8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships
2 Y8 H" q% |5 a7 F, [- Q+ _ DD Henley, Shell hits 1
! k1 e- J, Z. Z8 m. S DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire, c% ], }- R6 P/ R5 Q
AKA Alchiba5 c4 _) d2 s6 q( j" z0 ]
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)5 k5 P) L7 r( ]$ f* V. d5 n
, E: ^7 P$ C5 a& l0 GTF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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Allied ground losses:
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# f ?) e' [& }' O0 A4 W! G5 D Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled- u( A7 |! W6 |4 w" ]* n' z' X4 z6 m- @' G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled3 D( g5 |+ j; h3 ~8 C7 `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- @7 ^) b- h$ G+ Q. @- y1 q1 h
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
9 l% ~. D8 Y3 a0 M; Q1 ~- ~ Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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: M- n: H. }, X0 S" oPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DMS Hovey
1 R n: r6 p6 k$ ~& ]; t" G0 M( n$ { DMS Southard
: A7 x4 V6 h6 X2 _* T APD Little
6 O% S. H# u9 n3 `6 w( ? APD Colhoun
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+ x" ^# W1 a3 k8 oAllied ground losses:0 w+ M* L5 C0 o. Q. y
21 casualties reported) t1 q7 q4 h4 g/ ^3 D4 p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ W! b3 k! K: [+ S: | |4 l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled$ ^+ [6 r. ^& t H( w
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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Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
; C& _/ K, B2 f8 v Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
% y, A( u# N) x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 A. l3 u( Z+ D2 }Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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. W5 a2 j8 r6 _7 U4 c3 b4 d41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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9 L/ {$ e- _3 u5 A5 b! j0 L DD Helm h. W- W# I/ U+ m6 w$ L' G
DD Blue, Shell hits 29 o" Q) a% z M4 W; E+ o
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire) B+ l) m5 V6 l' o. q, P% D( |
AKA Alchiba
6 Z1 o3 p' M& r3 W _% P- y9 v DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled( t: F; C' A* J: H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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) d6 U# G; F: ]* H" e6 Y' ~: MInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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1 }3 s6 o3 g% Z$ e7 o7 b) M: F/ n20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.6 s+ f! }: M9 q R% H
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7 e: G( {# |7 U9 m% _ DMS Hovey
# S ]/ R+ ^, }7 O) _ DMS Southard
! Q/ [+ n! J8 J6 g3 X APD Little
, X P0 [! r9 H& i, v. r APD Colhoun. b1 z, f+ O2 r" v4 S+ K8 M n* [7 K
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' c' z1 j& ]: WMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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1 G# C) i, l) D0 f) T0 t" pWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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B-17E Fortress x 144 k2 v1 T! _- |! l3 H* Q
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged0 a: Q3 a1 K+ S, a# a: z
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Japanese ground losses:! g) P5 r' p, ~+ q7 w) C
20 casualties reported) {( N2 ^6 p6 p% Z: C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. X" W3 Q0 {/ y. @2 m4 r1 V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( q! g) H- V, W2 g! P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 T$ }( h0 v3 m k6 D3 c
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)$ ^: A9 q% p7 J5 O. W
4 g; c* i9 I k% W, y! PWeather in hex: Partial cloud5 k5 j7 C! J+ S; J3 q$ F. o
Allied aircraft3 l! X. S5 K0 V$ G; V
B-17E Fortress x 27$ N( B, f" U' ~+ X+ l2 c2 H
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No Allied losses. _) u) D+ y) ~% S8 o1 ]* C- [' X) [
: |9 F7 I& l7 W uJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& w( w( m1 k; G/ U$ F" {' [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
: L( g- r: b+ ]" J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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0 l. C) ]' {) |2 ~Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby- B& q. d; z$ q2 i. R9 y
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B-17E Fortress x 3
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- H5 w! ]7 F* @9 AAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)' [/ J7 o: l! J6 ^) r/ S2 Z
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain8 T! j: A% u+ A1 ?
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Allied aircraft) t) r" ], U7 `0 S6 w5 ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
& R% h$ F4 b2 U# I SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
3 H; V0 B( {) R TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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1 [1 S G4 E% K7 W Q 91 casualties reported9 K. h0 T; I& C" {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)4 x" @/ ]( e/ R+ T
9 @& X' `' V/ h17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.) [6 z: X3 A- H1 ?* f5 Z- u( |
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DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:
}2 e+ I) e3 D7 D( b6 m* P6 V 28 casualties reported9 ?: ?6 Y8 r. C' D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, C7 j8 M& @' ?9 w6 _* Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled- v5 G7 U. ]0 b. `$ W' Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)' m; K: P* i5 ?5 G
1 D1 w" {# `! k7 C42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.3 y; u% D: z0 j# x
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DMS Hovey3 ^7 |7 ~# {% x' N' b( p" K
DMS Southard
9 J: V' P4 w6 ^, Y5 w+ G+ G/ u APD Little
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Allied ground losses:- j7 j$ z5 V: U9 F$ V" H
21 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled/ e/ T h1 P5 s4 Y& C: T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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7 i3 K6 b2 o# m0 lGround combat at Lunga (114,138) n0 I3 @' I1 J
/ @$ u1 E% k. ]) F: s. _: R8 _Japanese Bombardment attack
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( }# j8 D/ H" d; P& y, AAttacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 883 l( I- v1 |' u9 ?
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Defending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
* a. j: Z+ N/ x. g% } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 S6 Z/ V ?: Z7 F4 _! ~, L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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13th Naval Construction Battalion$ P" m& ?. u$ Q- j' P2 j5 L& u: V
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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1st USMC/1st Regiment. [, L5 p2 S; ?
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion: U' ?) Z" u5 n( F) k8 {6 \
1st USMC/5th Regiment
! M j* e! ~! I. ^1 k7 @ 3rd USMC Defense Battalion; `# o* y( p8 R1 H. ]
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)3 q" d l$ I% b% _. _* O6 d; h* g
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Japanese Bombardment attack) O6 R* I* G$ H
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 339 C/ ~* j" r( a* d5 z
# n& B# C9 O4 G6 I9 WDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242$ y8 y0 I' [9 O. Z( {7 C
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' R2 w4 d+ \9 ~# {( Z4 m+ c! Q 20 casualties reported& ?" J8 K" q y6 }$ x
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled1 Q' u4 ]7 L8 J; Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF1 G! I) e8 K0 W9 C) _
14th Naval Construction Battalion
+ o* c7 z9 P4 ]: U3 J; ~, Y 129th JNAF AF Unit , `6 j; m8 _) ]7 @% M: U
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- z0 i8 x" M t9 n 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
! A0 q Y. G9 S. f, s/ b- G 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1& T3 V# V ^ |
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |