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3 U! n4 b& q2 V% `/ PPre-Invasion action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!
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0 G1 T, W a% N% i: q/ I- r9 cAllied Ships
3 [$ n: S" Q9 V- c! E9 Y7 U# q DD Henley, Shell hits 1& F* M+ z7 z8 N
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire" ~$ \& P5 r& u
AKA Alchiba
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8 V. N. K& Q" xAmphibious Assault at Lunga (114,138)
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: _% e' h0 \' u& ~7 \# @TF 143 troops unloading over beach at Lunga, 114,138
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' w. Z/ R) b2 x; n& |Allied ground losses:
6 w3 U' b& y) v+ R9 d8 e 31 casualties reported
/ m( Y& {4 N9 l3 r4 N Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled& K- c6 c; f. S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
/ y0 X# @0 w- {. U& Y/ I0 S X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 H- r. Z6 f2 I! m
Guns lost 5 (1 destroyed, 4 disabled)
, W% a, }( ~+ Q9 z8 ]- a, G4 s1 X Vehicles lost 3 (0 destroyed, 3 disabled)
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- v* M Q! X% T. Z2 }Pre-Invasion action off Tulagi (114,137)/ b) s3 ^" ]' o/ f& C8 F
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46 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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* j5 O/ n1 [# J7 ^7 W( o' _ DMS Hovey
, G4 n! h. O) X0 L DMS Southard
4 q9 _3 z6 t' `; |/ b- ] APD Little
" B: y* t5 @; y' e7 L APD Colhoun+ l* h8 K8 ?+ e* `+ q
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& S' n5 I2 q) D; L( v3 NAllied ground losses:
0 g# X/ b9 L } 21 casualties reported( P. g; E2 ]4 N$ _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ `/ L8 [0 @& ~ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
$ q# c( J: P+ _. _; L. H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 B$ ^1 T. [) M2 E" F
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Amphibious Assault at Tulagi (114,137): _/ x- ~0 `# b `7 ]! @- s5 A i( G
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Allied ground losses:: |; _5 D% n. F5 ?8 H9 E9 B s
28 casualties reported2 a0 F, \4 @7 @4 l1 C) b5 ?- N- q! l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
) `1 v3 T- _- ?% { V& L Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 4 disabled8 g+ e# t7 A4 I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# P3 ^" d: i; V( _
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138) - Coastal Guns Fire Back!" S, G$ R0 B+ z2 k6 |
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41 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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: m: j8 Y3 k& [6 H2 O8 D# ~; s DD Helm
8 D1 {, G- D; M8 j4 d- j9 Y$ V DD Blue, Shell hits 2 G% q# E8 ]+ }7 Q$ H- O$ K
DD Bagley, Shell hits 1, on fire
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4 V1 p# @0 ?8 p# b4 P: K DD Henley: r8 `; A S% Z; v6 f
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Allied ground losses:
1 I3 c( ?, M/ [9 q" D W: o% j- R9 t 14 casualties reported' Z% i8 H8 B9 q, U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 C& ?' P8 Y a s
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
- ]5 u! {5 B7 U) A$ ?; k+ q& `+ ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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2 f0 j8 I" b: z. w- B5 EInvasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137)
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% {$ O" v7 V2 P/ Y$ q4 mAllied Ships
9 D# B* D. H8 k I6 I/ A DMS Hovey
0 k3 m7 T4 B/ ?6 U DMS Southard. V1 m/ ^, b4 I, N& ^& q/ F4 n, j
APD Little) U% P2 r! k$ {! ?+ n
APD Colhoun
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6 J8 i- i k1 M$ vMorning Air attack on Yokoyama Tai , at 99,130 , near Port Moresby, [/ W1 {( y$ i7 p1 J
" r7 _+ f2 i1 q; @0 QWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Allied aircraft7 F8 X4 u4 s+ L
B-17E Fortress x 14
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" D" e8 _" U- F0 q7 |Allied aircraft losses, x6 P9 e& N; { N
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged* Y0 K1 z8 `% M
4 j. n+ R7 o: k3 \* [2 z5 H. q& {Japanese ground losses:
: J0 G. ~3 p/ A6 V& x n/ b/ K8 }- U 20 casualties reported
E& a. D" G& `& o- { Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 W) J8 I* N5 G z4 x9 ~ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: ^; j; S0 ^+ E2 N; \; z3 B+ f* R1 x0 y) S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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+ y& v9 n Z* TMorning Air attack on 129th JNAF AF Unit , at 114,137 (Tulagi)
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8 {/ P: J2 s& s" h2 D, N+ zWeather in hex: Partial cloud& N: I4 v+ N; J" d% i
Allied aircraft2 m8 M$ g# ? g5 b: W
B-17E Fortress x 276 G& _' w- |( Q9 V9 B/ M. d
$ `9 V$ C; l0 _% k) {: JNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:- ^9 a9 r# a- m& B
40 casualties reported
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P6 S* J" p( P/ L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
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: {5 M+ K2 d( X! X) ]# t5 eMorning 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
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Afternoon Air attack on 81st Naval Guard Unit, at 114,138 (Lunga)
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain: ?5 N# t0 \4 A6 P, O
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Allied aircraft
8 G/ n7 g. ^& }7 I( Q" u F4F-4 Wildcat x 58
, C! }* `- D5 ^ SBD-3 Dauntless x 90
% l( _. N& M) H+ S {7 C1 a* z# y TBF-1 Avenger x 37$ `( S6 |; I7 p7 A, d& J+ \! p
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No Allied losses' J# _% [3 Z8 ?& x6 }' @( F
+ U2 t) Z- _+ Q& U; m% `Japanese ground losses:
8 r& ?) [4 q2 {) \) D 91 casualties reported
3 Z, l% }2 g, x- h' N Squads: 0 destroyed, 5 disabled
$ \- n$ V6 l# O% B. A9 l$ E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
2 X `/ G) Y0 ?" n' L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Invasion Support action off Lunga (114,138)* T7 O. t0 ~. ~$ m/ G
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0 e. V' E0 b# JAllied Ships
% [6 N* c" r( p2 G1 J; \ AKA Alchiba
6 {! B+ V, U% T0 i6 `4 @4 l DD Henley
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Allied ground losses: H7 |3 G! y; g; s
28 casualties reported
- Q! i7 L d' w Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# i2 n8 Q# Q `+ h
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
& |0 E% X: M+ c4 \3 b5 l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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' |% _- q, S! N* z( o/ P* V `Invasion Support action off Tulagi (114,137): r# C" C. T4 l2 s! P3 {
I3 ^0 y) E* W42 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Allied Ships8 p3 o! Q6 H, `/ @- g- T9 k, y
DMS Hovey" {/ }* {6 k1 C( J/ f( S8 r& [
DMS Southard' b- O7 L( k# y$ J, [
APD Little
! h+ `" F. ~$ q APD Colhoun
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7 R _3 `* F; w4 W4 p3 OAllied ground losses:0 ?. n8 k, i) W+ v1 l
21 casualties reported+ x* }/ D. p( U9 I; G! i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ X& Q- d' E y p3 U7 N' [; U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
t3 x: z" R( d9 G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. Z4 g! \' n$ P7 ]. }
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Ground combat at Lunga (114,138)! c4 D/ O6 R: d1 |( _: h6 `
5 ^3 @# T+ a/ C0 P. M7 G: NJapanese Bombardment attack5 g( B# t: W2 T+ I4 m6 w
) ~0 A: s0 z% `6 _1 f! f7 }Attacking force 2512 troops, 18 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 885 i1 n( q) t$ g) X+ S
" d" V( T+ B- W% K4 |. m* `Defending force 10735 troops, 217 guns, 130 vehicles, Assault Value = 450) ?8 F% Q4 C! \3 }7 j
4 T7 G9 _4 R* O' f b6 a4 {$ RJapanese ground losses:
2 {* o1 m/ [" l7 e% b! H) u/ {- l 40 casualties reported. D, S: Y5 u- ]; V
Squads: 2 destroyed, 0 disabled
! V, t& V( [& h; _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& H( g: @9 D: G1 r$ `0 T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
' @6 u# |3 l" l/ n1 E$ _5 Z& P Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit+ I% K; K5 Q) x- X* |) L# z
81st Naval Guard Unit) A$ x6 V9 T; Y2 U; i7 `3 f
13th Naval Construction Battalion, x7 y5 a- M) T4 e$ o* S; l
11th Naval Construction Battalion
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. q3 Z; b3 Z" h$ |1 ^Defending units:) }4 _6 W5 w+ @7 c
1st USMC/1st Regiment
3 N Q4 f8 `6 \4 b 1st USMC Amphb Tank Battalion
6 b# J# t% D9 G' s! @# p0 @! b6 I 1st USMC/5th Regiment
( Q1 S ^9 H; e+ a0 W+ q( v 3rd USMC Defense Battalion
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! f7 N8 y7 C8 o6 V$ F' z" FGround combat at Tulagi (114,137) I# c5 [; v, r$ o
5 H+ t% d+ m8 hJapanese Bombardment attack
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! p* R- \/ _+ p; j u$ n8 f o5 NAttacking force 894 troops, 10 guns, 0 vehicles, Assault Value = 333 L0 G0 s0 w, ^3 ~) k
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Defending force 5747 troops, 108 guns, 30 vehicles, Assault Value = 242- q* k) [5 } k# R+ L" N5 m
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled, B7 a2 L6 w4 D ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:/ Z. a |! u, N1 z0 U. u
Det - Kure 3rd SNLF/ E7 f7 g, V5 ~
14th Naval Construction Battalion2 p6 f7 f+ G( [ R. K
129th JNAF AF Unit
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1st USMC Parachute Battalion% f0 H/ B8 k- n e
2nd USMC/2nd Rgt /13 t, [1 y6 k1 H K: I7 }
1st USMC Raider Bn /1 |