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。。。。4 x) f ]% y9 c
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/424 \, |6 D* |# C8 t2 [( N
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6 b2 H9 I, U. @' R: N. kTF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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" M- q7 Q1 ~( H% C+ B5 x% mCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
4 a# G$ i1 [1 { JTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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Allied ground losses:
5 d+ d! q# ~7 @! F' u4 [7 f3 H45 casualties reported( s, j. n; K* D8 ?$ L
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0 a$ s$ f/ y4 d8 XNaval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97
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* j$ K$ q- \. ^* G$ D' ~Allied Ships4 o7 k! n' [3 ?, X3 }, J: @6 _
DD Mugford& T$ C0 \, m* Y8 A7 m
DD Ralph Talbot
' U4 ~* N: r1 M, I+ P TDD Patterson
# b6 x* f% J! }- S3 c$ o, n8 @DD Ellet
0 y6 r( y! g' H8 u7 q DDD Wilson( M: Y( ` G' b( S
DD Selfridge
$ |! M$ s) g( T; j, k. [* {CL Hobart$ e6 x6 j5 y5 Z) `( G. c! }* M
CA Australia; {1 v" y/ C+ H
CA Vincennes
- p4 \ n0 O7 O/ C; P0 |CA San Francisco
( S+ h4 X; B c# _+ p/ FCA Minneapolis$ h6 M0 l. ^7 N
CA New Orleans
, |: p. Z( O# e% ]% b% X9 DCA Salt Lake City6 Y# a7 K% v- c1 d, |2 z1 _; }
CA Chicago* O- F; ?9 g5 v
CA Portland6 j, l" A, }- k; e3 Y- L
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Japanese ground losses:: G3 f8 M" [3 u2 V
46 casualties reported% ?: z" Q: r: P1 O; Y5 J
5 y3 e8 }2 L! m- oPort hits 33 _2 F; a O- p6 l% s/ T6 ~" B% L
Port fuel hits 11 B8 {# Z( C1 ]: Y/ P: \# g% A1 W
Port supply hits 4
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, V$ p/ z' b- t. C+ J: pCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30' P& i. [, \9 P! B3 q5 F
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94: q9 ]' w6 W( a
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Japanese ground losses:
7 A% _1 E- M' O' [111 casualties reported
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& P5 D3 p' s3 U) L$ xCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 306 V( \9 f6 Z0 R
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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; {4 f8 s9 \/ ~2 y* v1 j$ u105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense./ q$ f, n$ P3 C2 }* N, j
Japanese Ships
/ a2 Q% h! I; F2 MDD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
7 F0 x" p# N9 iPC Tama Maru #85 C: r% y1 u1 B' E/ T! N, m
2 p8 Y1 Y+ M7 p5 v7 M3 lJapanese ground losses:3 ~( k, i& i" w8 H V0 a
98 casualties reported" d# d/ q, Q6 _# c+ T
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TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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% T5 i( o7 z5 @# D' n0 V3 G `$ yAllied ground losses:1 K2 S# b1 y2 R% P/ F# U. C
18 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
4 |8 T+ I1 \# bTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97
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$ u6 e+ c a" h$ b- nAllied ground losses:( X5 Q: ]7 p6 A; O
168 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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6 ?$ B; G, e8 o7 Y0 u# nAllied aircraft# ^& |8 b+ F3 t9 D8 U$ {
SOC-3 Seagull x 1/ R% t/ j2 f& F. {1 s. R
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No Allied losses
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5 Z" E/ D( F5 i2 gDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,973 w% K5 y0 D+ ?0 O8 C
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Allied aircraft: {3 S' n# d; M/ i" u
PBY Catalina x 27 I3 U% D* v0 Q7 w7 @! A
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No Allied losses
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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Japanese aircraft; [8 x) H; F/ B y
G4M1 Betty x 62" n: l: C! @ A' T# g
n( @* Z) v: x3 u# ?- q0 yAllied aircraft% ?) t. J5 [8 f( h" {" N! l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12
# L( m5 ~9 j% QF4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses2 p0 x% ~: J* i6 {6 O, Y- E; R
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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3 Y* }8 P% Q5 VAllied aircraft losses
; B; j g: B6 j' k* WF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
3 f% A$ @: I/ n( _* bF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged
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Allied Ships
: I2 I$ N2 a$ b9 ~AP George F. Elliot2 R% ?3 ]& ~" P/ Q% e z
AK Libra- ^4 g4 k7 J7 L+ o. [( n
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 49 m. V/ J0 \/ V6 N
DMS Zane1 B: d \! t) D, ^: ]( q, Q- L
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4. }# G- {, H( @7 T/ L
AK Betelgeuse$ l" \. ^* U% C0 N6 [
DD Helm
+ K, T8 l. v5 o. c) Q( m" f# @) ]0 BAK Fomalhaut& r8 y" e% c/ d# G( g N9 X7 \
AP McCawley
# t( j" R$ n. P( V& w3 VDD Henley' [6 o$ Z" ~7 E; O8 _" q
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 E* P u: D/ r* h! R/ U& _' T 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 E1 d$ S: }/ } \9 Y A
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet9 |7 I" n: M5 M' V3 O. l5 B
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& r/ h7 e# W9 C$ e e, M 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' V/ n; a6 v) f
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; e) Q/ K1 E7 x. }% ` 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ r& D9 [7 s7 e 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet4 N4 J2 e. Z8 b0 E1 F
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet- |; _, Y; X) h( E* x3 O
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
7 W6 f7 G! F* S: S' a8 m 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 t5 q5 r- n' |
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet+ v9 `! R, n9 t4 ^% D
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
8 y \& G5 U8 | 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
0 ]1 f' P( t2 r3 f+ E; C 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet. u f8 K5 x, v
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97) o6 b( ~* B& |7 [$ ^
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Japanese aircraft
/ r2 W" Y2 Y/ o0 V/ @0 H8 sG4M1 Betty x 3
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 12* b3 M' n& a' Y2 k( `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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! t% t& y- B' i3 Y* I- [0 x# eJapanese aircraft losses: b' d w3 o( |2 H$ u' U
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed2 ^5 ?, I/ s$ V3 a5 F( F& T
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5 p% c6 [2 T: J( x( f: nAllied Ships* g; `# Y1 Z' Y" a) R
CA Portland
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7 ~1 B4 o* e3 o" j, a" @# CAircraft Attacking:
7 e6 f0 u& M K, r% }! c 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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8 u; I" p8 Z! B- ]% MJapanese aircraft! e/ k5 O, i, _ ^4 l
A6M2 Zero x 18
7 ^& [) r. n7 z" BA6M3 Zero x 6+ \) g0 Y! V. z; I4 f+ G
G4M1 Betty x 51 ~! f" i' Z3 v c) Q3 W) C& p4 n
, W! Z/ m+ B6 D$ ~: F1 UAllied aircraft2 E5 S3 b$ m5 B( W
P-39D Airacobra x 24, j8 y: Z& y" ?( x
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Japanese aircraft losses' d* W& l5 N& `: O
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged6 U: m$ y. z6 w3 x% _0 j) S
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged* Y0 y6 b' j9 S5 a* S
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7 W2 R& o( x0 g+ Z8 DP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed4 j8 E+ a6 T# R6 L, y- e3 [$ d% N; w8 n
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Runway hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:
# b- Y% Z1 l# ]1 V6 U3 F 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
5 i; k4 y8 H8 J5 g- I& y 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,934 c1 \9 ?4 y$ k) K$ D
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Japanese aircraft4 s; G1 ~7 q# S5 e, u
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
8 n& E; B" r! }9 f8 c8 A/ m+ MA6M2 Zero x 6+ J% n- Q( `8 g' g
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Allied aircraft
1 T( f( i+ g1 f# jSBD Dauntless x 49$ B0 B. ^0 R* S( |
TBF Avenger x 30
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. B* J, r; J2 f; SJapanese aircraft losses* ~0 ?. }" A7 p
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses" t8 ]: n$ K2 \1 H6 e
SBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
6 q) X) _- p; ]' ~+ J ~6 v$ jTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 j! B" r0 F' l2 `1 J
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage0 H6 o, M, h% ^4 k! Q. K) f9 Z
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 x% y' l; F. \* a s; Q: C
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire- I% q! X( u& w- H1 @
AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire2 N4 q# M0 c& d$ s
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 _' E" @: c/ u. G
APD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 G: \0 `% N/ pDD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 p* i9 o' @& d7 C0 V% pTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ B+ L, F7 I+ JTK Ogura Maru #32 W& T. W' n8 `
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Japanese ground losses:
; p4 p! o& |, [' t5 W$ L54 casualties reported. ^# p, L7 N* [
8 K$ b: {5 u" D5 P8 c8 U, [# oAircraft Attacking:) i# ]; W2 L% n+ ?' n! Q
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet E1 L; c# L) D2 d
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 u8 l7 w s, E8 r/ i) k
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
( M8 k# ]- S( [ k4 L 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" ^6 \; }1 T9 `7 R6 q- `' O 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 [( g0 {/ j! y; T G9 U4 J
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
5 W/ u6 r# c9 d$ ?; p 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet9 R3 F9 \5 R6 f/ N8 i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" E! H) U( U( O' q 3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% N; @2 w: U3 n" ]: x8 j: |$ O3 ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" i4 m& v6 T6 F( U/ a/ I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% R- j+ T' s: H# s! W+ \5 g! I+ `
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" b' K$ e2 h( x( m- Z
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
1 Z! W% q( B: V/ | 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% b N6 Y7 {' l0 H& R/ s! Q
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 E. Z/ J [" F3 g 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet1 y. j1 |) I1 k" m
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet. R7 X6 @, k& A
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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; E5 F1 p$ D. M# P" a% x: pSub attack at 60,86
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PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage- S1 S1 C; B8 @
PC Ch 23
0 I) z# r) E4 zPC Ch 182 q/ _5 r5 R+ W! v* K) ?) U6 \! a
PC Ch 17
5 x) B. ^ R1 \PC Ch 16. [. d( f0 i% P5 `7 ?# Q
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Allied Ships
1 o+ O8 b0 |# J- A5 W! SSS Greenling
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Ground combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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% c7 k/ g0 j2 ^Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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% u3 t. @) O% ^6 x, xDefending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 4661 m8 O8 u% O5 A( ?7 U# a* I7 B
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9 casualties reported. m* E9 G- A8 c1 [8 @, [" a# {
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9 I9 r2 f6 N" J5 V- |: m& K! DGround combat at Gili Gili
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( z$ _. l5 z* t3 F& y. U1 \Allied Bombardment attack! G; G% S% ?9 e, y7 ~
7 j9 B: n$ Z# S. Q1 k. j4 XAttacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 126
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" j/ q# A/ R' P+ r3 yDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5( e. v5 x2 S1 `# F Q0 Z
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( G8 E: i0 P O2 X, w3 SJapanese ground losses:- \5 A- g- a, [5 k9 [% N
16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga: X/ w) w7 t3 z, v& N i( ~
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Allied Shock attack
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Attacking force 18631 troops, 211 guns, 22 vehicles, Assault Value = 466
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Defending force 3363 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49) |$ H0 p1 j) }$ H' o2 {' {
& t7 `+ h4 q8 ~" @. s* Y0 R2 YAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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Japanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3 # _; B A% a2 i$ O% n
5 w& T; w" E" z% XAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0)
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' K: ^7 s+ v B. L' |+ E/ ?: h* jAllied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!5 e& V! g6 w; d& o' X2 o
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1 K! ]3 O# n# B9 b9 [+ W( [! W: uJapanese ground losses:
( A5 _1 u/ V! \& ^! s397 casualties reported
+ s2 Y7 L" Y: y( f( ~1 D, Y% QGuns lost 2$ Y* |' W, t: e! Y- s
9 V. u7 F4 v0 i1 j/ s0 sAllied ground losses:
/ {2 n( h" X6 H1 \49 casualties reported
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! D) F3 S% t2 v' gDefeated Japanese Units Retreating! |