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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 08/05/42 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 53,91 Japanese aircraft G4M1 Betty x 18 Japanese aircraft losses G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged Aircraft Attacking: 6 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 5000 feet 9 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 5000 feet 3 x G4M1 Betty bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on Rabaul , at 61,88 Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 24 A6M3 Zero x 6 Allied aircraft B-17E Fortress x 36 B-24D Liberator x 13 Japanese aircraft losses A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed, 6 damaged A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed G4M1 Betty: 4 destroyed D3A Val: 1 destroyed Allied aircraft losses B-17E Fortress: 8 destroyed, 20 damaged B-24D Liberator: 4 damaged Japanese ground losses: 78 casualties reported Airbase hits 3 Airbase supply hits 1 Runway hits 29 Aircraft Attacking: 4 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 8000 feet 6 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 8000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 8000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 8000 feet 3 x B-24D Liberator bombing at 8000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 8000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 8000 feet 3 x B-17E Fortress bombing at 8000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97 Allied aircraft SBD Dauntless x 64 TBF Avenger x 29 No Allied losses Japanese Ships PC Ch 5, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage PG Seikai Maru, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 2, on fire, heavy damage PC Ch 6, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage PC Ch 16, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage PC Ch 18, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage PC Ch 23, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PC Ch 4, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage PC Ch 32 PG Nikkai Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage PC Ch 17, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 3 x TBF Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 3 x TBF Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 1 x TBF Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 4 x TBF Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x TBF Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 3 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 2 x TBF Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x TBF Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x TBF Avenger bombing at 5000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x TBF Avenger bombing at 5000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 67,97 Allied aircraft F4F-4 Wildcat x 25 SBD Dauntless x 8 No Allied losses Aircraft Attacking: 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet 4 x SBD Dauntless bombing at 2000 feet -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sub attack near Lunga at 67,97 Japanese Ships PC Ch 32, on fire, heavy damage Allied Ships SS Grayback -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 67,97 Japanese Ships PC Ch 32, Shell hits 11, and is sunk Allied Ships CA Portland CA Chicago CA Vincennes CA Australia CA Canberra DD Gwin DD Benham DD Lang DD Stack DD Phelps DD Balch DD Farragut DD MacDonough DD Worden DD Dale -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 67,97 Japanese Ships PG Nikkai Maru, Shell hits 6, and is sunk PC Ch 4, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PC Ch 6, Shell hits 1, and is sunk PC Ch 17, Shell hits 1, and is sunk Allied Ships CA Portland CA Chicago CA Vincennes CA Australia CA Canberra DD Gwin DD Benham DD Lang DD Stack DD Phelps DD Balch DD Farragut DD MacDonough DD Worden DD Dale -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Coastal Guns at Lunga, 67,97, firing at TF 1004 TF 1004 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 67,97 56 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. Allied Ships DD Monssen, Shell hits 1 CA Quincy, Shell hits 1 Allied ground losses: 1187 casualties reported -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ground combat at Lunga Japanese Bombardment attack Attacking force 2474 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Beginning Assault Value = 87 Defending force 7067 troops, 68 guns, 4 vehicles, Beginning Assault Value = 307 Japanese ground losses: 5 casualties reported Guns lost 1 Allied ground losses: 5 casualties reported
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