8月8日,美军上瓜岛8 B' N5 |& e ?& V. |) \
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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z0 M" O4 J* I7 wAllied Ships
: I$ T5 u9 s4 n7 M. O DD Henley, Shell hits 19 l9 q- T. `. l) c! _
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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" K8 |( U2 C! q" nAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)' m4 h6 Q& _* P: D0 C5 R
% X6 M: U9 {! i2 u, xTF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,1388 {2 V% h" S- Y# ~; r' p
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Allied ground losses:
4 c9 ]/ L+ |% g9 ?& X0 D c5 E6 i 31 casualties reported: ~% ?8 K/ f/ t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
. `5 F5 K: X5 m/ F: F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
5 P9 n4 `9 M2 Z, [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ @9 P9 U8 j1 A' @2 w" K) d& H Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) k% P9 P- T, x2 t9 f! `
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)9 J* Q }/ o, w( K8 R+ X; @
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)* P2 Q5 j' M; Q: U) }
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DMS Hovey
& J5 H/ y( [) M9 t2 q- Y DMS Southard
t4 [2 |6 D8 P+ R' D o APD Little
7 D+ b0 f( }: m. P/ S$ j% D9 Z APD Colhoun4 e ? I! }4 f' s( n0 X0 B; q
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' P$ y m; l+ ]5 P+ qAllied ground losses:
: O8 z% e. |3 V! H& H% \9 l: k 21 casualties reported5 N/ C$ g" b6 S) h7 I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. w8 B1 H9 c8 d1 ]. M G7 b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
, ~) R9 Q* f- Q/ [4 _& u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 |) X; O) T) x6 UAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)0 ]/ ]& j+ Y% M* Q+ a9 J
( z, X0 X: @+ {& y% aAllied ground losses:9 t3 V% X0 x. o- V6 Y% N
28 casualties reported( l9 ?$ U" K" |; Y# ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled( b1 z: Y5 u; J4 W/ c( q8 b. m
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
2 b: Z$ P Z: p8 d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.. [, h' l+ n8 f/ A0 T$ B
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DD Helm' \* Y6 |' E' W3 @% U' y
DD Blue, Shell hits 2
5 [# Y- s+ X3 F( B" m DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Henley0 `, n! m% B- J# I# E! Z* d
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1 c) g, H1 \5 x+ Z% m, cAllied ground losses:
# ?. w3 }, Y: v: ~ 14 casualties reported
# T$ a! g* k; x. M p) ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ ^& ~- H; c$ x( V9 F5 ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled/ z% Q2 g1 K* l) k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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3 A& @3 ~, y5 U A8 ]Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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/ I& @; g( U1 i0 _! {5 I/ X; JAllied Ships
) q" B# j9 ?% a& y+ u, H DMS Hovey5 @3 I# Q% p9 ?5 H- `7 j& ^5 d9 H
DMS Southard) y8 R. N( [; H* Y/ R) W
APD Little2 \9 V7 W) V5 D' B+ f
APD Colhoun
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2 V! B% K+ }4 O1 z, NMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby4 G t& p3 }2 q2 [9 Z) ?% G+ K
3 N. f: O1 I& ZWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Allied aircraft
# M' o3 T3 x4 J9 I. J" ?, P; K B-17E Fortress x 145 b2 h1 l; F+ q" P5 f- l
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Allied aircraft losses
& r2 ~9 N- P2 }0 g: f" O B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged h* c3 u+ j* `. Z4 V& A; j
4 Z0 ~/ L" X* k4 a& c* D1 q8 FJapanese ground losses:9 o9 w# }- O C
20 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. M' W. J& E# w+ T D6 q- @, }* @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- M& A j3 j/ r$ D; F m* Q
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/ r$ F6 f) w* q- w+ UMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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' ?- Z, u7 G, d: CWeather in hex: Partial cloud* q; p1 d( s' _" f7 J, B
Allied aircraft
- i2 p: C/ N! D( S& X( p B-17E Fortress x 27
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:! m! K+ D. y7 m: c" y" c, ^
40 casualties reported
1 B5 m' y; i8 D, X- P3 q# M- r Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 {# t% ]* H- @2 n8 r: J6 J8 s
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
9 o. y2 p% C- G2 f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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( ~, l# H# W4 `) v" \ f4 o ~Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby% r- m2 k& y) R( |
* j, p. ]% r; r( v5 F. J8 x( EWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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4 h- o5 M2 b0 A4 s B-17E Fortress x 3" m. j) r4 n8 M. z
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No Allied losses: E, ~8 y* j7 x4 E) R# {
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; X' H9 X1 c. d' D {2 uAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain: ^* \' d$ V2 m
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Allied aircraft* A! l! d9 {6 A+ G! B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
3 S3 L) n& K+ j7 P) |% | SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
. D4 L, }4 l. Q" J# B+ G TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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No Allied losses9 b3 U Y+ P) U& q4 g% J
5 c; S4 x. H% r" QJapanese ground losses:: q+ S- _4 z: w! Q5 m) I7 [
91 casualties reported
* l7 x" n8 v! r9 m7 d Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
& h+ T4 W: p: B+ \7 {) u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
3 B+ I8 {( C$ {4 j2 h/ r! X5 j3 a, s n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 F* k1 y5 S. j! L& FInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.5 F+ j E [8 e; @
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Allied Ships
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DD Henley
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2 ^' ? L8 S& QAllied ground losses:5 N# }* T0 J9 b/ J9 c
28 casualties reported# W8 U" F. Q9 ` s) Y. P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 z# y9 [! C' q; f& d& D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled, G+ p& I' v4 J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ n8 e# h7 ], E2 g
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; m* {9 \3 Y( wInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)$ Y5 F7 H- l/ O* z! c+ o$ i6 g
2 B+ t3 t+ a! C5 h42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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$ P; ~& s5 ]: m6 x; D8 t; M IAllied Ships
6 z0 w0 Z1 a! Y: L% t* d0 s DMS Hovey: i+ ?9 l& s$ o/ D% ^7 e- q6 V
DMS Southard
% ?( Y+ z. s' o& C APD Little6 j' ^7 f+ ~0 N
APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:+ @3 S; E7 W X/ F: z% h7 Q
21 casualties reported
8 B$ |3 O" i7 [; V* L# [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 G' R/ A9 Q: d. P6 j9 d6 d Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled3 i, x2 D: s3 ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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2 F, b. O# A1 R& ]9 J$ F4 {Japanese Bombardment attack' t' ]+ i3 X/ U4 s4 v7 b7 x5 U2 D! {, _
/ j9 x8 N" ^2 H, A9 j& @. M. xAttacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88$ T5 F; s' J N- {$ l( ^7 ~9 q o7 ]
0 W; Q+ F1 O3 U |* lDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450* a S8 y8 t) P5 ^ E; p: ?; x- ]0 ?
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled( R3 F' f0 U/ N& P6 {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 D$ j$ F+ O3 T! z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
, {+ e7 H3 W" Y Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit2 p! i$ u; I- E- ^& s6 Y' G* I$ R
81st Naval Guard Unit, j! q. A/ Z" l( @
13th Naval Construction Battalion4 o; B0 z% h# _; D1 V( c0 }( x
11th Naval Construction Battalion' y- H" _$ S& k& z% m/ C% w+ U
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Defending units:( i9 ^7 J$ J& ^5 U& D0 p
1st USMC/1st Regiment
[8 B. e4 y7 r* M' \, ] 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
5 H: d, Q$ P) {' [# B( B# X 1st USMC/5th Regiment$ D4 \" t5 {5 R W9 S
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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. o# Y- }* z# aGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)5 [& [* s! D5 Q7 m5 F/ M W4 b
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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1 B+ f2 w" k( r4 Z3 |1 |# Q& B) BAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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, n/ {, d) h4 z* m! {( VDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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Japanese ground losses:
8 p8 Y7 s0 O& N# x 20 casualties reported0 K( @% Y" g- w7 I
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
; B0 l& U( a; \ b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, t; Z. |! h6 B$ V7 Y5 t$ y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' L8 G5 e6 u$ ]! q% z% e- G1 l
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
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129th JNAF AF Unit
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4 h( ~6 k0 x+ ?+ c u3 U/ Q 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
U+ Q$ M6 ] i/ n/ O) s& Z% q. _5 G 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /11 m% l( @1 L, W7 y0 H7 x/ i
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |