8月8日,美军上瓜岛 _4 y: X' i* z8 [ I; |4 `
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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DD Henley, Shell hits 1- S* x4 Z7 ]( m
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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9 o1 i+ I2 Q, [5 k* m' h! dAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138* F1 g$ N" ^* t7 C, k" a
: Z) O4 }4 v! Z. v7 E% ?' h: yAllied ground losses:( ?% n. B5 z4 q" y/ ?/ C
31 casualties reported: w; t, {0 I0 ]$ ?, P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
9 l; d! O$ C5 { Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 d/ b! e3 ]6 I- ?+ q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. N) |( J1 v2 T& a
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)6 v( C& @9 x' B; z: W
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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4 f0 z) r' ]1 F2 g9 u$ I46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.( r6 V, ]" x9 {# P7 W- \
2 ~( w( |* y* F6 U7 {Allied Ships
7 n( ]& g, A2 c DMS Hovey
! b3 o, v4 d1 u$ D DMS Southard
- d& J/ ]$ ]0 z) H$ { APD Little
1 G) i2 `3 p+ l3 H( e% [% ? APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:
3 a8 U0 R5 W- C& F4 W9 ]- k 21 casualties reported
1 J& r& {' Z; L. E' O9 } Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 J s* q% G* c4 q$ |5 U8 H8 \! ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
8 d7 C* J& g7 A2 l" R* C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 ^- h. ~" p0 d" t
: I) Z; t$ k* B: s/ y: b6 N3 jAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied ground losses:
8 q) B5 W3 D$ J/ j$ j8 U 28 casualties reported
% d5 j% O* @7 [: i! j/ ^! i Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
- n0 z: [, o8 Y# U/ V; a Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 D! r1 q, ~" a7 w/ o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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. z' W# E- a+ b* S* X: o0 `4 }0 VInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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% a- U0 V7 S. w& h7 d# y9 f& ^0 V41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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* a3 ~8 G- e, t2 ?& lAllied Ships
' D2 |9 d% R' J' Y" n' ~; r4 L3 m, k DD Helm$ S7 u2 ^0 A8 _
DD Blue, Shell hits 2
% J. B& B9 h- V9 A; I/ P- ?& ^ DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:9 d! A- F$ l8 o4 F, _1 a$ @
14 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" V0 w5 d# D$ f$ N" Q3 J2 l; ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 k& b1 b7 ~5 x0 {; Y# A! D2 q
D5 c- o/ @: x! Z, O6 a2 u$ w$ k4 PInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)7 l+ H" G5 A8 ]6 W4 d8 r% q
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Allied Ships6 H, r- ?, S* n# ^& C* J
DMS Hovey* x' o7 Z6 i+ k/ L0 _6 @+ d I
DMS Southard! J5 E1 `: N; x' j
APD Little' w' H U2 m! k# c
APD Colhoun/ S9 m( m/ s$ K0 T7 _
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Allied aircraft
2 N5 z9 G C" k/ J5 _0 O3 u B-17E Fortress x 14, }5 A& W2 V3 p+ L8 _, }4 q/ N' w& c
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese ground losses:
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% x' S! s: u# m8 e Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; V$ c" Q P/ P5 A6 Q' \' D- N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 c, T& b h$ L) |% Q; w0 j/ J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi), }9 @9 |! l& x! h
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 e; t- w+ }, o
Allied aircraft
9 g8 _1 S/ s2 a, ?7 _ B-17E Fortress x 27
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9 y/ J( J0 K# S8 P& @No Allied losses
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9 m6 k/ i5 o7 e' e) BJapanese ground losses:- V, V' `7 B& m. T! N# `3 O
40 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled' l4 X/ R; H8 K2 r( f3 X3 u, u( B- N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 n: L. F% r( I/ @' h# [
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9 ^ R; r* U6 s4 mMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby/ V7 F o/ `% T9 v4 f6 n2 J
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Allied aircraft
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% P) i% a$ s$ X+ `Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 585 j' J+ g! P! L% ~5 t
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
: t7 T) J6 w4 B. R& F# W TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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Japanese ground losses:
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled b2 K. t) p( f. \3 t) \: y Q
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9 a' j F" I& u5 S; \Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)- S- r3 u1 M) d& i% V K# A3 m$ T+ n* V' \
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Allied Ships
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28 casualties reported
( t# x# P* j0 I& [+ J2 i Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" n( Z: m. `. n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled0 K$ R) c5 p4 g. f1 q3 H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) o! G9 x7 s6 |4 K
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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DMS Hovey! ^+ P" `4 t$ D9 y( |
DMS Southard: S1 u# N: |* W# e$ \. Z. E8 A
APD Little* {9 d/ {' ` Q' _5 r# Z6 V
APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:
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+ J; E6 _: O! D; Q3 c( i/ B Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Y5 q. I# g. r' ?) @3 n5 v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
( H, g, P6 s! x- F: A$ b: ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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0 s! C8 i& _+ OAttacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88, x$ I. i' y( q, x: H Q
/ G1 s; k: B6 }7 sDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Japanese ground losses: f6 Q0 M" T, E9 Q# R8 @6 }, a2 O
40 casualties reported/ N7 g- K, |9 |9 ]# I8 S/ O9 r: w
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' y2 {8 [# u+ }# T7 e0 H
$ L4 e( b- J) K' |9 fAssaulting units:
1 o- k4 Q# l( c* J$ ~ Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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13th Naval Construction Battalion6 a. y3 U6 H/ x& d0 N, C& b+ P
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:
6 G% M4 U0 I* R K- W$ q 1st USMC/1st Regiment
1 v# b, Y& U) X9 g& }. J 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion. s @. J4 a, i3 I: E
1st USMC/5th Regiment! }: B2 b2 U3 d8 W [$ @# [
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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20 casualties reported
( ^. D4 I1 o& t6 \. y Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
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) G4 `0 c8 H5 y, Q5 W* J0 B7 g 129th JNAF AF Unit 9 Y2 ^ ^* m; G+ P" b3 [" |
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G6 p- c2 `/ o$ K; H 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
& s d9 B7 a" I. | 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /12 _' I4 ^$ R: z0 }1 n
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |