8月8日,美军上瓜岛, [! s, F& J* ^8 F( ?* i; R# {) d
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!, ?7 I) M0 C, e
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- W3 s' b/ z0 q3 q, Z; w1 l7 b DD Henley, Shell hits 10 V3 Z. \, F6 B1 C h' Q
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 C p/ q o2 A) \4 I AKA Alchiba
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U, X" Z, O: wAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)7 i* k/ g9 A" `
* t3 h" V4 k" t. z% nTF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138/ g. ` n- z. T1 m
) ^* X9 k/ s& ]9 H4 z+ AAllied ground losses:* c% v8 M. \6 v$ D6 c( X# X3 H
31 casualties reported
1 a5 c6 B( `# Y% Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
3 O2 |) Y8 x) p8 Z- K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled) o( p6 z% t- C$ m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ F1 K! c" j2 \$ {6 X' B$ R, T r Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) l* d1 c" ~! U G$ w5 ~, X
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137): m9 l9 D" @% b$ l, R+ S2 k
8 ?( W* s7 f$ W, R+ V: F46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.* `: [! o7 X2 j* A# D
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Allied Ships. m# h/ b7 s6 \; N! p( D+ z: P8 s
DMS Hovey( l7 {& t$ J. X+ H- i9 j! L
DMS Southard
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APD Colhoun
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J# w* b* b, N9 C. m1 vAllied ground losses:2 m) I0 n* d2 D& v: q2 q" l \
21 casualties reported7 u- j' Y* H! ]% C# Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& d1 {( C1 S. a% ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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* N& k" H4 k- d& v& TAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied ground losses:3 _) s% f$ d8 F: v8 z# G
28 casualties reported
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6 W+ j2 v8 _5 ~3 \ w Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
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, D4 l1 b5 Z2 @4 K; W9 R: yInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships
) [0 W. n' g4 p, S DD Helm
, l3 `3 P) ^- ^& K* r" v: c. h DD Blue, Shell hits 2
, O" A* |0 K0 F0 N1 e7 Z6 Y% y) [ DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire% _8 M+ |, \6 E' |
AKA Alchiba
4 e7 g) i4 s% S8 f7 {6 O DD Henley( A/ x# [5 D# q7 R) r9 N
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* s. c- D: I( { Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled, ^4 q' } s) u1 D, A/ z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 e; q2 B4 z( i; t% Q2 M8 T
# L$ l9 Q0 T' W* ?6 C' ?Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships R' l2 L Y d P9 `# n: e# h
DMS Hovey9 s1 M p+ k3 T/ D6 v, B
DMS Southard
g6 ]4 q( b1 f9 R$ s- {1 l( z0 v APD Little
+ A4 R6 Q0 }8 X6 s3 j APD Colhoun1 V7 `3 B# j& c% h) b7 s
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% T! r, U3 |4 C X4 v" ~/ b* UMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby2 e$ |5 |) F, p w6 B/ R
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud7 X5 g' P: ` _% O
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Allied aircraft
% _7 b- C2 g# I7 G* B B-17E Fortress x 14
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. A) I- Y7 D5 g9 ]4 x& x5 Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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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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B-17E Fortress x 27
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/ L. l! y4 G& o0 D2 B8 [7 w! KNo Allied losses
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4 r% V( n# N b+ r* Z5 ]- ]Japanese ground losses:3 A( K5 V- x+ ~4 v
40 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. g5 `+ r: d$ k! Z# e4 V
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`! D7 s3 {% @2 L: t/ G5 B _Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby7 y6 k. s, T/ F+ u# H
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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B-17E Fortress x 3/ [0 _* q5 F- A2 i* v+ t7 ?8 X
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)2 e/ ?4 ^+ L9 f6 r
$ M1 n% l5 h6 R! pWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Allied aircraft4 O3 r( a8 _5 b4 v/ ^/ Z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
6 |+ F9 k% t2 Y" s8 X SBD-3 Dauntless x 90: x) p' S- V( C; ]$ e) a0 d- m8 ] E
TBF-1 Avenger x 37$ [* \/ v1 G4 S# I6 I% M$ q$ U" \$ Q
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No Allied losses$ f7 W3 c8 u5 c" W" P2 S) ^' k
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Japanese ground losses:. B; G' j1 z4 V6 b* \. g( N
91 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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) _$ C' B, r7 ]- H) hInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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Allied Ships: t8 h* Z+ o+ R8 e0 K6 |
AKA Alchiba. Y4 F- B a8 n& t4 Q, I! f
DD Henley! ^- F6 Z) o" y# _4 j9 C' `4 v5 d
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. c6 r: C f6 y6 T* A( b1 p 28 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled; o1 q: D# ~, H: F5 u( V& L- F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: R! u5 Y9 F& ^' k; n
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7 U- N( K6 P9 M/ T @; xInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.; w. N* Q1 ~& H0 q) o3 y
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Allied Ships
d: N7 e. Z% W. b DMS Hovey
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APD Little
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21 casualties reported4 y- V6 y# F% C- e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& K' \+ h% ~( w( G; i, z; s
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled) b) L- f1 r v* }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)5 c$ f% l) G4 }& ]+ m8 D% L% e
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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3 N' H$ ~: ?0 [+ ODefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450' ]8 L& c& i3 M2 d$ P) i
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8 D( D9 ]7 ^" U4 y* n 40 casualties reported
) {5 N! g- E/ i Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled$ Z4 ^" T8 j/ z$ j4 Z) V! C; Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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! s; J3 _8 L$ g8 i1 UAssaulting units:
5 N6 o% m# |( z4 `! j- g Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
6 v7 y0 v# _/ {( I' | 81st Naval Guard Unit! I/ W' u6 Y9 W/ W- F
13th Naval Construction Battalion
_4 u, N. a+ | 11th Naval Construction Battalion$ W( v) E4 ~% N" x4 l
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1st USMC/1st Regiment( V9 C. D; t e% S, \
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion, A8 Z; R* [8 b. _) o! B/ F9 z
1st USMC/5th Regiment% x1 \$ E+ f6 R* D2 a
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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# m0 L, T+ d( p4 b/ v/ LGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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2 Z/ V) a! U( C1 xAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33' U7 a4 S) J0 V9 I
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242! A9 X4 a# [! H# z# D# ~. Q
( t# W( C6 K6 f0 ZJapanese ground losses:
8 p" p- `( k: K. T& S8 D/ e 20 casualties reported
7 ~* N' t# @7 X! \; ^! P2 e Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 z- T/ w1 A V( P/ ]- \ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 w A' m! [2 k' M, P; | l [5 O: T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 D; h% i t' W6 R) M/ w4 ?; T9 E
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2 z4 f/ N; `+ U8 X Det - Kure 3rd SNLF$ t4 \# U2 T* X+ \
14th Naval Construction Battalion M# k7 z9 D+ n/ u/ k7 M+ g, p
129th JNAF AF Unit 4 |8 J; c0 ?* U
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion
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5 C; K+ l S5 `8 }& I* ]) I) y 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |