8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships$ f# \: K$ J3 @! E
DD Henley, Shell hits 1
6 ^) O- X" v# F5 e2 \+ O f6 r DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
# q! q% f) k! S AKA Alchiba
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)$ P% K Z* C! g9 Y/ k" g+ Z. @! f5 ^
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138- g/ @0 c X5 ~, h8 J
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
# l5 f* y; M: h) N0 _# |+ K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
2 p5 p3 D l. @) F" Y7 T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. F# D4 ~3 }. n$ l/ O7 g Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled), K; G# Z2 \6 o6 `( S9 X2 j" H
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied Ships
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DMS Southard+ N$ \: g# m; k) P# x+ z% X. E' s
APD Little2 n5 @/ V0 Y- ? v- J/ s/ d. _$ `: E
APD Colhoun5 F3 G& N7 q1 B2 L2 |; }
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, |1 F( i* T) `% ^Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 j2 n6 S8 ~) l) y$ _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 Z) h% _3 o! v, ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137): D a# \' `8 e% b4 x
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28 casualties reported
8 S6 E! Q) g- l5 Z# a! W Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled3 @! U) y8 A9 I7 K2 W
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
# q9 ?5 m; \! |4 p- a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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: ]7 y7 B& i8 z8 p41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
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DD Blue, Shell hits 2: p7 Q5 L) |/ X3 \! E
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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+ r9 o P( Q8 g9 `! E. g9 Y DD Henley* Y5 }- E1 `5 w- C6 i! ^
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' M9 x2 j5 `! C i2 FAllied ground losses:
* v1 i/ k) Z2 J: E7 S; n 14 casualties reported& _. {4 ^1 ~/ P. s' ]: H1 F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! u0 q# Z+ q* A' x Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" b- [1 N4 d0 h5 D- i/ U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 E5 x7 x, ?) ]: \) ]5 XInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)6 a' E# B5 I0 q- Z, n! N4 p
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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$ b/ w! D0 m8 X" m4 V2 m/ HAllied Ships
4 Q, ^) _# f- ]. T9 N o DMS Hovey( `, Y) w- K5 `. Y! q% o b
DMS Southard& l3 p7 w5 y6 {) w0 ^7 Q- Y. N5 J7 \
APD Little3 S5 n2 j: b+ I2 |4 d
APD Colhoun. X0 Y7 B' c" z: _
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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
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Allied aircraft1 [- r6 Y; f! |: c; x5 E
B-17E Fortress x 14
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Allied aircraft losses
4 ^$ p. c8 k; l' W/ b B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:8 J4 x' q# h" b9 Q% r1 N
20 casualties reported/ R2 d+ h& @+ b2 h% b1 H/ }7 R9 D& N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 {! f3 A+ y9 s# i7 Z n; a- ]
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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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No Allied losses
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40 casualties reported; ^* x3 i* J: d6 Y5 y- Z% e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 Y5 N( I. x* H7 f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
( `! R. ]/ E v: K+ M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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/ X4 w/ \2 r# u2 w4 R. W7 yMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby' v) h9 }2 r8 f) X; W* m
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses2 ?8 }5 n4 k, ]
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6 s: B$ b: @: E2 ~) r. k2 e; aAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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7 M+ r+ G* T* Z% n" D3 b0 |Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Allied aircraft$ z: Q$ ~$ j J, I# f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
' B9 i9 h, T6 ~- f) u: u SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
2 R8 i2 K( ^8 j1 q( g" W! T8 @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: U4 q3 y4 v. z; g! y
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0 P. x k/ C% JInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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{0 V s8 |) r17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.8 \3 r' @* U1 f5 `8 j4 p3 }+ @
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AKA Alchiba
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& j5 p& a; ~/ K7 O" n% v6 e) m/ pAllied ground losses:& F6 M* V, j# S4 \7 D
28 casualties reported
0 o6 b- C* T9 }8 a4 G Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) ]6 B K) G' |/ H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled% u4 }# J- K" _: L2 G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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/ e" A# W+ |( v) n- D42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.. v( K, u5 d8 q- J: S1 p# m
) j4 ^9 L/ }/ n, j" L' bAllied Ships
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DMS Southard
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APD Colhoun3 A% ?( E) ]# r) f6 m0 u! I
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Allied ground losses:3 U) i$ F: |. R0 e3 q
21 casualties reported* J! O' O( p7 v% B+ a! i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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2 @+ N: i T- r j- P8 t% w3 m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Japanese Bombardment attack) C7 K2 J( C9 S$ p/ q
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88( [" A* [( {5 u' I3 `
) ?; e7 q! C( tDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 Q1 F. Q8 S1 Y7 l* v Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 p8 v* C- R% J$ R& S0 F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 x% Z) v5 t/ l3 I- |
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Assaulting units:
; X8 O! q8 g; m y; b& I9 \. r* C Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
# V; T: r, J2 e3 p8 T' A 81st Naval Guard Unit
( u4 l7 v. b- s, u9 i 13th Naval Construction Battalion ]' p) q+ H( z6 Q- e1 c1 K2 z
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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8 B- n% b" l* Y; y 1st USMC/1st Regiment& A8 Y' f- E: V/ a* A
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion/ |: h0 T+ N0 n
1st USMC/5th Regiment6 R. j/ K+ Z3 W. v( T; G' x
3rd USMC Defense Battalion/ P' V n6 c9 }/ |
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$ {; B) P/ x) i/ w" T* VGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Japanese Bombardment attack T% v2 j3 q3 {6 e7 I* c
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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7 L7 z8 ?/ n& a4 H: YDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242# D% t) J7 a2 l1 m# N
/ O' @/ z: _" \; x7 bJapanese ground losses:
3 {( {. H' ^3 ^0 n z 20 casualties reported: M% u' k- o) M% g% s: J1 b/ M
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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) r1 z+ |& E7 k; d, F. X6 mAssaulting units:
* F+ j% ]4 |! e+ }) W) f$ o Det - Kure 3rd SNLF9 B" ?2 F3 M% D: C& T: @5 z" n! W
14th Naval Construction Battalion
9 J0 y( [- T+ ~& R2 }1 D' b% i 129th JNAF AF Unit
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Defending units:
6 w1 c! x' M& l, w 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
3 G3 ]' B' T2 i 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
4 H3 I6 N% \2 _" B* H 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |