8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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_: S# L6 h3 P* r- _Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships: F" p( _) {2 `# p2 w
DD Henley, Shell hits 1, `( l5 r4 \+ _
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ t. O" e. E9 i& T3 V AKA Alchiba; F: t$ `4 l, q3 x
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138). N; r( l4 b& I: \
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138$ q, ?9 v% q, H7 X1 F4 L& n
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Allied ground losses:# Y. }( e+ B8 z h/ {; Q8 k
31 casualties reported1 E8 T+ f$ u1 U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled7 R( T# ~- N. d, _- Q- _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
" J" S: H9 q( { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ U3 }) } y$ k" r! F2 B; ~1 x Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled). z0 i* L* r3 f. s- m2 {( O& G
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)& y4 B4 v, P# J5 o
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)& F# {# A1 T! ~- m6 L$ Z
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships+ F3 Y9 X9 c4 G! B
DMS Hovey- G; `; U4 U2 t c1 \
DMS Southard
* T7 |# y) V& j' O* r APD Little
6 \& ~6 i9 D9 y( L: w" q APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:! W7 f' F6 y5 W9 t% }# w
21 casualties reported) s( h! n0 X: C/ @- g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 v( ]* V) v; A4 l( y. `* f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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% @) r) S+ o; h/ `/ LAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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% m6 J) Z/ L" _/ dAllied ground losses:
5 F/ p l* {' L. e- k 28 casualties reported# |) E$ V/ }* Y* U& p3 k/ U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled6 s, d: L: Z, o& Q2 N# t
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
6 a9 m5 p8 |9 S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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. ~3 K" K1 Y) m( iInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!0 H( d, V- o) v" Y! f
2 J2 J {, A" M: a41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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+ K0 W- d& w& H4 z* MAllied Ships
1 v" [* F+ s" q A4 W5 o' p- o% W DD Helm
. [& i' J' S+ I' X4 A' m9 e DD Blue, Shell hits 2
2 v0 M. C$ u9 u# a) L DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire2 A. w- S+ D% T( p* E
AKA Alchiba; m3 R. a0 @( i3 |+ t6 r F: r
DD Henley2 o8 C6 S" V' c8 d. H
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9 L3 x) u4 W9 P# M1 \Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 S+ x$ \4 M& P1 s% J
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)& T! ]* ^+ r! I3 N" |9 q
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Allied Ships. S9 H; |$ Q1 k. _
DMS Hovey
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APD Little! u5 y6 S9 ]# _1 M8 a$ O2 H3 V
APD Colhoun: j2 q3 _0 A- _0 [# E+ O
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2 n' X$ t0 A# j' r4 ^Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby- S+ r1 w. @. a( M" ?' Q- k
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. Q" A# `/ _: L; LAllied aircraft
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6 L, h9 G) ]2 m3 a1 Y: ^* `Allied aircraft losses
" _" R9 G% j3 q# Q B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged) d6 e' \% f& _* g8 ~+ F9 X7 E
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0 i* `1 I* S" A" ]) p Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ @0 Y# O- G( n% R. Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 y, L& I' l& l! N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 }; u, W5 K* x) v
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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40 casualties reported
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6 Z) J$ F: t# s! g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled9 y: W+ X1 t8 L3 C' X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Allied aircraft
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0 \, h3 ~% X; ~# X3 INo Allied losses4 K; T- Z5 s; }5 T! V. t8 u
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0 K, c. m' d H$ }/ g: h1 SAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga); V A0 g0 Q' K4 t4 e
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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8 b) ` C7 O v* R# o7 lAllied aircraft9 r/ R* ^* v5 a6 Q0 C$ l5 a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 58- L! w5 D; ?" S
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90 [% |# f8 B5 z
TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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No Allied losses2 ~% ~% j3 e, v& V# }& U" e1 m" m7 d
1 M6 E1 r4 m9 A+ d$ A! r) B) T- [/ fJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled t4 u* H6 g- w
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.8 s9 r3 G2 q( n% K0 x) Y" m u
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Allied Ships1 T( f& R( E7 K3 W: h$ L" Y, U# t
AKA Alchiba& `6 Y; W+ w- M+ w( G$ N
DD Henley& m' d: H7 ]5 f& T; Y+ g+ S
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28 casualties reported! X/ x$ ?% u' e' ]! @
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 K% l5 E4 e# z/ b* f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled t' V, C1 p) \ b6 A# f* j7 d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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. y( v$ @- C* BInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137); J, A, { i3 l0 B z( j. K
5 D2 \3 W6 T/ `42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.3 E+ {2 m* G. j
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DMS Hovey
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APD Little
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6 [8 o1 f5 y! F7 f4 C. i6 UAllied ground losses:7 P( Z& m7 U$ R
21 casualties reported5 g& ]' B; T$ r. p8 w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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& t6 D% P9 X2 Z4 ]" ?% m9 RGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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- R5 e3 b& w8 A, @3 jAttacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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; p3 H5 A1 d' M- wDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450% J# c. p3 h$ V/ }* x" B. e
@* e7 n0 o' S# @5 I8 L; l; r! c* }Japanese ground losses:
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1 F& V/ ^$ A# Y+ i$ z9 q1 l Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
' l1 g9 F, w6 G" x Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 {2 i, A0 J: ~# Q# c/ ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:$ A7 h! C) ?; @
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
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! s8 Z7 x/ J6 g6 @* Y 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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% Q6 n" u2 w6 l2 w2 YDefending units:
: O" ?' E$ C+ y9 V 1st USMC/1st Regiment
" @6 K' ] i ^6 i, w! [ 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
6 c7 c- J* e0 P2 Y* Y0 [ 1st USMC/5th Regiment0 y0 E% I2 Q* X* V: a
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Japanese Bombardment attack0 k0 F- m% G# E6 q5 z
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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
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20 casualties reported
{2 W+ D* [ c" o% T# e Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled6 T$ _ ~5 J D1 W5 g5 K3 g8 v7 y( D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 t& G. U1 Z1 _& M( R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. ? W/ h! y! [6 Q
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
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129th JNAF AF Unit ) V' ]2 O6 v5 O7 O6 U) s% D/ h
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion
6 \+ {% _; k1 F5 {) ^ 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1) p9 {& D7 ~5 Q8 X( `: E
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |