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。。。。8 A9 c x: B1 B! d* n% F" h2 Z4 C
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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+ q2 {) P6 G/ ^+ cTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,970 Z2 c& U( O1 {; g) N8 Z7 d4 Q
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; T7 ?9 W/ x2 m9 u5 O, c8 q7 n: r: A7 JCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008+ `. O- B( l9 s' q. l! D( G
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97# [( _" A8 h8 { l, [- l
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3 z; Q# ^ ]# ?* K7 oAllied ground losses:
* q: m9 S4 r0 P. H" ?* \45 casualties reported
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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8 X/ F+ V- W" Q! FAllied Ships& V; Z+ K8 D0 H1 K8 Y
DD Mugford. @9 i) r3 ?+ t& E' `
DD Ralph Talbot6 S s3 K7 ?9 |! ^+ M2 O1 }4 F- k
DD Patterson( g; `' }! M, \5 ^" O1 B' y
DD Ellet
1 X$ a+ R1 ]5 a, H$ ^DD Wilson9 Y; d6 l/ Q% R/ g
DD Selfridge
( ~, w5 w+ r a4 ~: s% qCL Hobart7 [ ?, o* i9 D! X: c" `5 T
CA Australia! x) c. F* s( ~
CA Vincennes
5 D- `, u; s! `, P KCA San Francisco
* q }9 e- h6 ?$ K7 HCA Minneapolis
9 n/ c+ W H+ K+ zCA New Orleans
; O/ f# l" X1 K' @) CCA Salt Lake City# d, }3 D+ X* s# E
CA Chicago
t, P7 E, V# v! f7 I. o5 ~CA Portland
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1 |, y& p& S. X1 AJapanese ground losses:
. `% G# s/ C6 |46 casualties reported
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' w! ^& r, f5 S: K/ E) Y3 Z aPort hits 3
" U2 | j Y) K# s4 ~% Y7 ^* [Port fuel hits 1
% S3 b8 U0 y( Y+ i' }# GPort supply hits 4* O! G- N% h/ y6 H9 u
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+ Q1 J& \+ [5 U6 K- i5 _# iCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30; V8 W: p( Z3 J( r9 ? x; P @
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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Japanese ground losses:2 y+ e* l3 b, J; Z$ e
111 casualties reported2 v" m: o3 Q$ [* z4 q! T
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0 N9 Z0 k2 t( k! n; sCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30( T& N+ s- D' O8 y
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,942 M; G' |. O2 u1 D- x4 X9 b
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.% P6 ?7 \1 A( X. U
Japanese Ships
0 H; J/ l! J3 A- E+ ADD Namikaze, Shell hits 1" q0 t+ X. I0 ~3 D! H9 O. I
PC Tama Maru #86 v! A; @! N, D {0 Q/ P
6 g7 e' S6 S3 ?Japanese ground losses:
7 k) W' J. x' I2 n: P* F98 casualties reported
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' ]8 ^" j7 G( o* [* m4 r' j# U# m0 aTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:, M5 K- |5 X. _; a+ U1 N! ^4 z1 s
18 casualties reported/ o1 Z4 n5 Z3 m1 v. \! Z% L y
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% W7 A n2 p e. r9 G# @/ u' HCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009+ p# k; A: x9 I Q) I4 T
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:, w8 {" Z* M/ L1 R. B
168 casualties reported
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$ @0 o7 W% l3 V- j" JDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,974 A/ X9 v" g, M
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$ {( t$ m3 W& q; e% @Allied aircraft
7 l3 x8 q- N0 K7 R U- }SOC-3 Seagull x 1' M3 c1 y) x) G p. y3 @
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No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft
) Z. M5 g: V, RPBY Catalina x 2
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No Allied losses6 \/ r$ J: N1 H$ u8 U% O. Q; K
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7 _) t. {/ Y' L$ g; P' PDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft
. \. `' b( N) Y2 v$ W+ a( F: j* SG4M1 Betty x 629 y3 F( _, h" ?1 Y" h( A
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Allied aircraft& y5 j3 s [# P7 G
F4F-3 Wildcat x 125 S7 G$ `. l( e" g. e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses
& r* j$ A1 T$ _8 L3 \; b1 nG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged5 A. p; o3 v; M. v1 B
! E( b) ]9 G8 P0 D) cAllied aircraft losses0 y+ k) h" m/ G5 f# p: k
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged( g( h9 }; W4 J) Z4 a0 M* e
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged: E( |2 J( U& y- H' j$ O
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Allied Ships/ D* c, ~: `3 B# @5 [
AP George F. Elliot
% I1 @2 q* ?) d. xAK Libra
: }$ v) g F) t3 h3 @AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4$ V. u" I2 ^: E; j( Z e
DMS Zane
+ t! n+ Z) I5 p' JAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
# I9 J' R3 ? h! T; @0 C' TAK Betelgeuse
: p2 c' K) Z! ~( Z( u$ DDD Helm
9 ^& ^8 I- D) b- K' tAK Fomalhaut X6 x+ F! }; N3 e' o. @* v
AP McCawley$ B2 q% k9 f- W) b1 c- p; z. b
DD Henley
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. B) z9 t, t# w E- jAircraft Attacking:- V: b* ^0 D" o R
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" A8 d6 i2 }( n# K
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& e" f% m- K; r1 h0 n* A 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- |7 m9 F! s, ~: m) X m% y
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 u+ @$ ~! L5 ]0 J+ O
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* L$ H& C4 Y4 @: E+ L
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
# K7 R+ y" k- z 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; E# `" V5 ~, g. s5 n7 q4 \
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: t. V1 T$ Y5 t o3 q 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* n, B' J5 L2 H; g) y 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 V) I& [3 @( ^+ | E8 _4 S8 d
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' ?6 L3 }* G$ [# f- S0 q
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ W3 y# ~1 X' ]* C9 f6 j
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 _0 T9 r/ e! |+ a5 h
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97' J9 U. u. X0 E' c
! M W+ [+ M. v3 \9 ?Japanese aircraft
D8 |2 v" Z, uG4M1 Betty x 32 o) J ~4 g& z' t4 m
3 Y0 y4 b, |- lAllied aircraft. i G1 J8 A0 s7 u% s* E6 l3 Z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses5 c! Q1 r& X- a/ l4 S( g* a
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed" m% P; h$ O3 b, z
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Aircraft Attacking:1 j4 u, u. L2 _: A
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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. k/ v/ j# M. |6 k( rDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft/ y$ L- y) d( u1 Y4 x* h) |2 |
A6M2 Zero x 18
7 m6 j" d$ p7 `' A1 mA6M3 Zero x 6 I1 Q* k) U; A, }) \. F$ s+ {8 O
G4M1 Betty x 5$ e2 A4 h2 A, Y: ]( Z) d
9 S* V9 C; z) K9 AAllied aircraft
& n( _, ]$ j! E3 CP-39D Airacobra x 24
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; g' f% T) c) d, y$ T( yJapanese aircraft losses1 h. |$ u% T9 R9 U: t, R) x' P6 \: |
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged8 ^$ ]" _' }# j) a
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
, F9 C% s' K5 G% F2 {P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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6 g9 S9 _- U8 NRunway hits 3$ N* D0 o) G$ \5 ?" s' ]
: A' k( ]' o/ z$ o* vAircraft Attacking:4 ~6 b! W8 Z6 {# L# i
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 N3 ?, k- d" L: X, t
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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1 u- ^/ m: \* q9 t2 M; dDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,939 [3 q2 b4 r$ U& s a! D5 B9 E
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Japanese aircraft" Y$ \# L& O0 ]) ~. m6 n
A6M2-N Rufe x 3) }6 [7 K$ @$ i
A6M2 Zero x 6/ V/ r x2 A; l# g
5 h+ Z* l- X) L h- xAllied aircraft
9 p5 b3 ?) l7 b+ lSBD Dauntless x 49; m2 z9 N4 C' m: ]
TBF Avenger x 30
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9 o/ |; `: c* t: J$ tJapanese aircraft losses: \! p& \2 Y& H% e+ d( J& |
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
/ o( q9 }$ O7 y! x, ?5 ?" d. rTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
7 a8 K8 I& B" r" _) }DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage0 |7 \/ T$ ~) g; U
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* T; w% H0 o8 g# M7 p X$ JDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ @! J1 ~8 `) k
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 u6 \% h' N" ]8 F8 JAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire G6 Q+ i0 L% M% w# v4 h0 j8 `3 n
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; i6 o. T, [" p% n nDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 J% T- G! h8 K/ _) d9 a' }
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ R# h7 z2 V& G2 \3 YTK Ogura Maru #3& J* F! O; n2 M8 ~3 Y' d, B9 |5 N- k
$ ^+ l; T. \% TJapanese ground losses:/ B) Q' }; L7 ?8 ?' `/ `
54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:8 N% [2 z3 `% \. j$ }
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 n0 V* _6 _3 h' {# I+ n
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 M5 U3 d( n' e2 Z. q 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 U K. l0 |* B4 Y; r% n. c
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 E4 x, [( B2 u 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; ]! y2 ~1 k! ]" b! r" n4 h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# A4 {3 j& }7 e$ Z# H" n
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) e, \! F2 `6 l# G( u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: \* h1 |' {* w 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; g3 W2 @& O$ f1 A: @5 |9 W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. c1 h" ^2 z0 y/ B) k) }+ [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 t% ?" G' T5 u- K0 [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" Y8 `5 i" ?, C7 t. B/ x
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ C/ y: V/ N& o! j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* l* }+ g; h9 e3 N9 k. Y ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ i8 D3 H" Q$ [4 l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 G4 B/ T+ b# Q4 _
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 C5 u$ g5 s! ~; p. T" \! E1 D) W
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; B2 z! m; j7 G7 R- a- \& k' p
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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9 A; T; M& K# r! MSub attack at 60,86
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Japanese Ships
+ ?) L4 J$ W3 hPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage# f+ L% U/ Y" i/ x' _
PC Ch 233 k2 ^: V' v0 {! Q
PC Ch 18" e" n; x; A6 G& [
PC Ch 177 U8 h' p. ^3 F* C0 r& k
PC Ch 16) I( K: |$ K/ [% A a* Z; q
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( U5 ]( Z6 w; c, b8 I% ySS Greenling
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Ground combat at Lunga0 V4 ]$ r0 i7 e4 g+ K
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Japanese Bombardment attack5 [& [ R, F, M2 E
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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6 I* E$ ]) }* GDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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& }2 o V5 M6 v% DAllied ground losses:
& b, ~3 Y, f0 w$ T( E9 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Gili Gili+ d, B* K- i Y- c; G
; @ i9 d7 w( g- Y1 DAllied Bombardment attack$ L/ F4 z" {; f0 j
# a, D- @0 }* C8 J( ?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+ h- Z! {& M4 J7 l
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Japanese ground losses:9 ]: u9 i L c' O. \+ E) g6 ]+ v9 w
16 casualties reported' K# l7 I2 d& W+ b9 h; Y8 r
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+ I" u, y1 D. B; o \: LGround combat at Lunga% ~. Y6 i8 w L6 s
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Allied Shock attack7 s4 ?5 H# ]1 X' u( J" X$ h
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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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; w! F3 J8 K) w* a( S7 XAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 6 v1 ~' |: z; m: ^9 b
3 @4 [2 B8 n! T0 uJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 # @ W1 h5 d" n) ~
1 F" w. M0 o! V2 cAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) : w, Z: p, s5 i+ z, x
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!' q/ P; B* H N
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8 N9 v0 R& ]$ T9 ~4 s+ r; xJapanese ground losses:
, K9 k* o: ?) n2 ^/ q: q4 I397 casualties reported2 J% Z: \- @0 Y4 k- p/ U5 k/ _
Guns lost 29 l. S! @" k7 J
1 @# A9 d# g) ?$ O& vAllied ground losses:
{& `- E$ w" `) r' g, h; l' E49 casualties reported, \& X( C5 ~& g) c
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |