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。。。。2 o+ m! e4 h+ \$ S, _; K! ~% F6 g
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/429 H( ]5 L3 t. l: S E% X; B0 t9 H2 x
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9 n5 T' @3 N% ITF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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, p& Q1 h7 G7 G7 j1 S, z+ eCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10081 Z5 u9 Z- N9 Z% P: T$ |/ X
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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7 {" L0 m# b T" [" x6 m' P9 HAllied ground losses:; p1 J* V8 x6 a" L
45 casualties reported0 T+ ?/ L: e2 i a( T
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3 i- U0 [& ^) j/ K7 KNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships ?+ Q7 _& z( w
DD Mugford
6 u2 Z# f2 ]. L/ N8 ~DD Ralph Talbot; O5 F0 p5 @5 p0 k
DD Patterson4 z6 I6 q$ }3 h9 V9 q/ J% J8 _3 C
DD Ellet
4 B4 n$ b6 \9 d- K- c' rDD Wilson
g4 E3 C F% o. Q5 f1 PDD Selfridge
1 w1 P3 n, o5 K6 }4 F- NCL Hobart* {) }2 d" @! U2 f- T/ D: H- W5 ^
CA Australia! A) `6 n3 q4 `% j4 @1 q
CA Vincennes. R/ e5 {9 c5 ~
CA San Francisco
% I1 P! J7 v r& f7 o/ sCA Minneapolis
8 }! b* _. h4 K4 _' O* ^CA New Orleans
2 f! K1 r6 l6 G+ j& g: G# ICA Salt Lake City
: d* c2 p6 H* g3 yCA Chicago2 c- h/ i; i3 f/ ^) Q. O
CA Portland
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4 b$ ?2 n7 v0 I5 d) h' y q7 uJapanese ground losses:
% d! l7 h5 ?% T! N C! V/ K ^- |46 casualties reported
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Port hits 3
; |6 I0 u% v) a3 K6 vPort fuel hits 1
, c0 u6 \+ O! bPort supply hits 4
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& T# p0 s7 l- {1 L, q; h8 PCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30& e9 N& C; k/ T# C4 b4 f: ?
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94) l! Z6 }2 a4 y" W$ J; b3 h$ y
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* W/ c8 }, K4 s& B( C3 \Japanese ground losses:$ _. t* E3 a; _2 Q6 `
111 casualties reported
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) G5 _ I- q9 f3 }& L; ]Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 302 {% E" v4 |% B/ x+ `- N
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,943 f/ F7 b+ e3 ]+ d
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F- b) E9 {) E8 M* Z+ l9 H105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
; b. q2 F6 t. z- W! ~0 e6 D$ Y' RJapanese Ships! u" Q4 t; c i% ^) @
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
; c& v |) ?6 D# Y6 [3 dPC Tama Maru #8+ T) e; d, g* N& ?. A2 @! e5 o- O) I
; r9 O6 I8 O8 z7 h/ wJapanese ground losses:( M \: P3 v* ^0 {# S4 r) V- B
98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97! ^7 k* q0 d, V: r# O4 w6 Q0 b
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Allied ground losses:
$ q, g- I+ ^, u! V$ z18 casualties reported7 D2 N8 ~6 V( R. }0 d/ Y( s5 A
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
/ } L' \8 }0 QTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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+ o: l; C; e8 h2 t# @6 }! ZAllied ground losses:# z S# ~: a: a' g+ Q ]# |( E
168 casualties reported
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: n4 S. w& J3 Y2 u0 I' U0 @Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97! {) a+ C* j( m3 P
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Allied aircraft
+ _2 ^4 ?# f( uSOC-3 Seagull x 1! S% @2 Y$ ?. A6 Y g
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% a* M' d( U- C. \3 w$ vNo Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft
& i$ Q* R" B8 h H( LPBY Catalina x 2
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No Allied losses5 R, i" w/ K* g$ s5 }2 I9 ?9 e$ E0 N: L
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8 R; |1 L" J' Y9 Z! p( R/ HDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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0 Z+ D: J/ E! f7 o. ZJapanese aircraft$ A, W, u: Y! ~8 Y E& ^
G4M1 Betty x 62
2 @$ l* a! h8 g2 W( q6 o/ a# X6 F ' U6 w6 j2 n! M7 M* Q; \, v( a- S; f
Allied aircraft
7 O& u; T: r" J3 CF4F-3 Wildcat x 123 }! W( x, c( D7 o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses8 @/ J$ q" s6 o2 \ @# d4 }
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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9 C) e6 m! {/ u5 V4 k$ _ f, f2 fAllied aircraft losses% @7 u: W9 B% e. t9 i+ ]# a
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
3 }: @ S# _9 O4 o# S9 eF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged l- o( R2 f9 @2 z4 E" ~
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Allied Ships
! Z. N8 k# Z6 S# v) bAP George F. Elliot
& R3 q9 j: I oAK Libra
( w2 Z! z: n" I/ o. Z; o4 Z) RAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
1 c6 R( v2 u2 B' a& RDMS Zane# Y& q. v/ I# ], D x t) M0 N Y
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4$ g* ^# R8 G+ r: `& l' \( W
AK Betelgeuse
) e/ F( B# B6 w5 U2 `$ t( eDD Helm
" l1 W6 o# k. o4 h! _. E$ o4 O- yAK Fomalhaut+ L+ h4 w( t4 x# Y# G( l6 j
AP McCawley
7 O2 a1 h5 f% ~DD Henley7 E( h" j- g5 k; x+ d7 }
1 t( h( }2 w. E! e" H, n) iAircraft Attacking:% O5 _- V5 i7 M
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( x8 k+ n5 l2 C, h9 z
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" P# f- a/ {: m0 Y 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 v8 t0 A( S+ g* U* N
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- E9 A6 X2 h) P& n0 [6 X3 n 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 V6 f) f4 f- _- R1 ]
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 I" y, v8 j: P: x: a$ h6 {
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( y! Y6 K# ~- R! M8 W 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* `: u% I1 t5 g& k8 `/ b 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" N8 T4 C: [; [. l. [) p
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: y, [5 r/ j" R; { 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 d2 b1 D: N2 n( D: `4 E 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
7 E: O ?+ ]* M) a! \# m Y 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" h, ]/ v J& u, l# A: b" h 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( d; l' A/ N; [6 E
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6 q% r' C4 ?5 B$ ^5 ~' e( T& X- DDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97( w9 D, l4 S% r7 i' s
" D& [" N' `' ]& s8 l; _Japanese aircraft
2 K b- @$ @! B1 a0 g" L$ K' BG4M1 Betty x 3
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& Y \5 m! A4 b0 `) I; jAllied aircraft; G# ^# Z q2 W' d0 U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12! O1 _& D( }4 T6 N; @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses1 ?* }5 J+ w5 P& Z
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
0 Y E H& g4 _3 j& V
$ n# G: Z: H# K6 M3 B% d/ J2 c
& y1 J: P$ U( o) y. {+ I5 ]8 v8 bAllied Ships* I: o+ P2 h# S3 h7 h2 e' l
CA Portland! ?* G, C0 `9 [: Y& P( r3 W3 a
6 p, ?' I3 _ M+ r1 y8 K# R4 vAircraft Attacking:! d9 U0 c+ l' L, ^- X& O
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,919 _- H/ s- w# A1 d# {5 o4 @
' }, Z& a: C3 a7 o: E2 V; qJapanese aircraft
8 V* f, P' h$ CA6M2 Zero x 18
+ e2 C. o# P2 e; C; \A6M3 Zero x 6
" f, x/ h. i: \+ G# v8 q7 P) lG4M1 Betty x 5 q" W$ ]; N6 C# y: \
9 p. w* @" h" I/ ^1 o- \Allied aircraft
9 L) P, x2 c- zP-39D Airacobra x 24% b8 {; K" D9 B# s% J
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 C* c6 d& \6 ^, } VA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
$ T/ `7 z/ _( e5 M- G! N c; ^3 ^G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged: U9 {5 q6 X& `/ y
7 O5 R/ D0 o* m2 r. wAllied aircraft losses
; ]4 i2 p+ K3 {) e0 R5 LP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Runway hits 34 Q' H" B% T9 [# Z$ D" G8 s
( Y5 @7 {+ Z1 }" A4 n, ZAircraft Attacking:
& j! a n/ ?9 j 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! y2 j* W8 j0 s1 O3 d: w
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ M5 r% R$ P ~1 [6 Z3 E+ t
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`1 m7 O) }& A' @& ~% ~* Y) A* ^Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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( E) t7 C8 |/ W" M# FJapanese aircraft
0 x3 E4 u9 o# a# hA6M2-N Rufe x 3" ]7 |! o4 X w. l
A6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft, E5 v, I" L: e$ I- w3 A' V9 Z
SBD Dauntless x 493 g+ i7 _6 p/ C8 b) j8 [
TBF Avenger x 30
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' W$ \& c4 r. Q( O+ RJapanese aircraft losses
2 R- U7 s: X% L h! cA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses: v7 n" A/ d3 }2 X
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
1 s5 A7 q% o5 t! WTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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" p d8 K) w: O" L# k2 \8 KJapanese Ships
, M, C% `* t1 O$ ADD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage+ j. u. a' Q- D7 }' R, H
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: w4 u! Z: V- E% ^: |
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 x3 F& x# c; V
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ ^7 Z8 Y9 `: o9 `. n5 {
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire' y( A X- t$ d9 Y6 p4 s
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: i5 ^* r: h2 I6 }# K% c. ]DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ F v" K5 A' @7 b GTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& e8 K9 [5 v. X" T0 Z( E* Z: xTK Ogura Maru #3- b% f8 ^" }8 S/ U% i
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Japanese ground losses:' S# _/ \9 N+ `; a
54 casualties reported$ d. c& w( W/ u: ^
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Aircraft Attacking:/ K* m( Y- h' ~- M6 g6 u# t
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ d9 h% K- i4 H0 A+ `: E% \" O 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet: |* {/ B$ P/ x3 f# F
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 R$ b) h$ ]! a5 ~
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. H; Y: q4 @* Z; Y 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) r) u( g' ^3 z! m4 w# | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 W6 t2 l8 o0 F
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* W3 \" S! l: ~8 Z4 l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) h2 D/ ], h& ]+ E
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 P, ~; o# t. c z3 w. s- v; O! t7 _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 }% X# j/ F6 t+ J# N8 w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 g: X$ ]; S. K6 @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, \2 F7 e% H0 j, Q/ j: b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& k9 k; g, U( k8 `) x. p 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ U3 |1 K& i F5 m0 t% o1 }
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 W2 I# p" m7 ?7 K y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet {4 S3 A; w/ m5 j% z
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) v9 @6 R6 g7 ]4 p9 Z 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; _. @$ ~, J/ e& L" b' u+ } 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 [+ T; x6 y. m9 p: d1 p! o. r- z& V
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% N: \9 P" t4 _7 L: D! H1 y& O3 gSub attack at 60,86
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PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage, h& N8 [/ r4 X6 [, A1 C1 e
PC Ch 233 |0 ?9 z. q" h3 V2 E/ O( l
PC Ch 185 x& C) L% H7 t
PC Ch 175 n- p2 v1 d7 y
PC Ch 16% B% f$ T, ]: ]/ z e
, f: `& A1 ~+ @" q/ JAllied Ships( |7 m. {; F. G3 N
SS Greenling
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. @/ X" L$ U6 }. D# }( gGround combat at Lunga/ Z" N$ J; K7 D' \* k" N
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Japanese Bombardment attack4 }8 e; q& w1 a, H# D. w: x
N6 ], C5 i% W% |" r3 F* \* J% LAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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9 O& ]8 Z. e0 w; t5 z) l: [3 PDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:
% |& u+ K# @: L/ K, ?- D9 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Gili Gili& ~( U/ H. h( M% c" o
" V8 o$ I$ L9 m$ y$ c5 t' G1 lAllied Bombardment attack/ d0 b1 Y7 f& b* S" F( U
) n' ?* ~# H* b X r9 bAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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+ n8 s i8 D' u! z x" D8 sDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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Japanese ground losses:
" S, T6 _) a- C/ v3 c) D: }" [# ~; n) H16 casualties reported5 V/ ]1 B1 c$ M
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! c! \" Z7 p( r* x f( Z- \. b1 oGround combat at Lunga
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' H% I/ \' Z% n: [# ]+ q1 ?- xAllied Shock attack+ P1 K( L6 W1 b1 B) \% C0 X
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466: ]* ~- \+ J5 a
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Defending 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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. r4 B# K6 K4 q2 `; n+ f3 jJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) % ]/ t$ ]! N# r; s8 |& O4 L
# T9 ?: Q5 M6 C: o4 j& _Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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' ~. q; ^! Q( r9 DJapanese ground losses:
1 O3 O% w% j6 O; Z% S% T2 L7 x+ L397 casualties reported/ a. c1 x/ a& a: [* o# S$ a
Guns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:
2 y1 k- D/ w# k8 a49 casualties reported+ b$ T; o1 A& _6 a# x7 y* Z4 i
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |