8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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# s2 K& O: I4 o! x& i DD Henley, Shell hits 1
' y B( b7 Z1 T' I( n# h DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
( `, r6 t+ Y; B' T2 \0 n/ S AKA Alchiba
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138) a# ]* K- j5 x) O0 s
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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Allied ground losses:
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. U9 V2 Y1 }. Z3 m& ]" C Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
$ W2 e- R6 ?: w5 o( m9 m Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
. d/ b- X3 T' ]# R7 Q) e5 Z8 z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# G2 k/ ~* |7 I. p Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
, I! u* F! I) i3 y' M Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)$ u4 @* l6 n! @! X) E& q
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DMS Hovey
) D. [. B' d! O5 W$ u) s) E/ l DMS Southard
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APD Colhoun
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* b4 c: Y- Q6 }2 l5 p" @Allied ground losses:
8 b$ C( c* w! h- e& ^4 F* \3 _% u 21 casualties reported
5 e# m, B6 Y9 U3 M/ \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 e) B5 _; `0 H' T8 ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled# S' Y$ w/ U/ E! w+ M* D/ C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)5 w, @" j) k: @% T' i$ g/ l
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Allied ground losses:! Y" b2 y7 |9 z, o
28 casualties reported' a, _4 q( ^. d( Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
) i) E+ P- X& L: g' D: T Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled& T, e1 q6 m7 p' D4 B4 v0 x2 W+ `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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% a/ l$ O: V% D9 {: a- @0 m41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.- y; t1 k8 G& C, V @) q
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DD Helm
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire( E. `# }1 Z$ F0 ~5 k% w: g
AKA Alchiba6 ~% Q% H- W; K) ~/ I. E. s" f. j
DD Henley
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14 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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- s& ]0 I3 C4 }# G3 `1 D5 IInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)6 x1 p- M$ O5 r
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.! g/ D+ ?: X* [: e1 s
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DMS Hovey
+ y( d% }8 J5 D DMS Southard# _( Q5 ?4 r6 p( f0 m, u; `
APD Little, w# I Q# Z( s8 I
APD Colhoun
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/ a- N6 v6 O" Q% W9 b9 LMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Allied aircraft* p8 H. ^0 k% x- b f t
B-17E Fortress x 14 F0 t2 B$ S7 }7 I
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Allied aircraft losses
1 x5 g8 q7 z" Q/ Q8 Z B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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2 h" j) @; T' d6 W" T0 bJapanese ground losses:
3 A8 C, m1 W- E9 ] 20 casualties reported
8 g& x- X* Y l4 ^# Z% R Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 L$ i! Q) t7 r; S* S, R' ^1 G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; x* Q1 w" v6 ?' d6 o* f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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5 O0 ~, {" ~/ o8 {; k [: gMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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B-17E Fortress x 27
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:: s. b) t9 P1 P$ P. y; n
40 casualties reported
0 h( H( [# G* p' j2 O6 y Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled W5 s/ ^! R3 r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
. Y: E" s- b9 M( G, s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: | T' b( W5 c5 P5 p1 o6 J! C' w
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- r4 a6 o+ u, O: L& \- vMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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1 q% E3 v9 v, K+ q3 AWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Allied aircraft3 A+ b- g8 O2 g5 y6 K9 t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 587 \5 p# n& Q: }( e5 r8 {% E
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
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2 p8 l4 I, e9 u: y3 SNo Allied losses
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled2 [, E4 m% }5 B3 T! ]7 ]" R; x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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, ~( f& m- `- G$ o. P' y9 K" [Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)3 e3 D& I" u( t9 m/ y; x- }
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
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28 casualties reported) D( p" F# Q; k: ^" r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 Y3 Z) u6 ] L8 r f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled4 w9 M) g0 @/ a4 W! V% O v- Y6 }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( i. \/ i) y7 w( @! O/ k
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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! Q4 T; U$ A6 C- r: t7 _/ f42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.. N, k0 j6 E( E$ u- b( Q+ {
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Allied Ships
' i. n8 u2 ?, J: i DMS Hovey
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APD Little9 l( z5 s, |8 C$ }- s1 J4 K+ {
APD Colhoun* t( a" A* ]1 l
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21 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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& d4 m" @4 S+ k5 lGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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Defending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Japanese ground losses:
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( I8 ?0 z* W5 h4 l7 I& a; D Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 P/ A, V% d; U Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: G n' T `- t7 b3 j F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:- m8 m' `$ {0 K1 v3 b
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit1 `) i! {. _2 {( m. E2 j. t
81st Naval Guard Unit
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11th Naval Construction Battalion* Q' N( k. W* f# x% N
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Defending units:
6 ~4 g. S2 L1 n% C5 A 1st USMC/1st Regiment0 C: x9 B! z( S
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion) T/ H: e. G5 }) O$ P
1st USMC/5th Regiment$ m9 a- k% [+ K$ Z. C
3rd USMC Defense Battalion1 ?% U! B" E: W ~" Z
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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/ B! Q7 o7 u& n1 r7 MJapanese Bombardment attack
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' G( k' I1 A2 tAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2423 p: ~& _$ x( s; h
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20 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 G j l) V& n" o, K# T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
8 X6 h$ t. l! j2 X 14th Naval Construction Battalion+ {6 A7 `6 H6 P% U
129th JNAF AF Unit $ X9 _7 ?/ }/ j* @5 Z
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion4 Z) E. a, ~- ?, @/ P& ?
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
+ g/ |+ t( w' F$ \- p/ o# r6 Z$ c 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |