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。。。。+ l! x4 \: O8 |6 {
4 e, L4 V5 p) u# _$ _) l" D& KAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97+ v2 k' K& W/ G9 W: f; g1 Z9 h4 v
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
/ ^2 F% N5 a2 ITF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
$ p! J+ i. h8 W! S
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6 G6 _; U7 L9 i 6 a Q9 p1 {8 _: I v& e
Allied ground losses:# [0 W$ C% I, T Q. @# c4 U6 S
45 casualties reported
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97* E3 @8 g/ i& f8 m: m- z# V
% {. ]+ s; ]/ g& Y8 ~Allied Ships; u9 Q* p% w& P% q4 ^
DD Mugford. L) y5 }3 m1 O
DD Ralph Talbot
7 U3 `: r. N6 fDD Patterson5 K- |& U0 m6 |, w. G7 a
DD Ellet$ C/ ~% R8 }7 D. s, E
DD Wilson
+ L& E( X6 M9 K/ DDD Selfridge: n; J& d' W2 I$ r; u$ j
CL Hobart
; d4 E- E/ m+ a5 hCA Australia
. X. q' c- z& y$ L, U3 S! _CA Vincennes
/ @8 F* V6 R3 ]+ l2 d8 GCA San Francisco
; u* B% N T1 s7 Z* A" nCA Minneapolis _5 a5 q1 J; c. u) t* z7 X9 i
CA New Orleans7 r% ?$ h! A' {9 S5 ?8 X' A
CA Salt Lake City: X9 g7 d; a; n0 L4 m. E9 }4 @" Q5 F
CA Chicago- m5 O; t( a2 _ O4 g
CA Portland
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/ j0 w8 B3 ~( A, v8 g# T) rJapanese ground losses:
- B1 s; d4 d& |8 B* H46 casualties reported
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T6 g* G6 P. e$ z9 o- cPort hits 3/ {# d0 [0 |% T2 v5 H8 O, n- N" \
Port fuel hits 1
$ t3 n1 X+ k! PPort supply hits 4% h3 d% x4 Z' `1 {1 V
7 |$ z* d6 p1 f1 R; {& z C; j2 m
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30" C3 Y7 ]) y' Y. D8 `$ Y
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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Japanese ground losses:8 |. A u* t3 S" g9 N$ i5 {9 I
111 casualties reported
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8 l/ ]& a0 E& `0 M1 f8 o& ?) ACoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30- e; ^$ V" C$ V
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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+ d& r( ^/ k0 T( u
+ y5 b+ E7 {. L V; E% _3 ]- K3 y105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
* K1 G/ y* ^+ z' {1 a* h1 rJapanese Ships
/ R Y& A: j; Q9 xDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
7 P; a4 d( Y7 T% ZPC Tama Maru #8
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Japanese ground losses:2 e9 g/ R0 O/ ~* y& B
98 casualties reported) v% ~0 Y7 q- t/ s$ B! a
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0 M+ d1 L1 E) f. Q8 c/ W# ZTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:# p/ q6 L" _( s8 {: z
18 casualties reported
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( V# | t6 i% l/ a% dCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009& B* c+ N/ Y' l J# F" \. T* ^
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97& G, T4 B% a: z7 T5 a) }+ U" |
8 S' W) t9 J! L- U6 V6 x3 w; u " G. f) V* v& M
& P6 L K' P$ k8 s# p2 H
Allied ground losses:
* W m5 V9 {! ]3 `168 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97# w$ k+ x4 e8 Y: D+ m/ S
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Allied aircraft
$ Y3 b& S" ]7 m1 A2 tSOC-3 Seagull x 19 g1 l5 C' P4 N( T7 l1 u
& E1 {% I% T+ {0 y; ] - b) z) I: _1 M, @/ K+ K
No Allied losses3 x8 t; t x! L3 [. V; V: ]# f
4 A% s' C' ~6 P" t7 z
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1 x$ V8 Y! @9 V: m3 PDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft
* Q" b) R5 Q# r5 J0 \6 z$ g0 M; DPBY Catalina x 2# u7 B( }4 m8 Q
& ]- K6 G! I) j# s
! e% c$ D5 Y! z* e) R& xNo Allied losses7 I5 H7 k# H. m4 r- n
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft
: f- \/ ^2 B: C( j' I4 {; nG4M1 Betty x 62: t# J9 a8 V% V9 r$ b
6 m' E. ?0 \2 K, bAllied aircraft
, R. y% Z {: n! S4 U. Y& vF4F-3 Wildcat x 12/ Z1 [& [' k" \5 H8 u1 j! n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22# y3 ?8 s# M2 ?6 @' Z5 {
( \) H1 v2 p* O, l0 A! @! \Japanese aircraft losses8 H7 ~- x |$ o) M1 s( g
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged; g' _9 ^# G4 L
" F/ |/ \- ^9 h0 r
Allied aircraft losses$ p5 c% n# O' V/ V; [
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged" w: y3 @* {+ o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged4 v0 S+ q( I/ l# H9 B: a# A
5 E4 l3 P5 `3 T! R7 x0 |# W
Allied Ships/ Y0 V( F7 t+ H
AP George F. Elliot
- ~6 N" ^) y% q4 U5 X. s/ PAK Libra
0 p' ^6 x+ B" d/ |3 Y" e, TAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
# c7 e) e( o# E9 p% _DMS Zane
! Z5 A' e; k7 |" P( ~/ L5 u+ }6 {AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
- a9 O$ c1 ?/ Z5 ~( `2 K6 ?AK Betelgeuse2 ]8 U* X& d9 F0 j U
DD Helm
6 j; g. A+ k5 Q5 w# |; AAK Fomalhaut
3 A$ ]& x4 X5 N* j; O* zAP McCawley
2 o, W% t: F% X5 r/ c" V8 N% DDD Henley/ B5 T+ v5 `" j7 j
+ m- d; x0 Q. O3 B
Aircraft Attacking:/ x6 Q# e1 S- Z
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* d, i. z' e y8 p2 I: U" ?0 X 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& {5 X2 d# M9 F/ k( {* H
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ l2 n/ ]& I- H0 v 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- ^1 {2 q4 e2 j; `2 `& ~ S 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- L$ i. |4 v) Y0 {5 e 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet# k6 D$ j& I' |9 M: R
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ o/ ~/ h# ?, Q$ c# g
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 n( V' G- z2 C; @; _ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
w4 @ G. e {/ e, _* ^( a; X+ F 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) r7 C& `3 }" j4 u+ P! z4 @. z
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
5 }3 S2 U4 \8 D" l' a; s 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 Q: Y) y5 c/ N# f: P 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet0 p8 ^2 T2 X2 L8 L. b
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ c# l; Y m9 j4 T7 O
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; D w! ^0 ~" c8 GDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97; p/ i& s* M) i; Q$ E9 {1 h7 r
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Japanese aircraft) i3 W4 F2 s8 A+ B) R& w4 i1 e8 X: i
G4M1 Betty x 32 t! h5 E' \+ E& m& @
9 E( f9 S3 N( M7 RAllied aircraft8 @3 P( f/ X. z! K4 O2 m4 x
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12' B5 t5 G1 W- L0 Q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21$ I' k! m$ T) D- `$ c
4 y8 g' a2 P: nJapanese aircraft losses" G6 D5 K; h( e( i i- \
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed* M" v7 x6 |9 Z: d+ ^0 f! Q$ \4 v
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% b& P2 O0 z) c! \Allied Ships
/ C1 i5 m' ~3 ]' `) }4 E, W# q* V# rCA Portland' ?0 {1 b) x- C3 S; H
+ Q, U) C. Z8 A+ uAircraft Attacking:
% h; |# z3 x U3 Z: q2 Q% ~' f 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
" N* X0 [/ }5 S; |0 x0 l/ `
$ x0 N# p# w, J/ ^: X7 RJapanese aircraft$ ?4 }( Z/ r" C& }" F
A6M2 Zero x 18
8 D" E$ h$ r1 k# c, H5 b+ g8 W% sA6M3 Zero x 62 \" h {. Q5 _+ i2 j- \- h5 K( l
G4M1 Betty x 5
6 h! a" f+ t6 { p! X 0 G+ `! i$ p6 C# w' \
Allied aircraft
! P, d8 k$ @7 Q6 s+ HP-39D Airacobra x 24
9 ]5 s0 ]% P& M* C% ?* o+ ?) b % }+ `- U" B, s1 s6 Q8 {
Japanese aircraft losses- r$ g9 S9 Z3 B8 h$ Q4 b! N3 B
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged* S" n6 w8 r' C$ k
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged7 r% d6 O$ L$ l' ?. }$ \
4 n% _& A% u9 Q l- N. J
Allied aircraft losses A7 y3 ?7 E! k$ B7 {; _/ S. t
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
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5 ~1 T: L. l; n W: M! h4 [Runway hits 36 J* E Z: D: e$ W$ \9 V
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Aircraft Attacking:
* U" h$ E/ A# \ 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- s+ y1 C5 k- }( p) x9 {# W0 v
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) G, L0 v( `9 g
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' W8 i# G4 B9 H, E r0 rDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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Japanese aircraft, @/ s1 u1 G9 s6 p0 ~6 x
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
+ J, B) s$ _* Q# H6 G! ]3 p- ^% C; ]A6M2 Zero x 6* t' U f2 ]( x) e
: L5 F+ ?8 o% J; w5 ]1 F, p, M1 [, bAllied aircraft
) e6 v2 L* U0 `& h9 BSBD Dauntless x 49# l1 ^# [; K( S* j! W' m- ?6 A
TBF Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
, y) H- A9 ]% S7 d0 |! pA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged8 Y; c8 j6 e6 d8 Q/ e
1 q* t2 \% W5 H5 o6 YAllied aircraft losses
" D/ p/ a( j, f1 ^- f1 A( WSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
: a8 K, T( N4 c6 c2 iTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
6 Q7 T* L' R9 l3 S+ \ uDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage$ B! C0 _5 Y0 s# l% P
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ \ j0 C/ S# A2 ~7 T: A; G
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire V4 t2 }4 r" r4 D
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire$ I. [7 T# |$ t
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire! w3 R: j. @& ~, w. J4 X
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 n! p+ g' f( O
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 ]5 {3 v! M3 E. V+ f) P& c8 @
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 Z8 X; V. P" K! gTK Ogura Maru #3$ n# v* W4 c+ \) v
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Japanese ground losses:
% A4 c* y; O8 S( n, L* o54 casualties reported
+ c0 h% d* U" F* j. G
) L i$ y# ]4 w$ X2 iAircraft Attacking:( K/ G" J- m* o# o& m
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet+ L" E* n; T* m2 M( a/ d D
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet) Z1 W& N. R! [
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" @; s; B2 [# b3 d- ~6 Y" x. ? 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 C+ @* T, e+ N; Q; P 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet% p5 P1 H3 x2 }
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! C3 ?8 ]4 s4 h1 e/ [
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) G+ Z' Y/ n& P+ T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 U- v( ]5 b# ]& h
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; `- q) c! Q$ T" g
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet- b5 ?9 m C2 [# l; g" A F
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 X7 f9 G: ^. }, x3 o. @; z& L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% M4 z1 f4 n4 L0 H6 u- m! k, H+ S 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% {! q3 U0 G& z |5 }" X6 F$ Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 Z! b$ Q4 O2 n& S* A
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: b2 _ n& u( A) q- P, L# V
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 x* ~- E; j- a 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 t3 g! k5 O0 U' E2 g" H3 s 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' v% j# n2 s) y 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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3 X5 a# p4 S6 I% f! [Sub attack at 60,86
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Japanese Ships
2 ~2 G. Z b6 y$ J( k/ v' p- UPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! T4 t, j7 k$ v$ m. x* @7 B7 c
PC Ch 23
3 {1 H5 k+ S7 X2 I& ~1 Y: B" yPC Ch 18
4 M2 M8 R1 x; [3 N: N' h, gPC Ch 17
8 M/ X" g) s. |) N6 R, f3 aPC Ch 16( U2 b6 f" @+ E9 G5 e3 I9 x
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Allied Ships# a; s$ F; `, m8 }1 w
SS Greenling
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6 z' p9 L. }) x3 y* i! ?, ~Ground combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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$ p: k X0 ^" Q4 cAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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9 r* f% h5 W5 g# y- X; Z- H+ VDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466* Q" [4 w" v* v3 M9 h+ J# Y
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Allied ground losses:
3 T/ |; y2 a6 ~. U6 d6 ]1 X9 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
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! ]$ {7 j; S1 CAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking 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
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( l D! Z7 v9 @Japanese ground losses:
0 H2 I8 }& H* b _) H5 f& O16 casualties reported
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! B; C% |5 A9 x- Q% P, K2 Q. n, FGround combat at Lunga
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, f' j, N: e0 O+ i6 U" wAllied Shock attack
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 4662 ~" q3 t* Y; L, `. r- q* k- u! S" X
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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 ' ~/ {" l* N3 C, l( s2 A2 ~7 m% j
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 % h; \/ ?" M4 t. N: {
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) ' V+ M7 P" ~3 m3 b
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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; d6 k. T+ k- N& L4 C
Japanese ground losses:
) B" G; W( ]3 ] J397 casualties reported
' N0 i! b l1 V1 F3 YGuns lost 2! S2 v! f) t4 ~' T" U/ G* x0 z6 x/ J5 o
+ ?+ s% M v( `2 N+ p" h2 R; l6 g
Allied ground losses:
3 o2 E- ]$ e% K4 f49 casualties reported
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% q3 @8 Z+ W3 W0 N/ q+ M9 |5 QDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |