K: v0 R" E' OCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009& [' E. ]$ l9 j3 {1 T
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97+ p8 [& t, W3 h0 e
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{& h/ y3 d8 Q" g' |Allied ground losses:
3 \9 {0 _( d; X! n8 g# J168 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft
, R7 e$ u( l2 ?& N# b3 }& uSOC-3 Seagull x 1
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No Allied losses0 O# j1 q! V Q/ w
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97. p$ ^6 @8 W# z. ]7 z
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" `% y# `, b& c! y( ^Allied aircraft
; [, j/ w* S9 O# U; Q( A, CPBY Catalina x 2
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4 ^0 z4 D# p+ t# F' QNo Allied losses7 y; X! b8 f- L
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. l& X1 m Q! u1 D$ wDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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1 B+ Z" h( Z3 I8 V( f2 jJapanese aircraft$ }9 {1 _! `+ a" r
G4M1 Betty x 62) A- b( l/ v) A
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Allied aircraft
" t1 T, X; k2 C4 y) hF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
/ b( S6 ]2 V* w' C8 v# gF4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses+ ^) C5 M$ L7 M
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged: u( O4 s: r/ z- E" X' A
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Allied aircraft losses! C8 m$ c( ?* c, C4 Y
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged- ^( {3 ?3 ~; C" `2 V2 y; {
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Allied Ships
# T- e8 e. O4 d" BAP George F. Elliot
, L" p, e$ |" ^9 t/ b, fAK Libra
* m1 v+ ?* }% c" r; }. b! z$ n: FAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4- F5 p, ^* d6 g$ {+ ^! q; r
DMS Zane
$ [. A$ e9 b/ ]2 mAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 42 g( n4 @0 a; N% T& f
AK Betelgeuse0 I' {/ E) T% P$ @5 L
DD Helm
. m$ Y- r6 y9 L9 q; h2 ]AK Fomalhaut, N6 g3 D" w* W+ s* J0 b
AP McCawley2 W' F" a8 M' ~3 Z
DD Henley y! i* u* L) B# a
! N: g- B5 o6 v2 U3 X0 sAircraft Attacking:% @0 v, O8 w5 c1 u! j2 H# c6 r
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% T' q- J/ n; E4 g
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( T5 D" s6 H9 a) K& u 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# ?4 @# n! W( u3 N
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. `6 _( f$ k6 ~0 o. p- \7 k. V 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- {* c& ^! O% D: c* O
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* E/ V3 U4 T+ j 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" |/ {$ i% z! a. }# i8 L W
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 A* ]9 Y" J9 ]; I" W 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 ?: \1 E; s& H4 e& u9 f
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 ]+ u) V# h0 L. } Z# {" t" U
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 k& `8 e+ d6 N6 d( I6 e 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ X* O# n4 D) H2 b ^6 }5 y 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* V/ C$ A( S8 \% z; M. j 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet S0 @$ g, ]% ^
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; h/ A e0 @7 f, d: v2 M( IDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97# P7 o- N( w7 [. p( q3 a! A/ W& j
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G4M1 Betty x 3( K+ M' i8 |9 F7 a# v! |
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Allied aircraft& p( y) E1 s) z. f; z* w# \4 v
F4F-3 Wildcat x 128 w8 m- W A4 r4 L l F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21" ~& E) r6 N( }
) ?9 X' V& n* Q8 c: o! ZJapanese aircraft losses3 w" l9 V. y* i: f
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed& |1 F8 E( U% o v8 P% f
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CA Portland
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Aircraft Attacking:: d8 P: E- }9 X, T" c
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,915 ?6 T+ k+ I j9 G% z
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Japanese aircraft
- n8 o0 `4 J r. t) r: i9 w* SA6M2 Zero x 18
# E; U# B/ M9 X7 f' i, K% rA6M3 Zero x 6
; \& g/ K( j% @: ^# Q2 H4 lG4M1 Betty x 5# @1 Y4 V$ Q- `7 Y$ `+ A+ u
/ ^% U& l# Z ?/ l4 n GAllied aircraft
5 o* C+ w! c, ~" M( ]$ eP-39D Airacobra x 24
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1 x8 V* Q. y9 E3 y C6 Y" V* CJapanese aircraft losses
5 j3 E3 V8 ]' K0 Z" t8 UA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
6 x) @ f' A! J o# n+ l# Q- |G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged6 n- {0 t! B& j+ }2 `
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Allied aircraft losses- F$ A+ @* y* ^5 c
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed' @0 y) l9 @8 T J. O8 P4 x2 N
+ [4 z+ T7 s) g: f/ M5 S: q4 n4 ORunway hits 3
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; c) `( `7 G" k0 \% G) M$ KAircraft Attacking:& F4 Q* |3 {; i$ p; H
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 E. H6 Z3 D# B$ |* z
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 ? w# W; C, f9 s N/ t
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93 @/ r$ w2 Q( @) L e
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Japanese aircraft
+ n0 L) y/ m" vA6M2-N Rufe x 32 `! j* U7 l' V+ L
A6M2 Zero x 6
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7 u$ N5 i. i1 b/ vAllied aircraft$ l0 ]- X- A0 J& z6 K
SBD Dauntless x 49
$ h5 m! e8 C6 ?2 h: R. L9 mTBF Avenger x 30& u2 E% O" x. _
2 t& D- A8 {6 ^$ iJapanese aircraft losses
: c" Q6 B; [. x4 T- T( QA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged" k# O3 N/ q4 w
) ~3 q! m; D8 G/ T+ u5 U" {Allied aircraft losses
# S4 k0 |( s4 n! I/ R: P) C& X! [SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
! `* ?3 B) c9 p8 NTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged; ~) P+ a( }4 Y
9 A( M. Y! N. WJapanese Ships
0 X6 t# A( \2 G: ] m) K# w1 H+ IDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
' O# R9 u- f' t0 z5 cTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% F7 i" R9 R7 }; s, \ R! vDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 r8 }7 I4 J6 J
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 h5 L0 ]: `; R: m# U' ]APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 y; Q" B7 C0 ]7 X! o, M {* v
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage q/ `) g9 L1 X3 X
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 \, j; A; |0 m; Q' k- ?$ |
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire# v8 E/ O) N$ O8 Z1 s% `
TK Ogura Maru #3
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+ m$ l8 Y. W( P2 a6 S3 F- HJapanese ground losses:' [9 r) B& ?- K3 z5 X+ B# u, h9 Q
54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:
: ~) {( H2 L- a" a/ j! n/ N 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 R$ }, t% d3 m4 ? 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! o) b/ o4 b, L! N( t 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 V% ^& G5 s8 T, Z 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 t" S p# y6 z% Z+ W
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# l4 W/ p* O/ B2 m5 {# I/ a% t# R0 { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ y& S) | t9 i' v' v* F& ?7 x4 j
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 X2 M1 Q7 j2 _3 p+ M# \7 P. P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
[- z* l9 @1 a- e1 f$ ^ 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% H! @! `5 ] T+ o- k' Y! i% X( ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ j7 i& z3 l- d' J7 w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, b& i' T- M# G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
G2 P6 T8 M2 L: D& Y$ b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 I% M6 q7 E7 u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 L/ c B4 S4 X- x# R2 L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# [7 u' B& V) E" d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 Y1 a$ u! b6 i, a) I& c 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet# v( I" y, l% Q; n+ I
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 60,86; L ~- U7 W8 m3 T; V" ]9 r2 E% p$ e
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Japanese Ships; r: b; _6 y9 ~, e) [- H0 x' Y5 I _
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* [7 B& t* Y2 m! R0 u1 z3 X
PC Ch 23
! Z; j1 Z- Q" G9 x' n' C- pPC Ch 188 g b& P" S1 a* {
PC Ch 173 _5 o4 N. x0 i' \# k: U9 x
PC Ch 16( z$ J/ d8 N+ M+ q
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2 {0 G3 t2 g9 O& O/ i# }SS Greenling
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Ground combat at Lunga
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, V! L- W+ q- ] L' `Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 490 {6 B; k5 T! Q4 k$ @0 b* u
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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' Z7 y m' [5 UAllied ground losses:
& f8 E7 ^1 v6 u; s; {: a9 casualties reported
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$ s0 c% K' R, }, |4 FGround combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack' D2 u! U A& A# U# E: g
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Attacking 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* J$ ?% ]) ~5 t
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Japanese ground losses:* F1 Q6 F9 {9 K4 |! [. E x4 t
16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga: R. `" x8 }7 s) u4 S- F6 m; O
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Allied Shock attack/ v2 E' s) i* b- H$ a& Q) _3 d
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 4660 P- H* t4 s/ S* p8 K2 [. J! T
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49; e: I4 F; V( l, y c/ \1 m
; H9 }* t/ A6 RAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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* R1 ~' e' D* |" A) h5 EJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 ( R1 v; A4 t. s
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) ' w3 Z# u! j5 w9 r6 R! T+ y. p
1 p+ z9 `7 P1 D" G; E$ CAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:
2 ?% N& b% v8 r8 x! M, I397 casualties reported
- y. ]+ J9 _: V# L" z1 R" V& }( V, HGuns lost 2
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" [8 ?0 t1 {7 u2 Y! R' yAllied ground losses:( n, X/ E. w/ S( Q- [
49 casualties reported
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7 n$ \5 [/ Q; M Q5 u. `Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |