8月8日,美军上瓜岛4 X) i, U5 R2 M; [3 [9 Z! M! L. [
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!1 v8 n9 i- J$ h/ Z# m: C4 j
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Allied Ships
0 r; l/ _- ]+ Y( y4 h5 I DD Henley, Shell hits 1$ M! z8 m0 }8 h; @6 P% ?+ N5 p. `* F
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)6 g0 q, [0 a4 }& s m& `
& g" {4 K+ l7 dTF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,1381 N+ h9 s% Q4 Q8 T; C) o/ x
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Allied ground losses:
' t' h7 A# y9 A 31 casualties reported& |% @% F' w4 ?, \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled& N0 _& h& s5 l% G$ g' n& L. B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
[0 \# Y: j$ b, S, O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ f" P) i7 g0 R4 s0 S# z
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled); D! G! {1 Y$ p+ p
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)! ]; b! Z1 `/ ?
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)& Z8 M$ H3 n6 ]: x
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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: _- [! i; H7 CAllied Ships7 S4 r2 ?* |. S6 M
DMS Hovey: A6 ~4 J! \" U; e9 C
DMS Southard
4 v. P& c: a( g5 ~. x, U6 }5 ] APD Little+ F6 j/ g) n- {' H0 S
APD Colhoun; P: _# i7 t1 ~; F+ ^( V( R
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9 C$ w. @: S I* @$ yAllied ground losses:# f7 N8 E S& \9 B f0 S: [4 V- u" u
21 casualties reported
" k) y0 S/ v+ G3 i, _- W- c" m1 U7 C% t Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: g3 V4 Q* O. F( t! V3 R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)0 C2 K7 n* G8 T& s0 J2 D
$ ]4 I) q! T2 [8 IAllied ground losses:& U; P( r0 V! F/ } @: z
28 casualties reported. J2 ~" v( K! p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
/ `! H2 S* i" B; ^' g Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
5 _, N4 w7 o& ], x% _$ v2 j4 M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!! `2 w3 ~2 q4 l1 }8 E9 n9 O
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.7 _ u0 f" G, I1 p' [; ~ t; W [5 {1 X
( c5 N9 Z2 P6 V4 M/ W! H0 s6 X+ o# ]Allied Ships
& M" r) d" z; G1 m; w DD Helm
& c5 R- |' @) R6 f DD Blue, Shell hits 2
: l! a3 `5 \- `& c/ A DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
- M/ o m! E4 J+ d: L7 w1 \3 e3 Z0 f AKA Alchiba3 D9 v% f& _0 ~5 G2 [
DD Henley
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8 ?6 G( C2 U* h: t, w/ YAllied ground losses:
) W h- a% s7 q* a3 ~ 14 casualties reported4 ?$ m5 M+ p8 g. L4 d K/ ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 b/ ?; s* e- Q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled+ n6 O* R7 u) Z. K# k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ K! I; i. p! Q d
8 A# C3 T- o: @Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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$ C8 I% d6 m7 ?% D1 M1 j, e& O20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.7 a- y+ J. v1 k! }: @
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DMS Hovey
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APD Little) Y8 A' A+ t: V' s+ S2 \1 X
APD Colhoun
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* O! h/ y5 ^3 P$ @3 d* b7 zMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby# K# t& Z1 i4 O$ P
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
3 `% @% O1 C3 m9 ?2 B) g B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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2 v5 {* A. h- n* ]' H% ?Japanese ground losses:
2 G& S( b. |5 A- f 20 casualties reported- x# m- w2 U0 c3 l! r( _5 N7 {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
# ]3 {* @6 L# e: n: o& k ~; ]# H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
+ t3 U1 ?$ S8 ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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5 k6 G0 {* |! c: H# GMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)2 c6 ?0 }6 u# f- |
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud3 t3 |' u6 I. q) H% S
Allied aircraft C9 U: I! j5 g" f$ e" D4 x
B-17E Fortress x 27 s3 ~* Q# e' ]" P6 T4 K* Q* K) l
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No Allied losses" t: c4 O3 s& }, i9 Z
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Japanese ground losses:
! ^+ {5 b, i F) i* T9 o, P# X 40 casualties reported, E8 R; p/ [$ D- ?* `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* f; ?4 C3 V7 B3 b5 y! R3 B. N& B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
$ U6 o8 G' C+ Y; G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 g9 T3 C0 v5 T* a. e% h! |$ D
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9 l$ f' c# a4 j sMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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) d$ Z" j& V* o: U2 NAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)/ n5 M+ L+ j- B* Y
7 b# R8 X) X4 N; _; k0 @Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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5 \+ Y; T) C1 L" [+ f/ d$ fAllied aircraft
2 q0 ~# Y) t/ D/ Q- k F4F-4 Wildcat x 58' m- u8 G. ^4 b9 ^2 P" J2 s
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
" ?8 S: S3 T$ l- h TBF-1 Avenger x 376 k! o0 C/ P0 P/ n) [$ Z0 H! u
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:, o) v7 z a3 d. ^& r
91 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.& \7 }4 b# |" n8 u4 R& o3 |
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Allied Ships7 B5 Z; {- U1 F, a! e4 \
AKA Alchiba/ z# X: ^3 t6 k' |- e4 m
DD Henley3 ]3 N, ]2 S/ A/ A% d* [7 s/ j# t* V
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Allied ground losses:
9 ?! r8 t1 y7 x6 k4 l 28 casualties reported
; `# q3 x# o7 ~2 D- H+ n Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ c m ~2 U* Z0 C7 d* S5 ~ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled$ a {: X6 ?" m# C: u S& K
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; H+ S0 c! J7 K% T
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)2 \. @. D8 \$ i" [
$ Q/ ~7 e' L' ]- |42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DMS Hovey
5 {# S/ m0 w% n I, k1 T3 J* G& D DMS Southard$ G1 T4 V* m) r' k X/ `& Z: u
APD Little
0 c+ K7 B5 x+ h2 Y9 I5 [ APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:
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, w+ [# i, R' E& [' K. Z0 Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled p% U8 E2 P" x' X' X: B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
: l& h+ T( `) D: ?" [" Q$ _% v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 i8 A8 G n" R' b4 v' q1 E1 N# L1 u' z
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Japanese Bombardment attack& l- J3 G: M5 B/ I- a( D
% m, d8 s( b9 L3 W) l E# ^- WAttacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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Defending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Japanese ground losses:
" L! O: d& f* \4 Q% U: a9 u3 x3 ^ 40 casualties reported
9 R* ~, @; I) O" u5 B) [( J Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 t% L. N: E2 j( f, s5 N4 m8 j0 e2 v6 e% G) W Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 T2 j3 o4 o2 Q0 i: b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* s4 C2 V4 A1 l& F4 }
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Assaulting units:5 W! h5 z8 |" m* Q+ C4 u7 D
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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13th Naval Construction Battalion1 H H$ q1 \% P! B
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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5 k. ~3 U& i" n5 V$ \Defending units:! h: Y# Y; A& M
1st USMC/1st Regiment
~! n. ^8 U8 R* ? 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion5 \1 b0 t K& U# t" A
1st USMC/5th Regiment
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?, i8 I7 r3 M; D' I7 aGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)$ ~, F& l# ^/ `, r) y1 j2 C7 ~5 k
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking 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& R5 H0 ^& ^/ _7 T. \/ N
0 N! l, S1 [7 ~. ~1 [' X( V5 jJapanese ground losses:
/ n& Y4 H% i7 f# V 20 casualties reported
( k! q# u: E6 @, f$ @5 O0 o Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled7 ]- V8 g) V( I3 o. K* J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF& ]4 ?7 @4 j+ d/ k6 {& x
14th Naval Construction Battalion* B" y. ~" m' F4 U
129th JNAF AF Unit ! L5 c% p& l0 g- Q# Y6 g; I
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+ f5 E4 v3 c! X! Q; m2 S' ~$ g& l 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
1 {& v. X3 j: G% D' x( } 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /17 p8 \* O n, T& S
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |