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。。。。/ X% I4 v9 [0 q$ X8 ^
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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; G- B9 D/ E' W' BTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10083 w; ?; `" N; U: i5 J
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:% m- _3 V2 P$ W( B# z
45 casualties reported7 c0 S- n2 u0 g
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( \: g" R7 w1 T0 ^ `' N$ xNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97# U9 e! x0 x, h3 w, J3 N
- V. `- M! c7 @( n; _Allied Ships8 ]- t/ _# S( {2 A( T& ^0 B
DD Mugford7 c4 a$ W5 l7 U! ]6 J
DD Ralph Talbot0 d8 i' o$ Y H5 d, J
DD Patterson; @& F& [. b* W$ p
DD Ellet
6 R, Z1 X6 }2 c" I$ E5 Q; ZDD Wilson
& t' w7 y" |+ ]% SDD Selfridge
% W- v) F1 G }6 w9 aCL Hobart
6 s0 H r; D* j! C; j* k9 cCA Australia
9 c' @2 S8 n7 M% L5 x* sCA Vincennes
9 H3 ]0 e8 ~1 w0 Z9 j# O7 Z" ]CA San Francisco
( o7 h5 B, d2 g8 PCA Minneapolis
X6 x n, E$ N$ L) S7 @CA New Orleans
' H) X" z1 b8 _; o8 cCA Salt Lake City
$ O6 F4 T( q2 ?* a( w6 k/ RCA Chicago! Y% Q M- R, J8 g
CA Portland* W: _& p2 S* p+ n3 k- {
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Japanese ground losses:2 q+ ]! ^- q } F
46 casualties reported s o1 Y! ^! T5 T) G( w) z3 k! `
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Port hits 35 L9 T6 T- Y0 Q7 S
Port fuel hits 11 a' q, E+ K8 w& M6 x
Port supply hits 4. r1 ?, x# n4 h9 ]& Z, A) M, N
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3 `0 _/ Z! T! S+ w; J; NCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 303 l9 c& h; Z n9 ]7 ?. V5 s2 [
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,943 a& s. X q7 J6 n$ Q
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! k( V: U) \4 YJapanese ground losses:
. d8 r4 S2 N: R5 B5 P111 casualties reported: U6 R& V( M( y7 d. }
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30; S) m- G' c, J( G/ A* t) m2 L
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,945 E [) T/ x" G o2 Y" a
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
* S' B7 N; r/ J( V. O$ J1 yJapanese Ships% H+ Q& T- ^! j; n+ o; ~$ B
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
: G2 z" t8 o# J1 B, m/ zPC Tama Maru #80 q: A. O2 L, B& c; I
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Japanese ground losses:* d$ h0 w2 K5 J7 L I2 S
98 casualties reported3 j+ t2 [- Z) q. {3 Y! p3 y
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:! ^: h5 }0 k X( W
18 casualties reported) C2 M! d1 v9 i1 v( ^
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! I' O% r* [# s0 a6 oCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
/ i* O- ?/ ?2 M$ J8 ? yTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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168 casualties reported. T7 e- B* M% c* _" \% P
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft0 D- S9 z' |4 R. |+ M: ?9 q" I
SOC-3 Seagull x 1 M& m; u1 M0 Z0 i
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7 {4 ?/ N% ]7 W, o, f5 y. ]' BNo Allied losses
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8 I. m4 e" _$ a1 p6 F, w( DDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97: P( u/ U% J2 Z. i/ R* @
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8 M! V, T x/ j7 J" d/ jAllied aircraft& `# ^) M8 O% K3 F B+ K# T
PBY Catalina x 2" R) V4 h% ^7 ]3 v
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) t5 S1 x- H! S! a% c3 c3 aNo Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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+ @' N& q' U& IG4M1 Betty x 62
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3 s' c8 U0 a4 e- d6 |0 _Allied aircraft9 ^* h6 {7 v/ t9 Y) g
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
9 i l; F2 N: G2 S& R2 L( d7 P" }F4F-4 Wildcat x 22- F0 @. S+ ~% A
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 f. p/ n/ S- o" \# aG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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; p6 p; D4 B$ T$ n) k GAllied aircraft losses: B7 z! Q) U' i4 s$ o4 o) k& C' L
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
, N ]2 V) D: cF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Allied Ships
2 n- q6 J, T2 G( a: H9 `AP George F. Elliot3 s3 j; q0 A/ `. f: T( p
AK Libra
; {$ R( f2 F f7 v3 n0 NAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
) F$ r" ^5 t9 {2 R2 F0 i6 ADMS Zane* C0 m5 b1 {8 M% T( s
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
- l3 {: b6 j9 ?* QAK Betelgeuse% p. ~" k* b$ d5 Y" r" s- `
DD Helm
" g0 e. Q9 v t" ]+ rAK Fomalhaut
; ~/ | l0 J9 ]AP McCawley
! v9 u4 `8 @8 F# M5 {8 c) J% @5 R wDD Henley
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# P( Q% U1 ^5 C t4 oAircraft Attacking:( ^7 L0 l4 o2 ^
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, X( c7 i$ o/ E. F p' v" T* Y 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 _" J* c' `2 I$ ^4 j! @
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( A+ t: ~ J* L4 i; @' N 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; j" R9 D5 N1 _! a" y; Z/ z 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
/ u4 A; {- o; L9 C0 s5 V3 e 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- `# M* u3 C& \ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. V5 B0 m0 r9 ^3 Y. _4 j 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet! i! P& _( V1 P/ ?. W
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ c3 W/ I; a9 A0 @& Z# E
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 I+ o1 q. \% G
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% q- h) w( \) S. D" M5 m
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: r# }1 R2 v. X! L5 n7 P
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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1 ?4 B5 w9 P; KDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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G4M1 Betty x 3
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1 T/ k' G* Q9 r5 U; N8 \Allied aircraft
5 S0 U+ m1 p: t, D; N6 _* tF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
: H8 b4 b$ d) U% B/ \! M! i2 LF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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2 L8 ]* V2 H' q" K( EJapanese aircraft losses
$ j1 ^+ g# o( E/ zG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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) g# R, e: p: c5 @# k; JCA Portland
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Aircraft Attacking:
* B5 ^1 B. i4 P. t 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( x1 d9 N% i0 [; X
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91& s; j" b$ @& d5 p4 N; n
& `& v* r( V3 ]4 JJapanese aircraft+ [ V7 [3 o. F. \) T" E3 u
A6M2 Zero x 18
( W* o. S$ \0 V6 X/ J# N& `A6M3 Zero x 6" T1 l# P0 D) J7 _
G4M1 Betty x 5
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5 m' n' ^) g# ~0 H/ TAllied aircraft
. f5 a, t' D" p+ P- {P-39D Airacobra x 24* L! O& N8 e C7 P& _1 q
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Japanese aircraft losses
# R+ \ e; [1 [, _" F1 BA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
+ h+ H/ o7 N. k5 M; Z) E; \ \G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged @! G m5 K6 f. \; _
4 W$ v' f2 y. s- Q! e( e4 X4 |Allied aircraft losses1 s+ g# E" t d2 E
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Runway hits 34 l1 e7 E* E3 u( n" q7 k' o) N
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Aircraft Attacking:8 a( e; b8 p- W9 r
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
% a. b9 Y+ c7 U% U0 ~" ]1 w) H 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 \* I2 T9 A+ T% N: J* a1 w- c8 o
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft0 h- `0 M) l3 a0 m" m
A6M2-N Rufe x 30 H1 m) j1 j+ t0 v; I
A6M2 Zero x 6" m/ a2 u1 w# m+ D! Y0 m/ q
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Allied aircraft
7 r/ K/ G0 p3 E9 }- n" c+ ?SBD Dauntless x 498 G0 a- _3 u4 P& O! T. _9 R7 G+ Z1 n
TBF Avenger x 301 F5 N/ a/ g3 q
1 O! \5 o& @, N# h1 n% Q5 O* mJapanese aircraft losses: u" i1 P6 D% A( O4 l
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged" k$ `0 u( }/ J) O, O) v+ z
5 c' A/ T% i: yAllied aircraft losses
$ r+ C8 u0 [6 |* D! @3 _" r$ NSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged/ J; b$ r3 v/ x- d6 c
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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, B9 b2 G: Q$ z/ c6 aDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
) ` G. |4 C8 J' xTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage X2 y2 ^8 J" Y1 J/ n5 h/ O9 T& _
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 q2 v" A% A# d, q7 K" GAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire# [( H, j# E, @) ?( @$ D" X
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire; u9 y! X: u9 W3 x: o% I
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 v: Y* x# c! l P: B* _DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 l% S2 O2 |# m! R) C I7 PTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, J( v, q- P# @. @" q( @9 }( k; l
TK Ogura Maru #34 [1 ~" k! p5 W
; |; g/ Z% | B+ PJapanese ground losses:. F% v3 Q) t8 ^3 Y
54 casualties reported3 P0 O+ q/ b: B2 v/ `
% \! l% S. P1 B- S9 ~Aircraft Attacking:$ V) f, u) u/ s* ? e# [4 \, a
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, p% e8 D1 j9 h$ ^# @ 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 O, {5 ?: v* Y; }6 v S
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. y& V, d ^3 R6 e3 j6 I r I 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 l/ X$ B6 |3 ?( R7 h/ j
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) e0 ^: D7 n' O0 O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 k, b& j! p1 R+ ^7 L& m) v) R
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
T' F& o1 S1 r; {; O9 T" ~! v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& v/ L3 `/ n7 F. P0 f) t 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ e4 g7 p9 P( g- D& h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* f, Y* d# a6 d: x0 J: w( I
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: E8 J# E& u5 x8 V! ?" V6 k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ x- D' C3 u+ g" F5 A3 z3 k 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' k- c9 W6 a' U/ H* i; u 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 ]$ E9 i4 ~0 a* W$ K: F: o
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
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4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 [" I e @8 o; G 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet# E# k- l7 `8 \6 F. R; C
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& t* B1 O/ I% A6 _) e0 t3 W! MSub attack at 60,86
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Japanese Ships' d" \- K3 \6 f
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
! K2 o* Z2 \* v0 { p3 k2 aPC Ch 23
3 z& z' m% f+ [5 z, d% u4 tPC Ch 18
0 M6 W( W A: d; v, ]- ]/ [PC Ch 17
, q C0 A7 L+ ]PC Ch 16( P6 d! g$ h% L; d# B" M; M
7 @- Q# A4 m0 hAllied Ships
; _9 A4 ~+ h" R+ @ YSS Greenling+ V, A9 J' K2 K% T* j
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Ground combat at Lunga* Z: n0 L. E+ k! q
6 `3 ]! q8 x9 z6 m* w- yJapanese Bombardment attack9 m& a( M1 s8 [# D
/ p4 ?) }+ n" Z7 o2 K B) zAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49* g! E8 n$ K- ~9 k' X4 a
D1 r* l5 x* z$ s( {. sDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:0 C5 {! _ c0 F, k% W3 w S
9 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Gili Gili& O' i6 n# Z5 q5 Q7 |
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Allied Bombardment attack: z, N0 u& ?4 A7 Q
7 x& A* j; h/ B( M: oAttacking 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
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Japanese ground losses:7 P( G# e# R+ Z; @ L2 H
16 casualties reported
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' U. h; b! I) y; d' ?Ground combat at Lunga
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1 ~% Y& _( K7 I y' a. y8 s+ J. BAllied Shock attack6 ^& r5 W7 |$ h# l1 b t, k
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466! V2 ]% ^4 j5 w. V
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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; a' ]# h( I( V: ~3 V/ |Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 - u$ H1 `% |1 ]3 a3 Y% H" O
) h+ }! Y+ O% [- G; z" A- \9 @Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) : m0 l$ c5 t" N
1 g" a. l5 h* D' XAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:
8 X! H9 T' K8 x7 u# ^) u397 casualties reported
& I5 f# L7 N- H# E* g; [Guns lost 2. \0 N7 s# l; _. m& h$ j
) z: I% f9 w# U5 {) @8 B dAllied ground losses:8 p9 |( F4 C# K' {/ ~
49 casualties reported
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3 p3 f- F) h* Z- A0 oDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |