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 08/08/42
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8 V4 P' P, L7 G- l+ \TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97" s% G& P% V- {4 @! ^% }
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10080 Z( w( F$ _, a) Q3 Z" w; Q; P
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
2 ]# F# s5 o8 o3 [: A P9 j5 ~! \45 casualties reported+ W- W, E6 Z1 `/ I5 ^! ?
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. M7 Q" `" M; m: x0 g9 ~! eNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97/ `! P- P" ?2 r$ i" [# c+ A- m3 G4 [) ]
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Allied Ships( f- B- @$ I" P( B: V; x* C! `1 v
DD Mugford2 N( r$ \* k1 s4 I( M
DD Ralph Talbot* k! a+ E1 c, j" u8 U
DD Patterson
8 e, c9 g8 }+ W7 m5 gDD Ellet, a3 A0 m6 F5 w; p6 i, `
DD Wilson
% R0 X8 H! I7 b5 h4 ~DD Selfridge
5 _8 n( O% g% p: N' t8 tCL Hobart6 p8 u% T" n8 H1 j$ q
CA Australia: }# g8 G$ j( Z
CA Vincennes# X6 f% I+ [: z1 {
CA San Francisco; ^- I6 r) W# W2 ~
CA Minneapolis
) j8 \) M9 Q2 Q. }$ PCA New Orleans
3 h5 i2 h# M9 p& r4 MCA Salt Lake City4 L, M4 _8 u) ?
CA Chicago
) ]- y. P; ^! ]( QCA Portland, Z! D; V5 ?% F) }9 A
) k/ n7 u Q9 {0 W# Y! s' qJapanese ground losses:% u; I2 s5 D# n2 ~% v
46 casualties reported
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, X6 }( G2 S6 U3 Q: R) NPort hits 30 ]# c; z/ d7 u: Q8 k
Port fuel hits 10 ~& h+ R7 m/ d/ D/ A: \ `, @) u
Port supply hits 4
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, Q1 `9 l+ l" d5 X3 r; nCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
# [( M1 K) e6 O3 f! r+ ZTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,948 z9 o8 I6 h( V. A
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0 M: j1 y# \' n: |& J' SJapanese ground losses:
* ?: M& u5 p" L111 casualties reported
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0 k" N) m) A/ N6 CCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
) K1 ^. D9 [& e0 z. WTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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6 Q# D* D- B; b) A, j105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
( Y0 p q s; t8 `2 m; L9 h, yJapanese Ships+ h( Z! I! ?4 ~: j7 I+ l
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1( `) d$ |( H, O+ f. v
PC Tama Maru #8/ }, p! D7 S! f# v( O/ m
0 @! s `! ~7 t$ [/ z/ j
Japanese ground losses:
7 Z& g1 h, h% ?6 R' Z+ y98 casualties reported
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( P% ~/ l2 {+ ]" C# ?: N5 yTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,971 d& h0 X% o l
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9 W! y3 _1 k+ j9 g& t* \Allied ground losses:
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) j8 B2 y( d5 d( JCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
' u' o" M2 a" V$ v$ k% STF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,974 r7 H8 G% o. F9 ^5 o
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Allied ground losses:0 L' K* m4 }/ B! ]
168 casualties reported( n8 r0 @, g. G
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1 i+ i3 `# n- L$ |% fDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97: v# r1 E( `$ |9 y3 J
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Allied aircraft( _: G" Y9 N& b( p( B, v
SOC-3 Seagull x 1
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3 \6 G+ l2 t. h9 T0 N o/ Y
7 Y- _/ h7 P6 j8 P! a; QNo Allied losses/ Y! z8 `$ e3 V3 }- W3 U
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft
/ E; u8 q Q4 lPBY Catalina x 2
9 F4 }0 V0 D- H2 \! E7 f O0 P
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No Allied losses! ]! x1 Z+ k1 W/ `$ Q* t* ^
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97- w% G& s- N `* N
& l" z3 U( S6 _; D) P& }" W; `- b' IJapanese aircraft5 j* X/ m* a" q
G4M1 Betty x 622 L6 ?) K6 b5 Q; z7 D) u/ @ _! t
I F9 W- T& g$ O8 Z0 H5 A5 L/ BAllied aircraft9 o% B$ p* \4 k8 ?+ ]8 p" Z1 S: W! l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12: u$ @* J. E, K I; F& w/ o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 221 r& N& g6 ]- t! x; Z( A0 T }0 J
4 I* B- Y7 l8 q& L( Z, |+ Q4 n
Japanese aircraft losses/ `" P+ e7 o+ j6 W! |- v, ?! Z4 r
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
# S( H8 \9 ?; H# f / g1 S w. ?; r: d
Allied aircraft losses5 I, a7 Y0 o$ ?) B! X+ m! o
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
: D5 \0 c; c$ ~4 x# ~& L% H" r7 vF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged/ d) G) ?. _+ ]6 l
$ e; L. e: a+ ]4 oAllied Ships9 |& |8 }7 b# a8 e# i
AP George F. Elliot% `) G8 |2 ]3 s5 M
AK Libra3 V0 I3 T" |" s; T, ~4 a
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 46 s& ~9 Z. o" S
DMS Zane% a% A7 j, ?& h8 x: E
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 49 H' `7 u7 o- Z1 }
AK Betelgeuse
8 b8 E% `6 _7 S; R2 @. c+ F- SDD Helm7 \2 Y% C9 v N$ v" ^) n1 b
AK Fomalhaut
2 g. W, j" d6 lAP McCawley
8 x- D: e5 F$ q$ ODD Henley
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Aircraft Attacking:4 x9 s# R9 @2 i& Q" _) ]
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) [# E9 S/ X9 R* E! _1 D
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 s1 I3 U/ W ]: A: d) O* _# |: Y
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 ]) [) X0 @5 ?7 \" y" M* v& v- F
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
# o4 A. c: g [0 w4 t" B 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 I% g8 g+ R4 G4 Q$ S 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. e7 r# t+ Q) H3 f4 V) D8 ]' n( L2 S
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& k$ C: P1 p8 v* V 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& f8 I$ i5 G# H% Y3 A3 B% n 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; @6 C+ _4 M3 X* C. b 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 c' t& X* a9 d0 l0 m- e
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 m% W8 g q Y/ M: I# s3 I
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) c3 X/ m7 l' ?2 D2 g% R1 U& e0 G, ~
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( _* y" r6 G: M
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,979 i! n* }& T2 y& K9 f
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Japanese aircraft
+ x" U3 k9 B( h/ w" L/ m8 ?$ x# fG4M1 Betty x 36 C f; I8 Y+ l7 R2 e
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Allied aircraft% [. w" a* S5 N
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
7 V- V% _+ s+ }- FF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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7 O: ~5 o- m$ U! ?Japanese aircraft losses3 y/ X' T/ X; H, j) u
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships L- ]& j) U* ^1 P6 Q
CA Portland1 S. ?# V" |( f
/ K9 G% B. [6 t. t! AAircraft Attacking:
4 i" I4 z3 v7 z# F1 w5 }* z) A2 U5 h 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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0 Q. H5 v; t1 a1 E& {! R0 ]Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,913 p6 [3 I# G5 n( L: R+ y8 X
* X) h: q- _2 n2 U$ q& j# aJapanese aircraft
1 r( X& g2 B% \A6M2 Zero x 18
8 \# H" q, b6 p; dA6M3 Zero x 6
" S+ a; n- Y) E+ E" l ZG4M1 Betty x 56 U9 O& K6 n" O; ~5 {- J+ i3 u- `
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Allied aircraft8 P9 G; S% |/ X
P-39D Airacobra x 24' ~$ Z' {, U5 s8 ]
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Japanese aircraft losses' H2 Z. Y! `( k8 C! C2 Q
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
- G" W" G8 C8 Q0 M% F PG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged. D, W5 [" }: m6 E) z) T1 _
, @ I9 k5 A" a% Z9 W( D9 nAllied aircraft losses' _/ k, a1 s, o1 a$ Y: ?! A
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Runway hits 3- i; `1 l& C! y$ u* \
/ I1 a6 I* W. t2 L I$ R wAircraft Attacking:- y) u) o* J9 I, f- u! _
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- ~4 O8 g' B$ x6 O: i, `7 s 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,930 M" a5 \4 j) v; o8 r
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Japanese aircraft5 M& f1 u" ]8 _! p
A6M2-N Rufe x 36 h! `9 I" T/ d; S, e- b+ U8 h
A6M2 Zero x 6
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1 o6 E: ?4 j" R; l: P# Q# M6 t+ OAllied aircraft- V' @3 F: m2 b# H+ {
SBD Dauntless x 49
. G3 S8 R! \. K- B# j. JTBF Avenger x 305 r. v( @3 b" t" v" i7 {) m
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Japanese aircraft losses2 [" r! o& i$ m3 b8 W! V: D
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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! ?$ z) ~! V- V0 }Allied aircraft losses' n$ t' ~1 h$ X
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
/ q2 t' C; N# \% a" W% [# ZTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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" _) D# f8 {; lJapanese Ships3 J6 P6 R$ ]2 D' y0 k U1 g
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
3 L' h. {; b& x% A+ X8 X5 WTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* P/ N' b* s* A3 l5 XDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 [. h: M+ o7 L: DAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 {6 z, x+ R) J: V
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! _. R5 r; l4 m, N) U; h& oAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" O2 n/ F- t/ B. {/ K
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& h0 |; c% u' A% X
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire; C0 i! p A. Z6 N( d
TK Ogura Maru #39 \# y8 ?. _" |$ O+ F% J" U
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54 casualties reported3 c; e( X4 M9 Y$ n. V% Z3 _
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Aircraft Attacking:
) G7 q" ]. E6 r0 q, U' r 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" ~' I8 p+ Q# d! r0 a/ H
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet" s D0 @- C+ N0 ~. L2 N: [
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' F4 }1 h: T# T3 U 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& x7 a1 q; v5 B6 G/ k/ [: f 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 w! j/ v" H: E/ w- W! v6 U! N! V% M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 |/ p$ P3 B5 r
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ r; D6 @* Q; P, ]6 W' J$ N 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. O# f: L: y8 t6 a) o& ? 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 r$ r' U7 ^3 z8 z% I$ j1 V
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
! w. j; I* f4 o6 c' r* j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 \! `* ?1 E# Q9 I B# W2 a- r' |; e 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- {4 o( j, Z/ K: n, J 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 R" X- c0 w( W6 ?+ n9 {/ ]
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 K. f8 s* C# ~( N/ B9 ]2 a* x 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ O' o) m7 j* r- A2 Q5 g
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 T {' s: X7 T; ^6 V7 ?
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ M8 j5 f) ]3 l 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; h9 Q$ Q' H5 ?- ~
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 K) |& g+ Y2 f3 _# a
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# x6 t! f$ l/ K2 {: z2 N( D8 D" {Sub attack at 60,86
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5 w: r' \/ | i2 U7 _$ jPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 z: @$ |" f H l1 |PC Ch 23
: s& g5 I7 S, Z+ Z jPC Ch 18
6 S) ]0 `1 v8 l2 LPC Ch 173 J3 j Y. c0 J0 ?' Z
PC Ch 16
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Allied Ships
. e. o: j, I0 B" ~SS Greenling& A- t8 r4 w2 ]- o' J
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/ N6 N" @% [2 R7 VGround combat at Lunga. T6 c* J+ U* M
2 }) @1 D$ t4 PJapanese Bombardment attack
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/ v0 E6 m- ~+ m; v0 nAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 492 t5 c$ r$ z3 l. W, k
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 4666 f" J9 n: \( c% o
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; M! r! o4 y& _, v7 pAllied ground losses:
. d1 W$ O+ M% F0 G, b/ C9 casualties reported/ j) X$ U% E* j
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- r2 V# I- h) p9 x+ P9 k8 dGround combat at Gili Gili2 y$ E- p* x0 I/ R0 O2 j- O$ @# {
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Allied Bombardment attack
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9 ]! `/ q; k% ? M5 {8 h, ]Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126& v" w" A) U8 S) }1 V5 ^! m
; A* v. W' I9 m# KDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 55 b$ l) p" s9 j( J7 u* ?
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Japanese ground losses:9 z3 o: e- z: B( C# l
16 casualties reported% s1 ]% ]/ q% w7 }, {
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Ground combat at Lunga
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Allied Shock attack+ z5 u, t0 x$ g* s8 W+ k$ }2 p
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466- B: B+ R r" x7 D6 `8 u( M i% S: D U
' U7 R7 s. A: P/ ` H3 ^3 gDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 : ^6 |/ |. v0 d$ m
9 u0 i$ Q$ }" V5 K! I7 ~. [Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) ; B1 E4 c& U! [4 i w
. s, b6 |0 G9 I. H8 j: j, YAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!0 z A9 I- ^- y3 b0 X' w' _' |
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Japanese ground losses:
, e: ~9 r; {; r7 h0 `9 x397 casualties reported! V* \/ B$ _ B
Guns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:- N$ d/ [& U$ ^" k) w0 S
49 casualties reported5 y9 ]2 m& Y! y' p7 i3 {
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |