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。。。。
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: Y8 \5 D4 a, i: AAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/426 G1 F5 B' y1 ?2 b. R; W' j! g. v
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 10082 [) z: z; z0 K/ x
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
4 D; t8 C3 I0 Z! a) d, |6 p t 8 u0 S5 f2 ]1 i, G2 n3 Z
4 ]: c x$ b& j4 x4 | K! I/ H! ?) C
3 S) Y3 W1 X( y) F# @9 \" X
Allied ground losses: E/ g0 r+ l+ e8 O3 `2 \3 b; F
45 casualties reported
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$ c: m- ?0 a6 X! _% H/ k5 jNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97$ w7 g; Q/ [9 U3 C1 F/ h% w
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Allied Ships) B+ `. h' V$ F1 D' b
DD Mugford
9 K, U S9 Q5 r; SDD Ralph Talbot: P( {' \: p" w+ V
DD Patterson- x% X' W2 A- ^! s4 Q$ i" @; J# @8 X
DD Ellet
. a1 {. v+ T( G9 p" {* JDD Wilson7 t) x5 j* C l( W0 h! L7 x( i# [4 C- X
DD Selfridge( ] w4 ~8 T; [, I. ]6 o
CL Hobart
: Z) F" u9 K% ^CA Australia
: g9 x( r( _! W' K# y E- qCA Vincennes3 Q3 h; R7 c9 k, H, `: v
CA San Francisco
. O1 S5 b; ] OCA Minneapolis
. N! y+ x# N, c; h/ zCA New Orleans
+ ?- L5 G. I4 ?. n9 N4 kCA Salt Lake City
7 E/ l$ F2 E9 U9 s0 t* |CA Chicago7 u2 m; Z: i+ s8 h- A0 I8 s ]7 d
CA Portland$ D& ?7 b$ C' e+ c3 \
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Japanese ground losses:! V. b; A2 a9 |
46 casualties reported
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Port hits 35 a0 N+ @0 e- s) z
Port fuel hits 1
; I( i7 g- q) j) k: F. RPort supply hits 4
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
- A( R/ j( A7 w, @& b. D# p' Y1 KTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,947 N& W- q* F2 F l" Z/ p
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Japanese ground losses:9 n1 C" }1 s' c% n# f
111 casualties reported
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/ j2 b3 z8 w5 b% |8 w* x* t# J6 yCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30( R- G# `: y! u" [; W) _
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
5 F" ~7 v- }) r2 `$ ^& s , `6 F/ H. T/ T5 L
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
4 s. V& }$ i6 d- _6 NJapanese Ships8 c( U" V/ |: W* k4 ]% y
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1/ _% P% j) Q, Y' B: E; K8 ^
PC Tama Maru #8
3 _$ L2 A# d* r9 H$ p5 V: c
* ?& ^5 K4 E' {$ u8 oJapanese ground losses:
0 F# A5 A0 Z: ?5 l0 s98 casualties reported0 m& _ {4 ^. [2 h" M! d
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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1 U, U/ P% j8 W0 q5 y, Z4 LAllied ground losses:7 a! v) S4 a, B& D
18 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009" |& L2 I. g. t# ?: l' r
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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4 I% e$ Z: F, r8 g1 |Allied ground losses:
, |$ U$ l3 l" V7 S6 b# ?' s+ V168 casualties reported, r% }4 J& R* t* Q7 |/ B
9 V4 E2 m4 c- \) N" y
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97& p/ r; Z, l. a7 l
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Allied aircraft9 S M3 _, W1 J* k% J2 d
SOC-3 Seagull x 1
8 l' N q) K% T$ U9 C9 X 4 }' Z$ E& Q: G: V
3 K: ^ v# B7 m I2 x& ^" q
No Allied losses2 k/ T4 @9 y# M/ d/ u1 ~) K
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2 V( p. `' k, p* g9 _5 [1 wDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97 z' R9 q0 J/ D! H! Y" N. k- n
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Allied aircraft
6 l& j1 c. _" M0 |; JPBY Catalina x 2
6 P( x2 S! h1 N1 _# p' d/ a
( X5 i3 `: q$ F% Z, g9 \+ W% [ 0 A- l& Y) X) ?% e. A i0 ^
No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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+ o& J1 m* ?- g: }9 `0 g4 NJapanese aircraft3 I0 O8 y' t, {# K# m
G4M1 Betty x 62; \1 w# C+ Z0 D9 ]
t+ K& z2 ]6 c2 Q
Allied aircraft
O3 R9 z3 i6 V2 n, |$ nF4F-3 Wildcat x 12
2 J: }9 m5 ~' X! UF4F-4 Wildcat x 229 Q, f" t) x6 o3 U1 @( t
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Japanese aircraft losses+ P' H& }0 h& C3 N) O/ w" e
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged9 ~+ M% f& @$ s$ M$ N$ N" G1 Y
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Allied aircraft losses7 W& q* a' y+ x3 Y. `( p. Q
F4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged, l! ?/ i8 i9 |4 p5 |
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged- w- q% T# N4 @. ^5 Y7 z3 _
5 R2 _& `0 ?! A H$ G3 bAllied Ships a* L4 V' g) p0 C) G
AP George F. Elliot
/ F# ?6 Z. J) p/ ?9 mAK Libra
5 y- R" u8 n1 `: iAK Bellatrix, Shell hits 44 b) I+ M4 I1 j" J7 i5 N b
DMS Zane
1 H" n* |; O3 _8 K* w; w- KAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
. m K% i1 R' f9 j9 TAK Betelgeuse/ r9 O$ Y3 X- e0 M" z
DD Helm' t7 ^* M. R: ]
AK Fomalhaut6 [. O2 H3 i+ [
AP McCawley
) r# S* E% a- S& LDD Henley) o* O$ q. q" O7 R
# `8 `) n0 e- l" F3 R ~; G& f
Aircraft Attacking:
5 \0 R) _. D5 k' ? 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. I. A- K$ h/ Z& K0 I6 X 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 ^4 n- i1 F* E* D( t% K) u 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. Q, H# d& m" I- c3 D+ v6 Y
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& m& T M" L @% c6 H5 p& C 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ S9 c6 y: \% r8 y6 i 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& S2 i' d1 ~% T: I- f5 h
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. m, H; E [0 w: x6 e! h5 o 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; r' H. L4 I6 K7 r4 H* q 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 D& X( a8 u: |2 o
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 z6 i0 ^! z/ \9 C7 \& A8 q3 ^
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 e+ Q! G d! q- f
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
# [3 Z9 K3 f- [. @5 P# Z+ _* J 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet6 J3 X a( `1 R/ C7 O
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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2 d/ H! P2 u$ Z$ yDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97 F+ F" D( d5 F) f/ M
* l8 _$ E& b1 a, z3 |Japanese aircraft
# H1 d2 l2 b9 U4 W/ C( wG4M1 Betty x 3
4 P7 i+ i( ?: ^& r9 c1 { / I' x' y& q% l/ i
Allied aircraft9 h3 P8 v5 H5 S, @, r' g w h
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
2 `0 I$ v( b# {( r1 x/ ?/ Y5 wF4F-4 Wildcat x 219 X6 R; i" R( n# a1 |& Z
! ?) |2 H, V1 Y* o7 J9 B
Japanese aircraft losses
5 w, h3 [. q( w5 KG4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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# [' d1 O9 Z$ B* h/ b' p7 a , q; h+ N( s$ o0 c3 o- [
Allied Ships
( B2 ]3 p1 o- P' M; F7 A9 U. x' O$ }CA Portland' E; V" r5 W2 I& p- ?1 D- y
8 W6 v& @9 f W' G; x8 X5 `8 _
Aircraft Attacking:6 s$ s1 \* J c+ f
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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$ u$ i7 Y' ^8 {1 G7 MDay Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91- h, w" ?3 p" _" n! m) z. j
6 G5 S. Q( [5 N2 k2 G) e+ M& O" ^# c. O
Japanese aircraft8 u- j* o2 F7 ]; P+ t
A6M2 Zero x 189 W& h$ v0 ^5 g3 p l! H d
A6M3 Zero x 6
7 R& f* ~9 @, KG4M1 Betty x 5+ a; {' q2 f- o) \3 ?
! h2 w) y9 G' m" N9 l" |& y, H0 j& ]
Allied aircraft' y6 v% U5 C4 J: o
P-39D Airacobra x 249 {$ S5 Y6 o5 a* Y J! G3 M
1 t2 h, P7 X* |0 UJapanese aircraft losses+ ?+ c7 F; a8 w+ t, }5 Q! e. t
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
8 T( A' v7 @/ L& |0 t4 U$ Z: `( qG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged) `# P0 k6 e6 K+ O. |9 n: T
! M9 G# P% [1 s0 t) D. H) H' |2 y
Allied aircraft losses, b: f4 _$ o/ j- |
P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
% M1 R' R' {* n9 [ Q; ^ 1 m$ `# b( l+ p) ~6 l. G, b
Runway hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 i. S4 D8 f; h3 y. S" D+ E. O: F 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. U9 h$ m# h4 z$ l+ l 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,938 `7 d; {: z* ~- P$ b7 J* ~" k5 T
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Japanese aircraft
g: P- S; u# Z, e; lA6M2-N Rufe x 3% r4 _( C8 ^9 m L
A6M2 Zero x 6% T% f: o3 D( d! ?* B6 _4 j
3 a. @8 c2 @- T; s c+ @Allied aircraft5 M$ N( h2 L P. w" M
SBD Dauntless x 49, j: O8 ^! q; }$ m: H5 q" a1 |& e# m
TBF Avenger x 30
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% a6 G4 ~$ C7 R5 vJapanese aircraft losses
% {' T- c, H$ q8 ?7 o& mA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged/ |) h: V/ D' n+ F) E
0 A5 ^! a2 d* V4 W5 ?3 e2 eAllied aircraft losses/ }% H; ?0 p3 k% v
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
/ i3 V6 [1 r# \TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged$ Z% a+ h3 I# l4 M
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Japanese Ships
, Q% A2 x. ] C8 lDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
: [" S5 @- v8 E' x. [( w( WTK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 n2 G: s2 h2 x5 T( w$ S4 z
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, ^6 ?0 C0 W! |) f, ^9 \AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
6 M0 `2 _- Z; p- z4 KAPD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ U% N9 N' E0 l6 q. vAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% Y' G+ t; y2 @* Y- BDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! ^! {0 v9 r. j6 u1 O! I
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 H5 }8 T; P5 ^/ l) {6 VTK Ogura Maru #3$ H; _- K U J1 Y# b
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Japanese ground losses:
% s$ c2 s$ y# W' Y4 A54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:7 ~1 }% a8 d. b. f
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: _& b+ m6 U% F9 a) U. B: U
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* T2 Y2 A. j5 d! R. g' A8 Q6 C, w 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ m! j! d5 k( C! ~! D. s- E/ X 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 ~9 H8 L. W+ q+ g 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet( ?3 d( p d/ O+ G
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( `3 Y# d3 n h 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 @' ]7 u+ ~3 |
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
3 X" g/ j9 C+ f$ q1 X8 b4 O 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet, N5 ^' w5 ?( o R/ `6 n( v
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 S+ b' p* X! V 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ [$ `- `# u9 M- E3 x4 c
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet l$ H* j, U/ F7 S/ D) _6 X
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
+ w' t3 _" { E7 i; f8 ?' R8 p 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 P! D6 e0 Y/ J' N2 v 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet0 ` _- q$ p( k3 L! g& w
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet/ x& [) ]% x) Z$ K9 {0 F
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet# a3 r* A b2 w8 x4 d2 S; c
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet! q, ^) i& C8 k7 H: C; b
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet# X, w8 p0 {3 V8 U4 k8 n
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/ i/ ^9 u% k, f) n, }5 WSub attack at 60,861 _! f7 w7 c' n6 R6 ~- u6 G
8 O& ]) [& j5 [1 k; Z) x/ |4 fJapanese Ships
7 j6 ?) I& Y# y% W' L0 cPC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
7 H: B) j1 I* y% ^" ?PC Ch 23
5 f5 M A* m' a3 P9 ] VPC Ch 183 @# d1 b% @8 [* v k& X4 L
PC Ch 17: q" y/ V1 |9 R7 X
PC Ch 16
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Allied Ships
- {' w' q" Q( r/ CSS Greenling" C2 T, i8 `0 e
9 `5 G7 n$ P k( i
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4 V% E! x; g9 o( n1 k7 kGround combat at Lunga. ^' b4 B0 t5 S7 L) G; Y
# L; c8 K% {7 m0 B! R7 ~1 X7 Y; dJapanese Bombardment attack- x1 v: X' @9 T8 u/ [ O
- s8 w# R: P5 C/ R+ O% e+ AAttacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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& Y+ J- h& @, e& J( {6 N. pDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466) m2 ?; ]% t3 Y. ^5 d
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& n1 V9 c O2 n* @& H% M8 Y$ aAllied ground losses:$ b. {6 z/ q7 M+ [1 o/ T
9 casualties reported8 a. a$ ?1 i, H$ B
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Ground combat at Gili Gili; i; I9 ~. N+ k% a7 @0 l. ~, X' M
2 G+ _5 f: f, i# z8 XAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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: U, W4 s: \# @ Z7 {Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 51 _2 Z. Q' x2 S. u7 S
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( s/ n. v+ U0 v# z2 ^Japanese ground losses:- [" Q, g+ G* d4 n) x" x
16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga, H# i0 ]+ p' f/ A- W% ^. F
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Allied Shock attack* `4 t0 B$ i' ]2 I7 A8 p+ E
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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; G" L# {: L) H- u1 }5 ]Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
9 I$ ]& R1 J; e- X5 [, a0 }* E
- V2 {: h! d# Z' GAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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# }" \" t$ D. O# HJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 w% i- V( w- Q0 j6 `6 y' z" m
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Allied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) , `2 S5 g" L$ p
8 T9 g: o# M/ a8 f: jAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!
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Japanese ground losses:6 [/ p5 x% Y# ]4 N
397 casualties reported
# R; Y5 m$ X5 {1 m$ U, W/ RGuns lost 2+ F( ^! p: O% T' ]' f
: |4 G) }6 A& k$ z0 M. i+ P
Allied ground losses:
. r$ X3 `# V* |. O. N8 s49 casualties reported
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( L- @( ~/ n3 u# L- b* yDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |