8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!: U% `9 {7 i- G( T
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DD Henley, Shell hits 1( h r3 G- u \( l5 f# S3 X% l
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire& k) _8 d% Y$ [, d% o' h6 C9 j
AKA Alchiba
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/ `' B) j' _% P ]% D. i mAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)1 A3 i" T; P, M7 I r
0 W, d( @& ]& T6 q" S; RTF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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8 ~2 t2 j$ M% ~Allied ground losses:
+ q8 P9 P2 f8 c 31 casualties reported# y6 B6 X# ]) @0 O* j. k- T0 |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
! k; B6 y) P! D2 e) d Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
! h; G) T9 m9 F4 A2 j+ M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. j% f2 ?1 a4 t& | T8 }5 H
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)$ i7 K; ~( O; `0 s$ e
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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" B6 o; \7 f% u. o6 NPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137); l* ]+ N6 e- l }7 u" G1 l' w# V
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense./ ?5 r) O+ ~" t6 G7 j# ~/ v8 o, p
0 Z p' s9 E4 \% m: P9 |Allied Ships
# n4 @9 m' ?6 ~$ T DMS Hovey
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APD Little
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# b2 Z: p) {1 u; @Allied ground losses:6 c S { g) l- ^2 @. `( t a
21 casualties reported
) Z: G" w& }! n8 Y& R# K" Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 z6 @7 z* Q. M/ h% Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)' n ~' m0 K" _' i
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Allied ground losses:7 M7 G/ F' B- Y) d! N" D) C. W
28 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 c6 e# \' [# ?; Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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- w+ e, |/ a) {! LInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!+ Y5 N& m+ u7 J4 N( ` w
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.1 C9 d9 C( f/ Z8 b3 Y6 K; v( H+ y, O
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DD Blue, Shell hits 2& c& i0 k* m2 K# H; I1 W# x$ s
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 x+ k5 m9 e6 s+ U* x AKA Alchiba. G( p" _7 j, c
DD Henley! B' H7 `/ a- h4 `4 R
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2 x2 c# y7 Q" x* t6 bAllied ground losses:
* A2 t5 W' ~3 t 14 casualties reported
/ [ { m J: A4 X1 I Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' e* N& `( A8 m3 M6 }, C1 u' B$ ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
( }# K4 W' h8 ?" f: Z7 Q, ?4 t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled @" f7 D' d2 E# `. ^6 Q5 w
1 S8 U2 u+ s' q5 GInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137). O! G! m c) U. ~5 T
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DMS Hovey
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APD Little& R1 z; z" @6 F7 L
APD Colhoun7 ~: z) `% c8 O/ e9 L* W' d
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7 p: M( X8 B2 MMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 b2 \$ B. \0 H3 I; y8 W: ^$ w
0 a3 |0 ^- M8 n$ \ |* [Allied aircraft5 P$ w0 [4 p% J0 Y* j* y# p
B-17E Fortress x 14
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Allied aircraft losses* E6 S8 f1 Q1 E( S7 b
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged5 t0 B1 i( ?' S7 E- L
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Japanese ground losses:
4 }& C Z% |5 U) \ 20 casualties reported/ D0 c0 z" ^% O7 c# i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, K! l" s" }! O0 Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 z9 {2 t3 R9 ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% ^8 g( ~) e8 z8 ?. J
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)) K: {! t4 q+ Q: q, D0 X
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B-17E Fortress x 275 j; J+ x, p7 Y- W# ]
6 D8 p( m6 X0 f0 FNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:: n" Y8 n3 w U" p
40 casualties reported
6 Z, m% U+ C. [: g( w* G. v8 L7 L: Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 {( A' m6 q* _/ c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
# {3 D2 o0 \' l: ?1 |1 c4 ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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; H7 \) o8 L5 Y5 M/ LMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud! y/ c$ z' ]$ c! d2 h2 [
Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses' c8 K5 Z5 Z4 Y: U
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3 G8 j6 g# [. b2 T' y2 a+ U- f2 EAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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Allied aircraft
+ [2 g- t2 \" O: t F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
" x5 b$ n% ^: ^/ q$ T6 l! A SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
, }5 q T+ U" K a! o" R$ O( o TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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No Allied losses$ Z' n0 ^5 y8 R( ~7 H" B
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Japanese ground losses:
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' G. t2 Q4 z5 }3 c- a- t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
' F1 q! o l) y) _- N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- L$ Q+ f9 q5 t# c. ]- _ `
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138); U$ U/ H1 i8 {: k' Z% B
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.9 K( M4 Y& g' a. ^* s @" U
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DD Henley- k; A# s% w4 p: E- _, ]( @
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Allied ground losses:
3 H" S; E5 I% }' V8 m1 [ 28 casualties reported
3 }( x6 b8 _' o5 A4 B, a* X Y+ ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: u) W. J- n. }+ _! B) J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
- \. }& }. H" a9 t) u6 |7 z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 F7 T4 m; p' ^/ ?0 L
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7 i$ b' D1 H' S6 RInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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4 O5 y* T! C4 g42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.! g% c" a4 y" {& q' L
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Allied Ships
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APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:
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2 i- L1 X8 Y; t$ s% W" `* s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled( j' B: L% H9 h# M: Z4 o# \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 O5 h+ | g8 U/ TGround combat at Lunga (114,138)0 t. a5 H4 ?3 W6 r% z2 m% q6 H
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88 y* z" r; _! _" `0 b5 w
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Defending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450+ G0 x0 y/ t0 P1 d; d1 M/ a' g) t' Q
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled# V" f( {+ E1 x" q y% X- [8 ^1 A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 K, h5 [0 w6 e# o" c8 OAssaulting units:
% m; N* @9 G3 j* J! @9 d: _/ X Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit) e) X/ l1 h N, h/ [
81st Naval Guard Unit
2 }3 Y1 B& i0 `( l1 t! X9 g) @ 13th Naval Construction Battalion
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1 A! D5 y+ e7 k6 P2 j2 ]6 Z- CDefending units:& v/ H7 F3 d9 j4 E% E
1st USMC/1st Regiment4 T/ L2 Z" G/ u3 F9 ?- [/ v# Q
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion$ q: w9 ?, f! S7 m
1st USMC/5th Regiment. g$ @( O j F8 {1 U3 G7 E
3rd USMC Defense Battalion& K" B! W* W9 }: O3 D7 w7 r
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9 H0 y6 _; T( `' C5 C+ t# lGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 336 z0 e9 o! Z& v+ {4 z: G* h
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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Japanese ground losses:
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# X1 _1 e# c6 o% ?( ?
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Assaulting units:8 `) `3 {+ E4 {! }, ^9 w
Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
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129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:
) Q4 o9 F6 G5 \+ R7 ?7 x 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
6 J8 V% \: L) y7 l$ ^ 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /17 R, |" k8 C+ _) d
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |