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。。。。$ b+ L' ^3 Q3 B g! n
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/429 r! X# d9 l7 h% E' w
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' ?( F9 c2 l9 n# r0 W- M4 K' ~. a- x( M- VTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008. ^8 G) F4 J% T8 ]) @! y2 O
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,971 ]! c8 h: v$ Q2 P7 P
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% k# F- m( h9 VAllied ground losses:
& v. z% n: i. A, W0 Q0 _45 casualties reported2 N8 _2 {6 ]/ j, }: C2 S- d
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' f- ^# Y' j$ X$ G: a9 A, h% @+ j* bNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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Allied Ships9 W, h9 y. i' J! k# P! U
DD Mugford" l7 E l M2 y3 ]8 h2 N
DD Ralph Talbot ] {% N, c e4 Z( O5 f& ?
DD Patterson' ~9 v- N4 j; Q$ t* Y$ Z
DD Ellet: M) d) W( Y* f/ w/ y" u2 Y
DD Wilson. y# W9 N& Q! G0 N5 [
DD Selfridge. c Q* @1 k7 ^" O5 ]) g) ^% W
CL Hobart2 C% S; [ r. J L5 v! [
CA Australia7 t: f$ Z% C% i* q+ \' V
CA Vincennes
0 C ~5 ^$ S% `1 Q/ B( G vCA San Francisco% t6 v$ ?+ D% f
CA Minneapolis
$ @1 z: b! t4 X* y" P0 `CA New Orleans0 G7 e5 B1 ^6 R" [
CA Salt Lake City
- R/ Z0 A! h1 @; e1 \( QCA Chicago" Z9 y. {, H# J% ?
CA Portland4 h8 x' @1 O+ E4 `
# T. [6 k1 w5 t! Z8 ?" tJapanese ground losses:
7 M: T% P5 p# `* d: ?46 casualties reported; R$ [) d9 N0 a! o
. B, q- _0 m% y2 x/ ?Port hits 3
" S6 R6 k: U3 Z: OPort fuel hits 1
2 O; ~% y, v# E) B& y" ~Port supply hits 42 w' W7 |0 }# Q2 d
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6 [( v' D* A# c3 Z z `Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
* S% H& z4 T' s/ l* p# K+ d& tTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94. K8 o* `7 Q: H" v
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, J" G/ H: N( }% SJapanese ground losses:) q8 ?) P e+ G' I4 u4 z, v" z5 t
111 casualties reported4 { i+ m7 H& J7 h8 y
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 308 Z3 D+ C1 \) f7 I+ u( W
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,946 T% d& p, _+ C/ `, V4 I- ~4 t* k2 K
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$ X% U. y2 F$ e3 ^$ E105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.7 _. W/ u( Y6 M) R
Japanese Ships0 r* W5 D9 r8 I1 j/ G! e
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
$ ]% `6 v" B6 zPC Tama Maru #8/ J9 k. v3 M3 B
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Japanese ground losses:
) Q3 |/ A: ~8 \3 n98 casualties reported
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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1 o) B& W7 O* `6 {Allied ground losses:3 @* \' p$ v' t5 P2 M
18 casualties reported, E. G3 |* }& g' ]4 Y |
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9 ^6 T7 e3 o/ i8 ?5 S9 @Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
' h% T0 L- p4 G' \ D: g! X/ ?+ UTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,972 W6 X/ y" M( u8 w+ ^
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. d9 [% [& G/ Z N; \) x7 BAllied ground losses:
# g0 f6 R" o; B0 W168 casualties reported0 K1 a z' [" l, t
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,977 z( W" D4 w0 C/ `5 b
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Allied aircraft
2 x7 J* c# O" p4 v7 qSOC-3 Seagull x 1
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No Allied losses# m$ m" |; N9 A/ Z1 Y
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: Y5 [! d ~$ o3 Q6 e: G& N7 p5 B% r' Y9 _Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97, |8 r/ J+ d( ]9 ]: u
Y7 }: G1 a. |5 v0 Z2 e* c
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Allied aircraft
) t! q- f h: E7 rPBY Catalina x 2$ u8 d7 C9 h' b4 A
$ V5 x0 Y/ z" b+ b. D' M& \
: o! D. t$ {+ f0 P. `No Allied losses
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' J( i2 q1 O i4 _: a' b' zDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft, w8 R' _0 {% U+ n; F
G4M1 Betty x 627 K' }8 ~2 n1 m5 [7 V! `
@; j" \3 f# O7 SAllied aircraft/ f3 ?# J/ V, ]" H% g. P
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
A5 J Q/ {2 \# r# YF4F-4 Wildcat x 221 X a. u+ |5 V+ Y; K
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 ?7 `0 Z1 D/ O* l2 pG4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged- G" J( M% J5 a3 q$ Z6 }: X
?6 a' }. ~, K2 ?6 N, ?4 Q$ {Allied aircraft losses4 y* c3 Z( s4 H2 {* N5 G
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged+ x8 A( T+ X' T1 c5 g: a/ w
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Allied Ships \9 j& W8 z' S. V) Q
AP George F. Elliot
. i q ~" G j) CAK Libra: O% K+ N5 e |$ V2 i$ X3 w
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4
- J1 P; }. \2 w) U3 kDMS Zane z6 \% X8 D/ O' m; a
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
# m' ~$ d: E9 V( V1 {4 ?AK Betelgeuse- U5 r5 I9 ?6 w/ n' l6 M3 t
DD Helm. z! {) L1 l0 }: I" w! U
AK Fomalhaut0 d f) B5 E# F6 G! m. K
AP McCawley
2 X/ O: K: e1 T/ R6 K+ Q+ U6 Q1 j0 TDD Henley
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$ U' L5 k, Q* sAircraft Attacking:( b% ~+ q* W3 d. g, W. @+ s- n
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 P1 i. I% y0 k 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; e4 F }6 b: I1 [
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 m" \" w. F( U. O 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
1 B9 D; }; |, Z! X' G; E+ S 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ E R/ G% \2 @- ] 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
' \ f( D: L, I2 _: B2 T4 f 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% o# X, Q! l+ L7 A
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 ?3 g7 } V% o `$ m
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet8 k0 Z, j/ X0 N8 p: {& y
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' e4 D5 o$ e! p9 z/ H$ T
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 k. _" M! Z, L& R$ R1 ^0 R1 T
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
* E; f, w* a, y/ I/ e% [ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
( }7 I K+ v9 i( |0 f! N; _' j" @ 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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+ `% F4 i4 |) ]" a. }! ~/ ~Japanese aircraft- u& i! k! h- Z Z
G4M1 Betty x 3+ X1 ^" v# q( k U
6 L- F ~: Q1 ^6 n6 L3 \
Allied aircraft! {6 |! ~$ f2 V3 U" w8 o, L4 T/ ^. h
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12& N J: B8 m6 _3 i& F1 D
F4F-4 Wildcat x 219 A7 z) k }: \1 d! B/ W' O
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Japanese aircraft losses
" \2 R% K* Y+ N& W. z" YG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed x$ _- e5 a8 n- P U& D$ H
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Allied Ships
4 e7 Z9 _( ]6 rCA Portland( d# `) l* `3 R. V" q* `% A
5 b4 g+ s, P. D8 H8 L O1 a/ `Aircraft Attacking:
6 R |5 Y- Z1 T2 T' P- R 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet% K Y/ q) [* M, L/ V
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! P* O( ` {" c5 {7 C& k. RDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,918 ~) X, ^* \! V# h9 m% K
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Japanese aircraft
% Q) _1 \! f0 {/ CA6M2 Zero x 18- D. N2 v j6 F- V
A6M3 Zero x 6( h% K8 O4 \" K8 X! S
G4M1 Betty x 59 h+ C# Z' V- k% u- W
0 Q# @8 p/ X$ VAllied aircraft. G1 k/ }: i2 T7 J, f; j- K
P-39D Airacobra x 24
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" A- T: f# I& d* @; \0 r" jJapanese aircraft losses; m- L9 R. ]$ Q3 q$ J
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
# Y S, x2 k* {9 Q) o& @G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged8 v) S6 m+ W8 r% E
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Allied aircraft losses
7 Y; g6 ~6 L! dP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed' K) \1 D8 U, o; B4 Y# ?! w+ U) |8 p
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Runway hits 3* U0 g. e) V8 I6 \# s, V. ^
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 ^" }; D+ M6 d" p; { 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' `) D# j" d. d0 H0 n' e" R
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet) U- J2 [5 F+ J4 u6 l r: D
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+ l9 }8 g/ o0 @5 y; J7 v s1 S# MDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93& M: Y. t/ ]2 {* S4 V
: _- c8 K# z, ]9 ~( n r/ gJapanese aircraft, p7 w% t( y. ?* z
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
0 Z% d& Q. o5 p A7 @9 _A6M2 Zero x 6
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- L& G) b4 w$ R- X. K* e/ ?0 GAllied aircraft
' T9 a1 ]7 G% d; t$ iSBD Dauntless x 49
4 e; t. n! d/ h* C$ h" R( |TBF Avenger x 30# U0 h6 o( o! u6 {( \
7 x0 s2 |5 q- A( bJapanese aircraft losses5 p+ z: X+ u$ R9 i' |
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
* K" L) j/ o- {* Z, ` [& gSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged$ b8 _9 T5 Y6 ]
TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged% {- Y6 \2 J2 Z
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Japanese Ships
" U ^/ A! ]0 F! p! S" lDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage$ n! a( E1 R# i. ~6 x
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) j. Y$ @2 G& c2 G( R7 y+ T7 M
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ C/ }/ f3 [* k W$ RAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire: d" p9 [" @8 K' R' S& S5 Z
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire) E1 y$ Y9 t' S3 N1 {
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' ~+ t& H+ v% _" ^. F) `2 g" V1 c
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 p9 w8 b. T( T8 ]! F6 K- {
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire" l" B6 }$ N+ U! N
TK Ogura Maru #3
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/ r* u( H/ x3 R) u5 u5 `& r: I( RJapanese ground losses:
# t* `9 J- D+ P. G4 x54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:
* B: o2 M8 Y2 n" U% b2 P 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, m" Z+ S! g, Z: {
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% P- g7 I4 I0 k* [' H' x2 n, r. u 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
0 h2 v* ~' Q1 Y 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% j, I+ K# l$ A8 M2 i5 W0 i, g 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet% c& w9 A' P6 y* d
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
& }/ z$ v2 w4 J# r; i# {# o 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 K) D% i8 r5 [; p+ w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) W; Y x. d( V3 B& W( u6 j' I
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 Z, A6 z0 [0 z* E& B u& Q 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
* r: y; X" G0 x, Z 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet2 U" g: c- G. r
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
4 q1 V9 u) q* O( g! U, ~" n% B 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet5 h2 Q2 u8 A# E3 N. h& P
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ c M0 z5 [/ u" y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% ?/ `. P6 M8 m
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet3 g; P: V& h8 W; a
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- h1 y* Y( h6 j) B
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet% z+ K$ B/ t: B Z4 e6 n
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 60,86. {5 t% n; d$ E, t/ m
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$ H( [7 U# f+ Y4 ?* I! }PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 p8 W0 H' H# _( u
PC Ch 23' `, ?& v2 I: H* ~
PC Ch 183 h2 w7 @8 M: ?, a N
PC Ch 17
$ p2 {' q' v1 ?7 A2 MPC Ch 16
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Allied Ships
* L6 ?$ V7 z) \: QSS Greenling7 Q l1 ?; S ~8 G8 r
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Ground combat at Lunga$ n! V. \! F* P: G& i% l4 r" L
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Japanese Bombardment attack) T7 g# p8 a. R$ e/ s
2 V! I5 c% K& o. D1 kAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49/ z0 u% o' i1 Y: `
?3 t/ k' B% d/ k+ VDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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' c& j. P( u0 s3 o" U& S7 t3 Y! r8 vAllied ground losses:, T, |' M8 B2 U {
9 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Gili Gili$ M0 y, D! \- J8 ~
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Allied Bombardment attack/ E; [7 L3 v4 |3 R( V$ V
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1266 B8 Y# X4 Q* Y) g
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5% C' l( X# Y/ E9 D- ?+ k- @
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Japanese ground losses:
, S" v" Z8 V, K5 w# |' s6 G3 B16 casualties reported6 M; A3 Y7 [. ~, f: t
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! I1 O; y! L2 U* LGround combat at Lunga
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$ d k& x& v- nAllied Shock attack
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' O+ L( h; e+ U; h% S! vAttacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 497 {* _+ `8 l: H5 H% P( e' D. r
8 \! I) H) b, k5 h7 v2 yAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 * \4 Y+ h& f. F* L: E% ?, ~' L/ ]* E
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) ( R. l0 R7 U3 a* O% H! S: s: f
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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! j7 n4 a8 ]) [/ j! P397 casualties reported- M2 @; [( Q2 j, |! e% j% O; P
Guns lost 2/ v6 d) v" @0 o5 b8 b
! g: K5 s5 D5 _1 J+ ~* bAllied ground losses:
! g3 c. k( p7 N. O/ }7 P0 r; g& _2 B49 casualties reported; \+ n" } d& z5 \7 T
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |