8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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4 M. d+ \) k8 E) yPre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!. Q' i/ y. W; c; o
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Allied Ships
. |& k' D6 t [4 @ DD Henley, Shell hits 1
% _0 p7 E7 {" j! V DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire% `5 l0 Z1 W7 ?* v0 y
AKA Alchiba9 U& ~8 A2 y2 v6 k: E( S2 a
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" @9 T$ n" S8 S5 mAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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" I4 T1 a5 l3 \ J2 c( h6 p0 {TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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( @" V, e0 X1 E8 U$ N5 b, h4 hAllied ground losses:$ P: ~' J; j! `$ |, ~
31 casualties reported3 Q4 X+ U# G* c& \; K! L& t/ r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
. d- [# S, m8 | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled' u& m- V: f7 U4 U L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 y2 V. i& Q% v! x% e& o$ h& t
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)# A {) L/ g, P' s# J! ?$ L
Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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$ |, u6 C4 g# ]; S, I- C6 h) OPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)* X5 X/ G7 V* c0 b+ Y
6 k& ^5 R! j3 O( H+ {2 ^5 k46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.8 ~. r4 f9 _* I" `( ~5 W6 z* Z
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Allied Ships
) _7 U' K! _! Q( G O8 Q' w DMS Hovey
# @% D0 F$ _& A DMS Southard; G# s" D' S6 _& ?! `% T
APD Little
6 o6 B0 w" d5 A: Y, E APD Colhoun( r* S! v. Q* E
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Allied ground losses:
6 C; K/ Y# H$ b. g4 ^1 T 21 casualties reported4 }. J* c! U/ _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, h! y9 D7 }) |
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
1 }/ P9 Q. k8 \ t2 g1 r \4 u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 _8 X% q7 _9 P7 X- x5 xAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)" F+ ~. J8 [" u( ~
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: K- r/ ~6 [! g' q6 \6 {/ C Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
3 r) P; s4 L% X) y7 d Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled* l- p0 C. Y% L, V7 P6 j* h& }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: z( X, L9 X! l1 q) O
! u4 t# o' R( ?& n y* i- |* c6 JInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!, i' \. T+ d8 z# u g6 c T# H
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.( R- @# N# K4 z4 c1 X9 Z5 L
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Allied Ships" s" W; E, w# l* v; t, O
DD Helm
( C* y- d0 M4 D: n* ?1 I# k DD Blue, Shell hits 2- v7 J h6 c: l* s3 j* r2 k( R% x, f% v
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Henley6 D0 H6 F; G5 s/ z$ G2 P2 M
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Allied ground losses:
! D' x. I; I# Z# `$ E+ k 14 casualties reported# A( B* x( ^2 |: H2 @ D3 t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% P8 d4 U: p0 O" H/ U# ^) \ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled6 @1 r; P7 a# |; m6 c" E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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2 E; l/ U* [: z! V, aInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
4 D L' \1 ?$ o: M- B$ ]8 Y DMS Hovey3 z' T8 e. B2 ~
DMS Southard- b" l& v; ^! l4 R% @2 K- }
APD Little7 _8 a/ u! R- j4 z. }9 {
APD Colhoun
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Morning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby* j( n$ c* O! G
9 Q0 P, R# _ X J( G7 NWeather in hex: Heavy cloud! S8 M# A# P; z/ D M! z
3 ~3 A& g, Q) }. s, S7 a# rAllied aircraft
F- \$ r% z) t# f) V8 A' l B-17E Fortress x 143 g. V/ k- E: E3 B4 E
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Allied aircraft losses! W+ H! y9 s) h5 n2 q
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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' [+ T0 y2 I: @1 J$ SJapanese ground losses:: J1 G7 p& Y% h1 G# N0 t- [
20 casualties reported3 j3 Z% k" v# s: }' @
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled ~* K1 i3 z4 o' N( e3 t: u# B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. w* s I" x7 w' r9 I 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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6 ?3 l9 o0 \% U4 ~7 u+ c! ~Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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B-17E Fortress x 27) [! \) B+ e4 v q# ^' _) t' J
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No Allied losses* |% c! U7 L" x) _, e7 E
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Japanese ground losses:9 O' T7 I% T- N. j7 k9 a
40 casualties reported& i1 W* X0 i9 l+ D" r- Y5 a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ Y7 _, h% A% r" O1 H6 g, P G, W
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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& E4 P$ q: r# g6 j; A/ VMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby8 r8 x* d5 [* C# o" ]4 w: `
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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7 G9 D! C+ H1 k* B3 A B-17E Fortress x 3+ L. N g. a/ ?4 N
, p9 A, [7 F- gNo Allied losses, d7 D6 j1 J `8 F' {" z: X
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/ s; K* a$ U! I w, GAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)0 b6 F: R( E' I8 }1 X
% I% f* A7 u# c& z- fWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Allied aircraft
6 K& I! W+ Q; d/ q% Q: M. j F4F-4 Wildcat x 58& @0 w0 [! x7 Y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 909 B6 U# `# i# W( T
TBF-1 Avenger x 37 t2 g: Q% i! n3 H. y2 n! Q" `
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No Allied losses
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& e. y2 U! }0 n- K6 D1 ^8 \0 L( m* t vJapanese ground losses:; y1 r" n9 c n, {8 F* g: B; y- v
91 casualties reported: X5 h2 |2 s2 O' x4 X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
8 S9 C# B$ p& z7 e6 i# } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
2 p, j5 I) J" ^- u, w( z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- y/ S4 z3 @0 @ |
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3 ?; {: q/ K: R6 Z" l4 u0 p- K( VInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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3 W9 F- I! W, h, F5 p7 R! A17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.- }7 t! W% d% `4 _2 W( L
1 p/ E2 a3 \, _1 c" l. dAllied Ships
, B2 i5 y \7 p AKA Alchiba* f9 a+ u; E( P: w( k8 N+ Y
DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:
' N5 h+ ?( j) h; B0 p 28 casualties reported0 E q, h* c9 j+ O* c# e8 f1 I/ d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ V; I, ^4 w6 g J- m: e
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.$ ^, L+ j0 ~6 j- x
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DMS Hovey& D9 N" Q3 [" O4 x7 a
DMS Southard
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APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:
{$ p* O3 I8 E1 E; t2 e% I 21 casualties reported
3 b- a6 [% p( e$ U Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 U5 m+ Z- E0 Z' y: n7 e6 s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled% k( M5 z3 _$ R/ e4 H& j1 k
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)5 ?) N' L7 A- d
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Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88( q+ u% ^( v5 w9 S4 t- G
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Defending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450
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6 S- I; l+ h4 LJapanese ground losses:
- r# x, N! h d; ] a/ N 40 casualties reported
3 t- E2 b1 P4 Y# c9 J: f Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 y. ]) H) g" n3 M& S# z3 ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; K u y' G1 x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: A7 K8 l& e( C4 k* c/ u; t
' k4 F0 g, V" P9 aAssaulting units:
! r& @0 ?* I$ `- i. J8 u- K Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit5 q( w5 c# P1 N `) |( t
81st Naval Guard Unit
. @" G& ^, }" E6 ] 13th Naval Construction Battalion) N h3 j+ M1 S# _+ C$ c
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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5 H6 E3 U% r# @( F9 A9 B4 ~Defending units:
8 G2 U2 ^/ n9 P3 @9 L$ x" y 1st USMC/1st Regiment# m @8 Z# D2 [) j
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
: I' d* d" ^, |& v W' l% u 1st USMC/5th Regiment
9 n; a* z v1 U8 l' {' a3 {$ M/ l 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)0 c: v. s; v' }
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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( t1 v- w2 {; Z4 AAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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' K1 {" @ r. ?1 dDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2422 \! `4 E: ~" W9 I. L: }8 A8 t
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Japanese ground losses:
9 n+ y' n$ n4 z8 J8 J 20 casualties reported
8 T5 |, |7 Q0 X Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled( T2 k! H: F. R$ D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# t7 R! }" B0 I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
" K0 n& x4 }; O# i! }- \; T4 l& M 14th Naval Construction Battalion
) m5 s4 |8 T0 O 129th JNAF AF Unit
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion
# C6 q: B9 d" [+ ]$ p 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1$ {" `, h8 }% ], x$ g$ K* U
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |