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 08/08/426 P, g2 O- E n
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% V+ G, e/ \5 n/ MTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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5 P. g( y3 i- F. O" {6 T- wCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008( @% V' u; O2 q9 R
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
9 q% K/ j5 h" z8 S' j2 V . Q/ \+ `5 T; j# i; l& o5 g# d9 h
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- h. u9 w- {8 D, [' KAllied ground losses: r0 {9 g J6 E& f) B: Y. [
45 casualties reported
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships3 C7 q9 w) N, y6 d: _; p) l, A( \& g2 [
DD Mugford
8 g: o* F$ ^7 A) { j6 i5 CDD Ralph Talbot
' b6 p1 x8 |: l- X& BDD Patterson
& E! X1 }% c) G& N2 s1 GDD Ellet
4 c' J! `' t# y" W/ S5 r. QDD Wilson7 F3 i6 ]8 A3 k" x' I
DD Selfridge
4 m U2 E% j3 `3 H# [CL Hobart) [( y4 K. ^- u, T
CA Australia% J+ o; H, o* i6 k, H5 x: f
CA Vincennes
6 |7 J7 k& G% e6 }+ C/ fCA San Francisco
+ ~4 k. e# q b1 M8 k2 FCA Minneapolis& X. u3 V. r% U4 g4 n- E# r
CA New Orleans4 m3 {) f! }; e1 y3 z) G: x/ N9 I
CA Salt Lake City
) b5 I# e; G: ^# k1 s7 cCA Chicago
1 D, k+ A1 F: V2 C+ _7 R8 bCA Portland9 ?/ s7 p Q" g3 [
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Japanese ground losses:
. D' M% w& Z" k0 ?* r. M46 casualties reported$ e4 y( m& @: V* G, n+ Y' {
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Port hits 3* Y" E% n4 R& A& J/ O4 K, w4 P" v. E% [
Port fuel hits 1# ?1 A; F6 H) Q2 g
Port supply hits 4 e2 D; ]7 ^4 Z# @/ Y
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30/ Z( T, p9 c2 t" w% Y8 T4 K
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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' H$ m2 h9 V* O! {" t, Y" RJapanese ground losses:
+ \0 \) \+ N8 G9 ?2 e Y111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 302 p9 i( o; y' q* R0 X
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,941 V) j. o1 b+ [$ W0 }
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
% T9 `4 P& M* o+ S1 sJapanese Ships1 e4 n) q3 ~$ A/ v2 B J
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 12 {2 q( C6 S3 T1 h) X& C8 Y$ ~
PC Tama Maru #8
5 B% K. ^6 X0 Y% r: F0 y
& E/ ~- d5 y" ?( V& ?7 @# VJapanese ground losses:: R/ x# p3 w' h" T) G
98 casualties reported
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7 v8 O5 m) U0 S+ m* MTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97$ x8 Y. P* s; k7 i4 ^
2 L+ j' N0 r6 p3 T7 ?2 C# K$ n
1 e% U+ D" T( x. s& J3 O ( L% W7 k2 S7 Y# n# o) i9 E6 S
Allied ground losses: m, c9 t: v- ?2 y
18 casualties reported
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& x3 |+ j% V6 G, d7 _Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009+ e/ d/ u1 L+ o/ E, M* j
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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0 M# V7 x" m& m5 \3 T
Allied ground losses:
4 a- A2 x0 h6 ^168 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,979 c: h4 A+ s; a9 z; O
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( @' b! K4 o) Q& a9 c5 _+ kAllied aircraft
" i* d/ R( _% ^SOC-3 Seagull x 1
/ ]' c# p7 d1 `: O+ |2 n
" p4 F. m+ M# Z- s/ h s9 u. P! ?# J% H, S
No Allied losses+ ?7 P7 F" z0 Q3 K
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6 {' H/ S# w$ jDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97/ N7 k0 Z* f! {1 \
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Allied aircraft* D( X+ y" `: t; c+ j* N
PBY Catalina x 2
6 H0 L2 L# B# Z8 C
1 O6 h7 E* P+ A% k& M4 w % O# W3 z* P7 X# |8 K5 _
No Allied losses
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( n. D5 H4 a( {/ r2 QDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97. {4 u# s$ `" D
6 w# b0 U# A9 y+ ]" LJapanese aircraft
* V) x2 X! C% ]! V; [G4M1 Betty x 62% Y. c- \% r' e3 {% ~! H
0 [6 {7 Y4 Y' b
Allied aircraft
/ v8 R" \5 M0 e( F8 x2 R9 E% {: sF4F-3 Wildcat x 12- N1 _3 D2 c! t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 224 }: I7 f3 `- ?1 r3 T2 B6 d/ i8 r4 A6 I
* Y, @3 s0 D- _" t) |
Japanese aircraft losses
# f4 n' Z& y% F2 BG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
: o7 ~4 e- V6 x) O( Z' n: t ' _ f+ C# g; T+ {
Allied aircraft losses3 |/ S N3 j% I: E: l! ~
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
, `" Q8 U" q1 I' b5 }F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
0 t/ r& F) t1 `% I/ D( E$ d
: S# O; i! r. Z" D+ z4 Z+ [' pAllied Ships
+ @1 _1 ?1 J2 k0 [8 \5 CAP George F. Elliot
* l6 V# O, ?, ^AK Libra
# C. u' R2 T o* T. o9 Q9 MAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
; F) B2 x' {& M1 d" b3 e( U( m$ E3 w A# w- TDMS Zane m! U( `* x$ q- D! x& e
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 49 J. x; `) @3 b- A
AK Betelgeuse
: M% C2 E- G" \0 n, ADD Helm
+ v7 h9 ]( A- X1 o& p: W. IAK Fomalhaut. I* M+ g$ c/ n+ Q5 O+ D
AP McCawley
7 o+ d1 |7 e% p9 P0 ~! O+ k8 kDD Henley
1 r( h$ v p6 A( _" X $ o2 x8 i4 g& w/ T
Aircraft Attacking:
( _3 H9 s% E0 j: y. w. }, k 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
s$ E" C4 V5 E* ~4 d; ~ 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) p I/ Y+ X' F- N
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) Y2 K: T6 G- j d" r# m" ]
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 Y, `5 a3 T) @* R3 j ?6 s' Y s 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 Z( c0 n0 }5 r7 C) v! W4 }
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; l+ i! t' ~; i& ^! f# X
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. \+ ~) p9 R/ E 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) w q4 K6 Z- C- U a% v
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 I3 w+ J( C: ~$ U) P 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 b3 i! V8 ] O9 Z; l 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
' T* S( C- G+ O8 J) q 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 k3 g. z% I2 P# P' Q. w
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" Y2 g( Q) t3 V0 w0 b7 ?3 P
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! Y7 f) t; ?) J% `1 _
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5 O1 T2 ]/ p4 v' @' R; g- K6 O/ vDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97- z* M/ b# a! \5 D* x9 N) n
3 E+ L' N: N4 c; t0 Z; M8 K+ a: Q! }9 EJapanese aircraft
$ A7 ~- s/ ]4 l/ wG4M1 Betty x 3
4 b) o( _: N3 G* r j; _( O + b: l3 g4 C2 e4 O, U
Allied aircraft( ?# p. d" S) ?8 f& f0 H
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12& Y$ o- a. x/ D4 Z W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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# `0 }1 K5 `# k& gJapanese aircraft losses
2 G5 S+ @. P7 p- zG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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k# x9 j# a9 ?0 d" E2 w; |9 P
6 U6 P9 t5 w+ W+ W3 T. s# hAllied Ships6 P7 z6 x U3 D
CA Portland; H. C& ~+ W( t6 m
# _% W5 K2 X/ W L: P' g, Y
Aircraft Attacking:. @) v" O3 u9 l; h
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& @1 v. J+ h+ L# I: |/ X
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft
1 g' c$ }5 W* y5 {6 w; nA6M2 Zero x 18
' l1 K$ y) c* ?, U4 I! cA6M3 Zero x 6/ x, w* J) ~# G! j9 k, }: _
G4M1 Betty x 5 y8 Z" b" l9 \' j
, H2 [$ I9 `) H Z1 w( kAllied aircraft m1 a* Q! Q1 g" {+ D
P-39D Airacobra x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses
: b& V7 N/ ^ aA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged. C2 X5 f8 } n3 }0 j1 v8 M2 F
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged2 j9 X$ ]0 K6 f1 ^2 K' [0 J; N+ l! L
+ x4 K5 L {% W: W* Q
Allied aircraft losses% s# ?7 I1 j/ q4 I
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
7 s3 X6 j% y3 S8 O e- ^
7 Z- M2 E) ~. s" s L$ X9 C( nRunway hits 33 c% S& k7 Y F/ a7 A' O, g# g
7 k+ d6 f* N y* \Aircraft Attacking:
: a7 |% j& y2 I1 q& ?# w 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: D T6 C9 I" x5 x
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! f4 d3 C- {1 t/ n; H9 Y
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. c% {8 W% ?# O5 L. k+ J8 c" jDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft, ^9 W% C2 u/ e9 z
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
" i+ X- E2 y- rA6M2 Zero x 62 g9 r* j) n' N/ h
- v U- ~4 M+ g7 i! B, AAllied aircraft/ N# ~/ W3 v! R! F$ B
SBD Dauntless x 49
9 _; F& f" n5 rTBF Avenger x 30
6 b/ S4 m) h: ^ , w6 t. F9 ]4 N, g- A' l& o
Japanese aircraft losses8 a0 N7 R* N. f+ ]( f5 R: C
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
) [2 `( p- P4 e |- D9 E8 ^* {3 O / V' J& S9 ~# |. a- `0 m, K0 L! I
Allied aircraft losses
: Y; |* [ M4 y1 L. F' lSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
" ]. U7 m1 X |+ eTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
+ M9 |' }8 K6 I [ Y z# @0 \6 Q" l & g8 r7 l! l S% r( G. p
Japanese Ships
G2 U- v7 t3 i. UDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage! ~* {8 T& z1 t! T, K; g
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; n# d' {) [ A( h
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire% s4 L+ O8 `. L; f
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire% B6 E" j/ q1 C' x3 W4 A$ y
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; K. Y, j; R9 \- T0 V8 KAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ _8 _9 n; _) q$ i5 y mDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# m9 R3 u Z- f' s
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: S( k2 I3 Z& h! A) N8 E( ]TK Ogura Maru #3
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7 C/ S# H# M7 j0 C" `Japanese ground losses:
' C( g" f( q! V H/ }' K. X7 |. H54 casualties reported- W& u! n% X( O' f
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Aircraft Attacking:
( o( D& Z" u+ Q+ f5 R2 @ 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, t5 U' ?! j5 U2 } 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" p1 A6 {5 ?0 r% c( t3 a) n 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 O: s+ `( S) `: D4 S) D 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 M) A0 @4 @% p+ p; ]& H2 [ 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ a( l0 T6 U$ [3 |; ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& C% b; H; e$ |' I 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- W1 b5 F0 T6 I/ u; R+ @
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, G6 x) k9 H# J- S9 D 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet. w1 M8 x" ]% D
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* N. c' d6 J/ c# p 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! p+ T; ]8 A% J) h( I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. J5 v* g9 m- E+ u7 y9 U: @7 y! {
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 z8 Y4 w2 O% E4 F: g0 ^) O! \( ` u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; ?/ D2 u" r6 u* { o' ?8 Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
|" ~* c$ }" f0 Y1 Q3 H0 a2 R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; R& L1 x6 ~, T% P- L1 h1 N 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. L* g- F1 s$ F. I" ` q0 K1 K6 S* k 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; F6 W- l- }) w9 @' \ 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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2 X0 @& J) m4 }Sub attack at 60,86
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Japanese Ships' v @; Y, c8 J) j" a H
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage) S% l6 ` t% b
PC Ch 23) W; e7 h3 ~( F$ @
PC Ch 18
) _/ M9 S5 [! UPC Ch 17
3 F# T5 w" D) R: {- cPC Ch 16
7 L/ |1 _) W9 Z8 H; U$ P % _* g/ v# N0 W
Allied Ships+ \% ?0 M) x1 f( C- X1 J4 C: [
SS Greenling
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0 A. B0 K+ D* E& T1 {Ground combat at Lunga( Z& x+ v% P7 m% E" h+ _
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 491 o" r. F" J' a+ P% h% w
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466% a$ i. v, b. H1 x% z# ?" G
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Allied ground losses:' E, `9 v/ o/ @4 Z( }
9 casualties reported
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! C: E H, ^0 q8 e6 d1 N/ dGround combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack+ j. J( }' C' P: I$ _
1 G" ], l. i! k* }: m! jAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126- b4 }, G' |: }' P% D* H" Z- S, x
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5' L! A8 X, i& r, g# g; s' z
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Japanese ground losses:
/ I1 e% c- f0 B/ R4 R( R [16 casualties reported( |1 S" o4 m* c% q2 h, @
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Ground combat at Lunga
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# L: i# y/ S" n- G) ZAllied Shock attack
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466$ W; |9 }; @5 S/ A2 y( ]1 _& L
0 j# z; X7 M1 ZDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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2 H8 t% Y* Q0 L! C2 [% ~4 PJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) / r! b; \( b7 K; e( u
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:! X, W& v v6 a. S: R9 U8 d
397 casualties reported
: F$ j: L; a) ~0 V; |6 WGuns lost 2
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Allied ground losses: U6 M0 k" F; e
49 casualties reported& d1 H' i7 f+ T" @& v- F/ T+ s) c4 p
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |