8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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! \) e4 d3 h- h# zPre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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DD Henley, Shell hits 1
2 G; U0 F, ]% \( }! ~ DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire1 C2 _/ e1 c& C- g
AKA Alchiba# r3 I7 a2 z$ X' H0 W& A( i
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# f' M) B9 s: {Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)2 v" X. a% S2 T3 L! C: \
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138/ G5 g: a& E6 A" m" Q# a- Y4 k8 p
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Allied ground losses:
8 @" \# G- `5 F# W# @ 31 casualties reported: G7 ?0 w# X; f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
3 W. P/ C! t" F* K& i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled, I. K8 u" B$ [' U; w" l! i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; Y9 V& V: D# B% p& O( m) T5 O, x& D
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
8 ? c- ~2 k6 Y7 t6 t! }/ u( K Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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' [- X# O1 u( @* l. t& ?Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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$ e; G" I/ }( G u" CAllied Ships
% a& y! t! a6 P/ T2 E: R& W; U6 r DMS Hovey0 P; }( Q2 ], J2 Y; M5 g
DMS Southard0 D8 ]$ x% b- @$ E2 L" t) m4 V0 y) }
APD Little3 {1 y7 [/ k. v5 t2 S3 V
APD Colhoun9 B2 \ {# `, ~8 o$ F0 ]* C
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x) J% U2 `, A8 U7 i6 [6 H- l* yAllied ground losses:. I$ }% p w: i3 Y
21 casualties reported
j5 Y" b: M3 R) m4 F) q$ G. t Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 N2 y4 q4 {4 H$ M6 a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled$ s9 x6 ^. p/ q' q( Z; l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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2 Q. ~6 y7 w( }$ w/ bAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137), N8 v; o& b, Y. S/ `* b2 s. P8 i
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28 casualties reported$ t! x$ n4 R, _9 h; {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
: V# h, D% F$ {( a) H Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled2 Z* h7 u) Y" K- s) r: ^# l1 J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, E& }. [- Z/ E, g" r1 Y9 \& `
; B8 q0 c `6 m, i( cInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!" `% Z1 {: q. B- l4 K
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DD Helm; A8 h$ W+ k+ c0 I+ i
DD Blue, Shell hits 2# S" {9 Q- f% _: e3 X P
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire% B2 [! y! m, D+ z
AKA Alchiba0 b2 h' ?* d: a, P# P" r# D" x9 Q+ Q
DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:) Z( ]# S% N! P
14 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 B9 m2 O) M( F. V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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M* d6 {& H8 O9 i" A20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DMS Hovey
7 X8 \, l" Q! M- Q% T2 m8 t" t DMS Southard" D$ s& `4 t/ b3 I
APD Little
6 R( y! ?3 e G q' t6 b/ k" K' x APD Colhoun1 S% G& x6 ~" O4 {! m: v! B
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+ e; u1 N6 y g5 m. c/ z KMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* L2 P% R# k9 K% g4 k0 \" O
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses& w0 z/ ]: R4 U
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged/ E( M& D! {) \& \3 G7 ?2 s' _% l
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Japanese ground losses:" C( B, x! A2 w: ?
20 casualties reported
1 o3 L5 ?# }5 T/ R& `0 t Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 Q8 O& k; K! X; B5 Q4 |* q: x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- L3 [# i2 d0 M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)+ l; R, A3 C8 E7 m
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese ground losses:
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! [: M2 s" |) y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
# V" b& I4 f% B4 g4 n$ k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby* c2 j# ?* C: Z, K4 g- q
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B-17E Fortress x 3, X& u' y1 R! L& }+ s
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: o3 a5 }) V# }5 J XAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)$ k# {2 U0 Z* l2 u7 V) C' U* {3 R& G
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Allied aircraft* G; g9 y8 T3 _+ ~2 q& ^, k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
) e/ D& V+ K" _9 m SBD-3 Dauntless x 90: ? x% J/ ]* }* S: e1 X5 s
TBF-1 Avenger x 37" }+ w& j+ N, `
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No Allied losses9 [) B: h1 m* h8 s4 l
' I) N4 K+ Y% F; I' g& eJapanese ground losses:
_9 _9 v4 L6 _ 91 casualties reported3 e; ?" S& U' {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled# b$ [% Z% @1 P0 R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
8 Q& u4 B9 j6 ?% y, k. `7 @2 k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% [9 Q9 _1 N$ F9 P1 V1 e; T/ v% M
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/ o! ?& z x7 ?6 HInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138). M- ~9 p4 F- {/ G+ x& o' ]1 `
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.+ d+ |$ U0 C9 m& [
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Allied ground losses:) U+ i* Y, r9 `2 S: I
28 casualties reported& Q" ~7 I/ v) J$ g2 K- x# x+ I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: g* W8 d0 p; ?0 Z! | ~2 _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled0 L ]! [# @& Q8 E6 Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 w' l- q0 p8 y8 ZInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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8 ?5 f7 g6 n' ~42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.5 D9 w! F3 e- l- k* R
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DMS Hovey
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Allied ground losses:
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^( G* ]" i8 w; ^! F Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* j) V1 b' k1 u" \Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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# M; A! ]8 W8 |Japanese Bombardment attack/ E- T' _7 o" J
6 d3 [' W! \1 M+ U- g( }+ wAttacking 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
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40 casualties reported- o' h( U: M4 P# f0 W+ V
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled b0 [: b- ^# @5 w- x9 r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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. e6 B I; d/ a# a# c2 nAssaulting units:* X3 L' i6 `4 i/ t+ z9 p
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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13th Naval Construction Battalion2 W6 h" x7 T% F6 }
11th Naval Construction Battalion% p* e! q4 S$ u6 {. E& q
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1st USMC/1st Regiment
/ S; p( y! P! H) ^2 z9 V 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
0 ~1 ?) f3 }) N% g f 1st USMC/5th Regiment& {, |( e- U5 b( z- c: g
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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/ \8 R E/ ]) w3 {0 ~5 XGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Japanese Bombardment attack( [- s6 x9 L+ }
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33& P* Q p% B& w7 L: o
/ V8 Z6 e T) w/ U- s; S# d y sDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242( n( z6 G; |1 p& m( E$ l
2 l9 c0 |6 {6 U8 ?4 d7 ?9 sJapanese ground losses:( ?8 L" m2 H6 w6 ?
20 casualties reported
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3 I# t, y$ p* p) }9 N$ [0 N. ^, i2 @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
1 f* O, C& s( j/ d 14th Naval Construction Battalion
$ G5 f1 {/ r; B( `* \) ~0 Y 129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:
: F$ G) w$ G& y6 A/ O 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
: ~, U" z# b( o 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /18 [9 m) ~6 D' c
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |