8月8日,美军上瓜岛1 e3 P; v, D% M9 M/ W5 K/ b
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% Z6 j! A2 X: R2 u; n& O4 _$ dPre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships
/ z/ f/ j/ L" O5 Z/ }$ Q1 \' G. q DD Henley, Shell hits 1" \5 F+ I. N$ N! p
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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4 v8 d* h. U9 d, b9 X, gAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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/ h4 O+ P2 y3 Y5 @Allied ground losses:
g* j1 l: y* m' ]0 Q; ^# w8 c 31 casualties reported
; M6 Q/ Q4 N8 K/ P. k Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled( E4 j* w# X ?& U" N- s9 }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
5 L/ I# j9 E$ g0 j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 [0 |+ O& l; j
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)8 c; w: K, B. M" d
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137). U& C1 _* K- c7 n& f0 @
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DMS Hovey
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APD Little
$ c9 E/ f G$ z2 {1 C APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses: [. o5 C7 f" S8 v2 n9 v
21 casualties reported% C4 ^* h+ e! S( s- R3 f# m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* H2 i o# N* D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled8 B/ s1 T( ^9 v( M& ?) [. d# h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 ?2 s- [0 M$ @( _! X1 X c
! `4 @6 O, ~/ ^: \3 K9 |Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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! g1 P' Y8 A* G 28 casualties reported5 a, S& _$ P5 s7 s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
5 Z, e- W8 F1 _1 M Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
1 {0 L: w% v6 f8 E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( D( N; H( s' O$ j0 A
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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' Y* H' }/ R& h$ s: |( Z41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.6 U$ v# |. q0 x0 X2 b% |& |: m
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Allied Ships/ A4 B& J7 }% T% {2 n, C& J
DD Helm3 }) ]) B j! D8 W0 F8 c
DD Blue, Shell hits 2
' M% Q3 b/ V7 u DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Henley, v$ M/ I6 B% h4 X! @0 n
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; Z* i0 K+ ?" u$ i" N4 h* jAllied ground losses:
1 H# d; \! k5 V+ H 14 casualties reported8 [) y0 H8 v7 s- k" D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% T$ W7 C4 m% N! K/ D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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- G+ Q1 _& d8 e+ D& j/ gInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied Ships
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APD Colhoun
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9 o0 @" q4 _2 l* vMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% l; j9 p9 J4 l2 ^% C; I
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Allied aircraft
$ u5 [+ L8 E& \ ?$ L B-17E Fortress x 14) y, }: T& x: q: v, [* I# x; B. M
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4 p* o: w3 \4 u5 lAllied aircraft losses
$ T/ n$ I* T$ R3 ?: v B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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7 b- F) c5 l9 w5 o/ D; XJapanese ground losses:6 H1 B7 Z$ c$ `/ w
20 casualties reported0 v% |0 _3 K. h u/ X" x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 ]* H7 `, P" G' z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 D* U- o# R7 m1 z A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' y) B7 B# ?8 v) R
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7 |' d6 T) I z( A, ]Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)4 n0 H5 C. u# g3 N4 ?
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud4 \+ N P/ M8 o" e! a' E, O/ o
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B-17E Fortress x 27# K: u$ N5 o- {) B% Z
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
5 ~2 {9 p' _& F, T7 y 40 casualties reported0 H0 K$ t; w/ H! k/ q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* X: e: r( F) R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
* j. S9 X! A! R, ~- N9 t' R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' j# [* x; H" A, I
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! A: T1 `' N( o$ H$ [/ x# VMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby4 o- O! W* E& u# ^6 H7 |$ p) o6 u
8 z& Q* R2 h; ^ AWeather in hex: Heavy cloud8 G v8 c7 O" E6 k& i
Allied aircraft
& {2 P' e0 {' H' n0 R/ l B-17E Fortress x 35 v) O9 ~% q" _- c
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No Allied losses
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7 Y3 s$ Z5 ~8 e( p+ n: MAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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7 `& \( C- {2 e9 ~- N6 Q/ pWeather in hex: Moderate rain% R9 H, @6 m' u f
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Allied aircraft
4 @# l8 g1 e0 ^ F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
( |- ]) l. @, a2 ~, n( Y% q SBD-3 Dauntless x 90. }$ [ U8 D/ f* I2 L5 e6 `+ ` o s' |
TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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! H7 t6 a q- }& Q5 JNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:% _+ M' i' ^7 R; D3 h4 o- a
91 casualties reported9 v# j3 U6 Z# g4 u: ~; D: r7 }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled& `! e# U! N2 f' g( O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled9 U) v% f- @ G i; B9 u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 `! ?% e, x2 W
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)2 M% L8 P# v$ }3 }, Z& C% N
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6 P+ Y5 k& H3 `* l& C9 KAllied Ships
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5 _) N3 O# Q, i DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:7 t) I. |; I) d7 Y' I
28 casualties reported6 [/ ]4 P0 e0 V& [, v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; [" Q2 l2 R1 B, ]( N+ E+ _; `! A* P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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7 f5 G1 k5 S3 F, c X9 J. A$ CInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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) z& _- D- A/ o; B9 s$ x. G& O42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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6 h$ f- y' d! c" f. d0 ]Allied Ships: O" i/ l8 S# O" H
DMS Hovey8 \, e1 v% k* v
DMS Southard
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APD Colhoun% Z4 K2 _0 ?2 ?( }! ]
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) H* b; X' q( i' yAllied ground losses:# d7 M# y$ U! J6 H9 C
21 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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: W5 \, M$ ?' ?' a, g8 B3 iJapanese Bombardment attack' S: v8 @6 P4 P; K
. {; _$ o' Q" a4 [$ k8 [5 tAttacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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Defending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 4505 G1 r. C1 w" l* |. Z
& O, h4 X) u2 `, aJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled' W+ c7 P3 `& T5 J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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' ~+ V0 P( p# ?/ D- z! K1 d( t" LAssaulting units:( W; s z; T! z1 d P& M
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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13th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:
3 ?+ i/ q# P4 b2 d 1st USMC/1st Regiment
; Z# ^( n {: o: o: M! A" x 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion. ]* [2 @) x: N6 p" K. K3 q
1st USMC/5th Regiment$ u" x" ^. b. H) B- `! G0 @4 y2 D
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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& o+ }8 B0 G7 K4 k) E6 X- AAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33- \4 I2 @6 P' P5 L
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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Japanese ground losses:
: J. V9 y" ~. U9 w 20 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 s6 j$ \/ r$ r3 I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
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5 T+ H) ~# P- Q, q' k: N& O 14th Naval Construction Battalion+ D! }7 ~: }5 E1 @
129th JNAF AF Unit
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. x% W) D8 k3 B( W 1st USMC Parachute Battalion2 u- h4 b: i( h) Z
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
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