8月8日,美军上瓜岛( T% n @1 w- ?/ D( f
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4 L$ t2 z+ K7 F( wPre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!5 R: {8 t/ B; G
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Allied Ships
* F' a A0 W' N4 `: _3 Q' H( b& m DD Henley, Shell hits 13 B& r! r. ^! N! { a- w
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire7 E& w6 P2 ]5 J& e( F8 D
AKA Alchiba
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6 n. K+ l9 n+ w% i ~7 a2 Z* wAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138& J3 r+ Q) q) c* N* M
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! G! ?3 A. y2 i% Z- F+ {1 [0 |
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
' ~$ u& I4 w s. H1 ^9 `# z# h Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)% z3 i% H9 s& G" G- _8 p/ o" P
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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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Allied Ships
4 R7 a3 j; ?1 A/ p( v6 H DMS Hovey
' H, j) E; X3 F$ R DMS Southard( F$ ~7 D, |& s$ g; W
APD Little
8 R E- B) q7 Q+ v f9 D( t APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:2 I+ A+ j$ Q- w- I! Z/ b3 ~% z
21 casualties reported" p1 ?! }/ G p# s7 `& K8 d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ H4 Q$ D) g: ]; D) f) }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
3 V( N' [- E# o- i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 W+ L* I: Z) Y
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)( u% V5 k) B9 i3 F( J8 S E9 @6 G
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Allied ground losses:/ }# h+ I. Q# a% D" w+ S
28 casualties reported U- ?" U- M* |* \. U% l$ |3 y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled0 q4 I# V7 E* t( B
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled2 _3 r3 q a. C8 J9 O) @: @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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/ m0 p" {. `( }/ f) r1 p ?: JInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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9 v2 s! h& v! J; P! N2 P41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
; F1 |/ f5 G" J4 g3 ^+ v3 Q m3 v DD Helm
5 K2 k/ u% Y" @; w/ x ^ DD Blue, Shell hits 2
; j% {& D% a% T, S0 E0 g DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire! h( S4 D. J$ \* b c
AKA Alchiba; v' `0 z1 U9 K3 v: F
DD Henley( p0 W+ Y& e- M9 N" z
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! f* \: h! U' n% U/ m3 rAllied ground losses:
; ?% n% C5 ]" ^+ F$ l9 b" r 14 casualties reported
. S7 M, r- B# n Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) m, V% \! I: R. S+ T A: G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled, i! `+ e/ u8 a" `7 _" }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, l! |5 c( J k* W3 E
% S, ~- n0 Y; h7 |% _Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137) h! y$ D" {* `/ a4 T" l. Q2 \
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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" x% x" h1 k2 w Q, U+ s DMS Hovey/ Q5 W3 i( M; T3 O
DMS Southard9 a# @/ G( b( H5 D3 G1 N7 s
APD Little, t- y) s/ k, {0 X# |
APD Colhoun8 N! S: l: ^+ i5 k! t; q' U
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2 R; @( `" a2 y/ R& v7 qMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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6 O1 C% W9 B+ f, EWeather in hex: Heavy cloud% D( r3 t6 \4 O3 z& }$ K
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Allied aircraft, z7 K h# o$ J) j' n
B-17E Fortress x 145 T7 D/ @7 r6 }: J7 O/ X7 S7 c9 Z" g
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( B% }/ W, W, e/ w1 {) c1 oAllied aircraft losses' N* A9 E% B* P( |% q; p
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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3 q& z1 H2 T) s+ m1 X3 w( o/ jJapanese ground losses:) A+ S- ?3 Q' x; w9 j" w
20 casualties reported) A: |, g9 D2 ]) Q* R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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* X. R8 n8 g8 H* u7 ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)5 \: r5 T P/ K6 `: }8 n( `
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses' |- v. n3 }5 ]% q" Y7 s
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+ K* N1 n5 g" ?3 @% ? 40 casualties reported2 Q* p6 U+ ~6 T# @
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 ]. g( @3 x' l: e* X Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
! ]( }+ U% W- S! v6 j% _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby t& `: n+ J; {7 G5 K0 a
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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B-17E Fortress x 3! I0 S3 K; U$ h# Z B
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" h V0 @8 C7 i' |. ^& L: o6 LAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)( V) x: P3 `$ J) i& M/ j
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain/ P: b B. u1 l( o9 G. J0 K
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Allied aircraft) @& }% U6 E6 x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
& s7 Q9 V+ Q/ J6 X- [ SBD-3 Dauntless x 908 L0 }: q" w& D; i3 p
TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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; O8 J8 R( R! V, R- VJapanese ground losses:& e& r7 S3 B! Z+ a
91 casualties reported' s3 P( X9 ^1 U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled7 j+ S' N8 n0 H6 c Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)# x9 x2 c# ~* A" } `
7 T4 n; J. k& y17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.: z% Q8 O4 D, r4 e
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2 u) o) p% g u AKA Alchiba
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Allied ground losses:$ `! {6 I+ s% V: D1 Z3 S5 {2 @+ b' v
28 casualties reported+ ^( y$ s/ J% b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 c3 g; e c# x& F* P, X T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled6 B2 J( X" }1 t4 h& {4 W" O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)0 ^& H+ ]1 B" S2 t* B) C
- \; t: x) J: Z42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
$ p1 m9 G& |- t, L+ C/ V DMS Hovey
( B7 O* n. \0 v; e4 T DMS Southard
2 F& K4 s$ G* I' w, p" p APD Little
; p/ ?& v) w9 C APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)2 N, `; f5 a+ U
2 W4 A! U2 e$ g% P( G- oJapanese Bombardment attack
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0 m1 D9 i: H! A* i+ s) MAttacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88. F9 C5 j5 c! D' S+ ?/ ~
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Defending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Japanese ground losses:
, f e; `3 }2 R; R' b 40 casualties reported
- a6 `/ w4 h$ S) n Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled u0 _$ B# ]; R* n) h# z1 B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) k5 D! r& h+ T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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! Z5 F: n. @/ T# W4 Z6 s1 LAssaulting units:
2 X) z8 `- a- p6 E3 n Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
% |7 Q5 Y! P& L8 j* n( f 81st Naval Guard Unit
1 Q- ]2 ~# f1 K/ O- u+ m 13th Naval Construction Battalion) ]: Q s* ]) Q0 i7 W
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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1st USMC/1st Regiment: C" }' I6 r( w5 _- i' j
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
. ?% |) f1 a5 S 1st USMC/5th Regiment5 ]7 `* C+ k8 `2 T$ V. M
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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- _! L" R; L$ M0 d8 NGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Japanese Bombardment attack, i( @( ]0 S% P' q; X/ I3 G' l
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33# y: a4 ^3 B- n2 g+ Y- v; U
4 G) M+ R. z1 aDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242, T j; K; [' W/ I
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Japanese ground losses:2 U; ^0 T x0 B' Y( c' T0 W
20 casualties reported
, h- l3 X" K6 c$ f Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 ?% P- {2 M- E8 c5 `* i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 _& A- D. O3 N9 A
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Assaulting units:
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14th Naval Construction Battalion1 f8 l3 N. Z% { t2 L3 D5 f
129th JNAF AF Unit
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2 F$ l/ f( U# W; z0 ? 1st USMC Parachute Battalion1 t* k2 X5 S$ f" u3 i( ]4 H
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
& x" d! I) t% L' g, A. M) f 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |