8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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2 S6 G5 \2 Q0 A6 X2 \Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!' z& `7 L2 g6 L( ?
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Allied Ships8 O) g) `% g8 ^
DD Henley, Shell hits 1
3 v t- l6 k- [ l DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire$ B8 J& {+ v& F. \+ x
AKA Alchiba/ u$ o1 W: f9 @
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,1387 R% x+ {0 p I
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Allied ground losses:
8 I# ]! n4 C" c6 s Q 31 casualties reported
5 Z2 k; A. M2 W* P) S) K Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled0 a2 D* y6 ]$ Z, K7 F0 D7 o1 o. g" C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled( r! @2 _/ o* j& |- O/ l2 y3 v: V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ E K' x2 A# l- {' ~ Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
5 a* t V; K2 k Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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( v9 K0 i! f$ e# R: x) H; N, @46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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2 U# {( {, q* [4 t) N1 L: O. RAllied Ships6 v, \/ H5 Z) Q" ^2 ?+ W- Z4 N* a6 o
DMS Hovey6 u0 G' J9 s2 o
DMS Southard( g0 D2 c& ?$ m9 y) b
APD Little1 a0 e: o# m2 `9 K! L' T
APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:5 @: \7 ?5 l: o J$ S+ H. M
21 casualties reported
# p$ ? C) Z$ H4 T6 }! m Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& Y3 G7 t$ r0 i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 W# P# t: `$ j, m- i; [3 ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 g1 O+ _2 x. E2 P# e: lAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)) m, y3 `/ J+ R+ c, s" ?; ~
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0 {. i! {7 \3 E* D6 J 28 casualties reported1 R# p t4 b( e' u! G" a" E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
+ S# P( K/ K0 s- q) u0 b Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled6 s1 E% n- p8 b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% s5 x! j* g7 {8 o% e5 g( b. \Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!0 G& Z2 G' M' g' |0 {" O
1 ]% I$ x6 Y; v41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.! J& \( x5 e; Y9 J1 y% _/ N3 k
$ I+ J/ N% @0 }2 S6 IAllied Ships/ `+ ? o1 k- |
DD Helm
0 u% C6 c* j! [+ F% Z) | DD Blue, Shell hits 2
b/ g# K" C+ N, O DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 J; l* V( H1 |- A+ J! F% g& d AKA Alchiba
& h4 k) h: D/ q: k DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:" S% f5 u8 A1 R B. r
14 casualties reported7 H* J. a+ [ L8 y0 t* u$ {% D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: g6 `; ?( w% c/ L+ x4 K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 W9 Z, Z/ \; @$ e5 Z! S. Y( d8 g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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y6 H6 r: j: H9 }4 vInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)$ b7 `) }. m/ A: j$ X- V- Z
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.; ~' A3 |( k! P
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7 A; t) {7 M5 d' J6 g8 M& Q DMS Hovey7 L# R4 p' x2 z7 c, k9 `+ c6 @
DMS Southard
! s8 P0 ?1 L( u; d; J! A APD Little& H- d O, F/ s2 ^
APD Colhoun# G! S5 n% u. M+ n9 t
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9 G3 I1 s S) \5 {) S, C$ k2 [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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B-17E Fortress x 14* v; }) [. q' L
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+ W+ a' C9 i5 N, b B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged$ k- m0 D0 y. q7 E+ y: Q# q7 E
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Japanese ground losses:8 `# D6 p$ L# c8 m
20 casualties reported
0 X% M9 y* P8 @+ j Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- H/ a Y: g8 v Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 _! Y1 ^) V/ c* ~( X! s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)1 q% [- ?6 Q3 D! M
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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B-17E Fortress x 271 i6 `# z7 `& c5 k5 i) q( \7 |7 I
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
3 ~$ l" @. \9 m& E9 h. P) k8 o 40 casualties reported3 @! `1 F0 D+ S0 r' E$ Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( i: j. X9 _+ y) l7 Z" G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled; S# J! f4 ?& B! R( I5 O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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" B: O" V8 p; c! E- v; I' W! A& pMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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+ Q5 M! m& y$ j( M8 OWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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B-17E Fortress x 3% z1 P* h+ E; m s4 h7 J5 |% I
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4 u9 r' |7 [& `$ N; w1 {7 pAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga). J2 f! E M* K6 S8 Z8 }
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4 {5 F; o# W5 L* ]! E' i& u! ^Allied aircraft ^- L+ @/ ^! W7 C" ` k5 w4 l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
. a- T; E) v9 E0 ]: x( Q1 T8 f" D SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
5 D8 t4 Q g( R% g2 R TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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Japanese ground losses:" \/ C* C( w7 a2 f
91 casualties reported0 O; P- |) e8 P! K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
6 g! W! I1 J" e$ e5 c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled& ~! b! f* a. n$ Z E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 b5 X6 C3 B" K$ B! N& h5 X; {
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)2 Z$ B3 k2 m3 r3 \, o
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DD Henley
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# k) @$ G* D; GAllied ground losses:
8 k2 C6 S2 m' @( M6 v5 D* h 28 casualties reported7 Z) m4 l9 ` N8 N Q- Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, l3 b3 R/ e, T
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
2 c) R7 j2 V6 `9 D4 I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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; i. Z( {, v5 `. ^! L42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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; J, r1 s3 n9 C" N* q DMS Hovey! b7 J& `) [9 Q/ V* ^# c! L
DMS Southard! ]1 c$ J# W" B ?( G3 l
APD Little
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' q$ W: t$ U' b4 fAllied ground losses:
. E3 J1 ^) j. P6 x$ B" k 21 casualties reported5 Q8 g* X5 S4 P$ _8 o4 N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; _8 X' T3 R. C9 E! T/ A- @ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 _) m( Z9 ~, H3 R4 x1 |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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, L- u4 C+ R7 V7 O6 mDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Japanese ground losses:
1 y9 o6 C5 L/ q! x% N0 i 40 casualties reported* f+ r* \/ _; V$ i! R+ ?" F
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
* H0 B/ Z$ O9 { Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, Q8 @: b: E2 P+ R. H# g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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7 z/ a: l8 q' T m; u) K5 R% ^Assaulting units:
& }5 c! P& H# E2 O, s/ e |* Y9 Z Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
7 s% N" ?! t& J0 E4 b 81st Naval Guard Unit( g+ m% y' a* s
13th Naval Construction Battalion
/ Z% @. Z, E' W* {5 ~* E# H 11th Naval Construction Battalion: j4 C0 R, d3 R" s& l4 F4 _: h% v" E1 V
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Defending units:
' }6 g0 o& K0 e8 D& M 1st USMC/1st Regiment
6 ^5 Z B- h6 s* L: f4 t 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
1 m2 M- L! t7 l+ U# U8 _( B 1st USMC/5th Regiment
9 C' t' x! q3 b# {# ]' E) } 3rd USMC Defense Battalion3 k7 F( n% P# T m) K
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)1 ]$ k8 {2 k( Q) i) z' P' m
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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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 = 2420 I1 z! ~. h, f% Z% {9 K2 D5 n( t
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Japanese ground losses:# B: C: b# y( d# m
20 casualties reported
8 R7 S/ M2 V/ M. @ Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled+ h8 d2 |( @9 u, X9 s
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: ?2 m9 w. J- ~, `8 h+ z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; S* M' _' ]; G
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Assaulting units:
0 [1 y$ O% ~. y Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
! ~* C/ I* T! o, W 14th Naval Construction Battalion
1 s7 t' S& f7 I4 { 129th JNAF AF Unit - h" i& i Y- c2 u5 g5 w
1 Z/ Q9 \9 r5 @+ RDefending units:
3 F. P! W& L6 o4 v: R, { 1st USMC Parachute Battalion! k8 { j$ H/ u, ~0 E
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /17 H9 L+ M- ?& r' Q
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |