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。。。。0 R" z7 ?7 S+ o
- I% g0 ^* k) h( J: `1 `6 bAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/422 d. \ t' s8 t& \- W6 x
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) T* i7 @0 ]" V% D$ p9 ^TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
4 C& @1 e/ B5 q1 L# H+ c' f7 L4 |) U 4 j$ X! i) q" c
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8 S1 S6 N& C5 ~Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
/ `+ ]$ t. y/ x/ OTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
7 J. K8 _( Q1 D) \0 W
; z2 o7 y C+ ` v) K
6 m3 v2 q1 s" {9 F& z: Q, P! t
2 X, ~8 y# S; e& W* y0 ZAllied ground losses:# x3 b/ z$ F1 @6 w
45 casualties reported% Y7 B+ }6 Z. [. s
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/ u% m! t* K4 F* n) J2 ]1 sNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97$ k5 @* R' a0 ^2 M# ]3 b$ |
1 p9 \4 P7 H0 v. {5 t! L1 a. A7 eAllied Ships( Y5 ?1 \! {1 _" e7 W! O1 Z; P
DD Mugford
; o4 @* i! R+ m5 SDD Ralph Talbot
- L7 ~: B& R4 ~1 jDD Patterson. i# N) h$ n6 y* M& u; T' R$ E
DD Ellet
& `9 H3 k; `. n' d" a! b# VDD Wilson
2 o1 w; [+ Z- X5 T q+ P8 dDD Selfridge
9 R7 w3 z9 L0 W. _CL Hobart
2 |/ w+ b! z4 z) O, PCA Australia
$ D2 C0 X/ A9 n& k; n1 CCA Vincennes
- _7 o8 ]6 o: m8 @" w$ {: bCA San Francisco& V, I& H7 u) U5 Z7 T" V
CA Minneapolis
4 {, R% U7 r& TCA New Orleans
0 ] Z% w: i5 J0 w4 D6 F) aCA Salt Lake City2 a9 ?1 r: E# V: z6 C9 h
CA Chicago
4 O' E, N; v* X: @7 }, tCA Portland: s" i g+ @% V5 P
+ h8 k8 s+ G7 u2 e4 k5 cJapanese ground losses:
: {/ b. v# O+ K4 g+ H2 K8 q46 casualties reported' o m* C p. F1 ]( p1 O
- |" D$ g$ j0 L2 u) w
Port hits 3' ]9 k/ o8 a7 l6 S
Port fuel hits 1
+ E1 A* ~3 {( Q0 ePort supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30! I2 S2 [( Q1 h0 s9 t
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
# h; _7 p# ~0 _ ) d$ A' ^$ r% b5 h9 D, c0 D
4 G- S6 n2 }% }$ k3 h! X0 DJapanese ground losses:
1 U- t$ c9 x7 i9 a$ D111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
/ s8 n( G9 h( PTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.% p( C6 e$ V1 s1 p2 R0 F
Japanese Ships! Q# G6 H; q" f% R o
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
% r0 J) D* }: t- z* c+ kPC Tama Maru #8. I) M/ c* U0 V
0 X' [# K. x7 y3 Z- a, JJapanese ground losses:
: `4 y9 U7 k% j% \3 G98 casualties reported3 x& {/ C' @3 J$ K7 I- K6 V
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! Z" T' O! H) ZTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,973 i# m% f; R" \) }) q& O* Q
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1 Y \% h2 i8 SAllied ground losses:* K6 q' p# u# z; Y% L
18 casualties reported$ T! s7 u4 |7 ^$ h, x8 N
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10096 G r5 e+ k. O" n
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
% E1 Z2 ?5 {6 q8 c
' X5 J; X* ^; F ( i/ }1 H/ \1 c8 A! o
- D$ F2 U+ N$ m6 P* Q
Allied ground losses:7 W$ g& e: e2 {* G. D' t! g: F: C
168 casualties reported5 _; Q g+ H: Z( x- c4 {2 f
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# b1 F! Q/ m3 u! o) x0 I* o! S* ^Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97- w& `' d9 W- w( f4 R m2 p
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5 s4 f+ [: B( ~/ i# y4 \0 \( q# fAllied aircraft
3 G! C$ r' [% |! ESOC-3 Seagull x 1
# g/ r0 [ O8 E# X" @4 I" k5 [* D : Z& ?) [5 w4 f# ?& D: _
$ p7 d H# }* x5 |& s* n
No Allied losses r* a- g5 E" x. N; E
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! ^, r' M) N0 R% z+ Q/ X: n* A, [+ `Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft
$ d4 N0 Y$ X' c- V( `8 M" OPBY Catalina x 2: Y: K! B$ {; i& ?
' S7 J" I2 t: ?' n & y. O+ Z4 v" k7 @. n/ M
No Allied losses
5 k8 q+ z) E k* I5 z
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
$ M% O! A9 X0 U+ U' q. n; l 4 L( d$ ?5 A* F9 P: D
Japanese aircraft; @, n- G8 Y c. T- A! V
G4M1 Betty x 62
) O) {" K% X' o' b% x. K + Y5 U& p9 q; J) g/ ?# ~. L+ _
Allied aircraft5 r( d% U- ~3 ]
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12; g- O! X9 G5 o7 m9 R5 }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
5 o9 Y' @* n$ |! z: d n " J* C) R: q/ m& ]$ V+ f7 k j N
Japanese aircraft losses
' |# n4 O1 K- Z, iG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged! n1 d$ e' N" z: R/ ~7 J7 b
( c6 o# |( X( \! U* n9 k% oAllied aircraft losses
4 Z' x3 S+ M& y; j+ n6 YF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged9 |+ e, T/ a7 K' T! {
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Allied Ships7 y* Y- H. G" c y" r$ t9 e
AP George F. Elliot! f2 w% E" t' [# Q! @
AK Libra) P* X/ b6 R6 y8 F0 W) v" _
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 49 [6 R! x3 C! h/ z, l
DMS Zane& j; r( |, @: `" r" U& X8 S
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 43 w: E' j% i i
AK Betelgeuse
/ f4 Q; c3 C3 w# R1 dDD Helm
( d! M! I6 Y) k" [6 Q, w" SAK Fomalhaut
8 ?8 R# B/ F$ O3 O9 w2 VAP McCawley- E7 C# ^ x) O0 N d7 X
DD Henley
# @; d7 y6 W. h2 a6 ~+ c 1 I. r; z j/ f% M$ g
Aircraft Attacking:, r3 | O2 |" ~8 e. S5 S8 f
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 q) m1 I3 a* Z 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! y8 q0 A& G! q) I1 j9 t" w3 N0 Q/ a 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 n0 I) j1 w3 s- }8 O6 J 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ y* O+ }. d& C7 {- u4 U1 Q0 i
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; B- S) @& u7 J, l6 b. { D 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 V1 [7 ^: @! m3 O' J g& b2 ~8 j7 } 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; _5 `! x. Y8 I$ }7 x/ _' i/ r+ r1 Z 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' N; B, c3 U1 _& Q( W+ H
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
5 ~) z. w0 ]- ^8 L- N* j 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 g! N6 L V+ m' |) I' j$ B/ Z1 @
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ k/ x! Q U) T% P: i 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 R I4 x5 s5 E0 Q/ w0 r& X- j1 ~) }6 l 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
' ~. {* t) B, t1 N2 W5 I* Z! D2 b 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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( T" V- W/ {1 W t; DDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97% {1 r2 l* p" _! \! Y% P
2 _; D9 f; p: A% kJapanese aircraft, o y i6 T0 _; T
G4M1 Betty x 3& H, N6 y' E3 V& M U9 Q: w
; O4 ]. F/ G8 \( B. AAllied aircraft6 U- V& W% u8 z- \2 f+ K
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
5 ~$ j* D1 G3 Q; w5 hF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
; a! k3 J W' L, \ 7 E7 c" O% b6 H$ V- t
Japanese aircraft losses" W' ^; t, ` H& m
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed& I" p3 P' g9 e$ [" M& R9 q( h
8 {" }" O1 K2 f! `. q K% U 5 u/ z" {- I! K" F$ f
Allied Ships- b' l! e7 g; s- b3 R' d3 m
CA Portland
6 R0 `- f; [& o% x, a- I8 @; v * Z# B! h7 L2 \. |$ v. E& E1 \9 O
Aircraft Attacking: w* g$ _' I! u) [. h2 I4 U
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 m% D# p$ l s4 e0 A+ Y
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* B6 P6 O9 b- i& ^. w- Z+ M& tDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
6 F- j* B2 z6 f6 x/ m+ r
( ^" J* u0 s0 h# p" \/ A2 rJapanese aircraft
O" U4 F$ M' y3 F {- bA6M2 Zero x 18
) V5 t: P2 Q! m- C! ]$ {A6M3 Zero x 6( P6 T' h3 S6 c6 l+ F" @0 J
G4M1 Betty x 5
5 |! m" \: y/ [/ {' w3 Q: x0 y, J7 r 1 b9 S8 w" q3 g% C! y
Allied aircraft
# r1 {( [' J$ G! P5 ?- F% ?P-39D Airacobra x 246 e( \8 l* b/ d! E0 W1 ?% a, {
_- k8 r( M- I& s' ^, \
Japanese aircraft losses. g+ T4 p* A9 Q. d2 [
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged. K3 W; q' `3 N3 O
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged8 e/ l, I9 m0 s' \
. E1 k4 b p4 X6 p7 f& OAllied aircraft losses
, x7 K1 C$ p' |2 i4 D& @P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
. W9 k8 M0 K9 C+ n# G8 B/ t9 ]
. a7 }( Z& z% h; ~4 O: T5 n# pRunway hits 35 U. m0 E' E+ d5 Y# i
" t' {/ c2 |! s7 H5 UAircraft Attacking:
9 D' J9 |: r0 |3 w 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: k( c, ^# ~, h+ P/ ? Z 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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# a& W4 M& S! mDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft5 W! o' O r( a/ L; w, Y$ Z; u& S" V
A6M2-N Rufe x 32 o& ]9 i% v+ g
A6M2 Zero x 68 G1 L8 ?: l, }: L/ g
4 k% x O0 O1 L2 ^Allied aircraft: I) Z# ~0 g, Y" K
SBD Dauntless x 49
: a, ^2 @. x, PTBF Avenger x 30
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* N F5 _% q4 n! p2 l" E% t/ I5 ]Japanese aircraft losses+ A7 x. | ?2 x- \* q4 Y E
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
! L$ V( I. r' `' m; E 3 {, L8 ^. s: }' Z9 k V* m
Allied aircraft losses# ~, y1 r+ \5 W z( n, I% F
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
6 W! |% i) D( G) Z4 t" CTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged' h) \6 p- G) ]; x* S- e& Q. L! b9 L
! U9 D1 N/ c [4 |; n* W; qJapanese Ships, J& H. a! p/ @0 ~, f4 l0 T' v: G
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
9 K( w4 J5 f) `& CTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 h' |0 ^, R6 N3 I
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ o5 _3 c0 K1 o; }) |- VAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire y- r$ W7 Q: c, j0 U
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 S7 i: I _; l
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. |$ i& y2 O4 T7 G* m+ eDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ e. m2 ^8 b8 H0 iTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire' e, W6 }& k3 q2 ~: v& B
TK Ogura Maru #3
! p$ U. p" _/ z; a; M. o9 m * B9 ]* C/ L- t* T: V0 [& w
Japanese ground losses:
" g' K, ~7 {; o2 B54 casualties reported
3 J( P6 n/ I5 a
* S* J6 ?$ [* J6 t) bAircraft Attacking:
2 E7 G* \+ p2 u C 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( V) |* a* x! X, [( ~) m 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 R" r; U1 x9 } O5 i6 ^
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
]" |/ L- ?' H& {; p 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 q$ ?) T9 X3 O
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- i$ Y6 C$ a% U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, Y+ n* K8 s( m% G
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& s8 k) ~+ D& C8 [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 y6 T6 F E8 m% l2 y- A
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 W( C! e( U. G5 `4 l# P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( K6 D" `2 P* c, P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) C5 G! v3 M0 T/ r0 R: c. G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 j9 N) w. m" D+ R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ x- H. o4 j- k/ z5 q! c 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 ~/ b7 j; u9 n+ B3 O7 ^
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet C0 ~6 v* n) Q& P+ u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 j6 Z- Q# D |1 |1 K6 N 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ q Y g3 F: A' k( W6 j( ~- J! D
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ d6 J& X2 h. d 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet' K' W# N& \4 a/ \0 l# ]+ U
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Sub attack at 60,86- Y. |2 f) ]- ^4 r
: g3 ^, n2 D& x m% J6 o4 y! GJapanese Ships
8 @& q2 q$ U7 o- |2 ^PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- W- d5 ^" R5 F* Y6 N5 K/ M
PC Ch 23$ ?0 M4 r( X" T3 C4 ]2 x4 _" w
PC Ch 18
( P, [6 _1 y" Y- A( Y8 Z' v5 vPC Ch 17
3 F0 `' M+ V) vPC Ch 16
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8 q0 y7 O/ y Y9 B# H/ `5 IAllied Ships
! g+ @% ?+ c5 W0 n E1 nSS Greenling( s4 Y3 K* H5 x2 t( {! L1 G! I
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Ground combat at Lunga' R+ y9 h; O! [. ^6 Y% r
. _, L8 m% [9 B+ b" `% FJapanese Bombardment attack
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- o2 v! Q1 G' M" q- M, ]. n, mAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 491 f `* I( r u
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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& z) P% K0 M0 |9 ]3 LAllied ground losses:, {" F7 W. S8 `9 S
9 casualties reported
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9 n4 v* n. h0 A7 ^8 N; V. ?
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, Y% P: F" l9 C" H0 jGround combat at Gili Gili: N) K# V- K2 e7 ]3 W
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Allied Bombardment attack Z! m8 m0 v0 ?1 Z9 W7 B% C
8 y$ P1 B* E7 w1 D( T. N; X: iAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126. V2 X$ ^7 f. a% X/ I" i
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5/ S7 p# Q+ u: X' ?4 d& h
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' l4 J( [) [3 z7 n) eJapanese ground losses:
8 d, g& X% k3 t4 n& K; k16 casualties reported
2 m" J1 m- I" H, O: F$ U 2 s5 x4 P( R! o
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Ground combat at Lunga
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8 S# t e8 F. i1 M/ V9 g% T8 mAllied Shock attack/ ^& L$ E6 @, i; f; r& U
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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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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 * G3 {* ~, Y, [+ F0 m4 S
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 ! @& D _1 p7 |7 ~
$ {" q8 b1 }) Z) r# _9 |$ |" ^) b% lAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) 1 g# V; Y, \8 O! }
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!5 L: ^- t9 g \7 g7 b i
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, Q3 t4 {1 g6 k1 w5 yJapanese ground losses:
8 w2 v; k% m' b. O. T397 casualties reported
" }' a& n$ O( j8 lGuns lost 29 @) @* w5 M: k2 h
+ e+ Q' M) U. ~+ l( z8 {Allied ground losses:4 M& K" R8 j# E1 O7 g
49 casualties reported* W5 C7 o) W2 X d
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |