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。。。。1 h1 J* J# D2 l9 r1 C9 M
' e+ S* R. p3 [2 \" [AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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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) [- N F! k5 X, L
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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' j5 f. g6 m6 |! z& \2 v' F( mAllied ground losses:
! l6 t" e/ X* Z' r45 casualties reported9 T5 S: D% R! v8 w
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97 i0 ]6 ~ N: r7 B9 Z- x4 Z
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Allied Ships' s& A* w/ O4 m% \/ b
DD Mugford2 h8 |% E9 S; p
DD Ralph Talbot
# n9 x4 Q& E$ D/ ?% s; l2 ?DD Patterson/ E, M) X/ h5 n$ i$ g& S% r
DD Ellet
9 \, A3 l' b2 ~7 E* u" [6 o# a, G: ODD Wilson
6 ?) }) h' N" KDD Selfridge
5 j$ Z- s# `! hCL Hobart) S3 R2 [9 l. n/ | E8 O" q
CA Australia5 d6 L) S" F8 v; B. ?( @
CA Vincennes- A' m+ Q( W5 g7 L
CA San Francisco5 T; d+ N! j% N4 z$ J
CA Minneapolis
3 @7 T$ E ]& l; x3 S& `! ^# N9 J, ?CA New Orleans* J- T% V* g# A5 i9 z2 A- Z
CA Salt Lake City% N+ z7 A7 z) D. I3 I7 {8 h
CA Chicago! I/ i( H, H7 D8 s; ]& L
CA Portland/ r6 z" v% C- y! m7 ~) |
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Japanese ground losses:
8 ~; i" s9 q& S+ K& x) K46 casualties reported0 w7 `# Q3 l$ C
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Port hits 30 O+ K8 a) _& s, O9 p; D2 h o
Port fuel hits 1
1 m# r( V4 Y9 P% l# W+ T: {- Z/ vPort supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 304 n1 Y3 |4 D! l u
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94 T6 ^% N+ Y' T! {) \+ o- `
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Japanese ground losses:- M, j. v$ V0 v, |- F+ j
111 casualties reported
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! j4 c5 r1 e5 \+ M4 b# b; sCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30; v* c% Q+ K* F8 Y: Y3 C' p/ Z8 V
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
9 @/ M8 }! b5 L- o) Q6 mJapanese Ships
& o5 ?( g4 K$ W: r/ r3 _1 |% I3 F* S6 oDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1/ |3 O( Y' i. k G+ S
PC Tama Maru #8% i% l' W4 n, A( y& U9 s) z: [
0 T/ O, Q* E2 v9 e) HJapanese ground losses:
% i0 j' f) O( T$ m98 casualties reported. R. p; @- I1 Q# D" D
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97% @% [$ V2 M' j' F/ o) b
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! X' A+ g( r5 P" M3 z8 B! A1 u1 CAllied ground losses:
. U1 Q* G+ P; B, l18 casualties reported
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6 |. C/ W! l4 C4 ECoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
; b. _$ ?( r! f. m# FTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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1 A+ A/ k9 s8 ^6 j) Y3 O, B0 |Allied ground losses:. j' W, d- Z" q& h2 r
168 casualties reported0 }$ o) ?, ]& }. E4 Z
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: ?* y% u3 s* _% S9 y6 o$ `5 N6 XDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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1 T& Q- X9 V8 a) j$ f1 Q! W5 EAllied aircraft
$ c/ t! O4 A0 X5 M+ v7 z, |SOC-3 Seagull x 1% V [7 y* @' u6 e; ?& y+ N/ G
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No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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+ N. I7 J% {* p' {3 x4 ]Allied aircraft
* @' ?: f: e4 I7 D/ }( ePBY Catalina x 2/ v# t1 V* m" w M4 p$ V3 g4 W& |
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No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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* d1 S' v5 p3 a. A) ]( `) eJapanese aircraft m" R+ I$ l# E- {! [
G4M1 Betty x 62 r! D, o4 z3 T
4 F6 M& k# S6 @' p7 hAllied aircraft% O8 e1 g. t0 z* x: n# p
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12% t- {3 O: P0 D: D; o9 ^8 B# y% k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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; q; G: ^: D; ?* G7 w% k, oJapanese aircraft losses' {* J# D4 _9 K, _0 P
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged3 _1 E) G+ O' n0 D/ L0 E
6 n+ g+ Q. b/ w! TAllied aircraft losses
; P& v3 k7 i3 \/ B( XF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
* d g* q, ~2 M) CF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged( {2 M) ~! Q8 s1 ^
9 z* O$ R. ]* P/ f: EAllied Ships
. o# d2 }5 D+ y9 p5 y7 IAP George F. Elliot: R$ n: ^4 H% Y: w9 o, C
AK Libra
6 g6 |: H# L5 dAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4# E- W/ G/ g4 _
DMS Zane7 O T/ |4 N5 U, [# _/ K$ l9 ?
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4/ `+ f/ W; U, O# n( p: K
AK Betelgeuse. [. l2 k; [, j8 m- ?' `6 g |
DD Helm
6 e/ s* I# h% y0 XAK Fomalhaut
8 K8 Z+ u- f1 i& d. i' O' m7 SAP McCawley1 p! p! I9 }, _: i3 c' |! u; s
DD Henley7 F' U* J5 V2 z8 B
3 U+ h7 ]3 _* N' ]. T `Aircraft Attacking:. l& V5 V/ l5 H+ V$ ?; S3 A$ H
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# F0 v4 i/ b2 b) h8 h& I4 e( {' Z
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 ?9 K! M/ L; p% C% f# n2 E. ^5 v4 W
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; T! w8 e: g3 a1 \) M; I7 T
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 b' F. j3 ^# v5 _' n( ~ 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 n% S Z- ~+ F2 W6 Y! ]% G 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 g6 O+ L5 ^$ n) o
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. C0 c, C' y% a* ^: w2 t 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ v* K. W6 n K. T! F+ M 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! X& W) ^# [/ b# J7 m
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ Y: ^6 l* e! ]( r
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 t4 I5 T4 G0 |- U$ Z 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 V& }) F$ e9 K9 l a8 n# q 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& O( @9 C `3 j( I) e" O/ [ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 }: t' Y2 h U" H% K& U8 ]* X, l0 Z
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8 M5 q. N: t0 pDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97( @7 N6 Z$ o& w% @1 Y9 i; l4 n3 Q. e& s
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Japanese aircraft7 P* e5 \! R9 ]
G4M1 Betty x 3* m3 r+ y N6 g) v+ X9 V
5 X& f( a4 l5 e# x; B% J( tAllied aircraft6 e( r6 u$ {# p+ q4 \ `' r3 ?9 w% ]
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
- {4 g4 _# F1 q8 \F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
6 W7 Y( o/ g M I% f , m2 U6 `' K. p" n
Japanese aircraft losses
- p" J$ r/ h) @' G, b! V- HG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
2 ^9 m- k1 g! h4 d7 c 1 I7 U. ^$ D6 o' s0 @
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Allied Ships/ b( C$ @: l# p' {2 C0 q( |
CA Portland
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Aircraft Attacking:( n9 `* V! T0 U6 L
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91) a* _4 @- d# E5 O
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Japanese aircraft
; Q( D; U' O( G5 [3 a' g+ F; W$ cA6M2 Zero x 18
8 C/ ~0 k o0 X8 O: q- W! @" E7 k5 TA6M3 Zero x 6- f6 C1 m4 k } B7 T4 q: F( [9 V" Z* q
G4M1 Betty x 5
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8 c* g) A% l4 Z3 g9 nAllied aircraft+ c$ T: L! u; o5 `
P-39D Airacobra x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses( j( q2 d9 A5 m6 i$ k, g. v$ c
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
' f2 p% q0 s" z+ {. iG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged/ n; d$ Y3 i& [6 o7 G
7 Z% g8 ]( k# T* k0 [Allied aircraft losses
- A! d1 r; l' G' I) H7 _6 u* z. ^P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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6 U/ }) `7 X# {% I, L' ?Runway hits 3
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8 u# D# N0 A4 j! p* q6 AAircraft Attacking:
) t: z! u0 ~9 Z9 y5 ^* B. n 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 b+ v% }# [3 w; L) l1 o
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; X8 @3 D" k6 s# f
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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# C6 o" P: O% qJapanese aircraft
" f h9 t5 J/ J: B GA6M2-N Rufe x 3; \: g$ L, u5 t1 K6 {) C
A6M2 Zero x 60 s* }8 N9 T3 e- @; m, b' d
9 h4 t w a+ Q6 L
Allied aircraft# N9 ]5 Y$ V5 ~4 t' |1 E' T
SBD Dauntless x 497 u7 W0 o/ d6 ?2 |4 _
TBF Avenger x 30
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! R2 M) \+ a" I' n- R" [Japanese aircraft losses1 l' }" K# M# p5 B" _/ i& ^
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
' K7 I! L3 {$ VSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
: w- M7 ~: |3 I+ J+ {2 G( l# X3 kTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged0 C/ a+ v' G* y' p4 S7 [( y& o
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Japanese Ships
; k" c3 x0 G- |& h# i. o, GDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
/ Q2 c0 Q3 v; e& \6 } A. hTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- n4 W; Q. Y% V( {' i/ z# {
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: e& P+ F( T" {/ r. s# AAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ [# |! H' I" Y. I& g, _9 @2 Q! K4 bAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire: u( `5 u2 z1 _2 G/ S) z" H, T
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
# U6 U7 W$ w7 _% D" t( R( X/ ?* M! VDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( O4 j5 u* A) g2 p% D; E' I# ^TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire* h# Y" ^: @5 l/ ^4 Y( t5 ^
TK Ogura Maru #3) Y1 z. {/ {; B v
; ]# L4 p6 [$ Y, u0 g+ {1 c8 ZJapanese ground losses:/ M, O& ^: f( c$ \. u1 E6 A* f
54 casualties reported# A0 @% g( |4 p8 x6 s
* ^+ J5 C9 r0 @ z; A, VAircraft Attacking:* ], q* Z {7 c/ m. S5 _
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 k- s" H) x j, S! d+ A5 B9 q3 M
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet% R) V7 m3 y/ v5 Y
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 | k8 E: F2 t/ ?% @/ n" W0 Y
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 i. u) V0 [0 w8 t
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 u" o( N0 A* h& B4 b+ s" G4 o 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 u( o: g6 J7 u" Y 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; Q; W! }. s% ], u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ B# ]9 b6 \) I+ \' t
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 b# {8 W4 H/ s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- f& @0 A: P* P$ m 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) u; l5 p9 |$ @% M+ p; [7 k+ c8 Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# {8 Q7 i% C4 b: {- @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& N( H$ D2 B3 E
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, c% @2 q' K. a" k z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# ^7 f0 _$ H5 ^2 V' C6 B/ ~
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% C7 j7 E. A+ r 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 v% c4 v' ^' H( B5 n M9 r4 r 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
i4 m, a' j) g 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ L3 K. i' y. _2 L, Y2 I6 j
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Sub attack at 60,86& K- ?/ `8 }3 K q+ U
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Japanese Ships# p+ j0 q* j0 W; Y- U: |
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* v- {7 z3 y7 E) f% U
PC Ch 23$ K$ v/ O, W3 _" K
PC Ch 184 B, ^. c" l7 p! @
PC Ch 17
9 x' p Z8 N3 `! M! j& t/ KPC Ch 16
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SS Greenling5 G& W3 f: i" l$ ^
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, k, P" P- O' B" Y) E, NGround combat at Lunga
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" g0 @ E# j1 ~, M/ FJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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6 m7 t* G( H1 @! F1 Q6 l: K, wDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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5 b! Z+ n6 i* R! hAllied ground losses:
( L G) {/ J+ `3 h# _ B1 Q1 f9 casualties reported! t R- y( J& {) d1 { c. E- T
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack7 ~5 i2 u$ E* p
2 |- V2 ]. ], s7 ZAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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Japanese ground losses:
9 U! |9 d. K7 m% o16 casualties reported" B) [/ Z& b( j% y5 z
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- z7 k. `& U UGround combat at Lunga
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# b7 I; N0 C" J9 P; t* kAllied Shock attack
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 4668 S" v% f& v# _! v
' T6 K8 i; B* o* k$ PDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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# A# d- P+ v% v' oAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 & [4 T, F$ P+ }! P3 X% s# j
; d/ k0 h7 H0 P- m* q p0 MJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 6 V: Z- R1 ?$ _3 x& w! d6 Y3 x) V
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) 9 _5 x) ? z( o. O$ K
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!! R: V/ B: ?1 i' |! U/ ]6 t
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Japanese ground losses:$ r3 l: T0 _/ T4 `# y# b
397 casualties reported
, I0 F- a k( s& q2 Y* A4 F, tGuns lost 2
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7 }4 m( s7 m h2 h& b* t( }! I4 j; GAllied ground losses:9 H% [1 @: f3 Q; L( \
49 casualties reported
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6 b o* ?, r, rDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |