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。。。。7 n+ t( u" E' B6 M- |" b3 f3 j
+ }( ]) m% x4 C( xAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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* r& N3 G u( C: bTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97& a% g! ^( `4 c8 U2 E [6 F
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7 v. i7 `8 T+ o* ~; C5 W7 QCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
f, G0 t% f) c0 ^) b+ d2 m1 n ]TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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$ ^" W1 n$ ^ A- _4 [ 6 z w# N7 D7 l: }+ h8 V* `
& Q* C H! o4 m0 S+ _" Y
Allied ground losses:
$ N- ~+ S% I0 }' r! S% q45 casualties reported& Q& ?' v5 _# C( d
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2 p0 f9 G# x5 P( j% g4 yNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97, q, J1 V" Y. q+ x5 I( X' o
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Allied Ships( b" [# I6 a9 a' v0 c7 l
DD Mugford4 x( o/ \& u# p2 P" d0 D
DD Ralph Talbot3 p9 c5 E I5 w2 ^
DD Patterson
" z1 H4 }4 g/ O5 `+ ?DD Ellet3 F5 J. q% P$ S4 {9 M; j, n' t
DD Wilson8 z8 i+ ^* E9 k
DD Selfridge
9 {6 f v6 N+ f5 J& t) BCL Hobart
' H$ f& O+ e7 o, r' YCA Australia5 R9 d8 L1 c, a5 S, \: `" v& |, v; r" j
CA Vincennes
$ ^: D+ M+ p; _CA San Francisco+ w' j- c) R" O2 j4 Y/ I' t
CA Minneapolis& b/ U1 o( n3 R9 L6 V9 r$ C, j1 G1 o
CA New Orleans
, s o$ V& r; f0 c5 D$ K: L& `! J) eCA Salt Lake City% P1 p1 p2 K/ z1 i4 S) ?* F. X
CA Chicago9 j% [ g$ {5 ]# t, O* e
CA Portland1 Q( p) U0 \8 s0 t" I/ T
# f9 p) v' r$ I* C- d" `9 S3 A3 ~Japanese ground losses:
3 O! [3 J- N' b1 p8 W; R46 casualties reported$ U2 W; z! L$ [5 a; ?
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Port hits 3
1 i, Q. |; H2 [ r1 M3 w' BPort fuel hits 1' @ ^- k9 ] J) s
Port supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
- Z( ^" {+ i4 u. ^ A4 Z* E0 B1 ^TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94- ~+ n& e: l: k5 m, q3 O
" S2 `& Z1 R) `1 q3 r6 B. I " a7 D1 m$ @6 J1 R+ k; c
Japanese ground losses:
7 `# M5 K/ e$ }* _( H- ?6 t9 i111 casualties reported; l) `4 J- W' d
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4 m$ ]6 H' [8 f: j: K8 KCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 306 X. w9 p! @9 x! B4 [& o Y9 R* g2 _
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94. k! U- [9 k' F; A
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
( w- j3 h& t: q4 i8 Z( ?4 d3 hJapanese Ships
, F }" u+ H( U* v$ LDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
9 @' F6 O) d) ~ Y1 \+ RPC Tama Maru #8
4 b, y# z- t7 f- @ # R2 Y' J$ ^ J% m( P8 h: n! G
Japanese ground losses:. I5 q$ ?5 e2 p- o' ]7 [
98 casualties reported+ m& q6 k" k; C5 y3 N5 q
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97. A; |- |# d. x! S8 Z% t. T8 m* m
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4 |4 K% C- @8 K
; C$ |! A% l1 C8 |) S [Allied ground losses:9 |4 n7 k# o- R1 }
18 casualties reported1 |' Z( R+ i9 ^4 G! ?2 h& [
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
: R0 v0 b. v. e, g2 A/ ]TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97. E/ y; q$ f- s" M) H- f
6 |" v8 i! f9 ]' W/ v: Q
0 y9 b/ r7 A' n; I
+ m- i8 w' A. j+ ?Allied ground losses:
6 U- h+ S4 ?( H* j. V0 G4 W5 z168 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft
. J% _8 _1 Q) f+ q5 }6 u( ^) vSOC-3 Seagull x 1
9 ^! ?* R6 V7 Y7 S ( _( L1 A" m* c' S5 |% U
' E, B) W1 ]$ ONo Allied losses' ^+ J, p7 K" K1 o1 n/ c% B
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; h7 J, A2 C9 ODay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97. C/ v8 L8 r+ f/ i* I' x
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[6 d2 O. P) ?% TAllied aircraft7 c ~% ~4 k1 E% L2 r: Q7 z
PBY Catalina x 27 z5 r' q! y) O1 V5 S
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No Allied losses$ ?" h1 C% S4 d1 Q" j5 M- N6 z' \
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% ?# j; ?1 z( E! H2 x; I1 V. k- MDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97 I/ ]& W) G' Z( A: J* T5 Z5 l6 H
+ C- e+ T, L; t) W+ R* d2 wJapanese aircraft
, a4 W; G& H* j5 d/ m$ K5 k1 SG4M1 Betty x 62
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Allied aircraft7 N) O2 D' J* K( ~4 J
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
, Y/ F$ i2 L' |/ N& g/ [6 ], OF4F-4 Wildcat x 223 ?6 e% K. x$ I% X6 ?0 C, B
# |$ l; q( b, W2 b$ p0 S+ f3 i
Japanese aircraft losses6 N! o4 p- C" F
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged; O2 l) |; m0 |: k
% ]2 E. E: l% a" p' l
Allied aircraft losses
' A! l C/ B$ _: {6 E8 a ?F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
% G7 s. |! j4 M0 I2 V v: W& RF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged3 n2 Y0 L- Y k: p1 V
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Allied Ships9 [& G, f; s* i* c8 r) J( @
AP George F. Elliot
: w: H* V+ r8 l) `# L0 |AK Libra
$ @" ~) A( [' F- J- PAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
. M6 {7 Z( }* w& ODMS Zane; l! R, R# f+ K# `3 ]
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
3 v0 \* u5 V4 K1 h9 w' e0 O: }/ lAK Betelgeuse2 I3 f/ ?6 M2 X. K0 J: g
DD Helm
' x5 L$ J1 [: h3 F- vAK Fomalhaut
! F0 b5 G5 o& Z$ q) I0 b U% aAP McCawley5 c2 k7 P- {. V" s
DD Henley
5 a- `/ c4 z! T1 S2 @6 ]# A 6 @, L1 e( e' ^- w% k
Aircraft Attacking:" D; F- K1 y2 {4 r9 a; ^: J) m
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& f2 W/ A; D A) A9 E
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 l# ]2 A9 E) k; Z
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. G0 n5 u9 y) f- c: h# i
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* R5 q' C3 g4 N, P/ B7 S& `% ]6 b 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" M) `' e& F( O' I+ y8 X' o 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* \, J4 U9 q; R# E9 Z- F 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet r4 d' i( x9 y; H% D# t
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
5 R6 W3 }# d( y o 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: W2 ^1 L" f) ~1 t
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# Z* g$ v/ d3 n7 ?
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
5 Y+ ]# A- G" G* I& N6 \( N 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 x7 V" l5 W' X* w9 \0 m 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 t& z4 L3 y A4 i5 Z" W
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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$ h& _6 K# p/ Z* q0 qDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,972 C) o) y: p, i6 s! [
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Japanese aircraft
9 x7 z. S8 O. x. l8 DG4M1 Betty x 3
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Allied aircraft
0 b$ g, g+ c9 |, h9 u: m5 ~F4F-3 Wildcat x 12: u. F h7 b: ^4 h5 F5 i$ Y* }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21: z$ E8 E: d; z9 c6 q4 [1 U7 I0 V
1 E3 ?% Q( Q4 n, [ ZJapanese aircraft losses
9 B+ _: j/ x' T3 mG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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2 E/ w7 b- F6 E& Z+ cAllied Ships
/ z" x) ?. V. x- h: d" m4 SCA Portland
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 E( P; G) A: z 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ g5 a$ f; M2 n! @
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft* {0 {9 B3 N \
A6M2 Zero x 18
; E2 Z- y, C' Q, H$ ?: d1 A' cA6M3 Zero x 6
0 S9 e0 I3 M% [G4M1 Betty x 5
9 u( Z2 _) K* H8 T 9 Y1 m8 h% O& `. j( Z) u& `
Allied aircraft
& `! S$ M& a' xP-39D Airacobra x 24
" l7 } ]1 i) E5 a & ~1 r: T4 C1 L8 U
Japanese aircraft losses
1 v4 c1 \9 G; v4 r' a: l* L& Z3 RA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ p. v" a7 R; r! E5 f3 MG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged5 f. W6 l$ x L9 F8 ~
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Allied aircraft losses
: H; J- s+ e, l# |P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
9 O" i2 j6 Q7 Y6 |0 M( }% x5 O % `. Z7 Q6 l& s- v3 l* k! w! s
Runway hits 3! Q" ?9 r3 h) Q8 o
$ A' f4 s3 N' `' o. q/ p% U- `' P4 gAircraft Attacking:& k& C, Q" t+ C+ V- k
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! R( P" }+ D. }- ^5 _& S+ f" ?* d 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# _- q8 O, |% J; C, q7 q3 G& D
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6 ~3 {! \2 g3 u/ E' hDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,935 K- Y, H3 A. ?4 p8 ^
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Japanese aircraft
+ V/ ?; K8 Y7 f1 I2 `A6M2-N Rufe x 3
/ m7 V- d( w2 {$ t1 qA6M2 Zero x 6
C9 @( m k v
' M- L; w& |1 n" w1 g! P) TAllied aircraft3 s R7 @, q; f
SBD Dauntless x 49- q% |, F |& X
TBF Avenger x 30( u( @0 {( b% a
( |) k5 Y6 m9 ?4 }& [" cJapanese aircraft losses
( Y7 f) b y3 f/ {/ gA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
0 d% ?' d/ `( k. y% a( SSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged1 H3 `' j E: x" J L- B& z3 K
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged$ V, Y/ t0 d' s* W2 k7 n( E
% n, f0 \9 Y. p* j: q2 e2 uJapanese Ships
( F5 C) q- O4 Y- {/ BDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
' u/ q- h: u. m+ b2 _: S. N3 {5 RTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 c0 F" E6 @) D. o( j/ S
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# I5 n3 m8 N) kAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
+ I* a2 j; p# zAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 I+ m& a8 l* V, lAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; |' v! ~* H6 z' ] e8 ^9 S
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 a' |0 L! m/ z E& ^' Y- e" ^& XTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 _2 }1 }5 ^/ I0 RTK Ogura Maru #3
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Japanese ground losses:
5 [- d( Y+ X$ ^" O9 A4 J54 casualties reported
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+ U7 `7 Y5 b5 m) m# h6 A8 \) q7 sAircraft Attacking:3 v& i: a) U+ t# ~
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ g$ T+ }/ o; S, _
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ H9 e) p$ S4 T1 V 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ i# ^2 A- R8 @! }6 r2 d0 F
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! v( d* M, X4 }1 f/ {
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 V3 ?6 e6 I9 x! V8 h* i0 u# i 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, q8 m: v$ v2 W" h: O D 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% f8 e9 D z; C2 Z W+ _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet A- D$ B$ l w) `
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet& ^* O- f8 H, |% m& d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# `7 o: b! E4 J% d% r+ k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ W# F' C* s `0 ~' U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 R5 H7 o( }# F, G( c5 G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% p) h4 L$ D5 H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- S6 I, q% F/ a, z C: ^* J. N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% w' _, e& M) Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! ~- O% \) S( E: K 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" ?- E& N4 ~7 | F& x7 u 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet' O# S+ k h, M* G4 V" t; p
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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$ B& m1 Q; _. U Q% g' WSub attack at 60,86
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# m% ]8 B0 y uJapanese Ships: u0 j+ \- W1 c9 f+ V* O+ v( [: L
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 W+ s+ P8 p- g4 X8 F, \
PC Ch 234 }" E, Z8 D/ t7 |
PC Ch 18
* v# L# P4 {, \3 M/ h8 ^( ^; X. WPC Ch 17; J0 P, l" `( G$ f0 z
PC Ch 16
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Allied Ships
% F" r6 u' ]& q% ^2 ?/ N+ j% R# |SS Greenling
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0 [4 G, o; N, mGround combat at Lunga/ L4 m% W$ w9 }2 W4 Q
& J8 ]6 h/ o; m" s: RJapanese Bombardment attack
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0 X: ?1 W) z& W* ?Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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; G$ _: h5 y, {+ Y& m: r% W: lDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:
* v/ M4 Y/ p0 U, r+ X9 casualties reported7 z* i0 m4 J, |, e" \ _5 x, x; A6 V0 w
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Ground combat at Gili Gili% w) n5 n7 O: q: V$ p# S
4 X* r' P; E! lAllied Bombardment attack
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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
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) B' w: |: h% P& l$ [9 @Japanese ground losses:
$ u8 W+ A8 ^ \( v$ A; U8 A$ Q( D16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga
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Allied Shock attack
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) C! i5 @0 C! z; O/ xAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 4667 [, S5 Y6 Q1 R V- O0 l7 }! {6 O! @
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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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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 $ T. b1 _6 B) Y' R9 d
5 f. ]' Z* F) p& v) L8 _Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) 3 {- j, o# o8 G' X# I
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!* C9 _0 l% D# j6 V* N
5 ~; a- z) ]7 i( T9 R$ Y/ N
q+ g2 _+ a% ~2 }* q, |& _# _4 [Japanese ground losses:; H1 ?* ~4 F: F; |# l' G
397 casualties reported
3 Y, y. r7 Z( [ C- C- nGuns lost 2
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* _/ d# e9 [9 k: i8 q% ZAllied ground losses:
" @+ f$ ]8 a. V: a/ {0 Y49 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |