8月8日,美军上瓜岛0 l, W- V4 M8 K7 V& f
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships
# d4 m4 `3 e# n DD Henley, Shell hits 1
0 j! v4 B- w; v2 _: O2 w& n DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire# ^; z" l5 T* Y: w
AKA Alchiba
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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- Z T/ Q$ _1 `& J' V9 NTF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138: X1 v4 u7 R' {. J/ o% O- h! T& N
5 H2 M* |8 z" Q0 d: UAllied ground losses:
7 i9 \) V* \( V! O7 S4 y' o k7 O 31 casualties reported# |, H" n& e+ _( X ]- n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled+ T9 Y# _% K. x% j2 e
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
; i3 \/ T5 N* n5 o' N9 d+ E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; ?% y8 n% b U" ]1 t Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)4 |. v9 T* |# O' g
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)* d- l! ?& }0 z+ D
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8 L% O5 U+ L/ e0 O+ O4 u' HPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.4 V6 d. ?/ `$ Y a
0 D, I& ~% t# P' Z! H0 [Allied Ships7 n2 d3 j* [5 o- ]' `# T& H
DMS Hovey; ?% v, T& S; p, A
DMS Southard0 I- P( n# T4 a: s3 Y9 C
APD Little7 C0 J: Q/ q1 e% Q
APD Colhoun5 |( |% a2 @- z$ ^% F
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Allied ground losses:
6 z) a" x+ e" [# U5 g( v8 B/ g 21 casualties reported6 a# z/ e( H; h ]4 ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 `; y* e4 F- i- L% v; ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled3 Z/ J& K' u$ A9 f2 D' K0 a" [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)7 @3 K+ E5 h" r, L7 t% ^
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Allied ground losses:) f9 l6 j! s4 k* c, g# t j6 j) k
28 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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, g, ], `6 M$ b1 e j3 `1 nInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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0 B( K B: s4 \* ?41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.& E7 b2 b+ b1 z5 j
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Allied Ships1 l! `0 V2 K* j; c- X) G
DD Helm( a) O- K# Y& s, _1 v4 `# I
DD Blue, Shell hits 24 t: c ]' T: k
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire. A/ C( l# g; K* O
AKA Alchiba
, R& ^# b8 {& ]3 Q. m DD Henley) Q) s6 b+ X; ]
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4 n0 E X9 {" v! t6 N, v5 fAllied ground losses:
' M( c8 h& A! F7 T- _. ^" z8 b 14 casualties reported9 r( i9 @% h/ u9 f/ A0 Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; F( c! P h; t; m, S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled6 C: F" g# `% ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) V5 z, S+ [: O0 x8 o0 y- b. K
) O3 R" E; _% a% ?Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)) K; Q9 H3 m- e" z& Z7 @
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense./ f3 ?! c# C- H) p( V
0 P! e; a& X# q# ^Allied Ships
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DMS Southard
, }8 |( T; i7 U0 ^ B APD Little
- d j( u3 x3 Z7 z APD Colhoun
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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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Allied aircraft
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged& v# t2 L9 u; _2 y O) g
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20 casualties reported( |& b/ P0 r$ P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 A% z* Z0 ~ Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)( L) |$ z! i, f. ?. z
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud0 L% @3 \: `# d% q( d1 G
Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses. W9 o. o: v4 ^, P) |9 _
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Japanese ground losses:
8 b. d6 V" R& g4 s F* d9 p 40 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled0 X$ A8 e5 k5 ]/ z
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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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud! R! r! e g. f: }* C9 S4 p/ ?
Allied aircraft( A, B( }9 s9 ^3 M( i4 V" j
B-17E Fortress x 3. u% y& s4 W! ?1 e% n0 N! V
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% Q. r& M) W" y% \" m+ oAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 58* G0 |' ~9 _3 d# `
SBD-3 Dauntless x 907 {9 B3 x: w% f y+ n+ `5 }) Q
TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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' |( d$ U0 X: O+ mNo Allied losses
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91 casualties reported u( g0 z: J) w8 b/ C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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1 m& }. l5 G1 T e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' n# {1 D1 L* f* i2 k( Q6 X
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3 k# w: c/ @& cInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.% _5 i1 U; U5 C/ L) g
8 x" w5 l# s V7 s; A1 cAllied Ships
9 D1 h/ H8 m- Y9 z8 M AKA Alchiba
# l o2 f; \: F# S" O; X: F DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:5 h8 M* r9 ?7 K6 ^( F+ Z
28 casualties reported
1 E g. l0 \* d/ a1 D Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; D# S% Q4 N$ E7 x( C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
5 v! _; F( }% f5 G w9 O5 Y" e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 ? t' H* }9 ~; J j
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)0 {/ J( e; q6 u0 d
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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" A d0 b6 f5 @- w2 C DMS Hovey: x6 \8 u6 j/ C. q9 ?' Q5 h$ n
DMS Southard. k& M: x- p7 m, P
APD Little/ S( \2 N1 c8 I. j
APD Colhoun. g+ C; @. T. F& o" V( ^, v
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Allied ground losses:
; ]0 P- k9 |* |$ i1 o/ B9 d 21 casualties reported
& S K' ^# \& E. q, u Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 L6 W2 a i% b" I Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
( C3 S C x i6 r1 u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" [5 F3 p" W3 w6 A
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) @2 z e* P9 G- fGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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& d) ]' O1 B! A' M8 `Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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% v# K% @3 h, \5 oDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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3 V6 P+ x4 B2 X' ^! S& KJapanese ground losses:/ H0 G5 l7 q3 L& A" E& s
40 casualties reported' g( I0 @. I% n1 M3 x* c
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; z/ `' V& C( f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. S* O; n6 G4 r5 C" o6 `* g( r9 ~
, j3 W5 t: K9 w& iAssaulting units:5 e) U/ A6 T: f5 V c
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
2 @9 u9 e- O% U& m 81st Naval Guard Unit" M) j- O2 f1 x7 {, R9 M
13th Naval Construction Battalion; q0 R" K4 O* x$ [, r @4 ]
11th Naval Construction Battalion4 k8 u/ Y2 S) \3 V% j
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1st USMC/1st Regiment
+ O: `9 I% r& E Q7 m/ F4 S 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
! A! O! J& U- k 1st USMC/5th Regiment
; f1 W1 b- |% J' _- u8 z! b 3rd USMC Defense Battalion" f5 y/ C! m0 A3 e, I$ M8 e+ s
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137) U$ V. j, Z' @3 ?# E
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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# M- f1 {# Z* G/ CAttacking 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
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Japanese ground losses:
3 B2 l7 n, o) B& n+ b5 Q 20 casualties reported
% j1 K: r: A8 O( l3 j) C Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 l$ _9 `9 ?. s* } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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14th Naval Construction Battalion
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion
/ k1 z8 u/ l* K; ?1 @ 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1; N0 U6 n4 J$ }7 d/ z: b
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |