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。。。。7 o! R( T2 ?/ v+ o
9 W& h% | p6 DAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,977 P% {( r: n( R8 R" z8 Y9 u5 E
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008% z' }/ D# C7 I b4 t) K4 i- c
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97& T( m( J8 F' A4 S5 n) |
# E# m+ v! v5 s
7 ^4 L. G3 X `% ^3 Y9 q- Q% d 8 i! X% R- Z0 R' J* K: Z6 l
Allied ground losses:1 ^# T9 g, r# f, ~
45 casualties reported# K8 @, i( [( y! X1 s4 G9 r8 X
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97 W) k( R E6 J& p( Y1 P/ w g
! h4 P* r3 Q% H- DAllied Ships6 d, D" I& [# N7 N% K( z; F
DD Mugford
3 K/ [/ d1 i2 E" hDD Ralph Talbot
3 h, O1 z, z3 @8 c# _DD Patterson5 s4 D, q1 k5 B6 `2 z# q$ p
DD Ellet
2 E; C9 i' q9 H6 n; G0 p- P' }) fDD Wilson; h$ f7 r; d% k) l& D$ q% e
DD Selfridge0 t8 w6 J8 v2 S. A. e
CL Hobart
" `" R) S, A# e: g$ R3 d% BCA Australia
1 u# @# ~ f4 z! @3 o6 A$ LCA Vincennes
$ s+ {! r/ R, W5 R% h/ aCA San Francisco
% ?3 Z, ^" N, @+ _0 O, g, @CA Minneapolis
1 B! Q8 j, N, V2 b' m+ [CA New Orleans/ J1 X% H$ z f9 U2 Y- I; [5 D8 u
CA Salt Lake City
9 K: q5 D# t$ F: K, YCA Chicago
j6 z) y* z3 e1 m. j3 [CA Portland
9 q3 n# K4 z0 z4 F' [ , g6 h# `1 ]# A: Q9 D
Japanese ground losses:
+ R' i# f- z# s: q8 Z46 casualties reported
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Port hits 3: C. j4 w& A+ l4 c% }3 v
Port fuel hits 1
/ k) @# q1 P5 P( p# q- hPort supply hits 4* S3 Q* ^4 D8 P- J: f( N3 \
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2 d3 c, Y/ F+ k! c9 Z) oCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30% z6 r* H% P7 I8 p
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94* a$ u8 q* t, g/ e
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0 F( C* h; g$ J, [# @. I1 IJapanese ground losses:
- R9 E3 W; V: E! `6 i4 C- x111 casualties reported
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* K0 Z, c$ K! j1 F: p- ^, iCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 301 Q& a) U9 @2 K# a) Y$ b
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94/ P" D. n5 x! F2 z! K+ o1 v: O
6 f4 _, D3 g. p0 j3 j$ c& @! ?
" l+ ]+ ]. G0 n% D; e" T105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.2 }0 G( q0 f4 U0 @* J( Y* Z- W
Japanese Ships
, g5 `! A; w. H8 C: r' ~# O. sDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1. R: O. o, s" o- ?* a
PC Tama Maru #8: c" Y ^2 x% f5 t9 x% ~2 m8 ]
; K4 ~/ B: E! \. \3 d- e% FJapanese ground losses:
- O! i* ]5 L( y4 l% |$ T K( g& Z98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:+ `" y7 i+ f; B4 `, n& C7 ?
18 casualties reported8 e0 b7 R# L" {% n, T
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
) f$ g+ l; a, {% TTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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* u0 a2 p) n* ?0 j' |% r/ i " y7 ]" J$ j7 u
Allied ground losses:: m% `% V7 v# g4 y3 n# h2 C* \; K
168 casualties reported' W1 J5 K2 z2 F1 |% t6 s# z( D
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6 R2 E' ?* y2 dDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,972 \6 [' ?& Y9 j+ z0 g( \8 x
7 a1 B6 C8 j8 }
$ g7 o J/ x/ M4 J$ ]Allied aircraft2 }8 W. Q; Z- {
SOC-3 Seagull x 16 t) g" s% p7 V" Z
: a8 o1 V& {4 W8 h) Z% D - s+ \# H/ ]! Q5 f+ v
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,971 p& Z; K+ I5 I/ Z6 Q
6 ?: I3 @0 b1 O' g7 V# w" w
2 H3 B. i# ~9 @' X& V5 J" Z3 l. wAllied aircraft
; K) }# {/ r, X: k. V ]5 a! a XPBY Catalina x 2
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No Allied losses, S; B% g' Y" `, ?3 j
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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8 e( y& Q; r) ~ }% P, [Japanese aircraft
- _) C4 d) g' ]# b( S# K' C; AG4M1 Betty x 62
- B2 o }8 k' B" Y * j. \ z3 K F& X* P! m! H# e
Allied aircraft
* c6 R' B' Z% AF4F-3 Wildcat x 124 b, J2 `. o% s: K2 }+ F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22( Z) s, {3 {. ~
+ D! u; c ]2 I1 PJapanese aircraft losses
4 O2 A( M" B- i' ^$ K; x, yG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
3 g2 {3 z, C S) A5 U2 y5 E4 {9 C
& i6 ]; i) w- ^2 ~5 f) O3 {Allied aircraft losses- s! n) V, _: }5 g0 C) ?5 g& w
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged$ {: h/ p' ?7 u/ b1 {" C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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0 u' R- U0 x- sAllied Ships
. E. N+ r4 T5 L" kAP George F. Elliot
4 A( _' n. D4 \AK Libra2 F, N, T& s7 V7 C% o- s' H
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4+ s! u. G" ~& D0 \4 a) ~0 X
DMS Zane
, ]) R- I$ v2 c; H0 @+ @: p7 t# A1 LAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4% p! ?, J$ d- O8 @" v
AK Betelgeuse. a: X! i! u/ I4 W9 j3 ~6 b" g' x$ F$ @
DD Helm
9 n' y8 [6 s: ~. b* VAK Fomalhaut
1 v) p9 D+ d+ t5 z# M# i: ~AP McCawley
. F7 O) K# n- g) VDD Henley
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) Z* u" A) v" \7 r' R0 D$ hAircraft Attacking:
p4 T0 A1 p/ t, V$ w 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 N" t0 X9 ]1 S: U* N* K
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 t- @) w: J4 a4 q4 F6 s, W _4 b
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 u7 ~0 a4 S# L; g
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 y) J5 K& {* ?9 X 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet7 [* g. Y) \$ R$ N% C5 F6 W
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
% m* s. W" W" U2 q! B 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 L1 q4 g4 w" [) P1 m 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& A" @/ L4 O7 j3 d
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
5 y0 ?9 b5 ^ } 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
) S8 }, E' G" U! f 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) h. p$ Z5 `2 q8 B2 ^5 ~3 e0 ?; B
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ y. e) O; A+ T1 v; S 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! F& g5 n* r0 l8 R' e3 D' M6 P 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- x* \. P7 e/ L- Q; ~! s) o+ q
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5 \8 C4 n0 ~; t- }: y; LDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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! j Z+ T$ A5 D: A# d% tJapanese aircraft
( F( q- V3 R% {3 [! ]! HG4M1 Betty x 3. l; N- ~6 c% C: k
( B m. `8 s+ p. v8 a6 }7 c9 c
Allied aircraft
; W* i& @- U/ C( W {/ oF4F-3 Wildcat x 127 g' v' j0 |# v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
6 U9 J; ~* ]7 I - I1 A' Q/ o8 S, _' _
Japanese aircraft losses( ]; A$ v& s5 ~% k3 r# r
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed' R( ~; z: O3 E' T1 w
5 q( s9 x4 y! @0 Z5 G& K
, Z% N6 B( @/ dAllied Ships) ]$ F0 l# p& I
CA Portland& P5 S: e- Q1 I* T, C- |# @6 ?! b% t
% S% y* g4 d9 h9 s# r9 M# O4 H
Aircraft Attacking:1 N) }% u0 r, N- |; V* I" [
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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9 T$ f/ T( ?' ?. H. _" o2 _7 jDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91+ L6 Q8 P. n w
/ }$ Z: F, r. PJapanese aircraft) E. Z9 F8 _4 t0 u+ Y2 X
A6M2 Zero x 18# j' x) f: q4 b' `, T4 S3 ~
A6M3 Zero x 6! b3 P3 F8 e( p, o/ L' I8 E6 b1 n
G4M1 Betty x 5
5 o- e- Q# D% V / n' D7 t1 }) a8 q8 D
Allied aircraft
5 Z$ Y5 V/ ^' ]& O8 @P-39D Airacobra x 24* Z# l: u( ?, |1 v1 O9 K2 Y
# O7 i4 k# e8 p6 E" s+ h! [
Japanese aircraft losses
6 A! g* K/ U$ o2 UA6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 y5 }) J9 O: U* ?- c0 [G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
: @/ H; u8 M. n4 c
( }4 F9 C2 R8 Q) |& j j |Allied aircraft losses
2 V, a% p2 ^0 X/ A' _* PP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed& W3 e5 y1 a8 ]. D. J; `
& u1 D9 k' W$ c- |0 |/ E2 K
Runway hits 3% M: A1 O/ R2 |: [: x
7 c, Q4 V$ \2 f8 [' e* A% r4 VAircraft Attacking:& V& v7 F0 Q# j# |' Q
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 f) W' T8 o1 Y8 U8 w. p3 J
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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/ j2 r; K. `0 m* M! s- h8 d0 J( VJapanese aircraft' q/ T5 l7 j& ^% u% w& [
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
+ F" e4 |/ |- qA6M2 Zero x 6: T. Q$ z/ a8 W# ^2 k# z- i
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Allied aircraft( Q" M/ S9 Z/ l R6 d n
SBD Dauntless x 49
8 M0 s' I X; J5 h- \TBF Avenger x 30
. E6 v7 F0 x. m2 R' M2 N! t; ~8 M
0 j2 H& ^: U5 j+ T# qJapanese aircraft losses
6 O: o% i2 |# z T1 J7 _- YA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged" ~/ A# a/ y/ D3 g; P
5 t# S* w3 P( V4 c* T; eAllied aircraft losses V( z1 e3 b4 Y* `
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
+ [4 r7 X) l; b4 k, ITBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
! I9 W8 v& \" B2 ~& O0 UDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage+ {1 S* a' x1 v8 \& {& j0 G% r
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% O; U$ X% F4 _& B% `) e- e& N5 S
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 S$ r8 w: ~ U# F9 d4 n' dAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire/ F. r+ z, O ~
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; M+ o! B, L; iAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) z0 x9 f& |7 g: Y2 x) N' d1 K/ ?! [$ e
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' K' X' x" f9 s% @1 G
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 N8 q% p8 b% E- M' U$ RTK Ogura Maru #3
8 |1 S# R8 Y+ B. P; }( R' H
/ @+ ?% \ ], i0 y8 X$ cJapanese ground losses:! o+ f" {& r0 W. d1 j& w
54 casualties reported* G- k) X. D* Z& i& R
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Aircraft Attacking:
9 _5 G0 J6 z. V3 G 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 |& C" M- B" x) H 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet, U* ~& Z5 Z( B; Y7 L; ^( H* Y
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 ^0 ?/ P1 N% O7 G$ o. D9 ?, w 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
; t" a4 A# f; i1 \# M8 ~7 F 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' ]7 w' R+ U) g- y 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 L7 D4 @% d% H2 ?
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 \3 z" j+ |2 P4 {$ o4 [
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
6 C) I, K7 U7 Z' u3 o8 c 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 L$ T' K: h; T4 |- I7 } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( S# r- o" [5 Y: @& {+ j. _
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
/ ~; U: C1 c/ L# } 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( W2 a# `8 b$ m' v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
$ _" B# W3 C9 Y) B- c2 Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet' H8 }- \( l% f `" G5 ]3 i' `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 f! d! x/ u- M, z9 Q5 \# E7 ?
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet7 {' c" @2 t q8 _, z1 ~$ i
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 O% }) C$ @$ {; R- s2 L 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 ~) H* T+ z( s3 V/ X
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet# z' X4 _& n( X* Q) Q/ `6 K
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Sub attack at 60,868 L+ p* W* J, Z1 F) b9 u- [
+ O T& o8 @5 o7 Q4 p3 {$ c5 nJapanese Ships d% B9 H) ?: B1 G2 D! T! g$ y s
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 x. Y J% Y3 Q4 F5 @PC Ch 23
9 v( H. @( a% w( ~8 @$ fPC Ch 18; q4 p5 x+ |; [8 y n: r
PC Ch 17
/ `8 K/ y4 x* Q4 B8 rPC Ch 16
4 _8 B/ [) r6 c. R0 y. b " y5 a( \5 v5 @: {: ]* a5 f' u
Allied Ships8 Z) f6 e1 s/ C
SS Greenling
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Ground 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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) X1 x5 I7 V& Y& zDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466% ?3 O( L: n7 e$ {+ X! f& g1 @! h
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! T! s' r2 O, C) l, _4 J) @2 R: o( NAllied ground losses:( y; z( V3 H- X1 p# O; j2 [! o
9 casualties reported1 A( G! A4 ^0 I
+ I @/ y5 J3 J! w
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Ground combat at Gili Gili0 q$ y( \' v# b' R* r1 }
9 E1 l. V- L+ {Allied Bombardment attack! v5 f" n# c9 c) E1 d* E _
7 `. W& w3 j1 @8 h, x7 t% g& h$ NAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126* q& n( Q' R7 c7 n: b7 `
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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Japanese ground losses:. ?/ n0 `/ Z, q4 j: L
16 casualties reported
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. E Q' z: P. U% o# p8 F) _2 Z8 a3 MGround combat at Lunga
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) ]* M& X0 b, r# JAllied Shock attack
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, S5 T: J4 T$ x1 q6 xAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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# c9 z Y/ E; ZDefending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388 $ ~5 j! ?# G5 o) ?$ w0 Y b
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 ; i9 ~6 c& c2 j6 Z3 [
8 h- G5 v. }0 w6 E/ E' CAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) % S0 o5 M' I& a/ _5 Z
# Z& r' g, A& X$ V
Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!) H9 I5 j! P( a* ] w J
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) q# f) O' v+ s3 W# ], x( G; m( C: g& cJapanese ground losses:' @% v) A0 a7 A9 J+ T
397 casualties reported
, g2 L7 |3 Z: C pGuns lost 21 I. s7 X& E4 W$ X5 J$ ^9 A P3 J
4 w$ o- F/ O; G' R7 S; {
Allied ground losses:4 A4 X6 r7 |$ o
49 casualties reported) ~6 Q( `5 W7 R) k& r" f
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; q; ?$ `3 l3 q. ?3 R9 u+ ~- TDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |