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
; C$ `* R( R- T* s- O DD Henley, Shell hits 1. S1 c* G3 U8 K7 J
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire1 f* [ S8 b- t/ ~; e
AKA Alchiba& V# M6 `5 [4 T1 h7 g
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. W) ]% G c& T. @# F, JAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138. w4 i# l: q+ D5 L7 X4 `$ @
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Allied ground losses:
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, }0 x7 ^% ?3 e Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
( x d$ W) m) I' F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
* u* @6 m/ d: Q+ B& }$ a/ b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 \: [5 J: P/ U0 D9 l* q. d
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
9 c z7 X9 s) G: } Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)" @5 |+ K. Z; l4 X) V
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)- x& s y- {9 x9 q+ a
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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, I1 `2 n2 l* @( lAllied Ships
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DMS Southard
' s4 K. J: S4 @% [( h: k APD Little
& d7 L; J2 ?9 {: o. d+ l APD Colhoun
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* L# ~+ D/ j( Y3 x- ^' x# DAllied ground losses:
1 _5 f/ q6 v: Y+ l, {6 x4 J5 S% k 21 casualties reported6 J) S- f& B3 e4 Z* F3 o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ _- T9 P( i2 F i8 I) u: i3 n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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- w! P1 @& x1 i* p' o0 E/ m! O9 OAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied ground losses:/ q8 E8 ^7 D. P
28 casualties reported- K* h1 o$ p+ F- F* l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
7 Y2 ^- f- B( c1 i f" k Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled! T: E/ p# E' O/ U+ j, p q( g$ i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 a+ ?" Q( [' O- b
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships
6 y( D/ @; J: T. Z+ v7 H4 h* u0 P DD Helm
* D/ ^% [6 X5 ~+ D9 W& v* \ DD Blue, Shell hits 2: ~% j& V9 J) N4 a- c
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Henley
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' b. U* K: \4 L6 w' fAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) {" {: K3 @. W& S' | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled: A2 a3 J2 |1 u7 p: j! ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 M9 T T/ B7 ~6 O5 [: k4 v+ zInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships$ I" {* \" ], c
DMS Hovey
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( D1 j9 }; |% ?# r APD Little2 \: _/ t2 z1 A0 C" L5 V
APD Colhoun
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2 L) g6 o8 v( q/ g# P, L% ^ ]* pMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby5 v! V# z: X) k9 i
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B-17E Fortress x 14: L9 k* ]$ z$ n& D3 y2 Q
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( m+ K' f" [$ V) Y# c A( z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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! p J s" C+ Z- R0 uMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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B-17E Fortress x 278 h+ Q' j9 B. A/ d3 A" b- X
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No Allied losses
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" d5 X C+ \% o6 ?" W/ zJapanese ground losses:1 \& O B+ Y' Z
40 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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( V$ k: h q* S; S! ZMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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! a, g! B* r% l) IWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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No Allied losses8 f6 @" |! }' ]3 u3 t. }
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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5 z1 ]" q7 @: EWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Allied aircraft5 K' n7 }4 i4 S; b9 w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
( }: j8 W: E$ |) j3 U0 @ SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
6 ?! o$ ]. V/ u" [- `1 { TBF-1 Avenger x 375 P% i6 S) T# ]; X7 L& H
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Japanese ground losses:; u3 Z }& n, G5 ^ k, `, V
91 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled' G' U; ]! l6 p- p1 s6 m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. T$ b8 s& u9 `5 ^! W) q5 f* I
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1 ~) J7 A1 G: o- r/ V" n! b9 |Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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Allied Ships
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DD Henley
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+ ~- B+ L1 |) j9 CAllied ground losses:) O# Q8 x; y C
28 casualties reported( G' R6 n4 C. r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& W$ | i( J- e: C; A1 Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled! `3 N0 G. z: d9 U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 ^- g" u" _- V0 c" R% x
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)5 ?' i7 M* s; Y( ]+ s- z; r9 c: V
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.3 w& S; z" h x S( v, K- c! E
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Allied Ships
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DMS Southard
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APD Colhoun h4 I, V. |7 {. D
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Allied ground losses:" I; b1 X; `4 ]7 h* L5 X1 y* P
21 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled' r' o( k3 U$ H3 g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Japanese Bombardment attack' S3 l) d) P' b4 w( M; C/ ~
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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2 p$ t5 r% W. o- P* U IDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Japanese ground losses:, n2 u) h7 g7 v) R* f
40 casualties reported* h; \) j2 @) z" c0 O1 w# G
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled( h# ^2 s; ~0 ]- E
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
- p- p! E2 U. f$ [ c# L4 F Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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+ G# V% U2 ?! P! |% U1 q9 O- k9 J9 l+ t/ `7 n 13th Naval Construction Battalion
4 i6 i* `% @* J0 N3 b& |2 m 11th Naval Construction Battalion. j+ R- e5 i O9 i
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Defending units:
6 V8 X- u. h9 v8 }# r" G 1st USMC/1st Regiment5 W! Z; j: l" y, p9 i9 A$ B
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion7 |$ V5 h- G* p; }) C
1st USMC/5th Regiment
& L8 W1 e9 c: F; S% p: Q 3rd USMC Defense Battalion9 d- m+ a" {: t- S) w
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' U) W( M8 l# O" kGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)/ J1 l4 p( Z* |- R8 m, U
' X4 R7 ~8 j9 ?) |5 tJapanese Bombardment attack; s$ y9 j9 }6 i* Y9 E2 Q
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33* j# p" }5 u5 z2 l& |
: j" Q. l0 {: g& w( X8 MDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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Japanese ground losses:) W5 [0 x; J$ d6 N/ n' f4 r& Z
20 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
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$ m c( u; A& L# S 1st USMC Parachute Battalion2 z% M. V' ?; c0 S; ^9 G
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1 @1 J- `. ^0 o$ n) }* I
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |