8月8日,美军上瓜岛; Q6 a% g8 A- |& B0 x2 J, N z
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9 O7 w9 |+ ?3 I2 ^2 vPre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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+ H, L, j9 v# d2 PAllied Ships
& C6 S, v# V7 i5 o$ P DD Henley, Shell hits 1, Y* W6 e6 U, ^5 C+ ]
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
: i7 O4 X! ?6 ?1 d; z& ^ AKA Alchiba: N; l% d% K9 K% d- W! X
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8 }8 y: X1 k% e/ E6 UAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)2 ]8 Y7 |( F0 @
: B# a8 j, A' V2 G( NTF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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: V' r6 \& n( T! i$ uAllied ground losses:
6 n+ [! c+ ^1 B9 I 31 casualties reported, e6 Y" P, U9 A( X, D! v, [: Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled1 P: [ x. @. M- P4 b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 @& c* I1 N( a! [0 Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. k; x0 Y& {4 {, c& j$ n Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)2 W! C$ T9 f0 R5 j- K. e9 g7 m. W
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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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 Ships3 J7 b+ \9 v3 H% E: ` _
DMS Hovey3 e2 `. k5 z6 u, v
DMS Southard8 m1 v) l; a+ e
APD Little
! y5 F# w1 ?: b8 } APD Colhoun
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, m4 J2 c4 t" ~( Q ^8 |Allied ground losses:( e2 w' L" O$ z% I
21 casualties reported6 s; J2 z5 k7 |+ y# l! P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- g/ n0 O0 `/ ~! I0 n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled8 x6 F7 X% f4 u7 g$ Y' C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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t. ?* P/ ?) M% x7 qAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)3 h5 c9 k3 \" [8 T' @) U6 e, n
% u+ W! Z/ Y1 V* JAllied ground losses:0 U% D( P; O# T; C) [ M
28 casualties reported
* z6 z+ o( Z+ M3 c Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
* Q: H2 M5 U6 l: g3 ?: e% r0 I Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
& Q& l( D# F0 X7 K( y9 s& \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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) I( i: ?% q" W4 k) J3 HInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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+ W' V- \6 q9 u( @41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.# g; L; F, M' g6 ?6 C
8 Z7 r9 O& |& N, v+ ^8 h, T% _( a& v" TAllied Ships
. i; W( ?3 p9 I0 `" A6 U3 k9 `; B DD Helm
1 C4 f3 v5 Q& t% n" D4 d DD Blue, Shell hits 21 @ O8 V# q! }9 y
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 S% ^( f3 e9 E5 ^' T i6 z, R AKA Alchiba' @) v8 e _8 d5 }- y" d
DD Henley: E' n1 c5 c- X- I e
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) B t$ ]7 v% d6 e8 |Allied ground losses:
2 ~: N1 s U/ }2 n- Q, q' H 14 casualties reported
' O/ v" R. G5 L$ D% ~1 k Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 Q0 n2 S {5 u, r! Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
% d6 j1 E7 j. }# J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137), q! D" j/ h$ Y& @
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships$ D* V0 _+ H; P! Y9 s3 L4 i: a
DMS Hovey# B! `* n4 A/ s1 r2 p$ y/ k" P' L; l
DMS Southard8 L4 m7 q8 p% q. [
APD Little
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% N3 ^ j6 p; K7 A/ P" F* U X4 YMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby7 T: N0 D) k: i6 h5 c
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud6 x+ E8 \5 y7 S
$ U# k! V9 X7 ^" ~' fAllied aircraft
4 O; `# u8 N8 V, c* a5 _& ^: w B-17E Fortress x 14* g; w' a) B/ ?9 ]
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) P/ d0 a1 _2 jAllied aircraft losses+ ]3 k( a0 r1 B" U+ r4 k
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged; ^% B. d8 S: q1 o5 a+ }3 D
* `$ L; _; }4 Y$ H5 ^4 [% h, WJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 G3 W9 u; U, h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 Q1 h4 h" W1 q D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 Z7 w! Y# m6 a3 R" n
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)5 _. ], K6 K9 u9 ~7 y
' B8 E8 @- N7 o* r3 V# yWeather in hex: Partial cloud6 O( K4 s8 a* w# ], N
Allied aircraft
9 E+ |/ v3 U+ \# Z g B-17E Fortress x 27 h) H# H6 w, ^6 j" y I
/ G; @) ^, e O% F- A- Z$ ANo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:7 c3 h1 F6 y5 q# [- _
40 casualties reported
" y! P" s; `: X5 c2 n Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- K M5 \6 K% J% S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled$ T, K O) s# n; m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* j1 {. |" n* T9 S, ]$ J; p! ]
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby$ J, {/ w- h* b1 Z% ]: X# u
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud. c2 o; Z' `' }! H
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B-17E Fortress x 3
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No Allied losses
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" A. R) ^( ^' J3 r! qAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)4 g6 g* h ]% v1 W4 k
7 P$ J, v! m/ _, j; }Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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9 s+ J3 G9 ?/ o2 |Allied aircraft; ~$ @0 t, @* J, o4 H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 58( C& _9 t2 E1 N$ a) G
SBD-3 Dauntless x 909 g' d9 {& l/ {1 l. V- t1 M" A
TBF-1 Avenger x 37) J# W, S! O! T- K& j; ^+ j8 x
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No Allied losses8 ~$ i) Y' g( y6 ~1 a& B
4 F8 D' P1 v* Q6 y$ r& n; \Japanese ground losses:
9 C6 \, _2 y% H+ U, G 91 casualties reported
8 W" y( q$ i/ C3 r6 @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
- l' E7 y3 H/ {6 M" j% p Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled2 Z E- Z$ Y. A) o2 `1 x$ m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships0 @1 c* v; g2 G+ n' J9 g8 d" G q
AKA Alchiba0 F) z) G- I* F7 w9 N4 N
DD Henley* E: _9 b. F7 c' }3 g
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% r4 [# V. D( h1 GAllied ground losses:. x( q5 X- [: j; z2 A, g
28 casualties reported
, K( Z+ R ^ S5 d Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 ]7 m, g! X" F2 D! I9 E1 P2 y; E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled5 C" T+ o8 x5 u1 K7 @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 t2 Y+ U1 A6 A% }' d) m0 i0 r6 ]Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137): w) l2 ]. J3 Z( ~0 u
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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" `( Z2 n$ u! }1 f/ s3 w% G. nAllied Ships
% v7 J4 H" p: Y, ^6 L DMS Hovey
# C( e+ X5 e7 L* h) { DMS Southard) u$ f. Z" r+ K* g$ `3 y& d5 y
APD Little
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& n; z! P9 F& W+ l$ S0 Y+ ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled( Y' A6 F- U/ A7 R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)) T1 a( V: f5 d2 K5 o
( g4 [# q4 i5 iJapanese Bombardment attack7 W" [- ^2 S Z2 t& G
! E9 p! r" V( f; n& xAttacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 886 q5 W* I6 [+ p/ M! P
& j4 ^" H+ [& V, zDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Japanese ground losses:
, p0 ^7 K0 Q1 c M 40 casualties reported! t; E& f8 M) n) Z7 u" E! c
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
- [( _+ Z c7 ~: R% I$ E: D8 f; j" N6 ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! u2 U, f6 C+ ~/ t* k7 L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled P, n) o& K) M
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Assaulting units:8 z! t Q. }2 ^4 O y
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit' p" u l) G( e; U
81st Naval Guard Unit
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11th Naval Construction Battalion
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& I' h8 y' A8 f! v- X' P3 vDefending units:
4 w/ m+ v0 B& _7 [9 L 1st USMC/1st Regiment; g8 D. S3 W/ }% d8 Q, {
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
) H0 ^, W6 v- _! O( E( p7 ^6 \$ r 1st USMC/5th Regiment' M6 L0 a) z, K# {$ ?6 `
3rd USMC Defense Battalion5 j8 [7 J: `- [, b' h" r
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137): I* U! Z. w4 b) M& _1 S+ K8 h8 q+ E
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33& ?9 A3 M: p% G# R, D
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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+ r& n J6 w4 ?9 n8 v+ E Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled& i/ z0 t, }! [" d5 r: U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 Y; ]1 I$ Z5 {4 kAssaulting units:
X) m1 o, m q+ i# h$ v Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
; Z1 \4 a# N: a" c: s2 a 14th Naval Construction Battalion
; d, s6 M) M0 b- F3 p: j3 h% Z 129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:4 X" ` P1 F" i
1st USMC Parachute Battalion) H. y* B7 L3 h) V, P7 a7 n5 \
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
( b. a$ ]. G5 E+ B, t 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |