8月8日,美军上瓜岛 s& \1 I( t8 z4 v; _
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!" b2 F$ C. z5 r) h
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DD Henley, Shell hits 1
. A& ^" m+ E$ h) j4 F5 D DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire0 A& ]' z6 B1 P& j* B5 z
AKA Alchiba
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)8 E8 `1 g! b9 L4 S5 R+ t* X3 M
4 M' r. A$ R/ w$ @TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,1382 n! @8 @+ B% V
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Allied ground losses:
0 x" ~6 o1 l/ U/ ]% v% A$ E 31 casualties reported
/ |& d$ }; R( _4 ?. \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled7 u+ [% t1 V/ ?8 I/ E4 [ a$ q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 J) K/ L# c' {* m. ^+ {7 j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. D9 l. s- l E
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)) X b& t2 }0 r
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)3 I1 b# ?3 M! V7 x/ A, n
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships9 o' r- [! u3 _5 s/ Q
DMS Hovey( h8 W; P' O9 e* a$ a" a
DMS Southard6 d m" W3 e+ J1 y2 B2 m( R8 [1 d' e
APD Little
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Allied ground losses: _% j0 D5 ?& u
21 casualties reported# f. }7 Z. g1 A5 H) Q' m# L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; F( Y9 ^6 y8 a1 M% O+ _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
( J3 |3 B+ o$ \5 x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% ^9 z5 z+ R/ Q
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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' \, |4 w8 \/ A' W! _2 }+ ]Allied ground losses:
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3 P9 i* N3 s. M+ |1 i Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
+ O! L& ~0 l" w2 w" O. A Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled" Q: C; U3 d5 s# N4 C% w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, V1 f8 c6 o7 l! {, R
8 i/ ?; _ j% Q& g& [' oInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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[9 \. ~. e5 _+ r41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
2 g5 B6 L9 R' D4 I7 r DD Helm
0 k/ i8 N, _. q; z0 r DD Blue, Shell hits 26 T& u- [% T+ n3 H5 R
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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8 k" Q3 ?5 y$ u7 }) W DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:
; |3 M; }: A; B) v4 v8 Y0 H 14 casualties reported
- G- ?. S* U% K5 h4 z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% A% `* @2 G$ i- T" e# ^( M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
( m6 J, o) n2 A9 z0 b+ P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% q( z7 r+ ]9 c- }, b# l5 W/ y
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)( X8 o- O/ O/ F `9 ^+ s
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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8 S3 L$ z g0 m; ^) | DMS Hovey
! K: T m; G/ Y6 `& X5 e DMS Southard
- P# @; R; Z( R( `) Y APD Little
f8 `% z: J- \+ i' d. |& g$ X) @: C APD Colhoun
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6 y8 m- \# v' G5 }7 AMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Allied aircraft: p; w5 k* f2 N a0 y8 {
B-17E Fortress x 14
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Allied aircraft losses: { O8 ~% ~ ?$ c* L0 _
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged4 q& d" @9 @2 l
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Japanese ground losses:! E5 X. _1 o. E: h- h( |6 T
20 casualties reported
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1 [* D/ Z/ x$ d, Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 @0 g4 J( {! y1 R- \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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) H2 b/ a& O+ Q; j& R+ }Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud- ~6 t0 ]2 W+ r |
Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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40 casualties reported5 p/ @9 B; h3 i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 D- H7 s) F$ u! R- b+ A
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud( }" z% T9 B+ H/ ^! d
Allied aircraft' c0 Z5 Q* m1 z0 e" k& p
B-17E Fortress x 3& q x* o' E: ~7 Z
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)& R' P# x$ f3 t! F" k7 I6 T' g5 J
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain7 _$ d/ ^. T+ w- L9 o9 j
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Allied aircraft/ S3 v0 j3 ]# s* D0 ^2 A2 K2 d) S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 581 w1 w' V. ~9 L, W! l8 R6 M; l; H
SBD-3 Dauntless x 901 c. \2 L" V$ U9 r' I3 Y
TBF-1 Avenger x 377 l+ ?: O2 b3 S( a5 B
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# n; P3 ?& }0 w7 WJapanese ground losses:! e- H( }: Z0 C8 t1 |
91 casualties reported
3 k+ x! t# p7 Q. M9 ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 t, C" T4 q+ q/ M+ Y+ @! W
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138): ~- Z, F, u' h7 x- ]# T9 Y* H
0 i/ Q2 w4 b3 |9 Y17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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AKA Alchiba
2 a+ D% ]0 R* R s( f" d6 C DD Henley
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5 G' Q* O5 H3 CAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 d* X8 k' A% {1 [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
* ], S* I2 |! T) j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# M/ Y3 W W4 h) R% T
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' T2 e* D# g1 }& x% W7 n+ ^, G% J* `Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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" I- c6 @2 v* R) m42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.1 h e+ K# B9 d$ X: e/ L: u
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DMS Hovey5 @4 n4 }' A4 g- {8 r
DMS Southard, j* r' n% e8 o
APD Little
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Allied ground losses:2 a8 p% U7 u$ W
21 casualties reported
0 T9 r0 Y. N- c# ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled }" x5 F# e3 c% H7 |6 n0 L! f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
" a' C% Q+ X% [0 l+ F- Q9 t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ O1 w# y; Y! ], w
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)7 d* O1 K5 O) {9 ^0 @+ ]
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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! V' H, k1 r5 y% R! [' s2 QAttacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 883 U$ J5 R: S+ v/ _
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Defending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Japanese ground losses:/ x! z) b# h% p: E% D5 T
40 casualties reported
. B+ e, Z U+ X3 I Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 j7 D8 Z Q- P; ?! D% W Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 c7 Z* O+ O, D/ V8 [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 m7 h) k) F$ A. a$ M
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Assaulting units:
1 M$ K; }5 x3 l, I4 U Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit T( d |" R5 l/ d
81st Naval Guard Unit- ^% C! ?0 `" e y+ {
13th Naval Construction Battalion
- A: ^3 {5 Z, D2 f6 T8 T, i7 b+ y' K 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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1st USMC/1st Regiment% R* @1 y% B/ T$ {2 q) j
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
! ~7 I6 ] N- q" T1 s- b 1st USMC/5th Regiment
( l& `) ^. F; m: T+ }# ]2 P 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)/ J2 q4 Q3 o6 c- _( j2 H0 o
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 332 r4 V" g9 {: ?6 ~- l, @; Q
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2420 L/ S. o5 q. G, j; s& d. {
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Japanese ground losses:
1 k: H4 e' ~4 P3 y# V, l( j S 20 casualties reported% U% `% d6 a5 o: X* f2 Y8 v
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ l( h$ D) Y/ M5 N" J$ o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ @" z' [+ ?6 e9 Y4 ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF5 h4 t' j) [# l/ s( V
14th Naval Construction Battalion
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion
c/ T) C2 F1 w% Z 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
! y. T! @7 E6 D# [5 M% C7 ] 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |