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。。。。# V, Z7 A+ l- L% b$ V2 W, _" e( L0 o
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42: O- V% u2 j& Z6 t0 E
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
9 a+ k. _" A# d! G4 L$ XTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
! l8 |% `$ g2 p
; C+ x4 l( N3 J! @$ i8 @ . o0 a" T/ G" F
4 ^" ^' @+ X* z" [* a" a, @
Allied ground losses:
- f6 u' F. D" c0 c45 casualties reported' V( b, a/ N% Q, ]' d0 e
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97" M& Z; U; K8 ]: F& a. K
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Allied Ships
% N7 j, A5 M# O( l- VDD Mugford U' }9 t$ V5 M1 N- R( |
DD Ralph Talbot2 |# t$ T) ~# s$ d% T
DD Patterson1 t1 e: W- p; F1 j% [, |& g0 J3 L
DD Ellet
, R# D4 v7 s9 D8 N3 qDD Wilson
! j* ~8 R" u- A1 _$ a+ uDD Selfridge
, N9 O# Y2 ]( ?CL Hobart Z- Q& U2 w' i' c7 F; G# }
CA Australia d9 G. Y2 S7 W
CA Vincennes+ V' k' z3 g& [' h& p: M% ]7 ?
CA San Francisco4 ~, _* h( Q. ^3 ~0 \2 _
CA Minneapolis- `& g9 H! f$ ~! w
CA New Orleans% Y& T- B/ u: C/ s
CA Salt Lake City& S- ]# X0 J+ L7 u& L8 U: K
CA Chicago R! Q9 O1 Z' v y5 {& ?5 [& ^
CA Portland7 F. a! E4 x( B, y& L, Y" F
B% k# d+ E8 `" v
Japanese ground losses:- c0 {; M- H1 W7 P4 [: U
46 casualties reported: O r m( W |- a
5 u' |$ |/ J# g/ s, s
Port hits 3* k1 `8 i" _* q3 S; M9 q* o1 H- E: L
Port fuel hits 1
" Z8 U( u8 e/ q) @$ _0 `' z: ePort supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
R# v. H0 v' K9 w& a+ |. |TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,945 J, ?& b" Y! e/ B+ q
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# H1 `" s C& [2 w3 _9 nJapanese ground losses:4 c" c1 D' D, }! K. q
111 casualties reported5 x+ ]% w1 o0 k1 G5 ], _; ^- C3 \
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0 d$ j' ?; O5 [8 }# N1 JCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30+ f" u5 U: F! P4 s2 u
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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4 t8 d" Y: n' I! b. u$ B105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense./ z$ n' Q3 N( R6 F/ |1 V2 W
Japanese Ships1 S# W8 F9 h" m: V. J, x
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
, p2 I$ q0 f9 D5 \1 qPC Tama Maru #85 y! _0 v a9 u# V8 W7 S, Z0 d
3 G5 l! g; j: j2 A2 S. D/ `Japanese ground losses:
6 q+ J N# n1 E; ?2 V3 p3 I, y- _98 casualties reported
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8 U0 X+ f/ O, t: b2 l2 kTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:7 v5 I; v9 y8 Y0 z
18 casualties reported" m u. ?2 {2 \' G; M
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& [. }+ f% U* U! c: ^8 [Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
9 Q% E0 l: h4 v' ^TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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3 g8 G4 }. k7 f & Z' X* x) C1 c- b3 s! A3 F1 T& ~: K
Allied ground losses:
; T, y0 M1 L( |8 z168 casualties reported7 C# N9 b/ C5 e8 P
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft
6 m& r( c8 p, W" ?; o1 ZSOC-3 Seagull x 19 O, z, g+ F4 R
8 s7 s" `8 @# T5 n: y. ] 5 o9 \9 o/ }8 Y( E0 o
No Allied losses
1 _" C. g6 V- i, f' b0 j4 w$ H
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8 ? V& {" W; }- A$ \Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97" w" b* @7 {# m5 D- ]- N5 q2 \
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% J7 V" C6 h& e4 `0 |Allied aircraft! q6 I+ S8 t! I! N/ O5 g( W: }
PBY Catalina x 24 F, @' ?% s) K; V/ x
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H8 m, r( X/ _2 ?
No Allied losses/ R6 w, g! O O( q* }& x
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_6 Y8 D; c# c1 Y. oDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,978 J9 O5 }- i# C1 X- c
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Japanese aircraft+ B+ p9 w Y! b- t3 K
G4M1 Betty x 626 ~; K6 [5 v7 c4 F- w9 |
4 A/ Q. A- w* X9 o3 i9 t/ X9 H WAllied aircraft
+ N3 i6 X7 C6 h! z4 H3 j" g0 yF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
9 B4 A6 u& }: Z4 V1 j1 |F4F-4 Wildcat x 22. S u8 p3 U- c, O: o. o
" ]$ F; C( q2 o1 H
Japanese aircraft losses8 R) Z9 m% E3 x0 y( F2 s6 B0 }
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
" {: l3 |4 C" Q: {6 n9 x 1 p6 P& b3 G/ R, R2 {
Allied aircraft losses
5 @- e% d9 b% ?& a) l+ F$ wF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged& Y0 N7 G% X/ ~( a0 i6 ^# b
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Allied Ships
% k' _8 t8 J c; |/ J& J& kAP George F. Elliot
; A1 K# \8 `5 W/ @AK Libra
$ c) ?3 j/ F U R+ U8 OAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
- g! A! F9 C. Q$ iDMS Zane8 n* a- A% _. z+ y- L9 S3 J9 H
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 44 {; B, _1 L% n' d! O; P9 }. C
AK Betelgeuse0 R0 ~3 ?/ n( R6 @4 s( F
DD Helm
. J; P* I+ q5 Q: _0 I, T# ^* fAK Fomalhaut
% A' }. N1 `3 c( y. h7 \! C/ `0 dAP McCawley& }0 z# }2 T1 S5 l W6 p# o" k
DD Henley
: }: j3 _# u% E E' L( @
/ v) x& `# r$ W0 B5 Q# o: Y% lAircraft Attacking:
+ C4 P, Y8 C M) C 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 J. D( R( y: z/ s/ W$ m" @
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. E; t3 \1 @8 h2 d 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 q) S# U; m B2 N 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& _% v; a. a" J& I! } I" J5 } 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: c, X; b0 Q3 L" W2 ^ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 ~4 T+ B: B3 U 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 c8 z7 _1 [0 A% N 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
' i6 ]4 c8 c# Y0 m/ M. ] 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 X. I% T* x" r7 Y/ k4 G% z
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& f- @" e- ]9 N 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' D$ i$ _4 e6 s8 V/ {5 ~
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 K, ?, X2 e( F' d3 K4 n% ^( \
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; g5 |/ u0 Y% `' T4 A9 Y
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft
% U+ |0 W) L4 P* kG4M1 Betty x 30 E: V- U, \9 _
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Allied aircraft5 S d8 Z1 }2 {* Y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 125 ]8 ~ Z& V8 W3 d, P# a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21' J9 ]2 D, y) U: Z9 f4 q* X
9 i. e. V- J+ L5 eJapanese aircraft losses
7 F$ K% k5 R! T) ^! c/ R4 W7 DG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed z( P! n7 ?4 ?
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& R6 X" x% L/ J% `6 QAllied Ships* Z' p( G$ N: z9 `6 ^; D
CA Portland4 f$ c G3 E0 B
% q$ b- F( d/ L5 U4 Z+ _/ S% C t* w
Aircraft Attacking:4 U- O6 Z0 D8 V3 r; Q- j: t7 l
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 m+ T! f0 }3 L' H4 N5 D
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft
% D1 ?; R* g w# g3 H! SA6M2 Zero x 18
' h- ~7 N' p- }: B; [4 e* ?. Z- ?A6M3 Zero x 67 ~; `; t. F/ d3 n
G4M1 Betty x 5
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Allied aircraft
1 y# X+ {/ E9 ?( T( A5 {P-39D Airacobra x 24* S( z. B, w& ]5 }8 H
( h( S# Q3 y7 k" ~+ A& y2 D0 d
Japanese aircraft losses' s7 a; e2 V7 U9 u$ r0 l
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged- d! c0 u% v! Z. D9 H2 p# w
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
2 _0 |, O/ B, v. J$ eP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
9 @+ f9 T$ a" f( U( |: l" u* V4 U
0 {8 \- n% ^% _Runway hits 37 F3 f7 V H- A/ E
' a9 K) q: W) VAircraft Attacking:9 o/ ^& [/ C- G
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; D0 f: Q$ H/ I8 ]0 P 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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& J B9 @6 y" _$ }) y' N3 V! {Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93; ~3 j# h5 A3 T7 j
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Japanese aircraft. L0 U- b' N8 z' P( \8 h- n7 U
A6M2-N Rufe x 36 L* ^" j8 U% G9 W
A6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft- P- W9 ^3 o# }# o& I
SBD Dauntless x 49
7 V( Q8 N* ?$ [TBF Avenger x 30
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! u# {/ f0 U5 L! Z9 @Japanese aircraft losses% f8 D6 b* v& U$ O4 U: J. \
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged5 `1 W2 h3 b2 o8 P" h
0 a( P3 r, u. |# ZAllied aircraft losses9 P/ U$ w4 ~7 H1 S( e
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
: C5 a1 d) F6 e" ~$ L1 y ITBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
( h2 M, \7 s( d" l9 RDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
8 g0 c, x$ k- [TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 s2 d: J& o( B3 `4 YDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 `: J6 p; X! {/ `4 ?1 wAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 J9 A# [+ ]2 g! a ]APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire. i9 e- Q9 h+ Y* K; h
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 o, K, s( z% |DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- S6 z) e+ l, ATK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 p) g: X# T; O+ G7 [! _TK Ogura Maru #3
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! s* N! v5 c5 r% ]$ qJapanese ground losses:
" i1 `# j v0 \8 x0 {54 casualties reported3 Q# t# e9 s: w( |& b) M
) [0 h! O, W( s9 q( o) n5 u$ E5 WAircraft Attacking:
h3 G# E" s" N 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 G) r) h5 ~ p 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. t& x& P3 F/ @' @, i' ? W( _7 t+ ]7 W 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& t( u+ U8 P- H4 F; ]$ P
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: B4 J. d! w: G4 H
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 m! s; o0 [& U/ v: |/ ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ p- I2 D6 x/ @2 ` C
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet v$ ]8 U- M( Y" q% d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 P: @9 f, @8 q* l, O I; K 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 X3 r) [: |. q3 i x! L( X3 u2 D: M% W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 d. G0 ~' c" s
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ Z3 f3 d) [" R' |4 P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: e6 S5 v& L0 u% P/ O6 ?4 w9 Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& B5 J* W: m A9 Y1 a# a
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 s+ _- h8 [, {" t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 z; T6 K& [6 B! f0 z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ k; b {: q! m# B! A
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 {7 ^" o" g% }9 @: ?! b, e0 Z
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet% ?1 ~: d% V2 l
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- U* P6 J+ W& o
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. f, G( R! ^8 M2 y2 y9 PSub attack at 60,86% A5 @2 R# q5 O9 D7 Q3 [4 N
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Japanese Ships
T9 c4 m; j1 P( m/ Q( T0 h" T5 F+ m7 KPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ q8 @( t2 d; V. x RPC Ch 231 N( V" B; U' f1 b. V
PC Ch 18/ |+ ]3 L7 D; J6 \
PC Ch 17
- k' a* K7 [2 F7 m% IPC Ch 16# ?/ L- a, K+ Z& B* f5 E
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Allied Ships' t( Q- G+ f+ A2 E
SS Greenling
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/ t) P, ~+ y I/ @Ground combat at Lunga
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- U- ?2 r/ P, w& uJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 499 S( p5 h8 m3 A( g. H! [3 Y
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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4 _6 O$ B2 N+ g' w& e% X
Allied ground losses:
, j1 ^' y' i# M6 h9 @9 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Gili Gili6 P3 t/ o+ z' s
; D2 |! G$ u3 m# oAllied Bombardment attack- }6 Z$ Q$ Y+ @; `! E ~
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126, P9 x2 }6 M! H; K% w$ s
: Z( `7 n' g h9 O) C0 UDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 52 t: q. \, l* N% ] ]8 g
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Japanese ground losses:
( m. x2 i/ E) h, K+ V5 d1 j, w16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga/ E% D2 p# n0 z; g* i! v4 G. N4 Y
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Allied Shock attack, I+ [+ @* ]5 A2 b: d, [3 h
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 4662 |' C( r; `3 C! Q. j5 {4 k
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49* T9 v! i3 U& R
. g. K! T% z* q7 fAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 9 `5 C; S5 {1 H% g" D5 T4 `6 l7 n
5 U5 ~! Y$ P' A9 ~$ i) u9 mJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 : J$ b) J3 Z6 n% h
1 O( ^* o+ `; e' @! hAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!. n6 C- [" o( }6 J/ Z! y8 C
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; E7 J3 h" d2 r7 nJapanese ground losses:
! T: N7 q u, C6 y8 C397 casualties reported
8 @8 d Z2 S; k# b9 c$ ~Guns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:4 A! i# A% p, s; M# ^! f* s3 n
49 casualties reported
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" w+ N2 H. V/ |$ w" W7 v9 mDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |