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: g- }% n/ d* l: x
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5 g1 o {: c" N4 o4 l N8 m* b* zTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97! B4 j5 a+ T, {% i6 L1 _; F
1 t: ?/ V; r0 E: G
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( ?7 x/ N, U! [* @/ NCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008& D% h$ O9 j8 G: C& o
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97$ T, @" s8 ]$ p8 W5 g& P" S; R
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# b: e5 {$ Q5 X' X A r# a
) j& u- o$ p Q Y7 s+ W: u+ z7 LAllied ground losses:, P. i! o' P: z9 y
45 casualties reported8 s/ U4 b b- G( Q' f) ~+ Z
7 j$ f/ ~- L0 |. x) d
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
4 @& g# T5 f; H. o; B$ l( m
" C3 I' d5 \+ ~$ O) l6 |/ T& b3 {Allied Ships n3 m4 L2 p% B* h' b
DD Mugford% @6 Z5 [ m- E) K+ C
DD Ralph Talbot
( K( y5 l3 ], Q: B4 e& H; Z! eDD Patterson
3 \2 v# w2 o) P! i; [2 }DD Ellet
7 u0 q7 I0 u6 H/ U2 BDD Wilson% ]3 M2 [$ s# r) R6 o& E1 x
DD Selfridge) B2 Z4 B2 T, m# s; J# B
CL Hobart; I4 B0 d% L; \/ M$ Z. v1 c- O0 b
CA Australia
1 n9 S! J% D, B6 `/ r7 ?; R" u: `! ~CA Vincennes+ |2 f9 @- T9 S; l5 h' x! c$ L
CA San Francisco
) c3 E H" B- ^1 |CA Minneapolis
9 u1 V% ^- _' ^5 P) e5 aCA New Orleans6 z' b+ f8 e* d+ h: _8 K3 u; }' w* y
CA Salt Lake City
" ]- _0 p) O, L, Q9 T, TCA Chicago3 i' |6 J1 G* E
CA Portland9 a# |7 E3 J7 Q1 L. |
K& U2 s0 C. V1 P2 x. l2 m
Japanese ground losses:
+ U* L, }% W3 X; `9 f# v, a46 casualties reported
, ^# r% C. U. T5 Q" F
# K& v/ h0 n/ H$ N2 ~Port hits 3" `) l8 K, }2 Y; P6 n
Port fuel hits 1
# `8 V' m/ ^$ ` f# W0 JPort supply hits 4
0 V4 \: k* ]/ M , n, I, B* r& Q
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% x: m7 v& z3 qCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
. X: o1 e! r0 L) l) }' vTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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( s+ T" G; D! C3 @) ]/ c. U8 o% h
Japanese ground losses:( _3 |' X e S2 z s( Y$ M1 e
111 casualties reported8 }9 X1 Z7 X7 R! P7 G& f
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$ d5 u, B$ z1 L% F; D8 YCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
8 p6 ]. o# f; J% xTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
& R* {5 b5 J: v6 C0 z2 z# {% IJapanese Ships
1 `% U J; H9 ]! [DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
4 @0 h( z/ u zPC Tama Maru #85 y) ^+ |- N* w( p9 f
: _! \; O0 W# c) L' KJapanese ground losses:0 Z' M4 G8 m0 {6 O2 k [1 ^
98 casualties reported! F) `% o! X# Y4 ?. @; P& _$ o( M
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# q1 X' z# G- m: f& d6 nTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
& ]1 ~1 Q9 J' h5 s) b18 casualties reported
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5 F+ `3 W" O) jCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
. ]8 w0 L) | q6 C8 F% rTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
6 d# Y0 {9 C8 ? u7 L+ t, t& B + g6 X7 X' `) C. L8 k4 x
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7 t+ ^. l. n% I. mAllied ground losses:
4 M0 i* F" z- F168 casualties reported
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) S; a- v* I% Z* B8 ZDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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% B6 q) A7 o" G% k" @# X. t) @# |& M4 } 8 b5 Q5 i9 T/ x8 k y( G3 p* H
Allied aircraft$ \! d& g) ?& O" D! c [
SOC-3 Seagull x 1
6 b7 `3 @* Q) w6 o @
8 e' P1 [. Y% s6 R0 c- H( F+ u
t) R7 V' m! z0 d+ YNo Allied losses- V8 }% ^+ _. J4 q, \( h
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# M0 N: i2 I: Q ~( MDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97% h. B7 X2 }$ k2 i
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3 p* A. ?5 O, O8 c( a& h5 r" s9 vAllied aircraft
]( L9 i" t' Z2 A/ f! FPBY Catalina x 24 E# V/ n1 M4 `! s! V
0 q$ ~5 A. ^/ [ . F& e/ n/ r1 |, I
No Allied losses# y7 O( E8 o3 x& X" W
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97+ N# e5 B2 k" }% [9 j. x( b9 @
) S2 p/ h0 j! {) _3 BJapanese aircraft
$ N9 y; g+ P& H; @G4M1 Betty x 62
; f" t1 V+ {6 ~; N
1 c. F( x4 a& V( w4 h) m sAllied aircraft
4 r+ H f% a& w3 y/ a$ X: IF4F-3 Wildcat x 12% s7 h6 c( U; H3 y# a3 v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22) D( Y8 f3 G& _" `" E
% y. H( V5 M% U% K3 U, C9 CJapanese aircraft losses4 x( H# X! ^# @4 M0 ^ E" L
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
7 z* f0 K: S* u ?6 d- ^8 J% X
% c; E2 [" t) j1 M# pAllied aircraft losses: Z! R& h5 H- B0 _& ~$ N( c
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
. E; \2 _- V- ?$ s( ^* o) M- UF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged) M) i$ p& I& |! V
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Allied Ships
/ O6 D8 T# y% U8 ZAP George F. Elliot
# J* ?. j: I, o* J0 G4 wAK Libra8 l1 J! c( r. W% C6 C
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4 i9 ~' d6 @ o% B$ k, W$ L( `0 O
DMS Zane
) J. S3 \9 X1 R; S4 x1 w# _( ~AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
/ y* ?. x, s/ W+ C+ tAK Betelgeuse) t7 k1 W: H" x- V z
DD Helm1 w9 [3 P$ g$ S$ H5 X$ _. M7 y
AK Fomalhaut+ R$ \9 F, P: U- h$ n1 A
AP McCawley! |" E. G x1 g% N7 x d% H7 e
DD Henley- n5 y/ M5 z1 M3 K
7 ~ G; o' ~. c5 y5 C1 _
Aircraft Attacking:
& P% ^8 E- l; y/ o m" l 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! U1 ]( z @' o: z' |- l
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
' G$ O) N5 R& |8 N. [ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 \( ~9 E% P' a. T+ E
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
/ w! g! d8 U, j7 b. | 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 u% q0 A& Q z9 C5 _/ Y8 `2 `! b
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ B0 a" G: _1 c A% S. } 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
5 z% P7 a3 W3 s+ t8 v; X8 A 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet b, @, l. v* M
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* J( B; {8 l, Z, B
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 G4 {1 _5 r# \/ ~1 m, m- C) ]
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# ^5 C; H$ X) Q0 d0 N, i* s, i7 V) E
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 k% k+ j$ X6 v* ~6 o
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 {" R! x1 |0 ?; }! F
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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2 ]8 I5 f `, X z! [/ a% P& uDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft8 n4 x6 d, F4 @+ W3 ?
G4M1 Betty x 36 E" Q+ s! z5 }8 ~6 j$ g
/ U6 J0 r9 }9 E- Q9 Y. EAllied aircraft# D( ^4 E" s8 \$ u
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12% o+ `* U2 v2 n& T2 e E& y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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4 s, [9 V; x# \7 P$ }( s$ EJapanese aircraft losses
$ b @1 l, V- R: k4 TG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
) O4 L) a6 u: ]2 ?9 z7 t7 J$ j5 { D' ]# j) C4 w) N+ x' h- Y
R1 v+ y8 [' OAllied Ships) K) Z: m3 y: \* s( N
CA Portland0 d* q- e2 x: P% m+ U5 A4 d
. B+ h; _# i5 y9 MAircraft Attacking:
) c1 S* G, e. M8 I h 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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- H9 |0 Y( q: r7 _' ~3 MDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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@# G/ Y7 V0 t) A9 NJapanese aircraft! i1 T5 y; {& c+ C5 j+ H$ p
A6M2 Zero x 18
! [( G( D$ w; Q' Z, o9 p! ]6 |7 kA6M3 Zero x 6
. M7 H/ H% V( o7 ^, fG4M1 Betty x 5' j& Q, s8 g) `9 ^6 R$ ~& h
" ]) `# N" m5 [" J; mAllied aircraft
- k2 a4 A: t' ?6 o) \# u9 U6 f; lP-39D Airacobra x 24
# _/ ~4 @& E$ J 8 t. r3 t0 M6 u, R
Japanese aircraft losses
% p0 m2 W3 [& b6 g. wA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
9 a$ Z4 ]+ B7 G. F/ e8 P4 KG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged4 J, T$ Z! ]; t$ p/ ~# p2 _2 y8 A
2 t6 `& N1 x7 kAllied aircraft losses, k; l2 p; x. i' g9 L
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed* w! J9 S3 ?% w0 W/ n1 _7 G
" Z9 H/ w( M( f. Z
Runway hits 3
w8 C& L0 u% r3 Q0 h" B6 @2 Q \
/ i3 l- i) \! oAircraft Attacking:
" P! O. e' t% v( x: U5 \( \ 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; V, z8 U7 m. O7 l" i) D
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
9 h) k1 U% Y& j; `; iA6M2-N Rufe x 3( Z: d% {4 R) a; ~) m% V
A6M2 Zero x 68 \% w- g% r8 s/ h! P4 @
]0 S2 L8 z6 q% y. X) x0 O- X0 T/ {Allied aircraft! s6 s" y3 U- i- c( n' C* o
SBD Dauntless x 49( p* r" y1 U4 L; P& Q% ~
TBF Avenger x 30, a3 m, P0 _; w$ R9 J
+ M- v7 e5 _: l# Q# }$ P( ~Japanese aircraft losses
# o0 k% v' Q UA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged8 D7 L' H' Z& O' n( _! Y c: N
7 l7 D( P( h7 b& M& |$ L+ xAllied aircraft losses
9 B ^1 M: r) J5 Y$ y3 SSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged" A* K( ~1 j8 E- s6 V
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 r+ K3 H5 j s; O/ d' h- B& }DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
* m! S* Q# J5 v- f6 j8 @1 q4 `TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 `6 p1 M0 w$ O2 C7 K3 c* ODD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 X" A; X+ s/ h; W; b: n6 u. |AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
2 ~* H* c# ~4 CAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% W' l0 y* |- L7 u4 eAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* f8 S, U' t0 I3 i# e5 f7 J) ~
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage N, ^/ E. S1 N
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire( x/ C$ D+ p9 f
TK Ogura Maru #3" l% g. {8 z7 z# d5 c# d
0 Q/ a& z. V: @1 ~, s1 s$ ]Japanese ground losses:
: F1 ^& Z. L* k2 B& S# T- z7 ^; Y& m54 casualties reported' i% |( N. p4 x
* }% S5 W& n W2 n7 I; j2 ?Aircraft Attacking:
+ L0 H7 c2 A8 R% N$ n% N) v 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 f( h! z5 S# i1 J/ W! ~# Y: p 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! s7 u& R ?' s$ M 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 \# X4 y) n. Z- X% x+ C+ t. p+ \
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* \% P( T: X: _1 \0 o
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 i8 y+ c* l+ U& a
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- k5 |; \6 a* Y9 Z6 x3 O
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ W( G. M- E4 o7 Y7 I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% v5 X! {1 y( P1 B6 \/ Q
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 ?" [+ `( t$ N9 b 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: Q& n3 K3 Y8 J, [0 [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
W; a. ?; }# f, y9 l1 H& G8 g4 K" u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; K$ O1 Q: @6 ~6 J4 p9 S. l8 S0 O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 p3 ~4 n: d, B$ z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( i$ q4 |7 E. C- f$ H9 _+ c' a! W3 T) X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ N' c; _1 V1 y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 s7 C, o8 y( l L" }! p 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
H9 b$ V5 {$ s" Y8 F 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. ]) S6 l: ~: T9 m1 k7 a, K7 F 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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, j+ H, N9 r; b& A4 QSub attack at 60,865 W. |) ^3 Z. X D
" Y r& J9 G5 P* @Japanese Ships" ^( ^, o! k8 }! x) d& k+ ]
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage" b4 ^' t$ V; g' M) h$ I, F/ ^
PC Ch 23
1 ?4 m2 d W9 c! APC Ch 18
# R6 K: e; i. yPC Ch 17
6 q! T% ^/ j0 G2 S/ w6 i& e( p% pPC Ch 16
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Allied Ships
p2 s( n! ?; J) v* W# q9 kSS Greenling
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Ground combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack& S& s! T3 o0 W" X& U: R' N
* A- V+ v4 a6 q2 b5 uAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49! k; K0 x5 e' u1 B/ p
1 p$ P9 ?/ t- {; q& {. M1 P9 aDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466- ~$ N# n: j( O9 D; @! ]( j( e
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Allied ground losses:
# v8 ^; ]" ]* T3 z8 y( Y& G3 C9 casualties reported
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( Z% h% }5 K6 B: ^* M$ Q) J4 NGround combat at Gili Gili6 Q' Z# A$ M/ b
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Allied Bombardment attack
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: z/ |7 s$ m7 @" z" H% dAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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0 Q8 b8 B2 ^ ]; s0 j1 Z3 TDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 51 ^! \+ c# j. R7 m5 r
5 F$ g/ R0 H# y$ Q6 b2 [
1 Q2 a3 H( w9 _1 r( YJapanese ground losses:+ _5 _2 i( g8 J6 p+ w
16 casualties reported, {3 [' Q" j. f, {" j; `5 U
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Ground combat at Lunga5 _4 f9 j; d, m, Y' G! g3 s& ~
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Allied Shock attack
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x! V# ^" A% J6 hAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 4668 I# R+ @! W9 a' I; @
. J6 [9 e: r& w) B! {Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 496 L% B( `& B J* L5 [; `
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 - w5 ^3 S( i' E W
; {2 A, k1 ?& ^3 R; d- g2 pJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) " o2 z3 x' ?0 ?% f) _1 I1 G) ]1 `
6 O% O0 j; K+ D' ?% k- B1 nAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:
: v, f& R/ r& E% {% s6 l397 casualties reported% Q4 j* K& M0 S) Z0 w1 p
Guns lost 2
' |9 p) q( U; H0 Z# P4 ~ ; Y1 l! }% E7 l8 k6 o; R1 V6 ]& E/ o
Allied ground losses: W3 J8 c! e; }0 n* Z
49 casualties reported' K# q, q0 [) J8 V- k1 g
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |