8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!3 h/ d% J5 ^% n* @
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8 |, _; Q% ?2 [) | DD Henley, Shell hits 1
- X. k9 F1 V: L& H% C DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire$ w7 r& K( d" }1 ` s2 W, V
AKA Alchiba
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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Allied ground losses: i: w) m" a( N0 c- \
31 casualties reported ?% `$ G# x# o' y9 x' @, I# [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled6 b' l9 h! I; Y/ f8 |1 Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
5 J, k+ [9 A6 w% X) e8 ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, a3 f% a8 g/ t' y1 Y
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)7 J- F* ?; e8 H( O
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)9 Y, C! ]6 F4 I/ g6 H$ |
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.% v @5 U0 j+ U6 B
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Allied Ships* Y# ?4 I+ { W2 E( }
DMS Hovey/ K9 Q: K, _6 J
DMS Southard
3 o) @4 ?; u \4 s, d APD Little. N9 R$ [) S6 ?' P3 Q; ~9 l* s. ^ b
APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:
3 e+ u; u" |( Z3 x! c 21 casualties reported
( y' p8 h( p9 L Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% e8 V0 D7 k5 V( X/ o/ d3 Q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
0 Z% o8 x* r. k( {, ]- S* L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied ground losses:
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8 z }; o( x" P+ g. @% w1 y# { Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
* @% ]& |& F. s; O- _8 _7 Z Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 o8 D" M* F- a! K0 F; N, Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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! Y) O0 K" z+ Q8 I0 FInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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' z0 W$ P* i- y) e3 e41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships; ^' s% C9 R) l+ u
DD Helm
( X5 I6 a5 K7 [ DD Blue, Shell hits 28 y7 b" M8 ~! a3 ?* h
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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5 J0 Z' S( H7 P1 h* y6 @( l DD Henley; B3 l& n5 Y- @& k' |" [6 E
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& C0 \2 W6 E1 d/ sAllied ground losses:4 `8 A2 N5 p6 p& K0 M& V3 k$ l
14 casualties reported
/ Y9 H5 g) J8 ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( n% F# [6 Y- r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
* w, T! X+ h$ G6 @# a9 P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense./ y( f8 A: Q n! `
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DMS Hovey
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APD Little
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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0 v. T- T+ H( I* j6 _& y sWeather in hex: Heavy cloud' ]5 x1 [3 i3 m8 v
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Allied aircraft/ @3 l, X$ }" y& c9 _7 |2 g9 g' d! u) J5 g
B-17E Fortress x 14) I! _4 f; P% Z! @5 i3 ~( [
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:* n+ c: a" I) C1 q2 {2 Q
20 casualties reported
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5 S- A e K* z. y/ o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
" }# w& T, J1 `8 @2 G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)9 j4 F0 y1 C6 _7 ?) Z! E+ x3 J) X3 `
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Allied aircraft
9 s* u4 n5 J7 v# O8 y( K3 e B-17E Fortress x 27( ^ \/ i1 C' B) g
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:# S8 a& y) [& q. B1 K2 W
40 casualties reported
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: A& m! o* q0 N7 P3 ~4 L* n9 y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby+ {" h6 i0 `6 R: A' j5 E
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B-17E Fortress x 3% v+ d0 x' X% S4 K
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+ K' l* g8 k" w5 SAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)' {% C3 |: y" ]- V% c8 W
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Allied aircraft! e! ^/ n, {0 d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
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TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled) ]8 L% N {6 q3 H4 u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* T6 A) y R |4 I1 YInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)( F3 ~# C" W, M4 \/ |" f6 b
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships3 M$ \) b/ }! L0 b2 N
AKA Alchiba* ?; w2 O. b* U$ C; m Y
DD Henley H" d; q6 ^& V
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28 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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! p+ r, Q3 }8 o4 k$ C& q: RInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)9 W. \/ L0 k& b9 E; N' @2 G
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
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0 p8 u8 v7 G# S7 L DMS Southard
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3 Q/ W' k% y% n0 |& fAllied ground losses:
, X* F: l$ A: X( d 21 casualties reported8 o9 ^# ^1 a2 ^/ h, S, K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' H% l( b G# _0 P3 W& ? Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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O, F) \1 ~+ e& _0 l ^1 Y. XGround combat at Lunga (114,138)* Q) N8 a/ \* K$ V- T! t
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Z1 g3 v+ l7 QAttacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 885 f0 F7 P% A T
% ]6 @" A& H9 B. p/ ~+ lDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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40 casualties reported
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x4 y* W5 A) M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) y& F% d* ]4 v: }) I$ Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) j2 T/ z+ L# h( x& t
# z4 b0 ^/ M. P7 s5 JAssaulting units:; ]* s2 }7 j' Z8 x( r
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit- Q" k2 j8 h) H! L
81st Naval Guard Unit
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$ [7 E* U' X. Y. g; j3 f: a 1st USMC/1st Regiment: b: @" ^8 y$ s: a* v% K6 m, D. \
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
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6 \, m' w+ s1 e5 G: S 3rd USMC Defense Battalion$ h5 O' I; W4 M) c0 `
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Japanese Bombardment attack( H, F& m6 o, s, Z
) a+ G: h" N# G9 ?; U8 mAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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20 casualties reported3 C$ W& o! m3 H9 w; w J
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 x$ Z) w) ~" }% s Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
' g) X/ a$ }5 L+ `. Q 14th Naval Construction Battalion$ T% w: R0 X6 {3 I
129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:
Q9 I$ k5 S: K x; B: t$ A 1st USMC Parachute Battalion6 C+ t1 p( U; U/ Q- @
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1% ^' ]# a+ J+ x2 H
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |