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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9 J( R3 P }* Q; ~% e% @AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42( l( x- e1 x: C" S8 Y, A3 ]. ~
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97& O$ [) J% q, m% l
: v+ G5 e* j5 s: j ! g$ n* C: \! C, k& C
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
+ u, ]1 U" h7 K. O' H1 m1 _' gTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97; m( a' W' j! f$ `2 I# A
( w: ?2 _% n2 f
; Y( J5 } C$ g4 X0 C) Z
0 H* K0 R( T6 O' ~1 h0 N; W" q3 bAllied ground losses:
6 ]. J" E2 W% n* w+ P4 ~( P45 casualties reported6 n6 y" Z x4 G6 S6 I) ~
3 D. j, k5 D }; S% V
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,974 V: t& `3 [. W/ p
' x. x4 t( f1 i% YAllied Ships
) R4 q, j% k% q& uDD Mugford
6 N5 s; z$ N3 |2 {DD Ralph Talbot
; I C0 c4 @) K4 R* v/ N2 {" l( l4 sDD Patterson
/ S1 w9 \3 s9 @* l2 w7 ADD Ellet2 K7 O3 X7 {6 E& ^+ g% R
DD Wilson
: W/ T8 V5 s8 }# `3 eDD Selfridge
( p$ r! I" H2 b% lCL Hobart% E5 M# |( s8 B6 r) U5 N+ v
CA Australia
, ]4 O, J1 F. `CA Vincennes0 `. ?4 Q" D2 O; s& {
CA San Francisco' k$ Z# ?# q2 ?# b
CA Minneapolis
$ F+ U) U/ j, {: h! a* lCA New Orleans
6 r2 t& k3 \ U YCA Salt Lake City
. |. g6 T2 q( C4 T" V- u& SCA Chicago! o+ a+ v( i/ i) {" O5 Q* k
CA Portland
+ o. A. R( G# w. u
8 B4 t4 h* o+ A+ W P6 B) PJapanese ground losses:
+ r* [+ g q! v# B3 R0 N e46 casualties reported
$ F8 W/ ^8 s5 R8 |3 t
6 J5 h" q: s5 ?; p! APort hits 3$ G. f, M m# n s7 q& d
Port fuel hits 1' e; v) H6 Q8 y2 k3 h7 Q! h4 { J
Port supply hits 4) V* R; h0 A' b2 _: W# H* d. r- T) |2 W1 l
0 p+ @3 T' M- k3 r# J/ ^& k4 V. F--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
( T3 d1 _& o- R1 ZCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
8 T. H7 f! V: ZTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,948 `: O t/ B: w, i
) Q8 `, F; j% u7 M! m5 K
$ j' }+ [- d; V7 x' `' S0 ]/ r: T4 ]Japanese ground losses:7 a [6 O% `7 c Z6 p1 M) _
111 casualties reported
+ H4 ~) s6 w7 l# O; x+ T2 e
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- t: Y3 P. a& P3 z# o$ FCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
3 H! T# G+ U5 k! z5 p" oTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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% ?0 [# K5 v6 J' V8 f# t' {105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
, W( ~+ ^$ N1 d$ \- D( CJapanese Ships
; e( r- D4 T+ h5 K( p$ SDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
4 U4 R4 Z |' s5 E) yPC Tama Maru #8) A, l1 n4 I7 Q# m4 N4 @5 j
; b8 D( C0 X% z- f" T% o6 jJapanese ground losses:3 {' N9 h5 s. I
98 casualties reported. _ t, Y0 e0 k K
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2 k5 W: w" ^ |9 q9 ^; `4 A KTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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$ ]( O3 q( U$ x/ dAllied ground losses:$ C, U! V6 @6 x4 E; \
18 casualties reported p0 y# }( d- k' f# a9 |3 N- E
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* r0 m3 q9 y# G1 _: p% t2 fCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
4 X& }' k0 c4 Z. t% |( }# B, P* ^TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97' m9 u- s5 O( U9 m0 i, C3 V" K
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$ v( s/ W9 C' A) R
- B5 O/ R F. ?/ c* _1 O2 p* B4 K" R0 kAllied ground losses:
' j4 y: x/ S6 M: A3 c168 casualties reported
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; O& x/ [% _2 i7 TDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97/ [3 C% `3 k* C: W6 Y& S
3 `* v4 W7 }) m4 F; A2 `& j3 E/ C
7 O2 G) d/ b% ~7 W$ ~! ?Allied aircraft
5 n% W: W- y6 D, ]* gSOC-3 Seagull x 18 G- ?& i2 o6 m: t
! R! [. U: a8 C0 t# `5 `; k0 @4 i
3 v0 J6 z4 s3 u# d8 \* ]: R6 ]No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97& S0 V. U8 E6 `, w
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4 o6 y- H$ K/ f. l* L: n% W' EAllied aircraft8 v6 n2 i& K/ g7 p) G
PBY Catalina x 2$ w# q0 j0 d: y% C0 e+ R
8 K) }* ], Z, ^7 n. \
3 Z: ?1 j$ ]; Q: ]- _1 V% M; fNo Allied losses. r, V: P" b- m) ^2 t
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6 I/ I- D- _$ H; w& g* TDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97& o/ j& @" @ J" J
$ _, q2 i1 y: j) g( `( E( P
Japanese aircraft* D, {/ ]! y/ P$ T! T; x b# K7 K# s
G4M1 Betty x 623 K/ s+ w- A+ \
1 D4 |; O3 H; v" f% y7 ?
Allied aircraft
1 d* x3 Q/ {( |5 c8 _- T1 b9 lF4F-3 Wildcat x 12' ]4 N' z: a+ E5 D2 h. n( o, W B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
4 U, c+ h7 f. S& _: a" E; A " C. t2 N/ M6 R! Y" J6 m/ t
Japanese aircraft losses, s Y7 f8 ]! ~% a5 w; y$ S
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged" o; h: J d7 |. f5 o
) ]& x% J) E u+ O, {' P
Allied aircraft losses( R+ m) w' P. g3 f1 k0 F
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
7 I# C$ F* F# ]! e+ y. cF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Allied Ships
( n- c1 J& D, z& J- b VAP George F. Elliot
# {) P' u8 ^0 Z$ cAK Libra
3 j4 Z- P' a: P) W9 `2 ~% BAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
* {/ j2 _! j \' HDMS Zane
9 Z9 Y2 m5 t3 z: f* X( a1 rAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 49 Q: }7 e9 }, J' L8 J7 t8 R
AK Betelgeuse
) C2 y$ j5 l. V( UDD Helm
/ U; u4 m) g) k& A7 MAK Fomalhaut$ G! }3 P( z1 d! Z, e, `
AP McCawley$ I, Z H( `/ s1 r0 M: {
DD Henley9 Z5 \" Z0 z! E4 |& n
4 ~6 m: |( E2 R1 U& y0 T4 D- F
Aircraft Attacking:
4 T ~3 A: E$ ?! ~: ~5 N6 ` 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
# } ~! W9 E$ b, K/ X9 L 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! u# f9 n3 }, V! ]( U: W! ^ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* [8 r! C" k7 P" n/ z
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 p: e' O- c8 t$ ]
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
' J% ]" e( H+ s8 T; w" E' v5 Y 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) m J' d" O, @' z8 n: S
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 [# g: ^0 j: N0 Q
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( Z' S7 ~4 k5 E8 W5 u: H. @
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* F0 S9 i$ h: K3 w# S
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" z0 ~4 @" G( g4 j" v 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; g6 g" H& r; W/ i) m& U5 y$ Z. A
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 {, T& N5 {1 {
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet v0 N. S9 A7 t& Z" }
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
# I: {2 a2 d+ i. o " o( K1 U8 D, p; I
Japanese aircraft! G2 x, [6 J1 O# O6 e3 f) o! \
G4M1 Betty x 3
7 @: @: h. s6 w% G0 x , ?, l+ E9 f* d, m0 _0 G9 d
Allied aircraft" O! Z. q V% I! r: |& [0 N
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12# h- p- r% y0 w1 B, h9 x2 y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21" [1 Z7 o+ r2 C7 X \2 r
" l4 V# C' {5 n$ f- J
Japanese aircraft losses; i/ { }6 a$ i6 `
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed( o/ {8 K& h6 B& d
6 X- L% G' ~1 n1 X9 |9 ]
s; T5 k$ s/ ~5 eAllied Ships
8 a/ Q3 w3 G g, H$ V4 Z3 aCA Portland
- c5 ^" F3 b" G7 V+ S
g) N, H* W' @& f yAircraft Attacking:8 |; @* W5 \0 V) S2 y
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; \3 k& L5 k# Y: V5 ?
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91! `' }* r5 s9 U6 f
! y$ A _( U1 A: [: c* w& K7 I
Japanese aircraft
" Z( S2 W7 ^8 {6 G4 DA6M2 Zero x 186 I8 r$ x4 P1 B4 k% x
A6M3 Zero x 62 ^% u* l* L. i; x
G4M1 Betty x 5
2 C2 h! R. f1 i7 u! e T 5 S+ [- ~: S$ p8 H$ m; m
Allied aircraft& W' P2 U) L# T: z$ ?
P-39D Airacobra x 24
2 \ ~. t3 {; `3 \) m
2 g% `+ ?& E- s: W# N R \Japanese aircraft losses
D2 c6 O1 f+ ]+ ]3 c8 p' A Z: `A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged! J" S h; `3 b8 A
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
# L, [* l- \1 p9 P L4 ~/ [ & V* t }4 |( P9 [# V
Allied aircraft losses. \. f2 q2 f% \3 L6 d+ O
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed2 _* b5 F' b( q% @# F
+ e! Z4 R, {; N' ARunway hits 3
7 }# p+ H8 U S 7 Q% R0 X t! K ?% p- b
Aircraft Attacking:! ~+ w4 p- O$ z! n8 W/ k
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 J) W4 {9 \1 B# B; b5 I6 _5 P
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93) n* ?9 V S# G+ a! E p6 C0 i
Z( N5 j3 C% U- Q, y0 N. mJapanese aircraft
, X. D0 ~! J! R) x, kA6M2-N Rufe x 3+ c# m9 f" o+ r8 j
A6M2 Zero x 6" l. [9 `0 o* p7 W
# o7 ~( _7 F/ @2 W. B" N( HAllied aircraft" w( @9 W2 I; r) I$ w# x1 o
SBD Dauntless x 49
! ^# N8 @% [9 G7 c4 XTBF Avenger x 30
, |1 C0 {" {$ ^+ b' v- V 6 ]" h8 s7 q! F+ C
Japanese aircraft losses4 S! c" E# D1 B4 p8 I6 h! y
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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4 g5 |7 e( Y) {5 N9 RAllied aircraft losses! Z# o' _' r' W3 e
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged# h8 V& g! T. \! F J, n3 E* l
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
: W7 t5 o9 i- S7 Y
6 L# m0 e% B; Y3 Z [Japanese Ships" j' T9 H2 @' s; |# D6 I
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage5 _+ B0 U. k$ O8 Z
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& l+ [0 o" a: p3 p# B* f7 w' I6 _# L
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, V- e! W. O( V8 U. T6 e- d( `AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* r1 S+ a& m9 m/ `APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# Y1 k& b: ~7 X( t" S. _" F# KAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 m- U& K* l6 `8 r* xDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" }# \# d. q! j3 C+ F0 b* h Q
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! {- z& \. Z5 K2 VTK Ogura Maru #3
5 A1 X: g& y+ P1 E2 R Q4 T- B
- Z0 s+ @' m3 q: A' T- uJapanese ground losses:, a* @/ S% _, F) ~0 e
54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:
3 I6 u# Q- b; R% {9 C% w R 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# ^! p0 w' `8 f0 I7 Q 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 K* \ U. {8 i1 P* C) X9 y" e
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" u) }8 @2 F' I& m' F# Q
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 v/ I3 j, _0 s' F; T
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet' }% Z c, G. Q1 [9 g3 T( Z* T& W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 [; S6 b! n3 Y1 r+ X, y
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 h F% ~5 S$ Q! i1 E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 M% ~" H: d& B. ^$ a
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 [/ ?, e: N4 X$ P/ `) C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 A- y ~6 O& @* l6 c 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" z' [( k5 R$ p/ O* |0 g o9 A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, t" b1 G$ q# ^ \8 U, Z m6 X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 i+ f7 ~* b8 H7 |# t1 Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; x* X( ]& v5 a9 p) a: l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# C2 {% }7 o/ B6 t3 D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, z8 S( O, \6 l' b- _9 u# _
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ N& v, H5 Z( }0 y( j 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" r$ x) y9 }/ @. @% l 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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/ } X3 T; v M8 {% a1 }" |Sub attack at 60,86% l$ n( O; c8 N m' L! |
7 }6 a1 d1 h& ~6 ^Japanese Ships( E/ R, n7 b, j6 r# j
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage3 m' D8 ~( J5 b
PC Ch 23
% S9 v. J+ |4 p" l g( f% z1 oPC Ch 18
/ l; E7 `9 N7 L8 N& K7 ^8 i/ lPC Ch 17% W0 P o# i# Z- J9 D" l
PC Ch 16& @/ Z9 X6 ]7 f1 O. q0 ]+ n4 [
% Y# S2 ~, n5 g: kAllied Ships: E6 j* Z, g3 A0 e, q% c6 Z. X
SS Greenling* w0 y( l0 e6 u" a: A. k& w
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/ T9 h7 {6 E. K7 T! @, iGround combat at Lunga
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2 P- G u3 N. [4 H% r8 fJapanese Bombardment attack1 `; |' \! |, p+ J4 S, `! W0 h
+ o% u2 M0 X! a/ KAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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* C' ~! o( L0 h2 c1 h( A7 [6 U. WDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466) P0 v" a; P8 G& ?* f
I9 d9 o' o7 [& |' h/ s, T # F/ x5 u, `& E9 W* R3 W, }
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Allied ground losses:
% H0 l, o( ^( ]9 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack1 S5 m& M/ N, z; q5 `4 I' c
, n f* Z! D- a6 S a8 Y* ~7 YAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 59 s1 b. d- ~. d5 w
1 {9 Y4 f! W$ x# O( |* H & o+ J. h' X0 s0 N2 g X
Japanese ground losses:1 s* l5 @) P) }: T6 I `9 Q
16 casualties reported+ t2 r6 n' ]/ V2 |% X/ S
2 d# ?5 f7 X$ ?" U5 s5 V
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9 Z3 d- M2 v1 E0 V) F# p3 AGround combat at Lunga1 ]; X7 m/ z2 l1 _1 r* @' X6 d: Z
; ^. J7 E0 A6 f5 u* V& l$ KAllied 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
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% x: B. Z% f* T( j) [# R m+ wAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 # H8 F7 j- U6 G5 N$ z# T) G/ x
2 C9 ~2 x7 K G+ U5 P; M0 Z+ E7 XJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 " o1 v9 Y0 n4 z p) t0 I9 ~
* |2 n2 S. D( K( I1 p& B6 _Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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: u" ~+ [! o3 J. {( M& fAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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3 @8 K1 T8 W0 t& Z. v0 F5 X4 J' GJapanese ground losses:- q- `4 q- n! M2 f9 b; l/ }
397 casualties reported
& D2 [% N4 J1 G; M! }5 ?; P% \5 fGuns lost 2
2 g9 Q9 K! _: H2 F; u* r) r" \% g- I
, \/ O, X. s9 B# F4 i6 K7 s- ZAllied ground losses:: ] U; [( [8 M5 R0 I/ L
49 casualties reported- \7 o9 \; n$ `! T: Y+ E4 n
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |