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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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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3 o# g; R3 ~5 Q# x$ WTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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6 {$ X: a4 K$ w& MCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
9 a k1 o( W: B4 ~. r+ eTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97) x0 W. \ e. r
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5 c4 h5 y0 N7 Y7 JAllied ground losses:
, i" ]2 e5 z4 A- x+ M( O7 T5 q6 L45 casualties reported
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5 U7 x2 o5 X& ?% c9 S) I2 q+ YNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,972 Q M3 \0 L/ f* b L; M9 b
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Allied Ships
$ p" ` C* h( Z8 S, n# sDD Mugford$ N3 E5 X7 K% g/ H% ]- j- A
DD Ralph Talbot* N: q. n1 \% [) S" V }6 N
DD Patterson
5 U1 q/ J( g- W9 P* aDD Ellet
8 R% o9 x I) z* WDD Wilson
$ @ K6 u' | nDD Selfridge, i5 C( @/ B/ a3 j( A
CL Hobart
( X5 f2 y% f% ^- JCA Australia- w! [8 b: X5 j# D4 e! C+ q+ B: B
CA Vincennes
% Y' m5 w1 X4 y" \+ D) SCA San Francisco
. y# Q$ |2 ~( u& qCA Minneapolis- Z+ k! U$ _, ?$ n
CA New Orleans9 M+ A- G; O, ^6 s% r- |( U
CA Salt Lake City
7 N9 H7 N- U* d, n- H& m% t$ |' \ ?3 RCA Chicago
P" q$ _6 }) y2 uCA Portland
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+ f+ v3 ^5 i2 ~9 q/ kJapanese ground losses:
6 ?; n" S& ]* p( U5 n+ R6 R46 casualties reported: L7 ?6 o$ Q& v. O5 W
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Port hits 3+ z3 R( R8 M4 P* Z+ X
Port fuel hits 1: Y) t+ T7 D( G) t9 e1 P. I
Port supply hits 4
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% r/ j/ e4 j" E4 H* dCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
/ P$ t5 |& i0 a; n) i6 {TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,945 {$ k- p" y# a
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Japanese ground losses:
% Z8 T; G# t) {- L; X111 casualties reported2 \$ _; m$ V+ h/ z }% e. X' }
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
; O8 P& e/ y5 TTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
" ^; L0 t8 Z# B, f. ~) mJapanese Ships2 l/ v9 o( y7 a# h: |6 M
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
5 G8 T' A+ t4 ^6 D. n4 d+ X3 iPC Tama Maru #8; L* I4 P6 F8 S: }: |7 h4 b! B- F! G
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Japanese ground losses:8 ~2 ]8 \/ p+ c/ `. N
98 casualties reported8 _5 P c8 _' k) w8 j* B
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97; Y1 W7 |# c1 V7 z6 L3 E; R% j8 h
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7 j( ?0 L. s0 ]* U: v3 [Allied ground losses:
9 `# u1 F' S% g* K18 casualties reported- ~1 z$ p0 d3 s; H. _5 k! F
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. s) N6 e Q+ w0 i$ @Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009, t$ c$ c4 h, Z) y2 y' h
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97/ D" y: K4 v" E' @
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4 K$ G$ B) _( O' t3 U: B( k; b1 ]$ cAllied ground losses: v9 J, K$ m/ S( o v4 o- T! W0 p6 w
168 casualties reported7 ?" p. `: H6 J
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, a# ]# d- p; {& S. MDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97$ |' X" `+ ~, |) V6 P
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: v7 ]/ A" o2 ASOC-3 Seagull x 1
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No Allied losses. M, { a' R/ L7 @
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,973 p; T7 ]2 C# T8 q
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Allied aircraft
7 c: M v/ G; b b3 t- xPBY Catalina x 2( u4 t) ]7 B9 L- z
3 K7 a Z1 h. ?: Z# O/ G2 D, m , N9 j, s& Y) j' Q0 F9 v0 w% q
No Allied losses
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, u% r; j% t! X6 `' `1 w+ ]* p8 i: rDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft' E0 F9 W% s* L5 g# I
G4M1 Betty x 62
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; N- E8 |- ]* P+ g- NAllied aircraft6 f! \7 X# J, @* [' v
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
2 @5 O* P3 p: K0 E4 k& n. oF4F-4 Wildcat x 224 L$ g7 }# E# D' l$ r1 l' e! H
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Japanese aircraft losses$ n1 n2 o" A* j3 B4 n- w$ q
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
3 H7 X' O2 O2 u" E t0 T) e4 \7 Z / |1 U% g+ W7 h6 e8 z% @* H
Allied aircraft losses/ n1 D/ }% o# P* \; k' g" l, @ x4 q
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged0 K! x. M; j& a7 Q- q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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0 v+ m" W7 u2 e2 ^7 OAllied Ships
0 W/ ^- n' K+ ?9 k( _: |AP George F. Elliot3 m+ a( h" W2 G$ u8 T
AK Libra7 }' a" X' r3 b# h$ E' b
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4* n" w: G/ T: L3 S7 R
DMS Zane
1 `0 g1 d& E4 X4 S q9 |AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 48 y& M3 c" {- K& p2 R! G
AK Betelgeuse+ K6 S4 ?' [! V8 q
DD Helm
& h0 P& Y0 v1 W3 R' G' RAK Fomalhaut6 o3 H8 W7 s/ j
AP McCawley; b, } [9 ^: \% `: x- x
DD Henley
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Aircraft Attacking:
4 n6 m7 s8 z' i3 ` ]6 [9 A0 b 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
% f+ k: P: T! g- m+ `6 p 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, x0 Z1 l, g3 K2 P( M& C 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 D5 i7 Z) R& I p# b! ]
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ L5 Y8 P- y: W; Z3 | 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( N8 F' L; H- j. `' K" ^) U# \
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. m" v b- _* @7 G 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* K' c* T% z1 J( f
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! ]- O$ q# {' G 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" }, b$ j' w3 B- D
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ e# X \0 _" K' E) B) S
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 \) f7 k% e5 F* T. J8 P9 c
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- T- s1 D0 A( R, _( s4 I 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 M4 a5 P9 @4 B X- k; h
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 K- P$ |+ m3 A
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft
% k- D. ^ f% _1 e5 ~$ bG4M1 Betty x 3
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Allied aircraft' {. n9 k& ^; u" N- J; n
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12. W" [( Z- `' P8 F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 219 O% s: P" M. I3 [6 o7 C5 x
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Japanese aircraft losses
& I3 `' [0 H+ b! ]G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships
& l9 e# |9 }: i% RCA Portland6 r( Q, |! C' Z' t* V) [
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 {8 v' f. b4 ?$ ^( ~9 Z+ X- { 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet$ B# q2 D7 R- l
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2 Y% d2 q/ k( j7 S/ r4 DDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft
8 Y9 j; P, O7 l: l" |A6M2 Zero x 18
% y7 u$ U! Z# {+ P9 p) K% |A6M3 Zero x 60 Q1 o+ e6 e& c7 x6 A5 a* g7 o
G4M1 Betty x 5
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5 k2 v" K1 G5 mAllied aircraft
0 K0 a* k+ q+ W/ s( h( }5 bP-39D Airacobra x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses
: }' o7 q, h6 [# w$ dA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged c5 K$ a5 L) R
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged* k. |- | t, T- \+ N
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Allied aircraft losses
1 l$ o" x( O2 L9 i' [P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed! h* n) O: q7 `- N k
4 K( q: E! y& m, H5 m1 HRunway hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 X1 R% V2 t% y: l9 H8 \4 m$ [ 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
% l0 o$ O4 g( K 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ ~2 @) |/ I5 h8 w" y9 P% L
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. p6 R+ W. t; D. b9 @% {1 LDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93 F( `; F D. R3 B$ O
6 z3 L) D5 }1 q1 s' U5 g. e4 wJapanese aircraft$ u0 M& m# E. N' ^% @* I* V+ \! R9 j1 U
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
% `3 c# ?* p( p5 Y4 b. dA6M2 Zero x 6) E" `; ?' l" l3 e* _' D- r# U
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Allied aircraft
7 m; j) t4 C2 H7 ?SBD Dauntless x 49
4 X) a4 Q* U" s. ^TBF Avenger x 30
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4 m, t q% q# ]) c N/ j3 |A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged) Z0 m; d9 g. e; m" P% } g5 {2 A
$ g; u% T7 x/ `2 iAllied aircraft losses
, t! g: {9 f" _4 A) G7 b6 cSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
5 F4 ?, A9 [& T0 ?. aTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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. m8 ^0 ~8 w( iDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
7 h( b( D2 _& j. yTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! K, F& {% \: {% L$ o
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire# p: u8 t6 F! a& n+ }- J& q$ A
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
: ]; ~: U2 Z3 W" I( S. BAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 q5 v- o- X( \2 R; c/ BAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* Z3 q2 |- n; n2 u! M7 i; ~2 c
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' O8 }- L7 _( c; T1 c
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ b9 L1 t% _; r2 bTK Ogura Maru #3& S8 Q# P& y5 ~: c
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Japanese ground losses:
( E& D9 O, l/ D# s8 ?8 F( h54 casualties reported
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# f9 P7 k+ N6 u3 M0 DAircraft Attacking:2 o1 `2 L! u3 c! `# r& I8 J/ O" i
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' x1 M$ M, l' k$ F
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet ]* c$ ^9 e5 b) v, d1 R/ W
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 R1 p# w2 d8 X/ c% t- j9 r 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, G- j3 y5 L j' B. r. X2 d
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 z# P) @% _" O/ F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 ?4 M# K/ i& r7 S M! k; M4 c 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ R. v8 n w- _8 Q" b) \! p 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 n3 R3 r* O! x# m3 N 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 `. G" W- B @2 ^: Z- H 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ F9 R8 T+ B- D6 k 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet* b6 j9 b: n: P K5 S5 u
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' e* Z% v1 F+ u" K) W# I4 m$ R 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 ]4 C, `& @+ K 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% Z0 i1 _9 m& |! N! V N
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; ^1 N0 Z1 X0 y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& t) D: n- X! e1 j1 ^; \2 ~
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; _2 V1 _& y3 Y! [) f4 L+ k- b
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet# ^! y& ?$ y& N# o
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet' T, G1 H7 X# g4 b% C# @3 y
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Sub attack at 60,86$ _( L1 G3 ~. ^* y5 G( `& v1 p
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Japanese Ships
4 A6 r! u) V3 J+ |1 O/ D lPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
1 y; Q8 _1 _" J, ]1 ZPC Ch 23
5 ~7 }) N2 T0 \4 x% lPC Ch 18
7 _; D% X C( i1 xPC Ch 17* b. d# k9 m4 I1 K/ B: \
PC Ch 16
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) }5 M" ~2 _% j0 p& }SS Greenling7 U% J' w0 [9 P0 P9 Q
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Ground combat at Lunga! E W) W+ A; V i K; [
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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$ R8 F4 _7 n3 ]8 {0 N. x; x' ]% AAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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1 t, L9 e. ?. U& G+ YDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 4667 {- E" W9 R3 w& A4 |* @
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Allied ground losses:/ T! ?% u" u/ A, x0 o+ _* S+ V
9 casualties reported2 z" k2 Z H4 c z4 x! M
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; }- A d6 X5 {$ J+ J S' {" k1 SGround combat at Gili Gili# c# I/ N, I* L
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126! R% ~4 L- P7 z+ x. Y0 \
8 }0 L2 p9 N; V8 |Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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Japanese ground losses:; R2 ?( Q, U- X7 [
16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga1 w7 a1 d4 m" B+ @* Q9 `
( r G. n. y4 _6 l) F6 kAllied Shock attack
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5 ]( H* \8 J3 X, \Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 4663 w( e% Z$ L/ ~# [
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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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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 ; w3 p+ U: h6 ]+ s2 m
: {& G; k- j8 ^% m8 m6 ]8 g- v" k8 cAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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6 d2 t0 _. a" ]7 H" ?, ?% zAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!: V3 Y0 I G* m5 K6 V8 X/ M
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9 F3 O% ~% D2 t5 r7 f: r+ bJapanese ground losses:0 b/ B( h7 R9 k1 W2 i
397 casualties reported
$ h* P, @4 ^! }5 g% c Y( }Guns lost 21 Y& f5 ?5 B, D+ c
8 s5 F* s9 X) ~( j4 Q" UAllied ground losses:
( I# {4 L$ m( D# ?. S& W4 ]49 casualties reported" L* q2 z/ @1 Z
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. D3 }' D+ \; b4 P8 ?. bDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |