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。。。。$ n$ C7 a$ O9 [8 a
! E' }2 H( A4 j7 ]4 jAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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2 N2 j$ I: O& {1 Q. c! |1 ATF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008- P/ s5 |; |. ?: Q5 l# s) x' @0 N
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97& R/ W2 L4 c( ~' n4 k
+ w6 f A! d7 d, c; S 8 u( {* n( B: B! d" g) b
+ v, H* _# u. q) i+ o& }; K! F- mAllied ground losses:
" {% f6 z- u+ P; \- v- x2 y45 casualties reported
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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2 B# e8 e H L8 x1 O2 mAllied Ships
0 Y/ x5 M' g. ~1 }. N( bDD Mugford
" ^0 L& I, q& p! e4 T6 ^DD Ralph Talbot
1 |# |3 u) O* _( TDD Patterson/ r$ [6 e/ \7 J, \
DD Ellet
1 L: ]; u# ~" i8 pDD Wilson1 |$ s* z+ y1 S5 C4 Z K2 W
DD Selfridge
- M9 {5 o! y8 J: K4 c2 u0 rCL Hobart i0 F. l6 F" y6 a
CA Australia
( ~+ ?# Z6 n" tCA Vincennes0 o6 j1 |' p/ X
CA San Francisco
) T+ d, ]) r5 w+ A% u& y$ zCA Minneapolis
/ s+ t/ X3 H: X$ v( M) LCA New Orleans; B# @% G0 {2 r$ T
CA Salt Lake City
( l0 Q) }/ {( P4 e4 [( ICA Chicago: a8 G- ^! q1 }
CA Portland- \/ P- H- |- n' a
5 o- P; A; F( X
Japanese ground losses:' E+ U* E2 Z- m* t2 p
46 casualties reported% l0 k0 y3 V5 k, b1 `8 \
- l F0 b( M2 O5 gPort hits 3
/ I/ {/ E' o& T5 h' DPort fuel hits 1
& n: y! g, m2 G0 |Port supply hits 4 u0 J8 J$ w, m' Z$ y% R
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' q# e! m7 _' c* x) t3 eCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
- {* N2 K9 K9 C" OTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94; Y& I: N8 y" U& j+ q8 s1 _
2 ]8 _/ b" W% b" I4 C 8 q5 G$ u6 |8 y: { p% B+ [% W
Japanese ground losses:9 ]! E& I& R8 r, S8 l
111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 308 e5 b% m; Q# s& n
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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& Q( D1 V3 l% w105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.. N$ n$ f( R/ k/ _' ~: a* Y3 `3 p) S
Japanese Ships
2 h2 D5 w' m# S1 n& w0 pDD Namikaze, Shell hits 16 a" Q, V8 u8 ?& s/ [
PC Tama Maru #8! O% Q2 n. v0 o5 F5 `5 u8 _$ n) r
0 C9 m: B" h9 }# OJapanese ground losses:
9 G$ R, F V' }8 P2 }! }/ N- z98 casualties reported& W+ V' K* z! Q: O" _
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97( i! f) C* ?$ `" ~
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9 I. z7 K. [% S8 \3 tAllied ground losses:
- d, i1 e1 H* l# i+ A% L18 casualties reported4 `4 S- @' U! Y# m& g9 f
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10095 w G+ m+ E1 ]8 S$ D6 W8 F2 E
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97 `3 e9 |; E/ v+ d
0 p! Z, L4 ^' o( F& q: `. k% N/ @ % P$ d- p" z: x& S6 T. n2 Q7 o# S! R
( M5 o% T9 A, W/ s d$ @Allied ground losses:
! l' g7 s1 T; L0 Z9 u( x168 casualties reported$ G/ G* O' K8 p
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$ D% Q; j- Y( v4 ^' r2 IDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97# `* u m+ l; z4 p9 u( ` A
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! C) B0 k" |: t# ~1 {+ WAllied aircraft
# J2 o# `2 q" L: |8 cSOC-3 Seagull x 1/ l+ _- o* v* j4 _: \* }
2 ^. W' p/ q \7 E+ m6 r4 J ; f6 a; C6 r4 O( B4 Y
No Allied losses! W) t* X2 I4 f1 [7 C9 ~
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft: V4 U7 @! C* N* C) w
PBY Catalina x 2
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5 P- H, {: l% g! gNo Allied losses+ D9 g* N% P8 `# i
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,975 R7 A/ W1 i' o/ R
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Japanese aircraft: e- p/ `5 R* u: [8 ^$ m7 T' q
G4M1 Betty x 62
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Allied aircraft$ B! w$ V$ |% N5 a; }* i
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
2 D" B6 `* W: y+ p8 ~! @F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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5 k1 }+ K+ Z7 ?8 D$ v7 j! T% WJapanese aircraft losses* i- ~- j: `, v, P' X7 Z; f6 b% }
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
* ]: Z* G% W. aF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged2 u0 i! s0 r" {4 \4 w
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged; s* h" G% }2 l( m! ^
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Allied Ships
9 O& S3 Z! M8 K5 o) VAP George F. Elliot2 }+ c I: h' m
AK Libra
- O5 D. ]* Y( w% p) rAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4, l, A4 ~% ^& p1 i4 l
DMS Zane
; X) v/ @9 h) I# v$ c7 sAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4- @) L7 c3 c) O: m* h
AK Betelgeuse' n5 g3 x0 t6 s8 a# ^! g
DD Helm
3 X7 z9 m$ O+ tAK Fomalhaut
: p K" y+ @# C7 j# m4 OAP McCawley. k5 Z" a! t# Q h
DD Henley& k4 b+ {% b/ V2 X8 h) S
2 o! q5 B) ^1 G" a9 JAircraft Attacking:
! T( {5 q; i F- l A. [ 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; D- {# T( U, o
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- E ?- g& T2 ^1 y) f( u4 B 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ J! a N: u4 l( f
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ R6 R0 \. [7 H6 k
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 v( M* h4 @ F) Y1 j7 t; @
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 O0 `) c ~2 M
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, M) @( {, Q; n
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 G1 V* j: J2 H/ M4 `& t. v 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( |* F8 o2 d( u/ E5 N6 V) n
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; _. T1 S! Y- z7 Z1 L 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 n) \. E- g0 f, I
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 q4 L+ Z5 d' U
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: n) C( ]$ z$ k$ j+ d6 ]
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 K! h2 o q8 j3 z- ^( B0 c
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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5 z7 a1 {/ R7 ^; g1 B3 P- DJapanese aircraft' N1 m/ M- [) g0 g+ ~
G4M1 Betty x 3; F6 k" l3 [& q! T4 N
( G4 ?* O, Q# s7 q" H" M' a* J
Allied aircraft8 Y7 R6 H3 |* s- q' P9 [& Y" i
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
' |4 @5 c9 r' j4 J: Y0 @F4F-4 Wildcat x 218 |/ K7 m6 i- r4 B/ g/ T+ T: g0 Z
9 H4 F8 @8 {! Z# |8 A. ~1 D) f
Japanese aircraft losses
! Y0 o3 z0 |9 I! O# X- ZG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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4 X9 t/ H% h3 N, c- z
0 W! O+ [% ]1 }& [! ^9 wAllied Ships$ n( w& @0 L* Q& n; |) u4 T
CA Portland* I9 ?' J$ d5 Z& f+ ~( N
/ z, m. q! ?& f( T( BAircraft Attacking:
& K: K8 A1 }7 D/ m 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 l, q5 y1 ~! d: x) V' b" }
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& n) X8 w( `" VDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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' k7 L! F" z% Q, i9 }6 fJapanese aircraft2 N2 {- Y2 E6 R# W' s9 j
A6M2 Zero x 18+ X U, b3 ^: C: E. G9 n
A6M3 Zero x 6; I5 v+ Y* S8 N5 [0 a
G4M1 Betty x 5* r7 Q! ^; f5 r
9 O& i8 |7 B: c0 T/ r3 L5 `( `
Allied aircraft/ }8 t3 r: N. Q3 ~8 @" V9 E+ |* J
P-39D Airacobra x 24
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3 V. t$ ^* Y* w+ E4 z5 v. _. s3 ?Japanese aircraft losses
) }) |( O% u! S5 Q$ [A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged& D( w# t: r' s1 y$ t/ Q }1 o5 \
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged$ q* k' V# a, {9 C# m
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Allied aircraft losses
$ O4 {3 [) V3 y% sP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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/ q9 U+ c& c/ F, gRunway hits 3+ a9 I X2 |/ u# I/ ]( C2 A
7 X+ |2 F/ x1 W6 ~; lAircraft Attacking:
$ q; i" y% r4 X* c 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 B% a9 W+ @$ [
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 m: T( t+ l$ M0 i2 F! @
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I3 [; I* e- k0 l5 u. h" ^6 v) N3 a, KDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,930 J2 Q5 D4 ~5 M% b3 a8 {
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Japanese aircraft
0 k% |# }/ ~" C' xA6M2-N Rufe x 3
- F2 q& S1 c& P3 eA6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft
' S, O* U+ j/ s; T' `1 p6 D0 G% b" wSBD Dauntless x 497 k8 U0 \, Z9 G" D# H( O
TBF Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses; G6 @- W, t+ z& ?) _
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses @: K4 ^+ Y- v" h) O
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged, t7 @- ~0 _, {! a
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships+ E7 O" _- d6 n- j$ O) B6 H
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
3 E- H4 H& [4 q( D5 {% XTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 t7 F( ~7 W( j7 }0 z4 m4 `
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 t9 g0 ^2 `5 j OAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
8 q, v5 {; f# c3 o* J2 ZAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 C( z% D7 h$ f( X: yAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( E# L0 h8 M3 ~2 Q T
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 D; @" q( X$ ~8 r; A
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire) q. y6 p$ R! W9 G' o5 y I/ B) z
TK Ogura Maru #30 X! K$ ^3 L1 w G; `
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54 casualties reported, y8 w1 Y, [- }+ H
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Aircraft Attacking:' o2 w7 z* h! c7 v& s$ {# N& v5 ^% x9 N
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 k# b/ X# H/ ~ `. {
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 j! R3 F# M& }' g 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ ]# J2 r" ~* J0 T% \# C- x 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" G% B* }, n/ n* \& Z. g
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 U7 \" i+ p5 u; | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 o% R6 [. _* F) p2 d6 a% y
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( G2 J7 O4 c! C6 H# Q" j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( ]% y5 |7 G8 E. z3 t, V- y
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet" | w8 i9 F4 V; k& a0 n7 c4 Q+ r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 J* E; e3 A6 o& k. X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 c+ A* L+ K; n4 N5 b+ W 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; \+ a1 n8 v; P5 i q: }" |. Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# Q' B( L% Z7 \" b
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* g6 r3 Z( H8 B& k% T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 V- |9 f' Z; P4 v7 r& W
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' j" m) ~ d2 G 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet. [1 h1 E! ] i) ?# F
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: \2 W* _( s* V% _ 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 60,86
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, q; x8 x F& P: |, MJapanese Ships
4 ^9 s' F/ l! D* T% oPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 T* t* [+ z S# L. |# [PC Ch 23
% l1 N9 c! ]. _4 PPC Ch 18
- b4 d" r3 K, B& C# @PC Ch 17- q: [9 _) j+ }* G5 a. w
PC Ch 166 B) G( ^8 U- p8 M5 h/ L. o
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Allied Ships
J5 U4 w. M$ p6 u( oSS Greenling
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. Q" P" q" U9 w" PGround combat at Lunga8 A8 R2 L& s9 x# J4 R' p H
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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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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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5 F4 G& J# |2 B/ T) J. g# pAllied ground losses:: V- ?+ \( A8 y6 y( U" B& I4 M
9 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Gili Gili5 S: X; M2 e6 {1 \. u; }6 J1 }3 T
9 {2 H) y+ C8 o" I7 x& j1 A( D! TAllied Bombardment attack+ m7 J+ l6 Q# I; z
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126. e! {% j( V4 o) n, \4 v
0 X# k5 B6 L" C" }7 _0 o( \' QDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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" F+ c c1 z9 R0 { }9 qJapanese ground losses:
! s7 e: L3 N4 H& i3 |16 casualties reported
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' Y! s, \" e. m9 SGround combat at Lunga
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466" G4 B( n' y: q# a
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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( D0 {% [. I. F. Z: eAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 1 h& f; y# L! a* S1 c2 |4 O' `( n, t
8 f0 i4 f3 l# ^5 F( iJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 + g3 ~9 w/ F- S: @; F; z! C
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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" z8 V+ F, c; f1 M( Y0 uAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:
& v( ^. p6 c. R397 casualties reported! [+ r$ d5 S( i
Guns lost 2; |! l* Y6 D) F3 |) W
6 S3 }4 Z2 k2 l$ B3 nAllied ground losses:7 v% A3 ~/ [6 ^ C
49 casualties reported, ~4 {. b( N2 a; L" p2 I
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& R/ s/ _1 U! x! NDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |