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。。。。& {* ]# @) u0 Y) @; l* W; w
z, S- ?& Z; DAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/420 R: u) a7 ?( ~1 d
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) @2 T. D6 I, v" D# UTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,975 _( a' e. b) b
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0 B) R2 H( k* e4 z; h9 M% y/ Q/ t9 `Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
& R9 @* R" E+ m# j7 sTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97: u$ \4 z0 Y/ D( @$ \9 _
8 {' A* C c7 d# Q% C( m6 k( Q+ @0 W
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+ m/ T7 \2 `4 l( O. xAllied ground losses:
3 { [) X! H2 m5 M; B% R4 O$ r45 casualties reported
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships. c+ Q* H% V0 K3 q, F4 t9 n- J i: M
DD Mugford2 M( t$ O( ] ]. B
DD Ralph Talbot
/ W) @: D1 C. k a3 ]DD Patterson
* o9 O' y1 E8 p6 R8 U- L* CDD Ellet
5 n4 a- x& s! I7 p9 g7 GDD Wilson
3 N( q& g `1 l9 V, i' dDD Selfridge
% a) l% u; }" fCL Hobart
6 h, t/ Q( u( ?5 N% }3 uCA Australia
^" g+ J+ V$ r8 V/ P/ yCA Vincennes
) W q' L! P4 t' @/ F+ h% g: kCA San Francisco
! B# X/ A% O, G6 _7 A0 BCA Minneapolis; K& ^& j y1 Y' L2 k7 z
CA New Orleans
0 r0 f) z$ C- m5 f, q, tCA Salt Lake City
1 n `+ Q9 T8 l+ s# sCA Chicago3 P9 @) i D# g% k
CA Portland
( I |* G3 T0 @: b& T 3 {; n+ A+ ~0 x ]: P
Japanese ground losses:( r5 \3 ^9 K% A; M8 m
46 casualties reported2 D( l0 V8 W3 g q4 s
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Port hits 3% i2 }3 W9 t k2 M h8 V. |
Port fuel hits 1$ D) W; R( ~" Q) B+ `" M2 _
Port supply hits 4& `) X! v# ^8 a5 q- V8 t9 g3 ^
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
l6 z. i9 B% i. c8 L- h- ETF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94* g" G6 l: e+ r* `! [: O" U
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Japanese ground losses:8 {! O- C' J! S$ f* a( c' y
111 casualties reported
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8 D8 t# M1 J8 T, {2 _; ^7 }5 I* W6 ^Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30! e4 ? S8 C) [
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94& y4 n+ A0 |+ v7 g
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.3 G4 ~9 c$ _9 h0 N8 F' m9 s2 j
Japanese Ships. V" N, d" u5 B& Z1 h0 J
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1& K5 q- v i I7 _
PC Tama Maru #8
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Japanese ground losses: ^+ K" c* N. b( X+ g! T% q
98 casualties reported
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" p9 k0 P% x3 u, D" Q iTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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' I G# ^5 ^' |( s3 gAllied ground losses:
" ^ Q; I4 r5 V6 ~# j1 }18 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
7 d$ [4 B* r* @TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97+ P( Y$ S$ S7 a
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8 ?' @; j9 J0 ]6 }Allied ground losses:
1 }- O/ K8 C& a% }* c8 Q0 T+ M/ n168 casualties reported: R+ J! l/ K2 V! J- W: |" H) I
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' o. H* F4 C7 ^8 c& \Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,972 I6 G( a4 ~' J* q1 \% X
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Allied aircraft
. M# S$ }, N! v+ [+ N( _SOC-3 Seagull x 1
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No Allied losses& b; q+ [2 Q7 s1 n
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' a( f/ E/ G) k. G& mDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
& D2 {" L3 \: N7 x8 k + P2 \* s0 i# c; T1 Z; S4 u- w
) X. A1 a% m& N% N; _Allied aircraft
. p2 R) r7 h S+ z0 hPBY Catalina x 2" N* P% c, Q- P+ {) `
* ?$ ^) D& T, b2 x8 I
! e0 p* ?2 J( ^0 nNo Allied losses/ W5 @' ~# Z! r! M) q8 p
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; l; w4 b# q: f( R4 T4 R. d: [Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,971 Y, H* C! [; Z4 G0 `
: _/ Z l, Q7 dJapanese aircraft& D3 g2 `3 N# \3 f" r& i( @8 ~; l
G4M1 Betty x 62
2 ?( E# |3 [0 D4 R" l$ k+ \
7 C T: G1 I: }) C& P3 DAllied aircraft
8 ^; O! t0 t# ~: p/ d+ \F4F-3 Wildcat x 121 Z3 y: V& E7 ~* j; m) _
F4F-4 Wildcat x 223 \8 N5 T/ ?2 K$ E/ s8 n# J
0 }1 ^, T( l' y+ d; v* a" Y. |Japanese aircraft losses+ c1 i4 r" h3 `# d3 Q; Q
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged* U9 `4 r! I6 X1 X6 R
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Allied aircraft losses& B3 j! _6 m! O' r
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged2 q( n: q! a7 \! X
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged' Y! w/ m6 ^, A5 I; ]: O
; Q& o% Q( K; K/ WAllied Ships) d! A9 |0 U, O" y( Y
AP George F. Elliot& J8 ]4 x& N0 l: J5 m, u
AK Libra
' B# J, i, d* vAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 41 r4 j9 f5 S0 g" X: k: M1 {
DMS Zane
9 G( R } A$ ~' q; `, x# tAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 47 L( C5 o3 f5 L9 ~: h: t
AK Betelgeuse% s4 { z* F( X$ |! Z
DD Helm
2 o, f0 h3 S7 w& iAK Fomalhaut: l/ h4 E4 f- `8 i& K5 e6 w \3 J
AP McCawley
7 _ j: j! z. t0 h7 Q& s( z# pDD Henley* i0 ^2 d: s2 j9 T
# m7 W4 a; w Z% G- AAircraft Attacking:' e! j: G* z' q: ]; k/ o
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
' Y4 N0 v/ T) d } 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, o( X% X, Z4 Z% k
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
5 w7 I. c* C3 l5 Z 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 `& C& T. b# {# a 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ A7 {" q! M; x/ ~' m4 e6 \, d 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
5 B& \# {# v/ d 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; H% W( z" e# E% S: Z4 C9 C
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( [9 x4 D" `1 }3 h. l% F: D0 T 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
% w5 s4 W/ \$ y/ j8 z& t 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- ~6 ^. p" t8 G9 z5 y2 O0 X
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 l6 X0 C' B( K: v* l; W1 f 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 P' ~, V7 y* Q3 i! ~/ W/ p7 b8 o
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 q* M, h. o$ s. q8 R
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: g4 k/ P+ E, \9 o- `
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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7 E, j% V& p. O' \: n5 N4 |. e$ ~/ WJapanese aircraft0 u' h5 [* }) a. p
G4M1 Betty x 31 y3 L3 G, o! P8 j
! b; L7 u" o( PAllied aircraft# H0 t5 Q. L' e8 }$ s
F4F-3 Wildcat x 121 w, C5 g" E- O6 B5 ~- [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21( }/ N# P+ O. P
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Japanese aircraft losses' t' Y% p& }7 v
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed$ y1 R }5 e7 ~3 d! Q5 F- L+ k
5 e3 n9 T/ I8 z* p: ]
) A3 ~2 a6 S& X7 n. i9 H: O+ h
Allied Ships. L% P3 `2 ~; Y
CA Portland
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, e7 u; a0 |7 P. @; N/ EAircraft Attacking:9 A; W% L7 c7 U. t8 t( e9 d
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 h3 Z, m* e) z w' `
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft8 V; [* e. ^$ b
A6M2 Zero x 189 m! g: A) e( a
A6M3 Zero x 6
8 o! d& u8 u, |. v- _3 [G4M1 Betty x 5* r* _ B4 _! f5 s( A+ b6 R8 q. G
7 b3 b& m, w8 t. t* G! |Allied aircraft
2 {! E: r2 b. F6 h* Z# b2 n0 DP-39D Airacobra x 24) t2 Z0 b& Y$ A! O# R6 @
+ b- _+ ^; H/ b {6 `3 ^2 g) _Japanese aircraft losses( L* X9 f( u2 g
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
% X9 w! E+ S/ D4 V" _G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
5 R9 d- l X+ n, k5 }
. L- @! w( [+ ^Allied aircraft losses
" f- B, N1 b' [) k+ E k) hP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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) }; f' H5 D: C; f0 O0 T( ARunway hits 3
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& R5 m2 j& [! P# A7 Y4 FAircraft Attacking:
) Z0 u) {% o$ d* O; Q. ~0 C5 x/ a" s 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' u) _$ W; I+ |& e* n
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, \3 P$ z- {+ M. F9 N; `
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93! V- |3 f3 |+ v8 M$ P" [, `9 h
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Japanese aircraft
3 y. P( o1 P% m8 M9 B6 |A6M2-N Rufe x 3
/ S/ B9 m4 [+ }& u! C. f; dA6M2 Zero x 68 y( v4 F% g1 C" W9 g% x
9 ^/ k! q8 q+ V. [Allied aircraft) {9 g1 A1 [$ o
SBD Dauntless x 49/ X5 y) N0 N: l x
TBF Avenger x 300 `( `: Z2 X9 }! u' }, |) A. h
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 H- r4 @/ j% F: D2 k1 ZA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged& G: M( ^0 H5 C/ n1 q) I8 T
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Allied aircraft losses
4 K( `" N3 H3 {4 F7 ~; |SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
, D0 v+ h3 ]5 z" l& y3 jTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged2 |2 ?8 S" O Q1 n
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Japanese Ships, j* E6 n) z, z' T# }
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
! t/ I$ ^" S. v6 H9 a7 sTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 E9 o% X" X3 x _
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ h' Z' d9 W7 v; @! k8 l5 l8 [: K; cAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire* F- c- u: g. y5 z9 ^+ I
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& a" o$ H: {% V7 }1 n2 m6 GAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" K% D: W. l0 L
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* M8 v0 {' d( P1 }' pTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' q% e2 ]/ v0 m3 lTK Ogura Maru #3
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Japanese ground losses: J# ~+ z3 x- ?; L- g! }3 J
54 casualties reported
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$ j$ L/ f& b/ p+ l4 s) ^- v q5 G* pAircraft Attacking:5 F1 u4 F8 ?7 H& T4 n3 ^
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
j) c$ Y+ q! M( |/ x$ b& d 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ { f5 A! u( b
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ o8 \! r/ Y$ K7 A0 ? 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' i* n3 w! W9 Y
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# H+ o/ L: s( W- q/ Y- K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 e* J2 z' N- k, a6 `! X
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( K( r6 M, o+ c# r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( ^) D% ` n- Q8 E9 Q/ g 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 [! T. u- J) Y3 Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* z b; {0 F+ Q w 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 }* ~! J3 L$ q) u! t 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 W* f/ M2 t. e% \* w, @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 G: {5 a0 O( @- s1 ~3 i \ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 h" A- X) l, R) r% j* E6 t
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- V9 ~( c7 v& X" r: j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 \" N5 P7 |4 v" d; Z ^1 b2 c1 N 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# ^& M; `0 Z" H; O" E 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet. u8 S3 u) U- p' H9 R
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 60,86
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Japanese Ships1 j2 D3 ]6 q1 |5 b
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 k, o* [6 e i7 A
PC Ch 23
5 d5 X5 n. v: R. [% v. cPC Ch 18
; T+ v* x) U2 g0 lPC Ch 17% t. I6 }3 j D; ^# p4 S$ m: [* l Y
PC Ch 16
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& N' J. @9 `% G x3 P( KAllied Ships
3 h# x+ [9 Z8 o3 e5 d, YSS Greenling
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Ground combat at Lunga5 z7 y. O# L6 t6 F
1 y0 @5 ` N: k! L6 OJapanese Bombardment attack/ d9 g) I" G- B; J
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 495 M! F2 A9 G: R
1 {# m1 D4 [% f, ^; |Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 4668 a% N% ?8 k. ^9 [, \
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0 D( @4 f5 v. L! i; q) t+ X$ L. RAllied ground losses:
* Y7 m+ F$ S3 I9 casualties reported4 u6 _- u1 b. x4 Z$ F+ ]) ?
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack( k! s2 W$ x' l: Z& { g! @4 {4 R) T
4 j S" e% ~5 w- r. [* s# v- cAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5; D V! D2 r$ a& t
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Japanese ground losses:
) R# J# z. h2 h- M9 W$ R7 X16 casualties reported
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2 f* w' v! ?5 `' w5 \+ fGround combat at Lunga
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]: K- W7 n% N' A$ q& x) {Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466 t; u8 f- ^; F
p2 n( Q$ k; L" Q5 {Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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+ t8 o+ z# S2 h. m. `: JAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 2 c: G9 P3 A6 t8 t' R
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 % a' o4 ?0 A8 l0 X
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) % h+ d5 O. v% f5 p
) |. R+ B. K' a" w2 J1 xAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!, L. G4 W! m+ P8 C( K3 B
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Japanese ground losses:
; z7 b5 m' u# ~$ M6 c* ~397 casualties reported
9 b/ T' @8 ~! c/ K B8 f NGuns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:
& C$ R" ~* Y: f+ d& h49 casualties reported
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$ g, H+ K& r" B5 _8 u- yDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |