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。。。。; M3 h {" E! x
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/423 v) s D5 c9 F5 G) a
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97! x g+ u( D1 s
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) w- m: m' y7 j% |- sCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008& s9 B' Z8 |# x6 A, z$ w3 W
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97+ |: M4 K# K9 w, h' O0 b6 {
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Allied ground losses:1 J/ T3 ?; D C
45 casualties reported3 A5 R4 A" m/ n3 r" p4 z+ e
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- B7 I% U5 D+ ONaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97* q. ?) F# ~2 N4 C* P& C
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& X6 C# U9 @& P- [" O* p+ iDD Mugford4 g( V8 i% u5 k; R3 }- ?% L
DD Ralph Talbot
2 N/ `& a6 |. w3 n. g8 @DD Patterson
" G9 p V- f6 _* ]DD Ellet
5 }1 F' h) r9 d2 vDD Wilson
( P) q" _1 V! r' H, o8 {DD Selfridge
: R {4 {5 n* }CL Hobart+ @) g% @+ {. l% [8 V" W9 y- \
CA Australia0 B9 X h5 n: ?' m. v1 u# r/ @
CA Vincennes
" w3 x# X4 p- C, h4 iCA San Francisco
" M) M& W7 s) e2 O& E/ r O% mCA Minneapolis
! ~" p) N& r1 }# i" A* a5 cCA New Orleans$ ~" p( \( @# q8 o
CA Salt Lake City( p* J; G8 }" q$ D
CA Chicago
6 K2 Y1 G& n. E; H' h7 {- F. I' SCA Portland! y# @" v* D5 J1 U+ _
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Japanese ground losses:
: i" e+ O( A% x3 S# R! b1 K0 i46 casualties reported" h' ]: `, D' P; z4 T' l
7 R: \* a4 E' Z, I1 x8 c) lPort hits 38 R! [) k/ A; _$ o, } [, ]* |
Port fuel hits 1+ F6 f, H) s0 S* s5 ~! L/ s
Port supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
& c/ b1 r8 U4 S. ?, oTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94+ a7 ^9 T* x) h# m& b3 W" e: O3 |
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Japanese ground losses:/ h7 U7 V* @ \# R' K- t/ z9 {% }
111 casualties reported
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3 }* r |0 W9 d) W; B7 c7 T- PCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
7 ?2 b* }) \5 d& |TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.( i& e" {. |: F# J% H: v
Japanese Ships
& ~6 \# |& a, J& \; U4 PDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
$ ?" U7 y$ w/ L3 q+ v! JPC Tama Maru #8* s1 }* f$ y! w
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Japanese ground losses:
4 {. n: e- E! K n) s98 casualties reported3 g1 Q. o& C, q4 X
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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. d4 T( j' U2 m3 B* t+ HAllied ground losses:
- @' v& `3 e3 u18 casualties reported: }2 H& F4 D4 h/ @# ]" ^: v1 u9 }5 c
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+ W6 ]3 G6 V; YCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009( W) y7 V% O" A$ y2 P
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:+ M) X9 i1 |2 `# `- h$ @/ I8 E" E
168 casualties reported
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) ?3 C) k9 i F& ADay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft; f8 X4 E8 g: x; o' u) {) j# `
SOC-3 Seagull x 1$ R- E& S# @# G
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+ L6 |0 a; J9 \9 M! GNo Allied losses% v0 p3 X# j {/ S6 k+ Q
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; q3 n" E! j# Z* zDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97( t" b7 _' n' Z
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, d2 U% D9 p2 F' eAllied aircraft, E% H8 Q B. D# I
PBY Catalina x 2# F1 F- k- ?) I: i6 t
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No Allied losses9 h( M5 x } f( \7 y2 ^
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft
% j# V5 h8 \9 n1 \8 VG4M1 Betty x 62
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( Z$ x, Y2 \1 p: y/ \. i) c4 K3 ^$ dAllied aircraft
) l! E% @: U8 H) N' B7 N* FF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
- E$ P' ~+ \1 QF4F-4 Wildcat x 22; E$ n( j- V7 d/ Z4 X
6 o3 b c: X2 }, U3 [
Japanese aircraft losses
4 U4 z8 j% T8 H; F; t. A q( V& BG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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( h0 f% b8 B$ z0 |0 d/ OAllied aircraft losses: f% ]" I9 P% ?9 s! y+ z
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged8 G( W! A* k: A2 t
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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+ @$ c r3 u5 R, \1 U ~. ?Allied Ships
: i' c4 x6 A$ ^! Z" d. vAP George F. Elliot
5 K7 \5 R2 G6 ]6 k/ P8 [" wAK Libra
. r1 T8 q/ C) h9 w9 O% Z2 MAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 46 y, U' z- u& g9 w: i
DMS Zane
3 e' f% n7 C' o/ [+ G. }AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
5 T9 }+ O* z5 l, [; x3 d9 PAK Betelgeuse
8 P9 _4 g2 a* j, JDD Helm. A) E, E% q8 D: v0 q3 [) I2 e
AK Fomalhaut9 R- X/ v7 M8 T! V6 O4 ]. z
AP McCawley9 d' ?* c2 h' [3 c y, \1 M
DD Henley
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7 @2 u& ~, t- HAircraft Attacking:% k2 u+ `2 e- K$ a
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 s3 n: X/ h! @& Z7 Z0 Z# k
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& Y2 h5 z7 o3 \6 t; B 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! h& J) i0 C) ^ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ j. T9 N! p5 V8 z% b' E 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 z3 Z* z5 k+ l 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ ?8 q1 r" ?0 `7 S# k# c, P7 N# j
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
% M- }0 {, z: [( G 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
) Z% X0 c; Q9 t* \+ T. n 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 N' \6 r5 n/ h* J' N- G5 d 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ s6 y1 Z3 s! |7 i3 C( q; W* x0 E; ? 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% @. \& y2 m. Q+ `) I+ o
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 k, X5 }# _/ q0 d* d% X
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
E5 S$ E" U/ u 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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) q; U& E2 Q+ zDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97& k5 E' z$ K, h7 A
, o2 g. o0 c7 a3 qJapanese aircraft4 s( _" d1 F: z8 I
G4M1 Betty x 33 `0 ^# X9 ]0 R( [
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Allied aircraft
1 k9 a1 r6 s, }. M( x+ j6 I& sF4F-3 Wildcat x 124 Z" C7 K/ D" r1 E# i! B e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 214 |* h. ^! l! }( J8 S
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Japanese aircraft losses0 s! S/ d3 i! c2 A& }
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships
3 V3 `+ D, a8 s2 yCA Portland
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 `3 r% H# S5 S 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# Q' T0 d9 p' J; W
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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+ X! P v6 U4 @/ v# a1 ]) F/ h( W# BJapanese aircraft
) O1 v |) e6 {A6M2 Zero x 18' e; a) o0 G! b( N* I3 k* H) j$ t7 F
A6M3 Zero x 65 T7 ^1 ~* m' T4 z
G4M1 Betty x 5
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, Z- n; W4 p% e0 g/ N" IAllied aircraft
3 k7 Y$ R5 ^+ n9 m0 v2 AP-39D Airacobra x 24' A" l$ ^" K* T: Z
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Japanese aircraft losses: D3 U. p. D3 |: Y* U
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged, |6 [6 x+ A+ k& g) O% Z+ S
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
8 m2 ~! P, |% J: T2 [6 Z. zP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed- v' L! [, B6 M; I
4 d6 V3 R F: D/ O4 G. ~& g' YRunway hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 s1 Y! w. x9 W8 X, \ 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* U- c$ {/ g0 |( D3 O% R% I
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 u- O' _, \6 y3 ^, p5 w
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. L& D" _2 j5 J$ l, _" qDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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7 I! i, e& Q4 J- m3 cJapanese aircraft
4 O9 V6 i3 |% x3 j" h0 wA6M2-N Rufe x 3
! X2 W, I0 [. i8 u" AA6M2 Zero x 6
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: j4 R# w, J1 T6 _3 {Allied aircraft
\9 j7 e( c5 aSBD Dauntless x 490 U1 O( ~" `% p9 X: E
TBF Avenger x 30, p3 C* |- h# t) C6 s
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Japanese aircraft losses; q( B2 G2 I& `5 H
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses+ V- r7 S# i" Q3 U# F7 Y: A: C7 d1 ]
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged, s8 W i, ]. M1 J. R. X
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged o3 a( p8 _9 }3 X
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Japanese Ships% n$ [5 b }; E: f- i
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage. e( V6 I5 |: L1 F+ Y/ F8 z" O
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 Y7 Y1 U* C; w$ E+ P% ]. vDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& B5 Y" V/ Z% F; ]8 D1 ]* `AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire6 \5 R3 Q! I _! p2 `9 @- i
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ w5 \! r [* R+ P
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ w: r- {2 d$ ?! n8 }DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 c* K1 Q2 T8 r) p1 I* {/ `
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire- o. n: D6 G9 b5 O) W2 A, J- ]
TK Ogura Maru #3
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( D4 K- B; L% ^54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:4 c1 i1 V: d; n; N! C* K, m% p' v
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 Z/ F+ I/ _( v, W( Z
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& Y0 S+ m- d$ C1 a: E 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 Q/ o" b1 E. b' D* m ~* [4 _ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ k8 A4 X# q/ i3 j 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) {8 I& q; U( W3 O |9 g P7 B; l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* z8 N/ Q4 U V0 Q7 p- D% {: b
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 R/ Q y: D. C, [* N5 T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ }" Z2 p3 Y& [0 l0 f8 w 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, d; \0 [0 S( g, E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- B" T+ p/ ]8 i/ e+ K
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
~! L; B2 G( a% i. r/ g$ U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 b. X( i5 k7 g8 o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 b' y) \7 C$ i: ?2 v6 p 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 O1 l7 G, N" _" G/ @7 x3 q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 h6 c' _0 H4 |) K$ |, S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) P% U9 |% A! q4 l8 x& M7 ^ ~$ W
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 W$ n b- s* s' |+ h, } 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 S$ W' ~6 K" P& K; ?2 A9 E 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 60,86- P1 |$ T% L- X" D8 t
j, f! |; J& x# l( _5 H# rJapanese Ships5 g+ K( g# O6 W% E9 z4 e v- i
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 b1 L. P# P9 F7 U0 m4 FPC Ch 23
& @& j6 ]4 g; `. pPC Ch 18
5 p2 C4 {8 c$ Y# g8 z0 t7 K1 VPC Ch 17( V& z- l, X) B9 i: @
PC Ch 16! D7 T: W8 {1 R# Y
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Allied Ships5 Z+ F2 s# @; |9 Z, h4 d
SS Greenling# H) o* y3 K; ^0 u3 d+ Y
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9 I% \- P- {6 dGround combat at Lunga3 g$ m* x" i1 N* \
+ m3 x+ g3 Z) M5 oJapanese Bombardment attack+ d% `$ b3 U3 C6 Y
- m8 t3 p! u2 X0 VAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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0 D- C% \% }$ B8 a5 R3 N( W6 @! BDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:
$ H$ y3 r- Q2 Q1 h( {9 casualties reported
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+ O& q. [: C* r# |Ground combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack- A, j. j/ W- X% l# s/ V2 n
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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# }7 o/ M6 B4 y( C5 J0 pDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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Japanese ground losses:! R8 [* V$ r% f# N5 `0 b" j. z
16 casualties reported
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Ground 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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! o3 A! J' B7 ?0 gDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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3 c" {- m7 n2 U! i1 C# G3 [8 PAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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5 w/ [/ Y1 _' g6 m1 _5 ^Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!% G( l( z9 ^4 j$ r0 O
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' C& O& J' r; YJapanese ground losses:
' ^& @$ H2 S- i) V+ w397 casualties reported
. l* s) L) t% y& SGuns lost 2
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( N" O0 W7 V* L. c. n9 l' H0 yAllied ground losses:" W. X$ }$ d3 S: o& v% W
49 casualties reported% F! B: M) D$ }
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |