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 \; G$ {- P$ O7 G: l
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
2 O6 ~3 W9 A/ k3 h' b: b) [* Z5 x+ w , _+ z n. M3 f N2 a" |' X
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
9 a* U2 i% s' MTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,973 `0 k8 n' [( k% R. B
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; J4 K" ?; i* I. T3 X! IAllied ground losses:, }, u6 [$ _% M
45 casualties reported# ]8 D. X4 `( R7 Y0 R" h4 Q# S
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! Q1 | h5 Q1 i Q! KNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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1 U7 ^* a& \; v7 H2 R+ iAllied Ships/ a) M! Q# a2 |+ i% G6 t, F) Y
DD Mugford
( x5 ]$ @9 X z; N1 ?! DDD Ralph Talbot
+ ^ V1 ?" J3 @8 w! }* M5 fDD Patterson' j! R! k, d! `' c# n
DD Ellet
0 K, N* I8 x/ X! }/ sDD Wilson/ C7 U0 N! i( V3 b$ B2 N w: W
DD Selfridge
" r0 M. Y) _( ]8 h5 g6 M1 W5 ECL Hobart
5 b/ j2 W+ g9 \+ M0 S) ^, ^) [! vCA Australia
) j, n1 ]# ]$ e1 I6 T2 aCA Vincennes
" t! z) Z: K5 @! q. yCA San Francisco
4 x4 Z( r; ^& L7 B4 nCA Minneapolis
3 \" D, J- z" q% dCA New Orleans: L$ o, d5 y+ u( z
CA Salt Lake City
5 E3 ? o7 s b/ K0 t0 {9 M, r; UCA Chicago, N" u' U, ~0 i3 `8 T, p h5 g
CA Portland
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8 r2 v& T2 Q2 p1 B. _2 `Japanese ground losses:
4 a2 ^6 T& j! k. X! I& Q( N) p46 casualties reported
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: T8 ~* E% U6 g2 oPort hits 3) M F+ d7 J. f3 \+ ?
Port fuel hits 1
6 T2 {2 {+ ^- [$ wPort supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
6 _$ a# {. O+ HTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94, M% N% i5 M' j* y
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Japanese ground losses:
, }2 |% \9 z! _+ g( ]111 casualties reported L+ }. }0 W' x. `0 N2 Q W2 j" K7 U
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
% a9 U" b7 f$ X7 ?+ ITF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,945 B+ E% W) D' f d) | a, u/ k/ \" q
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' W/ g" @9 o4 ?. V- D2 g9 l) F2 w105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
" p i% i) M' _6 V* X' g; v7 hJapanese Ships
3 ^5 Z; o3 v( h0 D$ \3 ^DD Namikaze, Shell hits 19 q5 L2 C2 P3 A4 r8 |7 ?
PC Tama Maru #8
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% c2 v6 q3 m" w: w" w9 dJapanese ground losses:
1 W: m# O. L' Z/ E' I" w; n98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97: f+ x$ F# c! f
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Allied ground losses:+ M. \' c% U8 c0 A9 @- g
18 casualties reported1 J# F4 I Y' F& Y$ g; G
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9 v5 c+ y$ R! Q1 ^Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
8 p3 F- d# V6 E) ^% \0 RTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97( e3 F7 i, g% A. F
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Allied ground losses:
3 h1 u% z ]/ ^168 casualties reported- f% S' N/ y, j4 \
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* ?* X/ C* ~4 C7 p- ?; p* ^Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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3 B' M; E. Q1 l @' A, |/ uAllied aircraft
; N4 d, z+ q7 {+ G" N1 ]# G! B3 {SOC-3 Seagull x 1' m0 r* }* v/ L0 G% Z# f1 t5 e5 P
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. i. } r% v/ ~No Allied losses* H1 g( c- }: Q7 T+ c9 q
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7 p+ G a2 s5 q. | S1 rDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97* K) f1 t$ E; x5 N! _8 E. X- d
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Allied aircraft4 D% M. g' s$ V( s
PBY Catalina x 23 n8 |7 A7 l" ?# s W% b
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No Allied losses: @& W( r; M) T; o2 T; M$ n8 j
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6 @" K0 w5 K* Y& ?6 MDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft
% x& o% w. ^& m( P4 P, D3 qG4M1 Betty x 62/ \% F! B. O0 `. R9 D" S
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Allied aircraft
4 Y/ ~3 f' q8 B2 I3 p: L2 mF4F-3 Wildcat x 127 C# s1 `- u6 P3 w! @% x2 E# ?' Q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 228 J( Q. _' ]. s- e
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ z9 s! N0 T# AG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged8 K/ o2 |3 _" _' y) n7 k+ V
7 E7 \4 h- } L9 B' U
Allied aircraft losses
6 N/ h* M4 f, L$ m ~7 jF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
3 ?- z5 ^6 Z% o1 qF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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( ]2 X T, `/ Z; g$ I/ LAllied Ships( s8 ^1 s7 i( |9 p- J$ h
AP George F. Elliot$ p0 M0 Z4 f* I' W4 V9 q: q
AK Libra
/ g8 |$ t" [* o, I. J, O( f6 cAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4/ X% C9 z6 H3 `
DMS Zane
. _4 x, F% x3 ^8 NAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
& ?& D/ P2 x: ~9 y) U3 wAK Betelgeuse1 T8 l7 l9 I% r9 T( K
DD Helm7 R! _/ M/ `) p3 f& x0 R" D
AK Fomalhaut- j5 s7 w' T* z0 U# y: H
AP McCawley) l6 a- n1 F: ?4 o* Z
DD Henley
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Aircraft Attacking:( e! b4 d4 l8 ~0 c4 @' e& [
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
7 [9 @4 O) j0 |( E5 Z 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 u% H9 c- m/ Q' f/ X& \
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! {& }3 |- B, a" s8 f 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" x$ Z3 C* ^8 n$ ]) `" | 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 v- x9 ~- \: c. `9 K- V4 D: Y
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( H8 D2 Y# ]6 O( O 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ y6 g7 F6 p8 m 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 b- O, u; f! l& I8 _
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 v N9 k+ H) V2 U
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, C* \9 d+ I, H8 Z1 x4 ~ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! Q3 t6 F+ z- Z, U2 F: I6 H 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 e8 u8 ~( l* ~2 h. k7 Z0 m' L 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% n$ i0 R; O& r6 H3 N1 H
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. q8 j5 _6 c0 o$ d0 m
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,971 p3 l2 s& l9 D( v: }" B
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Japanese aircraft
* \* j! c; l+ J7 b. d7 w- z! pG4M1 Betty x 37 i6 |# M/ l% g6 ~: v
d1 s1 t% ^% K. `1 ]. a2 v
Allied aircraft" u# ?# Z) n" P1 |
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
6 H9 x- o0 V5 P9 t: _6 O/ oF4F-4 Wildcat x 21$ H. {, W$ N! I
3 M! m( ^: f9 OJapanese aircraft losses# X; e* P" P8 ~
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed; R: c; C; b) L% c- N0 C. }4 n
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Allied Ships0 _% p: r3 g6 ~# G0 d% B
CA Portland+ z- j# }2 v+ p( h( x3 o
" w- q, m+ {* w o3 G+ |Aircraft Attacking:
4 x9 c% m. M7 t. X J4 {# W 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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% w' W7 J2 ?& R/ v* L& kDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft
: {. s, W8 s3 f7 _3 F6 wA6M2 Zero x 18
0 P0 D" D4 B8 ~2 q7 ^8 ^A6M3 Zero x 6
& d5 d; x4 A5 e# S1 CG4M1 Betty x 5
9 E4 y, f# [5 e " ^/ ~, X1 y- g! h: l/ w
Allied aircraft( r! d* f0 o0 ^% y f
P-39D Airacobra x 24) M9 s- i$ w' ^8 Y0 }# s
1 \! f1 I5 f: i' t" L$ A1 I
Japanese aircraft losses
4 I% t8 Q# X3 l5 s) hA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged) m0 D/ p+ U N9 p3 v; Z* B
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged; [9 y# F2 `1 J9 v& p L
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Allied aircraft losses7 m/ W7 u, Q, [1 U2 n/ r# S
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed0 x* w/ a. V& u/ v
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Runway hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:3 V7 F% @0 ^: i& R: j+ S$ I) V5 z
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 n- W7 K0 ?5 X
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& G& W5 H1 S2 Z8 y( l
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft A* J+ } h* i$ U6 \+ L8 b' X
A6M2-N Rufe x 38 F. a8 S; ^; L% I0 g
A6M2 Zero x 6
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, U7 `, i. F2 \/ r7 LAllied aircraft0 O6 w% V7 G5 H
SBD Dauntless x 49
3 W" M g- Z2 J, M n0 V# iTBF Avenger x 306 w3 J$ M: p" N6 W
) b6 d1 p8 X6 e# e2 |7 n OJapanese aircraft losses8 I+ ^# }( [) M
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged; q2 b9 s# s) G1 i1 M0 {6 o
( ]4 p; {( Y/ D4 ^8 }$ H7 m/ g$ I& O
Allied aircraft losses
+ q2 [. c8 e$ k/ |/ m) l" c/ TSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged& P0 D' _4 @ Z" ?) N5 H
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships. u8 K0 y5 D- k; M) q- F$ W/ ]
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage& \. n: X5 C& z0 r% @9 B
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ |* O" o! S. X: \9 G
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire; n2 W9 d( y- z0 Q
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* q3 y/ T6 _4 F3 u. q
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire' j7 E3 u3 a3 p) D- i
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 t6 m2 g( g$ R# x" LDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 T# t- y+ g) L( tTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 s; [1 @2 t8 D+ FTK Ogura Maru #33 a4 d V+ ~& A% {# q! y4 p1 Z3 X, h
5 k8 p$ U1 K$ M' X+ O; c
Japanese ground losses:) H1 c ]1 h3 e. q
54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:9 w$ e! Y9 @; Y
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 X9 L* O+ {3 J 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 b# f! F% j- l! _1 ` 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 K3 Q, E6 E! S
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" a7 A. w8 _0 I6 U, O
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 X* O% C+ t4 }1 \1 | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, P! Z/ A% Y. r8 p8 `5 `
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, w) X3 o3 ^- b# T D( P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 q, I1 j* X, n( e. N 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ E0 a' e1 R& q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 _4 q" H: J) q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 m; ]( i* L* E" `; c. ^. D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* t- y1 q2 f' j3 |8 y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' O: u: h4 _; |; c 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! |. d. E1 E$ J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 L- I+ x+ \! T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: j4 f! q8 i( Z& J) ? 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: F( J9 j3 V& X# j5 p) M4 M* p8 B: w 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet# v+ h* F8 F, r4 K2 E a1 q
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 e5 x# a" p8 w9 o" P- r4 l
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Sub attack at 60,86
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Japanese Ships
( a Q M7 i x1 m# K+ ^PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! t, d: l- y; M8 E$ _PC Ch 23: ]4 q( i% E1 W6 q4 O7 ?1 `& d* O
PC Ch 18. F2 g! X0 B2 q. h2 D
PC Ch 17
$ D' n! M4 A+ x' o) nPC Ch 16
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SS Greenling! D4 a1 r2 l" ]5 M
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z# S M% b# ^Ground combat at Lunga" t; {* g% G9 E4 Y0 L7 x+ `2 E' I$ T
' K, y) l3 h% b0 HJapanese Bombardment attack
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+ @) x- ?8 d' X) r& W2 \Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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7 B* K2 L0 G* |; Y! T* YDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466/ q/ L% x4 c- s2 U
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Allied ground losses:
2 U- Y2 V" r8 D* c( S- Z, _+ J9 casualties reported
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/ t. [- M% Q& w! dGround combat at Gili Gili$ c8 z5 Q1 J5 s9 ^" H) \
+ I2 G; ]7 m' {Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1268 B1 b3 @9 q1 _& m- G) |: F
- h8 O" i7 G' x( J" t1 _Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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* V% \3 V/ C2 } eJapanese ground losses:
( b% j) C5 V; D& u4 |+ f) m16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga( x" E9 @/ V, p. ^
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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0 q, `* h+ f4 gDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49: j; d) I& f; d2 Y& |' ?
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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0 K8 S9 U- m! Q& \1 VJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) 2 z4 G0 x0 W! @* b+ T" v" o' e
6 P N4 X1 `2 G( h0 D! W, cAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!" r7 @1 e! f9 c; d9 j
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4 z% `5 W; F# I& c$ {$ vJapanese ground losses:5 L/ g3 g; l" }' u: U( P& T7 I9 }5 U
397 casualties reported
: P9 z) _* X$ U# T! S3 l D# {$ i/ TGuns lost 2: b) X+ q4 n. ^# `+ S# a, v$ W
% c( w) E, d" i1 e: r1 {Allied ground losses:
4 z* h5 J& D# h, i" d49 casualties reported+ U& a; A( P( f: r" Z% ~1 m" o7 e+ t0 L
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |