8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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, F/ {* c5 E- `- A$ jPre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!# Z; a2 M. P$ b% ^$ N! }$ |, J( R: R
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Allied Ships
2 U8 Z- o2 J- _7 u: D DD Henley, Shell hits 1
; b. S" v- M/ g. k% Q' ? DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
R5 c: O. M9 s( q4 m; {+ }: I AKA Alchiba$ w5 U; c$ j/ w1 \, @- w
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)6 H; x2 S* m- u" ~! F0 M/ k9 H
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138( N# s$ O3 O6 k ~" d7 W1 k) p! u
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Allied ground losses:. j( V, {2 Q- t; B3 A: {/ |
31 casualties reported$ @* ~2 m! |7 X/ R/ l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled$ a; R5 ]- _7 W% R9 ^ M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled- Q1 z; Z7 s' _- y8 R& d$ O1 v& ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 E* ~0 K6 D& v' [, J$ R
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)3 P# B0 |- g. L; s: y1 [0 ^5 x3 k4 C2 @. |
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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W6 b( l2 d$ j5 ePre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)" e$ O: n5 _; b: n5 q
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
0 a6 ?* |" \9 } DMS Hovey+ s6 ?! l" j; h" w: T7 A" _2 C. q( e
DMS Southard
: J7 ^, q h6 S! i2 i8 } APD Little
; H8 o( k+ e# }. a0 H& ^8 c H APD Colhoun: S; b2 ` l0 v8 w7 o `2 Q5 S& o
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( j, k; S* i- Q& K8 l8 C8 eAllied ground losses:2 b, x( t7 Y5 z: \( Q
21 casualties reported& k0 ^# m) v9 }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- d. L$ `: [/ C+ B: B$ e: y6 b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)1 H( A3 N F1 F: H3 T0 _/ \
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6 c4 |! s5 Y5 p. w9 C8 l 28 casualties reported
' y* D% g1 G/ m2 O1 B Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled" D6 }$ |3 i; g2 K, X! u9 V
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
3 i3 B! o- Y" V) A" s' q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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3 O! c0 j/ _- d' a6 R41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.; J7 l2 E3 \, Z" U' L
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Allied Ships
, P" C' Z; A) o+ C DD Helm0 Y( u0 G m& B' l* B1 m
DD Blue, Shell hits 2' P i+ Z3 o7 r8 k, U7 E
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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% {( L8 f! N" k7 l& K: Y DD Henley2 t$ }# q2 Z: v5 f! d$ L+ I( i
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Allied ground losses:
0 E$ C+ K" |8 c0 `/ r 14 casualties reported3 k$ R% r# X$ m( F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' S% \5 K [6 d5 h* o* E4 N, i0 O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% }" o2 A! |/ ?# i% ?( z& v. D E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)$ W, K* z7 R7 n- t2 b& t" I
0 ^+ n) ~+ a$ B0 B: p% N20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships7 w0 f- a( Y0 S' F! T" d- \& A3 l
DMS Hovey
4 S5 L" l# t( K6 g DMS Southard; {: `- n2 D, F+ b4 j$ g' r R
APD Little
8 b' E- ^! E. l0 y: P/ D4 j APD Colhoun
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7 D& i1 E% h# wMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby8 J8 z% N& O. [ W
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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B-17E Fortress x 14
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged' x& m/ d' G, c3 D2 O
8 d, ^, K3 s, z0 @1 c! i% s; OJapanese ground losses:0 f: B" [' T: j8 z! i+ m @* u6 r
20 casualties reported
- ^0 p& U! }: b5 r Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ @6 e& v7 `# M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
' l. @" c, Y! V1 C% y$ W) Z% a0 U) U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 _5 E( h8 p2 H* ?$ R1 d9 E
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% Z. y7 z$ V3 U6 ]. MMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)4 |$ \# \& ]2 E& D S6 U
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Allied aircraft1 m* w* p7 q# I- U' i( [) S
B-17E Fortress x 27
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
u( {$ O, ]4 E: V1 e6 y+ b- S0 c+ z9 m 40 casualties reported
( o2 N1 Q3 d7 ]0 k5 o1 e9 x Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ Q% q2 D' }- G- {# |1 Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
0 h- R& n7 Y* G& |, r$ @) q$ J: k) V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 @# n6 [/ L! y% }8 B& `7 L( G
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Morning 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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5 h ?1 g% _% i0 q. n; jAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 58( T+ v; T* ^/ v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90! A8 m5 Y! U9 T0 @" T9 E0 S" v5 U
TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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5 |7 l6 ^! {4 `- ]No Allied losses
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0 z" n7 A# | I+ p3 CJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled( ~1 S( `, s/ [9 p
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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p6 O! O1 V. X% `5 j3 cInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)6 V/ y" @. u3 Q1 I6 Y4 q9 P d7 }
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AKA Alchiba
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Allied ground losses:
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3 z7 P& M5 E! [ d1 B+ f+ h Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% Q# k% V) H6 J9 f+ ], ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
0 E' [* e, D1 B; p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: o7 }$ J& |# O& z$ [Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DMS Hovey
7 N) N' W$ [+ ?4 q8 E" W) Y DMS Southard
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Allied ground losses: H# j7 n2 t8 z2 }8 w( a. t
21 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)7 ~& T: }! ~6 L& h: U: i- V) b- _
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88# b( @! M& i+ E# k Q
- ]8 @+ `5 @: r; {6 a. R% e' bDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450' R# F" U) f0 V! l' q: U3 B
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Japanese ground losses:6 J; o" n0 C! W$ j% m# X, i. O
40 casualties reported' W! Y+ Z7 t3 P' g- O
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- p! a6 f6 `: O2 ^& ?: H/ f6 }' u
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Assaulting units:% H. c ?. C% M j3 I! B( Y) ~
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit& l+ \6 i+ \+ H5 n E) Z0 H
81st Naval Guard Unit
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11th Naval Construction Battalion+ `- D+ U+ O9 G% _5 I) |
; G6 A8 ]* f8 q) qDefending units:
" S; d) E$ h) K% ]2 y' c 1st USMC/1st Regiment
8 _( H# E! |. S0 Z. t9 } 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
# A; I& `' i7 r. C- X( k" P5 M+ p, t 1st USMC/5th Regiment
) o6 j- M# O9 v- Y& ~/ @( D 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)5 b: U" j( F# y
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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# e. _& p: D( t- Y _' `! G3 iDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242) W1 ?5 A. q0 e" k' l, ^9 ?( E9 w
7 Z( h3 D7 e6 F1 ] J, A5 SJapanese ground losses:6 h2 Q9 u5 S V) P% V0 P
20 casualties reported
7 j/ W$ Y6 k. b" h! [9 _! T9 B: }0 x Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
. Z; p8 T5 p1 C- V. E6 } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
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14th Naval Construction Battalion
* }' V7 k5 D( e2 \$ Z2 G2 Q 129th JNAF AF Unit ' ^7 ?$ f/ ^ A
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Defending units:
7 u0 f2 j. h m9 ^( Y6 M" D" J8 C% {5 b 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
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1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |