8月8日,美军上瓜岛4 G" N/ }# \4 K( G9 \6 c. \3 @ 
 
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!2 |$ l7 ^( B$ G9 H 
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Allied Ships' k$ ?( |8 `9 \0 R+ v( I0 f 
      DD Henley, Shell hits 1# N* Z% {4 Z' v8 C1 }5 b 
      DD Bagley, Shell hits 1,  on fire 
7 q7 e- X) ^2 m+ V$ \  m7 z      AKA Alchiba! @; ]. V! h: J; D 
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$ t+ z! ~( u  |4 s- {Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138). [3 w6 K; [$ `3 |6 [& T( ]' w0 H( G 
  
6 p# x. N# T) X! P) xTF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138 
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2 ^4 u8 {! V: w7 ^; C6 UAllied ground losses: 
' r: r- X: j7 h% T& T      31 casualties reported 
& @/ c( s" |+ @2 h! A' L         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled 
0 h, Z6 l9 g2 K" L2 _         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled 
9 ~8 o; l2 X( H- `2 Y8 F) j) ^* B         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
9 J( A0 p( G& }      Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) 
1 f1 `6 l! [/ D8 F( W9 J      Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)) ?& G% c$ Z' S7 M" o: k6 a9 k 
  
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137) 
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.: N5 m+ L: n! z& [$ L1 _& i 
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Allied Ships5 O( _* ^  r, Z; U( Y 
      DMS Hovey 
$ f% o- i) o: [' p      DMS Southard3 c% G5 H9 t* n6 `, K6 m. ] 
      APD Little 
9 M8 C; o* p9 D* [" }5 \8 R" n      APD Colhoun 
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8 H" I3 o( p; Q) m/ f- K$ S' d7 ~Allied ground losses: 
( Y; U  w' c6 A! \. J2 [9 F      21 casualties reported 
: o) b- c) R8 @8 G. ]& v         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
3 q5 o$ p8 V+ S; h0 E         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled4 A- c5 n1 A% @' I9 Y& t 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 K1 b% W4 P6 z. j, v) D8 z( y( o 
  
2 M6 c! M" h1 J5 T" j) L  NAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137) 
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# ^  r0 r  V" u+ @      28 casualties reported+ R1 y: g0 N4 l+ Q; f 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled 
, F" @5 ]0 e( R9 }) \         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled: g0 p; h/ t  r6 n& c- f1 | 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
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3 K8 @$ P$ g8 `9 CInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 
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  I: W. S; o$ W5 r1 B41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 
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$ }) @9 Y4 \! X$ T9 F1 c      DD Helm6 n( ]! r* M! y* F$ `7 J+ l+ n/ s' h 
      DD Blue, Shell hits 2 
5 b: @# U& z5 s- a      DD Bagley, Shell hits 1,  on fire 
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      DD Henley 
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& ?1 Q' q+ ^7 ^& QAllied ground losses: 
! o0 G; N1 ^, w. c9 Y" H! j( i: v      14 casualties reported 
& I/ }: I- [) S  f7 L# H! }9 [* E         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 v4 I. A! N- ~/ b6 [: N/ Z/ ~6 d 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled2 z( M" ]1 c- E) F 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled  B  S1 c( k2 k& R! p 
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)7 d/ j, Q, p3 v# V4 z4 W 
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.6 n" z! |" w- K$ ]  x; q 
  
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) b2 G2 b$ V" e$ v+ E- U. H      DMS Hovey 
- A" M5 f( t" u8 X      DMS Southard( B$ P# \' P; s8 U 
      APD Little 
# g/ P& b9 x  M9 X1 Z      APD Colhoun 
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby' K+ e' s9 ?2 t+ M9 I; Z5 ] 
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud 
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Allied aircraft; U( g* {; ?7 b5 o' h5 f 
      B-17E Fortress x 14 
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" N: U. m+ {" L, c# L" G; D: d      B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged/ N. z' K4 X9 n1 s. p' s 
  
5 I) |; q  P9 j+ b7 ~& i+ lJapanese ground losses: 
, S: @. t- y7 y/ e5 [- a' Z, Z0 N      20 casualties reported9 z% d- {! ?7 `" f# [ 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 
9 m5 k/ Y( i6 e8 M( G0 V         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: Z  d' y! i& h3 r5 } 
         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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Weather in hex: Partial cloud 
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      B-17E Fortress x 27$ F; A  j7 d  m/ u 
  
8 W. [7 v/ d) LNo Allied losses 
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Japanese ground losses:- a! [$ M# ?6 W2 ?5 L7 a1 j  Q 
      40 casualties reported 
- H/ H$ ]) p5 }+ ?* u9 j6 b         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
4 K! {) @. v* w( M$ a6 ^2 X         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled 
% r6 M+ L) P$ l4 g& @# q         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled  L, Z" ^" ]1 o6 E 
  
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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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8 ]6 ~% B% T! \; |      B-17E Fortress x 3 
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No Allied losses" Y' a6 f: V) O! M, }$ \ 
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga) 
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; I0 Z8 R1 f% Y0 B- bWeather in hex: Moderate rain 
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4 p$ e8 m- O- ~Allied aircraft4 Q" q2 A" g+ M1 T! D 
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 58 
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      TBF-1 Avenger x 37: q3 F2 s0 ]' I+ z 
  
' H# j- x- }( o+ F. ANo Allied losses 
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Japanese ground losses:: I5 ]. o5 F9 \4 C8 D/ {  h1 I 
      91 casualties reported 
3 N7 M/ u# S  A: ?6 N         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled" _. E$ y3 C: e7 O- e0 [ 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled 
! M  R6 B2 J( x# g" k; k4 I8 X         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ R: a: ~# P/ W, `8 m9 b 
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)" W; _0 V! X* X& e+ J 
  
1 t; ~* {, O# K/ N$ c( g1 m17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.7 O+ _9 `% N2 h: |1 b: @6 N/ s 
  
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* Z) _8 C% ?( |8 H1 Y& Z) \      AKA Alchiba 
  q' _4 q0 z, j& S  u# R      DD Henley 
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4 L0 c' z8 i2 y9 R, kAllied ground losses: 
* Z7 X- G, n3 O- e5 F7 w      28 casualties reported 
" T7 G( i4 U& o9 }         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* w4 r. X5 ~* R9 h( z5 D5 \1 } 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled 
4 p) q/ M9 ^' p% N2 q5 x         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)( c- {# C  z: C& a, B 
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 
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Allied Ships 
6 `3 h: `# Q' y      DMS Hovey 
: J% o% q9 o  J      DMS Southard6 M& \" H, r, z4 M 
      APD Little* Q! W$ ~, l! N' h, t5 I, X" K 
      APD Colhoun 
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+ k8 c) n; |6 j) Q# ~Allied ground losses:6 ~6 c% j6 W5 A 
      21 casualties reported 
$ }3 ^, z1 E4 ?+ k* R; F         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
0 Q( l9 v% B+ w" c( B         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled3 ~! o6 e- G9 ~! W4 ? 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 F% ]. d: o) P 
  
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( L! v/ ~! P7 d. q! w% JGround combat at Lunga (114,138)# ?5 o5 L# \& y# {# X5 z7 ^) { 
  
% O4 v7 v/ }$ R1 b9 n' U$ p* FJapanese Bombardment attack 
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  l& j) x' Q4 E+ \, B' 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 = 450) N0 `' F8 @/ P, N. C1 C 
  
( {$ [/ S9 ~! n9 k& nJapanese ground losses:- v5 x2 C; T: M% `* c 
      40 casualties reported 
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         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 S- E) _& G* |9 e0 K/ I! t 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
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Assaulting units:( a9 e2 s3 O: l; r- I1 w" G8 | 
    Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit 
4 M9 T! P* p6 r" ?2 R5 {, b/ Q/ x1 s$ a    81st Naval Guard Unit 
0 i9 K" F0 Y/ @- I# O6 J    13th Naval Construction Battalion" L% h. ^7 A/ `  L) Z; m: U, | 
    11th Naval Construction Battalion2 ]7 g. P1 T7 ?5 c% C' \ 
  
; _& X& Q4 I9 IDefending units:( ^$ C( d5 `2 P# h. W 
    1st USMC/1st Regiment% R- y8 B% J9 w; l# D+ k 
    1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion6 {- \1 {1 q8 N: X. o 
    1st USMC/5th Regiment 
+ r) k# C8 d# I1 A2 c" S' K    3rd USMC Defense Battalion4 }7 s& v6 j: B5 l5 n 
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137) 
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Japanese Bombardment attack 
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# _1 K' f5 Q  z6 W- a, ]' ^Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33+ k( i" A/ \  z& K. _ 
  
) q; n7 ~- r) C  d* h1 WDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242; w  x! O2 ^2 M# K 
  
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      20 casualties reported 
. j% B0 U3 a/ m7 B         Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled" j* J3 ~3 _  r4 r  D 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 v7 c- z  E& h7 R! z" \ 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- u8 G: m* l. f9 B. ~+ F+ u2 i0 q 
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Assaulting units:- r/ h5 ^4 k' \- ?( Z 
    Det - Kure 3rd SNLF% ^) g3 ^( O6 i, F' d 
    14th Naval Construction Battalion 
% V) _7 x# U7 |# X    129th JNAF AF Unit  
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Defending units: 
# r7 n- f9 |4 k* u" X( h    1st USMC Parachute Battalion% s( j4 y' @" l% b- O+ E 
    2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1* a* v. ]$ B9 _+ C$ m& E 
    1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |