8月8日,美军上瓜岛, o2 j/ j0 U, \# W
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Z$ w; c0 z0 V* a5 z# v4 MPre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships& ^; _7 g/ I* v1 b3 E
DD Henley, Shell hits 1
0 D4 l; N: m4 j9 m2 U DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
2 z# C2 G, d3 S4 V0 u! w AKA Alchiba( h4 h; C! B! C/ s) N! A1 G
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- o3 [. U i2 W: i- K- VAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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/ S7 k J2 D( x; g/ o0 A1 q5 eTF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled/ w0 Z3 ]) J& D2 K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
% \+ z* z, O# ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 W8 V" c4 T! G+ K4 d Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)( A2 B7 @* q# ] l
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)' A1 t( n/ ]* `9 ^
6 d5 Y* D4 j( d+ Q2 w46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.$ {3 ?% F1 e; n3 T: ]
. Q% H5 q7 P. i+ T9 GAllied Ships, W. A; P6 r$ l! X# f3 c+ R9 I
DMS Hovey
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) C+ `8 U; Z5 o; o9 q) [5 H/ [& R2 ~ APD Little
! a! n* y$ K, f( [8 C4 _ APD Colhoun
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8 ^! s- f) i& j4 t% wAllied ground losses:
, ~$ }5 ]0 L( U 21 casualties reported; M' V( }$ B$ m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( o/ O; p' @* n# j, L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
4 P9 |7 A" u1 |4 g6 A, ?6 j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 v/ V( B3 j: e- y
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied ground losses:
" G7 y$ F+ `) V: c6 o- w 28 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled" T$ M8 j0 W0 c- h1 B+ H V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* u- ?' t! ^* P% q" qInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!$ Y4 W; W1 i+ \" B. t
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.; F1 A2 Z6 A: K& v. z
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Allied Ships7 |" s2 w+ S( ?1 ?' ]+ k2 D$ Z
DD Helm
0 r4 ?5 l" i! L; e DD Blue, Shell hits 2
! c9 n% ^+ O% ~( n; D0 \( e5 R2 d DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 p4 N; r Z' e8 l c* _' N AKA Alchiba
1 J" ]" T) R' R- F DD Henley7 ~4 m7 q1 s3 Q# O, I
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Allied ground losses:. ?4 r4 Y" O& {5 _- A# H( y
14 casualties reported0 I3 i/ [4 h. E3 i& S$ U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 z* \% f" e8 k5 C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# M* w/ Q- E4 Y; H* Q+ _$ o* H3 ?- J
1 C2 f. x( _) d% Q) S/ yInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied Ships
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DMS Southard; o g4 r8 i6 Y
APD Little% k- Q2 ~$ s* P( Y4 T# `6 c4 Y
APD Colhoun- \1 C2 S z7 L9 f. P
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& u5 l0 S* X- W P8 }. K* kMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ x$ b1 c7 h' q; D0 k
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Allied aircraft
0 K$ S; l `6 [" [ B-17E Fortress x 14
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:. G2 i( a: @. d9 R& t9 Z
20 casualties reported
# {1 }! Z3 m0 q7 \" ?( l Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; N% E! U, x- G% J: \8 ^* B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 S. P5 N3 ~' M: {( i3 n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 ?3 K- w% w% L1 j' Z# m
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud4 {8 }1 J) |- S- Z. W
Allied aircraft# ?$ d9 u! j: h2 f! y7 _
B-17E Fortress x 27# A+ n/ y! D( ^' D
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No Allied losses
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+ p! F5 v9 w w. h4 g! t( mJapanese ground losses:
6 s. Q( S" O' w- Q B$ U" R 40 casualties reported7 P- y5 l( \3 b( Q- ?; Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' x p0 m/ Y3 l! X% A b3 x9 j2 C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
% h9 g& X+ Q5 a/ W8 B; J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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+ B4 s; S% c. |5 V' IMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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No Allied losses
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7 U3 S! z' X7 R) u- c3 U; @Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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* w4 l# z# v9 x2 fWeather in hex: Moderate rain( M( N, H* f' y' N3 P
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Allied aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 902 [( k6 @ V0 H2 @
TBF-1 Avenger x 375 k/ A+ u9 d- _
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No Allied losses( Y y7 T8 H& r$ g' a( C" w' e
, j- W4 [: u6 v" h: _8 t' ]Japanese ground losses:
2 q6 v3 Y# q4 O1 L 91 casualties reported
; }: t, ~3 j6 H3 I Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
2 U! \' c: z$ d3 g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled. e4 C( _2 k0 x% O8 Q, r0 J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ O& R) z! |. x$ b; L0 h' z, w
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1 u' B) l8 h0 N c P! M% x+ dInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)+ C! G7 i- O# E) h
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.8 v& _" c7 \4 O0 @7 \% Z/ v
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AKA Alchiba) D! G0 L" j& q5 c: I
DD Henley9 y2 e1 b7 v5 `+ q7 W4 b. Q
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Allied ground losses:. J( ]) L& L* k4 d' U0 P7 ]
28 casualties reported3 g6 t* h4 W8 b$ r* V* a9 K+ s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 N& E# J& {2 Q* a; u9 N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
$ f" Z% [+ D0 R* t1 H5 m$ i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ i0 A1 Y, Z* A4 f; L$ }7 Y+ e
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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$ W R* x# B/ m* Z, P( e42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.- b2 T4 S0 g% u# T
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DMS Hovey" n, ~" J+ S( r5 d
DMS Southard
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APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:
9 w1 x' B8 H8 O) N3 P3 ` 21 casualties reported
% ^, P* }' P/ ]& l$ i Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ J7 L. B/ C9 a$ `) F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
! g. y. k; b& q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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/ g4 R5 B: X }" N, L& m4 Y' yAttacking 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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9 D' ?5 j: r# U& z' t3 wJapanese ground losses:
+ O+ d6 l. D7 N3 U/ R* X 40 casualties reported
1 |6 S8 C, O7 J$ x: s3 @6 e/ ?1 A. _ Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 ?! {0 x6 R0 t" w: J1 R# W& E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled l) K# i" h. A' D# C* q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 n% |) f; p9 s; ?0 m% V* c4 M/ \Assaulting units:
: `# } U+ \- X2 n0 O) X5 e4 m0 L Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit) l- c& I3 j" `) B' |! S$ N! ?
81st Naval Guard Unit: V4 c+ o8 p! U: `
13th Naval Construction Battalion8 _1 |- a7 e$ {1 ~
11th Naval Construction Battalion: [% x N$ G6 K
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Defending units:
j% w; i. ~& \& t. z 1st USMC/1st Regiment
& `! Q& z% }# j, @& j, Q0 A0 j' t1 H2 Z 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
: R* @% r' ?4 R0 M; q( t3 e; p 1st USMC/5th Regiment8 `3 p, O6 e! m3 Y2 r# J) {
3rd USMC Defense Battalion+ v( s% p0 \. H' |! z& x" `1 z
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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* v" R% J( g5 ^% h3 hJapanese Bombardment attack W) [0 {, J, d) S; X' r( i: {
, Q" w: @1 n7 N/ d9 U0 BAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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3 W4 Q/ `( V& C" k8 aDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242! C T$ b% e5 P
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Japanese ground losses:
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8 O, x3 D5 W! } Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 H+ N p) q5 G* q( p- ^" O Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 o( x& G$ \. f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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+ l7 Z4 d9 ^/ [3 Y" k6 L/ a M% yAssaulting units:
! @+ X& f! v7 Z3 N* e Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
0 o! s5 F1 N+ m6 @& Q- ?' p2 C 14th Naval Construction Battalion
4 t4 K3 T; ~5 j! a 129th JNAF AF Unit & W; z1 a; I$ X$ X/ N6 D* I
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion3 q& X9 E; r0 G0 {$ h3 Y( _/ J
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
7 v; j& O+ v6 G 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |