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。。。。5 j- }3 B6 P* R, L5 `
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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* J: r; u" C- g3 A: L7 n6 _TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97, _6 O W7 |9 S" p! p) U( W
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
/ E( [& {7 B* X) m1 HTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97% [8 K1 t$ V) Y) O6 T1 J
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0 ^4 C, x9 [2 b" @: [" u, m j
Allied ground losses:8 Y( ^4 d! n5 i4 ~0 S( {# g
45 casualties reported, c6 M" c) h9 S/ a
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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+ O" e, {! N- k" [5 K7 {Allied Ships
U0 U7 ~! M/ r6 r0 IDD Mugford
$ F' x' ~' ^, ?8 EDD Ralph Talbot
0 X' _) r0 s1 A6 T8 J: s5 m! gDD Patterson
" W& O x w+ @4 GDD Ellet
! ]0 {" }- u0 {" X4 |DD Wilson- ?9 ]" @2 [5 U7 H; S: z8 }6 ]# ^
DD Selfridge
+ M- F, n' R' n$ z& {9 Q9 }$ I4 g1 tCL Hobart
0 }$ n7 Y/ O0 F+ F l& ?CA Australia
' s! C3 A' q4 q K5 g: O6 r DCA Vincennes+ n, n" c# ^1 j0 Z
CA San Francisco/ v% v$ r5 h ?5 T! i) V/ `+ Z
CA Minneapolis5 ? N" |' h: ]0 U9 i
CA New Orleans+ r7 ]4 p( h2 r) }$ I# s. J+ B
CA Salt Lake City
: F; f( Y. H. BCA Chicago
' G- J6 U; J; H8 v3 WCA Portland
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# W! n3 `7 }( G( o# IJapanese ground losses:2 x* s, I9 l0 }! h% G4 b, G
46 casualties reported- G4 k$ k1 N+ {8 \- }& M& Z
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Port hits 3
! j+ \& C c# x. d, _# [" FPort fuel hits 1* m8 g4 G8 G6 t4 z
Port supply hits 4
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$ E) Q* D7 u0 }' o# ^6 QCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30% C' W' S& g9 v. \
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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Japanese ground losses:/ M( ?8 r0 B6 t+ ?1 y$ a* n: w
111 casualties reported; y: e1 s- A% q# ]$ r3 X) @* t
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0 c4 Y! J# v- f$ w* p m; u* ACoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 304 X' R* {* m- N& l3 o1 ]8 M. W
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,949 _. q$ X! n3 f4 f; c- ]
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.& S$ p5 @8 q8 ^3 @2 z
Japanese Ships
2 S0 D" F# t# [( C4 mDD Namikaze, Shell hits 11 K( K z% x2 [
PC Tama Maru #8
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Japanese ground losses:/ O7 N7 U4 n9 ~
98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97( x0 L( u$ O# K4 k( g0 d
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Allied ground losses:
& \# M# T0 x v18 casualties reported+ a# x6 o2 n% n5 B
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009. `& |+ t. q3 c. O7 p& U( g* a& i! l1 v
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97( X- S" J" ?0 G& ]) T
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Allied ground losses:
) m9 M2 Z! o3 \5 y' |168 casualties reported; N, ?0 e* h1 N: ]
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,975 \7 c1 h \; h. Y# ~
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Allied aircraft
; Y" s" B. j$ Q2 v. QSOC-3 Seagull x 1, V) M9 c) y- N" W0 \" t
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No Allied losses1 B( J6 T+ u \$ s" @6 X
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9 i5 D4 r8 X) a# l4 iDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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. j3 T1 @: J8 b. f) p$ V( F) FAllied aircraft
$ h# j" \5 H8 U3 s# Y' r8 ?PBY Catalina x 2* ~7 Q* y2 N- `+ V3 u
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No Allied losses7 w# T9 ?9 m" O
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; v N7 g. \: S& m: p- SDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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0 K; k( s: m) B' d) t2 OJapanese aircraft
. i' Y. f9 E6 H% G2 ZG4M1 Betty x 62* o0 j w6 k8 c' ?3 r+ m( w L
0 W# N) ]0 S, c7 E: U1 z
Allied aircraft
9 q9 h; l+ g! F& @F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
5 h8 i9 F Z3 q) HF4F-4 Wildcat x 220 e% A1 s; v, t
3 |; K) ~- w6 U; K/ i# `7 Y
Japanese aircraft losses3 r4 \9 ^5 u( a
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged! f% K0 e6 s% _* I
* K1 z0 [( w: N# f0 H% {" tAllied aircraft losses1 O! E& Q3 g3 q
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
+ ^# i+ m: q: L6 Y; ]F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Allied Ships
* E, T7 N7 q& T4 |5 | Q, EAP George F. Elliot$ ]1 \% p8 U! k# y- S. u
AK Libra" P$ c) Z+ K$ @/ X e: b8 W
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
9 i S- @* _3 x+ @DMS Zane
( Q, y! w- y. S! GAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 43 z5 K- A; [4 t* w3 r9 _- [2 W
AK Betelgeuse7 b; b& ?- M4 @3 ]1 j; w A* W
DD Helm
" [. V0 r" [3 G# z7 J. sAK Fomalhaut
) S8 q3 ~- \- J0 CAP McCawley) C$ U0 c: B! Z3 z& W& B
DD Henley5 h6 y4 d( X$ m/ E
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Aircraft Attacking:8 r" |3 T* K% d" c+ C& e
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ K8 G/ \: z1 _% B" ~: z, U: e 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. }: x+ |& v) x$ x 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 N% }8 A- {& [4 a' p& m* s
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" P5 d# B* [* I0 V9 {1 y: t1 a9 M 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 d1 U3 o. g5 p4 K9 z
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
: a* p( b' |- J1 n/ a 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" B5 u: O" U4 W1 ]
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ f) k0 F9 O4 F, U' f2 ] 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ I0 L5 U6 T# S4 d! z% v 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! x5 W$ w/ P. N6 D& e3 j 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 R. Z6 t5 C2 I W
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* R3 A [1 ^8 `: s! f 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" g' [) q1 W) ^7 L; n7 t! w
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft
v! U' I1 h6 X( b h+ h$ }G4M1 Betty x 3
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" G1 a( ^0 z7 v/ hAllied aircraft
4 `: m8 N# ?& C9 uF4F-3 Wildcat x 12/ A* h% n4 O- S0 a$ _
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21) y- ^( C- T/ X' w2 Z
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Japanese aircraft losses4 U7 c* \! I2 S8 l2 F* ^8 g0 I
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed$ i' k; J# P1 p9 ]4 m
2 u7 B2 @% c! E. U. \' P4 |2 N " _2 R/ e, E" N' M' i i
Allied Ships
, r' Y7 f' q) k& a! @% lCA Portland
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- l/ G( t! w* J3 G+ WAircraft Attacking:
( N- t& ]1 y# z 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% C& j" i7 Y( x: z6 W% h5 x& u
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft
3 I/ F5 T/ \% i( _! IA6M2 Zero x 18
" h. j' K: ^% I% [. j/ H) XA6M3 Zero x 6
" J K2 R& V8 z# ]: |) NG4M1 Betty x 5$ x* a; g( R( C% D7 m8 C( w
$ |) z {; k3 F0 GAllied aircraft
1 x5 h* N" J. ^) J5 e- GP-39D Airacobra x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses% [& x; a( {, p. ]1 a+ i
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
2 U! h9 z/ V p" jG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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8 o1 Z! W, h/ k4 t7 X# j( o6 rAllied aircraft losses
2 F) n( p: u2 ]5 l% P& p# ?P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Runway hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:) k2 W9 z7 Z. D1 c
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 Q& E& }1 m3 ^) W& O: K
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
6 e# ~4 [: S/ T& b1 R/ S/ T# T( \& rA6M2-N Rufe x 3
! z: m7 ~9 X- d3 n$ a! r2 S3 a" [A6M2 Zero x 6
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& n' \ T) e% Y3 }: Q$ lAllied aircraft+ s! }4 B3 ^5 \! _" R) r3 `
SBD Dauntless x 49; H$ C6 }9 F! y# [4 S
TBF Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses0 Y* F; z; i* B, o/ t' B4 i
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
/ y7 D* H7 y+ J8 n5 N2 uSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged2 Q/ y( I" j/ [- N
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
4 V8 w& n: V0 ^/ MDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
~) T1 J- ]& q! V! VTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' V# h9 m4 Q( z2 w4 b0 x
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 ?' G( q7 l. D( H0 {* BAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
1 H& c) X' o+ A! X. E! |APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 N; V- L1 g" NAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 R v+ h6 i9 |3 xDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 O7 q% y) L: { E5 D
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 _. R, n' n; n4 q6 _
TK Ogura Maru #3
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: l' F$ r- s, n6 _* IJapanese ground losses:: W5 }& D3 x1 V/ R5 `1 A
54 casualties reported
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4 J Q. O$ P; R5 iAircraft Attacking:
# t1 G& K9 k4 K 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- O6 V; l' s1 S2 _4 |$ D 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 j) O+ B1 `4 b X$ n8 ^1 `9 ~
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 K" _8 H h! P+ T 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" ~6 Y& A7 v) U, B: U4 S 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 n+ d& D7 P- J5 a+ e$ x 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& s# ]( b8 W# e% W, ~7 P 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# _0 p* ?( K! I( e9 h. Y6 U; R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, N- z4 {3 u: i* C3 k7 F0 A( u6 r
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! V" b: L* y2 I3 K' r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" \) m0 Z |" E" D; {0 c: @/ A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* K5 W) X8 f; r! Q. a- S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 K; ]# i- J6 ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. Y) e% s0 y8 a5 c7 O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 i; \( G- O6 r% K0 Z* t9 e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% a* N7 r9 b0 Q9 v( m) } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 j: n4 H3 a, C |7 q1 ~6 i 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 c- _- n g9 p" [" _& g
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ l' B1 D4 g) s2 g 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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0 i3 s* T/ Z, ?, [4 ]6 ESub attack at 60,86& {8 J. z- `0 Q! m" D2 k) ?
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Japanese Ships r* P9 p" X- f) Q; e
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 O/ U# @& n' ]0 m/ u. @( M2 W' pPC Ch 23
) i; u* G$ F0 m, [PC Ch 18 Z8 p1 J9 m3 a7 p/ g
PC Ch 17! M% A. X& N0 C( b
PC Ch 16
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Allied Ships8 V2 d4 \* ]0 g9 A# F
SS Greenling4 C9 ~. D2 X& v9 H. T' u% V1 o. m
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Ground combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack4 Z0 A7 P" g1 ^' E7 a
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466- R* J5 r" [) K+ Q0 H
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0 @$ J3 Y, A) Q7 @) X7 mAllied ground losses:
3 `, c. i" ^. g: f8 h9 casualties reported0 e/ a; H- a+ t2 c& R5 {
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack" X& y% J6 q2 y$ }9 l* o2 e) E9 ]
' Q' t" E8 x9 g7 i/ YAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126- s, e: F4 B7 |
( _5 Y! w7 k) E) ~$ I9 ^6 @4 `. HDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5( C% r5 G; u; x' ?4 H5 ?' V6 x7 P8 D
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) c; e- e& j4 o4 eJapanese ground losses:
7 t5 n4 |# q6 Y8 c& k# s16 casualties reported# D1 p ~+ t- Z- g1 c
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Ground combat at Lunga
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Allied Shock attack- h% _' L3 K3 f+ C" z
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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$ ~1 D5 E* [+ F. f! gAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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9 x- e8 y2 S, R: ~& u0 l9 \Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) 8 y* k8 F# k0 r& E& m5 a
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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# |( K3 K7 e' l; O3 Q3 M8 ]3 wJapanese ground losses:7 ^2 f) d( J1 Q: l: |( T) T5 c3 h2 \
397 casualties reported* ~! _7 X, e- G4 p
Guns lost 2; o+ C5 Q2 z6 @9 i# s
+ [$ D5 p7 _9 @7 u1 ~7 Z3 FAllied ground losses:' i5 s# \7 o/ A
49 casualties reported
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% }' Q! O5 q/ f5 u3 Y' NDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |