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。。。。# e: w. \7 P- J) i
: l) L3 O' }6 l( U1 nAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/08/42- U5 f9 \* x/ F) S$ F+ F5 @
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TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,976 g! O: x9 B1 j: U! b' s
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Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1008
- C8 M1 j: }# oTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97- V' ^; g% ]: s0 ]; c# y
6 G: h, F0 m" _
8 K' ~/ |5 Y8 z a " b7 I. x' G/ k1 a
Allied ground losses:
& e* u) s4 f! j45 casualties reported
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Naval bombardment of Lunga, at 67,97& g+ \) g7 i c" Y* P% R6 O5 B2 H
* E R. n8 k: X. f+ _( ]Allied Ships
4 A ~% o4 K$ Z7 v/ Y% Y3 E# qDD Mugford
, E z! o. D9 b5 `DD Ralph Talbot0 I% w9 K3 A- s9 Q6 q
DD Patterson! c4 l( J% ]8 j7 }
DD Ellet
5 k; ~1 u* J7 v, K6 uDD Wilson
8 t# A6 v# m1 W8 E; \ wDD Selfridge3 P0 e2 ^/ G% u' l3 h% X \9 G L
CL Hobart
; }$ m. o$ P3 G& H4 H/ YCA Australia
: i/ A. L* V0 U5 o" bCA Vincennes
1 z9 s( E6 W6 Z9 @3 uCA San Francisco
5 L+ s( ?9 f2 q2 C8 V. D5 V; C: ?CA Minneapolis
2 x1 s+ L. `( f8 DCA New Orleans
$ Z+ ?" f$ W& WCA Salt Lake City
) `2 {5 p3 {( k$ k7 M- XCA Chicago% w0 @: J) \9 @( W7 Z* r- i/ i
CA Portland
+ a4 z: F: l2 @4 l# w4 J7 H . `0 k y3 G0 D/ C8 n
Japanese ground losses:) ]9 \( b0 A% T, y: Z. c$ O, u
46 casualties reported& R' {8 L$ r, J2 q# `; P
4 A- a+ K6 P! X8 F3 TPort hits 3" w& W; `- Y1 ?, `2 Y
Port fuel hits 12 \0 U; t! @. V& q* ]
Port supply hits 4
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. B, N8 P; x, w/ y W" {Coastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30' w! S- D7 P j$ |& _1 {
TF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,947 R+ c Z3 I+ A: o6 r5 ~
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0 Z: z; z$ f' m& u/ XJapanese ground losses:1 o6 V1 c/ a0 E0 v* h
111 casualties reported$ o* \2 L( I& B# B" E0 M
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$ A5 O4 H' H. U$ dCoastal Guns at Gili Gili, 56,94, firing at TF 30
- G; v2 ?' T2 e, c) H) V! G( lTF 30 troops unloading over beach at Gili Gili, 56,94 ^9 J0 o: L3 h$ o; M; q- o
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105 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.8 @2 i) W0 ?, ~% t* C- ?
Japanese Ships6 u6 ~$ |7 N Q& Q* F
DD Namikaze, Shell hits 1
4 \; }4 K2 L9 EPC Tama Maru #8
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t4 g: O8 x+ X* J4 KJapanese ground losses:# z" V& w+ ^" L5 R: X* m2 m
98 casualties reported9 j8 d9 j/ W. D, v- x
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. `. C+ k8 z! D# d; fTF 1008 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97( u3 R$ p2 _8 D8 M! p$ Y- z% n
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`6 |# K- [- A0 EAllied ground losses:0 k8 [" y" y4 }1 k; _, I# K. r; v- R0 @
18 casualties reported
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; h3 r C4 Z; F9 o: ^' rCoastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1009
, c$ a" v6 @) c a% U* yTF 1009 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97% b* O$ _: }5 k' l2 e+ m
6 [2 r2 {0 y1 I 8 G) \* A7 F5 l- N$ j
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Allied ground losses:
- P- P9 @; A3 _7 R0 w9 Y$ L168 casualties reported% u9 @; f4 ` p( ~- I# j1 e
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. l! b" A( S4 ?% M3 C/ X. e9 r4 nDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,97
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Allied aircraft2 ]+ [( w/ } v1 b6 S
SOC-3 Seagull x 11 p. d: D$ s9 k" P
5 N7 c, e. I" a" @% E* P
% W) \2 \ v7 L! r _6 O$ h/ mNo Allied losses
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2 k0 C. L/ N# q. P0 w7 bDay Air attack on Lunga , at 67,978 ~- a/ ?' \) ?
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3 j& f2 q# O r7 N" nAllied aircraft
! j0 ^% l2 R; n: `' UPBY Catalina x 2
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- `, P5 G" \9 w2 z2 f9 fNo Allied losses( D) a' ~( a$ z: n
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Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97+ z4 j4 ~$ h/ r+ m R
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Japanese aircraft
& _# J+ Y# |9 H' oG4M1 Betty x 62& I! {; @7 R, B- S# R$ m
- f0 w# H9 l- j+ C: A4 RAllied aircraft
# Q f; ?3 I+ A: c& W9 t/ uF4F-3 Wildcat x 12" X0 V4 t4 u0 E1 {' G+ O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
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Japanese aircraft losses& @& v) D7 a' @# I1 A3 {% r
G4M1 Betty: 13 destroyed, 22 damaged" L2 A5 C+ |: |( F! i6 G; y9 ^7 x
( U s; y0 {. |2 m- {0 V# z! z& QAllied aircraft losses
/ X5 t6 A& Z" {' bF4F-3 Wildcat: 2 damaged' d, f; C( y, N U
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 10 damaged4 [1 Q4 A) S; O
. z% C1 n6 _6 {- ^* y" h" v% iAllied Ships( ]$ B1 E4 Y0 b1 [ C
AP George F. Elliot
- ]: b2 M5 S+ `7 t& O8 ?. FAK Libra, P4 z$ V) ~& ~* a
AK Bellatrix, Shell hits 4' ]2 o# J, I# i& w; Q( P: d7 f
DMS Zane
/ i2 }7 g6 j# W- G- Z- bAP Hunter Liggett, Shell hits 4
- c4 u$ X! r: @) Y$ e: c! NAK Betelgeuse) T$ r! b7 M2 h1 K' u4 Y5 P
DD Helm
3 I( g6 p! Z" P5 A$ W+ kAK Fomalhaut
+ {6 l c3 p+ u. t9 z. qAP McCawley' T e* g& Y' A: ^3 M2 K
DD Henley/ [. ^0 M/ L' n! F5 l
* J( k8 p& [' T6 j A3 E+ k# PAircraft Attacking:
4 Y6 E( H( I3 X% D. O0 G4 Z 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet& U1 [! I9 Z. l' D
3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
. t1 t- G% B! o) R 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- m" j- a$ W: p! [( I- {4 i 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ B8 o/ T" w$ b8 Z% s 2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
- r) s3 B8 w( J 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
6 M9 W" H- v& y: n" P5 k6 F8 M 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
" ]1 p8 m8 {+ r# Z- `8 j; @ F# W 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet1 G' r! O: K5 Z2 ^. ?
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet2 m4 E5 D1 p- W) }7 u/ ^" c
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
$ Q. Q' F6 c8 f- J5 u0 Q 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
9 E6 ?# \- n0 h) r4 C& w c5 z 4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet5 v ^9 h6 |( E& F' C, H
4 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet( M( }# X+ g+ u4 Z/ ]( |
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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4 k$ }" ?! Y. v, X0 j/ _4 wJapanese aircraft
' M) B3 S& g# @8 v& d JG4M1 Betty x 33 c w7 e: _- P; Q4 e
; F! i( u- Q# j" Q; aAllied aircraft3 r% A/ X& o: [! m
F4F-3 Wildcat x 12- w# N; ~1 J" v. X3 i: a. m) |8 T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
x( @. ^, `: Z9 F8 j6 k! |+ Y# h
. B9 S I0 ^( \ zJapanese aircraft losses* l/ }- X# h! ?) y
G4M1 Betty: 2 destroyed
% N# V( p V" O) X( C
5 r2 |; q6 N' o0 C9 |, K5 ]
; s. P) r# S. L3 }Allied Ships
2 g+ b8 g" T' N: p- S0 A7 eCA Portland9 d! X+ m$ E1 H# h
" I0 q' n( y5 `$ S. `, ?Aircraft Attacking:
" f1 D& j8 b' p9 i 1 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet; ~5 ?, y z2 |% S& S) d
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Day Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,910 A) x/ d+ Q' u) s1 E2 ~
. S! |* L9 v; h5 `/ x& G& s# EJapanese aircraft
F6 |; Z4 W' T. e* o% IA6M2 Zero x 18
- r! U! ^- x. q- Q3 ?9 GA6M3 Zero x 69 P3 e# K3 \& F& n
G4M1 Betty x 5, H0 G1 ?' O7 ?3 f" I( e
; Y, a+ a* m S+ i/ A! i/ [6 ?
Allied aircraft
- ]. K4 O/ Q* m# jP-39D Airacobra x 24
9 A, ^6 h4 K+ A; X( n
' ?! f) `# P- M4 k2 DJapanese aircraft losses3 p0 ^* X% ]9 h9 Z! P. u
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
& x% S; L" J- R, M2 IG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
b8 u9 N- v- C0 V7 }P-39D Airacobra: 4 destroyed
: }7 k1 C% ~& V ( J. B6 l) ~( x% I
Runway hits 3
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Aircraft Attacking:/ F1 o# D" T4 P7 ^0 P, b8 L: p
2 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
+ i+ v7 [/ k1 H" k7 H( U6 I 3 x G4M1 Betty attacking at 100 feet
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3 j: n9 Y+ x$ i% z9 b' W$ dDay Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 63,93
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+ r; T- a- p" V1 p- Q% |Japanese aircraft v+ H9 h( Y/ ~4 w
A6M2-N Rufe x 3
& `$ q7 C- ~( q8 |9 u6 h. ZA6M2 Zero x 6" Z$ X4 X' N- I; _
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Allied aircraft
+ P2 P* _. m9 {4 E) ^+ x3 w( ySBD Dauntless x 49; H# w" Q& Z' z2 }1 F$ [: P' p
TBF Avenger x 306 D% W( p8 S# z/ I
3 {+ |7 p/ Q! E( `+ Z
Japanese aircraft losses! \5 Y) H: I- ?
A6M2 Zero: 1 damaged' V$ i4 l0 b' k. E1 J
0 B$ I: F- X$ ]Allied aircraft losses
" I# ~' S* L) U T. FSBD Dauntless: 5 destroyed, 13 damaged
$ }7 ^% Y! v+ Y+ PTBF Avenger: 13 destroyed, 3 damaged
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; `2 s$ Z5 C+ b' t, F9 dJapanese Ships8 I4 m- K+ p! D# {# M
DD Harusame, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage) Y5 H, u/ r7 r9 q
TK Azuma Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" C* {1 p% p0 F# s" ~5 E& kDD Shiratsuyu, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ s' @9 `5 h) ^AP Nichibi Maru, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1, on fire4 y! K& h* ]2 z# f0 |& _3 @
APD APD-2, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ [ o0 V7 J Z$ N4 FAPD APD-34, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- G! h" K0 F1 F& g
DD Yugiri, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% w- E, R7 z: l, X$ \
TK Fujisan Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire" ~3 k4 B3 C! P, E2 P# j5 z' P s
TK Ogura Maru #3
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. ^. }: t8 j# r4 d8 M# xJapanese ground losses:
2 z' w: W/ n. l+ ?* S! V; x! a) L54 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:
7 y* ^; t* }; @+ z6 F, C 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
8 k9 B: B$ h" f4 t 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 K- J0 H) p" ~5 D
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet% Z, N8 |) k! g7 g1 j
1 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
' p6 h1 p6 u* |0 L5 p 1 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, \ B; O1 M7 S. k% a( O 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet: Y) }/ j4 `4 F- f
3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
9 Q0 O6 V) U; ] 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( t, a4 k1 S Y- h& {
3 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" L _ r+ @7 {0 m- I 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet, H4 T$ m/ c' M6 h5 ^8 N6 e
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet6 o- S1 R/ [8 p7 M6 b9 i
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet( V3 q0 k) U, F' q+ |
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet& a6 e. g, S5 V* _: H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! U: h3 M( W7 l
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet! I0 j( G" j$ o3 a5 ^, H
4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet
" ^3 N& u8 }6 v3 K1 ] 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 v& H$ w- n8 M% U, `2 R 4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 k9 x' c, w6 y2 h _- T, i2 q( e4 G
4 x TBF Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 J( i" t5 B8 |2 GSub attack at 60,86/ K, I7 h8 d: h( e
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Japanese Ships. i) H. g5 `- e; n7 ^
PC Ch 32, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage( R) I+ ^* s! C+ O2 O) U
PC Ch 23
: Z7 V3 T1 H, D4 k! D& C4 K- sPC Ch 18
S. G0 Z' t; [7 [$ F( _: y v1 O* C* EPC Ch 17
* ]* x6 g. h, x8 l% z- J# C3 L3 pPC Ch 16' H/ d* {9 L/ B8 _% y! N5 O
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SS Greenling
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) {& f+ R5 j8 c* Y5 m% qGround combat at Lunga
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 1723 troops, 6 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 49
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Defending force 19804 troops, 218 guns, 24 vehicles, Assault Value = 4664 ?5 Q* n& B) {9 A1 y
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Allied ground losses:& O% r$ @! @, y: p7 {9 w4 z
9 casualties reported9 h- A! ] r7 k7 `6 z+ u
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Ground combat at Gili Gili
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 3977 troops, 38 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 1266 {6 x5 s: M- z) |( O& T) O
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Defending force 852 troops, 0 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 5
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Japanese ground losses:
5 x2 d* e1 I' |- ~/ r# e16 casualties reported2 f$ N1 q; |9 D$ a& k0 ]* I
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' V: a9 b( t+ j8 DGround combat at Lunga$ v* N7 D1 e9 `* G1 f
6 k* ]. q7 M4 Y C# z! T$ ?/ kAllied Shock attack3 }* ?& {/ |! V+ Q
1 N0 N5 M; m3 F: c7 X, G j' fAttacking 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, B- q# Q3 @+ f, h. G( o3 O
$ T7 J( y; d4 R! p) UAllied max assault: 938 - adjusted assault: 1388
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7 I& Y* |8 b; d6 W( z% }; M! sJapanese max defense: 24 - adjusted defense: 3
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( t* B- ^/ ^0 {) u( sAllied assault odds: 462 to 1 (fort level 0) + z& W, p; B! [
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Allied forces CAPTURE Lunga base !!!! y! Z0 q- S% y+ n! H
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9 [* W0 [ E2 z+ J' q1 GJapanese ground losses:$ j: L# p8 w: c' i0 V) E; o) o
397 casualties reported
) e/ ~/ F( H- q oGuns lost 2
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' ^* c0 u1 |& C6 d& mAllied ground losses:
4 O* m* J& O3 M- t49 casualties reported( m3 U: C# J( m- {
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Defeated Japanese Units Retreating! |