8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!+ P' l) d: i& ?4 c Z0 D
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DD Henley, Shell hits 1* ^: M8 A9 N& z) @: |! Y6 c1 s& r
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire# l8 c3 \6 j; _: n
AKA Alchiba) x: ~" S- n/ [/ ?
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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7 I' h% D, O: E) p( A& t' F0 l" zTF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138! I+ r& w& T4 N) z2 A
3 X& a8 m" n: ~Allied ground losses:4 d, `% D' n. A
31 casualties reported
$ ], Q8 X) z* z! m Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled0 G. J$ f( J0 @+ z9 u3 V' h6 X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
6 O, w6 ]3 ~/ c; ?# d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! o7 ]4 j+ E) B! t
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)8 \" M3 _, { M- N! K- J4 I
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)9 \' Y; |+ v) F! M9 v
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3 T( B4 p: J! D [! TPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied Ships) [ j6 U+ K, Z K
DMS Hovey4 r% f4 Y/ ]9 T9 k) H& a
DMS Southard
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APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 b# R3 U0 b2 c& q6 {8 A: s* p
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled3 d& |$ P* l9 p! Y( F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)5 ]3 g( H; f r% N
( e/ c) h6 W* dAllied ground losses:6 Q8 e3 }4 _ S
28 casualties reported' N1 ?4 z+ d8 w- Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
- R9 _' Y. Y3 ]7 ~' a- P1 _" m Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
% t; a. V/ r9 ?* Z! O1 Y. _0 q( ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% O! w( f- A6 S( G" @
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!. z0 [2 n# }" u4 r; w5 B. P0 M
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Allied Ships: W7 R: h( z; c, p, v) f
DD Helm
, C' e" c8 ?' K: ^: r DD Blue, Shell hits 2
. q7 o6 x; k% ~# c DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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) }$ i' [4 g% ^ DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:
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% R& n9 v ` |$ V6 c7 e& @: G8 \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 }0 \% C- r0 ~ S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled0 J# u J' @% C7 [+ t( E# `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( m6 B' a- j$ P5 L( V, v* y
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)9 l% V: M& i" Y% _+ F
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.1 @1 d5 o0 [# Y$ O* u1 v9 A
9 r9 L4 [8 h, VAllied Ships- I' M! h" H# N9 Y) N5 D! w
DMS Hovey
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. U( E3 Z" \: }& Y APD Little
/ x% l/ F+ N; X" @ APD Colhoun
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8 p& T! \3 l1 E% v+ g0 P- ~/ L% \Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; L( b( y2 n# u" z; [3 |) v, ]
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Allied aircraft/ k+ x2 q- o7 M( |! d; p$ Q
B-17E Fortress x 147 R' W, G* U+ h, K' Z
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. i* M6 b9 v) D" t7 q: Y; I4 k1 LAllied aircraft losses
' s' j M# l% K: I1 E B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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+ o/ [2 H& n; O' f; X0 bJapanese ground losses:
# M0 v* t/ O& P1 _" z5 ~, W 20 casualties reported
0 v5 R8 G4 M, K9 D2 f/ M Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; t" o0 t) B7 }/ |
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( ~: P3 C& t, y8 Y2 W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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% t5 d* h( y- ^) JWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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7 a& J& o/ A4 j C3 _: O( ?/ m B-17E Fortress x 27
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& a% |- M1 v- B0 oNo Allied losses
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- ~. b7 u. K# oJapanese ground losses:, d( N6 s: N; h0 k
40 casualties reported5 m6 l& A7 g# e$ Q2 L# v9 t3 F5 X( ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 B! t Z$ S% ^) H6 O) v+ i8 `+ _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
/ `% |1 V% N: \6 [' u 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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B-17E Fortress x 3
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No Allied losses+ p$ M, _7 t, J& D, y
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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+ [ D4 r# A; u' g MWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 58+ _; m- Q6 C& c9 p O
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90# |- [1 F% `# ?1 n1 x1 r( h
TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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No Allied losses2 B' I7 [( c7 F# \5 v
( A9 U7 t/ p$ T$ K9 c! L# eJapanese ground losses:9 ?+ H5 D0 [1 \0 O Q1 e
91 casualties reported2 X$ @+ l; l! H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
( z8 d0 v5 S7 R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
6 z& ]& s* P# `$ v# B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 `5 I# x1 ^; O; \6 H; ^
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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Allied Ships& c* Y h/ f/ }1 X3 u. l$ X
AKA Alchiba
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1 u. q# E9 y7 n/ y& m1 r3 X0 \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 f) V- D3 Y" D! r- n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled( p8 {( q4 {+ r1 z: Z4 d/ @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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# t; a- B0 a/ Z {Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137), z# v* @/ V. h: p B; I
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships& n) B* B2 T' m
DMS Hovey. u, l/ C1 J, L, |
DMS Southard# S" ]; W7 A- v5 i* m; V! R
APD Little
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Allied ground losses:. n$ X$ U$ j: z
21 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
2 H) X4 g" N& z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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3 c) ~9 x8 }/ e, T( {1 J* JGround combat at Lunga (114,138), G' H7 w$ y! F! d1 ^8 [9 G
5 Q6 \3 j1 H1 T- `) w9 K9 H: v- gJapanese Bombardment attack- h8 j. L5 K, p) K$ k4 N
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88( Q- r3 A d; v9 t
u) \; @5 C+ o( o" o; iDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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40 casualties reported3 Z9 l0 o0 y9 X
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled& ?' l$ R* E' H W# r; [9 F- n
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% z% V' |5 R- \ b2 u% f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ I5 b9 Z7 h% z7 m5 D8 X, }
4 H; S2 w$ ~3 aAssaulting units:
' x) a2 D& t4 X. B Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
# ^& ]0 p. ^8 S( ]3 u! p/ f 81st Naval Guard Unit5 C+ k, R V' q! m& a: ]( ~
13th Naval Construction Battalion+ g5 O. i8 b- ~0 R3 u3 U4 u
11th Naval Construction Battalion: r8 G4 k8 [0 h
( Z7 B q$ }7 i. o, fDefending units:
9 x8 s9 ^8 x* i. Q 1st USMC/1st Regiment
& e! s3 H; J% F& k( d e1 }# y 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
, \ M8 L. R8 E- G7 { 1st USMC/5th Regiment' j; R% f `9 Y
3rd USMC Defense Battalion5 C- |) j: ~, Z5 p
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)3 j3 T) ~/ s6 U2 K
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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4 h7 Y! X! A6 GDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2428 A* F: Z) p; _% ~
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Japanese ground losses:2 N* P+ K( }0 u0 X3 b& ~. i
20 casualties reported
% [: |/ s9 P9 [. u Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
: W) s6 W5 |' w& P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. A- P, x! [$ U& T* H i' m+ ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
' N8 _/ B% M# p Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
5 D: o. _( \' s; K 14th Naval Construction Battalion
0 C0 g6 v" c8 Y4 s3 ]9 s( _; n) c/ s 129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:6 C2 {2 H/ _+ j. V$ w
1st USMC Parachute Battalion
# _0 x( ~5 ~$ S3 m# O, [) X6 i 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1) A9 W6 q: x. Q. l5 D/ ]" ]
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |