8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!7 r7 o* h6 C7 O& Q* i
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Allied Ships( n* w ?" I1 R" q* O
DD Henley, Shell hits 1
' J2 v$ Q( }* D- \: A9 D+ ~2 j* l DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire- C1 N* d2 q/ \2 b7 K# S
AKA Alchiba
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6 U$ X( l" l% g3 {Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138; G7 N$ @$ F: I; @% a( k
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled' O- J% L& i; r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
" x+ h0 M% J/ `* p8 Z$ r% J# T1 u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% m; y3 Z: e/ J7 v0 q Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)! F2 P. t6 r% y5 j, \) I6 O: _* f
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)8 [' f: x* D8 \* ~( s& g
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Allied Ships
3 T# M, B; U, \4 [ DMS Hovey
5 b# \/ A# |- W, h DMS Southard
9 [/ D# L8 K" j APD Little
% l" N5 a5 `# {' d, R9 Z( P# q APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:
9 N) s8 h& M0 a& O. m' t7 G 21 casualties reported1 \8 z3 o6 O+ ]$ I5 @9 p7 l) T1 s( Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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2 z% g/ b0 P* }7 Q2 D9 H, vAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)) `; T8 _& I& N' L2 c6 l
) F$ m4 k/ u% ?9 R: z) G' R& @4 o3 |Allied ground losses:( @# t- T; F( u$ J' z* m! V3 ~& l
28 casualties reported% F( L! Y* N4 O# U% Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled: O+ O; {, _" ~+ Z
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
( q* h9 t8 {1 c" \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! n, t9 j6 H+ N) W" a Z4 ?! u
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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$ Z! G! _5 W- ?0 w4 O( y6 l) QAllied Ships9 N3 H: V# m& R( F q
DD Helm& z5 D1 \6 a+ j! P1 ?2 \8 X
DD Blue, Shell hits 2
& Y8 w/ {) }! @' T2 W0 L DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire0 W e! E( m/ Z% v; c; ~9 k( y, m) Z
AKA Alchiba0 r: K: C, I7 \) G! j; ^% \+ P
DD Henley1 D/ g9 e" d2 s- b$ r- F; ^5 v2 L( v
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# ^. b/ g! L; [1 a3 wAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, O: Y0 `! l; k; Y# U2 g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
% H- R4 w8 [" K2 O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137). X0 K; S- c9 U& R& I; h+ `& y
7 L! {; H5 L; q6 O% e20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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7 m8 t, C/ O9 I r, q; A. B$ xAllied Ships4 M# z0 X% f7 x% y2 p p' d
DMS Hovey
+ y0 [8 n0 k# C* z DMS Southard
0 b% k6 ]7 ]7 M' S9 h1 O APD Little' E7 e9 S6 p) F5 H
APD Colhoun
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby9 g. V' w- Q' J
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1 f2 O! A/ ?% b$ B# tAllied aircraft( q9 G7 m3 x$ b* I) l4 q
B-17E Fortress x 14
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 M# G! j8 I6 P- G y" U, g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& v- R7 @7 ], A+ X: E6 H( ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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. \8 m' y; Z! V* l4 F7 H; [0 UMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)+ W. N* d2 ]' R: t4 H" d. ]/ N! c
3 j* q( G7 q. A: U- }Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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B-17E Fortress x 27
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/ T& ^" K. [5 a" d8 ANo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- F! Q* ?. P: q5 [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
b% ~! P% \! Z& A! U/ g- R1 N 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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Allied aircraft
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain; u* _2 g+ s: w% S5 R4 O
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Allied aircraft8 m& @+ }: p! E; ^6 D. t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
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9 H% `, B- e2 U7 D) m TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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/ ^7 z: I) q# V" }1 a; |Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled m2 \8 c0 M9 f" }' d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
8 ?+ ]' V, F* g% X, }2 t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.% h' }& n7 u S/ D/ N
Y9 P9 {% Y, U8 P8 MAllied Ships
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6 y* `( @; H' r# T, i6 e9 v5 k% Z DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied Ships
- A0 C3 Z( \5 L( W) O3 c! _ DMS Hovey4 `% ?3 M3 B& @ e. I; q
DMS Southard
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% V( _6 k! ?6 \% k NAllied ground losses:; Q+ g+ B$ c- [; W; {3 l! m
21 casualties reported' D) v' m6 x# w R0 r0 s- K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 K# z+ |* N, h6 T) }/ q0 ?( ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
4 U+ [( g( E$ @/ w# k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 o; u+ G* X, M- X% N+ c' q
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 885 N) y$ g& ~$ v7 c( {
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Defending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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% U# M9 t( u7 x* O# j, m0 z9 B$ zJapanese ground losses:
/ {3 d/ K. E3 P# K& U 40 casualties reported
r4 L2 l# U9 S9 d5 [4 r: s Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ r# B1 o0 K9 h' m8 |- U8 ]Assaulting units:
3 G+ K# [0 u$ r) J Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
- D( r0 Y0 Q; ^4 n 81st Naval Guard Unit1 A( b/ x( t* @/ r) v( X9 r# N0 O3 ]
13th Naval Construction Battalion
6 Z2 z4 e7 f( l& r! y2 Z 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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# d4 p" g3 S$ V$ g( P5 TDefending units:
9 R# Q: p1 [2 G 1st USMC/1st Regiment
" x/ F" R0 q. e" c( D1 p5 {6 W 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
2 e# i( T D/ o0 | 1st USMC/5th Regiment2 h* a# r4 @! n5 w
3rd USMC Defense Battalion& N2 T. |% ]( }+ S# g) d1 Z
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( v, [, `0 m$ Y* NGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242, f1 Q6 P- m5 l, u" m: Z1 @# C
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Japanese ground losses:2 _% h4 M( k. M4 u" R* l I/ ?0 b
20 casualties reported1 p6 M- I, i& C% _+ I, T& f) G
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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+ Q; W$ }( W j, JAssaulting units:
: o. ~& u& L2 r Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
9 l/ s7 {( F! N' V5 X 14th Naval Construction Battalion
+ F0 H5 _+ G( r2 y' N9 h 129th JNAF AF Unit ! C; g. ?& w4 O t( g' ?' D
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Defending units:; u& O( W' B7 @* B% H, b# n
1st USMC Parachute Battalion
4 G' X6 s2 n) J2 Q+ z7 ^" @ 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /17 ?" _/ i/ l' C, i* A$ z4 @1 _
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |