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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8 H n: c5 h) B0 r4 oAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42 u8 v5 D; @- t/ ?7 {
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. n% K& t+ d& W+ L, STF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,977 F* F+ H" m& T4 ^( ~
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$ v: t* ?. Y8 p- c4 {+ n' uCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008! f; v4 }: R" q9 Y3 _
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
}+ X% Q7 a) I3 v6 t9 f R
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& h$ o1 s, T4 W9 U9 ^( W' gAllied ground losses:- }) Y9 j8 O7 X/ E9 Z, y
45 casualties reported# d( e! p0 ?* I' G' ?, m
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% r0 ~$ a2 |( g* K, U! |1 u& E/ I3 FNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97; x6 Q9 l6 t0 ?( Z; @; J
; F, u G- |! h1 J" NAllied Ships
/ r- z3 g- d* R& S& MDD Mugford
: a( e, G' r! o8 A+ aDD Ralph Talbot9 |9 \4 x; a6 f: l: t. p
DD Patterson
& ~7 `) b5 Q9 B: G! cDD Ellet3 r% T8 d# }- h% e& ^9 U+ S% X2 W% d
DD Wilson% b8 T/ [- F `4 N8 k
DD Selfridge
. E. `. D2 D) q3 K, [CL Hobart8 R! u! D$ _# w: q
CA Australia: y3 N5 L( p" E) Y3 x
CA Vincennes) }5 P: ^( l- b2 b+ L- E
CA San Francisco
, h) b* C' y. n$ k0 BCA Minneapolis. D7 s5 `7 B k' ?& k9 O3 P
CA New Orleans; G* Q1 x% [3 O C+ e; ]/ l
CA Salt Lake City; P k+ X$ f" T# t4 t0 u" H
CA Chicago
9 Z' w5 T; `2 x4 T9 o/ G* R$ ]* i0 lCA Portland* B3 c& j( _7 D* Q
4 [$ t$ ?" b# V& e% B) j7 GJapanese ground losses:
. z: U9 ~- S+ U" E. o; u: u46 casualties reported5 x4 s! z& e; K) N0 N. m
) B9 ~9 r- Q. S2 ^# ^Port hits 3
# y j3 A: G1 ^Port fuel hits 1+ l$ K1 Z' b- ~2 q8 Z8 U; `& b$ t
Port supply hits 4
" B7 v& W" p9 q$ ~6 R& Y% h 6 @6 x$ Q2 R" M+ G+ b8 d) e" v4 T
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30; Q! h, f G0 E( n: x0 M/ V' }# h
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94/ _9 i$ K3 y9 s) X3 D
A6 o4 E5 ?" O8 j7 ~( T2 h* T
+ ]9 M. c' ?( m3 X
Japanese ground losses:
# y1 g/ S, Y2 p4 p- u+ p111 casualties reported( y6 B' N# B! F8 K4 J
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6 n% ^; ^" L& @5 Q7 BCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 308 L: ~+ d0 A0 D, I$ u5 X q! `
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
6 w3 n" w8 p& T7 T 4 m. i4 z! W1 [9 Y" @* ?; H
1 H5 B. \1 Z! z* x4 S
105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
# K. k" ~# B; g% `# @Japanese Ships# D+ L# b4 @4 l0 U6 E
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
& z' R B! O9 ^ S; Q8 @PC Tama Maru #8, Y. Z0 Z5 D3 K8 }" q6 N) |
; _% f8 O7 a" }1 a% o2 o% ZJapanese ground losses:9 j, \$ m% g% g5 y
98 casualties reported
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, N+ z1 J7 w* E# e- I8 `8 gTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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9 z, p7 ? I& f5 Z1 Q+ SAllied ground losses:
: P' A+ ]2 }: ]% Q18 casualties reported6 E- _) ~) M2 o( r
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0 p# s2 \6 w [4 R) d9 v- \' K2 eCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009$ d, I+ _ }0 I7 {1 I1 { L: I. H
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
% l4 a/ f K. k. c
, w4 t- I$ H: I( V$ J) \ j / v. X# f! I) V9 f+ p
) Z t6 B" Q- y' k* ^Allied ground losses:4 {/ l5 ?! A x/ G Q
168 casualties reported& ]5 b6 X( l* R* @+ M+ m( U
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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: U/ M7 Z+ `8 HAllied aircraft1 {% u5 b* f% c" k2 M3 i. ?5 s
SOC-3 Seagull x 1+ O8 ]* @- I& b2 H: v" I. u: B
$ ~7 M( L$ O3 d( [! @
2 g- |2 N- K( @, m
No Allied losses
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3 k7 n1 p: |- p! p! `# zDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,970 z8 p7 d* q2 x* k
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Allied aircraft
7 @/ P2 T' ^6 _+ a1 i& XPBY Catalina x 2
W; r. Q, g" { M3 d( G q3 ? h1 y+ v8 I4 i& O
3 k$ |! h; z( I1 M% m7 }3 o, b( d
No Allied losses
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2 W# P0 I! t& S3 `& W0 v2 `5 h3 kDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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1 [& U E7 w0 D' C1 YJapanese aircraft
! u: i, \0 U4 V3 C' sG4M1 Betty x 62
7 F& h1 a1 t8 |) w/ r' o/ B- L
+ p7 \. s& M) C9 k+ |6 i. OAllied aircraft
- a7 V ]0 D- P+ ~$ d7 ?7 J- SF4F-3 Wildcat x 121 B9 ~" N& x4 a2 z/ R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
, A& J* d6 o8 S8 H
: b* x( L: F/ bJapanese aircraft losses
) |+ R" L, ^8 _$ E; uG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged) I, Z( Q: v; l% k/ _& y
, n" V" d8 S F& KAllied aircraft losses
. w6 z; `" c/ G. W5 y3 a( Y" p' WF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
- d3 O6 v. _+ m6 e0 \! eF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged5 w2 h! B& R( Z9 y
; I& U* T6 h4 r2 C% cAllied Ships& E) h4 \8 z! r
AP George F. Elliot# ~5 }7 J# p: b- o# i% @/ y; U
AK Libra: K$ Z: V, g, f, X. R4 `* E# o
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4. X: _% Y$ O4 t+ T3 {4 W
DMS Zane8 [# s8 N# Z% h% f1 b
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4$ r6 q1 l( F! }* B- n
AK Betelgeuse
8 O4 ]- D- O4 R$ o5 _0 n6 o7 x4 }DD Helm+ D# u- k1 V Q3 B& [1 B
AK Fomalhaut
1 p5 \; \9 r$ A* w9 U; ^AP McCawley/ C% W- @7 @4 S+ i# E
DD Henley
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) y! V( A+ _' V$ i, XAircraft Attacking:, K6 P) ?6 s1 P+ O; V
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! n' z% E4 B0 w 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ e' b, q/ `/ x; ^6 G 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ z+ _$ c# J/ U: B$ u/ R
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 z0 A6 B# |# A
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ ~( n A4 a2 _( D J 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ n6 P6 X/ x' j+ \: Y, z 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: |$ l6 q2 P* v! H 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 K2 s7 Q6 N: ]- x# K
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) S3 Y, t& V9 X- a) [& R! ~
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 W) f" s5 t& |: s 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 T- W/ r. ^; A2 W0 G
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ u8 B8 b1 `: K J
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- Y' C; A: h2 W+ J6 l# f; ` 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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! k) r v) @* M: W' D* j" bDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft3 }4 N; _( w t4 l# `
G4M1 Betty x 3! G5 J- m# s0 k, P- _
% \; |, A# g' \' e; [Allied aircraft
: u. U3 f- Y6 IF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
, C1 ~% N* A4 j, C: D2 JF4F-4 Wildcat x 21+ }* T( V6 S7 D+ g" U; p
& u. P1 i; W$ e0 F. G
Japanese aircraft losses; g5 z. K* _1 N! l6 z; w/ N1 _
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed3 q s* S9 j8 b" O ^$ l
\2 e0 z& I, p; p' _' n 5 w& i# C7 M6 X
Allied Ships
" K" _/ p: j; S$ w% vCA Portland3 X! ~% s0 k7 }" r3 O
/ s& s2 N8 f* b4 r: {' IAircraft Attacking:+ U7 r! a/ p, v
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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* B! z$ a$ i4 p* q# Z- `' fDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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1 e6 {4 W. F* c% C. k5 @ JJapanese aircraft) N% E8 J2 L' Q
A6M2 Zero x 184 g/ `8 J4 ?& X7 I1 k3 m
A6M3 Zero x 6
1 }/ J6 k& d. R3 K" ?" PG4M1 Betty x 5, j# q5 z$ @9 C9 R& l
4 O" U: x- m$ L. ~3 U0 }! ?Allied aircraft6 A! m1 J& H* x8 o( r: W, i
P-39D Airacobra x 248 N% s: _% y( v0 z
9 @$ T6 Y, ^* ?
Japanese aircraft losses3 l+ G) n# u9 c! r- K, w
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged8 r4 D2 e+ K' W
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
% x. T/ V1 x, M6 n' G; U# Y 0 Z) h6 h6 a w3 h5 E
Allied aircraft losses1 H% r f3 }- e3 M, ^! x: X
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
( ~% J2 W5 g& v- R# g C/ U' s
: k" B# s! k( _Runway hits 3
( {3 [& p) ^8 y' F# d * X4 r' W& e6 w! Y4 M7 }$ [3 y: q
Aircraft Attacking:6 M; }) \$ {2 q: ~* w! V' Z2 |
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 J; C5 M0 h; L( _9 \, _2 o+ V
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,938 k* M: Q6 J/ _5 F7 k5 i& K B
4 m7 E" ?3 Q, i& q2 ]0 D4 kJapanese aircraft" H7 D- l4 s" U; G$ k* \
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
1 z- H$ P, R4 n$ OA6M2 Zero x 6
$ M7 \+ S3 B- d. V0 v 3 t! T' @; P% f$ s
Allied aircraft
5 \. S7 m& F' b% D/ v) f$ \SBD Dauntless x 49% z1 { z8 n1 W% I8 o5 Y$ c, j
TBF Avenger x 30/ T& k$ `% U2 O( R3 A3 p7 E
( ^5 V3 h" a' ~Japanese aircraft losses
* A& {/ m" _# uA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
9 L6 u* L; z3 h6 A * c% b5 ?( J9 t' m# O
Allied aircraft losses
$ j( C2 a( V# n2 b/ n% H: y% o5 uSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
" n# ~& Q! Z1 I1 OTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged9 C& c% i4 S. A# n# S0 {$ W
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Japanese Ships
: q" \0 K/ O$ p4 Z5 `, n3 PDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
0 z# R0 s( a \5 z) v5 p* lTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 M" [" d9 D! j. h; g+ w0 V l
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
[1 Q3 k9 @1 L, sAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire+ O5 a- d, q4 ]. A/ ]$ x) x
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire- |: {. i* U, Y& R
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; Y- F* t& \ ~+ E3 l, f5 Z" SDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
A) q3 g, o7 c5 cTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire' h+ ^% J/ o$ @. f7 P: q" A
TK Ogura Maru #3
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4 A1 v7 u$ w! e0 L2 Q# ?& q8 qJapanese ground losses:
; R3 ^8 B9 M1 P# }6 @( r54 casualties reported: b x+ w! c, ?0 D& e7 p/ J2 z. K# X
) }# p& q& `0 t% J$ e$ wAircraft Attacking:
- {/ x3 p4 Y5 k: H" g1 o 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! Q* n5 H4 b& {4 }2 r 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet' Z( h: ^& s1 @* X& o7 S) u
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" ~$ x3 [% s: d; n3 @5 x" t! o7 Y 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" y2 E- q$ i! a) ?( L! V5 I' i
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 J$ J3 X O' @' \ C( e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ b( [& p; F3 w6 v, ?& h" | 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ ?1 ?- w1 `* U9 Y6 U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" P' T4 K# h& Q: y$ w7 t
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet% R u( M5 y3 D9 X% s
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 H5 F2 K8 l5 [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* |( E4 L4 X& T! m 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# R% L; O4 s; Y& r" K5 I; m! k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) O7 T5 @+ f" J% Q" z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( s0 T' |+ d) a7 |: {* C
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: C* B2 M+ } ]( y$ R. P- b1 I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 {9 c- r/ [* E0 `( N- q7 w9 M 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet& [4 k' O' X3 f1 I7 `1 v
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 i& O8 r9 j5 b. V. t$ }5 o% s- p2 `) ? 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 l( m4 n* E) M
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Sub attack at 60,86) [. y3 I3 C' [; Y$ U% g0 b
6 U, b8 b- o3 C: ]; WJapanese Ships
6 S7 v3 T3 ~: r, R$ ^$ W& ^PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 A- _, x* w1 m& V Y5 E4 L+ h2 }8 [PC Ch 23
. i7 L3 D5 W9 R" R9 zPC Ch 18. T" E/ i O% ^% ?
PC Ch 17# E( r$ I: S0 D1 \3 ]8 k" ^
PC Ch 161 s: ~2 n: a, b/ }9 }( P
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Allied Ships6 \+ R# t6 E9 e9 W' b5 i
SS Greenling% l7 `' O/ v3 c: d q
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7 j8 Z+ f! A& h! r, wGround combat at Lunga3 ?7 B, V9 |1 }: F# B* r
) i/ J5 p. ~$ Y( wJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49: T/ U$ V8 X) O% [& L$ A( }6 ~
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466- Q g. _3 ^9 G
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( D' ~ Z0 R- A* X/ W3 QAllied ground losses:8 o0 V& _4 E% Q! a
9 casualties reported
6 `, x9 V' q/ M# Y, x
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
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w6 f0 n- Y4 H# Z1 F1 v. sAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126" s X3 }5 ?4 Q$ T( X1 g
9 @7 t$ E$ S- QDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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! C/ k* {3 f3 D# }# ~8 u. ^* rJapanese ground losses:) b" }9 |/ A" @8 v: d6 H
16 casualties reported
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& T$ j7 M0 V& \3 ~% |Ground combat at Lunga6 ^+ T" ~2 Q/ N5 ^# Z1 ~
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Allied Shock attack6 A% e+ H& R$ c$ y8 [9 i% ?
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466; ^( ~9 B+ r/ p, ~0 [8 p, `+ N( G% r
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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. Q+ m0 a- k! e& G# h- N8 D5 hAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 : A$ d5 J% W( g1 B5 l
. U% _6 f. ?: BJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 / W8 E* b/ [8 x/ `' A; C
$ T! }+ y' x+ h5 {
Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) 3 S( D6 p& T+ j9 d) i# a* c
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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' p8 T. c" L. a2 i. zJapanese ground losses:! E- g. w4 ]4 Y) U
397 casualties reported" A9 w) q, H+ `. G! I! S
Guns lost 2
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2 W3 H( C+ c* W( h, H% q7 F5 a! uAllied ground losses:
: D: N% v( I g& }- v! g49 casualties reported+ ~" {1 T3 ^& S8 f( |7 ^1 W
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |