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。。。。4 z! E9 d; s& m$ ?7 ?+ g
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/422 q* ]! k3 g2 X1 D% Y' }
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7 e3 s) j3 n4 b/ K1 d5 fTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97& Y1 C* {9 y7 ~+ C+ g( c# P
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
3 v- C# i) a5 MTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97' I) }7 f% E2 E! G. w% A4 k
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Allied ground losses:
6 D; L; B: j% P' I45 casualties reported: s. g0 c0 o' p0 Z) a1 ^4 N
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7 p9 v- t$ _' V e( ], CNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,979 R8 G& p1 H& y; {/ P1 T2 o! g7 R; u# T
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Allied Ships9 d7 [. b- T( y$ U
DD Mugford
8 w& B4 v7 h7 X c8 b6 u0 ~3 Q# `DD Ralph Talbot
- f0 C: \" O2 s( I4 ^DD Patterson
6 |( p4 p: X6 R5 B7 b( E! gDD Ellet
' Z8 x; V0 \7 ~) a9 s( MDD Wilson& H* g1 ^6 Q+ I8 i+ c2 [$ c
DD Selfridge/ R3 c6 }; F. j1 r
CL Hobart! ]8 s3 {4 }7 y. P8 |7 n: n
CA Australia
0 e, }! X8 E" C( d# tCA Vincennes
0 S# I- K/ ^4 ~. b& p2 Z, ^CA San Francisco* o+ n0 ?+ M6 ^" w, K; s, J
CA Minneapolis
. }5 y5 ] N& p8 B) F/ V" XCA New Orleans
7 N' z& C4 a" ^3 `CA Salt Lake City9 `, j- \: v# B' g5 A+ W7 l
CA Chicago9 G* [7 }1 y8 J
CA Portland4 B7 J6 R: o+ O6 o
3 ~' s& P& w; e% y& g4 q
Japanese ground losses:1 P8 p T1 l; W6 p5 P
46 casualties reported
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Port hits 3' r- S4 {) g" D: Y5 u% p# B' _6 v' p
Port fuel hits 1( ^) f. ]& C, b( q" x
Port supply hits 4
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' J% I" ], \ M- pCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 300 N9 b$ `( R3 d; B" C" d3 K1 O# q7 h
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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5 U3 I2 P/ n3 n! c0 UJapanese ground losses:1 W9 x$ h& U+ \8 |4 g5 U! r# G
111 casualties reported' @! E$ {. S) Q9 Y; |& y' t
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+ o; e. c7 h. A) L* yCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
" q+ r% E. F0 y* B; h# m/ z* lTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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& u' U3 R# w x# v105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
2 O% v. `7 `- B( |! T# xJapanese Ships3 \( s# I" Q5 K ]1 F
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 17 \* `. l$ d C+ J
PC Tama Maru #8! v# f9 u' k( q9 V5 `8 p/ l
$ k0 `% Z- f! l, KJapanese ground losses:3 E2 d% N4 A3 A0 u# [8 U+ u3 u
98 casualties reported3 ?5 F3 ^' N% M3 }. K1 Z
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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, N& e% N" K3 h9 o$ M, E+ j8 V0 C" P7 JAllied ground losses:+ s9 W8 s$ u/ N i2 U0 d Z
18 casualties reported
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# k) Z* U/ b) ]" n. q: sCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
. s% f z, x0 i* n t' [TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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5 _- n0 D" M4 @! D' Y5 kAllied ground losses:
4 s3 P7 p }& M* J) X168 casualties reported4 h# Z9 ]( A/ ^: ^+ u4 c
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft
6 ~ U6 V9 d- u$ zSOC-3 Seagull x 1" R6 Y' l9 d$ s6 A! F% {& F# o
3 B) h& Y) Z& ? 7 o. u3 f0 W: j
No Allied losses" S! H# ~, R# U8 m& u$ r9 U
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7 }# z. r0 a2 l6 f' }2 d7 c" j7 yDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97& {) e) D& N+ W0 @% I
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: {+ n& h; v/ I0 f: C, B& VPBY Catalina x 2) U5 P0 N% L$ w3 Z- J; _. N3 v# N
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* B& x+ t! @* Z+ o# Y+ O0 U" aNo Allied losses0 y3 ?8 N. g% \" ]
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. r6 T; Q; w" h5 }9 c2 `Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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4 O% @2 k. Y6 N. y9 i+ kJapanese aircraft* d, [5 |6 |3 W; ~/ @ x
G4M1 Betty x 62
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# D0 B) e# W# p3 k: w( NF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
, _7 _( _0 k1 C A4 @, ^/ |9 IF4F-4 Wildcat x 224 A& w( o" N/ L# o
8 y5 _7 y) m0 g5 [Japanese aircraft losses
5 ?- p$ f; t9 l; u( d R: bG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
9 ?' d4 @$ h. ]% c* d' W 5 t Q0 E/ F2 X) p# [* I
Allied aircraft losses/ a7 J" v8 j2 S# K) y+ S
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
p+ w9 [" |& }; L& ^7 U3 ~ rF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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8 e, r, u: u4 `Allied Ships
' F% z. X) B* c7 y8 b8 \AP George F. Elliot+ d$ n) m; b$ d9 @8 ]9 O
AK Libra
/ Y0 `2 W( ~& Y$ LAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4, f' \; o) E: j& N- O
DMS Zane
& T1 F9 ]; V7 D0 s! wAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4) p# M6 g3 K9 I& w" k4 S% j, q
AK Betelgeuse5 ?3 {& f1 l0 i) c
DD Helm
6 v! z6 L! ?% r& DAK Fomalhaut
5 Y" M9 ]0 G. r8 pAP McCawley& d z" R; I1 Z! D! z! Q
DD Henley+ u7 W' t! m& V" e6 e
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Aircraft Attacking:
, W4 W- Q7 w R0 m% }, s1 w 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; }0 W% f. \" ?7 f
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' V+ S1 @+ i# ]5 n3 k5 w
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. w5 m7 G" R( w, L8 u* i6 Z 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* n# N" p! p ~. p( I- X" h; x7 B 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; e S/ Z! u6 M1 ]4 n
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 Y; J) l0 Z6 h0 X. \* c
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ D& t( N5 U; W: Q3 b
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& U) c+ O+ X4 w$ }
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, J9 i6 U" v! b$ x7 {/ T+ e
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 S6 j9 I9 b3 T/ B 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 |) m: u# ?6 M+ p1 t: f
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, u9 S! A0 h7 I f; Y
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 p6 }2 w3 n% G: G+ w 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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- ?1 n4 ^7 [6 N8 vDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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* P; G$ _9 q% ]! q/ b8 u5 }9 LJapanese aircraft
, A# ^0 C5 G; P! c1 g3 bG4M1 Betty x 3: d! C2 \( `! O, Q/ |
3 x# K2 J1 z- C* jAllied aircraft' A4 d q% d( ^
F4F-3 Wildcat x 124 H; y- N& P' |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses) y4 s0 ?3 { E' a% z* Y) L* X
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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6 y) D* w5 ]8 V& `, vAllied Ships/ Q5 v4 o- Y# J# Z6 R
CA Portland
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Aircraft Attacking:% `) E. {: N' L7 c0 {0 b. i2 h5 {
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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, f% w ]4 B& H; nDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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, ~8 e1 F. t t) h8 ~7 H# LJapanese aircraft: n, a+ t" d: N# f0 f) M: Y$ U* N
A6M2 Zero x 18
& j3 l( ~! D/ ~# O0 F" y* U. M; sA6M3 Zero x 6! a( o$ Y" x# V/ p
G4M1 Betty x 56 t9 n s2 V3 ^4 Y2 x
+ C% \5 e! @! \+ O8 X xAllied aircraft2 I q4 h+ {" h2 [7 X
P-39D Airacobra x 24# W5 ~$ T, _' u [0 I, ?
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 A; {7 O/ Y" ZA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged, ^* j/ G9 X2 s; M6 ], t' E
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses# w6 _. H3 D1 _- x& o* U) x
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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2 l/ O' C7 ]0 eRunway hits 3
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4 v+ t. U1 }+ R1 W* ?% I, | 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 K7 j, {: B5 v% r& a
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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" l# g0 ?# t6 w Q* VDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93! \+ t) u4 e8 }% c9 x
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Japanese aircraft
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A6M2 Zero x 6- h) ~; F. \ B; f/ C! R
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Allied aircraft
: {! k1 ?: W$ e- a, K! \: R6 uSBD Dauntless x 49
$ ^+ v1 M: l9 Z4 A S- a) P# p7 W9 ZTBF Avenger x 303 z/ \) o) U/ G; b) u7 K& T) A1 [5 C
( z6 P1 X* P2 x6 R, y8 \$ s! W. o% CJapanese aircraft losses0 X8 b0 @6 l2 o {$ A9 i9 u: t
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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+ C0 ^* h6 q8 L! TAllied aircraft losses2 J9 `6 e# w# A, V3 O& B! m
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged" F- C0 I }3 N5 S" w, |
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged K) c- T e8 k3 i
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Japanese Ships
/ s; k J1 T4 V7 l% N6 zDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage4 L: j$ m9 P/ d4 S l: W& q
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& q& e! z/ ^! Q
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. i3 v* u& b9 P# g+ K( E1 gAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ n6 i* u2 l* p+ z* b; Z% J' g5 i
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 a0 \$ A$ z" n, ^' Z3 ~) kAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: P7 O" ~' |$ C& C- x0 c0 O( ?
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) q& H( y( N' e- S# b* Q4 eTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 m) c6 Y" O$ H4 z% N1 [! e
TK Ogura Maru #3
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Japanese ground losses:: ~2 ]. l! T# F) P8 K$ j$ ^
54 casualties reported6 D% d* U6 T1 c$ s! r0 j- J
- j4 ~5 r m. G' f0 gAircraft Attacking:
; M: m$ x, |0 C p5 n& S 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
W9 \$ A4 e! ]" ]' N% n1 Y 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 z _" b ~; L3 ?
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 B( n+ x5 z2 T+ f z 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% o8 }: C/ Z1 U. `2 P, |; i
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet. ?4 S* F2 y" G5 Q; q5 t: q7 W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% Q2 o3 b! v; _% i* A9 @! X
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet S' J5 D# x% {5 X! d! w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# `* v1 w% F" ` 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* t, s k) B. G% {. Y. B! J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ C9 n2 I- h9 g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( h# N8 w6 H! {
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- ^4 i1 S6 V+ j" h+ O& t, g; G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 j, e( {1 D& I c# r0 _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. x7 W9 N6 Q8 Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 N! }% S' S4 F3 I& l4 s) Y8 I+ V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& q1 Z$ v1 g0 I& V7 l, i+ R% I 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' G' T* x3 A$ Y) q' f 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 y+ `/ a7 M1 y9 l' P5 O 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 n2 D0 K. K7 {; z9 T
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Sub attack at 60,866 @( X, |2 V4 @+ \+ s( _
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; x: r V$ V' y& E4 xPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( g" k, X$ h3 @' V) ^% dPC Ch 236 D6 S$ M+ ^ T; |9 ^3 e! @
PC Ch 18
! }- l( C& z( U# bPC Ch 17
, m2 H$ O$ f: y4 Z5 o- B# v& `PC Ch 16. D0 f* v. m/ g& y1 K
9 H' J, ^: j- N' L: U hAllied Ships! [! U& G3 _! t) v5 m
SS Greenling6 m/ X8 L/ T& R( k+ O; f& ^4 u
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Ground combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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' m b8 s o6 _) B- vAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49# B$ o) G) a, g& X/ j
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466+ S- J. n j) Z
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Allied ground losses:
. [' e9 g: D+ w3 G* o# K/ {6 S- _9 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Gili Gili/ m+ K+ q- r/ ?0 V
; m( \9 w: P0 A* W; r5 NAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126$ p4 V; Y% |" B/ ~$ l' |7 @
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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& v; h: S9 ]3 x7 RJapanese ground losses: ^- N0 t, x$ o! E$ \
16 casualties reported( n" ]& K4 L4 y1 Q4 s+ K" M" G
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Ground combat at Lunga
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; ?4 O, T4 H% z0 C4 v% k& IAllied 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 = 495 W1 B8 k, Q2 @ L. Z
& R) d# `7 { p' XAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 2 I, D$ U) c/ ^+ T
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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6 {* n$ ~' S+ b0 LAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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0 ~# U& @& p# v. E2 ZAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:5 B$ ?( ~5 @' i7 r* T( @' e5 z' T
397 casualties reported' k; V, m' t! c: ~9 `# g, Q' Y
Guns lost 2( A- L+ b7 N3 w6 o! Z
8 h- @1 W4 Q, g7 \: F( {Allied ground losses:
* x2 \5 z: m1 b; j& x. E. i% T+ D49 casualties reported
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3 f9 q5 ~0 A5 x% e0 Y6 ?4 RDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |