8月8日,美军上瓜岛
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!% @9 q2 Q. e# Y3 m' x0 w9 o7 @
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Allied Ships, \' ]7 R# Q1 v6 x
DD Henley, Shell hits 10 |$ J, j' n9 M# o) c% T
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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, k. F5 E; B* }: z( cAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)% `9 }; {: H) S, s; h% A) t. U
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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Allied ground losses:0 n8 ^+ G4 ~0 X; p- d8 s
31 casualties reported( o& z8 Y2 t+ o% N# k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
( h) W/ g1 v5 `" n% c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
}: W S2 G9 P6 r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- f! ], ?) |% Z3 s
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
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/ f! ?: l) E2 A9 \6 ]Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.+ Z. K8 g* U |
T: n, _! b* y8 t e5 a1 `Allied Ships
3 ]1 z. Q) J! l1 N3 S7 |. k DMS Hovey
0 m' \1 {# D, F9 { DMS Southard
+ j- K5 M6 t. p' Y APD Little
$ [. ^: H6 H" d1 G9 Z% Y4 O APD Colhoun
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* ]/ I8 }7 G0 Z& v, @) q, @Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, u& @) e2 S- ]' L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled/ Q4 o) w+ T' y5 b6 |, @9 V6 n! V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 U7 \5 u6 R/ t% C& f8 ~- }9 n$ R) O
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)! i3 u( Y5 Z! I3 r
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Allied ground losses:3 y R2 q; B6 X) ^! B
28 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled7 V" K' e- A) J/ K; A/ v! K/ W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 ]$ {6 U' n8 N
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back! ?% w: n! u2 E8 @$ @' S) |
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Allied Ships
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DD Blue, Shell hits 2# S* e8 z6 ^4 S$ j7 {
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Henley/ h! o, g* `% B+ i$ [
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2 q& [0 h: D" t) H LAllied ground losses:) q) I0 E" p% b* H; O# m7 p4 n
14 casualties reported/ B$ J5 h: Q! t7 q3 }6 T4 h" s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& s! V' O0 g) |7 M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled! ]. T1 k9 s7 r& s. |, G3 S
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships/ Y0 N6 \( [7 ^; l! X
DMS Hovey! \& q5 T* _1 e0 ^& C1 R
DMS Southard
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7 \( d. m$ n$ d8 U APD Colhoun
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2 v' n5 S8 }, A8 ~0 NMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Allied aircraft% M2 x7 n, M- y$ t3 h9 e
B-17E Fortress x 14
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Allied aircraft losses* t" N! t3 n, v0 c1 w9 ]* s- J$ d8 B- ?4 }
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:" v0 Y! B( l' V' Y. i \% N# I
20 casualties reported$ B. d; h# [9 u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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2 `& r1 J3 E6 \8 G: N( _Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:) t7 N9 [) d! j' l) a" Z
40 casualties reported
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' \" V( r2 O# ^* s( S$ Q- } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' _! g c. R- O. h, _7 N2 P' N# F
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! Q. ]3 a. S6 TMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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No Allied losses$ ~" A& `% C8 s* H; ~
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$ y& t: P, ]8 f' c' z# Q/ rAfternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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Allied aircraft4 a: w. B4 @& P N6 r6 d- q, O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 58/ w: v m3 g' G7 J( x1 `
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
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No Allied losses% H% K3 w* q" k. a6 y; H% j% }
2 N( {; N) [: ^/ i1 A. fJapanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled. f; t% S9 Y9 ^: [# @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" F# l- y& y1 D% d% KInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)4 P3 z+ |3 n! R* d! r/ r
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships
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5 k9 g+ \% N& l* x# s( U/ y DD Henley* W# f& M' |6 O5 f/ U A; w e
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D3 F/ c. S0 z, R) U Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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+ D" Y' j0 v v, ?) W" SInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)7 l* @' G' H* j# B! ]+ Z
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Allied Ships5 q, y& `; [' q2 l1 m
DMS Hovey' \) S: }1 [+ Y0 ~% G
DMS Southard7 s* V4 Q, L" o0 e1 ~. v
APD Little
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Allied ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled( x& K% u. G9 }$ I# I6 K- I" s9 s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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3 c2 G7 ]' B1 @Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)3 u% y: x! j. T* v! q/ o9 g
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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 = 4502 |8 I; a- y4 q& s$ j. v
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40 casualties reported
4 m( A( A4 d; V. P V0 I Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
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{* [9 Q* q& K# z: e9 m- b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 p; I( y+ l- nAssaulting units:
: k0 C% |- f7 R: A Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
3 P- |5 y, [1 a7 r- w. S" S 81st Naval Guard Unit
P$ u# S7 \! X; L' F 13th Naval Construction Battalion/ Y; g% R$ q+ N* T( C" V/ J
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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Defending units:- H) H+ }4 E( I0 J4 Z
1st USMC/1st Regiment. e( N! t9 h7 r! R8 ^
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
5 I6 j5 q) m" v+ H 1st USMC/5th Regiment
3 F. s7 e' b0 I8 X& N) C 3rd USMC Defense Battalion" j$ l$ v7 ]2 Z
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/ k# e; h6 U4 e3 p2 aGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Attacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33- |6 _0 V4 X$ _/ a, A
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242' `, U* t: {' Z' _; a- l
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20 casualties reported+ F( |! V" u5 c Y
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ u( a2 R! u0 k! T) ~- y: V$ gAssaulting units:
4 j, ?. x" C3 g( v" C V+ a( Y6 |3 b Det - Kure 3rd SNLF: b1 o. n! ^( |3 S" _# C* c
14th Naval Construction Battalion& ~# |. w" T4 y6 f$ ?
129th JNAF AF Unit
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion
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1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |