8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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6 r; w4 q4 s3 M, JPre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!, G) A$ O4 e# N8 v+ A
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DD Henley, Shell hits 15 @) f* |9 `( ]
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire1 }7 |" D5 x0 |/ K
AKA Alchiba
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)' S+ Q+ M9 e. E' M
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138, V9 ?; ^2 W- e- F+ f% B
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Allied ground losses:/ M+ j5 S: ~ F- w
31 casualties reported4 H: U" I" g* r* i( u$ F3 @2 ^* n% s; V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
+ i! i' H* P! r5 ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
' Q0 P9 [! w* x- T" V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled N0 Y/ z( `: G4 l$ x
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)( Y) b e, Y0 Q
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)6 [: [, @) }- C
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Allied Ships
% Z; S- u2 N, ^ DMS Hovey; X5 V. I: R! }
DMS Southard
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APD Colhoun
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, O, S( T5 M5 Y/ F/ [5 ZAllied ground losses:
1 G! `1 @- E z/ Q 21 casualties reported
4 I: x8 l0 u6 e( {# {/ { Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" l" l6 q* P' A5 @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled1 v2 O3 r! U4 w! z! ]/ ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. b" |3 j4 F# d i6 Q
( b: \, _* D" {Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)3 j9 l0 b' B) @/ t8 U6 n& c# L
8 H/ X" M0 N4 J" u n! ^3 w5 |Allied ground losses:4 `9 J* W- X1 m& D: E$ @) X ]
28 casualties reported
) K2 ]1 {6 ?( H$ h' i Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
- q6 ? S+ l! ` Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
4 o2 b# T& ~4 U4 K% M! ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; s: m* y/ O) J( K/ N4 O* mInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.% l/ e1 ]4 |( B! h2 J8 z7 h
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DD Helm
! [5 q; W# \+ Y DD Blue, Shell hits 2
. h5 C, N) W# o! S: I" w, N DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Henley' t. ?, I7 F& N
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5 W% W- C' u1 ^' W5 PAllied ground losses:
0 T; o3 I6 y/ }0 ` 14 casualties reported
9 P8 Y0 k# i& P6 D* n3 H0 ?6 K Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ R% J7 D9 o% `! g9 R- N! ~3 Q" c1 y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled. `7 U4 ~ `/ f. q* g4 f6 w; V$ S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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7 T& Y# N. ^% n) G9 N& _8 s- ?0 E& tInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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9 x% T- S, e2 n$ y+ C: [4 V20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.+ v2 y m; x1 l. G/ K
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DMS Hovey& i# V. q( r' F* J4 K* ]* w
DMS Southard: {: W2 `/ e! H1 }5 L: Q, [
APD Little
4 i/ [* `" I. m, Y" } APD Colhoun
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Allied aircraft" T3 @3 k7 j% c# @
B-17E Fortress x 14
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7 n$ ?8 ^ X: ~0 N0 ~( [3 IAllied aircraft losses
0 S Y1 u% O% O) l B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:+ Y+ T2 \9 b2 o2 n- R+ V
20 casualties reported p$ [8 S: P- q( R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( j: S9 M) O7 n! j: p0 @" t I Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 h" W% M) ^" x& R/ S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& g7 a* }& |! A; n4 Z
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9 o7 ~7 g) B! N0 D; _) }" |; a- wMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)1 a0 {9 \- ]1 ?5 U- \
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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+ ]4 b- _9 `8 t) T v B-17E Fortress x 27, Y) Y" c n" h- k- g* B: r
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No Allied losses: U, U4 w" R- L& a$ \. s7 E
, P4 }2 |' {2 NJapanese ground losses: [+ X* K0 J" P, y- a( x
40 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled8 H3 m2 q5 k! @
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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1 _$ E1 y1 o/ j& k \$ `Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; Y4 b; w( B( I+ F- f2 [' n. Q6 k5 q
Allied aircraft
8 x+ w) y6 D/ o B-17E Fortress x 32 q# M, T: q x) U6 _5 m
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No Allied losses( E2 }2 I- s" D& L, p2 F, Y ^
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Allied aircraft
+ S9 X( V! Z( z+ g$ M$ ~+ L F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
, E: f- W0 n& c SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
& n8 P: V$ M2 V$ i' T TBF-1 Avenger x 377 S" I! P( ~( j
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:( N. q' W. Q, K N
91 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled; S0 b9 l- ~. }( O8 f5 A8 b7 I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( k; Z3 j9 W) V2 ]0 \
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)7 j' z( }' k7 N: h1 g- s
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AKA Alchiba
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Allied ground losses:
4 ?! e% j$ X$ ?: K 28 casualties reported
4 E5 ~1 A4 s. _" b- o Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. v" ~1 E" v) \, J6 d- Z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
2 W% s% a% O6 W/ H0 ]7 v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# w8 h* [+ K# ]
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
1 U* Q3 l V4 k1 j DMS Hovey
, ^+ ]9 [2 W' D# e) B4 d; v DMS Southard
8 f- A! J& X1 g- _# _. y9 E9 A4 x APD Little
0 ~/ ]+ ?: y1 F5 I, k$ `# L# ^4 u APD Colhoun" V4 l. y3 a! k/ G, P
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5 n2 U- r+ a* R i2 Z8 J* JAllied ground losses:
6 U" B# f2 |; n/ a) a9 w, f 21 casualties reported
7 u3 T0 T1 g- d8 g# L1 H0 u) X: c Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 v5 U0 N) m% \/ g: `- Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled) X ]' u( g& U3 \: G3 ?7 F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled I9 X; U$ N8 H+ R: X
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)6 ]0 w" Q" E8 G/ N% l
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88 t! \, o% J9 R) Y" W
4 D- f3 M5 T# ~# M) ]% ?Defending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Japanese ground losses:
7 `+ u- m8 _% A9 B 40 casualties reported
" E, r5 ^2 y C1 c! V( H) g6 M, S8 k Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ S4 h/ a) e2 ?' | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 F$ M0 H4 y4 |) m1 W3 o' V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 Z: Y: e4 N3 o, LAssaulting units:8 D3 m t+ ~- @" K: Y
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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( [6 U* b9 l: [' _ 13th Naval Construction Battalion
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$ S1 L5 {' x5 CDefending units:
- K3 w( S1 S6 r" l0 q 1st USMC/1st Regiment
% K9 t: M! n: h- T; w 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
2 C( j+ E# |% @' _4 u$ P8 N+ X0 r 1st USMC/5th Regiment
1 B# j2 ? e9 O3 b* X( G8 @0 \) G 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)# m Q0 q F' [- w2 h8 E0 J% L Y
" s" Y9 m7 U0 L8 n8 pJapanese Bombardment attack
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) {3 b5 A4 C$ j+ C: MAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 330 A! _. v( b% U1 U" r$ M& U
' m4 \# f8 V; T5 Q1 Z" N: m& hDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242- X9 r$ e6 ^/ U' G! d' n1 o- T3 K8 \
7 c! t- J( K( T* W( oJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
' A" ?+ O' N4 z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ g# @( |, A. ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" o; o' F) D5 d5 N. y
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
) k8 C3 @7 J3 c7 u3 ^ b( U5 U 14th Naval Construction Battalion
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion
: z& B/ K5 Z& a; ?/ n% J" a- H 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
0 s5 E; h: V. O9 Q: M6 V 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |