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。。。。; x& W1 k8 w, u0 t
$ @( b T# ?( R+ f IAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97) `6 d3 ]1 r! ?
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008( z5 [% l2 ]! I" A O+ w
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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7 X# l; T% p/ t1 X
/ W% P& {, r% E$ {3 P0 M9 x( { 0 Y$ e+ z9 t0 ^6 A* O/ B
Allied ground losses:9 G- Z5 n" q/ F- {3 D( X2 i/ n
45 casualties reported9 E, W/ ?3 r$ @1 {9 y0 u% q9 \
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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( ?/ v; z! ]: sAllied Ships1 v* H6 K) s4 h, s$ S
DD Mugford/ v7 `+ q9 ^( z( I y- z5 D, n
DD Ralph Talbot
" S+ C. u2 x0 n$ \" rDD Patterson( ?1 C1 j( a' X
DD Ellet
. Y6 x7 R$ n% y# ~: N9 w- ]. LDD Wilson
) \4 C: _# U4 V' [4 L: t; \DD Selfridge8 E% _: l2 J+ r7 e& |$ b( e$ ?3 S
CL Hobart
! J% Q0 s1 q3 ]8 ACA Australia
9 j3 V# T7 U% ~, b: d. @CA Vincennes
' l+ w& G8 \; M$ \5 xCA San Francisco. Z- Z/ O- P9 ]' t" ]3 D3 ?" `# N
CA Minneapolis9 l7 R/ ?' [7 |( x9 B. z% a
CA New Orleans
/ x$ Y2 R6 f* B8 q8 U8 VCA Salt Lake City
9 O2 b" i8 N# ?# j. ^CA Chicago. [0 N2 _) o# q% Z4 k; L6 j# f
CA Portland
2 _, r& l/ U$ h' K
4 a5 A C" f8 o- Q- YJapanese ground losses:
8 b$ T: x9 K- x5 k46 casualties reported
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4 b8 O! e$ m, _: a$ `9 i L( i. ePort hits 3; \% f) b) z% r5 v. t% J
Port fuel hits 14 e6 ^" }3 Z$ x# }* A
Port supply hits 4, @6 z; Z2 m1 k2 d# `' {
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
# P& H" L7 U# `7 s/ z& xTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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; F: s# V: s [+ U6 L* l0 |( xJapanese ground losses:
* h; W. f6 K, ?: E; K4 h+ a111 casualties reported1 c3 O3 r9 u+ I+ z, n' K9 n
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
5 z5 }$ h; c- |. r$ kTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94, X5 H1 ]) z# ~: i, Q V( k9 R9 d
4 u9 J- m7 h' H9 Y 2 a7 V. r r1 O& _: i7 ]2 z" N$ J. ~
105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
" G+ A! u9 V0 S- U) HJapanese Ships3 C0 {2 b* m# g) E A6 F
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
- V- a! i; U9 b4 r- jPC Tama Maru #87 U. g/ P: o- s4 ^) h' U$ y( {
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Japanese ground losses:% k8 _; p" _; s/ R
98 casualties reported% v& K j$ N6 p
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:' P( A" i7 A7 F+ R2 R. F6 c
18 casualties reported% _) h" U2 G) x& E% ^4 t
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
1 ^$ X: f8 l( \TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,970 A y, P2 h+ r0 s
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7 R) o3 I( T6 O9 v9 J9 {Allied ground losses:
4 K" Y. b E/ `% ?( w$ B& v168 casualties reported
5 S9 R, Z) W9 g5 ` 9 |7 y% _. n6 B1 M1 V
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( }( X t( n: E$ EDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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6 M% ?% ]0 a/ c& YAllied aircraft
3 a, H8 ?9 ?$ I& _( c hSOC-3 Seagull x 1
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8 C+ N( S! p: s( p , I5 ?+ a( V- O) e
No Allied losses0 Y: U2 Y- j o
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,976 K* l2 q5 p' y5 I
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Allied aircraft
" p1 [: H" A2 x' F4 kPBY Catalina x 20 h3 m5 C6 A; A) a
& N9 M) r* Y) U! I 6 d6 V/ ~$ ^# e2 x( ~
No Allied losses# t/ x( I" r/ M4 r! I8 ~6 ?8 b# |6 h
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97' z$ L1 g) U0 @# h; K! ]! R
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Japanese aircraft- ~$ T$ I% F! ^
G4M1 Betty x 62
' w8 E5 c" k2 P9 v! I% Y) Q# V1 c; V ! S8 B ?8 E- J0 S
Allied aircraft
$ U% m; h+ I% t! t+ m/ OF4F-3 Wildcat x 129 }8 }6 l, B: z$ E1 K, N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22! U$ O% b+ z" k0 X0 G. ?
4 t0 W" f9 p4 z5 P8 WJapanese aircraft losses
$ u1 q/ q5 v6 F; PG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
5 s/ N) ^$ `6 \ 5 h/ K5 ?3 ^' |
Allied aircraft losses
! l/ s3 c8 o1 @/ j0 X7 K6 jF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
$ D Y) E) X5 t$ D8 C# ~F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Allied Ships" i9 m: H" g2 @/ e( Y3 _3 P
AP George F. Elliot
1 U. L% d: a# i( h, {AK Libra) L3 |& C( M+ F- ^/ g
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
7 \+ |: I+ Q6 x% HDMS Zane$ {- m& C1 @. Y: y l+ i* V6 s9 T
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4$ ]- y2 X& E# Z' ]5 t! T9 ~, X
AK Betelgeuse
! L( R6 }9 z7 w; f: tDD Helm
6 L' B$ x* y ~9 ?; c* b- A4 W5 i4 l+ nAK Fomalhaut6 o3 V& ?7 F$ j2 ~4 F
AP McCawley
0 O) G F! Q8 g1 o+ Q7 V! tDD Henley' c$ M' v* {( ~) P( q/ c( Y
+ o! x9 V9 \( p5 b: S1 C5 }' p# HAircraft Attacking:
/ F+ K. H2 z- y: F, V 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 e+ H/ A: m# h3 g# m8 z
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- l0 ^2 \6 V0 }% x4 W
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: v+ k% B, D M" n8 s6 b5 x
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; v' l/ i( Q6 a' Y) r/ p" n 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
/ i0 B# {" k% l; C) ?, z. V 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
7 H* C$ r' ^0 a* O 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 F& C# `" q: N6 {. e
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 C, n( _: S* B9 \
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! u% W$ E" j' U$ Z& m N 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ @# v; [! }3 r/ O) i
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, B* G6 L% n- X5 b0 r 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, h5 R4 U( N9 S8 K. x 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* P4 A3 y) p! u1 p- _3 M+ p
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 b, x3 M0 x/ k$ e
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,972 R2 E" N, j7 l$ E
9 ]% i/ v _ h; QJapanese aircraft( @5 [3 I$ \( G
G4M1 Betty x 3
8 I+ O% p, ^7 q7 E+ p
/ f! W Y1 Y, _/ ]Allied aircraft: S$ x4 d* m- D$ F; A# B) g9 A
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12/ x7 N% h" i, ?' Y% k5 N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21) T$ \, P. j5 J6 o. W& ]
$ S, q" R, h c5 r- K6 |/ o
Japanese aircraft losses& Q" l- z% J% W, p
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships3 y X+ h; n6 ^" \* \
CA Portland* k$ h. D& h* l. o7 P$ }
" L/ M6 i% i' A' x
Aircraft Attacking:
: V2 L5 c+ z e8 k: O 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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4 I9 a: J$ \* A5 M5 vDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91- Z5 S8 z r$ J4 j
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Japanese aircraft
6 \' ^& ?0 x8 V# \ l8 b2 jA6M2 Zero x 18- K. g- O/ x! D& R, M, I4 V. m; }
A6M3 Zero x 6- T8 ?( {- X8 D1 m- @: v4 B
G4M1 Betty x 55 K9 P; i$ y. D$ b, C& e4 _
: p% A O7 i. U( H
Allied aircraft) L3 p- K" |' r4 U) f( ^1 s" Z
P-39D Airacobra x 24' m) X1 z E2 ~% y
5 `6 e a) @5 L
Japanese aircraft losses, Y3 `) ?, W# f& s6 ~+ j
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
6 g3 d4 `% k4 R; E) TG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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# \1 l1 Y. K, m# M: [- @! f' h! UAllied aircraft losses
6 {/ a" a$ G0 ]* B- e/ O" FP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
2 u7 b) N& T# v- m% \+ U
* p4 V1 G* ]# [' yRunway hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:9 b4 ]$ q& p9 X4 R5 K+ q/ g
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ Y1 D Q% ^% h2 A6 \. E; L 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93. @# {0 a- Q6 L$ Q! Q: t
n% J+ r8 m" P# T1 j: SJapanese aircraft
9 w: K7 p# l2 DA6M2-N Rufe x 3
# X- ]) _& E' y/ dA6M2 Zero x 6
4 w# P4 K- G4 ^4 V+ e1 Q) f$ n+ @ + W! u1 o; ]& ]0 t0 m0 ~
Allied aircraft3 L# R% G+ v2 ^& b' W3 q/ H
SBD Dauntless x 49
/ I. Y+ c2 Y& M# ^# ITBF Avenger x 301 F; F8 ~; j h7 [. w
9 @0 w, F) @, h1 oJapanese aircraft losses+ o8 k+ \/ e4 q- x
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged- _& ]' @- X) I
. V7 p+ F4 l4 `; f' s% N: {Allied aircraft losses
/ @: j! x$ t4 I: k; I# f H1 RSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged0 O/ A$ ?7 C& e
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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$ N* D' r( K5 j) i5 j: f' kJapanese Ships
# G8 V1 a1 n" F+ ~5 Z. g2 LDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! u% J4 L9 [8 w$ yTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% i+ ^3 b4 M7 ]5 ^9 `
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& d$ P4 g- B0 E5 BAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire( N& E$ E1 `0 S# L: s4 C
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. o0 G9 S- q5 y' L; x; e6 z/ |9 }0 Z) sAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- a0 t m" b9 I. J3 u! q
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. s' e2 }3 u) J& bTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ ^6 b: t+ ^1 O, S8 ~2 yTK Ogura Maru #3
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/ O, c5 `+ ]4 Y2 e- z; LJapanese ground losses:
/ |9 Y: } C: o. ^/ n9 Q54 casualties reported+ n F# s* d' s H4 b
+ U9 L% c& N/ W' i; VAircraft Attacking:
0 l- q) Z6 r5 a, `/ O 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 j$ i; X$ W, K( M 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ p7 F5 g* i& U9 P; C+ [
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 `/ F2 s- { H4 x
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: m0 ^/ {1 C8 d; o2 G 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet* x0 ~, j& C0 p: N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* _6 }8 ~! A# S 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! W0 H# h! x* B. s& C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 ]" f7 i+ ?7 Q' ~5 Z) b 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# C8 c6 i" i( o. l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ h1 j& f0 H, s- p8 ~4 `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 A$ }; u& d+ E' o 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& E: e W9 B+ U& w: K, P) Q* U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( B; D/ Z" a( K- I9 e& A. f 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* S* y3 p- |( N0 i; |! x 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! G" D* d, z, S7 T6 \/ `& I" O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' h' m" g7 c7 r5 U
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# ~; R$ h& d% n7 r, b" C- C/ I 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- H. V3 R& N ~% C! V8 H& v
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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+ o% M5 K( w) l8 A8 a& tSub attack at 60,86
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4 W! Q# M* l3 W. B) x2 ^7 n9 SJapanese Ships
( C+ q* n% ?! g ^& @# UPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- a! E5 N3 |$ aPC Ch 23
2 C3 J7 M1 s' _: T; Q. VPC Ch 18) m9 {! M2 b4 s' }# x% \2 x
PC Ch 17# ~( I* T @1 j) t3 M: Y
PC Ch 16
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. L5 T: A( t ~* m; XSS Greenling
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; t0 i; g- x, WGround combat at Lunga
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% V* m3 R- k( S" k$ {+ g( C. {Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49; \2 a; Z2 J, K$ K. x9 r- {
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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+ I9 v N( G: H1 K3 }Allied ground losses:
5 k, ^2 `$ t: D3 O- M9 casualties reported* Y; m6 k, t% o6 x* _% g& g
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Ground combat at Gili Gili& d& k P- O* L# }8 }
0 d4 F2 q" i; p* ~Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126& k# \& W5 _2 ^' c
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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: t, ~; _7 m0 u0 T+ r" A+ mJapanese ground losses:) m0 g; Y; X: g2 N/ _& Y
16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466# _- k/ z: v" l; s% k% R1 t3 B* t
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 497 ^7 x% C& q& w9 j# e6 r2 r
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 ! @; m4 k( ]3 g
5 g) h8 z. K5 ]' u! h- U/ S; CAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) 6 G4 l* k3 w+ O- A/ X6 q9 m) V, q- e
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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& ?% b; k$ A- ]3 c0 W, V( A5 PJapanese ground losses:
5 C- ~2 W5 {, K( Z# F$ }2 f397 casualties reported1 ]* d8 k4 Q- x
Guns lost 2
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0 Q% ^ t; ]% y% S, z* V- wAllied ground losses:4 e; M2 K& R$ A: v
49 casualties reported
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. C1 U! L1 b4 K1 NDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |