8月8日,美军上瓜岛3 K4 g% m- U$ I' c- W1 u, }# C( I1 [
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7 V: F" u* @( h8 XPre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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4 D1 S# U ]( |: t: }" ZAllied Ships
! N* r; X5 v+ f2 E) e DD Henley, Shell hits 1
3 J* H$ B" f& E* F2 z DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 ~# F0 Q( {, V& K. X AKA Alchiba
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$ i+ J0 }8 e5 N d: K: a' RAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)* y, N/ D, A( B1 ]' M8 ~$ {& j
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138% v1 ?# C n- b% k* n/ I E+ Q
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Allied ground losses:! y- _: @8 r* P( @
31 casualties reported1 j. `* p) ]6 w- W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled& _2 q4 i7 x% m. m; U2 K' a* S: c4 X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled2 d) Z& [' ~7 W7 N( U i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ \4 B" h; g/ f" z$ R Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
6 ^' `1 y [. O! l" M- @# u6 ? Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled). A+ K2 D9 u/ P9 [
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.0 b$ X4 p( o( o9 u4 I9 r2 v
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Allied Ships# k5 P3 K' V0 M1 S) J! P. r
DMS Hovey( T. q2 y8 K( R7 j
DMS Southard' T, \+ G/ p# [! Y! l, M3 d, g. X
APD Little: d2 q( {7 a z) d
APD Colhoun8 l* c: `. P) X
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; r- a# P+ w1 {) T! OAllied ground losses:# f' B3 M3 C" M5 \1 [* A# {; S
21 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
; v$ J$ C1 N- [. M3 D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% x/ E- v/ ?+ z# f, O' c
- p) u4 Q+ w4 U! T% E tAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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F7 N- @" j g7 S6 `Allied ground losses:
8 }( a ~. |' p8 x 28 casualties reported" b+ c; _2 N8 J6 N3 M9 ^0 q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
8 ]' r# R9 h- H* R# |1 t4 \ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled8 s: b+ u# r3 r+ C& J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" P0 ^& I, _4 q- S' T) i
_1 e1 k, J7 u+ N2 a, Y% VInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! {, o/ e9 q \. k, e0 {( Z
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f, P. w6 g, GAllied Ships; S9 W" @! r S( W7 }" U7 M# z) n3 e& q
DD Helm
! }+ H; F* A/ ~ c DD Blue, Shell hits 2
' D' S( X9 Q4 V7 F; P DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:( u- s+ x& B7 G2 x# ]% Q' K
14 casualties reported
2 x& s8 ^( ^; V% ]6 N+ y) t8 U Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 N7 I$ H3 o) {4 q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled0 N2 _2 M& F5 }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( q4 q& `! D4 Q- O
) T% m5 n3 B7 @9 c! t& y& {% h4 iInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.2 p& b" ]/ D$ t0 x% x5 B
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6 Z! E3 N2 m( P6 N2 ` DMS Hovey' K0 z5 V/ w5 X& r% S6 G& y
DMS Southard) I a% q1 V% ^9 G
APD Little
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7 b9 P5 ^) n5 J0 M+ O7 fMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Allied aircraft1 f3 o' Z; g- y+ _: O
B-17E Fortress x 14* V$ ?5 d( ]' ?/ d0 b1 i0 E8 {
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0 m2 N: V- D o1 M; D5 uAllied aircraft losses
+ p* `5 V0 f0 f( \3 u B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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20 casualties reported$ o8 P/ K& f9 @2 C% |# ]: E" }- j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 D4 S+ m: ?4 A, u4 s2 f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ G+ ^4 ~/ u2 D t5 {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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+ m; v2 K# ~$ ]9 M( H9 oMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)/ v( E i- @# s: n
0 l' C2 V% H% P6 Y4 t) P" yWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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5 P5 j7 _+ f A% s, S B-17E Fortress x 27
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+ k* P2 y$ A1 UNo Allied losses: @2 ?% i* \7 V% q
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Japanese ground losses:
0 w) {3 x9 l- ?, l- Z* q 40 casualties reported
$ ^, S U+ [0 G: G Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, H4 ~3 l$ D, q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
2 n2 ? ]' w& U( \& q" T1 J 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* i9 O' u% `0 d0 ?
Allied aircraft4 Z/ G |9 ^0 q; f$ @. W2 J
B-17E Fortress x 3
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\& C( x* v9 }; t- T. YNo Allied losses
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga) x. l$ l2 u# a r6 h
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Allied aircraft
J% D. g' u7 L' m5 c F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
7 i* e k. x% _$ J" A SBD-3 Dauntless x 904 z0 J5 c4 c& k7 O+ ^- V
TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
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7 b& C8 I" t0 k" l# ~) L t+ z Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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6 F9 ^5 U1 ?9 i, o/ P5 m V1 \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* Y5 ~. O9 f7 d+ S: ]8 m* D* R/ d
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1 B5 D% d: A! ?. b9 |Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)( A! ^, M8 T+ E J6 {6 a
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AKA Alchiba
) X, x. l& L0 O' A# J DD Henley
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/ R7 S+ F0 ]3 b) S8 qAllied ground losses:
6 k1 Q. |; \- R) j% D 28 casualties reported" c# b& U3 H9 ?3 p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- M+ X" Z% _ K+ C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled) g7 t: x; `6 w7 @. A* U- r; l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" E7 ]& b4 G1 y! L5 p/ i3 f% `Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)" f/ ]* V. B0 \9 w4 ~
: Y, k H6 i4 E& C42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
9 A- \ ~$ w% ~' h$ w DMS Hovey
& b# C! S D4 Y/ f0 r DMS Southard
9 Y/ P6 m3 D+ l3 m" k, J APD Little2 d: } X) l$ n
APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:4 f9 c; V8 |1 @: F/ |# |8 z4 s- i4 Y
21 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled- Z3 h' ^& c. Y9 X3 ~) O$ N, M6 Z3 R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& t! H, R6 z, u% o( m
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Japanese Bombardment attack4 X; Y+ L+ g, h; o
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88: ~, f9 f. s. ]4 h! U/ U" w ?
) I0 y) C" X0 nDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 4505 N4 H" ]+ Z5 X- E9 g. ~7 c
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Japanese ground losses:% R) F6 w0 R8 Q/ P; p9 g
40 casualties reported0 n f/ [. j( M4 I) u
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled# @5 ?* F: l0 R. d: c0 _, J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 \: { T3 _+ l7 Z% R0 r0 j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:7 ]+ _8 a+ T+ {' i0 Z
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit& E$ t; r$ \3 V+ f8 W6 }
81st Naval Guard Unit
5 m$ `3 D2 R4 C8 q 13th Naval Construction Battalion
) l: z; |: R9 }1 l5 ?$ o 11th Naval Construction Battalion1 N" l7 p- V2 V! c" v
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Defending units:% J* V) t/ F, Y6 s; P- u, q
1st USMC/1st Regiment1 ^) j, D. |1 n( A' P
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion# s- k' |6 v# x: {: q, y. ]
1st USMC/5th Regiment
0 {1 c; V: c% j/ R+ U0 R 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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: I1 B0 [* o s/ w- G& Z6 L2 wGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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1 \. ^$ s9 ?' QJapanese Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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, G% r$ L6 M! ^Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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9 a ]$ D2 a: I/ \' N4 eJapanese ground losses:
3 g$ r) L$ C o% \/ b( y 20 casualties reported" M, |$ x: @( |
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
- v( z e5 d q, M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 f7 L0 w8 p9 b" {! s* \3 J3 S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 B2 [5 {$ J- ~1 ]% A, Z
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Assaulting units:. \1 V7 ?7 Z0 g7 y
Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
% ]. k( t5 ?: i; ~9 t& @ 14th Naval Construction Battalion \+ r! v" W$ `1 F
129th JNAF AF Unit
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/ D: x* T i0 Y+ x: o1 H; B1 ~ 1st USMC Parachute Battalion% b/ Q% }7 o! x3 H+ V9 J& i1 H9 f( Q
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
: F+ w& Y% z' A7 n7 I 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |