8月8日,美军上瓜岛; |( Q0 Q, k9 Y, m' Y0 H
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!. W/ s. Q1 R" i1 ~& Z# Q. ?$ G
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; k$ {8 S; R: c5 k( D3 c2 c DD Henley, Shell hits 1$ T$ Z" Z2 D6 H n" P
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire' |* R- @2 y0 ?& }! g- ^, n8 f# m4 H) e
AKA Alchiba
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)5 n2 W7 V/ ^+ M! b# U% c+ T/ f" _2 g
- I/ e$ I+ X* I) V& Z& lTF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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Allied ground losses:! g w4 U5 E B1 F( e: x
31 casualties reported
% d2 K! q5 o9 T/ ~' L8 w. } Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
6 S1 t2 B$ Y, e' P- B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
2 M& ? s; o+ f- {, v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 E2 p) E3 P* O2 O0 A1 B2 W
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
& k; p2 k4 L! i2 V5 s I, z Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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$ P7 ]1 l9 y e* z$ h h; K2 ^Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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' D( C9 D- |! O D# hAllied Ships
9 z/ r4 `* z+ i5 p" N DMS Hovey! A' g7 B1 I+ L' S& w$ R
DMS Southard
8 C, y: i, X' C6 m, x APD Little
: J& U8 z" Z& J0 x3 r, U APD Colhoun
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/ }- E+ q. ?0 M* |+ K& d! pAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 {0 S% `: W" U: E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled2 T7 D. Z7 D3 H) D, i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled j5 ~) Q. j9 L
3 W* q/ y$ h9 o9 dAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied ground losses:; e6 E7 Z; C- c8 i# i ^1 E
28 casualties reported$ G; @" }2 C3 g7 e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled9 J/ A8 q- Q' l. \! g
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled9 L7 p+ i% V6 X7 g5 N! w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( }' O) ^. }2 I5 [9 f7 j0 B6 i; b) |) ?
( V: Z6 C% y& [Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DD Helm5 B7 \' T% Y4 P5 r
DD Blue, Shell hits 2
" Z; \& s- U4 { h+ Z1 } DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
! y' m6 b& J6 B5 |+ s- E AKA Alchiba0 i$ p9 U; h1 P' i, H6 F w
DD Henley
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& Y2 q7 w2 f8 G1 F- I7 w' q/ u6 S1 @Allied ground losses:3 O6 `# n- b( n& D3 s) o2 p. \
14 casualties reported
7 N* S6 M5 K$ w# l. f4 g6 o Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& r+ [ r% Y# j% H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" [- U$ m6 }( y3 K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled K* u4 c/ r4 l6 w
s0 k i) h* K4 wInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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" i* i" R$ ^5 C7 e \; U20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.. w/ U( e5 w8 v I" R6 {0 k% E
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Allied Ships
1 q7 N7 w1 |7 W% T& y1 J DMS Hovey- e2 ?( D: }) _7 Q8 f* p0 q( X$ v
DMS Southard
: M7 R& [3 G3 ?0 B& E- Z# U APD Little2 b) |& \8 i9 \4 ~
APD Colhoun1 J0 T! {7 ?6 g+ L3 j3 \
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" N8 s1 H8 v! [Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby( J5 [* L0 s6 ]: u/ r
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Allied aircraft5 i! ]3 ?2 ^) f4 ]7 x# f c
B-17E Fortress x 14
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% ^+ G5 d% e. R! T9 ^) S ?; NAllied aircraft losses8 z9 J' p5 h) e
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged% D: K" n1 g9 C
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Japanese ground losses:" o' U: U( i9 D0 O
20 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ X7 J/ D* k l+ U7 o* _- y
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Morning 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 279 q1 Y+ l" |4 e, L: w$ D! U4 K
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
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& e9 w) q' H1 A! j2 n Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" x6 J& t9 \8 k- z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled# Y+ e! v# m/ U) \$ Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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No Allied losses' q8 S1 s' ?5 l P
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# B1 E7 j$ t' Z7 f2 B5 y+ b* uAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)3 N4 `; Q- B% I- M$ V4 ^* V/ T
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain5 d$ c1 {1 V: A3 B4 T! j
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Allied aircraft
9 D; [1 ], c8 W4 p7 Y- w F4F-4 Wildcat x 58' \$ U! t3 K" A/ r
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
, Y3 D6 _0 M' l TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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* R4 m% j1 \, z, I }% H6 CNo Allied losses
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$ ~; F+ Y% z9 G# V8 L3 d: s$ P* b7 LJapanese ground losses:4 ~$ U* F/ z, ]! [& |/ f1 R$ K
91 casualties reported2 _2 I7 u- b6 d8 g7 j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
( @" f+ \" K0 J. r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled2 {: Z @* E" j% H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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, k( Y& K0 X/ N3 B3 vInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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( ^! P4 Z" V# E% I0 B, `% }17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. @2 I2 r: b1 y) B3 ~
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AKA Alchiba. ~" h* X- U: }
DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 w- _. s0 _9 x: R3 r2 h
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
) p( u! W: D8 ?5 l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. v- R( `# S; E5 F
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)* X2 Z8 E; G; T' a! p U
: I8 G7 r7 [( x5 g42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.1 O" O7 {+ s- L' a" u) C
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Allied Ships
2 N) {. q5 M5 F2 M DMS Hovey5 W" [3 e6 E9 p! Y# n
DMS Southard$ [9 m2 v2 q0 ?- w( v
APD Little# i1 K. n- @' ]* x
APD Colhoun
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6 l* m$ `. {+ G% H: O! L# ^2 H. h# zAllied ground losses:
7 ]! f) u6 v( i4 |8 a) r; J 21 casualties reported
5 q" A' X5 u, Q, i, s; l- e Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# ]' z6 C1 M) h+ y# T/ P0 z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled0 Y, K& }: N& v. T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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# R" a, _( s: w! ~Ground combat at Lunga (114,138). P. P, l. ~: c0 v
8 h) C9 W( G4 k/ u' e" UJapanese Bombardment attack. v0 ~& N$ O0 O2 t! y
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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:. I! n' r4 _ H9 K/ U7 D" i- w
40 casualties reported- ~9 X6 Z0 A+ }0 b8 x) N5 M# p
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% T3 ?7 |, j- j4 p, y/ a: _5 c! K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' m1 X. d/ |& t9 g2 l8 M
3 e8 o4 \+ P3 N u8 C! j; G) R$ OAssaulting units:$ J3 d* e& T8 Q% d* j1 `
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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13th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:
7 k) b; g' i( I" I5 b1 o T o 1st USMC/1st Regiment0 i" K I* {8 l! u: q
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion9 |7 @- q7 b; _' z$ Q4 |
1st USMC/5th Regiment
0 M4 X9 O# Y7 Q0 \2 z 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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/ L x% e0 t8 r7 }# `5 g7 }6 OAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 333 ^1 m" z4 H! h- K
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2422 Y/ a2 K" O/ q/ s: @6 h0 `$ l! P
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20 casualties reported
+ z: X( s" ?! j8 d/ X2 U+ Z% v Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 [3 V1 `: D4 F. u3 V1 w0 F; M& t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. n5 t% S' E. |0 `5 [; y* ]- ~' J7 { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 G& y* v- l$ {5 E6 R* B8 @$ R6 K" g
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Assaulting units:
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14th Naval Construction Battalion+ H- p' r8 @& X6 T
129th JNAF AF Unit - J' P' W) P* F
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion$ P8 C) |" ~" r! V, X
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
; C' Z) d: U9 F1 m3 i Z& P% N 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |