8月8日,美军上瓜岛" W- I9 Q% T. q" y# `" X
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!- B. I2 b# s) X
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Allied Ships
5 Q. x* `# L7 c6 f* k/ I DD Henley, Shell hits 1
; I) s( {9 D5 [ DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire/ F' D% K5 P8 \0 O8 W1 Q' n
AKA Alchiba4 h3 [9 |- F, t8 Q
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)% S X u' e; l: t) B6 b
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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9 X4 }* _# \/ C" X9 q& z% z- qAllied ground losses: T& g' i8 o4 u: h: E
31 casualties reported: r$ @; X2 }3 s- {- h1 j& ~; m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled6 J' j; V% o2 D; K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled" U9 E* b _& z" h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- N5 v" P: i. q
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) P! U6 i1 k! _: u
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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* b! ~. j( J# S0 J4 f! CPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)9 s0 i$ V4 v& U6 m. P
% x1 x1 H! @, O& j) ?- c0 ]46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.7 r! Z8 Y4 z- Y/ Q4 R0 S
7 b' \8 L1 G% B( A8 q5 s, V! uAllied Ships1 c! z k ]4 m5 ?
DMS Hovey6 D7 U! d) _& Y5 d+ X
DMS Southard
4 Q! c Y: T; `% T, j, b7 m) l APD Little
) a6 e; @+ Z# z1 c4 U0 s/ ?9 u+ O APD Colhoun/ G& Z% Y6 N7 j5 X0 y& S0 P
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Allied ground losses:
/ D6 l. x) m. E, f$ R" Y3 B 21 casualties reported
0 ` C$ g1 q5 `1 E/ }9 C k Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled _; M' z% e z, O5 U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled) ~ P1 }$ y+ V6 X% [/ l0 {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% w. ~/ {+ R8 u" V- {
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied ground losses:* F& l: H% C4 F9 W6 v' D) q
28 casualties reported( l9 j$ I& ^/ ~" }& l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled" b; p. L! Z2 C' {( W/ o
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
]0 v% |2 ?" F! O& e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% L7 m: L, K) J K9 g1 C. `Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!9 S" R P* j+ W( u1 _
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. D0 U. U5 ~5 }! J
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Allied Ships9 G6 p( c' @, {) j0 o! g; K
DD Helm
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Henley3 I0 h2 S$ b- ^7 t7 h
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Allied ground losses:2 R0 c0 {' a" ]# D' Y
14 casualties reported
0 q+ z- U" M0 D( O; a! X' b R Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- f, m6 O0 s) g; \* F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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5 g6 F3 ?& N! `/ a; k _Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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* z0 c: L: [' D1 c6 BAllied Ships1 l& Q6 g; H: c, E
DMS Hovey
6 l; W: w( Q1 q: G& |3 T DMS Southard
+ Q2 s& Q. Z$ z; Y6 \9 A; [0 F+ K. a APD Little4 F) ?. l4 D/ G/ g* [
APD Colhoun
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8 m( _" f7 @' x4 R' VMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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! u2 X! T1 X) v0 a" U( o/ OWeather in hex: Heavy cloud* j( g% T D, f N* X) C+ L3 T
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Allied aircraft
7 |% R% w5 d S6 Z y% u7 |* o& { B-17E Fortress x 149 z% A7 k! d# P3 X# {4 }2 z. D9 @, `% m
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( g& C# f5 w: d4 TAllied aircraft losses
% s1 I/ L! \' \8 s$ E# U B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged, H& O- a% X+ h# x! u5 W. {
: T9 y+ ]6 _7 F: f3 U4 xJapanese ground losses:4 t, e5 y: b; ]- o( ?6 L9 S2 U, p
20 casualties reported+ H, e. S' z: |8 K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 @, a( o; J/ n' D1 ]( N. J2 h
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) Q; ~+ Y; b. i& Z7 m+ f- r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 I$ m# K* {/ d
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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. [7 O6 @0 `6 f3 j/ h! z$ m, O B-17E Fortress x 27
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3 g; a/ ^0 z0 v+ ^9 ?/ LNo Allied losses3 x6 z0 i' b2 x$ o7 j6 C
' X( ]1 r5 d8 E) ?9 mJapanese ground losses:
+ w2 t# w% S i 40 casualties reported
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h7 y- H* g: D+ v 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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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud/ A2 E! ], J; e y2 n8 w0 J3 ]2 U+ }& n
Allied aircraft
+ \ }$ t6 N7 `- y" f0 B B-17E Fortress x 3
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No Allied losses
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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Allied aircraft
1 `6 y( p2 I" O; m4 t4 I F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
, z. x' K5 n- ? ~6 d2 c" ]; J SBD-3 Dauntless x 902 N/ `) k3 j, a% _1 z
TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:) b- p2 s& i" Z# \" o, i9 }) O( a' N
91 casualties reported K5 Y2 Y* K6 s( b9 b! y, B* p+ |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
3 v- x+ j, |9 S- B, n! i$ f- v# u' A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled3 s6 P9 t8 ]; K& y* l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 l+ V# L0 P2 o7 D8 u
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.6 ^" r- }. D } g! ~: v
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AKA Alchiba5 s$ Y5 Z* P, q* |; N' p9 O
DD Henley/ E; l4 b1 {/ \4 h. y+ y, e2 r9 F5 s1 s
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# ]& ^% s+ Q; D! `) p6 dAllied ground losses:
9 s% }! J, W# ^ 28 casualties reported) M! f/ O& C ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 Q" K9 r; ^3 v/ a4 ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled2 k$ X: J" |4 s8 L+ f, j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" `6 }$ ?5 ^- f
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: y% v/ {" I. RInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.+ B- `, z! C# f9 F$ g8 X: T; Z: z9 b
: M, n) Z, o" |: |2 M8 c9 k0 |: [. AAllied Ships
, O: Z2 n% I# Z _0 g DMS Hovey
7 A& r- E# K H9 N. K: ? DMS Southard
) `' Y& K" y$ E; X8 Q* U& O( Y- { APD Little
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Allied ground losses:" |' X+ y3 V: e4 s5 e' C
21 casualties reported, [4 R" e1 @( f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; v6 L9 [+ J' T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; e8 q( w/ L3 E& a# A) q8 w1 P
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3 W! O& l6 W! X6 h& K; F( HGround combat at Lunga (114,138). s8 @+ e/ v. X& _
9 S' k9 D( O4 c: V/ X0 \4 Y5 ~; C5 xJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88- }: o6 }9 z* p- p# ?4 |9 z* c
7 D$ v8 }2 H) E2 r* u4 U+ ] gDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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0 W0 n+ e% p$ _$ f7 e5 pJapanese ground losses:
3 B0 x( ]$ B R# A7 Q 40 casualties reported6 X0 M! J) F! G$ w# s
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 X/ a+ [" Q: [ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 f9 T# _9 Q+ `1 ?% {" m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
# x* T- G: W; R Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit$ ]# K4 t7 l- D/ C- ~6 o
81st Naval Guard Unit
& S' H% X2 ~; ^- U; o0 b( b 13th Naval Construction Battalion
0 L1 p; h! P I& t, K 11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:6 D8 C0 y: c2 e U& u( O5 h
1st USMC/1st Regiment2 s. `9 Z( R3 |7 l, Q0 R7 b; D6 r
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
, G+ i. O$ ?9 q h8 c1 X) x 1st USMC/5th Regiment; t' ]2 E: X# ?. r( Q
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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2 _4 r# e" ?( P6 CGround combat at Tulagi (114,137): S) w3 J0 M6 l$ T
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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! H2 M7 w& Y# I
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 ?% ~* x! o! ^/ w6 |
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF. i2 E* W6 {0 I% ^. X
14th Naval Construction Battalion( }3 I" k3 u5 i. N- c& j
129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:
& T' V7 |4 L" g1 H% f0 ~/ \! d 1st USMC Parachute Battalion/ r0 \0 \6 t1 F7 A5 n5 Z$ `& n
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
2 G& e' ?$ e" d* }# d 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |