8月8日,美军上瓜岛 
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# O2 G4 R! }) O$ O+ I6 x5 NPre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! 
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) w3 k" x5 f3 U! M- M7 s      DD Henley, Shell hits 1, _/ E, P+ _, ^/ A( `) { 
      DD Bagley, Shell hits 1,  on fire$ w2 Z, Z4 |( ]5 N 
      AKA Alchiba 
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)5 B8 F: ?1 q8 x) Y7 v2 ` 
  
5 j' m5 T7 U9 k5 S/ f6 [TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138 
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Allied ground losses: 
7 A4 l- I7 {2 A      31 casualties reported 
% b; b# u$ h' j1 C) J         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled  Q7 u9 ?  F/ {2 N8 O5 M2 q) M 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled. I; H: e9 B" C! H 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% s; W8 t9 Z3 B# V: K9 E% Z. C* Y0 e0 V 
      Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled) 
; y* g  D: \8 W( o8 Y7 q$ F      Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled) 
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137) 
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      DMS Hovey 
# t4 {, _; f6 }) l9 l      DMS Southard 
4 ]- n" c1 H/ u+ \  Q% t      APD Little 
  I, p" \! N7 ]& ^5 V      APD Colhoun' M7 [3 q! T& }, B' S 
  
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      21 casualties reported! j: b1 D/ n, f/ R) D7 M' g 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 z* V, T1 p1 R& {0 b2 [1 Z2 q, d 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled 
; G3 c3 Q) o! h/ c* `         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( q5 U, |/ [! U, ^, Y3 R9 c 
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137) 
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Allied ground losses:  Q$ O8 I9 i- b: Z  A 
      28 casualties reported 
% x' I6 `3 }) Y  G. `. D         Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled/ B- y0 E: E8 E4 p- _% c( U+ N 
         Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled3 p" O7 }2 e- S5 Q" ` 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!( ^" R( {6 D8 \: J+ [8 {) c" E 
  
3 P- J' G' l0 p1 Y% R: [9 H* J+ P41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 
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Allied Ships 
  F9 [) W8 f8 ^, T      DD Helm# K2 n; a) l6 V$ J 
      DD Blue, Shell hits 23 a* l" _5 ~) ?2 F2 V7 ]1 F" Q9 Z 
      DD Bagley, Shell hits 1,  on fire 
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& k" d' l# s" ]      DD Henley7 w; p% B5 H) w! V2 J- x9 | 
  
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Allied ground losses:0 T$ A: |1 c2 t/ U$ c; B 
      14 casualties reported 
6 _9 B1 q; ]$ D. E. p, e         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
- `" ~& Q6 C0 W         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled 
/ ]8 ^% [# Y/ i) J1 ], [         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" |& u3 n# ]" d 
  
* p$ b" A1 w8 D# ]5 {* R8 HInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137). D3 U/ L* J$ G; `6 Z8 u3 x 
  
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. Y/ E! S( A5 R      DMS Hovey 
( W3 J& k! w/ D; z( H0 K      DMS Southard 
9 ]' a4 D* [' ^( O      APD Little7 b4 i2 h% e8 |0 |+ O* o5 [( i 
      APD Colhoun 
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+ D' C5 n6 \! M9 `  _! ?, Z9 mMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby 
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! q2 c9 _3 Y# a: R0 X/ c* |Allied aircraft: f( k; R4 z0 q7 K0 K2 c 
      B-17E Fortress x 14 
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Allied aircraft losses 
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$ K5 }. K5 ]/ m$ B1 I# PJapanese ground losses: 
% O- j# l  c$ l& W$ v+ o      20 casualties reported 
2 N5 q6 B% t, E1 u) y+ x         Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 
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5 \4 O. V4 E! G9 I         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 x- s) X2 L6 v% M- E# M 
  
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2 m/ ^1 {& ?7 |* R; _) \Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)% H, \7 J6 G* U* E% N6 K. l7 H$ S+ ] 
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud, Q7 R8 D9 f1 {9 Y, ~# \ 
Allied aircraft 
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No Allied losses4 X- @. \# C% M 
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Japanese ground losses: 
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         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 r* r) a) ]4 G 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled8 ^3 U$ @5 X$ z" C1 c! ` 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled 
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" X& x: F! x: t; e3 RMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby" p# S9 y( [  }# [ 
  
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      B-17E Fortress x 3 
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)2 ~4 u- F1 h9 H  z. r3 _ 
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain 
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      F4F-4 Wildcat x 58 
* P( a' y# r5 V; h* p/ S$ R; T      SBD-3 Dauntless x 90 
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No Allied losses 
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Japanese ground losses: 
4 {2 I4 I* P/ P      91 casualties reported( N2 y, M6 e4 H! r9 P8 r1 b  s, O 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled& x. Q# x! C* k: P  ^. A 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled 
. M* ]  [8 a! a( z1 o! ~         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
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' o6 q' p; t! z9 ~Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) 
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: F  ~/ U# y+ Y% g17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 
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Allied Ships0 V1 e" j; o' x( C( |! x) D 
      AKA Alchiba2 M4 u, {+ q$ k  G* y6 M& Y 
      DD Henley/ i6 r' `1 _1 l# b$ a. h 
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Allied ground losses: 
" ?2 K9 A4 y; k9 Y7 i      28 casualties reported% A+ g' M2 i) ]# i, X1 P, s 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 m2 q/ c3 C+ R! r 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled 
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)# N" A/ x" c- P1 P 
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42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. 
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Allied Ships 
& g9 u7 C/ w2 w( x$ m      DMS Hovey9 ~* h/ |3 R) p! E: X& G 
      DMS Southard 
2 R8 }# J, P$ \$ g( s! Y      APD Little2 |$ P& F- r: a8 Y4 j! A0 u 
      APD Colhoun 
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/ H5 @* u. ]+ M* i5 gAllied ground losses:8 D2 @$ ?/ c# l% _+ p7 ~$ D 
      21 casualties reported( Y3 [7 [4 ?1 R 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
8 H4 w! i4 C- S+ e         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled 
4 @0 w: I. I6 S' Z/ Y! X         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 G" T1 E: p, t8 @  E6 L* O 
  
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! V4 ?- t" \: AGround combat at Lunga (114,138) 
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Japanese Bombardment attack 
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/ r' G+ t6 B/ A/ x( QAttacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 88+ j# g  E3 J5 g 
  
5 R" b& R6 r" \3 Z3 r' P3 \& iDefending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450) Q& N8 x# V/ W- J 
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Japanese ground losses:0 ]/ [  d: o" Q' u8 c 
      40 casualties reported% c' p5 J* ]. ~- ?0 T 
         Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled 
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         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
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Assaulting units: 
3 Z4 [# a5 C, L& r4 [* \: p    Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit+ W4 S) M( s1 | 
    81st Naval Guard Unit 
: v4 ~7 ^* s0 O8 s    13th Naval Construction Battalion 
; B2 r+ }1 T) ?7 z" j* Q    11th Naval Construction Battalion 
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Defending units: 
8 _+ w' Z  d: d: ], O4 v; d. t" [    1st USMC/1st Regiment4 n- s  g& f  J4 l, ~ 
    1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion) P0 L, d0 C9 s- s* f 
    1st USMC/5th Regiment  {0 i: \3 r3 U* ^  U; m% `% h1 J% P2 G; o 
    3rd USMC Defense Battalion 
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& i& i2 W" s' ?$ y; xGround combat at Tulagi (114,137) 
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Japanese Bombardment attack+ ~2 R/ [( _2 W& W9 r8 u 
  
6 a8 F. \) a' [4 WAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33 
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242* Q. B) Q% R6 }$ d' l! ]6 W 
  
, O9 S6 B/ g* GJapanese ground losses:  |3 [/ I9 u( {; u, J- ~5 u 
      20 casualties reported 
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         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; a+ p& L' U1 H$ H. s; v* O' T( ~ 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled  p7 `3 n! |1 [3 z+ h) C8 o& _ 
  
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  a* v$ p$ ^. a4 k% v: u' T& T    Det - Kure 3rd SNLF8 e3 Q! U9 f7 Y) c 
    14th Naval Construction Battalion 
1 t( L) ~# F7 A( Z8 {+ X" J    129th JNAF AF Unit & U/ m/ n4 }1 A1 c 
  
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    1st USMC Parachute Battalion 
' q0 F3 T: S/ T. f" Z! S    2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1& ]" h, F0 ~- s3 v- D, b# [; E5 u+ Y 
    1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |