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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" X8 g4 M' n3 V5 u' A5 }; L! a$ NAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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7 z% w: \3 R5 G% l; }TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
* D5 s" a5 L% }TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
6 v- ~$ {3 S; k, F* u7 D' f
' K8 I9 S" t- y; w; |: E- ] 4 h5 V7 X2 `/ t" x( ~) L
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Allied ground losses:& |7 M; R5 B2 _% ?
45 casualties reported w/ _/ D8 t/ A
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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0 k/ C( s7 W7 h" NAllied Ships* h5 @& e* ~ m2 p9 E0 J
DD Mugford4 \/ K/ I3 x; g* R3 B3 X2 B- Z% V. U
DD Ralph Talbot
+ B3 q( H. B" L- @/ Q2 w3 MDD Patterson2 F/ Z& Q4 i4 j" g6 c" c
DD Ellet
/ P; ]- ^6 s- S- A! H* F, TDD Wilson1 i; E0 h1 E+ c7 n% Z7 \2 Q
DD Selfridge
: r/ U& m* }) J$ XCL Hobart
- a' a3 Z! j) _) z E2 XCA Australia- C Y5 I4 }; X( f! I8 H
CA Vincennes
0 }! [- K C# | s% p4 m: D, RCA San Francisco7 ?: t6 i$ `( \; W
CA Minneapolis
, ~0 v+ I$ ? |$ u4 [# QCA New Orleans
0 E b& K* L+ I) ~CA Salt Lake City
! @) \8 ^+ i% K: ?CA Chicago7 S2 k/ J I! P- j. O
CA Portland5 V1 `) x8 a* ?6 @3 [7 J$ ?* t
3 m8 w1 u0 ]' |& c& Q2 ~4 p0 rJapanese ground losses:
1 S6 n1 w- z3 k3 X$ {46 casualties reported
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Port hits 3
0 a( w. L' L7 G& D5 k, EPort fuel hits 1
]- g( t- j, H; ]0 N4 BPort supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
2 M% S' G) A |TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,943 u' O: D# I+ C2 R# f! P/ l$ \/ b
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Japanese ground losses:$ [ z8 x. _4 h* \8 n
111 casualties reported$ F: c( S$ P. }3 k3 r* X! Y9 d
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- f: l& }3 P; a0 b3 t, aCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 309 l/ H' ]$ U% z' t; S, M
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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- d4 Q; c5 i z) q' _105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.' b% Y; t' ^7 S' {: |: N
Japanese Ships' ^8 m8 a! S& u: _) j
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1/ I; C' b2 r' M- g) U7 @* O( f% `
PC Tama Maru #8
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8 a/ v+ E8 Z) h/ U1 J! g) ], m98 casualties reported
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# ]9 u3 o! `0 ATF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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' K! ^0 ~$ z1 |& A1 q2 J+ @) IAllied ground losses:
" z( p; f" b8 ?& C8 c0 r7 f18 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009* m0 n* l3 d& U9 T
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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$ a! E7 x9 f. h6 y 7 ^& ~% y9 V, a3 H7 J; Z4 M
Allied ground losses:
% ]9 w) x* I# K+ @- `# |168 casualties reported, i6 m6 m: \/ H J( [' h5 `
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
! [3 k% \" g, D. W" { ! q/ z% r& b- x# P. u5 x F
3 F- v: K# R0 \4 x" vAllied aircraft# ^. ~& V6 m- ]& o
SOC-3 Seagull x 1
5 e, P2 }9 D& f# r
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; p9 J5 r! L1 O- r$ WNo Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,973 F" f: E6 r2 w/ d
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Allied aircraft
7 y# e+ n F9 T0 @: e4 JPBY Catalina x 2. P8 X w$ O, v4 m& l; s7 [; R' k
3 F# O. W- w4 V4 g5 R
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No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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0 b4 h6 B" ^+ q! I" wJapanese aircraft% u3 ]. e2 a2 X
G4M1 Betty x 626 C. v! G3 ]$ S1 @- U6 q- }
" t: x3 Q4 N: C! S/ M* \5 LAllied aircraft7 p* F9 G4 |$ C* }, g- n
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
' x( L( V, _2 b) D7 T% `F4F-4 Wildcat x 222 P, s: t' g0 S7 ~. n* D5 U
0 d- c) _4 N( P* i# p8 a( }8 N7 \. IJapanese aircraft losses
% k6 v, N! y: NG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged" T- w' o7 |) M% o" p. b
, \5 c- d. G& t$ X5 ?' Y; F
Allied aircraft losses# j# _6 a1 d" `% l+ u7 O) M
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged- Z; B @# h/ T, ^$ A: V/ Z% R
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged2 O8 @7 h1 {/ n' I* s4 a% h
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Allied Ships2 ~2 |' i A o. P$ Y
AP George F. Elliot! ^( J- S2 w2 B6 Z
AK Libra
2 u! s. O( H0 A- t! K" a- G: G9 \( T; GAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
6 w4 f9 j% I0 O: ?$ I/ i0 l4 LDMS Zane
X, z% D( N8 S+ jAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 41 U; i7 F. o+ M) L9 t6 X/ A
AK Betelgeuse
+ [+ ~' c' h' L2 U' QDD Helm
. s3 R& ~$ H. G4 d2 yAK Fomalhaut9 G! C$ M0 `1 i1 Q9 g. G
AP McCawley
Z) ]& ~3 T( ~4 O3 w6 uDD Henley- W0 S- l, } C6 K
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Aircraft Attacking:' d- O( U. I' ` a# h
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
# o( e; c4 Q0 N6 A 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
/ x$ d+ N+ c& ]9 W 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* @, M- o% o" x4 P9 t 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
/ E* a0 {* G& [# g, y: p5 C 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ V+ }, I0 q( \5 N. q9 t& _1 e
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! Y( T, R* |8 E* |) O$ A4 B! o# \ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ n- E+ H1 c5 _7 o) c S4 }5 Q1 k 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
5 d/ V4 a: @* j \3 E' I s% ~4 O 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, V# e# E2 }3 R9 v( q' b( t. B8 V9 N9 d
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; n0 x* ?& Y; E- Z 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 _: @" K: S4 o3 L 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
# }: O! k1 g! d0 d. O 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 ?+ F8 z k K7 Y/ ? 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; L. G* a" [0 A2 n0 G0 O* h
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* {3 I0 ]9 ]& ]" V, a+ |3 f, @Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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1 M6 o# C. D4 m+ f/ UJapanese aircraft( Z: Q# E- Z2 ?% N
G4M1 Betty x 35 ? Q/ o1 v O1 ?; _
3 D! b P0 V! n9 T' G( B- a, f- DAllied aircraft
3 T0 `! ?9 R7 z) b, cF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
4 W* N* G% k$ T3 |7 JF4F-4 Wildcat x 21( n1 D4 a7 d3 l _" F2 f
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 M& c+ [# ]" Y% {0 x3 zG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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# S, F3 v f9 g, M) S* \Allied Ships
1 V! ?9 G6 r" W& a, pCA Portland
+ I$ q, M: C1 i3 g: M! b; A7 d9 ? / Y1 B; X7 r$ M( B& C: n
Aircraft Attacking:: S+ k/ g8 R$ O1 ^+ E k
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 N* P' y2 M8 ~$ b, e' {" E
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r' l6 g- J5 c4 h$ j* ], j, z+ ?Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,910 {2 f( F2 F' G% `, w% |
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Japanese aircraft- G" U" E& }3 t5 d/ U
A6M2 Zero x 18
; }. v1 b' d |0 j% NA6M3 Zero x 67 U9 o3 c O/ o6 T
G4M1 Betty x 5
1 z4 f' U+ A; k x, s * h8 s' M% K" n% W- q: P
Allied aircraft
" s+ q3 ~# `% X4 D) }. S9 n% A) U* rP-39D Airacobra x 24
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" ?8 w* L3 t7 P! ^, j3 M, R5 hA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
2 t# x& o( a0 e5 mG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged8 Z" E" x5 i) O4 n
7 i7 }- P% U Z% U1 }, X4 E
Allied aircraft losses
4 E3 E' j# V$ H: r: {6 oP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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Runway hits 3, v5 N& h: r* T; o
4 g! e: r. I1 I. ZAircraft Attacking:; K& P; S( D! b+ g, W$ P
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
p e" z) ~! }0 X/ J+ g! e% J' K" d" ^ 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% I- ?: M, v4 s, L: T3 n" e
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! D1 {5 x6 y& j; MDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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* ]9 ]+ P- d3 O/ @ ]2 ^Japanese aircraft
3 h! W# e Y4 U' ?A6M2-N Rufe x 3. I6 `* S# S- ?0 z; u, N
A6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft
* Y; a, w- E' tSBD Dauntless x 49
( z* `, x! a# L1 uTBF Avenger x 30
9 D5 e: }4 {! J3 [% ]& _
( Q+ c3 p# p9 G; \Japanese aircraft losses
; x2 ^3 e, | I2 x0 I( @A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses9 `3 s$ x W& J! l# B' y6 P& z
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
0 m5 \- i% G" ~7 LTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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4 W8 _* g9 c: ~! jJapanese Ships7 G/ J) d2 |0 \1 W/ a8 r
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
, O {" b# Q; `TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' o, E% ^$ [5 T& P
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire# R0 \. b" n& o, k; _
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 f. O% E! K; l% ~& G1 M" K: jAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire: S$ Z5 A7 [+ x1 t& F7 c8 u( h& z
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! `/ U6 f" ~3 r! t1 p* C* ]! LDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 u: V6 W+ d7 }TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire, q- P; @8 g z( p! ]7 \. e
TK Ogura Maru #3
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; w5 N( |6 O7 VJapanese ground losses:1 {& G9 _, l3 H3 F6 c; ]& P+ m9 T8 ]( Q
54 casualties reported
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3 f3 m$ ` z9 ?. c, YAircraft Attacking:: [# v: o2 @5 J
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 a' a/ G4 J# d+ {6 h5 s7 U 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# E9 p4 r' ^- Y0 u# Q. q( Z 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; q# c) L( N6 C7 T
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ x5 _3 x- X5 \( r/ R
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ k, E) X7 o$ U5 R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 P! {+ N& d" P0 ^. S' \; t
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: y9 A& S1 ]: [' ~' m. e4 V. V4 G 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 R! Z( y+ m+ b 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" o) i, h/ B6 K$ d& J) T C7 L 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
2 ~4 ]5 ^% J' j6 S6 Y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
- Y( p) w9 A; F/ `2 r 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 N! H2 o7 T: e6 C 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; ]6 m4 P3 l) T5 T 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ @/ ?% {+ W, b! @3 V# R
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 C/ M: s% Y+ C8 t1 A2 @4 I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 j r% \% O' m, ~/ ~, u
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet. H- p- _' y4 c4 P2 |
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 T* M# v7 u$ e V& F8 X 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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. s- G$ q3 X- N7 V+ CSub attack at 60,863 Y5 d" V/ \3 y) f7 v2 W
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8 r4 {" l3 j8 O# e) w8 x! G- ePC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage4 z' G, N- {5 y# i) I0 o5 ^ {
PC Ch 23) Q6 ~5 p+ P- y3 n& z" S
PC Ch 18
4 r" W+ G/ o2 _PC Ch 17
4 |( `" {2 t1 g8 z+ Z# A) @PC Ch 16
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Allied Ships( Z9 l1 G' U9 M4 h$ M' i
SS Greenling
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' D4 ~0 ?7 p' n" PGround combat at Lunga
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% J1 C" A* H2 j$ NJapanese Bombardment attack
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& ]4 d" b |: u9 KAttacking 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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+ Q- P$ E2 p2 Z, NAllied ground losses:6 f; r, x5 ~, W9 W
9 casualties reported0 h- ?; B1 H2 m- |' L% u+ ^; N
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126, c! B8 ~/ ~. ]' M% u+ n
4 m! X! z C7 K; e# ?; J3 ^Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 50 \4 k- p# F0 |& b+ r- ^8 i
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0 E$ I& E f/ U; _7 z8 J3 O# mJapanese ground losses:- S9 T0 ?3 X2 z: p
16 casualties reported$ V. s! N% E8 K4 D+ [1 ]( L2 D! s
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3 O# C+ Y7 r. I$ m/ O9 {* ]Ground combat at Lunga8 {3 Q A% D1 U
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Allied Shock attack* y( u# u3 j+ O5 N, m$ P f' h
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466" Q/ x/ g$ [) w9 I9 M) }
3 j' P2 z, k% LDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49$ p! B3 {' ?1 T- P- w# w
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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0 ]$ S/ F, }) ~$ H6 W9 ?Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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" U6 }5 X s: U0 U# w5 j/ `Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!8 I$ q( N2 {* s: j4 V7 s( }% X+ {
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2 u& E$ z5 R+ w9 @Japanese ground losses:
: j+ F3 Y( S( ?. h% X" ]397 casualties reported% u& t5 v3 l' u/ ]! A5 }/ ~
Guns lost 2' u( N) T/ p$ U6 W8 D5 Z8 \
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Allied ground losses:
5 f, H" @. S, z) H49 casualties reported# l" N' r* Y8 |! x) j& h
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |