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。。。。) p) v$ o& R, q. K
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/427 E4 v4 ]& D, c' e% ^. N
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S1 |- m* G' \0 J3 XTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97( k% O& ^: R$ B- a+ L$ j' o
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3 D1 a) H8 @3 Z7 F1 Y, ^+ f8 }Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008" G! C+ z( X4 N
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97) S3 \* K' n8 X$ q" ?
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Allied ground losses:6 \! _9 ^$ ^9 i% i6 G
45 casualties reported% W! q# S& v' s. m3 T, m
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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4 S6 x& T! P! A- b3 \- V! BAllied Ships
- h, E5 b: u. D- w5 O& eDD Mugford6 ]% y% v- W3 I a0 t! ]
DD Ralph Talbot
: _5 M! m3 m8 g( `' V3 v2 y, A9 b5 VDD Patterson! u: h2 R- |7 G: T
DD Ellet# ~1 k$ k. {, X* G2 V
DD Wilson) V0 c% B- ^9 V r4 Q
DD Selfridge
3 w$ u4 W$ o1 W, qCL Hobart* g6 @7 ^- ?; F3 ~4 ~. X0 g
CA Australia
9 z V7 M7 _! L9 l) q8 \ Q5 O+ eCA Vincennes, @& J" l! J! r3 O
CA San Francisco, c# z% E, i& ?6 w. P5 w
CA Minneapolis
3 ?' h- Y( y, b6 f$ L, @; OCA New Orleans
+ p q6 _: Y" [0 @8 R+ [CA Salt Lake City5 k0 a+ w3 K" g0 d3 q. K% D3 a& J) @
CA Chicago- ?, Z3 y7 G4 |# j* h+ D
CA Portland
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7 J* Y9 {/ w6 \% y {% u4 [Japanese ground losses:
" O3 Y+ d# q. G2 D3 Z+ K2 H46 casualties reported3 S4 R, L; n2 s5 Q& J) Z
0 s2 P. V0 J1 M9 x8 rPort hits 3" J$ ^$ w: t2 B) o H
Port fuel hits 11 }, v9 S6 |: @. U4 H' R8 K
Port supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
5 m. E7 h, i7 Q1 R1 i% @TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,942 f2 a8 V: B/ p2 J: }9 w! p5 M
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Japanese ground losses:5 j; n$ Q2 |% l1 E9 S
111 casualties reported
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9 n6 J- h, [5 F9 I4 C! p' HCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
8 V8 T. _6 L! a2 o" Q; s# ] B1 jTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,944 d- h5 ^. C$ x
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1 i" g- G6 A# ?, D9 P5 e105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.5 g/ o ~5 I( h- O$ _
Japanese Ships
' ~5 C0 J! F* w4 EDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
( t' G8 ], P8 B* _7 m. T8 VPC Tama Maru #8
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Japanese ground losses:
7 M' p/ O; o% L6 B; U% f, j% W9 J98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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4 ?8 w5 k( ], f& K5 p" AAllied ground losses:
( c* Y: j) |) r3 g4 I! J0 z, C18 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10094 p: j) n4 S+ S: n" k" }
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
! H l' @! J E& t7 ~2 x168 casualties reported/ G: w, v0 S/ X( W3 m
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft
. v: h# G2 E7 J" `( d6 KSOC-3 Seagull x 1) i" A" x+ x1 U5 H) v# a) e
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No Allied losses
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( V$ I1 g. k8 K3 o" v$ x1 eDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97, i) v% n4 ^) i' \9 t' S
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) ?) E- m9 Y9 G6 X; nAllied aircraft% D9 L% N; g' |, \1 \ \- Y8 Q
PBY Catalina x 20 v7 t( Y" }" v8 a
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No Allied losses# P: h! a5 ?7 l0 z" F, W
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# e) m# n8 l$ m, QDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft1 [) t- _5 u) g# j
G4M1 Betty x 62* Y; K% |1 u v2 j' d
) _8 R! y- c" X$ i S/ JAllied aircraft
4 u6 v8 v! W- h! }. HF4F-3 Wildcat x 12. w- g: c3 w( u6 [ Q. V2 ^1 U8 W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses9 ~/ e1 Y. m* j
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
2 f+ u# @' t# \1 ]- s, ^F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged+ A( `& F$ O/ D; R# ^
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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# H: o* u N) k9 \Allied Ships) z3 W. y/ [ w2 v# H O- i
AP George F. Elliot5 E8 R( Z; r5 u4 Q
AK Libra
, L6 ^4 f. O2 R# |' y" n: @1 QAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
0 _" J" M# C% o) c4 ?6 g! ^+ cDMS Zane
/ O% x% a2 O. @' ]5 N& G6 |) OAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
# D' U' J. e: O. `6 g# iAK Betelgeuse2 _$ @# p' @9 ~! q
DD Helm
2 ~# O1 ~6 \$ O! p& aAK Fomalhaut
4 x1 g: I+ N; O K# MAP McCawley3 e0 n% g$ g+ }0 _
DD Henley
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Aircraft Attacking:" S# {3 y; j9 _) l8 x; V
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& o. T/ ^( w- y& Y
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, s; T. S% Y( i: _* t2 m. } 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 i) ?. [, k+ e! g! c, q
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: o+ i! n2 b% [ 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 V4 t2 ~$ s3 h$ {- A G! b
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" ^7 D5 y, C. w* f
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 X- ?$ ~9 z: \& F3 y 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 a9 u2 ?! s {. Z3 A
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
) x- b5 ` r0 f+ g* F 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
% q; j( [, ^8 ?2 K' e$ q 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* A/ f6 V$ N! Z4 |( v/ o
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; Z& s; ~; B2 j1 m$ _7 @3 F 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- c# H2 e) @) d" _ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 R$ ^7 \. K; M& @5 ~
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0 S" E; V0 N1 C3 hDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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6 _" R4 T+ u% q. Q) {( O( I$ IJapanese aircraft5 F+ r( U/ ~. `
G4M1 Betty x 3
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Allied aircraft9 U$ g3 q0 f6 o8 @5 z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12- h% \& A; a+ i$ d( C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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9 \+ Y7 K5 ^5 s+ uJapanese aircraft losses
0 ~* j: `% q8 E8 p( X( U8 ]G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed! H# Z4 I) X3 S3 Q; E; K
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Allied Ships
1 N& V* F$ U0 w$ ~ v! ^& {6 Y! NCA Portland! j: ^/ K; ?. Z7 k) z
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 `" S3 K3 _' m# s: Y 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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$ [! |' A& \" x( uDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91/ x$ J& Z' S; }6 N- w$ X
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Japanese aircraft( i$ J% V# I1 V
A6M2 Zero x 180 \- i, [4 L$ R
A6M3 Zero x 6& ?& r; s! p/ X: w! g
G4M1 Betty x 54 q; O9 L3 A4 l7 m8 r! w5 ^+ S" H
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Allied aircraft
5 `6 K/ _7 |$ G) nP-39D Airacobra x 24- B4 J$ t$ I$ {/ @
6 Y8 i+ K) @. K. I) k% YJapanese aircraft losses5 U; m4 _2 |7 E
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged" k A6 ]9 [6 R
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged5 u* p* A3 [& w& i8 @
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Allied aircraft losses
N8 {1 q' R* U) s/ H/ `+ ^% ZP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed5 }+ O+ Q1 U. B
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Runway hits 3, `- S$ n1 w' U' T0 O
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Aircraft Attacking:/ v6 R" M. k0 z0 q
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
X) d0 i/ t$ w/ h, F 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 q3 p" x, D3 L9 j, _
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$ l$ |, _2 J5 Z: |, |) D7 yDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft" ]: [$ B2 j2 `0 h) r6 W" Y
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
7 j: d( k& K6 z. i! mA6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft
_% i6 Q' l* g2 I3 y% o5 \; ^, CSBD Dauntless x 49
+ I! `' C6 D: q* Q/ Q; `. sTBF Avenger x 30
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1 T, W( x8 L- r5 C4 u1 w; TJapanese aircraft losses
% u; j# F+ I) O) h/ q. x- ?$ gA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged: w3 Q/ F2 c8 p2 h( I9 a
: z9 X# T# V. `% u5 \: @4 SAllied aircraft losses5 D' @8 [' ]$ E6 a% z
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
) H2 A; k; r* @0 \TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged. r/ r' Y( ?0 P9 c& I, _
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Japanese Ships
8 M- ^( x$ q& [( R) C% w0 m1 cDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage# Z O$ X: h5 F2 T" ]
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 m! j+ A: r$ K/ v' a8 j' m9 X
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) r9 o+ f2 e6 N5 D/ |+ ^ E' C% aAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire' m% b6 j6 i8 V3 ^
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 T: d7 E2 Z9 S2 [' WAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 Q5 w3 X7 q: y* `3 ?0 d
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: A/ @1 t% w" n+ m7 A
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire" V" r& J2 c4 h+ S# a
TK Ogura Maru #3+ w8 |8 ]: I$ @3 s+ v
: G6 T8 x0 V6 i0 k4 s2 kJapanese ground losses:
! B4 m9 F) _9 r/ _, O: h54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:* u- r9 n% G; o0 N$ L3 ~& M) H0 U
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: L2 L" U: J9 V% h/ \. D
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet: ^5 d% n9 O; `. {5 ], i, s
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ @$ f0 Y( n! T5 y, F: l 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" f+ ]& l3 J8 x5 h1 B' D 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ O7 J: D' y2 ~+ n3 d+ l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: A' m3 w6 X8 l2 V 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! F/ p+ n! y: d! ~! l) k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 u1 r v. A& R1 J! p& @/ r
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. d, ?2 \% L \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 z* T7 x0 S& m, K& D# D 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ T7 j; {: A6 U 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 q+ Y! N" e7 H4 w& ~ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. t3 @, B9 O8 I2 ]7 U4 b, W; i 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) ]" s, d' T0 n. o4 s# q8 y5 J% o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* h9 F6 I2 N8 o. Q# ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 M& f, c7 K1 k6 O- E1 W, {
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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( ^/ z$ E! Q x; H+ c2 x- }Sub attack at 60,86
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Japanese Ships Q8 r) v; W+ U3 ]
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ [+ M8 w+ _& f1 g9 n& c7 z
PC Ch 23" W1 v6 g0 k5 V+ X
PC Ch 18, X5 u- i! t' P) ^
PC Ch 17
; B0 o' j! _: ~1 Y2 APC Ch 16
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SS Greenling
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Ground combat at Lunga
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7 s+ w5 Y1 `, [! J. W( mJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:& T3 L6 _4 |. z. x. V Y
9 casualties reported
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7 F9 m5 f+ |. F8 X7 uGround combat at Gili Gili
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, c$ f; o7 r+ q) i _5 P, o0 VAllied Bombardment attack* e: \$ `/ ]1 ]2 K4 ^
+ J0 {0 J; h0 B& ]! TAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126' [0 T* g9 ?& }6 x, L
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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Japanese ground losses:8 t' @* @0 d- r+ g# t
16 casualties reported
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) s6 Z9 \5 |$ ~* X' MGround combat at Lunga
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. O; P5 y8 r. A, j( u! h* pAllied Shock attack
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466! ?. {5 [8 \6 \$ T+ h- s) [
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49# i/ t+ e8 e s o, S
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 2 j7 r7 \7 ~9 ?
* s/ p; E' ]8 IJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 + a8 r& S7 V+ T+ P" j
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!! N6 i& E& h; S \0 M
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Japanese ground losses:
6 \9 y e( r/ ]2 x397 casualties reported" ]1 B8 I* [5 g) s/ q5 S5 L
Guns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:+ @& L! h% `3 y
49 casualties reported
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