8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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2 v1 ?, u5 X- _. X DD Henley, Shell hits 11 x9 D6 t, T, l8 E# t7 _& I
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire. m& o6 [1 x( p3 {, E
AKA Alchiba) A6 @" U; |4 A
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)- t g: P9 c/ c3 d& J& l3 ~% {
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,1381 g C. @; u" X9 B; c7 N9 F6 a
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31 casualties reported* m2 I" s: Z* g( C+ T. B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 S, H5 k5 H: b. P" N( e& S# w7 ~
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)1 h( I" D2 p+ G
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled); q! G' i- x. V& F2 u. z
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' f2 M$ N- R5 b$ C# N2 c6 f2 ]Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)* D( T1 `" U. E
9 g1 j" t& N7 S46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.1 o$ J. ~/ X- K# ^
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Allied Ships4 R6 B2 p% r2 z* I
DMS Hovey
7 Y3 l" [6 r- h2 H% R DMS Southard
4 F* L# q( ^3 x5 j* H APD Little
8 \% U1 T6 k' V( [/ t# E APD Colhoun+ _, v# ^& N- A8 e; @' [" R
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Allied ground losses:7 `1 e8 V9 |% B. X7 K8 [3 ^
21 casualties reported
6 W0 A t1 |, `* h/ \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 m. Q$ J. |. W& L5 B. z8 l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled# c: V; @. {# ?$ q: S+ v t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 L/ h% G% Z( l8 ^* `! O% hAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)& I4 `! J+ Q( I X
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28 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled L' U7 t l# A* m: F+ S9 Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( S/ ]( T0 l& I: ^Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!2 N9 B$ r0 m5 u0 e1 I, T
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.! P5 o6 j) y' D# s K
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; {6 y, s/ }2 c5 n) ]' R& k( u DD Helm3 ~7 C8 [9 s2 [4 ]' p
DD Blue, Shell hits 2
! E$ Q6 ~- j6 k6 P L- C DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Henley& L* i i4 c. y1 B" G
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' b8 V( v8 a% [6 p+ y yAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! u; ~$ @2 r) i3 M+ d$ l. I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled2 }" G+ E- W4 V9 u) f. n# x; E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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DMS Hovey9 u$ v" G* E1 H$ {! q
DMS Southard% H0 k' a- P% L# u
APD Little1 S. B9 }6 f" I" L4 k6 I* ~
APD Colhoun
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- [5 U6 z8 d) ]+ J' Z) Z+ vMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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% j& b0 f0 e/ O3 r* pAllied aircraft
+ ?% B& i I- ?8 r B! [: q1 f3 a B-17E Fortress x 14
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Allied aircraft losses4 f& ^4 F+ R, I T# n7 B7 U
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged& }! |% s$ i5 G2 p, \5 u0 T2 M; n
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Japanese ground losses:3 q) N) H& f7 c( n, c
20 casualties reported2 U: b7 q# s/ M1 \% A
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 W* s' }9 w$ s. |" s5 g- O( R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ A# W% i9 b) G$ Y& x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) \9 g3 m1 |0 E3 l& p
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, H, R, w8 K4 }( f5 I$ c Q' FMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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2 u# S) f5 f8 u4 s: n* G1 g. O, v$ G B-17E Fortress x 27
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, K# v$ z8 c5 r" z4 j( ]No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:3 f( a3 N- P" I& c, I$ t
40 casualties reported e0 d+ C3 m+ V1 b/ [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 O: X$ t* P' v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby0 _3 \! }! d! Q- T" K1 ~1 s7 g* D# x0 S# W
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B-17E Fortress x 39 [) I& m( {, N7 }2 e' s7 T% w: O
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No Allied losses6 n* F, D' A+ ` ~/ P
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* [5 T+ [; C, r r" rAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)6 G, ~' v1 S+ |/ Q
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 58" ` l' Z( i4 R7 p+ Z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90 }% I* I; C' R# ~# q7 D
TBF-1 Avenger x 372 ~8 i' N- g y! I% H
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No Allied losses; v) m$ S, ?3 _/ S
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Japanese ground losses:
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 W" ~( \% M: N
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. Z+ E9 K7 }& ?" r- d4 ^Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense., p: A) R2 S" K+ `- ~% _
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6 a& Z, I* X0 j AKA Alchiba% C4 L% E; m+ x" E; j: A: w
DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 H. L9 @$ y" ?" _4 j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled6 ~8 h" G6 O* o3 B& k3 _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 ?! ~$ n. m; W
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.4 m! `! G% o" l$ _
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Allied Ships
2 _+ s7 w1 d1 Y. b# D+ j DMS Hovey
# u! m& |. B- {' d DMS Southard
' M# X8 E1 d0 Q- [9 Q APD Little7 i e j& k+ b% T! X
APD Colhoun% J; u; J. M A% H6 }" X# z2 u
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( z8 A$ y# F* E$ ^Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: C3 E9 |" m( A' R, n/ G& G W Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled" K1 \ r+ _. X9 O$ E) y' G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138) S3 q; H I6 z `# g; u
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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3 d, p0 [- ]: M* r+ K/ 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" n* M: j* {/ T/ M+ B
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1 |4 n: i p. ]4 _+ z4 h* g E8 r 40 casualties reported
5 i, V9 }: K _ Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 c% D& e! F4 d9 r7 U Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 `1 ]* K2 n& N. c9 d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" R) b2 L; f' T8 i9 | Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
& N$ G9 Q! a* x1 f# F& V 81st Naval Guard Unit; r+ Z" l$ ^" o- k5 t
13th Naval Construction Battalion X3 n4 p& P: ^( j. y
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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$ v0 g; v D" j7 o1 ^Defending units:
6 B8 y9 \- {3 B$ @& a% @ 1st USMC/1st Regiment
0 J/ l/ o0 m! r/ U! T 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
$ K( A" O' ^6 @3 B, S, y 1st USMC/5th Regiment5 m. A& H/ p( q- F( K
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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. {( _$ o' Z2 D: |3 a6 H$ d& w( {Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)* G) j7 v$ ^- R, Z! e
1 X0 I8 f& { Y- {, d) tJapanese Bombardment attack% a3 A. a) L- B4 d/ J+ O* v( k- G
+ L3 b, _1 {, {0 R; b9 p3 vAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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) G6 M; A% i) H' d% P1 VDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2424 @4 ?+ m9 t2 t! z6 S
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Japanese ground losses:
' N9 Q/ e/ h" f, n1 ]4 Z# U) ^8 c, \+ Z 20 casualties reported
) x( X# V5 i4 J5 X% A Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
* E p6 b1 {$ B( c4 } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! z. A. o& f3 F0 n; n- l# z' f% ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# u1 g7 T$ B1 X* |& {2 }$ b4 {
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. n1 T- Z/ ~" N" g( M6 O7 J Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
/ n( z5 u' D) D: S# V 14th Naval Construction Battalion
4 F9 \, n7 A* ~; g. q2 r1 U4 |, R& h 129th JNAF AF Unit 6 A8 p' f2 |$ X0 [4 P! z. p0 x
0 o3 ^: ^& `" c+ t) ^% PDefending units:
1 L8 p2 @! J+ S5 f. P `; Y 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
& _$ z; |' Z$ |6 T R6 |1 x 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
# i8 r6 i' M6 F" u 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |