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9 x1 F. R3 X( [9 C& e& V1 w; ~% sPre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!' N+ f" ?: L3 q" Z
8 ~2 U; t: d5 iAllied Ships; v+ r; x, r, q
DD Henley, Shell hits 1
+ s1 i4 J: \) H: r1 |. g; F+ v DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire5 h" }# `5 h3 Q' d1 v3 l, u& i5 u! i
AKA Alchiba& L- Q. _" _( L% I
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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' [ t$ ^( w6 B" kAllied ground losses:
6 J: g/ z$ U g 31 casualties reported/ D9 u9 _. ~) G; P7 F* ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled1 g; S" R+ @# Y$ K0 X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
+ w! n0 d, M: d- l6 |2 V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ?5 k U' R% ~
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)$ J! o5 @4 p8 L4 _ x+ W9 }, o: ^3 d
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)+ p, a9 U; r3 D$ R- H
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" O7 A8 u, l, \' zPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)5 ^# a% L( b1 p. R/ D+ e' J) L
% y3 j5 I2 s4 Y+ [/ K1 @46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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4 Q/ x- N) q8 zAllied Ships' B7 N6 b' d+ `/ _: G9 R: m0 z. W
DMS Hovey
4 y' x: a5 q- Q DMS Southard3 ?" b9 `; r* R' P @
APD Little0 D' B7 G N6 H# t) B/ n; J
APD Colhoun& A. c/ Y% ]8 w, \1 |$ t
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, a$ f" l K6 \; ~ G+ uAllied ground losses:; A$ G$ @. S5 n( D* z9 E
21 casualties reported, e8 V- `* W1 Z( E- U3 q2 H" {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 t" u$ t/ I/ y2 T" D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled; Z0 ^% X2 m6 Q; p- {, E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 ?& ~' a6 f' c
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)* ~1 z1 I% |+ b" y
4 H7 r! M# y% W" jAllied ground losses:
( s- q1 g8 W1 t1 l( O 28 casualties reported
) ^# L6 E* V" a% ]9 N4 o Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 z# O. A D$ W$ X2 m Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
- u/ `7 _; u S/ L, y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 B; d, J5 Y5 P8 @: `! K
' A$ n7 D& W2 a. x/ N3 @ \Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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9 F( z% v7 c2 N" |4 B1 ?" F/ e( s: h41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.( y6 n; z, D" T' I4 H
! |- w E2 u) C/ iAllied Ships0 T" z" U6 M0 T7 @( s6 t n; z
DD Helm+ x9 k- T- A/ f
DD Blue, Shell hits 2+ m3 i3 M% z! Z; p
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Henley
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5 K1 {+ M6 c0 Q z" SAllied ground losses:
& t# t; L. a3 H) o# C 14 casualties reported
* L, T* _: u: J# l" `4 u* R Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 S L- E( U7 s/ z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% K' z: ?2 s! S* l9 z L5 B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! W6 w& X3 a. j. Z F
8 z$ S4 E; a5 ?8 YInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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+ p; n; d, F3 ?) g' D20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.' O+ P5 Y1 q+ ^! Z
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Allied Ships6 \5 M- y; p* X, z: O
DMS Hovey
8 V& ~2 `! o1 Z+ ~ DMS Southard \. N0 M N" U1 r$ {
APD Little
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby9 E9 ]- E. D8 g/ `; r
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Allied aircraft' Y% H2 k; W1 [3 j& I( Z
B-17E Fortress x 146 G( }; Q# I! X# h$ J
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3 g- J6 I" x( t1 x4 p+ D5 O1 D0 SAllied aircraft losses) [ D; k. [+ p/ W
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged/ \5 A: ?, b( `5 O9 o
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Japanese ground losses:( T; F) G9 D Y2 R) L
20 casualties reported+ D6 ?0 j) }3 d) Y* |/ U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 u) x, `4 R2 C4 M3 ~4 B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 p% V' l% J) p" A) @' u- ^ 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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& Z8 X* y- g+ O" V5 y/ Q) L8 RWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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B-17E Fortress x 27) S4 ]* f% @* s9 Q, n
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Japanese ground losses:4 i# ]* \$ }9 B6 [& j0 V5 F& S
40 casualties reported# y$ H% m1 E7 ~7 ^+ T8 T+ g+ ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( f& P7 X! m, c& N+ l0 _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled% i3 }* Z9 h9 s9 q* k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 t z. j: S2 K( T) l
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0 f, W1 Z/ X! |6 z# bMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby4 }0 `4 y- p; a' r( g
$ M/ b- Y5 R8 M! cWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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/ i! C( J/ N' a B-17E Fortress x 38 b0 A7 U; v. G% r
; H& `7 Q* j( B* H3 tNo Allied losses1 U+ U; s! r' o3 d6 \# K9 a
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1 w @5 B2 {* d7 `+ o: S6 |) RAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)' [4 {0 r5 t, Q! U" }$ g
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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# y( c( z8 P! q; R0 bAllied aircraft
; P3 w8 O: t2 z- v/ _% x F4F-4 Wildcat x 589 ]9 {( h ]' m4 b) V
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
9 M1 T7 i' e! }9 [$ Z TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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7 E! d7 Z$ h" h: D8 N9 z0 N; tJapanese ground losses:* N2 D, G' s" c9 m0 u: v
91 casualties reported. Y) J! T7 L! \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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3 d4 l5 b8 n6 ^0 P( n& S$ j- _. eInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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Allied Ships( x+ O+ L; h1 V
AKA Alchiba
7 [7 P! V9 G) w DD Henley
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3 r: {: Q& B' q5 ~+ m- P, {2 p8 I! rAllied ground losses:
2 a, C4 p0 |' F7 {4 N 28 casualties reported
3 F* r* n" s, P& C+ p, E* N" d# K Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ e, v" N, C* R/ o1 j; S- ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled0 f5 Y' \# r7 W/ _/ C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 X; Y# L( a( }Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied Ships1 F' `8 H: q$ O8 n2 L S
DMS Hovey) B( u0 i% G. P, ]' i1 e$ q1 I4 ~
DMS Southard# [' j8 E: |8 k9 e& \+ P. [$ w
APD Little
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Allied ground losses:* M" K: k. W1 r. J5 v+ ^% Z, ]9 v
21 casualties reported. L" ?7 A3 s' I# ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, Z6 J2 B G/ @. Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled9 V' L S+ R; ?7 ]! p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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3 v! z% t' X; V7 {2 kGround combat at Lunga (114,138)
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& w9 c& ?9 ^0 N1 HJapanese Bombardment attack+ ?6 T; M5 n* m
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88
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Defending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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* {8 R8 @& e3 t" _Japanese ground losses:( T- f3 Y$ i9 b1 U$ q! M1 I
40 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; E8 V5 x" F7 i& a: I; X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
( m5 A% O+ x8 \5 I( T- A. h Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit0 m8 d% I2 f2 |8 I
81st Naval Guard Unit1 ?( c k; ~) E& d* d. ?
13th Naval Construction Battalion
. Y4 S6 ]4 g6 ? M) [ 11th Naval Construction Battalion, J) N8 {+ R. |7 P/ n
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1st USMC/1st Regiment
" k* @8 B7 I$ Q: C2 @/ i 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion* ^4 W8 S. g7 C! o! Y" p
1st USMC/5th Regiment" e9 T) e3 q$ x6 O( `
3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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3 e2 p, [" a; i9 B1 rAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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! B/ K/ V' N% j; L9 B- l( QDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242) |: B9 ?/ P8 X$ S$ |' `# O
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Japanese ground losses:
! K+ [6 N% j+ J 20 casualties reported' } r4 L2 r5 w1 p5 a) J- S
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 A: g: G5 B- T7 |* u+ d0 U& E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 T% G8 }: W5 O8 t- v" x8 N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 `$ V/ P$ u9 Y3 g) N: \3 E! _
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF7 a) N4 R: \0 W( I, ?5 V
14th Naval Construction Battalion; g8 Q- a$ o& C6 x2 y+ v
129th JNAF AF Unit
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion8 ~5 R3 Q. [0 [4 ~0 i0 h: t0 q
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1 Y, H* W3 ]$ _: w/ H `
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |