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。。。。$ c9 r+ l& Q/ y9 X
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/423 i' _ A3 y/ Y d, a! A
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9 w3 G! x+ A) t( C) `7 eTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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5 s3 L$ G. A7 T+ G( @Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
. [! F: _5 C" X/ T% \* y% STF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97( Y2 c) s% P0 m3 ^3 t- a! r
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9 F/ w( c2 z9 C( v+ ]Allied ground losses:# F7 N4 B, j3 h* l5 e8 R3 ?; C* d
45 casualties reported
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships, F, I: T" }7 [1 ~: F4 w1 v' ], q
DD Mugford$ R, y% z4 E" ?8 w: [+ |. Y
DD Ralph Talbot7 |* O% l) y V! O. [4 u* G
DD Patterson
! E, Q& k8 N; `. l) c `DD Ellet( F0 F u& B" o- z
DD Wilson
- T! n; y/ }. N9 B) D8 CDD Selfridge
K% P9 Q/ W0 j. x9 ICL Hobart9 X% p) Q' p9 X: A( E9 D
CA Australia! u. x- [6 j% X( D5 H' Z2 R4 \
CA Vincennes
7 J; J$ X D! a3 A5 dCA San Francisco6 z8 s7 t4 d/ h, \/ i% S. G! y+ U
CA Minneapolis
8 z1 C2 U4 g% B3 eCA New Orleans1 _4 m. Q) g: _5 \( e) D: e/ p
CA Salt Lake City
w; X0 x# [9 a2 TCA Chicago' @' i, Z$ Y d
CA Portland
6 y1 ?+ e g2 w B
5 F d8 P2 ` g/ i3 U$ `1 ~Japanese ground losses:! j! E6 P& f3 |- z
46 casualties reported
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$ A. g; b9 g) S, y! FPort hits 3
# R- J! G( T9 z9 ]Port fuel hits 12 [) B/ E4 `' V/ P) D
Port supply hits 4! W* o8 [7 g/ G2 S$ I: ^ l
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7 ` O- X: o, T+ i5 nCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 303 A- E1 D, I, i8 f7 c! A/ c
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94+ D# l0 s( \1 R( q" v
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4 g+ {$ G: k, n* nJapanese ground losses:
6 [8 }) W ~5 j! a4 o111 casualties reported; Y* h# T5 s5 A, x" R h
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30# g5 W! P" l8 L+ @+ l; v
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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* v/ O4 a4 B, [# I5 q0 I105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.5 c- D+ b6 D1 C" `
Japanese Ships
1 m- d5 k# U8 ]: m8 EDD Namikaze, Shell hits 14 J, e7 n6 s8 N
PC Tama Maru #8
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Japanese ground losses:
( ~2 `. v! B- N1 T98 casualties reported5 b0 f+ S% h6 m7 e
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
; F% n/ p" _( \' U) V18 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009+ V& a* `4 R q: x1 M
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97: W( Q# I A7 w y# r
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Allied ground losses:
9 W' y1 i9 V7 Y$ g% G+ c' m168 casualties reported; Z( D3 s: E: c- \/ W Y8 C& Q
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, P1 b" e9 Z$ q: p" o( ^Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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2 g* o% @+ Z/ w, [* F1 EAllied aircraft
L# u! t% X! r b( X" V fSOC-3 Seagull x 1
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No Allied losses/ ]$ W* ^) k, L) h) J7 R4 g
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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2 _. [3 t8 J$ B# z2 Q ( | h$ C- ?8 L& B
Allied aircraft
5 B0 k3 [$ U! |PBY Catalina x 27 t& v; a* E4 j, V& q
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& l7 Q L0 B3 }- i& TNo Allied losses) l8 L! q9 i1 x
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) T/ a8 I) H6 m: r: qDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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* n0 v% \5 g! r3 u" `4 GJapanese aircraft& i3 B# k s) R7 m8 S! ~& G
G4M1 Betty x 626 G7 K" L8 I; a1 s$ \* z6 n
# q, l2 N2 A% T0 l3 SAllied aircraft
" w4 |* ~6 l* \. {1 _+ EF4F-3 Wildcat x 129 t; r) K* M! o) f! |5 B. C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22. s2 f* @6 [. \( ]1 B
1 x6 ?+ D3 q' t. XJapanese aircraft losses
. S8 }' R1 F& K/ z7 uG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
2 N, x% _" Z7 o! i
" i4 w2 j+ F3 k6 h( Z TAllied aircraft losses
9 u" G; {! I8 M! G) d9 d( QF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged6 w! P% J& c4 x! C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Allied Ships
. o7 ?0 A' x. l" C, B+ _. yAP George F. Elliot7 K" B% {' q8 r6 c7 U' M
AK Libra
9 `+ {- ]( c4 V3 S3 R) xAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
# }# p* d4 r- c$ p& ODMS Zane4 R! Y9 D! L6 M, m
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
/ s7 \ y" ]2 d! X+ b- [AK Betelgeuse
7 M( g& D0 n% [ t8 @' P! xDD Helm
+ E' c7 L) T. Y% m" b6 M) w& QAK Fomalhaut" J9 Q: P) X. C' q( ~$ Z8 \
AP McCawley
$ p0 n% s4 @% _DD Henley2 |7 q5 X) H: W+ A3 N% F
3 a3 [" ^3 {+ m8 H |. I, m$ \9 [Aircraft Attacking:
: U- K5 `# ?. u 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 y @8 {/ H8 b+ @ H, H
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' G4 k& w- Q$ a: H- ^; B6 M' X
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 H2 }4 ^; P" d7 i4 R
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 n, A4 g; j P. U5 l, u0 s 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet* d% `3 G' Z) R1 v; D. T
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 L3 P9 B( t/ l! o; q3 }0 m 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
J2 H7 K- o" c% F 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 j6 b& S/ H. e 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
5 G' A6 A# z9 \8 Z% F# } 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet" _( Q% o A) R+ I; g0 J: q3 ~
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
, [4 [" s. I4 |% f+ ]% v2 T 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& C( i+ b h5 ?' l2 l 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. P7 Q0 _$ t: ] l/ ^4 g) D( J7 ]2 n 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 R4 E' C, u+ L& x; @
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft
' s! b- S7 w. d3 S5 ^! H" q/ `1 YG4M1 Betty x 3
7 ]% `0 Q" ]7 [6 c. b0 I) P( r- K7 F* Y
9 M; T5 d' T1 }. w ?$ }4 k4 OAllied aircraft3 k. M9 r, x# f# T. M# ]; [# U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
1 Z! z& ]* c9 s, S) sF4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses2 w7 e" f4 ], e/ T# D0 J
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed1 k: U$ J" g7 m5 Z" I% g# C
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8 f, b9 q" c3 u2 aAllied Ships% @$ Y& [+ g# E/ j8 o
CA Portland
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1 Z4 d. Q# K' M2 [! tAircraft Attacking:- v5 N/ a+ }# p" B6 s
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ y: S& Y: c( U) e
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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Japanese aircraft9 Q$ @( O& j; ?* j; L# a$ U1 \
A6M2 Zero x 18! K" J9 ~! W- C( `! O
A6M3 Zero x 6, P5 B2 N* T$ C! F- B) b# Q
G4M1 Betty x 5: s6 _+ s- R5 X" n
( w, I# D* |" h* KAllied aircraft
) e. R& L! i; P% s4 R4 lP-39D Airacobra x 24! [1 w& @* J r: M, D
. z H! f) L" N( Q; rJapanese aircraft losses
* |% P; S# N, b& CA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
! P" w* i; q- Z9 [: V8 rG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged: E9 k$ Z! d$ t: n
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Allied aircraft losses
$ W# |" h2 D/ v5 X" G2 G/ n) @P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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% m2 b8 B; D/ sRunway hits 3
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2 E; t# q8 r' ?; j4 r" PAircraft Attacking:
* d4 k' h, W+ F. T- Y* V 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 b3 F% U4 D- B/ G% u
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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4 Y8 @& D1 ^% ~% Q. O4 NDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,938 A$ e. Q& d k
8 r# @ N0 _7 o* u- IJapanese aircraft4 Q7 |3 C1 J: Y) V" y$ u
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
& e2 j' i& J6 v8 EA6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft1 A' y+ q8 A8 K; o* d$ ?4 j+ H
SBD Dauntless x 49
5 `3 ^8 [: H) e4 J% c% ]+ U$ eTBF Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
, n4 a% Z; W3 r( d: @A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged, V. q+ G4 C) Y+ \
+ s- ?3 I0 M/ `* YAllied aircraft losses4 e/ E" H+ B: _' V
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged) N" N9 C0 M! H* A
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged7 {% Y! o7 ~8 |# c1 C
7 V' E9 U/ _( n4 s. {- _# vJapanese Ships7 ]: {: n/ L$ d7 @; i; H4 I
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
7 v! {3 ~7 i% x5 F( _TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 R0 L# L; D/ ]& _, C/ o( ]2 rDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ C: C* n3 C3 o" J3 M2 a
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 I5 I2 o4 t8 X* V' M6 QAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 v- V1 E# m4 g' _$ L
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% A! \* y8 ~, n; ~) z0 vDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ j8 E0 J) {/ O* o
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 x" t+ |* |; s) _6 E5 |# A8 V$ A6 r; FTK Ogura Maru #3
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3 u# j( X! I, R+ Y8 [2 IJapanese ground losses:
. N" t( {3 f' q" G- c54 casualties reported
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) {- X4 O% v- }7 j# RAircraft Attacking:
' P' q7 z. G/ r' Y' U$ _ 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 A3 r q/ V" x' y6 N7 {
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ c; }, G, f8 k' c* h 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 }* F* ?% A) I 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 I7 } L" f7 z' }/ r
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet& U/ v O) j6 I7 Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 O4 f; q' Q9 Q' O4 D( w- Z9 L 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ Y( [5 x8 K( W# ^" @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 U& U. w* s- }. x" ]/ ] 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 k( u' R( N) u7 }) A' k 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ s4 E; ~! d. j6 O
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' G# ~% Y( I9 ]7 w3 R2 L' G i5 { 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ Y0 H- c- q% |+ W+ C9 `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; s c# \; j; u0 r( y6 F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
M8 b" V5 \ Y8 k7 e' h" ^4 F! @ 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ F# h7 J# T7 A9 X 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ @" _+ [4 q, t4 ^. d
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- ]" d- M. ^$ Z' [2 }6 h9 w
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, i- Z4 q: L' ]3 f 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 O: D5 q8 \" w
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( t! w% x5 v: p! eSub attack at 60,86
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, ?, ~. R, d. W! _" [0 mJapanese Ships. |) e, O6 ?# w3 p) J2 q( m6 {0 V
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage2 [; U( b2 a/ D9 W
PC Ch 23
. @2 c V1 ^5 N# i6 YPC Ch 18
+ @8 B: u4 C9 H$ O' b* z# P6 CPC Ch 17. g! \ F7 d4 b6 h/ L
PC Ch 16: W: u; S7 D+ x2 n0 ^
& n& ? h g8 q2 E1 ~Allied Ships( [% i! y5 C% ?3 E) F. i
SS Greenling
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8 Z: `2 z# {: r/ ^& XGround combat at Lunga0 P' K* o- m; t
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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0 A8 x0 V- Z6 t5 x. S7 [' a: u0 lAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 4665 ` c7 J9 |( Y: B7 k
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9 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Gili Gili. N4 r" K6 F' i# u
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Allied Bombardment attack
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" A/ J' i2 m$ D8 S* bAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5# {4 p: h# f; @, E+ H/ R* Y. p0 S
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Japanese ground losses:* q8 w8 J6 h' O' \
16 casualties reported% M1 {0 h# R; {+ O& ~
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Ground combat at Lunga
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* {" a8 T1 p, \# G+ N& \Allied Shock attack8 X% u% e6 @7 C$ C1 s
1 @- S0 x: m6 XAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466' P$ _/ X9 Q% R$ p: P! w! H: [# `
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49% C" ^; t) O/ f9 }/ I
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 5 J8 y" N, t, i* Z& E, ?" a& p- t4 {
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 + X1 e+ G, \* P0 R1 X1 M, N! w
5 \ d8 b2 B O* f, A6 H" P& E0 {Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) 2 w( ~* {7 F9 l1 [
+ I; V/ @+ Z4 h- uAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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8 k9 b% d. \5 N+ v; V9 GJapanese ground losses:- B* ?6 |/ @. i
397 casualties reported
! l# Q: H0 G8 m/ w5 _4 OGuns lost 2
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5 ?* w$ S! e/ s2 m$ qAllied ground losses:) c' a6 y! b9 o# ~1 F4 p
49 casualties reported
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |