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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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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7 K6 p! ?. C* Z# l, ^TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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& `$ d1 I8 U6 f) r H7 CCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008, ` w; W7 W" G- @; W' d; [# K
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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9 i4 Z6 L0 m N7 g4 H% } 3 A8 j: l8 D& f# D) `; I
7 F2 Z! f. Q3 w) A" k
Allied ground losses:
2 `3 h7 W* i* _8 B45 casualties reported. w+ \% ~+ Z0 s) {2 K
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,975 h2 n% z- U; U4 {9 D
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Allied Ships# h h& U9 z, h Z x2 w
DD Mugford
0 @7 t8 c/ o) e+ qDD Ralph Talbot
( z" z. T' q' j* a- `1 ]DD Patterson
4 p/ C0 S+ a0 s6 P9 GDD Ellet0 i% \5 }( q7 i4 h
DD Wilson
! A% ^8 |& ?8 A$ V% uDD Selfridge5 T. ?9 i) a& B. A* I& y7 C
CL Hobart$ T: Y" o4 i8 T2 V2 \& O$ D! `
CA Australia
( u" ]. U% c" I) o8 y8 bCA Vincennes
4 v6 o9 V$ I' [2 HCA San Francisco& _ ? L2 D' V1 K/ C* P3 E
CA Minneapolis4 L' u+ m+ i% M4 o) Z9 j5 n
CA New Orleans
1 \ t/ s- A) y( O! p% {7 B' j7 ?CA Salt Lake City' g8 w! |$ z1 D; \" u5 T& [
CA Chicago
: Z: n4 A& I7 k8 j* _! D5 s" rCA Portland
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Japanese ground losses:
6 F1 w& d7 N/ K2 i+ Z+ d46 casualties reported
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Port hits 3
& \) n: q% V$ [7 ]7 U) y! zPort fuel hits 18 [( w8 K" t7 d. j
Port supply hits 40 e& l: \8 X. I) t# l5 }4 h
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
" K+ {' N D, i5 rTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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* @: c% H4 @: x [. |Japanese ground losses:. p2 p+ X0 G5 s9 H( A) p, d
111 casualties reported @+ \, Q1 }. x# t
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
; B0 H, G" M" x2 ZTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94& a' W" t% J: g* U; X
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
3 y' a" H$ j9 R1 S. G0 {Japanese Ships" B C% o. D3 W8 Y1 B
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
# \: Q: T! m& i6 S' hPC Tama Maru #8
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$ N- B. r' ?; G1 ?Japanese ground losses:
0 A# W% j& \- L5 S6 c98 casualties reported
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* F; e$ A9 l1 D* Z6 oTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses: J: A+ g0 [3 M
18 casualties reported. q5 @9 s3 I: r, w5 u6 C) X- o
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
3 m1 P- `) d0 x4 \TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97% }: D) F7 [1 |7 n/ G
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4 Q9 V; U4 _ R/ j, k7 ?, h
+ x& E8 f$ k$ @% W2 xAllied ground losses:" L# y7 M" P+ P1 [5 A4 S0 L
168 casualties reported" [6 A: m+ J) W$ X
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97- z4 v2 _ [3 B
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2 l' }9 w7 a1 N2 DAllied aircraft
- C! P2 q% \* eSOC-3 Seagull x 1; S h7 x. K8 U/ r
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No Allied losses9 H$ v1 _* f5 [) ?4 h, Z& N7 C
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% ~( r2 U& i) H, Z4 t8 kDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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! Q g ^& Q6 l% rAllied aircraft
# V5 V) ~) d8 _+ x2 t0 A" lPBY Catalina x 2' G* Q( |5 d1 X4 w
9 m {* {, n9 m* o8 U" Z
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No Allied losses
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8 \0 ?# ~2 D8 c+ cDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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+ k' w$ a6 c" F: c" Q2 o; a. jJapanese aircraft
; ^( Y% t( Y/ u1 y+ M2 x& Z; `2 ZG4M1 Betty x 62
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Allied aircraft
; H/ {/ ~# E1 b6 q1 U" r# zF4F-3 Wildcat x 126 f9 J" }' E3 l0 c) q2 F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22, K- s1 k$ G0 ^1 b! B- p- q1 o
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Japanese aircraft losses
, Q! A) X C' n/ H+ R$ J2 n# nG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses* L, o& j. g* B
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged; ~9 p: Y4 @) ~9 H+ P- B- c
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged+ y! C# n7 ?3 D% z0 o$ _+ Q
! N R" I [/ H( k6 ]Allied Ships. U6 C" f' T' _" {4 q& C6 d
AP George F. Elliot: H& E- k6 k4 R0 w
AK Libra) o7 U! L0 D7 X% c8 W/ _1 `
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
9 y8 F7 J* N3 _1 y) E$ p: XDMS Zane6 c7 V d+ C. { x* C7 g
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4) a) m Q( P' b w
AK Betelgeuse
; t! @! @+ r4 q7 L+ K7 H- m! mDD Helm
2 ^; u4 n" d8 | ~& m7 MAK Fomalhaut, a5 W; A9 K# P
AP McCawley' H* ] Y: e6 }4 z s; _0 S# T
DD Henley x ^1 F) w0 x6 o- p: @3 W7 F
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Aircraft Attacking:
/ B0 K1 \0 Z+ a0 Y 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
% ~% x5 R5 u/ R! | 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
/ H1 k# |6 y0 \ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 K u4 n4 S; f6 m* V/ ~ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 Y+ Q1 C' S N! P$ {+ V7 a/ Z 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ ?, t' } q+ J6 _) C1 i
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ O. N0 r& D+ n! X1 d: \
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! M( S! ]4 g5 P 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
5 G" C' Q. q! p5 |+ P C 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 E; t' {+ x' w. k. |6 Z
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 x! j c! ~" R! ~7 p& G 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- P- c6 ^8 b# I2 B6 X
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" l; {( l5 ~ C9 y4 j/ g, i 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: f j& I4 g( P2 A 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97; C0 P! Q. @% b! B4 s! z
/ i& J0 q( m' I( ^Japanese aircraft
7 B* G% r# V7 T1 o! IG4M1 Betty x 3' A& A' V6 Z: V) [2 e, G
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Allied aircraft+ v) S# @( T6 K& a, H
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
: S! }/ p5 E" k$ f( e JF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 L" R7 P$ z, w% _G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
: Q3 v7 Q7 e- R# I; V3 X
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% V% }0 ^! R0 L8 W( HAllied Ships) p: h0 Q9 O0 n. H1 p7 Y
CA Portland& b, a& J4 L' I `7 x- M
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Aircraft Attacking:! Y- j& G$ s- }4 r
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft% }2 R5 O4 a' K" P( g, K, c% D
A6M2 Zero x 18
0 x6 J6 J% X+ G/ W$ S0 h' v, C/ m/ sA6M3 Zero x 6
* L; R# ?! Y) G4 {G4M1 Betty x 5
! C7 a2 f# q+ ~
) N) c/ m x& [1 }9 o2 W0 x' ^Allied aircraft) y I3 U% D8 l: [/ P
P-39D Airacobra x 24! ]3 b6 M2 a8 n7 z* _" b+ Z5 Z
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Japanese aircraft losses$ _$ v- L6 X! ^0 o
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged! t; d/ n+ p, H6 M& D# m5 a
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged( R* Y5 u/ ^5 b# B
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Allied aircraft losses0 r) Z4 I- r1 ^3 H
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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6 O# V7 J/ k8 R$ n+ i9 vRunway hits 3
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5 C5 m5 J3 b) ^. ~1 E7 UAircraft Attacking:! s* ^+ R+ ~' {5 J
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" d2 K6 O# I. F# I 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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2 t. w7 L/ G( {Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93% n n! p L! y' i
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Japanese aircraft
' w* M. E3 e" a/ v# eA6M2-N Rufe x 3
4 o4 {; `/ g" }% B! { V. G* v rA6M2 Zero x 6
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0 _. Q f" N0 c4 |! DAllied aircraft) X$ C# C, h7 P' c" F) \# e# T
SBD Dauntless x 49+ P6 z: w W2 _2 \
TBF Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses2 p2 V7 F1 W2 P
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged+ G7 Q7 y" z ?9 {' z/ L7 h- U
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Allied aircraft losses. _, r7 d1 S; k- F& [
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
2 i7 d5 O2 y4 L7 fTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged/ _. A% |% C6 v
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Japanese Ships. a& x+ P" @, l& I: r; p# k) m
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
7 z; v5 l; c/ ?* e9 t4 TTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 t6 A2 T$ J" F0 M a6 u9 CDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire* b6 d! J. b6 O" Q+ u. s
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, P/ @% V0 u1 z9 X
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
V* @, q9 H3 n. L0 rAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- k7 F( ]; g: sDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ [7 G+ `/ u( J1 n F5 M) A# O2 j
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire ]( X$ c5 |2 @& s6 G+ y; M
TK Ogura Maru #3 ~1 u" p' d" R0 j6 f
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Japanese ground losses:
- i7 I1 T* @) j54 casualties reported- Y, Z& |- Z; G( G& q
/ m J) Q- Q) m8 b1 D" Q2 f( oAircraft Attacking:/ M1 I2 @6 k+ k5 r) E
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& L6 `: z$ \/ R/ t! ^
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; N X: C0 Z) j8 H0 O
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, g0 T; Y" v1 h8 Q
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; _& @. B, Q1 E/ i4 K, ?& @ 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet# A5 B& O0 n4 r8 K/ w& Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& [, N ?! y: u6 T1 L/ m
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# c! s$ K2 T" E- R( r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 k% [; I% G9 V7 s& M- r( ]6 N5 `
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; H# c1 s k- u; o$ o% I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' x1 o0 ~* u. P% F) Y% Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 R% s; o; b( i, C/ U
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 \4 c, Q/ e8 y" l1 X i 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" E4 n6 t0 x6 I2 |( I2 T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 L6 z; S# u1 ~! K Q) Q4 d: _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# }% R; V# a+ X4 P1 i8 R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, ~% B' c& F F" H: j- n 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 Q/ a8 ]( C- F- i- E$ w& b4 ]8 x
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet* c# _) k# d/ O2 n. X' @- A7 G# r
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 R9 `( \! ~; p$ F2 y
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Sub attack at 60,86 m4 A( T6 _( D! o6 L* o
7 B! V% u6 i* g# sJapanese Ships
( O% v, L! p( y& T! L" y: jPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 y" y# b+ m; N+ {
PC Ch 23- F; U- @/ Z. s: t; x* N
PC Ch 18
2 f% Z5 w8 C' p4 ePC Ch 17* e- J# ~- I8 X( g: P7 a% t
PC Ch 16
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Allied Ships
: P s2 j6 I z& X }+ n. p4 tSS Greenling w4 I% l: F% F+ C F: a; j
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1 S3 _+ _2 ~5 {$ W$ ~Ground combat at Lunga1 w9 b) m2 `' b/ ]0 E
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Japanese Bombardment attack1 _/ M# \0 p3 b
; p W; M( M$ w6 |* D# J. |Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49& o9 t& B5 |) ?9 C( D* x, ]
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:
& [/ m( y! e! C4 T9 casualties reported0 G I+ p* P* I3 u) Y
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Ground combat at Gili Gili1 D' J( K2 w+ f% L7 A3 q7 y
+ f& C' g! A7 d' j( lAllied Bombardment attack
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5 t" r) ?+ _/ t( O' d, xAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126' G' Q8 k5 O, t# I
& ]% Y/ |7 F& g ]# VDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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' d, m9 x! z. RJapanese ground losses:% {. ]+ Y# M0 h+ X7 j: o) k
16 casualties reported$ I" S# x1 x) R0 I3 D I
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+ @' V( r4 Z R# `Ground combat at Lunga: W( s1 e ]+ [& ]% x
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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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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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! [& s# s2 F/ l" ~! `* V% FAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 & v K" T! b% A ?0 P: [* K
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) 5 r, {3 j# c8 U# |3 G# ~
9 L' E' h. @8 |/ XAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!, @. c5 o! s5 l2 t b' E
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0 U: v6 A7 u. O9 o* t8 v# I$ ?Japanese ground losses:8 O# |2 Y# r0 ] t2 j, |8 y6 \: [
397 casualties reported
) R: m# y' e* t+ zGuns lost 2- C I# E8 c* N% g
2 d- Z# O+ k% mAllied ground losses:0 m8 g" f) Y- T ]8 Y3 T- m, _) L
49 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |