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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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/422 u1 G& N* i0 Z) g$ ^) ^( d
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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 1008& s5 E8 ~" N+ Q X5 T1 i
TF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97, V. R ^# [. E" p; F' V
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Allied ground losses:" A8 o$ I- l* i6 x' Q1 [( D
45 casualties reported
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97+ E U, @+ F8 b/ s- v/ @. m
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Allied Ships
+ @$ i* Z3 C& z3 R% xDD Mugford# d; R' I: d0 N3 F: T6 d
DD Ralph Talbot3 c. r: `/ e) l& N( U4 k
DD Patterson
5 x3 x. O4 G0 E( d( s6 }- D2 QDD Ellet$ l. P! l: b3 I, b. I
DD Wilson
1 ^/ M' [: z7 p/ y$ `5 KDD Selfridge& @7 W9 [! Y$ |
CL Hobart
" O3 r" r9 d, V" `5 ^8 y! bCA Australia3 j4 c- U7 v* a8 e
CA Vincennes
`, A- t4 r2 p: @( G$ pCA San Francisco
" E4 |: U8 r: s `7 ]! iCA Minneapolis. T) O( T2 g: |: A9 J/ |# |
CA New Orleans
) J, O/ [4 s# \1 iCA Salt Lake City/ w6 G: j% O) ^4 J, K
CA Chicago
/ T4 B7 [+ _! S7 u7 }* k& OCA Portland$ L/ O% e$ ~ H! y( c" S% V# l
( f2 x* k4 C( p6 v# PJapanese ground losses:8 G2 W; u- }/ @2 L. H
46 casualties reported! V1 r! H7 O" S; D! I$ k- c
- M% x. @: r+ \Port hits 3' @0 k0 F Q& K
Port fuel hits 1: j0 O" V1 p& @* \* g
Port supply hits 4, Y" a5 ^* {& s
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
& b% v+ ]* h# d) z. j5 ~TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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Japanese ground losses:5 H' Y- N' W3 |; L
111 casualties reported
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Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30$ a* P* G* p- Y1 d7 k
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94
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+ N) J1 }0 h4 a" ~1 M+ ]105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
1 J' F* Y/ |5 F2 N4 [" BJapanese Ships1 ~. R' {7 D4 p4 j
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
7 p& h+ b+ c. `5 y& R$ `! ]PC Tama Maru #83 @* x2 N. Q7 g# S0 R9 N
+ g$ K- Y+ _/ Q$ d- v* YJapanese ground losses:
3 `, f2 g# `2 p3 W98 casualties reported4 P$ F. M- m' x$ {/ d# a6 g* p
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: d/ t) ?1 y8 L7 K5 R. q: t% H4 }+ iTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97* G( {" v& o: Y. h" ~
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3 h# e o" c0 C7 SAllied ground losses:( P8 G) V0 u0 g+ O$ k
18 casualties reported- w( C3 u# O0 y# V( A3 d: U
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5 W4 X2 N& Z) S) mCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009 P" X2 s) ]5 z, Z. ^! |0 M
TF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97 L( }' _0 Y: {
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Allied ground losses:
: W, l* W: a6 E- L168 casualties reported
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Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft- [5 q% s6 x" I1 v0 R3 p2 M6 u& ~
SOC-3 Seagull x 1. W4 j8 t: ^9 s; N
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3 U3 }; A' T/ t1 ?; p
No Allied losses! [* V% a# i2 `9 ]
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2 i0 R2 Q2 w: s, T: H& q' {Day Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft
1 M0 P$ Z( a! a+ _5 N p; UPBY Catalina x 2
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; R* z! O" c7 h1 Y" v: C7 d$ ~; ?No Allied losses
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: l1 \3 H# [) K. UDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97
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+ t. h: }" H. |/ OG4M1 Betty x 627 N4 z. L1 N5 u0 ]
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Allied aircraft, |+ p' e6 Q! z: g+ s& B! k
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12! V9 k- P$ F7 c/ S) |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses; M% G* b6 t5 @$ R) B/ A9 X) Q
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged
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& |" c) y( j: n4 cAllied aircraft losses
, B- R) D, s; s( Q( q" fF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged
) o' Y) G1 H( w: f6 V& c; \1 I1 ?! cF4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged" i1 ?. \7 V, q6 @
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Allied Ships
9 u/ B3 V! ^0 o" P2 N2 cAP George F. Elliot0 q0 S# v1 |" H6 _5 e
AK Libra! | n7 ^# v5 T( R+ `) r6 \- E
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 46 Z& v7 q6 ]8 ]% @$ x
DMS Zane: o# ]8 K) T8 d, p$ Y1 N
AP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
5 T/ \5 w3 H7 OAK Betelgeuse( L' ~& N' R. H% M5 l
DD Helm/ p! i9 k Y+ P, t1 B
AK Fomalhaut
2 c2 i3 r4 V! U, E( y) ]) gAP McCawley. Z' F% e0 I- c0 k' x/ t0 }& f
DD Henley1 C- D1 s `8 l' t3 I9 y
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Aircraft Attacking:
2 A$ Y) s/ ^$ m! O 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
z* A& K. e5 Y# A* i$ g, | 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 @+ ]) ^0 S& P3 c( ]+ s
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
& }6 B$ z% R" [/ ?4 G$ A, o 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet ]0 z1 P8 d$ D
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet3 C' w7 L1 m; o8 M; o
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
2 e Z- f2 G8 f 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
5 ^% \0 _. s+ K9 A' A 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
3 F9 A- D; x; \+ |( a9 ]$ J" s3 e 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet, X9 d3 B1 E) s7 D, H7 {
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
4 j- r3 H% B* x2 m. O4 x" Q. ? 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet/ o' D7 f; ~; v8 T
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
! r& c$ ^/ w# M# l 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
; K' q0 f) y. d' T0 @6 S: j 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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' N1 n; l3 V. @/ V3 ]0 S% g3 h! fDay Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97( c! n8 s Y3 d6 j8 d& b
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Japanese aircraft5 E. ?, ?+ _2 i
G4M1 Betty x 3
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+ X* O# _, T: I* K$ {8 NAllied aircraft* N. d! M$ e% A& `
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12( w( s3 [6 s& D& N0 p: F3 R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 214 g; m+ z9 P# I" a9 t: E
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Japanese aircraft losses& a7 n" t( s' I3 h; ]
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
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Allied Ships
3 h1 k- p' `% B! SCA Portland
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# A* G7 W4 i* ]; {Aircraft Attacking:- i7 N) O' p" X4 {1 j: V4 L$ C2 |
1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' Y2 r. m* Q4 L/ }3 a# r' ]
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91
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. K2 y/ ^8 s5 g, H- P( e5 KJapanese aircraft
- r0 A4 h- G- m/ l: jA6M2 Zero x 18
9 x I3 J9 b1 H: ~8 G9 G% PA6M3 Zero x 6+ p- D" i5 X8 ?. S6 j
G4M1 Betty x 5& n4 N1 X8 C# K) b0 N! Z4 j
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Allied aircraft
e8 ?6 C! c! h, R" g( g# m8 KP-39D Airacobra x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses ]) q1 o* I: O) \; r. {; s/ e
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 t- u- I7 B8 r$ W- k8 R; PG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged" |; m* `# L6 a/ S" \
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Allied aircraft losses
) c% b# Y; K" f ~4 Z9 bP-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed* m4 u0 _2 n2 e+ L
5 {9 `' D. x- s* cRunway hits 30 i1 M I7 j: j3 T/ g2 T9 \2 q
: N4 r$ ~9 t* W& h' u/ ~Aircraft Attacking:
# r5 K5 z( L( G3 {- W; i. @ 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet' V' z% Q; }, [
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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0 x7 A$ _& L+ T: }0 e" ]Day Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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* v2 T4 N& S# k9 Q* X' N: r d5 V, rJapanese aircraft8 N0 h* q8 f# v2 @- b/ o" B
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
) n* |* [( B. y7 t: ]# @* yA6M2 Zero x 6
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) c; h. Y( {7 F4 v( |/ F0 HAllied aircraft
, H! d h( D+ V! q5 GSBD Dauntless x 49
; \% @8 U. N0 }1 D1 v4 TTBF Avenger x 30- V6 _+ F; I' @9 B* J' P
- h. W$ S7 [) v3 g' IJapanese aircraft losses
( @% n% Y# }1 t/ m f9 TA6M2 Zero: 1 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
' N8 Y+ W2 ~! ~3 K0 h8 NSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
4 f' e% r5 D# }* {' U" }TBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged8 l s$ B/ X5 ^8 f7 G
# e8 L+ W' S% S- DJapanese Ships
; N) T/ `( M! O$ l! tDD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
) g7 n, m3 c4 |TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 M$ z4 e3 A% V7 j) ^; K! s
DD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- [3 z+ h+ }" n; Q/ w# _" ~% C% h- mAP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire. W2 b1 A$ |) p1 O) \
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( ~. T4 @; J( gAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 E1 G/ F3 ]: h b& x) a& ADD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: V1 E/ r; p; [' o; r/ eTK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire; v: @) U3 E7 h; I
TK Ogura Maru #3
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5 E1 H# b) a3 F# Z* q \Japanese ground losses:3 B1 V8 m8 S! r7 _2 W
54 casualties reported! D. ~7 Q0 A- _7 D% k# g7 Z
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Aircraft Attacking:. b* L* I6 d- Z
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet) R! O% h% q- Z$ Q! i% G" Y
1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 h1 b5 P$ {6 a+ V F, D 1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet# A. N( j. h0 r0 Q0 E0 I
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% U6 @2 a2 w7 k( L/ U0 N. L7 `! c 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 j* d8 c. _4 V; T5 L
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
% ?- W( |; N* H0 d5 Z, }* B; T! J 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet; i% j4 \# [& J9 Y! D8 y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet8 f7 U& k2 R2 v
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 L5 h$ S9 h; M3 A/ B T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet$ A+ [; z. ^' s% d+ B& T
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet" { R* h N* h6 F) A8 k$ T8 j
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet. Q$ G3 ^; z* b0 `- Y ?+ a# H. Y
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
. G3 g1 w. P9 G/ l1 [5 E 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" W. b: l6 x4 b- {( F& r6 P 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
7 B7 [9 Q6 s% Y: L5 U( G6 ^( ?' j 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
) d2 K, d, J- V( e1 N9 V* r! n% P" ~ 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( F3 I A7 s1 {: x5 }9 e 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 {. h7 D! P" }! h" g6 h
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet" m4 M4 p2 I' H+ ]
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Sub attack at 60,861 R9 a3 A2 _/ }
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Japanese Ships4 X. }$ v0 H1 U" N# z* T1 A2 l
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
% I) K- ~1 ^% N0 b SPC Ch 233 W* n0 m. z4 o
PC Ch 189 S; q3 z/ N* t" m0 [
PC Ch 17% l" P( J7 G( q" |7 f4 Z. J% C [* T4 E
PC Ch 16. L6 I+ Y9 \9 @4 T7 X
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Allied Ships
# _- i O/ \# P: _# `SS Greenling3 u# T+ F) U' J) j9 n5 V+ l; t5 _
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7 a9 z9 F( b, l* ]% A* j4 NGround combat at Lunga
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% @/ e! T& K \* d9 y8 @) \Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49: V2 Q% c, i' K. O+ l
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 466, G* G* p0 U8 c
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Allied ground losses:
; O/ s8 m0 G7 U2 M5 }6 b9 casualties reported
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8 m" `/ v5 S, _0 V, l! I7 G! d2 FGround combat at Gili Gili4 `2 P/ x* ]" w, e: x
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1260 h$ Y1 g3 d) x1 c7 _- l
( F. a* `: u- HDefending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5, G& b$ K+ L" S; l$ A5 d$ j
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( r) l+ b" t. x% g7 _: `Japanese ground losses:! {$ J4 [0 G. ?
16 casualties reported
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Ground combat at Lunga4 ~- u# T) l0 j, n2 _2 d
& g7 J1 P! v' L) bAllied Shock attack: U# {" V* H; Y) B; a
, i) G7 C* _5 l# m5 P/ |( p2 t; \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- Y$ I+ n" m0 C1 _
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Allied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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6 M1 P E$ B+ L9 gJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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- @% ~$ ]! R! s0 |9 @4 S U8 sAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) 2 D# d7 |% N8 V/ t* s
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!/ ]7 ~$ E6 X! i! Y5 |
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Japanese ground losses:4 s/ ?; i. J Y i m9 m
397 casualties reported8 j9 A" s* B0 Q+ z
Guns lost 2( ~7 m7 H Z8 ]! J' g/ X6 z
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Allied ground losses:& M2 a. _' g7 \6 F- j
49 casualties reported: T: |/ U. j: n7 g7 v" e# h5 Y
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |