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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q2 m2 V& s1 D! W' ~ H$ EAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42+ k6 S, c4 t) e
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
3 v L# p9 } M+ YTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97 E* G& G \4 g' [, k4 e+ d. i0 a
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' ?: C& l) Z+ H& E2 c9 MAllied ground losses:
( E W w& x( `) g9 e( A+ g+ Z6 ]" D45 casualties reported, o1 h3 |4 g( [7 z
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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+ t4 O; x' h- tAllied Ships
# ^; C% h5 j/ d2 O( `! e9 X$ FDD Mugford# S8 p* E M9 D9 t( t0 [1 e
DD Ralph Talbot6 o" Y2 u- U( L$ k( t9 r
DD Patterson- O8 w' r9 ?. V/ y" B1 X
DD Ellet
! C/ M# i/ e( ^DD Wilson
0 h, h5 R# g! W+ p% a LDD Selfridge
$ e0 c: X# \# _$ NCL Hobart
; d& C. q+ v' ~% }: |CA Australia4 q: m0 i6 ]. O$ Q+ @/ n
CA Vincennes
( I8 d2 O$ ]: z3 Q6 JCA San Francisco
" S9 o! K- E+ }" o; Z- c1 LCA Minneapolis7 u- ?8 m4 ^+ y1 i
CA New Orleans
/ \; d" E" O* e4 H1 jCA Salt Lake City
" ^$ _; ~: y; c7 {% XCA Chicago
. w. h4 `$ m+ x4 w: ~ @3 ?/ k8 uCA Portland( K4 {3 u' `& i3 Q3 o, L
7 u: J* v( f- D+ bJapanese ground losses:
) h" v$ R$ i3 z/ b46 casualties reported, C/ |5 y9 O+ M4 c# z4 o
) X. b' @; O6 ]0 S+ K
Port hits 3* l1 b% e8 b, V# A% w* x
Port fuel hits 1
2 I1 F! f% s5 P$ L8 T/ L9 s1 L8 N, RPort supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
! y' |6 E5 Y' T& q9 U" ~# RTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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1 l* G* R, e: t$ `; ~0 JJapanese ground losses:0 H$ T/ } j+ e& ~
111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
! p: r* M" V* O. ]TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
5 q1 z1 N1 R# T$ Z; OJapanese Ships: F, p/ N% ]. U) J D0 f- {: N: B) h
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
0 E% ]) c: I0 X* P" j2 ZPC Tama Maru #8% c3 M, Y0 s0 m, `
/ d6 v5 ]! d5 ^5 zJapanese ground losses:" t$ h- M" k2 o2 W
98 casualties reported- A' I$ n x9 ?; V, p
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,974 r q" w. @. E" ?# J, x
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0 D; ~7 x, |) K/ lAllied ground losses:+ b; Z3 n$ e# e2 C: I7 P$ {5 d W& R
18 casualties reported
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% E# X4 Y8 H' B' E! D: J+ u# WCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
' |/ ?' g8 t. p+ yTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
' F7 Y: S( a- _/ V1 f5 m168 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97) E+ d/ X: R$ e/ L) u
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+ Z4 y3 F" S! d" sAllied aircraft
" b: F8 \+ O: g5 g$ g8 Z7 @7 Z, \, MSOC-3 Seagull x 17 |- D+ I; m3 s4 ^; _6 \
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No Allied losses1 [ R; T# A- ~' p) b. s
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, ]( D3 i% y! W7 \8 tDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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# [5 H' N9 \$ h7 LAllied aircraft
9 k" ^5 I% o# l1 w0 SPBY Catalina x 2 l* M) |5 W( P+ c x0 g* ]
+ d% \% M' M+ g7 }7 R3 m( R3 w
H3 H+ @( q: N K, r3 D0 V* c: Q
No Allied losses
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) A% c" {0 {" h7 i& E+ C0 E# ^Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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3 Q% B1 ^) K# ?7 WJapanese aircraft7 n1 E6 q" P. d/ |4 \, `
G4M1 Betty x 62
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& Q3 P* n8 X* d& i* A+ d- FF4F-3 Wildcat x 12( c! L/ S$ z% ~: V0 p
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22; U# U% Z- x7 [- @+ x% z4 ]
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ D& f2 v* l# CG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged( U8 x9 A% Y% F$ O s2 q
5 P$ y) Y$ X. e" ~Allied aircraft losses* b N2 M6 U6 E9 \
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged* m$ A* f- a4 j" o9 Y- O p* B
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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7 R$ s" k! k/ Z* |5 T2 A* uAllied Ships
9 `: L, G+ L3 n$ s: Q# Y0 `# L: ZAP George F. Elliot6 R) D1 J* C2 o* t2 D I
AK Libra
( Y( n# T- _& y% X. RAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
3 y, \2 I, |8 X! t9 M' uDMS Zane
& C D @9 b0 e) {1 FAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
# s: y% y# J% \) r1 nAK Betelgeuse) y1 J9 h# V7 k' Y
DD Helm" S5 T4 K' }2 A9 o4 I1 O
AK Fomalhaut# ^) g0 b' G0 N+ E- m5 @% C ~
AP McCawley
6 |! \5 e# G0 U8 lDD Henley
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. M7 }; S9 a( Y/ ]2 x1 y4 yAircraft Attacking:% C9 V, R4 B: m4 G
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 P9 S/ I& q4 V6 H+ l) z$ ^ v
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ i4 {1 J* G0 l
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 e3 Y' a5 T9 z 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% O* {, t% M: `( u/ d! B4 \/ z/ {
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ E e/ _9 V0 `; l% h
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ f2 U" W5 l2 x. f& _ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
l$ q1 M' M w; g 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 Q, ~% ^4 Y! X3 j9 {. \, E 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, V+ Y8 Z) l8 d1 k
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" M( a0 u0 h! `% q$ z; J2 y
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: J U+ f) Y+ K
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" L5 @0 r3 r. a+ `& g' ~
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 @8 X5 v5 ]$ P" n" N: t# [
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: X& P0 y3 { V: r% J4 n
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o/ u F. w) j. z# u2 f: MDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft+ H1 e: G6 e5 q, y1 i
G4M1 Betty x 3
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Allied aircraft
9 N" X I# |, I F- }F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
4 F* r q3 U! q$ O# v4 g: oF4F-4 Wildcat x 21+ T/ |( x. O) A/ b& D$ o- n
% N+ S# [! Q+ J6 ^& \" Z/ N1 MJapanese aircraft losses
+ c% @4 b6 D* w2 H+ L! K# N w* IG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed! v3 e2 f+ p" }" {
) s& G5 b" [% S5 Q$ b ' S( [( ?/ B- y5 ?/ g P
Allied Ships% U1 n' E7 C3 R1 K3 c
CA Portland6 |9 ]* A+ {6 |
- |/ `5 G- R3 o) GAircraft Attacking:
1 y; O* G$ p* w/ N 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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) {7 b, Y4 \: S$ S( e9 wDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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; h* z4 ^2 N+ Q) dJapanese aircraft6 _* P" ]( n6 s* {2 J. k4 X% `
A6M2 Zero x 188 N* l0 H1 w) G: s, l
A6M3 Zero x 6
3 e" ]9 n- [* | O+ n n! g5 i( HG4M1 Betty x 5 H0 P# y: v# O9 ]6 H7 I
, @: a4 y4 F" b( u# n/ e8 z# YAllied aircraft. v( h- y) b# g
P-39D Airacobra x 244 R7 n# ]+ d0 F
& N" \: H: ?+ H" u) z( J- L; G5 BJapanese aircraft losses5 w/ g" j6 ^! q" A
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
( q0 e7 _& Q) Q/ K) uG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
/ o0 Y: w* _( u+ y! S- V4 X+ v( e/ DP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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; N9 x0 }# y* @) C4 c$ u& w% }: @Runway hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:- Y; d' j u0 k, q; k! G
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 y) [) ^2 L. k4 A! u9 A 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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$ x# k0 H: C1 k% @( O: s6 c. lJapanese aircraft
* Z2 S. X: m4 u8 V. TA6M2-N Rufe x 3( M" J c' A; z2 T
A6M2 Zero x 6! N1 H8 L0 q9 `/ o
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Allied aircraft
' l9 \) g e1 B7 Z5 e5 I2 v# i. ?SBD Dauntless x 49
# O) T0 X1 t4 V) K7 g( @TBF Avenger x 30
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6 ?' H3 f5 o3 A5 jJapanese aircraft losses
3 I+ ]( P$ w% i: f3 kA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged! ?/ T% c7 {& e- S" v- x5 }
; K9 Y+ v) X" w& n" yAllied aircraft losses
$ J5 ^$ S6 h# ]9 p7 X# sSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged1 }6 v3 q" P7 _* L
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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' K. s- y. H$ B# ]7 cJapanese Ships/ Q# i3 l& Z8 ?5 L. y2 u2 i
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage- j6 R+ H+ w9 m5 S
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ y" T+ j7 s8 d! C9 b. r# bDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 p# T5 j' s c/ ^/ M G. B
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 j$ r4 ~9 T' |. j$ f' mAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire& M! L2 b8 M- \+ \# J% k% C
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- L6 S+ t t0 W7 h% c) l" G1 DDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, x6 Y0 d$ V4 YTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire z. o" Z) @4 v+ s1 D
TK Ogura Maru #38 A5 t% S2 t3 s
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Japanese ground losses:
* j5 i, i9 H1 [- g/ k$ z54 casualties reported8 c, I; x$ g; Z
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Aircraft Attacking:8 p6 x$ g9 } y0 Y& x- y' [7 o
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ V9 A5 R1 K# A) H( B" L 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" [, N9 m% V! v% k$ t5 [ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 x4 ?: y& j# R* O. m0 F( j 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' N! v/ Q4 D$ x7 `) n& \+ W
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet# V9 o$ ^$ |3 n, A" M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" t3 s; w$ ~! o) O: {
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 Q7 A0 U, C' a4 v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet j2 W" m$ Y1 V( z! n6 p. Z
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& p/ V8 g% W1 E' w# g* `0 Y& a" g( Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 u5 J; f& F- `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* W* Y( Y9 k5 P# Y$ K, @+ k
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 H# J- l9 ^, j. S8 w! [ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
, |; ?- F& _4 v+ M 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) e, s* ]2 l9 p1 O, V
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& e& p% f; D% ]. w9 `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 [8 o/ _# ?% N5 z) A
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! z0 f7 g f8 n 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet. M$ M: k5 p. z! Z- }# K* X2 `& x
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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8 x: R: B! R" L9 @9 S. h* gSub attack at 60,86* A% a5 B' y) Z9 J+ b- F5 m- S/ ]+ H
6 B$ x. a; ~+ T1 F$ e9 t k/ m! FJapanese Ships
( x; ^8 g* G' ]% f; A6 MPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
' z. h; v+ L, P+ u3 e( cPC Ch 23
9 W/ U& r, f0 n$ PPC Ch 18
4 G' B8 g9 y# Z- z3 @PC Ch 17+ _9 l' ^" ^9 P+ E4 M
PC Ch 16
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, d, i1 {9 F# C; vAllied Ships
* J( V/ o1 \. D: K2 E2 PSS Greenling
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0 J9 e j9 a a$ AGround combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack( _: i. b9 W1 L, A
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49/ \, h8 \0 i) s) b
# D3 _# F" Z- f2 E8 ]+ j/ J6 pDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Allied ground losses:% _ M' g( L1 ~& M9 r9 _
9 casualties reported
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! Y- z1 j; N- j0 f+ I0 F1 J0 }7 _Ground combat at Gili Gili5 m* O0 h8 T8 n5 R& U
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Allied Bombardment attack/ R2 s9 E3 D' k# B K: Y& P/ u. I
+ e% g: t9 g# J5 I1 V/ ]Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1268 j, n) i8 V# A- m, s$ O* K
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5; U+ Y8 @, T1 F; X2 Y5 n" ]* q) e: t
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Japanese ground losses:, J+ ^; a! F; i2 B
16 casualties reported7 [/ Q R# b% ]5 T
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) Y k% ?9 d3 N) r7 T4 bGround combat at Lunga
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 4661 f* `3 Y, m: f
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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 4 r6 U. l+ }- |2 P! c8 R
7 r6 x; K& v6 s; {; o4 @" XJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 4 M$ m1 j `, A, \
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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, }. U: k4 m0 [1 Y& n, e; FAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:2 V: A" f+ k5 l" W
397 casualties reported
5 p5 N: I, {- ?% PGuns lost 2
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Allied ground losses:; R. l: f1 g0 ]1 }+ y6 ]' u
49 casualties reported2 e3 @4 E. Y" b5 m- ~5 o
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |