8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!& ]" }# W4 l: _. m- q
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Allied Ships* G! E3 J* f6 V$ j; `* Y, }& g
DD Henley, Shell hits 1
# Y+ u5 _+ v* P6 L6 Q DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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5 E4 \' G/ o7 g& B; ^# NAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138). o M }. s/ W, J, q
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,1386 N2 A' I$ s b) V \
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Allied ground losses:' M3 M' ~% x! s% {$ L) G
31 casualties reported
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" ?) l6 }& G$ `3 _+ k! f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled2 p+ e% C7 r4 ]* s: O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ s% n1 L% _# u( F: a- y% }* M+ L Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
* Z A% x4 E3 S0 ]5 A Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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9 h+ V( _6 i1 @; z6 C/ @3 hPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied Ships* z+ X: F1 N- n9 o
DMS Hovey; V- }1 \8 P9 f' i4 k; p
DMS Southard
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APD Colhoun/ n. x; _7 [5 U
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Allied ground losses:
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/ S) e$ w, K6 E9 d0 d3 U Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
K2 i& _" R0 q7 }" c& A2 v: Z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled: G5 {% ^/ m- W3 t, o2 Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ X( q% I" x5 E1 g) i
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied ground losses:( j; _) x( h I1 M& @. N
28 casualties reported
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1 k* t$ } ^& k/ P) yInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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DD Helm
& G6 c7 h* M, \% y% k4 T DD Blue, Shell hits 2) F$ Q) t5 [1 p/ Y
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:2 C3 Y4 s6 t- a
14 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)( j: z( N r( @7 ^ T6 e2 P
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.2 }; L6 c6 Q' N" Q2 g" G
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Allied Ships; Q2 x* O J! Z0 T" P" l
DMS Hovey
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APD Colhoun
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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& j# {8 e- |) L0 I5 pWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses8 f' H( h G% D; E% K0 v
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged! M8 Q0 F1 D) y4 n( s2 u
/ t& t9 E, e, H# D( l* p( BJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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9 T! i8 F: I) [- w0 qMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)1 y$ E! m' {/ j
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud. X- W3 c; q$ ]( a- u# m6 d
Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:7 y9 A/ E2 w' o0 `7 l, L& Y, z
40 casualties reported0 S! F0 w* L0 J7 N" S1 J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: X' B) n2 T; m8 ]0 s$ k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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B-17E Fortress x 3
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga); L4 v& G0 c7 K
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 905 ~* g; d; a$ F- e: |$ R( a3 i5 {
TBF-1 Avenger x 37+ j! u( U3 A6 S( l& \5 m0 [" T2 u
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, a% b1 l2 f9 E9 u6 |! cJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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5 ?$ ?- [! J- d8 v1 qAllied Ships
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DD Henley
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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x, m0 A, |4 H NInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137) M4 d5 G+ a# w( N# }/ _
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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APD Little
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21 casualties reported D5 u, U$ Z! u3 Q& P- k6 T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. q7 t+ r8 K5 Q9 B, y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)( N. C, @: Q' U" L/ w& n- x7 V6 ]3 C
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" Y4 s ~: j: aAttacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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Defending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled: y9 I R! t" O6 F; ~6 R% j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" e8 k: h$ x( J( EAssaulting units:, D; R r+ Q, _) K( r+ W5 `$ I
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit8 i( G# a/ {! g# z$ B6 [; w1 p
81st Naval Guard Unit
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11th Naval Construction Battalion
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1st USMC/1st Regiment
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1st USMC/5th Regiment, W5 T' o2 k% {8 r# z& E5 ]
3rd USMC Defense Battalion# l- Q* _0 z7 ^# Q4 Q; M& D
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# j# s- c( J, S2 |% g$ r& kGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)3 g* C B$ T$ O, K: L
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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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: v2 e2 N0 a! f1 W; HDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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20 casualties reported
a2 d) i5 j2 W2 l Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ \* `: v% `1 E5 _3 P/ Y' q3 \; }
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14th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:
8 Q2 k- A* _: Y* e4 z9 r$ ` 1st USMC Parachute Battalion+ s6 }% x- ~# i% ^$ C
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
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