8月8日,美军上瓜岛9 I, w: N3 A4 a3 ^! A. M3 q0 @
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Pre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!& z' d4 o- y! E5 Z' k9 w* r, S
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DD Henley, Shell hits 1! o' }( R* ]6 L- c& a
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 i3 o0 ~9 s/ }7 _9 f( C AKA Alchiba$ j* ?4 @1 m! w! D
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$ U8 F" E. Z9 J* w5 |Amphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)1 H' k" w. @1 O
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TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138% |" U9 M8 g+ q
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Allied ground losses:6 K) a( v# q3 }' G. D4 a# h
31 casualties reported) U f2 M8 R( u7 z, k% e0 Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
1 E* f4 }. s C% ]% Y3 b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled1 }3 @0 S7 j$ ^% \* c7 a" Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# z$ P) m/ _/ D+ [ Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
8 O4 ~7 E+ e* o5 ~ Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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: @* {& X8 ]+ K3 _; V9 ZPre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)3 D) F: i* B# H& A2 i
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.5 N p* `, i3 ]* Y1 X6 O/ C
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DMS Hovey2 A. z. p' G6 f* x
DMS Southard
$ F5 h L9 S; u5 E APD Little
& @4 D9 j( [# E2 C8 g0 d APD Colhoun
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Allied ground losses:6 G; ]6 X; v" b0 d* N; o' x& j
21 casualties reported
/ w, s. d1 o9 ~+ B( L' n* D Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 h7 z1 o( F3 J3 J" W8 d. x( w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
( `* s# t* W7 k3 z! U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" f) T: y1 u! Z% p4 JAmphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137)
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Allied ground losses:
2 B% i3 X# ^6 e& ] 28 casualties reported
$ s6 e4 `" n) h6 v3 A! k* T6 |2 t Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
* |7 m) N) C& G; d# X. F U Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled
$ _& s% G* G# f- _( W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 `9 R9 N s/ _& {* V4 ]9 N
3 g" u4 Y# a- P$ ]# i( W5 CInvasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!4 w8 n. [2 G6 L( j
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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( y: p8 x, Q! r DD Helm
+ {! V7 G2 \' I- |# h DD Blue, Shell hits 2$ U3 R! d, z8 D
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire! F" B0 z# m. ]
AKA Alchiba
/ V; _! r, {, D! r DD Henley% b6 o$ \) Z3 x' K/ E6 a
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5 Y0 N* m& v5 J; }/ }Allied ground losses:
7 d/ F5 p0 D: x' s 14 casualties reported; {$ [, i8 o/ ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: h2 L- V' W0 i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled, Y- D8 e; h g1 u0 y+ L" I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: l& D3 b! l1 A0 E: V
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Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)! o0 l8 B3 c* u1 q/ e7 d: a% P
0 ~& s9 A6 }2 j1 s( v8 m20 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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" n: D" Q8 W" \4 W6 t+ ` DMS Hovey
1 {. e! p' i, C. M DMS Southard
0 F% t7 q" C5 d* } APD Little$ H% A- Z+ P2 ^$ ]
APD Colhoun
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/ R' O& l) x; Q6 E. V, G' x3 G; B! wMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud: B' h* z9 h! W* b
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B-17E Fortress x 147 L1 I; H2 E1 f6 f5 b
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Allied aircraft losses0 N& p9 K8 [1 [7 t5 ~: ^
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged. A; V" ^. t: x+ m
) ~5 l$ }, o) F3 gJapanese ground losses:
5 t; z" m1 ~7 \ 20 casualties reported
4 S& X l& c' [* J2 B* E4 S0 s* S Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ E5 J8 s# `% \% \3 b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 O! w( p( Z S) } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ W; \) u2 s+ P+ m
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Morning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)8 s6 G/ C) p; Q; t' u
" S: t. j/ F3 T' J- l {Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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) O: q$ \( K6 Q0 ~( N3 b B-17E Fortress x 27
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Japanese ground losses:- _& B2 f: i7 v( u3 S
40 casualties reported
2 R1 X" n2 v. O; V# N Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. s3 l6 |% W1 l4 O* x# a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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4 u0 [4 ]* n2 J5 qMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby, Q* D8 A! J; z; g; K: }. k( Z& J
$ C8 G0 F5 s* ~, t. b2 NWeather in hex: Heavy cloud1 `) ]. R, g0 }/ q% M
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B-17E Fortress x 3- f, N2 D C& }
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain4 Z( p* V0 A( A) U, A+ D
7 A+ c8 v( w2 e" }0 S3 eAllied aircraft
0 R6 f% }/ ^+ x F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
1 `! k$ f+ R, X( I SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
8 g- z c6 b h% m TBF-1 Avenger x 37
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- i: m7 W7 x8 d hNo Allied losses; M* }, {2 ~+ l# X8 j2 J
7 O& _# @4 L# k2 ~% ^: E4 {Japanese ground losses:
# q5 j& ^/ P0 K, t% Q 91 casualties reported
0 M' S, w, l, L; @ Y) Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
3 `) T4 I' C/ O. g( J9 r$ | Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
% } x7 r$ N6 D9 `+ V6 \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 Y+ _2 J# {5 c$ J. d. {Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)
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17 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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AKA Alchiba
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2 k; c' _- ^8 F% CAllied ground losses:
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' { P" y- O: J- N5 x Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
+ v% d+ \: [3 [8 `- {# c) y6 |; ?* Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ l8 _3 P! `# u# E4 I: e
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k' `, m: f: i; N8 u5 j- LInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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DMS Hovey# H* q% r- h# B: g$ [. @
DMS Southard6 [* \' H' z! d) W% r$ f. i
APD Little
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Allied ground losses:
, W8 \- ]/ |7 ^0 n 21 casualties reported
0 X; j$ }0 L. A Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, L2 K3 b) e) T# X8 f# l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled5 C% M3 F- W4 a- q+ X+ {! b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! p0 x/ e9 Z; o) _
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7 l" Q) ~% a/ ~Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)/ [7 G N; { i) t1 B8 K
$ n4 i5 i1 l) [( M2 j! H0 OJapanese Bombardment attack
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* i: L6 S2 O9 S2 c" XAttacking 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:5 ~7 D; {0 m' R3 ^3 e9 P3 C4 a
40 casualties reported
/ x% ?: j) ~# M, r& K4 E Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
. k$ d8 d) _8 ^# W3 r7 ~+ j# I# |& ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ z: V) x' C( o6 @3 S2 g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* e$ x, S }9 q3 t( h) {) U
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Assaulting units:8 N1 A& _9 q' @9 Q) d
Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit
1 {" x' A, R; Y3 A 81st Naval Guard Unit
, `% `6 s2 d5 \6 e3 u, U4 M 13th Naval Construction Battalion
0 k- ?+ l( E% p 11th Naval Construction Battalion. S- X; o L- P
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3 t1 {$ s3 m# i& k0 e- M4 N E 1st USMC/1st Regiment
4 A' D. i. g# q1 i) s. E: H 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion% h! N/ S* `1 t& v" [
1st USMC/5th Regiment
6 T9 e$ y k# q+ g- H# s8 b 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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# h6 W! K7 d# T" ` d1 sGround combat at Tulagi (114,137)
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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) a; S2 O0 k+ G, ]# L( oAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 336 N! `& h+ K& {0 b$ o6 p9 H7 b
4 o+ ]$ z2 D) F. qDefending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242
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7 J, }( C ]: ^2 @# q* sJapanese ground losses:
. b. Q; z* Z9 ^6 }8 h; X6 z 20 casualties reported
) O$ J2 C2 z5 T4 p! T7 e Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
U2 q* i( f* T. J/ S% V+ s2 o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! @$ w) g' Z) I2 Y; j. u3 \. _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Det - Kure 3rd SNLF
& Y+ y! j4 t% p 14th Naval Construction Battalion
. j0 M: B3 V" O. H 129th JNAF AF Unit 0 K( k- W) y6 o# ~" Q
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Defending units:5 `& Q ?( A6 j" |; O+ N
1st USMC Parachute Battalion: e. m- y! B% _) [
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /1
* ~1 k7 V4 R0 i4 l 1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |