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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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97; C# `: [6 i/ e0 k5 H- ~
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, C$ K* k; `4 Z% gCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008. K# S' K) f7 q/ O/ r
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97* E2 ]# m1 Z& Q1 w% x
8 x+ U8 P6 I% k
) n/ ~4 d% _- u% Q0 w8 {4 x
& a {' m5 }9 ]3 Y" q+ gAllied ground losses:5 T& X, K' N }' x" _0 M
45 casualties reported
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/ M( r3 ~) f6 n& c1 yNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships: S# o5 t3 {; u7 R7 e$ ]
DD Mugford3 k* g: b: S" ~7 _
DD Ralph Talbot
# B: {' I Y1 q9 Q D9 P8 B4 IDD Patterson* |! N" Z' R$ H. }
DD Ellet
* x/ a; z7 o8 X4 mDD Wilson
; ~3 p( v6 d5 J- Z' \6 \- aDD Selfridge! \: a" c! l3 k% \/ r2 B" n$ U9 d
CL Hobart* r% K# w, d& B
CA Australia8 e4 Z. ?0 x+ ]/ u0 O. A R3 Z
CA Vincennes
- l$ M) p1 t0 N5 m% m. zCA San Francisco
8 d1 C* W3 p1 t# BCA Minneapolis
2 ^0 |; B. @1 O7 {# ~CA New Orleans7 A# C; r, ^# N: |% \) U8 j" Y# _5 n
CA Salt Lake City9 S3 x% X- ]1 ] g; [
CA Chicago. b% w: D2 ^: v* |7 h' G
CA Portland' z- A1 e2 y% O, g* l7 ~
& ?4 I w% d/ m# d+ Q5 Y& W. x) n: t* _! \Japanese ground losses:# S8 m( M1 p2 J0 P% k9 R" ?- G
46 casualties reported( L" y0 j1 N: a
) W% G+ e( j; }( E9 ?Port hits 3: q1 H( ?8 F1 N, x; J# Z: S. K* h
Port fuel hits 14 i. E4 A" ]" n# i( [! C$ A
Port supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 308 i6 |" q5 Y, @$ D8 F( d
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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Japanese ground losses:
" `$ M9 D6 B/ e3 Q2 i0 a111 casualties reported, z+ g4 i# m$ ?' Z
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 306 D# V7 y; O. F2 p- Z( a
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense." g/ W! Z; v# F3 G" x
Japanese Ships5 R" A8 n4 z5 e Q4 v
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
0 ^! h/ O* W' p" j( ? W' IPC Tama Maru #8
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" D: I# m+ D: @! SJapanese ground losses:
! U7 r s9 q2 b98 casualties reported# L5 a( \" k8 T# T; @
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
' V+ [4 [( R; ~% ]9 b: m2 E18 casualties reported5 Z: w( B- t, ]3 F+ d
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Y: y( W8 q# s9 }Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
- K: {% b9 f: y% C; _% y% eTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97, g9 W: Z$ r6 ?0 e4 w
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Allied ground losses:
& L2 K% P$ {0 U+ e168 casualties reported
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- u4 R, Q. }3 G" S4 y1 P/ \- NDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97; V" x7 O4 j9 Y
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Allied aircraft" T1 T8 T( I$ h1 g
SOC-3 Seagull x 1
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3 p- D4 {: y: f9 b' I5 b
No Allied losses, m! J2 _. l7 r3 E+ k7 t
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9 a5 s& C$ |4 z, i+ t5 c t' B% mAllied aircraft# J5 D* U! t' w* K' V# Z
PBY Catalina x 2+ ]/ K, t; W/ Q6 X
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No Allied losses0 u2 ~) p8 ^+ q9 E
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. k7 D) ?* j' E" v. @! g( PDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97- ]" C# B' K/ r/ Q
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Japanese aircraft
. p1 z w! s4 h6 D, M4 TG4M1 Betty x 62# y; q! L- s4 v. c. x, a
[- z! n3 ?+ h
Allied aircraft0 b8 ?& {6 [4 A' X
F4F-3 Wildcat x 129 g9 W3 f& W* f& R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22) I9 Q0 W" l: y% X, |0 E6 {8 n% s
+ j' z) R2 `, \1 U/ p( U; D6 l
Japanese aircraft losses
; U6 V& H6 T n2 |( _" Q; ZG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
+ U% v1 k' {/ U2 O. V
2 Y( s% r! Y, r7 Q! xAllied aircraft losses0 w! v7 \9 @- Y
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged% _& L- F% q& H0 }6 Y j
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
! J$ `5 H6 ]/ S! r! C7 f$ w% P8 k
% [' \( | r3 z: K2 sAllied Ships: y3 ?( n; I/ i% O# f4 k
AP George F. Elliot+ t6 u, G$ l0 v K
AK Libra
% s9 p7 i; k8 t1 g& `9 BAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
; N, C/ ]+ F# |4 \" xDMS Zane4 j$ v& ^7 \/ l& I9 F
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4; w- A3 {6 u( o; V
AK Betelgeuse
- h7 E9 Y8 ?0 R+ p" l. I7 h, d5 D2 GDD Helm, q5 M4 b1 D' O0 f0 ^ R
AK Fomalhaut
8 F' @! D5 E4 h0 S; f2 \AP McCawley
5 o1 B7 F; q" n# ADD Henley3 i3 _1 R. o1 A6 A2 W- j4 U) ]
9 c" G# m7 P$ K/ fAircraft Attacking:% [4 X5 _0 ~" p) D
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 Y# F$ Z( {5 z0 j" G
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 @! R( K4 ~8 f$ A$ B, i* s; A
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ J. O0 L% L; o% p
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ I( X3 s* F/ {+ w' |! h9 c/ I6 q
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 O# B* e" ?7 z4 E: ~
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ j8 ]1 v* y K' w, _0 J: \ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( t( d d! v- Y; y, O! |4 n O
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 u) q, }' i. s" n( B* ~7 X5 x! N
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 l! D6 @5 s& Z# @3 C' ? 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, U3 O4 Z% B2 O, l7 \
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( S; O- R$ ?3 _& G; b7 a
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
' L9 ]/ N, Y; C! ]% k3 K/ C$ Y" j0 X 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# @% ^7 @& j4 C4 ~1 T
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,979 c+ _1 o& l7 O6 \/ `0 U6 `$ ~; P
& m G' G, l& @" o- z) ~Japanese aircraft, t B3 g3 Y& u: @+ z" ^
G4M1 Betty x 3% u9 E8 q6 d! l# v3 k+ H" _7 y7 ~
+ M& |/ Y, n5 x7 ]$ U/ E
Allied aircraft- Z+ S( @1 t! p# Z* K
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
/ D) P; J! a3 u7 l0 @% B1 q" FF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses y8 E: x$ ?, j, X
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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: }# X- Q- N9 ^+ C8 G9 t : R/ A# w5 ?; R) T
Allied Ships' ^7 Q/ d9 n% ~; _6 w( E
CA Portland
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; l6 u0 [- p; N$ G; p! D* B9 kAircraft Attacking:$ I9 h0 m2 y! o- n: }& B5 ^2 T
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- U, {" v) I9 A* r) F3 K
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,913 \% f5 ?* J$ a6 m
8 A6 a7 C$ a( [% p* M5 y- Q9 NJapanese aircraft
3 I6 X; \6 L$ N D$ O$ ^A6M2 Zero x 18
) H- t$ c/ v3 D% Z# |A6M3 Zero x 6
$ J/ a% f m; W9 B; AG4M1 Betty x 5
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7 _3 v1 w; O* \, B3 qAllied aircraft5 ] R$ U6 ^' T4 t" X) }; K' o! J
P-39D Airacobra x 24
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4 R! d+ H& @4 A& C, J6 H" AJapanese aircraft losses6 U& C- ]7 Q- `: ?. s% F+ M
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged8 E* m5 g @! v4 {& L9 k
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged9 v$ u- j. u+ P0 |
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Allied aircraft losses( x6 g( W$ R3 S3 m) `+ o* }
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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" N6 h- O$ e- s, z) G- C& HRunway hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:1 E" D9 V+ }& Q( d" d5 N
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; i M% r& ]+ P0 W* p3 u 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft
" ~) x8 o* G j( t, wA6M2-N Rufe x 3
- [. b8 g2 Y" C, K/ ^6 |: r$ w4 _5 qA6M2 Zero x 6! z8 j" s# }% c$ p: T% R3 E4 M
8 L1 H0 ?$ d* ^) q$ AAllied aircraft
: p9 F2 H3 h4 ?8 |SBD Dauntless x 49/ [+ e. Z# Z0 B. B0 t/ v5 t
TBF Avenger x 30! A C: I; D1 j
- t( |7 C9 ^% [& I, f- ]Japanese aircraft losses0 [9 B% F' l* n3 b: E6 B, Q) t/ S
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged( z; S& z7 U8 e I' S( B) |: L0 t/ b
2 J9 U; s2 g1 t" ]8 J+ N0 {Allied aircraft losses' `! Y: j# \2 ~, V& q5 i4 ?6 p! D8 g
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged; H4 F8 }( ~" }4 n! P
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
+ M7 L6 G j8 v, `$ R6 E, uDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage" O/ t$ S0 w2 y8 c
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 d4 r/ r5 s8 f
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire% I4 V& A# g7 X) @( `) c
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire0 d3 h" k, F+ f9 ?
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! |, ]1 n7 C( t8 _; jAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 m' }9 R+ P" ?
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 Y4 o( `" t- ?
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" B. r, ~9 l |! _4 |4 g; RTK Ogura Maru #3
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Japanese ground losses:1 C$ g( p9 O! Y) _7 Y+ R3 ~
54 casualties reported a# _* r! X4 [" d# `
5 @8 ]& x1 M; g7 \; r* MAircraft Attacking:( l3 m0 M- h" U
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 V* v7 @: W& v8 B5 ~" X/ V3 o
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! W, [! [$ Y6 U x- Y 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 @4 C# A2 ?0 l& P+ ^) [3 Q
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 p% ~. M4 R7 x4 a 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet: k. ~* P7 w2 B% K# Y4 x2 m! T$ H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( k) J9 z% Y. |% z% r' p
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
# M: g0 H4 {+ l5 c4 I0 F8 c 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: \$ s9 C3 c* P8 W. ?9 A 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 }: {, I( B' j+ V/ w/ S6 s 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ M1 j C$ {0 G6 Q. j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 I+ Z( N$ z- _. b5 }) @4 g, @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* h: p- W+ S& V4 Y5 i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( `& T: ~ [/ y l 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) a6 L' {8 U- _- ~7 w" X6 T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( c5 L; e. a1 T+ ~3 U s* y3 F4 i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 g" B5 s- ~2 } 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ }$ O+ d3 a. K, M7 e; g7 H 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 a8 N2 {, d' d+ e8 z6 N
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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$ y! u3 H8 i: ]* w3 _Sub attack at 60,865 g+ _9 T4 j7 ~ R+ H
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Japanese Ships
' x7 |2 Q p: ^) W$ p2 |PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% e9 x! x T5 y1 ?% T. ?PC Ch 23; A; J5 N! @4 n. i
PC Ch 18. m5 W# m* r- k6 f& x. ~
PC Ch 17
. Y; n$ k0 z9 Q+ Y H( UPC Ch 16; K3 t1 P/ F4 q
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Allied Ships- h8 [- Y( H) r3 I6 `; E3 d
SS Greenling
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Ground combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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0 q# ?3 `7 f$ F6 ^9 u: c8 DDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:
% L3 s. ?$ P1 x9 o: T- g9 casualties reported) E. ]- f% \- v1 V/ o# ~
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0 ?7 k4 F& j& c+ v: J4 {- t) aGround combat at Gili Gili" V9 I! \# Q) F- Z9 s# F
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Allied Bombardment attack' x1 J2 I% h0 A2 Y" c* W* q
1 C, W* C1 t- k6 N/ uAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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2 B: k. ~2 a0 Y/ S5 r9 \Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5* p3 o+ M9 v" X( C) g# ~
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Japanese ground losses:
( O- @' P! N1 T6 f; n8 O16 casualties reported1 g( `7 H! t6 U% t1 n
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! M m! u, d3 b7 n9 D, E# iGround combat at Lunga8 J; c2 N' f0 f3 p$ H1 S. {
+ ]( l# B+ j9 [$ V* r. @. C, [1 TAllied Shock attack! Q8 o0 [4 F* R) h, m0 X& A
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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; Z4 k" `; q7 a1 Y& H3 E7 uDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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; ~, s2 w2 V7 _" M; D u0 k3 BAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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; V$ a$ D/ S( A& m9 D4 w# AJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 # k9 t3 F$ k( P3 f
3 J* l) C$ d& j6 a. e% M8 @Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) 0 ]+ O/ [, ~9 x: n7 O+ A
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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@/ s- o9 ^/ {" X6 m( QJapanese ground losses:0 D7 z, @) p, @/ |! t! d
397 casualties reported
8 i* p9 e2 ]* J6 r b1 ^& h, BGuns lost 2
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( e8 r) U' G7 G; [Allied ground losses:7 \5 `" \ X1 r) x, e( h
49 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |