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。。。。" X1 y1 }8 f5 H0 }
4 I5 z. V$ }& _& BAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42) g+ n2 B0 ]3 f3 d
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97; U- m& H2 |! C
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9 z4 G% i6 S# w0 \; C7 \% |" p% c2 _* gCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008$ t! d/ I. `$ a1 {! J4 W% u
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
" J4 o" l5 r+ N } 6 x0 _8 t# }/ _8 a' }& w
1 a: |; ?- M- g" a ) i6 A* c/ a' r+ n w( u8 ~
Allied ground losses:7 F- O& N9 n) ]3 E: I
45 casualties reported
6 _0 _; P% p# x% _( s, s. a$ |* G # J* V- C- h) n
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" X' k# k$ C& G& P, u( qNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
! C* s5 N8 l7 c 0 q% X$ x X: l: _
Allied Ships9 q+ G$ C- e/ v$ t0 N u% \! x( q
DD Mugford
- c; q4 }0 q" `0 IDD Ralph Talbot
& O, {. r4 f3 ADD Patterson$ P. W2 A/ d. |" F4 i% [( r
DD Ellet6 ]$ ]; l5 ?7 q9 p8 Z7 {: B
DD Wilson
7 Y0 b9 E' t+ r: gDD Selfridge
& B# { }+ r+ W2 rCL Hobart: M5 B4 _: A& s3 H6 v7 t3 R
CA Australia# \. S: ^' {% w* R: C) \
CA Vincennes# m c6 L% b ?! ?/ c0 a' p* r
CA San Francisco
0 ]; m) \3 U- U0 i6 PCA Minneapolis
1 H8 g5 a% d3 ?% P$ jCA New Orleans
" r% U# b9 z& VCA Salt Lake City
/ h" @" ^* D( d) T/ r; w, k5 l( [% ?CA Chicago
/ @6 I) z# q+ T' |CA Portland
1 @2 y. Q; L' s ; s0 g6 p! D1 ?/ k9 J
Japanese ground losses:
3 q4 A' [ D& b! @4 I( l9 ^) a46 casualties reported$ H* d7 e# w- w% t' l( |5 t8 G& {
7 p2 _" s% B" s; ?, R0 |2 E, L' `Port hits 3) s1 l1 }% S" X! S" n
Port fuel hits 1
1 G1 T! S( e7 _, s( y8 nPort supply hits 4) Z" V' L/ o2 o% W
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 309 W& U' ~; [7 d
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94 N p( o; a4 N9 v- R2 D8 B( _( v
8 h( ^/ v: s8 s9 Y; g, N 7 ^; K6 R% Y: I1 n; Y
Japanese ground losses:" D0 S8 C+ \- T' `$ o" R# L8 j
111 casualties reported6 }" {) q \( V+ Y8 T# I. X
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! A' O0 T9 v5 r5 m p; M; c% nCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30, t4 ^: s$ H2 h
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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2 ~4 r1 q; e- l: x7 l6 R . j7 ^! \/ C9 o" x
105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
5 e6 |. k* Q+ f1 w& r# }, dJapanese Ships) H- R- w: v: {# v# b% Z
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 16 E$ m* I& @4 |1 L
PC Tama Maru #8
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Japanese ground losses:# l2 n. I/ d8 G8 P3 L- p* ]
98 casualties reported
3 E- [+ m' A" C6 o& a 5 L9 ?7 m+ S& k0 A' F% W/ x- S
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:. V- E- E# ?) J" O" h
18 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
' B( d, T4 E. D( F7 NTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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9 \; |6 a4 X7 P8 I: S
9 y# @: |4 }" t5 q0 d% [% }: I
Allied ground losses:+ e5 l. U7 ~- C) k
168 casualties reported* G4 [3 e/ m2 _3 U! w
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,975 ^& X& F. w8 a3 i' V% f
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Allied aircraft; ^5 k( M! f0 i) B+ Y
SOC-3 Seagull x 13 d" S5 \( p. c/ @
+ T7 N9 B. @8 t3 J# } , U# p3 |; h; k3 |. m8 Q, C
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
9 e" m6 q d+ l$ p0 ~* H6 X 8 ^3 L6 L) p5 e2 M7 b X" U& C5 g
( e& K2 s, N9 S; E9 c9 e2 _% xAllied aircraft& Z2 v, ~, e5 e( y3 a+ ?" h
PBY Catalina x 2
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No Allied losses2 q5 Y) T3 B( Z# t7 n: m+ s
1 ?# q ?5 ^7 x5 u
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2 V6 O% X2 h$ i1 N! D" ?Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft
6 ` y$ [6 A0 M3 r$ CG4M1 Betty x 621 C+ N% V! z) ~; R% y4 ?" p; m
9 C( M O+ |: h: P E4 h, |
Allied aircraft/ R, ^# T4 K7 T1 v; ^5 L
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
2 X$ z$ I& g2 v. y9 d0 m/ jF4F-4 Wildcat x 227 d ]" j0 t( T2 I5 H( E
) `- ]( B2 O6 I t( j( s4 e/ }* H9 mJapanese aircraft losses) b& W& u( M' `- ?" ?. B
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
, F+ ^- M/ `% | 0 K: ^) \8 Z) O3 j5 C
Allied aircraft losses! v6 }- X* e' w
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged7 Y- Y% }4 U/ S3 a' s
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged3 Y& _* L3 {6 b9 I# n% A0 u
4 G: `3 d9 `3 M: X7 X* r6 u9 I3 QAllied Ships
! t% t6 @. _5 c" y' zAP George F. Elliot* @4 Q8 Y+ b$ j9 D8 _
AK Libra
# ]9 |6 q" j E# \" cAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
, n0 R P: e7 e' O% c( \DMS Zane* a, I/ }: V* Z) i
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
: b2 k* I: s- I, I+ ~, VAK Betelgeuse; L/ b1 {, S" V* G/ R
DD Helm/ K8 P# i# w8 M7 T
AK Fomalhaut; I7 m9 h5 b/ j" J) k
AP McCawley
k/ ~- p9 B7 wDD Henley
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Aircraft Attacking:# Z3 q# i3 l$ _* D
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, t- d* X" M& \+ e! T 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
) C9 x$ e+ F- ~8 Y5 @7 Z 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 e- F6 W5 W8 V+ I/ w
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% ^# }6 i- p& \. e, d2 q+ _
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* i" I4 ^/ n3 S
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 }# O- D3 ^+ T1 \, @; O' N
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 p. p) e+ `7 ]. E9 J
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 [5 p# k) w, P3 {# N 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- b; l4 M' V1 G 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
/ i* c* j) y! b( i: Y5 s4 V3 b 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% s* i0 v0 M( L/ z
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 `1 U6 r# x n; E; [. K
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
' o* S, |( J. m, \1 ]3 F/ q 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet: G j8 Y$ ~5 J1 F( i0 h
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4 k; z- C- y2 O. q* WDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97; a# w/ J* U! A6 w7 p K. e
1 c: `, C- @+ P& d$ F, {, a3 c( \
Japanese aircraft) k' @* `1 N' l3 \& b
G4M1 Betty x 3
" N# |# ~8 ]7 r9 G& w * J& W% C0 o' b. _( C: q* B
Allied aircraft0 I4 I; k' |- U, `! \; m4 J1 t
F4F-3 Wildcat x 121 f+ S5 i! J3 `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 216 b' ]! W# { n" P: `
. q4 T( S% m* M2 H; L3 V7 A; Q" A C, Q& [Japanese aircraft losses% L1 `+ T( U4 C* q. t
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed7 f7 t2 }5 a) M
+ k- q& { f3 s* V
C6 }, h. ?2 P4 M: f; l7 bAllied Ships
( d) @( v( H$ S( ^6 H/ dCA Portland
4 K4 m+ k5 \& L0 I" t8 x
# r+ t5 {8 k) ?! j$ H7 ]& u; jAircraft Attacking:6 N( b/ }5 T+ F& V) I- s# U
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 h% t% k! g5 I: r$ h7 ]* h G
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
9 H' m$ r* j' O5 {/ | # J) Z7 l8 n) S ~
Japanese aircraft% y+ F! r; |+ y7 `. w1 O) a
A6M2 Zero x 18
8 C' U' o1 Q& M3 h6 U6 b8 `1 PA6M3 Zero x 6
4 k8 Z9 L' \ W; b3 x5 F! xG4M1 Betty x 5
) \ W' e K' {! v0 ~' k ) x5 J+ P" P+ Y( ^# o
Allied aircraft
+ J* Y/ [. A8 E4 t' w6 k$ e; kP-39D Airacobra x 24* U# c4 e& I2 }1 X
2 B) a4 N! K! X8 @
Japanese aircraft losses5 `1 i, \0 W* Q2 U+ L* _- m+ G8 k
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged% C0 q3 x4 ^2 a/ _
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged. F, H3 N: [! p4 c' `- u9 l/ o
5 w# S+ e7 t9 x$ r. z
Allied aircraft losses
5 r; G9 |* V7 c6 ~6 {1 |P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed4 O3 P7 b) R! D% k R! Y% `! K
6 x5 y% ~# b. t) i$ \4 w) RRunway hits 3
$ g, N: F+ k, g8 H3 ^9 W# M- f
- |; c0 a2 C8 X. X2 |3 n7 DAircraft Attacking:
7 W2 \9 S. `% v; a2 z2 I 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! ]' C5 w6 I; e0 l 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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( W h9 `2 u8 H. Z* nDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft' l [4 f* P2 g
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
% F5 n: g" D$ e# I0 W2 x9 |A6M2 Zero x 69 M" X G% l$ Q9 o) D
: D' ]% I3 L4 j+ S; O% dAllied aircraft9 `5 W/ ?& c* U% ~) X; R3 r( j; A# \
SBD Dauntless x 49
! t8 {. j) A+ K9 @( j" ]' k/ tTBF Avenger x 30) b0 u" T; y# f6 L" u
. U$ p w! b dJapanese aircraft losses
0 ~. }7 D1 z# S7 x5 Z6 v. ^A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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6 x5 B; |% A; U+ M( }Allied aircraft losses
- P( W, C, F, eSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged' J; p% k+ ^2 F( r& O2 [
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
/ j7 J m' j0 \* q" SDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage" a+ U( x3 g# }7 Y$ m% D
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ @. l0 q" B2 ~1 m1 t# ~: IDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
?$ Z. f7 W% [" w2 `AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire1 s7 g# ]5 o& i7 q8 Q6 O
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 y8 t5 N [$ W; X+ o/ f9 l
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" R0 X( h1 W4 d Y4 Z* Y# A, iDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 v8 n# ^" Y+ x7 k. F) M) jTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 O* G/ Q; Y" o+ O
TK Ogura Maru #35 {4 @: \! s+ W+ j9 I$ G; i% o# [, s
6 M; L3 S6 C- h' `# hJapanese ground losses:+ w" ^0 `" N' _0 _9 C g
54 casualties reported
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; X! {+ e8 ]# s, B* q, BAircraft Attacking:, j' g& R! v" P" a3 w5 T- V
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 b: z$ V- {7 r# w. {" G
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, ]7 a$ v' _1 D- U9 Y 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" D! l2 C; D+ u) r$ Z) _ 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' i0 r6 J) {; x. E
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet' ~4 @- p% s8 ~8 M2 U) d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ \) D8 {" F5 i! B! o) V, I
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 H! I6 F, Y A" X$ Y% h
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: i7 Q& ^) ~- a* n0 C! ~
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 @7 p1 z% ?. @9 l" H$ f
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 N$ I2 m8 ~, R" W6 d/ B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- z/ o6 F5 b. M
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. C4 ^. k' E% O$ J- k! ]. E9 g( S
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet4 N+ ?2 P4 Z8 Y) Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& U1 C3 z- S, c0 [, L& [2 _ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
: ]9 C2 H" s* j! G! o g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 p& O1 T) r, U
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet4 T- e( F( r) d# d0 J( y6 ~
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet* U9 E) F; ^( C `: O
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 s9 p& ^" n! @2 Q: r& p
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Sub attack at 60,86: O f- |, k7 t% p2 l' t6 J8 H
9 X8 y6 O$ {( L! s6 p( ^Japanese Ships
. ~9 `7 `% c: C/ VPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
/ B" y5 ~: f+ d& dPC Ch 23$ \& g$ ~9 p! q% S5 T# d; u
PC Ch 189 A. ]+ R% _5 ^' m R& P
PC Ch 17$ O9 S0 K N+ q/ O( b2 r* f# s# D) n
PC Ch 16- s3 E6 D* O2 R/ l' a4 Z) e$ d
5 l! w7 A3 }2 t, hAllied Ships5 D" |% U) w4 |, m4 W: ], f4 r0 q
SS Greenling
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- G _ B' z* Q3 w, EGround combat at Lunga
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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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( k. @) K6 G$ w1 o0 F$ U; C5 JDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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7 ?3 d9 i# `- `& Q
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Allied ground losses:
* Q7 g; @5 E! x7 w( e. O9 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Gili Gili' F+ M' K! N. ~! p1 P
: Y1 i. N& d8 [& g: Y# F! \Allied Bombardment attack1 _! a) J4 W! c
3 c0 H. S3 q4 WAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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; K# z. K5 n: q( R2 uDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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1 x) i2 o V* ]( I. ]5 VJapanese ground losses:/ s$ L$ H, I; ^1 n4 m
16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga
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J/ @3 a* L- O& v4 J4 RAllied Shock attack
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2 X2 ?& g( ? b. iAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466, h; @& l* y6 G Z( e4 ~/ c
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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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" G$ A8 q" e4 ]: H: UJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 + a- v9 h2 ~) ?1 y1 L
& V3 [2 m2 X1 P w# F
Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:0 n% s2 i) N: j
397 casualties reported O( d) V/ Z* }8 Z, i
Guns lost 20 v4 }7 u0 R3 l0 m
' p2 l+ e7 O( | k8 kAllied ground losses:) g& c f2 D8 b5 | W; |( [" R
49 casualties reported' `& K7 A9 x1 B- }
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |