8月8日,美军上瓜岛8 n; U. |& U+ _ f
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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Allied Ships% l( e& m' ]: C/ o6 M5 B1 `
DD Henley, Shell hits 1
) Y+ S }: D9 |( l DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire/ n2 o' z$ n2 n2 d$ X4 d+ t
AKA Alchiba# y% v H* T/ A( |
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Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)& [! V8 b' ^$ e0 C8 @) ^" O
: Z; K. G- |' l, @TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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Allied ground losses:3 {0 D8 g% |) _1 ]+ B" p, O8 x
31 casualties reported& E' c$ {8 |6 Q' Z" n4 X3 K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
' r7 w; Y: j7 B& V) k8 E- ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
/ s- j& Z" P+ I6 ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, N. Q1 g+ e: ~9 b8 U& D: A c
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
! t' S3 t9 N- o# K3 x3 z Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)5 o- P- }" d- H( Z. V
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Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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DMS Hovey
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APD Little* D" z) v8 L# W& Y2 m/ T
APD Colhoun
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. ~# v% w7 e/ f+ a5 |/ I. p5 zAllied ground losses:
' \# v; ?. ]8 M* `6 q5 i8 b" h" w0 O 21 casualties reported* ]% `3 L+ t; x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% ?' @) Q; b/ w5 @* M* I. `, k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled, q$ |7 I& f1 |) z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 d) b6 h) t6 K! O9 WAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137), g1 t, Y- j/ l4 d; ]9 [, }
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* i/ p j7 {- I0 p8 |; L 28 casualties reported2 W/ L) _' Q# e4 B1 `: f" @
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled) l' U! e* P5 D4 t2 E
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
0 y3 M# O( e, c+ j Z( f7 S' r8 j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, d. _# C4 G. W# c, P* ~
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!. m9 j" W9 c& o8 Q6 I
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships3 b6 ~. n4 K$ {- T
DD Helm @+ K5 h7 N# K/ r& K& r1 }; b9 H* i
DD Blue, Shell hits 2# E! \1 o9 i/ p9 P* b
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Henley
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$ [/ k" G7 m$ B' ^( T; Q2 y/ { oAllied ground losses:& y2 Y6 g& @2 T
14 casualties reported
. R+ z0 P' v | Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( N x7 e U2 p" ] A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
+ t8 _6 y0 E1 Z 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.9 U# j. w0 A+ V& k
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L+ S! o+ `; T1 B; t+ |) x DMS Hovey
7 D' D( P/ F! \% y3 L7 C" z DMS Southard
3 ?" T/ L) J3 E& U# ]6 ] APD Little
. |5 Q$ Q' i* K$ \! e0 F3 B APD Colhoun
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4 y) ^) A" u' OMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Allied aircraft% N% E! ~6 J5 t' o+ T
B-17E Fortress x 145 E* j( N# o5 f1 g0 u$ e8 M3 T
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0 Q* {8 f+ k! e5 k6 S( R3 SAllied aircraft losses& k0 r7 O8 t" p7 A$ S* O0 I! ?) x, e
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged
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# T; c; N2 s2 H! \3 JJapanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ A4 u7 H7 ^/ r4 q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 J J6 `; I$ l0 L0 {
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi): j8 h) `( K0 k, i
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2 k! x# g) I2 w8 J B-17E Fortress x 272 t2 y0 b$ `3 X! x3 V+ e
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No Allied losses8 P; Z1 `2 M. } C' z
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Japanese ground losses:
H; s, m4 r2 o) r& H+ B* B9 t6 s 40 casualties reported' ?( k0 T; W4 ]; w1 _" T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% T C6 M9 |% ]8 J" r- y& i5 V+ ]- e) \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled" y. b {4 i: T9 a4 j( d2 m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% Y8 b& f7 ]1 K6 m& Q; R* J G5 h( a
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0 g3 G M) S. C5 h9 M# SMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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B-17E Fortress x 3
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No Allied losses$ u% h4 @* _/ x/ x9 A2 F& L
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)* m" I# H7 W% }2 t
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain* i3 j; l) w m4 ?% I7 }% i* O
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Allied aircraft. \& \% I) _, T8 ~' \
F4F-4 Wildcat x 58; P& S" `* _8 W# l+ E. K
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
9 `7 e* l& l2 M N! e TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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No Allied losses! [% M% \: {3 s) p4 P \
/ [- d c# X |$ y) j! a; D* Z0 FJapanese ground losses: T: u0 W+ E8 u& n( ^3 \; ]3 s
91 casualties reported
5 p* m" l5 S! w2 t$ J Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) s$ k4 |, \# E
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( b! S% A/ X' C6 `0 Q( x7 qInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)7 C8 ?: [+ @- G2 j' f5 p# p5 o
$ I5 A. M, c2 |: W17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.5 G* ^/ P) o3 M0 t/ I- Y6 q
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Allied Ships: b8 p6 B# @; c) Z
AKA Alchiba# _9 V9 d+ C+ |
DD Henley
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Allied ground losses:" v) u2 u/ l" U' r- p3 Y6 |
28 casualties reported
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4 a8 Q+ f, E' G+ Z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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2 R" A8 R9 _" s: eInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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6 o0 V" c' l3 I: j8 v+ c42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.4 c/ x$ ]1 L8 P3 E6 R6 S
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DMS Hovey
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APD Little* o7 T8 L/ a* h1 S8 k: C7 b6 r
APD Colhoun
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9 N, F, b% C" ?* ?Allied ground losses:
2 U5 m: y- |- f% i7 ^: G- K d" ^ S 21 casualties reported
1 Z) ^* s. H: @7 _% j Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) ^& D3 i0 c6 o
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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& l* M; ]& G, A/ K% |Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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9 c1 P S y1 y: b* B. ?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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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
! Y* L; |9 V8 R: f& y# X Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 J# L! {5 x" {! ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. k) J" s' _* _' A$ j
+ ?" t- M: |3 X6 o) V0 D- }1 R! oAssaulting units:- g9 ^ @" b9 y: I6 c/ R
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit3 }$ r/ e7 B2 Z- Q( N/ O
81st Naval Guard Unit9 Z5 J/ m8 b$ h. @. [& | ~7 f
13th Naval Construction Battalion1 N" V( @& l+ C S+ T
11th Naval Construction Battalion: G" m* y1 r- ?3 D- ]
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Defending units:1 x- y" x; ~* l/ G' L5 r$ k! V
1st USMC/1st Regiment$ _: [, P' D+ B$ C X$ W. L
1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
7 m' m2 W4 B- R! f 1st USMC/5th Regiment1 ], _* ~; l9 y, g5 N4 T
3rd USMC Defense Battalion) H: V% Y! t2 V5 u! _ _8 ^
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Ground combat at Tulagi (114,137)% P$ a3 G7 L* _5 ~; G7 { `
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Japanese Bombardment attack; s' o2 I9 w- S6 }- ?
6 s' F/ _/ \* AAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 33
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4 {6 r' D, H0 K* e8 g/ @6 U$ J3 pDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 2428 E% m0 M, B; l- O
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Japanese ground losses:
N# ?9 Z, _: W7 u, l) f 20 casualties reported' q8 C* p6 \; x' w; p
Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
% C8 p" J3 Y, p& e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 I4 g, V' o9 \; N& [, A/ u' e: C$ \5 u% D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ r* p! m, a# Q: z2 ?
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Assaulting units:
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14th Naval Construction Battalion" I, @" F4 A3 C6 u3 e
129th JNAF AF Unit
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; k, q8 N- S3 {* |$ C 1st USMC Parachute Battalion
, P* {5 Y' L1 K! J! \/ o7 a6 k' } 2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /12 }' ~, |* @5 v" `
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |